The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-02 00:00:00

YORKSHIRE.

There is still no. opposition expected at the election
fOr either of the Ridings—on Thursday at Beverley
(East Riding), on Friday at York (North Riding), or on
Saturday at aketidd (West Ridrsig). -It was thought
that Mr. B. Deason's seat would be contested, but the
Yuri:shire .Liberals are at present too..sorely divided
Up. n the subj, et of Government aid tot the education, of
the children of the poor.

TOWER HAMLETS.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

The poll was declared on Saturday at one o'clock, from
the hustings on Stepney-green, by the returning officer,
Mr. Child. The er-wd was not quite so great as on
the day of the nomination. The appearance of Mr.
George Thompson on the hustings was the signal for
one loud burst of enthusiastic cheering, and the waving
of thousands of hats, both being repeated again and
again for several minutes. The Hon. Gent!. man re-
peatedly and warmly acknowledged the plaudits of the
crowd. He introduced Mrs. Thompson anti his family, two
daughters and a boy, to the assemblage, who applauded
thcm warmly. The reception of Sir William Clay pre-
sented a marked contrast, for the cheers were few, and
the marks of ditapprohation many. General Fox did
not app. ar. Size, ce having been proclaimed,
The RETURNING OFFICER then Caine forward, and
declared the numbers for the respective candidates to be
as follow:

'Thompson „, 6,268
Clay ... 3,839
F, x ... 2,622
He consequently declared that Mr. George Thompson
and Sir .v 1 ilhum Clay had been duly elected to repre-
sent the "Power Hamlets in the next Parliament. He
cotnplimented than on their good humour, and trusted
that all animosity woulct ei.d with the contest. It will
be *Fen that Mr. Thompson has a inajority.of 2,429 over
Sir William Clay, and of :1,646 over General Fox, and
that the Hun. Ilirotiet polled but 1,217 wore than the
Gallant General.

The atimiunc(ment was received with cheers.

The announcement or the numbers polled by General
Fox wa, received with partial laughter, and cries of
"Shame, shame."

