The Express. — London, England, 1849-09-03 00:00:00

I Avourr 24th. General Ondioot grows splits maudlin on the 41039 r Asa of hie departure from Reese. One would think yd be won taking leave of a nation upon which he Mil conferred every posa;ble benefit, from the tenor of the following dccument, which I cannot resist eganalating for the perusal of your readers; in the hops that, when the first disgust of its falseness is gm It may be productive of as much amassment in Jig e ss it has been here Order end tranquillity hive not been die sobed, es you well know, fora &logle iastant since the fearipties of your city by the Preach army. The temporal pmesiment of the sovereign . p ,s tiff has been re•establiehed =animism' acclamations. Just appreciators of the of our wildfire, you give them, at every oppor way, proofs of an a ff ection whose origin is equally beauerahl• to them and to you. The meat perfect k e nmeny reigns at Room, se well as in the canton. me ets, between the soldiers of every rank and the popular dos. Such results are conformable to our wishes and to ear hopes. By preserving you from pclitieal revtion we have alike f owed the impulse dour duty end our feel lags. TAIT sympathy is • reward of which we oomprehend the fell value, end which I myself appreciate most peculiarly. I experience a heartfelt desire of reiterating this asuman saw that my saheb:on in the repel states approaches its con daises. lem about to return to France, where I shall ever poem the remembrance of those splendid testimonials of acallence sad esteem which you hem bestowed upon me (?) No MN sun foresee what is in store for him in futurity; but Ibis I know, that my sentiments towards you are unalterable, sad I thank Providence for having allowed me to exercise a asseseatery Whence over your destinies. I shall Nees heaven anew if, bean the *ad of my life, it may be granted IN to contribute again to the prosperity sad grandeur of a mum wkich has the most powerful claims on my devotion and my gratitude.—Rums, August 23, 11349. The Com- Mader. i C !lief OUi , INOT as Rzooro. The vindictive steps resolved on by the Triumvirate of cardinals increase in severity as the commissioners feel themselves gradually more and more consolidated in the resit of power, and more closely surrounded by the unseruputons myrmidons of despotism. An edict has been issued this morning appointing a special ' , tribunal charged with examining into, and summarily punishing, all offence., insults, or injuries committed by word or deed against public bodies or private individuals, and especially against the sacred person of the sovereign pontiff and the ministers of religion, during the republican government. This measure is declared in the preamble to be ren dered necessary by the increasing complaints and appeals of the (deeded parties, and their just in dignation at eeeirg the authors and executors of so many iniquities stall walking the streets unpunished. As the evidence and pruceediegs of this, as well as of other ecclesiastical tribunals, will of coarse bo secret, the whole affair is evidently a mere excuse for expe ditiously getting rid of CI those who are known or sespected to be unfavourable to the present restorer Lion. In feet, had the greatest enemies of the priest hood invented a line of conduct calculated t ruin that bmly for ever in the Intimation of the world, both wi•li respect to political wisdom and Christian virtues, they could not have hit upon a series of reso lutions more suited to the purpose, or more corrobo rative of the adage, " Quem Deus volt perdere prim dententat." NAPLES, Avonsc 24. Every day adds to the difficulties of the Gaeta plot. Generat Oudinot's visit has ken productive of little or no result. The Pope and the Jesuits around him still in •ist on his Holiness's return to Home without say condition whatever. They have not, however, the courage to state as much to the French cabinet. If they can only get the French army out of Some, and occupy the Eternal City with Spanish and Nea politan troops, they will have obtained their ends; but this is not an easy task. The language which the French General held in his late visit to Gaeta was, that the cabinet of the republic would lose the confidence cf the Chamber, if a purely priestly government were established in Rome ; it woulJ, therefore, be advisable to incorpo-ate a lay power with the new government. Pio Nono received these proportions, 1 am inform.d, with an approving smile, but nothing was promised, nothing time, as a pool of which it is now positively arranged that his Holi- Deem is to leave Gaeta ere ling. and occupy one of his Neapolitan Majesty's royal palace.. be court. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. Oa Meaning's arrival in gaol he desired to be famished with ink and paper, withal being supplied him, he wrote and addressed a Fetter to hie wife. As mud In melt serious l eases, the communication went through the kande of the &Yestroor, who, we are informed, intoreepted Its delivery. a of the cantinas has net transpired. He fre- Liffiliestimed the Where of the prism who wire with er he might be allowed biding indulitenees daring 1k agedinement. At oarless times he asked veemh.ton to ben mew 'cameo to smoke. Hie wish was reheed With respect to Mrs. Mantes, , since her knowledge of limning's I =Ghanaian, the composure and Imam she displayed i her husband continued at large, has quite for- Bah= her---• change which was instantly - 11. her hearing the feat of Manning'. most and during the greater part of Saturday she pseu d N. ward of the prison i n which her mil is situated, ovideertly in a state of great mental excitement /a the emote of the day an iespeetor of the M division of police had in interview with Mrs. Manning, for the parpoas of pro =receipt from her for 201., which Mr. , the te at the Southwark Police•court, had allowed her to mare her defence, out of the monenband in her poo semffem when apprehended by Mr. Moxbay in Edinburgh. I llhaidag the inspector by the hand, apparently in the most =d f nn manner, she said," I thank yon and the any magistrate for this wistaria.; I am much obliged." Sbe Men wrote on a slip of paper the desired receipt. The style of writing, however, is certainly not in keeping with Ire repseted accomplishments. She was aware of her bus bate Mimi in the gaol, and she remarked that it was very =toy were to be brought up together at the next at the polimoourt. She hes frequently M oiled of the persoes whose duty it is to watch her, what the say about the matter. Her anziety on this point le ill = en theved. Hearing, however, that Manning, when sr w ed at Jersey, had encased her of committing the crime by shooting Mr. O'Connor at the bottom of the staircase, elm declared, " The villain ; it was him that did it, not me." Late on Saturday night the police authorities obtained one information which is considered of great importance. It appears that on the 26th of July last, Manning called at the furnishing ironmongery warehouses of Messrs. Event, 33, King Wiliam-street, London-bridge, and asked to be shown a smell crowbar. The shopping, George Stead, in formed him that they did not keep such articles in stock reedy made, but if he (Manning) pleased, one shoull be made for him. Manning answered that would do as well, bat he impressed upon the shopman that he did not want sae too large—about 71b. or 81b. would do. Manning then said that he would leave his name end address, which he did, and desired the implement to be ant home when deflated. According to his instructions the 'towbar was made, and on the 28th Messrs. Evans sent it to 3, Minuw-piage, by onset the porters. A few minutes