The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-17 00:00:00

BOUTI I kSBIqC.

The nomination for the southern division of thl
county or 141. ex took place yesterday at Breutwo nl. Tho
Bich Bh. riff (Mr. W. C. Snob) pre.ided, but at it was
known that there wee not to be any contest, the proceed-
ings were of a very quiet character. Mr. E. N. Burton
proposed Mr. R. B. W. and in doing so he canters-
tulatst the electors upon the fact that although the
libels! party in thiv diviaion of the county but
struggled for thirty-four years, this was the &it
oecaston on which they had been able to return
two liberal atudidates. (Cheers.) Mr. Spicer seconckni
the nomination. Sir T. B. lunnard proposed Mr. Joh.s.
:done, and Mr. Bolt White seconded nomination.
The High Sheriff then raid that as there was no other
candidates, the duty devolved upon him of drclarinz Mr.
Baker and Mr. Johnstone duly elected Es members to re-
prevent the southern division of Moat in parliament.
(Great cheering.) The bon. members briefly returned
thanks, and the proceedings terminated.

WINDSOR.

The nomination for thin borough took plsoo utvar
the Town-ball, and, for the preservation of the public
peace, there was present a fovea of MIS special constables,
armed with Mayen. Mr. Roger and Colonel Z.
Richardson haying been duly both candidates
essayed to address the assembly, bat were only partially
beard. The show of hands was dechund to be in favour
of Mr. Zykyn.

BEACRIITTRW.—At tte nomination for this
borouph it was estimated that there wore 110,000 person,
pra ent. There were four oeudidates promard—llasere.
idornby awl J. FeiMen (conservative) ; acid Mr. J.
ti. roller and Major Fieldeu Ohara!). In the midst of
Mr. licunby's address • meat number of 1401304 ware
thrown from the tory Ado of the geld, and • return tire
wee commenced. There were only a few pulioonton on
the mound, and they were powders to keep

or di r. leer some time appeatencee were mg
tbriateeing. The Mayor threatened to read the Rot
Act. ,He daid 'be did not went to bring the Ether.
thirst; bit if he did, bald " till them to fire certain."
Soon afterwards about twenty dragoon. we: e brought on
the ground by a mounted magistrate,. Mr. Johnston; but
es
there was no need of the.r service.. they were sent
back. On taking the smite of the meeting, the Mayor
said it wee impcesible to say for whom the =airway of
hands were had op, and be decided in favour of
tte late numbers. A poll wta demanded.
BRlti7oL.—The three candidates propoeed for
this borough were Mr. Berkeley, Mr. S. Morley (libersl4).
end Mr. Miles conservative. There was, as usual, great
a emit n, .1A marcely a word wan heard beyond the re-
porter.' tabor. Wile they were sprakink fights were
rartied on amongst the • roughs," who varied the pro-
ceedings by the throwing of eggs, stale oranges, and other
missiles. Several of the en of Mr. Morley were
bespattered with filthy en and Mr. Molineux,
who seconded the nomination of Mr. Berkeley, reunited a
Lard blow in the eye. The show of hands was greatly in
favour of the liberal candidates, and a poll was deminded
for Mr. Miles. The windows of some of the shops were
lantern duri.ttit the morning.
EAST WORCRSTRltaltlßß.—Thureday next is
fxi d for tLe nomination for Fast Vicroestershire, and
Monday, 23rd, for the poll. and both patties aro working
hold to get a majority. Thu liberal candidates, Bon. O.
C. Ilttelton arid Mr. Marten, have issued a joint a l Iran,
iu which they represent that their canvass assures them
recess, and "that the well-proved liberalism of the
division will he maintaincd, if nst striagthened, by the
&arced astiturney." Mr. Amphlett. the ersicservative
candidate also says that the success which he Ins met
with exc tide his eapsetatiotra, and that he looks forward
with perfect confiderue to the result. There will be no
doubt a sery dose contest.
itionforro, Yoaxennts.—The• nomination for
this borough took plees yesterday... Two eland strib34 were
pioposed—viz. Sir Roundel' Palmer and Yr. W. H.
Rolscrts. Itecolder of Grantham. Sir R. Palmer. who was
vet y r radially Feu ivr d, briefly reviewed his own parlia-
mentary career, and placed his claim. up in the coadi-
t :Icy in comparison with those of his owronent. It bail,
to reared ed. been raid that be had treated the consti-
tuency of 'Unbowed in a discourteous winner by consent-
ing to stand for Oxford. He had done vein the tuterect 4of
the libel al party, which had selected him as the most fitting
I eer n by his candidature to prevent • divorce in the
try ea Dist:on of that unisersity between liberalism awl
tle lest Infirm of the union of church and state, and
I e bad 1 del red that constituency to the radical VlO 01
le lately deliretcd to the electorsof Richmond. Ths
Iss nourable gentlemen then promised that he would
snprort every measure for the improvement of
11.cr e elements of the civil law which nee led
imprcremint, and also improvements in the army
cud navy—in short. to all that be conceived to Ins real im-
ps ovcreents be would give his honest and earnest
putt. It had been said that he had virtually, thro itch his
conduct on the Irish church, gone over to the Irish
ehutch. How had it happened, then, that he hal just
Lern rejected by Oxford (Applause.) As to the ballot,
which by some seemed to be regarded as a political shit).
boleth by which liberalism hail to be tested, he was
with Mr. Gladstone and Mr. John Stuart Mill in opposing
its inn eduction. His mesons were his high respact for
tl e working classes themselves, and because he thought
that public power ought to be exercised under stemma of
public responsibiility. Mr. Roberta then addressed the
electors. The show of hands was in favour of Sir R.
I ahner. _ _ _