Mr. Oeuiroei-Thomes se then preeeed,d to ad-
dress the electors. After begging for silence on account
of a partial hoarseness, he proceeded to say that he felt
no difficutty in centending with his opponents, but he
must plead a total w;int of ability to give utterance to
the sentiments re his heart towards those who had sup-
p
d hem, whether elector, or non-electors.—((sheers.)
He said he felt the Utmost respect for his opponents.
lie telt truly'.hat he was a Member of Parliament
for the Tower Hamlets because has was elected at a
numerous meeting of the electors held at the Eastern
Insteut.on, Hackney, or. the 301. bi of June and on the
iiay of the nomination ul o, when measly all the hands of
in his behalf.—(Cheers.) [A
the as,ernhlage were heid up
partial infeiruptiou took place owieg to the arrivul of
lion. Gentleman proceeded to stly, that his priueiples
aUs*;inc. rah
Frxce; et(h)7iredewriig
were hi
but few fer'at' was
wltis nth
t,s*.iTushie-
e were well known, hut in Pi:abr.:tweet he sheuld endea-
vour to magnify the duties o, hi 6 office, as he should pro-
mete commercial, ecclesiastical, :and civil anti religious
liberty. He had his own views of Conservatism. Although
he called lonvell a man of no party, he considered him-
self as good a guardian of the throne of our Lady the
Queen as any Conservative. He did not consider a man
a true Conservative it he failed to plant the name of the
Queen deep in the minds of the people, so that she might
not merely be enthrone din Westminster Abbey, nut in
the affections of the people—that she might feed and
clothe the needy, and wear no higher robe than one of
righteousness. The majesty of the people o'ertopped the
domination of the State. lie was not an tichs cate for
vicious laws, but for conserving all that was good. Why,
ie a woman of 80 had a cancer in her cheek, with
what truth could Conservatism say "it was one of the
ancient institutions"—(Laughter)—and push away the
doctor, and, perhaps, send him -to the Tower. There
was a doctor once—Sir Robert Peel—who provided a
nostrum, but he was obliged to throw it down the sink.
and to give the peopl, the measure required.—(Cheers.)
He could conserve all that was good ; he would extract
all that was good from the evil)--(Cheers)—because he
believed sound Radicalism was good Conservatism.
There were many flies in the House; some bad been
uttseated already, showing that th:• Government must
put their House in order, as the people were dissatisfied
with their proceedings. He had beer. invited to contest
twelve err fifteen different places. He was elected one
of Vls burgesses of Edinburgh, and his name was placed
after that of Lord John Russell; and he could prom7se
them the earnest sympathy of Plymouth Leicester, and
of Lainheth, where be would, no doubt, have been
elected to the place now occupied by Mr. Pearson.
' Did not the number he had polled show that the prin
eipl.•s he supported were making way ? • He wished to
get the numoere by 'heart. 6,268, according to Cocker.—
(Laughter.) Some of teem might not he great
aritlonetteitins, but ws re not the numbers polled by his
adversaries ;nest neldieholy ? He would nor say more,
on the numbers, us " cemparisons were odious." Thos:
who had voted f r him had votes for the county, at d
the rwould do their duty.—(" We will have Osborne.")
Westminster was all right.—(Cheers.)
" The minstrel boy to the wars has gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find h
—(Laugl•ter and cheers). He hop. (I also that the
Noble Lord (Lord Gresvenor) who was recently
elected for Middlesex, would be re-elected. lie hoped
they would not have " wooden" men in the H• use of
Cowmen* for Middlesex. He trust, d that Mr. Osborne
would be elected, because he had stated that he would
tvthhoeeternitdeairoi the stopping of the supplies until the claims of
Raja
for of
Mr.
o, Saharabu r werew hraetdtrheesys redressed.—(Cheers.)
a.
Isr.)11 him—'l
come up to the pelt. Three cheers for JisCobih:terenet.lre.—(The
three cheers were given with hearty ,00dw II
an irtilepsedent man, not as a faction, give flee GoV,riime:it at
measures were Just
to lath; the flou,e of Commons a,
Pledged himself to .., Ili
fliutisliiipgfeitilinlztiobnesingweren iisasik)::ingsnutppoitrit whyhen their
s one. tie wool -
for he confessed
support all but he would
Nino
otnhee
k_En',r/o,:ibuthrgar,
Party was the gain of tih)teh
Aster some that
Parties
must
ever
fir
ws
Much had bege:dremebeerEuluy:2hitilialirtelit:yn ;the Government.
a further observations
Westnin,ter fieviews to the. said
continue to be formed.
ab
in) , the
betterii rh)a' of tohue. "111)
Yr. Thompson concluded an
address, which
was listened to with the greatemanthonoauarstitnegation throughout,aonldd
had conferred
the
cheering'.
thanking them
tit hr.emtirefdoramtihdrs)
amidst
icurl
.uneetine. He
di e
Gene_
S,r WieLiasi CLAY next addreti:n«lnidlthh..ieffic}heh'clirhetn.
tanlurrdniaza-
thanked the eleotors for again returning
attri-
buted the smallness of the numbers
rah Fex had rolled to the want of
with his Honour-
tion. He frankly confessed that he had that confidence
poll —Meer. and
in the el•eitors which he believed would have led to' his
lethsceed
cheers.)being
N o returned
doubta at tbhee
had
dp
coalesced
able Opponent he might have polled a greater
number of votes, but he had abstained from
tieing so—in tact, placards had; been issued by both Mr.
Thompson and General Fox, calling upon the electors
to plump for each of them. He had abstained from
oltermg ai.y suggt stious as to second votes, and his inde-
pendence had caused bin' to lose some votes. He con
fessed, also, that the state of the poll had caused him to
feel some mortification and surpriee—(Cheere sad