after the mm had started with it, Manning Balled at Mean. Evana's imp to ascertain whether the crowbar was ready, and being lerformed that the porter had jest previously gone with it to his lose, he lett in a hurried intoner and overtook the pee -1 ear la Tooley-strut. Stopping rim In the street, he asked him if he was going to hie house with a crowbar, pointing to the t eked bar the man was carrying. The porter replied that he was taking it to Nu. 3, Minver-place, New Weston street. Manning replied, "That's all right, but I nipped* paper is very scare, at your establishment. One don't want every body . to see such things ; come with me." Manning then went into the first stationer's shop they met with, and buying a sheet of brown paper be took the bar from the por ter's band and wrapped it up in the paper. He then wrote on it his name and address, and, walking with the porter, showed him the way to Minver-place. Arri‘ieg at the corner of New Weston strut Manning desired the porter to go on sad deliver it. The man proceeded to the house as directed, and knocking at the door, was answered by a tall, well dressed women, who had a mark on the upper part of her neck. On presenting the parcel, ate said, Oh, you have come from Mr. Evens, in King Williamstreet. What's to pay 1" The porter replied that thi re was 3.. 6d, to pay. The women said that was 6d. more than she expected, but without nisei hesitation she banded to the porter the 3s. 6d., and he lett. Sirgulsrly enough Mean. Evans had retained the slip of paper on which the address was written when the order was given for the crowbar, and it has bias identified as being Manning's handwriting. The porter in the mune of the .vexing was taken to Horsemouger lane gaol, and identified both the pawners. It is presumed that Manning mule away with tee crowbar, as it was not amongst the articles purchaeed by Bainbridge, the broker. In appear ance it reeembled a large ripping chisel, with rather a long Hat point, tipped with steel, the metal railer more than an inch and s. quarter in thiekness. We ( Weekly Chronicle) have ream to believe that the authorities et the Horns-odiee intend recommending to her Mejesty's government that the reward of 1001. offered lover the apprehension of the Manning' should be incensed, in order that some civilians who lent valuable assistance to the officers of police in effecting the capture of the criminal, may be adequately remunerated for the zeal and energy manifested by them at Edinburgh and in the Wands of Jersey and Guernsey. has. MANNING In NIWCARTLII.—Tbe Newcastle Chro nide says : It having been telegraphed to this town, that Maria Manning had been apprehended at Edinburgh, and that she had given her address, _" 12, High-street, New. castle," th, police wen instructed to make the necessary inquiries. It is well known that there is so High-street in Newcastle, and hence great difficulty wasexporienced. How ever, Bub-Inspector Allison ascertained that on the night of 1 woodsy, the 1 ith inst., three packages, with the same of Mn. Smith on them, were left at tee Newcastle Railway station, in the Manors, at ten o'cicek on Tuesday night, and remained there till the morning, when they were delivered to a woman who talked broken English. Upon further in quiry it appeared that this woman arrivi d on Tuesday night by the train, and finding that there was no train for Edin burgh till the morning, she applied to one of the railway porters to recommend her to a lodging for the sight, and he at omit conducted her to the house of Mrs. Mather, the Gunge the Fourth Tarim, in Cse:ieliquare where she slept. In the morning she proceeded to the railway station, and took charge of the packages labelled " Mrs. Smith, passenger, Edinburgh ;" saw them deposited in the train, and then pecceetted to Edinburgh, where she arrived. The particulate et her capture are sow well known. hoe had no companion with her in Newcastle. BALMOIPAL, AUGUST 31.—Yesterday the Queen and IW Rohl Highness Albert went on a &bins szpedie lion en Loeb Meehan. Her Majesty and the Prieto slept at "no Hut," on the banks of the Loch. and returned to Bal. moral late this after his Royal Highness's shooting. Lard John Hassell returned to-nay from a visit to Mar- Wks. His Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Leicing,n arrived at Clereneohomme, IR. James's, on Saturdaydrom a visit to her Royal Higbams tba Duchess of Kent, at Eden house, Tanbridge Wells. His Serene Highness left town yesterday, for Portsmouth. ll.spatettes were rent off on Saturday evening fro® the C,wnWwtf ce for the Governor of the West India Colada. CONTEMPLATED ROYAL VISIT TO Till MEDITER ZARRAN.—Ws have gnat satisfaction at being made the medium of itanonseing that, in the event of our foreign ?elation* presenting a suMcientir peaceable aspect to admit of A. an of royal condescension, her Majesty, =dumps Hied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, tne Prince of Wares, and the ladies members of the wan, intends taking a trip u? the Mediterranean nest year, and honouring with a visit, during her marine excursion, some of the southern kin. An intimation of the Amnion's determination has been thus early communicated to the authorities, both in Ragland and abroad, whom services are iadispensable to a royal tour.— '/Mlle Chronicle. RETURN OF Till COURT PROM SCOTLAND.—Ae wadies to present arrangements, her Majesty will liars Balmoral on the 18th, and not on the 20th inst., as has been erroneously stated in a weekly contemporary. Lord John Rurell is expected to ntarn to Riahmond in about ten days The no' , le lord will be succeeeed at Balmoral by Air Georg* Grey, who is to remain with the Qasea daring the rest of her soj sure la Scotland.—lbid. EARLDOM or Dunux.—Orders bare been received to expedite the patent creating the Prince of Wales Earl of Dublin. EXPOSITION OP INDABTitl".—The preparations for the grand exhibition of specimens of the arta and maniac tares of all nstione, which we have reason to know is the project of hie Royal Highnea Prince Albert, are in a state of active progress. Already interest has been awakened on the subject in France and Ametica, and it is certain that the exhibition will be on a scale of magnificence hitherto totally tinststopted. Some of the prises will amount to 6,0001., and, to enhance their value, will be distributed by the highest p nonage in the nalm. Prince Albert, just before his departure for Ireland, had *even' consultations with some distinguished members of the world of art respecting this great undertaking, and hie Royal Rightists his autho rised three gentlemen to preened to the manaketuring dis tricts to secure the full co-operation of the English menu hewers. It Is understood that the exhibition will be held in a temporary beildiag of enormous =teat, to be erect:a in Hyde park; sad that, for some time at least, a limited charge will be made for admition.-164. VISCOUNT BRACIILLT, M.P.—By accounts received is town from Wortley-hall, Lancashire, not the slightest hopes are entertained of the recovery of the noble lord, who was sinking fest. The demise of hie lordship will maim a vacancy in the represenhatios of North Stafford thin.—lbid. !Immortal) BREVET.—It is stated in military cir cles that a brevet promotion, to commemorate her Ma jesty's tint visit to Inland, will be wetted about the missdla of the present mouth ; and rumour attributes to the sovereign an intention of osalbering • distinguished honour open RearAdniiral Manley Dago, commander of her Majesty's sant foam as the wrest of Ireland.