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pledges himself so to do. He is to be carried through the election
free of expense.
Devoe CocwrarELEcTrom—The High Sherifrof the County
has appointed Tuesday, the 13th instant, as the day for the
nomination of Members to represent the county of Devon ; and on
Thursday, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at the Castle of Exeter,
lie will proceed to the el• ohm. There will be no opposition ; Sir
T. D. Acland and E. P. Bastard will both he re-elected. It is
generally said, but with what truth we know not, that Lord
Einington Intends being present oil the day of nomination.
IIONITON is expected to he warmly contested ; the candidates
are Harry Baynes Lntt. Esq. one of the Devon C runty Ma-
gistrates, Ralph Sneyd, Esq., and 31r. Guest, in the iron trade,
from Cardiff:
LElceslxa, Jyrre 11.—The poll is expected to commence
tr‘e on Tuesday next, 10-trioffoll(Monday) being the nomination
day. The candidates arc Sir Charles Abney Hastings, Mr. Otway
Cave. and 31r. Evans. There is every prospect of success to the
two former. Sir Charles's return is, however, considered certain ;
he will come in on the Corporation and True-Blue interest, and it is
expected to be a very hot contest however; already the town is in-
undated with squibs pro and con. Hitherto the Blues seem to have
the best of it.

Loos.—At Lone, all bids fair for the return of Mr. Buller's
relation, which gentleman is clerk to the Privy Council.
PENRYI4.--Al r. Manning (one of the Members for Trowbridge),
accompanied by Mr. Antlerdon, who some years ago stood for
Penryn, and who introduces him to the electors on the retiring of
Mr. Freshfield, has canvassed this borough and returned to Lon-
don, but is expected down daily. Mr. WeetlMg is down, and
making an active canvass ; he addressed the elector. on Saturday
last, chiefly, it appeared, to convince them he is not a Catholic.
Mr. Barclay arrived on Monday, and diligently seeks the honour
of representing Penryn. It will bel recollected that he was one of
the unsuccessful candidates at the last single eleztion for the
borough ; his friends are in high spirits, and led confident of his re.
turn. Lord Perceval's intended arrival being Announced for Monday
evening last, a splendid procession was formed, and met his Lord-
ship in his own carriage and lour, at some distance from the town ;
he was preceded by an open carriage, with banners bearing the arms
of the Egmont family (his father being Earl Egmont), and two
trumpets, and was followed by an open carriage and four, a band of
music, and several gentlemen on horseback ; at least twenty flags,
new and splendidly decorated, were borne by as many individuals.
Ilia Lordship addressed the electors in a short speech, expressing
himself grateful fur the flattering reception ; after which Mr.
Addey, his steward, delivered s speech much noticed for liberality
of sentiment.

PLTIMPTON.—The election for this borough takes place this
day. W. Paton and J. H. North, Emirs., *ill be again
elected.

ST. iota.—At St. Ives, as famed for party spirit, where, as in
other boroughs in the county, there have been many candidates,
it is expected that Sir Christopher Hawkins and Mr. flake (the
latter Gentleman having come forward upon the invitation of the
electors, and being the last to enter the lists) will be returned with-
out opposition ; the other candidates, namely, Mr. Wallis, of
Sandhill-House, Mr. William Prxcd, of Trevethow, and of the
firm of Praeds and Co. bankers, in Fleet-street, whine family, from
their weight of property in their borough, but which now belongs
to Sir Christopher, had bog possessed the entire patronage, and
Mr. Stephens, of Tregenna Castle, having successively retired from
the contest.

ST. Afar/Ea.—The election is over. Sir Saone Bernard Hot.
land, Bart. and Sir C. Edmund Carrington, are the Member* re-
turned.

Tavrtyrocz.—The late Members, Lord Ebrington and J. P.
Grant, La' q., will be re-elected. The election takes place
this day.
Torwxss.—On Monday next (yesterday) the Election will
commence here. There are three candidates, Mr. Courtenay, Lord
Barnard and Mr. Baldwin. There are only 53 electors.
Tnrootnr.—The most rigorous exertions are making by the
agents of Lord Darlington, the patron, to defeat the projects of
their opponents.
TILURO.—Our election for this borough will be on NVednesday
next. Lord Fitzroy ttotnerset and Mr. Tomline will be returned.

