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diminish the number of the curious, amongst whom, it is to be feared, there are some spies. The firing was but feeble during this tOght and this morning. We had only 20 wounded and se ven killed. GIIEST, DEC. 17. The Orleans Hussars, cantoned at Lokeren, keep patrolling along the Dutch frontiers to Zelzaete, near the Sas de Gand. It appears that the Dutch are concentrating their forces on Breschens and Terneuzen, where they have erected batteries, and which they intend to fortify still more. It was a mistake to say that Dutch embarkations could cross the polder of Borgerwood, near the Tete de Flan dres, the cut near the Pipe de Tabac having been stopped up, and besides the French have a battery on the point. (Front the Union.) ARMY OF THE NORTH. BERCHEM, t.)7:C. 17. Every difficulty that arises is removed almost as soon as it presents itself. The bad weather, which has again rendered the communications almost im practicable, has, nevertheless, retarded the works but in a slight degree. It has no doubt given more trouble, and required a greater number of hands, • but every thing is done at the time fixed. Thus, Itwwithstanding the rain, the engineers finished a -,vork last night against the left face of the lunette. • This work, which is the invention of General Haxo, ' according to persons skilled in such matters, have a very important effect on the feture operations against the citadel. On its side the artillery is indefatigable; it has completed a battery, No. 13, on the glacis of the Lunette St. Laurent, and has finished the conitruc tiou of the batteries in breach. In its conveyance to its destined place one piece was overturned, and all the efforts yet u , ed have not Irien sufficient to recover it. If it should remain in the fosse there will not be a shot the less fired, f:ir its place w ll be supplied by another. The firing having been but feeble during the night, our loss was inconsiderable. We had since esterday only 7 killed and 20 wounded. NOON. What I stated lo you yesterday is confirmed : the Duke of Orleans, whose turn it was to command in the trenches to-day, has, by a counter-order, been directed to place himself at the head of his corp 4 on the extreme frontier, as every thing indicates a movement on the part of the enemy. It is said that the Prince of Orange is at Bergen-op-Zoom, with 10,000 men ; but it is known that all the army is on the same line which extends to E,ndhoven. The 19th has come in full force to do duty in the trenches. The mud which fills all the communica tions renders it necessary that the workmen should be relieved at shorter intervals. It was only yesterday that the Order of the Day was published which noticed the taking of the Lu yiette St. Laurent. This important document, which contains the names of those brave fellows who dis tinguished themselves on that occasion, is as fol lows :—[Here the order is given. Ido not send it, as, though it is very long, it does not contain a single matter which you had not already received some days since. The chief interest in it (which it would lose in England) is, that it gives the names of these ctliceis and men who were most conspicuous in the taking of the fort.] [Here follow extracts from other Papers, for which we have not room.] BRUSSELS, 3 O'CLOCK. The accounts which have come up since morning fully bear roe out in the conjecture made then, that the weather would hinder the commencement of the batteries in breach to-day. It is now said that they will not be ready before to-morrow, and even then not very early. Of course they will not fire a shot till the counter batteries destined to keep the garri son employed are all ready, for the fire of the garri son must as much as possible be diverted from the batteries in breach. The following is an extract from the second edi don of the Independant " BERCHEM, NOON, DLu. 18. " My announcement yesterday of the completion of the breaching batteries, was premature; but the works will be finished decidedly to-day, and to morrow the opening of the breach will be attempted. " The cannonading has been brisker since 9 o'clock this morning. Some persons assert that instead of effecting a breach in the bastion of Toledo, it will be sprung by mine. In either case the engineer officers assure me that nothing important is likely to take place for the next two or three days." The King, accompanied by some of his aides-de camp, left this at a little after 12 to-day for Antwerp. In the accompanying paper you will find the pro ceedings in the Chamber of yesterday, which are worthy of notice from the very moderate tone of M. Julien, one of the leaders of the Opposition, as also of that of M. Lebeau, the Minister of Justice. From what passed yesterday, it would appear that the Ministers have gained in firmness, and chance of permanence as a Government, by their late defeat in the chamber, W. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Moniteur of Monday, Dec. 17.) The non-official pact contains a letter from Mar- Ehal Gerard to the Minister of War, dated from his head-quarters at Berchem, Dec. 11, giving the par ticulars of the taking of Fort St. Laurent. After getting possession of it, measures were taken to se cure the position, by joining the gorge with the 4ih parallel to the right : " No more men have been left in the work than the necessary number of sappers and workmen, with a reserve. The fire of the citadel is directed with considerable energy, but ours answers it, and I hope that the advantage which has been gained to the great satisfaction of our soldiers will continue with us in the farther operations of the siege, which will be now prosecuted to their close with increased activity. " The loss of the 65th consists of 3 killed and about 30 wounded. Among the latter is Captain Montigny. " Tne taking of Fort St. Laurent, though it is not in itself a considerable operation, will, however, have a happy effect on the siege ; that of securing my left in the attack on the citadel, by permitting me to concentrate my means on the essential point, and at the same time give confidence to our young soldiers, while it must have a contrary effect on the enemy. (Signed) Count GERARD." (From the Messager des Chumbres, dated Dec. IS.) After some account of the taking of Fort St. Laurent, the 411e:sager adds— " Three days ago the King sent from Paris Ge nerals,Berthois and Gourgaud, his Aides-de- Camp, to hasten as much as possible the operations of the siege. '• Hopes are entertained at the Chateau of seeing the head of our columns, after the taking of the citadel, re-enter France on the Ist of January. " A certain fact is, that, relying on a success which nothing seems likely to prevent, orders have been despatched to suspend the movements which had beer► very lately directed to our regiments for the purpose of bringing them nearer to the frontiers, and towards the Rhine and the Moselle. " The accounts of the divisions of Achard and Sebastiani are excellent. The unfavourable reports