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

EbgeTION INTRI,LIGKNM

BeAl.,;oan.- Mr. Ripley, who has coosented to
went as the opponent of Mr. MUM on There-
,sy addressed a meeting in St. George's Hall, the
trocrid:;,gi briilf of a luny and uproarious character.
t4e, bie‘cd his rin'ine to support on this net-may
r an increase in the number of commercial
:pre ul itiven in the IioUSO of common.. He
• else. liienstf in favour of the dineidablinhment
the Irish slush, but admitted that he did
endeintsod the question of dinea-
: aso, t: :0 give e.n opinion re petting it. Ile was
4 t e of rise ballot, but if the 'aperient* of the
• :at el en inena.se of bribery and corruption
sb, •' i weleon.e the adoption of secret voting. No
. wts tci a ed. but it wan Mated by his sup..
'er • it Hr. Ripley would go to the jx4l.
8p..: !i .—lsorsl Bury has issued his address as
, lib,. • tinolidate at Ow conning election, to fill the
. b, the retirement of Sir Dudley Coutta
MAO. .uks. one of the liberal sitting members.
to a requisition, bearing
I Asti istn!e • presented yenterday afternoon,
,ented to -tlud with Colonel Gray in the
Ittssicat. There are now four candidates
stois, s. Barnes and Pope being the

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's 'DI'RY.--Yeieettinv Mr. H. A. Battier-
. one of the t nil. t rvative members for this city,
.„1 eldress as :.n ndliendent politician. After
,he connee on he has (groped for wane ye ire
the canto tit y, B 1 r. Johnstone says :"I de-
•.• if ch ally hl d (611 nctly I. be no supporter of
•re • • •It goverim ant. I:gret.t hy utei ersion of terms.
. -.• can it be i a led a t onservatiye government. It
• (.1, com.civstiye principles in the mire, and
.ned • back OD the tituldions of the pert{'. My pen-
al t ethics a e wisely en the side of those
•tate•n: •. who se, ded flini the government rather
thin 1 • paitite to a
..policy dictated by the
-•s"rioti.• objertw of • disl..ng the whip,' and securing an
.11 party triumph. I laic forward confidently to
time when the jee-t•itt jugglery shall have ceased, and
conietvative ;laity shall be re-constituted under

levl•.r.hip of statesman who care more for principle
•!, wer ; who will deserve the confidence of the
•:nt:, mad secure the allegiance of all moderate poll-
. oh.: We may then hope that the great whig party—
champions of civil and religious liberty—will
;,•• • , •ted to the ranks of a party whose leaders
•,, trust, and whose policy is identical
„••!, •• wn. To such an united party I would give my
,r.T• and most loyal support, and to hasten in every
,3. t!, • formation of such a party I look upon as one
• ow ti, ,t duties of a truly conservative politician. As to
• • !cu.:, Aurch, I agree with Lord Stanley that not one
man in a hundred can be satisfied with its pre-
.;,t ; and I can only deplore the singular &tit-
•d•icl, that statesman is prevented from giving
c••••i' .• • the opinions which he holds, and
d, • • •I to a policy which he disci proves.
I ,-nrobate that counterfeit of statesman-
p 5;,,..11 in the preseuce of a grave na-
!,, dady declares its impotence to deal with
ttewpts to throw dust in the eyes of the
T. Irk .4 England. in order to obscure the true Mines
•Ir,• I in the Irish question. On independent principles,
iiwiples which a conservative statesman like Lord
• .11 was not ashamed of avowing in the House of
. confidently appeal at a time of political transi-
•,, the present to the electors of Canterbury for a
•:.••• it •i their support." Ma or Brinckman, who is a
...mh-r of the Convngham family will come out in the
vtorest,_and it is said that the extreme tory
y c i put two staunch conservatives forward.
.O..Nl•al.K.—ln the address which Mr. Charles
issued, he, as an Irish catholic, has put tho
..:cncral allegiance to Mr. Gladstone's Irish policy
..:.• and satisfactory light. As between Mr. Rumen

NI, 6.,orge Bowyer, no catholic voter in Dundalk who
:11.bfrit,lf 2 liberal ought for a moment to hesitate.—
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I)Ew •1117 RY.—The split between the liberals un-
•turi tkly twitinues. Mr. George Potter has had an in-
....

;,1.1. with fifty working men, and it was stated that
• -.mon was brought forward because the working
not be dictated to by Mr. Coasham's corn-
, tt-v. Efforts have been made by Mr. Potter to heal the
:trim and Mr. Coasham's committee agreed to the
no brought forward, viz., to appoint a body of
; 1., meet a smiler number of erjeant Simon's com-
t. bet the latter gentleman's supporters will not
- t tt,i3 proposal, and have declared their determine-
::t perpetuate the unfortunate division which threatens
It t mservative slip in.
11 A' 'h N rt.—The canvass of the liberal candidates
;41 at sod continuous. Public meetings have been held
• Mr tharles Reed in Hackney and Bethnal-green, and
▪ 'sr.:, meeting held last night at the Gascoigne
• t.t.stl3, Virginia-row resolutions were unanimously
. 3upport of Mi.Gladatone's measure for disendow-
t .D 1 ,1 religious bodies in Ireland. Mr. Reed, as the