laughter)—becualse he thought that the electors would
not have pl ce a eevi candidate over Those who had served
them tai.hfully in P.irlattnent. He had also thought
that some of the Nonconformists who had voted for MS
friend Mr. Thiqnpson would have also voted for, him.—
(Cries of " Oh," and cheers.) Still he did not think
that the state of the poll could.he looked urn as a Con-
demnation of him.—(Cries of " Yes" and " No.") As had
been well said by his Hen. Oppeneitt, the result of the
poll was a sufficient sign or the times—of that great en-
thusiasm for which the Nonconformists had been ever so
remarkable, and which had led them in dark and doubt-
ful times to strenuously uphold their cause—it was a sign
of the thaws which 110 Legislature could afford to disregard.
fie had now to thank them for the filth time for re-
turning him to Parliament; that they had first afforded
him the gratification of his earliest ambition—of giving
him their unbought and earnest suffrages. If he had
thought that he could not serve them for the future, be
would n, it have come forward; but he fi it that he could
discharge his duty to th. m. He should go bask to the
House of C anmons to follow his feriner course.—(Cries
of " No, no; be a better boy, or else sou won't get in
again; go forward!")— but he would be both independent
and liberal. 111. 11011. Friend had laid tough stress on
his being a good Cotiversative ; he might differ with him
on some peites, but they generally agreed, and he
prided himself on being a thereugh Reformer.—(Hear.)
fie wished to pr..ceed cautiously —(Oh!:-h!)--but do not
let them underrate the advantages which they had de-
rived from the Parliament during the fifteen years he
had represented them. Ills friends might think that he
proceeded slowly—(Yes)--but the progress of reform
had bet n onward, and in the right direction. He would
advance by cautious and well-considered steps; he would
not forget the object for which their institutions were
established, but he would never peril the right of a man
to enjoy the fruits of has toil, for which all Governments
were fer.ned. His Hen. Friend would be, no doubt, a good
working Member of the House of Commons—he would
be a great acquisition to the talent of the House.
and he believed they would seldom sit on separate
benches or be found in different lobbies. Even the m..st
industrious Members sometimes required relaxation.
Not long ago. when the House was in Committee on the
Sunday Trading Bill, two Members were wilting in the
lobby ; the divisive bells rang, when, as they had
not beard a word of the discussion, or what the subject
was betere the House, they agreed to vote in the diffe-
rent lobbies, as they could do no harm ; and on inquiring
the subject on which they had voted they found it had
reference to the insertion of the word "pp" in one of
the clauses, with tespect to the selling of " imperial."
The lion. Baronet conclieled by thanking the electors
for the honour they had conferred upon him.
General Fox next came forward, and was received
with loud cheers. He begged to thank his supporters
west cordially, and from the bottom of his heart. He
had never desert. d his principles, and be could only re•
Bret the day when the Dissenters, whom for sev.n years
he had served most faithfully, eould desert a Russell or
a Fox after the great si rvrees they had rendered them.
—(Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh.") He was satisfied to
l'se his election, rather than desert the great principles
he had ever supported. He believed the opposition he
had met with arose from the part he had taken with re-
spect to the Government system of education—(Yes,
yes)—though he believed trot that treasure was not
inteeded to interfere with religicus Opinions on the part of
the State.—(Hear, hear. and cheers.) lie, however, left
i,tiem in perfect good hunfour—almost in as good hu-
mour as if he had been ea-teed—and trusted that he
should deserve the rodivill of all amongst them.—
(Leud cheers.)
Mr. SCOBEL, a Dissenter, congratulated the electors on
the result of the election.
A vote of thanks having been given to the returning
offi,e-r, Mr. Child, the meeting separated, at three
o'el,•ek.
Mr. OsaenetE sub-equently addressed the electors
from the balcony
of the
troy at Oak.

MARYLEBONE.
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
The _Hemming Officer of this borutih, IjAVLD
SALOMONS, Esq.. at hali-past two o'clock on Saturday, an_
flounced the official state of the poll to lx-• as follows:
Sir B. Hall •.• ... 5.343
Lord DurLey Stuart ••• ••• 5.367
Sir James Hamilton ••• ... 3,677
Mr. Sergeant Shee . ••• ••• 662
Mr. Robert Owen ..• ••• •• • 1
The Returning Officer, therefore, drclared the two first
gents men to be duly elected Members to serve iu Par-
liament for the borough of Maryleboae, amid the greatest
cheering.
Lord Dudley Stuart and Sir B. Hall arrived at the
hustings ou horseback, accompanied by their supporters,
in procession, shortly before half-past one o'clock, and
were loudly cheered.
Mr. Sergeant Shee, Sir James Hamilton, and Mr.
Owen took their places on the hustings shortly before
that hour.
After the declaration of the state of the poll,
Lord 11upLEY STUART came forward to return thanks
for the honour tile .1. etots of Marylebone had dune him
in placing him at the head of the pill.—(Cheers.) He
considered that he had obtained a glorious victory, and
had had the honour of securing to the electors of Mary-
lebone the it rights. Of his Tory friend he had only to
say, that he bel.eved all that had been told of
him—ti.at he was beloved by all who knew him. Mr.
Sergeant Snee, he believA, had opposed from mistaken
m-tives. Mat)lebwie hail shown that she aas Geier
mined to be r pre.lented by none but Liberals —(Cheers.)
No tieetion, with the xc ption of the cit) oh London,
would create more inter, st than Marylebune through
the whole of Europe. It would be heard and considered
of Irian Pole to Pole.—(Cheer:.) It a ould be heard of
at Warsaw and Siberia with pleasure, but with very
different feelings at St. Petersburgh and Vienna.—
(Great cheering.) He was sure that his lion. Friend
and himself R tiuld work well together in the cause of
the people.—(Great cheering.)
Sir B. HALL was most enthusiastically received on
coming forward to address the electors. The present
Arts the third time he had had the honour of addressing
the electors of Marylebune as their representative.—
(Cheers. in the midst of which some pers.!' on the hus-
tings put on the Hon. Baronet's head a wreath of.
laurels, which created great merriment.) The Hun.
Baronet conelu,ted a moi,t excellent speech, b) tnatiking:
the electors for the honour they had done him.
Sir J. HAMILTON and Mr. Sergeant SHER having
addressed the electors, the meeting separated, and thus
terminated the triumphant conte,t for Mar) lebone.