that were circulated respecting Fort St. Marie are not at all confirmed. " The report that was circulated, and which the National has this morning repeated, with an expres sion of doubt, of a severe wound received ley the Duke of Orleans, is without foundation, according to the accounts received at the Palace, where, of course, the best information must be bad. Neither is there any confirmation of the news that a dan gerous emulation in courage between the King's sons had induced the Marshal to solicit the recall of one of them. The Princes do their duty, as men of . , , courage, and brave only the dangers that they ought to brave. This is surely enough." The following letter has been addressed by Mar shal Gerard to the Minister of War : Head•quarters at Berchem, Dec. 15. Sir,,--In the course of yesterday we enlarged and com pleted the lodgement which reaches from the fourth parallel along the Boom road to the double caponniere of the gorge of the Lunette St. Laurent. Banqaets a creneaux have been formed in its centre and extremities for firing of musketry. Last night a lodgement was made at the end of the left flank of the Lunette, as well as communications in the rear, Last night also we began to establish a battery on the left flank of the counter-guard intended to batter the curtains No. 1 and 2, and the dam which keeps in the waters of the fosses. This battery has been completed to-day. This morning we have commenced placing the crown-work Made by the engineer corps for the top cf the covert-way on the left front of the bastion of Toledo, in order to erect a breach battery, which will be only forty yards from the scarp to be battered. The fear of impeding the working party who are on the top of the glacis, has forced us to suspend the fire of several batteries. The fire from the garrison has been rather hri•k and cotstaoly directed against the new position of which we have made ourselves masters. The questions addressed to the priF.oners we made yesterday have af forded us some particulars on the interior of the Citadel and the effect of our firing. The number of Dutch killed and wounded up the 13th inst. is computed at 200 men. To prevent discouragement among the garrison, the of ficers exert all their influ , nce over the soldiers, whose hopes of being succoured by the Prussians is ever day di minishing. The artillery appears to be inspired with more courage, which is kept up by frequent distributions ,-,t brandy. Our shells have pierced a great number of he sere , ns by which the Dutch troops are sheltered. Accept, Ue. COUNT GERARD. FaeNCH Ftnlns.-PARIS ' Dec. 17.-Five per Cents., 9 - f. 73e 70c. 75c. 80c. 96c. 85c. 90c. 93c. 99f. 98f. 95c. 90c. 95c. 90c. 95c. 90e. 93e. 99f. 98f.9 c. 85c. 99c. 95c. 90c 95c. 90c. 99f 98f. 95c. ; Loan of 1832, 98f. 90c. 95c. 99f. 98f. 93e. 99f. 9zif. 93c. ; Three per Cents. iiBf. 75c. 70c. 75c. 80c. 73c. 68f. (Dc. 70c. 73c. 70c. 75c. ; National Loan, 996. •25c.; Bank Actions, 1,6851: 1,6906. 1,700 f ; Rente de Naples, 81f. 81f. sc. 81f. 81f. sc. 10c. 81f. sc. 816. ; Roman Five per Cents., 79 78% 79 7834 ; Rente d'Espagne, 12Y6 se ; Ditto, Three per Cents., 33 I,‘, !.4 t 4; Royal Spanish Loan, 8244 3 4 83; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 59 58% 59 58% 5831 7, ; Belgian Loan, 7634 ; Haytian Loan, 225t-Exchange on London, one month, paper, 25f. 80c. ; money, 25f. 75c.; three months, paper, 25f 65e.; money, 251 65c.-Cours Authentique. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARI., Dec 18.-Five per Cents., 99f. 98f.95c. 09f. 98f. 95c. ' • Loan of 1832. 981'. • Three per Cents., 68f. 70e. 68f. 75c. 70c. 75c. 80c. 75c. 70c. ; dational Loan, 99f. 25c. ; Bank Stock, 1,700 f. ; Rente de Naples, 81f. 10c. 81f. 8 f 95c ; Roman Five per Cents., 78 3 4 79 78 ; Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 8394 tg I,i ; Royal Spanish Loan, 83 , i 83 8 ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 59 58% 59 58% ; Belgic Loan of 1831, 7614 ; Haytian Loan, 2:?5f. Exchange on London, one month, money, 80c. ; iree months, paper, 25f. 70c.,..m0ney, ney, 25f. 70c.-Cours Authentique. GENERAL ELECTION. BERKSHIRE.-.READIN G, DEC. 19. The result of the Berkshire election has been most glo rious for the cause of the 'people. The two Reformers, Mr. Throckmorton and Mr. Walter, have been returned, In spite of the insidious artifices and the open menaces of the aristocracy, who told their tenants that they would eject them if they voted for the Reform candidates,—in spite, too, of more secret and more disgraceful attempts to disappoint the heart's desire of the honest yeomen of this county. The treachery which has been exhibited during this election, induced by the most violent and uneonsitu tional coercion, has been most appalling. Men who, on Monday night, called Heaven to witness that they would vote for Mr. Throckmorton, and Mr. Walter, actually polled on Tuesday morning for Palmer and Pusey. What to the persons who act thus expect to gain by this? We cannot tell; but whatever philosopher's stone may glitter in the dreams of their vindictive imaginings, we can tell them what solid evil they must necessarily effect. They will teach the single-minded and honestly disposed people, whom they call their inferiors, to prove false to their word, and to debase themselves to the lowest rint of de gradation by having it said of them that their most so lemn promises are no more to be depended on than a bruised reed or smoking flax. However, these things, , :istressing as they are, were done in vain, and the poll stands thus : Palmer Throckmorton °JED Walter Posey 2,402 N.B. Palmer and Pusey's Committee contend that 3.2 should be added to AIN Pusey's number, as their state ment of Mr. Pusey's polling. This, if correct, which our accounts give us no reason to believe it is, will still leave Mr. Walter in a majority over Mr. Pusey. The three Members for the county are, therefore, Palmer, T hrock inorton, amid Walter. EAST SUFFOLK, DEC. 18. This election commenced o❑ Monday at the dif f erent poiiing places—lpswich, Beecles, Haleswurth, &c. There were three candidates—Lord Henniker, Sir C. B. Vere (Tories), and Mr. Shawe (Whig). The contest is be tween Vere and Shawe ; and so great has been the indig nation against the Tory party, that their partisans were obliged to doff their colours, or subject themselves to a good ,!eal of hustling and annoyance. Some Magistrates talked about " sending for the military. Mr. Shawe's Corn mittees, to show the character of the rabble movements, and that they were as obnoxious to the liberal as they could lie to the Conservative party, offered to form a body-guard for all the Tory voters ; but this was declined. In tact, it was unnecessary, there being no further annoyance. At Beccles, the arrival of the renowned Sir T. S. Gooch, teas the signal for much uproar ; he was dreadfully hooted. His post-chaise was rapidly hurried forward, but it did not escape the mud thrown at it. Sir Thomas was yelled at frightfully, and treated in a manner that cannot be jus