The Sun. — London, England, 1832-12-26 00:00:00

OENEItA I, ELECTIONS. CANTERBURY, arc. 24. This morning the High Sheriff again held a Court on 'Barham Downs, for the purpose of declaring the numbers polled at the late election. On the casting up of the poll hcoks, it appeared that the numbers varied considerably from those sent forth at the close of the election on Friday night. The Sheriff announced them as follows : Plumptre Knatchbull 3246 Cosway . The Knatchbullites looked unutterable things at this declaration, they being left more than 300 behind. The ether party were proportionably elated at their majority, though it was mainly attributable to the friends of the losing candidate. The two Hun. Members addressed the rfreeting, and Sir Edward Knatchbull spoke with much :bitterness, and, alluding to some by-gone times, said that Mr. Plumptre had promised him his unqualified support ; be little expected ever to meet him as a competitor, much less an opponent. Mr. Plumptre, i❑ replying, was under rood to say that he never promised unqualified support to any one. Sir Edward looked anything but elated, and the conviction must have flashed on his mind that had the two Reformers acted in concert, or the ballot been in fashion, be had not been returned for East Kent. CHESTER, DEC. 21. DECLARING THE MEMBERS. The High Sheriff, and the Under Sheriffs, Messrs. Barker and Porter, attended at the Shire-hall, at 12 o'clock, to publish the result of the gross poll, and to de clare the successful candidates. The Court was crowded to excess, and among those present were several ladies. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, Lady Eli zabeth Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, were on the right of the Bench. Earl Grosvenor and Mr. Wilbraham were severally cheered on their entrance. Sir Philip Egerton was also on the Bench, attended by Sir H. Mainwaring, and others of the worthy Baronet's per sonal friends. Among those present was the facetious Dr. Latham, whose appearance seemed to cause much merriment in Court. The Hrou SHERIFF (J. H. Ltene, Esq.) declared the Hon. Richard Grosvenor, commonly called "Earl Gros venor," and George Wilbraham, Esq., duly elected to serve as Knights of the Shires for the southern division of the county of Cheshir , d , i❑ Parliament. The most enthusiastic cheering folhmed this announcement. Mr. WfutamtAm, on coming forward, was greeted with shouts of applause. It would be admitted on all bands that the Reform Bill had worked well—that is, the me chanical part of it ; but there was one part of it which had not worked well, and which required alteration—he meant the system under which tenants voted.—(Cheers.) The object of the late change i❑ the state of the represen tation was, not that property only should be represented, but to endeavour to collect into one general focus the opi nions of a variety of men of different circumstances. If property alone were to be represented, he would rather give each landlord his 40, 50, or 60 votes, according to the amount of his property and the extent of his estates, than to see, as he did en this occasion, intelligent men driven to the poll like sheep to the slaughter,—mere au tomata to record, not their own opinions, but the opinions of others.--(Much cheering.) He made no personal allusions—he spoke generally ; and he would ask those tenantry themselves if the new privilege was worth having, if they could exercise it only under such circumstances? --(Renewed cheers.) There was one body of persons— he meant the clergy—whose votes he had not obtained to that extent which he thought he had a right to expect at their hands. He was quite sure that Reverend Body must be misinformed as to his views and opinions. It was very possible that the time would come, and it was not far dis tant, when the clergy and the church establishment would find him at least as good a friend as some of those who were most clamorous about their respect and venera tion for that establishment.—(Cheers.) He was proud to have for his colleague the Noble Lord ❑ow present, be tween whose opinions and his own there was only a dif ference in degree, but no differencein principle.—(Cheers. ) E irl GROSVENOR next presented himself, and was t,.;reeted with enthusiastic cheers for some minutes. Gen tlemen—if I had been the defeated—and I don't use the ord offensively—if I had been the defeated, instead of being, as I am, the successful candidate, I should offer the worthy Baronet, as I do now, the right hand of friendship. —(The Noble Lord here cordially shook bands with Sir Philip Egerton, who was standing near him, amid deafen ing shouts of applause from all parts of the ball.) The - Noble Lord then reminded the meeting of the altered cir cumstances in which they were placed, and of the immense power which their regenerated Constitution had placed in the hands of the people at large. He besought them, by moderation and prudence, and by a wise application of the growing intelligence of the times, to transmit that Con stitution, improved by their forefathers, and repaired by themselves, in all its pristine vigour and worth, unim paired to their descendants.—(Enthusiastic cheers.) Sir P. G. EGERTON next presented himself, and it was a considerable time before he could obtain a hearing. 'Tis true, Gentlemen, I stand here defeated ; but no man can say that it is not an honourable defeat.—(Cheers and dis approbation.) I assert, Gentlemen, that it is an honour able defeat, and I will not only assert, but prove it by a document which I hold.in my hand—(Uproar)—and which contains the number of " plumpers" given for each of the candidates. They are as follow :—Lord Grosvenor, 106 ; Mr. Wilbraham, 346 ; Sir Philip Egerton, 1,697. —(Cheers and uproar.) I appeal to you, Gentlemen, in the face of the whole country, if this is not an honour able defeat.—(Cheers.) It is also from a wish to redeem the pledges which I gave upon my canvass, and in answer to the requisition which brought me forward, that I come here to-day. I declared that I would exert myself to the utmost, and use every lawful endeavour to secure my re turn, and I came here to-day to declare that I have ful filled my promise. I now retire into private life, to do my duty to my country there to the best of my ability, until called forth, as I have been before, by the wishes of the county.