The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-21 00:00:00

Eirrhit.--Ifr. Coleridge, otte of the, liberal
candidates for this city, addressed a large and influential
meeting on Weanstday .evert mg. Alleding:to the Irish
Awe!), the hos gentleman proceeded sa whim sistaas
demur the Irish poticy enunciated be Lord Mayo and
Mr. • Ditrieb, and to protest in favour of the total
doeslablisbnanst of " a church fowled a cmiStOr and
bloodshed, .fostered and piotoctoi w system 44
menden so thernigt:.go'mg and' erotious. as .tou&
gismos. human anCores, and' new mitnesmil tit/ in
hich has not been paralleled since &twiny* of
Cowling tb the tore charge that Mr. Gladstone LA
breeglit forwardithe question kw party he mid—
' I I must be eennitted —because Ass beset made by
the Attorney-General .upon Mr. Gladstone, whoa ilea-
version has bens suggested an being recent—l say I must
be Pordsitted to nientsen what is within my own know-
ledge and experimice with regard to that illtudriese man.
In 1847, when I was but a boy, having just left Oxford
and been called to the bar but a few months, I had the
great honourto be overetaryto Mr.Gladdesie's Art candmit-
tee for promoting bie election for the University of Oxford.
And I yeti reoollect that en that occasion some older and
more moderate supporters were extensively anxious—this
was in 1847 remember—to draw from hen some
that he would stand by the Irish establishment. I pledge
was one of three or four who waited upon Aka for the
pa se of ascertaining his sentiments on that occasion.
and we came away with his distinct refusal to pledge
bun-
self to anything of the kind. (Loud cheers for Mr.
Gladstone.) Some of our good friends, excellent and
good men but old, and temperate and moderate, and not
prepared for advances to that extent, wore extremely
discontented. But I, being a younger man and hotter in
blood, was uncommonly glad to find that such was the
mind of Mr. Gladstone.

GUILDFORD.—Mr. Guildford Onslow, the pre-
rent liberal member for the borough, and who imam re-
election, attended a large meeting of his oonatituonta on
Wednesday night. A vote of confidence in Mr. Onalow
was carried by acclamation. The constituency numbers
1,3C0; and Mr. Garth, the present conservative member,
offers himself for re-election.

HACKNEY.—Mr. John Holmes, one of the can-
didates for the newly-created borough of Hackne ad-
dressed • crowded meeting of the Nectars last night in
the Peel-grove-hail, Bethnal-green. A resolution o eon-
ildence was adopted.
KNAIESBOROI7OII.—Lest night a public meeting
was held at the Town-hall, to hear from Mr. Holden,
M.P., a statement of his reasons for accepting the nomi-
nation for the Eastern Division of the West Riding. Mr.
Holden's course was approved, and • resolution was
Vaned thanking him for his past service.. Mr. Idling-
worth, of Bradford, accepted the invitation to stand an
the liberal intereet.

ManmEmong.7-Last evening a public meeting
waf held at St. George's-hall, lougham-plam, for the
purpose of prom ' the diction of Dr. Sandwith,
for the borough.of bone. Mr. Goldwinthnith, who
presided, spoke highly of Dr. Sandwith as one of the small
group of adorn who sustained the defence of Kars in the
winter of 1866, and expressed his conviction thathe would
prove a moat cadent repreaentatere of the working assess
lanbrraraent resolutionTh et°:te:ofiirdeenmoeeirflrwas. Sanriritvourwas-
adopted.
OTTIROTIAIL—Mr. Marten, conservative, has
issued an address in which he states his intention of be.
coming a candidate for the representation of the borough.
His general political osona are well known to the
electors, and he hopes shortly to have en opportunity of
addressing them.
1301711; BAST LANCABUIRE.—The Right Hon.
Frederick Peal, Who on Tuesday was nominated one of
the candidates (in conjunction with Mr. Yates Thomp-
son, of Liverpeol) for South East Lancashire at a meeting
of Aelilisrai party, spotted at Xahchealiar in a dig or
two for the p irpose of conferring with his principal sup-
porters. The iberal party arc very mogul= of success
in this new division, which comprises the hundred of
Salford.

Solara ILA rra.—lt is very currently rumoured
that Lord Henry Scott, the present member for Selkirk-
shire, and second eon of the Duke of Bumleach, is to be
brought forward as a colleague of Colonel Hamlyn Fane,
to contest the seat vacated by Sir dervoise Clarke Jar-
voile, for which the Hon. W. Cowper is a candidate.
STRIA:M.—Mr. Horatian has issued a second
admit to his constituents. He defends his conduct with
regard to the Reform Bill. Referring to the House of
Lords, he said his first reform in that dmarmt would
be the removal of the bishops. In another address ape-
daily to the operatives newly enfranchised, be sake them
to invite him and his opponent to • public meeting, and
judge after hearing them both.