The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-13 00:00:00

WEST KENT.

MAIDSTONE, JULY 12.—The nomination of candidates
for the honour of being elected to serve for the Western
Division of the county of Kent took place this morning
at rho polling-booth upon Ponenden-heath before a very
large concourse of people.
Long before the appointed hour vehicles of every de-
scription kept continually arriving, and by eleven the
heath presented all those appearances of gaiety and
bustle which characterise the vicinity of the grand stand
upon a race-course near to the hustings. On either side
were numerous vans filled with the supporters of the re•
spective parties—those of the Liberals being to the right
or the hustings and the Conservatives to the left; and
further out were innumerable fashionable equipages
mostly filled with elegantly- dressed females, some
splendid banners with the Conservative colours, dark
purple and orange, were also reared up and kept go the
whole time. A good band was also oa the ground, the
musicians decked with the same colours. Nearly equal
were the parties in number wearing the respective
badges, and some few saga of light blue were exhibited
by the Liberals, but, for profusion of gay ribbons, mon-
st..3r cockades, and long streamers of satin, the Conser-
vatives wore entirely in the ascendancy.
A numerous body of the javelin men worn also present
and kept the crowd from coming too near the front of
the hustings.
business for which they had Sir J. W. Lubbock, the high
Precisely at eleven
sheriff, commenced the bust
as-
sembled, and the custcmary requirements baying been
complied with,
Mr. P. H. DygE came forward and, amidst loud
cheering, proposed Sir Edward Filmer, Bart.
The Rev. SMITH ItilArtill3TT seconded the nomination.
GEORGE WARDE NORMAN proposed, and SAMUEL
LowE, a tenant farmer, seconded the nomination of Mr.
Hodges, which was received with great applause.
STODDART DOUGLAS, Esq., proposed William Mas-
ters Smith, and, in so doing, stated that, as a practical
farmer, he would know and be best able to relieve the
wants of the agriculturists.
Sir Tno3tas WILSON, of Charlton, seconded the no-
mination.
Sir EDMUND FILMI4a then presented himself, and was
received with partial cheers. In returning thanks he
alluded to the number of times he had had the honour to
represent them, and trusted they would enable him to
do so ~. •
abaln. 110 knew he had many friends in the
con-
fident ha is
county,n
t e
m
the altar, the ach regretted that his ill health had pre-
vented canvassing them; bat he felt con-
church w
should be returned. He should ever support
reform all alms
throne, and his native land. A pure
as our truest bulwark. It would be
abuse where it did tnaotet.exist,
his duty to
el., wheresoevers they might exist, whe-
ftohreawlteenrantdisonthseakaeg;ricannidt
ther in Church
and alter our institutions
He did not mean to create an
judged ho should do his best to heal
legislation—(Groans)—he
body were suffering through
mean by the reimpositiongiiiloaftion—(Groans)—ho did not
hasty and
pro-
perill judged
revision of fiscal taxation,
receiving
a duty on corn, but a
was the only party for at present the manu-
factureralways was opposed to
principle wrong. Upon the Maynooth,militia protection. He
as he thought the
question it would
not be denied that our defences were very insufficient,
and should prefer regular troops
when
wh to the militia; but as
pdoisrstaatinsfiancctiroenaswed rmoulaciby, givencalledeup o
ntosuily
constitu-
tional he thought the better remedy
the proposed measure, which was a perfectly
one.--(Loud groans and loud cheering.)
Mr. BODGES said that if tho Hon. Baronet had claims
on them for any service, on that score he had greater.
Ho had been called an enemy to the agricultural party.
—(Cries of " No; its a lie.")
recollect that they sent the
men who passed the corn-laws. They should then have
had meetings and protested against the measure. It
w law he was bound to obey, just the same as
was now a -law, which he had opposed at every
he was the poor , .
agricultural distress, be was charging
stage. To relieve
He
Fund. thought
the poor-law on to the Consolidated
that Government might make guano cheaper, which
would be a great boon to farmers.—(Roars of laughter.)
didparticle
not think the Maynooth grant had added one
~•-cle of strength to the Catholic party, and that re.
-7jancterversions of Irish to the Protestant faith con-
it woulhdina
„that, if the Maynooth grant was let alone,
non_interre a natural death. Ho thought that the
non-interference with ' America was the
Catholics as in
proper course f
Catholics. or u 3 to pursue with regard to the
Mr. SMITH next
thusiastically receivpr?sented himself, and 7784 most en-
numerously signed z,.tia He said he stood upon a most
pledged himself to vote Most influential requisition, and
thought the grant • against the Maynooth
grant. He
tiocalpurposes mht be bett
._er employed for educa-
extent of cur own.
the in his power, ende He should tho the fullest
agricultural body,avour to red-es
the r and maintain the
es e burdens of
repression of foreign aggresilon. Government in
Smith said he w
malt tax and partial as for a
tot_ answer to an
bir
E_
muti repeal of the ho d al repeal of the
D n expressed his opinionP "Y.
most unjust one. that th
The show of hands in e tax was a
being t v
mar and Mr. Smith, apoll a °_,11.: of Sir Edmund,.
Mr. Hodges, was demanded 0 .z ii
The polling a behcr ►of
days are fixed for
Thursday and Fr