WALES.
[From the Cambrian of June 9.1
The day of election for Glamorganshire is fixed for the 19th
instant, at Bridgend, when the late worthy Member, Sir C. Cole,
will be returned without opposition. The election of a Member to
represent the boroughs will take place on Monday next, at Cardiff,
and there is no doubt of Lord James Stuart being returned.
Brecon borough election is to take place on Monday text ; the
county election on Friday next. Col. Wood arrived at Brecon on
Wednesday evening, and is now canvassing, but there is no oppo-
sition expected.
The election for the borough of Carmarthen is fixed for this day
(Friday), when, no doubt, Mr. Jones will be re-elected without
opposition.
Alr. Allen, of Creaselly, the late representative for Pembroke,
having declined the contest for that borough, Hugh Owen, Esq.
(son of Sir John Owen, Bart.) will be elected without opposition.
As no new candidates have offered themselves for Carmarthen-
shire, Pembrokeshire, Cardiganshire, Radnorshire, or Monmouth-
shire, the re-election of the late Ilembers is considered certain.

SCOTLAND.
Log° Pim—We are happy to understand that this Nobleman
will be speedily elevated to the British Peerage, which will, of
course, make it unnecessary for him to continue his contest in the
North against the Grant and Huntly interests.
Mr. Campbell, of Blythswood, has been in Glasgow for several
-days, waiting upon the Members of the Town Council, on the bu-
siness of the approaching election ; and unless some unexpected
change should occur with respect to the decision of Dumbarton, his
return fur the Glasgow district of burghs is secured.
The Hon. Lieutenant-General Alex. Duff, brother to the Esrl of
Fife, will be returned for the burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, Kin.
tore and Invertiry.
We understand that Robert Grant, Esq. of Lincoln% Inn, will
be chosen the Representative of the royal burghs of Inverness,
Fortrose, Nairn, and Forms.
We formerly mentioned that Lord Francis Lereson Gower was
likely to he chosen the Representative of Sutherlandshire.Tbat event
is now spoken of as certain—and there is the same certainty that Sir
Hugh lnnes of Lochalsh, Bart., will be re-elected for the royal
burghs of Tain, Dingwall, Dartioch, Wick, and Kirkwall. Wick,
we believe, is the returning burgh at the approaching election.
RoxnußOrtsrt la E.—Henry Francis Scott, Esq. the younger, of
Harden, who lately came in for Roxburglishire, has again offered
himself to the freeholders of that county, and no opposition is, on
the present occasion, expected to be made to his being again re-
turned.

BERWICISAIIIIE.—The Hon. Captain Anthony Maitland
comes in for Berwickshire, without opposition, on the retirement
of Sir John Marjoribanks. Baronet-.
SELL IRKSIII RE.—William Elliot Lockhart, Esq. of Borth-
wickbrae, will, it is anticipated, be again returned for that county
without opposition.
PERTUSHIR E.—The Sheriff has appointed the 20th instant for
the election of a Member of Parliament for this county. Si: Geo.
Murray will be unanimously re-elected.
COUNTY OF CarrilNESS—We hear that the representation of
this county will be keenly contested between George Sinclair, Esq.
younger, of lllbater, anti the Hon. James Sinclair, brother to the
Earl of Caithness.

COUNTY or ELorw.—We understand the Honourable Col.
Francis W. Grant, ot' Grant, will he again returned for the county.
COUNTY' OF INVERNESI3.—Very little is yet heard of the
canvass for this county ; but it is believed there ts no doubt of its
tieing again represented by the Right lion. Charles Grant, Vice.
President of the Board of Trade.
EDINNUROH.—We mentioned in our last that a considerable
number of the Members of the Council had tendered their votes to
he Lord Provost, if he would offer himself as a candidate to repre-
sent the city in Parliament. His Lordship, however, being
pledged to support Mr. Dundee, felt himself obliged to decline
this offer. Here the matter rests.
likawicst.—We understand that the election for Berwick is
fixed for Monday next, the 12th inst.—Kelso Mail, Jane 8.
PITTENIVE£II—In your journal of the 13th September last,
you give an accaunt of the disfranchisement of our burgh, and of
the subsequent meeting of the Town Council, in virtue of a war-
rant from the Privy C:uncil, dated July IR, 18:3. At this meet-
ing of Council part•es were equally poised, and the election being
made by the casting vote of the Proses (two persons claiming this
right) a double election was consequently made. The party pre-
viously in possession of the management of the burgh retained the
books, &c. An action was brought against this election before the
Court of &MOM by the other patty, but owing to some informality
in giving the summonses, the cause was delayed teyond the statu-
tory time in which processes of this kind can be brought, and I
understand that last week the Court of Session sustained this ob-
jection, and dismissed the action. The following persons are
therefore now the undisputed Magistrates:—James Tod, sen. chief
magistrate; D. Davidson, men., W. Thomson, J. Horsburgh,
brollies; Peter Yule, treasurer. This decision has come very op.
portunely in aid of Mr.' Balfour's canvass in this quarter, as it
seems understood here that the• present magistrates are in the inte-
rest of that gentlemao.--Correspondcot of the rift Herold.

