The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-10 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER.—It is not at all unlikely that a vacancy
w ill shortly take place in the representation of this con
stituency by the retirement of Earl Grosvenor, son .t
the Marquis of Westminster, who, we believe, wil.
shortly proceed to the Continent, owing to ill-health
indeed, it is thought Madeira will be the destination o
the noble earl. Chester is almost entirely in the hand
of the Liberals, although Mr. Fraill has made more than
one attempt to return a member. At the last general
election Mr. Fraill's candidate was Mr. Bramley Moore,
who, like Mr. Horsfall (M.P. for Derby), comes from
Liverpool.—Morning Advertiser.
LISBURN.—The Lisburn election commenced on Tues
day, when Mr. Roger Johnson Smyth, and Mr. Inglis,
the Lord Advocate of Scotland, were put in nomination.
The principles of both candidates are Conservative, the
Lord Advocate, • although one of the Ministry, being
understood to be the more liberal of the two ; but Mr.
Smyth was nevertheless the popular man, and had a
most violent mob enlisted on his side. The town du.
ing the day was a scene of uproar and tumult, and some
serious outrages might have occurred had not the police
disarmed all those who carried bludgeons or other
weapons. Mr. Inglis and Dean Stannus were attacked
in the streets with stones and brickbats, and the latter
rev. gentleman had, it appears, a rather narrow' escape.
The show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr.
Smyth, and a poll was demanded on behalf of the Lord
Advocate.
MERTHYR TYDVIL.—Mr. James, the Chancery bar-
rister, who had offered himself to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Sir John Guest, has retired from the
field in favour of Mr. H. A. Bruce, of Dyffr3rn. Mr.
Bruce, the new candidate, deferred the issue of his ad-
dress to the electors until after the funeral of the late
member. In it he says :--- " I shall ever be found for-
ward and earnest in the support of all temperate and
well-considered measures of reform.' I shall be no party
to violent or organic changes. I thoroughly approv
and shall steadfastly adhere to the commercial policy
inaugurated by Sir Robert Peel. Every proposition
tending to the reduction of taxation, or the lowering of
the prices of food, would be supported by me to the
utmost extent compatible with the maintenance of our
financial credit."

NORTH OF EUROPE STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY.

A meeting of the shareholders in this company was
held yesterday, at the London Tavern, to receive from
the directors a report of the progress made by the un-
dertaking since it was first brought before the public in
July last. The report states that the shares allotted
were all taken up, and the call of 2/. 10s. per share
made in October promptly responded to by the
proprietors, since which not only the company
been established, but they are in possession of six
valuable steam-ships and a rapidly increasing trade,
with all the means necessary for its successful working
and further extension. Two of the ships belonging to
the company are now running weekly between Great.
Grimsby and Hamburg ; another will shortly be pl_aeedain
in the trade between the former port and "°tteorl the
and in the spring of next year the other vessels of
been
recently will be employed in the trade whichning.o n
It
recently opened between Lowestoft and
is also intended next year to open oudltr°l.sn,dvierdeeont andy
weekly communication with Norway
advantageous
tfor
sea, under a contract with the Swe!lishau
five years, the terms of which are highly
e two suitable
to the company, and for which pu overn ra e
"Other arrange-
°. their operations
ments
arescrew-steamers
contemplated
otextending
ir Pn
Holland and Belgium,
between Harwich and the ports
as soon as the railway from Lo
tnocretdon to the former place
is completed. This report,
directors, was unanimously
thanks to the chairman and
adopted.

A MODERN ROBIANCE.—A tradesman of one of the
principal seaports went in 1850 to Chili, leaving his
young wife to manage his business. His Chilian affair
turned out badly, but he wrote to his wife to say that
between them they could by industry 80011 make up the
loss, and to announce that he would return on the 28th
of October last. On that day he arrived at Havre, and
found the following letter from his wife waiting for him :
" Sir, I have received your honoured communication of
the 2d of October, and I hasten to reply to it. 'When
a man has a young woman possessed of some personal
advantages for his wife, he should not leave her during
two years in tde cc tete with figures. You might have
remained content with your ordinary profits, without
going to Chili to tempt fortune uselessly. Another has
picked up the treasure you disdained. The future which
you describe to me is not to my taste. Spring and youth
pass away quickly. It would be foolish not to take ad-
vantage of them. Perduto e tutto it tempo the in amar
non si spende. You will find me no more. The beat
thing you can do is to return to Chili." The poorhus-
band could not believe that the letter was other than a
hi
joke, and he hastened home. But there he found a
sold house closed, and learned that his if
his goods and gone away to Paris wwiethha2 youngld off
man.all
He laid a complaint of adultery against her and her ac.;
Paris
complice, and, coming up to Paris, set to work to look
•
after them. Yesterday he met his wife, elegantly
dressed, walking on the Boulevard des Italiens
became so indignant at the sight of her that he and he
struck
her. She cried for help, and a crowd assembled. He
explained as well as his emotion would allow him what
she had done, but the spectators seemed disposed to
take her part. Two sergens-de-ville came up, and car-
ried him and his wife before the Commissary of police.
To that functionary he told his story, and the truth of
it having been ascertained, he was released. The Y/0"
, man was detained.—GaZipeni.