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company, after quitting the dinner-table, proceeded to amuse
themselves after their own tastes. Dancing to the strains of
a lively band was kept up with great spirit till the party
arrived in town at night, highly delighted with a day well
spent. It is understood that another aquatic trip, or some
other social festival, for the benefit of the institution, will
take placc, ere the summer expires.

ELECTION MOVEMENTS.
WORCESTER.

WEDNESDAY MORNING.—The nomination took place this
day. Mr. Sheriff Elgie having formally opened the business
of the election, and the writ, &e., having been read,
The MAYOR came forward, and said that he now appeared
before them under very different circumstances from those
which he had but recently expected. He then went on to
speak of the regret whic!i the city must feel at the loss of so
excellent a representatire as Sir Thomas Wilde, mixed with
pleasure at his merited elevation. After a few more observa-
tions, the Mayor proceeded to nominate Sir Denis Le Mar.
chant, of Common place, in the county of Surrey, as a fit
and proper person to represent the city of Worcester in Far-
liarnent.7_(Cheers.) _

F. E. WILLIAMS, Esq., seconded the nomination, and
spoke of the necessity of a commercial city like Worcester
securing a man of business capacity for its representative.
The question having been thrice put as to whether
any other elector had a candidate to propose, and no one
appearing, the Sheriff declared Sir Denis to be duly elected.
Sir THOMAS WILDE then came forward, and said it was
his desire to perform a task which some would deem an easy
one, but which to him was far from being such—namely, to
thank them for the many acts of kindness they had bestowed
on him since he first appeared before them as a candidate, and
almost a stranger. He had, howes er, professed certain prin-
ciples, and they (the constituency) were attached more to
principles than to persons. They had been pleased to give
him credit for honesty and sincerity, and had returned him
in a manner which had seldom occurred to an individual so
little known to a large constituency like that of the faithful
city of Worcester. They had estimated his merits rather by
the sincerity of his intentions than by the efficiency of his
efforts.—(No, no.) This final farewell could not but be at-
tended with pain to him. The treatment he had received,
not from one party alone, not from gentlemen professing one
set of principles, but from all, merited his grateful acknow-
ledgments. For the zeal and unbounded support which those
who coincided with him had exhibited on his behalf, he
begged to return his heartfelt thanks; while to the Con-
servative party, and those with whom it was not his good
fortune to agree on many subjects, he owed large acknow-
ledgments for the liberal manner in which the last election
hhd been conducted. He assured them that when he quitted
Worcester as a political character he should carry with him
a deep sense of gratitude to his friends and of respectful
thankfulness towards those gentlemen who bad been opposed
to him.—(Cheers.) His regret in leaving the constituency
would, however, have been much greater, considering the
circumstances under which it occurred, had it not been for
the timely appearance of his Hon. Friend, Sir Denis Le
Marchant.—(Cheers.) lie claimed no merit to himself for
the appearance of that gentleman, for indeed he had had no
opportunity of communicating with him on the subject
until he (Sir Denis) made his personal appearance in Wor-
cester. He should have rejoiced in being enabled to contri-
bute to Sir Denis's•success, and he heartily rejoiced that they
had accepted of his services. He had known that gentle.
man for many years, and had seen his manner of discharging
his public duties ; he knew his principles and integrity, and
could vouch for him as a man of honour, a faithful public
servant, and a supporter of those political- principles upon
which he (Sir Thomas Wilde) had founded his successful
claims to the approbation of the electors.—(Cheers.) Thus,
however short had been their opportunity of forming an
opinion, they would find his recommendation to have been
perfectly correct and just, and that they had secured an
able an efficient representative.—(Cbeers.) They would
readily conceive that in the situation to which her
Majesty had called him (Sir Thomas Wilde) politics would
no more be his study.—(Hear, hear.) It was the glory of
this country that at least the judicial bench was free from
the consideration of politics; and he trusted that he should
carry to that bench that singleness of heart ant honesty of
