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3 , lay th e man , f or, b y God ' s grace, we will light up such a Fire in England this day as shall never be extinguished," and that blaze, in the pr, sent miseries and oppressions of Stamford would he the progress of public opinion on the ballot.—(Cheers.) Mr. Parkes then detailed several in stances of base . breach of promise, and many examples o 1 honourable self-sacrifice. He said that he and Mr. Gregory had rigidly abstained from making promises of future in demnity and protection, resolved not to deceive an elector, or, by unnecessary sacrifices oft heir votes to add to their injuries and oppressions. He exhorted them to banish ill. feeling and election divisions among themselves, and bezged them to make liberal and Christian allowences for those who could not in their station forfeit their all, and lace persecution, to vote for the liberal candidate. The meeting then quietly separated, but crowds sur rounded Mr. Gregory's carriage on his leaving the town at night, greeting him with the warmest expressions of their well wishes and personal attachment. Stamford will now relapse into political apathy so far as concerns its repre sentation. HERTFORD. The election at Hertford finished on Wednesday night, when Lord Ingestrie, a first cousin of the Marquis of Sa lisbury, from whose patronage the borough had been wrested for the last three Parliaments, was returned by a inaj , .rity of upwards of 100 above Mr. Duncombe, the long-tried and consistent Reformer, by whose determiner! and spirited conduct the borough had b,eu rdeased frow the thraldom of the Marquis. What will net Tory gold t tfr et? This is probably the most signal victory the Anti- Reformers will have. But it must not be attributed alto gether to re-action, which they boast of; a greater cause arises from local circumstances. Hertf , rd has within a vicinage of a few miles a greater number of noblemen's and gentlemen's seats than perhaps any borough besides itself in the kingdom. The rich occupiers of these seats, nine out of ten ultra-Tories, patronize the inhabitants to a great extent, and consequently roust have a fatal influence upon the independence of the inhabitants. The Marquis, who may be fairly considered the supreme of this junta, makes it a matter of great personal pride to influence the borough in its choice of Members. Therefore no grea , surprise need he entertained at the result of the pre , ent contest, when it is made known that a combination of their united power bas been in active operation for many months, at the cost of some thousands of pounds. KENDAL. On Tuesday last, the newly_enfranchised electors of this town, exercised their privileges for the first time oft return ng a fit and proper person to represent them in Parliament. At 11 o'clock the Town Hill was thrown open, when the 111,yor, RICUARD Hawes, Esq., took his seat upon the bench, and opened the business of the meeting. The candidate (James Brougham, Esq.), was accompanied by Jacob Wakefield, Esq., of Kendal ; John Barham, Esq., of Appleby Castle ; John Richards, Esq., of Kirkland ; Thomas Strickland, Esq., of Sizergh Hall ; Charles Bar ham, Esq., of Appleby Castle; William Birkbeck, Esq , of Settle ; Edward Wakefield, &q., of Kendal, and a number of other gentlemen. After the usual formalities hail been gone through, the Mayor inquired if any person had a candidate to propose, when JACOB WAKEFIELD, Esq., rose and said—Brother dee tors,—my opinion is that all we have to do is to elect a man that will endeavour to cut off all lavish expenditure and use'ess sinecures, and support a system of the strictest economy in every department of the State. Such a man I think Mr. Brougham to be ; and have therefore great pleasure in proposing James Brougham, Esq., as a pro per person to represent us in Parliament.—(Applause.) JOHN lIICIIARDS, Esq., then said, I have great plea sure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Brougham ; and if you do elect him, it will not only be an honour to yourselves, but it will be paying a proper tribute of re spect towards an individual who has so frequently fought along with us in our battles for the independence of the county. —(Applause.) Mr. Brougham has many claims upon you, which ought not to be disregarded. It was he that, so far back as 1818, first led you forth to action in the cause of freedom ; and ever since that he has conti nued to lend all his aid to bring that contest to a successful termination. But, independent of this, Mr. Brougham is a pledged man—(Applause)—his conduct during the past, is a pledge for the future—and it is the only pledge that ought to be demanded from any man. Mr. Brougham has been tried, and not found wanting, nor has he ever, during his long political career, deviated from that strict line of British independence, which every man ought to adhere to.—(Great applause.) In doing so he has given an earnest of his wishes ; and I think therefore, that his past conduct will be a sufficient guarantee for his fm ture conduct.—(Applause.) I am old enough to remem ber_when him hrntbor onnt...tod arrainiat Panainct. andailasaa Reformers then stood, and the benefits w hich have gradually been given to us since. Reform has been going on ever since—not rashly or inconsiderately, but slowly and steadily, as if it had been gained only by the modera tion of its supporters.—(Applause.) Let temperance then guide our actions; and let every Reform that we ad vocate be for the benefit of our King and country. JAMES }am:Guam, Esq., then came forward, and was received with three cheers and the most rapturous ap plause. He said— Gentlemen, I have first to express my most unfeigned acknowledgments to Mr. Wakefield and Mr. Richards far the kind, hut too flattering manner in which they hav e sp o k en o f me; an d to you for the very cordial and hearty manner in which you have received rue. I consider myself a very unworthy person—one not sufficiently qualified to represent your interests and feel irigs; and most sincerely do I regret that some one more able to serve you has not been called upon to fill the im portant situation which you are about to place me in; but while I acknowledge this, I am bound also to state, that I am confident there is not a single individual more anxious or more sincerely desirous to serve you faithfully and honestly.—(Applause.) What Mr. Richards has said about my connection with the county is quite correct. I do not appear before you as a stranger; for well do I recollect that so far back as 15 years ago, I came forward to assist you in your struggles for the in dependence of the county; and it is to that circumstance that I attribute your kindness in bringing me forward to day. We have fought hand and heart ever since in the arduous struggle; and I hope we shall shortly bring it to a successful termination.