The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-29 00:00:00

f I I i THE The RETURNIN G O FFICER re t urne d t h an k s , an d th e immense assembly then gradually and peaceably dui !Med. thought that they had a right to superintend its disposal. Ile was also opposed to the endowment of the Human Catholic Church, and, indeed, to the endowment of any church whatever. He was a docidt d supporter of the Navigation-laws. If returned he would do all in his power to forward the interests of the constituency. Mr. KEITH next addressed the meeting, advc:ca ing vote by ballot, &c.l A show of Dallas then took place, which was greatly in favour of Admiral Dundas and Mr. Salomons. A p t‘ as demanded on behalf of the other clndi dates. TOWER HAMLETS. NOMINATION. The nomination for Members to represent the Tower Raralets in Parliament, took place to-day, in Stepney green, shortly after twelve o'clock. The crowd in front of the hustings was large, and party feeling aPpeared quite as strong and boisterous as at arlY of the metropolitan contests. Sir William Clay's debut was received with mingled cheers and hisses, whilst Mr. George Thompson's appearance on the hust ings was the signal for loud and general cheers. Gen. Fox's reception was, like that of Sir William Clay, far from flattering. The hisses certainly predominated. The con s t ruct i on of the hustings, and the accommoda bon provided for the press, were excellent, and reflected great credit on Mr. Child, the returning officer, and Mr. Stayeer, by whom they were constructed. Mr. REYNOLDS, the high constable, whose regimentals and charger looked like a compressed edition of the Wellington statue, having proclaimed the object of the assemblage, and requested silence. Mr. CHILD , the returning officer, went through the p re liminaries' incidental to all election pro ceedings, and briefly addressed the meeting, and called upon them to give every gentleman a fair bearing. (Cheers.) No doubt, enough had taken place to cause much excitement in the borough, but that, h e trusted, would not prevent them from acting like Englishmen, and giving every one an opportunity of making his sentiments known. (Cheers.) They should recollect that the polling booth was the place Where those sentiments could be most effectually carried out. THE CITY OF LONDON. STATE OF THE POLL. NINE O'CLOCK. Russell ••• Mattison ... ... 1,185 ... 1,171 Larpent ... ... 1,155 Rothschild ... ... ... 1,161 _ _ Masterman 942 Johnson ... ... 825 Bevan Fres;afield ... 785 Payne ... ... ... 76 TEN O'CLOCK. Russell ... ••• ... 2,424 Pat Lison ... ... 2,399 Larpent ••• ... 2,334 Itotnsehild ... ..• 2,319 Maaterman ... 2,008 Johnson —. ••• 1,701 Bevan 114.0 ... 04,4 "0 1,751 Freshfield ... ... ... ... 1,621 Mr. S I3IPSON propose d Si r William Clay as a fit and prop e r p erson to represen t them in Parliament. He had repre sen t e d t h em 15 years , an d he need not remind been them h ow we ll h e h a d fulfilled every duty appertaining to the i m p ortant s i tuat i on w hi c h h e hadelected to Yes, to 411 . - -(Cries of " No, no," and " Yes yes.") would recollect that he was strongly They them on account of the sentiments which he enter tained with respect to the corn-laws.—(Loud cheers.) Ile had voted for the repeal of those laws, and his o p pos i t i on to t h ese, as wel l as ot h er unjust laws, rendered him a fit and proper person to represent them in Parli ament. The Tower Hamlets were, from t h e tatur e of the pursuits carried on within them, pecu liarly interested in the abrogation of restrictive laws. Mr. LAWRENCE seconded the motion with pleasure. fie had been before them for fifteen years ; he had always stood before them to explain his conduct and his principles, and they from time to time bad elected him as a faithful servant. If they looked at fi th n e d p t r h , the votes which he had given in Parliament, they would eZtailtlme their roifthe side of the people, and in favour of lle held the state of the poll of the city of Londonliberties. his hand, and it ap in his peered that Lord John Russell—(Cheers, hisses, and eheers)—had polled more at the tip of the than 3,000, and that he was poll Cheers.) Sir William Clay Was in favour of equal rights and liberties being afforded to all classes and sects of the p eo pl e .—(L ou d c h eers .) form e Sir EDWARD BUXTO N sa id he ha d the h onour, on a r occasion to propose General Fox— (Hisses)—as a ca ndidate, an d he nw came forward to propose him again.—(ni sses-) If they would listen to him he would tell them the reason why he did se.—(llear.) General Fox had always su p p orted Liberal rinci an had a lways stood on the side of the peopl p e.—(N pl o, es, no, d and cheers.) Sin ce h e stood before them six years ago great ch anges had taken place. They were then anxious to secure even an Bs. duty on corn, but now they had more time they sought at that time—free trade!—(Cheers.) !General Fox was an honourable and upright man, and f Mild leave nothing undone to promote the happiness of Uumbars in the future, he as th he had in the Past. 1,1 tir• MARTIN seconded the nomination. There was 411:eater lover of liberty than General Fox.—(Cheers.) b his suPported all the great principles enunciated y off, dad h e ancestor Fox—the civil and religious liberties . nerref it P"Ple • anti long before the repeal of the odious Russ 1 -. s h e left the side of the Noble Lord (Lo ed) Mr. , and voted from time to time for the motions of m v tillers. He was a truth-loving and a sincere man. Ge or g e r 11° aLEY then came forward to propose Mr. _ n •p e et-len:4)3on as a fit and proper person to repro ;lahe t, the borough in Parliament, and was received with zercheers, and listened to with the utmost attention. „ sa)ing that he should be the last man to e b n- . att.'ec,alt be t ty sever the connexion which had su tatlvrte between them and their present represen ret ‘ s because he esteemed them in all the in ations of life— (Cheers)—yet ha was justified in say azti__B that their votes had not been in accordance with the enen7rnents of the great body of the people.—(Cheers.) d 'as a proximate Dissenter, opposed to all cn ow eel- : 5 and all interference at the hands of the State in exig'ons matters. Lord John Russell was pledged a to thtned Government aid for education to the Roman C ee i s ' and although he did not wish to see any sects . e uded from benefits which others might enjoy, he op P ro t ' s t e t d all interference at the hands of the State in religious . rne a '''rs• ne was, therefore, opposed to the Govern - Clay nt scherne of education, and admitted that Sir Willie: de e l ay was deserving of the thanks of the electors for - 8 to Modify the i ffect of the Government plan. the M r par seconded the motion. Mr. Thompson was_ civil man of the people ; he would vote for religious and suffrage equality He would vote for the extension of the . of th e and • for the ballot, believing that an extension the ee suffrage and the ballot was the inherent right o Tte°Ple•—(Cheers.) 413 Y oie IIETu RNING OFFICER then ~inquired if there was Sir---er candidate, and none answei ing, be CLAY stood forward to address the meeting. •sa paid h but r . -e appeared before them as .a candid them in f ----" as a stranger, as he had served proud that°llr Parlia ments.—(Llear, hear.) He was ohn for so long a time they had reposed e sG" d ele in them e , and he had endeavoured to discharge t _ e et trust zealously and roeily. At all the meetine . 4 had attended • P he did not meet one tnkri_ ,in these harm. is one hair's b rea ,, ‘; he could say that be had swerved utn rem the • • iwhich he hat enunciated , and t h at , princip.es of the Tower 11, 031 he had not promoted the interests ~, , ~,:1 4 to th . . 4•NO, „ , *• II amst oi his had a , / -°. ) They could not be ignorant of theceurse he free -tra de 's eth the last Parliament. He had supported the h found measures of Sir Robert Peel. It was true d e hinuo," i a'self in a uliar position, because he foun oppose . votin g en tree,ide of those to whom he had been h ee . l , d ,• ; and he thought he was dreaming when -he th e - Tr "10 v ' r Y sentiments he supper ed enunciated from sures ensury bench ; but he considered that those Erma from rte not the less acceptable because they came Modifi c is. °PPonents. He had supported all the d consu ations in the tariff brought forward in 1841, an a etaglorr")d by the repeal of the corn-laws, which was hie Opp dission ot the truth ot the arguments o onent II hadvoted for rep. al of the dutie s s• eeven the , he thought [ 'n foreign asses—(L tughter)—although _ _ 1,-,- a that they had enough of native growth.. .e.