The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-22 00:00:00

DERBY.

Messrs. Bass and Beale, the present Liberal mem-
bers for Derby, seek re-election, and it is understood
there will be no opposition to their return. Mr.
Bass, in his address to the electors, says—
" After spending 17 years in your service it would be
idle in me to offer any declaration of political opinion. I
have no new principles to profess, no old ones to abandon.
MY guiding object has ever been to improve the physical
and elevate the moral and intellectual condition of the
people. I adhere with all my heart to the maxim of ' the
greatest happiness for the greatest number,' confident that
such a result promises the greatest happiness to all. I find
pleasure in reflecting that, from the first, I have taken a
lively interest in and, by your favour, have given a cordial
support to those measures of finance and free trade which
have so greatly increased the prosperity and happiness of
the
country. I need scarcely add that I am in favour of a
liberal and trustful extension of the suffrage, but that I
should not object to arrive gradually at that object by
means which would temper progress by prudence, and so
conciliate apprehensions which more sudden changes
might excite."

Beale, in the course of his address, says—
,4 The votes I have given are sufficienta
exact conformity exposition of
my Political opinions ; they have been
with the principles of progress which recommended me to
your favourable consideration. Those principles I still
hold, and shall, if re-elected, steadily support, as I believe
them to be not only just, but conducive to the safety and
well-being of the country. The personal liberty we en-iev
and the present state of freedom which the nation has a -
have resulted from a wise adaptation from time to
time of its institutions to the changing state of society.
I can imagine nothing more politically dangerous than
the
habit of regarding our institutions as stereotyped formulas,
so perfect as to admit neither of change nor modification. I
cannot close this address without thanking you for the kind
forbearance with which you treated my imperfect services
during part of the session of 1864."

DEVON!' ORT.
The nomination took place yesterday. The Town
Hall is now being painted, and the proceedings were
carried on outside, where the heat of the sun was most
oppressive. Mr. J. C. Smyth, the Mayor, presided.

METHAM, of Devonport, proposed Mr.
Braseey, and Mr. H. B. SNELL, of Stonehouse,
seconded the nomination.
Mr. J. BEER, of Devonport, proposed Mr. Fleming,
and Mr. J. C. THIEREUS, of Stonehouse, seconded
the nomination. In doing so, he said that ➢lr.
Brassey was trafficing on the reputation of his father,
who was a member of the Conservative Club in St.
James's-street.

Mr. BRASSEY, who was received with loud cheers,
said his father had been so much occupied with
business throughout his life as not to be able to con-
cern himself much about politics. He was a Liberal
Conservative, and there were many members of the
club who were not strictly Conservatives. The Libe-
ral principles which had been advocated success-
fully for so many years were those he meant to
support. He was in favour of the extension of Re-
form, both vertically and laterally ; on this subject
he endorsed the opinions expressed by the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer at Chester.
Mr. FLEMING, who was received with cheers, said
he had advocated free trade in corn, because it was
better for all classes. The real benefactors of the
working classes were those who carried on com-
merce and created employment. He had carried
on more trade with Plymouth,Devonport, and Stone-
house than all the members for the last 50 years. It
was said that Mr. Gladstone was a great financial
Minister, and that we owed the prosperity of the
country to his administration. It was not so, it
was owing to the intelligence of the people and the
enterprising spirit of our merchants. We owed to
the Whigs the jobbing and bribery which existed.
Jobbery is at a Whig's birth ; it attends him at his
maturity, and he goes down in jobbery. No faith
was to be placed in Mr. Gladstone's economy ; he
was no friend to the working man. Was it not the
Lords of the Admiralty and Mr. Gladstone . who
opposed the present member for Devonport when
he endeavoured to get 6d. a day for the widows and
children of the dockyard artisans, and said the coun-
try could not afford it ? Why, there was sufficient
money wasting in Hamoaze to give every one is. a
day.

The MAYOR declared the show of hands to be in
favour of ➢Zr. Fleming, and the friends of Mr.
Brassey demanded a poll,which will be taken to-day.

DURHAM (SOUTH).

Mr. J. W. Pease and Captain Beaumont, the
Liberal candidates, and Captain Surtees, the Con-
servative candidate, for the southern division of
Durham, are making a most diligent canvass of the
electors. Mr. Pease and Captain Beaumont in the
southern, like Mr. Shafto and Sir Hedworth Wil-
liamson in the northern division of the county,
have coalesced and are conducting their election
proceedings jointly. Mr. Pease and Capt. Beau-
mont addressed meetings at Hartlepool on Tuesday,
and had a very cordial reception from the Liberals.
Captain Surtees has addressed meetings at Darling-
ton, Bishop Auckland, and Crook, and has been
equally well received by the Conservatives of those
towns. There are all the appearances of a very
spirited contest.