—Aid. CAPT. B. J. SCLITAN. R.N., is appointed a Mem ber of the Enmities Cosnsll of the Falkland Islands. HOLYHEAD HAZHOUR AND THE MENAI AND Conway BRIDOZIL—From the twenty-sixth report of the emissiseiouen happens that, on a careful examination of the Menai-bridge, the whole s:ructure appears to be in as perfect a state as when it was first orened for the maim of the public. The wrought iron plata laid down on the whal.tracks along the north-west carriage-way have been band to answer the purpote of saving the planking of the floor from bites cut Into by the wheels of carriages, and • similar peoteott to the Boer of the sauthasat carriage-way is reported to be very desirable. The Conway-bridge has alga beta found to be is • perfect state. The number of vamele, exclusive of geson's ships, mail peskete, and plat oon parka, whisk entered the harbour et Holyhead in the year 1848, esseentei to 1.446, the regleMM burthin of latish wee 114,367 tor.—Lemrpoof THE 13Y01L11 ON SATERDY.—At Weybridge, on Satisiday, wind and frequent 8 oboe of lightning, eccompa sled by apprently distant peals of thunder, were visible in the S.W. quarter, about half-past nine p.m. About an hoar her the ease phenomena were visible in the 8.8. quarter. The ObCfn Case nearer about 11, having moved round to the north. There was a geed deal of forked lightning, and the sheet lightning appeared much Ito rain fag till after 10, when the drops were extremely hog* and heavy. Yoram ath, the hie of Wight, and ear resadina country, at Saturday evening, from 6 until 10 •'eloek, ware visited with a storm of thunder and lightning. messapeakd with heavy tomato of rain. Between 11 and 12 **Meek the saes swept over the wistrepolis In ea easterly arastien, extending north and ass* owe so ens o! about kV a mgr. gees sal serious eesidents nod great diange wee swestd ne the skipping _wed seek ea the river. • heavy themisentessi hmesibseeW dalleered, whisk eon hoed till ore *Wearing/deg mining. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1849. SYMPATHY WITH HUNGARY. MEETING AT WREXHAM. At a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of We. sham, in the county of Denbigh, convened pursuant to public notice, on Tuesday, August 29, to offer the cordial sympathy and encouragement of the friends of justice and freedom to the gallant Hungarians, who are nobly reesting the attacks of f ore i gn tyrants sa d oppressors upon the ancient institutions of the kingdom, Horny BUMPRIZTS Jowls, Reg., in the chair, It wee resolved unanimously, upon the motion of Mr. Edgwerth, ascended by Mr. Themes Hughes, and supported by Mr. Charles Rawlins, of Liverpool,—" That the cordial sympathy of this meeting be plostated to the noble and patriotic Hungarians, who have so heroically come forward in debut's of their ancient institutions, though their gallant efforts have been retarded by the tyrannical and unjustifiable invasions of the Easaiane." Upon the motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Ric/bald Rawlins,—" That this meeting strongly deprecates the principle adopted by Austria in her diorite with Hutt. garb, in calling in the aid of a foreign power to crush the national feeling of that country." Upon the motion of Mr. W. H. Darby, seconded by Mr. George Griffiths." That the liberal policy which the free Hungarians had (prior to the struggle) already exhibited, affords to the people of England an additional reason for sympathising with the nation in its efforts to retain its ancient constitation." FREEHOLD LAND MOVEMENT, MEETING AT LEICESTER. A large meting wan held at Leicester on Friday evening, to hear au explanation of the principles on which freehold land societies have been established in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Derby, and Wolverhampton. The hall was crowded to excess. John Biggs, Esq., president of the society jut formed in Leicester, presided, and amongst the speakers were Sir Joshua Walmaley, M.P., J. Bilis, Esq , and It. Huns, Eq., members for the borough, and hir. Taylor, the enicretary, and founder of the Birmingham society. Sir J. WALIISLEY, in speaking of the Freehold Land Societies movement, said, it was one of the greatest import ance to the welters of this country, and especially to the UMW. He asked, and should continue to ask with ell the energy he might possess, for • full, a fair, and • free reps sentauon for the people of thin country, perfectly in dependent of any laud society (cheers); but they had difficulties to overcome, and like wise and prudent men, they must treks the means to overcome those difficulties. To his mind this plan wee rather a dossier restore than a first means to obtain the suffrage • but when he saw that it was not to twin gone that they had to attri bute the absence of • fair r. mutilation of the people, but to whips as well u toriee—that it was a terrestrial oliguchy they had to fight, then he felt convinced that this was a good method of obtaining the suffrage. (Hear.) It would be • altos, fight ; but they would win it. And why would they win it? Because they had right and justice on their side. (Chum) They seat two good men and true from the borough of Leicester; bat they sent four from the county, sad how did they vote ? Could they find a good rote that any one of them had given ? Could they find • single vote of theirs in favorer of the advancement of the liberties of the people? (" No.") The very men whose forn fathers fosteht and bled in, are now tamed remnant to the cause of liberty. (Hear.) Then were four million of un enfranchised men in the country, ae intelligent, u able to distinguish between a good man and • bad one at the polieg booth, as merry of those who now possessed the fran chise; and it remained fur themselves to donde how awl by what mesas they would obtain it. A lutfos of the aide. and working classes had taken place, and hom this he au gured the downfall of tyranny. (Cheers.) He called upon them to join the Freehold Land Society for their own sakes. If they saved • sum of money and ob• Mined for themselves the franchise, in that way they would meet their employers with a very different feeling to that with which they could meet them now. After a few remarks on the constitutional character of the Freehold Lend Societies' movement, Sir Joshua manta lated the men of Leicester on the fact thin so many at the leading liberals of the borough had already conumnaneed their enfant society, and said that, although now the repre sentative of another constituency, whenever his services as an individual would benefi!them, they might command them freely. (Loud and continued cheer i ng.) Resolutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting were unanimously pseud, and Messrs. Ellis and Harris, the borough members, having promised their support to the society, a vote of thanks was given to Sir Joshua Walmsley and Mr. Taylor for their attendance, and the meeting was dissolved. A fter which near 70 person added their names to the list of =unbars already cannel, making in the whole about 210. CHOLERA AND DEATH FROM FIRE.