tified. In hurrying forward the chaise it injured several persons; and it is stated that one man who was run over has this day died. This is confidently stated in the several committee-rooms to be the fact ; that is the authority for this statement. The exclamations and banners of the Tory candidates are very amusing : a conspicuous one is " Reform without revolution." The Tories vow they are now for Reform. Lord Henniker is sure to come in ; and about Shawe's return there is declared to be no doubt. NORTH LANCASHIRE, Dsc. 17. This day having been appointed by the High Sheriff of the County Palatine of Lancaster, for proceeding to the election of two Knight, of the Shire for the northern divi sion of the county, at an early hour the town began ra• pidly to fill with the gentlemen connected with the county resident in the vicinity of this borough, anxious to parti cipate in the business of the day. Shortly after 10 o'clock the High Sheriff, G. K. Mar ton, Esq., and his officers, entered the County Court. Atter the usual preliminaries were completed, THOMAS BRIGHT CRoss, Esq., briefly propo.ed (amidst mingled cheers and hisses, the former of which greatly predominated) John Wilson Patten, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent this division of the county in the ensuing Parliament. JAMES PENNY MACHELL, Esq., seconded the nomi nation. PEREGRINE EDWARD TOWNLEY, Esc(., in a most elo quent speech, in the course of which he pronounced an energetic eulogium on the talents, abilities, and public services of the Right Hoo. Edward Geoffry Smith Stan ley, put that gentleman in nomination as a candidate for the representation of the county amidst deafening plaudits. WILLIAM TOWNLEY, ES(I., of Townhead, seconded the nominal ton. JOHN WILSON PATTEN, Esq., proceeded to state the grounds upon which he solicited the support of the elec tors as their representative in the ensuing Parliament. In doing so he felt that he laboured under many great and embarrassing difficulties; and, first, besides having to re fer to circumstances connected with the last election, in connection wiih those under which the electors of that di visiou of the great and important county in which they were now assembled, he bad to refer to those differences in opinion which had existed between th, etc it body of his fellow-electors and himself with reference to the great measure of Parliamentary Reform—a difference which had severed, on the last election, the connection of which he had before so much reason to be proud, and which it was now the object of bis highest ambition to re-esta blish.—(Cheers, with partial disapprobation.) The dif ference arose, not upon the principles of the Bill brought for. ward by his Majesty's Ministers, but as to the extent to which \ those principles were carried. After dwelling on this topic for some time, and alluding to the important questions likely to come under the consideration of the reformed Parliament, be concluded by observing that, though he did not brag of the a b i liti es an d e loquence possessed by his Right Hon. Friend, vet he brought a most fervent zeal and devotion to their service; nor would he fail to take advantage of every opportunity of furthering the interests of that county and of the country at large --(Loud cheers, with partial disapprobation.) The Right Hon. E. G. STANLEY then presented him self to the electors, and was received with most vehement and enthusiastic cheers, which continued for several mi. notes. He had the honour to appear on this occasion before a great body of the wealth, the intelligence,,apnrdtehnet independence of the county, and which, up to the present time, had never bad a voice in the Legislature. However strongly the Members of his Majesty's Government might 'I before these elections have felt, that to make the people attached to the institutions under which they lived would he to give them a full share in those institutions, and that by doing so the institutions of the country would be strengthened,—if they had so thought before the period of the present elections, and had applied a cure of sound and rational legislation, they had been confirmed, as far as yet the results of the elections had proceeded, in the course ' the Government had thought fit to adopt, and in particu lar in the new metropolitan boroughs, which had been the object of much anxiety to many. The present Govern ment had ample cau-e to vindicate their own measure, and to congratulate themselves and the country upon the extension they had male of the elective franchise. The men returned by these boroughs were not the would-be de mocrats anticipated by many opponents of the measure. Its Majesty's Government had known that the great body of the people was sound, and knowing that, they would have been unworthy of holding the reins of Go vernment had they refused to extend the franchise as it had been done, and granting to them the right of electing representatives, and thus sharing in the Government of their native land—(Cheers)—and having now thus extended the franchise, he and the Government would be deceiving the people, and contradicting all the professions that they had made, and with which they had come forward, if they should not be strenuous in their resistance of any attempt to carry the extension further.--(Cheers.) The Govern ment had come forward with a complete measure of Re form, which the people had adopted as the new charter of their liberties; it had been so extensive as to alarm many, who. however, consented to go the length of it upon the giistinet pledge that it was to be taken as' a find measure. If, therefore, it should be attempted to bring forward any measure for shortening the duration of Parliament, or a still further extensive alteration, by a protection, as it was fal•ely called, of the vote by ballot, he now announced (and he spoke the sentiments of his Honourable Colleague) that any such measure would meet with their most decided opposition. lie, an ardent and anxious supporter of the measure, regretted that Reform had not commenced twenty years ago, and gradually progressed, step by step, until it had reached its present position. Such would have been much more consonant to his wishes, for he could not he insensible to the dangers from the excitement to follow any gr. at and sudden change, but the vindication of 'he Government, in moving so great a measure, had its origin in the no movement of their predecessors in office. —(Loud cheers.) On the ballot, he must say that be re gaided it as a most important deviation front the princi ples of the British Constitution. The representative had a right to know of the represented who approved and who disapproved of his political and public conduct, and how ' could he have that right by the introduction of the secrecy of the ballot? After shot-1y dwelling upon this and other popular topics, the Right Hon. Gentlema❑ proceeded to repeat the determination of the Government to resist any attempt at a further alteration or extension of the Reform Bill. He considered that the Reform Act, and the repre sentation of the people as it now stood, were the machi nery by which much good was to be accomplished. The machinery was complete, and it only now remained to see how it worked : that it would work beneficially and safely he had no doubt. He was happy to hear from his Hon. Friend that he was ready to enter upon the consi deration of all abuses in Church and State, because the admission was new to the Tory doctrine.