The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-12 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

BOLTON.
The election for this borough took piece yester-
day morning, on hustings erected in the Marketequare,
where about a thousand people were collected. The pre.
ceedings were conducted during a fall of snow, and were
very brief and quiet. Mr. Harwood, the Mayor, officiated
as returning officer.
Mr. ROBERT HAYWARD proposed Mr. Thomas Barnes as
a fitting representative for the borough.
Mr. JABEZ JOHNSON seconded the nomination.
There being no other candidate, Mr. Barnes was dee
dared duly elected.
Mr. BARNES, in reply to a question, said he should sup-
port the separation of church and state.
A vote of thanks was given to the bon. member by arch.
oration ; and the proceedings closed with a similar emate
meat to the mayor.

BRADFORD.
The nomination of a candidate to supply the
vacancy in the representation of Bradford, caused by the
retirement of Mr. T. Salt, took plum yesterday morning,
on hustings erected in front of the Court-house at Bradford.
The weather was exceedingly forbidding ; hail and snow fell
at intervals. Mr. W. E. Forster, of Wharfaide, Otiey,
was the only candidate, and he arrived at the busting with
• large body of supporters. Some 1,200 or 1,400 peewee
assembled in front of the hustings. The Mayor (Yr. lam
Wright) officiated as returning officer,the town clerk read-
ing the writ, &c. The Mayor invited any elector to propose
a candidate.

➢lr. Alderman BROWN then proposed Mr. Fontes., and
Mr. Alderman lirromu. seconded the nomination.

The MAYOR then &eked if any elector lied any other an
dilate to propose, and, receiving no reply, be declared Mr.
Forster duly elected member fur Bradford.
. ._ .

Mr. Folikrim briefly addressed the assembly, and referred
to several questions on which both the conservatives and
liberals would be agreed ; for example, the French tem.
mercial treaty, amendment of the bankruptcy law; law
reform, the reduction of taxation, &c. ; and then exmrd
himself mast decidedly on those questions on which there
was likely to be some difference of opinion, namely,
the foreign policy of the government, the exten-
sion of Lhe suffrage, /to. His old friend Mr. Bairns
would, he was glad to bear, on Tuesday night ask fir leave
to introduce a measure for the extension of the suffrage;
and, with the growing feeling in the country for reform,
' he would not be surprised if seine measure were anted
during the present session.
The proceedings terminated with thanks being presented
to the Mayor.
Great expectations are entertained of Mr. Forster as
legislator. He is an old politician, and a bawl philanthro-
pist connected with families of renown in this respect. He
is the Nephew of the late Sir Thos. Fuwell Buxton, Ball,
M. P., and is sou-in-law of the late Dr. Arnold, ..1 Rugby.

A BERDISICNSH IRE ELECTION. —TO-Illorrow hay bee,
fixed for the nomination of candidates to repment t$
county of Aberdeen, and should a pill be demanded, .bick
is considered probable, it will take place on the Friday fol•
lowing.

DIRORDERLY HOLISM AND THE PROTECTION 0?
FINALE CHILDEEN.—The Bishop of Oxford has introduced
two bills into the House of Lorda--oue being an act for
More effectually preventing and punishing the keeping I
houses of ill-fame, and the other extending the protecuan
of female children. The first ordains that the costs of pr,
secutors and witnesses against keepers of bad houses real l+
ordered to be paid by the court, as in eases of prosecution.
for felony. The other provides that the abuse of gab
above ten and under thirteen, instead of under twelve,
at present, be a misdemeanour.
GAETA AND ROME.—TIIO Ese.ro gays :—"
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spite of the greeted vigilance on the part of the Owl.
Gaeta and Rome are in constant communication. Cardi°4
Antonelli and Count Trapani exchange letters and des-
patches with the besieged. This corre•ipondence is kept uP
by meauts of • periodical service of mall vowels, which
elude the maims both unaltering and leaving the harbour
of Gaeta. Besides this, continual signals are inten:hauri
between the Roman and the Bourbon courts by mans of
two telegraphs—one at fkete, on the Tone d'Orhuide ;
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