The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-08 00:00:00

TEWKESBURY.

The nomination to .k place yesterday. The strongest
political excitement prevailed. At the nomination the
several candidates were escorted to the hustings by their
p-rsoaal friends, bands of music preceding each proces-
sion. and large numbers of me❑ accompanying each
candid Ate, hearing with them the most splendid banners.

Mr. HEALING proposed, and Mr. THOMAS seconded,
the nomi❑neon of Mr. Martin. _

Mr. PR, )BSER nominated, and Mr. CHANDLER seconded,
Mr. Humphrey Brown.

Dr. DOWDES WELL proposed, and Mr. BANNISTER se-
conded, the ni,mtnatton of Mr. Cox.

The t everal candidates then addressed the vast con-
gregation that had assembled.
The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Marti❑ and
Mr. Brown, the old Members. A poll waa demanded for
Mr. Cox, and fixed for this day.

GLOUCESTER CITY.
Yesterday the nomination of candidates took place at
the Shire Hall. On the whole the affair went off
quietly, but there were a couple of fights in the ball, by
I way of dieersifying the proceedings of the occasion.
There were no exhibitions of colours nor bands of music.
Mr. INNELL, the sheriff, opened the proceedings with
the usual legal forms; atter which
Mr. KENDALL, merchant, proposed Admiral Frederick
Fi zna,rdinge Berkeley us a fit and proper person to re-
present the borough in Parliament.
Mr. GUESS. barrister, seconded the nomination.
Mr. J. WINTLE put is nomination Mr. H. Thomas
Rope to represent the city.
' Mr. WoonsonsE seconded the nomination.
Mr. CLurrrEEnuck, Mayor of Gloucester, then pro-
' posed a new candidate, Mr. Nathan Philip Price, of
Tibberton and Gloucester.
Tr• WT • WAsiinoußNE seconded the nomination.
. J. G. PRANCILLON, merchant, then rose to pro-
Mr. C. r
pose himself, but de.isted.
platform, and e 4,, ,i
name to come forwaur-dp
COTTER gentleman also appeared on the
oanudcerptuatin
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ro.f.
nomination,this
but Trotter)th e
city
bi
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the gentlemen declined. He then
said, in tho midst of
not nominate him he some confusion, that if they would
did not care for would do it :'or himself, for " he
man nor ',
to ears polite.- a personage not named
Admiral BERICELEY then addressed the electors. He
avowed the existence of
tween himself and Mr.
surn ething l
like a coalition be-
, on the Militia Bill. He d Price.did not
He explained his
Bil conductbut
the second Bill was not the snamotelikse
the
ee
(first.
tst
It had
been mended for the worse. Who: the first Militia Bill
was brought before the House, he had not a petition sent
up to him for presentation against it, but no less than
eight peritions wero sent up to him from Gloucester
against the Derby amended Bill. He had been charged
with being a place-hunter. Now, there must be a Go-
vernment, and if he, as a naval officer, was offered the
government of the naval affairs of the country, and if he
Was fitted for the office, he could not see why he should
not accept it. He did not mean to say that any Go-
vernment e,iuld always be right, but if they wore always
to be following their own crotchets, and not supporting
libtralisin in it% true guise, they might lose it altoge-
ther. They were all Free-traders now, but, free trade
being an infant, he would put it to them whether they
'Quid trust that infant • of Lord John
R
. "sell) who would cherish i 4 and bring it up in the