—(Cheers and uproar.) ELECTIONS IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Again and again do we congratulate the freemen of Cheltenham upon the assertion of their independence— upon the triumph of patriotic principle over the unprin cipled efforts of a corrupt faction ; and upon the glorious spirit with which their example has been followed through out the county, by the overthrow of the most obnoxious oligarchy that ever misruled or ruined a state. Let us recapitulate the victories which our new borough took the lead in achieving : Cheltenham Gloucester City Gloucestershire (East). returns '2 Reformers. Gloucestershire (West) Tewkesbury. returns 2 Reformers. Cirencester returns --- Stroud. returns 2 Reformers. [What does Cirencester return? One absolute Anti-Re former, and one non-descript Reformer, a bit-by-bit half measure Reformer. Very well, Mr. Cripps, look to it. As for Lord Apsley, he is a thorough-bred ory, a regular boroughmongering Bathurst, as any Bathurst breathing, and we all know that " what is bred in the bone"—the proverb is somewhat musty. But for you, Mr. Cripps, we watched your backslidings in the last Parliament,and we warn you such doings will not do in the next.] — Chelten ham Journal. TEWKESBURY. Now that our county elections are over, and have so gloriously terminated by the complete triumph of inde pendent principles in both divisions of our county, allow me to lay before your readers a brief sketch of the struggle we have had to wrest the independence of this borough from the iron grasp of corporate despotism and tyranny-- a struggle, I trust, unexampled throughout the kingdom, for moral turpitude and baseness. Bribes and threats, and intimidations the most despicable (such that even an im. becile Tory faction should be ashamed of), and for which the base perpetrators are now looked upon with unutter able contempt, were tried in vain. To one, 1001. was o ff ere d to induce him to sell his conscience; to another a horse, to ride off during the election, and any sum to en joy himself; to a third, parental authority was resorted te, to compel sons to violate promises solemnly and repeatedly given : whilst to numberless others the total ruin of their business has been threatened if they dared to act honestly, and conscientiously exercise their newly-acquired boon. Proud, very proud, am I to record the electors of Tewkes bury sternly resisted every effort to turn them from their honourable purposes (except a few who have rendered themselves infamous by violating their promises), and by so doing we gloriously attained the object of ours earest wishes, in the downfall of a corrupt Te r y faction, d the return of two honest and truly independent representatives to Parliament. The scenes I have witnessed within the last 14 days fully ccovince me the vote by ballot is the only mode that can be adopted to protect the honest (though poor) voter in the upright discharge of his elective franchise. WEST RIDING REPRESENTATION.--It is a great satis faction to us to know that in the whole of the West Riding of the county of York, in which we have so long laboured to promote the principles of Reform, not one single Tory candidate has been returned to Parliament, either as a knight of the shire or as a borough member.--Leeds Mercury. sCOTat EhEcTtoNs. PERTHSHIRE. NOMINATION OF THE CANDIDATES. Friday last being the day fixed by the Sheriff for the nomination of the candidates for the county of Perth, the Right Honourable Sir George Murray and the Earl of Orrnelie, with their respective friends, appeared on the hustings in the front of the Coubty-hall, at 12 o'clock. Mr. KEAY, of Snaigo, proposed Sir George Murray ; JAMES OLIPHANT, Esq., of Gask, seconded the nomination. The Hon. JOHN STUART proposed Lord Ormelie ; Mr. FERGUSON, of Woodhill, seconded the nomination. Sir G. MURRAY said—l have acted with liberality on all political subjects, and also on those subjects con nected with liberty of conscience, and on all subjects con nected with religion. I have at all times concurred in the desire for the abolition of the Teat and Corporation Acts, because, although it was truly said by those who defended that matter that no practical grievance resulted from it on account of the Indemnity Bill, annually brought into Parliatnent, yet it appeared to me as an insult to the religious feelings of a portion of the community. In like manner I have acted, spoken, and voted in support of the Catholic Relief Bill, because my principles are, and always have been, that the greatest latitude should be allowed to men on every thing con nected with religion. It has been stated by those op pos. d to me that I have been at all times hostile to Reform. I have seen it repeatedly in the newspapers that I was at all times an enemy to the extension of the elective franchise. Those statements were diametrically opposed to the truth, because, before the change of Government, before the Reform Bill was brought forward, I expressed myself as being willing to discuss any measure of Reform ; and so extensive were my views on the subject that those who heard me declared in their places in the House of Com mons, and that on the same night after I had spoken, that it appeared I was willing to give every thing short of uni versal suffrage. The subject of pledges has been much discussed during the present elections. I may state that I am not one of those who object to pledges. I have no objection to pledges, but they must be pledges on general principles. I have no objection, however, to pledge my self ; none to pledge myself in regard to the extinctio❑ of slavery, and to advocate as speedy an abolition of that sys tem as is convenient with the good of the slaves them selves. I have no objectio❑ to pledge myself to support every measure bywhich British industry may be perfected. I have no objection to pledge myself to every measure be neficial, whether to trade, to agriculture, or to manufac tures. I believe that of late years a strong bias has pre vailed in favour of the adoption of theories of free trade, but I am against proceeding rashly to the adoption of general theories. I have no objection also to pledge my self to use my utmost endeavours to remove every existing abuse, to the strictest economy in every part of the public expenditure, to the abolition of all useless offices not ne cessary for carrying on the business of the State. Lord ORatELIE, in a lengthened address, dwelt upon the opinions which he entertained on the question of Reform, and described his Gallant Opponent as an enemy to the extension of the elective franchise. His Lordship stated that he claimed their support as a Reformer. He admitted the splendid military talents of the Gallant Offi cer, whom he had viewed as the most liberal of his party. His Lordship asserted that Sir George was a member of the ])uke of Wellington's Administration at the time of the Test and Corporation Acts.