The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-17 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

EAST CORNWALL—Mr. Brydges Willyams (L) has been
invited to stand in conjunction with Sir John Trelawny
(L.) Mr. Kendall (C.), one of the sitting members, will
Probably come forward again.

WEST CORNWALL.— Mr. Arthur Pendarves Vivian (L)
has been unanimously chosen at a public meeting to stand
for the seat now occupied by Mr. R. Davy (L.) Mr. St.
Aubyn (L.) will offer himself for re-election.
BIRMINGHAM. - Mr. V. H. Muntz (L.), brother of the
late member, has issued an address, in which he offers to
become a candidate for the third seat, if it is desired by
the great bulk of the Liberal party in the borough.

EAST ESSEX.-Sir T. Western (L.) is expected to come
forward with Sir T. N. Abdy (L.) The Conservative can-
didates are Mr. Du Cane and Mr. Round.

WEST ESSEL—Colonel Ruggles Brise has declined an
offer made by Mr. Round, one of the Conservative candi-
dates for East Essex, to retire from the field in the gallant
colonel's favour. The split in the Tory camp shews no
sign of healing.
LEwEs.— Mr. Christie (C.) has issued his address. The
Conservatives profess that he is sure of being elected, but
a tough battle is expected between him and Lord Pelham
(L.), one of the sitting members.

NEWCASTLE ON-TYNE.—It is generally understood that
Mr. Alderman Cowen (L.), will be invited to stand again.
No active opposition i 3 likely to be offered against him or
his colleague, Mr. T. E. Headlam (L.).

PRESTON.—A deputation of COnservatives has been ap-
pointed to ask the present members—Sir T. Hesketh anp
the llon. F. Stanley —to come forward again at the dis-
solution. The Liberals have chosen Mr. Leese.
BEWDLEY.—It is understood that Sir Thomas Win-
nington (L.) will retire. The Conservatives intend to
contest the seat.

The overseers of the township of Chorlton-upon-
lledlock have decided not to place upon tho Parliamentary
register of voters the names of Women as persons qualified
to vote.

Mr. Murphy's friends have once again almost suc-
ceeded in getting a field at Bolton whereon to eruct a tent,
but a$ in the former case the field does not absolutely belong
to the would bo letter, and the police aro actively engaged
in en attempt to prevent the erection.

The magistrates at Wrexham, in a case before
them in which a beershop keeper was charged with selling
ginger-beer anc: lemonade in prohibited hours, declared that
ginger-beer was not a fermented liquor, and therefore dis-
missed the charge.

A " choral festival " has been held at West-
minster Abbey in connection with the Bishop of London's
Fund. The abbey was crowded, and about fifty clergy in
gowns and hoods occupied seats in the sacrarium. The
Bishop of London was unavoidably absent. The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Dean of Westminster, the sub-
dean Lord John Thynne, the Revs. Canon Jennings, and
Canon Conway, and the Rev. S. Flood Jones were the
officiating clergy.

At the Manchester Police Court three men and a
woman stand remanded on a cha-ge for robbery of bank-
notes and bills to the amount of £1,500 from the
person of Mr. John Rhodes, an Oldham manufac-
turer. The prosecutor, burdened with all this valuable
prop?rty, was imprudent enough to go into a beer-
house, and whilst he was there the theft was committed.
o of the prisoners, when apprehended, had money to the
amount of £2O in their possession, but the facts of the case
are as yet somewhat mysterious.

A GENTLEMAN WHO DID NOT GET RICH BY
RAILWAYS.—An eccentric old Cumberland gentleman'
who had an utter abhorrence of railways, has just died
and left the bulk of his property, worth more than £l,OOO
a year, to a comparative stranger, on condition that the
legatee never speaks to one of the directors of the Silloth
Railway, that he never travels upon it, and that he never
sends cattle or other traffic by it. Should he violate any
of these conditions, the estate reverts to the ordinary suc-
cedsion. —Birmingham Post.

RELEASE OF Mn. PICOTT.—Mr. Boyd, governor
of Richmond Bridewell, has received a communication
from the Lords Justices authorising him to discharge Mr.
Richard Pigott, of the Irishman newspaper, from custody
on. the 22nd of August, on his perfecting the recognisances
for future good behaviour required by the sentence of the
court. The effect of this order will be to commute the
sentence from twelve to six months' imprisonment, Mr.
Pigott having been committed to prison on the 22nd
February last.

A few days ago an express train on the South
Western Railway, behind which a van was attached, had
left London about an hour when the guard discovered the
van oscillating violently. The train ran a mile and a half
before the 'engine driver could be communicated with and
the train stopped. It was then found that one of the
wheels of the van had broken, and that a great portion of
the van was torn away in consequence of its having been
dragged along the ground at an immense speed. If the
van had been in front of any of the passenger carriages it
is probable that the latter would have been upset, and a
great less of life would probably have occurred. The
wheel was quite new.

•ALAILAIINU ACCIDENT AT THE VICTORIA
STATION. —An accident of a very rare and alarming nature
occurred on Tuesday at the Victoria Station to the 9.17
a.m. arrival train from the Crystal Palace, The train in
question was drawn by the " Nith," one of the largest,
heaviest, and most powerful engines of the company, and
just as it neared the mouth or entrance to the platform,
and was running over the "points," which at this place
intersect each other with almost the intricacy of lacework,
the officials, who were awaiting the train, which was
proceeding at a very slow pace, were surprised to see the
engine give several sudden and heavy jerks, and
almost at the same moment fall over completely on to its
side with a tremendous crash. The coupling irons which
attached the engine to the guard's break snapped asunder,
and fortunately the train came at once to a stand, without
much apparent damage to the passengers except some
alarm, and in some cases a slight shaking and a few bruises.
The engine driver escaped unhurt by jumping from the
engine. The stoker was hurt, but to what extent could
not be ascertained. Ho was removed to the hospital.
Powerful cranks were brought into requisition, and within
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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL CASTLE, June 14.
The Queen, Princess Louise, and Prince Le°'
gold attended Divine service at the parish churcb,
Crathie.

The Duchess of Athole and Colonel Ponsonbi
were in attendane3.

The Prince and Princess of Wales drove ont
yesterday, accompanied by the Crown Prince of
Denmark.

LADY ELIZ IBEIH AND THE EARL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—l have read with the greatest astonishmeo
a letter which appears in the Times of to-day, bear-
ing the signature of Admiral Illus. I can onll
characterise that letter as a tissue of misrepresentn'
lions from first to lash. There is no one single cir
cumstance mentioned as regards my two horses--'
Lady Elizabeth and The Earl--correctly stated.
I wish also 0 add that, so far from having bee°
"shamefully deceived," as stated in Admiral Rous'e
letter, The Earl was scratched by my express de'
sire and authority, and that I myself wrote t°
Messrs. Weatherby to scratch him, and that no one
either prompted me or suggested to me to adopt
that course. I trust that this distinct contradiction
will induce Admiral Rous to abstain in future frog
publishing statements which he could find to be
unfounded if he had previously taken the trouble,
or sought an opportunity of verifying them.
Your obedient servant,
HASTINGS.
34, Grosvenor-square, June IG.