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G.LVERAL ELECTION'. MEMBERS RETURNED. tto ; oath net, ex- L7ll', the mai r ou . N. five i 4 and , , ..--,,..... Drier —Joseph Butterworth and Edward Bootle Wilinaham, gyre.—No opposition ' Mr. Botterweeth succeeds Sir John j a stson, who resigned. Borough of Malden—Col Esq.--No opposition. Stockbridge--Joseph Foster Barham and John Foster Barham, rjqrs.—Ns opposition. J. H. Strut, and J. Gaskell, Mr. GRAHAM has declined becoming a Candidate for Hull. A very spirited contest is likely to take place for Borouglibridge, Mr. LAwsote being determined .tb oppose the Newcastle interest, conjointly with Mr.' SPOONER, of Birmingham. Mr. DENMAN has accepted an invitation from the Whig interest in Nottingham, and is making com mon cause with the late Whig Member, Mr. Bitten. Sir JOHN Owen, the late Representative of the County of Pembroke, and Colonel ScoREsYIELD, the Member for Haverfordwest, expect to be returned without opposition. Lieutenant-General Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK and Admiral SOTIIERON again offer themselves for Not tinghamshire. Sir W. H. CLINTON and the Hon. HENRY WIL LOUGHBY are again soliciting the suffrages of the Electors of the Borough of Newark. Sir CHRISTOPHER COLE and Mr. EDWARDS have both paid their respects to the Electors in Swansea. Lord JAMES STUART retires from the Reptesenta: tion of the Glamorganshire Boroughs. Mr. LUDLOW, Barrister, at Bristol, is said to be a Candidate to suc ceed his IAY dship, on the united interests of the Duke Of 13EAUFORT and the Marquis of BUTE. D. S. DuorrAte, Esq. and Sir C. MORDAUNT, Bart. again offer themselves as Candidates for Somerset si:rre ; and Sir C. GREVILLE and Mr. Mats, expect to be returned for Warwick. Lord Viscount VALLETORT, and GEORGE Love, Esq. ai e candidates for Fowey. Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN arrived at Truro on Wednes day, and immediately proceeded to pay his respects to the capital Burgesses. The Borough of Holston will be fiercely contested. It is said that Messrs. NASH and LZAKE, the latter of whom represented St. Michael, the last Parliament, intend to oppose Messrs. banes and ROBERTSON, the late Members, at Grampound. R. BENSON, Esq. has declined the contest at. Bridge north. Thursday, THOMAS WHITMORE, of Apley park, Esq. and W. WOI.WYCHE WHITMORE, of Dud maston-hall, Esq. were met by their respective friends, in great numbers, and conducted to the Guildhall. W. LACON CHILDE, Esq. is a candidate for the se cond vacancy at Wenlock. The old Representative for Bishop's Castle, W. Cure, Esq. having resigned, we have two candi dates in his interest, En. ROGERS, Esq. jun. of Stan nage-park, and Mr. HoLsiss, of London. In the opposition interest are Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD, Mr. KING, Sir WILLIAM ELLIOTT, and Mr. KNIGHT (from Warwickshire). Parties are very violent. Thursday, the Writ for new Members to serve in Parliament for Sandwich, was read after the arrival of Sir G. WARRENDER, who was proposed by J. STEWART, Esq. and seconded by R.Elotutsow, Esq. J. MARRYATT, Esq. was proposed by W.W. BR AM, Esq. and seconded by JOHN HARRISON, Esq. Mr. MA RRYATT reached Sandwich on Saturday. Tile present Members will doubtless be again re turned for the Counties of Montgomery, Merioneth, Flint, Radnor, Brecon, and Cardigan, and also for the Boroughs of Montgomery, Radnor, and Cardigan. Lord ROBERT SEYMOUR, Member for Carmarthen shire, having declined to offer himself again, the Hon. Mr. RICE has commenced a canvass. Friday, Mr. BASTARD arrived in Exeter. Lord ERRING:TON is the only Candidate that has made a personal canvass for the County of Devon, and in this arduous undertaking is now actively engaged. Sir T. D. Ac LAND'S supporters have been most active, and the Committee have published a notice that.no coali tion will be formed, directly or indirectly, with the pretensions or views of any other Candidate, in any stage whatever of the contest. The Election of two Members to represent the Borough of Portsmouth will take place on Thurs day, at the New Session Room. The Candidates are, Joni CARTER, Esq. Vice-Admiral Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, G.C.B. one of the Lords of the Admi ralty, and Admiral MARKHAM. No Candidate has started for Yarmouth in oppo sition to Messrs. ANSON and Rustaoter. At