The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-10 00:00:00

A vote of thanks to the High Sheriff brought the
proceedings to a close.

KENT (WEST).
The official declaration of the poll was made
yesterday at Maidstone by Sir Edmund Hoare,
acting as the deputy of the High Sheriff of the
county. There was a very large assemblage, and a
good deal of excitement prevailed, the Liberal
party being excessively mortified at their defeat.
The numbers were declared as follows :

Viscount Holmesdale 3,769
Sir Edmund Filmer .3,684
Mr. C. W. Martin 3,584
Mr. J. Whatman
Sir E. HOARE therefore declared Viscount
Holmesdale, and Sir E. Filmer, Bart., duly elected
to serve as knights of the shire for the western
division of the county of Kent in the ensuing Par-
liament. (The announcement was received with a
tremendous volley of cheers from the friends of the
successful candidates.)

YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING.)
Both the Liberals and the Conservatives appear
sanguine of success at the election for this riding,
the poll for which will take place this day (Tues-
day). The leaders of both parties seem to think
that Sir J. W. Ramsden is sure to be re-elected,
and the struggle will be between the Hon. James
Stuart Wortley and Mr. Frank Crossley. The
central committee of Messrs. Ramsden and Cross-
ley sits at Leeds, and that of Mr. Wortley sits at
Wakefield; but there are committees for the re-
spective parties in all the chief towns of the riding,
and they were busy yesterday (Monday) in making
preparations for the important work of to-day.
Exclusive of duplicate entries and deaths, there
are about 35,000 voters on the register; and, from
the strenuous efforts making to get persons to vote,
it is expected that 33,000 of these or more will be
found recording their votes to-day. It seems that
the number of persons present at the nomination
on Saturday amounted to fully 20,000, but, as
usual on such occasions, a vast number of them
were non-electors.

MIDDLESEX.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Mr. Hanbury
Mr. Byng
Mr. Haig

3,657
3,611
1,148

DERBYSHIRE (SOUTH).
DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
Mr. Evans (Liberal) .
Mr. Mundy (Conservative) 3,185
Mr. Vernon (Liberal)

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

MEMBERS RETURNED.

The following is a list of the Members returned
:o the New Parliament up to the time of our going
o press :
Places.

Names.
.. Mr. J. T. Norris
.. Mr. Alderman Cubitt
Mr. D. Fortescue
Anglesea .. Sir It. Bulkeley
Arundel .. .. Lord E. Howard .
Ashburton .. Mr. Astell • •
Ashton .. .. Mr. T. M. Gibson ..
Aylesbury .. Mr. T. T. Bernard
Double return { Mr. S. G. Smith ..
Mr. T. V. Wentworth
Sir C. Douglas
.. Mr G. Potts
Mr. J. H. Davie . •
Mr. Tite • • • •
Mr. A. E. Way ..
.. Hon. W. 0. Stanley
.. Mr. S. Whitbread
Major Stuart ..
.. Mr. Hastings Russell
• Col. Gilpin
.. Mr. Walter • •
Hon. P. P. Bouverie
Captain Vernon ..
.. Captain Gordon ..
Mr. IL A. Erle
.. Mr. Walters ..
Major S. Edwards ..
.. Sir T. Wilmington
.. Mr. Bright ..
Mr. Scholefield
.. Mr. Hornby
Mr. Pilkington
1... Hon. F. L. Gower
Dr. Michell • •
.. Mr. J. Crook • •
Captain Gray ..
Mr. H. Ingram
Mr. W. Stan.iland
.. Mr. W. H. Wickham
Mr. Titus Salt
.. Colonel Watkins •
. • Mr. G.. C. Morgan
.. Mr. J. Pritchard
Mr. Whitmore
• •
• • Colonel Tynte
•
Mr. Kin ;lake •• • •
.. •
1
Sir G. B. Pechell 1
Mr. W. Coningham • • 1
Mr. J. A. Mitchell .. 1
Mr. K. D. Hodgson • . 1
, Mr. H. Berkeley .. 1
Mr. W. H. Gore Langton 1
Sir H. Verney .. 1
Mr. J. C. Hubbard • •
Buckinghamshire.. Mr. Disraeli • • ••

Abingdon ..
Andover ..

L
.. 1

Banbury ..
Barnstaple ..

Bath.

Beartmaris
Bedford .

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Berwick ..

Beverley

Bewdley ..
Birmingham

Blackburn

Bodmin

Bolton

Boston

Bradford ..

Brecon

econshire
Bridgnorth..