purpose which bad long formed one of the best securities for
the permanent well-being of the country, the lives, charac-
ters, and liberties of the people, and everything which gave
a value to social life.—(Cheers.) It would now, therefore,
be improper in him to comment on various topics to which
he had intended to refer, and he concluded by again ex-
pressing his warm feelings of attachment to the city of Wor-
cester, and his confidence in the successor whom they :had
appointed in his stead., •
Dr. Ilegrnecs rose and said that he would, in the name of
the citizens of Worcester, call upon Sir Denis Le Merchant
to support those necessary and important measures affecting
the sanitory welfare of towns, and the moral and social im-
provement of the people at large, which would be introduced
into Parliament.
Sir DENIS La MARciLANT then came forward, and was
received with loud cheers. The Honourable Gentleman,
after alluding to the great loss the city had sustained in the
services of Sir Thomas Wilde, by his elevation to the
rank of Lord Chief Justice, passed a high eulogium on that
gentleman, and said that he (Sir Denis) had not had the
advantage of being known to them as a neighbour, but he
ventured to hope that his future services for the welfare
of the city would gain their good opinion. His principles
were those of Sir Thomas Wilde, and he was proud of those
principles. HQ advocated free trade in its widest meanings,
and he had always been a staunch adherent of those who, for
five years, had been agitating the question. In 1841 be was
a candidate for the representation of a borough, and came for-
ward as a strenuous supporter of free trade; but the measure
was at that time unpopular, and he was unsuccessful. Other
articles besides corn required ,to have the restrictions abo-
lished, and he would give his cordial support to any measure
brought forward for that purpose. Great honour was due to
the Minister who had succeeded in carrying the Corn Impor-
tation Bill, but greater to those who had for years struggled
for the adoption of free commerce, and who had kept the
question continually before the public mind. He was grate-
ful to the League, and grateful to Mr. Cobden, for his un-
wearied exertions in the cause ' • and he was proud, when in
the House of Commons, to hear his great merit eulogized by
those who were some years ago his most inveterate opponents.
The struggle was not yet over, and he would at all times
exert his humble abilities in promoting the good
cause, and extending the interests of the people. The
Hon. Gentleman said the state of Ireland was at the
present moment exciting the greatest sympathy through-
out the kingdom ; it was his opinion that Ireland
was entitled to equal rights and equal legislation with
ourselves. Sir Robert Peel had declared that eentiment
in the House, and no doubt it was from mature and
serious consideration. In Ireland, centuries cf misrule had
produced their usual miseries, and it was the duty, and would
be the endeavour, of the present Government, by healthy
legislation, to alleviate those miseries ; and every measure
brought forward for that purpose would find in him a strenu-
ous supporter.—(Cheers.) Another subject—education—was
a source of anxiety in the minds of the people. His senti-
ments on that question were the same as those expressed by
his late Majesty George III.—" No good could be obtained
till every child in his dominions could read the Bible."---1
(Cheers.) In every word Dr. Hastings had said respecting
the social and moral improvement of the people he heartily
concurred, and he had reason to believe that the Government
were giving their attention to the subject, and he pledged
himself to assist all that he could in so good a work. The
Hon. Gentleman then said that the question of railroads had
occupied a great portion of the public mind in this city.
Railroads would ere long become the general highway of
commerce, and it would be his endeavour to support every
one brought forward that would tend to the benefit of the
inhibitants of this city. The Severn Navigation Improve-
ment had also been mentioned to him; he was more con-
versant with that question than the other. Some time ago,
when the Bill was before the Howe, he had the honour to
meet a party of gentlemen on the subject, and he hoped
his views at that time had given satisfaction. It would be
his study to support every further improvement of the river
that might be meditated. The Hon. Gentleman, in con-
clusion, thanked the citizens for the reception he bad met
with, and for the high honour they had conferred upon
him, and said that when he had to surrender up his trust
into their hands, ho hoped that if his exertions for their wel-