Hedon, the three Candidates, Colonel BAILLIE, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. FARRAND, are all confident of success. Of course there will be, in all probability, a sharp contest on the day of Election. Mr. C. TENNYSON, on his arrival at Grimsby, ac companied by Mr. Duncousg, of Duncombe Park, Yorkshire, was met by a large concourse of Gentle men, with a band of music, flags, kc. at the south bar of the town. The approach of the General Election has pro duced little sensation in Yorkshire, no opposition being expected to the return of the late Members, Lord MILTON and Mr. WORTLEY. Mr. WYVILL, son of the venerable clergyman of that name, has offered himself to the Electors of York, as a Candidate for the honour of Representing' them in the next Parliament, with every prospect of success. Mr. DUNDAS and he have canvassed the City together, and they say they are perfectly satis fied. But a fresh Candidate has started in the per son of Lord HOWDEN, who claims to be third man. His Lordship entered York on Saturday, with an immense co:-.course of supporters, to contest for the Cite on the Blue Interest. All was bustle. Tuesday last, a very serious riot and disturb ance took place at Sunderland, on the occasion of Mr. Wits R roN's canvass in that town, the populace expressing their dislike of him and his cause in .the most marked manner. On appearing in the streets, Mr. WHARTON and his friends were assailed with see; and groans, showers of mud, stones, &c. :end many had their clothos torn. Mr. WttAftToN retreated into the house of Mr: THOMMON, when the, populace proceeded to break the windows with stones. Gn the appearance of three companies of the 40th Regiment from the Barracks, and the departure of Mr. WHARTON from town, the mob soon dispersed. As Mr. WHARTON left the town, and was ascending the hill near Barnes, he was again assailed with a ihrexer of stones, and the hisses and groans of the inul titede, but fortunately he escaped without harm. e 1, ), p. I ea - of so It e. es 10 th a. ce nt sa M or, 'a re .a 1 cis of rs, rle is- mg no , of oa ell )llt eta of be Clr re: ar- ea, off w. ! tke it, wr red red the ith cea nd. 1111. en- the Nfl, )Ll2. 1172- Ines rtd ; ugh and An- s of . her revs. sore - or, Ids; SOUNIW ARK ELECTION. • The Election for two Members of Parliament•to represent this Boiough, came on this morning,. at twelve o'clock. The three Candidates, Mr. CALVERT, Sir RORER T WILTON, and Sir THOMAS TORTON, nether with the HtGti BAtur.v, made their appear ance on the Hustings, and were saluted, with t-heex ception of the last-named Candidate, with shouts of applause. The Clerk then read the Wtit of the SPEAKER for the Election. Mr. CALVERT was then nominated, on which he came forward, and entered into a defence of bis Par liamentary conduct. Sir Itonenz WILSON was next nominated, and re ceived with thunders of applause. Neither Sir MCP! AS 'FUR TON nor his friends could obtain a hearing. It was then put to the shew of hands, when the HIG/I BAILIFF declared Mr. CAL VERT and Sir ROBERTWILSON the returned Members. A poll was then demanded by Sir TIIONIAB TURT ON which was proceeding in when our Reporter came away. ARUNDEL, MARCH 6. This day, the Election of two Members of Parlia ment to represent this ancient Borough, commenced. Lord H. M. HOWARD, one of the hue Members, re signed, and, in consequence, Lord BURY, the eldext, son of the Earl of ALBEMARLE, and Mr. ArHERLy, formerly M. P. for Southampton, offered then.seives as Candidates, supported by the Norfolk interest, tor the vacant representation, and in opposition to Mr. BLAKE, of Essex -street, Strand (the late Member). — At the close of the poll this evening, the numbers were, Mr. BLAKE 62 I Mr. J. BIJAR Lord BURY - 62 Mr. ATHERLY SPORTING L\ TELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S YESTERDAY. DERBY. 8 to 1 apt Arbutus I 18 to I apt Bro. to Whisker 13 to 1 apt Sailor 1 16 to 1 agst The Duke 16 to 1 apt Colt out of Cat ZO to 1 apt Pintiaree 16 to 1 apt Brother tolllucher I OAKS. Si to 1 aget the Sorcery f. 17 to 1 agst Marianne. RIDDLESWORTH—(FIRST CLASS). 