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MUNICIPAL. ELECTIONS. CANTERBURY. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN. ThB conduct of the New Town Council has a little disap pointed the expectations of the staunch Reformers. They have elected the six aldermen all out of their own body 1 It is ob vious that had a contrary course been pursued, the Liberal in terest would have been established beyond the reach of reverse. The childish ambition for the Gothic distinction -of Aldermen has done this mischief. The Tories are again upon the qui v!ve, and the spirits of their party have rallied as they see a disposition on the part of the Town Council to give them a chance. The new elections are fixed for Tuesday. The Town Council have elected as Mayor a very respectable gen tleman, but one who was considered as the least decided Re former among the Council ! They have also elected a mode rate Tory or Neutral as Sheriff 11 thus the sterling Reformers have been every way slighted. Another great evil is this, the wealthy and influential men who are best calculated for public contest are now removed from the arena, and the struggle against the Conservatives will be left to less efficient though well-principled men. Whatever may be the immediate result of these lamentable proceedings, it is easy to see that ultimately Conservatism must reap some advantage. CARNARV ON. The new Town Council met on New Year's Day, to elect a Mayor, Town Clerk, &c., pursuant to the Act. The two Aldermen, Mr. Lloyd Roberts and Mr. R. Griffith, and the whole of the Councilmen, were present. Mr. Common Coun cilman I. H. Evans, was appointed Chairman. Mr. Common Ccuncilman R. Williams, and the Tory Councilmen, then protested against the election of Mayor being proceeded with, inasmuch as the Council had not, on the previous day, elected six Aldermen, pursuant to the Act. Mr. Alderman Lloyd Roberts protested against the Tory protest forming any part of the minutes of the day's proceedings. W. Roberts, Esq., the late Deputy Mayor, was then pro posed as th e M ayor, an d t h e t wo Ald er m e n, and the ten Libe ral Councilmen, recorded their suffrages in his favour, and he was declared duly elected. The Tory party then left the room. R. A. Poole, Esq., was elected Town Clerk. After transacting some other business, the Council then adjourned. Nothing can exceed the disappointment and rage of the Tory party, and quo warrantos are threatened wholesale. They considered the game safe ; but the trumps being played against them, they now refuse to pay the stakes. The Reform ers are prepared for them at all points, and they ardently pray that their leader, T. A. Smith, Esq., M. P., will carry his threat into execution, of withdrawing his agents from the Borough, who cause all the ill blood and mischief, and then all will be peace and unanimity. PWLHELL On New Year's Day, Jones, Esq., was unanimously elected Mayor of the Borough, and David Williams, Esq., late Recorder, was elected Town Clerk : the day was one of general rejoicing. On the same day the Honourable E. M. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P., the late hereditary Mayor of the Bo rough, and a strenuous supporter of the Municipal Reform Bill, celebrated the termination of his civic- connexion with the Burgesses, by entertaining them to a splendid dinner in the Guildhall : it was numerously attended, and the majority of the resident gentry honoured Mr. Mostyn with their pie gence. The expressions of esteem to the honourable and pa -triotie Member, were most ardent. PLYMOUTH. JANUARY, 1. Sißf—Having seen an inaccurate statement in the Globe of the result of our Municipal Elections in this town, I hasten to communicate to the public, through the public spirited medium of your volumes, the results as far as they are at present known. By the Municipal Reform Bill, this town is intitled to 36 Councillors and 12 Aldermen, namely, six Councillors and two Aldermen for each of the six Wards into whieh the Borough II " been divided. The election of Councillors took place on Saturday last, as provided by the Act, when the results, not withstanding all the hypocricy, cant, and intrigue of the Ob structives, were in the several Wards as follow : I. Frankfort Ward (in which the Tories are strong) 2. Drakes Ward .. 3. Charles Ward 4. Sutton Ward (through divisions among the Liberals) 3 3 5. Vintty - Ward 5 --- 1 --- 6. St. Andrews Ward (like Frankfort Ward) 26 -10 Yesterday the election of Aldermen came on, when the twelve following Gentlemen were elected, of whom three, namely, two Liberals and one Obstructive, were taken from the , body of the Council, and the remainder from the burgesses at large : G. Pridham (Liberal) 27 votes. W. H. Evans (Liberal) W. Eastlake (Liberal) 24 R. Fillis (Liberal) .. R. Bayley (Liberal) - 2l H. Knight (Liberal) W. H. Hawker (Tory) Councillor for Sutton Ward l6 J. Collier, M.P. (Liberal) T. Gill (Liberal) Councillor for St. An drew's Ward) T. W. Fox (Liberal), Councillor for Vintry Ward l5 J. V. Fawnes (Liberal) C. Talcher (Liberal) Making a total of eleven Liberal to one Obstructive. So uch for the cockoo cry of re-action here, so imprudently re echoed by the Peel Wellington faction. The election of Mayor comes on to-day, when it is anticipated that Mr..l son, a man of high professional respectability,ali the Councillors for Frankfort Ward will ber..714 ism. t :as, how ever, I am summoned from Plymouth for the day, I shall not know the result before to-morrow. In accordance with the principles upon which the Municipal Reform Bill is based, the election of Mayor and Aldermen ought to have been vested, like that of the Councillors, in the Burgesses at large; and the proceedings of the body, as being representatives of the town, and not a self- constituted body, should have been open fo the public. Whether this will be the case, or whether, like the old Corporators, their pro ceedings will be secret, is a question time only can solve. JANUARY 2. It appears that the choice of a Council has fallen 'upon Mr. Gill, one of the worthiest and the most enterprising merchants of Plymouth, and one well known for the liberality of his po litical opinions. He had been previously elected, as you will observe from the preceding list, a Councillor and an Alderman. ANDOVER, JAN. 1. The following is the result of the Andover Municipal elec tion :—Seven decided Reformers, three rampant Tories, and two gentlemen of independent principles, whose politics have never yet been fairly tried; I think, however, they may be fairly styled " Conservative Whigs." We have had a fight to-day f or th e M ayor, b ut it has ended as it should have done in the election of a stanch Reformer (Robert Dowling, Esq., of Cold-harbour)—to the no small annoyance and complete discomfiture of the Tories. How are the mighty fallen I DEAL. The spirited Reformers have in this town done their duty by the election to-day of Comfort Kingsmith, Esq., Mayor; B. Hulke, Esq., banker and solicitor, Town Clerk, in the room of James Leith, Esq., resigned ; Dr. W. Hulke, M.D., banker, treasurer of the Borough-fund. Thomas Langley was re-elected town-sergeant, after 36 years of faithful service. DEVIZES, JAN. 1. The Council* on the 31st elected the following persons Aldermen :—R. Waylen, gentleman, R. B. Brabant, physi cia►n, J. W. Wall, solicitor, T. J. Heard, chemist, J. Dredge, brewer, and R. Biggs, schoolmaster—all Liberals. Henry Saunders, Esq., banker, a Liberal has this day been chosen Mayor. The Corporation therefore consists of 23 tone ;of the Councillors, J. W. Wall, having been chosen Alderman), 16 of whom are Liberals, 6 Tories, and 1 doubt ful; therefore this Tory borough, and which in former days was styled " Lord Sidmouth's borough," at the time he was Recorder, has now quite changed the character of its Muni cipal governors. * We published the names of the Councillers on Fri slay last. DOVER. 