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

i-PARLIAJVIENTARY CAN DIDATES

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for the
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day :—The , ar• __Hon.
xd..niral Gordon for ; of

f o A ..gy-'e ; %Ir. A. oi,ve.d for Ayc ; Lord Reid 121V1`n
tor t?titiff ; Hon. Francis Scott for Ber•tick ;
oars Wortley for Bute ; Mr. Mack, •y o, of Apple-
cross for Croinacy .11:i ilt) ; ter Dor
barton ; ilSr. Hope Johnson fur Dumfries ; Sir Jotia
Hope for Edinburgh ; Major Cumming Bruce for E.gin
and Nairn ; Sir Coutts Lindsay for Fife ; Hon. Mr'
Charteris for Haddington ; Mr. H. T. Baillie far
; Inverness a,-,ineral Arbuthnot for Kincardine ; r;
Lockhart for Lanark; Mr. Baillie, jun., of Polkenctue`
for Linlithgow; Mr. W. F. M'Kenzie for Peebles; Mr'
Home Drummond for Perth; Colonel .;lure for Renfrew;
Mr. A. 14 slkhart, for Selkirk ; Mr. Forbes of Caliendo:
for Stirling; and Colonel Blair for Wigton. The
Liberal county condida:es are—Mr. James Duff for
Banff; Mr. Trail; fur Caithness; General Morison far
Clackmannan and Kinross; Mr. Matheson of Achani
for Ross and Cromarty; Captain Werny ss for Fife; 11°),;
Dou,las Gordon Hali)burton for Forfar; Sir David
Baird for Haddington; the Solicitor-General for
cudbright; Mr. F. Dundas and Mr. Anderson for Orkney'
and Shetland; Hcn. J. E. Elliot for R ,xnurgh; Sir David
Dundas for Sutherland; and Captain .Dalrymple
Wigton—Banff, Cromarty, Fite, Haddington, Orkney, en"
Wigton, are therefore the contested counties. In Aber
deen, Argyle, Ayr, B. reetek, Bate, Caithness, Clack*
mannan, Dumbarton, Duni:ries, Edinburgh, Elgi°
Forfar, Inverness, Kii:cariline, Kircudbright, Lanai',
Linlithgow, Peebles, Perth, Renfrew, Roxburgh, Selkirk
Stirling, and Sutherland, no contest is as yet apparent'
The Liberal burgh candidates are— Mr. Bannerman fat
Aberdeen ; Lord James Stuart for Ayr District;
Mr. Ewart for Dumfries ; Mr.„ Duncan for Dundee;
Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Gibson Craig for Edinburgh,
(who by the bye are certain of being opposed
—we have heard the names of Lord Ashlett
Lord John Manners. &c., mentioned as like);
to be put forward) ; Sir Andrew Leith Hay el3`l
Mr. Duff for Elgin ; Mr. Wilson, of Dundyvan, for
Falkirk district; Mr. Denistoun, the Lord Provost, .3.1“
Macgregor, and Mr. Dixon, for Glasgow; Mr. DunlaP
and Lord Melif,und for Greenock; Colonel Henry Fel"
guson Davie for Haddington District; Hon. P. Bouverte
for Kilmarnock District; Colonel Ferguson :or KirkaltlY'
the Lord Advocate for Leith District (an opposition 01
resolved upon, and it is thought Mr. Wallace of Keitil
may be prevailed upon to stand); Mr. Hume for ta°
Montrose District; Mr. Hastie for Paisley; Mr. Foy'
Maule for Perth; Mr. Edward Ellice, jun., for 7:
Andrew's District; Mr. Allison, Mr. J. B. Srifiti"
and Mr. A. C. Maitland Gibson for Stirling District;
Mr. Loch for Wick District; and Sir John M`Taggai4:
for Wigton District. The two burgh Conservative cantkr
dates are Lord Lincoln in Falkirk District, and Sire'
W. Drummond, of Hawthornden, in Haddington Dies
trict. Edinburgh, and we may say Leith, Elgin, F."'
kirk District, Glasgow, Greenock, Haddington District,
and Stirling are, therefore, to be the scenes of electiall
contests. Aberdeen, Ayr District, Dumfries, Dundee'
Kilmarnock District. (perhaps), Kirkaldy, Montrose
District, Paisley, Perth, St. Andrew's District, Wift
District, and Wigton District, exhibit no symptoms of 6
contest. It is said, however, that Mr. Loch is to be or
posed in the Wick District ; and the starting of Sir
Coutts Lindsay, Colonel Blair, of Blair, and Lord Reid'
haven for the counties of Fife, Wigton, and Banff bill'
in the meantime, no better foundation than rumour.