—A diatreming circumstance occurred on Wednesday morning, in the hmily of Thomas Hall, are maker, nccopying a cottage in the Higherlthd, Newtuetle . On Siturday one of Hall's chil• dein, a lad about five yeah of ape, was sesed with cholera, and the mother was afterwards taken ill wth the mow die mule, of which she died early tm WcdnerdAy morning. The lad, who still survived, lay by the side of his dead mother ; and li.des neighbours being unwilling to go into the house to reads as•istaace„ he suberquent'y went to get an order iato the hospital for the lad. Daring his absence a smoke was seas issuing from the bedroom window, upon which a yeses men, of the name of J..hn Morgan, ren up stairs, when a dreadful spectacle permeated itself—the bed on ...high lay the corpse of the mother cues on flee, together with the clothing which covered her sad her dying child. Ti. clothes was taken from the hod, and in the meantime Hall sense up with a bucket of water and threw hos the hod, and took the child d ilea stain. The poor little fellow, who we usable to escape from the bni, was very much burned (as was the norpro of his mother), and the boy died la two or three hours afterwards. BITION OF MANUFACTURES AT BIRMINGHAM. BIAXLMOHLII, SATV3DLY NIORT. If any doubt existed an to the success of the Bir mingham exposition, it is removed by the spectacle which the Interior of the rooms now present. It Is one Mill of splendour, elegance, and taste, • monument of perseverance and Indletry, and en earnest that England has chisel: the right path nod will endeavour to walk therein. It was • gratifplee debt for those by whose perseverance the scheme fam bees Wend to look round and witness • crowd of de- Isd pig with admiration and astonhhasent on the the sea run weeks which, manufactured within • few yards of their own doors, they were until then ignorant of. Let no eau talk ral the inutility of collective wow Magee of netaufacturing industry; a national exposi tion is all bed arainapllsbed, and to the men of Birmingham will most uadoubtedly be du no smell share of the credit. The west-end of the great hall eontaiva the stall of Mears. Hardman, which exhibits a flag mass of papers, tapestries, robes, carpets, altar decorations, candl esti cks, lecterns, elven, flagons, hinges, knocker, and handles, all of medieval fashion, from the destin of Mr. Pugin. They are all excellent in their way. Admiration is also excited by the re suits of electroleetallurgy, se exhibited on the two stalls of Messrs. Elkington. The works are brilliant in colour, cor rect in form, and careful in finish. Mr. E. B. Collis exhi bits objects of that peculiar class and character for which his works are celebrated. °tinge and Straps add also to the effect of the scene. Messrs. Oder contribute a candelabra 21 feet en height,which someone mess deems glittering with all the prismatic rays reflected from • thousand points. Who will talk of French glass as he looks on the splendid specimens whiels throes the stalls of Richardson, Minis, bacchus, and Lloyd, which Is eat, engraved, coloured, enamelled, in all forme, shapes, and sizes. Copeland's stall is thickly strewed over with Parkin statuettes. Minton's also contributes objects of the sense clan. Meson. Chamber. lain, of Worcester, supply an elaborate thjeiiner service. Mr. George Grainger, seine improved sealporcelain which has obtained favourable testimonials from those best qualified to judge. Dymocks also sent a dinner service of common material, but of an improved style. The pipits mechfi decorations are excellent and variel. They are shown by Jennens and Bete l ige, Dlr. Lent., M'Callum, and Hodgaon, Farmer, Farley, Footherap• and Co., F. Walton, of Wol verhampton. They present such a display of ornament as must be seen to be appreciated. In the brass-foundry and higher clue of bronze castings Messengers maintain their high position. Mr. William Potts has been singularly happy in his union of metal with Pules China. Many of the objects exhibited by him in the shape of lamps, vases, inkstands, 411, are beautiful. Win fiel&coatribate substantial metallic bedsteads, excellent gas fittings, upholstery decorations , and raw material. Messrs. Harcourt also exhibit excellent hall bangers' fittir gs and de corations. Mr. &mind Wnitfield effective and clever window clrnices. Every, Martin and Every sums excel lent limps. Salt and Lloyd also add their quantum. The buttons are excellent in quality and variety ; of these, Elliot, Chaturn, Hardman and Ihffe, Smith and Kemp, seethe most prominent cintributers. The stove grates and fenders of Stuart end Smith, Hooks, Yates, the Coalbro.lc dale Company, are of great merit, end form attractive objects. With a liberality which instbe well copied by France. the committee kindly allowed the introduction of goods of loreign manufacture. Lamornaix and Co., of Paris, have seal set themselves of the permission, and decorated the great hall with 20 or 30 pieces of tapestry : they have lint also ornamental furniture, French 'worm, and dressinteases. Same of these will, doubtless, eflord useful plats to our artisans. There are gems excellent models and tools, with agricultural implements in galore. Altogether, the exposition is decidedly successful, and particularly so In that most important requisite—viz , Vet attempt to unite art and manufacture. Hitherto in exhibitions of this class there have been individual instances and attempts; here it' is general, and it is well that it should be so. No one can estimate the amount of good which may emanate from such efforts. We repeat that a more successful effort towards an exposition of manufacturing art hunt been made, and de sire all to visit and judge tor themeless. The exhibition ovens on Monday (this day). I hive paid a flying visit to. night, with the view to be the earliest in preparing the /aline mind for the reality. REPRESENTATION OF WEST SURREY. IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE LIBERAL PARTY. GUILDFORD, SATUBDAY, SEPT. I.—This afternoon the first central meeting of the liberal ehctors of the western division of the county of Surrey was held at the Crown Hotel, in this town, fur the purpose of affording Mr. Richard Wyatt Edgell, the liberal candidate, an epi.orta nity of expressing his views. Mr. Edgell wee loudly cheered as he passed through the town. The large room cf the hotel was densely crowded, the majority of the persons pre sent being tenant hymens. Mr. It D. MANGLES, M.P. (Guildford), presided, and formall introduced Mr. Edgell to the electors. Mr. EDGELL sold he saw that the meeting be was about to address was principally composed of ferrets, and he would therefore at the outset refer more particularly to that great question in which the aviculturists of England were so deeply interested. (Hear, hear.) He had never flinched from the expression of his opinions upon that subject, and be would say now, as he had often said before, that he held the same sentiments which had been so ably awl cellist ently maintained by his lamented friend Mr. Deed. sea during the long series of years ,he bad re presented the western division of Betray in parliament. lie had always been on principle and from conviction an enemy to what was called protection, for he believed it to be a trap to catch unwary tanners, who now, however, for the most pert, saw through the hollow devices of their enemies. It seemed to him that in asking for the renewal of protective duties the farmers were seeking what they would never obtain, and which, even should they succeed in obtaining, would tend to their own disadvantage. (Cries of " Hear, hear," and " No, no.") He was a farmer him, self, and he knew perfectly well that farmers could not go on with their present burdens. It was necessary that some thing should be done for them without delay. He asked them to some forward axed inereese their Seances by making bread cheap; but his hon. opponent, Mr. Evelyn, asked them to assist la making bread dear. He (Mr. Edgell) thought it was plain that if they asked for only en eight shilling duty it must make bread deer, but U they asked for a reduction on their present payments, it would make bread cheaper and the farms, eit he r. The speech of Mr. Evelyn, deli vend at the protectionist meeting at Epsom (reported in this journal of Thursdey list), had excited considerable at tention throughout the county, for it was