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extending-our influence , and of strengthening the outposts of constitutional government in Europe . The Queen has issued a proclamation prohibiting the importation of cattle into this country from the Baltic ports . Since the cattle thus imported-: only constitute about one-s « v « ath- , of- the proportion taken into metropolitan , consumption through .. tbie Islington market , only a fractioa . of the supply fdatra few of the eastern ports , and vt , veiy small frajefcitear of the supply for tltier-whole oaantry , this
pwiefemation would . do little towards . cheeking the distribution of meat which is tainted by other causes than imported infection ; and should the typhoid wlrich is ravaging Europe be produced by atmospherical Causes , the Queen of course canuot proclaim its non-admission . But the act of the Government will call attention-to the state of the meat market aaid 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 signs of a deck to the causes that produced it . On Monday , the Bank of England followed up the rise of discount by a rise to 7 per 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 exchanges—that is , in checking the outflow of gold fiom this country—but in arresting the headlong
impetus of speculation on the Continent . In Hamburg , for example , where the discount had been lowered to 6 £ per cent ., it has at once risen to 8 per cent . ; and it is notorious that the Bank of J ? rance lias been restrained from lowering its own xate by the act of our Bank . The speculators , lioweveiy will not give up the contest so easily . Immense exertions are now made by the Credit Mobilier class of financiers to make up the
sum required for the first instalment of the new Hussian Railway Company ; and from the sales at a loss which are observed in various quarters , the sum anay be made up . Thus the demand for gold on "the Continent is likely to continue ; bxit the Bank ¦ of England has shown , that it can keep the state of the Exchanges under control ; and 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 3 ? rcncli Government has proved ineffectual to prevent it ; ami this is another phenomenon which tends to create a doubt whether the Bank can recover its loss very suddenly . The trial of Alluji has resulted in Ins acquittal . There was , in fact , a certain failure of evidence to convict him of attempting to poison the English or anybody else . It is true that he w < is on his way to Canton in a boat with some of his family , but it is cx . plaincd that he intended to return . The bread on board the boat , like that distributed
at Hong-Kong , is said to have been poisoned ; and as soon as ho discovered the fact , he hastened back to Hong-Kong . The Jury acquitted him ; but the Government has detained him on suspicion cither in dclcrcnco to a ruling prejudice , or on grounds of moral xhstrust though the technical proof failed . Hie idea is , that , whether malignant or not , Axiuii . will do . what Ymi orders Turn , and that the baker will l ) o employed to exterminate the British . Mcanwhilo the Emperor has ordered Van to chaste us , and then to Wye us—so wise and niorchd is tho Celestial Emperor ! But emperors always are good when , they , are pleased .
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[ In severai . casos below , the election by choice of liancls is incntioncd-Mjil not the ultimate result of the poll ; but tlio required ijjSSBrmation will be found iu the list of members returnedtf ^ far as the issues / Were known up tod Bfee time of our-. g « i *» to piajss . ] ** MIfH&EESaBX ; A . wawenxa o £ the Mimeses electors was 1 * 44 last Saturday in \ 5 iscount Cfcsfcea's -cpnimittee roon ^ at the Hoojfc . Tavei-p * Notting-laU . Thje room -was . . ( tensely crowds . Qaptain Morjfceje \ presided . Lor&Chftfetoa gave , a generatexposition of thia prfrwtples , which was 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 . ( irosvenor , \ sen . of " -his noble relative and opponent , Lord Robert Grosvenor ?'•'
and he denied "that there was any ambiguity in the terra " 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 ballot and to the admission of Jews into Parliament . A Mr , G . Leveraon 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 , but 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 having been duly seconded by Mr . Pritchard , the High Bailiff of Southward , a sliow of hands was taken . The chairman , however , refused to give any official decision as to the result , and Mr . Gruneisen ( secretary to the Conservative Land Society ) moved a resolution expressive of confidence in Lord Chelsea . "When this was put , 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 the conduct which " . had been pursued , not only as regarded the gentleman who had preceded him in the chair refusing to hear any one make any observations , but in his treating the meeting with , the disrespect he had done . Mr . Leverson and other gentlemen then further addressed the meeting , and a resolution in favour of Lord Robert Grosvenor and JSIr . Haribury 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 be safe , and every successive return from the various polling districts exhibited an increasing majority in their favour . The only polling district in which Lord Chelsea obtained a majority was at Bedfont , where 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 King ' s-cross and Hampstcad , 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 Literal return , "but at twelve o ' clock the Liberal candidates were in a majority , and at the close of the poll they were 70 ahead . The Liberals early saw the probable consequences of split votes , and exerted themselves with success to impress upon the electors the ; necessity of not giving plumpers . "
The sum total of the various polling places , at the close of the election , was thus officially announced : — Mr . Hanbnry , 5426 ; Lord Kobert Grosvenor , 5327 ; Viscount Chelsea , 2928 . Not one Conservative now possesses a seat for the metropolitan districts ; a fact highly honourable to the Londoners and their immediate neighbours .
SUSSEX ( EAST ) . The nomination took place at Lowes last Saturday . The candidates were—Mr . Augusts Elljott Fuller and Lord Pevenscy ( Conservatives ) , and Mr . John George Dodson and Colonel Oavcndish ( Liberals ) . The show of hands w as in favour of the latter ; and a poll was then demanded on behalf of tho Conservative candidates . It was stated on behalf of tho latter that intimidation hud been resorted to by tho Government to defeat the Conservatives , a lotter having been sent down by tho Woods and Forests to the Crown tenants , requiring them to support the Liberal candidates .
