The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-10 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

EAST SURREY.

Yesterday morning An edictal declaration of the
poll for the Eastern division of the county of Surrey was
made by _the High Sheriff, el the Town-hall, Croydon.
H The IGH BRIATIFT 111100111101.1 ow following es the re-
sult of the polities :
Alcock • 2,953
Locke King 2,926
Clsasby 2 050
Hr. Azeocx, la return's; Macke, observed—With regard
to the present state of affairs on the tangent, be truned
that this country would not be involved in say war which
might wise, though at the MUM time he could aot disguise
from himself that the 000 duct of Lord Derby and the ministry
bed been inch as to render the danger of war irano'nent.
(Cheers, sad uproar.) They had made ea offer to France
to guarantee &Minis against invasion oa the part of Austria,
and it that proposition had been aorepted by Fenn we
should have been involved in war at the pretest moment.
No doubt we had all a eympathetic feeling for Italy, but when
it came to • question of fighting, he contended
that the liana ought to be left to fight for
themselves. (Hear, hear.) But while he objected
to this cutuotry being involved in the horrors of war, he
thought it wee noceseary for our own protection that we
should he armed and ready to repel any attempt at invasion
or attack. So far se be should have any von in the meta,
in parliemtnt no money should be given in the way of sub-
sidies, or for any aggressive warfare et all. (Owen.) lie
was perfectly prepared to vote all the money requisite for the
proper nothiteseass of our army and navy to defend our-
mien, bet he inn& gnat sow for the peeper of carrying
on a war in f wain commie& (Cheers) He was glad to
tee the estebliehment of archery aid ride clubs in diihront
porta of the kingdom, sad as improvements were being made
in the rifle daily, he did not see why one out of every 100 of
the population should not be made a first-rate rifleman. If
such • desirable object could be cellist out, we might soon
haw a volunteer twos of two or then hundred thousand men
Truly at soy emergency to beat back the invader, end to
'upped the liberties of this great empire.
Mr. Local Kiieo said be would tell them that the first
vote he should gin when he had the opportunity, would he
to turn out the minny. (Chews and asepprobatioa.) Be
would repeat the &dentin which he had already made in
the House of Commons that be bad always considered the
government of Lord Derby a provisional goverment holding
*Mons dlametsically opposed to those of the majority of the
Hone of Commons. They bad, however, been permitted to
carry on the government of the country far some time, but
the moment they began to make en attempt to strengthen
their party by a Reform Bill, which wee nothing but a cheat
sad delusion, his win was raised first and foremost in oppo-
Aka with a view, if powible, to eject them hoes office. He
had been taunted by Mr. Canby with having been desirous
of introdanag French law into this country, but he would
only may of Fan* law that which he had said of French des-
potism, that hi basil them both. All that he bad wanted
wee to spply to Laded property in case of lateeteey the
one law which was applied to perusal property,
Instead of the lanaraus lier which now edited. He
deeded that that was an attempt to introduce
French law • wee dolly ea attempt to senimilate
the law of real sad perweal property. Hi MA been charged
with attemptiag to do away with a law which had been in
force for 800 year; end what had the emmervative party
done ? They kid attempted to do away with one of the
most socient laws en the statute book, namely, that by
which a freeholder wagessed the right to von and the est.-
bliehment of which was She fleas dawn of freedom in this
courtly. (Hear, hear.) Bet supposing the Law relating to
the dement of landed property had been en existence for 800
yens, by whom was it first fatroduced? Why, by a gawp
and barbarous body of conquerors, whose object was to keep
the land in a few hands eo that every °weer should be able
to bring • vast number of dependents into the field, sod thus
protect bit conquest. Our old An,glo-Saxon forefathers
divided the land equally among all their children, and not
a the a only, accordieg to the gonad idea of
ginpv2 m
ind. He denied that he had held up the French code '1
as a model to be adopted In this country. All he
did was to complain generally of the state of the statute law
Li this country, sad to urge the asomelly of separating the
dead from the living law, so that the people should have
ready as to the itetnee: sad be enabled fully to under-
lased them. The Americans bed proceeded wisely in this
matter, betel we ba limbed been to went commission
after commkekia, the waty wank bang to squander the
money of the antra. These eamenehms lied been going on
since 1830, Ina ass rearm, a berrieter bad sat upon
every one of them. (A_ voice : A 'nig Minister appointed
by Lard Grey.") He leffieved nehmen, mad it only showed
that he waslledoid, inandlel fa his ,meths. Instead of
wand the u One of Coonewas to adopt Fran* law, all that
he had doashad been to mind them that the Preach trod,

;;s ;;;Ible to eterrirearhosn, and st the cost of shout
70. (Cheers.)
Mr. Ci.smenr, the ussnocessfitl candidate. having briefly
reed the electors,
A vote of thanks to the High Skerid bron3ht the proceed•
lop to s dote.