The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-30 00:00:00

IR. GLADSTONE AND THE SOUTH-WEST
LANCASHIRE ELECTION.

The following letter, addressed to the editor, of
the Liverpool Alsreury, appears in that journal of to-day :
" Uentienien.--Since the poll of Tuesday I have re-
ceived so many letters of the ndert sympathy, many of
thorn from persons on whom I have no claim whatever.
that, unable as I am to acknowledge them individually, I
ask you to allow me to tender to them, through your
columns, my respectful thanks. Many of them
touch on topics and convey exhortations or as-
surances necessarily most grateful to me, but too
sacred for this letter. So far as public matters
are concerned, I beg them and all my friends to
believe that the local reverses we have sustained, amid
the general triumph of the liberal caws have no effect
whatever upon my mind, except producing en squally
local regret. In particular I see no reason whatever for
despondency as to South-West Inncashire, where
(to omit naming other circumstances), while other
districts have gone bark, we have improved our
position since July, 1665, by 700 votes. Rest assured that
in the district where, under the circumstances of the pre-
sent juncture, liberal principles have been supported at
the poll by 74 voters for every 76 that tie adversary has
produced, those principles cannot remain at other elec-
tions 'Waded from a share of the representation of the
division.—l have the honour to Da, gentlemen. your
faithful servant, " W. E. Or.sperores.
" ILawarden, Chester, Nov. 27."

Very few of the veterans who eat in the House
of Commons through the 38 years of the And reformed
parliament will be found in their old places on the 10th of
December. They are Mr. Briscoe, Lord Ernest Bruce,
Mr. Corry, Mr. Denison, General Forester, Colonel
French, Mr. Gladstone, Sir G. Grsiir J. Hamner, Sir
W. Hutt, Sir J. Johnstone, Mr. Le , Colonel Wilson
Patten, Mr. C. B. Talbot, Mr. Timid,, and Sir Harry
Verney. Those who have retired from narlissasatary
life or been defeated in the elections are Mr.H. B. Baring,
Sir H. Barron, Colonel *Mulish, Mr. Brocklehurst,
Major Cumming Bruce, Sir R. Bulkeley, Mr. W. Ewart,
Mr. Osaka Lord Hotham, Mr. Ingham ,General Peel,
Mr. Roebuck, Mr. J. Abel Smith, Sir W. Verner, and
Colonel Peers Williams.
DIATH of 012,17.11 AL KIR WILL/Alt JOHN
RIDLEY, H.C.M.G.—We (Post) have to announce the
death of Major-General Sir W. J. Ridley, which took
plea on Friday night after the gallant °Moir lift town
for Norfolk. General Ridley bad been at the Hone
Guards early on Friday and consequently the intimation
of his death on the lODawing day was received with
much surprise. Ilse late general was the fourth son of
Sir Williams, third baronet, by
.his wife, Laura, youngest
daughter of Mr. George Hawilam. He was born in 1617,
and entered the Scots Fusilier Guards as ensign and lieu-
tenant in June, 1836.
A iilusTeLz EietTrz.—Lord Hnntingfleld and
his party at HeveninAbam HalL Suffolk, including his
Rojal His es
the Duke of Cambridge, wow ma.-
&maid, Lord de Lisle and Dailey, Lord Colville, Lori
Loodedbcrough, Captain Saville, Mr. Hughes, and the
Hon. F. Vanes*, killed, in four days, 6,236 head of
Lame, of which 2,367 were brought down on the second
Wzrnaxirriiit PLAY.—The Pleornsio of
Terence will be the Watminater Play for this year. The
rehearsal will take plain on the 10th pros., the prinoipal
performance on the 16th, and the Anal representation on
the 17th.