% ughter.) Lord George Bentinek had issued a main th to, stating that he would take into consideration whe ofer the eorn-laws ought not to be reinstated in the course ft two Years, When the noble river which ebbed and ttn ° : : ' . ed by the side o f their borough deserted its trust, h e flowed round the little borough of King's Lynn, but ou ld believe that those • ht• be reinstated, 0 laws mig . La the not until the n. — (Cheers.) He did not differ with . v sentiments of Mr. George Thompson, as he was in on °t it Of the abolition of all civil disabilities _ iaceount of religion. (Loud cheers.) Ho eeuns•dered that no man should be called upon to 13,epport the religion of those who differed with him.— .k.;...leeers.) He should oppose the imposition of church clii!es. Ile had always done so, though he was a "ntehnea,n.—(Cheers.) He was also opposed to the Public m oney being devoted to the endowment of a pion which which was professed by but a portion of the people kghe therefore should not concur in endow the R oman Catholic priesthood, though he Partnew in this h e s h ou ld oppose many of the Liberal ,y. Ile consider e d th at the State was not justified in abutting the people up in prison, and bringing the Opt ration of the gallows into force, until they had given the Peopl e the benefit of education.—(Cheers.) Oh, Yes, he would do this, because it was just.—(Renewed cheering.) tell them what he would not do. But h e would • do. H e wou ld not vote for any measure which hadin view the impairing of the property of the Church.— lle would not do so for the same reason that he would not take away the church belonging to the Noncon formists, or the house of their minister. —(Cheering.) Nevertheless, he had voted against the Bishopric Bill, because he considered that the number of the working clergy should be increased instead. Although he was op posed in many things to - the present Government, he trusted that neither he nor the people of this country wo uld ever f orget t h e great debt which they owed to the Russell family. They should recollect that the an neStor of the Noble Lord at the head of the Governmen , thetl his blood on the scaffold in defence of civil and re- Onus liberty, and that Noncenformists and Dissenters 1 Ivejte indebted to him for many of the liberties which te‘4°Y pass essed.—(Cheers.) He should vote for the re• al of the rate-paying clauses and for the ballot, but p e e WaB not prepared to vote for universal suffrage. 4 here was one to ic more—he bad vote for thought Healt of Towns Bill in P all its stages. but he g that it should be divided into two Bills—one for London, and ° _ne for the country. He expected the Government d Zvi:Mi bring in a Bill for this purpose next session, an e. a e should take care that it did not take too much power e w aY from local authorities. He had always voted fur Irsnorte Parlia ments,andshouldvote to make the he Poo 4h e claw more palatable to the people. He was the , k elan of a beard of guardians in which the comforts d• .'e Poor had been increased, and the law expenses Itninished. (The meeting had not concluded when our report left.) l'ay ne ... .• • ... ... 153 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Runicll ... 3,599 Paulson ... 3,566 Larpeut ... 3,448 Rothschild ... 3,421 Johnbua ... 2,647 Bevan ... ... 2,272 Freshtield 2,098 . . ... 217 HALF-PAST ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Ruo,sell . . 4,079 Pattison ... 4,009 Lurpent - 3,886 ... 3,835 Oterllltin ... 3,716 J unnsuu ... 3,038 Levan ... 3,164 ... 2,937 Pique ... 297 IiALF-PA6T TWELVE O'CLOCK. Russell . , .. 4,932 I!..t.tiaou 4,801 Larpeut 4,641 RUClibeniid ... •• • ... •• • 4,628 Alti4Lenuttu 4,14 000 4,611 Johabou ... .• • ... ... 3,734 Be Vau ... ... ... ... 3,880 Frebhfield ... ... ... ... 3,583 Payue ... ONE O'CLOCK ... 353 Russell .•• 5,303 Yuttiso❑ 5,151 Larpeut ... 4,990 Ko►hschild 4,958 Alusterman ... 4,926 Johnson ... 3,977 lievun ... 4,130 Freshfield ... ... 3,799 Payne ... ... 386 HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Russell ... 5,562 Puttlson ... 5,412 Larpent ... ... 5,233 Rothschild ... 5,223 Alaatermau ... 5,250 Johnson ... 4,186 Bevan 4,350 Freshfield ... ... ... .. 3,985 Payne ... 400 TWO O'CLOCK. Russell ... ... ... ... 5,904 Pattisou ... ... ... ... 5,763 Larpent ... ..• ... ... 5,553 Rothschild ... .., ... 5,544 ___ Masterman ... ... ... ... 5,571 Johnson ... ... ... ... 4,404 Bevan ... 4,579 ... Freshfield ... 4,173 Mr. Payne has resigned. WESTMINSTER. STATE OF THE POLL. NINE O'CLOCK. Evans Lushington 660 627 Cochrane ... ... 748 Mandeville ... ..• TEN O'CLOCK. 346 Evans .. ... 1,092 Lusbington:... ••• . . 986 Cochrane ... ... ... ... 820 Mandeville... ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Evans Lushington ••• Cochrane ... . -. 1,525 0 0 1°3 4 1 0 rC fia (1 9 b ' fl es ih a 'O. , tioi of i iri- o f ) ritY t t t" t c o , Mr. 0 re bee GREENWICH. to the nominati on o f t h e candidates for this borough ple to-day. Admiral Dundas, the late repro eat,t; tec ) ,„ ef Greenwich, Barnard, Esq., D. E. Salo po,--e",,"'"stl,of_London, and a Mr. Keith having been pro- A " ilnd seconded, severally addressed the meeting. th4Arairal DuNnas said that his conduct had been before i 4 e e 4l for the last 15 years, during which he had acted he s°l:ll.fornaity with the pledges that he had given when whioilieited their suffrages. He would pursue that policy, ~ilhad won for him their confidence. He was quite I l e a' to be assuciated with Mr. Barnard. Zae rit !' 13411NARD then entered into an elaborate state ‘," et his opinions, which were entirely liberal. qi,"r• SA.LomoNs said that he had consented, in conse Of e6rce a requisition signed by 1,000 of the elector: . Whil e " w ich, to be put in nomination for the borough. Y e he approved of the policy pursued generally th e to 411 G present Government, he was opposed tnrn o e'vernment education; for as the money for such r 68 'wes to comit out of the pockets of the penpl,h6 ". 1,445 ". 1,167 n~lLies' e B f lo ol 0 0- 5 _ t elg li ill it4° of g r. - ° tar n r . Der " 11 IST, LONDON, THURSDAY _EVENING, JULY 29, 1847. rent, would deviate directly at right angles; to prevent this, two small points o f i vor y are inserted on the dial plate on each side of the needle, at a short distance apart. When a communication is required to be made from one station to another. attention is called by the ringisg of a bell, which is effected through the agency . of an electric cu r re n t. Wh en t hi s i s d one the commences, which, as it proceeds, is written dow n by the receiving party. The letters of the alphabet, figures, and a variety of Conventional signals, are iedicats d by the single and combined movements of the needles on the dials. The left-hand needle moving once to the left indicates a stop or termination of a word; turned twice in the same way, it indicates A; three times B; first right and then left, C. Movements aro thus made to inoicate all the letters; those towards the end of the alphabet are shown by the parallel movements of both needles simultaneously. It might naturally be supposed that several wires would be required to transmit infor mation to so many places; but this difficulty is obviated by . making the e a rth t ransm it the electric current, which is also a discovery of Messrs. Wheatstone and Cooke. The Electric Telegraph Company have, how ever, another mac hi ne i n t h e cou rse of construction, by which still more rapid communications can be effected, so that from 1,000 to 2,000 letters can be sent in a mi nute to any required distance. This will be effected by the combin e d e ff orts of electricity and steam-elec tricity effecting the indication of the letters, and steam . supplying th e mot i ve power t o . the machine. The mode of communicati on b y t hi s i nstrument wi ll b e e ffected by ra pidly running, by means of steam, a long slip of paper , of about an i nc h i n b readth, over a co il, thr o ugh which the electric c urrent wou l d pass to tiro metallic points connected with the wire, if it was not intercepted by the paper, which is a non conductor. Where it is intended to send a me ssage , a narrow sl i p o f p a , e r is perforated in double c o l umns , w i t h combinat i ons o f long or short holes, and this i s d one i n such a way as to give a different signor mark for ea c h l etter of t h e a lphabet. Of course, previous to sendin g a message, it is necessary that each letter of th e message s h ould be separa t e ly stamped out of the paper, an d t hi s i s easily e ff ecte d by means of the steam power. O n th e top of this perforated pape r the two metallic points connected with the wire rest, they are prevented taking up the electric current from the coil wherever it is cover e d w i t h the paper, but in its rapid movement the points are constantly being brought in contact with the m e t a lli c sur f ace of the coil, and they thus take up the electric current through each perforated space, and it instantly passes to the other end of the wire, at however a great a distance it may be. At the extrs,mity