The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-20 00:00:00

CITES lER ELECTION.

Mr. Jervis, the son of the late Attorney-General,
having retired from the field, the contest now lies between
the lion. W. 0 Stanley on the Liberal interest, and the
Conservative, Mr. C. B. Egerton. Mr. Stanley addressed
the electors on Wednesday evening at the Hoye) Hotel, a
vast concourse of pi noes (chiefly elec'ors) being present.
Mr. Stanley observed that he we. not only of a
Cheshire, but a Chester (Amity, which for centuries had
dwelt witllin its wails His principles now were the same
which had guided his conduct d -ring the ten 'man that he
hod the honour of a seat in parliament, and they were
those by which his public conduct would continue to be rs-
gulat
d—that having given his support to the Liberal minis-
try in the advancement of retina, he would continue to do
so, and would endeavour to his utmost to promote the cause
of free trade, and the progress of civil and religious lioerty.
With regard to the extension of the suffrage, he had always
held that it should b considerably extended, but not uni.
versa]. He was of opinion that every person entitled to Tote
should have some stake in the country—that be should pos.
sess, at least, soma small property or contribute something to
taxation. With respect to the ballot, he would simply soy
that he had already voted for the ballot in the House of Com-
mon.. With reference generally to the so moral of restric.
tions on commerce he might any he was favourable • to free
trade principles he we. always favourable. The obnoxious
cora laws had been repealed, and the poor urn's loaf was no
longer taxed. There was, however, an attempt being made
by the tory party to re organise a protectionist movement
throughout the country, in order to retrace the free-trade
policy; but to any and every such endeavour he would
always lend a firm and most determined oppost.ion, and he
would continue to put forth his best energies in repealing every
tax that was felt to be oppressive to the working classes.
Tne hon gentleman's ob AAAAA 6008 were not very length-
ened, but to the point. Mr. Stanley has met with the warm-
est reception ; for, although there is rather a sore feeling
amongst some of Mr. Jervis's friends at the latter being
obliged to retire, yet there seems every chance of Mr. Stan.
ley's success at the poll. Mr. ',writ has taken his departure
fur London, but, before he left, he addressed the electors,
and exhorted them to unite heart and hand and return Mr.

Stanley.
Mr. Egerton has also been entertaining the electors by
some *perches on prcreetnon to British industry. He has
been to king a great deal about sores deception which had
ben practised upon him to keep him away. He slid be
merely heard in London on Friday night of the appointment
of Bir John Jervis as Chief Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas. and was assured that the writ would not be issued be-
fore Wednesday. This had turned out to be a ruse, as the
writ was issued on Saturday last, Sir Jona Jervis haying ac-
e.pted of the Chiltern Hundreds on Thursday night last.
One might ask, of what use could such a ruse (as he
called it) be t—The nomination takes plasm Wedgy.

ASTURIAN MINING CONPANT.-A redid general I
mooting of this compiny was held Tester y. at the sem-
piny's offices. 9, Austin-friars; Mr. S. P. Pratt in the
chain—The Chairman stated that the meeting was convened
to submit to the shareholders the contract recently concluded
between Mr. LiUo and this company, with the additional
contract, the result of the nego.iations shies the last meeting
on the 24th Wilkinson stated, with respect to the
consignments which it was proposed to reserve for the *out-
play, 'hou made since the date of the contract (the 15th of
Jane) were to belong to Mr. Grimaldi, he paying the
'spans from that date, and all prior consignments to the
Asturian Compony. As to the preparation of the salutes,
the majority of the two directive committees of the new
00mPeny lints to be consulted, and the 8,000 shares is the
new company to be distributed to the Asturian holders were
to be delivered when Messrs. Amory, Wilkinson' and Gilles
(whn were to be the trustees of the 20,0001. to faeprovided for
the liquidation of the Asturian Company) should certify the
application of the fund for the payment of the debts, and
lastly the clause of asaalgamation was retained ; bat instead
of deciding the question by a majority at a meeting of two-
thirds, it was changed to thresfoneths. After some d 1 cus-
sloe, a moieties' was adopted, the purport of which was,
that the committee of investigation should make their report
by the sth of August. A motion was made to allow 1,0001.
or 6001. to the trustees as an acknowledgment for their
trouble, bet the remonstrant s of several shaseholders
against ouch a vote till their debts were paid, having pre
veiled, it was withdrawn, and the thanks of the meeting
having been given in the usual form to the chairman, the
meeting separated.
FIRE AND PROBABLE LOSS OF 'APR.—Yesterday
morning, at an early hour, information was received at the
London fire-engine ovations that a fire had broken out is
the extensive chemical masufeetory baboaging to Sir Wes.
Barnett, at Millwall, Poplar. The firemen and engines
were immediately despatched thither, whoa it was lacer-
, Weed that whilst one of the men was passing through a per.
tion of the works with a lamp in his hand a comatity of the
chloride of Mc caught fire. Two men, who were in the
g before they staid make their escape were fright's*
burnt. The workmen, by great exertion, succeeded in sub.
:=6 dams Defers amok dame was dote to the