Bridgewater

Brighton ..

Bridport ..

Bristol

Buckingham

Mr. G. C. Du Pre .._

Hon. W. G. Cavendish .. 1
Bury (Lancashire) Mr. F. Peel.. .. 1
Bury St. Edmund's Lord A. Hervey • •
Mr. J. A. Hardcastle
•. Mr. 8.. Lowe • •
.. Mr. K. Macaulay . •
Mr: A. Steuart ..
Cambridge University Mr. Walpole
Mr. Selwyn
• .
Cambridgeshire .. Hon. E. Yorke
Mr. E. Ball "..
Mr. H. J. Adeane
Sir W. Somerville
Hon. H. B. Johnston
.. Colonel Stewart
.. Mr. E. Pryse
Mr. Powell
Sir J. Graham
Mr. Lawson
Carmarthen .. Mr. D. Morris
Carmarthenshire .. Mr. D. Jones

Caine ..
Cambridge ..

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Canterbury

.. -
.. 1
.. 1

Cardiff ..
Cardigan ..
Cardiganshire
Carlisle

• • -
. . 1
. . 1

.. 1

.. 1
.. 1

Mr. D. Pugh ..
Carnarvon 80. .. Mr. Wynne • •
Carnarvonshire .. Hon. E. G. Pennant
Chatham sir F. Smith
• •
Chester .. Earl Grosvenor ..
Mr. Humberston • •
Cheltenham • • Colonel F. W. H. Berkeley 1
Cheshire, North Mr. W. T. Egerton ..
Mr. G. C. Legh—
Cheshire, South .. Sir P. Egerton ..
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2,926. That afforded clear proof of the rapid pro-
gress which the Liberal party were making in
East Surrey, and it must not be forgotten that
upon this occasion the Conservatives had ontested
the election under circumstances of peculiar advan-
tage. A candidate standing singly had a great
advantage over joint candidates, and had it not
been for the fortuitous circumstance that the polling
for East Surrey took place on the same day as that
for West Kent, the majority for his hon. friend
(Mr. Alcock) and himself would most likely have
been increased by 300 or 400. (Cheers.) The hon.
gentleman opposite (Mr. Cleasby) had stated in his
address that he was determined that East Surrey
should have an opportunity of expressing its opi-
nion on the present state of affairs, and they had
had the fullest opportunity of doing so, inasmuch
as he (Mr. Locke King) had stated in the strongest
terms that he did not feel that the honour of Eng-
land was safe in the hands of Lord Malmesbury.
The sense of the country had now been taken upon
the question, and the result was that he (Mr. Locke
King), against whom the principal opposition had
been directed, had been returned, and he would tell
them that the first vote he should give when he had
the opportunity would be to turn out the Ministry.
(Cheers and disapprobation.) He would repeat the
declaration which he had already made in the House
of Commons, that he had always considered the
Government of Lord Derby a provisional Govern-
ment, holding opinions diametrically opposed to
those of the majority of the House of Commons.
He had been charged with attempting to do away
with a law which had been in force 800 years ; and
what had the Conservative party done ? They had
attempted to do away with one of the most ancient
laws on the statute-book—namely, that by which a
freeholder possessed the right to vote, and the esta-
blishment of which was the first dawn of freedom
in this country. (Hear, hear.) But, supposing
the law relating to the descent of landed property
had been in existence for 800 years, by whom was
it first introduced ? Why, by a savage and
barbarous body of conquerors, whose object was
to keep the laud in a few hands, so that every land-
owner should be able to bring a vast number of
dependents into the field, and thus protect his con-
quest. Our old Anglo-Saxon forefathers divided
the land equally among all the children, and not
among the sous only, according to the general idea
of gavelkind. He denied that he had held up the
French code as a model to be adopted in this coun-
try. All he did was to complain generally of the
state of the statute law in this country, and to urge
the necessity of separating the dead from the living
law, so that the people should have ready access to
the statutes, and be enabled fully to understand
them. The Americans had proceeded wisely in the
matter, but all we had done had been to appoint
commission after commission, the only result being
to squander the money of the nation. Instead of
asking the House of Commons to adopt French law,
all that he had done had been to remind them that
the French code was accessible to every Frenchman,
and at the cost of about 71d. (Cheers.) The hon.
gentleman then concluded by thanking the electors
for the honour they had done him in again return-
ing him as their representative.
Mr. CLEASBY, the unsuccessful candidate, then
briefly addressed the electors amid considerable
interruption, thanking them for the support he had
received.