1. r.i t',” lot; Dr. Andrew Reed, the founder of the
i ti.n• trphan Asylum at Clapton, powwows strong local
awl is popular with all parties. It is now be-
, t•ti tL tt the "Constitutionalists" abandon the thought
r Id..t, no man appearing as their champion.
11,11.:1'1X.—No response having boon received

• m Mr. Henry Vincent to the invitation of the Reform
~/m• A iociation, another candidate has been invited
• tike the field, in the person of Mr. Edward Owen
• ,ifing, of Manchester. He has consented to appear
• ~re i•lectors, and the meeting ha. been arranged to

•kr 1.11.., nett Tuesday night. -
Li. )1., addresses of Major Anson,
I,l.cral. int Colonel Dyott, conservative, have appeared.
R.. COY 1..... one seat by the Reform Act.
tst .n.tisnutz (NORTH).—Mr. Rowland Winn
• • ~pp...re.l as a conservative candidate for this division.
NlALtanc.—A meeting of the liberal party of
1 • borough was held on -Thursday night, and was ad-
..rd by Mr. Swanton, Q.C. (who some time since
-cd an address as a liberal candidate), and other gentle-
.u. Mr. E. H. Beata a well-known agricultural 111 I•
.lorat manufacturer, and a gentleman of considerable
al influence, has famed an address announcing himself
s a candidate, and stating that it is his intention to go to
•n,•ll
Marmaduke Wyvill and Sir
Palmer have issued addresses. The former
entlacnan retires, se the borough has lost one seat, and
. commends to the electors air Roundel' Palmer.

Rneoup.—Con Thursday night the first of a
.-ries of addressee' to be delivered in various parts of this
..dtvred borough by Messrs. Winterbotham and
I ...Season, two of the three liberal candidates who have

me forward, was delivered in the Subscription Rooms.
': the close of an enthusiastic meeting resolutions pledg-
those present to support Maws. Winterbotham and
inckinson at the coming election were unanimously
i.issed. There are now four candidates before the elec.
• Mr. Horan= and Mr. Winterbotham, the two late
heral representativeA Mr. Dickinson (liberal), and
\lr. Dorington (conservative). The Reform Act will add
,pwards of 5.000 to the present constituency, and owing
• this fast. and to the unsettled state of feeling in the
.o.ugh, it is almost impossible to anticipate the result of
.tru ggle.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CFLiTILLIK, Aooosr 7.

a fb • llercules, 12, 1,200 horse-power, Captain
: (lalford, took up moorings at Gillingham-reach, a
I rt distance below the dockyard, this afternoon, where
will remain until she is oomplete in her fitments, and
uly to proceed to sea. During the time the Hercules
under steam, rday, her engines and machinery
6 ..,rked most eatisfacterily, with an entire absenoe of hot-
s :•:irings or priming of the boilers. The engines were
A•••rk.A at 56 revolutions per minute, the estimated mean
d attained being 13 knots per hour.
- An order was this morning received from the Horse
';,aar•l• directing the mounted A troop of the Royal
s
nrineer Train, on its arrival at the garrison from Alder-
•.'t• to be placed under canvas, at Wouldham,i where the
firers and men are to be employed in pontooning
rations.

DISCIPLINE ON BOARD THE BRITANNIA, CADET
&unpin Sam—The Army and Navy Gazette says that
• the late distribution of prizes on board her Majesty's
• ,p Britannia, Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney nacres rated the
ungt.ters roundly on their general want of good be-
, tour, and told them that if then did not conduct
tny,lres more satisfactorily for the future some striking
x,uiple would be made of them by the Admiralty. In
meantime, for their comfort, be was enabled to inform
•et that six of their number had been "plucked," and
~

CONSTRUCTOR OF TILE NAVY.—The

4 S•r-ire Gazette understands that thisoffleer, now

• .....cure,) to the navy, is to receive the dignity of C. 8.,
.1 that the papers have already been sent into the Tree-
tar a tolerably liberal sum to be granted to Mr. Reed,
• r• w tr.l for hie numerous important inventions and
• •••, ekes.
M ' ItY MEM& Prince Arthur terminates
,••••• at Chatham on Monday next, and will t" aro-
,,.y. f,.r some months bofons joining the Royal
""1, v. lit the death of Lieutenant-General Scott,
"A., M IL Burn, R.A., becomes a lieuL-
' I. I' all probability, will succeed to the
Colonel F. M. Rardley - Wilmot
•!.,, r-general, and a step will go through
, •• Artillery in consequence of his promotion.—
, , • •r, Alexander Woodford will be the new
M :'•,• Chelsea Rospital.—The death of Field-
.. Nit Edward Blakeney will cause no promotions
' "•• my and Nary Gezoo.

11.
I,rdia Thompson leave% the Strand
' h:, e% ening (Saturday), to fulfil an engagement
'l,.ti'l.saing of a new theatre in New York.
01, THE MARQUIS OP DOWXSIIIRE.—On
I'n' .v Arthur Wills 'Mundell Saodys Trumbull Windsor
„gymk •• fourth Marquis of Downahire and fifth Vis-
He '1.,-(1 after a few hours' illness at Herne Bay, Kent.
141',1 3 t the Dolphin Hotel. The Earl of Hillsborough,
enemata to the this.