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6 weeks and months to various bodies of the %, but I have on these occasions as on this rested 'llied entirely on the course of my former life. gat going back to the many instances of favour 4 1 hav e met at your hands for the last twenty years, tot but for an instant glance hack to that memora -4111, e transacted in this neighbourhood at the last elec. 11 % the city of Edinburgh, in order, not so much to i nto my own condition, where, although an unsuccess %didate, I actually stood in a proud and triumphant we,—but to mark the splendid contrast exhibited to '•(Cheers.) I then in that opposite building in a ' , Pent, choky room, in a fine summer day, saw seven -1116, with rueful and gloomy countenances, conscious utter antipathy existing between their sentiments t he great mass of the people, silently insult them by trig over the table the petition of the 17,000, and ( Proceed with equal despatch to nominate told elect as ' , presentative of Edinburgh, an individu .1 for whom 'Petitioned, an individual, I have no doubt, of great ' ll worth and respectability, but an individual for 4 too man could well petition, and with whom not 'e twe n ty of the inhabitants of Edinghurgh were so tted, for they had never seen him before, and he has to my knowledge, exhibited himself among you I that memorable day.—(Loud laughter.) But 'the scene changes, and we are here met under the ca „P of Heaven, and under the eye of Heaven, in the % Street, in the face of the whole community, to %it sounds that hardly can reach 1,000 of the many L l4 l that have succeeded to the seventeen of the Town d ell —(Great cheers)—where every man is entitled to geed, or may try to be heard, and every man is ex -4 to the interrogation of all persons who have a right ! Id ge of the qualifications of their candidates. I need 'lay that if I do not succeed now when you have be 4olectors, that either you or I are woefully changed last year. As for myself, I am conscious of no k te, and from any thing I have seen, I feel equally , 'ln that no change has occurred in you.—(Cheers, and ' l) f "None, none.") I will detain you no longer in k ki rlernent season. lam not here to-day to win your , es- I came before you not for any thing I could 'gut I came before you and referred you to the course 41 /' life and the explanations I have given to various , %Wages of electors. It shall, therefore, be my most 'rat end e avo ur to render that glorious Bill as efficient i t ,Ifenefi c i a l as it deserves to be.—(Mr. Jeffrey sat down ' 4 uni versa l an d ve h e m e nt cheering and waving of hats 4 i. l t UM andkerchiefs from the windows.) ~- B, in presenting himself, was received with l ogled cheering, groans and hisses ; during his whole 'til this clamour continued with more or less violence. t kide--Gentlemen, it gave me great pleasure to ob ,e in the course of my personal canvass, that while in ' 4 ',Y parts of the country, it has been the practice to 'god from candidates specific pledges in regard to those ,_, llltl rtant measures which are likely to come under the %deratio n of the next Parliament, the electors of Edin th appear, in general, to disapprove of such a proceed "l say, Gentlemen, it gave me great pleasure. because I N every feeling of respect for the motives of the electors ,tuiring such pledge feel th could not conscien- 7 tql y have given them. s, I Indeed, at I I do not see how it is ‘lble for any honest man to pledge himself either to i l'Pott or to oppose any measure, until lie shall have had ePPortunity of learning and carefully weighing the & evidence which may be brought to bear upon it. at all the questions to which I have alluded are of doh difficult and intricate nature, and require 7 1 1 study and reflection before deciding upon them. I have never yet had a fair opportunity of giving, nor i l l t t . likely that I can have until they are brOught before i ll anient. But, should you do me the honour of send ;me ther e , I do pledge myself that it will be my first , most important duty to spare no degree of labour in i h 4 tiftating these questions, and that, having done so, I :r with ou t regar d t o individual interests, decide accord to What I shall believe to be for the general good. t r. ARERCROMEY was received with great applause, : aside Gentlemen, two questions were proposed to to Which I beg to abide, as my answers to which may be thoroughly understood. These are—the dura % L of Parliament, and the vote by ballot. My utoll on the duration of Parliament is not founded on 1 abstract theory, but founded on conviction. If there ~,,,, one of rot who does not think that it would he , ernely d es i ra bl e t h a t the duration of Parliament should `thortened; and I ask you if you do not think that if it %0 to cont i nue seven years , d ur i ng w hi c h ti me th e can hate is to be master of his own conduct, he would not e.,greater exertions if the period was of a shorter C . ! You all know that short accounts make long 1: 12 ,!.--(Laughter.) Short Parliaments, in my opinion, i7ot be an advantage. As to the ballot, lam no friend it '—(Marks of disapprobation.) I wish to see every come forward openly and honestly to give his vote, I t ell mode is best calculated to raise and elevate the 44 oter of the people who enjoy the franchise. But I I said if this franchise cannot be exercised truly and endently, I s h a ll b e quite ready to support the ballot. `(lmmen se cheering.) it lhe SHERIFF now said, that three candidates having L_ _proposed and seconded, he would take a show of `Nis for them in the succession of their nomination. I the SHERIFF then declared that the show of hands was Lie', of the Lord Advocate and Mr. Abercromby, L i ell announcement was received with the most deafen- V l e ers. k u 's BLAIR they demanded a poll, and the SHERIFF in j, s 4 quence adjourned the proceedings till to - morrow I t tn ing at nine o'clock, to recommence at the different i i . l tig places for the city, and at eight in the morning on sub sequent day. ' q At4 S G 0 W.