'The following gentlemen have been chosen Aldermen : Cap,t. Edward Boxer, R.N. ; Captain William Rastall Dic kinso.n; Joseph Webb Pilcher, Esq. ; William Cocke, Esq. ; Edward Rutley, Esq. ; Edward Pett Thompson,Esq. With the exception of Captain Dickinson, the whole of these gen tlemen- were jurats of the old Corporation. Edward Pett Thompson, Esq., has been elected Mayor of the borough, and Georg e William Ledger, Esq., re-elected Town Clerk and Clerk of the Peace, with the additional office of Coroner for Dover and ,its liberties. DURHAM. The Council -n e t on Th urs da y to elect the Aldermen, when it was determined to choose one from the Burgess List and lye from the Councillors, by which means the inconvenience .lind delay of new ele c ti ons wou ld b e preven t e d. Mr. Allen I,:villiam Hutchinson, wine -merchant, _ _was elected from the Bin-gess List having twel ve vo t es . Mr. Shields, draper, had r ; four ' Anthony Wilkinson, Esq., a Tory, one ; and Mr. John Hall, c , rt .,- er, a Whi ff V but an old corporator who had opposed the Reforma Zlill, one. The Aldermen chosen from the Coun cillors were--,z Ir. n • ; ,err. Robson,* upholsterer ; Mr. Bram well,* solicitor .. John Burrell,* solicitor ; John Trotter, M . D. ; and Mr. j. ; T. Marshall, solicitor. Those mated ,r. to - s Aldermen for six, and the remainder for three years. All the cre Liberals.—Leeds Mercury. ..----. 1 .,..... In Leeds the result election LEEDS.he lictio of t has been highly satisfac tory. Of the 48 Council lors returned, 42 are Municipal -Reformers ; the r emainder either members of the old cor- Toration, or candida tes p ut for ward in ierity of the Reforme rs is larger than litiheir interest. The ma-- 18 we anticipated. Our eye t burgesses have beyond all cal culation did not excee d 30 to iu sbown their attachment to reform ba, the reforming zed" our expecta ti,cas, highly as we had always thou ght of zea, l of this town. There is in the Council nothing exclu sive: ..Re have persons of v arious political 0, ,is.__c'me% about all the principal religious denominations. 14 L ti?e L is t o f th e !nion! and of Muniel i Igi ounc l Cillors We 'l v- • fi n d twenty C eight Methodists, ten Independents and Baptists, and the remainder of the number consist of Unitarians, Quakers, and Catholics. On this part of the subject we may remark, that every Methodist who was proposed as a candidate in the Liberal interest succeeded, and that all those mho were proposed in the opposite interest were rejected without ex ception. The effect of this election has been to throw the Leeds Cor poration perfectly open, so that no man's fitness for office will in future be measured but by the standard of public estimation ; and thus in reality a new and powerful motive is given to all the inhabitants of the upper class to obtain the public estima tion and confidence. Corporate honours cannot be applied to a better purpose ; and if there was no other benefit to be derived from the Municipal Act, this new inducement to con ciliate general esteem would be sufficient to recommend it to public favour. On Thursday the Councillors met for the first time, at the Court-House, when they elected the gentlemen mentioned be low as Aldermen. Yesterday the Council again assembled at the Court-House, for the purpose of electing the Mayor under the new Muni cipal system, when George Goodman, Esq. was elected to that office ; and James Nicholson, Esq., was elected Town-clerk. ALDERMEN.—No. of Votes.—William W. Brown, Esq. 45 ; George Goodman, Esq. 41; * Thomas Beckett, Esq. 40 ; Hamer Stansfeld, Esq. 39 ; Thomas William Tottie, Esq. 37; James Williamson, M. D. 35 ; James Holdforth, Esq., 34; Thomas Benyon, Esq., 32; * John Clapham, Esq. 32; * Griffith Wright, Esq. 31 ; * John R. Bywater, Esq. 31 ; William Pawson, Esq. 29; * James Musgrave, Esq. 25 ; William G. Scarth, Esq. 2 3 ; * Thomas Hebden, Esq. 21 ; Henry Hall, Esq. 21. ' (Four of the above are Tories, and the remaining twelve Reformers.) The eight Aldermen whose names are marked with an as terisk (*) retires at the end of three years ; the remainder six years. Total number of persons who have voted at the Leeds Mu nicipal Election : West Ward, 421 ; Mill Hill Ward, 539 ; North West Ward, 233 ; North Ward, 239 ; North East Ward, 153 ; East Ward, 171 • Bramley Ward, 1,212 ; Holbeck Ward, 867 ; Hunslet Ward, 676 ; Headingley Ward, 119 ; Kirkgate Ward, 304 ; South Ward, 220—Total number 5,154. AGORRGATE MAJORITY.—The number of electors who polled at the Leeds Municipal Election last Saturday, in the respec tive wards, including Headingley Ward, in which there was no contest, stands thus : For the Municipal Reform Candidates... 3,025 For the Tory Candidates , 2,129 Majority for Reformers ... MAIDENHEAD. The following is the result of the Election of Councillors : Charles Williams,'Esq., ( Mayor from October 1834, to the "eriod of his election), 157 Joseph Clark, 154 ; John Ed wards Langton, 142 ; Robert Nicholson, 117 ; John Higgs, junior, 102; William Payn, 100; William Rivers Fletcher, 99 ; Richard Saunders, 95 ; John Green Bishop, 93 ; Charles Plumridge, 88 ; Richard Swallow, 86 ; James Richmond, 77. The first four were members of the late Corporation, and the only Tories out of the twelve Councillors are Messrs. Payn and Bishop. The high position which Mr. Williams, the late Mayor, occupies on the poll—although as Returning Officer he was precluded from engaging in any active canvass —shows how highly the rectitude and impartiality of his con duct has been appreciated by his fellow townsmen ; and it is equally gratifying to perceive that three other Liberal Mem bers of the old Corporation closely follow him, in point of numbers. The Council have chosen for Aldermen two from their own body, viz., Joseph' Clark, Esq., and John Edwards Langton, Esq. • and two from the town, viz., Sir John Phillimore, K.C.8., and Richard Goolden, Esq. (the latter a member of the late Corporation). Joseph Clark, Esq., was elected Mayor; James Smith, Esq., Town-clerk (with a deputy), John Lewington, Esq., Treasurer, and Mr. William Buffett, Town Serjeant. It will be seen, therefore, that the Council have filled up the offices of Mayor and Aldermen entirely with Liberals—a line of conduct which should have been adopted in all Corpo rations, as affording the safest guarantee that the Government of the borough will in future be conducted upon good, sound, and Liberal principles. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. The following gentlemen were chosen on Thursday by the Town Council Aldermen of Newcastle : Charles John Brigge, - Anthony Easterby, Dr. Headlam, A. L. Potter, T. R. Batson, John Speddiug, James Losh, Esq., John Fenwick, Esq., Colonel Robert Bell, James Ridley, Esq., George Thomas Dunn, Esq., John Fife, Esq., Armorer Donkin, Esq., James Hodgson.—They are all Li berals.—Leeds Mercury. NORTHAMPTON. Yesterday (Friday) Alderman Charles Freeman was, as our Correspondent stated an Thursday, elected Mayor. The Council then proceeded to elect a treasurer. The Messrs. Whitworth were proposed by the Liberals, and Mr. Terry proposed Mr. William Flesher—the banking account to •be kept at Messrs. Watkins and Co.'s. Messrs. Whitworth were, however, elected by a majority of one. A police com mittee was then appointed, consisting of Messrs. Dennis, Sharp, Adnitt, Markham, Barry, R. Phipps, and the Mayor, ex-officio. —Northampton Mercury. HULL. The election of Aldermen took place on Thursday, in open Court, which was crowded by a highly respectable company. The following were elected. Those marked with an asterisk* were not previously in the Council. Those selected for Alder men were in every instance, save one ( Mr. Cookman), the Councillors at the top of the poll for the several wards. The nhole are Liberals :—J. C. Parker, Esq. ; *John Malam, Esq. ; Mr. Robert Bean; *Richard Tottie, Esq. ; Mr. George Cookman; *Mr. T. M'Bride ; Henr y Blundell, Esq. ; *Mr. W. B. Brownlow ; Dr. Chalmers ; *Mr. W. Hopwood, merchant; Mr. John Atkinson ; *Mr. John Rivis ; W. H. Bell, Esq. ; *Edward Rheam, jun., Esq. Mr. Rheam is a member of the Society of Friends, Mr. Thomas Newmardy is chosen Sheriff. J. C. Parker, Esq., is expected to be chosen Mayor.