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KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION.
KIDDERMINSTER, TUESDAY.—The nomination of a
candidate for the representation of this borough, in the
room of the late Mr. Godson, took place in a field adja-
cent to the town this morning. The banners and various
devices displayed upon them were pretty nearly equal.
The Re: urning-officer (the MAYOR) having called
upon any elector to name a candidate,
Mr. BOYCOTT, sen., proposed Mr. John Best (Conser-
vative) as a fit ri presentative for the borough in Parlia-
ment. He had known his young friebd from his youth.
He admired his priLciples, and his birth,-parentage, and
education, constituted a sufficient guaranttib for his future
conduct.
Mr. CHELLINGWOITH seconded the nomination.
The proposition was received with mingled groans and
hisses.

Mr. J. HoLstEs, in proposing Mr. Gisborne, described
the lion. Candidate as a gentleman of progressive prin-
ciples. He was in favour of the principles in virtue of
which they had obtained the elective franchise, and his
past conduct in Parliament was a surety for the future.
Mr. BRINTON, 10 seconding the nomination of Mr.
Gisborne, stated that it was not upon personal acquaint-
ance, nor from early intimacy, for he had known Mr.
Best from his infancy, that he advocated the cause of
Mr. Gisborne, it was upon principle.
The MAYOR having asked whether the electors had any
other candidate to propose, and no reply being given,
Mr. Barr addressed the assembly. He complained of
some personal insult which had been offered to himself
and friends; declared himself an advocate of old Con-
servative and Tory measures, and expressed his belief to
be that the opinions he entertained were those of the
electors of Kidderminster.—(The Hon. Gentleman was
loudly cheered by his friends).
Mr. GISIORNE next addressed the electors. He ap-
peared extremely ill, and stated that in all probability
that was the last occasion upon which he should appear
before a Parliamentary constituency. He advocated the
doctrines of free trade, and expressed the greatest confi-
dence as to the result of the present election.
Upon a show of hands the numbers were declared to
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be in favour of Mr. Gisborne; but it was a very scanty
majority. _ _

A vole of thanks was returned to the Mayor, and to-
morrow the poll commences.
The prevailing opinion is that Mr. Best must win.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—By the death of Rear-
Admiral H. H. Christian, Captain George Edward Watts
(1814)
becomes Rear-Admiral. his services are thus
epitomised in the New .Nuvy List :—G. E. Watts served
at the attack upon the French frigate squadron and the
capture of the Desiete, in Dunkirk-roads. In 1807,
when Lieutenant of the Comus, he commanded the boats
of that vessel at the cutting out of six vessels at Grand
Canaria; was severely wounded in cutting out an armed
Spanish vessel, the San Pedro, exposed to a heavy fire
from the enemy's guns; the same year assisted at the
capture of the Danish frigate Frederickscoarn, on which
occasion he headed the boarding party. In 1809 he
commanded the Ephira at the capture of Cuxhaven and
the destruction of the battery; and also highly distin-
guished himself by his gallantry at the destruction of
the batteries at Guaseudorf, and the defeat and disper-
sion of the French troops on the banks of the Weser.
In 1810 he destroyed a Danish privateer under the fire
of batteries and field pieces. The same year he destroyed
a privateer under the batteries of Fludstraud. In 1812
he engaged a Danish flotilla in the Malmo Channel. In
1814, when commander of the Jaseur, captured the
Grecian of 20 guns. The same year was engaged in a
series of operations on the Patuxent, comprising the
capture of the towns of Benedict and Marlborough, and
the destruction of considerable property on the banks of
that river, He has been altogether forty times under
fire, and has received seventeen wounds, sixteen of which
were while engaged hand to hand with the enemy in
command of boats, in the harbours, and under the bat-
teries of Spain, France, and Denmark. He saw sixteen
years full-pay service, and has been " on the shelf "
thirty-four years. Lord Auckland gave him a pension
of 1501. per annum in July, 1848, as some reward for
his distinguished services, which he must now give up.
Sir William Burnett, K.O 13., M.D., F.R S., Director-
General of the Medical Department of the Navy, is at
this port making his half-yearly inspection of the medical
establishment.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 4.—Commodore-Superintendent
Henry Eden has gone on leave for a short period.
The Retribution steam-vessel was take❑ into the basin
yesterday to receive new boilers.

PROMOTIONS IN HONOUR OF THE QUEEN'S
VISIT TO IRELAND.
As a matter of course, a brevet promotion will speedily
take place in honour of the Queen's visit to Ireland, in
addition to the annual promotions which are due to the
officers of the royal yacht, Victoria and Albert. Re-
port has already assigned promotions to between sixty
and seventy officers of the army, and if this should turn
out to be true, assuredly the promotion of officers of the
navy will be equally liberal, seeing that the navy had
most of the active service on the auspicious occasion.
We have heard that three commanders will be made
captains, six lieutenants to be commanders, and one or
two mates to be lieutenants; but this is rumour only.
We trust, in common fairness, that every class of officers
will share in the honours about to be conferred on the
navy and army. Commar.der Harris, of the flag. ship,
Ganges, 84, at Cork, will doubtless be one of the first
considered. This officer is well known as a first-rate
seaman; he commanded the Flying Fish, :2, in the
experimental cruise, and afterwards on the
coast of Africa, for which :trvice he fairly
earned his advancement. Then tl.ere are twu or
three lieutenants, first lieutenants of the Ganges and
Hogue, and lieutenants in command. The mates in the
royal squadron are few, but at the head of the list for
promotion is Mr. Burton, gunnery mate of the Ganges.
Between the army and navy, also, are the marines, per
mare per terram, and we are quite sure the opportunity
will be taken advantage of to do honour to this gallant
corps by the promotion of the seni, r officer, who, we
b-lieve, is Captain Johns, of the Ganges—an officer of
ability end popularity, and who, it we remember rightly,
commanded the guard of honour turrnd out at Woolwich
to receive the Ell:13,1-0r of Russia at Woolwich Dock-
yard, on his embarkation for his own empire, and who
ought in all fairness to have succeeded to his majority on
that occasion. It has been reported that Rear-Admiral
Manley Hall Dixon, the Commander-in-Chief, will have
some dis.inguished honour conferred upon him. Nu man
deserves it more, no less so for his own gallant career in
the navy, than as an acknowledgement of the late Ad-
miral Sir Manly Hall Dixon's services to the country.
Obis will also afford an opportunity for giving Captain
Macdougall, of the Hogue, his decoration of C. 8., which
as service goes he earned at China in the recent expe-
dition with the Vulture, Espiegle, &c., the gallant officer
being in command We repeat our hope that as there
are tew opportunities now a days for reward and en-
couragement to deserving officers, full advantage will be
taken of her Majesty's visit to Ireland.—Herald.