—(Applause.) It is indeed truly gratifying to me to find that my political conduct lass met with your approval. It is some time now since I first went into Parliament ; and I have the proud satis faction of knowing that I have supported every measure for the benefit of the people which has been brought be fore the Legislature during that period.—(Applause.) I have voted for every measure which tended to enforce economy in the state—l have voted for every measure which had for its purport, the reduction of the public bur dens, and the benefit of the great mass of the people. I also had the pleasure to vote for the repeal of the Test and Cor poration Acts, for the Catholic Relief Bill—and last, though not least, I voted for the passing of that great and long-sought measure, a Reform in the Commons' House of Parliament.—(Great applause.) By that act this opulent, intelligent, and enlightened town has been privileged to return a Member to Parliament, instead of the old bur gage stones and pigsties of Appleby.—(Cheers and laughter.) The House of Commons has hitherto been composed of little else than the representatives of the aris tocracy, instead of the representatives of the people ; the consequence of such a state of things we all know too well.—(Applause.) The last Parliament was certainly the last of the horoughniongerinre Parliaments; but the next will be one that really and truly represents the people. Influences there still will be—and in some instances they will prevail; but they will have little weight, when com pared with the number of free and independent Members. --(Applause.) The next Parliament will have to legis late upon many questions of the greatest magnitude; and standing here as I do, a candidate for your suffrages, it is necessary that I should put you in possession of my senti ments on several important questions.—(Applause.) I certainly do not approve of pledges ; and would be the last man to give them ; hut I think there ought to be somethin g like a good understanding between the electors and their representatives—something like a reciprocal feel ing on all leading subjects.—(Applause.) The first ques tion which I shall call your attention to is that of negro slavery.—( Hear, hear.) I think it is a foul blot and stain on the character of every nation that is connected with it. _(Applause.) The principle that one man should be the property of another, merely because the one is black and the other white, is unchristian, immoral, and ini quitous, and the sooner it is done away with the better.— (Great applause.) The next question which I shall ad vert to is that of Church Reform.—(Hear, hear.) Th e warmest friends of the Church now admit that some re form is necessary ; and the interests of the establishment itself loudly demand it.—(Loud cheers.) As a sincere friend to the Church, 1 will advocate a thorough reform of its abuses—not a bit-by-bit Reform, but one that will be as effectual, and because effectual, as satis factory, as the ,late Reform in the representation of tile, ifople.—(Great applause.) I would abolish eiel as e#l*... ATiadopting a small tax on land in lieu of Pwould - exempt all Dissenters from the pay -7.* 6*and dues towards a Church which they do 6 oxii*oge.—(Great applause.) I have always ito t bptieopi e t t rr a ind unjust that those who pay C 34 jiditiloktiriir of their own, should be cora fPlaa'XsatUvoi7 palled to support another.—(Loud cheers.) I would also confine the clergy to sectilar pursuits—and not allow them to interfere in politics.—( Cheers.) The interests of reli aion have been materially injured by its Ministers interrer ,ng in temporal and political matters; for every one will recollect the disgrace and odour which the Bench of Bishops brought upon themselves on a recent occasion. Fhe Bench of Bishops form no small portion of the House if Lords—taking minors into consideration. I should think they will form about one-tenth of the House. Now would not have them form one-hundredth part of it.— (Applause.) I would not allow a single Bishop to ',aye a seat at all.—(Cheering.) I think also that parsons iught not to he on the commission of the peace—it mili tates against their holy.calling.—(Cheers.) In some coon -ies I know that the Lord Lieutenants' have set their faces tgainst the practice ; but I am sorry to say they have few witations. For my own part, I neither like parson-justices aor el ctioneering parsons'.—(Cheers and laughter.) I think I would put them all into schedule A.—(A laugh.) Look to Scotland—a country of which I hare some knowledge: there is not a country in the world where the inhabitants are more religious than the Scotch, or vhere the Ministers are more revered by their flock. Yet they have no I3ishops—(Cheers)—no Deans and Chapters—(Applause) —no fat livings.—no curates starv ing upon 401. a year—nor no fat rectors with forty undred a-year !—(Loud and continued cheering.) Yet the people' are moral and religious to a degree—and heir clergy are well paid, and sincerely respected.— ;Cheers.) Well, now, I would have no pluralists—nor my curates, except where old age requires their services —(Cheers)—but I would pay the parsons well, and make them do their work.—(Cheers.) We cannot, however, expect such a sweeping Reform of the Church of England as they got in Scotland. Earl Grey is a good Reformer ; but I question if he be so radical and thorough a Reformer is John Knox was.—(Cheers and laughter.) However, I trust that such a measure of Church Reform will be brought forward as will be satisfactory to the people.— (Cheers.) The text questions are the renewal of the East India and Bank Charters. I am against monopolies of every kind. I think the China and the East India trade ought to be thrown open to the British merchant ; and that capit d and enterprise ought not to be shackled by any unjust monopolies.—(Tremendous cheering.) Competition is the life of every thing; and for this rea .on I would not allow the B ink of England to mono polize the ruling trade of London.—(Cheers.) It may be necessary for the Government to have a Bank to do its business, and I would grant that ; but I think that the other banks in London ought to enjoy the privilege to issue notes as well as the Bank of England.—(Cheers.) I now come to the corn laws.—(Hear, hear.) lal ways disapproved of the present system, although I voted for it. But the reason I voted for them was because the present Bill was an improvement upon the late one. I vould have the grower protected by a fixed duty.— (Cheers.) To allow a foreigner to compete upon equal terms with the farmer of this country, would cer tainly be wrong, because the farmer of this country is heivily taxed, and the foreigner is not; therefore I would fix a duty upon foreign grain, equivalent to the amount paid by the British firmer in highway rates, county-rates, tithes, mod the different assessments which he has to pay.