of the line there is a similar apparatus to receive it, and upon which a narrow slip of blue paper is rapidly passed. The termination of the wire rests on this paper, and whenever the electric current passes from it, it produces a discolourment of the paper in small red spots, and in such a way as to form combinations coin ciding with the perforations made in the paper at the other end of the line. The clerk or compositor has then to decipher this message, and it i s e ith er cop i e d i nto writing or at once put into type. This instrument is intended only for the transmission of long messages, public news, and matters of that kind. In the company's offices in the Strand, to which the public are admitted by tickets, there ar e a grea t var iety of in-truments, many of which are of gre a t i n t ere st. The appliances to which electricity is made available by them, for either great or small objects, is most extra ordinary. For instance, on the one side you see the telegraph through the instrumentality of which Tawell was taken, and on the other you see an instrument in tended to be placed in an omnibus, which w ill i n dicate the number of persons who got in or o u t o f i t i n a d a y. Again, there is the electric clock, which is now the pro perty of the Electric Telegraph Company, one of which will work any number of clocks with the greatest accu racy, and near it is a little magnetic instrum en t w hich is to note the number of times the door of a banking house or other building opens in the course of a day. The appli cation of this power to the ordinary exigencies of life is daily being extended, for as yet the art of c on d uc ti ng or using electricity is still in its pliancy. Among other projects in view with respect to it we understand that it is intended immediately to establish electric communi cations between all the fire-engine establishments in the metropolis, so that when a fire breaks out in one locality, the fact can instantaneously be communicated to all of them, on its reaching one elf them. Th e company h ave several other projects in view, which, however, we cannot now go into. The following is a list of the to wns to which com munications from London are a l r e a d y opened, or to whichlyi edebytric .the commencement of th e y ear telegraph:—Ram sga t e , Mar gate,willmeans opened electric Deal, Dover, Folkstone, Canterbury, Maidstone, Tunbridge, Gosport, Southampton, Winchester, Dor chester, Bristol, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Peterborough, Yarmouth, Huntingdon, Hertford, Northampton, LCo ventry, Birmingham, Wolve rham p ton, Stafford , Chester , Liverpool, Manchester, Leice ster, D erby , Nottingham, Lincoln, Chesterfield, Hull, Sheffield, Bradford, Wis beach, Lowestoff, Cambridge , Ch elmsford, Ipswich, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Leeds, Halifax, Roch dale, York, Darlington, Newcastle, Berwick, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Scarborough, Bridlington, Stamford, Nor wich, St. lye's, Ware, Colchester. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. MATI ICULATION.—IB47. EXAMINATION FOR HONOURS. MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Routh, E. J. (Exhibition), University College. Edger, Ebenezer Rust, University College. Bridge, John, University College. Gil:ett, Joseph, private tuition. Malleson, William Taylor, University College. Clare, James, Stonyhurst College. Giles, William, St. Edmund's College, Ware. Bamber, John, St. Edmund's College, Ware. Johnson, Joseph, 6tonyhurst College. ()Ming. William, Guy's Hospital. :Ray, Joseph, Wesleyan College Inst., Taunton. Cli:onbers, Benjamin Elli s Coates, Wesley College, Sheffield. CHEMISTRY. Neale, Richard (prize of books), University College. Betts, Nathaniel Philip, University College. Sawyers, Joseph, King's College, Aberdeen. Chambers, Benjamin Ellis Coates, Wesley College, Sheffield. Payne, William, University College. Fryer, William Henry, Queen's College, Birmingham. Beale, Lionel Smith, King's College. ZOOLOGY. Neale, Richard (prize of books), University College. Beale, Lionel Smith, King's College. Odling, William, Guy' s H os pit a l. CLA SSICS. ' Ware Davies, Edward, C a l v i n , Il omer t on College. Edmund Pringle, George ( ex hibi t i on ), St. s College, pliciel takes place A g : T t ; e E s i n g which, MANCHESTER , dSurTipi raAs O tl y TRADE. London money market, still exercises an unfavourable influence upon business here. Since Friday last there has been a very limited demand for yarn ; and the 1 e j n ir days , i'lt '2.i .1;;T prevailed un eas uneasy in etehle higher counts of mule yarn have been ob:ainable on rather lower terms; but the lower counts, especially of water twist, remain firm in price. For goods also there has been a very limited demand, and prices have, in some fow cases, been slightly reduced. RocnDALE, MONDAY, JULY 26.—There has been a fair demand tor flannels to-day, at prices much the same as those of last week. The wool market has been still, and the transactions very limited. Prices remain tull as firm as they were last Monday. HALIFAX, SATURDAY, JULY 24.--The attendance in the Piece Hall to-day was unusually slender, and scarcely any business was transacted. In yarn, also, we have experienced another week of extreme dullnes; but prices remain without alteration, owing to tbe firm way in supplied, and the staplers are firm in which wool is held. The wool market continues barely HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, JULY 27.—There has been but little business done in the Cloth Hall, which may be attributed to the excitement prevailing regard ing the election. We have a few buyers, but the transac tions arc principally with the warehouses. LEEDS, TUESDAY, JULY 27.--Notwithstanding the excitement attendant on the election, to-morrow, our market has been w ell attended, and a fair amount of business done at late quotations.—Man chester Guardian. in their factory for more FIRST CONVICTION UNDER THE TEN HOURS ACT. —Yesterday, at the Borough Court, Messrs. Ogden and Sons, cotton spinners, were summoned by Mr. Graham, ,G and r h he he was merely prol9istehtoirnystaonnt.the9lrth. sub-inspector of factories in this district, for having a number of persons employed s tl t i a a t n ed el t e h v a e t n hheouvrissitciend the e e found a number of persons working after the time pre scribed by the recent Act of Parliament. He had acted seed ing in twelve cases. He had reason to believe that since the information bad been laid, Messrs. Ogden continued very leniently in this case, for to allow those persons to work longer than the law al lowed, and they bad also shortened the time that was allowed for meals. Mr. Ogden said he pleaded guilty ex ceedingly to the charge, and he was sorry for what had occurred. It was to be attributed to remissness rather than anythi n g else. They bad a great many or ders on their books, and they wished to get them finished as soon as they could, not thinking the provi sions of the Act would be enforced so soon. Mr. Maude said it was clear the provisions of the Act had been violated, and he would inflict a penalty of 20s. in each ease.—Manchester Guardian of Wednesday. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE WITH OXALIC AClD.—Last evening considerable sensation prevailed at Newington, in consequence of a female, named Sarah Tun e , age d 21 years, of Peacock court, High-street, attempting self d estruc tion under the followin g circumstance s : —lt ap pears she had been leading a very stran g e life f ur some time past, and when she returned home her mother began repr i man ding her for such improper conduct. Atter a stormy conversation she went cout, retur n i ng a b out six o'clock in a very ag itated and wild state of mind, which attracted the attention of the younger branches of the family. She had not been in the house many minutes before she was discovered suffering f rom an agonising pain in the stomach. Some suspicion ar ose , when the sent for the nearest sur g eon, who p rono unced her to be labouring from the effects of some active poison. The usual remedies were administered, and subsequently it was deemed necessary to remove her to the accident ward of Guy's Hospital, whero she was placed immedi ately under the care of Mr. Beaumo nt , the assi,tant surgeon for tho ward. The stomach pump and other remedies were resorted to, when it was ascertained she had swallowed a large quantity of oxalic acid. Late last evening she was still aliv e, b u t ver y alight hopes were ' held out by her medical attendant of saving her life. Ba.a.antLL.--THE Mooas.—We learn that s ort3 - men, on the forthcoming 12 th of August, are p likely to enjoy excellent sport, as the season I r sometime past has been most propitious for _game, which will be b dart in age quattrewilyr et t en en -- . a uli. .. . Mandeville ... ... ... ... 