clearly shown that the gentleman on whom the choice of the conservatives had fallen was not a protectionist, but that, on tie contrary, he had no faith in protective principles, and bad no hope that they would ever be renewed. (Hear, hear.) In fact, Mr. Evelyn seemed to know that protec tion was a sham and a trick, although he could not very well say so openly to his conserva•ive friend.. The statement that he was the nominee of the Reform Club, and was to receive government minima, was utterly false and ridiculous, and was the invention of some crafty old tory, whom desire it was to injure the liberal came. He (Mr. Edgell) had already told them that he would endea vour to get red of the farmers' burdens by reducing their rates. That must be done by economy. They were inerem ing their revenue and their debt. (Hear, hear.) As we had very little money, there were many things government must try to do without. In fact, the whole establishment must be reformed, and their government must be more cheaply managed. (" Hear," and laud cheers.) In order to check this extravagance a blow must be struck at the root of it, for it was of no use beginning with the lowest °Mess is the state. (Hear.) They must begin with the principal men, and shorten their ellowances, and see that the government was conducted upon cheaper principles. Mi. R. D. MANGLES, M.P., having addressed the meeting in support of Mr. Edgell's pretensions, several questions were put tei that gentleman, all of which he answered satisfactorily, and a resolution, affirming that he was a fit and proper person to represent West Surrey in parliament was adopted. The meeting toes separated. Immediately after the close of the proceedings Mr. Edgell limed the followinz address to the electors: "Gentlemen,—My honourable opponent, Mr. Evelyn, has thought proper in an address which has been printed end extensively circulated, to represent me as the nominee of government influence and of the Reform Club, and is also pleased to couple my character with mercenary praVices en eonnexi‘n with that dab. To thee* allegations I beg to give my most explicit denial, and declare that they have not the slightest foundation. lam no otherwise connected with the present government than as I hold many of the opinions which distinguish it from the Wrist. lam not a member of the Reform Club, and have not, directly or indirectly, asked any assistance from that body. On the unfairness of making such gross and unfounded allegation I now leave the elect tors to form their own jadment. —I am, &C., RICHARD WyAre ED021.1..-•4614.1, 1 . THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—Consideratie ex °Menem has been produeed throughout the country by the expulsion of the Rev. Masan. Everett, Dunn, and Griffith. It appears that meetings have been held in the following please:—Huddersfield, York, Nsttioghom, Lon don, Ipswich, Burton-on-Trent, Coventry, Sheffield, From. Bosh's', 8011, Norwich, Brantley, Gloucester, IlEalslead, Barnstaple, Holt, Wortley, Ashborae, West Bromwich, Otley, Ripley, Leicester, Ilkstone, Bekewell, Belp.r, New castle, Bradford, Great Yarmouth, and Bristol, for consider =eireurestances connered with the expulsion, and for funds in behalf of the dismissed mintsters. FIRE IN CLEMENT'S INN.—On Sunday morning, shady after two o'clock, a fire, which was nearly attended with a melancholy loss of life, chewed upon the premises of Mr. W. Taylor, No. 12, Clemeneeints-passage, Strand. The flames were first discovered by police constable No. 98 F , at which period they were raging apparently in the first or round flour. The smoke, at the same time, was rushing forth from every window in the buildieg. The constable raised an instant alarm, and after repeatedly knocking at the door he succeeded in arousing the o:eupant of the first Am, a pittlemsn of the name of Foster, who, having got to the front window was just iii the set of throwing himself out, wbsia he recollected that a man and his wife were 'lupins on the door above. To that past of the house Mr. Foster snide, when be awoke the persons who wire there sleeping, and having desired them to the first floor window he lowered than dews and afterwards jumped out himeelf. Several wise, oreespiy attended, and the firemen wee.- enabled to get the eanfilgrat.on extinguished by 5 o'clock, but not until the premir s in which it began were destroyed, and those ad jobbing on either side exteasively damaged. Oae of the parties who was assisting to get the fire out fell from a high well and was so severely injarwl as to be obliged to be taken to the hospital. The origin of the disaster is unknown. The rasters wore eabenirod. THE HARVEST. We collect the following accounts from the provin cial papers respecting the harvest in different pare of the country. 'lle Yorkshire Gazette lays: Ws have trim all our correspondents the most cheering hrelligenee as to the pregreu of the harvest and the produce of the crops. As to the mope, we loam from our agricultural neighbours that they are realising their anticipation,. Wheat will bee fall average produce. Many of the crops of barley are very fine. Oats are extremely variable ; we have seen some fields which might be pronounced good, many are only moderate, and some bad. Th e cro p s of turnips have never been excelled; potatces are abundant and good. Chicory, chick is extensively grown in this district, promises to be a full crop, and the great advance in price within the lest few months, from 91. and 101. per ton to 181. and 201. per ton, mast nave been highly beneficial to those growers who had not previously disposed of their abet. List week we pro mised to present some report so to the state of the harvest in the principal agricultural districts of this county. We are happy in bring in a position to fulfil that undertaking. he Brighton Herald states that : Prodigious quantities of sorn of all kinds have been car ried durum the week, is capital order. We have heard of one gentleman whose wheat was so fine and heavy, weigh ing 6411 w. the bushel, that he sold it—bting early in the market, and when the new wheat wen wanted—for 161. a load. This, however, must be regarded as en isolated and favourable case ; but good wheat has been generally sold at from 131 to 131. 10s. a load, and as the quantity is double that of last year, and immeasurably superior in quality, with an abundance of straw, the protlucer, have not any thing to complain of yet ; and as the pototoes have in mtny cases tailed, and the harvest is said not to be so pod in America as usual, we doubt if the price of corn will be so low as some of the prognosticators of evil thought. if any were wicked enough us . wish for 'cavil-, in order that they might obtain high prces, they will be disappointed this year ; but there never was, nor never can be, too much Lod in a country. Tie reports teem the subjoined counties are equally favour able lllST.