— (Cheers.) lam an advocate fur good and cheap Go vernment, and I will support every measure which will tend to lessen the burdens of the people.—Cheers.) It does not occur to me that there is any other topic on which I can give an opinion ; but if there be any one present that has any questions to ask, I shall be most ready to answer him.—(Mr. Brougham sat down amidst much cheering.) The 111Ayon then inquired if there were any other in dividual that had a candidate to propose, and no answer aeing returned, he declared that James Brougham, Esq., had been duly elected. This announcement was hailed %via: 3 times 3 cheers. JAMES BROUGHAI.f, Esq., then stood forward, and said —Gentlemen, I feel deeply impressed with gratitude for the high and distinguished honour you have just paid me, by unan;mously electing me as your first representative to he ensuing Parliament.—( Cheers.) But lam too much dive to a sense of my own unworthine-s, and too oppressed with the honour you have done me, to feel completely happy.—(Cheers.) There has been no contest here; but I ant well aware that there is a party in this town— very small in number—who do not agree with my senti ments, and to them I feel much indebted for not having revived a faithless and vexatious opposition, when they found that they could not succeed in returning me for their candidate.—(Cheers.) I am sorry that we differ in opinion; and sincerely hope they will meet to alter their political creed. if they will not reform, they must conform; because they used to pride themselves on their 'mu itmate - stariVia Fua'aviiir 4.l'C/kink Misita4ilugealdiEM% it is to be hoped that they will follow the example. Mr. RICHARD WILSON had much pleasure in congra tulating his brother electors on the successful termination of the proceedings of the Court, and hoped that the same z al which had animated the electors on the present occa sion, would be displayed again in a few days at the county election.—(Cheers.) It certainly would have been dis graceful to them to have rejected the very man who was mainly instrumental in securing to them the privilege of returning a Member to Parliament, for a man who did a in his power to prevent the franchise from being trans ferred from Appleby to Kendal.—(Cheers.) But the electors had done honour to themselves, and set an example worthy of imitation all over the country.—(Cheers.) There were many other reforms requisite before we should he set right as a nation, one of which he was most desirous to see done speedily, and that was, a reform in the Corporation.—(Loud cheers.) He hoped to hear .portly that Lord Gray had brought in a Bill to allow the 101. householders to elect the burgesses and Aldermen of any Corporation ; and if he did this, he was sure we should never want good Mayors !—(Cheers and laughter.) We will then add a few liberal men to these bodies, who will not fail to enlighten the minds of their present mem bers, and make them really useful and efficient to the public.—(Cheers.) The Court then adjourned. THE CHAIRING. As soon as the proceedings were over in the Hall, Mr. Brougham was placed in a very elegant chair of blue silk, which had been made expressly for the occasion. The chair was as handsome a one as we have seen for some time, and was moat splendidly decorated. On each side was the word " Reform," and on the back of it the word " Brougham." THE DINNER. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon nearly 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner at the King's Arms, Jas. Brougham, Esq., M.P., in the Chair. The Chairman gave " The King." The most liberal and enlightened Monarch that ever ascended the British Throne. It was to his firm ness that we are chiefly indebted for the measure of Re form ; for though he did appear to falter, it wds only as to the means to be used, but not as to the necessity of it. CARMART.HEN, DEC. 13. (ritom A CORRESPONDENT.) The Liberal party have triumphed here, the Corpora. tion is beaten, and tyranny is at an end. The Hon. W, 11. Yelverton was this day elected Member of Parliamen t for the united boroughs of Carmarthen and Llanelly, afte r a most severe contest. The following is an analysis o the poll :- 10/. householders and resident burgesses, Yelverton Jones 2'20 165 Majority for Mr. Yelverton 55 Burgesses within seven miles, Jones . 60 Yelverton Majority for Mr. Jones.. Llanel ly new voters, Jones Yelverton Majority for Mr. Jones._ Majority for Mr. Yelverton on the gross poll 7 BIRMINGHAM. On Wednesday the election of two burgesses to serve in Parliament for this borough, took place at the Publio office. By 9 o'clock, the hour fixed fur the nomination, Moor-street was completely filled, from the Bull-ring to Carr's-lane, with a dense mass of people. At the hour named the High and Low Bailiff,with Thomas Attwood, Esq., and Joshua Scholefield, Esq., accompanied by their separate committees, appeared on the hustings, and imme diately commenced the preparatory proceedings. Mr. T. W. HILL proposed Thomas Attwood, Esq. The proposition was received with immense applause. J. BErrs, Esq. seconded the nomination. G. F. 111orrrz, E.g. proposed Joshua Scholefield, Esq. —(Loud cheers.) THOMAS CLARKE, Esq., seconded the nomination. No other candidate was proposed, and on the show of hands, the High Bailiff declared Messrs. Attwood and Scholefield duly el ected.--(Cheering, which lasted for some minutes.) Mr. ATTWOOD presented himself at the front of the hustings, amidst loud cheering. He should go to Parlia. went to fulbl their will, to protect their rights, and be hoped to restore the prosperity of the country. He should go to do the work of the people, and he would do it...-. (Cheers.) Nu man had ever entered Parliament with cleaner hands than he should enter it.—(Cheers ) He had not solicited a single vote. The man did not live that did him a favour by voting for him ; and the man slid not live who displeased hint by voting against him---.. (Cheers.) He should do his utmost to improve and en large the Bill of Reform—to protect the rights and liberties 1 of the people—and, above all things, to restore such a state of general prosperity among the industrious classes, that no honest and able workman should be in a state of misery and depentlance.—(Cheers.) In protecting the industrious classes it was his sincere wish not to injure other classes of the community. For that part of the honourable arristocracy of the lan-I who had so nobly discharged their duty, likes the Duke of Norfolk, the Marquis of Westmin ..ter, and many others, he felt the most sincere respect and he was convinced that it was not the interest of the people to injure or degrade them in the exercise of any of their jnst and rightful privileges; but for th e boroughmongering pa t t o f t h e ar i s t oc racy his feelings were very different.