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

LEEDS.

The nomination took place yesterday, on Wood
housostueor. During the proceeding., and while one of the
candidate« was being prupoood, that portion of the hustinge
eppreprimod to the liberal candidate. and their friends fo
in with • great crash, and preciptated at least 150 gentleman
to the ground. The Hon. M. T. Baines and Mr. ?ditties,
with about half -a-dozen of their immediate friends, were sll
that escaped—the two planks on which they stood being
the only ones that did not give way. Several gentleman
were most seriously injured, but none of them, we believe,
dangerously. The returning officer and mayor of the
borough (Mr. John Botterill) requested all persons to leave
the hustings but the candidates, their pr op. and emend-
ere, and this having been done the proceedings were re-
amed.

Mr. P. Fairboini proposed, and Mr. J. Wilson seconded, the
nomination of the Right Hon. M. T. Baines Chanoellor of
the Duchy of Lanceeter ; Mr. O. R. Beecreft proposod Mr:
Robert 11.11, the conservative candidate, who was wooded
by Mr. J. W. Atkinson; and Mr. John Remington Mills,
the second liberal candidate, wow proposed by Mr. Geo. Hyde,
seconded by Mr. D. Lupton.
Mr. BAINES addressed the assemblage, about • 15,000 is
number, at greet length. After alluding to hia pot connate.
tion with the borough, be slid that he thought the franchise-
might be extended with advantage to the country. Ile dee
Blared himself as iu favour of national education, and as op-..
CZ!to the ballot. Ho then spoke in favour of such rd
in the constitution ss the times had rendered nommen,
and declared that the motto he would inscribe upon his po-
litical banner would be " Progress." He thought our legal
system, he said, wanted reforming, and he we, in (incur o
an abolition of the church rat.. After briefly alluding to
the appointment of the new biahope as calculated to promote
the boa interests of the church, he said ho would continue to
support the admission of Jews into peulionient. Ile de-
fended at some length Lord Palmerston 's foreign policy,
and the eouree which had taken with reference to
China, and mid that Lord Palmerston mint be judged by
his policy so a whole, end not by any isolated act. In an-
/MI, to queietione, he expremed himself in favour of extend-
ing the franchise to M. rating in boroughs, and mid that hd
would not vote for the abolition of the Maynooth greet or
for the inspection of Roman Catholic monasteries and mut-
.

Mr. HALL next spoke. He was in favour of each reforms
68 were consistent with the legitimate development of the
conetitution, but opposed to all experiments of a hazardous
or revolutionary character. Holding that opinion, he be-
lieved that the frenchiee might be extended to 40s. eoyy-
holden., and to all persona having 501. in a building society
or menage bank. With reference to 101. «rimier, in coun-
ties, ho would give them a right to vote in some of the
entailer boroughs.
Mr. Mate waa the last candidate who spoke. He said
his great principle was that the government of a country
ehould be carried on for the benefit of the whole community.
and on that principle ho wa in favour of an extension of the
?nimbi,* to 10/. hunwholdent in counties end •M. honer
holders in boroughs. He was in favour of the hallo; the'
abolition of church rates., the abrogation of all grants for
religious purple", to the NSW development of the prinei-
pke of free trade, to tho adminsion of Jews to ell the privi-
leges of any claw of Englishmen, and to the utmost economy,
In the publie expenditure consistent with the honour and
dignity of the empire. Ho Mated his confidence in Lord;
Palmereton'e government, and said the question which the •
electors of the country had to decide wait whether the go-;
"velment of the country wax to be Lord Palmerston with a
progreasive policy, or Lord Derby with an obstructive one?
The show of hands wee then taken by the Mayor. It was
very close, but his worship declared that it was in favour of
Mr. Baines and Mr. Hall. A poll was demanded for Mr.
Mills, and was fixed to take place to-day (Saturday) from
eight to four.