The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-25 00:00:00

NOTTINGI:AIf.

Sir Robert Clifton ha 3 retired from the contest
for this borough. A deputation of his tenantry
and others waited upon him at Clifton-hall on
Saturday, for the purpose of persuading him to re-
consider his decision not to come forward again as
a candidate. Sir Robert, however, declined, giving
as his reason that he had no desire in any way,
directly or indirectly, to assist in promoting the
return of Mr. Marten, who had come forward as
the Conservative candidate. it is said that Mr.
Marten and his friends gave offence to Sir Robert
by some of their proceedings at the inquiry in
1865, when he was unseated.

Lady Clifton has just written the following ad-
dress to the women of Nottingham :—" La lies—
Cherishing a lively sense of gratitude for the aid
which I received from lady friends in Notting-
ham, when I had occasion to canvass in favour
of my husband, and deeply sensible of the efficacy
of that aid, it occurs to me that au effort
should be made to enable women to exercise
directly those electoral powers which hitherto they
have not exercised at all, or only indirectly. In
many of the large towns the names of women rate-
payers have been placed ou the register, and at the
approaching election those so qualified will be en-
abled to vote. If this has been done elsewhere,
why may it not be done in Nottingham? There are
hundreds of women in the good old town who pay
rates and taxes, thus contributing to all the ex-
penses of the municipality and of the State, but
who have no voice in the disposal of the borough
or national revenues. It has been decided by the
Ministers of State that if the revising barristers
permit the name of any person, male or female, to
be placed on the register of voters, the person whose
name is so registered shall be entitled to vote at
municipal or Parliamentary elections. I would then
suggest that those possessing qualifications among
women of Nottingham, whose intelligence I appre-
ciate, and whose personal worth I hold in high
esteem, should at once send in their claims on Tues-
day, the 25th, the last day on which claims are
received.

" GERALDINE CLIFTON."

CHIPPENHAM.-A public meeting was held in the
Temperance Hall on Friday night, for the purpose
of forming a Liberal Association to protect the in-
dependence of voters. The resolutions were all
carried unanimously in an assembly comprising a
good proportion of the constituency. Sir George
Young, the Liberal candidate, addressed the meet-
ing, and in the course of his speech mentioned that
although he had not nearly completed his canvass,
he had already bad assurances from more than
half the electors that they intended to support
him if they could. That such a condition should
be added shows the necessity of a combination
among the Liberal electors of Cbippenbam ; but we
are informed that some of the principal landlords
and employers have already declared their intention
to respect the electoral rights of their tenants and
work-people.

CORNWALL (EAST).—Sir John Trelawny made
his first formal address to the electors of East Corn-
wall on Friday, when a resolution in his favour was
unanimously carried, after speeches of an interesting
character from Mr. Robartes, M.P., Sir Colman
Itashleigh, Sir Charles Sawle, and others.

DEVON (Nouni).--Mr. Walrond has announced
his intention to retire from the representation of
Tiverton, and a requisitio❑ to him is being signed
by the electors of North llexon. Ills colleague, on
the Conservative side, will be Sir Stafford North-
cote, and his opponent Mr. T. 1). Aclaud, jun. A
stiff fight is expected.

SCOTLAND.
FORFARSHIRE.

The lion. Mr. Carnegie, M.P. for Forfarshire,
addressed a meeting of the electors in Arbroath on
Saturday—Mr. Duncan, of Parkhill, in the chair.
Mr. Carnegie, in the course of his remarks, said
that if the constituency again honoured him with
their support he should go to the House of Com-
mons as an independent supporter of the Liberal
party. lie had on various cccasions differed from
that party—as, for example, on the first division on

t! le Cattle-market 1311. lie was then of opinion,
and was so still, that some me :sores were necessary
to prevent the importation of diseased cattle into
this country. As to the question of the law of
hypothec, he was prepared to introduce a similar
measure to that which he introduced two years ago.
With regard to the law of primogenittire, he was
in favour of putting real and "'personal property on
the same footing, but he was opposed to the French ,1
system of compulsory division. In reference to I
education, he said he was iu favour of a national
and unsectarian system. A motion expressing con-
fidence in Mr. Carnegie was unanimously carried.

THE NORTHERN BURGHS.
Mr. Laing, M.P., has issuo 1 an address to the
electors of the Northern Burgh; in which he states
that he has completed his canvass, and that he
confident that be will be again returned as their
representative by a considerable majority. Ile says
it gives him great pleasure to find that his old sup-
porters in 1852, with scarcely an exception, continue
to support him, and that he has a very decided
majority of the intelligent artisans and mechanics
who have been admitted for the first time to the
electoral roll. Mr. Loch's party, however, claim a
majority in all the burghs except Kirkwall.