The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

SHAKSPERES HOUSE. 81 To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. k---hile the suggestion to the Arehmo:ogical As ?!dation to become the guardian-purchasers ot Shake re ' 8 house was being printed b the Times, on the 21st advertisement my y Joj influential journal which iiz/407 paid for, calling a public meeting, and wic ll gi tne crowded state of the columns of that paper dld 4' i gpear that morning, although it did in the Chron i c l e, er, ula, and Post. In 4 t is more than a month since I commenced taking 1 e ana to convene a successful public meeting; for on the :, I . i t of July or I obtained the generous consent of 410 proprietor of the Hanover-square Rooms for their re° We upon the interesting occasion. Thereupon I Grote letters to her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal , gbneas the Prince Albert, and others, upon the sub- Out, copies of which are herewith enclosed for your t„ ll ,tsY of insertion, as they unfold the intent of the 'ulto meeting as to the parties in whom the Shakspere ti clue or property should be vested, and also the disposi• ip e , ll of any surplus funds arising from the national sub if "Non, which, being a tribute to Shakspere, should be eroted to his fame and honour. The Royal Shaks erian Club of Stratford-upon-Avon Of vvhich I am Pur a se member) was founded for gu e , express purpose of preserving the true relics of l!'altsPere, and to render an annual tribute of honour to ..+l3 evr•living memory. As early as November last my theo rd Morpeth was addressed by that Association upo h subject of the Government purchasing Shakspere's J °llse * nis Lordship's answer is incorporated in my etter to his Royal Highness the Prince Albert. InThe Ar c h mJlogical Association shall not receive the , "iak er it of rescuing Shakspere' s h ouse f rom d es t r uction, Z!T u g h theY will probably claim it, through the su "uu of the noble leading article from the pen of the 3° l . of the Times. I reject all claim to merit prais for be ing the first to make a substantial movement to eial'e Shakspere's house, any more than I did in 1835 and resc u e B36 when I was the first to render my services to ci the poet's grave or tomb from injury. Both to e silts emanate from the same feeling, viz ,an enth - ?Rai devotion andgratitude to an intellect—divine, at f ,et e ast, in its mission. g His Royal Highness the Duke o would have presided at the public meeting, , tit his departure for the Continent on Friday last pre ..e_utli that result, which circumstance, as his Royal High- In i•te w, is a subject of regret. of national accord 1s with these feelngs, and to prevent a day _do.o n. n ext e t. i s , i f a t d h v e e r S t i t i s a e Ilattnnal disgrace (as will be the 16th of September k d s ) p , e l r , e )ff h e o r u ed se , is insulted by a pablic auc on Wednesday last, to the ~ 8 , 1: It h or of the sale the sum of two thousand pounds for .posed akspere's house and property, provided it is dis iforyvvittlutoblyieoculi p or . d ts of at .private sale previous to the day advertised Powerful advocacy meeting for the Z s c a o l rre N s ; e hn e Lr e e . ceive the reply I will not be sought • which rendered the public theme, but when will Ca xton Memorial so triumphant,. . In V ain, when not only Shakspere . is the . of the intended°l2ls a Ingland forms the disgrace or the reputation of material question in the subject matter Middl e meeting, which will take place about the ever- of August, and I hope that there will be one in i city and town upon the same day. - I h ave the honour to remain, Sir, Your oblged and ob , dient servant, 151 Maddox- stye GEORGE Hanover - square, JONES. July 26, " 1847. (COPIES.) )4 day h it t jbly upon ease your Majesty, Majesty h London, July 9, 1847. I solicit permission to approac a theme in which every lover of poetry .. 4 - 1:1 12 4 intellect, every loyal supporter of England's fame, "14! feel a fervent and generous sympathy. Whic h house in which Shakspere was born—the hou se . re posin g the tender infancy of the poet while devouring • pittaeg Upon the maternal boson— ott t!'eti raging at t he Stratford—th f e ro h m um 4 g e in Whi h • d inces and the people their in enatspaeres have stood uee.overe • now be_tile! homage to an almost divine intellect—may rhauceaisddesern:anitguy :I hr il aeotieodu,s removed,peculation. or destroyed by t h e ru thless • •n r 4. . was the first render my public services towards grave and tomb of Shaks . pere,. ancl Majesty's • e ,._ , t drevr from the late beloved King his PuraooneaceeMing co urtesy —and the first person invited . t o h been ... torodnoiert:debya Public oration upon the poet, and wh i c h I°ll te e th ( my historical works), having acceptance of your Majesty—deem m e me nod th.erefore, p r esumptuous if I employ the sa its ?.:,.uneatitsiaostn now to reserve the poet's house from 0 .- r ee d removal or destruction, as I 'did upon a • er Oecation to restore his grave and monument. ... zuliitintitheL birthplace of Shakspere—that Mecca of the ? owe -- ; eenfould be destroyed, or even removed from the re • • posteriteelving reture pil • the devotion • ' fro., grlinys time will • al respect from the aof lapsoteintrgy,rtehperoparcehs:wnthiaogheowoillrece.tve_ : in. __e.e.l--awwill. be charged- with the infamy iTravoidhlch " excuse can palliate. . . of criminal these humiliating probabilities it is proposed " ... to n o l " - vell e a public meeting - at the Hanover-squ ar e . pi .. ,3 ( the free use of which has been gene rously .a 7,.'"), to order to form a committee and organize ~ „2,,10nal subscription (limited in its dharacter, that . all tTV share the honour), for the purpose of purchasing re Shakspere house and thereby transmit it to future ages ita an eoom of England and her glory. I also • se that the property shall be vested jeinied in the f Yul Shaksperian Club and the Corporation of Strat 141q'uPenvon for ever, the former of which y our ttih;e patron, as were also the last two Sovere igns he and an) surplus funds arising from t - _ , halal subscription to be devoted to erecting a pub li c otteBgtaifttillBStratford, and to the founding of a Shakspere refit aritable Institution for the protection of the poor and tn of the poet's native town, or a Shakspere Scholar _ Bhi P at one of the Universities. . 1 4 ui th.orised by the subject matter of this memorial, ;Tlibnetted by a respectful duty to the Sovereign, most . ly, .yet fervenily, therefore, is her Majesty t in e • '''"tn 'Victoria solicited to permit the public meeti g " 1 , 1 .1:1 th e Majest ' general subscription to be under the patronage of Your . of t o 1 , 3 . , as it will be under that of the people ho mage g anu, which would at once render the intended i to intellect both n at i onal and triumphant. j . ad d 18 Royal Highness the D u k e of Cambridge has been addressed' upon the subject of presiding at the meeting. he „aiour Gracious Majesty at the late installation at t he !._ bridge University uttered these memorable words, ever y which should be inscribed in letters of gold upon of nationai temple-4' I have always felt it to be one r!the first duties of a British Sovereign to extend f avour our and protection to institutions intended for the nd /tineeement of religion and learning." Most Gracio us . ',...,. . 