941 TWELVE O'CLOCK. Evans Lushington ... -. 1,965 ••• -. 1,869 Cochrane ... 1,504 Mandeville ... ... ... 1,250 ONE O'CLOCK. Evans 2,419 Lushington ... 2.285 Cochrane ... ... ... 1,961 Mandeville ... ... 1,522 TWO O'CLOCK. Evans ... ... ... 2,860 Lushington ... ... ... ... 2,705 Cochrane ... ... ... ... 2 383 Mandeville ... ... ... ... 1,740 THREE O'CLOCK. Evans ... ... ... ... 3,406 Lushington... ... 3,181 Cochrane ... ... "• ... 2,962 Mandeville ... ... ... ... 2,006 CITY OF NORWICH. STATE OF THE POLL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ELEVEN O'CLOCK. *Peto (Liberal) ... ... ... 542 Douro (Conservative) ... ... 308 *Parry (Liberal) ... ... ... '214 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STATE OF THE POLL. TWELVE O'CLOCK. 167 'Fielding : ... 140 Goulborn ..• ..• 74 *Lefevre ... 39 HALF-PAST TWELVE. Law 193 ••• Fielding ... 162 Goulborn 90 ••• Lefevre ••• 49 ONE O'CLOCK. Law ••• ... ••• ..• ... 277 Fielding ... ... ••• ••• 234 Goulborn ... ... ••• 137 Lefevre * New Candidates. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. SIR,—A reply to the following query in your paper of Thursday, will be of much service in deciding what- ever doubt may exist:— A resident householder, who has remained in the:same residence above two years—did not clear all his taxes previous to the 20th of last July, 1846—consequently was not put on the register, which was made out last September. This year, however, his requisite rates and taxes were all paid previous to July 20, 1847; conse quently it is fair to suppose he has a right to vote at the present election. The Act of Parliament specifies that all householders who have resided in the same house twelvemonths are entitled to vote, provided all taxes have been paid by the 20th of July. The party has given notice to the overseers to claim to be put on the registry, and the question is, whether or not his vote must be accepted at the election on Friday? J. M. [As our correspondent's name does not appear in the register for 134647, on which the present election is taken, we fear he cannot vote. He had better state his cue to the committee of the candidate whom he wished to support.—ED. Sun.] CHERBOURG REGATTA.—This regatta will take place on Monday, August 2. Two cups will be given to English yachts; one to vessels above 32 tons, another to vessels from 15 to 32 tons. The sailing regulations will be framed according to the rules of the English Yacht Clubs, aul one member of each club will be s,slied to !!sift the !met committ?e, THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The following is a List of the Returns roceivod up to [he time of our paper going to press:— Peelites. ti;ro?itiesejs A Ifi l: r O Majesty's brit; s i p T R y arrivedC I o N S if this islandS' Lk o N n D. the 26th of February. about ten o'clock in the morning, and was boarded by Ge o r ge Ad ams an d some more in()rni natives shortly atter she hove to. George Adams is the son of the celebrated John Adams, the father of the colony, Vent ashore in cutter, piloted by George Adams. Landing-place a very small sandy- beach with many rocks, and in the least breeze impracticable. We were met on the beach by some of the natives, who cordially welcomed us to Pitcairn's Island, and showed us the way to the market-place up a steep and rugged path, winding along the cliff, and through a beautiful variety of all kinds of tropical flowers and shrubs. The scene when we arrived at the summit was picturesque in the extreme. The whole of the natives, men, women, and children, headed by Mr. Nopps, the schoolmaster, had assembled iu a space of about half an acre square, carpeted with thick soft grass, and canopied overhead by the spreading branches of cocoa-nut trees, to meet the strangers, all of them being dressed in their gayest. Their welcome was warm, all of them advancing and shaking us by the hand, and addressing us in perfectly good English. We were extremely pleased by their quiet and decorous behaviour. As soon as we had made acquaint ance with them all, we were led through gently vi inding p- the to the principal village, where the court house and church stands, as there were one or two slight disagree rot nts about lend, which they wished to be brought before Lieutenant Wooldridge, commander of the Spy, and who very speedily disposed of them without their having evinced, either during the investigation or after - wards, the least feeling of discontent or displeasure. The church is a neat building, well arranged, with a pulpit and benches, and is used as well for a court, house as a church. Mr. Nopps, the schoolmaster, per forms the various offices. We were shown the old gun belonging to the Bounty, that had been under water for 56 years, and which was now lying near the coart-house. , We visited old Adams's house and grave, the last of which is situated in a beautiful spot next to his wife's grave, and kept in trim order. After rambling about, and visiting one or two of the inhabitants who were not well (one of whom had wounded himself with his gun while out shooting goats a short time before we arrived, but was doing well), we returned to dinner, which had been prepared for us at M`Coy's house, and consisted of pork, yam, and sweet potatoes. Each family on the island take it in turn to entertain strangers when they arrive, and never accept any reward. Their food is principally vegetables, of which they have almost every kind, and twice a week either meat or fish; but there is difficulty in getting the latter, as the fishing ground is bad and water very deep. The animals on the island are goats, which are wild, pigs, and fowls. Their houses are the perfection of cleanliness and good order, and each person has his plot of ground to cultivate. Their form of government is simple. They elect a magistrate every twelve months, upon which occasion every man and woman above eighteen is entitled to a vote; and, if married before that age, they are allowed a vote in con sequence.he magistrate peo p t e h c e h n chooses a i a n n a a n s o s i t s h t e a r n , t , w an h n d o acts ther a e s m a a s n o dT r e t hre o o t f check, which is, indeed, little wanted— for there is no place in the world where such per f ect unanimity and good feeling exist as in this happy island. The number of inhabitants is 134, but the island can support many more, and they increase but slowly. The island itself is only four miles and a half in circum ference. We heard with pleasure that, though several whalers touch there, yet, in no instance, had any impro priety been committed ; 46 whalers, mostly American, had called during the year 1846. They all appeared to talk of Adams with the greatest respect, and seemed to have a strong feeling of the crime that their ancestors committed in mutinyißg. They talked in the most affec tionate loyal way of " our queen," and appeared exceed ' ingly proud of being English—but complained that they were so neglected, the Spy having been the first man-of war which had visited them for more than three years. They, however, were quite satisfied when told that the exigencies of the service had lately prevented their being visited so often. They begged earnestly for a visit by a man-of-war as often as she could be spared from other duties ; but, as George Adams remarked, they " could not complain, as the Government had already beep kinder to them than they deserved." Before our leaving, the women came after us with little presents and keep• sakes, such as locks of hair, whale's teeth, and other little curiosities, refusing to be rewarded in any way. We took some of their names down, as they struck us as being as pretty as the fair owners themselves—Marian, Louisa, Emily, were among the prettiest. Marian Christian was a beautiful girl, with quite a Grecian cast of countenance, and very kindly allowed her likeness to Fbe taken by one of our party. Their way of dressing the hair is odd, it being rolled up in a conical fashion at the back of the head. Their dress, when they do not wear the European one, is simple, consisting of only a sort of skirt of some dark colour, with an upper short petticoat of white stuff, and a handkerchief tied loosely round the neck. At last, having loaded the cutter with eatables, which was obliged to lie off on account of the increasing surf, and it being nearly sunset, we were , obliged to bear ourselves very unwillingly from this enchanted island, though all came round to beg us not to go, but to stop one night—only one—with them; and, finding they could not succeed, accompanied us down to the beach, where we embarked in canoes to take us off through the rollers to the cutter. They embraced us all most affectionately, asking us to write and remember them to their friends in England, particularly to Capt. Hunt, formerly of the Basilisk, whom they seemed to have a vivid recollection of. The embarkation in the cutter was accomplished safely, and we gave them three hearty cheers, and, accompanied by George Adams and Christian, we got on board the Spy; and after their re maining a short time with us, and being very much de lighted with a couple of rockets that were tired, they bade us good-bye, when we filled and made sail for Val paraiso.