The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-11 00:00:00

SCOTLAND.

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ABERDEEN.—(From Aberdeen Herald).—On Wednesday
evening, a very numerous and respectable body of electors met
in Alm ison's Hall, for the purpose of making the necessary
arrangements with a view to secure the re-election of our city
representative in Parliament, Mr. Bannerman.—Provost
Milne took the Chair.
ABERDEENSIIIRE.—We have not heard the name of the can-
didate that is to start against Captain Gordon, but we have
received communications from various quarters, stating that the
Liberal tenantry are waiting impatiently for the movement of
their leaders.
BANYFSHIRE.—We have been expecting every hour a notice

that the eldest son of General Duff had started against Captain
Ferguson. It is said that the Liberal cause is safe here, if the
candidate and his friends display proper energy.
Kts,,V?!..l74PaiitßE.—There is nothing doing in this quarter
yet. Nte. gttppogd the Libarals have made up their minds to
to isiisrepteSenHdoti,
is said ttietd sdl be no oppo-
sitiOri in thi.i ttrilted ,Yottott to Colonel Grant, the pic3tqit Con-
ithp;tiVe ,Member: .
Tait Pit.-diN B6riOns.—Sir Andrew titifil flay will hot be
opposed in ii:±k.ae attliongh some of the rabid Tories
would like to put the WV,1.,11.; Nihniiiei• to some trouble. EiorA-
tio Ross, of Rossie, has just come oia. Alos 1 poor Horatio I
What next ?
TOW INVY,RNESS BURGOS.—Mr. M'Leod of Cadboll, the"
present 51ember fur- fiutherlandshire, will contest vigorously,
and with every chance o( Stieetts, the Inverness district of
burghs, comprising Inverness, Porre3, Portro±e, and Nairn.
We wish this gentleman God speed.
Mr. tfn et7mds a good chance in Caithness a,gainsi
George Sinclair ; LOt.b is quite safe in the Wick district ;
Inverness-shire we suppose, Tlie Ul!ivholm's; and there is
no probability of recovering Ross-shire from Val Tories at this
time. Mr. Balfour, the Tory Member for Orkney and i3het-
land, will be ousted by Mr. Frederick Dundas.
Pavan COUNTY.—Mr. Maules' reception by the constituency
has been of the most gratifying and encouraging description,
Wine Lord Stormont, albeit backed by all the influence of the
Tory squires, is finding the work as "up-hill "as possible.
Mr. Maule is obtaining promises of support from many of
those who formerly supported Sir 0. Murray. The Tory
candidate is personally dislibed.
LANAntsntrt.—The Hon. C. Augustus Murray has started
for the representation of this county in opposition to the Tory
candidate, Mr. A. M'Dunald Lockhart, of Lee.
SELKIRK.—Mr. Pringle of Haininn., the former Liberal
Member for this county, who stands highb in the opinion of
the olectors, will oppose Mr. Pringle of Whytbank, the Duke
of Buccleugh's nominee.
Only in the event of Mr. Fergusson's being re-elected for
East Lothian, a vacancy will occur in this district. It is un-
derstood in the event of such a vacancy taking place, the So-
licitor- General will become a candidate for the representation.
—Scotsman.

The Provost has called a meeting of the electors of
Greenock, to consider the propriety of requesting Mr. Wal-
lace to continue to be their representative. We doubt not
the raeeting will be unanimous in desiring to retain Mr. Wal-
lace's services, and it is equally probable that that gentleman
will comply with their request. Greenock will thus be re-
lieved from all the heat and turmoil of a contest.

Contrary to rxpcctt►tion, there is a yet no appearance of any
opposition to Mr. Houstoun in the county; and, in Piisley,
Mr. Hastic walks the course. Thus Renfrewshire bids fair
to enjoy perfect tranquillity, while all around is in commotion.
It is true that the district of Burghs in connection with Port.
Glasgon is to be contested, Mr. Colquhoun of Killermont
having taken the field against Dr. Bowring ; but, as Kilmar-
nock will be the scene of the brunt of the battle, the struggle
will be little felt here.—Greenock Advertiser.

BATH-MONDAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—Your well-known willingness to correct the misrepre-
sentations of your Contemporaries, or any inadvertent mistake
in your own columns, induces me now to trouble you. In the
Standardof Saturday appeared a most abominable tissue of false-
hoods, professedly sent by a Correspondent. It states that an
Alderman and Magistrate of Bath spat in Lord Powerscourt's
face, and stripped off his coat and offered to fight the party of
Tory canvassers; the fact is, the Alderman (who is not a ma-
gistrate) was insulted by some of the party, and his Welsh
blood prompted him to threaten them with chastisement—his
stripping, and spitting in the face of Lord Powerscourt is a
pure invention of the unprincipled correspondent of the Stand-
ard. Having stated thus much for the sake of fair play, the
same motive will induce rae to correct an error you have been
led into by a Bath Correspondent, who states in Saturday's
Sun, that the reform candidate for Bath, Capt. Scobell, has
but 200 or 300 supporters, and that his Committee is composed
of the refuse of Bath I The fact is, Capt. Scobell is brought
forward by a large, respectable, and influential section of the
Liberals of Bath, who think that Mr. Roebuck has pursued a
very unwise and eccentric course—that he treads in the foot-
steps of Hunt, Cobbett, Fergus O'Connor, and others of that
school, and whose vote in favour of some good measures very
poorly compensates for the injury his general conduct, does to
the cause of Reform. _