right path, or to the other nurse, Lord Derby, who
wield strangle the child if he coul!.—(Laughter.)
He was for an extension of the franchise and vo;e by
when Admiral
he
e comparedlrarl been
her takingm
an old woman. He showed
not necessitate any ballot at all,
ia
free enlistment, and he did
Ma-
jesty's leafsalt
thaty rot,
s.hu :PE HOPE
Ji Pin
Ifp:oet
Billn°i
onc this did
cribdttothooak
int
'tsh the friendscrowd
but
Was
ifil'or the compulsory clauses in the Bill. (Here
which
havingby one
beenof t
hMr ro.
thrown
Price's
on
alotw caused a great commotion, but after a fight of
about five minutes peace was restored.) It was pretty
clear after this exhibition that if fighting men were
wanting they bad them in Gloucester, but as he was a
of race himself, he hoped there would be no man
naohtavh4bpeillaitfworams
dis-
turbance of it again either in that hall or in Europe.
The Whigs claimed the merit of having effected the alte-
ration in the corn-laws, but this was a fallacy; the alte-
ration was caused by the conviction of the late Sir
Robert Peel. He (Hr. Hope) had studied Adam Smith
early in life, and had adopted the principles of that
great man, and he denied that he had ever been ought
else than a free-trader. As soon as the corn-laws
had been repealed, almost the first vote which he
had given had been for the repeal of the naviga-
tion-laws, which he always looked upon as following on
in the policy of the late Sir Robert Peel. He believed
that before the repeal of the corn-laws the labouring
classes were not convinced of the policy of that step;
they thought their wages would be reduced in propor-
tion as the price of bread was reduced; but in this they
had found their mistake, and they were now fully satis•
fled of the advantages which they reaped under free
trade. The agricultural labourers, too, were also in a
much better c.,ndition than they were before the repeal
of the corn-laws.—(Cheers.) He had told the new ,Mi-
nistry that if they went for any reversal of the free-
trade policy they must not calculate upon his support,
for he should vote against any such reversal. He did
not think taxation could be much reduced, and as to the
suggestion for making the poor-rates a national impost,
he thought that plan most pernicious.
Mr. PRICE avowed himself a Liberal, with an inclina-
tion to R-eiicalism, and a tree trader.
The show of hands wig declared to be in favour of Mr.
Price and Admiral Berkeley. A poll was demanded,
and fixed for to•day.

HULL.
The nomination took place yesterday morning.
Mr. H. BLUNDELL nominated Mr. James Clay, their
old and tried Member, and a staunch Reformer.
Mr. Alderman THoMPSON seconded the nomination.
Mr. S. T. HASSELL nominated Mr. Bramley Moore as
a person who, by supporting the Ministry of Lord Derby,
would help to procure that reciprocal free trade which
could alone be advantageous to the country.
Mr. R. HARDEY seconded the nomination.
Mr. T. W. PALNER proposed George Samuel Frede-
rick Robinson, commonly called Viscount Goderich.
Mr. N. H. PEARSON, shipowner, seconded Viscount
Godericla's nomination.
Mr. T. WARD, ship iwner, nominated the Hon. Charles
Lennox Butler, a staunch Conservative, and one who
would serve the town well.
Mr. C. HANFORD, wine merchant, seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr. Butler.
No other gentleman having a candidate to propose, the
Sheriff called upon
Mr. CLAY, who said the two old factions of Whigs
and Tories who had so long governed, or rather misgo-
verned this country, were nearly worn out, and had no
strength for the commission of further mischief. An-
other party was rising up to perform these duties which
the old factions were no longer capable of performing.
The time had arrived when the people should return to
Parliament men pledged to support the people's rights,
to replace in the House of Commons those two old worn-
out factions, and to form a people's party.—(Cheers.)
To this party he would be found adhering.
Mi-. JOHN BRANLEY MOORE was not not a thick and
thin suppor,er of Lord Derby, but he should give him
his support generally. He would not re-impose a duty
on corn, but he would take such steps as would afford
relief to the suffering interests of the country.
Lord Viscount GoDERICH entered into an explanation
of his political principles, expressing himself strongly in
favour of tree trade, an extension of the franchise, vote
by ballot, and trikiinial Parliaments.
The Hon. CHARLES LENNOX BUTLER claimed the
votes of the electors on the ground that he was a Con-
servative, and as such one of tho real friends of the people.
The Sheriff then called for a show of hands, when
those held up for Mr. Clay and Lord Goderich were
vastly more than those for their opponents, probably
fifty to one. The Sheriff declared the show to be in
favour of Mr. Clay and Lord Goderich, whereupon the
proposers of the other two candidates demanded a poll,
and it was fixed for to-day.

