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London, England, 1857-01-10 00:00:00

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AYLESBURY.— Captain C. J. 13. Hamilton, a
nephew of the Baroness Wenman, who formerly re-
presented this borough in Parliament, has issued an
address to his former constituents, in the course of
which ho says :

In consequence of Sir Richard Ilethell having been
named Attorney-General for England, a vacancy has oc•
curred in the representation tin- Aylesbury; and as many
of my friends are under• the impression that I shall eelicit
the suffrages of the electors on the first occasion that pre-
sents itself, I think it right at once to slate that it is not
my intention or desire to oppose the re•election of the
Attorney-General; but, at the next general election, should
my friends and former constituents still think me worthy
of their confidence, and will permit me to come forward
on independent principles, I shall most assuredly give
them and every elector of Aylesbury an opportunity of re•
cording their votes.

GREENWICII.—GeneraI Codrington, on Monday,
made his first public appearance at Greenwich, and
delivered an address, in which he announced him-
self a Liberal, and expressed strong opinions in
favour of civil and religious liberty, the admission of
Jews to Parliament, the settlement of the church-
rate question upon the broad principle that the tax
should be borne only by those who belonged to the
Church of England communion. With respect to
the income tax, the gallant general, amid much up-
roar, observed :

He could not help thinking that the Government ought
not, and would not, unless under some extreme exigency
which the war might have left behind in the shape of un-
discharged obligations, take advantage of the interval of
the twenty-eight days between the conclusion and the rati-
fication of the treaty of peace to hold the income tax over
na for another year.

With respect to the ballot, he was utterly opposed to
such a measure. After some questioning on this
point, General Codrington, in answer to a man who
spoke from the body of the ball, said he was
decidedly not prepared to abolish flogging in the
army. To an interrogatory from the same person as
to whether the general would extend flogging to
officers in the army, which caused some amusement,
Sir William said he would decidedly not do so, and
for this reason, that the people to deserve flogging
as officers were not in the army. At the conclusion
of the meeting, and after the departure of Sir
William Codrington and his friends on the platform,
Mr. Tassell proposed a resolution pledging the meet.
jug to support no candidate but an advocate of the
vote by ballot, and the motion was adopted unani-
mously amidst loud cheering. General Codrington
also addressed the electors at Greenwich on Wed-
nesday night at a large public meeting, recapitulating
the political opinions he expressed at Deptford. In
reply to various questions, General Codrington said
he would not vote for the unconditional removal of the
income tax ; he would not abolish purchase in the
army ; and, finally, lie would not support the ballot.
General Codrington attended another meeting on
Thursday evening, and was submitted to a most
severe cross-questioning. After the general's depar-
ture, resolutions were passed only to return a mem-
ber favourable to the ballot.

PONTEFRACT.—A requisition numerously signed
was presented on Monday last to William Wood,
Esq., of Monktiill house, near Pontefract, calling
upon that gentleman to allow himself to be put in
nomination for the borough of Pontefract, upon the
next vacancy that may occur. Mr. Wood has
accepted the invitation.

NEWPORT.—AIr. Seely addressed a crowded meet-
ing of electors last week, and announcea his opinion
in favour of a large extension of the suffrage, the
vote by ballot, and the opening of the Crystal
Palace, British Museum, and the National Gallery,
on the Sunday to the labouring classes. On Mon
day evening, at the same place, the electors were
addressed by Mr. A. W. Kinglake, another candidate
whose opinions coincided with those of Mr. Seely on
the ballot, and the extension of the suffrage, but he
refused to pledge himself on any one point. On the
Sunday question he expressed views adverse to those
expressed by Mr. Seely. Another barrister, Mr.
William Major Cooke, has offered himself on Liberal
principles. Mr. Cooke called a public meeting on
Thursday, for the purpose of laying his claims before
the electors.

Sourusturrox.—Mr. Falvey, the suspended South-
ampton stamp distributor, has received communica-
tions from some of the most emineut members of the

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bar assuring him that he has not violated the statute
passed in the ninth year of Queen Anne (under
which ho has been disgraced and punished), by
taking part in the preliminary proceedings of the
forthcoming election in the above-named town. He
has also received numerous letters from members of
the civil service, imploring him to stand by his
order, and secure the rights of nearly 20,000 civilians
from unnecessary and illegal restrictions.
SALFORD.—A requisition from the electors of Sal-
ford is in course of preparation, soliciting E. it.
Langworthy, Esq., to allow himself to be put in
nomination for the representation of the borough, in
the room of J. Brotberton, Esq., deceased.

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