The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-26 00:00:00

COVENTRY ELECTION.

Yesterday morning the nomination of candidates
to fill the vacancy mused in the parliamentary representa-
tion of the city of Coventry by the uns.eting of Mr. Jul-
ien, took place in the Broadgate. There were upwards
of 10,000 persons assembled in front of the hustings, and
the proceedings throughout were, as usual, turbulent and
uproarious. At 10 o'clock Mr. J. Culsoa, the mayor, are
by Mr. Mar iot (ax-mayor), and Mr. Browett
(town clerk), with the usual retinue of officials, appeared
in front of the hustings ; and the preliminaries being
over, Mr. John Botheram, jun., watch manufacturer, pro-
wled Mr. Samuel Carter as a fit and proper person to
represent the city in parliament He was received with
a storm of mingled cheers and groom, and was unable to
make himself beard. Mr. J. W. Lewis, president of the
local branch of the Reform League, seconded the nominn-
tic& of Mr. Carter. Mr. F. Wyle, wholesale druggist, then
nominated Mr. A. S. Hill, Q.C. ; and Mr. Joseph Ashton,
to the Conservative Working Men's Association,
secondedseeret the same. The Mayor then took the show of
bands, which was declared to be in favour of Mr. Hill.
A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Carter. The
crowd then dispersed, the conservatives repairing
to the King's Head Hotel. II ertford.strest, where
Mr. Hill subsequently addressed them from the
balcony. The liberals adjourned to the Castle
Hotel Broadgate, where Mr. CARTER appeared and
addressed his supporters and was enthusiastically re-
ceived. He said he asked no more than a fair and im-
partial hearing and fair play—(cheers), and he trusted that
the results of the contest would be such as would lead
him not to forget it. It was not only a political contest,
for there was a great question concerned to be deter.
mined at the poll and that was whether the name, honour,
and characterof the city of Coventry were to be preserved in
all their purity, or whether they were to be dragged in the
dirt. (Loud cheers.) He would feel it • great honour to
be returned as the representative of his native city.
Only a few months since they returned to parlia-
ment his honourable friend, Mr. Jackson—(cheers)
—and as to the muse of the present state of
things, Mr. Hill had avowed that the petition
which declared them to be penal and corrupt. and unfit
to exercise the rights of citizens, and led to the unseating
of Mr. Jackson, was the work of Mr. Ferrand—(groans,
and cries of "Shame") —whom they rejected in July last,
and who was described by Mr. Hill as a good and worthy man.
Mr. Ferrand was determined to revenge himself on the
people of Coventry, who had dons hun no wrong, and
Mr. Hill described his conduct as fair dealing. But it was
not at all decided that Mr. Hill was to represent them in
parliament, and it was not too late to refer to his (Kilo-
giern of Mr. Ferrand who was admitted to be the father
of the petition. Ho would conclude by reminding them
of their duty on the morrow at the poll. (Loud cheering .)
Mr. 3iARRI,Err also spoke. Hs would (he said) tell the
tory radian that the liberals did not are for them, and
'would tell Mr. Hill, and all the seam of Coventry who
were helping him, that they were a disgrace to humanity.
(Uproar and cheers )
After the nomination, Mr. Hitt addressed a motley
crowd from the balcony of the King's Head Hotel, and
thanked the electors and non-electors for the show of
bands they had just given him, and which, be was confi-
dent, was an earnest of the victory they would gain
on the morrow. (Cheers) He was glad to see that
they would not be misled by that which had been the
electioneering crybefors—that they wished their rnomber to
represent a policy, and not a mere dodge of electioneer-
ing. He bad explained his views at len:th at former
rcectiogs, and had answered all questions put, so that be
:night nut Dave a single vote without the man knowing
what opinions he was going to vote for. (Cheers.) Should
they decide to send him to parliament it would he his
wish to be continually amongst them' to always do his
best to consult their interests, and by his bumble efforts
to endeavour faithfully to represent them. (Cheers.) He
bad been first in the field, and if his supporters were early
at the poll they would continue as they had begun, to
keep the lead. (Loud cheering.)