The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-12 00:00:00

HULL.

The election of a:member of Parliament for the
borqugh of Hull, to fill the vacancy caused by the 1
appointment of Mr.. Watson, Q.C., to be a Baron.
of the CJurt- of Exchequer, took place yesterday.
The only candidate was Mr. James Clay, who was,
together with, Lord Goderich, unseated on petition
in 185'2. Tile Sheriff presided at the nomination.
Mt. Henry BKindell proposel the candidate, and
Mr. P. J., Thompson seconded him. Mr.. Clay
was, then declared duly elected, and addressed
the electors. He referred briefly to the former
()wagon, on which he felt he was somewhat hardly
treated ; but he' accepted this unopposed elec-
tion as a proof that, notwithstanding all which had
been sad and done, he still retained the confidence
of the electors of Hull. He promised that he
woull neglect no opportunity of keeping up the
good old traditions of the parliamentary reformers.
He believed the people's political rights were now
to be• had for the asking, and he wished to re-
mind the people of them. Mr. Clay then referred
to the necessity of retrenchment and economy in
the public expenditure. The income tax, he said,
was a subject upon-which the people of this country
had spoken their mind, and they would be attended
to. He expe3ted, therefore, that the Chancellor of
the 'Exchequer would on Friday night reduce his
'estimates very much below those originally in-
- tended, and the country would be saved a large
sum of, money. Mr.. Clay added, that he was dis-
pOsed 6 `support a liberal government, but would
not pledge himself to any man or any set of men.
The proceedings all paised off very quietly.

EAST SUSSEX.

On Monday a numerous meeting of Mr. Dodson's
supporters was held in the Town-hall, Brighton—
Mr. Hallet in the chair.
limes Ricaiclo, Esq., proposed a resolution ex-
RDDSoas secondedo the motion.
preissive of confidence in Mr. Dodson. Mr. B.
EDmr.
wA.
then gave an exposition of his po-
litical views, in the course of which he declared
himself in favour of an extension of the great prin-
ciples of free trade by the abolition of the hop duty
and the reduction of the malt tax. He also stated
that he was opposed to all grants from the national
revenue to any particular religious denomination,
though he would not suprrt a measure dictated, not
by a principle of broad national policy, but by reli-
gious animdsity. He was a member of the Church
of England, but opposed to that form of it known
as trautarian, and inclined, in case of England being
led into hostilities with foreign powers, to watch
with suspicion the movements of the Roma,
catholic priesthood. He considered that great re-
forms were needed in our legal institutions ; that
greater facilities should be afforded for the transfer
of land, that our laws on that subject should be
alaegnoeudiosshrloedfuolbrdmehde.
thtaentutrhees ecclesiasticalaoufa
assimilated to those of the United States ; that
various antiquated
ambeolwisalisedo,f
opinion
iotnhe
ex-
tended by the admission of , qualificationsu wehic
would -give the right of voting to clerks, skilled
artisans, and others, now precluded
the Canadian system to thatto education, he preferred
At the conclusion of
lodgings. With regard
living
in
of the United States.
carried unanimcival,-1
On Tuesday, t 4 Mr. Dodson's speech, which
was much applauded
Q motion in his favour was
' a "...:e.eti
the return - ng of electors favourable to
Br;-' or Lord Pavensey, was held. in the
_..esnton Town-hall • Mr. Scott in the chair. Mr.
--..-tY West moved, and M. Wright seconded, a resolu-
_ ...ierat, was
-.ailed Yussouf, who Lion approving of Lord Pavensey and his principles.
t of the siege, but —The resolution was carried uuanimous.lvy; _
_.....2ncernen . dby the
-ope from tte city, and fell into the Lord Pevensey, who was warmly received
wiluen , differed
..p -.rdirza, who sent him to Teheran, where the meeting, stated his political views, the eub-
,,...a generously granted him a pardon. from those of Mr. Dodson principally on

* The Chiefs of Herat here alluded to the sanguir-
trageily when Seid-Mohammed Kban, Chief of ".
aseasgnated and replaced by Mohan--
defended Herat at the comp'-
, was compelled to
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