—(Laughter.) The Tory doctrine was, that there ought to be no inquiry, for though the system might be bad, it might be made worse. Now he (Mr. Stanley), o❑ the principle that publicity was safety, was satisfied the inquiry ought to be made. Let everything be open to the public, and trust to the reason, the good sense, the moderation, and the intelli gence of the people in making any Reform that might be found necessary.—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman, after touching briefly upon the subject of the abolition of negro slavery and other topics, observed that the policy which Ministers had adopted, after the lapse of some time, was now about to be met with some concessions on the part of Franco, and that while raw silk would be exported to this country by France, that country was about to open her markets to British yarn.—(Cheers.) After briefly contending that the policy of the Government, with reference to her present position with Holland and Por • tugal, was calculated to prevent a general war in Europe, Mr. Stanley concluded an able and eloquent speech,which was cheered front beginning to end. The Haute SHERIFF then declared the Ri4ht Hon. E. G. S. Stanley and John Wilson Patten, Esq., duly elected. Mr. WiLsoN PATTEN moved a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, for his impartial conduct on the present occasion. Mr. STANLEY had much pleasure in seconding the first motion of his Hon. Colleague.—(Cheers and laughter.) The HIGH SHERIFF returned thanks, and the Court was then adjourned to Newton. SOUTH LANCASHIRE, NEWTON, DEC. B. The nomination for the southern division of Lancashire took place this day at Newton, one of the ancient rotten borough, ❑ow very properly placed in schedule A. It is situated half-way between M inchester and Liverpool, o❑ the line of the railway, and as there arc now branch rail- ways to Wigan, Warrington, Bolton, and Leigh, there was a large assemblage of freeholders from all these places, brought almost with the c.lerity of lightning to this central point. The popular candidates, Lord Molyneux and Mr. George William Wood, had no banners, but Sir Thomas Hesketh's party brought with them a band of music, with half a dozen bits of dirty cloth, with inscrip tions that seemed to have been written before Toryism was so much at a discount as it now is. " Church and King" flourished on one; " The Farmer's Friend" on another ; " May the Protestant Church stand fur ever" on another and one scrawl of most villainous lettering, with the word: " No Dutch War." Mr. BLUNDELL, of Crosby hall, nominated Lord Moly neux. The nomination, which was enthusiastically received, was seconded by Aitrisui HEYWOOD, Eq., a relative of the late Member fur the county. E. J. LLOYD, Esq., nomivated Mt. George William Wood. •• The nomination, which, like that of Lord Molyneux, was received with loud cheers, was seconded by SHAN:- SPEARE PHILIPS, Esq. WILLIAM HULTON, Esq., of Holton, then came for ward amidst mingled cheers and hisses to propose Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh, Bart., as a fit and proper person to represent that division of the county in Parlia ment. He referred to the recent return for the borough ' of Manchester of Mr. Mark Phillips, a partner with Mr. George William Wood, and appealed to the meeting whe ther they would patronize monopolies so far as to go to the same counting-house fur two representatives, or, as Mr. Hu ton SAuratively observed, would they dress up the young lady who was for the first time to make her appearance in the assemblies at St. Stephen's, made doubt less more select by fashionable reforEu, and compel her to wear gowns of the same patterns and colouis.--(Hisses, and cries of " That's low," and the disapprobation com pletely drowned the voice of the speaker.) As soon as silence was partially restored, Mr. Hulton proceeded to pronounce a warm eulogium upon the private and public virtues of hi 4 friend, and delivered a strong Conservative speech, in which he stated the principles of the candidate he had now to propose. It had been said by one of the speakers who had preceded him that he hoped no cry would on this occasion be raised against the best interests of the Church and State, and those best interests included the throne of this realm, which he was sure his friend, Sir Thomas Hesketh, would never insult, will less would he insult a lady in the highest station in the land, and who is most eminent for her virtues. Lord 111or.vriEux (to whom it was understood Mr. Holton alludeti) came forward, evidently under strong feel ings of excitement. In the most impassioned manner, his Lordship said—" I call God to witness that in my life I never said one single word, nor did ever a word - of disre spect escape my mouth, with regard to her Majesty the Queen."—(Loud cheers.) His Lordship apologized for the warmth of expression into which he had been led, and withdrew amid loud cheers. . _ Mr. HULTON, amidst great uproar, resumed, and was assailed with hisses from all sides. He said that as the meeting bad heard the solemn disclaimer of the Noble L , rd, with all his heart and soul he begged to offer his Lordship his most sincere apology.—(Groans.) He, however, would produce to the Noble Lord tue authority on which he had made the statement—namely, a report of a meeting at Liverpool in a newspaFer. He had it not now with him.—(Great uproar, and cries of " Produce your proof ;" " Peterloo.") A person in the crowd—ls the report of the . speech of Lord Molyneux as correct as the account of th e 16th of August, 1819, in Ma nchester? Air; HULTONtbta (with great warmth) —I shall give one answere to question--the Bristol conflagration.—(lm rnense uproar, in the course of which in Mr. H u lt on for mally put Sir Thomas Hesketh nomination.) The Hints Simla*" and several other gentlemen, by e N e tlliatn W oo d, he that with all d dint of great exertion , s ucceeded in obtai ning silence, when deference cHeutLortohNe feelingsadde of dtohi‘isirf.orGneleLgse V speech, (Mr. Hutton), as a member of the Established Church, could not give his vote to any person who denied the Godhead of hie Saviour.