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by Miguel, and sent up the river to be cast into balls at the Douro Company's foundry. Great quantities of shot and shell have also come down the fiver, ~nd they say that hitherto their cannonade and bombardment was mere practice for what is to come. I shall not overburden you with more at present, as I have no event of importance to mention : when such takes place they will speak for them selves. Don Pedro's ships Villa Flor, Mindello, and Constitution, were ordered to sea, but have not yet gone out. One of them ran aground, and was got off with some difficulty. It is said that the Minister of Finance is going to the southward, towards Lisbon, on a mission of importance. Conjecture is of course busy, and the word " accommo dation" is in many people's mouths. Shells and shots are now pouring in in abundance. GENERAL ELECTION HERTFORD COUNTY, DEC. 17. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATRS. This preliminary of an election took place to-day. At about 11 o'clock Lord Grimston, the son of the Lord- Lieutenant of the county, with a retinue of about 700, multiplied by those in his interest, and stated at 1,500, presented himself in the field. CHARLES PHELIPS, Esq., of Brigeen requested to read a letter he had received from the High Sheriff of the county, Plumer Ward, Esq. The substance was to com. municate his total inability to attend in propria persona, on account of an attack of the English cholera, and ap pointing Mr. Phelips his deputy, at the same time autho rizing him to appoint persons to take the poll. The oaths having been administered to the Sheriff's Deputy and the Under Sheriff, the Bribery Act was read. After a silence of two or three minutes, the candidates were proposed in the following order:—First, Sir John Sebright; second, N. Calvert, Esq.; third, Lord Grim ston ; and lastly, Rowland Alston, Esq , the two last be ing the new candidates—the latter in the Rrform interest. A show of bands was then taken, and declared in favour of Lord Grimston, Sir J. Sebright, and Mr. Calvert. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Alston, who spoke very confden►ly of his success. It must be confessed the show was most decidedly in favour of Lord firimston, whose friends speak exultingly of his success. HERTFORD. (From the Beets Mercury.) The election for this borough terminated on Wednesday. Immediately after Mr. Currie had announced his retire ment, in July last, the Conservatives seemed determined to gain the representation into their own hands, and an nounced two candidates—Lord Ing strie and Lord Mahon. From that time their efforts have been unceasing. They have neglected no opportunity, by threats and intimida tions, of every possible kind, to gain over to their side those persons whom they thought weak enough to be in fluenced by such means, and (with shame be it spoken) with others they availed themselves of that universal in strument of corruption—gold. Never in the annals of electioneering, was this vile system more unblushingly re sorted to ; and, to the eternal disgrace of several trades men of Hertford, hitherto considered respectable, it in duced them to break promises made to Mr. Duncombe, which, from every tie of gratitude and honour, they were bound to have adhered to. Not the least remarkable fact connected with the unhappy result of the election, was the interference of nearly the whole of the neighbouring gentry ;n favour of the Conservative candidates, whilst a most extraordinary apathy has all along been exhibited by those gentlemen, who call themselves Whigs. On Tuesday, the sth instant, the canvass began, and proceeded with tolerable fairness on both sides throughout the day. The Reform party took a hasty dinner about 5 o'clock, and at 6 proceeded to canvass in various direc tions, in the hope of meeting some of the men who were from home during the thiy. Mr. Duncombe and Mr. Gripper, went to Butchery-green, the quarter where many of the poorest voters reside. They were almost utiattended, not above four being with them ; and bad scarcely begun their business when they were attacked by about 20 persons, first by every species of abuse, and then by such violence of pushing them about, and ulti mately blows, that they were put to flight, driven from OOP place of temporary shelter to another, till at length they reached the Duncombe Arms, where they were shut up for an hour before they were enabled to return home, owing to the increased number of the Conservative mob. During the progress of the alarm and disturbance incident upon this event, a bugle was sounded at the Old Cross, and a body of about 30 men rushed out of one of Lord logestrie's houses there situate, and ran towards the scene of tumult, others joining them in their progress till at last the Duncombe Arms was surrounded by from 150 to 200 persons. Previous to this day it was observed, that a number of men of a bad description, including gipsies and fighting-men, had come into the town; indeed, a party of these were encamped in a field in the occupation of the Mayor, whether by his permission or not we are unable to state, although the men are known to have declared that they were not on'y by permission, but by order of pereons taking an active part in the election—that they were well paid fur going out into the town to fight for Ingestrie and Mahon, and had also plenty of the best to eat and drink. On Wednesday a considerable accession to the strength of their parties , was observed, which continued to increase daily. They were particularly alert in the evenings ; and ;t was impossible for the Reformers to canvass after dark. The body of men alluded to assembled by sound of bugle whenever an attempt to canvass was made, and headed and encouraged by many persons in the town, wearing In gestrie and Mahon's colours, drove the Reformers to their homes. The town remained in this state till the morning of nomination, effectually held in possession by these ruffians, who mustered by bugle several times a-day, and making show of their force every afternoon, paraded the town, attended by their band. At this stage of the pro ceedings Mr. Duncombe, seeing Mr. Carter and some of the constitutional authorities in the waggons, which had iseen placed for the purpose of the nomination, called on Mr. Carter to take measures to put an end to such a dis graceful scene. The following pretty dialogue ensued : Mr. CASTER—It is your fault. DUNCOMBE—How so, Sir? I never hired bludgeon men, or itinerant vagabonds. Mr. Cawrza—Then if you did not employ them, you introduced the system. Mr. Dusicomax—Yon lie ! Mr. CAATEIL-..