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

UZP.IV ALS TIIIS WEEK.

Whet_
t. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour
........... --
Qrs, Qrs. Qrs. Qra. Sacks
Irl ,th
En Sirs .. •• 1' 430 1,060 1,180 1,190
• " --- •••• •
920 .
Foreign •• —•• 4,210 3,830 9,600

BOXOUGH 11107? 3411. A KEY'.
Our market corvicues in a very inactive state, and
prices are alinos: nominal.

NITHITECMIPEL.
Very little business has been transacted here to-day,
at barely stationary prices. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d;
Mutton, 23 10d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 43 to ss; Veal, 33 to
3s 10d; Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 6d par 81bs, by the carcase.

THE ELECTIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

WESTMIN STEM.
The nomination of candidates for the extensive
boroulh of Westminster took place this morning on the
hustings erected in front of St. Paul's, Covenagandaedn.
The attendance was exceedingly numerous, the Maid
stone party mustering in great force, " spurting" a largeoii
s
display of colours, and glorying in a couple of very noisy
brass bands. A body of the F division of
police, under
the able superintendence of Mr. Pierce, were present and
kept as much order as possiblewasderee of good humour
r under the circum-
Starers, displaying a remarkable
and tact in the discharge of thee Hirdiigffih Bailiff for
Twelve o'clock had been fixed by the
apening the .proceedings of the day, and a
drew near the various approaches to thes the hour
busting:
became completely choked up with the supporters
of the different parties in the field, namely,
Sir De Lacy Evans, Sir John Shelley, Lord Maidstone,
and Mr. Coningham. The hustings were divided into
compartments, one of which was allotted to either side,
Sir
and there was consequently very little confusion.
De Lacy Evans nod Lord Maidstone presented them-
selves in front of tho hustings together, and while the
former was greeted with manifestations of disapproba-
tion on the part of the " unsoaped," the latter was re-
ceived with vociferous cheering. Something was said
about the Gallant Candidate having at one period of his
career been a hired slaughterer, and the interval be-
tween the arrival of the candidates and that of the High
13ailiff was filled up with repeated " Three cheers for
Lord Maidstone" Nothing was said about Coningham;
at this time he had not nrrived, but when he did come
tit was in great style, the Honourable Candidate being
attended by a trernend'ous-array of hard•fisted supporters,
a sl.ovvy display
of flags and baneers, and a couple of
tookamisteur bands. Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir J. Shelley
up their position on the left of the returning officer,
while Lord Maidstone and Mr. Coningham were on the
right, Mr. Coninghain
, who Caineca in an open carriage,
bad some difficulty in escaping from the fond embraces
of swarthy admirers; but by dint of a good deal of shout-
ing, pushiug, and crushing, the Hon. Gentleman got
*lively landed on the hustings. At twelve o'clock pre-
cisely Mr. F. Smedley, the High Bailiff of Westminster,
advanced to the front of the hustings, and went through
the formality of reading the Bribery Act end the
writ, but this was purely a matter of dumb
show. At the close of the ceremony the
High Bailiff addressed the electors upon the importance
of the privilege they were called upon to exercise, but if
the electors heard no more of the returning officer's
speech than caught the ear of our reporter, it must have
had very little effect upon them, as indeed appeared to
be the case, judging from the uproar they kept up.
Dr. BAINBRIDGE, at the close of the High Bailiff's
address, came forward to propose Sir De Lacy Evans,
but scarcely a word that he uttered could be heard. He
Was understood, however, to urge the, claims of
the Hon. and Gallant General tte a consistent
reformer, and one who had done his utmost to
promote the interest of Westminster. His
votes, the mover remarked, would bear the strictest
ecrutiny, and he hoped the electors would once more
honour him with their confidence.
Mr. LEwrs, of the Strand, seconded the nomination
of Sir De Lacy, and contended amidst continued confu-
sion that they ought not to discharge an honest and faith-
ful servant, as the Honourable and Gallant General
Evans proved himself to be, and ho had no fears that
he would be returned at the head of the poll, should the
other side be rash enough to push the contest to that
point.—(oh, oh.)
Mr. DEESEN nominated Sir John Shelley, but being a
little, weak-voiced man, not a word was to be collected
from a ten minutes' address.
Mr. NELiON seconded the nomination.
the trading com-
b e
Mr. MILLER stood forward as one of
and sa he
ulutlitver to propose
to Lbelieveord Mathatidstonthe Nobler Lord
i
would be returned at the head of the p •
Of this he was convinced, that the Noble Lord if
4 was returned, would veto for nothing which was not
for the good of the people, and our Protestant country.
r4lr. EGAN seconded the nomination, and said he was
ifitlent Lord Maidstone was the man they wanted.
would support only such measures as were good,
11141 would take care that the country should not be in-
salted by a foreign potentate.—(Cheers.) If the electors
did their duty to themselves and the country they would
send Lord Maidstone to serve as their representative
in the next Parliament.—(Bear, hear.)
Sir Cit.titiats ALDIS next proposed Mr. Coningham
as a men of the people, but the people did not seem to
think so, or they would have honoured his proposer
with a little more respectful attention. Mr. Coningham,
however, as far as we could elicit from his proposer's
speech, was in favour of free trade, a supporter of Par-
liamentary reform, the ballot, and triennial Parliaments.
He was also a friend of Church and State, and it the
electors of Westminster wished to uphold that institu-
tion in an efficient manner, they would vote without he-
sitation for Conirghurn and the rights of the people.
Mr. GEORGE DAVIS, a Westminster tradesman, se-
conded Mr. Coningham's nomination, and contented
himself with simply doing so without wasting his breath
upon a noisy and inattentive audience.
There being no other candidate to be proposed,
• Sir DE LACY EVANS presented himself to the electors,
het in hand, but he was received with such an outburst
of howling and shouting that it was impossible to hear a
word he said. We collected, however, sufficient from his
brief address to understand that in his own opinion he
had always faithfully endeavoured to discharge the
duties which the electors had hitherto imposed upon him.
lie had carefully attended to their local rights, and had
only voted for such general measures as he thought best
calculated to further tho interests of the community
at large. He had, therefore, no hesitation in now asking
them for a renewal of their confidence, and he should
retire from the scene before him in the
full hope that to-
morrow he should be returned at the head of the poll.
In the middle of the Ron. and Gallant General's ad-
dress the weather-beaten veteran bearinet the cross of
the Spanish Legion, and attired in a dilapidated suit of
regimentals, wits hoisted on the heads of
the people in
front of the hustings. The poor fellow, who appeared
to be sadly exhausted by the exertions his friends were
imposing on him, interrupted the Hon. and Gallant General's address with this demand,
" Where is my
Pausion after 20 years' service?"
The lion. and Gallant Geeeral smiled blandly upon
the poor wretch, and made some reply to the hint about
the pension, bet the mob became so x.abperated that his
speech was conculded in dumb show. lie promised to
advocate the rhghte of the electors and to endeavour to
extend their privilege, and with that declaration he took
leave for the present of the boisterous electors.
Sir Jotter SHELLEY presented himself next, and oh-
adll veto at
Ic ll'e
tained a liberally kir
aring He said, if he was re-
turned ho was prepared to uphold the rights of thel'° .plc, and to support the constitutiontution
against
I tu
h'tt'r from within or without. a for esthete, ns,ary reform, residental suffrage, and every
tnat Att. ChleUltltk'd so vremotC eisil or
religious ltherty, no matter fr ,rn whet quarter the mea-
sure curne.—(Checrs.) would take care,
tenant farmers too, that the
Were 110 longer bamboozled by Pro-