—(Mr. Wood, we understand, is a Dissenter. The uproar which here ensued was itn mense and astounding, and continued for several minutes.) Colonel TIT.MrEbr, in a regular Conservative speech, se- vended the nomination of Sir; Thomas Hesketb, amidst ' continued uproar. The candidates then addressed the electors in the order in which they had been proposed. Lord MOLYNEUX with great force rebutted the charge brought against him without any proof by Mr. Holton, and, with reference to the newspaper, he, on the subject having before been raised, transmitted a copy of it con taining the speech in question to Earl Grey. The Noble Lord proceeded to a recapitulvion of his political senti ments, which are strictly liberal, and was loudly greeted. Mr. G. W. WOOD followed, and answered with great force the objections with reference to his commercial pur suits raised by Mr. Hutton. He admitted that he was a Dissenter, but he had long since been led to believe that with the passing. of the Catholic Emancipation Bill all disqualifications from religious tenets had ceased to exist. Such had been the terms held out by one distinguished Statesman, whom Mr. Hutton had once delighted to ho nour, and to whose immortal memory he (Mr. Wood) lead heard that Mr. Hutton had planted a limb of British oak 5 . —(lmmense cheering.) He meant Sir Robert Peel, who had said that henceforward all disqualification on the ground of religious opinions must be laid aside.— (Loud cheers.) Mr. Wood declared himself a supporter 01 the policy of Eirl Grey's Administration, and concluded an able and eloquent address amidst the general plaudits of the numerous mewing he addressed. Sir T. HESKETH next briefly addressed the meeting. His declaration of political sentiments was but an echo of those contained in the speech of his proposer, Mr. Holton. The HIGH SHERIFF then took a show of hands, which almost universally were held up when the names of Lord Mialyneux and Mr. Wood were severally submitted to the mnting, while for Sir T. Hesketh not more than 60 were 11,1 d up. The High ShEriff declared the show of hinds to be in favour of Loyd Molyneux and Mr. Wood, when a poll was demanded by Co►onel Tempest on behalf of the other candidate. _ _ _ The HIGH SHERIFF then announced that the pot would commence at nine o'clock on Friday morning next, Thanks were then voted to the High Sheriff, who re• turned thanks, and declared the meeting dissolved. It is said confidently that the Conservativis will be sig• nelly defeated. * This is a fact ; the scion was destroyed, it is said, by Mr. [ulton on the passing of the Catholic Relief Bill. LANCASHIRE. COUNTY ELECTION FOR THE SOUTHERN DIVISION. The election for this important division of the county, commenced thin morning at Newton. At an early horn• in the morning, large bodies of freeholders arrived by the railway from Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, Warrington, &c. Trains of carriages, from the above place, were expressly engaged tor the conveyance of free holders to the nomination. These were almost solely en gaged in the transit of liberal sentiments, and decorated with the colours of the respective candidates. At half-past ten the High Sheriff appeared ; and, after wading through a tedious mass of preliminaries, nothing particular transpired in the nominations of Lord Molyneux and Mr. Wood (the liberal candidates), till the nomina tion of Sir T. D. Hesketh, the true " Conservative," by Mr. Hutton, of Peterloo notoriety. This gentleman's task was scarcely commenced, when a scene of extraordi nary excitement took place, from the circumstance of Mr. Hulton alluding, in a very personal manner, to a ground less accusation against Lord Molyneux, for using some un becoming language at a meeting at Liverpool (of which his Lordship was the Chairman) towards her Majesty, for a supposed undue influence over his Majesty in the late temporary resignation of Earl Grey's Ministry. His Lordship, on the instant utterance of this accusation, rushed to the front of the hustings, and denied so foul a calumny in the most emphatic language. The unanimous execration of the assembly, seemed to exact a speedy re tribution ; and Mr. Hulton, with apparent reluctance, apologised with great contrition. Seared as this factious " Conservative's" political character is, he s,eme.l to for tify it, and the cause he advocated, by barefaced effrontery. Scarcely had the apology made to Lord Molyneux enc.ped his lips, than he hurled another foul calumny at Mr. Wood's religious belief, from the circumstance of his being a Unitarian. No opportunity was now given him to make amends for his second act of injustice and attempt at injuring private worth ; for hissing, yells, and groins, consigned him to the remotest oblivion of the hustings. Lord Molyneux's and Mr. Wood's speeches contained the most liberal sentiments, and also declared them the sup porters of his Majesty's present Ministry. The retort of the latter were extremely happy on Mr. Hutton, in allu sion to sectarian views forming a tangible ground for ex clusion from Parliament. The repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, through the instrumentality of the former friend of Mr. Hulton, Sir Robert Peel, should have prevented the agitation of such superfluous cavil. The outrageous declarations of the Conservative can didate, Sir T. D. Hesketh, in supporting the true inte• rests, in Parliament, of the mottos on the banners oppo site him, were scarcely sufferable. " Church and King," " Church and Consitution," " No Dutch War," " Dawn with the Rump," " Agriculture has an Honest Price," &c., &c., formed a few of the formidable number. The nominations and speeches of the candidates being termina ted, a show of hands determined the election to have fallen on the two Liberals, by a majority- of six to one. A poll was then demanded by Colonel Tempest, on the part of Sir T. D. Hesketh, which will commence on Friday, and terminate on Saturday; and the final result will be de clared by the High Sheriff, at Newton, on Monday. The opposition is understood to have arisen, principally, from the West Indian interests in Liverpool, which was soon joined by a few of the Lancashire aristocracy of the Pitt school. The issue seems scarcely to admit of a doubt but it will be in favour of liberal opinions. The Derby and Blun dale interests preponderate on this side, as also that of Mr. Standish, of Standish, the ever active and zealous friend of reform. Add to these, amongst other landed inte rests, that of the large manufacturing towns of this divi sion, and Molyneux and Wood are certain of success. CARLISLE, Dzc. 18. The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart., and Win. Blamire, E , q., the representatives of our entire county in the last Parliament, were yesterday elected here by the freeholders, &c., of the eastern division. Some faint rumours of opposition were previously heard, but the day of nomination brought forth no new candidate. The chosen men are too popular with the great body of the agricultural community whom they represent, ever to have their seats endangered whilst the intelligence of such constituencies is restricted to the narrow limits of a par tial interest. They are, in fact (waving the aristocratic bearing and the official tone of the First Lord of the Ad miralty), apt representatives enough of the men who send them to Parliament; and as they are both men in the full strength of their faculties, we may, at least, ex pect that for their own credit, if nut out of regard for the interest of their constituents, they will make some exer tions to obtain a respectable position in the general march of improvement. NORTH NOTTINGHAM.