I am, Mr. Editor,
A CONSTANT READER OF TUB SUN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

your paper of Thursday the 6th instant, you have
inserted a statement headed " Murderous Attempt," which
appears to have been a tremendous affair. We are sorry your
respectable paper should have been made the vehicle of such a
report, seeing that there is no truth whatever in the matter.
The facts are that Joseph Armitage, the man said to have been
attempted to be murdered in Little Ireland, was Chairman at
a drinking bout of a bevy of workmen employed to do some
flagging at Knox's factory. He proposed himself that each
man should club his shilling for drink, or submit to be tied up ;
when it came to his turn he declined to pay ; whereupon we,
his companions proceeded to execute the sentence his own
law had imposed, and forthwith tied him up round the
middle, not round the neck, to a stump, whereupon some
women made an outcry, and a great crowd was collected,
as is easily done in that neighbourhood. The whole you will
see was a drinking frolic—no harm was done to any one ; nor
did any interference of police take place so much then for
this tremendous " Murderous Attempt." The police reports
of the town being absolutely silent on the matter, as well as
all our local papers, is the best confirmation of the truth of this
contradiction.

We, the parties concerned in the matter, beg you to contra-
dict in your next Sun the alleged " Murderous Attempt."
JAMES GRANE. THOMAS HANCOCK.
WILLIAM GOUI.DIN. SAMUEL EDISON.
Manchester, July 10, 1837.
[*„,* The article referred to in this letter was copied from
a Morning Contemporary.—En. Sun.]

REPRESENTATION OF MARYLE-

BONE.

The Hon. Leicester Stanhope has written the following
letter to the Secretary of the Marylebone Reform Com-
mittee, in answer to one from that gentleman, enclosing
the pledges agreed upon at the late meeting of the electors,
to be submitted to each of the candidates before they would
promise him their support _

;IH, Mansfield- street, July 5, 1837.

" DEAR Stn—As a candidate for the representation in
Parliament of St. Marylebone, I hasten to answer your let-
ter of yesterday, submitting certain pledges for my con-
sideration. A wise precaution this ; for who can object to
pledging himself to that which, after due deliberation, he
deems right ? He who on the hustings goes beyond this is a
time-serving knave. I pledge myself with pleasure to all the
Resolutions. With respect, however, to the Poor-law Act, I
must explain my opinions. I consider it the first duty of a
statesman to attend to the interests of the poor. This is best
effected by education, by enlarging the field of employment,
or by enforcing an enlightened system of relief to the des-
titute. The Board of Commissioners not being elected,
and their powers not being defined, are objectionable—
far worse are the Tory magistrates. The Board of Guar-
dians are preferable to the overseers, being more numerous
and better selected. All wise restraints to promote dis-
cipline in the poor-house I approve ; but I abhor making it
a place of punishment—a prison. Able-bodied industrious,
good men, should be relieved out of the poor-house. In a
word, I pledge myself to support a revision of the poor
laws. As regards St. Marylebone, all interference with
their affairs would be injurious, for St. Marylebone is a
model of good local government.
As the electors of St. Marylebone are too wise to trust
to pledges not in unison with past conduct, I shall now
briefly allude to my past history. From my boyhood I have
contended for civil and religious liberty, and for reform.
Destructive I am none, but am devoted to the Constitution
banded down to us from our Saxon ancestors, and which,
like the human mind, is susceptible of constant improvement.
" For time is the greatest innovator ; and if time alters
things for the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter
them for the better, what shall be the end?"
When on the staff in Ireland I advocated Catholic
Emancipation, and was banished that country. I then
went to British India with the Marquis of Hastings, ant).
(being Deputy Quarter Master General) I contended for a
free press. I contributed to make the Censor of Madras
throw up his employment, and but for my good friend Go-
vernor Elliott, should have been forced to "cross the surf"
—should have been banished. The press in British India,
after a hard and long struggle, is still free, and the iron
despotism and wily superstition of ages must how to its so-
vereign power. On my return to England I persevered
in my advocacy of the Asiatic press at the India House.
I espoused Queen Caroline's cause, and was selected
as her Chamberlain. I next went to Greece—served
with Byron in that sacred cause, and established
there schools, also a free press, which, amidst the clash of
arms and factions, is still in activity and free. From Greece
I was driven by the Tory Government of England, but
Otho, in acknowledgment of my services, sent me the
Order of " the Redeemer." To Milan I went, and from
Milan I was banished in consequence of my political
character. Of this I complained aloud to the Emperor of
Austria, and was afterwards allowed to sojourn in that city.
After the passing of the Reform Bill, 1 stood for the
Tower Hamlets with many other candidates, and was sup-
ported by nearly three thousand votes.
If this course of conduct gives me a claim to the suf-
frages of the virtuous electors of St. Marylebone, I am
ready to devote myself to their service ; but if superior
claims are advanced by any other candidate, I will support
him with all my heart. I will spend no money beyond the
expenses.legal
I
beg
o
f you to lay this letter before the Committee,
May
and the General Meeting when assembled.
I am, &c.,
LEICESTER STANHOPE.
To J. Ivimey, Esq.,
AA% WY to the Reform Committee.