—(Sir George Murray, in reply to this statement, denied that such was the fact, and Lord Orrnelie apologized.)—He then proceeded to animad vert upon the public conduct of Sir George, which he characterized as deficient in attention to the interests of the country. His Lordship concluded by calling upon the electors to give their votes in the cause of Reform, and retired amidst enthusiastic cheers. A poll having been demanded, the SHERIFF adjourned the proceedings, and appointed Wednesday, the 26th inst., :t nine o'clock, A.M., for the commencement of the poll- . , ing in the different districts in the county.—Edinburgi Evening Post. (From the Edinburgh Evening Courant of Monday.) BERWICKSHIRE.—At the final close of the poll on Friday, the numbers were : Marjoribanks. Maitland. 67 128 149 37 138 97 104 128 Lauder Greenlaw Dunse Ayton Majority for Mr. Marjoribanks 133 COUNTY OF LANARK.—The state of the poll on the first day (Thursday) was -. For Mr. Maxwell Mr. Buchanan 597 Mr. Hamilton 2B ...... When the result of this day's poll had been ascertained, Mr. C. Buchanan immediately sent expresses to the She riff, at the different polling places, intimating that he had retired from the contest. KINCARDINESHIRE.—On Friday, the nomination of candidates for the county of Kincardine took place, in the hustings in front of the Court House, Stonehaven. Mr. Barclay of Ury proposed General Arbuthnott, which was seconded by Mr. Scott of Brotberton. Mr. Moir of Park proposed Mr. Burnett, which was seconded by Mr. Anderson, Pitcarrie. On a show of hands being called for, the show was in favour of Mr. Burnett; and a poll being demanded on the part of both candidates, the Sheriff appointed the polling-days to-day and to-morrow. CLACKIIANNAN AND KINROSS SHIRES.—The polling for these counties commenced on Friday, at 4 o'clock ; the numbers were : For Admiral Adam For Mr. Bruce 179 Majority .. 307 ARGYLLSHIRE. —The election for this county took place on Friday, at Inveraray, when .1 Imes H. Callan der, Esq , of Ardinglass, was returned without opposition. ABERDEENSHIRE. —On Wednesday the nomination of the candidates for the representation of this county took place at the :llarket•cross, Aberdeen, where an immense concourse of people had assembled. Lord J. Hay came forward and proposed the Hon. Capt. Gordon. The hissing and yelling were so tremendous, that even those on the hustings who were close to Lord James could with difficulty bear what he said. Mr. Grant, of Monymu-k, seconded the motion made by Lord James Hay. Sir John Forbes, of Craiegivar, then came forward, and proposed Sir Michael Bruce, which was seconded by General Hay. The polling commenced on Friday, and at 4 o'clock the numbers were— .., .. _ Capt. Gordon. Sir M. Bruce, Aberdeen 132 166 Tarland Huntly, 2 o'clock 7O 121 Inverury Ellon .... Strichen Alford 139 83 Turritf ll5 112 Ills 945 Each candidate had polled eight at Aberdeen on Satur• day morning. BANFFSHIRE.—The result of the poll for the county o: Banff was— For (Pitfour) Captain Ferguson For Colonel Gordon l4B Majority for Captain Ferguson 167 GREENOCK.—Friday the polling commenced with great spirit at nine o'clock, and finished at half-past twelve by Mr. Farrie resigning the contest. At the close the pol' stood thus : Mr. Wallace Mr. Farrie 493 262 Majority - - KILMARNOCK BURGHS.-On Thursday, the votes in favour of Mr. Campbell, of Craigie, and Captain Dunlop, were exactly equal. At the close of the poll on Friday, Captain Dunlop was found, on the whole, to have a majo rity of seven. In Rutherglen, he bad a minority of 5, in Renfrew of 11, and in Dumbarton 36. In Port-Glasgow, he had a majority of 14, and in Kilmarnock of 35. FALKIRK BURGHS.—The state of the poll on Friday was ...... _ Dillon. Murray. Falkirk 133 113 Airdrie lO6 29 L;inark lO3 2 ., r Hamilton Linlithgow 483 335 The poll closed on Saturday, when we understand Mr. Gillon was the successful candidate. ST. ANDREW'S BURGHS.—The poll commenced on Friday morning at nine for the burghs, and at two, the numbers were—For Mr. Andrew Johnstone, 136 ; and 30 for Sir Ralph Anstruther. At that hour a messenger arrived from St. Andrews, with the state of the poll there, which was 131 for Mr. J., and 66 for Sir Ralph. Soon after this Provost Dalzell, Sir Ralph' s b rot h er -i n -l aw , an nounced that Sir R al p h, seeing from the state of the poll that he had HO chance of success, bad resolved to with draw from the contest. Mr. A. Johnston will, therefore, be declared duly elected. MONTROSE BURGiis....The contest for this dietrict of hiitgh trirninaterl on Satur , lay, wilco Mr. Ross was le , elected by a large majority. At the close of the poll the numbers were as follows: Mr. Ross. Mr. Chalmers. Montrose 365 58 Arbroath 225 192 Brechin Forfar lO3 159 Bervic 29 6 796 534 Majority for Mr. Ross 9.62 DUMFRIES, DEC. 21.—0 n Monday last, Mr. Cutlir Fergusson, of Craigdarroch, walked over the course, for the third time, as representative for the stewartry of Kirk cudbright. His first election, when opposed by the late General Dunlop, was carried by a single vote; but since that period, a great change indeed appears to have come over the dream of the constituents, whether of the new or old school. The same day the electors entertained their representative, in place of receiving a dinner from him, according to the fashion of the olden times. Nearly 100 gentlemen assembled round the Chairman, and the evening was spent with the greatest conviviality. Craigdarroch was more than ordinarily happy ; fairly rose above him self, warmed and fired every heart, by the expression of his sympathy in favour of Poland, and went a good way to realize the description of the poet— " Whose eloquence, brightening whate'er it tried, Whether reason or fancy, the gay or the grave, Was as brilliant, and deep, and as rapid a tide As ever bore freedom aloft on its wave." On Wednesday, Mr. Hope Johnstone was unanimously re-elected Member for Dumfriesshire. A number of country gentlemen attended him to the hustings, and the attendance of voters of a different class was much more numerous than could have been expecte(' considering the total absence of every thing in the shape of opposition. J. H. Maxwell, Esq., of Munishes, proposed Mr. Johnstone in a most judicious speech, and the nomination was seconded by General Sharpe of Hoddarn. A show of hands decided the matter, and the Member, after delivering a most admirable speech, was invested with the sword, as " Knight of the Shire." Mr. Johnstone's address pleased every body, and we were mueh pleased