4 to 1 agst Alt. Wortley's colt I 4i to 1 agst Selima by Haphazard I 8 t. 1 agst Pinttare* No alteration in the St. Leger. HARD-CONTESTED MATCH. Yesterday se'nnight, a match for forty guineas was decided between Mr. Thackeray's mare, 4-yrs. old, dst. 71b. and Mr. Wilson's mare, 6-yrs. old, llst. 71b. to go from near Walmgate Bar, in York, to Newland Bar, near Hull, and to return thither, a distance of 74 miles. They started at seven o'clock in the morning, and it was performed by Mr. Thackeray's mare in seven hours and 35 minutes. Mr. Wilson& mare was knocked lip at Grimston Bar, within a mile and a half of York, and died the same evening! the other mare did not seem much distressed. Betting was five to four on Mr. Wilson's mare. PEDESTRIANISM. Wriz.it, the Pedestrian, has won his wager of walking from Bristol to Cheltenham and-back again, a distance of 92 miles, in twenty-four successive hours, which he performed ten minuses within the given time. FATAL BOXING. Monday se'nnight, two men named fryer and Payne, re siding at Hindon, Wilts, fought a desperate battle, which lasted a considerable time, and whilst both the combatants were pros trate on the ground, a man named Target (second t. Payne) gave Wyer two dreadful kicks on the back and loins; Wyer af terwards stood up and fought two more rounds, when he was knocked,down and carried off the ground senseless, and died on the following Wednesday, leaving a wife and six helpless children. Friday an Inquest was held on the deceased, when the Coroner had the body opened by a surgeon, who stated that Wyer came by his death in consequence of bruises and kicks received from Payne and Target. The Coroner immediately issued his war rant to commit those two persons to Fisherton jail, on a charge of Manslaughter. Count ITTERBURG, son of GUSTAVUS, Ex-King of SWEDEN, accompanied by Baron PoRLIER, sat en the Bench of the Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, during the proceedings on Wednesday last. He is an interesting young man, and was particularly attentive to all that passed. Tuesday, the foundation-stone of the building des tined as a School House for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Childs:, at Glasgow, was laid, in a part of the Barony Glebe, in presence of a number of the Directors of the Institution. The Teacher, Mr. An- DIRSON, having previously informed his scholars of the benevolent design of the building, conducted 32 of them to the spot to witness the ceremony. Two English Gentlemen, some time ago, visited the field of Bannockburn, so celebrated for the defeat of Edward's army. A sensible countryman pointed out to them the positions of the hostile nations, the stone, where Bruce ' s standard was fixed during he battle, kc. Highly pleased with his attention, the Gentle men, on leaving him, pressed his acceptance of a crown. piece.—" Na, na!" said the honest man, re turning the money; " keep your crown-piece; the English ha'e paid dear aneugh for seeing the field o Bannockburn ?' A private letter from Rome, dated the 13th of last month, says, that M. SETTEES, Professor of the Uni versity Della Sapienza, had composed a course of astronomy by order of his Superiors, which he in tended to publish ; but as he taught the motion of the earth according to the system of COPERNICUS, the Censorship refused him an imprimatur. - It is pro posed to demand the opinions of the Congregation of the Holy Office, and that of the Index. During the late frost, in the middle of the day, a young cock-pheasant, quite wild, but in an exhausted state, flew into the passage of the Printing-office of Messrs. BENTLEY'S, in Dorset-street, Salisbury square, and with its bill made a considerable noise against the inner door ; the door was opened, and it walked in : it was kept three or four days, and then turned into a gentleman's ground in Surrey. In the Eastern Counties, winter has again appeared in his garb of snow, where it fell last week for more than thirty-six hours without intermission. The new street which will give the opening from the Squares North of Broad-street, St. Giles's, to the Regent's Park, near St. James's Chapel in the Hamp stead-road, is now in a considerable state of forward ness, and when completed, will be a considerable im provement to that part of the town. Mr. YOUNG has finished his engagement at the [Norwich Theatre, and is succeeded there by Miss BRUNTON ; as a Metropolitan theatrical star. tHE CONSPIRACY. Yesterday,. another man was brought to the Public I Office, in Bow-street, and who is, with good reason ? suspected of being one of the Cato-street gang, whose 1 iscovery and apprehension