-I lie, Sir, what do you mean by that? You shall answer for that in another place. Mr. DuNcoNtatc—Come along, Sir, as soon as you like. Mr. Carter remained silent, and thus the affair ter- ininaTed. After a few dozens of persons on each side had had their heeds broken, just sufficient quiet was observed for the business of the nomination to be proceeded in, but not suffi eient to enable us to catch one connected servence of the speeches made on the occasion. We can only therefore ob serve that the candidates were severally proposed : Mr. Duncombe, by Mr. Th omas Gri pp er ; seconded by Mr. W. Pollard. Lord Ingestrie, by Mr. Carter ; seconded by Mr. Ayres. Lord Mahon, by Mr. Edward Lawrence; seconded by Mr. Norwood. Spalding, by Mr. Muggeridge; seconded by Mr. Rew. The nomination being over, the Ware men quietly re turned home, but not so the lawless description of force by whorls they had been opposed. Their numbers were increased (nun Hatfield aad the surrounding country, as far l i as Barnet. Hatfield-park and the farms in the vicinity were stripped of the labourers, who were hurried over in waggons, carts, and post-chaises. They kept pouring in all night. The Welwyn Band, which had returned home the night before, were at a sLiort distance, awaiting the Ware men to &taut them into the town. They were al lowed to proceed quietly until the head of their column nearly arrived at the fire-office, —the rear hod reached within a few yards of the Bank ;--they were thus as it were in a defile. At this moment their enemies closed upon the rear,—the scene of the previous day was renewed with dri-adful violence, and a sanguinary rionflict ensued. Fresh reinforcements continued to arrive frona Hatfield and that quarter during the day, and the Reformers, fed. ing themselves entirety unprotectod, appeared to give themselves up to despair. It was with difficulty they could be persuaded to leave their homes ; and bribery, corruption, and intimidation being now at its height, after a long and successful previous application, the reaolt which might have been expected took place—lngestrie and Mahon were at the head of the poll. The Conserva- • tives, intoxicated with their success no less than with the wine, liquors, and beer with which they were abundantly s upplied, marched about the town, threatening destm z . Lion to individuals who were obr.oxious to them, an d cruelly ill-using and beetling every Reformer they met. They next proceeded to the Ram lon, the landlord of which, Mr. Devonshire, is a Reformer. Here a scene of violence ensued which almost beggars description. A mob of 400 or . 500 persons, principally arrozd under pre tence of seeking a person whom they declared they in tended to murder, commenced a violent attack upon toe house. The doors and windows were sroz.shed to atoms ; and when the ruffians had gained admission, they destroyed every article of furniture, drunk and spilt all the spirits, forced open the till and stole the money, and soundly boat the persons they found there: The next object of their ,liabolical malice and revenge was the unfortunate landlord, Mr. Devonshire, who was ill in bed. With the most horrible o ,ths, they called far his blood. "Up stairs "—" murder the old vagabond," and similar expressions were conveyed to the sick man's room. His wife and female servants were screaming " Murder ;" and on going to the windows to appeal for mercy, were assailed with a shower of stones. Finding their lives at the point of being sacrificed, a person in the hou.e fired a pistol, loaded with dust shot, among the assailants. This, and the opportune arrival of Mr. Colbeck, whose exertions to restore peace, at great personal risk, confer the greatest credit on him, happily proved successful ; and a numerous body of constables coming up at the same time, the blood thirsty vagabonds were dispersed. The town, as may be supposed, was in the greatest possible excitement during the night, and the general fear was, that with such ele ments of mischief within it, the probability was that it would be set fire to, for the purposes of plunder. On the following day, shortly after 4• o'clock, the poll finally closed. Thus terminated one of the most disgraceful elec tions ever witnessed in this or any other borough. The Conservatives have, for a brief season, what they call triumphed. WEST KENT. The nomination took place on Saturday, at Penenden heath. Thomas Law Hodges, Esq., and Thomas Rider, Esq., the late county Members, having been put in nomi .ation, the new Conservative candidate, Sir William Geary, was proposed by the Hon. Colonel Wingfield Stratford, and seconded by Charles Wykeham Martin, Esq. The show of hands was three to one in favour of the Reform candidates, when Geary's friends demanded a poll, to com mence on Tuesday. D ORSETSHIRE. The Hon. W. F. S. Ponsonby will be pnt in nomina tion on Wednesday, at Dorchester; there appears no doubt 'hat the show of hands wil► decide the election, and that that gentleman, Lord Ashley, and Mr. W. Bankes, will be the Members. WESTMORELAND. A severe contest is expected. The two Lnwtbers (Lord and Colonel) will be put in nomination, in opposi tion to Mr. Barham on Saturday. Polling commences to day. EAST CUMBERLAND. The election commences on Monday in Carlisle. No third candidate has offered, and after the sign defeat of •he Tories in the city, we should think they would not venture again to show their teeth. There is a rumour afloat that Mr. Has , ll is to be brought forward ; if he be, he will not receive 300 votes. SOUTH WARWICK. The nomination took place on Friday, at the Shire-hall, Warwick, when Sir Gray Skipwith, Evelyn .1. Shirley, Esq., Sir G. Philips, and Mr. Dodi, were put in nomi nation. It was arranged on the hustings, to prevent a split among the Reformers, that Mr. Dodd should retire, and Sir George Philips stand in his stead. The show of hands was five to one in favour of Skipwith and Philips ; the other candidate demanded a poll, to com mence to-day. NORTH STAFFORD. The nomination took place on Saturday, at Stafford. Sir J. Cotton Sheppard proposed, and the Rev. T. Gis borne seconded, Sir Oswald Mosley. G. Tollett, Esq.. ind T. Summerton, Esq., put Mr. Edward Buller in nomination. R. Sneyd, Esq., and W. P. Inge, Esq., nominat d Mr. Watts Russell. The candidates addressed the electors, all declaring themselves Reformers. The show of hands was declared in favour of Mosley and Buller. A poll was demanded, to commence this (Mon day) morning. STAFFORD. Captains Gronnw and Chetwynd, both Liberals, have been successful. The poll closed at 11 on Tuesday. Mr. &mint, the Radical candidate, is the loser. The poll book has been lost ! and it is supposed there will be another election.—Birmingham Advertiser. SOUTH DERBY. The nomination was on Saturday, in the Town-hall. Sir R. Gresley, the Conservative, entered the town pri- vately. Lord Waterpark and Mr. Vernon, the Reformers, came in with flags and banners. W. Evans, Esq., M.P., proposed, and Sir R. Paul Jodrell seconded, Mr. Vernon Sir Roger Gresley was put in nomination by Mr. Philip Gell and Mr. F. Hunt, and Lord Waterpark by Mr. J. Beaumont and Mr. J. Strutt. The show of hands wag for the Reformers, and Sir R. Gresley demanded a poll, to beg in to-morrow. SOUTH LEICESTER, Dxc. 15. This morning was fixed for the nomination of candi. dates. Edward Dawson, Esq., of Whatton-house (a gentleman of Liberal principles), and H. Ha !ford, Esq., of Wistow (son of Sir Henry Halford, and a Conservative), were the only candidates proposed ; the High Sheriff therefore declared them duly elected. Mr. Dawson avowed his conviction of the necessity of the vote by ballot, shorter Parliaments, a modification of the corn laws, and a reform in the Church establishment. TAMWORTIL The election took place on Tuesday, when the late Members, Lord C. Townshend and Sir Robert Peel, were re-elected. