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    The General Election. The Notes Of Prepa...

    _Bewdley . —A strong party contest has raged here between Sir Thomas Winnington , Liberal , and Mr . Sandars , Tory , and late member for Yarmouth . Sandars obtaining the show of hands , and AVinnington demanding a poll . Winnington . . . . . . ' . 169 Sandars 151 _BiEMiNGfHAM .- _^ -Mr . Muntz and Mr . W . Scholefield were elected without opposition . _Blackbttrjt . —Mr . Hornby , a Derbyite , opposed Mr . Pilkiugton and Mr . Eccles , Free-traders . At the poll the numbers stood—Pilkington 846 Eccles 580 Hornbv 509

    _Boltost . —The _mai * ket-place contained a crowd of many thousands , all alive with excitement and strong party feeling . Air . Blair came forward for re-election . He is a Conservative Free-trader . Mr . Peter Ainsworth , Air . Crook , and Mr . Barnes , Liberals and Freetraders , were the other candidates . The show of hands was in favour of Barnes and Crook . The polling took place on Thursday . Barnes 733 Crook 716 Blair 708

    Ainsworth 343 Bradfobd . —Colonel Thompson was proposed on Tuesday by Air . W . E . Forster , and seconded by Mr . Kenion . Mr . Lister nominated , and Air . Titus Salt seconded , Air . Milligan . These were the former Radical members . They were opposed by Mr . Wickham , a Derbyite free-trader , and Mr . Julian Harney . The latter did not intend to go to the poll . The show of hands was in favour of Colonel Thompson and Mr . Alilligan . The polling took place the next day , and resulted as follows : —

    Milligan 1252 Wickham 1173 Thompson 1153 Brid & wateb . —Five gentlemen were equally anxious to represent this city . There were three Liberals , Colonel Tynte , Lord Henley , and Air . [ Eothen ] Kinglake . The names of the Tories were Mansell and Follett . All had abandoned Protection . Colonel Tynte and Lord Henley had the show of hands , but all five went to the poll bn Wednesday . In consequence of which the numbers stood—¦ Tynte 271 Follett 243

    Alansell ........ 177 Henley 149 Kinglake 101 Bridpoht . —Two Liborals , Air . Mitchell and Mr . Murrough , elected by a large majority over a Tory opponent . BitrauTON . —At tbe nomination , on Wednesday , the popular favourite was Air . Trelawny . Sir G . Pechcll characterised the present Ministry as a set of men who had swallowed every principle ou which tbey had acted for the last ten or twelve years . They must opjio . se every man who professed to support Lord Derby . He thought that the vote by ballot

    would have placed in the House of Commons a very different set of gentlemen from those whom hi ; had seen sitting opposite to him . He disapproved of the foreign policy of the present Government ; and hoped good results from an extension of the suffrage . His address was received with much applause . Lord A . Hervey professed himself a mild reformer , and a supporter of Sir Robert Peel ' s policy . Re would not , offer factious opposition to any Government . Mr . Ffooks attempted to speak , but could not make himself heard . He seemed to profess himself an advocate of the further extension of Free-trade , and a determined opponent of the Maynooth grant and Papal

    aggression . Mr . Trelawny ' s turn came next and last , lie was evidently the popular candidate . After alluding to the recent Whig Reform Hill , ht ; expressed an opinion that , before another election I ook _jilaee a large extension of the . suffrage would have admitted a large portion of the existing non-electors within tbe pale of the constitution . Mr . Trelawny devoted a considerable _jiorfion of bis speech fo showing that he was in tho field before Mr . Ffooks , and that the latter was not justified , either by

    his introduction to _Hrighfon _, his reception tbere , or by the result of his canvass , iu splitting the Liberal interest ; but that as a true Li bend , loving the cause rather than himself , il , was his duly to retire . ( The details of this argument were devoid of interest beyond the localit y . ) Lord Alfred Hervey , if was true , was u I' fee -trader ; hut other questions would soon come hefort ; I _' arliainonl ,, and bow would the noble lord vote on fhein ? How would he vote on the ballot ? How on chiircb-rafes ? How relative to the proceedings at Fromo ? He ( Mr . Trcluwny ) protested against any