arose out of the follow- ; g extraordinary circumstances:—At the time the Coroner's Inquest was sitting on the body of the mur- 1 dered Smithers, Perry, the conductor of the Patrole, I was called out by two soldiers, who informed him, that on that day they had been informed by a boy,l that he had discovered a depository of fire-arms and deadly weapons in an extraordinary way, by his having been at play in Chapel -street, near Paddington, and losing a marble behind some building in that street. He went behind the house of Mr. George, a haberdasher and tailor, in search of the marble, and seeing in a closet some fire-arms, a sword, &c. he mentioned it to the soldiers. In consequence of 1 which Perry hastened to the spot as soon as possible, and found a narrow passage leading to the back of Mr. George's premises, and also a closet fastened by a staple, situate under a staircase, which answered the description of the information he had received where the fire-arms and deadly weapons were depo sited. Perry inquired to whom the closet belonged ? and was informed that it belonged to Mr. George, the tailor and haberdasher. Mrs. George soon ap peared, of whom Perry also inquired how the closet became.fastened ? when Mrs. George informed him that she had fastened it, in consequence of the wind blowing it open. He desired her to produce the in strument with which she had fastened the staple; which, on being produced, resembled a hammer, and with which she alsci unfastened it. On the door being opened, Perry discovered A musket, a bayonet, a pistol, sword, powder, and balls. He then inquired if those articles belonged to them ? and the mother denied that they did. The daughter, who was pre sent daring the investigation, wrung her hands, and appeared greatly distressed. Perry then proceeded into the house, and found Mr. George employed in his business of a tailor, who also denied any know- ledge of the fire-arms and deadly weapons, and ad mitted, that his son occupied a house on the oppo. site side of the street, and might have deposited the fire-arms, &c. in that place. On inquiry, it was as certained that the son had absconded since Wednes• day sennight, the night of the meeting. Perry de sired that Mr. George would attend at the Office, and he himself accompanied Mrs. George and her daughter. On their arrival at the Office, they under went private examinations before Mr. BIRNIE, but nothing appeared which could criminate any of them ; but strong suspicions existed that the son, Robert George, was at the Cato-street meeting, at the time Thistlewood murdered Smithers.— Since that time the Officers have used every vi- gilance in endeavouring to trace him out. Ruth. ven and Salmon received information of his being concealed in a house in Goswell..street, whither they repaired .on Sunday morning, but were un successful in finding him. They nevertheless had discovered that his anxiety to leave the country was so great, that he had offered himself to be engaged in any capacity whatever, in any vessel going to the East Indies ; they also learned that, having before been s a seafaring man, he had succeeded in engaging himself as a servant on board an Indiaman ; and their exertions were so great, that they gained intel ligence, on which they could rely, that the last place he would be at, previous to leaving London, would be the Dundee Arms, Wapping, near the Commer cial-road, where they went and waited, having no doubt but he would be there to start by the boat for Gravesend that very evening (Sunday), from which latter place the Indiamen were to sail yesterday.— They waited there till about seven o'clock, at which time Robert GeOrge entered the liouse. He inquired for the Gravesend boat, and was informed that it had sailed a few minutes previous. On receiving that information, he appeared extremely agitated and disappointed ; he called for some brandy and water, and seated himself. During this time Ruthven and Salmon had satisfied themselves beyond a doubt of his identity, and having had reason to believe that he would be fully prepared with arms for a despe rate resistance, Salmon watched an opportunity, when he instantly rushed upon him, and, presenting a pistol to his head, exclaimed, " If you offer to stir, I will fire." Ruthven then handcuffed and properly secured him. On searching him, they however found that he was not prepared