11 , the volume of Shakspeare is an institution of gion and learnin within itself ! It teaches to shun Tice and follow virtuge—to be humble in prosperity and yte.eeaomfustsywrii; adversity, loyalty, patriotism, and re- Page leecgittioang n tl nY., are there also taught; while e ve ry it ideas, instructing mankind to rep os e ~ t heir present faith and future hope in the promised mercy of a God and Saviour! The ~ favour and pro teetion" of your M i Majesty even to the humble cottage of . such a inpublic instructor as Shakspeare, will not be sought vain. I have the honour (in all humility) to subscribe my . self, M G . esGracious Queen , your Majesty's most loyal %tid dutifUl subject, &c. &c.: "First P e . z i . lu l tla oor o f To H A GEORGE JONES, .h History of Ancient America," ExteiebilliecnOt,ramtiaojnesuty t n he Sh u k e s e p n e , a.rz e ,': &c. Most Your Ro y a l Highness, London, July 9, 1847. Deign to of Permit me to solicit the favour, at the hands me morial letjter t il o l igh ler ness Your R 0 .,,i of presenting the en c l ose d Queen. It is believed thatthe Most sGurha.cious Majesty th e with it its own apology for this ad)reocat-cmhattoterthweillsboevaer l'eign- The contents of the lett er are, a l so, respectfully 88 may 8 0 in tended f or t h e T:hearuts p al theandt gracious receptio n o f y our Royal Hi g h ness, at of t a h g e e g o u f e t e h e e , Prince-Con be joined w i t h tha eciepreyeuliarly national in it s character; and s o i n n e a in su w b n j j e c c h t loyal subject of the Crown would at once recog llise a separation of th ose acts of patriotism and benevo lence which, by their continual manifestation, have rendered th e p eop l e ' s l ove for the Prin ce-Consort ' so fervent, and so acceptable to 'ler Majesty. Amid the late ceremonies of the installation at Cam bridge, amid all the brilliancy of the audience hall, or the gravity of the Senate, one incident occurred in that University town, from the spontaneous feelings of your Royal Highness, which stands out, meteor-like in its brightness and dignity. I allude to the visit of the Trine Chancellor to the (perhaps) death-chamber of the professor of modern history. May that learned man recover and record that noble appreciation of learning and intellect—to preserve the naTal-chamber of Eng land's poet from destruction, are the motives authorising this address to your R iyal Highness. My Lord Morpeth has written, in answer to an appli cation from Stratford, " that the purchase of Shakspeare's house belongs rather to the People than to the Govern- Itent of England." Be it 00. Who, then, so worthy of being first approached for th at natio na l consummat i on as th e b e l ove d S overe ign of that People? and conjointly for that purpose, the Prince Consort? In the fulfilment of an imperative and pleasing duty bl a st upon me as the originator of the intended public e„eting for the national object in question. have the honour, Prince, to remain, your Royal Highnesses most truly obliged and most humble servant, To his Ro GEORGE JONES. yal Highness tht3 Prince Albert, &c., &c., &c. . TII BSSING CALAMITY.—S A LI SBURY , S UNDAY, I'LtU. 1.--ThiS morning, soon alter ten o'clock, a melan- Uaskill, living eholy occurrence took place in the family of Mr. William in St. Ann-street, in this city. It ap• Pears, from what we collected on the spot, that Miss Fharlottej Ilaskill, who was in her 14th year, at times t.r fa ther , laboured under aberration of intellect. This morning expected that she was gone to prepare for daurca, and was up stairs, as he thought, to dress for Purpose. w thi tt She being longer than was her custom, parent went to her sleeping room to hasten her, n en ,„be found the door locked, a very unusual custom -- k ' 4 ' l ' l3 g, he was not answered—looking through the b ro ke e le, he discovered the room in flames—he instantly .., Pen the door, and the poor girl was found quite cee,a_u• The distressed parent is quite at a loss to con L ie h hew the fire originated. th e e Earl of D a lh ousie will, it is stated, proceed to ju r grOvern me nt of I n di a a t th e ex pi rat i on o f L ord potting Ille's se rvices as Governor-General. Sir H enry th e r ,Pr will assume the Government of Madras; and bly b,rertirnent of the Cape of Good Hope will proba- Smi t h . th e reward conferred upon the gallant Sir Harry THE SUN; LON DON. MONDAY EVEN ING, , AUGUST 2, 1847. THE GENERAL ELECTION BAN Ls L RY. Tancred ... 226 Macgreger Majority ... -62 BOSTON. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Sir J. Duke ... ... 590 B. B. Cabbell ..,. 466 Wier ... 239 BRIDPORT. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Cochrane . . ... 276 Mitchell ... ••• ... 267 Petre Montgomery Martin ... 11 BURY ST, EDMUND'S. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Earl Jermyn ..• ... 390 Bunbury ••• ... 327 Twiss CARDIFF. .Dr. J. Nicholl elected. CARNARVON BURGHS. Hughes elected. No opposition. CHICHESTER. IMPORTANT DECLARATION OF THE SON OF THE DUKE OF RICHMOND. The election of two burgesses, to represent the city of Chichester in Parliament in the next session, took place on Saturday, when the two former Members—J. A. Smith, Esq., and Lord Henry Lennox—were elected without opposition. In the course of the proceedings Lord Henry Lennox stated that he wished the principles of free trade to have a full and fair trial; and, in answer to a question from the Rev. Mr. Malden, an Indepen dent, who complained loudly of Lord John Russell's education scheme, as involving an injustice on Dis senters, and wished the candidates, therefore, to pledge themselves to oppose the present Government, his Lord. ship stated further, that, when first elected, he had not been sent to support Lord John Russell, but that his Lordship's conduct had been so praiseworthy that he was inclined to give him his support. DERBY. laughter)—because he thought that the electors would not have placed a new candidate over those who had served them faithfully in Parliament. He had also thought that some of the Nonconformists who had voted for his friend Mr. Thompson would have also voted for him. — (Cries of " Oh," and cheers.) Still he did not think that the state of the poll could be locked upon as a con demnation of him.—(Cries of " Yes" and " No.") As had been wel l said by his Hon. Opponent, the result of the poll aas a sufficient sign of the times—of that great en thusiasm for which the Nonconformists had been ever so remarkable, and which had led them in dark and doubt ful times to strenuously uphold their cause—it was a sign of the times which no Legislature could afford to disregard. tie had now to thank them for the fifth time for re turning him to Parliament; that they had first affi,rded him the gratification of his earliest ambition—of giving him their unbought and earnest suffrages. If be had thought that he could not serve them for the future, he would not have come forward, but he felt that he could discharge his duty to them. He should go back to the Rouse of Commons to follow his former course.—(Cries of No, no; be a better boy, or else you won't get in again; go forward!")— but he would be both independent and liberal. His Hon. Friend had laid much stress on his being a good Conversative:; he might differ with him on some points, b u t th ey generally agree d, and he prided himself on being a thorough Reformer.—(Hear.) He wished to proceed cautiously—(oh ;,h!) —but do not let them underrate the advantages which they had de rived from the Parliament during the fifteen years he had represented them. His friends might think that he proceeded slowly—(Yes) —but the progress of reform had be( n onward, and in the Tight direction. He would advance by cautious and well-considered steps; he would not forget the object for which their institutions were established, but he would never peril the right of a man to enjoy the fruits of his toil, for which all Governments were formed. His Hon. Friend would be, no doubt, a good working Member of th e H ouse of Commons —he would be a great acqui s iti on to the talent o f the House. and he believed they wou ld seldom sit on separate benches or be found in diff erent lobb i es . E v en the most industrious Members s omet i mes requ i re d relaxation. Not long ago, when th e H ouse was i n C omm ittee on the Sunday Trading Bill, t wo M em b ers were writing in the lobby ; the division bell s rang, w h en , as they bad not heard a word of the di scuss i on, or w hat the subject was before the House, they agree d to vo te in the diffe rent lobbies, as they could d o no h arm ; and on inquiring the subject on which they had voted, they found it had reference to the insertion of the word "pop" in one of the clauses, with respect to the selling of " imperial." The Hun. Baronet concluded by thanking the electors for the honour they had conferred upon him. General Fox next came forward, and was received with loud cheers. He begged to thank his supporters most cordially, and from the bottom of his heart. He had never deserted his principles, and he could only re gret the day when the Dissenters, whom for seven years he had served most faithfully, could desert a Russell or a Fox after the great services they had rendered them. —(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh.") He was satisfied to lose his election, rather than desert