—NOMINATION OF CAN DI DA TES. (From the Scots Times.) 'l.. lL'ea terday being nomination day, the hustings, which re erected in front of the Court-hall, became surrounded I l a n early hour by a large assemblage of people, chiefly gin to the working classes. Though the weather rather unfavourable, the crowd continued to increase, i t , before the business of the day commenced, every Lsatton that could afford the slightest glimpse of the Zie of action, was fully occupied. Placards in abun viP were circulated among the people, which were read A,7! avidit y , though many of them were by no means cre ;Me to e ith er th e h one sty or understandings of tho se 9 1 whom they originated. A little after the hour op ined, the Sheriff of the county , att ended b y the condi " toad their nominators, came upon the hustin g s, and business shortly after commenced, by Mr. Smith, of "Lubin, proposing Mr. Dixon, the late Member , as future representative. The motion was seconded by ' Edington. The following nominations then followed r otation :—The Load Provost, by Mr. Dennistoun of k. ith illt seconded by Mr. Dunn of Duntocher ; Sir D. A t . Sandford, by William Dixon, Esq., seconded by i t r . ,• Bennet ; Mr. Crawford, proposed by William i i ,‘1,..: Esq., seconded by Mr. Tennant ; Mr. Oswald, lly Walter Graham, EQq., of Whitebill, seconded le , waiter Buchanan, E-q. ; Mr. Douglas of Bat , Li' , proposed by Dr. Richard Miller, and seconded 7 William Kippen, Esq., of Bushy. After the nomina -1 wer e over , M r . Dixon rose and spoke at s ome 14 Ith ' amid occasional interruptions. M r. Crawford, r • Osw a ld an d th e L or d P rovos t, however, were not so iti e tessful ; they tried in vain to obtain a hearin g . The l; ea fratiehised friends of Mr. Douglas and Sir Daniel were, t o4 4 .preconcerted scheme, in possession of the front of the tl k , s ti ,4 l , where they seemed determined that no man th,,,,,'1d be able to make himself heard except the kin th ey h a d a t a previous meeting ~ selected" a s our em te lentatives, viz., Mr. Douglas and Sir D. K. Sand i'," ; these gentlemen, therefore, had in a great measure k m - 'Peaking to themselves, and the impression which they !et a ! on their unenfranchised friends were certainly ti tt ;* - --what effect they produced on the electors will be k t • discover e d when the result of the poll is announced. Ils::P t the unfairness displayed towards tbe other condi kill . the business of the day was gone through with as lir e i ' l l order and tranquillity as could reaso nably be expected. i t aeu r efrain f rom g iving the speeches of any of the gentle k4i; as they co ntained little that was new ; and the whole Pa t h ' from the noisy interference of the non-electors , ha d kilt er a farcical appearance, extremely unbecoming the im tlt object of the meeting. BASHFULNESS v. BRASS. Ikr . O I4IPTU SUGGESTED BY DAN'S TRIUMPH AT THE DUBLIN ELECTION. " Re (Dan O'Connell to wit) had modestly declined to `C 3 e forward personally to oppose the brazen Dublin n aervatives it was therefore incumbent on his friends to '0 CO fo r him."—Dublin Paper. Am Plius haud frontis triplici are, Eblana, triumphcs— Danni es virginea victa pudicitils. [eh, for the benefit of the English reader, we thus hasten to tran.late— Ye Dublin Cons., your boasted brass No more usurps the sway; — Dan's virgin modesty, alas ! All potent, wins the day. There was not a single charge made against tinY individual, nor one person taken to the police station, luring the Westminster Election. We have received this qo rmation from Mr. THOMAS, the superintendent. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We regret with L. STANTON, of Montagu-street, the existence of the evils he refers to, and trust with him that the time is come when there will be more doings and less savings in Parliament; but his Letter is too long for insertion in these bus y times, and we have often adverted to the subjects of his complaint. '" tilt erbr PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONS O'CLOCK. :ank Stock .--. --- , _ 3 per Cent. Red 33%54 India Stock 3 per Cent. Cons. 3,4 per Cent. — South Sea Stock .. ..... ... 924 Ditto Red 9 1 14 Old Annuities __ . . . --... tr ew 334 per Cent. ......,.. shut New Ditto ••• 3 per Cent. Ann. 172.6 .... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 ... —. 4 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann to expire Ditto .... ........5 00 Jan. 5,186 n 16 7-16 % Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1859 I 6 IA 5-16 !Ditto Commercial ...... .. pm. Jan 5, 1880 — Ditto Advertised — pm. Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank for Account — April 5, 1880 — India for Acc0unt.......... Jan. 5, 1870 — Cons. fnrJan. 23 14 % ILi THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 1 Peruvian Bonds ...... ......... 10% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ' Austrian Bonds B9I Belgian Bonds Ditto Account .......... Brazilian Bonds 46% Ditto Account... 4 6343'4 Buenos Ayres 80nd5........ Ditto Account .056 1 1 % Chilian Bonds .. 16 1 4 Ditto Account — Columbian Bonds 9% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1821 l O l4 Ditto Account Danish Bonds 68% Ditto Account Greek Bonds ........ Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account '264 Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account. 