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    man remaining in the Church of England who held words in a " non-natural sense , " and countenanced the doctrines of one church while he professed to belong to another . ( Applause . ) Here , then , were three questions on which it was probable that his Lordship woidd not vote iu accordance with the decidedly Liberal feelings of the electors of the borough . The two great questions of this day were Free-trade and progressive reform ; and upon them all Liberals onght to he united . Mr . Trelawny concluded by

    saying , that if he had the honour of being elected to represent the borough , he should exert every energy he possessed to discharge his duty with honour to himself , and , he hoped , to the satisfaction of the elector . A Voter . —How far would you extend the suffrage ? Mr . Trelawny . —Household . The show of hands was declared in favour of Mr . Trelawny and Sir G . Pechell . Pechell . 1936

    Hervey 1434 Trelawney 1177 Ffooks 120 Came . —The Earl of _Shelburne . This is Lord Lansdowne ' s po « ket borough . The Earl is a very mild Whig and Free-trader . _Cambridge . —Mr . Adair and Mr . Mowatt , Liberals , are opposed by Mr . Astell and Mr . Macaulay , Tories . Macauley 821 Astell 804 Adair 737 Mowatt ........ 673

    _Canterbury . —The duellists , Colonel Romilly and Mr . Smyth , went down for re-election , hut fonnd small favour on the nomination day ; when their Tory opponents , Mr . Gipps and the Honourable Butler Johnstone , had the show of hands . A poll on behalf of Sir AVilliam _Somerville , the fifth candidate , and Colonel Romilly , was demanded . Cardiff . —Mr . Coffin , Liberal , and Dr . Nicholl , Peelite , were the candidates .

    Coffin 399 Nicholl 202 _Carlisle . —Sir James Graham and Mr . Ferguson carried the show of hands at the nomination . Air , Hodgson demanded a poll . The numbers were—Graham 509 Ferguson 494 Hodgson 417 Chatham . — Admiral Stirling , Liberal , contested the borough with Sir F . Smith , Derbyite . Tbey went to a poll , which ended as follows : — Smith 636 Stirling 482

    Citestek . —Mr . Samuel Holmes retired , and Lord Grosvenor and Mr . W . O . Stanley , were declared duly elected . CmcnESTETt . —Air . John Abel Smith , Liberal , and Lord Henry Lennox , Derbyite , unopposed . Chippenham :. —Mr . Neeld and Captain Roldero , late members , returned unopposed . Neither exactly prepared to re-impose the corn-laws . CiiiusTCnuncii . —Captain Walcott , without opposition . He is a Derbyite . CiitENOESTi . it . — Viscount Villicrs , Free-trade Derbyite , and Mr . Pousonby , Free-trade Whig , wore , elected by a show of hands . But Mr . M idlings demanded a _jioll . Curiously enough Mr . M idlings denies that hi ; is a Protectionist .

    Mullings 235 Poiisonby 2 iH Lord Viiliers 214 _CuTUUKOK . —Mr . Matthew Wilson , Liberal , was opposed by Mr . Aspinull , Conservative . Mr . Wilson carried the populace with him on Tuesday , the nomination day . And on Wednesday , the _jiolling day , there

    wore—Wilson 221 Aspinull 187 Co ' Vi ' . NTitY . — The former members , Mr . Kdward Kllice and Mr . Gcach , have been returned without a contest . I ) Kit it Y . —The old and tried members , Mr . I hiss and Mr . Ileyworfh , Liberals , had to encounter a fair specimen from Liverpool of tin ; Free-trade Derbyite school , known to the world as Mr . Morsfall . They beat on tbe nomination day , but , at , tbe polling booth next day the numbers were- — . _Rass 1352 Horsfall 1025

    I ley worth 1018 A Tory agent was cleverly caught , in a , dark room , with piles of money before him . He . was arrested instantly . Dkvizkh . —Tho lato members , Mr . lleneage , and Captain Gladstone , both accepting Free-trade , but both Derbvitcs , were elected .