—(Cheers.) Next to restoring the prosperity and confirming the liberty of his country, his grand object would be to protect the national honour. H e would not go to Parliament to see his country kicked round Europe front the Baltic to the Euxine Sea.— (Cheers.) He would take care, as far as his power went, that the national honour should be safe; and if any of the timid and servile party told him that they were not in a condition to go to war, he would endeavour to bring the gui!ty men to trial who had brought such a noble nation into such a fearful and degrading state as that.—(Cheers.) He would do his best to bring to trial the criminals, and to place the country once more in such a condition that she might be at the head of any despot in Europe who might insult her,—(Cheers.) He would not detain them with any further remarks. His opinions were well know n , and he was anxious to depart for a neighbouring town, where a great struggle was going on between the friends of liberty and slavery, and in which a near relation of his own was concerned.—(Loud cheers.) He trusted that the public cause would be successful there ; but if not, .t would be a damning proof of the absolute necessity of vote by ballot; for he believed in his conscience chat four out of five of the electors were in favour of the popular candidate.—(Continued cheering.) He He bad no intention to make any promises, for they know that be would do the best in his power. All that he could say was, that if, in the exercise of his duty as their re presentative in Parliament, he shoutd at any time have the misfortune to disagree with them in opinion, he would instantly resign his seat upon receiving their request that he should do so.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. SCHOLEFIELD next advanced to the front of the hustings, and was vehemently cheered. He should echo the words of his worthy friend and colleague, with whom it was his pride and pleasure to be associated, and assured the electors that on entering the House of Commons as the representative of that distinguished town, he should consider himself bound, by duty and by principle, to ad vocate good government and general liberty—not liberty in this country alone, but liberty all over the world. There was one direct and positive pledge which he had that day given through the medium of his excellent friend Mr. Mun•z, and he considered it the best security which his constituents could have from their representative,— viz , when his general Parliamentary conduct ceased to have their approbation, he would resign into their hands the honourable trust he had received from them.—(Loud cheers.) Three cheers were then given for the King, and the immense multitude separated. Mr. Attwood immediately left Birmingham for Walsall, to assist his son in his election for that borough. BOROUGH OF WARWICK. Perhaps in the whole history of election contests the scenes which have lately passed at Warwick can hardly find a parallel. Formerly this was a close borough, and the late Lord Warwick cleared by the sale of his two seat s at the rate of 1,000/. a-year. Unwilling to relinquish his unjust claim, it was determined by his present Lord ship that one violent effort should be made. Accordingly, about two months ago the surprise of the inhabitants was excited touch, and their indignation more, at the sudden appearance of Sir Charles Greville as a candidate for the representation of their town. Though supported by a little knot of borough gentry, few in number, and not very mighty in intellect, yet, without the forced votes of Castle tenants, traders and dependants, he well knew that he had not the smallest chance of success, nor much even with them. The powerful aid of 20,000/. was, there- Cre, called into vigorous action. For many weeks past sums upon sums have been expended, in every way likely to influen t -I. the worthy electors, of tl.- orders. gibes to large amounts have been offered by persons in disguise, and sometimes by persons without disguise.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Houses of entertain. went have been thrown o, en for the tree admission of all corners of the right colour, followed by its neces sary consequences—filling the streets, day and night with disgusting brawlers, beastly drunkards, and brutal boxers. A common libeller, one of the lowest and worst of the tribe, just escaped from the deserved punishment of a gaol, was hired and kept in pay; and never were, on any former occasions, election placards thrown abont so vulgar and offensive in style, so bitter and rancorous in spirit, so odious and detestable in personal abuse, as those which issued forth from the head and the heart of that infamous libeller. But this was not the worst. Agents of the Orange or Greville party were sent throughout the whole country, 10 miles round, to engage the poachers, boxers, and all the men of dissolute habits, at '78., So., and some even at 9s. a day, with abundant supplies of food and and drink, including wine and spirits. The appearance of these resolute men, to the number of from 300 to 400, was quite terrific. All, however, was tolerably peaceable till, on Friday last, when the Pinks and the Blues, listening to the parting harangues of their candidates, Tomes and King, after parading the town, were suddenly assailed, unarmed as they were, by the Orangeites, who now for the first time produced short bludgeons of fearful form and force, from which the objects of their vengeance suffered dreadfully. This was succeeded by other acts of violence; windows were smashed, dooms were broken open, furniture was damaged, and the inmates were beaten or threatened. One small inn, the White Hart, plundered of all its liquor, and the beautiful buildings of the gas-works were attacked and greatly injured, Some Orange gentlemen were seen actively engaged in these lawless proceedings, whose conduct is likely to be the subject of legal investigation. At length, so severe was the aspect of affairs, the Riot Act was read, and a detachment of the Scotch Greys was sent for front Coventry barracks, by whom tolerable order was after wards maintained. From that time, till after the two days of polling, most of the s ops in the town were kept shut, much of its usual business was suspended, and a general feeling of anxiety and alarm prevailed every where. On Saturday, so formidable was the appearance of the Orange bludgeon-men, that at the request of the authori ties, and with the consent of the three candidates, the ceremony of public nomination was omitted, and it was agreed that the polling should commence ou the following Monday. In the mean time all was fearful apprehension, houses said to be marked were boarded up ; no man of pink and blue dared to show his colours, or go out un armed. At one polling booth the disorder was so great, that the polling was suspended for the day. At length, to the great disappointment and sorrow of all the friends of Reform, Sir Charles Grenville was announced to be at the head of the poll ; and on the resignation of Mr. Tomes, Sir Charles and Mr. King were duly elected ; but so gross has been the bribery, and so horrible the intimidation em ployed, that a petition to set aside the election is already talked of, and subscriptions opened to defray the expense. If so, the triumph of the Conservatives will probably be as short-lived as it is ill-gained. Many of those beaten by the Orange bludgeons on Friday last, have never since been able to leave their beds; and some are still lying with small hopes of recovery. Surely these enormities are too great to be longer tolerated. NORTHERN DIVISION OF HAMP SHIRE. Yesterday was the nomination day for the north divi sion of Hampshire, and the ceremony took place in front of the Town-hall. At ten o'clock the Under-Sheriff opened the bu.iness of the day, and entreated a fair hearing for the candidates and their friends. A considerable multitude was a.