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the Rev. F. Blick, vicar, nominated Lord Towns bend, and W. Parsons, jun., Esq., seconded it. Lord C. Townshend addressed the electors very briefly. S. Tyle cote, Esq., proposed Sir R. Peel ; W. Robinson, Esq., seconded Sir R. Peel addressed the electors in a speech which occupied an hour ; he commented upon his past conduct and future intentions. With respect to the Reform Bill, now become the law of the land, be should give it his just support—not in a sullen obedience, but as hound to see that the privileges it was intended to confer were not withheld from the newly-qualified constituency. With respect to another quntion—the slave emancipa tion,—he was prepared to go further than his Noble Friend opposite had declared himself ready to go. He had said he would give emancipation to the slave so far as it could he done while the interest of the slaveholder was not injured ; " hut I can," said the Hon. Baronet, "go much further, and will give it so far as shall he conducive to the welfare of the slave." They were by acclamation declared duly elected, and afterwards chaired round the town. YARMOUTH, Dec. 11. I can positively affirm, from my own observation in al most all grades of society, though at least one-third part of England, that there exists a strong, I might almost say a universal, wish for the vote by ballot, the very idea of which a few years ago was almost as generally scouted. It appears to me that the self-styled Conservatives (are they ashamed of the name of Tory ?) are labouring hard to bring about this desirable consummation. It happened, a few days ago, that a Mr. ,Sharpe (a Tory, of Wood bridge) called on Mr. Salmon, of the Ball Inn, in that town to solicit his vote for the Tory candidates (I hate the affected term "Conservative") for the eastern division of the county of Suffolk—Henniker and Were. "I intend to vote for Shaw and Fitzgerald," sail Mr. Salmon. " Then, by —, I'll withdraw all my favours from your house," quoth Mr. Sharpe ; " and so shall my friend, Mr. Doughty" (another Tory in the neighbourhood). " Sir," replied Mr. Salmon. "If I an: to receive your favours at the pr:ce of my independence, you msy even take then; where they wiil ha more highly appreciated." A R ev . Tiny of Woodbridge vary ';gdignantly ordered Wright, the tailor, to send in his bill instu,tly (mi. for payment ?), because he was guilty of the heinous offence of putting an election squib in his window, ridiculing there :erne pre cious Cooaervatives. BAST SOMERSET. Fusi, I.s.—The Iligh Sheriff having appointed this .day for the nomination of candiastes to represent this division, Wells presented a scene of limn:nal hustle and anxiety. Comrzodious hustings had been erected L. 7. front of the Assize-hall, ima:ediately before which is an immense area, capable of containing from 8,000 to 10,000 persons. Capt. WALDEGRAVE proposed Cu!. Langton. Caps. SCOBELL seconded the nomination, Col. LAt.TeToN, who was received with much apph.ifite, said—l am one of the old.fashioned constitutional Whigs, attached to the principies of the Revolution which pl iced the Hcuee of Brunswick upon the throne of these realms, and I will never enter the House of Comm.ons but as a free Member of Parliament. I will give no pledges—l will wear no shackles.—(" We var.t ,no pledges.") DICKINSON, Esq., late Afelatt for the county, proposed his friend Mr. Miles. JOLIFFV, aq., seconded the nomination. Mr. 11111. Es, amid great confusion, said he should always be at his post; and, an colonel Langton observed of himi,elf, go to Parliament free and :;nintlnenced. Mr. 13 aIGrioptc having been nominat€4, The Rev. *-9A;vitp.a seconded the nomination, lUr, limos-roc): then came forward, and entered at peat lenvb into an explanation of his sentiments on all the important political question*, refuting many calumnies that had been brought against hint by his opponents, and stating the reasorr; that induced him to desert the ran,',o4 of Toryism. He concluded in the following words :—" I seek to represent , a free and independent constituency. The elective franchise is a trust given the electors by their country, to be exerted for the general good, and not to be sold for individual emolument. Those who exercise the trust faithfully, honestly, and according to the best of their judgment, will have nothing to repent of when their body is about to be committed to the dust, and their spirit about to return to Him who gave it." The HIGH SHERIFF then called for a show of bands, and declared that the election had fallen on Langton and Brigstoek. Mr. MILEs demanded a poll, which The HIGH SHERIFF announced should be opened on Tuesday morning. WHITEHAVEN, Die. 15. Yesterday evening the poll closed. This morning Mr. Littledale's friends declined, and the Returning-officer is now about to return Mr. (Matthias) Atwood. This event, so different from previous anticipations, has been brought about by the most shameful means. Mr. Little dale's friends had the solemn pledges, mostly written, of a number of electors, sufficient to secure his election in spite of all opposition; but all the influence of a great family has been employed in the most unscrupulous manner to shake those engagements, and direct bribery resorted to where other means failed. One of the 14 who ratted on the last day admitted that he bad received 50/. worth of leather for his treachery. I have only to add, that Wnite_ haven, and all the west of Cumberland, is unanimous for the ballot. Nlr. Dykes and Mr. Aglienby, who were re turned the other day for Cockermontb, are zealous friends to ir. Mr. Curwen, a candidate for the county, was at first undecided, but declared a few days ago, at a large meeting, that what he had seen at Whitehaven had decided him in its favour. With the ballot even Whitehaven would be free ; without it there will be eternal struggling, persecution, bribery, and contention, on the worst principles. SOUTH CHESHIRE, DRe! This has been the day of nomination for this division of the county, and to all appearance there will be a desperate contest. The " Conservatives" have clutbed their purses, and with the assistance of " a vote in aid" from the Charles-street gang, have raised a fund of 5,0001., to try to oust one of the Liberal candidates. The candidates are Earl Grosvenor, Mr. Wilbraham (the old Member for the county), and Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., who comes