Ebe Vrobinces.

The nomination for Southampton took place on Saturday. Mr. Hum- phrey and Mr. St. John Mildmay were proposed on the Ministerial side ;

Lord Nugent and Mr. George Thompson were their opponents. It was enlivened by frequent references to the last election : for example, Mr. F. Cooper, the seconder of Lord Nugent, was thus interrupted—

He wished to promote purity of election and the true prosperity of the people. An Elector—" You offered me money last election." ("Hear.") Mr. Cooper made a gesture of dissent.

The Elector—" You did. You offered me money to vote for your party; and you offered another man ten hogsheads of beer for his house. I was close by and heard you. You called me by name : you said, 'Tom '—that's my aame—' if you vote for us you shall have money and victuals and drink all election-time.' I said, 'No; none of your physic for me.' (Loud cheers and laughter, and a long pause on the part of the seconder.) Mr. Cooper resumed. He wished to promote the prosperity of the people by reforming their habits. (" Oh, Oh ! " and groans.) It had been observed by one of the greatest historians that ever lived—(" Name, name!" and another pause.) Xenophon. (Roars of laughter.) Xenophon said, that if states were rightly governed they would be eternal. (" No, no ! the Greek—the original ! " Renewed laughter.) It was states would not change, but they decayed. (Laughter.) Mr. St. John Mildmay rested his first claim on the electors to the fact of his being a native of the county. He turned against his op- ponent, Mr. Thompson, the violent language which had been used at the London Anti-Corn-law Conference. He had something to say of the Corn-laws, and of the improvement which Sir Robert Peel had made therein ; with a glance at the future— He was not a desponding person, and he had the satisfaction to know that our Corn-laws did not prevent our competing with foreigners in their own country. He saw an American paper that week, and he observed that, in con- sequence of the imports being taxed only at 20 per cent, the trading companies were now shutting-up their factories. Now, if our Corn-laws and 20 per cent added to them did not prevent our competing with America, there was not so very much to complain of. (A voice—" But every man has a vote in America.") Yes, he was aware of that ; and America had a government, such as it was. But those who were conversant with America would join him in hoping never to see it imitated in England.

He promised to give his "best attention" to the Poor-law ; and he quizzed some of the opposite party implicated in the last election.

Lord Nugent, who asked whether Mr. Mildway or Mr. Hope would vote for Sir Robert Peel next session, "for the total overthrow of the present system of Corn-laws ?—he knew they were coming to that"— ereated a scene— He declared his belief that if his opponents did not bribe they would be defeated ; and he believed also that some of their supporters were now bribing and corrupting. (Hisses, and cries of" Name, name P' followed by tremendous uproar.) He would name ; he had his proofs. First, then, he would not state a fact without a name to support it. His suspicions were excited—(" Suspicions ! name your names ! ") Lord Nugent replied to repeated calls to " name, " by promising to do so ; but first ot all he made divers allusions to the last election ; holding the Blue Book in his hand— He said that he found a gentleman bad received at different times 7001., 2001. of which he had still by him. Mr. Mackey's name was in that book, and he had accompanied Mr. Hope in his canvass. As Mr. Alderman Lefeuvre had not accounted for 200/. he received of Mr. Fleming at the last election, perhaps be was spending it now; and he was the proposer of Mr. Hope. Mr. Lefeuvre—"If you couple my name with any act of bribery you utter falsehood." (Cheers and confusion.) Mr. Mackey—" And I go further; if you charge me with bribery you are a liar. (Increased uproar.) I shall demand satisfaction." Lord Nugent—" Well, before you shoot me, I will show you up at fall length." (Groans.) Mr. Lefeuvre--" You are even garbling the statements of the Blue Book you are reading ; I mean with respect to the 200/. It is not there as you have stated it. You are among Magistrates, and think yourself safe. You are a liar, Sir, and make assertions which you cannot prove." (Cheers and uproar.) Lord Nugent resumed—" 2001. remaining; I hope he is not spending it now. His name is Alderman Lefeuvre, and is seconder of Mr. Hope." Mr. Lefeuvre—" You have not the feelings of a gentleman, or you would not act in this way." (Uproar.) Lord Nugent's charge respecting the present election amounted to this : whereas at former elections there had only been six polling-booths, at the present election there were to be seven ; and of those, five were to be on the premises of Conservatives, who were to receive 204 each: one of them, a person named Brown, had threatened that he would not vote for the Conservatives unless he were appointed to provide a poll- ing place. Lord Nugent also averred that several parties, whose names were in the minutes of evidence published by the Election Committee, were canvassing for Mr. Hope and Mr. Mildmay. The Mayor called upon Lord Nugent to say whether he had any other charge to make. Lord Nugent replied, that if he had any other cases they should be brought before a competent tribuoal. The Mayor then explained, (so far as we can understand the statement, which was probably more intel- ligible to those on the spot than to the distant reader,) that the number of booths was rendered necessary by the number of electors; and that the Whig party had endeavoured to procure the appointment of their own partisans to supply some of the polling-places. There was then another scene— Mr. Lefeuvre rose and demanded that Lord Nugent should either prove or acquit him of the charges of bribery he had brought against him. Mr. Mackey rose and made the same demand. Lord Nugent held up the Blue Book and said, "That's my answer!" (Groans and yells.) Mr. Mackey—" 1 beg thus publicly to tell you, Lord Nugent, that you are a slanderer and a coward I" (immense cheering and confusion.)

