The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-14 00:00:00

KNARESBOROUGH ELECTION.

KNARESBOROUGH, SATURDAY.—The nomination of
candidates seeking to represent this borough in the place
of the Hon. W. S. Lascelles, deceased, took place, upon
hustings erected in the Market-place, to-day.
Up to yesterday morning the candidates were Thomas
Collins, jun., Esq., Conservative, a townsman, whose
family have been connected with the borough for the
last 200 years, and whose father, the Rev. T. Collins,
8.D., is the present vicar; and W. H. Watson, Esq.,
Q.C., a stranger to the place, a Free-trader, and other-
wise Liberal in politics.
Both the candidates had addressed the electors during
the week, and the friends of each seemed pretty confi-
dent of success until yesterday morning, when Mr.
Watson intimated his intention to withdraw from the
contest. "I find," he says in his address, " local in-
fluence has so far prevailed that I cannot see any reason.
able hope of success if I should go to the poll. I there-
fore at once retire from the contest, thanking those
gentlemen of the Liberal party who have given me
their support."
Atter the issua of this address it was naturally sup-
posed the Mr. Collins would be returned without op-
position. However, in the evening it was rumoured that
Andrew Lawson, Etq., would be put in nomination on
the hustings next any, and consequently, at an early
hour this morning, Mr. CAlins is..mt,d a handbill stating
that if such a course here pursued it would be without
Mr. Lawson's authority, as that gentleman had pledged
hinielf to him (sir. Collins) a few days before, that he
certainly should not interfere so long 111 he remained in

ti►e field. There is no •icubt, that this was the fact.
Nevertheless, the Radicals, smarting Limier the diap-
peintment of being obliged to withd;aw their Free•trace
candidate, were determined to put Mr. Collins to the in-
convenience and cost of a poll.

Alter the usual preliminaries upon the hustings,
Mr. BOND, of Knarcsir4rough, nominated Mr. Collins
as a lit and proper person to represent the borough of
Knaresborough in Yarliament.—(Cheers.)
Mr. CHARLES SCOTT, of Knikresborough, grocer, and
hitherto a professed Whig in politics, seconded the
nomination.

Mr. KIRK, the landlord of the Elephant and Castle
Hotel, the head-quarters of the Free-trade candidate,
then proposed Andrew Lawson, Esq., of Aidborough
Han.
Mr. HARRISON seconded the nomination.

Mr. COLLINS now carve forward and addressed the
electors. He expressed surprise that Mr. Lawson should
have been put in nomination under the circumstances of
this election, which were so well known to all present.
—(Hear, hear, and lisses.) He could assure them that
Mr. Lawson knew nothing whatever of this movement,
and that it never had been his intention to come forward
as a cAnclidate, because he had pledged himself to him
distinctly thar, so long as he remained in the field, he
should not think of doing so.—(Cheers and uproar.)
A show of hands was then taken, and the returning
officer declared it to be in favour of Mr. Collins, where-
upon a poll was demanded by the party who had put
Mr. Lawson in nomination.

Mr. COLLINS then moved a vote of thanks to the re-
turning officer, which was teconded by Mr. KIRK and
clrrieu.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

On Saturday last the Queun, instead of going direct to
the Exhibition Building, stopped to inspect the model
houses for families near the Knightsbridge barracks.
She was there received, at about nine o'clock, by Mr.
Mike. The Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr. Roberts, and Mr.
Chadwick were also present, and conducted her Majesty
through the rooms. We have already described the
peculiar constructive arrangement of the model lodging-
houses erected by his Royal Highness on his own ac-
count, with a hope of stimulating visitors to the Exhi-
bition whose position may enable them to carry out a
similar undertaking. The Queen appeared much grati-
fied, and expressed her approbation of the very comfortable
arrangements therein made for the poorer classes.
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After half an hour's stay her Majesty walked
oacr_oLo
to one of the small exit doors on the foreign side of
building, up the nave to the staircase in the_
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department. At the bottom Mr. Dilke called n"
Highness Prince Albert's attention to a smallbmarble
bust of himself, carved at Rome in 18505,.
amused.
y Barbato
Cipriani, with which he appeared sorapw.bfi 6
elde M
ich
r.
-al dsigns s silks,
wh
After a short inspection of the Spit
tal
Dilke showed to her Majesty the beai,i)tiili
the letter sent
we cannot describe better than by
with them:—
Lino the honour of submit-
goal Highness Prince
ltior.hjeorhaMailjesttyavaannd: bifields silks made in the early
tin‘g‘
of silk made for the Queen
Albert specimens of ;..,;ut
faactured by James Leman, of
12 and designed by J. V. Sommer,
part of 1745, and
attnegirsyt wofh.ictntbd3°l3l)tligtteerlA, and some for court dresses
Caroline, wife of spa silver, the whole
nieue andbeautiful colouring and
worked with gold. of of which are of
the most perfecif.,,
epllenndthMessrs. Campbell, Harrison, and Lloyd
was shown "Poo of
the
same
brocade gold as was worn
ic ide
case
i of
loyal 6 s Prince Albert at the fancy ball at
by his
the Pals attention Majesty's was next chiefly attracted to
the five great Coventry ribands, three of which, we be-
lieve, she herself intends to purchase, and the cheap
ribands manufactured by steam.
In passing through the part of the gallery devoted to
the exhibition of Nottingham lace, her Majesty was re-
ceived by the exhibitors, headed by the Mayor, whose
services in the cause of the Exhibition have been very
numerous.

In thei section of precious metals her Majesty did not
remain long, all the articles having been inspected by
,her on two previous occasions, still she graciously az-
kinowledged the merit of 01,3 articles presented to her
passing notice by the exhibitors.
The bronzes and eleetrc-t3 ping in gold and silver of
Messrs. Elkington and Co. retained the Royal party for
some time. In its small, unprounding casket, they in-
spected Mr. Hope's blue diamond, considered unique
from its sapphire colour and large size. Mr. Hops was
himself present as the exhiettor. end took the beautiful
brillimt from its ease that her Majesty might handle it.
Toe black diamond belonging to Mr. Joseph Mayer, of
Liverpool, was next shown; of this diamond we say say
nothing but that it was found in the Bahia mines, and •
that it has successfully resisted polishing.
Iler Majesty left the building at eleven o'clock by the
entrance in the south transept, cresting no inconsiderable
commotion among the numerous Bath-chairs collected
round the gate,
The receipts during the day
erso to
nsthe
589 1. 15 s ,
and the police returns gave 11,181 p
num-
ber who visited the building.