The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-05 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.

THE NOMINATION.—(THIS DAY.)
The nomination of a fit and proper person to Dv
the seat in Parliament for Marylebone, caused 11
the elevation of Sir B. Hall to the peerage, too
place this forenoon at the hustings erected in Pall
crescent, Regent's-park.
Lord Fermoy was accompanied to, the hustior
Esq., M.P. ; James W9lll
by Richard Cobden,
Esq. ; and several other influential gentlenlaili
while the other candidates for the honour, Colonel
Dickson and Major Lyon, arrived most numeroWli
attended. There was a very large attendance °f
electors.

The RETURNING OFFICER (George Tampli°:
Esq.) having read the writ, urged upon all presel
to assist in preserving order while the friends 0,
each candidate addressed them, as without attello
tion it would be impossible fairly to judge who Na
best fitted to represent the large and importao'
borough of Marylebone in Parliament.
Mr. Ross then came forward to nominate C°l;
Dickson as a fit and proper person to fill the vactio"
seat. He assured the electors that if they clic)Se
the gallant gentleman its their representative thel
would secure the services of a most unflinching aa
vocate of reform, one determined to protect to the
utmost of his power the local interests of the
borough of Marylebone. (Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. CoLLINs seconded the nomination of Co
Dickson.

The Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD, M.P., propoS
Major Lyon. He felt certain he was the best nlo°,
that could be selected, as he was an honest Libersi
a man of progress, and an ardent advocate of Ad
ministrative Reform. He was for a strict neutralitl
as regarded the present war, and for a liberal 04
extensive system of education. (Cheers.)
Mr. MITCHELL seconded • the nomination
Major Lyon.

Mr. P. GRAHAM proposed, and Mr. FuRNIS°
seconded, Lord Fermoy.
Mr. FREWEN alr

iso proposed Sir iardley Wihno.
as a candidate, but the hon. gentleman was not
fortunate enough to obtain a seconder. •
Colonel Dickson, Major Lyon, and Lord Fermolf
then made a declaration of their political senti-
ments, which have already frequently been pub-
lished in The Sun.

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The RETURNING OFFICER called for a show Of
hands for Colonel Dickson, upon which about ono-
third of those present held up their hands. ref
Major Lyon very few complied with the invitatioil,
but for Lord Fermoy an immense number ar
peared, amidst waving of hats and loud cheers.
The election by show of hands was then declared
to have fallen on Lord Fermoy, but a poll was de-
manded on behalf of Colonel Dickson and Major
Lyon.

The request was complied with, and it was
ordered that the polling should commence to-
morrow morning at eight o'clock and finally clog)
at four in the afternoon.

The proceedings then terminated.

A private letter from a soldier wounded at the
battle of Solferino states that his regiment, which entered
the field not 2,300 strong, lost 500 in killed and wounded :
Another regiment of the same brigade, which suffered
severely at Magenta, was so cut up at Solferino that it is
quite unable to resume the campaign until completely re-
organised. The writer in this letter speaks in the highest
terms of the French artillery, which continued to fire front
five in the morning to seven in the evening. A regiment
of Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard is said to have suffered
terribly. The colonel charged a regiment of Austrian
Cuirassiers, but the horses of the Chasseurs were too light
to resist the heavy Cuirassiers, and they were absolutely
ridden down.
A private letter from Toulon, dated yesterday, in-
forms us that the naval preparations were never more
actively carried on than at present. Similar accounts have
been received from Brest.
Prussia, it is said, has given positive assurances
that the recent measures with respect to her military forces
are not taken with a view to hostilities, and that France may
remain per:eetly tranquil on that score. Something it was
absolutely necessary to do to calm the effervescence in cer- ,
tain of the German States, but the advance of an army to
the Rhine is not meant as a menace, and it should not be s
cause of disquietude to the French Government. Proposi-
tions are said tote :n cc ntemplation, when the proper mo-
ment comes, with a view to the settlement of the Italian
question. England, Prussia, and Russia will take the
initiative.

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