forward on the " Conservative" interest; the same who, under a promise of supporting the Reform Bill, was returned for the city of Chester, but indignantly hurled from his seat for his un compromising opposition to that measure. Lord Grosvenor was proposed, in an eloquent spe e ch, by John Jervis Tollemache (son of Admiral Tollemache, the Liberal candidate for the other division of the county), and seconded by Charles Wicketead, Esq. ; Mr. Wilbra ham was proposed by Edward Venables Townshend. Esq., and most ably seconded by Dr. L itharn ; Sir Philip Eger ton was proposed by Sir Harry Mainwaring, and seconded by Randle Wilbraham, jun., Esq. After the candidates had s.verally addressed the elec tors, the HIGH SHERIFF (J. H. Leche, Esq.) called for a show of hinds, and declared the majority to be in favour of Grosvenor and Wilbraham. A poll was demanded, and " the tug of war" commences on Tuesday. Grosve nor and Wilbraham the favourites. MIDDLESEX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—A new candidate (Sir Charles Forbes), has started for Middlesex. The Conservatives are resolved, when they can do no more, to put Mr. Hume to all the expense in their power, and their choice of Sir Charles shows what they expected from Lord Henley. Reformers were puzzled what to think of his Lordship's principles, or whether he had any principles at all, as beyond his votes in the House of Commons, and one solitary speech, deli vered on a subject of no public interest, no tangible proof remained. No difficulty of this kind presents itself in taking into consideration the merits of Sir Charles. He has not contented himself with silent votes against the people. Whenever they were to be hunted, his whoop was the loudest, his holloa the most encouraging to the Ministerial pack, and in every instance he was sure to be in at the death. Passing over the speeches of Sir Charles in support of the infamous Six Acts, and other measures of a like nature, which came before Parliament since that period, allow me, Sir, to submit to you the following extracts from Sir Charles Forbes's speeches on the ques tion of Reform in 1831-2, which shows of what nature are the claims of the Honourable Baronet to the support of the honest constituency of Middlesex. Sir Charles Forbes—" 1 do not envy the taste or feel ing which dictated the shout of approbation that followed the proposed disfranchisement of the ancient borough of Old Sarum. 1 look upon it as a sign of the times ; but I cannot allow this opportunity to pass without saying that two more independent and intelligent Members do not sit in this /liaise than my Honourable Friends the Members for Old Sarum. The Noble Lord who introduced this Bill has stated in his Treatise of the British Constitution, that he should as soon think of touching the crown as touching Old Sarum, unless a case of corruption were made out against it. By this Bill, however, the Noble Lord not only touches the rights of 0:d Sarum, but annihilates them, and those of many other boroughs."—Speech of Sir C. Forbes, extracted from the Mirror of Parliament of 26th July, 1831. " I trust that the true friends of the country will not allow themselves to be turned aside on the present occa sion, but that they will unite to discharge their duty con scientiously, and then 1 have no doubt but that they will succeed in defeating the Noble Lord (Russell) and his mis chievous measure. I consider that measure as radically bid, and as tending to subvert the Constitution.”—Extract from Sir C. Furbts's Speech on Reform, March 7, 1831. " Ministers have overpowered this House, the House of Lords, and the King. Nothing remains but that they should be overpowered themselves by the Political Unions. They have created a monster which they cannot control. They must fall ; and who, I ask, will pity them ? Not 1. I hope to see the day when they will smart for what they have done."—Conclusion of Sir C. Forbes's Speech on Reform, from the Mirror of Parliament, June 6,1832. These extracts, which are fairly made, need not be commented upon. The man who would lament that the people should enjoy the suffrage in pre!erence to the hedges and ditches of Old Sarum, is the last man whom an up right independent constituency ought to choose. From Lord Henley to Sir Charles Forbes the gradation is from bad to worse. The one is negatively, the other positively, a Tory of the old serf-ruling school. The coming forward of Sir Charles will, however, be productive of one good. It will show the Tories that their glory has gone down— that their sun in England has set for ever. The return of Mr. Hume is as certain as if the list of the majority at the close of the poll was at this hour in his pocket. The high-minded constituency of Middlesex will not prove to the country (as they would do by selecting Sir Charles), that whilst most of the other counties in England are ad. vancing the cause of Reform and good Government, the metropolitan county is retrogading. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, D;c. 15. A MIDDLESEX FREEHOLDER. RYE, DEC. 16. THE BALLOT, THE VOTE BY BALLOT, AND NO- THING BUT THE BALLOT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sea„—The Conservatives have again obtained a triumph, but I trust a temporary one, over the Reformers of this borough. By the means which they have used they have proved the urgent necessity for the Reformers unanimously to persevere to obtain the vote by ballot. Such is the conviction and feeling of the Reformers of Rye, that the ballot, the vote by ballot, and nothing but the ballot, is becorsie the watch-word of their political independence. To enter into a detail of the proceedings of the Con servatives of Rye. For aurae months past, a scene of iniquity has presented itself, which has never been equalled in the worst days of borough usurpation. To debauch the poor, to render them the instruments of enslaving the middle ciasses ; has been the principle on which they have acted. Treats have been given at public-houses and beer-shops, in which men, wame4, and children have indecently and indiscriminately mixed together and partaken. These treats are kbown by the name of pig &IA punch parties. In addition to these unwarrantable proceedings, threats and intimidat;on have been resorted to, in a variety of ways to those persons, who were supposed to be politically opposed to them, and to give a finishing worthy the out line of the portrait. During the election on Wednesday and Thursday last, nearly a thousand agricultural labourers were ordered into the town, armed with staves and blud geons, i a nd stationed in front of the husti ngs, ' d ecorate d If the Reformers of thiswi with Cons er vative L b r e oagh, w hoh have vpea beenrty r i p b r beo. n emnent in th e struggles . have on all pre. vio*iislotcicsapsrioonpserbt:enanetriceec,tettbi a i t n as fro th nt e o li f ust ti i i n e gg Guildhall, which stands in a wide open street in the town, 6n this occasion they were ordered in the