with the remark of a country clergyman, " th it gentleman needs no preparation ; he bas only to open his lips and the sluices of his heart at the same time, and eloquence and honesty are sure to well out." The candidates for the Dumfries district of burghs were nominated o❑ Tuesday. As the show of hands was in favour of General Sharpe, Mr. Hannay, his opponent, demanded a poll, which the Sheriff adjourned till nine o'clock on Thursday morning. At the hour named poll ing commenced very briskly, the voters marching in tallies of tens, and in little more than two hours 300 voters were entered in the books. Nothing in the shape of a disturbance occurred, if we except the hissing compli ments paid to the adherents of the least popular side, by a rabble of boys. When the poll closed at four o'clock, 257 bad voted for General Sharpe, and 245 for Mr. Ilan nay—majority 12. In the course of the day expresses were received from Annan, Lochmaben, and Sanquhar, at all of which places a majority voted for General Sharpe. But to come to particulars—in Lochmaben 9, in San quhar 3, and in Annan 130. No express has been re. ceived from Kirkcudbright, where the registered voters amount to 107. Some will remain neutral ; and of the remainder Mr. Hannay will obtain a majority, say of 20. In Dumfries and Maxwelltow❑ ❑ot more than 40 or 50 voters remain to be polled. It is supposed that this rem nant will divide pretty equally, or rather that the advan tage will be in favour of the General. So that altogether he will carry his election by more than 100. Sir Andrew Agnew has been re-elected for Wigton shire, his opponent, Mr. Carrick Moore, having declined the contest. DUMFRIES BURGHS.—At the final close of the poll on Saturday, the ❑umbers were Sharpe. Hannay. Dumfries 275 253 Annan 144 17 Kirkcudbright 2S Sanquhar Lochmaben .. . . .... 19 Total 488 Majority for General Sharpe llB INVERNESS BUAGHS•-The nomination of the can didates for this district took place, on Monday, in the Market Place, Inverness. The Rev. Mr. Clark proposed Major Cumming Bruce, which was seconded by Mr. James Suter, junior. Mr. Stewart of Belladrum was proposed by Mr. Mackenzie, and seconded by Bailie Fraser. Dr. Robertson nominated Colonel Baillie, which was seconded by Captain Fraser of Balnain. Mr. Kennedy, Holm, no minated Mr. Fraser of Torbreck, which was seconded by Mr. Macgillivray. The candidates severally addressed the people, after which the Sheriff intimated that the polling would commence on Thursday last. MEMBERS RETURNED. ENGLAND AND WALES. YORKSHIRE, NORTH RIDING.—Hon. \V. Dunconthe and E. S. Caley, Esq. C►RMARTHEN, CovNTY.—E. H. Adams, Esq., and Hon. G. R. Trevor. SCOTLAND BUTESIIIRE.—C. Stuart, Esq. ELGIN AND NAIRN, UNITED COUNTIES.—Hon. F. W. Grant. ABERDEEN.—Mr. Bannerman. MoNraose.—Mr. Ross. KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—R. C. Ferguson, Esq. DUMFRIES, BURGllS.—General Sharpe. NAIRN AND FORRES, BUROBS.—Colonel Bailey. FALKIRK.—Mr. IRELAND. LEITRIM, COUNTY.—Lord Clements and S. White, Esq. SLIGO, BOROUGH. —J. Martin, Esq. STATE OF THE POLLS. IREL. WATERFORD, . COUNTY. MAYO, COUNTY. Galway Power 279 D. Browne 586 Sir R. Keane 259 Sir W. Brabazon 555 LIMERICK, COUNTY. DONEGAL, COUNTY. Fitzgibbon O'Grady Massey 7lO Lord H. Chichester 457 M'Carthy 7Ol BRISTOL. During the late contested election for Bristol Mr. Daniel, a West India merchant, was chairman of Sir R. Vyvyan's committee. A day or two be fore the commencement of the poll, the ship Eleanor, the property of the above-named merchant, arrived at this port. Her cargo had always been confided to the superintendence and deposited in the warehouses of Mr. Thomas Rankin, a gentle man of great respectability, and who carried on the business of West India cooper and warehouseman. On the ship's arrival, her cargo was entered at the Custom-house as intended for Mr. Rankin's ware houses. . Mr. Rankin is a Whig, and as such has ever been known during the period of his residence in Bristol, nearly thirty years. Many hundred pounds per annum have been for many years paid by Mr. Daniel to Mr. Rankin on account of the business the latter had transacted for the merchant. Just after the ship's arrival, viz., on the second and last day of the poll, Mr. Daniel called at the counting-house of Mr. Rankin, and requested him to go at once and vote for Sir R. Vyvyan. Mr. Rankin replied that he had ever been identified with the Whigs, and that, therefore, he could not vote for Sir R. Vyvyan without a sacrifice of principle— that he would most readily do any thing to oblige Mr. Daniel, provided it were nothing he should be unable to reconcile to his conscience—and, lie added, that, in consequence of a recent domestic affliction—the loss of a near relative, he (Mr. Ran. kin) could not appear in public, and consequently would not vote at all—not even with his own party. A day or two afterwards, Mr. Rankin was in formed that Mr. Daniel had taken the cargo of the ship from him, and given it to another gentleman (a Tory). INIr. Rankin immediately wrote a note to Mr. Daniel, stating that he was desirous of know ing in what respect he (Mr. Rankin) had merited this apparent loss of confidence; as, during a period of upwards of twenty years, Mr. Daniel had not complained of the manner in which his business had been conducted by Mr. Rankin, and that he (Mr. Rankin) wished to vindicate himself from any charge of negligence. Mr. Daniel replied by stating that he was at a loss to conceive how the exercise of his discretion in conducting his com mercial affairs could affix any stigma on Mr. Ran kin's character. This reply of course acquits Mr. Rankin of any charge against him as a man of bu siness, and merely asserts the merchant's right " to do what he will with his own." N FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 24, 1832. The King has bcen graciously pleased to approve of Mr. Frederick De Lisle, as Consul-General in Great Britain for the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay. WHITEHALL, Dec. 24. The King has been pleased to grant to the Reverend Edward Winnington Ingram, Bachelor of Arts, the place and dignity of a Canon or Prebendary of the Cathedral Church of Worcester, void by the death of the Reverend John Francis Seymour Fleming St. John. WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 25. 73d Regiment of Foot—Major C. St. John Fancourt, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice R. Anstruther, who ex changes, Dec. 25. CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 23. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT. PEEBLESSIIIRE.