—DEc. 18. The poll for the north division of the county of Not tingham opened on Tuesday last, at Nottingham, Mans field, and Retford, and at the close of that day's poll, the result appeared as under : Lord Lumley 1350 T. Houldsworth, Esq. 1097 Colonel Gardiner Lord Althurp has just polled for Lumley and Gardiner. The pod closed at 111.msfield between two and three o'clock yesterday on account of disturbunces. WESTMORELAND.—KENDAL, DEC. 18. This election commenced on Saturday last at Appleby. The candidates are Lord and Colonel Lowther (Tories), and John Barham, Esq., a Reformer. After the nomi nation the Court adjourned until Tuesday, when the poll ing commenced. The following is the result of the first diy's poll :--- Lord Lowther Colonel Lowther Mr. Barham One of the booths was stopped polling about an hour after it was opened, on account of a slight ebullition of feeling on the ,6 1 , 7r: .e r r tf e t rn he ue ß h efme t o h r eo r t s ) je a c t t Kofenadtatla;ckt,heanydela vioervy(sTevoerrye) affray took place. The poor yellows were most dreadfully beaten, and appear to be the more despe rate, on account of their destined defeat. This interrup tion is the sole cause of the Reformer being in a minority; but to•tnorrow will show a different statement. The Reformers are in the best spirits, and sure of success. DUBLIN, DEC. 17. " Your frank election make you have the power to choose." The wish of the people of this country to free them. selves from the control of an oligarchy, who hitherto treated them as serfs, develops itself in proportion as the Reform Bill conies into operation. Of this there cannot b e a more signal instance, than the return of O'Connell and Huthven (the latter the nominee of the Trades' Union) for this city, despite all the power of the old corruption party. Whoever would have asserted, eighteen months ago, that the Corporation interest and ascendancy influence could have been reduced so low in the capitAl of Ireland, within the next seven years, ;night be fairly accused of vapouriug. Yet so it is, notwith standing all the tact and efforts of the Conservatives, they have been beaten by a majority of 1 500 ! ! You are a'ready aware that they laid their plans so well, as almost to insure their success against the numbers who they knew re against them. In the first place, they concealed their views till the very morning of the election ; and then contrived to have it believed through the city gene rally, that the Marquis of Anglesea had promised to sup port them with a great number of voters, in order to keep nut the Repealers. This invention gained credit, from the circumstance of several of the city Magistrates, and other persons connected with Government, having been among the first to vote for the Conservatives. Your readers on the other side of the channel may be surprised at this ; but they should be informed, that there are in this country persons so long habituated to breathe the air of a Court (or Castle), where ascendancy factions only were known, they deem it impossible for a Ministry to con. tinue in power long which will not uphold that order of things. On these grounds only can we account for the return of Lefroy and Shaw, for the University, in opposi tio❑ to the Liberal candidates. In a few hours the Con servatives will have attained an inglorious victory in our national school of educ ition, through the influence already mentioned, and the aid of 3,0001. judiciously distributed among the mendicant electors of our University. So completely exhausted are the funds appropriated to this most disgraceful purpose ; that the College lads are ❑ow exacting, by persuasion, terror, and every other means they can, shillings, to defray the expense of a chairing. Some individuals have given the shilling from apprehension of a ducking, or something worse, if they refused. We are, however, relieved from the fear of broken windows, by a declaration of the agents of the " Trades' Union," that the good people of this city shall not be troubled to Wu , urinate for the triumph of O'Connell and Ruthven ! Most of the returns already made here, as well as in England, are in favour of the Whigs. In Carlow, Mr. I Vigors, the f lend of Dr. Doyle, has been returned, • notwithstanding the pitiful and splenetic effort of a disap • pointed Papist, to return a violent Conservative ! Messrs. Walker and Talbot are returned for Wexford and New • Ross, and the county is likely to part its old tried friends and respectable Mertibers Lambert and Carew. In fact, the good cause is everywhere progressing, and if we can but prevent too much licentiousness from growing out of corruption, the Reform Bill will soon have attained its object. EAST WORCESTERSHIRE, DEC. 18. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sts,—The following is the account of the gross poll for East Worcestershire to-day, the first day of polling-. Mr. Rikington avowed himself in his address at the nomination on Saturday " No Reformer," but a Conser vative. He advocated the cause of slavery, because it brought in four millions a year to the revenue. In short he made a Conservative speech, and I think that is enough to turn him out. However, the majority of to-day leaves no doubt of Cookes' and Russell's return.—Your's truly, AN OLD CORRESPONDEN r: Droitwich, Dec. 18, 1832. Close of the poll, four o'clock, at the different polling Cookes. Russell. Pakington. Droitwich 519 483 363 Stourbridge l,OlB 1,083 711 Pershore 499 498 361 Shipston 94 93 95 2,130 '2,157 1,530 Majority for Russell 6'27 Ditto for Cookes 6OO BATH, DEC. 18. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Being a subscriber to The Sun, I have an op portunity of observing that at all times of any popular commotion, your journal contains, not only the latest, but the fullest, and most explicit account of whatsoever is going on ; for which you deserve the highest praise, and stand pre-eminent amongst all the other papers. I have been rather surprised that while I have seen electioneering accounts front almost all parts of the United Kingdom, I have observed none wha , ever from Bath, but which I feel convinced is not from any neglect on your part, but that it must arise from your having heard nothing positive re specting it. It was a matter of great doubt previous to the election which of the three parties would be thrown out, as all sides exerted themselves to their utmost, and it was generally thought that the votes were pretty e qually divided amongst them ; hut I am happy in saying that we returned our old Member General Palmer, and a Mr. Roe buck, a stanch Reformer; he having a majority of 98 over Mr. Hohhouse, the third candidate. Our county election commences to-day, and I have every reason for thinking that we shall return two stanch Reformers, Bridgstock and