the great principles he had ever supported. He believed the opposition he had met with arose from the part he had taken with re spect to the Government system of education—(Yes, yes)—though he believed that that measure was not intended to interfere with religious opinions on the part of ost in as good hu mour) He, however, left —and trusted that he t t h h e e m S t as s t e pi . ef — rhf ( ee t had e g a o r, o h db e e a he r nu , m a e n o d ue cr c —t h e e da e —l r m s a . should deserve the goodwill of all amongst them. — (Loud cheers.) Mr. SCOBEL, a Dissenter, congratulated the electors on the result of the election. A vote of thanks having been given to th e return i ng officer, Mr. Child, the meeting separated, at three o'clock. Mr. OSBORNE subsequently addressed the electors from the balcony of the Royal Oak. b th e ey de to ni b e e d de .t p h r e i7d op o p f br a t n u y ni f t a y ir a o n f d r h i_s o i n n o g ura t b ro le me o_bi t ec hoe t o n f , d e sphere ambition o ? r — us ( ef tla e l b t e o a r a . ) stillW whyidera,reantdh to y the t discharge What is of duties the man still of larger the public, and the more i n a n comprehensive? sprung from the middle classes, brought up in your midst, will you say to him!! "You shall never have any share in directing in any way the destinies of your country; that must be left entirely to the mere nominees of rotten boroughs or the heir to some splendid title, who has no service to show for the high honour which Providence has bestowed upon him?"—(Loud and continued cheering.) You have said that in consequence of my taking office I was deprived of the power of serving you, and I most humbly beg of you to yeconsider that ground of opposi tion.—(A voice--" It is too late.") Was I not entitled fairly to take that post of office, if that post were honour ably offered me. —(Cries of" No, n o," and cheers.) I should very much like those gentlemen who say " no" to give me some clear and good • reason why I should not. —(A voice—" No, they can't.") No, they cannot. Was I not fairly entitled to connect myself with Government, which had always been, I say, if I look at the men composing it, in the van of that progress of public liberty, which has marked the history of the country during the last fifty years?—(Loud cheers). Why, if I had given my ser v;ces to another Government, or turned my back upon my principles, or left my party—if I had done that you might have had some just cause of complaint. I joined those, however, whom I had always joined in public life, and that junction and political support which I have always given to the Government you have at successive contested elections given me the power to do—(Cheers.) I fall back upon that power and sanction as my justifica tion for the course which I have adopted.—(Loud cheers.) Upon those grounds to which I have already alluded you have no true verdict to bring against me.— (Renewed cheers.) Remember, lam not here to com plain of your verdict. I, of course, submit to it as I should; you have a right to pronounce that verdict, and that I cannot possibly escape.—(" No, you can't.") I have a perfect right, however, to contest the grounds upon which that verdict has been given. I have now little more to say to' you, and that I am sure will be agreeable to you all. I hope that my Right Hon. Friend may retain that place in.your favour which he has so long enjoyed; and I hope that the Hon. Gentleman who has been placed in that distinguished position which he now occupies will deserve to continue that favour and that honour which you have conferred upon him.— (Loud cheers.) I am not going to complain either of him or my Hon. Friend, or enter into the squabbles of the committee between the two parties—not I. I treat that as the mere idle wind of an election day, that may pass by and safely be forgotten. But I do hope that you have obtained Hon. Members who will faith fully represent you in Parliament, and who will do one thing more which at least I can claim the merit of doing. if it be a merit in your eyes, viz., boldly to stand against you if he thinks you wrong, and say so to your face, for I never have and never will consent to become a panderer to popular prejudices, nor slide simply along the surface for the sake of floating along in your favour.—(Loud cheers.) I hope, I say, that while you have men to serve you in Parliament, they will be patriots in the best sense of the word—friends of the people, ready to assist you when you are right, to instruct you when you are wrong, and . be preparen to lay down the honours at any time when they do not conscientiously adhere to them.—(Tremendous cheering.) My friends whisper to me, " say something of the ingratitude of the electors of Lambeth." I must be . permitted to say that that is a topic—(A Voice—" Don't throw stones while you live in a glass house, Hawes.") I am not going to say a word about—ingratitude. The elec tors of Lambeth had a perfect right to choose whoever they thought fit.—(cheers.):Your choice has not fallen upon me, I bow to that decision, and here I tell you still, that if there be any of the people of Lambeth who desire at any time my aid or assistance, that aid and assistance shall be as freely given in my private station as it has ever been in my public career. I now come to the conclusion. I have no desire to disturb the seats of the sitting Members; while they retain your confidence I have no desire whatever to disturb them. I don't know how soon there may be another election — my Right Hon. Friend hopes that it may be in three years.—(Laughter and cheers.) I don't know whether the " wish is father to the thought." This I do say, come when it will, I shall be guided wholly and entirely by the voice and advice of that great body of electors who have on this occasion tendered me their honourable as sistance.—(Cheers.) I beg leave to say once more that I heartily thank you for the just and candid hearing which you have given me. I can assure you that I part from this borough in no anger whatever against the borough, or any individual members of it ; and in part ing permit me to say, that I hope and trust the local in terests, the general prosperity, happiness, and welfare of all of you will be as sedulously studied, and as anxiously forwarded, as I, with all humility, say that I have endeavoured to do. (The Hon. Gentlemen con eluded his speech amid loud cheers.) Three cheers were then called for for Mr. Hawes, and heartily responded to by 'the crowd. A vote of thanks was then given to the Returning Officer, for the ability and impartiality with which he had performed his duty, and the crowd immediately began to disperse. THE LATE CITY CONTEST. RETURN OF MR. MASTERMAN. We hear that in the course of Friday the committee of the Liberal candidates employed themselves in a careful examination of the returns wade to them by their check clerks a, the respective polling booths, with a view to account for the surprise which the declaration of the Sheriffs, placing Mr. Masterman above Sir George Lar pent on tho poll, haid or.atodl amongst-them. The result of this investigation, we learn, has been to convinca them that an error has crept into the return made by the Sheriffs, and that Sir George Larpent has a clear majority of nineteen over Mr. Masterman—a gentleman to whose character, honour, liberality, and ability we arc quite willing to pay the tribute of our perfect unmitigated respect. It is said, that from the Sheriff's poll books two sheets are missing, and hence the error which has given that gentleman an ascendancy—unexpected by him, as his absence from the hustings at the commencement of the proceedings at Guildhall on Friday indicates—over his competitor, the Hon. Baronet already named. Confident in the accuracy of their own check-books, the Liberal committee contemplate, it is said, the presentation of a petition to the new Parliament, on its assembling, to have the return amended by the substitution of Sir George Larpent's name for that of Mr. Masterman. This procedure would incur a lengthened inquiry and an enormous expense. We give these on day as they have reached us, even though Sir George Larpent's farewell address to the electors is silent on the subject, and does not indicate any such movement as that which rumour has suggested. THE CITY ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Allow me to say, that not only were several Dissenters active canvassers of the Liberal committee of the ward of Langbourne and Lime-street, but, to my certain knowledge, many of them voted fur Lord John Russell and the other Liberals. It would, therefore, be unfair to stigmatise all with following the views of the Nonconformists.