Lord Nugent said nothing, but looked rather pale. An Elector—" After this you should be called Lord No-gent." (Loud laughter.)

The above scene, which lasted two or three hours, almost baffles description. His Lordship would have left the meeting at the cud of Lis speech, but he was prevented by the significant cry of "Don't run away, my Lord!"

Mr. Hope thus wound up a speech which was a mingled vindication of Government measures and an attack on Lord Nugent-

" It is a trick, a trumpery and a stale trick of a losing candidate, to prepare for defeat by an anticipation of his opponents' wrongdoing. His Lordship af- fects to say that which he cannot know, and, feeling the certainty of a dis- graceful retreat, he meanly declares it to be produced by the unworthy arts of his opponents."

Mr. Thompson's speech was an Anti-Corn-law and Anti-Income-tax address. The show of hands was in favour of Lord Nugent and Mr. Thompson ; and a poll was demanded on behalf of the other candi- dates.

The result of the poll was officially declared on Tuesday ; the num- bers being—for Mildmay, 685 ; Hope, 682; Nugent, 535 ; Thompson, 532. Mr. Mildmay and Mr. Hope were declared to be elected.

A correspondence has been published, in which is intimated Alder- man Lefeuvre's retractation of his offensive expressions towards Lord Nugent, in consequence of a message from his Lordship through the agency of Sir John Easthope ; and Lord Nugent's explanation, that he did not impute bribery to Mr. Lefeuvre.

The result of the poll at Nottingham was officially declared on Satur- day: the numbers were correctly stated last week—for Walter 1,885, for Sturge 1,801. After the polling on Friday, both candidates addressed the electors; also shaking hands with each other and exchanging com- pliments.

The supporters of Mr. Sturge may be much belied by public ru- mour; but certainly the world does not scruple to charge them with a recourse to bribery as gross as that violence on which we commented in our Saturday's paper. The world does not scruple to assert, wher- ever it got its information, that a sum of something like four thousand pounds has been expended in the old contrivances of bribery, cooping, and intimidation ; and the world does not scruple to connect these practices with the great patrons of Mr. Sturge, the Anti-Corn-law League.— Times.

In anticipation that Mr. Fleming was about to vacate his seat for South Hampshire, it has been rumoured that Lord Charles Wellesley will offer himself to the electors.

The disorders in the manufacturing-districts, so far from discon; tinning, grow more alarming, and Manchester has become the scene et' serious disturbances.

An attempt was made lately by three firms in the cotton-trade, at Staleybridge, to reduce the wages of their workpeople. In two houses the reduction was notified to the people, and then abandoned by the masters, on the threat of a strike. The notice given by Messrs. Bayley and Brothers, the third firm alluded to, did not expire till Friday last ; on which day, says the Manchester Guardian, "a deputation of their weavers waited upon them, and, we believe, spoke cavalierly on the subject of the proposed reduction ; when one of the partners observed, that if they took the matter up in that way, perhaps they bad better play a few days, when they would probably think differently about it." On this "the men set up a loud shout, and immediately left the mill." On Sunday, a very large meeting was held on Mottram Moor, at which a plan of operations was concerted. On Monday, a mob collected, stopped all the mills in Staleybridge, Ashton, and the neighbourhood, and compelled the workmen to turn out and join them ; and after send- ing a detachment to Oldham for the same purpose, marched on Tuesday in a vast body to Manchester, to the number of 10,000, mostly armed with large sticks, but peaceably behaved : they entered Manchester at A ncoats. They were met by a large body of troops and police under Colonel Wemyss, the Deputy-Commandant of the district, and Mr. Maude, the Police Magistrate. They announced that they intended to hold a meeting in Stephenson Square. Attempts were made to turn their march ; but that was found to be impossible without force, and the troops therefore were taken to preocqw,y,44goici,j9,104.111-

their intention, the workpeople wandered about the town, and at last held their meeting in Granby Row fields. Their speeches expressed determination to obtain a renewal of the wages of 1840, but to be peaceable. Mr. Pilling, an operative and their chairman, said-