20V, 1 1 14 Ditto, 6 per cen' 0 4 3 4 5 Ditto Account Neapolitan Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds 4 9 ,4 Ditto Account 4 9 yl i i Regency Scrip 4,th dis. Ditto Account 4i: dis. Prussian Bonds 99% lila& Account Ditto Bonds, 1822 Russian Bonds, 1822 48 3 4 Ditto Account ( 3 New Loan 91%7.4 (Spanish Bonds, 1821 164 Dii attlo.);3kocnrsntn3 141e4 Ditto Account i French Rentes, sp. c. .—f —c. 1--- Exchange —f —c. •---S per cent —f —c. -- Exchange —f —c. (Dutch Scrip 41 1 4% Ditto Account 41%Y,, French Scrip :2pm. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 17. Bank Stock 195 St. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 Der cent liov. Stock, 8% per cent 90% National Ditto — Ditto, New 913 Patriotic Ditto I per Cent — Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 336 percent.... 85% Provincial Ditto .... ........ Royal Canal Stock ... ...... Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock — imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent....... Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4v. c. Commercial Buildings Armed. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg I O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica. 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 1 Lisbon 2 O Flanders 0 0 Malta . 0 1 France 0 0 Sweden 1 O Guemsev&Jersev.. 1 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... ✓8 minutes after 1. I Evening...s3 minutes after I ELEGANT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. 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DECEMBER 20, 1832. The Middlesex polling commenced this day ; and though we have not the slightest doubt as to the result, yet, again and again, we must im press on all those electors who are not wholly without a sense of gratitude for the many public services which Mr. HUME has conferred on the country, to lose not a moment in their endea vours to secure his election. The Conservatives muster strongly against him. Cant insinuates her subtlest calumnies against him. All desperate pre judices—all petty, selfish interests, whether lay or clerical, are equally bent on running him down. Already Mr. HUME has been attacked with a virulence and malignity that would have blasted the hopes, and subdued the energies of nine out of ten men. The lay Conservatives have branded him as a Revolutionist ; the clerical ones as an Infidel. And why this long, wolfish howl against him ? Simply because he is a dangerous man—that is to say, a man whose moral in fluence with the people is daily, hourly, rising higher and higher, and who consequently bids fair to inflict grievous damage on the upholders of abuse and corruption. The Middlesex Pharisees are, we happen to know, especially persevering in their clamour against Mr. HUME. He stands first in their Black books. And this chiefly be cause he is said to be opposed to the interests of the Church, whereas, if the Church knew her own interests, she would know that he is her sincerest and most influential friend, who strives his utmost to restore her to that place in the respect and affections of the community, which she has of late done so much to forfeit. When we are told (as religious cant is perpetually telling us) that Mr. HUME is somewhat lax in his devotional opinions, it is but justice that we bear in mind the fact, that he is a good husband —a good friend—a good citizen—an honourable and consistent politician—exemplary in the discharge of his duties in this world, and confi dent in his expectations of a better. This is not the language of flattery, for Mr. HUME needs it not. It is the mere language of truth and justice, of which (but for the calumnies of the Saints and Conservatives) Mr. HumE would not have stood in need. As for Sir C. FORBES, his opponent, we confidently repeat our conviction, that the poor man has not the ghost of a chance. He may cant, or his advocates may cant for him, but it will not avail. The Middlesex electors—or public opinion has grievously maligned them— know how to discriminate between affectation and sincerity, between the man who can merely promise to behave better for the time to come, and him who can boldly bid his constituents look back to the past, as a pledge for his future conduct. 111 The appearance of Sir CHARLES FORBES on the hustings, as a candidate for Middlesex, is a gross insult to every elector who hears him. It is neither more nor less than to tell him, "I am convinced you are a fool, who do not know the difference between black and white, who will unhesitatingly swallow all the fine things that I, as a Conservative, may think fit to tell you, but as it is to fools I appeal, and as fools only can carry my election, I have thought fit, Sir, to address myself exclusively to you." Will the Middlesex electors allow this implied, though not, perhaps, avowed, reflection on their understanding to pass unnoticed ? Will they vote for the poor, drivelling party tool, whose success (and he knows it) must he the result, not of their shrewdness, but their imbecility ? Whose every sentence is a dull, stupid appeal from folly to folly—from cant to cant ? Assuredly they will not, and the latest announcement of the poll, which has just this instant reached us, confirms the truth of our assertion. By this announcement we perceive that Sir JOHN SCOTT LILLIE stands but a very indifferent chance of success. As a sin cere and zealous Reformer, would it not be better, we ask, that the Gallant Candidate should at once resign his pretensions in favour of Mr. Hum E ? By creating division, he only weakens, not strengthens, the good cause. Our readers will, no doubt, participate in our surprise at the following remarks, made by Mr. STANLEY, on the occasion of his being returned for the northern division of Lancashire :—" The Government had come forward with