—Sir John Hay, Bart., of Smithfield and Hayston. BURGHS OF HADDINGTON, DUNBAR, NORTH BERWICK, LAUDER, AND JEDBURGH.—Robert Steuart, Esq., of Alderston. BURGHS OF DYSART, KIRKALDY, KINGHORN, AND BURNT-ISLAND. —Robert Ferguson, Esq., of Rai th. BURGHS OF LEITH, PORTOBELLO, AND MUSSELBURGII.—JOIIII Ar. chibald Murray, Esq. DUMFRIESSHIRE.—John James Hope Johnstone, Esq., of An nandale. WioToNsuntE.—Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart, of Lochnaw. ANGLESEA.—Sir Richard Bulkeley Williams Bulkeley, Bart., of Baron-hill, in the county of Anglesea. BEAUNIARIS.—Frederick Paget, Esq., of Plasnewydd, in the said county of Anglesea. MoxmotrritsnfaE.—Granville Charles Henry Somerset, com monly called Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset, and William Addams Williams, Esq., of Llangibby Castle, in the said county of Monmouth. NloNmourit.—Benjamin Hall, Esq. HAMPSHIRE, NORTHERN DIVISION.—CharIes Shaw Lefevre, Esq., of Heckfield-place, in the county of Southampton, and James Winter Scott, Esq., of Rotherfield-park, in the said county. HAMPSHIRE, SOUTHERN DIVISION.—The Right Hon. Henry John Lord Viscount Palmerston, and Sir George Thomas Staunton, Bart., of Leigh-park, in the said county. WinnitsTEL—Paulet St. John Mildmay, Esq., and William Bingham Baring, Esq. Ponsmorm—John Bonham Carter, Esq., of Duke-street, in the city of Westminster, and Francis Thornhill Baring, Esq., c New-street, Spring-gardens, in the said city. NFWPORT.—John Heywood Hawkins, Esq., of Bignor-park, in the county of Sussex, and William Henry Ord, Esq., of Whit field Hall, in the county of Northumberland. LTMINGTON.—AdmiraI Sir Harry Neale, Bart. G. C. B. of Wal hampton, in the county of Southampton, and John Stewart, Esq , of the Albany, in the city of Westminster. ANDOVER.—Henry Arthur Wallop Fellowes, Esq., and Ralph Elwall, Esq. CHRISTCHURCIL—George William Tapps, Esq., of Barton, in the parish of Milton, in the county of Southampton. PETERSFIELD.—John George Shaw Lefevre, Esq. SURREY, EASTERN DIVISION.—.John Ivatt Briscoe, ESQ., of Chertsey, in the county of Surrey, and Aubrey William Beau clerk, Esq., of the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex. v , SURREY, WESTERN DIVISION.—WiIIiam Joseph Denison, Esq., of Denbies, in the said county of Surrey, and John Leech, Esq., of Lea, in the same county. Gumnronn.---james Mangles, Esq., of Woodbridge, in the parish of Stoke, next Guildford, in the county of Surrey, and Charles Baring Wall, Esq., of Norman-court, in the parish of West Tytherley, in the county of Southampton. SOUTHWARK.—WiIIiam Brougham, Esq., and John Humphery, Esq. . LAMBETH.—The Right Hon. Charles Tennyson, and Benjamin Hawes, the younger, Esq., of Lambeth, in the said county of Surrey. REIGATE.—The Hon. John Sommers Cocks, commonly called Lord Viscount Eastnor. BRECC;NSIIIRE.—Thomas Wood, Esq., of Gwernevet, in the county of Brecon. BRECON.—John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, Esq., of Pennoyn, in the county of Brecon. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM TYDEMAN, saddler, Yarmouth. BANKRUPTS. JOSEPH STOCK ALL, coal-merchant, Kidderminster, Wor. cestershire, Jan. 7, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the George Inn Bewdley. Dangerfield, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Brinton, Kidder. minster. HENRY EVANS, corn-merchant, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, Jan. 15, and Feb. 4, at two, at the office of Messrs. Bevan and Brittan, Bristol. White and Whitmore, Lincoln's Inn; Bevan and Brittan, Bristol. JOHN REES, bookseller, Bristol, Jan. 8, at two, and Feb. 5, at one, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row ; King, Bristol. GEORGE FREDERICK HUNT, oilman, Prince's-place, Westminster-road, Jan. 9, at eleven, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Passmore and Taylor, Basinghall street. JOHN FEN SHAM, carver and gilder, Portman-street, Port man-square, Jan. 8, and Feb. 5, at ten, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Goring and Nation, Orchard-street, Portman-square. FRANCIS BROWN, grocer, Watford, Hertfordshire, Jan. 5, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Osbaldeston and Murray, London-street, Fenchurch-street. HENRY WRIGHT, surgeon, Southampton-street, Camden town, Jan. 3, and Feb. 5, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Richardson and Talbot, Bedford-row. GEORGE WILLIAMS, boarding-house-keeper, Henrietta street, Marylebone, Jan. 3, at one, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Bright, Symond's Inn, Chancery-lane.: WILLIAM SMITH, draper, Portsea, Hampshire, Jan. 8, and Feb. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ashurst, Newgate street, London. JOHN HARDWICK, horse-dealer, White Hart-yard, Tot tenham-court-road, Jan. 3, at one, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Saward, Furnival's Inn. PHILIP PHILLIPS, JACOB COHEN, and JACOB PHILLIPS, jewellers, Birmingham, Jan. 9, and Feb. 5, at one, at the Union Tavern, Birmingham. Austen and Hobhouse, Gray's Inn, London ; .efevre, Birmingham. NATHANIEL SMITH, innkeeper, Warminster, Wilt shire, Jan. 12, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Warmin ster. Boor, Warminster; Helder, Clement's Inn, London. WILLIAM ROBINSON, flour-dealer, Stockport, Cheshire, Jan. 14, 15, and Feb. 5, at ten, at the Red Lion Inn, Heaton Norris, Lancashire. Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London ; Baddeley and Son, Stockport. THOMAS FREETHY, carpenter, Acton, Middlesex, Jan. 8, at eleven, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ashfield, Redman's-road, Mile End-row. EDWARD KELLY PROCTOR, engraver, Hermes-street, Pentonville, Jan. 2, at two, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Taylor, Great James-street, Bedford-row. WILLIAM LEAHY, millwright, Grove, Great Guildford ,' street, Southwark, Jan. '2, at one, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Fawcett. JAMES CRUNDALL, builder, Brixton.road, Surrey, Jan. 1. at one, and Feb. 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Watson and Sons, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street. JOHN WILLIAMS, builder, Liverpool, Jan. 15, and Feb. 5 at one, at the Clatendon-rooms, Liverpool. Ai/mon and Wor. thington, Liverpool; Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bed. ford-row, London. DIVIDENDS. P. Young, sail-maker, Fenchurch-street, City, Jan. 11, at two,_ at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. Gascoyne, tailor, Richmond, Surrey, Jan. 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. H. Brown, silk-mercer, Liverpool, Jan. 