first i nstance to be e rected in a cow-yard, occupiEd by a tenant of Mr. Curteis, in th e outskirts of the town; they ware, hovever , after much remo nstrance, ordered to be removed to the " Cattle-mF-tket," where th e political free _ Way which has cast dom 1 1 ) 0 o o r m ou o g v h erthe was m disposedindsor the inhahitants.ofin for political freedom fur the last seven years, are to be thus insulted and deprived of the free exercise of their rights, the Reform Bill will become to them a " political nuisance," which the Legislature will do well to abate, by disfranchising the borough with all possible speed. Towards the close of the election the place of polling became a scene of great tumult and confusion, during which the Poll-clerk's books were lost, but this did not deter the Returning-officer, W. P. Lamb, EN., from de claring E. B. Curteis, Esq., duly elected. This was afterwards protested against by Colonel Evans, the po pular candidate, who declared that one or more of his friends had offered their votes, but which could not be recorded, in consequence of the poll books being lost. It is rumoured that other evidence has been obtained, which will invalidate the election if taken before a Committee of the House of Commons, which the gallant gentleman, at the conclusion of his speech, significantly hinted was his intention to do. The conduct of the Messrs. Curteis and their friends in the Rye election, is expected to decide the fate of Mr. H. R. Curteis, for the county of Sussex. The electors of the county in the Reform intere,t contend they may as well vote for Mr. Darby, who is a Tory, as vote for Mr. Curteis, who acts like one, or who is perhaps deficient in all political principles. Mr. Cavendish's election is certain. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, A REFORMER. COUNTY ELECTIONS and CORN LAWS (From the Advertiser.) With regard to the county elections, there appears to us to be but little doubt that they will terminate, on the whole, very favourably for the interests of the country. The Conservatives will have, perhaps, nearly one-half of the returns in their favour ; but even of those who belong to their party the majority are professors of liberal opi nions. A regular out-and-out Ultra-Tory is now, in fact, a sort of rare aria—a morsel of antiquity not very fre quently to be met with, and which, were it put up to auc tion, and capable of preservation, would undoubtedly create an extraordinary rivalry of pre-emption among the society of antiquaries. In one point, however, the county elections will fail in corning up to the mark of true Reform—and that is in the matter of the corn laws. In almost all the speeches of the candidates for the representation of counties, a wary avoiding of this subject—a careful shunning of all discus sion—a disposition to mental reservation—a wish that the discussion of the subject may be delayed for a session or two—or else a downright condemnation of any measure which may have a tendency, however remote, to injure what are falsely termed the interests of the British farmer, is pre-eminently visible. Even Lord Althorp is one of those who seek refuge from the discussion, and would gladly have it postponed, at all events, during the ensuing Session, as being of much less importance to the interests of the community, or less pressing in point of time, than many others which he has not specified. But can his Lordship be really serious ? What question, we beg to ask him, can be comparatively more important, than that which has for its subject the high or low price of the first necessary of life—the comfortable existence of the work ing man—and the prosperity of our manufacturing indus try? Were the question one of pure preference of manu facturing to agricultural industry, some misgivings might be entertained respecting the course which it would be proper to pursue ; but the question is not one between agriculture and manufactures, but between the people on the one hind, and the landed aristocracy on the other— between the eaters of corn and the eaters of the corn tax. The aristocracy would be poorer, less the tax, were the tax taken off in toto ; and the eaters of corn would be more wealthy, plus the amount of the tax taken off—hut the British farmer has no interest in the matter, or if he has any, it is wholly in favour of the tax being taken off; and a more egregious fallacy perhaps was never attempted to he palmed upon any class of men than the endeavour to persuade the British farmer that he is interested in the continuation of the tax. He has no community of in.. terest with his landlord in this respect, and could not have any unless the latter went halves with him in divid ing the spoil of which be annually plunders the people of England. On this subject we have met in the Northampton Mercury, with an excellent letter, addressed by Lord Milton to Mr. Bark, a farmer, in Huntingdonshire, which we beg to recommend to Lord Althorp's attention, as well as to that of the public. His Lordship, it will be seen, takes a sound view of the subject, and declares that " the man must be insane who dreams for a moment" that the corn laws will not be brought under discussion in the en suing Session of Parliament. " MILTON, MONDAY MORNING. " Dear Bark,—l don't know what your neighbours have thought of the various arguments which I addressed to them on Saturday relative to the present corn laws, but I confess it ap pears to me that they must be singularly careless about the per nianent prosperity of those connected with the land, if they think that any advantage is to be derived from maintaining them. They can never have turned their thoughts for one little moment to the first principle of the well.being of every tradesman, which is, that he should be able to command a con stant market for his wares among numerous and thriving cus. tomers. lam not, however, going to travel again over the ground, which, for the purpose of impressing it upon Mr. Core's guests, I went over so frequently, but rather to draw your attention to two points, which, I think, I omitted. The first is, whether the corn laws will be discussed in the new Parliament; the next relates to the mode of altering them, supposing an alteration to be made. These farmers and land. lords must be exceedingly sanguine who think they can escape from the discussion for even a single session. Such an escape is absolutely impossible. The comparative moderate price at which grain has been, has indeed prevented any serious outcry among the great mass of the population who think and talk little on the subject, except when they feel the ac tual pressure of scarcity. The principle, however, of a free trade in corn is constantly in the view, not only of the bulk of the people, but of the highly educated, commercial, and manufacturing classes, who know well how injurious the re stricted trade is to the general interests of the country. Now let me ask any and every farmer in Newborough, &c., whether he does