The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-02 00:00:00

SLEcriON
THE RITRI'SF-NTATION OF unittrra.
The following oorrocrondewee %at been for-
warded to us for publication :
dear .
My
Sel •irey e I have just bad a very inseams
requisition to dated for Frome in tke place of Sir Ilene,
Rawlinson, the pretend member, who pewees.
to retire.
The grounds of the application are, that all sections of the
blend peaty there will unite to poppet me. (If mime.),
sow that we have opened .the campaign in Lambeth on
sertaiu distinct principle", I shall not accept this offer,
except with the corded approval of yourself and the
leading members of cur coiernittee. I should be obliged,
theretore, if you will consult them at onne, and let me
kaow as early as pcsesibte how you feel and wish me
to aet in the matter. Personally, 1 see the advantage
in the properi change these I shall be lighting the batte
of a united party ILev.uni.t a tory, is of running
ageing at least three Other liberals, with theo yrosuheoilitni.
of letting in a conservative. le however. yo . t _
mitatiou, t. t 1 me that you think the battle ough beg
fought:through in any ease. for the purpe.f hie "till,
dews the system of legalised corruptiou which
ainfortunately, prevalent in Lambeth. I am. in iour hands
I be of the
tend in quite ready to go to the pull. g
:greatest moment to act promptly
..thie.o'ot 'mOi_tte...r, I
whop?
'yotiewill be able to come to a speedy jun' ijuouge Earl
Irate yours,
Tao South Molton. Sept. In.
P dear have laid
Wham s" EN-s Hug M-- •
year letter of the Mb alt. be reverie or a
To Torahtion and t
am to can-
-men engaged in promoting iatu i of your generous pro-
'Tel to you our mud:awe in this borough
• poral to relinquith y ur
satber than endanger the Mend came. It is mach to be
regretted that here and elsewhere several liberals should
be fighting against each other. In so large a borough the
difficulties of ascertaining which two of several idates
would be most acceptable to the electors are almost insur-
mountable, otherwise than by actual polling, but we have
every reason to believe your return would be tolerably
certain : yet if all go the poll. the risk of admitting a con-
servative would doubtlesete greatly enhanced. We think
that your election in 1885 was an honour to the borough,
and had hoped that your return to the new
parliament after conducting the forthcoming contest upon
the pure and economic line you had laid down would dill
fuller elevate the political condition of the electors ; but
while we experience great regret in contemplating your
setire meet, we feel that at this impatient crisis, when the
question before the people is justice to Ireland Lied the
siesbacklina in that island of the church from the date,
we should be wanting in the find duties of citizens did we
allow en? peremal consideration to weigh ever so
wand these great principles, and we ray. therefore, thst
id yen feel the cause of liberalism can be best served by
your retiring from this borough and contesting es seat else-
where against a tory candidate. we can only meatly
wish you God speed in your chivalrous enterprise.ea• -I am,
your. faithfully. W. It. Srhwev.
Walworth, Oct. 1.
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BRECON Bonotorrs.-Mr. Walton, rather than
divide the liberal intereet has withdrawn. The coated
will now. therefore. be between Mr. 11. Price and the
present tory representative. Mr. Howel Gwyn. The
liberals are very sanguine, and the general belief is that
they will secure the return of their candidate.
CAMBRIDOESIIIRF..--The turr‘t successful met-
ing of liberals in Cambridgeshire iu connection with the
fottbcomiug election took place ou Wednesday nig it at
the public hall, under thepreeidency of Mr. John H imp-
eon. The meeting was highly influential, large, and
enthusiastic, and contrnlistion to a report cited ited in
the Loudon conservative pose.. that the Right H au. 11.
Prima was ate,:t to retire, it is affirmed that such a esti-
tinge Lev has not been thought of. All the candidates
will irubably go to the jx.II. and a sharp contest between
the a.reuage S. cretary of the Treasury to the liberal
rovennueut and the Coniptrollur of the Royal H• ,a thOlti
to the is mervative government may he expeenst The
canvas' ha- been going on now for six or sesen woes.
each candidate b. ing met a-si.biotdy en.zagiel event it ty.
ICrarly a the ...and electors listened to the Ain-se
of M;--rs. Yeeng and Brawl, iu whom a vote of
centide lie, nal, carried with enthusiasm. In Wish ichi. the
roportion if liberal voters. is about Ito per cent. of the
onstitnency.
CARLISLE.--Mr. Eduirunl Potter iu hi. :iil.lrem
soliciting re-election, points out the nee s.ity or orating
further amentmente in the Reform B:II. The ballot should
be included. there *Meld be a better distribution of .eats,
and the minority dame ought to be alsdished. Gest
aduenaistrative reforms are wants in the public depart-
reente. and extravagant expenditure. especially in the
alley toal nave, ennead be reduced. Social • reforms,
primarily education are absolutely required. Mr. P. nor
•* The true• test of the liberalism of the re xt parll4.
ment will he the prompt dine-tablishment of tie Irish
Mt:eh-Ireland's mod prominet grievance. Settled the
question mud he. and. to my mind. no smaller measure
Own the our praxesed by Mr. Gladstone can or ought to
be considered as a settlement.'
CIREN( I STER.-It was thought for a long time
that Mr. P.athurst, the presentmember, would be returueel
without oppneition. but an address was iesved yesterday
morning ty Mr. Frederick A. Inderwiele of 1, King's
Bench-walk. Temple. asking for election in the liberal iu-
tenet. He states in his address that be is a member of
the lib oral jarty. and is prepared to give a hearty support
to Mr. Gleustone in all measures calculated to ensure civil
and religiens liberty for the people. puce for the country,
retrene 'meet in the national extenditure, and reform
in the sari, us branches of the administration. He is also
in favour of the disestablishment of the Iri-b rhumb, and
the bailer. Mr. luderwick addressed the liberal electors
last night. The Bathurst family have a good deal of in-
terest in the town.