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, July 31, 1847. THOMAS SMI rl4, Deputy Chairman. BOLTON ELECTION. CONDUCT OF THE MAYOR AT TIIE HUSTINGS. Friday morning, just before the time appointed for declaring the poll at the hustings, a meeting of the friends of Dr. Bowring and Mr. Brooks was held in the Reform News-room, Fold-street, relative to the conduct of the Mayor, at the hustings, on the day of nomination. Mr. PAR K I NSON rea d th e following , aragraph from a leading article of The Sun, on the Tamworth election:— " Matters are not, unfortunately, managed so com fortably elsewhere. While the Right Hon. Baronet is quietly reinstalled as the representative of Tamworth, an ugly trick is being performed upon the hustings of Bolton. A word in the ear of the Mayor of Bolton ! A word in your ear, Mr. J. Seowcroft! You hays branded yourselt on your forehead, and the brand can never be obliterated or forgotten ; it was dune in the face of the whole land; the people of England will henceforth estimate your character as it deserves to be estimated. What says Dr. Bowring? ' I have seen,' he says, many dishonourable and disgraceful nominations, but none equal to this!' The circum stances are simple enough. A forest of hands is held up for Dr. Bowring, a similar number for Mr. John Brooks, and a comparative few' (so says the re porter) for Mr. William Bolling. The reporter, in deed, goes further, calculating the number of hands held up in favour of Dr. Bowring and Mr. Brooks as not less than ten to one when compared with the num ber held up for Mr. Bolling.' Yet, in defiance of this, and amidst a storm of indignant disapprobation, the Mayor proclaims Mr. Bolling and Mr. Brooks to be the successful candidates, the former gentleman being a Conservative. The disgrace of this transaction cannot speedily be erased from the character of Mr. J. Scow -1 croft, the conscientious Mayor of Bolton." The CHAIRMAN observed that he had been much sur prised at the conduct of the Mayor on Wednesday, and thought it would he better not to go the hustings, but leave the business altegether in his hands. THOMAS CULLEN, Esq., expressed a similar opin ion. JOHN a n ll d y E kr: s , Esq., had known the Mayor for many years, to a certain extent, acquainted with his conduct previously; but was surprised that be should so far have committed himself in the eyes of the pu blic as to act in the manner he had done. He therefore, thought it advisable not to go near him at all. Mr. T. W. HEATON recommended that a note be sent to the Mayor, as Dr. Bowring had expressed a disincli nation to go to the hustings, in consequence of the Mayor's conduct on Wednesday. The CHAIRMAN said he had had a conversation with many gentlemen, including a number of Mr. Bolling's friends respecting the nomination, and all expressed their surprise at the conduct of the Mayor. Mr. PARKINSON suggested that a resolution, embody ing the opinion of this meeting in reference to the conduct of the Mayor, should be passed, and published in the Free Press. After some further conversation, in which several gentlemen present agreed with what had been advanced by previous speakers, Mr. DEAN moved a resolution, which will be found ad vertised in the first page. It was seconded by Mr. JAMES KNOWLES, and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN said that it remained fur the meeting t, decide c upon some p m la o n v f e o d r gthivaitngitpubbel,icaidtyv'etrotiits,ed in on whi t c h h : M Morning Chronicle, Sun, Times, [ Manchester Examiner, M a nchester Guardian , and the two Bolton papers. Mr. CULLEN seconded the motion , watch was put and carried. Mr. Rumex then moved, and Mr. CHARLES SKELTON seconded, a vote. of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried unanimously.---. Bolton Free Press. THE EDthBURGH ELECTION, The,Edinburgh election has unexpectedly terminated the defeat of Mr. Macaulay by Mr. Charles Cowan, ' a gentleman amiable, it is believed, in all the relations of private life, and a 'respectable man of business, but one who has hitherto been utterly unheard of in the political world, and but partially known even iu his native city. This extraordinary result has been achieved, not by any one party fighting for the maintenance of a great public principle against - another, but by a heterogeneous combination of parties, including the bulk of the old Dissenters, and Free Churchmen, the Radicals, the Tories, and the excise traders, whose bond of union was not so much the superior admiration of any other candidate as a determination to get rid of. Mr. Macaulay by what ever means. .One very general objection entertained to the latter gentleman was, that he was haughty and contemptuous in his bearing t owar d s t h e electors , and had no sympathy with th e ir l oca l i nterests and feelings. The Voluntaries, who are a numerous and powerful body, felt that he had not been in the habit of paying sufficient deference to their views and opinions, while they, as well as the Free Church men and many of the Tories . were jealous of his inten tions as regards the endowment of the Roman Ca- 1 tholics. The Excise traders, also, who are understood to have commanded about four or five hundred votes alone, and who have been acting of late with singular vigour and determination, with a view to throw off the vexatious restrictions to which they are subjected, thought, that neither Mr. Craig nor he were inclined to go far enough to serve their interests ; and the re sult of all this accumulated and combined opposition has been the defeat of the Secretary at War, and that by a majority which has suprised even the victors themselves. It was not imagined that they would do more than run Mr. Macaulay pretty close, or at most defeat him by a small majority; whereas they have obtained their object' by a majority amounting to 586. Mr. Black burn only polled 980 in all, having come into the field at too late 'a period to have any chance even if his party had been stronger than it is in Edin burgh, and he a more suitable candidate. The Excise traders in most instances split their votes between Mr. Cowan and Mr. Blackburn; the Dissenters and Free Churchmen, among whom Mr. Cowan's strength chiefly lay, generally plumped for that gentleman ; and the fories unconnected with the Excise Association either plumped for Mr. Blackburn, or split their votes between tom and Mr. Macaulay. A considerable number of this party, however, did not vote at all. The Whig strength was reserved for Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Craig, for whom also the Catholics voted in a body. There was a great excitement in town all day, and crowds continued to surround the . doors of the different polling places, watching the progress of the election from the cora mencement to its close.— Times. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Strutt ... Gower Raikes M‘Grath 880 852 800 216 FLINT (BOROUGHS). Sir John Hanmer, the late Member for Hull, has been returned without opposition. GLASGOW—FRIDAY. POLLING AT ONE O'CLOCK. Macgregor ... 1,714 Hastie ... 1,672 Dennistoun ... 1,351 Dixon 1,379 FINAL CLOSE. Macgregor ". ". .. ." 004 2,193 Lord Provost 1,814 Dennistoua 1,745 GRANTHAM. G. E. Welby, Esq., and the Ron. F. J. Tollemache were returned without opposition. Dixon GREENOCK. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Lord Melgund ... ... Mr. Dunlop ... ... ... GREAT MARLOW. Williams ... ... ... . ... 456 ... 315 Knox ... ... Clayton SOUTH SHIELDS. CLOSE OF THE POLL. 1,359 179 STAMFORD. STAMFORD, SATURDAY NIGHT. CLOSE OF TILE POLL. ••• ••• ••• 359 ••• ••• ••• ••• 290 ... 234 Wawn Whately Granby Herries Rolt STOCKPORT. STOCKPORT, SATHRDAY.—The poll commenced hero this morning at eight o'clock, and at the close the num bers were for— Cobden (Free Trades) ... 673 Heald (Conservative Free Trader) 570 Kershaw (Radical Free Trader)... 537 West (Chartist) ... 14 Messrs. Cobden and Heald were this evening declared duly elected. STIRLING BURGHS. STIRLING, FRIDAY.