—During the last week the weather has been moot propitious :or the harvest, aid immense qufintitii s of corn of all descriptions have been curried. The fields are middy bare, and should this delightful weather continue, a few more days will put an end to the anxiety of the public as to the safe housing of the crops. The reports of abundance are the tame, and the quality cannot fail Win; good. It is cot sidered that hops in some districts have railed a little, the growth, however, will be very deficient, a diocese and vermin have roads too great ravage among them to give any hope of even a tolerable growth. The duty is estimated by the knowing ones at about 90,0001. Restecting the potatces the reports generally are favourable, much more so than we have bad for some years, and there is no doubt that both rich end poor may this year indulge in their favourite rentable. From some districts, however, we receive intelligence of the appearance of disease, varying in its effects from merely per. vial to absolute desteuetrn of crops. We confess we do not entirely rely upon these reports. In more than one case we know of the crop hoeing been hopelessly condemned enme time ago, and even dug up in despair, but which have sic ce proved of as sound • quality and of as fine a 1111011 f as any ever hrcught to table. NORFOLK. —Ten or twelve days have stirred, been de voted to the business of the berme-field, during whici, period, the weather has afforded every possible facility fur the due performance of field labour; onisequently a portion of the wheat crop is already put together on the rick, and • still larger portion only awaiting the action of a few clear days to prepare it for the same purpose. Although we have thus far advanced in harvest, it would be difficult to form a oorreet estimate of the condition of the wheat crops. The bulk of straw is enormous, and the fields exhibit a more f einiduble array of sheaves than we ever resign:o)er to have seen at any former period within the last fifty years. But, as • natter of nurse, the else of the ricks with afford no criterion to the amount of grain, nor will the number of bushels bear any proportion to the solid contents in cubic feet, according to the ordinary merle of calculation. Moreover, we have rea son to believe that the best lands will be fou nd to yield the worst crisps, both in the quantity and quality of the grain, unless, perceiver, in • few instances, where either& smaller quantity of wed bad been employed, or where the luxurious terbage, from thick sowing, had b.en reduced by feeding cattle or Sheep thereon during the months of March aid April. When tho wheat crop is disposed of, as we trust it will without any untoward visitation of the elements, there will be no delay in proceeding with the harvesting of barley, since the grain is fully ripe, and awaiting the operation of the myths. In this particular, the above rental is inappli. cable, since the only good crops of barley are to be found upon the really mellow and fertile evils, but of this we shall be better informed when the proper time arrives. OCS ore raid to be somewhat deficient almost everywhere, but u the bulk of hay is large and the quality unexceptiooatile, the one will about coubterbalance the other. Turnips are pro. lensing; the earl .sown afford good shelter for the col eye of young birds; a eirentnstanle, at the commencement of the shooting season, which indicates the thaiving condition of the plant. The potato blight is rapidly extending its ravages from field to field; and will, unquestonably, ere long Lccoms universal. _ . _ _ _ Dunwen.—The weather till Friday, when a greet deal of rain fill, has been highly favourable for the cutting off rain, and a considerable quantity of wheat has already been reaped, and some small quantities safely housed in the best i situations in this district. At the next meoket day the " new sample," will have many inspectors, and, se far as we can learn it is likely to be generally c ineidered very fine and plump. The crop we are assayed will be fully an averap is bulk, and the yield decidedly superior to that of the last two or three year. A eonticuiuice of fine weather is now only required to cause harvest to become general, for during the last week a rapid change has been made in wheat, which has no. assumed the "golden•hue" so delightful and interrsting to all who have pleasure In rural scenes. In the *oath the whole of the wheat crop has been gathered in, and the quantity and quality are reported as excellent, end in every respect satisfactory. Dzvonentan —ln all the earlier parts of the county, hor net was finished in the past month ; and if the weather con tinues favourable, in a wo-lt or ten days little will remain to be done in the cold and moorland districts. We believe it is generally admitted, that the crops of the different kinds of grain are respectively above an average. Many potatoes still remain untainted by the mlsterlous disease, and the sound ones already come to maturity and dug are of an ex cellent quality. There am some, though we believe no ex tensive, failures in the turnips ; but where there are no failures they are mostly of a large size, so that an p crop may be calculated on. The pastures are fresh and green. In short, it is a most auspicious mann. In the orchard districts, though the apples have been diminished by blight, as much cider will be made as is usually consumed in the year. NOWILLUPTON.—We have had, up to the present hour, glorious weather for the Gluiest. The wheat yields well generally; quantity abundant, quality excellent. We hear seven quarters to the acre frequently spoken of ; and in one instance, a man of " large hope," as the phrenologists would call it, talks of eight. Loss or THE WOLVERHAMPTON MAIL BAGS.— On Wednesday night last the mail bogs from Wolverhamp ton, Bilrton, &e., were lost fa transits ender the hallowing circumetanees. It appears that Mr. W. Fairborn, hair. dresser, of Wedusbury, is the contractor fur the conveyance of the ateil bags, which are carried by a small pony cart, and that he has been in the habit of employing occasionally a man named John Clarke to drive the mail for biro. On Wednesday night Clarke was employed to drive the mail, and received the begs at Wolverhampton, Bilston, and Wed nesbury, as usual; and on his arrival at Wes: Bromwich the pos'master, on coming out to receive the bap, perceived the flap of the cart down, and it was then diecovi red that the whole of the mail bags were minima. The mater became suspicious from the answer given by Clarke on his return to Wednribury, " that the bags were all right," when he at the same time knew that he bad lost them ; and he was given into custody. The police at Wolverhampton were al.- priced of the lose, and inquiries were made in the district through which the mail cart passed. Clarke's horse was searched, as it was fully expected be bad bons concerned in robbing the mail, but nothing could be found to confirm such' • suspicion. Ultimately the West Bromwich bag was picked up:by a woman, near Morley, and the others were found be. tween the latter place end Bileton, by iiman who was passing, and we hear have since been restored. Clarke was ret at liberty. We believe there was netting lost from the bap— BiurrngAans liercssry. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT Pftolf CHLOROPOR3I. An accident of a eery melancholy nature occurred on ihurc day afteroood lolly. Adams, resident physician in the Oyle r rest Hospital, Olugow. It appears that, on the previous day, having occasion to make use of a quaniity of chh.rolorm, to took several doses hinotel to try its strength, but without any serious consequence; however, having on Thund .7 afternoon repeated thin dangerous experiment, and incan. thusly incrusted the dose to a very tarp degree. he no sooner applied it to his lips than he insmedisttly fell back end expired. Several physicians were is immediate attend ance, who did everything which skill and experience could suggest, but without effect, as life was extiner.