_id ay.
BUCK INGHAM (BOROUGH).
The election took place yesterday.
After reading the usual form, the Mayor called on
the electors to name their representatives.
The Rev. J. COKER proposed the Marquis of Chandos.
Major MACDONALD briefly seconded the nomination.
Mr. 11. lIUMPHREYS proposed Colonel John Hall.
Mr. G. KING seconded the nomination.
-No other candidates being proposed, the Mayor de-

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clared the Marquis of Chandos and Colonel Hall duly
elected.
he had
othiecosamtimsfoaßcs-
tioTn The
kMnaorwqiung i
were consonant with the views of the electors, and that
s
not one promise given him when he was before them on
of
thatC iIE aAisil vD:tses ins said
dhe
a former occasion was now withheld. For six years he
had represented them. The last time he was before
them it was as a member of the Eirl of Derby's Govern-
ment, then just formed. Ho then told them that his
object should be the good of the country. That had
been the endeavour of the Derby Administration; and
if, in this appeal to the country, the voice should be
against them, which he believed would not be the case,
there would not be a blank in the book of history re-
cording useful and beneficial measures. Tiley had ear-
-1 ried useful measures. It had been said that they could
not have carried those measures without the forbearance
of their opponents, but it should be borne in mind that
the forbearance was not voluntary, but that the measures
so carried were in accordance with the views of the
people of England. Measures of importance would be
proposed in the next session, and ho would endeavour ta
act for the good of the county. As a member of the
Earl of Derby's Government he should not forfeit his
in&pendent opinion. The object must be to protect
all, and to avoid unjust taxation. He would give the
utmost liberty to all, but would maintain to the Queen
the power. The subject of an extension of the
borough jurisdiction would have his support, and he
would endeavour to act the part of a faithful repre-
sentative.

Colonel HALL was proud to have, for the third time,
the honour of appearing before the electors as their re-
presentative. The constitution in church and state
should have his support, but, at the same time,
he would
not willingly interfere with other people's mode of wor-
ship. In supporting the Earl of Derby's Government he
believed he should be supporting those whose object was
to do justice to all, and not to support one at the elxpens°
of another. It must be admitted that manufacturers and
traders were prosperous, but that the agriculturists were
suffering. Those he believed the Earl of Derby would
endeavour to relieve. He, as an agriculturist occaPYipg
800 acres of land, was anxious for the prosperity of agri-
culture, but not at the expense of others.
- sce the beer-tax reduced, and an adjustment of taxa
tion.
The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of
thanks to the Mayor. He hoped to

