The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-03 00:00:00

WOLVERHAMPTON ELICTION.

A large amount of foreboding of the most un-
comfortable nature powered the minds of the authorities
of Wolverhampton and of certain of the tradespeople from
shortly after midtla7 yesterday, when the polling took
place. At eleven o cloak the figures stood—For Weguehn,
047 ; Hill, 329 ; and Griffith', 251. It was thus clear that
Griffiths, the radical candidate, was not to win, and the
masses became disposed to show their caddie to the sup-
porters of the other two candidates. Early in
the afternoon • large number of " roughs," prin-
cipally young men from the iron works, and
the mines of the outlying district" in the
commenced to assemble around the Swan Hotel, tr,,n
are Mr. Griffiths's committee-rooms. Here there was • p-
thoring of several thousands at about two o'clock, when Mr.
Griffiths addressed them, and stated that intimidation
had been used towards his party. Soon the roughs were
seen loading their pockets with Meese picked up in the by-
streets running out of the centre of the town. By four
o'clock there could not have been fewer than 20,000 people
assembled in the spacious market place in front of the
hotel, and in the streets leading out of it. Having nothing
else to do, the mob gratified themselves with " hoenetine
by, who were supposed to be of the Wiegman or
passers-by,
and by tearing off each others' hats, asps, and
jackets, which led to numerous fights among themselves.
We saw one old man, who had been knocked
down and trampled on conducted, bleedin , frets wounds on
the face and head, into the hotel The autbcsttlss bed taken
precaution to provost • more serious disturbance, and the
tradesmen had had their shutters up for some tame. The
Mayor wu ready with the Town Clerk, at the Town-hall, to
read the Riot Act, if necessary, but up to the time of the
departure of our despatch this was not considered to be
called for. Mr. Griffithe addressed the crowd and advised
a peaceable separation, but the throng was only • little
lessened, and the excitement was unabated when our
parcel was despatched.
The lest Apses Inman' are :
1,163
Gri the
Hill

VISIT or MR. COBDEN TO THE Wier RIDING.—
On Saturday a deputation waited upon Mr. Cobden, L.P.,
at Manchester, and presented is him • document, very nu.
merodslv and influentraMy elignad, inviting him to • West
Riding leoquet or other demeatwo to be held in Brad-
foul, as an acknowledgment of his very valuable services is
connexion with the Anglo-French Treaty of Commorce. Mr.
Cobden, we understand, received the deputation moat cour-
teously, and wu much isugweeted ea reading the document
and the signatures attached. The result was that he cor-
dially accepted the iontatioe on these conditions, that, in
COLN. I U 0 tlOO of his suffering from inflammation of the throat,
and his medical adviser having warned him against the
danger which public speaking might involve at present, the
axing of the time for the businet should be postponed for
three months, at the and of which period he will auks oem-
municate with hie friends in the West Riding. The depu-
tation retired highly pleased with the interview.
A Nsw COLONIAL BISHOPRIC. —The diocese of
Jamaica M about to In divided, and the Arcbdoice•7 of
Bahamas in to be meted into • aew bishopric. The es.
Charlie Midfield. D.D., Archdeacon of Bahama; is to be
the that bide*. Archdeacon Caulfield was rector of
ilkibbenes, sad his exertions in the terrible Irish=
were moot creditable to him. In I/57 he exchanged with
the Bar. J. M. Tress, taking Mr. Trim's arehdesconry of
Behests. for the Irish rectory.