- sembled, and in one quarter there was a compact body of men having the appearance of small farmers, or agricul tural labourers, whose conduct, it will be subsequently seen, created considerable disturbance. We were given to un derstand that these men were tenants of the Duke of Buckingham, and came into the city early in the morning from Avington, Itching, and other places. Mr. MILDMAY nominated SHAW LEI, EvRE, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the northern division of Hampshire.—(Loud cheers and uproar.) Mr. DUTHIE seconded the nomination. (At this period the crowd wrested several sti c k s f rom the Avington men, and one was exhibited, whi c h was bound round the tod with iron, and wits in e vsry respect a iormidable weapon. The indignation excited by this dis covery caused a general attack to be made upon the bind- ➢lr. SCOTT presented himself amidst much applause. H e felt the greatest veneration for the doctrines of the Church of England, and the greatest respect for the clergy generally, whom he believed to be a most exemplary body of men. It was as much for their sake as for that of the laity that he wished to see the abuses of the Church cc r rected.—(Applause.) From the Church he was natu rally led to consider those circumstances which affected the moral condition of the people. He wished the laws, and more particularly those which affected the industrious classes, remodelled ; and he was also anxious to see all the taxes repealed which pre.sed upon those classes. Another thing which he would always contend for was a public exposition of financial accounts.—(Applause.) Upon the subject of colonial slavery, he wished it to be understood that be would ,:o. rt uu., euoumi v .tion at the earliest possible moment compatible with the safety of the whole population and of the negroes themselves. Imme diate abolition was impossible. He thought the septennial Act was an infringement upon the Constitution ; to that he would say Amen. With respect to the ballot, he cor. fessed his sentiments had undergone a great change during the last two months. He had been adverse to the ballot because he thought it an un-English practice ; but if landlords would exercise an unjustifiable influence over their tenants and gentlemen over their tradesmen, he would take the ballot as the lesser evil.—Cheers.) Mr. Iliviuts proposed Mr. Walter Long. Mr. LONG was received with applause and hisses. It was impossible for the labouring classes to obtain em ployment and good wages unless farmers obtained a re munerating price for their corn. He thought the present fluctuating scale of duties was preferable to any fixed duty whatever. If a fixed duty were imposed, the farmers must be ruined..—(" They have been so for years.") With respect to the commutation of tithes, that was a measure which every reasonable man, whether clergyman or layman, must advocate, provided—(" Provided always and nevertheless" laughter) that commutation did not mean abolition. Mr. H. MARSH, after a long and eloquent speech from the Under-Sheriff, called for a show of bands for the several candidates. A great majority were held up for Mr. Lefevre and Mr. Scott, and a very small proportion for the Marquis of Douro and Mr. Long. The Under-Sheriff then declared the show of hands to have been in favour of the two former candidates, when a poll having been de manded on the part of the Marquis of Douro and Mr. Long, the meeting was adjourned for that purpose until 9 o'clock on Monday morning. The meeting was not over till nearly 5 o'clock. BOLTON, DEC. 11. The nomination of candidates took place this morning, amidst a scene of great uproar and confusion. Mr. Willa, one of the sitting Members, who has hitherto been very popular in the borough, was received with yells and hisses from the partisans of Mr. Brownrigg, one of the other candidates, who is a liberal, but not so sweeping a Re former as Mr. Wilkes friends wished for. A scene of great amusement presented itself by a manoeuvre resorted to by Mr. Brownrigg's supporters to clear the ground : the multitude made their way into the adjoining fish•market, and procured a number of fish, with which they mercile.sly pelted the Blues from the market-place. The most ridiculous accidents resulted, and there was not a poor farmer who quietly lode through the market-place on his way to the fens, who was not saluted with cod's head, or some other delicious fish, to the amusement of all parties. THE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY). COVENT-GARI There was a good supply at t trade:was very dull, at the quot; s.d. s.d. Potatoes (cwt.) 3 0036 Ca'ibages,Savoy(l2) 1 6 2 6 Ditto Red 2 0 3 6 Brocoli 0 6 1 6 Horse Itadish(bundle) 4 0 6 0 Celery 1 3 3 Carrots (12bunches) 3 6 6 6 Turnips Coleworts or Greens 2 6 4 0 Leeks I 0 1 6 For. Grapes (per lb.) 0 8 2 6 English, Forced 1 0 2 6 Filberts 0 6 1 0 Mushrooms (pottle) 0 4 0 8 IEN MARKET. :his morning's market, but the ations.of this day se'nnight. s.d. s.d. Spinach (half-sieve) 0 4 too 8 Apples . 0 8 0 Pears 3 0 6 0 Onions 3 0 4 6 Seville Oranges (100).. 6 0 10 0 Sweet Oranges 8 0 14 0 Lemons 8 0 14 0 English Walnuts Span. Chesnuts (peck) 6 0 10 0 French ditto Spanish Hazlenuts 5 0 8 0 French Walnuts 2 6 4 0 Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4 0 ,Pine Apples (lb.) .t HAY MA RKETS.--(At per Load 0136 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 10 New Meadow Hay 3 0 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 2 15 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay 5 5 Oat Straw .£1 6to .E 1 101 Wh eat Straw ... 1 3 1 1 2 1 13 A short supply, and a very dull trade; prices as last quoted. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ............... £2 5 to £2 10 New Meadow Hay.... ..................................... 2 15 3 10 Useful Old Ditto .............................. .. ............ 