—Leeds Mercury. NOTTINGHAM. ELECTION OF ALDERMEN-G. Carey, F. Hart, C. L. Mor ley, H. Lever, W. Roworth, J. Heard, W. Soars, T. L. Bradley, A. Blake, J. Newton, J. Wilson, J. Wells, William Howitt (author of the " History of Priestcraft"), and J. Nixon ; all Reformers except one. Thomas Wakefield, Esq., was expected to be Mayor.—Leeds Mercury. PONTEFRACT. On Thursday, the Councillors elected the following Alder men :—William Hepworth, Esq., Churchman ; Mr. William Holme, Dissenter; Mr. Thomas Long, Wesleyan Methodist; Mr. Samuel Knight, of the Society of Friends. Thus giving to each of the above classes a representative in the aldermabic body, and preserving the town from the con fusion and bickering of a new election, which, under present circumstances, would no doubt have occasioned a severe party contest. The Council have, therefore, in their very first act, evinced a disposition to sacrifice private feelings to public duty, which augurs well for their future course. On Friday the Council elected Samuel Hurst, Esq., councillor, to the office of Mayor. The Council is now completed, and includes three Tories and thirteen Reformers.—Leeds Mercury. PORTSMOUTH It is fit that the country should fully understand that the old Corporation of this borough has been in the power or control of one family for nearly fifty years past ; and that for imme morial time it has been a body of the closest sort ; close, how ever, as it has been, of late years it has manfully professed Whig principles of the most uncompromising character; it has preserved a reputation for integrity, honesty, and incor ruptibility ; and the magistrates, though self-elected, have ever held the esteem and confidence of our dense population, of every class and character; and a stronger proof of this fact cannot be evinced, than by the circumstance that our late five resident Aldermen and Magistrates were at the head of the poll in their respective wards, and are now re-elected Alder men by the unanimous voice of the Council. On Thursday the Council proceeded to' elect the following fourteen Aldermen, who are all ,Liberal : Messrs. Carter, Burbey, Garratt, Williams, Ellyet, _Howard, Spicer, Jackson, Bilton, Robins, Cooper, Heather, Scale, and Paul. The Aldermen and Councillors met again yesterday (being New Year's day) at noon, to elect a Mayor, and after the Aldermen had taken the oaths, subscribed to the declaration, accepted the office of Aldermen, they were, on a motion made for the purpose, requested to take their seats on the bench, and Portsmouth for the first time had a view of fourteen resi dent Aldermen, not self-elected. Edward Carter, Esq., was then put in nomination, which was seconded by several voices, for the office of Mayor, and no other person being nominated, Mr. Carter, evidently under very excited feelings at the una nimous burst of applause which folloped the nomination, ad dressed the Council, and entreated them to recorpider their choice ; he urged that though his will was strong to serve them, his health was not so good as in years gone by, and that many others could be found more competent than him self to the office of the head of the Corporation. The Coun cillors, however, thought otherwise, and he was sworn in as Mayor of Portsmouth amidst reiterated plaudits ; nor do we know that any man in England could stand in a prouder situation than that of being placed at the head of a large town by a popular election, after having exercised a magisterial influence of his own self-right, or rather self-election, over the same town for more than twenty years. Mr. Carter hav ing taken the oaths and made the declaration both as Mayor and Magistrate, the Corporation being now complete and competent to II business, a motion was made that Mr. Franklin Howard, the town-clerk, be removed from such si tuation (our readers should understand that that gentleman, from acute illness, labours under an aberration of mind), the situation being vacant, the Council unanimously elected Mr. John Howard to that office, and he having returned thanks for the honour conferred on him, took his seat under the Mayor. —Hampshire Telegraph. VIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 4. 1856. RICHMOND. The cause of Reform has triumphed here most gloriously ; every member of the old Corporation has been driven from office by a large majority. A few weeks ago the Reformers, at a public meeting in the Town-hall, formed an association to promote the election of twelve real Corporation Reformers, The Tories, on the other hand; shortly afterwards met at the King's Head Inn, and being joined by a few persons who had previously been considered as supporters of the Liberal cause, appointed a Committee, and proceeded publicly to canvass the electors. Sometimes nearly the whole body of Aldermen, with the Town-clerk, were seen calling upon the electors, at their . houses, to support them, but in vain. The inhabitants were evi dently as disgusted with the men, as well as with the vile sys tem of corporate government which they had so loug sup ported. The inhabitants, at public meetings, had petitioned for corporate reform, whilst the Mayor and Aldermen bad petitioned for a continuance of the system of self-election for life. There was no identity of feeling or interest between the people and their mis-called representatives. The Mayor, only a few months ago, when a requisition numerously signed was presented to him, absolutely refused to nail a public meeting to petition the Lords to pass the Bill. The inhabitants, how ever, petitioned in spite of his efforts to prevent them. On the present occasion they were determined that this great act of reform should be carried into effect by its friends, and not left to the tender mercies of its enemies. The Reform Asso ciation, headed by J. Hutton and W. Lawson, Esqrs., with an active committee, and Mr. Croft for the chairman, continued gradually to increase, whilst the Tories, finding their cause desperate, adopted the most violent means of securing votes. Agents from the country applied to tenants to vote at their bidding, persons owing money were threatened with immediate arrest if they did not at once pay, tradesmen were threatened with loss of business, and servants with dismissal from their employment, but all without effect. The cause of corporate reform had become invincible and vain were the efforts to arrest its progress. This borough, as altered by the Lords, has not its parliamentary boundaries, but is confined to its old limits ; consequently there were only 288 electors, of which 265 voted at the present election. The following is the result. The Mayor did _not publish the numbers for the Tory candidates, but their votes are given as near the truth as possible. TORIES AND ANTI-REFORMERS. Smurthwaite 112 Bradley 102 El. Wood 101 Rolling 99 - Bowe 99 W. Gill 91 Young 85 E. Mason 76 Robson 70 W. R. Robinson 64 C. Dalton 61 REFORMERS. L. Cooke 198 G. Croft 181 R. Atkinson 178 0. Leefe 176 C. Croft 173 J. Ward 173 J. Miller 170 H. Cooke 167, J. Hutton 1671 Layfield 157, Pearson 155 Fawcett.. 151 The names of the Aldermen removed from office are Messrs. Goodburne, Brunton, Brackenbury, Terry; - G. Smurthwaite, R. Gill, W. Gill, Bradley, E. Mason, J. Metcalfe, G. Allison, and R. Thompson. The last-named Is a Reformer, and would have been re-elected, but having been a householder only two years, was ineligible. The result of the election will materially strengthen the Liberal interest in the Parliamentary elections. At a meeting of the Town Council of the borough on Thurs day, the following gentlemen were chosen Aldermen :—John Hutton, of Marks Hall, Esquire; William Lawson, of Brough Hall, Esquire ; Mr. 0. Leefe, and Mr. George Croft ; all Reformers.