4, Upwards of 30,000 men, women, and children, from Staleybridge, Dukin- field, Oldham, and the surrounding towns, had met that morning in Ashton- under-Line, and declared that they never would return to their work until the same prices were given them which they had had in the early part of 1840. They had turned out because some of their Corn-law-repealing masters had lowered the wages of spinners 25 per cent. The wages of the power-loom had been dropped lid., 2d., and in some instances as much as 3d. per cut ; while the wages of spinners, card-room hands, and power-loom dressers, were reduced in the same proportion. He had known several instances in which persons had dropped down and died from actual starvation. It was to remedy this state of things that the operatives had turned out, and not for the advance- ment of any political object." The meeting broke up at two o'clock ; and at three Mr. Maude saw them fairly out of the town on the Ashton road. The town, however, had been disturbed : the people in many mills turned out ; and crowds wandered about the streets demanding bread, which the bakers were in some instances compelled to distribute gra- tuitously. Some mills were damaged, the windows being broken or the machinery slightly injured. After three o'clock, a large mob in- sisted on stopping Messrs. Birley's mill ; and being refused admittance to ascertain that all the hands had turned out, they began to demolish the building. They seized a cart loaded with coals, which served them for missiles. The inmates mounted on the roof and threw down stones and iron ; and by something flung from the roof a girl was killed. The mob was dispersed by the soldiers and police. The building remained surrounded by military. Wednesday opened with a darkening aspect. We quote the reporter of the Times- " The first outbreak this morning was at the mill of Messrs. Kennedy, in Great Ancoats Street, about six o'clock. Timely notice having been obtained by Mr. Cochrane, Superintendent of the C division of Police, whose station- house is adjacent, he, at the head of sixty-four men, charged upon the mob, who were also met by another division, under the immediate command of the Mayor, (Mr. W. Neild,) Sir Charles Shaw, (the head of the borough Police,) and Superintendent Sawley ; by whom they were effectually routed. The mob consisted of between 4,000 and 5,000 persons; and the Police were severely pelted with stones, two being so severely hurt as to be obliged to be taken to the Infirmary in a cab. This district was soon occupied by a troop of the First Dragoons and a company of Rifles, who remained there during the day. The people here were worse-disposed and more determined than at any parr of yes- terday ; but, owing to the timely arrival of the Police, the damage was confined to the breakage of a few squares of glass; and the hands continued in their em- ploy. Crowds of persons were in waiting to intimidate the hands on their re- turn from dinner at one o'clock; but, with few exceptions they went hack to their employ. Up to noon the appearance in this neighbourhood was very fear- ful; when a mounted policeman came to Colonel Hogg, who had charge of the military and civil power, with the information that a large mob was attacking the gas-works at Hulme, in order to leave the town in darkness at night. [Two prisoners bad been placed in the gas-works : they were rescued, and the Po- lice in the works were severely beaten.] The appearance at this spot was, however, still so alarming, that none of the military could be spared, but a rein- forcement of about 100 Police was despatched. Trade was totally suspended in this district, nearly every shop being closed. Demands were again made for bread at several houses in A.ncoats and Oldham road. The public-houses, too, were filled with idle people, who bad money enough for dissipation, notwith- standing the reduction of wages, which was their alleged ground of complaint. Large parties went over to Salford to turn out the bands in the factories there, and most of the shops in the borough were shut up. At two o'clock, business in the town was almost at a stand, and people are seriously thinking of their own means of defence; as, if the rioters succeed in turning out the whole of the factories, there is no knowing what the results may be. The whole of the pri- soners apprehended yesterday (nearly forty) are remanded till a future day ; every policeman being on duty. No special constables had been sworn in till twelve o'clock ; but it is stated that despatches have been forwarded to London for more military, as it is feared that the present force will prove ineffi- cient."