IRELAND.
[From the Freeman's Journal.l
Dust.err, Juxi 10.
The election of two Members to represent the City of Dublin, in
the New Parliament, commences this day.
The Sheriffs of Dublin announce their !;tendon of proceeding
with the election, after a very partially circulated notice of forty-
eight hours. The only explanation of this most extraordinary oc-
cLrrenee. which has as yet been furnished. is the following notice,
inserted in one of the Morning Papers of yesterday :
" DusLisr, Juwt 8.
" From the numerous CoollllUOlCatiOns made to us by the citizens
of Dublin, and the friends of Candidates fur the ensuing election,
reflecting, in some degree, upon our character and conduct, for hat•
ing appointed so early a day as Saturday next for the election of
that most important situation, the representation of this city in the
Imperial Parliament, we deem It a duty iocumbont on ourselves,
and due to the public, to state, that we regret extremely that a no-
tice to that effect has been issued from the Sheriff's Office; and wa
must, in justice to ourselves, say, that such notice was issued with-
out any directions from us, and without our knowledge or consent
but, as recalling such notice now, and publishing another, might
create confusion and doubt as to the legality of the election, we
shall proceed, according to said notice ; and we hope and trust that
our conduct on this occasion will convince our fellow-chi:ma of our
strict impartiality and justice, and of our earnest desire to fulfil our
duty without fear, favour, or affection, to any man.
" JAMES MOORE,I High Sheriffs of the
" JOIIN ALLEY, J- City of Dublin"

NEW SHOREHAM.
The followlng correspondence havbeen published by Mr. Howard,
the candidate. in oppositiob to 11r. Sugden, who is now a " No.
Popery" eandidst^ :
Copy of a Letter from Charles Butler, Esq. to Edward
El.—(Private.)
" DRaw Sin,--I called this morning at your house, and after-
wards at Norfolk-house, where I was informed you were out of
town. It was to mention that Mr. Sugden called on me this morn-
ing, and informed me that it was his intention to stand for Shore-
ham, in consequence of Mr. Lloyd's resignation. Ile professes
perfect intlepene,.bee, but dint he is favourable to Ministers, and a
decided friend of Catholic Emancipation, with a great wish to fur-
ther on all o:casions any object ol the Duke of Norfolk respecting
Shoreham. IVith these impressions, he hopes the Duke will coun-
tenance hit views.

" does not, however, wish his intentions in favour of Catholic
Emancipation to be generally known, on account of the great
unpovilarity attached in that part of Susses to the Catholic
question.
" With great respect, I am your obliged humble servant,
" CHA ItLES BUTLER.
" Lincoln'. Inn, 13th June, lil2C.
" Edward Blount, Esq., liryanstone-square."
" As to Mr. Butler's letter, when the statements about It were
last week circulated, I waited on 3lr. Butler, and asked him whe.
thee I had everTromised him to support Catholic Emancipation ?
He answered. No. I then said, Did I authorise you to write? lie
said No. Did I know that you intended to write? No. Have I
ever seen the letter ? Ile replied, No. I then demanded a copy of
the letter, and he said he would are Mr. Blount, and write to me.
This was on Friday, the 26th May. On Sunday I received from
him the following letter :
" Dear Sir,— It was not in my power to write to you till this
moment, Mr. Blount having but just left me. He assures me that
My letter, or the contents of it, have been shewn to nb one, and that
all that has been said is, that formerly your sentiments were gene-
rally known, from your own conversations, to be favottrable to Ca-
tholic Emancipation ; but that, even In respect to these, my name
was not mentioned. _