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finaEwinn:nY.—lifeaers. Clement and Crawford
(liberals) and rigging (Conservative) were nominated
yeetertlay. The show of hands was declared to be in
'scour of Mr. Clement and Mr. Crawford. A pill was
demanded for Mr. Figgins. There was great excitement
ronreqeent non a statement made by Mr. Craw.
fold that he had been offered 8901. to retire.
Mr. Ciawford Oates that he bad three interviews with a
pm& n who offered him the bribe to retire. They fiat
effete(' ;OW., and ultimately increased it to 80)1. He par-
ley ed with the agent, intending to take the money nn t
diiide it amongst the town charities, but was a Ivi-e 1
olbetwiso by Lis solicitor. The conservatives disivow
the agent.

WoLvEnnamrrox.—Mr. Villiers was prop-Hei
by Mr. HI nay Walker and Mr. Wiu. Hatton : and Mr.
Weguelin by Mr. Fredk. Walton and Mr. James Tildei'ec.
Whin the mayor of the borough declared the Right H in.
r. I'. Villiersand Mr. T. M. Weguelin to have Lees d ily
ell et, at the niendiess for the borvugh. the great thrim.t
of elethrs who had assembled in the ha I cheered
vociferou..l v. Mr. Villiers, in. cknowledging he- return. aid
the people had got the franchise. It had been,
extruded to them at last, and be believel that
they were entitled to it. He never knew the
people ask for that which did not conduce to the intereds
of tLetni,,ue. The people had got the power now, and they
webs not going to be such fools as not to use it. They
mutt be fools indeed who thought the genple.w)ull not use
it. Ibe tones may not have been wise in giving it to the
reople, but the people had got it ; and he for one said.
•Go on." He wanted to know what it WA, that the
Teople Led ever demanded which was objectionabe.
They now demanded that the ratepaying clauses should b 3
alolisht d. and the advantage of having a strong popular
rally in the house was that they would have the re 'M.o.
mi tits and the condition of the people well considered.
((:Lcer..) Let the people who did not now, anal who
timer Lad asked for anything that was lanteraus
contirt e to suprort the chiefs who were ready t h leaf
91.ent. and they limit got chicfs who wore worthy of them.
Iced On-Pm) time had now come Gar tictiou. It
hey returned neves they would bare Mr. Gladstone at
tl.e head of the government with a large majority. (Loud
fliers.) Mr. Wegnel.n aim ad bessed the aa..euildsr.