—Naval and Military Gazette. UNPUBLISHED POEM by ROBERT BURNS. The Aberdeen Herald has received from a correspon dent the following poem—one of Burns' earliest compo sitions—which has never, to his knowledge, been printed. It bears strong marks of his powerful style, and was obtained from one of the belles of Mauchline, " Miss Smith she has wit," the mother of Dr. Candlish:— In Tarbolton, ye ken, there are proper young men, And proper young lasses and a', man; But ken ye the lionalds, that live in the Birrels, They carry the grie to them a', man? Their father's a laird, and weel he can spare't, Braid money to tocher them a', man— To proper young men he'll clink in the han', Gowd guineas a hundred or twa, man. There's ane they ca' Jean, I'll warrant ye've seen Few bonnier lasses or braw, man— But sense an' guid taste, she'll brag wi' the best, And a conduct that beautifies a', man. The charms o' the min', the langer they shine, The mair admiration they draw, man; While peaches and cherries, and roses and lilies, They fade and they wither awa', man. If ye be for Miss Jean, tak' this frae a frien', A hint o' a rival or twa, man— The laird o' Blackbyre wad gang thro' the fire, If that wad entice her awa', man. The laird o' Braehead has been on his speed, For mair than a towmond or twa, man— The laird o' the Ford will straught on a board, If he canna get her at a', man. Then Annie comes in, the pride o' her kin', The boast of our bad', lors a', man; Sae sonsy and sweet, sae fully complete, She steals our affections awe', mar. If I should detail the pick and the wale 0' lasses that live hereawa', man, The fault wad be mine, if she didna shine The sweetest and best of them a', man. I lee her mysel', but daurna weel tell— My poverty keeps me in awe, man— For making o' rhymes, and working at times, Does little or naething at a', man. Yet I would not choose to let her refuse, Nor hae't in her power to say— na, man; For though I be po9r, unnoticed, obscure, My stomach's as proud as them a', man. Tho' I canna ride in weel-booted pride, Or flee o'er the hills like a craw, man, I can haud up my head, wi' the best o' the breed, Tho' fluttering ever sae braw, man. My coat and my vest they are Scotch o' the best; 0' pairs o' guid breeks, I hae twa, man; And stockings and pumps. to put on my stumps, And ne'er a wrang steek in them a', man. My sarks they are few, but five they are new, Twal hundred as white as the snaw, man: A ten-shilling hat, a Holland cravat— There are no mony poets sae braw, man. I never had frien's, weel stockit in means, To leave me a hundred or twa, man; Nae weel-tochered aunts to wait on their drunte, And wish them in h—l for it a', man. I never was canny at hoarding o' money, Or claughtint thegither at a', man; I've little to spend, and naething to lend, But deevil a shilling I aw, man. EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO A YOUNG WOMAN.—Last evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the White Hart, Little Windmill-street, Haymarket, on the body of Jane Yeo, aged 20, who met with an accident of almost an unprecedented nature. Mr. Henry Harding, surgeon, said that on Monday night he was called in great baste to the residenc there the de ceased, No. 15, Little Windmill street, Sind found her supported by her sister, and both of them covered with blood. The deceased was bleeding from a wound in the throat, about five inches in length, and which reached to the vertebrm. She died in a few seconds. He was shown the broken pieces of a basin upon which it is said she had fallen, and he had no doubt that the wound was caused in that way. From further evidence it appeared that the deceased returned home at half past ten o'clock, and was dancing across the room, amusing her sister, when, falling over a box she had not seen, her throat came in contact with a washhand basin on the floor, and broke it. One of the pieces entered her throat, and inflicted the wound described. Verdict, "Accidental death." B A RE PLANT.—There is now in bloom in seat in of the shrubbery at Hors well, near Kingsbrid g e W. R. Ilbert , Esq. , a p lant of the lhormium tenax, or New Zealand flax, which is believed to be a rare occur rence in England. Tan OUTCAST.—Poor Shakspeare 1 He has long been driven off' the English stage, and to be turned out of hque sad h ome ! p ....__IIOVV uit h .a amply THE GENERAL ELECTION ASHBURTON. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT). The writ for the election of a burgess for this borough was received by the Portreeve, J. Sdarke Amery, E q., on Saturday last. This day (Wednesday) the bells from St. Andrew's tower ushered in the morn, and at ten o'clock a large procession was formed in front of the Golden Lion Inn, from whence the new candidate was accompanied by the p r i nc ip a l R e f ormers o f t h e town,in cluding meat of the electors and non-electors, to the an cient chapel of St. Lawrence. The worthy candidate, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Matheson, was proposed by R. Caunter, Esq., and seconded by that well-known Reformer, R. Tucker, Esq., both of whom, in their speeches, alluded to the loss of one who was held in the highest esteem by the whole body of inhabitants, their late Member, James Matheson, Esq. ; but he being about to contest the county of Ross, and regain it frcm Tory thraldom, we hail the name and person of Colonel Matheson (his brother) as our representative and friend. Various speeches were delivered, and, there being no other candidate, the worthy gentleman was declared duly elected, amidst the greatest enthusiasm. ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. Mr. Bunting h4s withdrawn from the contest. BARNSTAPLE. The nomination of candidates took place yesterday morning. . _ The borough was very quiet. Never so little excite ment at an election before. No party appears to be spending, and hence no drunkenness. Mr. J. WHYTE proposed the old member, Mr. Frede rick Hodgson, as an old and consistent Conservative, already known to the borough for twenty-three years. Mr. G. HARRIS seconded the nomination. Sir B. WuEr proposed the Hon. J. W. Fortescue "second son of Earl Fortescue), in the Liberal interest. . . Mr. W. GRIBBLE seconded his nomination. Mr. W. THORNE proposed an old townsman, well known as the Tory agent at elections for many years, Mr. Richard Bremridge, solicitor ; especially dwelling on his claims as a friend to the poor, and the enemy of Popish endowment. Dr. BIGNELL seconded the nomination. Mr. HODGSON spoke at great length. He said he had always been opposed to the endowment of the Roman Catholic priests, and was so still. He had been a con. sistent Conservative from the first, and should continue to be so to the end. AYLESBURY. AYLESBURY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—Mr. Rice R. Clayton, one of the late Members, was nominated by Mr. R. Wheeler. _ _ _ Mr. J. P. Deering, the "No Popery" candidate, was put in nomination by J. Franklin, EEq. Lord Nugent was proposed by Sir George Stephen. On a show of hands, The HIGH CONSTABLE declared it to be in favour of Lord Nugent and Mr. Clayton. The poll takes place to-day. BATH. BATH, WEDNESDAY.—The nomination of candidates took place to-day at eleven o'clock. The TOWN-CLEax having read the proclamation for holding the election and the Bribery Act, Admiral GORDON proposed Lord Duncan as a fit and proper person to represent the city of Bath in Parlia ment. Mr. ALLEN seconded the nomination. Mr. W. HUNT n xt nominated Mr. Roebuck. Mr. R. R. TICEBORNE having seconded the nomi nation, Mr. W. SUTCLLFFE nominated Lord Ashley. Mr. GORE seconded the nomination. Lord DUNCAN, Mr. ROEBUCK, and Lord ASHLEY, having addressed the electors, a show of hands was taken, and declared to be in favour of the Liberal candi dates. Not more than thirty hands were held up for Lord Ashley. A poll was demanded. BERWIC E-UPON- TWEED. WEDNESDAY.