EAST Es.stg.---ti. sterday Sir T. B. Western.
Bart, said Sir T. N. Aledy, Bart., the liberal candi-
dates fir this division, addressed a meeting of their ma-
stitui uts at the (urn Exeliaege, Mauningtree ; Mr. R.
Bagshaw pits:tied, and there were pre,ent Mr. Sutton
Wept, ru. one .4 the literal vandal:ace for East Saffesk.
Sir Thereas Westsin enter td nits, a be:then-1 hid Cory of
the lii• h abut: h questi, u, and eciateneled that until the
die. streldishm. ut to k place no n nieely would Is• foLITI•1 for
the wrong- of Ireland. 11... :pa ow.l liire.••lf in fa voile of
tducetion under the patronage of the stile, and utter
eedeudiee Mr. boss-tone from the asper•icus, which, he
raid. Ist Iss n heaped epeee him, concluded by cxpremin.2
hie bah.. f that the liberal enema would be triumphant iu
Faot Es se x. Sir Thomas Abdy followed, and also spoke
strongly in favour of diaidateishitig the Irish thatch.
With regurd to (elm ation, be said that a silent revolution
was radials ou which no power could stop, and he hoped
that tl.ut revolution would be completed without danger
to the state or to individuals. He then enlarged up a, the
tenet:es which the liberal party under Mr. Gladstone had
conferred upon this country, and in reply to a questioa
stated that lee should be in favour of the abatement or
abolition of the malt tax. Resolutions pledging the
meeting to support the two candidate.. were then presed,
and the meeting closed with thanks to the chairman.
FROME.-Yeatertlay afternoon the following
address was issued by .Sir H. Itawlanson:-•• Having
been unexpectedly invited to accept a seat in the Cauneil
of India, and being thus, according to the existing law,
• disqualified by parliament, I am constrained, greatly to my
regret, to surrender into your hands the election of repre-
senting you in the House of Commons. Although our
connection has been only of three yearn' duration, it has
been ',reductive, 1 think, of a mutually good impress
teen. From you, at anyrate I have repeatedly
received assurances of appruldtion and confidence,
while on my own part I can honestly say that
I shall ever leek bark on the period of my
membership for Froine with mingled feelings of pride
and satisfaction. arid of gratitude. Electors of
Yrome, 1 leave you on the threslabold of great eveuts. A
parliament, eautodyilig for the first time the true imam;
of the country at large, will 'lorry aseerelele, and will
proceed to legislate on qUO4iO2III of the gravest momont to
the welfare and progress of society. May you be reprn-
minted in that august assembly in a manner which should
be worthy of year number,' and your intelligmese, and
which shall thus assure you a full and glue Mum participa-
tion in the liberal triumphs. of the future." Mi. Thomas
Hughes, M.P. for Lambeth, has issued an address to the
sekctons It is preliminary only.
IdARY.I2IIOIIE.-Mr. Harvey Lew is addressed
another meet stormy meeting last night in the St. tieorgeeN
Hall Mr. Peter Graham in the chair. The chairman
said tl at since Mr. Lewis had teen returned to parliammt
be had fulfilled every promise be had made. (Nee no, and
uproar.) He concluded by trusting that they would have
Ai more orderly meeting than the one last night.
(Laughter.) Mr. Lewis who was constantly interrupted,
then t use. and his remarks were principally iii judification
of his conduct in the House of Commons. Manyquestdos
were asked, and a vote of isoutidenoe passed amidst great
oafut iota.
NOTTINOTIAII.-TbeLiliendParnamontoryßogia-
iration Association of Nottingham have been engaged with
meorrespondence with Messrs. Osborne, Clayden, Merriman.
and fleshy, the four candidates who have issued adduces,
sued she with Mr. Clement Milward, Q.C., of hulls
Hants, asking then: gentlemen if they would abide by the
decision of the great body of liberal dieter,' of the
borough, !silly and unequivocally expressed at a public
=mann. convened for that purpene. and ally themeelves
cordially with the other candidates similarly chemoe, and
loyally tight the battle of liberaliem against alloppuntinte;
also, if chosen, consent to work with a joint eommittee,
and pay a ilium of the legitimate eapense. To theme
questions Mesas. Clavden, Sm. Merriman, and Mil-
ward returned affirmative answers. Mr. Osleeine replied
as -follows:-' I beg to acknowledge your letter marked
. private and oonfideutiul,' though so far matey feoliamare
ioneerned lakaukl wish all communications on the subjewt
.4 my candidature to be public and open to the outdo of
the electors. As regards the. question, ' whether I will
abide the decision of the great body of liberal eleetors,'
I am at present incapacitated from giving a definite reply,
and must delay doing so until I have the o rtunitv
Accorded to Messrs.. Seely, Clayden, and Merrimsu of
waiting upon the elector,' at a public meeting, of which
I mill give due notice. The other .p.reithen shall also be
answered et the same time. Allow me to add that what-
atercaursa I might take will lie dicteited bye regard to
the interest el the Wend MUM!. and party.•-lt. OaMaLter.-
TO William Vielore, Noe. chairman( of the Nottingham
Liberal Parliamentary Itegistottion A•ceaciation." Mr.
Cherbo. Paget, of Jtodeliegton Gialiges was also corn-
rounivated with, I ait that genii, wan dee hued to
envoi. On W. due.-day evelaisie a hug. and * either-heetic