The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-06 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

BERKS.—The Hon. Anberon Herbert, the ad-
vanced candidate in the liberal interest for this county,
in conjunctica with Mr. John Walter, addressed a large
meeting of the electors, held on Tuesday evening under a
marquee, at Theale, near Reading. Parties came in
vehicles from all parts of the neighbourhood, and the
place presented an unusually animated appearance. Mr.
Herbert's speech was exceedingly well received, and
a resolution pledging the meeting to use its best
endeavours to secure the return of Mr. Walter and Mr.
Herbert was carried amidst loud cheers. The horse at-
tached to Mr. Herbert's carriage was u t harnessed, and the
popular candidate w as drawn triumphantly through the
village. The candidature of both the liberal candidates is
proceeding very satisfactorily.

Ciar.xcEsrEii.—This borough, which has been
repre,ented by two conservatives, Mr. Allen A. Solihull
and the Hon. Ralph Dutton, will now only return one
member under the new Reform Act. Mr. Bathurst, who
has a large intcre,.t in the borough, issued his address
on Tisehlay last, asking for re-election, and on the Irish
church question he says, "I readily admit that the state of
the Lish church demands revision. A royal commission is
engaged in an inquiry into the subject. I regret, however,
i.ee it made the battlefield of contending politicians, and
I opposed the bill lately introduced by Mr. Gladstone as
aniattempt to condemn without investigation, and to de-
'Eolith without any definite plan of re-construction." Ho
also hopes the question of education will be dealt with by
the new parliament. It is believed there will be no oppo-
stition to his re-election.

CARMARTHM—An important meeting of the
friends and supporters of Mr. Sartorie, one of the liberal
candidates for the parliamentary representation of this
county, and of Colonel C. Stepney, the candidate in
the liberal interest for the representation of the united
boroughs of Carmarthen and Llanelly, was held on Mon-
day evening, at the Guildhall, Carmarthen. Both Mr.
Sartori, and Colonel Stepney in able speeches declared
their political sentiments, pledging themselves to support
Mr. Gladstone. Resolutions were unanimously passed in
favour of the candidatures of both gentlemen.
CARDIOANSHIRE.—The liberals of this county
have now Lied upen Mr. Evan Matthews Richards anthem
candidate to contest the county against Mr. E. M.
Vaughan, the tory candidate. Mr. Richards is a thorough
liberal, and a tried man.

DEWBBURY.—Both liberal candidates, Mr.
Serjeant Simon and Mr. Handel Coealuun, are busily en-
:in addressing public meetings and canvassing.
SEX Eter.—The liberal candidatee—Sir T.
Wedeln and Sir T. Abdy—are pursuing an active canvass.
In consequence of the departure of Mr. Du Cane for Tas-
mania, the only conservative candidate at present in the
field is Mr. J. Hound.

FlNllRrflY.—Yesterday the Holborn branch of
the Reform League issued an address to the electors of
Pillsbury in which they say :—" Ten thousand voters are
now added to this constituency, and we declare that the
man (no matter what his station in life may be) who is
not prepared to exert himself to get his name put on the
register during the next three weeks, in order to make
useful the sacred trust which the nation has confided in
him, is not worthy of respect as an Englishman. Let no
indifference manifest itself on this point! Let no such
disgrace fall upon us! When the last election took place
we had not much confidence in Torreon and Lusk to
represent this borough in parliament. They were un-
tried men. We did not know them, but now, having
watched them closely th rough their parliamentary work
during an exciting arid trying period, we feel bound to
say that they have done their duty wisely and well,
and so long as they continue in the course they have
hitherto pursued, it would be folly and ingratitude on
our part to offer the least inducement to any other per-
son to come foward as a candidate for the borough."
HAVERFORDWEST.—Captain Edwardes, son of
Lord Kensington, lord-lieutenant of the county of Pem-
broke, has issued an address to the electors of this borough
in the liberal interest. He is in favour of the disestablish-
ment of the Irish church, of the admission of dimenters
into the universities, of a repeal of the rstepaying
clauses of the new Reform Bill, and of giving the ballot
a fair trial. Captain Edward., was defeated at the last
election by Mr. Scourfield, the present conservative mem-
ber, but with an extended franchise it is believed the
Liberals will command a majority.
Hatrrums.—The prospects of the liberal candi-
dates (Messrs. North and Kenney) are very encouraging,
especially so in the new districts added to the borough
by the Boundary Bill, where it had been feared by many
of the liberal party that the conservative influence would
be much stronger than it now proves to be. It is calcu-
lated that the number of electors will be increased from
rather more than 1,900 to about 3,000.
Mackinnon (Liberal) has
issued an address to the electors thanking them
for the kindness received from them for so many
years; but stating it is not his intention to offer himself as
a candidate at the ensuing election, as he will probably be
absent during the winter. An address has also been issued
D y Lord George Lennox (conservative), who informs the
electors he will take an early opportunity of requesting at
their hands a renewal of the trust with which he has been
honoured for the Kurt eight years. He allows that the
Irish establishment .x.ntains anomalies, and is willing to
see those anomalies corrected. He is for reus liberty
in the fullest sense of the word, but does no eonaidr the disunion of church and state in the slightest degree cal-
culated to uphold that liberty under which religionists of
all denominations have so long flourished. He will give
the strongest opposition to the • threatened spoliation " of
the Irish church, and is confident that be will be upheld by
the sympathies of the majority of the electors.