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extending our influence , and of strengthening the outposts of constitutional goyernmciit iu Europe . The Queen has issued a proclamation prohibiting the importation of cattle into this country , from-the Baltic ports . Since tlic cattle thus imported only constitute about one-soveilfh . of the profpoefckm taken into metropolitan consumption through : ihe Islington market , only a fraction of the supply-far a
lew of . the eastern ports , and . & very small i ' v & tt & i of the supply for ttos ^ vlioleq & wmtry ., this proclamation would do little towards cheeking the distribution of meat which is tainted by other causes than imported infection ; and should the typhoid which , is ravaging Europe be produced by atmospherical clauses , the Queen of course cannot proclaim its non-admission . But the aefc of the Government
• will ' call -attention to the state of the meat market and of the beasts ; it will lead to greater vigilance , and no doubt to improvements in the keep and stabling- of the animals , especially their stalling in the transit from pasture to market . The disturbance in the money-market has continued this week , though there are some si gns of a check to the causes tliat produced it . On ' Monday , the Bank of England followed up the rise of discount by a rise to 7 pel- cent , for advances on Government Securities ; the mode in which speculators obtained a portion of their means . The enhancement of the 2 nd and 6 th has had a decided
effect , not only in improving the state of the exchange s—that is , in checking the outflow of gold from this country— -hut in arresting the headlong impetus of speculation on tlie Contittcnt . InHaniburg , for example , where the discount had been lowered to 6 £ per cent . j it lias at once risen to 8 per cent . ; and it is notorious tliat the Bank of Trance has been restrained from lowering- its own rate by the act of . oui-: Bank . The speculators , however , will not give up the contest so easily . Immense exertions are now made by the Credit
Mobilicr class of . financiers to make up the sum required for tlie first instalment of the new Russian llailway Company ; and from the sales at a loss which arc observed in various quarters , the sum may be made \ ip . Thus the demand for gold on the Continent is likely to continue ; but the Bank of England lias shown that it can keep the state of the Exchanges under control ; antl the high credit of this country contributes to render a stated rate of discount here more effectual than even a higher figure across the water .
The drain of silver towards India and China goes on at an enormous rate . The prohibition of the French Gov eminent has proved ineffectual to prevent it ; and this is another phenomenon which tends to create a doubt whether the Bank can recover its loss very suddenly . The trial of Ahum lias ' resulted in his acquittal . There was , in fact , a certain failure of evidence to convict him of attempting- to poison the English or anybody else . Ifc is true that he was on his way to Canton in a boat with sonic of his family , but it is explained that he intended to return . The bread on board the boat , like that distributed
at Hong-Kong , is said to have been poisoned ; and aa soon as lie discovered the fact , he hastened back to Hong-Kong . Ihe Jury acquitted him ; but the Goy eminent has detained him on suspicion cither in deference to a ruling prejudice , or on grounds of moral distrust ttwragh the technical proof failed , live idea is , that , whether malignant or not , Ai .-ltjm will do what Ybk orders him , and that the baker will bo employed to exterminate the British . Meanwhile the Emperor has ordered Xmh to chastise us , and tlicn to forgive us—so wise and mevcilwl is the Celestial Emperor ! But emperors always arc good ^ ylien they arc pleased
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T 3 HE GENERAL ELECTI 01 . [ In scvcrtll cases belo-tv , the election by choice of hands is meutlone < iJ « nd not the ultimate result of the poll ; but the roquia'e ( Linitorrnation -will bo found in the list of members vetuniefl . WB fax as tlio issuee ^ vere kuown up fcebttie tinie * . of ouragotug tojpress . ] t , ^
. - MHPBLE & Efc . A MSETEfQ Of the IKttllerfex electors -vwis fafld last Satm 8 ay in discount C & dlseaVtonimittee roots , a » t the Hotjp Tavsrn , Notting ^ Sill . H 3 ie room -was 'Ifertsely crowded . 'Captain 3 Eo * l ^ . pro « afcd . Lotti CWferea gave a gencTBl ^ exposition rff ' tiis principles , which wws received with but little favour , and with a great deal of opposition . He answered some criticisms on his opinions which had "been put forward by Mr . Grrosvenor , a son of ' ¦' his noble Telative and opponent , Lord iRobeft Grosyeaor ;" and le denied that there was any ambiguity in the term " Liberal-Conservative . " He was a follower of the late Sir Robert Peel ; he would not oppose a moderate increase of the suffrage , but objected to the fcallot and to the
admission of Jews into Parliament . A Mr . G . Leverson then , said they had heard the exposition of the opinions of Lord Chelsea , and he thought the meeting would agree with him that his -views- ' were not of that enlightened and liberal character which entitled him to be sent to Parliament as the representative for the county of Middlesex . The Chairman said " he could not permit any speech to be made . Lord Chelsea had come there to explain his opinions , and to answer any questions , biit not to hear speeches from electors . " This elicited great uproar and cries of " Shame ! " Mr . leverson then proposed a resolution ; condemnatory of Viscount Chelsea ; and . this ha-ying been duly seconded " by Mr . Pritchard , the High Bailiff of Southwark , a show of hands was taken ; The chairman , however , refused to give any
official decision as to the result , and Mr . Gnraeisen ^ secre tary to the Conservative Laiicl Society ) moved a resolution expressive of confidence in lord Chelsea . When this was p-ut , a decided minority of hands was held up , and the chairman and noble lord abruptly quitted the meeting , amidst laughter and uproar . Mr . Pritchard was then called to the chair , and expressed his astonishment at tlie conduct which had been pursued , not only a 3 regarded the gentleman who had preceded him in the chair refusing to hear anyone make any observation ' s , but in . his treating the meeting with the dis-respect he had done . Mr . Leverson and other gentlemen , then further addressed the meeting , and a resolution in favour of Lord Robert < 5 r 6 sveaor and Mr . Hanbury was unanimously carried .