Langton. By inserting this in your truly excellent journal, you will very much oblige, Your obedient servant, SAMUEL MARTIN. POOLE, DEC. 19. TO THE EDITOR OF THESUN Sea,-.1 observe in your Paper of yesterday, under the bead of " Poole," a long article relative to the late elec- tion for the borough, the drift and object of which, is clearly to prejudice the interest of Mr. Ponsonby at the ensuing election for the county of Dorset. I take upon myself utterly to deny the allegations made in the article alluded to. and more especially, that which charges the Steward of Mr. Ponsonby with " placing himself in the district booth, so as to look every elector in the face as be came to tender his vote, and by look and gesture, to give them sufficient indications of what he ex• pected from them." I am the better able to deny this statement, from hav ing been cog iged in the booth in question, during the polling of the voters, and front not having seenl any steward or agent of Mr. Ponsonby's at the booth during the whole time. The best proof, however, of the errone ousness of the statement made to you, will be found in the declaration nn the other side, where the name of every voter in P,rkstone (with one exception, and that a most respectable gentleman) who voted for Sir J. Byng, will be found recorded. I should not have troubled you with a refutation of the paragraph which has appeared in your Journal, did I not feel that, left unanswered, it might he the means in the hands of the opp , nents of Mr. Ponsonby, of prejudicing his cause , and the caus e of the liberal in terest in the county. Were Mr. Ponsonby as well-known in the county ge nerally, as he is in this neighbourhood, I should have re frained from troubling you with this communication, and request its insertion in your next Journal. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, M. R. WELCH. POOLE ELECTION. We, the undersigned electors of Poole, residing at Park stone, do hereby most solemnly declare, that in giving our votes at the late election, we were not either directly or indi rectly influenced by Mr. Ponsonby or his Steward, but that our votes in favour of Sir John Byng were given freely, volun. tarily, and conscientiously. And we hereby challenge the ano nymous scribbler who has adopted the signature " A Despiser of Hypocrisy and Tyranny" to the proof of any such influence as he has alleged. Parkstone, Dec. IS, WILLIAM FINCIIAM. NATHANIEL BRICE. THOMAS SMITH. THOMAS GODWIN. HENRY FESTING. THOMAS REED. WILLIAM COLLINS. JAMES BRINTON. R. S. HALY. R. W. G. FESTING. HENRY TILLEY. P. BAKER. JOHN PENNINGTON. J. BAKER, N. LINCOLN. JOHN RIDOUT. T. WILLIAMS. JOS. HOBBY. BECKINGHAM, DAVID TUCK. The originul document, conta:ning the names of the Electors in their own hand-writing, is left with the Printer, for the inspection of any person desirous of seeing it. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,-I was very sorry to read in your Paper of Mon day, an account of the election at Poole, reflecting very much on the character of our late worthy and independent Member, the Hon. W. P. J. Poisonby. You have, Mr. Editor, been grossly imposed on, and 'that, too, by a party who knew better. I did think that you would have hesitated in publishing any thing of a slanderous nature, without some consideration, particularly against such a man as Mr. Ponsonby, who must be known to you as a Reformer, from his so nobly contesting the county of Dorset at the late election, and incurring ex penses amounting to more thin 20,0001. I intended to have described to you fully the different parties in this borough, but my time will not permit me ' to-day to say more than that the whole of Sir John Byng's friends were on this occasion the old and true Reformers of Poole, men of honesty and consistency, some of them having been nearly 60 years in the service. You could not, Sir, I am sure, expect that such charac ters should discharge old and tried servants, and take into their service any untried man, whatever might be his gi od qualifications. Besides, they feel, as all honouriede men must, a debt of gratitude to Benjamin Lester Lester, Esq., and_Sir John Byng, for their unceasing and arduous duties, both by night and by day, during the past Session, in the great - cause of Reform. Now, Sir, Mr. Tulk's principal supporter+ are Tories, and several of them voted yesterday and to-day plempers for the Tory candidate, Mr. Fleming, contesting the southern division of the county of Hants, and are also lending their support to the Tory candidates for the county of Dorset. I am ready to admit that there are a few Liberals in their ranks, but they are very limited in number. Mr. Ponsonby's interest in this town is trifling ; and on looking over the poll book, I cannot see that he could influence more than twenty voters. Now, if you set against these twenty voters thirteen who had their rates paid ❑p for them previous to the registry, in order to make good their qualifications, and add to this number twenty eight promises which Sir John Byng lost during the week previous to the election, by what means, I will leave you to judge, you will then find how Sir John Byng really stood at the late election. In great haste, your very obedient servant, AN ELECTOR OF POOLE. SCOTLAND. CI Tl' OF EDINB UR G H.—N OMINATION OF THE CANDIDATES, (Abridged from the Edinburgh Observer.) The novel and interesting spectacle of a popular elee thin, which was commenced yesterday at the Cros., ex cited a deep and universal interest throughout the city, and long before the hour of nomination, every windows house top, or other situation from which a view of the hustings could be obtained, was thickly planted with anxious crowds. Before the election commenced an im mense assemblage had accumulated in front of the hustings , and at twelve o'clock the High-street presented a greater body of people than we ever before witnessed, the crowd foriaiine one continued mass from above the entry to the Parliament-square to the Commercial Bank, a space of not less than several hundred yards. The fiat roof of the Royal Exchange was seated for the accommodation of spec tators, and among the crowd on that elevated positions there was a number of ladies. The Committee of Mr. Jeffrey and Mr. Abercromhy assembled in the Merchant hall early in the forenoon, and proceeded in carriages to the residences of these gentlemen, whom they escorted to the Committee-room, where the two candidates arrived in an open carriage, in which were Sir James Gibson Craig and Mr. A. Black, and were loudly cheered bY the populace. At half-past eleven the candidates and, Committee walked in procession, preceded by a b an " of music and two banners of buff and blue ; a ll the gentlemen who accompanied them wore favour' of the same kind on their breasts, and numbers in the crowd displayed similar colours. Mr. Blair's committee ass' anbled in M'Ewen's. They wore no p irticular etri blem, and arrived shortly after the committee of Mr. Jeffrey ; by whom, as they ascended the hustings, they were received with cheers, as also by the populaces mingled with hisses. An unusual degree of earnestnes s and interest pervaded the whole assembled multitude, tvh°, seemed to be rivetted in deep attention on the new and interesting scene just opening in the political drama of the country. While the Sheriff was reading the writ, and the Act against bribery and corruption, many of the multitude showed their respect by remaining uncovered. Sir JAMES GIBSON Catalu then stood forward an great cheering. Friends and Brother Electors, I congra• tuiate you on our being now met to enjoy the first fruits of the glorious triumph which we have obtained in the cause of Reform.