The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-01 00:00:00

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The resignation of Mr. Andrew Ste ss,sopor,.
has been for scree time anticipated, r,,,..?liva4alaW,Yx,
tively announced. On Friday afternoon str'
were received in Cambridge by the aunt
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-the Liberal and Conservative panic; from" Mr. fl.
Steuart, stating that, in consequence of private mat-
ters, he had resolved to withdraw froth the repre-
sentation, and wit h. that view Had applied ie the
proper quarter in order to resign his seat. Ia his
letter to Mr. Cockerel' (clerk of the peace for the
borough, and agent for the Liberals) Mr. Steuart
sa3 s that he writes that gentleman, as well as Mr.
Bedew (agent, for the Conservatives), "in a spit it.
of fairness, in order to Rive neither aide an Ay:in-
t-age." Mr. Steuart adds that his regret at the
nee.s.sity of this step is materially lessened by the
feeling he has that, under no circumstances could
he continue to represent the views, or in voting
fulfil the, perhaps, just expectations of his warmest
friends in a political sense. Ho most thoroughly
and sincerely disapproves the extreme line on
Church matters taken up by the Conservative party.
He considers in this view the influence of Mr.
Disraeli most pernicious, and the prevailing High
Church opinions to which the bulk and action of
the Conservative party are committed utterly at
variance with sound policy. In short, when the
Pope and his adherents consider the most desirable
object the overthrow of the present Government,
it is, in his conscientious view, the duty of a sound
Protestant Conservative to support it. He adds
that he need hardly say, therefore, that he should
be glad to hear of a gentleman of political views of
the stamp of Colonel Adair or Mr. Twisleton, being
his successor. Colonel Adair was formerly member
for Cambridge, and both he and Mr- Twisleton con-
tested the seat with -Mr. Steuart in the Liberal in-
terest, so that Mr. Steuart's recommendation of
these gentlemen has created no small surprise among
his late supporters. Mr. Steuart was first returned
for Cambridge in April, 1857, and again in 1859. On
the first occasion he headed Col. Adair by six votes
only, and a scrutiny was had on behalf of the colonel,
which, however, left Mr. Steuart in possession of the
seat. Mr. Steuart at various times expressed him-
self as a Liberal Conservative, opposed to Maynooth
and the Ballot, but in favour of gradual Reform,
education on a broad religious basis, and an adjust-
ment of the religious question. The retiring mem-
ber is a Deputy Lieutenant of Banffshire. On Satur-
day evening a meeting of the more influential mem-
bers of the various sections of the Liberal party was
held at the Hoop Hotel, Mr. Patrick Beales in the
chair, and it was then cordially agreed that all the
differences lately existing, and to which the recent
defeats of the party were attributed, should be
merged in the common cause, and resolutions were
unanimously passed to the effect that Colonel Adair
should be invited to come forward. A reply in the
affirmative from Mr. Adair (who is at present in
Scotland) is confidently anticipated. Mr. Adair,
who is an advanced Liberal, is colonel of the East
Suffolk Artillery, and has his seat at Flixton-hall,
Norfolk. Mr. Adair was first a candidate for Cam-
bridge in 1845, on the election of Sir Fitzroy Kelly
(then member) to the Solicitor-Generalship, bat was
defeated by 17 Notes, under circumstances now no-
torious. In 1847 Mr. Adair was returned at the
head of the poll, his colleague being the Hon. W.
F. Campbell (now Lord Stratheden), and their de-
feated opponent, the Hon. J. H. T. Manners Sutton.
In 1852 Messrs. Adair and Mowatt were defeated
by Messrs. Macaulay, Q.C. (present member), and
Astell, the numbers being, Macaulay, 821 ; Astell,

803 ; Adair, 737; Mowatt, 672. In 1854 Messrs.
Adair and Mowatt were successful, against Lord
Maidstone and Mr. Slade, Q.C. ; the numbers were
Adair, 757 ; Mowatt, 731; Maidstone, 711; Slade,
695. Mr. Adair sat till 1857, when, as before

stated, he and Mr. Hibbert were defeated by Messrs.
Macaulay and Steuart ; the numbers then were Ma-
caulay, 769 ; Steuart, 735 ; Adair, 729 ; Hibbert, 702

It will thus be seen that Mr. Adair's connexion with
the borough is of long standing. Mr. Barlow, agent
for the ConserFatires, announces that the battle
will be fought on their side with every confidence
of victory, and that a fitting candidate will be an-
nounced in due time, and adds that the only diffi-
culty on the Conservative side is not the want of a
candidate, but of selection among the aspirants.
Mr. Beresford Hope has for some time been looked
upon as the favoured of the Conservatives on the
withdrawal of Mr. Steuart, and the latter gentle-
man's retirement when Mr. Hope has Stoke-upon-
Trent upon hie hands is looked upon as ill-timed.
Rumour now mentions the name of Mr. Vansittart,
of Trinity College. Be the candidates whom they
may, there will be plenty of time for preparation,
as the writ cannot be issued until the assembly of
Parliament. Clause 4of the " Election of Members
during the Recess Act, 1848" declares that the
clause giving authority to Mr. Speaker to issue his

warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a

new writ shall not apply to vacancies caused by the
acceptance by members of the stewardship of the
Chiltern Hundreds, or any Crown manor.
The state of the register and other circumstances
leave but little doubt of the success of the Liberals,
and the manner of Mr. Steuart's retirement is
looked upon as a severe blow to the Conservatives.