JOHN KIN OX'S BIBLE.
IRVINE.—We had lately the great satisfaction of ill;
specting and examining a relic of ancient times, till
rite a high place in the esteem of Scotchmen, not oUlf
from its intrinsic excellence, but from the circumstance
its having once appertained to one whose name Seal;
land, we trust, will never fail to cherish, as the rtweta
glorious in her nomenclature of fame. This was the Bit
of John Knox. In writing it contains a signature of RI
Knox, the ink and hand writing of which correspoll
Kith copious notes written in a cipher on the margiyi
in which hand the Psalms are divided into morning SA
evening portions. The following affidavit is ill',
inscribed:—" This book was printed by a undergo
_A°'
named Richard Cameron, in the year of our
1560, and was presented to the famous John KO"'
our Scottish Reformer, in the year of our Lord 151
for his Family Bible, which he kept till his death, 'NM%
happened at Edinburgh, in the year of our Lord 159'1;
being 12 years in his possession. It next fell into the
bands of his successor, Mr. Carson, where it continitel
till his death, and passed into the hands of his widolif
whose name was Page, where it continued till the Pre;
gent year of our Lord 1688.—(Signed) Tnos. PAGS'
This Bible was transferred from the name of Page to ti:,
name of Housten, on account of marriage, and COntintl
in the hands of the Housten's till it was next transferre.;
by Margaret Housten to the name of Elder; and at 11,
decease, upon the 20th Eebruary, 1807, it came into o'o
hands of his son, Hugh Elder, now residing in Ediull;
burgh. This Bible was purchased from Hugh Elderi%
Mr. Wm. Glenny, Edinburgh ; and at his decease
the year 1844, was sold by Mrs. Glenny to the 11°n'
Roger Rollo, and is now in possession of his son,
<P,,„
B. Rollo, Esq.—lrvine ?'sews Letter.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY s.—The following are the ibie
at present ordered to form Sir C. Napier's squadron
Gag'

St. Vincent, Captain Milne, flag of Sir Charles
Napier, K.C.B. ... ... ...
...
Howe, Captain Sir James Stirling „
• Caledonia, Captain Dixon ... •.•
...
...
Queen, Captain Sir H. Leeke ...
••• •••
Vengeance, Captain LuAington
••• •••
STEAMERS.

er•ow
Odin, Captain the Hon. D. Pelham Horse-p 560
Dragon, Captain Hall ... 560
Avenger, Captain S. C. Dacres 650
Fury, Commander Caffin 515
Vixen, Commander Ryder 250
The Howe changed her berth this morning, and took
up her position in order to form the line of division 1°
which all the craft will anchor when assembled. The
10th is the day named as the day of muster, and it '6
stated that the whole squadron will escort the Queen
Scotland. The preparations on board the royal yacht
to receive her Majesty are continued without intermit'
sion. It is expected she will leave in a day or two for
Woolwich.
The Vestal, 26, Captain Charles Talbot, is ordered tg
Sheerness to be paid off, and will most probably saLk
this evening, taking supernumeraries.
The Lily, 16, Commander Newton, is ordered to Wl'p
and be paid off without further delay. It does 13°;
therefore, appear probable that any further inquirig
will take Vac() as to the state of discipline on board 01
her.