with any arms, and his luggage consisted only of his clothes. During yesterday they made diligent inquiry as to the man ner in which he had disposed of his time since his escape from Cato-street, when they learned that a ksdging had been procured for him in Earl -street, Brick-lane. They also traced out his brother, who lives in that neighbourhood, who denied any know-, ledge of his place of residence ; but the officers dis covered that the brother had actually procured the said lodgings for him, and in his possession they found a hire thick stick, at the bottom of which was a thick iron ferrule, about two incheelong, which Was hollow at one end, and appeared calculated to receive a pike or dagger, which he acknowledged to have received of his b rother Robert, on his parti ing 'with him on Sunday evening, previous to his entering the Dundee Arms. On searching Robert George's lodgings in Earl -street, they did not dis cover anything of a serious or dangerous nature.— At three o'clock yesterday the officers arrived at the above Office, and reported to Mr. Blasts the result of their examination and investigation. The pri soner had previously undergone a private examina tion before Mr. Blame, which was reported to. the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department; and no orders having been sent for his conveyance there, a commitment was made out for the prisoner, Robert George, to the House of Correction, en a charge of High Treason, where, he was conveyed.in a hackney-coach, in the custody of Mr. Adkins, the governor of that prison, Perry, who was originally in the pursuit of him, and one of the patrole. Officers . were yesterday despatched from Bow street, in search of Palin, as a man answering his de scription has been applying for chair-mending work in the vicinity of Gravesend. Sunday evening last, a Lady of rank and fortune, who resides in Grosvenor-street, and whose conduct does honour to her situation ii: life, felt it incumbent on herself to discharge four of her servants, at a mament's notice, on being by her detected at card ' playing the same evening-. THE WOOLWICH MURDER. The Coroner!: Jury having en Saturday unani mously agreed, on satisfactory though circumstantial evidence, to find a verdict of Wilful Murder, much anxiety has ever since prevailed to discover the mur derers. The alarm and horror of the inha ;ants of Woolwich, especially in the neighbourhood of the house in which the brutal atrocity was committed, are exceedingly great, and seem susceptible of ric alleviation till the perpetrators are detected and brought to justice. The Magistrates and constables are extremely active, but hitherto no prospect of semen has been obtained. This morning, at eleven, the Rev. Dr. WATSON , Dr. WEBB, Mr. DAV/ES, and Mr. WILLIAMS, attended at the Red Lion public house, a few doors from that of the deceased, and held examinations till five o'clock. Several persons who tive in the neighbouring hciuses were examined as to any noises or suspicious occurrences that might have fallen under their observation. One girl ob served two or three persons come out of a house, stand in earnest conversation together, and return again. She described their dress and appearance, but none has been identified as suiting the de scription. Another girl has stated, that after she had gone to bed, about hail-past eleven, sill heard a violent scranch (crash) of Mr. Parker's (the deceased) door. This is believed to have been the noise made by the mnrderefs as they left the house. Two most wretched-looking old men were on Sa!ur day apprehended as suspicious persons. One of them, Isaac Shaw, Was re-examined this day. is the per son represented as having occasionally worked in Mr. Parker's garden. It appears that he is a man of bad character, and that he has been well acquainted with the deceased and his premises. He lodged for seven years in the attic of a house next but one to Mr. Par ker's,.and occupied by one Evans, a shop-keeper.— He is known as " the beggar." His mode of living has been by collecting bones and rags, and carrying them to the London market. When Mr. Parker's house was discovered to be on fire, Evans went up to Shaw's room, and found him sitting by a fire, which he had lighted at two in the morning. Evans told him that.his master's house was on fire. " So I hoar," coolly replied Shaw. He remained quiet in his room and took no part in what was going on.