BEDFORD.
The nomination of candidates for the borough of Bed-
ford took place yesterday.
Mr. Nasil nominated Mr. Henry Stuart.
Mr. ROBERTSON seconded the nomination.
Mr. STuenT reminded the electors that it was the
fourth time he had solicited their support, and the fourth
time he had spoken to them from that green. Respect-
ing the question of free trade, it was a settled question,
as the country was now in a greater state of prosperity
than it was before.—(Cheers.) The Maynooth endow-
ment would meet with his most decided opposition.
Mr. GIssERD, a solicitor, then rose and nominated
Mr. Anstey.
Mr. RUTHERFORD seconded the nomination.
Mr. ANSTEY stood there upon the great principles of
purity of election and radtesl reform, enjoying the
sa,isfaction of knowing that an extension of
the suffrage
and the ballot were indisp,risably necessary to secure
the full liberty and happiness of the people. He was
for short Parliaments. Tne property qualification was
unjust. He said he declined all religious controversy,
the Church of Rome was established upon a narrow basis,
and he had brought upon himself the hatred of bigoted
men in that Church in the course he had taken upon
ttie Maynooth question. Ile would advise them not to
be deceived by such promises as, we shall vote for an
inquiry, for no inquiry can take place except by a visi-
tation conducted by the Roman Catholic bishops into the
religion and discipline of the establishment, as the iuris-
tbetion was left in the hands of the visitors, who wore
Roman Catholic bishops. It was a pure sectarian in-
stitution, and a Wretched one.
Mr. BARNARD, a banker, then nominated Mr. Whit-
bread.

Mr. LEVINS seconded the nomination.
Mr. W rarsaEAD, Upon attempting to speak, was re-
ceived with marks of disapprobation. We could only
now and then catch a sentence. He was understood to
say ho would endeavour to do away with the damnablu.
doctrines of Popery. lie would vote apiest flit d
trustees.—(Loud cries of " You said you would not.")
ne confessed when he first came before them he nad not
}tidy considered the question.—(Cries of " You ought
then.”) He said he had told every elector he would
vote against it.—(Laud cries of" You have not.")
The mayor, declaring the show of bauds in favour of
Messrs. Stuart and Anstey, a poll was demanded on be-
half of Mr. Whitbread,

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mi onnteoiknotkothape lufaocireiennneoseorne. this day (Wednes-
PONTEFRACT.
was proposed by Mr.
dvavTAlY:hsll:aionttxioctoemillnai,nroada'nd seconded by Mr. Jorn CARTER.
Cattalldd idshietceo,
n wd
ea ds prop
proposed
. by
Dr. d
MrktEwalTs' BthtreculDs4firA.brr, Y
WRIGHT.
Mr. AloomnusE, Knottingly, proposed, and Mr. G.
Gtlt"/.1 seconded, Mr. Oliveira.
Mr. MILNES first addressed the electors, declaring him.
self to be IA firm and unflinching friend to free trade. He
had been accused of paying too much attention to
foreign affairs, but it was necessary that they should be
attended to by some one, and why not he do so as well as
an,dher ?—(Cheers.) He consid, red there ought to be
an -extension of the franchise, at least to those who from
their acquirements were justly entitled to it.
Mr. LEWIS stated that he was as mucn a Free-trader
and as much opposed to the re-imposition of any duty
which would lead to the price of bread being raised as
tiny of the other candidates. Still he considered we ought
proceed too rapidly, and that we should remember
legislate for the men of Manchester alone was
nut tt bJ
to
tnot to legislate for England at large.
Mr. OLIVEIRA. declared himself not to be a sup_
porter of
the Derby Ministry. He had learned his
the goorl.old Whig school—there he had
named
principles
miiedhis h
colloors, and there they would ever remain.
In regard to free trade, so far as lay in his power, .he
would oppose every effort to mike any change in
that policy.
f hands for the different candidates was then
the Mayor, and a great majority having
f,r Mr. t!slilnes and Mr. Olivoira, a poll
b•-•en hold LIP '
..d on the part of Mr. Lewis, which will take
was demand,:
called for byo
da • .
morrow Ohis 3)
place to-