—Leeds Mercury. READING. The Reading election of Councillors terminated trium phantly for the Liberal interest. All the Aldermen are also Reformers, viz., Messrs. Palmer, Champion, Dutton, Leech worth, Barrett, and Maggs. The late mayor is re-elected. ROCHESTER. At Rochester the Common Councillors are nine Tories and nine Liberals. The Tories proposed a Mayor and six Aldermen, and the Liberals proposed a Mayor and six Aldermen. The parties being equal, neither Mayor nor Aldermen were elected. The consequence is, the new Corporation cannot assemble for want of a Mayor, and they must wait till Parliament meets, when a Bill must be introduced to remedy the matter. RIPON. The Town-council have appointed the following individuals for Aldermen : Charles Oxley, Esq. Ralph Heslop, Esq., and William Ferrer, Esq. William Pearson, Esq. With the exception of Mr. Charles Oxley, the other three were Aldermen in the late Corporation. The total is, that ten out of the - sixteen Councillors were members of the old Corpsration, and seven of these ten were Aldermen, and are tenants under the proprietress of Studley Park (Miss Lawrence), and also four of the present Council ; equal to eleven tenants out of the present Council of sixteen. We are, thus, at Ripon, bound in the fetters of Toryism as much as ever ! for what can two or three Liberals do with such a: number of Tories ? Never, surely, was there a borough in such thraldom as Ripon—it is, verily, a rotten one. The York Courant says—. We look upon Ripon as one of the most rotten boroughs in the kingdom ; and it is ever likely to continue so, unless the words, " Or other buildings," be expunged from the Parliamentary Reform Act, so as to do away with cow-house votes, and others of a similar manufac ture ; and the Vote by Ballot be introduced to protect the conscientious voter from the undue influence now exercised over him, both in Parliamentary and Municipal Reform." ROMSEY, JAN. 2. The following gentlemen were on Saturday chosen Coun cillors for this borough :—Messrs. George Sharp, John R. Beddome, Josiah George,. T. Trew, C. J. Hall, Benjamin Sharp,* John Young,* W. Brookman, M. Pepper, J. Pur chase, J. May, and Thomas Colcott. Those gentlemen with a star affixed to their names have been elected Aldermen.— John R. Beddome, Esq., was yesterday chosen Mayor. RYE. The Liberals have returned two Reformers to one Tory— that is, eight to four—twelve being the whole number of the Council. SALISBURY. fourteen of the eighteen gentlemen elected on Saturday, as Town Councillors for Salisbury, were members of the old Corporation. The following are the names of those elected : ST. TTioNiAi'S WARD.--Mr. T. 0. Stevens, Mr. C. Finch, Mr. W. Andrews, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Goodall. ST. EDMUND'S WARD.—Mr. Cother, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Coates, Mr. G. Pain, Mil R. Mackarell, and Mr. Squarey. ST. MARTIN'S WARD.—Mr. G. Atkinson, Mr. Sutton, Mr. W. Blackmore, Mr. Cobb, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Code. Of the above, 13 are Tories, and 5 are Reformers. SCARBOROUGH. S. S. Byron, Esq., it is expected, will be the new Mayor. Mr. Uppleby was elected Town Clerk on Wednesday. All the new Aldermen are evpected to be taken from among the Reformers.—Leeds Mercury. SOUTHAMPTON. JANUARY 2.—The election of Town Councillors for South ampton took place on Saturday, when the following gentlemen were chosen : Mr. Daniel Brooks Mr. Charles Fox Mr. Robert Young Mr. Richard Coles Mr. J. Lankester WARD OF ALL SAINTS. Captain Breton Mr. George Atherley Mr. W. H. Steere Admiral Tinling Mr. S. S. Taylor Captain Griffith Dr. Oke , Mr. E. Toomer Mr. G. Bennett Captain Du Cane Mr. Benness Mr.. William Oke WARD OF ST. MARY. Mr. Bradby Mr. John Rubie Mr. Joseph Hill, jun. . Mr. J. Whitchurch The Town Councillors met on Thursday, at. the Aud House, when the following gentlemen were chosen Alder. men :—Mr. John King, Mr. John Joliffe, Captain Ward R.N., Captain Rainer, R.N., J. H. Hammond, Esq., Mr. Mr. Joseph Lobb, Mr. Brown, Mr. P. Dickson, Mr. Job Ede, Mr. T. S. Moody. A Borough Council was held at the Audit-house, on Fri day, the Ist inst., for the election of all officers pursuant to the regulation of Corporations, and the following gentlemen were elected to fulfil their respective offices :—Peter Breton, Esq., _ Mayor; Thomas Ridding, Esq., Town-Clerk; E. H. Hul-, ton, Esq., Treasurer; George. Hunt, Esq. Sheriff. The following persons were elected to serve the office of Town Sergeants :—Wm. Cooper, Thomas Russell, William Spear ing, Martin Spearing. WARD OF HOLY ROOD. IMr. Eldridge Mr. Lamprey Mr. W. J. Le Feuvre WARD OF ST. LAWRENCE. Mr. Martin Maddison Mr. Buchan Mr. G. Hunt • WARD 07 IT. MICHAEL. Mr. James Thring Mr. Edward Oke Mr. Lerner STAiqPOl2.a. - - The election of the new Town Council in Stamford has afforded another example of the influence of the thumb semi; amongst the trade and tenantry of the borough. On the for mer occasion, we are assured by some to whom this test was applied, was so severe a demand made for the performance of the fealty of their tenures. The result has been the election (as it is called) of several of the old Aldermen to be Coun cillors, notwithstanding the grave report of the Commis sioners of Municipal Inquiry affecting those individuals. The Corporate body is, however, liberalised on the whole from what it heretofore has been, as will be seen by the following list ; although still there are only four members who can be regarded as attached to the principles of reform : ELECTED IN ALL SAINTS WARD. Votes in this In the Ward. other Ward. Total. William Landon Hopkinion 309 44 353 Thomas Graham Arnold 294 17 311 Francis Butt 275 71 346 Benjamin Cooper 248 10 258 Horatio Thomas Gilchrist 237 17 254 Thomas Mills 233 22 255 Henry Weldon 228 16 244 Francis Simpson 220 21 241 Robert Hunt 218 17 235 Francis Jelly 215 13 228 Edward Hatfield 208 14 222 Mark Wilson Jackson 207 8 215 ELECTED IN SAINT 11ARY'S WARD. John Roden 144 59 203 Joseph Phillips 142 86 228 Richard Newcomb 141 180 321 Thos. Woodhouse Ashby 118 140 258 Matthew Rooe 108 28 136 Nicholas C. Stevenson 107 63 170 Yesterday the Town Council elected six Aldermen, in the spirit which was to be expected from the prevalence of the old leaven; the persons elected were Mr. Simpson, Mr. Mills, Mr. Robert Hunt, Mr. Wm. Hunt (four of the Aldermen under the old system), Captain Chadwick, and Mr. Charles Lowe. They were respect►vely proposed and seconded by Dr. Arnold and Mr. Weldon, Dr. Hopkinson and Mr. Simp son, Mr. M. C. Stevenson and Mr. Simpson, Mr. Gilchrist and Mr. Phillips, Mr. Jelley and Mr. Roden, Mr. M. W. Jackson and Mr. R. Hunt. Mr. Fysh was proposed by Mr. Butt and Mr. Newcomb, and negatived by 12 to 4 ; Mr. Newcomb was proposed by Mr. Butt and Mr. Ashby, and negatived by 9 to 4 (several declining to vote); and Mr. Whitby, who was accidentally proposed by Mr. Mills and Mr. Rooe, from their not having Well understood the arrange ment of the " Master of the Ceremonies," was negatived by 10 to 5. It was, in accordance with the directions of the Act, determined that Captain Chadwick, Mr. Charles Lowe, and Mr. Wm. Hunt should be the three Aldermen to go out of office on the 9th of Novomber, 1838.—Lincoln Mercury. TAMWORTH. The persons at present elected are placed in order according to the number of votes they obtained at the poll :—Mr. Wm. Parsons, jun., Mr. John - Hall, Mr. Jos. Knight, Mr. John Butler,* Mr. Richard Bennett, Mr. Richard Bird, Mr. Robt. Kirkman Fallows, Mr. Robert Nevill, Mr. Thos. Arnold,* Mr. Francis Hunter, Mr. Thomas Buckersfield, and Mr. Robt. Fowler. The to b members marked 4 ' are liew members, the others were members of the old Corporate body, which con sisted of twenty-four burgesses. ' TEWKESBURY, JAN. 1. The Aldermen elected are:—John Allis Hartland, Esq., George Banaster, Esq., James Blount Lewis, Esq., R. John Sadds, Esq. The Mayor, Lindsey Winterbotham, Reformer. WALSALL. The people of Walsall have nobly done their duty, and re jected, by triumphant majorities, every vestige of the old Cor poration. For years this borough has been plagued with a nico family party of Councillors, Magistrates, &c., but all are now swept away, and eighteen, the entire number of offi cers allowed under the Act, have been elected from amongst the Liberals.