-Mr. Thomas Brown nominated Mr. W. H. Miller, which was seconded by Mr. John Carens. The Mayor of the borough (Dr. Johnston) nominated Mr. Matthew Forster, which was seconded by Mr. Ralph Forster. Colonel Hogarth, seconded by Mr. John Pratt, then nominated Mr. J. C. Renton. The candidates having addressed the electors, a show of hands t‘ as taken, which the Sheriff declared to be in favour of Mr. Renton and Mr. Forster. A poll was then demanded by Mr. Brown on behalf of Mr. Miller, which the Sheriff fixed for to-morrow (this day). BLACKBURN. The nomination took place yesterday morning. The late Member, Mr. Hornby, was proposed by Joseph Fielden, Esq., of Wilton House, and seconded by John Hargreaves, Esq. Mr. Thomas Speakman then pro posed W. P. Roberts, Esq. (the Miners Attorney- General), who was seconded by Mr. Henry Baker. J. llugdale, Esq., proposed, and Wm. Pilkington, Esq., seconded the nomination of William Hargreaves, Esq., of Accrington. William Hoole, Esq., proposed, and Mr. John...cone seconded the nomination of James Pil kington, Esq. On the show of hands Mr. Hornby and Mr. W. P. Roberts were declared to have the majority. The poll was appointed for this day. BOLTON. BOLTON, WEDNESDAY.—The Mayor having fixed this as the day for nominating the candidates to represent this borough in Parliament, the electors, &c., assembled at the hustings, erected in the marketplace. Dr. Bow ring was proposed by Edward Ashworth, and seconded by Robert Haywood Esq. John Brooks, another Liberal candidate, was proposed and seconded by Thomas Thompson and James Knowles, Esqs. Mr. Bolling who is a Conservative, but iu favour of free trade, was pro , posed and seconded by Peter Bothwell and J. R. Budow, Esqs. The Mayor decided the show of bands in favour of Messrs. Brooks and Bolling. A poll was then de manded on the part of Dr. Bowling. BRID G EN ORTII. WEDNESDAY.—The nomination for this borough took place to-day in the Town-hall. Mr. T. C. Whitmore was proposed by Mr. Wolryche W. Whitmore, of Dudmaston, and seconded by Mr. W. Thursfield, surgeon, of Bridgnorth; Sir J. Easthope was proposed by Mr. Joshua Sing, and seconded by Mr. T. Smalman; and Sir R. Pigot was proposed by Mr. T. W. Brown, and seconded by Mr. L. Gatacre. The Mayor declared the show of hands to be in favour of T. C. Whitmore, Esq., and Sir John Easthope. A poll was demanded on behalf of Sir R. Pigot, and after a vote of thanks to the Mayor, the court, which was very largely attended, broke up. BRIDPORT. The nomination for this borough took place yesterday. There was a marked absence of excitement. Mr. J. Howsell proposed Thomas Alexander Mitchell, Esq. Mr. Whetham nominated Alexander Dundas Wishart Ross Bailey Cochrane, Esq. Mr. Alfred Nicholetts pro posed the Hon. Edward Richard Petre. Mr. Richard Searle proposed Mr. Robert Montgomery Martin as a fourth candidate. The show of hands was in favour of Cochrane and Petre, and on behalf of Mitchell and Mar tin a poll was demanded, and fixed for this day. BRIDGE W AT ER. JULY 28.—The nomination of candidates for the re presentation of this borough took place to-day. After the customary preliminaries, Mr. J. SEALY proposed Henry Broadwood, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the borough. Mr. GABRIEL POOLE seconded the nomination. Mr. Furman being called, but not presenting himself, The MAYOR inquired whether there was any other candidate ? Mr. GAZELEE insisted that as Mr. Forman had ad dressed the electors on Conservative principles, and re presented the borough on those principles for years, it was the duty of the Conservative party to say whether they would propose him or not. Did they withdrawhim? Mr. BROADWOOD said that they did not withdraw him, but did not propose him.—(Hear, and laughter). Mr. BOYCE then proposed Mr. C. J. K. Tynte. Mr. ROBERT FORDE seconded the nomination. Mr. THOMAS PORDE, amid loud cheers, proposed Mr. Sergeant Gazelee. Mr. BATE seconded the nomination. The respective candidates then addressed the assembly. A show of hands was then demanded, and the Mayor decided that it was in favour of Messrs. Tynte and Gaze lee. A poll having been called for, The MAYOR announced that the polling would com mence at eight o'clock on the following morning, and terminate at four. The assemblage, which was very orderly, separated at one o'clock. CHESTER. CHESTER, WEDNESDAY.—The election proceedings for the city of Chester took place to-day, which was but a short affair. Sir John Jervis and Lord Grosvenor were duly proposed and seconded, and there being no other candidate, the returning officer declared them to be duly elected. CHIPPENHAM. The election of two Members to serve in Parliament for this borough took place at the town Hall this morning, at nine o'clock. The ball was (until the ad mibsion of the juvenile empty, and less interest was excited than we ever re part of the inhabitants) nearly member, G. M. M. Est:wade, Esq., of Monkton House administered the usual oaths to the Mayor r; po and dsepTh see r rdes„q . Es ) q — . W ap e t st ain A ß w o d i r d y e , ro E w sq a , B William Colborne, J C o olbo . rne, ee Esq., C whieh was seconded Y proposed by Harry Goldpey, Esq., and seconded by - Mr. John Slater. u d se tou o c f la C er on n o There were no points in their addresses of any übl . interest. The Gallant Captain dwelt in his speech !) upon lc intothe t neces sity wo gr great t of ae sections, divisionoti, but of m r t . h e isi H e e o i subject of importance except the want of sanitary reform, at and the adva nta g e of its bein g carried out by re ter. rate-payers. The proceedings closed o'clock with a vote of thanks to the ENENSDA —Th r e ay n o o r m . nomination for CIRENCESTER, Nyvla CESTER this borough took place this Villiers and Air. W. e • mor ning , and position. ripps were r _ .e , . Viscount e iected without op- CORNWALL (EASTERN DIVISION.) The nomination of candidates for the representsum of the Eastern Division of the County of Cornwall is ap pointed to take place on the 9th o f A ugus t next. CORNWALL (WESTERN DIVISION). The nomination of candidates for the representation of_ the Wester n Di v i s i on o f the County o f C o rnwall will take place on the 10th of August next. COVENTRY. COVENTRY, WEDNESDAY.—Tbe nomination of candi dates took place this morning. The candidates were the late Members, Messrs. Ellice and Williams, and Mr. George James Turner, a Chancery barrister, who was brought torward by the Conservatives. The .how of hands for Mr. Ellice was nearly unanimous; that for Mr. Williams was not so large as that for Mr. Turner. A pull was demanded by the friends of Mr. Williams, which was fixed to commerce at eight o'clock to-morrow. DARTMOUTH. • Ww.tiva i r,s.s.Tht nomination of Mitsettativ# ................... lIMb. for this borough took pl ace this morning. There was no opposition to Mr. Moffatt, the sitting Member, at the close of the last Parliament, and be was consequently re-elected. DEVIZES. WEDNESDAY.—The election has just closed in the un opposed re-election of both the former Niembers-31r. G. H. Walker Heneage and Mr. W. H. Ludlow Bruges DEVON (SOUTH.) The late Members for this division of the county w ill no doubt be returned without opposit ion. CIRENCESTER W. Cripps Lord Villiers CHIPPEN HAM J. Neeld H. G. Boldero DEVIZES G. H. W. Heneage W. II L. Bruges DORCHESTER Colonel Dawson Darner 0 1 ... 0 H. G. Sturt 0 ... 1 ... 0 DUDLEY J. Benbow Sir J. T. Duckworth... EXETER E. Divett FINSBURY T. Wakley T. S. Dunscombe ... GLOUCESTER H. T. Hope M. F. F. Berkeley ... HERTFORD Hon. W. F. Cowper... Lord Mahon ... 110NITON Joseph Locke Sir J. W. Hogg 0 ... 1 ... 0 0 ... 1 . . 0 0 ... 0 ... 1 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... o ... i ... o ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... o ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 KIDDERMINSTER R. Godson ... J. E. Denison MALTON J. W. Childers MARLBOROUGH Lord Ernest Bruce ... H. B. Baring PORTSMOUTH F. T. Baring ... Sir G. Staunton REIGATE T. Somers Cocks RIPON Hon. Edwin Lascelles Sir J. Graham ... SCARBOROUGH Sir J. V. B. Johnstone Earl Mulgrave SHOREHAM Sir C. Burrell C. Goring ... TAMWORT El Sir R. Peel ... W. Y. Peel ... THETFORD Hon. W. B. Baring Lord Euston WENLOCK Hun. G. C. Forester J. M. Gaskell WIGAN Colonel Lindsay , R. Thicknesse WINDSOR Colonel Reid Lord John Hay YORK (CITY) H. R. Yorke ~. J. G. Smyth ... ... ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... o ... 0 1 ... 0 ... ... 1 ... 0 ..o ... ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... ... o ... o .. t ... ... o ... o ... i ... ... o ... t ... o ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 0 ... 0 ... 1 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 .. 0 ... 