THE LATE 'CITY CONTEST.
RE I'URN OE MR. MASI-ERNIAN.
We hear that in the cow so of Friday the committeP of
di
the Liberal candidates ePloyed themselves in a careful
examination of the returns made to them by their (meek
clerks at the resp. etive p.,iling booths, with a view to
account for the surpti-e which the declaration of the
She. iffs, placing Mr. Mastertnan above Sir George Lat.-
pent on the poll, had cr. ate.' amongst them.
The result of this investigation. we learn, has been
to "I'vwej th"n that an error ha* crept into the return
made by the Sheriffs, and that Sir George Larpent has
a clear inaji.riy of nln. teen over Mr. Masterman—i
gentleman to who's chartic:er, honour, liberality, and
ability we are quite willing
perbict iinmit.gated r..,speet. to pay the tribute of our
It is stud, that tr('M "e Sheriff's poll books two sheets
are missing, and hence the error which ha', given that
gentleman an ascendancy—unexpected by him, as his
absence from the hustings at the commencement of the
proceedings at Guildhall on Friday indicates—over his
competitor, the HAI. Baronet already named, Confident
in the accuracy of their own check-books, the Liberal
coautnittee contemplate. it is said, the presvntat.on of a•
petition to the new Parliament, on its assembling, to
have the return amended by the substitution of Sir
George Larpent's name for that of Mr. Masterman
Thus pro:iedure would incur a 1: ngthentd
,inquiry and.
an enormous expen.e.
We give these on dits as they have reached us, even
though Sir George Larp,nt's Carew' l address to the
electors is silent on the subject, and does n..t. indicate any
such movement as that al-11M rumour has suggested.

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THE CITY ELECTION.
7'O 771 E Llll7'oll OF 11Th SUN.
na, to sa), that not only were several
lltsz,enters active clnva,sers of the Liberal committee ot
the ward ot Lengoourne and Lime street, but, to my
certain knowledge, man) of them voted I,r L .rti J..bn
. livael
and th.• ~thi.r L'iiientlN. It would, thrretore,
be
...Wan- to stigin.ilise all with full ..ill4- the views of the
Noncon:urtutst4.—l atu, Sir, )(ir ohs dint servant,
THOMAS SMI
Deputy Chairman.

