The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

ELECTION MOVEMENTS.

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CAMBRIDGE.—A requisition is about to be presented
to Lord George Manners by the Conservative electors of
Cambridge, soliciting his Lordship to allow himself to
be put in nomination as one of the representatives of
the county and the Isle of Ely at the next opportunit-3 •
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on the principles of attachment to the constitution in
Church and State, and protection to British industry.—
Oxford Herald.

REPRESENTATION OF ANDOVER.-31r. Etwall has
announced his intention to retire from the representation
of this borough at the close of the present Parliament.
11l health is the alleged reason. Two Conservatives will
be returned. One section of the Liberals support Lord
John Russell, another section is strongly committed
against the Maynooth grant and the education scheme.
—Oxford Herald.
OxFoßD.—The three candidates for the representation
of the city of Oxford, Mr. J. IL Langston, ➢Sr. J. J.
Lockhart, and Mr. W. Page Ward, have severally issued
addresses to the electors preparatory to commencing
their canvas.

LEWES.—Mr. Frewen, who had announced his inten-
tion of retiring from the representation, has altered his
determination, and will again come forward. Lord
Cantalupe has more than once addressed the electors,
declaring that ho will not decline the contest.

'ORTSAIOUTH, MONDAY.—der Majesty has signi-
fied her intention to return to London to-morrow, and the
Fairy yacht is to be at Cowes at noon to embark her Majesty'
Prince Albert, the Royal Family, and suite. A special train
is ordered to be in the Clarence-yard at half-past two o'clock,
to convey the Court to Nine Elms.
WINDSOR, MONDAY EVENING. Arrangements
were in-ide for the Queen, the Prince Consort, the Prince of
Wales, and the Princess Royal, with their attendants, leav-
ing Osborne House, either to-day or to-morrow, on their
return to Buckingham Palace, where the Court will remain
until the latter end of the month, with the exception of a
visit of two or three days to Claremont, including her Ma-
jesty's birthday, the 24th instant; and from Claremont her
Majesty and the Prince will return to town on the 25th, to I
be present at the state ball at Buckingham Palace on the
27th. From the preparations now making at Windsor
Castle, it would appear that much company is expected
there shortly. The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia and
Prince Oscar of Sweden, both of whom are now on their
way to England, will, it is understood, be entertained by her
in
Majesty and her Royal Consort the Castle at Windsor,
pending the forthcoming royal races at Ascot, and that they
will accompany the Court to the race-course either on the
first or third day.

COUNTY OF ORKNEY AND SHETLAND.--The small
constituency of this remote county appear to be about to
set an example of independence which will form a bril-
liant contrast to the subserviency to aristocratic in-
fluence exhibited by the electoral bodies of some
wealthier and more populous counties nearer home—
West Gloucestershire, for instance. The family of
Dundas, of Aske, in Yorkshire, the head of which was
in 1848 raised by the Whig Administration to the
dignity of Earl of Zetland, possesses extensive property
and influence in the Orkney and Shetland islands, and
has for generations exercised the power of nominating
the representative in Parliament for the county which
these two groups of islands form. The people now seem
determined to throw off the yoke of this family domina-
tion, and, with that view, have started, some time since,
a candidate for the representation of these islands in the
next Parliament, in the person of Mr. Arthur Anderson,
a native of the islands, in opposition to the present mem-
ber, Mr. Frederick Dundas, cousin of Lord Zetland.
Mr. Anderson is a Reformer and Free-trader.

Nonwlca—Arrangements are making by the leaders
of the Whig interest for the nomination of two candi-
dates for the western division ; and the names of the
lion. E. Coke, Sir W. Follies, Mr. B. Gurdon, and %Ir.
A. Ramona were mentioned as the gentlemen from
whom the selection would be made. A meeting for a
similar purpose was held of the Tory party, at which, we
have heard that Sir Willoughby Jones and Mr. Bentinck,
a relation of the Noble Member for Lynn, were proposed,
and the name of Mr. Styleman L'Estrange has also been
mentioned, should Mr. Bagge and Mr. Chute decline
again to offer themselvec. On Saturday last a reauisi-
tion was sent to the Hon. Edward Coke, the second son
of their late representative, and to Mr. Hamond, of
Westacre, both of whom have issued addresses consent
ing to become candidates at the coming election.--Nor-
wick Mercury.
HORSHAM.—Mr. J. Jervis, who, we believe, is a son
of Sir J. Jervis, the Attorney-General, has issued an
address to the electors of the borough of Horsham,
offering himself as a candidate for their suffrages.—
Surrey Standard.
NEWPORT.—The Hon. A'Court Holmes having for-
mally announced his intention to withdraw from Parlia-
ment at its approaching dissolution, Mr. Simeon and
Mr. Fleming have declared themselves candidates for the
honour of succeeding him as the representative of the
Isle of Wight.—Hampshire Telegraph.
NORTH DuawAM.—Mr. Hed worth Lambton purposes
retiring from the representation of this division, on ac-
count of ill health. Colonel Beckwith has issued an
address, declaring himself a candidate for the division.
A sharp contest is certain.—Newcastle Journal.
PonTsmouTu.—We have heard that Mr. Sergeant
Gazalee and Nathanial Griffin, Esq., of the Northern
Circuit, are to be brougt,t forward in opposition to the
present Members. We have also beard that the first-
named gentleman rather hesitates in his course, and that
consequently a gentleman holding a high office in the
municipality is to be put forward as the colleague of Mr.
Griffin,
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upon anti-State aid educational principles.
Hampshire Independent.
WAKEFIELD.—No final arrangement is yet made to
supply the vacancy that will be created at the next elec-
tion in the representation of the borough of Wakefield
by the resignation of Mr. Lascelles, but it is understood
that both Mr. Daniel Gaskell and Mr. Holdworth have
declined the honour of being put in nomination, rather
on private than on public grounds.—Leeds Mercury.
KNARESBOROUGH.—A strong contest is anticipated for
the borough of Knaresborough at the approaching elm-
Lion. The new candidates will be the Hon. IV. S. Las-
celles and J. P. Westhead, Esq., the extensive Manches-
ter manufacturer, both of whom stand on the Lib-ral
interest, and Mr. Lawson and Mr. Busfeild Ferrand, as
Conservatives.—Leeds Mercury.