not believe that there will be many and many a Mem ber in the next Parliament who would be anxious to court his constituents by mooting this question. Will Birmingham and Manchester, and Blackburn and Glasgow have Members in the next Parliament, and the corn laws not be discussed ? Why the man who dreams of such a thing cannot be in his right mind. The question which arises then is, whether the subject shall be brought forward by me, or by some other person. If your neighbours exclude me from the House of Commons, it will of course fall out of my hands into those of some other gentleman, who will very likely have no fellow feeling whatever with the landowners and farmers, and it may be pressed upon the Government by parties who will go to the very utmost ex tent, viz., free trade without duty. Now, here is the difference between me and the other persons, who are most likely to take up the question if lam not in the next Parliament. lam for free trade with duty--they will be for free trade without duty, and in the opinion of many, though not in mine, the latter is the proper course. "Then, again, comes the question about the mode of making the change—should it be immediate or gradual ? I have an opinion on the subject, but it is one of minor im. portance. and which I should willingly yield to the wishes of the farming interest; indeed, the mode of effecting the change ought to be very much left to the wishes of the landowners and occupiers. This, at least, is my opinion, but it will not he at all the opinion of the other Members, to whom I have been alluding. They will be for having every thing their own way, and will no more listen to a farmer about the corn trade, than to an East India director about the tea trade; and if the land. lords display any great obstinacy, and think to get the better of right reason by means of great power, they will be perfectly justified in turning a deaf ear to our remonstrances. Again, if I had my own way, I should endeavour to get my changes in the corn laws accompanied by some advantage to the agri cultural classes, such as a diminution of the taxation upon them, corresponding with the increased revenue which, I be lieve, would be raised by a regular fixed duty on foreign corn. But this again is a matter which the parties I have al luded to will not care one straw about—they will be for repeal il should however, efovrerr, repealing p t a a l t i n l g am or diminishing maltndtoaxw tax . perceive,i— getting on to different grounds from those which I intended to confine myself, which were the mode of e ff ec ti ng th e c hange, and the person through whom it is desirable th a t it tg the house the and' window should be made, These are the points which I wish to submit to your serinui consideration. " Your faithful Friend, " MILTON." Mr. BRODIE, the new Member for Salisbury, is the proprietor and editor of that o ld- esta bli s h e d paper, The Salisbury and Winchester Journal. MR. O'CONNELL.—The Liberator is this day in Youghal canvassing for his son, whose success is certain. The accounts from Tralee leave no doubt of the return a Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL. —Cork Chronicle. The Welsh iron trade is improving, but prices are as low as ever. One of the Glainorgansliire iron mas ters has received an order for eight thousand tons of rail road plates.—Devo . n . port T e l egrap h . It is with unfeigned pleasure that we announce the safety of Captain Ross, and a great part of his gallant fellow-voyagers to the Arctic Regions. This gratifying intelligence of u just reach e d Ll oyd ' s.—The above is from a sb Journal. We h ave no reco ll ect i on o f h av i ng heard ,‘ the gratifying int e lli gence " i t alludes to. RUSSIAN LOAN. --We are requested by Messrs. WRIGHT and Co. t o state, that the paragraph in the B,nker's Circular relative t o t h e above Loan was pre mature, and its insertion unk nown to them, inasmuch as n othing has yet been definitively conc l ude d , r Y has MEMBERS RETURNED. ENGLAND AND WALES. WILTS, Sour', DIVISION.-J. Bennett, Esq.,and Hon. S. Herbert, Norrs, SOUTH DIVISION.—EarI of Lincoln and T. E. Denison Esq., without opposition. SUSSEX, WEST Divistox.—Lord J. G. Lennox and Earl of Surrey without opposition. OXFORDSHIRE DEC. 17.—G. V. Harco ur t, E sq., Lord Norreys and R. Wayland, Esq., without opposition. NIEntoNETH, DEC. 15.—Sir R. W. Vaughan, Bart., wi position. LINCOLNSHIRE, DEC. I7.—PARTS KESTET EN, &c.-11 Esq., and G. J. Heathcote, Esq., without opposition. ith out op- Handley IRELAND. ARMAGH.—L. Dobbin, Esq, CARLOW .—N. A. Vigors, Esq. DROCHRDA.—A. C. O'Dwyer, Esq DuNaanvoN.—Hon. G. Lamb. LISBURN.—H. Meynell, Esq. WEXFORD.—C. A. Walker, Esq. STATE OF THE PO ENGLAND AN COUNTY OF SURREY, TD 'PAL: WEST DIY] Denison 330 631 364 1 Dorking Guildford Chertsey ILLS. [SION. Leech 219 687 348 I 1325 j 12.54 HANTS, NORTH DIVISION, DEC. n. Lefevre Scott Douro Long I I 1092 I 1048 718 682 ESSEX, SOUTH DIVISION, DEC. 17, Dare Lennard Wellesley I I 1555 1034 956 WARWICK, SOUTH DIVISION, DI Skipwith 421 188 191 223 I '2 3 Warwick Southam Henley Stratford " Kineton SUFFOLK, FAST Ipswich' Woodbridge Needham Market Saxmundham Pram!lngham Katerworth lieccles :c. 17. Philips 318 149 161 190 Sumner 207 433 343 Shirley .174 110 1146 lIVISION, DI Henniker 419 227 149 147 283 268 316 91'2 17. Shaw 311 WO 103 127 283 258 375 Vere 424 215 158 127 194 210 271 1717 I 1599 ISLE or WlCifiT, DEC. 20.—Candidates, Sir Campbell, Esq. BUCKINUHAM, COUNTY, DEC. 20.—Candidates, Lord Chandos, John Smith, Esq., G. Dashwood, Esq., C. S. Murray, Esq. Simeon and A. G. IRELAND. CITY OF DUBLIN. Second Day. Mr. O'Connell 3178 Mr. Ruthven 3098 Mr. West Sir George Rich TRINITY COLLEGE. . ..... Majority about 700 for Shaw and Lefroy. Numbers not known. cmuticKFF.a‘us. MALLOW. C. E. Dobbs 4llJephson Sir A. Chichester .08 Dant NOMINATION FOR SCOTCH ELECTIONS. County of Caithness Dec. 20 MIDDLESEX ELECTION, 1832. The friends of Mr. Hume will be pleased to take notice, that they can only vote at the polling places as. signed to the respective parishes, in which their votes are registered, and at the booths, at each polling place, as signed by the Sheriffs to those parishes; of which the fol lowing is a list:— Voters. POLLING PLACE UXBRIDGE.-Uxbridge, Cowley, Ruislip, Hillingdon, Ickenham, Hayes, Norwood, and Hare. field BEDFONT.—Booth No. l.—Bedfont, Stanwell, Shepperton, Hanworth, Sunbury, Littleton, Ashford, Laleham, "• and Teddington Booth No. 2.—Staines, Feltham, Hampton, Harmonds worth, Drayton, Cranford, and Harlington BaENTsoao.—Booth No. l.—Brentford, Ealing, Heston, Holy Trinity in Minories Booth No. 2 —lsleworth, Twickenham, Greenford, Northolt, Hanwell, and Perrivale 453 IIamMERSMITH.—Booth No. I.—Kensington Booth No. 2—Fulham, Hammersmith, and Chiswick 281 Booth No. a—Acton and Chelsea EDGWARE.—Booth No. I.—Hendon, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, and Harrow 172 Booth No. 2. Kinsbury, Edgware, Pinner, Finchley, and Willesden l6l ENFIELD.