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. A. Coombs and W. Coombs, carpenters, Bennett's-hill, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. It. George, stage-coach-maker, Parker-street, Drury-lane, Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy, B. Sewell and NV. Garrod, drapers, Hackney, Middlesex, Jan. 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Stead, colour-manufacturer, King-street, Clerkenwell, Jan. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Boyle, paper-hanger, Newgate-street, Jan. 18, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Mitchell, butcher, Godalming, Surrey, Jan. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. Bourne, woollen-draper, Coleman-street, Jan. 15, at half past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. J. Montague, jeweller, Charlotte-street, Bedford-square, Jan. 18, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. It. Ferguson, carpenter, Great Prescott-street, Goodman's. fields, Jan. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. H. Banner and F. G. Banner, plumbers, Cripplegate-buildings, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. A. Morton, wine -merchant, Richmond, Surrey, Jan. 17, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. R. Jermyn, shop-keeper, Baldock, Hertfordshire, Jan. 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. S. Roberts, needle-maker, Redditch, Worcestershire, Jan. 18, at ten, at the Crown Hotel, Worcester. T. Winterton, spirit-merchant, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Bull's Head Inn, Hinckley, Leicester_ shire. _ . J. Wakefield, grocer, Hinckley, Leicestershire, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the George Inn, Hinckley. T. Bioxam, surgeon, Hinckley, Leicestershire, Jan. 16, at three, at the George Inn, Hinckley. G. Scott and T. Surr, dealers in porter, Manchester Jan. 16, at nine, at the office of Messrs. R. and J. Owen, Manchester. T. Chinn, linen-draper, Merthyr Tydville, Glamorganshire, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Neath, Glamorganshire. B. Rice, linen-draper, Neath, Glamorganshire, Jan. 16, at twelve, at the Castle Inn, Neath. W. Wright, grocer, Castle-street, New Windsor, Berkshire, Jan. 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. W. J. Brown, silkman, Great Winchester-street, Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. A. Ross and J. Ogilvie, army-agents, Argyle-street, Feb. 7, at the Court cf Bankruptcy. I'. Charlton, linen-draper, Whitechapel, Jan. 21, at eleven, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. D. Twort, miller, Hormsden, Kent, Jan. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. B. Davenport, merchant, Dunster-street, Mincing-lane, Jan. 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. T. Daniel, marble-merchant, Chester-street, Grosvenor-place, Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. addock, and Son, s in sr e s n, F l r i a n p c e h r e s t , t, C h i M ester, Jan. 17, at el es J tn a e, c r . k a s t o t e a o n tu d e S e . s J o o i f i e 5 5 , 1 el CERTIFICATES —JAN. 15. J. Moss, shoemaker, Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-road. J. Hartup, dealer in British lace, Regent-street. G. Gregory, coal•mastcr, Repton, Derbyshire. J. Britain, grocer, Ripon, Yorkshire. V. Russell, dealer, Brighton. W. H. Main, painter, Water-lane, Blackfriars. J. Johnson, timber-merchant, Salford, Lancashire. J. Callow, silk-mercer, Birmingham. J. Nuttall, paper-manufacturer, Heap, Lancashire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Swan and P. Dale, woollen-drapers, Bishop Wearmouth. R. Taylor and P. M. Callow, wholesale grocers, Liverpool. Shann and Co., cloth-dressers, Leeds. R. Marsden and Co., stock-brokers, Princess-street. G. Alder and Co., lead-merchants, York. F. Wigg and Co., carpenters, North-place, Gray's Inn-lane. T. and R. Lys, attorneys, Took's-court, Chancery-lane. J. Baron and J. Dyson, cotton-waste-dealers, Stoodley-bridge. J. and G. Prickett, auctioneers, Highgate. A. Compigne and J. Darvall, attorneys, Reading. R. E. GoodridgeandT. Barnett,tea-dealers, Fenchurch-street. G. Whitehead and , T. Grundy , attorneys, ury, Lancashire. J. I. Burn and Co., solicitors, Raymond-buildings, Gray's Inn. T. Long and H. Morris, drapers, Witney, Oxfordshire. T. Lumb, jun., and C. P. Lumb, Leeds. W. Jackson and W. Donne, engravers, Warwick-square. J. Smethurst and J. Brotherton, sewing -cotton manufacturers Manchester. Mr. C. P. THOMSON'S visit to his new con stituents at 111 incliester, which t oo k p l ace on M on d ay , w as not attended with the meat flattering demonstrations. He attended with a large party of his friends at the Ex change ; but the friends of the disappointed candidates mustered strongly also, and a scene of confusion ensued which baffles all description. Alr. THOMSON made a speech of thanks, hut it was inaudible, from the noise that prevailed. He retired, however, from the scene, after re peated efforts at explanation, without having suffered any other violence than tbat to which his ears were exposed by all sorts of noise and confusion. ALN WICK, DEC. 24. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Nowhere has there been a more striking proof of the necessity of the ballot than in the elec tion which has just taken place for the southern di vision of Northumberland. " The old fashioned Tory," as Mr. Bell stated himself, at the election of 1826, has for a while crushed the independence of this division by a majority of 91 over Mr. Ord, the Liberal candidate; Mr. Beaumont (a Liberal) and he are, therefore, the Members returned to the Re form Parliament. This temporary, for of long duration it cannot, be success has been occasioned by the most disgraceful means. The Duke of North umberland has caused his impoverished tenantry by threats to vote for the Conservative, Sir John tre velyan. The Corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and all the Tory Aristocracy, have followed his ex ample. But even this interference with the freedom of election would have been insufficient to have drowned the voice of the independent electors, had not the servants of the Administration itself set at defiance the orders of their superiors. The com missioners of the Greenwich Hospital have most extensive estates in this division, formerly the pro perty of the Earl of Derwentwater, who suffered in 1715. The receivers and agents here are Robert William Brandling, Esq. (uncle of the successful Tory candidate), and Mr. Waites; these gentlemen received instructions from the commissioners (of whom Lords Grey and Auckland are