a complete measure of Reform, which the people had adopted as the charter of their liberties ; it had been so extensive as to alarm many, who, however, consented to go the length of it upon the distinct pledge that it was to be taken as a final measure. If, therefore, it should be at tempted to bring forward any measure for shortening the duration of Parliament, or a still further extensive alteration, by a protection, as it was falsely 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. On the ballot, he must say that he regarded it as a most important deviation from the princi ples of the British Constitution. The represen tative 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 shortly dwelling upon this and other popular topics, the Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to repeat the determination of the Government to resist any attempt at a further alteration or extension of the Reform Bill." Surely Mr. STANLEY will not venture to pro nounce that the ballot is a more " important de viation from the principles of the Constitution," than the bare-faced bribery, corruption, and in- timidation, that have lately disgraced so many of our borough elections ! If lie do, then has he read the Constitution, not with the enlarged eye of a Statesman, but with the microscopic eye of a bigot. We shall shortly return to this subject. We are indebted to two correspondents at Poole (as will be seen in another column) fo r calling our attention to an article which appeared in The Sun of Monday, relative to the election for that borough. We much regret that it should by a mistake, such as will occasionally unavoidably occur in the multifarious business of making up a newspaper, have appeared in our pages, for, as our correspondent, the Poole elector, says, we know Mr. PONSONBY to he a Reformer who would scorn having recourse to the means alluded to in that article, to influence any election whatever. We heartily wish Mr. PONSONBY all the success his stanch Poole friends can desire for him. Since writing the above we are gratified to find, from the election returns, that Mr. PoN SONBY has been returned for Dorsetshire. Letters have been received from Oporto from Sir JOHN MILLEY DOYLE, and other officers of rank, up to the 7th inst. They write in good spirits. Sir JOHN MILLET DOYLE appears confident of a successful issue to the exertions of the Constitutionalists. We have reason to believe that an attempt will be made by some of the great Powers, to induce Don MIGUEL to abdicate the throne of Portugal. Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, however, in a letter to one of the Tory clique here, declares that MIGUEL will never consent to any arrange ment which shall not leave him absolute posses. sion of the whole of the Portuguesc territory. It will be seen by our extracts from the French Papers, that the siege of Antwerp citadel progresses slowly, but surely. Letters have, however, been received in London, bringing down our intelligence three days later, viz., to the 18th, when the batteries necessary for breaching the Toledo; Bastion were not expected to be ready to commence their fire till to day. The movement we noticed to have taken place in the Dutch troops some days back, has led to nothing, although some ac counts say that Marshal GERARD considers it as preparatory to an attack on Belgium. The gamesters of the Stock Exchange in Paris last week killed Prince TALLEYRAND, and we find by a letter from that capital that they are now attempting a second time to 1(11 the King of PRUSSIA. M. de TALLEYRAND boasts that he is too hardy to go off suddenly, and the Prussian Ambassador declares that the KING, his master, has not been so well as he is now for some months past. We wonder whose life they will attempt next. -----,---- An active correspondence has taken place btween Prince METTEttNicx and the Austrian Ambassador in Paris, on the subject of the imprisonment of the Duchess of BERRY. We understand that the assurances given by the Duke de BROGLIE to the Austrian Ambassa dor, are considered quite satisfactory. The DUCHESS herself seems to apprehend very little as to her future fate, and in her letters to her partisans, expresses great satisfaction at the treat ment she has received. The movement in the Dutch army appears to have excited some sensation in the diplomatic corps here ; but it is not believed that the King of HOLLAND is supported by any of the great Powers in the designs which be is supposed to have upon Belgium. The Prussian Ambas sador declares that, so far from encouragement having been offered to him by the Cabinet of Berlin, the strongest remonstrances against the conduct of Holland have been sent to the Dutch Court by the Prussian Minister for Fo reign Affairs. Much as the Holy Alliance dis like the principles of the French Government, they are not so unwise as not to know that the opportunity afforded by the obstinacy of the King of HOLLAND to the French to bring their young troops into the field, and to revive the military ardour which was so long injurious to the repose of the continent, is one which will materially strengthen France, and furnish them with no pretext for opposition, they having been parties to the treaty for the en forcement of which the French troops have moved. If the Holy Alliance were prepared for war, they would be well pleased at the hos tilities between France and Holland, as they would be preparatory to a general contest ; but every thing indicates the wish, as it must be the interest, of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, to prevent, for a time at least, a general war. Had they been prepared for war, they would not have permitted the French to enter Belgium, and to have organized quietly the