The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-14 00:00:00

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The election of a knight of the shire for the county
of Ross, took place at DifTwall on Tuesday last, the
10th instant. Mr. Mackenzie, of Applecross, the
late (Protectionist) representative having declined to
contest the county, Mr. James Matheson, of Achamy
and Lewis, late M.P. for Ashburton, and brother of
the present Member for that borough, and uncle of
the new Member for the Inverness burghs, was the
only candidate in the field. The Hon. Gentleman
was escorted from his residence, Conaw House, about
two miles and a half distant, by .a large number of
gentlemen and farmers of the county, preceded by
flags and bands of music. Houses and towns were
gaily decorated with flags, flowers, and evergreens ;
business was suspended, and the town presented a
gayer appearance than it was ever known to do. The
usual preliminaries having been gone through by the
Sheriff,
Mr. MACKENZIE, of Seaforth, in a neat and ap-
propriate speech, proposed Mr. Matheson, of the
Lewis, as a fit and proper person to represent the
county in Parliament.
Mr. M•LsoD, junior, of Cadholl, seconded the
nomination.

There being no other candidate proposed,
The SHERIFF declared that the election had fallen
on Mr. Matheson, who was therefore, duly elected to
serve as their representative in the ensuing Par-
linmeLt.

Mr MATHESON then came forward and was re-
ceived with the most enthusiastic applause, which
continued for several minutes. On silence being ob-
tained, he thanked the electors for the distinguished
honour they had conferred upon him by electing him
as their representative in the ensuing Parliament, and
he assured them that he would endeavour to meet
their confidence by a zealous discharge of his duties,
and by giving his constant and unremitting attention
to their local interests with which his own were so
closely identified.—(Cheers.) He wished to call their
attention to one subject of great interest to the pro-
prietors and farmers of the country—he meant the
question of the game laws. He was not in favour
of a repeal of the game laws, which he considered
would not he beneficial to the interests of the country,
but he would give his support to any measure having
for its object to compensate the farmer for any damage
he might sustain.—(Cheers.) Although he had voted
in favour of the grant to Maynooth, as that institu-
tion had been established before the Union, he would
resist any grant of public money to endow the
Roman Catholic priesthood of Ireland.—(Cheers.)
The Honourable Gentleman spoke at some length
of the Scottish system of banking, and deprecated
any interference with it on the part of the Govern-
ment. The measure of Sir Robert Peel on the sub-
ject had not worked well, and he would give his best
opposition to any interference with a system which
had conferred great benefit on the country.—
(Cheers.) He was in favour of the principles of free
trade, and had supported the various measures intro-
duced by Sir R. Peel to unfetter trade and commerce,
and he hoped soon to see the shackles that still re-
mained entirely removed. The country had derived
great benefit from the tree-trade measures which had
been already passed ; and he was certain that if free
trade principles were carried out to their full and
legitimate extent; still greater fruits would be pro-
duced from them.—(Cheers.) After again thanking
them for the honour they had conferred on him,
he concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the
Sheriff, which w.is unanimously carried.
The Honourable Gentleman was then chaired
round the town twice, amidst the plaudits of the
inhabitants, who were unanimous in their praises of
their new candidate, who is extremely popular in the
county.
In the evening about 230 gentlemen sat down ;n
the Caledonian Hotel to a sumptuous entertainment,
provided by the liberality of the newly-elected
Member.

IRELAND.
ANTRIAI COUNTY.
Sir E. W. APNaghten and Mr. Alexander returned.
CLARE—WEDNESDAY.
Major Macnamara
Cornelius O'Brien
Sir Lucius O'Brien
William Fitzgerald
At half-past twelve on Thursday it was said that
Sir Lucius O'Brien was at the head of the poll.
LEI Flint
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
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Tenison
Clenr.ents 364

Godley
Tenison and Clements returned.
LIMERICK—THIIRSDAT.

Monsen
Smith O'Brien
Powell
G. O'Connell
LON GFORD—TI4URSDA Y.
Blaekhull
Fox
Lefroy
Harman .
MEATH--..WEDNESDAY.
Corbally .. 572
Grattan
Singleton
TI ITER A ltY.

535
429
378
361

424
416
322
303

The Conservative candidates retired after being
proposed, and Messrs, Maher and Sculby (Repealer~)
%sere returned.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and sth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 7th day of August, lts47.
ISSUE DEPAILTMENT.

Notes i55ued........ 22,34,645

Government debt .. 11,015,100
Other securities .• • . 2,984,900
Goki coin and bullion 7,563.502
Silver bullion .. .. 1,071,143

£22,634,645

Dated the 12th day of August.

.£ 22,634,645
J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier.
1847.
EPAILTMENT.

➢ANKING D;
.C.
Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000
Rest • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3,703,895
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav- •
ings-banks, and Di- •
vidend accounts) .. 5,570,606
Other deposits • • • • • 7,885,897
Seven day and other
bills • • • • • • • • . • • • • 816.477

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) . • 11,663,280
Other securities •• • • 16,302,175
Notes .... ...... • • • • 3,946,245
Gold and silver coin • • 618,175

£32,529,975
• J. 11. ELSEY , Deputy Cashier.
Dated the 12th day of August, 1847.

£3x.529,875

THE " GREAT BRITAIN."-RUMOURED VISIT OF
THE QUEEN.—The Aetrry elegraph publishes a letter
from Captain Claxton, R N., Limier whose direction arid t
superintendence the operations directed to the liberation I
of the steamer have been so effectifely conducted, dated
August 10, in which he says—" The tides have not be en
favourable for the inside_ work since the last springs, the
wind having been. much on shore, aed occasionally
amounting to gales ; nevertheless, the shores and
wedges, so scientifically got in place and under her
by. Mr. Bremner,- when we last raised her, combined
with the stone system which I adopted in March, and
which has been perseveringly followed up, have together
kept her up so well, I have scarcely a doubt as to her
being tight enough to-morrow, or as to her being ready
to float off on Friday ; whe n there is reason to hope
she may leave the Bay in tow of the man-of war so
coneide rately and kindly ordered for that purpose.
The wind, however, is again southerly, and it it
freshens much from that quarter, it may prevent the
man of war from Approaching the Hay, und, at the:
same time, throw back our preparations for floating.
The same paper states that " the Birkenhead reached
Dundrum Bay on Tuesday morning. She seta on.
board the Great Britain Mr. He Haley, with sixty of
the dock) ard men under his court:need, and then stetted
away for shelter, the wind being dead in shore.
Rumour says that a visit from her Majesty to the Great
Britain is not unlikely to be one of the great events of
the week."
RUMOURED FAILURES AND LOSSES IN WATER-
Y ouD.—The English merchants have been deceiving the
Waterford coin merchants into large investments of
money, and sad is, we tear, the consequence. Some of 1
our highest merchants are either prostrated or sadly
pressed. The losses on Indian corn are dread'ul. W e
cannot speak further at present.— Waterford Chronicle.
We are authorised to contradict the report of the
death ~f the Hon. and Rev. George :spencer. br,•ther of
the Earl Spencer. He is now convale:.c.
The Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths, Roman Catholic
Bi,hep of the London district, died on Wednesda) at
his residence in G eldeu flume. He was much esteemed
as an amiable gentleman, benevolent pastor, and dis-
cruet ecclesiuotical ruler.
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