- The people bore their triumph with magna nimity, and refrained from any expression of feeling calcu lated to add to the poignant grief of the rejected. All was peaceable, and not a man committed himself in the least man ner. The election commenced on Saturday morning, and before twelve o'clock the Tories surrendered, not having a chance in any of the wards. On Thursday, the Councillors chose the Aldermen from their own body. The following is the list of the Aldermen :—Samuel Smith, Esq. ; Wm. Dixon ; Richard James, Rsq. ; Joseph Cowley, Esq. ; Samuel Powell, Esq. ; David Badger; Esq. COUNCILLORS. FOREIGN WARD, No. I.—Charles Foster Cotterill, Henry Wilkinson Wennington, Edward Elijah Stanley, David Badger, John Brewer, and Moore Hildick. ST. GEORGE'S WARD, No. 2.—Richard James, jun., Jo seph Cowley, Samuel Powell, John Eglinton, John Wilkes, and Thomas Hackett. BRIDGE WARD, No. 3.—Charles Foster Cotterill, Joseph Cotterill, William Dixon, Samuel Smith, Thomas Dutton, and Charles Mason. - _ _ Another election, for seven Councillors, is yet to take place, and an active canvass has been commenced by the Tories, but without the shadow of success. They are, however, de termined to die hard. WINDSOR. The Council is composed of ten Reformers and eight Tories. The six Aldermen elected on Thursday were Messrs. Legh (since appointed Mayor), Bovingdon, Bedborough, Cooke, Noke, and Snowden. The Windsor Express observes:—" It will be seen that on the election of Aldermen there was considerable cross voting, and it will excite not a little surprise that Mr. Legh, should have been proposed and seconded for the office of Mayor by Messrs. Blunt and Jenner, who stand the very last on the list of successful candidates, and who are not classed among the Liberals. " We have now to call the attention of the electors to the duty which they will have to perform next Thursday. The six vacancies in the Council will then have to be filled up, and we hope that the selection will be such as will advance the cause of liberality and independence in the borough. The Liberal party have put forward the following list : " IN-.WARD.—Mr. Burgh, Mr. E. Mason, and Mr. In galton. " OUT- WA RD.—William Fergusson, Esq., M.D., Mr. John Ray, and Isaac Nind, Esq. " As no doubt the most active exertions will be made by the time-serving faction to elect so many of their party as will destroy the influence of Liberal opinions in the Council, we urge upon the electors the imperative necessity for uniting again and supporting the above list." YORK. York has done its duty. At the meeting of the new Town Council, on Thursday, after five hours' discussion, the follow ing gentlemen were elected Aldermen. The Court was, as we understand every subsequent Court is to be, open to the public press. Ten Reformers and two Tories were elected, the numbers being:_ T. W. Wilson, Esq. (late Lord Mayor), 35 ; John Simp son, Esq. (late Alderman), 34; James Meek, Esq. (late ex- Sheriff), 24; W. H. Hearon, Esq. (late Alderman), 22; T. Gregory, Esq. (late ex- Sheriff), 22; W. NC Hotham, Esq. (late Alderman), 21 ; John Turner, Esq. (late Council man), 20 ; B. Horner, Esq. (late ex• Sheriff), 20 ; Henry Cobb, Esq. (late ex- Sheriff), 20 ; Robert Smithson, Esq., Solicitor, 20 ; George Hudson, Esq., 20 ; and Jona Gray, Esq., Solicitor, 20.--.. Those in italics are Tories.—Leeds l'• Mercury.--- CHICHESTER. Thursday being the day of election for Aldermen, six gen tlemen of both political sentiments were proposed; two only were objected to, on the ground of its lessening the number of the council. The following gentlemen were elected : William Charles Newland, Esq., William Sowton, Esq., J. B. Freeland, Esq., Thomas Howe Clarke, Henry Silverlock, William Gruggen, Esq. On Friday, Henry Comper, Esq., was proposed by William Newland, and seconded by Mr. Stephen Wooldridge, to fill the office of Mayor, and was unanimously elected. After which Mr. William Gruggen proposed John Price, Esq., to fill the office of Town Clerk ; James Powell, Esq., was proposed by Mr. Sowton, and seconded by Mr. B. Adams. The numbers were for Mr. Price 11, and for James Powell 13, who was duly elected.—Hants Advertiser. BOROUGH OF LISKEARD. It is with much pleasure we announce to our brother Re formers that the Corporation here has died a natural death. The four Aldermen have been elected, and the other municipal officers intended to be appointed have been named to the bur gesses and met with their entire approval. Thus again have the inhabitants of Liskeard (as they did at the election of their present Member), thrown off the shackles with which they have so long been fettered. Messrs. Lyne, J. Langford, R. Hingston, and F. Daniel have been appointed Aldermen ; and Mr. Anstia has been named to fill the office of Town Clerk. .._Between two and three hundred of the leading men of the town and neighbourhood, of liberal political principles, sat do,vn to a sumptuous dinner, in the Guildhall, to celebrate the triumph of independence in the borough. Many toasts were given, and drew forth very talented speeches from the parties who were more particularly alluded to.—Devonport Inde pendent. CARLISLE. Mayor—George Gill Mounsey, Esq. Aldermen—John Dixon, Esq., Knells, T. C. Heysam, Esq., Mr. W. Sowerby, Mr. J. Ross, draper, and Mr. T. Hulme, for six years. Jos. Ferguson, Esq., 'Fisher-street, Mr. J. Brown, ironmonger, Mr. J. Brown, banker, Mr. J. Rothwell, and Mr. A. Cockburn, for three years• Town Clerk—Mr. William Nanson. W INC H E STER. —Two Aldermen for each Ward were elected here on Saturday. Mr. John Young, who lately filled the office of Mayor, was re-elected without opposition. BANBURY.—T. R. Cobb, J. Munton, and Lyne Spurrot, were unanimously elected. These gentlemen had been before elected town councillors. The Liberals have gained.— War wick Advertiser. WORCESTER.—TweIve Aldermen were chosen :—Dr. Hastings, and Messrs. Joseph Hall, Edward Evans, George Allies, William Corks, Francis Gibb, C. H. Hebb, Richard Evans, T. Stephenson, John Bradley, John Howell, and F. Williams ; Mayor, C. H. Hebb, Esq. ; Sheriff, Mr. George Allies ; Treasurer, Mr. George Farley ; Town Clerk, Mr. C. Sidebottom. The election took place with closed doors. WARWICK. The following six gentlemen were ap pointed Aldermen :—John Tomes, Esq. (late M.P. for the borough), William Walker, Esq. (Guy's Cliff Hill), D. Mal lory, Esq. (late Mayor), ohn Morris, Esq. (late Alderman), W. Blenkinsop, Esq. ( Surgeon), and T. Heyton, Esq. ( So- The- following wero appointed Corporate Officers; by the Council :—W. Collins, Esq., Mayor ; T. Heath, Esq., Treasurer (vice G. C. Greenway, Esq.) ; Mr. J. Tibbits, Town Clerk (continued); Mr. Taylor, Sergeant at Mace (ditto) ; Mr. Solloway, yeoman (ditto) ; Mr. Parsons, Town Crier (ditto). TOTNESS.—The Council met on Thursday,. and chose the following Aldermen :—Charles Taylor, Richard Soper. John Toms, and Charles Mitchelmore. Mr. Taylor was elected Mayor. E XETE R.—Mr. S. Kingdon was elected Mayor of Exeter, by-a majority of seven over Mr. W. Kennaway. TRURO.— Aldermen : Mr. Borlase, Mr. Treleor, Captain Kempf, Mr. Bullmore, Mr. Tealor, and Mr. Robert Blee. LISKEARD.—The following are the Aldermen : H. Lyne, Esq. (Mayor), T. Daniell, R. Highston, Esq., Mr. J. Langford. The Liberals had a public dinner to celebrate the event ; and a fat bullock, with six very large sheep, were given to the poor. FALMOUTH.—Messrs. Cornish, Blight, Merrifield, and Bond, were chosen as Aldermen • and W. La c ke,'Esq., banker, one of the oldest Reformeas of the town, Mayor. PENRYN.—Messrs. William Corfield, T. G. Trenery, Robert Earle, and James Blarney, were elected Aldermen. PENZANCE.