means of future annoyance. They could gain nothing by a few months' delay, their armies being already on a war footing, and their Governments well con solidated. Neither could they have hoped, by delay, to improve their financial resources, the bad condition of which has probably chiefly tended to preserve peace. France, on the other hand, had every thing to gain by a few months' delay. The revolt in La Vendee was to be crushed—the Government was to be conso- lidated—the army to be increased. All this has been either done, or is proceeding rapidly to wards completion ; and the siege of Antwerp was the most opportune thing in the world to give practice to the troops, and put them in a condition to contend with a certainty of success against the Powers of the Holy Alliance, in the event of a general war. We can only say, that Russia, Austria, and Prussia, have any intention of assisting Holland, they have acted with great indiscretion in allowing the French to proceed so far. Whatever they may have thought six months ago, they must now, we think, see the necessity of using all their efforts to maintain peace. Of their hatred of France we entertain no doubt ; but they love their own safety more than they hate France ; and were they to rush into war, their safety and political existence might soon be at an end. We are glad to find that our observations on the impediments thrown in the way of the pro posed arrangement for a daily Estafette between Paris and London, have produced some effect. M. COMTE, the Director of the French Posts, has ordered an inquiry to be made, and has de clared that no influence shall prevail over his conviction of what is due to the public. It ap pears that the French Government attribute the delay to the wish which a gentleman, high in the English Post-office, is supposed to entertain, that no improvement should be made. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Montreal Papers, to the 23d of November, have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house. His Majesty's schooner Nimble has arrived at Halifax, bringing despatches from Vice-Admiral Colpoys. A report prevailed after her arrival, and the Editor of the Royal Gazette states his belief that there is too much foundation for it, that strong fears were entertained at Jamaica that the negroes were contemplating another revolt against the Government. The Nimble was to sail on the Ist for Bermuda. According to accounts from Mexico, great apprehensions were entertained of that city being plundered, in consequence of which the Governor had issued a proclamation, calling upon the citizens to assist the soldiers in patrolling the streets, and had given orders to fire on any person who might attempt to enter the stores. Accounts from New Orleans state that the plague has put an end to the yellow fever there. The interments were reduced to 25 or 30 per day. The information from Constantinople states that the Grand Seignor had established his headquarters at Busalu ; and sixty thousand Bosniques were proceeding to join him. Two hun dred and six millions of piastres were put at his disposal. The envoy of Mehemet An had been sent away without coming to any terms. THE FUNDS. The accounts this day of the siege of Antwerp, gives us to expect that we shall, in a few days, hear of the conclusion of this siege; as, according to all appearance, by this time the French are battering in breach ; and if Chasse stands the as. sault, it will be a terrible conflict, with great slaughter on both sides. _ _ . ........ Consols opened at the same price they left off yesterday, 84 % % for the Account, with scarce a bargain doing. .. ,- In the Foreign market nothing doing. HALF-PAST ONE. A private letter from Antwerp says, that if Chasse does not obtain succours, or a strong diversion made in his favour, the citadal is expected to fall by the 26th instant. The Funds have continued steady during the whole of the morning, without the least speculation, at 84 M % for the Ac. count The Foreign Funds are in the same stagnant state as in the British Market. Prices are much the same as yesterday. THREE O'CLOCK Consols for Account 84 I. CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto for Account 84i Greek Brazilian Bonds Mexican ..., 25 Buenos Ayres... Peruvian ..... Chilian Ditto.... Russian Columbian 1824 Spanish It is generally understood that Earl GREY, soon after his acceptance of office, proposed to Lord MILTON to elevate his venerable and excellent father, Earl Frrzwmilam, to the Marquisate of Rocwicitax ; but the infirm state of health in which the Noble Earl has been for a length of time, has for the present occa sioned the honour to be deferred. Mr. SHERIDAN KNOWLES has, we learn, made considerable progress in the composition of his New Play , intended for Covent-garden, the hero of which Mr. KNOWLES intends to personate himself. The lovely Miss ELLEN TREE, at present the most popular actress in her peculiar line, at either of the Metropolitan Theatres, has a character assigned to her of great delicacy and beauty. The Lord Bishop of ST. DAVID'S has been pleased to institute, by commission, the Rev. JOHN SMITH, 8.A., Curate of Banham, Norfolk, and decipherer of " Pepy's Memoirs," to the rectory of Pwllycrochon, in the coun•y of Pembroke, on the presentation of hie MAJESTY. COLLIIOid9Rry, Rev. D. A. WILLIAM. MEMBERS RETURNED. ENGLAND AND WALES. YORKSHIRE ' EAST RIDING, DEC. 18.—Rich Bethell, Esq., and Paul B. Thompson, Esq., elected without opposition. DORSET, DEC. 19.—Lord Ashley, Hon. W. F. S. Ponsonby, and Wm. John Bankes, Esq., returned without opposition. IRELAND. DUBLIN, CITY.—D. O'Connell, Esq., and E S Ruthven, Esq. RoscoMMoN, COUNTY.—O'Connor Don, and F. French, Esq. TIPPERARY, Conwrv.