The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-29 00:00:00

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DUDLEY.

WEDNESDAY.—John Benbow, Esq. (Conservative) .
was declared duly elected, Mr. Lendy, the Chartist can-
didate, having declined to go to the poll.
DURHAM COUNTY (NORTHERN DIVISION).
Lieutenant-Colonel Beckwith has withdrawn from the
contest.

EAST RETFORD AND BASSETLAW.
RETFORD, WEDNESDAY.—The candidates for the re-
presentation of this borough, the Hon. R. Duncombe and
Lord Galway (Mr. G. H. Vernon, one of the late Whoa,
bers, having retired by request of his constituents, srn
account of giving his support to the repeal of the come-
laws and the increase of the Maynooth grant), were this.;
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without opposition. The nomination took.:
at 11 o'clock, Mr. J. Mee, mayor,.
being the returning officer.
Sir C. Anderson, of Lea, nominated Mr. Duncombe;
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andT hsencmonadieodnbyastied whether Mr. J. Lee.
any
other gentleman had.
any other candidate to propose?
Mr. VERNON then rose, and claiming his right as an
elector to be heard, proceeded at great length to justify
his Parliamentary conduct. He explained the nature of -
the Maynooth grant ; dwelt upon the importance of that. =
question being settled, instead of allowing it to excite
angry feelings year after year ; and after contending--
that the permanency of the original grant was as cer-
tain as the existence of the British Parliament itself,.
went on to maintain that the only matter which ad-
mitted of consideration was as to the amount; and he--
thought it the wisest policy to give the additional sum,.
proposed by Sir Robert Peel, in order that the Irish
colleges might afford the means for a better education.
to those who were to have the care of the Irish poor.
With regard to the question of the endowment of the
Catholic Church, that did not now present itself, and he
trusted it never would; he certainly thought that nothing:
but an extreme necessity could justify such a proceeding:-
He considered that the repeal of the corn laws would.:
not be beneficial to the landowners of the country. He,
was in favour of a low fixed duty, and had expressed:
that opinion in Parliament; but when he found that;
neither a fixed duty nor a sliding scale were longer -
tenable, he felt that be could not do otherwise than sup--
port the proposition of Sir 11,,bert Peel. Mr. Vernon-.
concluded by saying, that he had endeavoured to do his;
duty to his country, whether or not his former constitu-,
ents felt that he had failed to do it to them.—(Londt
cheers, mingled with hisses.) The Mayor then declared.
Mr. Duncombe and Lord Galway duly elected. The two.
members returned thanks, and explained their political_
views; and after several rounds of cheering had been-
eiven them, and also to Mr. Vernon, a vote of thanks.
to the Mayor terminated the proceedings at half-past one
o'clock.

EDINBURGH.
EDINBURGH, TUESDAY EVENITIG.—A spirited opposi-
tion has been got up to Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Gibson.
Craig, the late Members, by Mr. Charles Cowan, the
extensive paper manufacturer. This gentleman is a Li-
beral. The general opinion here is that the contest will.
be a close one. In the course of to-day another candi-
date for Parliamentary honours has made his appear-
ance, in the person of Mr. Peter Blackburne, a Conser-
vative, and Chairman of the Edinburgh and Glasgow
Railway. This gentleman is likely to occupy the lowest.
place on the poll.