—The nomination of candidates for these burghs took place this day, in the market place, Stirling, when the following gentlemen were brought forward, viz.:—Mr. A. Alison, Mr. J. B. Smith, and Mr. A. G. Maitland. The proceedings were ex ceedingly tame and common place, so that a lengthened notice would be anything but interesting. The show of hands was declared by the Sheriff to be in favour of Mr. Alison, and a poll was demanded. The polling takes place to-day. TIVERTON. _ _ Lord Palmerston and Mr. Heathcote have been re turned, Mr. G. Julian Harney, the Chartist candidate, having declined to go to the poll. TOTNESS. Lord Seymour Barry Baldwin S. Ricardo ... TRURO, John E. Vivian, Esq., Edinund Turner, Esq. ; elected. TJEIIRSK. _ . _ _ John Bell, Esq., elected.. WALLINGFORD. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Blackstone Morrison ... ... ... 166 . ... ... 144 ... •• • ... -12 Majority - WAREHAM. J. S. Drax, Esq. elected ; no opposition. WEYMOUTH. CLOSE OF THE POLL. W. D. Christie, Esq. Colonel Freestun G. M. Butt, Esq. Hon. F. Villiers ... 280 ... ... 280 ... ... 270 ... ... 272 WHITBY. R. Stephenson returned without opposition. WILTON. Lord Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton, was returned on Saturday for this borough, there being no other candidate. WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST). DROITWICH, SATURDAY.—To-day it has been cur rently rumoured here that after all there will certainly be a contest for East Worcestershire, and that the' third man" is no other than Mr. Spooner, who was yesterday rejected at Birmingham. A good deal of excitement prevails here and at Worcester on the subject; the Con servative party being in exstacies at the prospect of an opposition to the Liberal candidate, Mr. Foley, and the Liberals 'declaring that, after the " agreement" made last Christmas on the occasion of the election of Captain Rushout, the nomination of a second Conservative can didate will be a breach of faith. Mr. Spooner has a re sidence near Worcester, and possesses considerable pro perty and some personal influence in the county. - YORKSHIRE. There is still no opposition expected at the election for either of the Ridings—on Thursday at Beverley (East Riding), on Friday at York (North Riding), or on Saturday at Wakefield (West Riding). It was thought that Mr. B. Denison's seat would be contested, but the Yorkshire Liberals are at present too sorely divided upon the subject of Government aid for the education of the children of the poor. TOWER HAMLETS. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. The poll was declared on Saturday at one o'clock, from the hustings on Stepney-green, by the returning officer, Mr. Child. The crowd was not quite so great as on the day of the nomination. The appearance of Mr. George Thompson on the hustings was the signal for one loud burst of enthusiastic cheering, and the waving of thousands of hats, both being repeated again and again for several minutes. The Hon. Gentleman re peatedly and warmly acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd. He introduced Mrs. Thompson and his family, two daughters and a boy, to the assemblage, who applauded them warmly. The reception of Sir William Clay pre• seated a marked contrast, for the cheers were few, and the marks of disapprobation many. General Fox did not appear. Silence having been proclaimed, The RETURNING OFFICER then came forward, and declared the numbers for the respective candidates to be as follow: Thompson Clay Fux ... 6,268 ... 3,839 ... 2,622 He consequently declared that Mr. George Thompson and Sir William Clay had been duly elected to repre sent the Tower Hamlets in the next Parliament. He complimented them on their good humour, and trusted that all animosity would end with the contest. It will be seen that Mr. Thompson has a majority of 2,429 over Sir William Clay, and of 3,646 over General Fox, and that the Hon. Baronet polled but 1,217 more than the Gallant General. The announcement was received with cheers. The announcement of the numbers polled by General Fox was received with partial laughter, and cries of " Shame, shame." Mr. GEORGE Tnomrscx then proceeded to ad dress the electors. After begging for silence on account of a partial hoarseness, he proceeded to say that he felt ,no difficulty in contending with his opponents, but he must plead a total want of ability to 'give utterance to the 'sentiments of his heart towards those who had sup ported him, whether electors or noti-electors.—(Cheers.) He said he felt the utmost respect for his opponents. lie felt truly that he was a Member of Parliament for the Tower Hamlets because he was elected at a numerous meeting of the electors held at the Eastern Institution, Hackney, on the 30th of June and on the day of the nomination also, when nearly all the hands of the assemblage were held up in his behalf.—(Cheers.) [A partial interruption took place owing to the arrival of General Fox, who, considering his defeat, was enthusi astically received—there were but few hisses.] The Hon. Gentleman proceeded to say, that his principles were well known; but in Parliament he should endea vour to magnify the duties of his office, as he should pro mote commercial, ecclesiastical, and civil and religious liberty. He had his own views of Conservatism. Although he called himself a man of no party, be considered him self as good a guardian of the throne of our Lady the Queen as any Conservative. He did not consider a man a true Conservative if he failed to plant the name of the Queen deep in the minds of the people, so that she might not merely be enthroned in Westminster Abbey, but in the affections of the people—that she might feed and clothe the needy, and wear no higher robe than one of righteousness. The majesty of the people o'ertopped the domination of the State. He was nut an advocate for vicious laws, but for conserving all that was good. Why, if a woman of 80 had a cancer in her cheek, with what truth could Conservatism say "it was one of the ancient institutions"—(Laughter)—and push away the doctor, and, perhaps, send him to the Tower. There was a doctor once—Sir Robert Peel—who provided a nostrum, but he was obliged to throw it down the sink, and to give the people the measure required.—(Cheers.) He would conserve all that was good ; he would extract all that was good from the evil—(Cheers)—because he believed sound Radicalism was good Conservatism. There were many flies in the House; some bad been unseated already, showing that the Government must put their House in order, as the people were dissatisfied with their proceedings. He had been invited to contest twelve or fifteen different places. He was elected one of the burgesses of Edinburgh, and his name was placed after that of Lord John Russell; and he could promise them the earnest sympathy of Plymouth, Leicester, and of Lambeth, where he would, no doubt, have been elected to the place now occupied by Mr. Pearson. Did not the number he had polled show that the prin ciples he supported were making way? He wished to get the numbers by heart, 6,268, according to Cocker.— (Laughter.) Some of them might not be great arithmeticians, but were not the numbers polled by his adversaries most melancholy ? He would not say more, on the numbers, as" comparisons were odious." Those who had voted for him had votes for the county, and they would do their duty..—(" We will have Osborne.") Westminster was all right.—(Cheers.) " The minstrel boy to the wars has gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him." —(Laughter and cheers). He hoped also that the Noble Lord (Lord Grosvenor) who was recently elected for Middlesex, would be re-elected. He hoped they would not have " wooden" men in the House of Commons for Middlesex. He trusted that Mr. Osborne would be elected, because he had stated that he Apuld vote for the stopping of the supplies until the claims of the Raja of Sattara were redressed.—(Cheers.) Let them do for Mr. Osborne what they had done for him— come up to the poll. Three cheers for Osborne.