—Hon. C. O'Callaghan, and R. S. Shell, Esq TYRONE, COUNTY.—Hon. H. Currey, and Sir H. Stewart, Bart. CAVAN, COUNTY. —M. Maxwell, Esq., and J. Young, Esq. PORTA RLINGTON, BOROUGH. —T. Gladstone, Esq. by a majority'of 1 STATE OF THE PO , LL S. ,D WA!. DEC. 19. Hodges 785 276 533 449 640 697 I 3380 'HIRE, DEC. Mosley 133 697 4073 ENGLAND AN WEST-KENT, Maidstone Bromley Blackheath Gravesend 'l'onbridge Cranbrook .... I NORTH STAFFORD& St afford Abbots Bromley Newcastle Cheadle Leek Second Day's Poll First Day's Poll 477 SURREY, EAST riscoe Beauci I 1643 1153 Gross Total COUNTY OF Close of the P 011... I 131 . DIVII Jerk I Arnbleside Kirby Lonsdale Appleby Kendal Kirby Stephen Rider '733 271 452 429 615 601 3107 9. Buller 98 63 251 231 726 3665 . I 4591 r SION. Allen 832 Geary 733 234 497 363 340 32! 4ORLAND, DEC. 18. lad. Lowther I Col.Lowther 161 139 277 256 228 230 224 223 166 162 10488 Russell 113 507 2587 Lainson 244 Barham 99 112 358 284 199 1066 I 1010 I 1052 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NORTH, DEC. 19. 1 Lumley I Houldsworth I Gardnor First Day's Poll. 1 1361 1101 951 SOUTH HAMPSHIRE, DEC. 19. Palmerston Staunton I Fleming I I Gross Poll 1625 1520 I 1276 WORCESTER, EAST, DISTRICT OF PERSHORE, DEC. 18. Russel Cooke I Pakington I 2157 2130 1530 GLOUCESTER, EAST DIVISION, DEC. 19. I I Guise Moreton I Codrington Final Close of the Poll I 3313 3185 2615 BERKSHIRE, DEC. 18. I I Palmer T , I hrockmorton I Walter Pusey Close of the Poll 2916 2789 2491 2434 NORTH WILTS, DEC. lit 'Methuen I Astley I Edridge Final Close of the P 011.... 1835 1683 403 COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE AND ISLE OF ELY, DEC. 19. I Yorke I Townly Childers Adeane I Final Close of the Poll 3655 3263 29401 2830 NORTHAMPTON, NORTH DIUSION DEC. 19. Brudenell Milton Hanbury I Close of the P 011... 15 1 42 1535 I 1435 DURHAM, NORTH DIV ISION, DEC. 18. Lambton Williamson I 1792 1578 .N DIVISION, DEC. 19. Vernon Waterpark 719 647 658 669 438 345 625 6.12 525 491 First Day's Poll DERBY, SOUTHEI Derby Belper Melbourn Wirksworth Ashbourne I 296.5 Sir Roger Gresley having resigned, ti and Lord Waterpark were duly elected. SHROPSHIRE, NORTH DIVISIOI Shrewsbury Whitchurch Wellington Oswestry SOUTH CI Chester Namptwich Northwick Berkenhead Sandbach EAST SOI [ENURE, DEI Grosvenor 687 447 215 155 428 I 1932 IMERSET, D: Miles 457 302 289 637 855 864 Bath Shepton Mallet Bedminster Axbridge Wincanton - --------- --------------------- Total by another return ... 3404 2774 2775 e Hon. G. Tryon 1250 Bradley 1280 Greisley 5C9 248 511 329 326 1923 Vernon IN, DEC. 18. Hill Cotes Gore 967 574 521 716 464 345 295 573 123 759 1 247 830 2171 19. Langton 48S Brigh t 464 640 579 299 70G 505 210, 415 IRELAND. TRINITY COLLEGE, Di Lefroy Shaw Crampton Ponsonby WATERFORD. Barrow Hayes l2O Christi 77 3010 2925 284-t 1Z S 6 1274 413 381 77 maa 7l NOMINATION FOR SCOTCH ELECTIONS. GLASGOW, DEC. 17.—Sir D. K Sandford, James Ewing, James Dixon, James Oswald, John Crawford, and John Douglas, Esqrs. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied almost all the morning in hearing a little motion on the subject of costs. The LORD CHAN CELLOR complained of having been taken in when he granted permission to have this motion, as it was said, spoken to on the question of costs ; and will take care how in future he yields to such applications, which, instead of being disposed of in a few minutes, are to engross whole days. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, DEC. 19.—Wind S.W., light.—Arrived from the river and remain the Cambrian, Blyth, for Bombay ; Nava rin, for Sierra Leone; Thetis, Burton, for Jamaica; Mangles, Carr, from Sheerness, and sailed for New South Wales. Ar rived the Reaper, Harby, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, DEc. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Passed by the Bengal Merchant, Campbell, from Bengal, sailed the 9th July, the Cape the 19th October, and St. Helena the 2d ult. Arrived the Portland, White, from Copenhagen; and Esther, Falle, from Cadiz. PLYMOUTH, DEc. 18.—Wind W.—Arrived the Diana, Downing, from Messina. FALMOUTH, DEc. 18.—Wind W. to W.N.W., strong gales and squally.—Arrived the Zior, Ducker, from Terra Nora; and Killigrew, Neye, from Seville. Off port the Bar bara, Henzell, from Pictou. MARGATE, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Sovereign, Lighter, from Messina, NEWPORT, Dtc. 18.—Arrived the Venus, Warham, from Oporto. LIVERPOOL, DEc.lS.—Arrived the William Pitt, Ogilvie, from St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port the Laurence, Gill, from Demerara. GREENOCK, Disc. 17.—Arrived the Janet Dunlop, La mont, from Honduran. WATERFORD, Mc. 17.—Arrived the Wexford, Quick, from Quebec; Clonmel, Davis, and Victoria, Hodge, from London. YOUGHAL, Dec. 17.—Arrived the John Frederick, Guest from MemeL COWES, Dec. 19.—Arrived the Cora, Ware, from Rie Janeiro. DARTMOUTH, DEC. la—Arrived the Star, Law, from Denia, with damage, and loss of sails. WEYMOUTH, DEc. la—Arrived off port the Pantheon, from Demerara. Arrived off the Wight, the Philadelphia, Champlin, from New York; the Dorothy, Newbold, from Buenos Ayres to Hamburg, was on a bank outside of Dover pier yes terday, but expected to be got off without damage. The Robert, Percy, from Pictou to Boston, was on shore on Jersey Isle, Cape Breton, 26th ult. The Brunswick, Wood, from Shields to London, was as. sisted into Harwich in a very leaky state, having struck the ground. The Miranda, Taggart, from Demerara, grounded at the entrance of St. George's Dock Basin, Liverpool, on Thurs. day, and had seven feet water in her hull, it was expected she would float at high water. