The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-06 00:00:00

BOROUGHS.

MARYLEBONE.—Sir Benjamin Hall and Mr.
Edwin Tames. Q.C. the sitting members for the
boroughs have intimated thaitintentiamcif becoming
candidates again at the approaching election.
FtivsnuitY.—We understand that Sir Morton
Peto intends contesting the borough of Finsbury at
the forthcoming election. A requisition is in course
of signature calling upon Mr. Sergeant Parry to
present himself as a candidate. There was a rumour
yesterday that Mr. Thomas Duncombe does not
intend to offer himself as a candidate, but it wants
confirmation.

SOUTHWARK.-Mr. Locke has issued au address
to his constituents. Mr. A. Pellatt, who was
rejected at the last election, again appeals to the
electors.

LAMBETH.—Mr. Roupell has issued an address to
the electors in which he characterises the Government
Reform Bill as the " offspring of perverse ingenuity,"
and adds, "it is for you to say whether you will
rest content with the sham Reform Bill offered by
a Tory cabinent, or demand and secure for your-
selves and your unenfranchised fellow-citizens a
wise and comprehensive measure."
LIVERPOOL—It appears to be the general opinion
in Liverpool that there will be no contest this time.
Meetings of the committees of the Reform and Con-
stitutional Associations were held yesterday, but
up to the time our parcel was despatched nothing
definite had been decided upon by either of them.
MANCHESTER.—A very general feeling seemed to
I prevail yesterday that the approaching election
would be contested. It was rumoured that Mr. I.
A. Turner was desirous of retiring, and Mr. Ent-
wisle (of the firm of Loyd, Entwisle, and Co.,
bankers) and Mr. Oliver Heywood (of the firm of
Sir B. Heywood and Co., bankers) were mentioned
as probable candidates in the Conservative interest.
Mr. T. B. Potter, brother of the late Sir J. Potter,
is mentioned as a Liberal colleague for Mr. Bazley.
EVESHAM.—CoIoneI Addison, who was an unsuc-
cessful candidate for the representation of this
borough at the last general election has issued an
address to the electors, intimating his intention of
offering himself as a candidate in consequence of
the approaching dissolution.
BANBURY.—The Hon. J. F. Twistleton Wykeham
Fiennes, eldest son of Lord Saye and Sele, High
Steward of Banbury, will in all probability be put
in nomination as a candidate for the representation
of this borough at the forthcoming general election.
SALFORD.—Mr. Edward Watkin, late M.P. for
Yarmouth, is mentioned as likely to oppose Mr.
Massey for Salford, and a deputation has been ap-
pointed by the Liberal party to invite Mr. Watkin
to offer himself as a candidate.

BATII.—Mr. Way, the uncle and managing man
of J. Greville Smyth, Esq., of Aston Court, near
Bristol, who contested the city at the last general
election upon "Liberal-Conservative" principles,
has already announced his intention of standing
again.

-HARWICH.—The Conservatives of this borough
are so elated with the return of Captain Jervis that
they have resolved to put a second candidate in
nomination. An invitation has been forwarded to
Mr. Dodd to offer himself in the event of a general
election.

GREAT YARMOUTH.—At the close of the present
Parliament, Mr. Mellor, one of the present Liberal
members for Great Yarmouth, will retire from the
representation of that borough, and it is said that
Mr. E. W. Watkin, general manager of the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, will
again solicit the suffrages of the constituency. Mr.
Mellor was elected on Mr. Watkin being unseated
in 1857, and it was stated at the time that some
such arrangement would be made. Mr. Watkin,
who is an advanced Liberal, sat for Yarmouth, for
four months in 1857.. The hon. gentleman's candi-
dature has been announced publicly in the town.
NORTHERN BURGHS.-Mr, Samuel Laing is
again a candidate, and announces his confidence in
Lord John Russell.