FLINTSHIRE . A great disjriay of Cymric excitability mid warmth wna made last Saturday at Flint on tlio nomination of tho candidates for tho county . The candidates wero — tho Hon . Edward Thomas Lloyd Moatyn ( a l ' alnierstonian ) and ( Sir Stephen Glynuo , a moderate Liberal . Tho lUglit Hon . W . E . Gladstone addressed a long speech to tho electors in favour of tho latter , who \» his brothor-in-luw ; but ho was received with great diaap * probation . There was a good deal of angry crimination
av&iMmanination ; the charge against Mr . Most ™ beine that li «* ia > aabiiad and slavish adherent of Lord Paliiiert stou—wifick-he denied ; -while Sir Stephen Glynne was iwenaad o&befctg-a Puseyite—which was also repudiated ' Mr . Gladstone , in the course of his speech , complained of the i 8 c «» sed" expenditure of Government , of its ' malring . ' prevision for the extinction of the income-tax andi ofi iSa ^ entermg into unjustifiable wars without the sanction . of Parliament ; all of which , he said Mr
Mostyn was- , prepared to support . —A curious piece of ultM ^ uafcijUtal , feeling appeared in the speech of Mr BSfiatyn . He thought the * e should be Welsh Bishops " for Wales , and . that the Jftdg . es should understand the Welsh language . —which seems reasonable enough ; but he added that " he would support any measure for kcening . up and extending that language "in the Principality —The show , of hands was declared to be in favour of Sir Stephen Glynne , though this was doubtful . A poll was demanded for Mr . Mostyn .
LANAKKSHIRE . 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 , who stated his opinions with respect to the Premier thus : — " ft was true that Lord Palmerston did carry on the Bussian war with signal ability and success , and lie concurred \ n the opinioa that he was the greatest of war Ministers ' - but that was a very good reason why he should not be a good peace Minister . The fact was that war was his natural element , and this explained all his foreign
policy . ( Jmmen&e vproar . ) 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 him of the conversation between a master and his servant . ' Well , John , ' said the . master , ' I am no sooner in a passion than I am out of it . ' 'Yes , sir , ' replied John 1 but you are no sooner out of it than you are in it again . ' So it was with the Government . We Avera no sooner out of one war than we were in another . " ( c / ictW and disapprobation . )
CARLOW ( COUNTY ) . M . Bruen and Captain Bunbury were on Saturday returned-without opposition . QUEEN'S COUNTY . The candidates nominated on Saturday Vere Sir Charles Coote , Mr . Michael Dunn , Right Hon . C . W Titzpatrick , and Mr . Burrow Kelly . The show of hands was in favour of Coote and Titzpatrick . The other candidate's retirftd . ¦
CARLOW ( BOJROUGII ) . The Hon . Captain Eonsonby , the defeated candidate . in . addressing the electors after the close of tke pollj made some serious accusations of bribery and corruption . He said : —" When i was here during my canvas * , I received earnest and solemn promises from men of respectability , even up to eleven o ' clock yesterday—from gentlemen , shall 1 say , who I thought would have doue 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 wrong when that took place—I do not say that it was bribery tliat brought thai , 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 are held ii : contempt by their comrades , and despised by the enemy . 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 . ( I / ear , hear . ) 1 give them every credit , because they acted honestly and above board . ( Cheers . ') I ha . I letters and offers from several persons , promising to vote fur wo H they wero bribed . ( ' Oh , oh P ami great sensation . ) One eentlowian offered to vote for me if I would buy ji
picture from him . ( Gnat laurjliter . ' ) I am determined to make those letters public . It may be unpleasant to those parties for mo to do so ; but I wish it to W , understood that it is not against the constituency I speak , but against certain people of this town who broke their word . "
TIPPERARY ( COUNTY ) . Some riots , rivalling , if not surpassing , the sv ; a ) , ' ¦ -: excesses of tho Kidderminster mob , luivo taken plat ¦ at tho town of Tipperary , during the c < mvas . sij ) i i ; for the county . One of the candidates ( Mr . Waldronj mid his friends wero canvassing on Thursday week , ulicn they were savagely attacked by the adherents of the lival candidate , Air . Massy . Mr . Waldron represent : ; the lioinnu Catholic interest ; and religious fueling would soein to luivo been nt tho bottom ot" tho di .-. tuvliaiKO . Thero was a positive fight with . shillclnglis ; paving stones were thickly thrown about ; . several person- v- 'ere seriously hurt ; nnd a great many tiliops , inlo which ' '' supporters of Mr . Waldron had run for shell or , were attacked . Mr . Wuldi'on ' a committee room wn- > h 1- <> i > 1-
taekctl . Tho diunngc to glass in several places lias - very great . —Very serious riots have also taken place - 'it tho Queen ' s County and Li « l ) urn electioJitf .
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338 T H E _ J LJE A jD E R . [ No . 368 , Sattjbday ,
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^ i xy . —ii , opinion of counaol , presented to tho Citv CoinmnlaBion of Sowers on Monday Ztl ! 7 whether th « Metropolitan « oarT ofVo ks haaTr X to lovy rau . 9 on tho City of London , is t o thTo « i " hai the Board docs nqt poasoas that rigUt . TU « I ! df mandodia upwards . W 600 O ? . M '" *"
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¦ ME GENERAL ELEGTiOK A . ¦
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Leader (1850-1860), April 11, 1857, page 338, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2188/page/2/
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