3 0 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 315 4 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s O... Generally Oat Straw ... LI 4to .£1 6 1 Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 Supply very limited, trade very dull, and prices stationary. HOODS COMIC ANNU AL.—Copious extracts, with four graphic illustration s in the ATUENIEUM of Tins DAY ; together with Reviews of SLADE'S Travels in Turkey (exclusively) ; Lights and Shadows of German L(exclusively); Second S er i es of Traits and Stories of Ir i i f s e h Peasantry (exclusively) ; Tal es o f the Manse (ex (exclusively) e l u sively) ; Lauriad; ; Co un t PEcciito's Travels in England, and several ot h er new works. Re. ports of Societies, &c., as usual., aeon men, who were eventually disarmed and driven from the meeting, and in some cases roughly handled.) Order having been in some degree restored, Mr. LEFEVRE came forward amidst loud cheers. He was no revolutionist. He was merely an uncompromising, but he trusted, a practicrl Reformer.—(Cheers.) He did not know whether he was a greater friend to the clergyman or to the farmer in supporting the commutation of tithes, thereby relieving the clergyman from that hone of hostile contention with his parishioners, and relieving the farmer from the most impolitic and unjust of all taxes,- 1 tax calculated to retard all agricultural improvement, —a tax upon capital and industry—tithes.—(Loud Cheers.) — He supported a revision of the corn-laws. He was well aware that at some of the meetings of electors that had been held in the county, his Hon. Friend Mr. Long had described the duties as fixed so low as 125., and then diminishing 2s. every year, until at last it should amount to nothing; and he remembered that his Hon. Friend, proceeding upon that assumption, bad drawn such a pic ture of the pitiable state to which the agricultural interest would be thus reduced, that in reading it, he (Mr. Le. fevre,) being an agriculturist himself, could scarcely refrain weeping.—(A laugh.) His Hon. Friend had described them as reduced to the lowest distress, and as obliged to leave even their smockfrocks behind them in their flight to America.—(Laughtsr.) He could assure them that such a duty as that had never entered into his (Mr. Le fevre's) contemplation ; and if he were required to name the duty, he could not at present do so, simply because he was not able to fix it. All he had ever said on the sub ject was, that lie considered a fixed better than a fluctu ating duty. He was so far from a thick-and-thin sup porter of the Government, that he only supported them when he thought them right, and be voted against them when he thought them wrong. He voted, for instance, against them on Mr. Fowell Buxton's motion for the abo lition of slavery. He would not support any Government that would not cut down the public expenditure to the lowest possible scale,—that would not reduce all useless places and sinecure pensions, and that would not turn its attention to the reduction of those duties that pressed more heavily on the poor, especially that which was the worst of all, he meant the malt tax. If they returned him, he should do all in his power to obtain its repeal. Sir JOHN POLLEN nominated the Marquess of DJuro. —(Applause and hisses.) Mr. RIGBY seconded the nomination. The Marquess of DOURO came forward amidst cheers and hisses. He thought no man had a right to solicit the suffrages of his fellow -countrymen, who did not feel that the prosperity and happiness of the country depended upon the class of men to whom he was now addre-sing himself. —(Applause—here another skirmish took place with the bludgton-men, and some more sticks were taken from them ) He assured the people that he wished to protect them from such violence as that which he beheld.—( Hisses) He had no hesitation in assuring the electors, that as far a s the commutation of tithes went, which Mr. Lefevie had e oquently described as a tsx upon industry and capital, he would support that measure—(Applause.) Mr. Le fevre had plumed himself exceedingly upon the manner in which the present Ministers had diminished the expendi ture of the country. He heartily wished that Ministers had repealed the malt tax, and if they would abstain from embarking in expensive wars—(Great laughter)—and re call the two fleets which they had sent out to cruise before the mouths of rivers belonging to countries which had always been our best customers,—if Ministers would do thes e things, and avoid any necessity for increasing the army, he had great hopts that they might be able to repeal this tax. It should always be his object, if he had the honour of a seat in Parliament, to promote the repeal of such tiles as pressed upon the humble classes. He wished the Government to be carried on at the least possible ex pense. There was no point in this respect to which lie was not willing to go, provided the internal and externa honour of the country were preserved.—(Cheers.) Captain JERVIS nominated Winter Scott, Esq. Sir HENRY TICHBORNE seconded the nomination. MEMBERS RETURNED. DEvoNeoRT, DEC. I3.—Sir G. Grey and Sir E. Codrington. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, SOUTH.—Lord Althorp and Cartwright. ItirrLANn (COUNTY.)—Sir G. N. Noel and G. Hcathcotc. DURHAM, DEC. la—Harland and Chaytor. CHATHAM, DEC. 14.—Colonel Maberly. RYE, DEC. 14.—E. B Curteis. County Poles fixed. Somerset-West, Dec. 20. MALToN.—In yesterday's return, for Wentworth, read Wen worth Fitzwilliam. STATE OF THE POLLS. WEVNIOUTII, Buxton Johnstone Burdon Banker Two first elected. MACCLESFIELD. -- Role 443 Brocklehurst 402 Grimsditch lB6 Two tir,t elected. Ni .4. NC H ESTER. Philips Toorapson 1543 Lloyd 1396 Hope 1136 Cobbett 955 OLDIIA:kf, Fielden Cobbett Bright 153 Burge lOl Stephen Two first elected. BLACK BU RN. Fei hien '377 Turner Bowring 134 Two first elected. ROCIIDALIL. Fenton Entwisle 246 Taylor lO9 First elected T. Marsland 151 H. Marsland 343 J. H. L10yd..., 275 E. D. Davenport 2.00 SHREWSBURY. Final close. Sir J. Hanmer SOS R. A. Slaney 799 J. C. Pelham 644 WHITBY. Final close. Chapman Moorsom OX FORD. Corrected State of Poll Langston 1260 Stonor 953 Hughes Wetherell (resigned) 524 Langston and Stonor elected. MONMOUTH. Poll at Monmouth % past 12, Dec. 14. Worcester 125 Hall B6 SHOREHAM, Total of first Day. Burrell Goring Jones ASHTON-VNDER-LIN E. Colonel Williams l7O Mr. Hindley 153 Mr. Helps 33 BURY ST. EDMUNDS. Fitzroy Jermyrt Eagle 238 Two first elected. AYLESBURY. Rickford Colonel Haniner T. B. Hobhouse 602 Two first elected. WELLS, (SOMERSF.TSHIRE). Latnant Lee Colbourne 164 Two first elected. NEWARK. Gladstone Handley 79B' Wilde 726 Two first elected. CARLISLE, !James 478 Howard 47 0 Malcolm 1.4 Two first elected. CASTLE-UPON-TVNE . 