The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-07 00:00:00

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

DrvoNaninz.—We read in the if estent Times
—"Dissatisfaction is expressed in Exeter against Sir John
Duckworth. There was a conservative meeting yesterday
in favour of Mr. Gard, of Rougeinont, who is very popular
with the conservative tradesmen. Some dissatisfaction has

been expremod at Tomes at the absence of Mr. Mills, its
liberal representative, from the division on Locke King's
motion for leave to bring in a bill to establish a ten-pound
county franchise. We have much pleaeure in stating that
Mr. Mille was aiding the good cause at the Kent election.
By his influence and cautions he obtained se-
. meal votes for the liberal candidate; and be never
imagined that Lard Palmerston would ocelot the
into Auction of so just and moderate a measure.
We shall have an election at Exeter. It behoves the liberals
to be active at once. Plymouth, wo are glad to see, will got
rid of Mr. Roundel] Palmer, and return two liberals. We
cannot look for much other beneficial change in the county.
North Devon has two members who are getting pest senato-
rial labour. Mr. Buck, it is said, can never go up to parlia-
, inset again; and Sir Thomee Acland, who is 70 years old,
experiences the itifirraities incidental to that advanced
period of life. The tones talk, we hear, of bringing Sir Staf-
ford Northcote forward fur North Devon, in the room of Mr.
Buck, as a alight compliment le Mr. Gladstone in return for
the services rendered by that able casuist, and in token of
their peace with the Peelites. In South Devon, Sir John
Buller end Mr. Palk will, of course, be returned without op-
position,—the county is entirely in the hands of the landlords.
Dartmouth may, perhaps, wrestle against Sir Henry Scale's
coarse-minded ascendancy—but in no other part of the
county do wo see any likelihood of change."
PLY 3101.711 AND DEVONPORT.—The liberal com-
mittee appointed in Plymouth the other day will assemble
this evening, to arrange for a meeting of the liberal party.
There is a strong desire that Plymouth may in future be re-
presented by a commercial man, and there can be no reason
why we should not have united in the same person, along
with Mr. Collier, a thorough liberal a. well as a man of
business. The liberal committee at Devonport are on the
alert, and are ready for action—as they always are. The tones
were very excited yesterday. General Berkeley will have to
retire into private life, and some ono is wanted to take hie
place, who will submit to be bled freely. Where is Maxwell?
A few days will develop the mystery.—Plymouth Journal.
NEW WINDttO/I.—Committee-roomy Ure being
engaged, and some of the old electioneering agents already
retained. The present members, Mr. Grenfell and Mr.
Sampson Ricardo (Liberals), will again come forward, and
are sanguine of success, although other members are in the
field. Mr. Hope will again present himself, and a deputa-
tion is about to wait on Mr. Roberto, the banker, who is
living at St.Leonarde, near Windsor, requesting that gen-
tleman also to come forward. Mr. Arthur 'Vansittert, who
was defeated in a late contest for the borough, has brought
forward hie brother, Mr. William Vaneittart, of 88, St.
J atues's-street, London, wno has already issued his circular
to the electors. _ _ -

C.tmuninGE.—Colonel Adair and Mr. Mowatt
will present thetuelves again se candidates for the represen-
tation of this borough.
HERTFORDNIIIRE AND HERTFORD.—The Hertford
Nan oery states that three liberal candidates, " gentlemen iII
whom the county will be disposed to place the unmet confi-
dence," will shortly claim the suffragist of the electors. The
same paper publishes a letter from Mr. Chambers, explain-
ing his rt.xwma for voting against Mr. Locke King's motion.
BRISTOL.—Actice meaanres are being taken to

secure the return of the present members (Messrs. H.
Berkeley and H. G. Langton). The opposition party here,
which is of tho mane heterogeneous character as the recent
majority, are neither united in action nor numerically
strong, and will have some difficulty in *electing a candi-
date whose p ditient professions would be sufficiently cha-
meleon-like to ceatro say large amount of suffrages from
the opposition electrs. Messrs. Berkeley and Langton are
cspected to attend a public meeting to be held here on Tues-
day next.
Icontstat, b.—No meetings have yet
been held by either party in this city, and there appears to
be some expcvtatiou in Norwich that a compromise will tako
place, and that the pi °sent membera, Sir S. Bignold and Mr.
E. Warner, will be re-elected. The name of Mr. Edwin
Q.C., has, however, been mentioned as a liberal can-
didate, and if the hon. and learned gentleman mines forward
the city will be plunged into a bitter contest. Sir S. Bignold,
the present conservative member, possess" great local influ-
ence. At King's Lynn there will in all probability be no op-
position to the re-election of Lord Stanley (conservative),
and Mr. J. If. Gurney (liberal). For the close borough of
Thetford the Hon. Francis Baring and the Earl of Easton
will no doubt be re-elected. In East Norfolk there has been
some talk of bringing forward Major-General Windham on
the liberal interest in opposition to Mr. H. N. Barroughee,
and Sir H. J. Strawy, the present conservative members.
In the western division of the county there are at
present no symptoms of opposition to the re-election of