—(The three cheers were given with hearty goodwill.) He pledged himself to go into the House of Commons as his fa ii i ng predilections th eir bei n an independent man, not as a factious one. He would give the Government an unasked support when their g we b r r e ou w gh it t h ia the h m y measures were just and onward, for he confessed support all good measures brought in by others, Much had been - ; the but Go h v e ern w m o e u u l t d . ec t e o nt said in the Edinburgh and Westminster Review s r the effect that p art i es must ever Party continue to b e formed. was the gain of the few and the injury of the many No on e k nows t h at , o ld boy, bette r th an you.") After (" some further observations Mr. Thompson concluded and an amusing . address, whi c h g was listened t o w i th the rm by thanking , th em f or the honourest attention throughout, they had con f erre d upon him, and reti re d amidst lo udeneral cheering. Sir WILLIAM CLAY next addressed th thanked the electors for again returning h' meeti l n i g,He attri buted the smallness of the numbers which l ' l l l' and e Gene ral Fox had polled to the want of an efficient g 'tion. He frankly confessed that he had that confidence in the electors which he believed would have led to his being returned at the top of the poll,.—(gear, and cheers.) No doubt if he had coalesced with his Honour able Opponent he might have polled a greater number of votes, but he had abstained from doing so—it tact, placards had been issued by both 111 r. Thompson and General Fox, calling upon the electors to plump for each of them. He had abstained from ns as to second offering any suggestions votes, and his lod e - pendence had caused him to lose some votes. He con. fessed, also, that the state of the poll had caused him to feel some morlificatio o,lld surprise--(Cinere and MARYLEBONE. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. The Returning Officer of this borough, DAVID SALomoNs, Esq., at half-past two o'clock on Saturday, an nounced the official state of the poll to be as follows: Sir B. Hall ..• ••• .•• 5,343 Lord Dudley Stuart ••• 5,367 Sir James Hamilton ••• ... 3,677 Mr. Seageant Shee 662 Mr. Robert Owen ... ••• ..• 1 The Returning Officer, therefore, declared th e two fi rst gentlemen to be duly elected Members to serve in Par. liament for the borough of Marylebone, amid the greatest cheering. Lord Dudley Stuart and Sir B. Hall arrived at the hustings ou horseback, accompanied by their supporters, in procession, shortly before half-past one o'clock, and were loudly cheered. Mr. Sergeant Shee, Sir James Hamilton, and Mr. Owen took their places on the hustings shortly before that hour. After the declaration of the state of the poll, Lord DUDLEY STUART came forward to return thanks for the honour the electors of Marylebone had done him in placing him at the head of the poll.—(Cheers.) He considered that he had obtained a glorious victory, and had had the honour of securing to the electors of Mary lebone their rights. Of his Tory friend he had only to say, that he believed all that had been told of him—that he was beloved by all who knew him. Mr. Sergeant Shee, he believed, had opposed from mistaken motives. Marylebone had shown that she was deter mined to be represented by none but Liberals.—(Cheers.) No election, with the exception of the city of London, would create more interest than Marylebone through the whole of Europe. It would be heard and considered of from Pole to Pole.—(Cheers.) It would be heard of at Warsaw and Siberia with pleasure, but with very different feelings at St. Petersburgh and Vienna.— (Great cheering.) He was sure that his Hon. Friend and himself would work well together in the cause of the people.—(Great cheering.) Sir B. HALL was most enthusiastically received on coming forward to address the electors. The present was the third - time he had had the honour of addressing the electors of Marylebone as their representative.— (Cheers, in the midst of which some person on the hus tings put on the Hon. Baronet's head a wreath of laurels, which created great merriment.) The Hon. Baronet concluded a most excellent speech, by thanking the electors for the honour they had done him. Sir J. HAMILTON and Mr. Sergeant SHEE having addressed the electors, the meeting separated, and thus terminated the triumphant contest for Marylebone. LAMBETH. Mr. HAwEs (in conti nuat i on f rom our Afternoon Edi tion of Saturday) said—Uentlelnen, there are other reasons which I will take the liberty of stating to you, if you will permitme to continue —(Cries of " Go o n," " Give him a fair hearing.") I k:" w t h ere are some very zealous gentlemen, who s a c Hawes voted for the Maynooth grant," and they sa y, "Because he has so voted, he i s no l onge r entitled to re present the borough." Why Hawes voted for that measure for fifteen ye - ars, and they never brought that against him before.—(Cheers.) So much for the zeal of these w h o a ll owe d such a question to slumber in my hands through four successive Parlia ments, and only brought it out at a moment when they think they can raise prejudice and angry passions against me.—(Loud cheers) I will now proceed to another point.—(Cheers and hisses.) Do not fancy that lam afraid of discussion, or that I fear to face my cons tituents.—(Cheers.) D o no t fancy that I flinch from that becaibe I am defeated, or that I quail under. this misfortune.—(Cries of Bravo," and loud cheers.) There is no public man who has " pl uck " and spirit but must know that the tide of pop ular opinion will ebb and flow, and I will endeavour yet to recal it on my behalf.—(Loud cheers.) I will come now to what some of these Rev. Gentlemen have said, and of whom I will say more presently. I will say nothing . disrespectful I will speak of them in language in which I should speak of them, but speak of them I will.—(Loud cheers.) Th e se Rev. Gentlemen say " 06, Hawes is not to be trusted for a moment. Why not ? " Oh," say they, " because he voted for a grant of the sum of 100,0001. to educate the people of Eng land." Well, now what is my answer to that, do you think ? Why, I say to this great meeting, which has not always the opportunity of hearing the pl a in trut h told publicly, and in the face of day, defying cntradic tion—(Loud cheers) —I will tell you what my answer is,—that from the Dissenters of London, the Presbyterians, the Independents, the B . aptist, represent ing the body of Dissenters for 12 miles round Londo9, I, as your Member and representative, presented a peti tion to the House of Commons in the year . 1839, when the question of education was under discussion, and , t end petition made the following prayer to that House, and which the Dissenters of London never yet contradicted. It began by stating "That the voluntary . efforts of henevo lent individuals had whollyfailed to sustain . the weight of the And that petition prayed for education of the people.': Parliamentary aid, and it prayed " that that aid might be more and more extended. And, lastly, it approved of the system. then i n troduced fo the first time, under what was then called the Minutes r of Council II Educa tion, " as being the most liberal and comprehensive plan which ever had been brought forward by a n y Mi nis t er of the Crown."—(Cheers.) And these are now the gentle men who stand f orward as t h e champions of the prin ciple of educating the masses ,, ot the people.—(Ch eers , an d cries of " Sham e on them! ) Now, let me say, that among those gentlemen I have many friends whom I and I am bound to sincerely and profoundly respect, admit in this contest, and I cannot help believing that it arose from their p ersonal reg a rd to me, that they have taken no open part at any public meeting, nor come in any case in open conflict with me; they h ave d one t h e i r duty in opposing my return, if upon public p r i nc ipl es t h ey thought it right to do so; but they have conducted the opposition as men and gentlemen , and as Christians.— (Loud cheers.) Then I say, "So much f or Maynooth' • gran t to y education. so much for the(A voice—" That will do; that is enough.) Yes, I will make it do before I have done—you know me too well to su p pose t h at fear to face oppos i tion. You brought me up yourselves. —(Loud cheers) lam one of you—l have lived among my life, and let me say you nearly allin answer to those calumnies to which I have referred, that in my own immediate neighbourhood where I reside, where . I have lived for a number of years in the constant discharge of my duties, that there I had the majority upon the poll. That is my answer to those who say that 1 am not worthy to be returned by the people of Lambeth. There . is another subject upon which I am anxious to say a few wor d s. —(A voice— " H o w about flogging?") I have given that man flogging enough I think—l cannot help being the advocate for a little bit of flogging in that question.