The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM.

SATURDAY EVENING.—This morning the writ arrived, and
proclamation was made by the sheriff, Mr. Nathan Hurst,
who has appointed Wednesday next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, for the nomination to take place. At present all
that is possibly known on the subject is, that Sir John Cam
Hobhouse having accepted the office of President of the
Board of Control, a vacancy has occurred in the representa-
tion, and Sir John is the only candidate in the field. At
one o'clock to-day he issued his address.
Many people talk of an opposition, but the leaders of the
Tory party feel that as a body they are divided, and that
free-trade principles must prevail. On Monday evening
Sir John C. Hobhouse is expected to arrive in Nottingham,
and in the mean time his committee will take the most active
steps to secure his return. The great measures of the day
have done much to allay party feeling, and to cause the
electors to look upon the support of free trade as a para-
mount object. The protectionists here, as a body, know
and feel their insignificance, and do not even talk of a show
of opposition ; and the Conservative party, being split, can-
not call a man to their aid.

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Lord Morpeth's address to the electors of the West Riding
(which will be found elsewhere) is as generous towards his
political opponents as might be expected from his noble
character. He does Sir Robert Peel full justice, and he
also does justice to the Whip when he declares that they
did not oppose Sir Robert through any eagerness for office.
After reminding the electors how strictly he had fulfilled his
own pledges given at the election in February, the Noble
Lord acids—

"An able and powerful Minister has fallen in the moment
of his well-earned triumph. That fall has not been precipi-
tated by any eagerness on the part of my political associates
to deprive him of the power he was thus beneficially using;
we felt ourselves constrained to give our votes against on
a question which we had no share in raising, whether it was
expedient at the present time to introduce a measure of a
severe and coercive character for the government of Ireland."
Though no statement of Lord Morpeth's requires con-
firmation, yet we may say that we have the means of know-
ing this declaration to. be perfectly correct.. Neither Lord
John Russell nor Lord
.-Morpeth wished to unseat Sir Robert
Peel, but the reverse. They were placed under that neces-
sity by Sir Robert's own act—Sir Robert himself seeing the
inevitable result, and even designing it.
Lord Morpeth noW comes before the West Riding with
claims so strong on the favour and confidence of the electors,
that we cannot anticipate opposition from any quarter.
Opposition would certainly-be hopeless. The Whigs have a
very large majority on the register, after the severest
scrutiny; and they are in the most perfect state of prepara-
tion. All their little differences are healed, whilst all the
differences amotig their political opponents are aggravated to
the utmost.

The noble candidate thus indicates the nature of the policy
to be pursued by the new Cabinet
" If I am enabled by' the generous renewal of your confi-
der.ce to combine the representation of your industrious
classes with the actual service of the Crown, I shall hope to
hear my part in a cout se of policy which shall have for its
continued object to relieve trade, commerce, and industry of
all unnecessary burthens, and to increase the command of
the great bulk of the community over the necessaries and
comforts of life, as well as to improve and elevate their so-
cial and moral condition, and to give new securities and en-
couragements to their freedom, intelligence, and virtue."
We do not know how a better or fuller description could
be given, in the same number of words, of the duties of a
liberal and paternal Government.
It is somewhat remarkable, but perfectly appropriate in
this era of the triumphs of free trade, that the two great
commercial constituencies of the empire, West Yorkshire
and South Lancashire, should at the same time have free-
trade candidates walking over the course. The elevation of
Lord Ft ancis Egertcn to the peerage snakes a vacancy in the
representation of South Lancashire, for which Mr. William
Brown, the former Liberal candidate, will be returned unop-
posed.—Leeds Mercury.

FIRE AT BANSTEAD,—On Saturday morning, at an
early hour, a mounted messenger arrived in London with
intelligence of a tire at Copthall Farm, Banstead, the pro-
perty of Mr. Alicock, of Kingswood Warren, which termi-
nated in the destruction of considerable property. It was
discovered by Joseph Bartlett, police-constable, on duty near
the farm, who saw flames issuing from one of the sheds, and
raised an alarm, the flames having already obtained the com-
plete mastery of the wood building where it originated.
Three engines from the neighbouring villages were brought
to the spot, but when they arrived the whole farm was on
fire. Great exertions were used, but owing to the scarcity
of water the various buildings, &c., were entirely consumed.
Six sheds, two barns, one granary, a large stack of straw,
and several stables were completely destroyed by the fire,
which is supposed to have originated by one of the labourers
lighting a fire in one of the sheds.
DEATH OF ROBERT MA.IIGHA3I RICHARDS, ESQ.—
We have to record the decease of one of the most respected,
if indeed not one of the most eminent members of the English
bar—Robert Maugham Richards, Esq., whose name must be
familiar to many of our readers. He expired on Thursday
last, at his residence in Whitehall-place, aged 53. The com-
plaint which proved fatal to the learned gentleman was an
affection of the spine of long standing. Symptoms first
manifested themselves about four years since, when Mr.
Richards was in the height of practice, and such were the
apprehensions entertained of the result, that he adopted the
advice of his medical attendants, by retiring from the bar,
resolving to spend the remainder of his days in comparative
retirement, having previously, it is understood, amassed A
handsome independence by his professional exertions during
a period of nearly 24 years. For some time previous to the
fatal attack he apparently enjoyed fair health, and although
he abstained in a great degree, if not wholly from all profes-
sional duties, he nevertheless moved in another character—
that of a philanthropist, and was an active supporter of many
of our most beneficial charitable institutions. He was one of
the coadjutors of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
in the formation of the Governesses' Benevolent Institution,
and took a deep interest in its proceedings up to the last few
days of his earthly career.
ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—AR
accident, which was fortunately unattended with any per-
sonal injuries, occurred at the Slough station, on the after-
noon of Saturday last, upon the arrival of the luggage
train, with several third-class carriages, on its journey to
Paddington. From some negligence on the part of the men:
in charge of the train one of the large flaps of a luggage
truck, in consequence of its not being properly secured, felt
down, and in this state, projected some three or four feet,
horizontally from the truck itself. The portion of the line
of rails at Slough, along which the train was proceeding,
ran within a few inches of a large luggage shed, recently
constructed opposite the down station. The projecting flap,
striking the side of the shed, tore away the whole of its
upright supports, and that side of the shed was immediately
in ruins. The train, fortunately, was not proceeding at the
rate of more than five or six miles an hour ; the speed having
been slackened for the purpose of its stopping about 200
yards farther on, at the up station. The greatest alarm WAS
experienced by the passengers, not onlyfrom the jolting they
experienced when the concussion caused by the collision took
place, but from the awfully crashing noise occasioned by the
falling materials of which the large building was composed.
Providentially no persons were in the shed at the timeeironus
accident occurred, and no injuries were sustained oft
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