— It appeared that he had gone on Friday morning to Mr. Parker's house for a gim: let, which he had pre viously got from Evans. On Friday night, between eight and eleven, he had been drinking in several public-houses. The other old man, Thomas Pope, had been in his company, and two marines. The two marines were examined, but nothing like a ground of charge appeared against them. Shaw exhibited much confusion and contradiction as to the money he had in his possession during the Friday night.— He had got soup-tickets for his dinner; yet he bor rowed Sol - . from Evans to buy beer, at the same time that he had 2s. in his pocket ; and Jack butcher at terwards gave him Is. to drink. The Magistrates haie remanded this man for further examination.— He is amazingly unmoved by all the inquiries and examinations to which he has been exposed. Jackson, who is married to Mr. Parker's only child came into the room.in the course.of the day, and.re !mined fei if lorit time, during which he was a-good deal examined. He had not seen the deceased suite Christmas, and positively denied what all his neigh bours affirmed, that he had become very deaf before his death. He mentioned that'his eldest son, about nineteen years of age, had had occasion to mark par- • ticularly a gold repeater belonging to Mr. Parker.— He also mentioned, that Mr. Parker had had some metal watches, with the name of Sampson. Mrs. Jackson was supposed to be able to tell what initials and arms were upon silver spoons and other articles of plate, but her husband peremptorily resisted her appearance to give evidence, for fear of unpleasant . consequences. She is told simply that her father has died. The youth, however, is forthcoming. When the alarm was given, and the door of Mr. Parker's house was forced open, it was found to have been shut only by the spring-lock. No bolts had been on. A chain, which appeared to have been slightly fastened to the side-wall, had been found at a distance from the door. From this circumstance it has been supposed that the housekeeper had answered the knock at the door, and opened it so far as the chain permitted, when the murderers forced the chain and effected their horrid purpose. Mr. Parker and his housekeeper were thrown together in a corner of the parlour; and the intention seems to have been to burn their bodies, by means of all the loose papers and clothes which could be collected. Fire was evidently anlied at the same time to other parts of the house, but the almost perfect exclusion of air by blankets fastened on the front windows, had de feated the object of the murderers, for only the fire around the bodies took any effect ; and even that proceeded so slowly, that not more than a square yard of the Boor is consumed, although the fire must have existed,:without interruption, for three hours. Of Mr.. Parker little remains but his bones. Nothing can be more 'ghastly than the broiled flesh of his face, and the ... half-burnt fragments of his neckcloth, all mixed 'together. One of his shoes is the only article about him that can be fully identified. The house keeper is entire ) , except the extremity of her nose, and her crossed elbows, which are burnt to the bone.— They are both thrown, untouched; into their coffins, and are to be buried to-morrow. EXECUTION.—Saturday sennight, L. Donnelly, G. Kirby, J. Crawley ) • T. Maguira, and P. Boylan, five of the eleven men convicted at the last Commission for a burglary and robbery iu the house of the widow Brien, at Swords, near Dublin, in January last, we:e executed at the front of Kilmainham gaol. A tremendous fire broke out on Sunday night, at Luton Lees Farm, near Nettlebed, which destroyed the house, a barn, and four ricks, in less than two hours, together with thi ee valuable horses. The farm was occupied by Mr. TIDMAISH, whose son and three other youths set fire to the thatch of a ' wheat rick clost to the house, in catching sparrows with a clap net, by which a candle is held up for. the birds to fly into the net. A strong northerly' wind drove the flames directly upon the house, which was in one blaze before any water could be got, as it was built chiefly of wood. The premises were lightly in sured. A boy was severely burnt in e.x.tping f l u= the attic, and his life is despaired of. I I 1 ij t t t \'l . l' I I II •1 lat ~~