FALKIRK BURGIIS.--Sir James Anderson will,
it is understood, retire ; Mr. Oliphant or Mr.
Caird is spoken of as his successor.
STAFFORD.—Mr. Wise will again offer himself
to his old constituents, by whom he is so highly
estimated as to leave no doubt of his re-election.
Mr. Alderman Sidney will, it is believed, oppose
Lord Ingestre's re-election.
ROCHESTER.—In the event of a dissolution Mr.
G. H. Money, who describes himself as a Liberal
Conservative, has announced himself as a candidate
for the representation of this city. The two pre-
sent members----Mr. 13. W. Martin and Mr. Ser-
geant Kinglake, Recorder of Bristol—will again be
brought forward by the Liberal electors, and from
their great popularity with the constituency, and
the strength of the Liberal party at Rochester,
their return is certain. Both of the hon. members
are in favour of the ballot, the abolition of church
rates and a large extension of the suffrage. Mr.
Money, at the last general'election, announced him-
self as a candidate, but, after canvassing the city,
retired from the contest without going to the poll.
CITATRAIL— The Liberals of Chatham have de-

termined on bringing forward Mr. A. J. Otway,
late M.P. for Stafford, in opposition to Sir F.
Smith. Mr. Otway is in favour of a large exten-
sion of the suffrage, the ballot, the abolition of
church rates, and other progressive measures; and
from the great strength of the Liberal party,
coupled with the fact that Sir F. Smith's recent
extraordinary conduct, and vote on the Reform
Bill has alienated a large number of his former
supporfers, there is no doubt that Mr. Otway will
be returned.—South Eastern Gazette.
NORWICH.—It was yesterday currently reported
that the Conservatives intend to contest both seats,
and that their choice has fallen on the Hon. Mr.
Scarlett, son of Lord Abinger (who sat for Norwich
when Sir James Scarlett) and a noble lord a mem-
ber of the Hay family. Both the sitting members,
Lord Bury and Mr. H. W. Schneider,. pledged
themselves at a meeting held recently to offer
themselves for re-election.
EYE.—There is no probability of any opposition
being offered to the re-election of the present Con-
servative sitting member, Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart.
THETFORD.—The present sitting members, the
Earl of Euston and Mr. A. H. Baring, will, in all
probability, be re-electod. •
KING'S LYNN.—It is not probable that the pre-
sent sitting members, Lord Stanley and Mr. John
Henry Gurney, will be opposed.
MAIDSTONE.—No arrangements have yet been
made by the Conservative party for supplying the
place of Mr. A. J. Beresford Hope, who is about
leaving Maidstone for the purpose of seeking elec-
tion as the representative of the University of
Cambridge. Major Scott,,his co league,,irill offer'
himielf for re-election. Mr. W. Lee, who was an
unsuccessful candidate -in 1857, will be brought
forward on the present occasion by the Liberals in
conjunction with another gentleman not yet named.
DERBY.—The present Liberal members, Messrs.
Bass and Beale, intend offering themselves for re-
election, and the latter hon. gentleman will be,
opposed by Mr. W. M. James, a Chancery barris-
ter, who was a candidate at the last election,
but who had to retire on the arbitration of Mr.
Biggs, of Leicester, chosen to decide which of the
candidates should go to the poll. The Tories
threaten to bring out a candidate, but no name has
been mentioned.

NOTTINGHAM.—There will be a contest for this
borough. It is understood that Mr. George Moore
will offer himself, in conjunction with Mr. Paget,
on liberal principles. Mr. Vernon, of Grove, near
Retford, Conservative, is also spoken of. Mr.
Ernest Jones will also come forward. The latter
has issued an address, in which, after alluding to
his well-known advocacy of manhood suffrage, the
ballot, triennial Parliaments, and an equitable re-
vision of constituencies, he says :—The foreign
policy of England ought, in my opinion, to be one
of peace and non-intervention ; a policy, I believe,
not incompatible with the freedom of continental
nations—for liberty is never won as a gift from
others, but achieved only as the fruit of a people's
own exertions."