1663 1356 Attwood LIVERPOOL. HRioddlNgey: Ewart Sandon Thornely Douglas 3192 There are other reports of the poll—this is believed to be nearly correct, and the two first are understood to be elected. BOLTON. Torrens Yates Bolling Eagle In consequence of the interrup tion yesterday, the poll will be resumed to-morrow. SUNDERLAND- Chaytor 669 Barrington 493 Barclay '3B3 Thompson 363 CA RNA RYON BOROUGH Sir C. Paget Major Nanney POLL AT BANGOR, I Paget SS Nanney 43 WALSALL. Forster 304 23 Attwood First elected. PRESTON. Fleetwood - 3365 Stanley 3287 Hunt 2053 Forbes Crompton ll7 Town quiet. HALIFAX. Final close. _ Wood 297 Briggs 242 Stocks lB4 Wortley 175 T 1 NEmou'ru. G. F. Young 289 S. Ilderston LEEDS. Final close. Marshall 2018 Macauley 1992 Sadler 1593 CA RMA RTH EN. Final close. John Hon. j \l'. e .l 7 l:tel;;Citoll 30.2 295 First elected, WARRINGTON. Hornby Blackburn 176 First elected. BERWICK. Donkin -- ..--- 371 Blake Beresford Two first elected. WOLYERHAMPTON. Whitmore 598 Fryer i tiolysak e Nicholson BOSTON, Wilks 509 Handley 433 Brownrigg (Conservative) 352 SALFORD. IBrotherton -- ---. 631 Garnett IRELAND, DEC. BOROUGH OF COLERAINE. Candidates. First Day, Admiral Beresford 55 W. T. Copeland 55 BOROUGH OF DUNGANNON, DEC. 12. Vv Hon. Colonel Knox elected Member. CITY OF DUBLIN. First Day, Mr. O'Connell 714 Mr. Ituthven Mr. West 661 Sir George filch 657 TRINITY COLLEGE, DEC. 13, HALF-PAST TWO, PM. The polling has only just commenced. Mr. Frederick Shaw, Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, Mr. Crampton, Solicitor-General, and Mr. Lefroy. NOMINATION FOR SCOTCH ELECTIONS. Edinburgh and Glasgow Cities Leith district of Boroughs lB Stirling do. do. County of Stirling Montrose district of Boroughs Cupar, Fife, do. do. ,ya, a 1.,. al 96 Kirkcaldy, do. do. 27 Edinburgh, County l9 Haddington, do l9 Lanark, do .20 Aberdeen, City and County Ayr, County Perth, do 25 Fife, do .26 POST HORSE DUTIES. On Wednesday last the Commissioners of his Majesty's Stamp Duties assembled at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, for the purpose of letting the Post Horse Duties for three years, at annual rents, from the let day of February, 1833. Mr. Alderman Farebrother acted as auctioneer. The undermentioned districts were put up and disposed of as follows : No. Let for 1 North Britain 2 Northumberland, Cumberland, &c. 8,500 3 Yorkshire 14,520 4 Lancashire, Cheshire, &c 16,700 5 Lincolnshire, Rutland, &c 9,300 6 Oxfordshire, Warwick, &c 15,320 7 Wiltshire, Gloucester, &c 16,300 8 Essex, Norfolk, &c 13,200 9 Bedford, Buckingham, &c 12,100 0 Surrey I Middlesex, London, &c 31,320 2 Kent, Sussex, &c lB,OOO 3 Hampshire, Berks, &c 13,600 4 Devon, Dorset, &c 19,020 5 North Wales 6 South Wales Names of Bidders. Mill. Gillett. Bower. Hammond. Allday. Beardsworth, Edwards. Levy. Bower. Levy. Gillett. Levy Mill. Han ley. Walsh. Palmer. Total £228,960 THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A Buenos Ayres mail has arrived, sailed on the rid Sept. also one from Rio Janeiro, sailed on the 9.3 d October. (From the Buenos Ayres Papers.) In the almost total absence of domestic news, the public mind has been chiefly occupied with the situation of the Oriental Republic; and, indeed, its present picture is truly distressing. It is now only three years since the Banda Ori ental was emancipated from the power of Brazil and declared independent, and yet it has become the victim of civil strife. The Directors of the National Bank have laid before a gene ral meeting the true situation of the bank, and the result of the transactions for these last six months. By the re spective statements there are 92,915 dollars and six reals, product of discount, and 512,647 dollars, 71 reals, amount of interest for the Government debt. The first amount is the only one realized, and that in greater part has been expended. In such a melancholy situation, in which the commonwealth absorbs the benefit of the shareholder and consumer, the Ma terial of the Bank, and the Directors find it impossible to de dare a dividend. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The Government is informed by the note of the 9,d inatant, from the President of the National Bank, of the difficulties which the Directors have experienced in forming a general meeting of the shareholders. It has, in consequence, ordered that the present Directors shall continue in the administration of the establishment. MONTEVIDEO. The National Army, under the command of the President of the Republic was on march, and approaching the troops of General Labelleja. BUENOS AYRES.—We observe, with satisfaction, that the Government has resolved to extend the important establish ment at Falkland Island ; a new political and military com mandant, with fifty soldiers, is to form the garrison. THE FUNDS. - The Express from the Theatre of War this morning from Antwerp, states that the French are going on slowly with the siege, but it also appears certain that they arc now forming mines under Fort St. Laurent, to blow it up, which it was sup posed would take place on Friday night. The Rio mail brings the Exchange 33; about 3 per cent. lower. Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday, 841 for Account; since which they are 84J, with little doing as yet. HALF-.PAST ONE. We hear that messengers are in town, who left Oporto on the lst instant. They state when they left, 6,000 men of Don Pedro's army had crossed over to the side of Villa Nova, for the purpose of attacking Don Miguel's batteries, and to raise the blockade of the river. When off the bar of Oporto, they heard a cannonade and the firing of musketry. &Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 84 74 have improved to %i. Consols for Account B 4 % THREE °' CL OCR About ten minutes past 6 o'clock on Thurs day evening a fiery meteor passed from the heavens, thus: —in the south a flash, as it were, of lightning was first observed, from which spot a star shot downwards (inclin ing rather towards the east), leaving a long and brilliant train in its course. PRICES OF STOCKS Ttli sank Stock I per Cent. Red B3 V ,/ % I per Cent. Cons. 154 per Cent. - )i tto Red 9 O I A Sew 336 per Cent. I per Cent. Ann. 1726 - 1 per Cent. 18• i "tank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860._ ...... 16 5.-I6:16 Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 - Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS kustrian Bonds B9 Belgian Bonds - 414 Ditto Account iirazilian Bonds 46% Ditto Account 47% 7 Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 20% 114 Chilian Bonds I6H Ditto Account Columbian Bonds 9.9-i Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1824 l O l4 Ditto Account — Danish Bonds 6B Ditto Account — Greek Bonds 22 Ditto Bonds, t 825 Ditto Account 26 N Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent, Ditto Account ooy, 134 Ditto, 6 per cent — Ditto Account 26) Neapolitan _l S DAY AT ONIE o'cLocic• New 5 per Cent......... India Stock .............. Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock ...... Old Annuities...... ......... New Ditto... ..... ...... 1 per Cent. Ann. 1751 ,Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 3O Ditto Small Ditto Commercial,..... . Ditto Advertised ......... Bank for Account ......... India for Account ..... Cons. for Jan. THIS DAY AT ONE O ' Cl' IPeruvian Bonds ....... Ditto Account .........•• Portuguese Bonds ......... Ditto Account •••; Regency Scrip as Ditto Account .......... Prussian Bonds ............. Ditto Account. •••• . Ditto Bonds, 1822...••• Russian Bonds, 1822..•••• Ditto Account. ......... tiew Loan ''' '''''''''''''' Spanish Bonds , I(321 • Ditto Account .......... Ditto Bonds, 1833 Ditto Account .......... French ERxeenhteasn,ge ..... sp. C. 3 per cent. .....• Exchange.... " ,Dutch Scrip ................ Ditto Account ......... •' French Scrip .. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE o'cLoC s ' 4 Paid. Per' Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO Bolanos Mining Company £l5O Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O Ditto National IN Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 ,ritish Iron Mining Company £so t 'olumbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 49}6 English Mining Company 12% General Mining Association Real del Monte Mining C 0...., - United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp Protector Ins' trance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co. l'rovincial Bank of Ireland 2.5 18 44 1 1 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 12. r e) Hank Stock 194 St. Patrick Insur.(peeSk l o Consols, 3 Der cent iov. Stock, :N per cent 89% National Ditto ...........• Ditto, New I per Cent Hibernian Bank ......... kw. Deb. 3}6 percent -,Provincial Ditt o Royal Canal Stock ... Grand Canal Stock lmperial Mine ......... C,ity Deb. 4 per cent. 77 Mining Co. of Ireland 0 ' iallast Office Deb. 4p. c. 91.74 Commercial Buildings./ COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam C.F 12 5 Ditto, at sight '" 3 Rotterdam " U 12 5 Antwerp 12 8 Hamburg M.B. 13 14 Altona 13 141 Paris, 3 days' sight "5 80 Ditto 0 U 26 5 Bordeaux 26 10 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 153 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective 0. 2 M. 10 10 rrieste do Madrid 36V, Cadiz 36V, Bilboa Barcelona 36 Seville 36 Gibraltar 47!i NO E YESTERDAY. 47 , Leghorn Genoa Venice Malta "4O Naples . ..................... "O9 Palermo per 0%. 41 Lisbon ........................ • Oporto ...................... 91; Rio Janeiro ................. Bahia ........................... Buenos Ayres ............... Dublin, 21 days' sight."' 1 Cork ............................ BULLION, PER 01 i . Portugal Gold, coin... ‘ , 13 Foreign Gold, in bars 1 5 New D0ub100n5......... 0 5 4 New Dollars Silverbars, standard v lIAILS. fr i ' I Arrived. Due. Arrived. 0 America 0 1 Hamburg ......... ..0 0 O Brazil I Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica.— ............ 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ." 9 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon ............... .0 0 O Flanders 0 0 Malta ................. .. 0 . O France 0 0 Sweden ............ . c O Guernsey&Jersey 0 1 Waterford....... HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-moRRO O t Morning... 11 minutes after 9 . I Evening...4'2 minutes aft_..e,e HERTFORDSHIRE. T HE COMMITTEE for COND li ti C ING the ELECTION of LORD GREVS', ' SIT DAILY at GREEN'S HOTEL, LINCOLN'S' , : FIELDS, from Eleven o'clock to Four, where eve r 'i rangement will be made for the Conveyance to the of the Electors in his Lordship's Interest. - II .; A mi:/1 - _ LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 051. The sentiments of Mr. JAMES BRouoll on the subject of Church Reform, which developed a t cons id era bl e l engt h i n hi s add on Tuesday last to th e K en d a l e l ectors , 35 0 be seen by re f erence t o anot h er part Of d Sun, are such as do honour to the upright° o the manline ss , an d sagac i ty o f the Hon. 5 4 1 Learned Memb er . Th ey w ill b e rea d to o 11 !' d the greater avidity, when it is borne in 11.151 , that they are the deliberate, boldly awowed se timents of a broth er o f th e highest legal I°r c i t i tionary in the ki ng d om , w i t h w h ose opil' ic es , on the same impo r t an t su bj ect i t ma y be r ed sonably conjectured that they are not s it much at variance. But be this 35 t he may, one thing is certain, viz., that by 1 1 3 , return of Mr. J. B ROUGHAM to Par'e-r/ went for Kend a l, th e coun t ry h as secure d the 5,131 vices of a b o ld, zea l ous ,"i nte lli gent and influent Church Reformer. The Hon. and Le arv i c i Gentleman avows himself an advocate, " t o . a bit-by-bit Chu rc h R e f orm , b ut f or one "1 will be as effectual, and, because effectua l, satisfactory, as the late Reform in the rePr ese a fl tation of the people." He would also e xemp t Dissenters from the payment of rates a nd d i/ ir - , towards a Church which they do not a cico, ledge ; w ou ld con fi ne t h e clergy to t , e cu' s pursuits, and not allow them to interfere in 11 :: litics," or act in the commission of the pe °e ; i : but above all, he would eject the Bishops fil e the House of L or d s . Th ese op i n i ons a re t o opinions of a man who is in earnest, and ° e h understands ho w t o se t a b out a real Chtlr. Reform, so as to reme d y i ts a b uses, w i t h o ut 11 , 0 e pairing its fitting moral i n fl uence , a nd b3 c t already secur e d f or M r . B ROUGHAM the resr , and affection of the majority of the K ey electors. Mr. COBBETT, we perceive, is a lrea.; to turned for Oldham. We shall be cur/°u s be ascertain what so r t o f a fi gure t h e aut h o r of 1 1 Political Register will cut as a Parliatne l ' ts jo Debater. HUNT notoriously failed, but we i ‘it , not anticipate any su c h notor i ous f a il ure for bit COBBETT. His tact, diligence, and long 113 h i r e of extempore spe a ki ng , w ill no doubt keel ) t he afloat. We suppose he will take his seat O li ., Opposition Be nc h b es id e t h e Ultra Prte, Strange fellowship ! But necessity has 1 10 131". We are sorry to find that amid the advaroooo of the Reform Bill, purity of election is n c ' t h p all occasions to be reckoned. A gentleman ' l , o t was present a t an e l ect i on for a borough 3bi',,mt thirty miles f rom t h e metropo li s, i nforms us teem time bribery was as notorious as it ever had 13 1 , 0 1 in the m ost corrupt t i mes. One man, w h° pe received 301. for his vote, openly displayed ,e wages of his infamy. In another instanc e pr e hear of a moneyed candidate, who declared b e te l, the electi on t h at h e was sure o f gett i ng elec for as " money would do any thing," and wh°' e ,l a month before the day of polling, distmibo il i s large su ms i n diff erent ways , an d we find