two), to the effect that they, as individuals, were perfectly at li berty to do what they pleased as regarded the elec tion, but on no account to canvass or interfere with the tenantry of the estates; how Mr. Brandling obeyed these directions the result of the poll sue eiently testifies, as it is notorious that he not only canvassed, but threatened, and even drove the tenantry up to the polling booths, and thus turned the scale of the election in favour of his nephew, Matthew Bell, Esq., who, during the whole of his Parliamentary career never once voted in favour of economy, supported the Duke of Wellington in every measure, with the exception of Catholic Emancipation, and the Repeal of the Beer Tax, arid who was rejected with indignation by the county at the last election. Your obedient servant, A FRIEND TO BALLOT. COURTS OF REVISION UNDER THE REFORM ACT. The proceedings of the Courts of Revision con stitute rather an important part of the machinery of the Reform Act. No law can define a property qualification with such precision as to exclude a multitude of nice questions, upon the decision of which will sometimes depend the elective rights of classes. The Revising Barristers, who, we believe, have executed their functions with an ability which reflects credit upon their selectors as well as upon themselves, have had to deal with a variety of these delicate questions of qualification, and in some cases, —for example, the right of dissenting preachers growing out of their interest in places of worship,— their decisions, in different parts of the country, have been conflicting. In this view, authentic re ports of the proceedings in these courts are desirable. The only report of this kind we have yet met with is that of the Court of Revision for the Isle of Wight and the borough of Newport, which, on ac count of the limited number of voters, afforded an opportunity of giving to there new questions of election-law a fuller consideration than was prac ticable in larger districts. The revising barrister was Mr. James Manning; the reporter is Mr. Wm. M. Manning, who has added notes and remarks on the Reform Act, some of which are valuable. A hasty notice of this work is ail we can give. Most of the cases are, of course, minute, though no doubt useful as guides and precedents. Some, how ever, are not unimportant. A county voter was objected to on the ground that the freehold he claimed was a garden within the new borough of Newport, and that he occupied a house in the borough, which gave him a borough vote; and the Act withholds a vote for a county in respect of land occupied by a person, together with any house, such house being, separately or jointly with the land, of such value as conferred on him a borough vote. The revising barrister, however, retained the name. " The borough qualification," he observed, " is given by the 27th section to the per son who shall occupy within the borough, as owner or tenant, any house, &c., being either separately or jointly with any land within the borough, occu pied therewith by him as owner or as tenant under the same landlord,' of the yearly value of 101. I think that the most natural construction of the latter clause is to read it as if it had been occupied by him as owner of such land, if he be also owner of the house, &c., or occupied by him under the same landlord, if he occupy the house, &c., as a tenant.' If this be the true construction, the respondent's garden could not have been connected with the house so as to make out a borough qualification, had the value of the house been insufficient." The following case affords an amusing specimen of ingenuity in making out a county qualification : The list of Shalfleet parish contained the following entry :—" James Bull—Wailands—rental exceed ing 500 The revising barrister, considering the description in the third column insufficient, as not showing either tenure or occupation of lands or te. nements, examined the overseer as to the nature of the qualification set up, when it appeared that Bull rented a house of the value of 81. or 101. a year, together with a certain number of cows belonging to, and depastured upon the meadows of, Bull's landlord ; and that for the use of the house and the cows jointly he paid a rent exceediug 501. Bull was not rated to the poor. The barrister was of opinion that the Act did not sanction the metamor phosis of Mr. Bull's landlord's cows into a tene ment of his own. ------- Amongst the notes to the Reform Act, those re lative to disqualification by the receipt of alms or charities, and to the qualifications and disqualifica tions of candidates contain useful information. In the latter occurs the following remark, which is sufficiently curious :—" The sheriff, or other return ing officer, cannot take notice of pledges given by a candidate to support any particular measure. It is true, that by the terms of the writ the sheriff is com manded that at the day and place mentioned in the writ he cause the knights and burgesses to come in such manner that the said knights for themselves and the commonalty of the same county, and the said citizens and burgesses for themselves and the commonalty of the said (univer sity) cities and boroughs respectively, may have from them full and sufficient power to do and con sent to those things, which then and there, by the common consent of our said kingdom, by the bless- ing of God, shall happen to be ordained upon the aforesaid affairs, so that for want of such power, or through an improvident election of the said knights, &c., the aforesaid affairs may in no wise remain un finished.' From the language of this writ it may be in ferred that a candidate would not be duly elected who had not obtained from his constituents to do and consent to those things which shall happen to he ordained.' But the indentures made between the Sheriff and the commonalty of the county (as directed by 7 Henry IV., c. 15), and those bet ween the Returning•officer and commonalty of a borough and the Sheriff, are the only legal evidence of the ex tent of the power delegated. By that instrument the electors give and grant to the persons elected full and sufficient power for themselves and the com monalty of the said county or borough) to do and consent to those things which at the said Parliament by the Common Council of the realm shall happen to be ordained. All the electors are required by law to execute these indentures, and therefore all must be considered as delegating the general powers mentioned in those indentures, whether they ac tually affix their seals or no. Neither the statutes nor the common