-Booth No. I.—Edmonton and Tottenham ... 270 Booth No. 2.—Enfleld, South Mimnv, Hadley, and _ Fryern Barnet %3 MR. OWEN'S ROOMS, GRAY'S INN.L A NE, ATM E BRIME.—Booth No. I.—All the parishes within the city of London 532 Booth No. 2.—A1l the parishes within the city of Westminster. 5 84 Booth No. 3.—St. Luke's and Clerkenwell 537 Booth No. 4. —lslington, Hornsey, Stoke Newington, St. Giles's, Saffron-hill, St. George, Bloomsbury, St. Andrew, Holborn, St. Clement Danes, and Liberty of the R 0115... 548 Booth No. 5.---Paddington, Hampstead, St. Pancras, Marylebone, Glass-house-yard, or St. Botolph, with out Aldersgate.street, and St. Sepulchre and all the precincts and extra parochial places in London, Westminster, and county of Middlesex 371 MILE Exp.—Booth No. I.—Ratcliffe, Hackney, Bow, and Mile-end New and Old Town.. 2573 375 Booth No. 2. Poplar, Limehouse, Whitechapel, and Norton Falgate 370 Booth No. 3.—Bethnal Green, Saint Georges's East, Wapping, Shadwell, and Saint Botolph without, Aldgate Booth No. 4.—Shoreditch, Bromley Saint Leonard, Christ Church, and Saint Katherine's 3Bl Total 6939 JAMES ANDERTON, Chairman FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, yesterday, at Tho mas's Hotel, Berkeley.square, from their seat, Burleigh, Lin. colnshire ; Lord Muncaster; im May.fair, from Lancashire; William Fraser, Esq., in" Belgrave-square, from Sandgate, Kent; Lady Moncrieffe, at Edinburgh, from Leamington, Warwickshire; the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Howard, in Grosve nor-square, from their seat, Lichfield, Staffordshire; Mr. and Mrs. Hankey, in Brook street, from Bath; Captain Sitwell, at itaggett's Hotel, Dover street from Brighton; William Lum ley, Esq., at ditto, from the Isle of Wight ; Captain Layton, at Paine's Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from Chatham ; Mr. and Mrs. Smith, at ditto, from their seat in Norfolk; Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, in Stable-yard, from Brighton; his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, at Gloucester-house, from the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield-house; Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, in Arlington-street, from ditto; Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, in Grafton_ street, from ditto; Count Tolstoy, at Ashburnham.house, from Brighton ; Lord and Lady Harley, at Mivart's Hotel, Brook street, from a tour; the Rev. C. and Miss Wetherell, at ditto, from ditto ; Lady Lyndhurst, in Hyde Park-place, from Hert. fordshire. DEPARTURES. Colonel and Mrs. By and family, from Warren's Hotel, Re gent-street, for their seat, Sheol - old Park, Sussex ; the Bishop of Lincoln, from ditto, for the Palace, Lincoln ; John Haw kins, Esq., Miss Hawkins, and Miss Susan Hawkins, from ditto, for their seat in Herts; Mr. and Mrs. Dering, from Chapel-street, Grosvenor.square, for their seat, Ayott St. Law rence, Welwyn, Herts; Lady Rivers, from Grosvenor-place, for Eltham, Kent; Mr. and Mrs. Layston, for the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Henew, from ditto, for Brighton; William Armstrong, Esq., from ditto, for ditto; Robert Edwards, Esq., from ditto, for Devizes ; William Met calf, Esq., from ditto, for Worcester; Captain Moore, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover.street, for Bath ; William Cumming, Esq. from ditto, for the Continent; Edward IL Green, Esq., from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, for Riddlesworth, Nor folk, the seat of Thomas Thornhill, Esq. His Majesty's packet-brig Lyra, Lieutenant Sr. JOHN, has just arrived, bringing the important intel ligence that General SANTA ANNA had been joined by a large force under the command of General VALENTIA, and had entered Puebla, the second city in Mexico, where he had been favourably received. The country was i❑ a dreadful state, and business entirely interrupted. On the 9th of October SANTA ANNA'S cavalry bad advanced . eight leagues towards Mexico, which city it was expected the General would enter in the course of two or three days, The Government was totally incapable of opposing his progress, but everything was tranquil in the city of Mexico on the 10th of October. The Lyra sailed from Tampico Oct. 6th, Vera Cruz 25th, and the Havannah Nov. 12th, having 100,000 dollars on hoard. His Majesty's packet brig Matine arrived at Vera Cruz October 25th, under jury fore-mast—would be ready to sail for Tampico in tl:ree days. His Majesty's schooner Pincher arrived at Havannah 12th November, with part of the cargo of the American brig Plato, wrecked 11th Oct. in Corrientes Bay, Cuba; crew saved. The master, Lea, and the owners left the wreck in the long boat. The Plato was bound from Marseilles to New Orleans, __Fahno,thpachei, COURT CIRCULAR. Earl GREY came to town yesterday, from his mat at East Sheen. Baron BuLow, the Prussian Minister, ha d a long interview with the Noble Earl in the afternoon' at the Treasury. The LORD CHANCELLOR, had also $ ll interview with his Lordship during his stay in town. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VicTogl A walked and drove yesterday in Hyde Park for some tip The Belgian Minister, Mons. VAN DE WEyEa, Ps' visits yesterday to Prince TALLEYRAND and the Pros° Minister. The Right Hon. POULETT THOMSON has arrive(' town, from Dover. Despatches from Portugal were yesterday receives I t the Foreign-office. BRIGHTON, DEC. 17. After divine service yesterday, his AIAJESTY gave enceto the LORD CHANCELLOR. The QUEEN, accompanied by the Hon. Miss BIG OT ' Mdlle. D'EsTE, and Sir A. BARNARD attended the sue, noon service at St. George's Chapel, near Kemp-till The body and gall er i es o f t h e sacre d e difi ce were cowl with nobility and gentry. A most impressive a nd es'' quent discourse was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Aisnitel l His MAJESTY took an a i r i ng i n a c l ose carr i age four, and visited the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, previo o ' his return to the Palace. Sir JOSEPH LITTLEDALE, and Sir JOHN GUS.NYYPI: Judges of Assize for this circuit, arrived here on Ft afternoon from Maidstone. They proceeded to Lewee„.` Saturday, and opened the Commission with the usual malities, and then adjourned the Court until this mod when the Grand Jury will be sworn, and the businelo u the assiz e commence . Th ere are 60 pr i soners for tiw" charged with various offences. The followi ng di s ti ngu i s h e d personages h a d t h e he°co g of dining last evening with their MAJESTIES : The Princess Augusta, Prince George, the Lord Chanc e' Earl and Countess of Errol, Sir John Gurney, Lord Fre, and Lady Fitzclarence, Si r G eorge Shift er, M d ll e. Rev. J. Gosset, Miss Wynyard, Lady Mary Fox, Sir .I_ O 7L, Littledale, Lady Kennedy Er s ki ne , Sir Philip and Lady S ° Sidney, Sir Andrew Barnard, and Sir Herbert Taylor. SMITHFIELD PRIZE CATTLE CLUB ANNIVERSARY. Yesterday evening the thirty-eighth anniversary of t l t establishment of the Smithfield Prize Cattle Ciub was 9 7 r at the Freemasons' Tavern, L or d Alihorp in the supported by the Duke of Richmond and Lord Hul, h , field. There were also pre sen t a great num b er of agricultural and grazing interests. 