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Dec. 14, 1832, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the diftrent Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat---. 545. 9d.1 Oats --- IBs. &LI 345. 2d. Barley 3Os. 10d.1 Rye 345. 4(1.1 Pease.....-- 403. 2d. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. 7d.f Oats 183. 10d. 345. 6d. 4d.1 Rye 335. 9.d 1 384. 7d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Bd.l Oats 19s. 9d.1 18s. 3d. Barley --....165. 10[14 Rye 19s. 911 12s. &I. HAY M A R KETS.—( At per Load of 30 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND (LATE ST. JAMES'S.) Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 10 Kew Meadow Hay 2 0 3 10 Useful Old Ditto. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-graze Hay 3 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay l5 5 0 Oat Straw £1 4to £1 8 I Wheat Straw... 1 8 110 Supply rather limited, trade dull, and prices stationary. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay ..... Clover Hay (extra fine)....£s o... Generally Oat Straw ... Ll 4to .£1 6 1 Wheat Straw 1 8 110 Supply short, trade very dull, and prices barely stationary. HALIFAX MARXET.—There was a good deal of business done in stuff goods, at this market I,st Saturday, and prices were rather better.--Halifax Bap. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAYM: IMPORTANT TO THE MERCANTILE INTEREST CAMPBELL r. RICKARDS AND OTHERS. Mr. POLLOCK, Mr. Sergeant JONES, and Mr. FOL. LETT, appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir JAMES SCAR. LETT and Mr. MAULE for the defendants. The case, which involved a very important question, occupied the whole morn. ing, but the following is the substance of it : In the year 1827, the plaintiff, who was a merchant at Sydney, New South Wales, consigned a quantity of goods to London, by the ship Cumberland, to the care of a Mr. Emmett, who went passenger by her, and in the event of any accident to that gentleman, to the care of the defendants, who were merchants in Leadenhall-street. The plaintiff wrote by another ship the Australia to his friend Mr. Harris, a solicitor, requesting him to hand that letter to the defendant, but not until after thirty days from its receipt were expired, in order that the de fendants might insure the cargo for 4,000/. and the freight for 7001. As the Cumberland did not arrive within the thirty days, Mr. Harris, at the expiration of thirty-five days, handed the letter to the defendants, who, on the following day effected the insurance at the ordinary amount of risk. The Cumberland, and her crew and passengers (Mr. Emmett and his two children) had never since been heard of, and at the expiration of twelve months the defendants applied on behalf of the plaintiff, his principal, to the under' writers for the amount of the policies, when they re fused to pay, alleging that the defendants had with held from them when the insurance was effected, what ap peared to them material,;viz.thatthe insurance was not made until 30 days after the arrival of the letter of instruction, and declaring that the risk, in consequence, was greater than it had been represented to them. The defendants brought an action in this Court against the underwriters, but failed, because the Jury were of opinion that the information which had been withheld was material and ought to have been communicated. The defendants applied for a new trial, and the Judges decided that the information was material and the verdict correct. The plaintiff then brought the present action, to recover the 4,7001. from the de fendants, on the ground that, through ignorance and negli gence, they, the defendants, had not effected a proper in surance. " " A great deal of evidence was brought to show that the delay of :30 days should have been stated to the underwriters, for it made a material difference in the premium of insurance, inas much as it showed that, for 30 days after the arrival of the letter, the plaintiff undertook the risk himself, and that the in.- suring it after that time raised a presumption that the ship was out of time. Sir JAMES SCARLETT made a most powerful defence. He contended that there was no case of gross negligence or ignorance. That for a mere mistake the defendants could not be liable, and that it was clear they had acted bona fide and with the best intentions. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up, said, that no imputation whatever rested on the characters of the defendants, for they had no doubt done what they conceived was for the best. The chief question for the Jury was, whether the custom of the trade was so notorious in making the communication adverted to, as to charge the defendants with gross ignorance in not knowing it and acting upon it. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—damages 4,700/., minus 5601., being the extra risk, at the rate of 12 per cent., which the plaintiff would have had to pay if the cargo had been properly insured. MIDDLESEX ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) The great and desperate struggle for the repre vocation of this important county, to the issue of which the attention of the whole kingdom has, from a variety of causes which it is unnecessary to enumerate, become lrawn, commenced this morning. The polling is carried m in eight districts, and as the number of votes registered in each district is known to a certainty, we purpose giving, besides the latest ascertained aggregate, a return of the number polled from hour to hour iu each district, con .idering that we shall thereby supply data, by which our readers will be enabled to form a probable conjecture as to what will be the issue of the contest. These returns, up to the final close of the day's poll, will be given. GRAY'S INN DISTRICT. This is the most important