law, nor the ancient form of the writ, which is evidence of the law, authorize the return of Members not fully empowered to do and consent to' that which in their own judgments and as representatives of the Commons of England ge nerally ought to be done." EXPRESS FROM BRUSSELS. (From the Times.) BRUSSELS, MONDAY Nootr. CAPITULATION OF THE CITADEL. This important event, for which, of course, you were prepared by my express of yesterday, is at length certain. The capitulation was signed last night at half-past 10 o'clock. I have not been able to get a copy of the of ficial document itself, hut you may rely on the following as its substance. General Chasse has demanded as the condi tion of his surrender, that his garrison should be allowed to march out with all the honours of war, and should be permitted to convey the ma teriel of the garrison, &c., to Holland. The Marshal refused the latter part, but would consent to the former only, in the fol lowing way : Baron Chasse was to have his choice of marching out at the head of his garrison with all the honours of war, forts Lillo and Lief kenshoek being at the same time given up to the French ; or, if these forts were not given up, the Baron and his garrison to surrender as prisoners of war, and so to remain until the two forts al ready mentioned are in possession of the French. After a negotiation which occupied some hours, Chasse, at length, accepted the latter terms, and agreed to surrender himself and 1.1. men as w i3onorQ of war, he not having, as he alleges (and as is believed), any right to control the commandants of the two forts already named. In consequence of this a detachment of French took possessio❑ of the demilune and of the gate of the citadel leading to the esplanade, and to day it was arranged that at noon the Dutch gar rison were to lay down their arms on the glacis of the citadel, and retire to the rear of the French army. The citadel was then to have been given up to the Belgian troops. Thus has terminated the first part of the con test. It will now be seen whether Holland will strive to transfer the seat of war to the Scheldt itself. You will perceive in some of the sub joined extracts that her fleet has made an at tempt to come up, and has had a smart action with some of the French. They were by the last accounts not a great way below the Fort du Nord. But now that the citadel is taken, I presume they will not make the attempt. I am informed on the best authority that the 12 Dutch gunboats, which were near the citadel, were this morning all destroyed by fire. Whether this was done by the Dutch themselves, or by accident, has not yet transpired ; but of the fact, I am assured there is no doubt. The people here are delighted at the prospect of a termination of all hostilities. The following extracts from the bulletin ex traordinary, published by the Independant this morning, and from the fourth edition of the Liberal, are confirmatory of the above. The following supplement was published this morning, and distributed to the subscribers of the Independant. Dzczatazz '24. CHASSE and his GARRISON PRISONERS of WAR. BERCHENI, Dzc. 23, 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. Colonel Auvray, who was sent to the citadel with Marshal Gerard's proposals, returned at half-past 10. General Chasse accepts the conditions of the Marshal, who gave him the alternative, to leave the citadel with all the honours of war, on giving up Forts Lillo and Liefskenshoek, or become prisoner of war, with his garrison. Chasse ac cepted the latter, not having power to render the forts alluded to, over which he had no control. The 61st Regiment are expected at the Nur sery-ground, to take possession of the ports of the citadel. HALF•?AST 11 AT NIGHT• A fire is visible on the other side of the Scheldt, and there is a cannonading in that di rection. We learn that the fire of the fleet this morning was occasioned by a sortie made by the enemy from Fort Lief kenshoek. The Dutch wishing to take possession of a French port, the gun-boats fired to protect the sortie, but they were repulsed and forced to retire. It is stated tbat the Dutch fleet have come op the river nearly as high as Fort du Nord. * Every moment we expect fresh news from that quarter. (From the Fourth Edition of the Liberal of last night , published again this morning.) ANTWERP, DEC. 23, HALF-PAST 4 o'cLocic. A Dutch fleet is trying to come up the Scheldt, under the cross-fire of the French in the the Forts La Croix, St. Mary, and Perle re sistance is most determined. THREE-QUARTERS PAST 8 AT NIGHT (23de) The negotiations are continued, not for the capitulation of the citadel, for that is settled, but for those on the right bank of the Scheldt, over which Chasse pretends to exercise nci control. During the parlance, at a little after one this afternoon, the Marshal learned that the works of the interior of the citadel were going on, and du the same time he was apprised that a violent of Generals Achard and Sebastiani and the gagement had commenced between t he division enemy's fleet, who were endeavouring to fere e i their way up the river to support Chasse. qie the instant a message was sent direct into ',li r garrison to General Chasse, without waiting !'s the forms of a flag of truce, and over the ruin of a fortress, which put an end to these dem,,e, ll " ; strations, which were far from being pacific• i fire still continues on both sides of the river. tut 1 have just learned the official news of , tn ut capitulation. They are almost incredible, I) they are, nevertheless, true. This night, at 9 o'clock, a French will take possession of the citadel. battali°_l,l at noon, the garrison will be prisoners ef ` ( I the afternoon France ! generous and and will defile in front of the esplanade ; . vs g lorlo_ ll France ! will give up this formidable citadehdy..., which the eyes of all Europe have been fix e i „v to whom ?—to the Belgian army, who will s - there to.morrow. SURRENDER OF THE CITADEL. (Official account.—From the Moniteur Beige.) ANTWERP, DEC. 23, 2 o'cLocg , to The battery in breach continued to fire 0 " ) ~. o'clock this morning, when the shot had ca n od e pletely destroyed the counter forts, an d the breach practicable. tha t The loss of yesterday was much less th an of the previous evening. The bombs th r° ,,,ll against us with small charges ca me with Ovsi less force and swiftness, and co uld be °ite avoided. The battery of the right flank of as bastion No. 1, which had ceased its fire tosgsrb,. the close of the day, recommenced in the nig * The Fort du Nord is ;within a n En g lish mile of t e citadel. ` l°l el