The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-02 00:00:00

EAST NORFOLK bLECTION.

The official declaration of the votes polled at the
But Norfolk election took place yesterday afternoon at the
Shire Hall,Norwich. The Rion Sniztrr (Mr. Stephens Lyne
Stephens), mid he found the numbers for Coke, 2,933;
Strawy, 2,720 ; majority for Coke, 213. He, therefore, de.
dared the Hon. Wenmen Clarence Walpole Coke, of Holk-
ham, duly elected a knight of the shire for the eastern division
of the county of Norfolk. This announcement tram received

by the parties present, who were supporter@ of Major Coke,
with loud and oom toned °bearing. The number of votes
declared by the sheriff as having been recorded for Major
Coke corresponds exactly with the final return published by
that gentleman's oiannittee on Tuesday evening, which was
given by the Ezra* on Wednesday evening. The official
version adds, however, 22 to fifes Henry &may's poll.

Major Conn, in expressing his aellisowledimeets to the
*Motors, observed that never having been in such a
position before, he hardly knew in what terms to address
them , but he begged sincerely to thank them for the honour
they had done him in returning him as their representative.
He thanked them not only for their support, but also for the
hearty manner in which they had given it. He had
also to thank those who were opposed to him in politics, and
who had recorded their votes for Si: Henry Btraoey, for the
kindness and courtesy which they had exhibited towards
him. His own supporters he begged to congratulate on the
triumph of the cause for which they h►d fought, and ha
hoped they would come forward on future 000ssions in the
earns ready and manly way, and that he should be found
worthy of the oonfidence reposed in him.
Thanks having been voted to the High Sheriff the proceed-
ings closed with three hearty cheers for the hon. and gallant
member.

EMIGRATION PROM THE UNITED KINGDON.—•
This moaning was bawd the 18th general report of the End-

It appears from this interesting

imminent that to the 43 year; from 1815 to 1857 Include;
thus emigrated from the United Kingdom 4,688,194 mete.
Of these there went to the United Stake 2,830,647; to
British North Americo, 1,170,342; to Australia and New
Zealand, 613,616 ; and to all other Owes, 68,660. Of the
whole emigration mom than one-half, viz., 2,444,082
emigrated in the eight years from 1847 to 1864
inclusive. Ia 1856 and 1866 the emigration fen
to 176,807 sad 176,664 reeptotirelY, InduciPsll7 Ohl

Commissiomen may) in comequenos of the demand for the
army and nary, and the departments (connected with them,
during the Russian war. In 1657 the numbers rose again to
212,875. The Irish emigration last year amounted to 86,238
against 71,724 in the previous year. In 1851 the Irish emi-
gration was 254,537. Of the Irish emigrants of 1867
76.80 per oent. want to the United States. Not
a single accident, attended with lose of life, has occurred
to any reseal which cleared under the Psasengor Act in
1867. The emigration to Australia last year amounted to
61,248 souls, being an increase as compared with 1866 of
8,989, sad as **(Tared with 1866 of 16,844. Of these
24,782 were sent out by the Board of Emigration at
the .:pesos of Colonial fund*, and 86,486 emigrated at their
own expense. Of last year's stnigrattca, 120,279 were males,
and 89,202 females; 3,894 are set down as " not
distlnguithed." At the close of their report, the

commissioners add a few remarks relative to the course of
emigration during the present year. It appears from the re-
turns transmitted to them that the emigration from ports at
whlekthare are emigration °eons, amounted doting the first
throe month, of this to tr to only 19,146, of whom there
proceeded to the United Stales, 8,208; British North
Amen, 24 ; Aus'ralia, 9,887 ; other places, 1,47. This
is the smallest emigration during the setae period in any
year since 1846, and is len than ow-third of the emigration
ci 1832 and 1833, " although," observe the commiasinestn,
" the charmatances of the country during last ante= sal