NORTH WARWICKSHIRE.
The nomination of candidates for the northern divi-
sien of the county of Warwick took place yesterday in
the market-place of Coleshill. It was market-dray, so
many of the electors were enabled ~ a double debt to
pay," and the merits of Messrs. Spooner and Newdegate
svf,re conjointly discussed with the price of wethere and
o'clock the area in front of the hustings About ten
the true marketable value of black cattle.
a band of Protectionist partisans, who may generally bhe
d'crined as very dirty, very boisterous, and very muc
" the worse for liquor." The painful admission must be
made that more than one-half of the uninteresting,
though interested, patriots who shouted for NewdTate
was entered by
and Spooner, and displayed on their breasts their colours
odurrs
who was attired in soiled buckskin, and whose " shall g
of orange and pink, were ~ half seas over." Their
_ea uh ,
morning face" was as florid as the colours on his breast,
drew up his men is line, and then displayed then p
Cu the
tendencies of his amiable disposition by jumping
reporters' table, on which he capered for some minutes
to the great delight of his followers. Al party of the
supporters of the free-trade candidates, vrith blue breast
ortive
knots, soon after made their appearance. From the
time of their arrival things assumed a
more serious
aspect, and before long resulted in a series of pitched
battles, carried on at intervals, until the close of the pro-
ceedings.
The respective candidates were attended to the hue-
;nags by their seconders and siipporters.
The Rica SHERIFF (Sir John Chetveode) having dis-
posed of the preliminary proceeding',
Sir GEORGE CHETWYND begged to propose as a can_
Here the first row " cam
dilate for the, suffrages of the electors an old and tried
friend, Charles N. Newdegate.e
off"
in which sticks, blud-
geons, and fists, were used without the slightest reserve,
and the first blood appeared streaming from an unfor-
tunate individual who, having lost his colours in the con-
flict, was cuffed occasionally by friend and foe.
Mr. JAMES TAYLOR seconded the nomination.
Hero the second row took place, in which the re-
porters were the sufferers; their table was smashed to
pieces, some of their legs were nearly broken, hats and
note-books and pencils were flying about, while a few
enterprising lovers of liberty exhibited the " frankest"
disposition to explore the watch pockets of the unhappy
While this scene was being enacted M
individuals whom they had thus overwhelmed.
seconded proposesi
r i
ROBERT bh yy lI rLordr JOHNEITE.
ii
pA
proposed,
t:Tcp
00)
pe:
peT
d. , e, Spooner was
and the nomination was
, and Mr. PARSONS (a
ten ant farmer) seconded Mr. F. K. CRAVEN.
Sir George Skipwith was proposed by Air. KENDAL,
and the noreinntion was seconded by Mr. WEBSTER.
The candidates in succession addressed the assemblage,
but the uproar was so intense that oven the persons in
their immediate vicinity could catch but a few disjointed
sentences of their very short speeches.
2,1 r. NEWDEGATE was uuderstood to declare that he
would not endeavour to force the Government to pass
any corn-law, or any law that was opposed to the wishes
of the people.
lir. SPOoNER promised only to say a word, and almost
li,
simple
rall yke pt
assertionhis promise,h
t at h
confining o
haddone hi hishisobservations
duty, d
a and
o
the
would do it iu future.

Mr. CRAVEN apologised for not having mado a per-
sonal canvass of the electors, but he was unable to do so,
because he did not know until Friday that the northern
division of the county would be contested. For the best
part of his life he had resided in the county, and his
politics agreed with those of his family, which were well
known. If they should send him to Parliament he would
endeavour to do his utmost for the country, and of course
for that county in particular. He should in the first place
direct his attention to prevent the re-imposition of the
corn-laws, or the reversal of the system of free trade.
The present Government had said they had not aban-
doned protection, and therefore he should oppose the
present Government, but he would gladly give his sup-
port to any Liberal Government that came into power.
Since the repeal of the corn-laws education had spread
very much amongst the people, and therefore he
thought that the Parliamentary representation ought to
be extended.