fare had not given them entire satisfaction, they would be
able to give him credit for good intentions, for it would
be his endeavour to promote, as far:as lay in his power, every
local object brought before his notice that he thought would
benefit, not only the city generally, but the citizens indi-
vidually. The Hon. Baronet sat down amidst loud and
prolonged cheering.
E. EVAN', Esq., next came forward, and, in a most ap-
propriate manner, proposed the emphatic thanks of the con-
stituency and public of Worcester to Sir Thomas Wilde, as
a mark of their high estimation of his many and valuable
services.—(Immense cheering.)
G. ALLIES, Esq., seconded the resolution, which having
been put by the Sheriff, was carried by acclamation and an
unanimous show of hands.
Sir THOMAL WILDE again presented himself, and ad-
dressed the meeting amidst considerable cheering.
After a vote of thanks to Mr. Elgie, the sheriff, and
three cheers for Sir Denis Le Marchant, the assembly se-
parated.

NOTTINGHAM.
NOTTINGItAM, WEDNESDAY.—The nomination of candi-
dates took place this morning at the Exchange-room, to ill
the vacancy occasioned in this borough by Sir John Hob.
house having accepted the office of President of the Board of
Control.

The large room vies crowded by ten o'clock, Sir John
Hobhouse and Mr. Feargus O'Connor, with their respective
friends, a few minutes before, having taken their places upon
the hustings erected for the occasion.
The writ, precept, Bribery Act, &c., having been read,
The SHERIFF, Nathan Hurst, Esq., briefly addressed the
electors, and then ;ailed upon them to nominate their can-
didates.
FRANCIS HART, Esq., one of the county magistrates, and
a freeman of the borough, on rising, begged to propose
Sir John Cam Hobhouse as the future representative
in Parliament for the town of Nottingham. (Applause,
and cries of " Order.") I shall say (he observed) only a few
words, if you will only be patient and hear me. I think
Sir John Hobhouse has strong claims upon us to be re-
chosen.—(Cries of " No, no—silence, silence.") He has
during the whole course of his public life supported and ad-
vocated those measures th-at we in general have supported, or
at least the majority of us, and we have been most desirous
of seeing carried into effect. I allude to those great and im-
portant measures of civil and religious liberty, by which an
improved tone has been given to all legislation, and to the
whole course of our public policy. I consider that in pur-
suing this course great advantages have accrued to the
public; I consider, that in a religious point of view, discus-
sions and distinctions are done away • and in civil matters,
I consider that progress has been made. A most important
object obtained is, that every man is, as every man ought to
be, in the enjoyment of as much personal and political liberty
as it is possible—(Loud cries of "Order")—consistent with
the maintenance of law, with the protection of prcperty, and
public peace.—(A voice, " Let us have the truth.") He con-
sidered that Sir John Hobhouse had assisted in carrying many
great measures of reform which bad been for public benefit,
baoteeta, lookingbaoked by p
athiubsplttie opinion.—(life,blic
hccHoneasird,erheedar.)After his conduct
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more remarks, he begged to nominate him as a fit and proper
person to represent the town of Nottingham in Parliament.—
(Applause and groans
Tllosias
of a proposition.te
Mayor, seconded the nomination.
Mr. War. Morr secondPed'itTr
Mr. JAMES SWEET seed Feargus O'Connor, Esq., and
With the exception s•ollres of hisses during the
candidate, silenceTh
first two speeches, with partialcheering,o the speakers were
listened to almost without interruconductewasenj
oi thenoefa to
multitude was extremely orderly interruption. The
There being no other
greetedise with
listen to their late Member.
wasir hearing,heliad
Sir JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE, on rising,
partial cheering and tremendous groans arid
hich
having subsided, be addressed the electors, saving, that' had
not his Hon. Opponent requested for him a fair
no doubt the electors would have granted him one. Ho was
not astonished at Mr. Feargus O'Connor conducting himself
so handsomely towards him, as they bad sat side by aide in
the House of Commons, and he (Sir J. C. Hobhouse) had
had the honour of being his coadjutor on questions of great
importance and reform.—(Hear, hear.) lie then adverted
to the speeches of the two gentlemen who had proposed Mr.
O'Connor, and who had made use of some very harsh ex-
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