division of all, as it com prehends both the cities of London and Westminster, and o f the ere:it surrounding parishes. It contains 2,572 registered voters. KING'S CROSS DISTRICT. This is by far she most extensive polling place of the whole; it comprehends all the parishes of the city cf London and Weatminster, about 20 adjacent populous pa rishes, and all the extra parochial places within the county. The arrangement! made here by the Sheriffs are most admirable, the whole of a spacious room at the north-west end of the inner quadramtle of the Gray's-inn Bazar being appropriated for the purpose. This room is on the ground-floor, and was intended for a repository; it is about 150 feet long by about 50 in width. Acing the whole of the length of one side are erected commodious desks, and other necessary accommodations for tak ng the poll. The voters pass into the room by a door at the south, and leave by one at the north end. A few con stables are stationed at the doors, but such is the order, fa cility, and rapidity with which the business proceeds, that their office is a mere sinecure. Mr. Hume was in attendance from nine till ten o'clock, and appeared in ex cellent health and spirits. He wore a laurel leaf in his hat, and was loudly greeted on entering. We understand it is his intention to proceed to Stepney station, and to return hence between 11 and 12 o'clock, to the ihraar, and after remaining about an hour, to visit the Hammersmith station, where be will remain till it is time for him to proceed to Brentford, in order to address the electors there, after the close of the day's poll. It is not, Mr. Hume in f rmed our reporter, his present intention to deliver a public address to the electors, anywhere except at Brent , ford, this day. MILE END DlSTRlCT.—Contains 1,509 voters. HAMMERSMITH DlSTRlCT.—Contains 906 votres. BRENTFORD Diszarcx—Contains 453 voters. ENFIELD DlSTRlCT.—Contains 513 voters. EDGWARE DlSTRlCT.—Contains 333 voters. BEDFONT DlSTRlCT. —Contains 394 vo'era. UXBRIDGE DlSTRlCT.—Contains 269 voters. The following was the latest general return received in town by express from the different polling places, at the time of our going to press. It will be seen that the re- ruins do not come up to so late an hour f as from the near polling places. We sly account in our Second Edition:— From the distant ill continue the Mile End, 12 o'clock Hammersmith, I o'clock Brentford, 12 o'clock.. Hume 15ti 191 Byng 132 107 Forbes 54 64 49 24 Bedfont, tialf.past 11 Uxbridge, no return King's Cross, 1 o'clock Edgware, 12 o'clock Enfield, 12 o'clock ...... Total ........ ».«.. - 988 COUNT—T' ,154 I For ,059 1 Lill and for Lillie 52 96 69 4 .909 'wo O'CLOCK. rbes 629 ie on—Vote for Economy, [time. ANOTHES ♦Ci Hume l. Byng Reformers, hasten t 4 Retrenchment, Reform, MIDDLESEX ELECI lON. Stlopian Coffee-house, Charing-cross, Dec. 19, 1832. SIR—It is most unpleasant to Mr. Hume', Committee to be obliged to press on you the comae that has been taken by some persons in joining the name of Mr. Hume with that of Sir John Scott Lillie in placards and hand bills, which has induced the public to believe that there has been a coalition between tho,e Gentlemen ; and I have further to state, that two gentlemen yesterday can vassed the electors in Whitechapel ; for Sir John Scott Lillie, and stated they were acting with Mr. Hume in the same interest, which being altogether unwdrranted, without the knowledge or authority of Mr. Hume or his Committee, must prove very prejudicial to the interest of Mr. Hume, wbo has no connexion with any of the candi dates; and I therefore request you will put an end immediately to such proceedings. And I entreat, as an act of justice to Mr. flume, that Sir John Scott Lillie, or his Committee, should contradict the same in the Morning Papers of to-morrow. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient Servant, J. ANDERTON, Chairmatt. J. Lenthal, Eeq., Chairman of Sir J. Scott Liilie's Committee. COURT CIRCULAR. The Archbishop of CatiTtaauar came to town yester day from hi s s e at at Addington , Surrey. Hi s Grace vi. from Manchester waited upon th e Ri g ht Hon. sited Earl GREY at the Trea sur y , and had a lon g co n f e . rence with his Lordship a nd the Lord Chancellor, w hich las o t n. edipptewopuouLtah.oti Deputation nostsoN, theVice-P res id ent o f t h e a kar d . A t.f Trade, yesterday morning, at his residence in Somer set-place. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA walked and drove in Hyde Park yesterday and on Tuesday for some time. Governor STIRLING, of the Swan River Colony, was occupied for a considerable time yesterday transacting busi ness at the Colonial.office. Viscount ALTHORY left town on Tuesday for his heat Nottinghamshire. The Commander of the Forces bat an i , tervie v with Earl GREY yesterday, during his LorJsbip's staylia t4wiL 2737 I 1858 I 1819 Wilbraham I Egerton 569 720 624 373 412 346 132 154 434 336 Ixc. 15. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. , Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at Si. pm.) XlOO 8 Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 1624 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 46 1 4 Ditto National l7 16% Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes . . - iritish Iron Mining Company £5O 184 t olumhian Mining Co. (iss. at 54 pm.) 494 61 4 English Mining Company 124 244 General Mining Association ll 54 Real dcl Monte Mining C 0.... , _ --1 8 14 18 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 5 1 4 43 Ditto New Sci ip 5 6%14 I ,v Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO BS6 Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co 46 Canada Company l7 General Steam Navigation Co. ...... Provincial Bank of Ireland 25