The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-24 00:00:00

WINCHESTER.

The canvass for this city has been completed, and she three
Candidates, Messrs. Mildmay and Baring, the present Mem-
bers, who are tried Reformers, and Mr. Buller East, the
nominee of the Duke of Buckingham, have each in their
farewell addresses to the electors expressed themselves con-
fident of success. The address of Mr. W. B. Baring has
given general satisfaction, in which the Honourable Gentle-
man recapitulates the principles which he intends to support
in Parliament. He professes himself an advocate for Church
Reform, Municipal Reform, and the removal of the disabilities
which affect the Dissenters. At the last election he polled
one hundred votes over Mr. East ; and although the Cathe-
dral, College, and Corporation are again exerting their in-
terests for the latter, there is no doubt but that he will again
be returned. Mr. Mildmay's election is by all parties con-
sidered certain.
Winchester, Dec. 23.

TAUNTON ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir—l am authorised by the Conservative Committee in
this town, who assisted Mr. Gore in his late canvass, to in-
form you that the statement which appeared in your paper re-
lating to the cause of that gentleman's abrupt resignation is
totally devoid of truth ; and they call upon you to act that
part which justice demands, viz., to contradict it in your next
paper—and further to give insertion to the subjoined letter,
which is a copy of one received by the Committee from Mr.
Gore himself, which fully absolves both that Committee, and
the electors who supported him, from all blame and from any
charge of deceit or misconduct.
As you have given admission to one side of the question, by
publishing some remarks harshly reflecting on the Conserva-
tive interest, it is but right that you should insert a statement
on the other side, as a defence of those whom you have so vio-
lently attacked. I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
R. C. TRENC HARD, Hon. Secretary.
Taunton, Dcc. 23, 1834.

The Conservative Committee having forwarded to Mr.
Montague Gore a copy of certain resolutions entered into by
the electors of this borough, who had promised that gentle-
man their support, have received from him the following letter
in reply :
(COPY.)

" 8, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, Dec. 17, 1834.
" SIR,-1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter, communicating to me the resolutions passed at a
meeting of those electors of the borough of Taunton, who have
promised me their support.
" I am apprehensive that some apparent coldness in my
manners has led to the conclusion that I was lukewarm in
the cause, or indifferent to the kind support I expe-
rienced. I can assure you that such was not the case,
and that the fatigue I had undergone, and the exhausted
state of my strength, alone precluded me from expressing '
in warm terms the deep sense of gratitude I entertain.
" I pledge my honour that I was not induced to withdraw
from the canvass by any dishonest or sinister motive, nor by
any communications from other parties or places. My resolu-
tion was formed in a moment of excitement, and from taking
a less favourable view of my prospects of success than, on ma-
turer consideration, I have been led to entertain. I lament
much that any error or hasty decision on my part, should have
proved injurijitis, in any way, to those electors who so kind'-
and so cordially proffered their support, and pror-.„,3d their
votes ; and whose flattering reception c!f:. - -
gret I feel that I should h increases the re-
interests, cr;peared indifferent to their
" To those gentlemen who so zealously acted as my Com-
mittee, I feel deeply indebted for their exertions ; and to those
professional. gentlemen who so honourably volunteered their
grntnitons
services, it is incumbent on me to return those
thanks to which their disinterested conduct entitles them.
" With hi g h esteem both for yourself and the other gentle-
men of the Committee, and all those electors who had pro-
mised me their support, and with the sincerest impressions of
gratitude to all whO advocated my cause, I have the honour to
remain, Your obliged and faithful servant,
(Signed) " MONTAGUE GORE.
" Edwards 13eacion, Esq., Chairman."

It will give some idea of the enormous practice of
81r Ednrd Sugden when it is known that our countryman,
Mr. Knight, received seventy retainers the first twenty-four
hours after it was known that Sir Edward had been appointed
Lord Chancellor of INlaw;ll—ritivrthyr agardiONl

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.

At the Court at St. James's, the 20th day of December, 1834,

PRESENT,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in. Council.
This day the Right Hon. Granville Charles Henry Somerset,
( commonly called Lord Granville Charles. Henry Somerset), William
Yates Peel, and Joseph Planta, were, by His Majesty's command,
sworn of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took
their respective places at the Board accordingly.
His Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Honoura-
ble George Earl of Aberdeen to be one of His Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State, his Lordship was this day sworn one of His
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State accordingly.
His Majesty in Council was this day pleased to apoint the Right
Honourable William Lowther, (commonly called Viscount Low-
ther), President of the Committee of Council appointed for the con-
sideration of all matters relating to Trade and Foreign Plantations,
in the absence of the President of the said Committee for the time
being.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Dec. 20, 1834.
This day the Chevalier Dedel, Minister Plenipotentiary from the
King of the Netherlands ; the Baron de Biome, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Denmark ;
and the Chevalier de Aranjo Ribeiro, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Brazil, had audiences
of His Majesty to deliver letters from their respective Sovereigns :
To which audiences they were respectively introduced by his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Knt.,
Master of the Ceremonies.