—The majority Reformers, but a new elec tion must take place, in consequence of the Mayor and five Aldermen being taken from the Council, Mr. F. Poynter having been elected in both Wards, and Mt. Grenfell having resigned from conscientious scruples respecting the declaration. TIVERTON.—Of the old twenty-four corporators, only two have found their way into the new body. K IDDERMINSTE R.—The election of the members of the Town Council for this Borough terminated on Saturday as follows : NORTH WARD :—John Woodward, Thomas Bradley (late High Bailiff) ; William Butler Best, John Sutton Barber, Henry Widnell, Thomas John Newson, John Harvey (0 00 of the late Aldermen) ' • Isaac Heath, Arthur Brough. Sown' WARD.--George Hooman, Thomas Pardoe, Joseph Boycot, James Morton, George Crump, William Studdart, Isaiah Godfrey' Henry Brinton, Jobii Sliemmons. E VE SH A M.—On Thursday legal notices were served on the ex-Mayor and others of his party, protesting against his retu rn d one o f th e twelve Councillors as invalid, and claiming for the protester a majority of votes. DROITWICIL —Yesterday, Mr. John Robeson, Mr. Richard Frances, Mr. W. Trehearne, and Mr. S. Tombs, sen., were elected the four Aldermen of the Borough, and this day, E. B. Penrice, Esq. was appointed Mayor. DEVONPORT.—The following gentlemen were elected Aldermen, each having the 'lumber of votes as follows :—G. Pridham, Esq. 27 ; W. H. Evans, Esq., 25 ;. W. Eastlake, Esq., 24; R. Fillis, Esq., 22; R. Bayly, Esq., 21; H. Knight, Esq., 18 ; W. Hawker, Esq., 16 ; J.. Collier, .Esq., M.P., 15; T. Gill, Esq., 15; T. W. Fox, Esq.; 15; J. Y. Fownes, Esq., 15 ; C. Tolcher, Esq., 14. Thursday the Councillors and newly-elected Aldermen proceeded in ope❑ court to the election of Mayor. T. Gill, Esq., was.proposed by Dr. Cookworthy, who delivered an able address and spoke in high terms of that genleman's qualifications. He wos se conded by Mr. Eastlake; and warmly supported by Messrs. Coryndon and Jacobson. The motion was unanimously agreed to; and the Mayor elect baring taken the chain made the ne cessary declaration, and had the oaths of allegiance and supre • macy administered to him. lie then returned thanks in a very becoming and oppropriate address. Mr. C. Whiteford was unanimously elected Town Clerk.—Devonport Inde pendent. TEWKESBURY.—The following Gentlemen were cho sen Aldermen. Mr. John Allis Harland, banker; Mr. Geo. Banaster, wine-merchant : John Sadds, gentleman ; and Mr. James Blount Lewis, hosier. Mr. Hartland and Dir. Lewis are Reformers, and Mr. Banaster and Mr: Sadds, Conserva fives.— Worcester Herald. BEWDLEY.—Yesterday, Dr. Prattinton, B. A., Thomas Cartwright. Esq., John Brookholding, Esq., and James Beddoe, Esq., were elected Aldermen ; and it was understood that the office of Mayor will this day be conferred on Slade Baker, Esq. DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, DEc.3o.—According to the latest accounts no considerable change has taken place in the state of the rivers. DEC. 31.—The project of law for promoting the interest of agriculture having been passed by the two Chambers and received the Royal sanction, it is now officially proinul gated. By this law a graduated scale of duty is imposed on the importation, exportation, and transit of wheat, rye, barley, and oats. The import duties are : Wheat—When above 9 florins At 9to above 8 Gradually increasing as the price de creases to 5 florins and under .:... 3 0 Rye—Above 6 florins Six florins and 5 Three florins and half and below 2 0 Barley—Above 5 florins Two florins an a half and below ... 0 50 Oats—Above 4.} florins Two florins and below 1 25 Exportation is free from duty, except when the prices are at the highest, when they are : Wheat, at about 9 florins Rye, 6 ditto Barley, 5 ditto Oats, 43 ditto The transit duties are in all cases on wheat, ditto 0 10 Rye, Barley and Oats, ditto WARSAW, DEC. 22.—0 n the 19th inst., Antony Von Dobiecki, formerly Chamberlain to King Stanislaus Augus tus, did at a country seat near Warsaw, in the 84th year of his age. DUTCH FUNDS—AmsTnanass, JAN. 1 Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. 54% 554 Loan (1830) 5 per cent. A Irma Syndic, 4% per cent ...... ...... 91% 95 '4 Ditto, ditto, 3} per cent 79 7931 6 Commercial Company, 4% percent 123% 123% Ditto (1632 and 1833) 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 4'o Two months —Dutch Papers, Jan. 2 BELGIAN FUNDS.--Baussms, Dec.. 31 Actual Debt, 2% per Cent , Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. Loan of City, 1832, Fotir per Cent 99% Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent 140 Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent ' —.Brussels Papers, Jan. 1. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Dec. 24. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Bank Shares —Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec. 29. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-13EartN, Dec. 26. - Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent. lOl% 10154 Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 100 99% Exchange on London; three months 623%. —Prussian State Gazette. Dec. 27. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, DEC. 29. • FOREIGN FUNDS. tills. Money. Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent. Ditto ditto 4 per cent. 98% 98 Ditto ditto 3 per cent. Ditto Bank Shares 1370 1368 Russian 5 per cents. Metal. Anglo- Russian Loan WI% Paper Inscription. 6 per cent — Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and -Ith Series Ditto, Certificates Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent SI% Ditto, 3 per cent 5 2 1,4 52q Dutch 2% per Cents. 5 Ditto 5 per Cents Polish Bonds, 3 per cents. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 73 • Norwegian Loan of 1834, 4 per cents. Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents — Cortes Loan, 5 per Cent Greek 4 per cents. 1633, guaranteed by France EXCHAN GES ON LONDON. /lawman, DEc. 29.-13 ; two months, 13 84. • ST. PETEESBURGII, DEC. IB.—Three months, 10%. LEtpstC, DEC. 21—Two months, 6 19%. Mau:. DEC. 26.—Three months, 6.23%%. —Hamburg Papers, D, c. 29. RUSSIA AND EUROPE. (To the Editor of the Allgentiene Zeitung.) n an Essay which was lately inserted in the Allgetniene Zeitung, the author endeavours to prove, as a necessity spring ing from the internal condition of Russia and Europe, that Europe must gradually submit to the influence of Russia, and follow the direction impressed on it by that empire. He finds an alleviation of this fate, in the circumstance that Russia would then become European ; but we suspect that the Euro peans would no more consider this as a consolation, than the Greeks, when subdued by the Romans, did the consideration which Horace mentions " Griecia victa ferum, Victorum cessit et - artes, Inhibit agressit Latro." The danger, however, is not so near as it appears to the writer, nor is it so great as he would persuade himself or others. Russia, it is true, holds in a manner the citadel be tween two quarters of the globe, from which it may equally attack Europe and Asia. It has an army which (at least on paper) exceeds half a million of men ; but if it really did amount to half a million, it may be observed that it is easier, for instance, to forge a sword one hundred yards long, than to wield it. But the army of that empire is not so nume rous. According to the state of its finance, it may pay about 300,000 men, and suppose the whole of this force to be under arms, it is dispersed is all parts of the world, in posi tions hundreds and hundreds of miles distant from each other, and that Russia dare not leave its frontier exposed either to wards Persia or towards Caucasus, or towards Turkey or Austria, or even towards Sweden, which it must do before it could collect on its western frontier a force sufficient to awe the European Powers? And what then was the real effec tive force with which it met the armies of Napoleon ? Two hundred and twenty thousand men, at the most. And the