DOVER.—We understand that the Liberal party
will continue their support to Mr. Bernal Osborne
and Sir William Russell. The gallant conduct of
the latter in India has awakened much enthusiasm
in his behalf.

SANDWICH.-Mr. Hugessen and Lord Clarence
Paget will, it is believed, offer themselves in the
Liberal interest again. There is a report, however,
that Mr. Huggesen may contest East Kent, in corn•
bination with Mr. Rice, late member of for Dover.

A MARCH IN CHINA.

A private letter from Canton, dated February
3, says :
I dare say you will have heard that, since the
affair of Shecksing, the monotony of our existence
at Canton has been somewhat relieved by sundry
little trips into the interior, the object being, as we
hear, to accustom the country people to the presence
of troops, to show them how harmless we are when
left alone, how terrible and irresistible when op-
posed. As I accompanied the last expedition,
which has just returned, and which possesses the
historical interest of being the longest march ever
yet performed by British troops in China, you will,
perhaps, like to have some account of it. I must
tell you that our destination was a place called
-Fayune, celehrate-a_aa the nest in which every plot
for the extermination of the "barbarians" has been
hatched, by a committee composed of three Man-
darins, who were specially intrusted with the rais-
ing of "Braves" and the general conduct of mili-
tary affairs against the barbarians, and who,
known as the "Fayune Committee," have been our
standing bugbear for this year past. However,
after the Braves had received their thorough thrash-
ing the other day, it was reported that these
worthies had decamped; whether they had done so
or not, it was determined to beard the lions in
their den. Accordingly off we started on the
morning of the Bth, the force was composed of some
Engineers, Artillery, 150 of the French Naval
Brigade, the 65th Bengal Native Infantry, and a
battalion of Marines, in all 1,000 men, under the
command of Brigadier Caulfield, Sir Charles Strau-
benzee accompanying the expedition. Lord Elgin
and his staff also rode out with the column on their
first day's march
The weather was lovely, and the scenery charm-
ing. At this time of year all the paddy fields are
dry, which facilitates the process of marching
across the country, although, as the troops generally
filed along the narrow paths, our line of march
seemed interminable, our array of baggage coolies
being almost as extended as that of our troops.
Substantial villages were found snugly ensconced in
groves of handsome trees, and the heavily timbered
hills and smaller knolls betokened the last resting
places of the more illustrious of the rural
community, whose semicircular graves always
occupy the most picturesque spots. After an easy
day's march we halted for the night at a village
called Kong-Soong, on the bank of a considerable
stream, which was, however, fordable for the
horses. Here a joss-house had been prepared for
the reception of the general and his staff, which
before long was surrounded by the white tents of
the barbarian host, who in their turn were encom-
passed by a crowd of admiring Chinamen, for the
whole village seemed to have turned out to witness
the process of encamping. Then, as night closed in,
cheery camp fires began to blaze and crackle, and
the hum of many voices filled the air, a perfect
Babel of sounds, in which French and Hindostanee,
Chinese and English, struggled for the mastery in
a confused chorus. Next morning the inspiriting
strains of the band were the signal for a start on
our part, and a rush on the part of the Chinese, who
came to listen to them. Our march led us through
a country very similar to that passed on the pre-
vious day, except that it was somewhat tamer and
more Indian looking ; the soil seemed more light
and sandy, and the waving plumes of clumps of
bamboos must have reminded our Bengalee friends
of their native plains. We passed numerous popu-
lous villages ; so far, however, from any alarm
being manifested, the inhabitants all turned out to
look at us, the small-footed women with babies in
their arms stumping manfully across the rough
ground to watch the long procession pass. At every
village the elders came forward to meet us, pre-
senting the General with slips of pink paper as
tokens of friendship and amity, while by the road
side tables were spread with tea and refreshments,
as a sort of peace offering and propitiation. How-
ever much it was to be regretted that the swagger-
ing Braves should not have received some severe
punishment for the various acts of treachery and
audacity of which they have at sundry times been
guilty, it was impossible to pass through this
smiling, peaceful country and not feel thankful
that it had been spared the scourge of war. For
you must distinguish between the Braves and the
peasantry; had we turned and destroyed these
villages in retaliation for the injuries inflicted
upon us by the Braves, we should have been
making the innocent suffer for the guilty, and ,
have raised up for ourselves enemies in all those
whose homesteads we had burnt, instead of keep-
ing them as friends who have (now that they have
made our acquaintance) less sympathy than ever with
the Braves. These ruffians are composed of the scum
of the province ; there are many of them avowed
rebels, all of them idle vagabonds, who prey upon
the country people when they are not fighting with
their own Government or with foreigners, and to
maintain whom for the latter purpose the rural
population is heavily taxed ; latterly, however, they
have refused to respond to this -levy, and this is
doubtless one reason why the Braves seem no longer
to exist in an organised body. We reciprocated
their professions of friendship by issuing printed
notices assuring the population of our desire to pre-
serve peace and order, and our determination not to
injure those who did not molest us. We halted that
night at the village of Pingshan, where the General
and staff were lodged in a really sumptuous abode,
dedicated to the most illustrious ancestors of the
population of the surrounding villages. Pihquei had
notified the magistrate of Fayune of our intended
visit, and this dignitary had met us in the course of
the day's march, and assured us that he had pre-
pared all the accommodation of which that town