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 1 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHIC COM- MANY. A few days ago we availed ourselves of an opportunity of visiting the temporary office of this company, near Waterloo- bridge, in the Strand, for the purpose of in specting the apparatus and instruments used as a means of communication, and of learning the nature of the arrangements about to be adopted by them for the ex tension of their operations. The object of the company is to organize a general system of communication, by means of the electric telegraph, along the several hues of railway, to all parts of the kingdom. At present the electric telegraph is in use on various lines of railway, to the extent of 1,200 miles ; but the company are at present making arrangements for carrying out this mode of communication on other lines, to the extent of upwards of 1,000 miles more. When this is done, then, through the agency of this company, commercial and other intelligence can be in stantaneously communicated from one part of the country to any other district, and that for an economical charge. The present offices in the Strand not being suffi ciently extensive, or in a sufficiently central situation, for the operations of the company, a new building is in the course of erection, on a site of ground they have purchased in Lothbury. This is to be a spacious and lofty building, in the Italian style of architecture, and from the arrangements to be made in it, it will be ex tremely well adapted to meet the wants of commercial and other gentlemen, anxious to receive or send in formation from a distant part of the country. On enter ing the interior of this building, which will be thrown open, there will appear round the quadrangle various compartments, marked according to the districts with which each is in communication, the arrangement being very similar to that of the General Post-office at St. Mar tin's-le-grand. Above these compartments are three tiers of galleries, carried round the building, containing the several telegraphs in communication with the various lines and towns throughout-the kingdom, the-whole being . surmounted by a lofty skylight. A merchant, therefore, wishing to send a communication to any town —Manchester, for instance—would carry it to the proper quarter in the quadrangle ; the clerk receiving it would have to mark and number it, according to the order and station to which it is directed, and then he would place it on a lift in constant work by means of machinery, which carries it to the gallery where the instrument is placed. The message is then sent down, arrives at Manchester, and should the party to whom it it directed not be on the spot to receive it, it is sent by a messenger to the required place. The answer is then return e d t o L on d on which, on its being received, is marked and numbered to correspond with the number sent down. It is then placed un the descending lift, which carries it to the clerk, who hands it over to the merchant, or any other person there to receive it. The time required for all this would not be more than three or four minutes, unless the message, when it arrived at the other end of Eng land, had to be sent out by hand from the office. The Electric Telegraph Company do not intend to confine their operations to public news, or such messages as we have just described, but a part of their system will be to send down to all the principal towns the alterations in the London Markets, such as the Stock Exchange list, prices current, share list from the various exchanges, ship lists from the various ports, corn markets, prices of the stocks. &c. These will be sent down to the several towns where subscription-rooms are opened, and the changes made known in them five minutes after the alte ratioe in the London markets. The rapid improvements that have been made since the formation o: this com pany ~ y those connected with it, not only as relating to the safety of railway travelling, but its adaptation to commercial purposes, show that before many months elapse much more may also be done towards ensuring perfection. The extension of the wires from the differ ent railway termini to the central statior. in Lothbury will be through the streets. The wires from the London and North Western line and its branches will be taken along the New-road and City-road, to Finsbury square, where the Eastern Counties division will join, and they will be taken together through Moorgate street to Lothbury. The wires from the South-Western and South-Eastern Railways will be taken over London bridge to the central station. The mode of conducting the wires from th e v a ri ous ra il way term i n i t o th e cen tral station is v er y s i mp l e . Th e w i res w hi c h are o f gal vanised iron—that is, i ron w hi c h i s coate d w i t h applied in a me l te d state — are enc l ose d in an iron tube of about an inch or an inch and a half in diameter, and in which they are kept isolated by the tube being filled up with pitch, and are carried under ground to the proper spot. Of course some risk is run of these tubes being disturbed or broken by the streets being opened by the gas or water co m p an i es , or f or other purposes. To obviate, therefore, the inconvenience which would arise from the breaking of the wire at some unknown spot on the line, a plan has been adopted, so that the precise locality of the breakage could be ascer • tained. To effect this object, the iron pipes enclosing the wires are brought to the surface, and are made to pass through cast-iron posts, placed every 300 yards. The sides of these posts open, and a magnetic test can be applied to each wire running between post and post, so as to see where the break. is, and thus they can be readily mended or repaired in case of injury. The whole of these arrangements are now being carried out, and will shortly be completed, a great number of work men being closely engaged in the different departments, so that by the beginning of the next year communica tions may be opened from Lothbury to a large propor tion of the principal towns in this kingdom, and also' many of less importance, others of course being added as the lines of telegraph are extended along other rail ways. The rapidity with which intelligence can be communicated by means of the electric telegraph is at Queen'sti tfetdhrfrheoes has . minutes. present most rapid, for thirty or forty words have often been sent and received at a distance of 100 miles in the t course ri . i T n h sm e speech, m ond London nt theto Norwich, distance Par lia Parliament, was l26 miles, in less than fifteen minutes.. A communication, however, thus made to Norwich , is not confined_ to that place, for it can be observed at all t e intermediate sta tionsfor so rapid is the transmissionitovvethTe th ro a a t a s d u where this instrument is kept. supposing ing earth, its pa h ss e a gtel electrice f deflection would drnr not current t f all the needles along the line occur f at the same moment, statedthat electricity trave is ls ta w r ith b a ve locity them eight tha wi timesre re possible to carry occupy more than a second of time. e Indeed, Professor . of 280,000 miles in a second, which the rate we have . just stated. The electric telegraph beyond Wheatstone present in use is that called the point or needletelaet tele graph, and is the joint invention, we believe_, of Messrs. Wheatstone and Cooke, to wh om , indeed, the world ar e indebted for the important discovery of applying to the transmission of intelligence Oersted's principle of a mag netic needle being . effected by a g a l van i c current. The needles in front of the instrument are affected by the moving of the handles placed at the lower part of the telegraph ; thus, on the operat or mov i ng one of the handles to the right, an electric current passes from the copper pole of the battery, and the corresponding needle moves in the same direc tion. So also when the handle is turned to the left the current is reversed, and the needle moves i n the , contrary direction. According to Oersted ' s exper i ment, the needle, every time it o atieoad by the Pliittrio cur. DEVONPORT. TUESDAY. —The nomination of the candidates for the representation of this borough is fixed for Thun.day, and the polling will take place on the followi*g day. DORCHESTER. The Hon. G. D. Datner and Mr. H. G. Start were yesterday elected without opposition. DUDLEY. WEDNESDAY.—John Benbow, Esq. (Conservative), was declared duly elected, Mr. Lendy, the Chartist can didate, having declined to go to the poll. DURHAM COUNTY (NORTHERN DIVISION). Lieutenant-Colonel Beckwith has withdrawn from the contest. EAST RETFORD AND BASSETLP. , W. RETFORD, WEDNESDAY.—The candidates far the re presentation of this h,rough, the Hon. R. Duncambe and L.rd Galway (Mr. G. H. 