The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-13 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—The election of a
member for the eastern division of Gloucestershire
took place yesterday at Gloucestershire. In conse-
quence of the retirement of the Hon. Mr Dutton, the
anticipated contest between two Conservatives for
the seat rendered vacant by the death of Sir C. W.
Codrington was avoided, and Sir Michael E. Hicks
Beach was elected without opposition. He was
met by his friends and supporters at the Bell Hotel,
the headquarters of the Conservative party inGlou-
cestorshire, and by them escorted to the Shirehall,
without beat of drum or tintinnabulary accompani-
ment. The hon. candidate wore a blue scarf, and
some of his supporters exhibited the same colours,
but the proceedings were conducted very quietly.
The HIGH-SHERIFF having observed the usual
formularies, and put the usual questions,
The Hon. W. L. BATHURST formally nominated
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, of Williamship-park, as
a fit and proper person to represent the division of
the county in Parliament. In the course of some
observations on the political topics of the day Mr,
Bathurst referred to the candidate's declared senti-
ments with regard to Denmark, observing that
while sympathising with that country he wao
not prepared to advocate an armed interferenco in
',leis behalf. He (Mr. li.it'dursi) beliL;ecl that in
expreEsing this opinion. Sir Michael was right.
Peac3 was the policy of this country. It was not
with nations as with individuals—nations could not
afford to be chivalrous, and ho believed the less we
meddled with foreign affuirs the better, or rather
we had meddled too much with them already.
Mr. J. C. HAYWARD, county chairman, seconded
the nomination, and paid a tribute of respect to the
memory of the late member, Sir C. W. Codrington.
Ten years ago he (Mr. Hayward) had nominated
in that place the father of the present candidate,
who had been returned by a triumphant majority.
It was the will of God, however, that they should
be early deprived of his services, and he had now
great satisfaction in proposing his son--a young
gentleman who had successfully pursued his studies
at Oxford, and had taken first class places in Law,
Jurisprudence, and Modern History.
No other candidate being proposed, the High-
Sheriff, after a short pause, declared Sir Michael
Hicks Beach duly elected. (Loud and reiterated
cheering.)

Sir M. E. HICKS BEACH then addressed the elec.
tors. After thanking them for the honour done to
him and to the memory of his father—and joining
in the tribute of respect paid by the preceding
speakers to the late Sir C. W. Codrington—he said
be felt that it was not owing to any merit of his
own that he had been elected. It was rather owing
to certain events which had taken place in that
county ten years ago. He believed that as soon as
the present vacancy occurred the minds of the Con-
servative party in the division generally hed turned
to the circumstances of the last contest and to the
name of one who had taken a prominent part in it ;
and he believed they had elected him that day be-
cause they thought that he represented the same
principles as his father did when he contested
the division :ten years ago, and because they
believed that the confidence which they had
formerly placed in the father would not be
forfeited by the son. (Cheers.) It should be his
(Sir Michael's) endeavour to merit that confidence,
and in order to do so he could not do better than
follow, as far as in him lay, in the footsteps of their
late member, who for thirty years had faithfully
represented the Conservative party in the House of
Commons. For his own part he would say that his
(Sir Michael's) principles were truly and thoroughly
Conservative.a He would make no promise to vote
on every oocasion against the present Government,
neither would he promise always to follow in his
votes the present Opposition, but he would promise
to oppose Radical alterations and innovations, from
whatever quarter they might emanate. (Cheers.)
He then proposed a vote of thanks to the High
Sheriff.

This having been carried, the new member was
girt with the sword of a knight of the shire, and the
proceedings terminated.

BRISTOL.

A requisition signed by 3,258 electors of Bristol
is to be presented to Sir S. M. Peto to-day inviting
him to come forward as a candidate for the seat
which will be vacated at the close of the present
Parliament by Mr. W. H. Gore Langton, who has
intimated his intention not to offer himself for re-
election. The Conservatives will contest the seat,
but have not yet announced the candidate they in-
tend to propose. At the last election Mr Langton
was returned by a majority of 80 over Mr (after-
wards Sir F. W.) Slade, his ConservatiNe opponent.
Mr H. Berkeley's re-election is considered certain.

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THE TIN-PLATE TRADE.—A general meeting of
the trade has been held at Gloucester, and out of
34 or 35 makers no less than 27 were either present or re-
presented. Mr Woodruffe, of the Machen Works, Mon-
mouthshire, occupied the chair, and a considerable discus .
sion took place as to the present position and future pro-
spects of the trade. The reduction in the price of tin and the
slight decline in iron enable makers, it was said, to quote
lower prices to some extant. The American tariff was the
principal point of interest referredto,a
ndageller
was expressed that, instead of a reduction of the tariff, the
opinion
probabilities were that it would be virtually increased by
the ad valorem principle being abandonedandta
qte a
different and less advantageous system adopted of charging
the duty. Upon the whole, the trade was reported to be not
in quite so good a state as at the time of the last meeting,
although there was no room to complain, taking into con-
sideration the troubles in America, the high rate of discount,
and other itii; matters. After the ilikjo t-
the members of the
trade diedtogether,