—(Laughter and cheers.) Si nce I was accepted office un elected as your representative I have der her Majesty's Government. It is said, and has been openly said, that a man connected with the Go vernment is not fit to represent a large constituency.— (A. voice—" He is not.) Well, you think so. I tell you this, that you have cast a stigma upon those Honourable Gentlemen whom you have elected to-day. Why are STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS.—There was a full average quantity of low priced goods sold at the Cloth-halls, on Saturday, but a very limited quantity of fine and middle cloths were taken out, but on Tuesday the market was dull for all sorts. Prices continue steady, and the stocks in the ma nufacturers hands remain less than usual at this period of the year. The elections keep town and country buyers at home, and, in consequence, there has been little done in the warehouses this week. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—There were very few sales effected in combing wools, in a great measure owing to the high prices asked, which the spinners are unable to give. The supply of wool is also very scanty. There is no alteration in the yarn market. At present prices the spinners have no inducement to bring their unemployed machinery into use. Owing to the nomi nation day fbr Bradford election being on Thursday, there was comparatively little done in the piece market. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had less doing this week in all descriptions of cloth, and the market is scarcely so firm as on this day week, though prices are not quotably lower; and to-day, owing to the election for this borough, no report on which reliance can be placed can be well obtained. Yarns are steady in demand and price. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER CARDIFF CASTLE.—BURSTING OF THE BOILER. On Tuesday evening last, about half-past six o'clock, en alarming accident occurred on board the steamer Cardiff Castle, at Kilmun, the consequence of which, it is to be feared, will prove fatal in the cases of one or two individuals. Just as the vessel was about to sail for Glasgow, the passengers were startled by a tremendous explosion, evidently caused by the bursting of the boiler. As is usual in such cases, the danger was greatly magnified in imagination by the fears of the passengers; and the actual risk to which those on board were ex posed, was much increased by the precipitancy with which many of them strove to make their escape. The utmost confusion followed upon the report, and the screams of the women and outcries of the men were dreadful. Many of the passengers attempted to make their escape by leaping over the stern of the vessel. A woman, a German, named Rudolph, in the excite ment of the moment, threw two, if not three, children —either her own or under her care—into the water. By prompt exertion on the part of the captain and crew, aided by those of the passengers who had retained their self-possession, all the people who leaped overboard were rescued, but all more or less injured either by scalding or immersion in the water. The principal ,ufferers were a Mrs. Cullen, wife of a sailmaker at the Liroomielaw, and her child, who were both severely We understand that the recovery of the child is hopeless, and that - of Mrs. Cullen doubtful. Dr. Lyon and the Rev. Mr. M'Dougall exerted themselves vigorously, and with great presence of mind rushed into the water to aid the sufferers, while their exa.nple and exhortations to the people not to jump overboard tended ,nuch to allay the confusion and alarm that prevailed. Mr. Black, surgeon, Calton, who had gone down in the forenoon to Strowan Point, was promptly at the scene of the accident, and, along with Dr. Leon, did all that skill and humanity could suggest for the relief of the sufferers. The Rev. Dr. Black, of the Barony Parish, was thrown with some violence to one side of the vessel, but escaped without material injury ; and his lady, who was also on board, displayed admirable presence of mind. In mentioning these parties, we may also refer to one or two incidental circumstances of a rather impressive character with which the disaster was accompanied It appears that the wife of Dr. Lyon having died at Kilinun, the coffin containing deceased's body was being conveyed on board, and had just been placed on a couple of small tressels near the vessel's stern when the acci dent occurred. The Rev. Dr. Black was standing along with Dr. Reid beside the coffin, and the former had just pronounced the words " in the midst of life we are in death," as appropriate to the circumstances, when the explosion was heard. Amongst the persons who exerted themselves in rescuing or alleviating the sufferings of the passengers, we may mention the landlord of the inn, Mrs. Sinclair, the wife of Mr. Sinclair, of the firm of Fraser and Sinclair, clothiers in Glasg ow, the Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Helensburgh ; Rev. Mr. Paterson, of Hut chesontown, &c. The captain of the vessel also exerted himself very much for the comfort of the sufferers. The passengers were all taken on board the Pilot steamer, and conveyed to Glasgow, where they arrived about half-past ten o'clock. We understand the accident was ,f such a nature that no„blame can properly attach to any one on account of it. The explosion was caused by a tear or tent having taken place in - a certain part of the boiler, probably caused by some unsoundness in one of the plates, which had previously escaped detection, as there was no unusual or extreme pressure upon the boiler to account for .its bursting; and the machinery and fit tings-up of the steam-vessels belonging to the same com pany are celebrated. for their substantial and durable ,cter.—Glasgow Courier. c' 6 arat COLONIAL PEODUCE.—Very numerous arriva, have taken place, within these few days, from the Ca nadian ports, and form an importont item in the supplies of grain and provisions from North America. The fol lowing are the latest which have taken place :—the Con rad, from Quebec, brought 2,923 barrels of flour and 100 barrels of oatmeal; the Douglas, from Montreal, 2,765 barrels of flour and 9,671 minuts of wheat ; the Robert Stride, from. Quebec, 2,259 barrels of flour, and other productions ; the Adelaide, from Montreal, 7,525 bushels of barley and 1,383 barrels of flour; the Chap man, from Montreal, 1,353 barrels of flour and 9,000 bushels of wheat; the Jane, from Montreal, 1,510 qrs. of wheat, 772 barrels of flour, and 500 barrels of Indian corn meal ; the Jemima, from Quebec and Montreal, 6,438 barrels of flour and 7,983 bushels of wheat ; the Montezuma, from Montreal, 2,637 barrels of flour, 560 barrels of oatmeal, 9,525 bushels and 345 bags of wl7 e a ro t, 63 kegs of butter, and 55 of hams ; the gav o e s , f ea , , Quebec, 4,490 barrels of flour, 79 barrels 9fbarreis 189 kegs of lard, and 262 barrels an 501 2 ha lf b a o f pork s pork; the Celeste, from Montre "Charles Jones, from and 2,778 barrels ' -of flour ; Montreal, 1,509 barrels a nd or t 6 r h s , e bla6r2relksegosf oofatinbuetatelr: 1,300 quarters of wheat, a 3 215 barrel 76 40 flour ; the the Isabella, from Montreal' _ Liebe° , barrels o Eliza Pirie, from Montrea l .. title Leo, from Montreal, tiour, and 391 bags of w n barrels of flour; the 12,425 bushels of el 8 6 S of flour, 25 barrels of the whole the Hebe, from Quebe w c; 44e i a s s46 o 6 : n- e i b n darr d l i an mea l ; oatmeal, and 25 barre ls t_o , f the vessels had, in ad produce of Canada , d o' niza : od large quantities of wood dition to these supplies. - eluding sleepers for railways, various kinds, In goods of .f that British province of North America. the production o FATAL ACCIDEN T• —On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the London Hospital, on the body ofq William Hendric k, aged four years, who was run over by a cart. On Thursday afternoon, deceased, whose mother is a laundress living in Wentworth -street, Whitechapel, was swinging behind a waggon in Osborn street, when a man exclaimed, " Oh, you young rascal." Deceased let •go of the waggon and attempted to run away, in the act of doing which he was knocked down by a horse in a cart. The man pulled up, but the wheel of the cart went over the child's head. He was taken to Mr. Profit's surgery, who found an extensive fracture at the base of the skull, and he died in a few minutes. Ver dict—Accidental death. _ . THE POTATO DISEASE—ALARM.