—Nortle British Jtar 1. THE CHOLERA. Return of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea re ported to the Geeeral Board of Health on Seturday last, September I : IN TEI METSOPOLIII. Superintending Resistna's and St. George Theriot : Utathe. St. Giles Cholera. DlA:reboil. West London 6 I St. George, Southwark 2 Greenwich Bethnal-green 2O 12 Bermondsey 10 St Olase 10 Lambeth 41 Whitt:dispel 17 Stepney Marylobos* 6 St. George-inShnEast St. Mary, Newington St. Pancras Poplar &tend 4 St. James, Westminster Clerkenwell 1 St. Lake 2 Camberwell 8 St. Saviour, Southwark 8 Hackney Islington Kensington Hampstead Wandsworth Lewisham East London g Shoreditcb B. itherhithe l7 6 Chelsea 9 City of London 8 Bt. Mutininthe-Field* Holborn l Westminstsr 4 St. George, Hanover-tquare } as Muni Total ...... no 4 1 1 3 30 THZ COI.TNTRT, Return of deaths from cholera and diorama reported to the °mural Board of Health the lst doy of Sept, 1949 : Superintending Registrar's Deaths. Varlet • Cholera. Diarrl ma. Liverpaol Clam 2 Cardiff Swansea Plymouth 3 Portsea 3 Salisbury Worsingtou — 1 Newcastle-under-Lyme — 2 Ty aemouth Lancaster 1 1 Illightoo N. ith Bradford Sculcoates 9 Bristol .... Te • kesbury 2 G • ay. send.. Mali:truce 1 B'. fie: mau's Roehford Dewsbury 1 Preseot 1 DM. 6 Anglesey Lee& l6 1 Hunslat l4 Cambridp Wtiverhampton and Freedom Smth Shields Hull Balton Bury 1 Prtston 1 Mldeley Sheppey Manchester Gainsburoup 6 Grand Total 169 In Scotland : Dun.lee l3 I , ot:rose 3 luvernws Kil+findie, Errol 1 Sr. Andrew 1 Total General Total—Metropolis Erglaud ani Wales Scotland General Total IRELAND. DultLIN, S6PTEMBER 1. It would seem that our late unfavourable weather has been chiefly confined to Dublin. The crops are being gathered in with great activity. Prices for agricultural produce range at a very low figure. At Clonmel new wheat is selling at sixteen shillings a barrel. Potatoes are selling in the same place at Lurpento per stone of fourteen ponds. If these law prices ars gad fo the warking clam's, they aro not very encouraging to the propreeto.a under the present pressure of taxation. (ho farmers must become financial reformers. Count Starel ski is at present in Dublin, whence he will start again, in a couple of days, for the distressed districts. It is raid tLat the count perceives a most marked improvement in the state of the country. Clare and Mayo arc the worst pats, are ading to the count, who travels through all di/Prieto. He describes the number of English visitors to be met with in all direc tions as very large. The count is liked very much by all parties here. He proems great intelligence, is very shiewd urd observant, and has ingratiating manners, with tLe dignity of a gentleman of the old schooL I forward you an early copy of the Notion, revivcd. It is rarely that neque's in literature are successful, and the first number of the revived Nation is wanting in the vivacity of the former journal. Mr. Dully has at great length entered upon his views of the country, which are somewhat cloudy, and less defined than used to to the care. He says that now " Ireland muyt win her rights in detail." He has apparently not yet marked out his future course, and will wait for the chapter of accidents to assist him wi•h materials fir another policy. THE NEW " NATION." Tho first number of the new series of the Nation let• a cr e os i i r r , e u dz e t , t iu s a y M o lt ; ed l it te or p . ri to n w eilsal m i fi-a t t e re c is a os, olet•wlmncg he tel . . us he must " pause midway in the ground he pur posed to surve" and promises to resume his task next week. Two-t hirds . of this preface or prospectus are oceupisd with a rerord of the impressions made upon Mr. Daffy during a tour in the distressed districts of Ireland. The re mainder la principally devoted to an exposition of the prat , Vail policy which he recommends for the adoption of his party. THE POTATOII3.—By the Juverna, Caain Gilmore, from Cork, which arrived at Bristol on Satur day, we get accounts to a recent period, end we gratified to learn that there has been no epread of the potato disease in that locality. Patches in various fields have assumed a rusty and blighted appear ance, but the injury is found to be etniined to the stalks. Tne tubers seem all sound ,nd excellent in quality, and it is believed that they are too far matured to suffer much. The Victory, from Waterford, CapAin Stacey, which left Wit r ford Harbour on Saturd.y, also arrived in Bristol early Co Saturday afternoon ; we gather similar accounts of the cr ,p, in the neighbourhood of that city. PIRACY IN THE LEVANT.— Lettere from .Srtyrtia announce the arrival thereat of the Tartarus, British steam sloop of war, commanded by Sir Goalie. y Webster, Bart , having in tow two piratical Mast, taken between that port and Constantinople. The Sharpshower, steamer, Lieut. Bailey, has visited Pave's, and obtained Latisfacti in from the Ottoman authoriiics thereat far an act of piracy cont. mftted by a Turk'sh boat on an lonian smell craft. DEATH FROM A FALL INTO A DES , POOL.—One of • thole accidents which tot unfrequerly talcs place at this period of the year. and arise in a greet drove from neg lect of the moat Pedantry precaution= for feisty, took place early on Thursday morning. A you. g man named AVil. litm Hillman, 20 years of age, was engaged with another man, named Long, in (my ying the o:swot cf the . Pi!ot public-house, in Thouneestreet, Courah-street. llman volunteered to dip the 'sachet, and in the course of the work let it fall into the soil. Oa the completion of the job, Hillman said he would go down fee tie bucket, and accord , inaly proceeded to descend the ladder into the cesspool.alvl7 salary aNd scarcely had the un fortunate the ladder than his comp - n Tfo i hr o te n u nr fo ai u gte n h idY.owhuasyn young man cm ; varn sro k w b eh it reefeived, that he had fallen off, and, hearing him groan, he immediately went to his rescue, and had dergennrd part a! the way, when the air was so fiat the: he was (bilged to come up again, and sent far assistance. A man Int Led Sayers arrived, went down, and brought Hillman tr.) wi'hin thr. a 'bet of the fi 3 Or I but he thin btcatine overpowered, an i fell with hi. httrthen into the cesspool. Fortunately, however, Sayers had las. tend a rope roiled his body, and be wcs pulled up and taken horns in a state of icienaibidi, .nd bruised in the back a-ad fans. Anotl cr m_n, named Henry Baer, row tholll7ht of maul , p an erint.ni., with which some fresh it was pumped tot the foul pit, and, after the lap e of nearly an hour, the unfortunate young men, whose groaae were heard for more than half an hour, wan brought up, but life was quite mine , . An Inquest was held on the body on Friday, and the {cry found that deceased had been suffocat,4 by Lul air.—Bripiston Herald. OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM TEWKESBURY. On the banks of the Severn, in Gloucestershire, lies tie little town of Tewkesbuey, consisting of three streets, in the form cf a Y, at d a dczen lance and alleys leading cut of them. The population of the place is .5,800 ; its property has been lately reassessed to the poor rate, at a rateable vane of 18,1941., but this is considered so monstrously above the mark that the valuation has been thoroughly condemned and entirely rejected. And yet this town returns as many members to pediment as Menchester or Glasgow, or Maryle bone or Leeds! It was not contemplated that it would continue to do so after the passing of the Re form Bill. As has been shown, however, by two or three remarkable examples, there was a li;Ve hocus pocus about some of the arrangements under that bill; and it would seem that Tewkesbury benefited by ore of them. Thera was some reason to ex pect that Tewkesbury, after the passing of the act, would become completely a whig borough. This may account ft r the government of the day not having interfered to prevent certain additions being made to the limits of the old borough in taking the census of 1831. In 1811 the population of