" I am, dear Sir, most sincerely yours,
" CHARLES BUTLER.
" Lincoln's Inn, 2lth May, RM."
" By the next day's post. and the pasta of the two following
days, letters poured in upon me. stating that a copy of the letter
was shown in all quarters.' I instantly prepared the statement
which I published on the 31st of May last, but before I sent it to
the press, my friend, Mr. Senior, waited upon Mr. Butler, anti,
upon his return, furnished me with the following statement r—
" May 31, 111211-4 wasted on Mr. Butler, this evening, st Mr.
Sugden's reque-t, and stated to him that Mr. Sugden had heard
that morning that a letter or a copy of • letter, from Mr. Butler
to Mr. Blount, was in circulation in the Rape of Bramber, and had
bun used by Mr. Howard on his canvass, in which Mr. Sugden
was represented as having offered, through Mr. Butler, to the Ca.
thollZ interest, to supp ut their clUlle, it they would support his;
and that Mr. Sugden had found it necessary publicly to contralict
such a fermentation, and wislted Mr. Butler to be previously ac-
queinted with that part of his address which related to the conver-
'afield' between Mr. Butler and himself, in order that he might cor-
rect sat inaccuracies in in it. I then read to 31r. Butler Mr. Snit-
den's address, from 'My Opponents' to "fhe Opposition.' Mr.
Butler, after having listened to what I read, stated that he differed
front Mr. Sugden only in three points.
" Ist. Ile thought the conversation took place after Mr. Sugden's
canvass had bagun ; at all events after his intention of becoming a
candidate has fully known.
2dly. Vint though he was not authorized to write, he was authn.
rived generally to communicate, and was not forbidden to make the
communication b writing; in fact, that no mode of communica-
tinn was pointed out.
" 3111 y. That he certainly understood Mr. Sugden's offer to be,
that if the Catholics would not oppose him, he would not oppose
Catholic Emancipation. He did not understand Mr. Sugden as
having offered to support Catholic Emancipatiud, but, on the terms
above mentioned, not to oppose it.
" In all other points he fully admitted the accuracy of Mr. Sug-
den's statement. tie went on to say, that Alr. Blount had solemnly
assured him that he had not given any copy of the letter In ques-
tion, or shown it, or stated its contents, except, as Mr. Butler sup-
posed was implied, to the Duke of Norfolk.
‘' I said then that Mr. Sugden might safely say that if any such
letter or copy was produced, it was spurious. Mr. Butler answered
by repeating his statement of what Mr. Blount had said, and his
confidence in Mr. Blount's honour.
" He then said, that, contrary io his usual custom, he had kept
no copy of his letter to Mr. BluutTt and that Mr. Blount had as-
sured him that he had mislaid the original, but that he would
again endeavour to obtain it, and would communicate with me on
the subject to-morrow.
6` He asked if 3lr. Sugden's publication could be delayed a day,
in the hope of obtaining the letter in the mean time, but this I
assured him was impossible, as the injuriods statement was in full
circulation."

STATE OF POLLS.
BARNSTAPLE

Hodgson - 334 Nowlan . 12
Alexander . 329 l
lEVERLEY.

Stewart - 1030 Wharton . . 086
11 arriien . 6581

1113111014. ORTIf.

Thomas %Whitmore - 302 Mr. Ludlow . - 117
W. W. Whitmore . 192

Boos•i ox.
Heatheot•_ . 372 iVilks - . 243
MalLohn 312

BRISTOL.
Davis - - VW Bright . - 716
I
Pr ,theroo . 572
CANTERBURY.
Lushington - - 661 I Clifton . • 436
Wawa - - IWI

CAR LISLE.

Graham - . 2051 James - . 105
Musgrave - - 185

CHESTER, SATURDAY IVZSTING.
Egerton - - 219 Lord Be'wave - 214
I
E. V. Townsbend . 217 lion. R. Grosvenor - 213

COVENTRY.

Fyler
kleatheote

j
173 1 Moore

6
• 4

CHICHESTEP.
Lord George Lennox 861 Sir Godfrey Webster 67
Mr. Poynts 76

DOVER.
Wilbraham 3 • 43 Halcomba • 15
Thomson - I - 16 Butterworth •
- - 10

Talmash . - .
Cust - - -

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