army with which it fought at Lutzcn and Leipsig, and in France ? At first 60,000, and afterwards 80,000. But to what were the 150,000 men reduced with whom Diebitsch affirmed at Berlin that he was on the frontier ready for com bat when the Polish revolution broke out ? To 28,000 able to take the field. But this very summer, after preparations and exertions, 40,000 men were assembled at Kalisch, about two thirds of the force which France has, for instance in Al sace alone, to say nothing of Prussia. But let us sup pose that Russia found means to appear at the gates of Germany with a hundred and fifty thousand men, would this force awe even the German Confederation, which would oppose double the number to 'it, in the first campaign, and would need neither its reserves, nor the aid of France, to drive the Cossacks, as it formerly did the Mongols, from Siberia? Russia cannot penetrate into the interior of Germany, except in alliance with Prussia, or with the neutrality of Prussia, in the same manner as it cannot pass the Balkan without the neutrality of Austria. But if the German Confederation, as at present organized, is not an empty name, Europe is protected by it against Russia, as Turkey is by, the_command of-Austria, in Hungary and Tran sylvania. Thits, only the weakness of the adjacent powers, which_ at present does not exist, or an alliance of Russia with those powers to facilitate its conquests, which is at present an impossibility, can open a way for Russia to the conquest of the world. Would France, in order to gain the left Bank of the Rhine, unite with Russia against Germany? This, and simi lar ideas, aro but hypothesis from the regions of possibility ; but from that of probability ? No : not while the Confede ration of the Western States subsists, supported by. England, which can no more suffer the French on the Rhine, than the Russiar.s in the Bosphorus. The hope of Russia, therefore, if it would march to gain the dominion of the world, either against Constantinople or towards the Rhine, would not be a ground for serious apprehension, unless the system ors which Europe now rests and flourishes, were dif ferent, and would, therefore, belong to an order of things quite different from that which must be the foundation of all our political combinations for the future, if we would have them to be anything better than the baseless fabric of a vision—or has Russia in its favour the sympathy of the na tions, or at best, of a party among them. It may be posi tively affirmed that in Germany, for instance, there is none, not even a French parry. Yet there is much in France, in the forms of the public relations, and in the administration of jus tice, which might tempt those Germans at least, who do not look below the surface ; unhappily too, the character of our German civilization, which is still too Frenchified, acts in favour of that nation. But sympathy with Russian civiliza tion ? Any danger from Russia would rouse the people of Germany as decidedly, and in many parts more so, than danger to their independence on the part of France. The same may be said of other nations, and so it seems that our diplomacy, as our policy, may long go on quietly in its course, before any real danger is to bo looked for in that quar ter. But it is strange, when with a preponderatin a a' power we hear of national boundaries, and the consequent Uecessity. of conquests. Russia, it is said, needs the Dardanelles as the issue of its seas. Very well Does it not equally' want the I Sound and the Categat ? And when it has the Dardanelles will it not in the same manner want the Straits of Gibraltar ? And when it has got the Sound, the Straits of Calais ? These are mere wishes such as arise in the minds of all who feel themselves strong. " I have much, it is true, but I should like to have all," says the poet : and this was the way of the Romans, though they proceeded in a more summary manner. They claimed at once the whole human race, with all harbous, seal, and positions ; and in anticipation of the realising of their wish coiled their dominions orbis terrarum. To build on such suppositions, or to ascribe them to a State, not as the natural fdrms in which political wishes develop themselves, but as a kind of necessity inherent in - its policy and existence, is ex trevaely inconsistent, and confounding together of things entirely different. Rtissia no more n ee d s the Dardanelles than it does • the Sonnd . to be great and powerful_ ; but Rusrila wishes for it, for the present aims at the former, because it feels itself strong enough to seek for too possession, but it is not well done to assist its ambition to tell it, or to believe that it must have that booty. If Europe remains vigilant, as it now is, if the great powers remain united in defending their secured interests, and persevere in the commenced development of the welfare of their people, they may leave the Russians to indulge in their illusions. In spite of them, neither the safety .of Turkey, nor that of Germany, will be in danger. For •Europ . e is not inha bited by Sclavonians, but by nations of Gunn - nue and Latin origin (the former are only intruders on the Eastern frontiers) and on our side is the-true strength ; for heic, besides the su periority of population, is virtue, justice, and enlightened knowledge, the only real source of power; and our age no longer dreads dreams and hobgoblins. VIENSA.—The Vienna Gazette contains long details re specting the increase of the population of the Austrian domi 7 pions, (excepting' Hungary and the dependencies.) In (what is called the military year) 1834, the births were 814,389 ; the deaths, 645,767 ; so that the increase was 168,622. This increase exceeds that of any other of the last seven years. The whole of the births in these seven years, was 5,400,132, . and of deaths, 4,778,546; increase in seven years, 621,586. Akoendene Zietu - ng. . . • BRUSSELS, JAN: 1.-The Moniteur of this morning pub lished several laws passed by the Chambers, among which is the Budget of Ways-and Means, the amount of which is 84,557,151 francs. ' . The' Senate has appointed a committe to examine the pro ject of law on duelling presented by M. de Pelichy.—Brus sets Papers, Jan. 2. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER. Lord Lichfield's Elis, Brother to Stockport; Mr. W. Chifney's Brother to Emiliana ; Mr. W. Chifney's The Athenian ; Mr. E. Peel's The Mummy ; Captain Williamson's Brookland, by Filho ; Mr. J. Day's ch. c. Railroad, by Velocipede, out of Miss West ; Mr. Aplin's b. c. by Defence, darn by Waxy ; Mr. Batson's Taish teer, by Whisker or Zinganee ; Colonel Peel's Mr. Wags, by Lan gar, out of Parthencssit ; Colonel Peel's Slane, by Royal Oak, out of Minster's dam ; Sir R. Bulkeley's Mendizabal, by tottery ; Mr. B. Green's Professor, by Wiseacre, dam by Eglinton ; Colonel Westenra's Wedge, by Picton ' • Major Hancock's gr. c. Bedouin, by Arabian, out of Harlequin ; Lord Mama's ch. c. Cuishneishe, by Roller, dam by Lottery; General Grosvenor's br. c. Belsay, by Comus, or by Comus, out of Sir C Monk's Whisker mare ; Mr. E. Fox's ch. c. Tipple Cider, by Defence, oat of Deposit ; Mr. Allan son's ch. f. Vulture, by Langar, out . of Kate ' • Mr. Leedham's Aleppo, by Langar ; Duke of Richmond's Mus, by Bizarre, out of Young Mouse ; Mr. J. Robinson's Whaley, by Langar, out of Ca lista ; Lord Westminster's c. by Sultan, out of Rachel ; Lord West minster's b. c. by Teniers, out of Bombasine ; Mr. Sadler's Deme trius, by Defence, dam by Dinmont ; Mr. Bird's Redshanks, by Sandbeek, out of Johanna ; Colonel Cookson's b. f. Meg Merrilies, by Waverley, out of Catalina, by Tiger; Mr. T. Hill's b. f. Weasel, by Luzborough, out cf Snare ; Mr. Ridsdale's br. c. brother to St. by Tramp, out of Ascot Lass ; Mr. Ridsdale's b. c. by Tramp, out of Neva, by Cervantes ; Mr. Ridsdale's b. c. by Tramp, or Comus;eut of Young Puta.ria, by Rainbow; Lord Eglinto.n's c. Wizard, by Ben Ledi, out of Spa.ewife.; Lord Mexborough's