Tewkesbury was returned at 4,820; in 1821 it was 4,102. Upon the basis of the latter census the town would have been placed in schedule B. But in 1831 it ay es necessary to show that the town was flourishing and increasing. By a little management this dish able result was produced—to the infinite surprise, be it staled, of those who knew most concerning its proep -city. It was fortunately found that in 1811 and 1821 certain parts of the town heed bean omitted from the census. In 1831 the " mistake" was rectified. The consequence was that the p-pu lation was abown to have risen from 4,1)02 to 3,780, and the borough thereby saved bell its representa tives. Its es-ape, however, was a narrow one, as a local poet has rythmically commemorated : Near was thy fate, old Tewbesbuty, To hendeplegic Schedule B; But thy old borough shall not yi• Id, She shill take in the Oldbury held. The man of loom, the man or lace, From Gloucester-row to Haahury place, Within, without, the borough's bound, Combine to keep thy franchise sound. The right of election in Tewkesbury, up to the time of the Reform Bill, was vested in the !icemen and freeholders of the borough, resident and non resident. They numbered altogether about 500. But the borough was urder very p clam circums'aucee. From the year 1807 there had beten no contest at any election for it. Within "the use mcry of the eldest inhabitant," indeed, there had been two prevailing influences which had in effect made Tea keebury a dole borough. The old corporation, which was tory, had brought forward, as far as memory retched back, a member of one of two resident families, the Dowdeswe Ps or the Codring tone. The Dowdese elle were their standing nemirees, and the Codringtons scour to have been used to supply a member when no Dowchswells could be found to stand. Tee Dowdeswelrs live in immediate proximity to the town. The origin of the family is not however ancient, the first who was known of them having been an attorney in the reign of CHARLES 11. Ills son was a barrister; and, from his time down to the mai nt, there has always been a Dowdeaa ell at the bar, and most commonly also in the Benet-. The influence of this family was purely local—their tie to the town solely that of residence ire its imme diate neighbourhoo 1 . Very different, however, was the other interest which ruled paramount at Tewkes bury. A hurdred years or so neer the in dependent party in • the town elected to the ]louse of Commons James Mai tin, a Lon don banker, then residing occasionally at Overbury, near this place. James Martin was culled the Andrew Marvel of his time. It was said of him that he never gave a vote that cost his country a guinea. He was too honest to purchase his et el, and his constituents rein-red him, as long as he was able to attend to leis duty, without expense. Upon leis death-bed Mr. Merlin is recorded to have said that it was Ws ptido and consolation that he had voted against every war his country had En gaged is during his time—particularly that. with America in 1774. "He connected him elf with no party, but voted upon every question agreeably to the dictates of his own upright mind; except when he was instructed to do otherwise b - . his mei - noes, velem opinions he thought it his duty most to obey—in conformity with the constitutional ; rae tire of the purest times." Ile wan effered by the ministers a very lucrative share in the lean of 1783 ; but instead of soffceng this to influence his parliamentary conduct, he communicated to the house, the same afternoon, " the indignity which he conceived to have been offered to the independence of a British senator." James Martin represented Tewkesbury in nine par litments. In 1807 his son, Mr. John Martin, sought the suffrag.s of the electors, with a view to fleece d to Ca) representation, upon his father's ptinc.ples. Bat another influence swayed the town on this occasion. • Mr. Charles Danbury Tracy, the present Lord Sudeley, whose superb estates are within reach, was d. serous to ()Main the seat. Mr. Martin was supported by a largo body of his father's friends, but the out-ewers were brought down, and Mr. Tracy and the corporation candidate were returned by large majorities, At the next general election, hewer< r—thst of 1812--Mr. Tracy went out, and Mr. Monier and Mr. Dowdeswell we re elected, They continued in undisturbed possession during five successive parliaments. Their seats were paid for, in the shape of dinners to the more respectable, and of head m ney to the poorer vo - ers. They we-re also called en to subscribe largely to the local 0 - ari ier. Except in this way, however, TVA kt se bury, up to 1830, was not corrupt, nor had its elec tions ever been the subject cf parliamentary inve.ti getion. In 1830 there was come talk of bringing a " third man." This, perhaps, was occasioned in some degree by the circumstance of several candidates coming down to inquire respecting the position of the borough, Sir Willoughby Cotton cam-, end was followed by Mr. Harris, the hatter, who afterwards sat for New castle, in Staffordshire. Mr. S-rjeant Ludlow, who helmeted to the circuit, was asked to stand, and so was Mr. Al am der Raphae 1, who was passing through Tewkesbury, on h's road to be plucked at Evesham. All these gentlemen made inquirieoe but they found the sitting members tog securely seated, and declined to enter the field. Messrs. Dowd swell and Martin were, of consequence, again returned without any epee sition. In 1831, Tewiesbnry, like many other places, was at a red heat on the subject of reform. The e helot s determined on endeavouring to bring in a second re former. They induced Mr. Tracy, who bad been so many years in retirement, to offer himself Benin ; ho cons need, but appeered tee late. Most of the out vote ea had been pent for by the other candidates, and Mr. Doweeswell came in by a mak rity of 33. Mr Tracy on this occasion polled a considerable majority of the resident voters; end to show the feeling of the town, those voters determined to pay all his election expellees by subscription. They raised I,oeBl. for the purpose. It paid I all the "constitutional charges:" such as bringing i do en oat-voters, the band, flags, &c., and an sctount of the expendi , ore was subsequently published br the committee who managed the election, and who there by set an example which might be serviceably fol. low. d in other places where there is nothing to fear from an exposure. Mr. 'l'racy's rejection on this . occasion was no real defeat, as subsequent evens satisfactorily testified. Early in 1832, Mr. John Martin died. Another elec tion became re cc-sentry, and Mr. Tracy was returned without the suggestion of an opposition. Ile took his mat in time to see his wild C 9 gratified by the peeing of the Reform Bill, and at the election which succouded it be presented hie self again. Mr. Jahn Martin, of Lombard-street, the grandson and von of the two former members for the boron./ h, cfm eived t' is to be a proper r pportunity of presenting himeelf to the now Teske-sherry constituency. Mr. I. E. Darr d swell, the old me mber, had resigned, but his son, Mr. William Dowd( swell, came forward in his room, swim ted, of course, by the old interest ef the eorp -ra tion and of his 'amity. Censidering the public feeling of the time, the contest which eteued was a Oxen one. It terminated in the re turn of the two Ide role --the numbers b log—for Tracy 210, Martin 193, Dowdes well 184. As some salve for the sore atteadant on defeat, Mr. Dowdeswell's frit nds upon this cc:cash-en presented him with a service of plate at a public din ner which was given in the town. Frms 1832 to 1835 the Dowde.welle optima to