July 31, 1847,

ELECTION.
BOLTON EL
CONDUCT OF THE AYOtt AT THE
Flys riNGS.
t,efote th- time appointel for
declaring the
Friday morning, just•
poll at the hustings, a meeting of the
friend, of Dr. Bowring and Mr. B.oolts was held in the
ws room, Reform N Fold street, relative to the conduct
, -
of the Mayor, at the hustings, on the day of nomination.
Mr. PARKINSON read the following aragraph from a
leading article of The Sun. on the Tamworth eiection:—
Matters are not, unfortunately, managed so
com-
fortably elsewhere. Whi!e the Right lion. Baronet is
quietly rein:called as the representative of Tainworth,
ace ugly trick is being performed up R the hustings
of
110:ton. A word In rho:ear if the Mayor of Bol;on !
A. e.O .1 in your cur. Mr J. Se..werolt! You have
branded yourself on your foreh. ad, and the brand can
;.ever be onlitirated or torgotten ; it wits doi e in the
race of the whule land; toe people of England will
hencefor, h estimste your characte r us it deserves to
be estimated. Whnt miya De. Bowring? , I have
i.!' TEe circum-
stances are sim .
seen,' he, asys, 6 in illY tiv,howutrillle atio disgraceful
nominations, but none ,_vet to ti
pie eirriugti. A forest of hands is held
up for Dr. Bowring, a similar number for Mr. John
Brooks, and
, a ~,mparative few (so says the re-
porter) tor Mr. William Bolling. The reporter, in-
deed, goes further, caiculating the number of hands
held up ill 'emir of Dr. Bowrin,! and Mr. Brooks as
` not less than ten to one whoa compared alto the num-
ber held up for Mr. Bollirg. Yet, in defia„ce et this,
and amidst a storm of iedignatit disapprobation, the
Mayor proclaims Mr. Boling and Mr. Biooks to be the
successful candidates, the tot mer gentleman being a
Conservative. The disgrace of this transaction cannot
speedily be eras,d from the character of Mr. J. Scow-
croft, the conscientious Mayor of Bolton."
The CHAIRMAN observed that he hail been much sur-
prisedof the Mayor on Wednesday, at taw conduct and
thought it would be better not to go the hustings, but
leave the business altegetber in his hands,

Tn Batas , exprebsfd a similar opinion.
jouNli oLs(A:N,LE N
E,4..
ha ,
knwn the mayor
for
many
ears and was, to a, certain extent, acqua,nted wi, h his
conduct but vta7 s d that, he t,hould so
previously;
tar have committed hinaselt in the eyes of the publut as
to act in the manner he had done. He, therefore,
thQUIAI it advisable avt to go near him at all,

• ,
Mr. T. W. lIEATos- mcommentled that a note be tent
to the Mayor, al Dr. Bow ring had expressed a disincli-
nation lo go to the hustings, in consequence of the
1‘14%. or's conduct on Wednesday. •
Toe CHAIRMAN said he had had a conversation ‘rith
m4ny gentlemen, including a number of Mr. Bolling's
respecting the nomination, and all expressed their
surprise at the conduct of the Mayor. ' •
11 PARKINSON Sligil,reqed that a resolution, eunbAy-
ing the ,;pinion of this meting in reference to the conduct
of the Mayor, should be passed, and published in the
Free Press.

After some further conversation. in which several
gentlemen present agreed with what had been advanced
by previous speakers,
Mr. DEAN moved a ri'solution, which Kill he found ad-
vertised in the first page. It was seconded by Mr.
JAMES KNOWLES, and carried unanimously,

The CHAIRMAN said that it remained fir the meeting to
deckle npot, some plan for giving publicity to it, on which
Mr. CHNLIFFE moved that it he advertised in the
Morning t, hronicle. Sun, Times, Manchester Examiner,
Manchester Guardian, and the too Bolton papers.
Mr. CULLEN Seconded-01C motion, which was put and
carried.

Mr. ITASLAII then moved, arid Mr. CHARLES SKELTON
seconded, to voie of tharloi to the Chaii man, which raa
carried unanimously.—Biaton Free Press.

7,2
44. Otriti

ItOYSTON AND IIIT: HIN RAIL-
WAY.-(T1116 DAY.)