The election for the metropolitan county took place on Monday , and terminated in the signal defeat of the Conservative candidate , Viscount Chelsea . " From an early hour , " says the Times , " the election of the Liberal candidates appeared to he safe , and every successive return from the various rolling districts exhibited an increasing majority in their favour . The only polling district iu which Lord Chelsea obtained a majority was at Uedfont , wliere he polled 219 votes against 195 for Mr . Hanbury , and 192 for Lord Robert Grosvenor , At Bethnal-green and Mile-end , where Mr . Hanbury ' s local influence is great , the preponderance of Liberal votes was remarkable . In the populous district of Hammersmith , where Conservative influence has on former
occasions been successfully shown , the Liberals polled nearly two to one . At Kiug ' s-cross and Hampstead , they polled more than two to one . In Westminster , Lord Chelsea made a better fight . At ten o ' clock , the' three candidates had each polled 58 in the Westminster district , according to the Liberal return , but at twelve o'clock the Liberal candidates were in a majority , and atthecloaeof the poll tliey were 70 ahead . The Liberals early saw the probal ) le consequences of split votes , and exerted themselves with success to impress upon the electors the necessity of not giving plumpers . " Tho sum total of the various polling places , at the close of the election , was thus officially announced : — Mr . Hanbury , 5426 ; Lord Robert Grosvenor , 5327 ; Viscount Chelsea , 2028 .
Not one Conservative now possesses a scat for the metropolitan districts ; a fact highly honourable to tho Londoners and their immediate neighbours .
SUSSEX ( EAST ) . Tho nomination took place at Lowes last Saturday . The candidates were—Mr . Augustus Elliott Fuller and Lord Pevonaoy ( Conservativon ) , and Mr . John George Dodson and Colonel Cavendish ( Liberals ) . Tho show of hands was in favour of tho latter ; and a poll was then demanded on behalf of tho Conservative candidates . It vras stated on behalf of tlio latter that intimidation had l ) eon resorted to by tho tjovemment to defeat tlio Conservatives , a letter havhigbcen sent domi by tho Woods and Forests to the Crown tenants , requiring thorn to support tho Liberal candidates .