Sir GEORGE SHIPWITH promised that, if returned to
Parliament, he would do all he could to promote the
cause of the people. His principles mainly agreed with
those of the late Government, but he was opposed to
the present Government, which had thought fit to dis-
solve Parliament without giving the electors any idea
of the measures that were to be brought forward in the
next Parliament. The speaker next referred to the
question of Church reform, and was understood to say
that any efficient measure introduced for the purpose
should have his support. If he were returned to Par-
liament he should endeavour to promote the interests
both of the agriculturists and manufacturers, and if by
the revision of taxation they could render the former
Class any help, he should be glad to assist in such a
movement.

Mr. BEDFORD wished to put a question to Mr. Craven.
The question was, are ycu a Catholic?
Mr. CRAVEN—No.—(Loud cheers.)
The SHERIFF, having taken a show of hands, declared
the result to be in favour of Mr. Craven and Sir George
Skipwith.
A poll was then demanded on the part of Messrs.
Newdegate and :Spooner, and of course granted.
It should be observed that the show of hands was ex-
ceedingly unfavourable to the Protectionists; while more
than half the assembly indicated their approval of the
Liberal candidates not more than thirty hands were
raised in favour of their opponents.
This is no doubt partly attributable to the fact that
the drunken supporters of protection were dislodged by
degrees from the ground they had occupied, being unable
to offer any lengthened resistance to the steady and
sober men who rallied round the banner of free trade.
At the conclusion of the proceedings the Protectionist
bands diffused themselves through the town, but in a
short time settled themselves down in clusters about the
beer-shops. At twelve o'clock at noon the sun was
flaming down on Coleshill, and beer was more popular
than either Newdegate or Spooner. There is every pro-
bability that brolen heads for the remainder of the week
Will be no novelties there, as the materials and incite-
ments have apparently been suppli.4 with a liberal hand
for the manufacture of such articles. The Sheriff has
sought to enlist tho sympathies of the posse comitatus
in the cause of order; bat the posse comitatus may un-
fortunately be as prone to strong drink as their neigh-
bours, and when they drink and get drunk they will for-
get they ever filled the worthy office of preservers of the
peace, and only recollect they are Protectionists.

WORCESTERSHIRE (WEST).
Yesterday the election for the western division of the
county of Worcester took place at Worcester.
The HIGH SHERIFF' (Sir Edmund Hungerford Lech-
mere) having briefly addressed the freeholders, and put
the usual coestion, there was an universal cry for Lygon,
and a partial sy for Knight.
The Hon. w. COVENTRY then proposed the Hon. Ge-
neral Henry Beauchamp Lygon as a fit and proper per-
son to represent the western division in Parliament, and
remarked upon the faithful services of the General for
the 35 years during which he had sat in Parliament for
the county.
Mr. J. E. DOWDESWELL, of Pull-court, near Tewkes-
bury, seconded the nomination.
Mr. J. R. Coogan, of Ashby, proposed, and Mr. J.
G. WATtuics, of Ombersley (late High Sheriff), se-
conded, Mr. Frederick Winn Knight, as the other
Member.
No other candidate being proposed, General Lygon
and Mr. Knight were declared elected.
The Hon. General H. B. LY6ON then addressed the
freeholders, and, after alluding to the kindness of his
reception, said it was a difficult thing in these times for
a Member of Parliament to please himself, and a much
more difficult thing for him to please his constituents—
(A laugh)—but, jibe had had the good fortune to merit
their approval heretofore, he should follow the same
course hereafter.—(Cheers,) He had no occasion to re-
gret the course which he had taken in 1842 and in 1846.
—(Cheers.) Gentlemen might talk of the policy of
_r
the
Pree,nt day being that of Mr. Huskisson; but M
.
Flu,kisson's policy was based on reciprocity, but reci-
procity between two parties on equal terms they did not
tear, When it would be for the benefit of the English
Producer. We should endeavour to put all:classes on an
eqnality, and endeavour to remove all unjust and unequal
burdens.—(Ilea ) But the paramount question
of the present dayar. b hey should have a
was, whet er t
(lover
nment which would pamper and inflame the pas-
sions of the People, or whet her they would have a Go-
vernment which would rule the kingdom according to
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