In the mean time, early in the morning, another large meeting was held in the Granby Row fields, apparently to arrange plans for the day ; and thence proceeded a large body to attack Messrs. Birley's mill again ; but they were repulsed by soldiers and police. At three o'clock, a riot occurred in Little Ireland ; and the Dragoons charged several times, striking with the back of their swords. One dropped his sword, which was afterwards found in the possession of a tobacconist. The authorities issued a cautionary notice to the inhabitants to keep within their houses; the Riot Act was read four times during the day ; and three hundred special constables were sworn in. About fifty more prisoners were taken, but without quieting the town ; and as the day advanced it was reported that the mob intended an attack on the rail- roads, meaning to tear them up, to impede the approach of military reinforcements. In the course of the day, a mob made an attack on the cavalry barracks at Hulme. The "lock-up" or prison at Newtown was razed ; and it was rumoured towards evening that the gas-pipes would be cut. A meeting of millowners was held ; and it was resolved not to attempt to resume working the mills, for fear of further violence. In the night, the premises of a builder named Mouncey were set on fire, it is supposed by an incendiary ; and the people stood by while it burned, shouting and laughing. Thursday morning witnessed no change for the better. At five o'clock, the factory-bells did not ring their usual peal to work : they were silent ; while the different noises were heard of tumult and fighting. There was another large meeting at Granby Row ; at which between 10,000 and 15,000 persons were present. The defensive forces—Dra- goons, Rifles, Infantry, Artillery, and armed Police, were drawn up in the Garrett Road, as an army of observation ; strengthened by three field-pieces, and blocking-up all the outlets from the meeting. So both parties remained in position up to eleven o'clock.

In the whole of the surrounding districts, at Oldham, Mottram, Glossop, Tintwistle, and elsewhere, bands went about, compelling the workpeople to strike.

General Wade arrived in Manchester on Wednesday night, to take the command of the troops in the district.

In Staffordshire, the turn-out is obstinately prolonged. A party of 14,000 marched through Dudley, on Wednesday, to Wednesbury. By the way, thousands from Bilston and the surrounding neighbourhood joined tb.ir ranks ; some parties having music and flags. On arriving

at the ground, there could not have been fewer than 25,000 men; wo- men, and children. The interest was increased by the arrival of dele- gates from the Scotch miners, who are now turned oat. The troops and Yeomanry were called out, and every precaution was taken to keep the peace. Resolutions were passed pledging the meeting to resist reduc- tion of wages.

Some turned-out colliers, who were levying "black mail" in Burslem on Saturday, were taken into custody. A mob of 400 or 500 were col- lected in the neighbourhood ; they broke open the prison, and liberated those within. They then attacked the Town-hall, of which they broke the windows and the clock ; and an inn and some private houses were much injured. The military were called ; but they did not arrive till the rioters had left the town and gone towards Loughton. None of them were taken into custody.

Among the conditions demanded by the colliers of Westbromwich are, that no man or boy shall go down a pit unless he works a whole day ; that the truck system shall be abandoned; and "that none of the men be employed at any of the collieries unless the masters agree to give them four shillings a day, two quarts of drink per day, and the fire- coals every four weeks as before, at nine hours per day, one hour for meal-time."

The Liverpool abduction case came before the Assize Court, on Tuesday : when John Orr M`Gill, Richard Jones, and Margaret his wife, Jane Clayton, John Osborne Quick, and Thomas Wormald Roger- son, were indicted for the abduction of Ann Crellin. She was taken away from Liverpool, and conveyed, in a state of perpetual intoxication, to Gretna Green ; where some marriage-ceremony was performed be- tween her and M`Gill, with whom she found herself next day in bed, Mrs. Clayton being on the other side of the bridegroom. Miss Crellin was possessed of some 4,0001. or 5,0001. in real and personal property ; which it was alleged to be the object of a conspiracy between the pri- soners to obtain. M`Gill, Jones, Clayton, and Quick, were convicted; the others were acquitted ; the Jury at the same time censuring the conduct of Miss Crellin herselL Next day, M`Gill was sentenced to imprisonment for eighteen months, Quick for fifteen, and the other two for twelve months ; in all the cases with hard labour.

Samuel Martin Copeland was convicted of obtaining money under false pretences from the same Ann Crellin. He had " courted " her, but gave up his snit on finding that her property was not worth 50,0004 as he supposed ; and then, contriving to appear as a rejected suitor, he threatened her with an action for breach of promise of marriage, and so extorted 2501. as a composition. The defence was, that Miss Crellin admitted Copeland to such familiarities as precluded the possibility of marriage, and that the money paid was a kind of honorarium for the gallant. Copeland was found guilty ; sentence being deferred.