1g Upon the removal of the cloth, the Noble Cm*llo lo proposed as a toast " Prosperity t o t h e S m i t hfi e ld Cs eh i s Club," which was received with loud cheers. The S oo t Lord observed that though the show this year %vs. toe 1 numerous, yet that it bad never been excelled as Wo e character and condition of the cattle exhibited. toast was drunk with loud cheers. The Duke of RICHMOND rose and said he underi_, Wa t . it was not the practice t o i n t ro d uce po liti cs at t his 0 1 1 , ing. He trusted, however, that he should not he de7l. ing from the rule by proposing " the h ea lth o f his league, Lord Althorp. 4 —(Loud cheers.) His Lordship's health was drunk amid much cheerl and the Noble Chairman retu rne d hi s acknowledglo„ Shortly afterwards Lord ALTHORP said be had told pose to the company the name of their newly-el" - Vice-President, the Duke of Richmond ; a N a bleal s o who had taken a warm int e r e st i n t h e Cl u b, a nd b 4 1 . uniformly promoted its adv ancemen t.—(L ou d cbeer j. The toast having been drunk with great enthu.iat'h e The Duke of RICHMOND, i n re t urn i ng t h an k s , sou tg a felt proud of the honour done him. He bad suPe t r ol l this Club, as he considered it of importance in a n 34° point of view. By the competition which existed 0 1 agricultural and grazing interests were enabled to aseer ti r , their own defects in the management of cattle, sbeeP'. s He had been unsucces s f u l i n hi s attempts to obw-ty prize; but he cautioned his Sussex friends to be c' D alert, or he should next year bear away the P al. 0 (Cheers.) The Noble Duke expressed his gratificati oo te i the impartial manner in which the judges had distribtleir the prizes. He cordially thanked the company for kind feeling towards him. eg Lord ALTHORP then read a li s t o f new mem bers, am' whom was Lord Milton. f ie The CHAIRMAN proceeded t o di s t r ib u t e the P r i°l awarded by the judges. nr efi The healthy of Lord H un ti ng fi e ld, o f E ar l SPe. et t Mr. Coke, of Holkham, and oth e r agri cu lturists, "- then drunk. Lord ALTHORP, on behalf of his father, r e t urne d t-,50 V. The Noble CHAIRMAN, after having give n o th e r VD7 cb : left the Chair, and was followed by the D u k e o f 1 11 mond. ot Among the competitors for the prizes at the ,how were the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Althorp, the PLii of Rutland, Lord Viscount Gage, Lord Harborougb, Kintore, &c. • The extensive collection of natural grasses, seeds, $ 6 exhibited by the seedsmen to the B oar d of Ordo s0: o i Messrs. Gibbs and Co., tog e th er w ith new winter . 0 1 for cattle (thousand-he a d e d c a bb age ), was the sohje o much conversation. pi A plan of an extensive building, now in proglnoo form a London Cattle Mart to afford shelter for 41 beasts, sheep, &c., w as h an d e d up t o th e N o ble C h if ai st man, and elicited much praise. The buildings, 1$ 00 ; stated, were in progress in the Lower-road, lolinge and it was expected would afford facilities to the gr'_a o s and farmers to house cattle un til requ i re d f o r the Lo w market. o Princess LIEVEN, with th e y o ung 1 11 ,,", 0 , GEORGE and ARTHUR, hav e re t urne d to Ashburn ,— house, from Brighton. Prince ESTERHAZY is at length eapol f , oo o arrive in this country; apartments in Chandos Pop, have been put in a state of preparation for his recep and he is expected daily. c er4 Belvoir Castle will be the scene of roagn' ors ts festivities the first week of the new year, to comtne l° o• the birthday of the Duke of RUTLAND. A large 700 blage of the Nobility an d G en t ry , to th e nu mber of persons, are expected to participate in the hospitalilor the Noble Duke, who will entertain the Duke °I I.INGTON for some days at Belvoir. ARRIVAL GE THE TURKISH Ani s e s fe d rf e. : DOR.—His Excellency NAMIK PACIIA and suite has 3r : i , to in town, on a special mission, from the Ottoman Por e a the British Court. His Highnes s and th e f ou r get3ll its composing his suite are sojourning at Grillon's Hoted Albemarle-street. The object of his mission is soli t he to spec'ally relate to th e s t ate o f a ff a i rs i n E gypt , a nd final arrangement respecting Greec e . Y es t er d ay his de' cellency and suite, accompanied by Monsieur jor i l IVIAuRoJENr, visited the several members of the 0 " diplomatique. „ te r Count MATIJSZEWIC, the Austrian Min g Extraordinary, is expected to remain at Melton ilfoif to t during the whole of the hunting season, with the eXcel' of occasional visits to the metropolis, for the pure e 1 6 transacting diplomatic business with Prince 1.10 01 . 0 p. 01l is quite certain that there is not at present any intent s the part of the Russian Gov e r n ment to recall the ,fr who has been resident here two years and a half O s cial mission. gef* TIIE RETORT.—Yesterday, when the Tian GREGORY polled at College for the SOLICPIbe GENERAL and Alit. FONSONRY, he was insulted grossest way by the epithets of scoundrel, " 4 ,1'1)01,', With astonishment the Rev. Doctor e xclaimed , Sir, may I inquire, are you not a brother clergY in ; ta; " What's that to you, you -- ?" was the rePIP, ita t. deed it is, Rev. Sir," th e D octor ca l m l y answer eo,nupii,i I grieve to se e you thus disgrace y our cloth." ---I ' Times. Voting KEAN is on his return to C' u t w o bjc b i not having, as it is said, met that encruntrgef fit" ,,,re § he had at first been led to expect from the " ve n I%fri Mr. CHARLES KIMBLE., to accompany hilt! 3- n 6 a ger e ° , FANNY to the provinc es . Th e " l ynx - eye d" I ll A bol'' Drury-lane is on th e " look.om" for him—splervi l " j being an ti c ip a t e d f rom t h e unitei effor ts of fattier .ntij, of We have, ho wever , h ear d t h at the son " t itt , ' Cq meek obedience"— w ill not c indescend to play his father ! ! 8 11 " a Mr. KEAN play e d Si r Gil es 0 T e-c 11 7 , 0 t Othello, on F r id a y an d Saturdyr week, a t Colche' At excellent houses, and returne d to town on 31on d :',ilo, the close of hi s sp i r i te d representat i on o f ° I " . 10 01 ; Drury•laue, on M on d ay, h e rece i ve d a ver y 0 1 ` 14) .;$ 1 tary acrostic from an admiring friend. On nisi, lb:, Drury. lane, from Richmond, on Thursday la st ' .;purpose o f essay i ng 01 hello, he experienetd 300 attack of gout, which was followed by a n i3te r d ,,bill t i: morrhage, whi c h re d uce d him to such a state of b that Mr. MAcuEnnv came forward to a pologi' e :oli e , address ex c it e d th e comm i s eratio n o f th e audiencel‘o; in favour o f th e va l etu di nar i an , that no sooner had '1 crla' appeared tha n h e w a s greeted with three distincf the of applause, which so animated him that hisillneo stage W a s scar ce ly p erce ptibl e ; he Was, brae °r, unwell on Friday and Saturday.