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could boast for our reception. lietelas ear Wilre, the
band proved a great attraction, while th e officers
amused themselves by scattering cash 15roadeast
for the multitude to scramble for. We • reached
Fayune early on the 10th, And were delighted with
the improved aspect of the country as we ap-
proached. It is surrounded by rounded hills,
i. covered with fir and other handsome trees, , while in
rear a fine range of mountains raise an irre-
g.-.'.r line of peaks to a height of from 1,500 to
2,000 feet. It is evidently considered iby the
Chinese a strategical point of some importance, as
guarding the entrance to the rich plains from the
mountainous district which commences here, and
runs north for some distance. Though insignifi-
cant in point of extent and population, it is sur-
rounded by a wall in admirable repair, apparently
newly built; in the centre a rising ground is
crowned by a temple, and overshadowed by mag-
nificent trees. As the troops marched in, to the
tune of " Cheer boys, cheer," the small guard of the
Imperial soldiers at the gate turned out--a signifi-
cant indication of the altered state of our relations
in this part of the empire. Some of the. troops
were lodged in temples and yamuns inside the
town ; others were encamped on a hill behind it ;
while the General and Staff occupied the very
rooms in which the celebrated commissioners used
to concoct those dire machinations by which they
hoped to turn us out of Canton. What city in the
province at present shelters their dishonoured heads
is a mystery. A visit which the magistrate paid the
General to-day was returned on the following day,
the usual compliments being exchanged; indeed, the
magistrate professed to derive great enjoyment from
our visit, and assured us that he would be delighted
to lodge and care for any shooting or picnic
parties who might be tempted to explore the charm.
ing country in the midst of which Fayune 'is
situated. We regretted that our stay was not
long enough to admit of any extended rambles,
which would have been doubly appreciated after the
routine of Canton. However, we had no reason to
complain, the weather continued lovely, and no
contretemps occurred to mar the general success of
the trip. In justice to the men it should be re-
marked that they behaved admirably, nor,so far as
I am aware, were any complaints -made by the
people of violence or a tendency to "loot" on their
part. The march bank was performed in two days,-
some coolies being hired out of the villages through
which we passed to carry the men's packs, and on
the afternoon of the 12th we were all ssfely housed
again in Canton.

-There is some talk of a gunboat expedition next
week to a place called Shaouking, said to be an
important city about 100 miles up the great
western river.