—A week or two ' ago, a gentleman in the northern part of the country, whilst searching amongst his potatoes, found one at each root which he considered diseased. He hurried off to h a n neighbouring gentleman,- to whom be mentioned andt circumstance, who immediately called his gar d ene r , rdene l 0 W - a similar appearance was found. Thefgha ever, soon explained that the caus only the set, a circumstance which knowledge of' gardening the two i eir fears was °their theoretical inntleman had over looked, and , their alarm quicklyge subsided. —Ipswich Express. has • been arrested on The Spa nish Colonel NoAal the frontier o f France, and sent into the interior of the 00113trYi- GRIMSBY. Heneage returned without opposition. HAVERFORDWEST. The election for this borough, and the tributary towns of Fishguard and Narbeth, took place on Saturday, and terminated in the unopposed return of Mr. John Evans, the eminent Queen's counsel. HEREFORD. Sir R. Price and Colonel Clifford returned without opposition. Stansfield Cheetham ... 524 ... 487 HUDDERSFIELD. CLOSE OF THE POLL. HYTH E. The poll at this place closed on Saturday afternoon at our o'clock, when the numbers stood— Mr. Brockman (L) ... 220 Baron Meyer de Rothschild (L) ... 198 KILAIARNOCK. This election came off on Friday last. The Hon. P. Bouverie was returned without opposition. KNARESBORaIGH. Lascelles Westhead Lawson ... ... 158 ••• ••• • • •• • 12s 114 , LAUNCESTON. Admiral Bowles elected LEITH. The Lord Advocate returned without opposition. LISKEARD. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Mr. Charles Buller was returned by a majority of 55 votes—the numbers being 172 to 117, his opponent polling every roan ; and, we having a reserve of men, whom we did not wish to compromise with. their em ployers or landlords. This victory has been won in spite of intimidation, as usual, in such small constituencies ; and more than that, in spite of the most open bribery that will be attempted throughout this general election. The majority for Mr. Buller, at the last contest, was only 16. LUDLOW. CLOSE OF THE POLL. -- - Clive ... ••• ... 207 Salway ... 206 Botfield ... 183 MALDON. • • , Waddington .4. ... 46'1 Lennard , -... -44 . 3 Dick ... •.. ... 427 The Liberal candidate, Mr. Lennard, has beat the Protectionist, Mr. Quintin Dick, by a majority of 16. MACCLESFIELD. Brockleshurst ••• •• Williams ... Grimsditch . MIDHURST. 591 500 428 The election for this borough took place on Friday, and there being no other candidate, Mr. Spencer Horatio Walpole wai re elected. MO N TGOMERY (BOROUGHS). ONE O'CLOCK, FRIDAY. Pugh Cholmondeley ... 190 MORPETH. Hon. E. Howard returned. NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT. 1 Since the statement of the poll published on Saturday, the official announcement has been made by the return ing officer. Although the numbers slightly differ, the respective positions of the several candiettttes remain the same : Bowden (Conservative) ... ... 262 Martin (Conservative) .... ... 252 Blake (Liberal) ... 250 Crompton (Liberal) ... 238 NORTH ALLERTON. W. B. Wrightson, Esq. elected ; no opposition. NORTH LANCASHIRE. James Heywood, Esq., of Manchester, hag come for ward on the Liberal side. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. SATURDAY NIGHT. MR. ROUND'S COMMITTEE. Inglis Round -. 1,607 -. 767 Gladstone ... ... ... 956 Majority for Gladstone ... -188 MIL GLADSTONE ' S COMMITTEE. Inglis ... 1,600 ••• ••• Gladstone •••••• 9 7 5 5 0 7 Round pE M isT a l lo y i x r ty AND D Gladstone PENRYN AND FALMO uTH.-193 The polling took place this day at the usual places, and at its close, at four o'clock, the numbers stood:— Gwyn (Conservative) 548 Mowatt (Liberal) 377 Borthwick (Protectionist) ... 87 The former two were declared duly elected ; and Mr. Borthwick will proceed to St. Ives, where he was put in nomination to-day, in order to go to the poll on Monday. He had a requisition sent him, said to be nu merously signed. Sir W. J o lliff e el PERTII. P ec E te TERSFIELD . .. The H onoura b le Fox Maule. elected. d ; on on. PONTEFRACT CLOSE OF THE POLL. Martin Milner 415 Preston PRESTON ' POLL. CLOSE P O R I E ' 346 Strickland ... Grenfoll 1,402 Parker • 1 ,380 . ROCHES . Ta. ••• 1 ' 351 The polling commenced on Saturday. At two o' c l oc k the numbers were— Bernal (L) ••• ••• 637 Hodges (L) ••• •• • •• • •.• 617 Bodkin (C) Douglas (C) .•• 462 The Conservative Members then retired from the e contest. RYE. Mr. Curteis was elected. He was opposed by Mr, Benjamin Bacon Williams. ST. ANDREW'S, DISTRICT OF BURGHS. Edward Ellis, Esq., elected. SANDWICH. The poll at this place closed on Saturday afternoon at four o'c:ock, in the return of Lord Clarence Paget and Mr. Grenfell, the numbers being— Lord Clarence Paget (L) Mr. Grenfell (L) Lord Charles Clinton (C) SHAFTESBURY. ... 459 ... 437 ... 392 The nomination took place on Friday, when Mr. Richard Brinsley Sheridan was proposed by Mr. Robert Graves, and seconded by the Rev. Anthony lluxtable; and Mr. Richard Bethel], Queen's Counsel, was pro posed by Mr. Philip Matthews Chitty, and seconded by Mr. Charles Roberts. The Mayor, Mr. William Hannen, declared the show of hands to be in favour of Mr. Richard Bethel', whereupon Mr. Sheridan demanded a poll. FINAL 1)0L4.- - Sheridan .. 213 Bothell ,„• 176 THE NEW PARLIAMENT: The following is a List of the . Returns received up t 4. the time of our paper going to press:— Liberals. reeliteel free- ABINGDON Sir F. Thesiger ANDOVER W. Cubitt Coles • ARUNDEL Earl of Arundel and Surrey ASHBURTON Colonel Matheson ... ASHTO9-UNDER-LYNE Charles Hindley • AYL ESBUgY Lord Nugent ••• . J. P. Deering ••• • BANBURY H. W. Tancred ••• • BARNSTAPLE Hon. T. W. Fortescue R. Bremridge • BATH Lord Ashley ... • Lord Duncan,.. . BERWICK M. Forster ... J. C. Renton ••• BEVERLEY J. Townley • S. Lane Fox ... BE W DLEY Ireland ••• • • •• BLACKBURN T. Hornby • .. T. Pilkington •• BIRMINGHAM G. F. Muntz J. Scholefield... BODMIN James Wyld ••• „, Lacy ••• BOLTON Balling ••• Dr. Bowring BOSTON Sir J. Duke ... . B. B. Cabbell... BRADFORD G. W. Busfield • ... Colonel P. Thompson .. BREDGNORTH T. C. Whitmore ... Sir R. Pigot BRIDPORT T. A. Mitchell ... A. B. Cochrane ... BRISTOL F. H. Berkeley P. W. S. Miles .. BRIDGEWATER Broadwood Tynte •.• ••• " BRIGHTON Captain Pechell Lord A. Hervey ... • BUCKINGHAM (BORO') Marquis of Claandos Colonel Hall ••• • BURY (LANCASHIRE) R. Walter ••• • BURY ST. EDMUNDS Earl Jermyn ... • Horace Twiss ••• • CALNE Sherborne ... • CAMBRIDGE A. S. Adair ... ... • Hon. W. Campbell ... CANTERBURY Lord A. Conyngham G: A. F. P. S. Smythe CARDIFF Dr. J. Nicholl CARLISLE W. N. Hodgson ... • J. Dixon ... • ... CARMARTHEN Dr. Morris ... CARNARVON W. B. Hughes ... • CHATHAM . - Right Hon. G. S. Byng CHELTENHAM Sir Willoughby Sonos CHESTER Sir J. Jervis ... Earl Grosvenor ... CHICHESTER Lord H: Gordon Lennox . John Abel Smith ... CHIPPENHAM J. Neeld 11. G. Boldero , CHRISTCHURCH E. A. J. Harris ... CIRENCESTER W. Cripps ••• ••• Lord Villiers •.• ... 0 ... 1 0 0 0 ... 0 .... o ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 . ... 0 ..• CLITHEROE M. Wilson ... •.• COCKERMOUTH Mr. Aglionby ••• Mr. Horsman ••• COLCHESER ' J. A. Hardeastle Sir G. H. Smythe ... COVENTRY Rt. Hon. E. Ellice ...• Turner ... •.• CRICKL A.DE Neeld ••• • • A. Goddard ... DARTMOUTH G. Moffat ... ..• DENBIGH (DISTRICT) F. R. West ... DERBY Right Hon. E. Strutt Hon. F. L. Gower ... DEVIZES G. H. W. Heneage W. H. L. Bruges ... DEVONPORT H. Tuffnell ..• J. Romilly DORCHESTER Colonel Dawson Darner H. G. Sturt DOVER E. R. Rice ... .•• Sir George Clerk DROITWICH Sir J. Packington DUDLEY J. Benbow ••• ••• Sir J. T. Duckworth.•• DURHAM (CITY) T. C. Granger ••• R. J. Spearman ..• EDINBURGH W. G. Craig ... C. Cowan ... EVESHAM Lord M. Hill ••• Sir H. Willoughby EXETER E. Divett Sir J. J. B. Duckworth EYE Sir E. Kerrison FINSBURY. • T. Wskley T. S. 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