The Rifleman steam gun-vessel has had her v 3044
taken out to-day, preparatory to being docked.
PLystottnt, JULY 3.—A court-martial assembled this
morning on board her Majesty's ship Caledonia, 1200
Captain Manly 11. Dixon, at her moorings in the Sou,
for the purpose of trying James Pitts, Richard Head'
and Frederick Hiscocks, privates in the Royal Marine!.
and belonging to her Majesty's troop-ship Resistance, 42!
Commander ;Paley, lately returned from the Halifax
station with the 14th Regiment.
The Court consisted of the President, Sir John Louis,
Rear-Admiral of the Red, and Admiral-Superinteedett
of this arsenal; Captain Manly H. Dixon, her Majesty s
ship Caledonia; Commander Charles Hall, and Corr
mender Charles F. Schoenberg, of her Majesty's ship
Queen. Mr. William Eastlake was the officiating Judge'
Advocate. The gun for assembling was firsd at 8 its
the morning, the court was opened at 9, and sat until
half-past 4 o'clock.
The charges against James Pitts were, first, for de:
sertion on the 30th of June, 1847, at Halifax ; anti'
second, for stealing from Mr. Richards, clerk, her Ms'
jesty's troop-ship Resistance, seven shirts, two waist-
coat, and two handkerchiefs ; from Mr. Gilpin, mar
ter's assistant, a scarf ; from :Mr. Herford, naval cadet!
four shirts, one waiscoat, and a pair of trousers, part of
which was found on his person, and also a silver watch,
and 5/. 14s. 6d., supposed to be stolen from a sergeant of
the 42d Highlanders.
Against Richard Head the first charge was for de-
sertion at Hali.ax, on the 26th of May, 1847 ; and the
second, for sterling the same day from Thomas Cal-
laghan. first ela-s boy, a blue cloth monkey jacket.
Frederick Hiscocks was accused of desertion at Halifax
on the 26th of May, 1847.
The Court decided, that " having heard the evidence
in support of the charges, as well as what the prisoners
have offered in their behalf, and very maturely and
deliberately considered the same, the Court is of
opinion that the charges have been proved against the
prisoners, James Pitts. Richard Head, and Frederick
llli,cocks, and the Court cloth in consequence adjudge
the said James Pitts to recive fifty lashes with a cat
nine tails on his bare back on board her Majesty's troop-
ship Resistance, to which be belongs, at such time or
times, and in such proportions as the Commander-in-
Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels at Plymouth
shall direct. And the Court doth further adjudge the
said James Pitts to be imprisoned in her Majesty's gaol
in and for the county of Devon, at Exeter, for the space
of 18 calendar months, and during that time to be kept
to hard labour, and to be mulct of all pay due to him in
her Majesty's service, and to lose all the time which ho
has served in the Royal Marines."
The Court also adjfelged Richard Head to be impri-
soned 15 months, with hard latiour, to be mulct of his
pay, and to lose his time ; and Frederick Iliacocks to be
imprisoned 12 months, with hard labour, to be mulct of
his pay, and 10-e his time ; and they were so sentenced
accorringly. The three prisoners are young men, and
Rave not been very lone in the service.
The Trinity steam-yacl.t, Bailey commander, came in
yesterday f: om London, coaled this morning, and pro-
ceeded forthwith for Padstow and Milford.
A great number of merchant 'IN ssels were in the
Channel yesterday and this morning. They are laden
principally with grain, beans, &c., and bound to the
eastward.

Loss or LIFE Dr FlRE.—Yesterday a child named
George Dsvis, aged six years, whose parents reside at
No. 16, New-street., Deptf.rd, expired in Guy's llo,pital,
from the effects of injuries received by fire. The child
was left, as usual by the mother, playing in a room
wherein a lighted candle was carelessly left on the hearth,
and whilst running round the apartment after a younger
child, his clothes by some means ignited, and before
assistance arrived, the poor child was burnt and charred
by the action of the fire over the whole surface of his
body. He was carried in a state of awful suffering to
the above hospital, where he died from the burns soon
after his admission.

GLASGOW COTTON MARKET.—There has been a
considerable business done in cotton this week, especi-
ally American and Surats, several parcels being on spe-
culation. Prices are about id. higher than last Friday,
—National Advertiser.