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

MAR YLEBONE ELECTION.

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

The RETURNING OFFICER (George Tamplin,
Esq.) having read the writ, urged upon all present
to assist in preserving Order while the friends of
each candidate addressed them, as without Elden"
tion it would be impossible fairly to judge who WO
best fitted to represent the large and imp.: rtant
borough of Marylebone in Parliament.
Mr. Ross then came forward to nominates Col.
Dickson as a fit and proper person to fill the vacant
seat. He assured the electors that if they chose
the gallant gentleman as their representative they
would secure the services of a most unflinchin g ad"
vocate of reform, one determined to protect to the
utmost of his power the local interests a f the
borough of Marylebone. (Cheers and hisses...)
Mr. COLLINS seconded the nomination of Oolong
Dickson.

The Hon. ARTHUR KINNAIRD, M.P., proposed
Major Lyon. He felt certain he was the best man
that could be selected, as he was an honest Liberal,
a man of progress, and an ardent advocate of Ad-
ministrative Reform. He was for a strict neutralitY
as regarded the present war, and for a liberal and
extensive system of education. (Cheers.)
Mr. MITCHELL seconded the nominatiotn of
Major Lyon.
Mr. P. GRAHAM proposed, and Mr. Fumilsg
seconded, Lord Fermoy.

Mr. FIIEWEN also proposed Sir Eardley Wilmot
as a candidate, but the hon. gentleman NM s not
fortunate enough to obtain a seconder.

Colonel Dickson, Major Lyon, and Lord Fer mop
then made a declaration of their political send-
meats, which have already frequently been pub-
lished in The Sun.
The RETURNING OFFICER called for a shoN v of
hands for Colonel Dickson, upon which about one-
third of those present held up their hands. :For
Major Lyon very few complied with the invitation,
but for Lord Fermoy an immense number ap-
peared, amidst waving of hats and loud cheers.
The election by show of hands was then deck xed
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 close
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.
it .
Prussia, 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 ruay
remain peeectly tranquil on that score. Something it was
absolutely necessary to do to calm the effervescence in per-
tain of the German States, but the advance of an army to
the Rhine is not meant as a menace, and it should not he a
cause of disquietude to the French Government. Proposi-
tions are s iid to 1 e '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.