The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-25 00:00:00

MR. ODGER'S RETIREMENT PROM CHELSEA.

A great deal has been said about the working
men's candidates "making a good thing out of
their job." The revelation which was made about
the candidate for Stoke-upon-Trent by no means
weakened the suspicions which obtained. Whispers
have gone abroad concerning several other candi-
dates ; of none others has rumour been more positive
than of Mr. Odger. The very sum which he received
for retiring was named, and no little contempt has
been expressed for the "honest man who was
bought.' • These stories have reached the ear of Mr.
Hughes, M.P. for Frome, and one of the arbi-
trators in Mr. Odger's case. He heard the
tale on very good authority, but indignantly denied
its truth. Being again assured that he was mistaken,
he has written off to Sir Henry Hoare's representative
in the arbitration to ask for a denial. Mr. Beal, the
gentleman in question, replies " After the decision
of the referees had been given and acquiesced in, I
saw Mr. Odger, and asked him whether it was agree-
able to him that I should suggest to Sir Henry
Hoare that the expenses he had personally incurred
should be reimbursed him. He absolutely declined
to allow me to name it. Any statement like that
made to you is a libel on him and all who acted in the
matter."

JEWS IN PARLIAMENT.

No declaration as to religion is now required of
members of Parliament. The old oath has been
gradually altered, until now the oath is one of alle-
giance merely: "I do swear that I will be faithful
and bear true allegiance to her Majesty, her heirs
and successors, according to law. So help me God."
This oath, anyone, save a revolutionist, might take.
No fewer than eight Jews will have to swear their
allegiance : Baron Meyer Rothschild, Hythe; Mr.
Nathaniel Rothschild, for Aylesbury ; Mr. Alderman
Salomons, for Greenwich; Sir Francis Goldsmid, for
Reading; Mr. G. Jessel, (IC., for Dover ; and Mr.
Serieant Simon, for Dewsbury. Baron Rothschild
was defeated in London, Mr. H. Worms at Sand-,
with, and Mr. Julian Goldsmid for Mid-Surrey.

ELECTION PETITIONS.

It is said that evidence exists of corrupt practices
at the York election, and we are informed that
petition is contemplated against the return of Mr.
Lowther, the Conservative candidate.—Mr. Pender,
having formerly experienced the unpleasant sensation
of being unseated for bribery at Totnes, has
threatened to contest the return of his opponent in
Linlithgowshirej Mr. 11PLagan, whom he accuses of
like conduct.
AN EDITOR'S DEFEAT.
This is a time of rejoicing for, that temperate
the Norwich .Argus. The editor of the
Norfolk: News, Mr. Tillett, having been defeated in
his candidature of Norwich, the Argus is doubt-
ful whether to sympathise with him, or to
say " Never was insolent pretender more
justly hurled from the position into which his
inordinate vanity had thrust him than Jacob was
hurled on Tuesday last. Never was the old city, by
its doings on the 17th, more exalted ; never was
brawling Radical before so debased." Mr. Tillett is
called a " scarecrow " and other strong names,
the editor of the Argus executing a sort
of war-dance round his defeated brother;
but as he had already nearly exhausted the
English language in finding epithets to throw at
the editor of the News, he has no bad language
sufficiently expressive for the occasion. If he had
expected this Tory triumph he would probably have
husbanded his resources better. ,;;;Air

A Ml= ESCAPE.
Six men have been summoned at Blackburn Under
the Combination Act for unlawfully and by violence
causing Edward Howcroft to leave his employment.
The offence was fully proved by several witnesses.
The defendants refused to work with the prosecutor.
He was knocked about, pelted, and kicked, and the
manager dismissed him to prevent disturbance. The
defence was that Howcroft had summoned them under
the wrong Act. That Act, as stated in the preamble,
was directed against workmen who combined and
by violence and intimidation prevented others from
working, in consequence of the question of wages or
the number of apprentices, but it had no bearing
whatever on the present case, which was one where
the workmen had squabbled among themselves as to
politics, and the strong party had turned the weak
out. It was stated that for twenty years the practice
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