—(Cheers.) The measure of mock' representation which has so long disgraced Scotland is n ovi to he wiped away. The representatives of Parliament are no longer to be elected by paper voters and town court' sellors. The self-elected 33, seated in a snug room, ar e no longer to dictate who shall be our representative. (Great cheering.) You are now met, thousands upo° thousands, to disclaim against this. My friends, 1 have now the honour to propose, that the Right Honourable Francis Jeffrey—(lmmense cheering, and some hisses)- - ' his Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, shall be elected one, of your representatives. The Lord Advocate is one o f yourselves—(Cheers)—born in Auld Reekie--( Loud cheers)—has been all his life among you, and is well known to rill all.—(Great cheering.) He has been ad. vaneed to the highest office in this country, not so much by his splendid talents, as by that straight-forward eourse of independence which be has pursued through life. 1 ", man has done so much to improve the con dition of all classes, to promote education, and to advance their interest in every possible way, as Francis Jeffrey.—(Loud cheers.) No man has done so much for Reform—he has laboured in the obtainment of it for forty years—and on this last occasion he had the honour to assist in preparing the great charter of your liberties, under which you have now met to elect your representative.—(lmmense cheering, after which some hisses were heard.) Convener \Vann seconded the nomination. Sir FRANCIS WALKER DRUMMOND no w p resented him self, and was received with clamour. The u p roar Was 1 oocasionally so great as to prevent Sir Franci s from being distinctly heard. He said—Had it depended solely Ott my respect for the private character of the Lord Advocate and the Right Hon. Gentleman to be put in nomination with his Lordship, nothing would have given me greater pleasure than to see them unanimously returned as the re presentatives for this city. But it is on public ground.: that I refuse my assent to the return of bo th the Rig", Hon. Gentlemen.—(Clamour.) I need not p oint out 1 w h a t is self-evident, that, situated as they are—the one bolding an office, and the other having in contemplat ion to be appointed to an office, under the influence o f Go vernment, with whom he has been intimately conne . tea by past favours, they cannot vote for the people. 13 h e y completely under the authority of the Government, ._, dare al, ,ne n I o t oppose vote the e t cannot act as the friends of the people.—(Uproar.) Ill" Lord vi t h Advocate Ministers. and O ll n lr. —(Elear, hear, and hissing.) I have great pleasure ter nominating an independent gentleman, Mr. Forbes Fille t " , tives.—(Applause, with mingled buntings and great cis Blair, as a fit person to be elected one of your represen_3, these A h e r croto groupbdc: moor.) Sir J. S. FORBES then presented himself, and was re' ceived in a similar manner to Sir F. W. Drummond, 50 a was also frequently interrupted by the loudest clamou, during his speech. Electors and fellow-citizens (said be/ —it gives me sincere gratification to be calle d upon to se' cond the nomination of my friend Mr. Blair. Mr. ADAM BLACK came forward amid loud cheering, and said—Fellow Townsmen, it is with exultation thtt I congratulate you on the arrival of this day. Having P elf obtained political rights, to whom will you intrust the guardianship of them? Will it be to those who have o r ' posed your every effort to acquire them, and who tor e assiduously laboured to prevent the emancipation of Scot' land ?—(Great cheering.) If you hate, or if you dre,.d Be: form, vote for an Anti-Reformer, provided the breed of ArU e Reformers be not extinct, for they seem to have universal degenerated into a feeble race of conformers.--(Laughtr', I should not wonder if you were to be told this day tb!" Mr. Blair is a Reformer.—(Laughter.) Mr. Blair is honourabl a a private gentleman, deservel; respected ; e but n we n are s not met this day to discuss r4,_ private merits of individuals, but to choose legislator+. r;., a public man he is to us entirely unkno wn. The 10 test we have of his political creed is the pr inciples of tb associates.—(Hear.) Looking at him then through medium of his adherents, we find he has been put forlie as the organ of the old Tory rump of Edinburgh--th e ,t and fortune men—who, however they may now about peace for factious purposes, were the loudest porters of the profligate waste of blood and treasureteoribro.) defence of the tottering despotisms of Europ e.-Ce Before the assembled inhabitants of Edinburgh it bl b ir. cessary to attempt commemorating the claims Wbi° Abercromby has on our gratitude and confidenc e ' ci 0d ofp s le a d n g t es p ! led H ge is ,ten life has been nnonpeledcgoenstioue 500. con t known men.—(Loud cheers.) I consider it tbfer°/I'igebra': honour ever conferred on me to he permitted to In?:--p'r" I now do, that the Right Hon. James AbercroMbY 30 eminently qualified to represent the city of Edinburg the ensuing Parliament.—(lmmense cheering.) t osi . Mr. ANDREW SKENE, advocate, seconded the nation. „ lea se Mr. R. FORSYTH, advocate.—Mr. Sheriff, I b eg to intimate and protest that there is a legal ou.rcteot against the Honourable James Abercromby bein:otare in respect that he is a pensioner of the Crown , au° tth-re° that every vote given for Mr. Ahercromby will be - " away. d s t The LORD ADVOCATE now presented himself, a ° h p , - received with the most enthusiastic cheering, whic h ' the ing somewhat subsided, his Lordship thus addres' 001' electors :—Gentlemen, I thank you for those signs ° Do e come you have bestowed on 111,-, and I accept tiara:looo' gratefully and graciously as the pledges of more s, ia tial support ; and yet, Gentlemen, there is some° el ate , this burst of acclamation, and in the scene now befervia that rather makes the heart heat a little too fast as l~ilitf too full ; and does not tend to give strength and 5t 5 fur i to a voice which, even at the best, would b e too we:, ' o this occasion. But I have the satisfacti on to kturdefef4: you cannot he ignorant, that whatever any other ,i,ll may be, my .title to your support and confidence now seek, is at least of some sanding and aritt9ol4,o,, (Loud cheers.) I have not merely explained tny. my opinions, and tentimciato in the course of the P'