The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

KIDDERNIINSTER.

Yesterday the Right lion. R. Lowe, Vice-Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, and Mr. W. Boycott, sit infin-
cutlet solicitor of this town, were nominated for Kidder-
minster. There was as newel an enormous crowd. of carpet
weavers and workmen present in front of the hustings.
Mr. JAMES PARDO! prorcd, and Mr. JAMES HOLMES .
seconded the nomination of .Ir. Lowe.

The mention of Mr. Lowe's name was received by a morn
of elector. close to the beefing* with great applause, and with
yells and groan. by the body of carpet weaver* who skirted
the meeting.
Mr. ALFRED TALTIOT proposed Mr. Boycott. Mr. Lowe
had (he mid) first gone to Bewdley as a conservative candi-
date, but in five abort days wheeled ?vend and tame to Kid-
derminster, and from bring • oinciervatire had turned to
what he we. now—a nondescript. (Laughter and uproar.)
Mr. Boycott was seconded by Mr John Bartow..
There were no other =Matra proposed.
Mr. LOWP. raid he and the electors of the borough pro-
perly understood each other. He meant to .Land by
to
MI woe coneinced they meant to stand by him. (Proton
uproar.) In acne restive,. be hoped he was not unfit to
represent them, but certainly in quality of voice, which could
contend with the clammy notes( on, he wee deficient ; and
they would perhaps corner him if he abridged hie remark%
and left the matter to be decided no it must be by the
action of m-morrrow, mid not by the talking of to-day.
One thing, sad only ono thing, he woo anZINIS
to any to them, because an for every thing elm
be atoll leave his character end public conduct in their
betide with the IltlU.t ..11fitierive. BO there hod been cir-
culated fuming them a pierced charging him with conduct
which, if true, would ...howdy compromise his personal
honour and chow him to be utterly until to be then repre-
sentetive. it hod been raid in that phenol. which was
copied from the Daily that he was renewing two
ennetituenelee atones—that while canes...inn end addressing •
the eleiiors of Kidderminster, ho wan also, by hie friends
and agents. canveising the city of Monehes;er. He wished
to make a decimation to them on the word of one who had
never ele,vived them nor any one dee, that he never directly
indireetly. Sy any communication whateser, authorised
himself to he pat tip as ■ ennibilete for the repmeentatlon of
Menchieter. (Cheers and uproar.) The fleet ho knew of it •
woe by leading it in the nowepepers while conducting his
comics here, and from the time be left thin borough, which
wee on a Friday, no communication had taken place between

him and the Wentteem at Manchester till the fellowing
Thuralay evening at II o'rleck, when he one waited upon
by 1. deputation of three gentlemenJeo prraient to him a re-
quieititai signed by 4,000 eleerars of Manchester. (" Hoer.
bear," and continued iuterruptien.) They Mated to him
they had mind subseriptime to the amount of 16,0004 to -
defray the expenses of the etc, tient and if he desired it they
would pay his roilway expenscs down to the borough.
Thoagh they did not state it to him, he undenctood that it
Ina in contemplation that 2,000/. ahould be net aside, or that
in cu+e be failed at Mantheetcr lie might Ice found a
sent somewhere else. (Great applause and territi, yelling.)
Ile W. asked why he did not anticipate that, end refuse the '
honour lgfore it was offend him. Wby olioold he f He
asked whether any Indy or gentleman woe haunt to speak till
a-ked. When he KM tidied he was quite ready to give them
an :mower, and if they had asked him sooner he should have
been equally nadv. (Gnat applause and eminter groans.)
Ile was not inwnsible to the honour of being asked to
•-mt, with a certain prospect rimers. what he as
p rhape the fleet constituency in England in pint of Weill-
gcnee and number.. He was extremely gratified by the
honour, but ho remembered his first frierals. and wished to
grow ahem be bad been planted. lie desired to perform the
pledge he hml rcpconally mein, that ho would stand by them
so lone as they stood by hint. Atter thin refuih the
gentlemen of :Winchester telegnipbed to him.tralting whether,
if they ele ted him without he. caning down or taking
any steps whatever, he would .it no their representative.
lye telegrophed %welt " No." (Time a king interruption took
doss.) He did not know whether he wan justiMd in ad-
do-oing them any longer, hi. lungo not bring ate mg enough '
I. do ill•tivr to the eau.e in hand. He ruted them to con-
sider who thee his 1...n.1urt bad justified their choice. Those
gentlemen wall not Riles hue togs into any destrip-
thin of bin condom in parliament or the measure', be bed
supported ; hut he called two whine..s an to his fluxed for
the Alec. The first wee the great city of Mancheatec, who
thought him a fit and proper peon to repreorat them ; and
the eersasi wine those ministers maim when. he had the
honour ..f wring •he public. They had ...ketch biro for
the public semi• e fee no tiller ,000,n than that they thought
he ass fit to nerve the public. lie had got a elianteter of
some net by that time, awl if Ito could nut ',nod upon that
11 was no nee his saving anything. They would, settle
i:1
theMdrilir rbirr".l7el:l":llll7ekr Tr: at liZerMr. Lowe. wan
ureived with cheer. end disapprobation. He Raid his op-
ponmts might groan as long am they liked. Hr proceeded to
trnke note romarks, which weer loot In the noise, and no
epportunity was given him of looking anything like a speech.
lie was andendoed to say that what be protoined to do be
abr.*, perfumed to the letter. He wee In favour of pro-
prat-eive orforno a lealUdiOn if not total abolition of the in
tax, and the reduction of the espenditun of thesolua-
try. lie would mopport a new income tax commencing at
one penny in the pound, and inetemling is relyorlion to the
income, and he wonhl have all tutu w!....0 pod that tax en-
titled to the franchise. Mr. Lowe tame then es a coo-
st-nutive /mike', but God alone knew what they
would find Mr. Lowe if he got back
If n turned, he should go to the House of art
mon a. an indephdent member, and from the result of his
eanrass, he wa, perfectly satisfied he should be relented.
The nonetuiling part of his speech wan entirely drowned in
the vociferation• of the areemblv.
The 14 rtla took the show of hand., which was Willy in
favour of Mr. Boyeolt, end WWI so declared. A weed.-
mantled on the part of Mr. Lowe. and the termi-
nated in a yott-,,f thanketothe Mery •r, J. ltiler,
(For continuation of nominations me pages 6 and 7.)