FLINTSHIRE . A great display of Cymric excitability and warmth was made last Saturday at Flint on tho nomination of tlio candidates for the county . Tlio candidates weretlio Hou . Edward Thomas Lloyd Mostyn ( a Fulmcr-Rtonian ) and Sir Stephen CJlynne , a moderate Liberal . Tho Iliyht Hon . W . 1 C . Gladstone addressed a long speech to tho electors in favour of tlio latter , who is his brother-in-law ; but ho was rocoived with great disapprobation . Thcro was a good deal of « ngry crimination
and ^ rerimination ; the charge against Mr . MostvrTwT fthat aieffe mblind and slavish adherent of Lori p aw ston—rtlueVhe denied ; while Sir Stephen Gl 34 e ^ ^ n ^ dc ^^ ng Pusevite-which was also repud l 7 ed Mr . Slattetoae , m the course of his speech , complied Jf the Jmaeasea - - . expenditure of Government , of i £ vl m ?!^^ 0 Viai 0 n f 0 r the extinction of the incomitai and df lite entering into unjustifiable wars without £ sanction -of Parliament ; all of which , -he said ATr Mostjrnwas prepared to support—A curious pieCo p ¦ uUraHnBtronul feeling ^ appeared in the speech of Vr ^> 3 tyn . He thought there should be Welsh Bishoms fo * Wales , and that the Judges should understand « £ Welsh language—which seems reasonable enough but he added tliat " he would support any measure for \ CQ l ing up and extending that language in the Princi pality — -The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Sir Stephen Glynne , though this was doubtful . A noil w ™ demanded for Mr . Mostyn . P as
LANARKSHIRE . The show of hands at the nomination , was in favour of Sir Edward Colebrooke , a Liberal and a supporter of Lord Palmerston ; when a poll was demanded on behalf of the other candidate , Mr . Baillie Cochrane , -vvlio stated his opinions with respect to the Premier thus : — " It was true that Lord Palmerston did carry on the Russian war with signal ability and success , and lie concurred in the opinion that he was the greatest of -war Ministers but that was a very good reason-why he should not te a good peace Minister . The fact was that war was his natural element , and this explained all his fo-rei « ni
policy . { Immense uproar . ) He heard the noble lord state to Mr . Disraeli in the House of Commons the other night— ' It is true . ' . I get you into scrapes , but at the same time I am no sooner into a" scrape than I am out of it . ( Laughter and cheers ?) This reminded Mm of the conversation between a master and his" sttrant . ' Well , John , ' said the master , ^ I am . no sooner in a passion than I am out of it . ' ' Yes , sir , ' replied John , 'but you are no sooner out of it thaa you are in it again . ' So it was with the Government . " Wevereno sooner oat of one war than we were in another . " (( . /<&« aniZ disapprobation . ')
CARLOW ( COUNTY ) . 41 . Bruen and Captain Bunbury were . on Saturday returned without opposition . . ' - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ; - . ; . " - - . ..: ; : QUEEN'S COUNTY . The candidates nominated ou Saturday were Sir Charles Coote , Mr . Michael Dunn , Right Hon . C . T 7 Fitzpatrick , and Mr . Burrow Kelly . The sliow of hands Was in favour of Coote and Fitzpatrick . The other candidates retired .
CARLOW ( BOROUGH ) . The Hon . Captain Ponsonby , the defeated candidate , in addressing the electors after the close of tlie poll , made some serious accusations of bribery ami corruption . He said : — " When i was here during rny canvass , I received earnest and solemn promises from men of respectability , even up to eleven o ' clock yesterday—from gentlemen , shall I say , who I thought would have done anything in the world before they would violate their pledges , and they have come up and deliberately broken their promises . I say there is something wronfr , when that took place—I do not say that it -was bribery tliat Brought that matter about . There are something like twenty gentlemen who solemnly pledged themselves to give me their support , and they have deliberately broken their word , and voted against me . I leave it to those gentlemen to settle this matter with their own
conscience . I know that deserters in the army arc held in contempt by their comrades , and despised by the onemj ' . I hope those gentlemen will bo pointed , out , and known to every man in the community during the rest of their lives as persons without a particle of principle or honour . ( Cheers . ) This is not an attack on any man who kept his word , and conscientiously voted against me . [ Hear , hear . ") I give them every credit , because they acted honestly and above board . ( Cheers . ) I had letters and
offers from several persons , promising to vote for me they were bribed . ( ' Oh , ok P and yreat sensation . ) Or . c gentleman offered to vote for mo if I A \* ould buy a picture from him . ( Great laughter . ) I am determined to make thoso letters public . It may be unpleasant to those parties for mo to do so ; but I wish it to be understood that it is not against the constituency I speak , but against certain people of this town who broko thcii word . "
TIPPERARY ( COUNTr ) . Some riota , rivalling , if not surpassing , tlie s . Wiifc'c excosses of tlio Kidderminster mob , have taken p lace at tlie town of Tipporary , during tho canvassing lor tlio county . One of tho candidates ( Mr . Waldroiij ami his friends woro canvassing on Thursday week , -ulien they were savagely attacked by the adherents of the rival candidato , Mr . Massy . Mr . Waldi ' on represent * the Roman Catholic interest ; and religious feeling would isturbance
seem to liavo been at tho bottom of tho d - Thcro was a positivo fight' with sliillclnghti ; l'li ving stones were thickly thrown about ; sovernl puivons von ' fieriously hurt ; and a great ninny shops , into which tllG supporters of Mr . Wuldron had run for slushur , wo . ro attacked . Mr . Wnldrou ' s committee room « : is nls" ' tacked . Tho dainngo to glass in . several plnciw h' ™ ' ' ' " very groat . —Very oorious riots have nho taken place ( it tho Queen's County and Lisbura elections .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 11, 1857, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_11041857/page/2/
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