The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-14 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

ASHBURTON.
Mr..Moffatt, the sitting member, and Mr. Harvey.
Astell, his opponent, have both declared their in-
tention of going to the poll.

BARNSTAPLE.
No less than five candidates have announced their
intention to become candidates for the representa-
tion of this borough. Sir W. Fraser and Mr.
Laurie, the present members, offer themselves for
re-election. Mr. G. Potts, of London, and Colonel
Stucley (of Hartland Abbey, Devonshire), both of
whom formerly contested the borough, and the
latter was once one of its representatives, have
reappeared as Conservative candidates ; and Mr.
J. H. F. Davie, son .of Sir H. Davie, M.P., of
Creedy-park, Devonshire, comes forward on Liberal
principles. The latter gentleman, in his address,
says he is in favour of real progress and of an ex.
tensive measure of reform. A sharp contest will
evidently take place here.

BIRMLNG HAM.
It is now stated with considerable confidence that
an attempt • will be made to displace Mr. Bright,
and that a private meeting, to make arrangements
for that. purpose has already been held upon the
subject. One good Liberal, a gentleman connected
with the locality, has, it is said, been applied to,
'but declined to owe his election to a combination of
Whig'and Tory votes. If a candidate could be ob-
tained the Liberal party admit that the seat of Mr.
Bright or Mr. Scholefield would be considerably
imperilled. The matter at present is managed with
great secrecy.

BRISTOL.
Mr. F. W. Slade, Q.C., of the Western Circuit,
is the Conservative candidate for one of the seats
for this city. The learned gentleman is a son of
Gen. Sir J. Slade, K.C.8., of Maunsell-house, So-
merset, twin brother of Major-Gen. M. J. Slade,
Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, and brother of
Admiral A. Slade, who holds a high command in
the Turkish navy. He has been an unsuccessful
candidate for Salisbury, and was returned for Cam-
bridge upon one occasion, but was unseated on pe-
tition. Yesterday evening his address was issued,
in which he says :
" Having been called upon by an influential portion of
your fellow-citizens to come forward at this momentous
crisis in defence of the institutions of our country, I respond
to the call, and now respectfully presume to offer myself to
your notice as a candidate for the honour of representing
you in Parliament. I do not come before you as a total
stranger. The profession of which lam a member brings
me from time to time under your notice, whilst the stake
which my family have for many years possessed
in the
county of Somerset leads me naturally to feel a deep. inte-
rest in the welfare of your ancient city. My political opi-
nions are, I believe, well known--I desire to maintain
unimpaired the great landmarks of the constitution ; I wish
to preserve all that is valuable, though prepared cheer-
fully to lend my aid towards, amending all that is
defective, in the various departments of the State.
I believe that the Government of Lord Derby is
eminently qualified to secure these several objects.
I, therefore, most strongly condemn the factious combirm-
tion formed at a moment of national difficulty for the sole
purpose, by embarr:assing. the Government, of promoting
the selfish ends of disappointed men. I have no confidence
in Lord John Russell, whose career appears to me to have
been marked more by the successful manceuvres of a party
leader than by the patriotic endeavours of a disinterested
statesman. The late conduct of the noble lord has been on
a par with that of former years, and in the hope of placing
himself again in power, he fair
Pursued a disingenuous
course, which has prevented a fair consideration of the Go-
vernment measure of reforp, and has unnecessarily inter-
Ppted commercial proceedings by necessitating the present
aeal to the country. It is for you to say whether you will
have a strong Government, enjoying the confidence of our
gracious Queei.n,. or one formed out of a factious and dis-
cordant Opposition
andhether you will allow England, to be
powerful at home respected abroad, or see her influence
wane under the baneful consequences of a distracted Par-
liament. In the event of mty Obtaining the honour I seek,
through your nerou.s confidence, my unremitting atten-
tion will be devoted to the consideration of those various
national and local interests, the advancement of which is
the em
indispepire itsnsably
elf." essential to the prosperity of your city and of

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Addresses
BURY ST. EDMUND'S,
have now appeared from three candi-
dates for this borough—Lord A. Hervey (Liberal
Conservative), Sir R. Buxton (Progressive Conser-
vative), and Mr. J:. Hardcastle (Liberal). The
three candidates will in all probability.go to a poll ;
and in that case the contest will principally lie be-
tween Sir R. J. Buxton and Mr. Hardcastle.
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CHATHAM.
The contest in this borough is likely to be a very
severe. one, Major-Gen. Sir F. M. Smith, the present
being ppposed by Mr. A. J. Otway, who is
member,
supported by the whole strength of the Liberal
party. Although Sir F. Smith voted in favour of
the second reading of the Derby Reform Bill, yet
he is firmly opposed to the disfranchisement of the
voters in her Majesty's dockyards. Sir F. Smith
has also gained some popularity in consequence of
the decided part he took in favour of Civil Service
Superannuation Bill. The friends of Mr. A. S.
-Otway, late M.P. for Stafford, are sanguine of suc-
cess, and the greatest efforts are made to return a
Liberal member for the town, notwithstanding that
all the Government influence will be
it is likely
made use of to insure his defeat. At the last elec-
tion Sir F. Smith was returned by the narrow ma-
jority of 29 over his 9pponent, Mr. Romaine, one
of the present secretaries of the Admiralty.
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DEVONSHIRE (lsTORTI1).
Mr. J. W. Buller has just issued his address to
the electors of the Northern Division of Devon.
shire.

DEVONSHIRE (SOUTH).
We stated a few days ago that Mr. Palk and Mr.
Kekewich would offer themselves for re-election.
Since then Mr. Palk, addressing meting of elec-
tors and tenantry at Torquay, said:-... cc He was sorry that an hostile combination should have
induced the Government to tender their resignation at a
moment when it was most important that
they should have
remained in office. With regard to the
proper defence of
the country, he believed it would be found that since the
Derby Government had been in office every attetiti __,
1----vn• learned that the
been directed to the defence of the coast. some way
other—he could not tell how--it had'
."'"'-•-•..gland, its colonial
navy of France was greatly supetik• to our own. Now
considering the maritime position of
possessions, commercial returns, and its hitherto acknow•
legged sovereignty of the seas, this ought not to be the
case; and be was happy to say that ht
P had been
question of reform have
taken to put our naval forces on a proper footing. He
should have been glad could the
been settled in the present Parliament, because it is a
question of great importance to all classes Re was
flrry it was not settled, because he held the opinion that it
oughts to be done as speedily as possible, and on terms that
would be satisfactory to the country. But on a question of
this kind, it was. right that they (the co Put
elctors) should
look after their interests and support ther rightsand • •
• prim.
le es ; they could not afford to be crushed in this part of the
try simply for the advantage of the manufacturing
e°ulAof the North. He felt convinced that the interest of
townsparties would be best supported by making a liberal
privileges to
o parties
ession to the people, and extending the
those who required it, if it could be shown that they were
duly qualified to exercise that privilege."

DURHAM (CITY).
A meeting of the Conservatives has been held in
this city to adopt measures to secure another Con-
servative candidate, when it was resolved to invite
Mr. Richard Lawrence Pemberton, of Bishopwear-
mouth, to offer himself for the representation of this
city.