ch. c. Appolo, by Partisan, out of Apollonia ; Mr. Blakelock's bl. c. The Black Diamond, by Jerry, out of Hambletonian ; Captain Lamb's br. c. Count d'Orsay, by Dr. Faustus, out of Pedestrian's dam ; Mr. Orde's b. 1. Bee's Wing, by Dr. Syntax, out of Tom boy's dam'; Mr. Golden's br. c. by Robin Hood, out of Lillah (late Little Duchess); Lord Milton's br. f. by Muley, out of Bequest ; Mr. St. Paul's br.," or ro. c., by Lottery, darn by Orville, out of ' ' Arbutus's dam ; 'Duke of Cleveland's eh. c. by Lanaar, out of Ma tilda; Lord Kelburne's ch. f. by Actann, dam by Ardrossan, gran dan by Rubens, out of the Queen of Hearts ; Mr."Pe!rse's b. f. Elizabeth, by Waverley, out of Swiss's dam ; Mr. Heuldsworth's ch. c. Ruben, by Bay Mahon, dam by Comus ; Duke of Leeds's bl. c. Rover, by Waverley, dam by Reveller, out of Lut - ,•Ette,; Duke of Leeds's b. f. Miss Laura, by Lottery, out of Britannia; Mr. Van sittart names b. c. Master of the Rolls, by Lottery, out of Medora ; Mr. Allen's b. f. - Promise, .by Mulatto, out of Prospective, by Oiseau ; Major Yarborough's b. g. St. Lawrence, by St. Nicholas, out of Belinda. _ , . • The first are the south country entries; the others are those at York up to seven o'clock on Friday night. Several others expected. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The King's Stag Hounds meet on Friday atthe Magpies, Houns low Heath-half-past 11. The Duke of Cleveland's Hounds on Wednesday at Elm Park ; Friday, at Raby Woods-11. The Lambton Hounds on Thursday at Flass ; Saturday, at Wood well Housie-11. Sir J.. Flower's Hounds on Wednesday at Stow Hall ; Friday, at IllingtonHall-at 11. The Knapton Harriers on Friday at Swafield-11. The Norfolk Fox Hounds on Thursday at Billingford Bridge; Saturday, at Anmer-lif-p.lO. Mr. H. Villebois's Harriers on Wednesday at Stoke Field: Friday, at Barton-11: The F. B. Hounds on Saturday at Cassavres Wood-at 10. Mr. Phillireps's Hounds on Thursday at Bradridge Farm-10. Mr. Codrington's Hounds on Wednesday at GrovelyWest End ; Friday,at the Beekford Arms, Foothill-10. The Devizes Harriers on Tuestlayat Haskins's Pennings ; Friday, at Heddington, near Callitis:-.11. Mr. W. HOrlock's Hounds on Wednesday at Beckhampton Inn half-past 10. The Craven Stag Hounds on Wednesday at Henswood ; Friday, at Botterton Coppice ; Saturday, at Hants Green-11. Mr. Farquharson's Hounds on Wednesday at Hanover, near Purse Caundle ; Thursday, at St. - GileeirSitinilay, at Ashley Wood half-p. 10. - s- • ; I' The Charborough Hounds on Thursday at Banford-half-past 10. Mr. Portman'Lllounds on Thursday at Lydlinch Bridge; Friday, at Shillington Cliff-half-past 10 • The Hambledon Hounds on Wednesday at Waterloo Inn; Satur day, at Westbury House--half-past 10. • - The Vine Hounds on Saturdayat Kingsclere-half-past 10. The Nets Forest Hounds on Friday at Beaulieu Manor House; Saturday, at Cadland-lif-n.lO. The H. H. on Thursday at the Chequers, Ropley; Saturday, at Lunway's lun-at 10. The Burton - Harriers on Tuesday at Winyard's Gap. The C. H. on Wednesday, the 6th, at North Barrows; Saturday, at Lye Com Mon ; Wednesday, the 13th, at East Lydford Gate ; Wednesday, '_'oth, at Down House ; Saturday, at Anchor Bridge ; Wednesday, the 27th, at Babcary ; Saturday, at Galhampton. The Somerset Hounds on Tuesday at Raleigh's Cross ; Friday, at Radlet Common-half-past 10. Mr. A. Smythe's Hounds on Thursday at llurstbourne Tarrant ; Friday, at Tidworth House-11. The Warwickshire Hounds on Thursday at Dunchurch ; Satur day, at Epwell Whitehouse-qr to 11. Mr. Vyner's Hounds on Wednesday at Earl's Wood Warren ; Fri day at Snitterlield Bushes-half-past 10. The Atherstone Hounds en Thursday at Fisherwick; Saturday, at Croft Hill-qr to 11. Mr. Meynell's Hounds en Tuesday at Kedlaston ; Thursday, at Swarkstone ; Saturday, at Langley-half-past 10. Mr. Mure's Hounds on Tuesday at Shimpling Windmill ; Thurs day, at Thurlow-hf-.p.10 ' Mr. C. Brook's Hounds on Thursday at Quarter Ash ; Saturday. at Abberley The Albrighton Hounds on Tuesday at Sheriff Hales ; Thursday, at Somerford ; Saturday, at Hinton-hf-p. 10. The Wigton Harriers on Wednesday at Lowhouses ; Friday, at Rosley-at 10. Mr. B. Fretwell's Hounds on Tuesday at Naunton Inn ; Thurs day, at Postlip House ; Saturday, at Woolstone Village-at 11. Mr. Foljambe's Fox Hounds on Tuesday at Scrooby Moor- e at 12; Wednesday, at Grindley ; Friday, at Darlton ; Saturday, at Naughton School-hf-p 10. The Badsworth Fox Hounds on Tuesday at Sprotborongh; Thur.. day, at Chapple Thorp ; Saturday, at Felkirk-hf-past 10. Mr. Mathewinan's Beagles on Tuesday at Hatfield Lings-half= past 10. Mr. Drake's Hounds on Thursday at Chilton Village; Saturday, at Warden Kennel-hf-p. 10. The Duke of Grafton 's Hounds on Wednesday at Nash Common ; Friday, at. Wapperton-hf-p. 10. The Oakley Hunt (Mr. Danscy's Hounds) on Thursdayat Brom:. ham Swan ; Saturday, at Wrest Park-quarter to 11. ' The Holderness Hounds:on Thursday, at Everingham; Saturday, at Gardhamll. Sir C. Constable's Stag Hounds on Friday, at South Park-11. The Boroughbridge Barriers on Tuesday at Great Ouseburn ; Friday, at Norton-le-Clay-hf-p.lO. Earl Fitzwilliam's Fox' Hounds on Wednesday at Lilfard Cross Roads • Thursday, at the Kennel-11. The'Sandbeek Hounds on Wednesday' at Aeseliton Bar ; Friday, at Stainton-half-past 10. Mr. Muster's Hounds on Wednesday at the 7th milestone, Oiler ton road ; Friday, at Thurgarton-hf-p. 10. Mr. Errington's Haunds on Thursday at Hallerton ; Friday, at Brookesby-qr. to 11. 'T hp Rufford Hounds on Thursday, at Park Hall ; Saturday, at Dil linee Wood-hf-p. 10. The East. Essex Hounds on Thursday atisexilen-street; Saturday, at Notley Gate-hf-p. 10. The ldssex and Sairnit Hounds on Friday at Ehnstead Market+ half-past 10. The'Marquis of Vsastings' Hounds on Wednesday at Ticknell Saturday, at Loun' e , Toll Bar-half-past 10. - Sir T. Stanley s Hounds on Friday at Aoeton Park-10. Mr. Leidee:e Hounds on Saturday at Handley-hf-p.lO. • The. iierkshire Hounds on Wednesday at Elsfield; Thursday, at Kisigston Inn ; Saturday, at Fawley Court-shalf-past 10; The Heythrop Hounds ori - Thursday at Bourton Bridge ; Friday, at Boulter's Barn-hl-past ,10. Mr. Fane's Harriers on Thursday at Haddenham Field ; Satur day, at Jointer's Farm--half-past 10. - The Thanet Harriers meet on Monday at Monkton Sea Mark ; Wednesday, at Minster Mills ; Friday, at Nash Court Hill-at 10. The Brookside Harriers on Mondays at Newmarket Hil ; Wed nesdays, at Lewes Race Course ; Fridays, at Tehicombo Tye-half , past 10. The Brighton Harriers meet every Monday at Patcha m ; Wed nesdays, at tl rsace Course; Fridays, at the Dyke. Mr. Giles (Mathon and Colwall) intends hunting the Gloucester country or. Thursdays; the home country ha will runt on Fridays, as usual, for the remainder of the season. The Easton Hounds on Friday at the Royal Gak, Terib.ury-10. The M. H. Hounds on Tuesday. at Piddletown Parish. .•. The Herefordshire hounds on Tuesday Thursday, at - High s • callov , luinpise ; Friday, at England's Gate. Sir R. Hill's Hounds on Tuesday at Piton, k Hatton ; Saturday, at T Mr. Wielisted's Hounds on Tuesday at stap (-ford Bridge ; Friday, at Adderley-lif-p. 10. • We'dnesday at Cambercrown ; Friday, westilows-half-pt?st t i v d _ The East Kent Hounds on at Swanton-half-peat 10. , The Cottesinore flouuds oil Thursday at Tolethorpe Oaks-11. Mr. Ileaulee's Hounds on Tuesday at Hainton House a Friday, at Thoresby - Lord T.'etre's Hounds on Thursday at Woodham; Saturday, at Buttsleery Church -M-la. 10. The L asn sport Harriers on Friday at Sandpits Hill-at 10. Tn. Cambridgeshire Hounds oil Friday at Morden Heath-hf-P. lO Lord Yarledrougit's Hounds on Wednesday, at Newsleam Chase S Friday, at Kingerhy WoOd ; Saturday, at Hendale Lodge-at 11. • The Tiekham Hounds on Thursday at Long Beach-hf-p.lO. Mr. S. 0 W en's Hounds on Thursday at Whittington Village, near Oswestry ; Saturday, at Cantlop Cross; Monday, at Oswestry; Wednesday, at langton ; Friday, at Condover Hall-hf-p. 10. ' i a