'Vernon, one of the late Mem bers, having retired by request of his constituents, on account of giving his support to the repeal of the corn liencttehde d ia ay ws p and th e i ncrease of the llaynooth grant), were this without r n . o j m . i m na e t e i , o nla n took place , being the returning officer. Sir C. Anderson, of Lea, nominated Mr. Duncom be; Mr. W. T. Gylby, of East R etford, seconded the nomi nation,Lord Galway was proposed by Sir T. White, and seconded by Mr. J. Lee. The MitOß asked whether any other gentleman bad any other candidate to propose? Mr. VERNON then rose, and claiming his right ens an elector to be heard, proceeded at great length to justify his Parliamentary conduct. He explained the nature of the Maynooth grant ; dwelt upon the importance of :that question being settled, instead of allowing it to exisite angry feelings year after year ; and after contending that the permanency of the original grant was as wer tain as the existence of the British Parliament it self, went on to maintain that the only matter which ad mitted of consideration was as to the amount; anti he thought it the wisest policy to give the additional sum proposed by Sir Robert Peel, in order that the Krish colleges might afford the means for a better education to those who were to have the care of the Irish poor. With regard to the question of the endowment of the Catholic Church, that did not now present itself, and he trusted it never would; he certainly thought that nothing but an extreme necessity could justify such a proceeding. He considered that the repeal of the corn laws would not be beneficial to the landowners of the country. He was in favour of a low fixed duty, and had expressed that opinion in Parliament; but when he found that neither a fixed duty nor a sliding scale were longer tenable, he felt that he could not do otherwise than sup port the proposition of Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Vernon concluded by saying, that he had endeavoured to do his duty to his country, whether or not his former constitu ents felt that he had failed to do it to them.—(Loud cheers, mingled with hisses.) The Mayor then declared Mr. Duncombe and Lord Galway duly elected. The two members returned thanks, and explained their political views; and after several rounds of cheering had been aven them, and also to Mr. Vernon, a vote of thanks to the Mayor terminated the proceedings at half-past one o'clock. EDINBURGH. EDINBURGH, TUESDAY EVENING.—A spirited opposi tion has been got up to Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Gibson Craig, the late Members, by Mr. Charles Cowan, the extensive paper manufacturer. This gentleman is a Li b-ral. The general opinion here is that the contest will be a close one. In the course of to-day another candi date for Parliamentary honours has made his appear ance, in the person of Mr. Peter Blackburne, a Conser vative, and Chaitman of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. This gentleman is likely to occupy the lowest place on the pull. EVESHAM. EVESHAM, WEDKESDAY.—The nomination of the can &dates took place at eleven o'clock this morning. J. B. Haynes, Esq.. the Ma 3 or of the borough, presided. J. M. CHEEK, Esq.. then proposed Lord Marcus Hill. Dr. B. COOPER proposed Sir Henry Willoughby (Con servative)._ Mr. R HUGHES proposed Sir Ralph Howard (Radical). On a show of hands, the election was declared to have fallen on Lord Hill and Sir R. Howard, and a poll having been demanded for the other candidate, the meeting separated: EXETER. The former Members, Mr. Divett and Sir J. Duck— worth, were yesterday re-elected. GATESHEAD. The election for this borough took place yesterday morning, the only candidate being Mr. Hutt, the former Member. The Hon. Gentleman was proposed by Mr. Al derman Wilson, and seconded by Mr. Alderman Pol lock, being the same gentleman who had proposed and seconded him whe❑ he stood as a candidate for the bo rough five years since. Having at a considerable length given an exposition of his views as a free trader and a Liberal, he was declared by the Mayor to be duly elec -1 ted, and the proceedings terminated. G Lb U CEST ER. GLOUCESTER, WEDNESDAT.—Tho nomination for this ei'y took place this morning at the Shire Hall, in the presence of a large body of electors. Late last evening', Mr. William Phillip Price (Radical) very unexpectedly resigned, consequently Mr. Henry Thomas Hope (Con st rvative), and Captain M. F. F. Berkeley (licfurecer) were elected without oppositinn. UUILDFORD. In this borough, in which also the nomination took pace yesterday, a third candidate appeared in the per sln of Mr. 'l'. L. Thurlow, who expressed his determin ati.,n to go to the pull. HALIFAX. HALIFAX, WEDNESDAY.—The nomination took place here this morning, but the sudden death of Mr. Ackroyd, the great manufacturer, while presiding over a meeting of Sir C. Wood's friends on Monday night, cast som e degree of gloom over the proceedings, and, indeed, over the town itself. Most of the -bops are partially closed in token of respect for the memory of the deceased gen tleman. ' The several candidates were proposed in the following order : Sir C. Wood, Mr. E. Jones (Chartist), Mr. Edwards (Conservative), and Mr. Miall (Anti-State Church advo cate), The show of hands were in favour of Miall and Jones. HASTINGS. WEDNESDAY.—The nomination took place to-day. Mr. G. Scrivers proposed Mr. Robert Holl ,, nd, the late Liberal Member, who was seconded by Mr. S. Putland ; Mr. W. Crake proposed Mr. Musgrove Brisco, the late Conservative Member, who was seconded by Mr. C. Burfield ; Mr. F. North proposed Mr. John Ashley Warre, a gentleman of moderate Whig principles, and of whose talents any constituency might well be proud, and Dr. M•Catie seconded. Mr. Lucas Shadwell pro posed Mr. Patrick Robertson as a gentleman of Pro testant principles, one who would by e v e r y means in his power stay the onward march which Popery is now making in the country ; Mr. N. Williams seconded. The several candidates then addressed the meeting, and on the show of hands being taken, the Mayor decided that the choice had fallen on Mr. ilollond and Mr. Brisco. A poll was i r is fought imme d iately ftoiluba gerbrin g nt g foug h todt nh e e m t h, t( n c. u d omgn e demand contest ist in y t ngid M .nb e oit . Warn e . 0 chf e k re t l u i Ma e is t ) h , o e o nl ynooo,tteh r e a l s contest awl of Mr. Hedlund. coun ty, gho en Thist electnh a nd HERTFORD. The nomination for this borough also took place Yes: terday. Lord Mahon and Mr. Cowper were proposed and seconded ; the former by Messrs. Lawrenced Gepper. Haslam, and the latter by Messrs. Manser lut __ . T. A third candidate, in the Liberal intere st,_ ro mr Chambers, a barrister on the HomeeCirceu:l,eotrrlsP P° be said and seconded, but in his address t th he should decline de o clared duly elected. and Mr. Cowper were, theretossek 11°Nl Iers . for this borough came The election of two Meem, p 11, and Lord Mahon off yesterday. goi ng k to tees Mr. ' of Honiton, came forward in the Lord of the Manor, eminent engineer, 'and an d was e nthusiastically received by able was proposed in a very speech by both parties. He and seconded by Mr. J MEL 1-1E Y ABERDEEN, congratulated the electors on the absence of was f t e h s e te n d p t ro ow;cl ed s and the enthusiasm manifested all party a Conservative, s L mv i r be is ii rr a , l_ : i l i o t e e li r n e g st the candidate. who expressed his satisfac tion in having to propose a gentle by S M ir r j ..W W IL H ral g noemts, gentleman of know talent, fo c u o n n d sis r te ea n d t y l o gh p t rom and promote privilege, the a bility, and experience, o ne w h o had proved himself a and /tee wholous supporterwould always o of eve r y t 3 in terest of the borough. He was seconded by Captain Locke Th e M a n i d iro s a i r ( J M . N r v . .C. 0 I: g o o t d h ) e then e " d et! Renwick, R.N. borough, and the usua l c h a i r i ng took place. HORSHAM. ntiaatirevdesMofr.thjs. The nomination for this borough took place yesterdsy , The candidates are Mr. W.R. S. Fitzgerald and Mr. John Jervis. The shown of hands was in favour of Mr. Jervis. The polling take place to-day. HULL. estecclay The nomination of candidates took Pliwa ei ' wn Hall. morning on the hustings in front of ha d Tea rone After all the preliminary business Mr. Richard who was seconded by Mr. Jo Fe Matthewse Talbot Baines, and through, Mr. W. B. Carrick nominat e d one Ms. Tottie then proposed M r. the nomination. her other Mr. James Clay, Mr. Thomas Ward secon d s Brown, was nominated by. s. candidate, Mr. James 24 T. Hassell and and addressed the electors, and seconded by r. Wilkinson. Mr. James M. T. Baines, whose sentiments `waslay then came fo rw ard fr. b w y ith 3 the greatest approbation. Mr . James candidate, next delivered hie senti- Brown, the thir d senti ments. At the conclusion of these addresses, Mr. Jobe me— • • the Sheriff, declared the majority of hands Lee Smith, , were followed received d in favour of Mr. Clay and Mr. Baines, on which a poll was demanded for Mr. Brown. The meeting then dispersed quietly. HUNTINGDON (BOROUGH). An address was issued this (Wednesday) morning with the signature of Mr. Prendergast, stating that " after carefully considering the result of our canvass, the friends of the Liberal cause have resolved to abandon the idea of a contest at the approaching election." The two Conservatives will consequently walk over. KIDDERMINSTER. Mr. Godson, Q C., the late Member, was yesterday returned without opposition. LANCASTER. • siou took LANcatts, 1 1 / 1 7 .2)YE6DAY.-.4 100 Poingis 1