The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-24 00:00:00

_REPRESENTATION Ob' LISKB4RD.

In anticipation of a vacancy iu the representation of the
borough by the appointment of Mr. Crowder to the vacant
judgeship, Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P. for ihichester, visited
Liskeard, yesterday week, with letters of introduction to Mr
John Allen, an influential gentleman in the borough, for the
purpose of bringing before the constituency the name of his
sou-in-law Mr. R. W. Grey, late mem er for Tynemonth, and
at present private secretary to Lord Palmerston. A meeting
of the Liberal electors was held at the Red Lion, at seven
o'clock on Tuesday evening, to consider upon the choice of a
Liberal candidate. There were about 70 of the electors pre-
sent, and Mr. Jones, a magistrate, presided. The proceedings
commenced by Mr. Alen reading the letters of introduction
which Mr. Smith had brought to him. They were generally
more of a private than a political character. One of the let-
ters was from Sir. Wm. Yfolesworth, who shortly said that
Mr. Grey was connected with the Government, and being a
friend of the late Mr. Charles Buller, he thought he wa.s
very eligible person to offer to the notice of the constituency.
It was stated that Mr. Sainsbury Trelawny might offer himself.
A letter was read from Mr. Carp,uter Rowe, Q.C., and the
Recorder of Plymouth, who wished to pl tee his name before
the constituents as a caul date.

A letter wad also read from Hr. Cape Whitehurst, recently
a candidate for Bothnia. The letter referred for a statemont
of his political views to a sari 's of letters under the signa-
ture of!' East Augli La," in the West Briton.

, .
Mr. GREY was introduced to the meeting by Mr. Allen. He
stated that he had been five years private secretary to Lord
John Russell, and that their late respected member, Mr.
Charles Buller, was his very particular frieud,—in fact, that
ho succeeded him, or acted for bins, in CanfCa. He had re-
presented Tynemouth from 1844 to the general election in
1852, warn he was defeated by his opponent, and since then
had acted as private secretary to Lord Palmerston. He re-
garded Lord John Russell as his model .>f a statesman, and
Lord John Russell's political views were his.
One of the electors asked him if he would support the pre-
sent Reform Bill.

Mr. GREY sa d he could not pledge himself to support that
bill, as he disagreed with the minority clause, and he con-
sidered that the present time was very inexpedient for press-
ing forwar that measure, believing that people's minds were
detracted with the war. He also said his votes had been
against the ballot ; but at the general election in 1852 he
had seen so much intimidation exercised towards electors at
his late borough, that his opinions as to the ballot had under-
gone a change, and he should be in favour of some more secret
mode of voting, without pledging himself that it should be
the ballot. He would support a 1 the measures of Lord John
Russell on education. He would support Lord John Russell's
views. He was in favour of the entire abolition of church-
rates. He was a churchman, and considered that the Church
could very well afford to support itself.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Trolawny, who for nine years
sat as one of the representatives of Tavistock, went down to
Liskeard, accompanied by Mr. Bernard Anstis, and most pro-
bably met the committee, who were to assemble again in the
evening. The men of Liskeard seem likely to have no paucity
of really good candidates, and we have no doubt they will, as
hitherto, do their duty.—Plyinouth and Devonport Journal

IMPORTANT MEETING AT PLYMOUTH

For some time a war has been waged at Plymouth between
a portion of the ratepayers on the one haul and the corpora-
tion on the other, in regard to certain alleged illegal expendi-
ture incurred by the Litter, and defrayed out of the borough
funds. The ratepayers formed a committee for the protection
of their interests, and this committee instituted a suit, whHi
is still pending, against several members of the corporation.
On Thursday week et great meeting of the ratepayers was held
in the Guildhall for the purpose of hearing the report of the
committee, and the proceedings, which' were very noisy, ex-
tended to great length. The report communicated the offers
for an amicable settlement proposed by the Town Clark, and
the determination of a majority of the committee to recom-
mend the ratepayers to refuse to consent to any arrangement
short of the repayment out of the pockets of the promoters
of the Water Works Bill, of the whole of the money applied
to that object, and of the cost of the suit in Chancery. It
also announced the defection of Mr. White, one of the
relators to the suit, and of Mr. Elworthy, the solicitor,
who had hitherto gratuitously conducted the proceedings on
behalf of the committee, both those gentlemen being of opinion
that the terms offered by the Town Clerk ought to have been
accepted. The committee recommended that the ratepayers
should insist upon the repayment of the whole 1,883/. : and
that notice should be given to the defendants, that, if within
throe lays they did not return an answer in the affirmative,
the suit would be proceeded with without delay. On the
motion for the reception of the report, an amendment was
proposed to the following effect :—" That the relators be au-
thorised to accept the offer made by the defendants, namely,
the payment of 5001. into the borough fund ; and to pay all
costs on both sides, such costs being costs out of pocket
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consent of both parties." This was carried by a large ma-
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consequently, negatived. The effect of the amendment will
jpblerritttoYiculrnal.

The mortal remains of the late Lord Gilbert Grosvenor,
son of the Marquis of Westminster, will be removed on
Monday next from Portsmouth, where the noble and
gallant young lord's body was removed from the Bos-
cawvn, ship of the line, previous to that ship sailing for
the Baltic, for interment in the family mausoleum at
Elton Hall, near Chester, where the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Westminster are at present staving.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was
better yesterday. Her Majesty the Queen. attended by
the Countess of Mount Edgecuitibe, visited the royal
duel!ess yesterday.
The Admiralty have adopted the code signals in their
communications by electric telegraph, in order to en-
sure secrecy for their orders to the outports.—Plyntoitth
Journal.

DOUBLE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE ClTY.—Yesterday
afternoon a female, of the name of Sarah Ann Collins.
Mark-lane, renchurch-street, attempted self-destruction,
under the following circum-tances appears the un-
fortunate young woman had been in a desponding state
of mind fir sonic length of tune, but it was not antici-
pated that she wont,' attempt self-des!ructioo. Being
missed, search was made aiter her, when the poor crea-
ture was discovered in her bed room, labouring from the
effects of poison and strangulation ; a part of an apron
was tied tightly round her neck, and had it not been for
the timely discovery, the unfortunate woman would have
completed her object. Police-constable, No. 586, con-
veyed her without loss of time to the casualty ward, St.
Thomas's Hospital, where Dr. Bennett was promptly on
the spot, when, on examination of the contents of a tea-
cup, it was found that she had also swallowed a large
quantity of copperas. The stomach pump was used and
ether antidotes, but she now remains in a precarious
otute,