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    Devonport . —Admiral Berkeley and Sir J . H . Maxwell , Tories , were elected by show of hands on Tuesday ; but Mr . Tufnell and Sir John Romilly , Liberals , demanded a poll . _Tuffnell 1079 Berkeley 1056 Romilly , . . 1046 Maxwell ........ 1032 Dorchester . —Air . Brinsley Sheridan , Liberal , came forward to contest the seat with the late members , Colonel Darner and Mr . Sturt , Free-trade Conservatives . Mr . Sheridan and Colonel Darner , won on

    nomination day ; but on the polling day the numbers stood thus—Sheridan 152 Sturt 123 Darner 98 Dover .- —The candidates were Lord Chelsea ( Derbyite ) , Mr . Rice ( Whig ) , and Sir George Clerk ( Peelite ) . Lord Chelsea 1092 Rice 900 Clerk 776 Tho Government screw and bribery have done it . _Dhoitwich . —Sir John Pakington , unopposed .

    Dudley . —The nomination was on Wednesday . The candidates were Air . Benbow , a Derbyite , who , it was expected , would be unopposed , and Air . Aldermau James Baldwin , of Birmingham , a Free-trader and Radical . The show of bands was in favour of Air . Baldwin ; but the poll for Air . Benbow . Bast Retford . —Lord Galway and the Honourable W . E . Duncombe , Derbyites , returned unopposed . Evesham . —Lord Marcus Hill having retired , two

    Liberals , Mr . Grenville Berkeley , late of Cheltenham , and Air . Sergeant Wilkins , professing Radicalism , came forward . The other candidate was Sir Henry AVillouglfby , Liberal Conservative , capable of becoming Derbyite . Sir Henry spoke up for " steady and useful , " as opposed to " galvanic" reform . Air . Grenville Berkeley made a Free-trade and Whig-Radical oration . Air . Sergeant Wilkins said he was a Radical . The show of hands went for Sir Henry and the Sergeant . The polling took place on Wednesday .

    Willoughby 189 Berkeley 170 Wilkins 87 Exeter has returned Air . Divett and Sir John Duckworth , throwing out the Protectionist , Buck . FrOjME . —Colonel Boyle elected without opposition . Gloucester . —Price ( Liberal ) , 826 ; Berkeley ( Liberal ) , 782 ; Hope ( Conservative ) 755 . Two first elected . Grantuaac— -Tbe sitting members , Air . G . E . Welby and the Honourable F . J . Tollemache , and Lord Graham , a Conservative , were nominated as candidates on Wednesday . Welby 483 Tollemache 379

    Graham 375 Greenwich . —There were five candidates asking for the _sullrages of the " free and independent" electors of tbis semi-government borough : Mr . Alderman Salomons , Air , Montague Chambers , and Admiral Stewart , Liberal and Free-traders ; Air . Peter _Ifolt , Tory , anil Air . Knight , Chartist . These having been duly _projiosed und seconded , essayed , with more or less of good fortune , to add reus the constituency . Mr . Alderman Salomons was the first to speak . Ho diluted ou the old and will-worn topic of Sir Robert Peel's commercial policy , and then proceeded to the question of . Jewish emancipation .

    " The constituencies throughout the kingdom had to give to the new I _' tirliameuf the impress of fhe present age and times . Hut . in his case , if the electors of this borough registered their votes in his favour , they would he expressing their opinion , besides , in favour ol religious equality and civil liberty . The electors would have to say to the new Farliainenl . that their opinion on I , his subject , was the sami ; now as last year . There was no liberty so valuable us religious liberty . Every one fell . that , tia ; privilege ol worshipping God according to his conscience , without being liable to penalty or to civil disability , was the greatest , blessing man could enjoy , and no civil liberty could really exist , unless religions liberty existed also . Should fhe electors return him to the 11 oust ; of Commons , he promised to struggle again for his scat ; ho promised to go in

    mid volt ; for tia ; Speaker , anil lo _tlo bis utmost to sit and vole altogether as their member . ( Cheers . ) The new House of Commons was not bound by any acts of I he old _I'ltrlinmenf . We began now afresh , and wo should have to open up a . new score in the new House . ( Laughter . ) lit ; believed that ho had redeemed every pledge he had made on tho subject of bis Meat . ( I fear , and cries of" No , no I ") A small ' minority here was pleased to say lit ; had not , but , what , wns the fact .. ' Mo had made a pledge to the electors to go iu and vot e in the I louse of Commons , and Hit ; question was then brought before tht ; judges of the Court of I ' . _xehcqucr , who were , as everybody knew , divided in opinion as lo whether lit ; had or bad not complied with the law two and a half , if he might say so , being with him , and one and a half _uguiuut him . Thtit

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• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), July 10, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10071852/page/5/