1 The third half-yearly meeting •of the proprietors of
this company was this day held at Radii-) 's Hotel,
Bridge street, Blackfriars.
Toe chair was-taken at one o'clock precisely 1y W.
Willshere, Esq.
The CHAIRMAN having stated the object of the meet-
ing, called upon the Secretary to read the notice con-
vening the meeting, which having been done, the com-
pany's seal was ordered to be affixed to the register. and
the minutes w the last Meeting were read and confirtned
Th.. SECRETARY then procei ded to read the report,
from which it appeared that since the directors had last
met the proprietors, the two Bills which, in accordance
with the agreement with the Great Northern Railway
Compahy , were prepared, and which wore then laid be-
fore the meeting for approval, had been prosecuted in
Parliament ; but the directors regretted to say that u
partial success only had attended their applications. The
Bill authorising the extension of the line from Royston
to Cambridge was, after a severe contest, rejected by a
Committee of the House of Commons, in favour of a
project of the Eastern Counties Company, for construct-
ing a railway from CambricLe by Royston to Ware.
The direct. rs anticipated, with much coefidence, that
success would attend the opposition which they were pre-
pared to offer to the Eastern Counties Company a project in
the House of Lords ; but the promoters of that line had
availed themselves of the privilege afforded by the re-
solutions of the Houses of Parliament of the 10th of
June last, and suvended the Bill until the next session.
The second Bill, which was approv.-d by the proprietors
at the meeting in February last, and which was promoted
to enable this company to lease or sell their line, and to
enter into contracts and complete arrangements with the
Great Northern Company, was also strongly opposed by
the Eastern Counties Company ; but the directors have
much satisfaction in stating that the opposition proved
fu ile, and that the Bill received the approval of the Le-
gislature,—a Committee of the House of Lords specially
reporting that the restrictions proposed by the resolu-
tions of the 10th June last, as regarded the postponement
of the powers to lease until the entire line of the Great
Northern Company should be opened for traffic, ought
to be dispensed -with ;. so that no obstacle had been
interposed to carrying out the agreement made between
this company and the Great Northern Railway Company.
When the original line promoted by -the commitee was
curtall;ciby a Committee of the House of Lords, the
capital of the company, being 800,0001., remained um-
altered; but, in accordance with the suggestions of the
Railway Commissioners, it had been now reduced, by
the Act giving power to lease, &c., to one-third, viz., to
the sum of 266,666/. 13s. 4d., divided into shares of the
amount of 81. 6s. Bd. each, with powers to borrow a
sum not exceeding 88,8001. This reduced capital ex-
.Teded (independently of the borrowing powers) by
66,6661 13s. 4d. the sum required to be called up for
the purpose of carrying into effect the agreement with
the Great Northern Compiny. The directors were not
now prepared to offer any advice to the shareholders as
to the propriety of prosecuting any further proceedings
in Parliament, but they proposed to ask at their hands
powers to take such preliminary steps (if any) as, upon
further consideration, might appear to them beneficial
to the company.
The members of the-board who retire in accordance
with the provisions of the Acts regulating the Company,
were the Lord Deere, William Wieshere, Esq., John
Chevalier. Cobb 1 ~ Esq., M P., Captain Laws, R.N..
Francis Parker. E%q., Francis Pym, Esq., whom their
colleagues cordially recommended for re-election.
The fellowing abstract of receipts and payments for
the halt-year ending 16th July, 1847, was laid before the
meeting :

To cash, balance in hand as per last half-
yearly statement ..• ....£2.768 16 11
„ Exchequer-bilis ditto--Cost ... 16,109 4 8
„ Interest received on the ah,,ve, and
premium and interest on 5,0001. ditto—
Sold „. ... 387 1 8

£19,265 3 3

By payments on account of engineering,
surve)ing land valuations and agree-
ment for purchase of land ..
Ditto Varliamentary agents and counsels'
fees ...
Ditto local agents and witnesses... ...
Ditto law expenses ••• ... ...
Ditto • ffice expenses, consisting of rent
of .iffiees, direction, auditors. secretary,
clerks, stationery, printing, advertise-
meats, postage*, and incAlental charges 588 7 11
Balance at bankers, cash ... 1,492 12 4
Ditto Exchequer-bills, 11,0001— Cost ... 11.075 2 0

1,881 7 0
1,900 0 0

227 14 0
2,100 0 0

X 19,265 3 3
The report having been received and adopted, a s,rie.=
cif resotution-, in ticc,rdance with the recommendations
of the 11,p.m were agreed to.
A vote of thanks was ten given to the chairman, and
the meeting broke tip.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.—On Saturday Lord Ro-
bc-rt Grosven.:r visited the B itfoiit and Stains districts
of the. county, and was every where most cordially re-
ceived by the electors. He attended at his local com-
mittee-room at Brentford in the afternoon, where he
replic d to many questions put to him by the constituents,
and appeared to give great .sati, action to all; except one
Dissenter, who wished to obtain a pledge from him upon
the subj. ct of church-rates. His Lordship promised to
give earnest attention to the matter, but declined to
letter his conduct by taking any pledges whatsoever.

AUGUSI 2, 1847.