The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-01 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

NORWICH.—In this event of the disfranchisemeit of
Thetford, Mr. R. J. H. Harvey, now one of the sitting
members for that borough, will be left without a seat ; and
I requisition is in course of signature, inviting the hon.
gentleman to offer himself as a Conservative candidate for
Vorwich, in conjunction with the Hon. F. Walpole, who
msuccessfully contested Lynn in July 1865.

ABINGDON.—A report that Colonel Harcourt, of Mine-
ism, intended to come forward for Abingdon at the next
election, on Liberal principles, is contradicted by Colonel
Yarcourt, who says that he is not only a Conservative,
mit that he has no desire to turn out the present Conserve.
ive member.
BERKSIIIRE.-31r. Walter, who in 1865 lost his seat,
las issued an address to the electors. With regard to 0;
[rich Church, he declares himself in favour of the cou-Ai;
Nhich Mr. Gladstone has taken, declaring that 44 a,
7;rievance, unparalleled in the history of any tither
(~untry, must no longer be permitted to rcmnain. per.
Detual bone of contention between the two earaitries.".
Ito is also in favour of the removal of ~1). religion"
tests which have the effect of limiting 'the benefit's
If publics education to members of la partiqllsr
weed. The Hon. Auberou Herbert, bre,Oer to the Larl
'f Carnarvon, has been communicated with by some of the
Liberal electors of the county, with a view to ascertain if
le would be willing to come forward in the Liberal into,
lest at the ensuing election. The opinion prevails araouryt-,
:neuy that the enlarged constituency will give a consi,.o.r-
-il,le majority to the Liberal party, and that if an advs peed
Liberal such as Mr. Herbert were to come forwarl with
111 r. Waiter, a decisive victory would be gaine,t. Mr.
Ilerbert's reply, which he has promised toforward.in a few
lays, is anxiously looked for.

Nonni-EAST ESSEX. —At the meeting of the ,Cousert4a.
Lives held at Colchester; on Saturday, the candidates
elected were Mr. Du Cane, M.P., and Mr. James ItcAind.
A member of the banking firm at Colchester. In the Liberal
interest it is understood that Sir Thomas Western will
again conic forward, and that Sir Thomas Abdy be
the, second candidate.

Nowril-WEST Essex.—Thsre is likely to be a split
amongst the Conservatives in7this division: At a meetins•
held at Chelmsford, on Friday, Mr. Selwin-Ibbetson
Colonel Brise were selected as the candidates at theforth•
coming election. Lord Eustace Cecil, who contested
the county in 1865 and was defeated, sent a communica.
lion to the meeting, in which he stated that he did not;
think he was deserving such treatment from the Conserv*.
tine party, as his claims were superior to those of Colonel
Brise. The chairman then put the motions to the
meeting. The voting for Mr. Selwin-Ibbetson appeared
to be unanimous. For Colonel Brise there were 43 hands
held up and for Lord Eustace Cecil 30. The chairman
said that, according to the meeting, Mr. Selwin-Ibbatson
and Colonel Ruggles Brise were the two persons sebected
as Conservative candidates for North-West Essex. Some
persons present; howevcr, declared their intention to
support Lord Eustace _Cecil.

DURHAM—Mr. John Lloyd Wharton, of Dryburn, has
written to the newspapers, denying that he has any inten-
tion of becoming a candidate for the representation of
Durham city at the next election.

NEW ltoss.—The electors of New Ross held a meeting
on Friday. Colonel Tottenham met them, and stated his
views on the question of the disestablishment of the Irish
Church. His statement was not favourably received, and
the meeting determined to select some other candidate
who would support Mr. Gladstone on this question.
DROGREDA.--It is stated that Mr. Brodigan, who con-
tested Drogheda at the last election, will come forward in
the Liberal interest, in opposition to Mr. Whitworth,
M.P., whose popularity with his constituents has latterly
undergone some diminution.
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DUNDALK.—In this borough there is a strong feeling
against Sir George Bowyer, in consequence of his support
of the present Government, and the hon. baronet will, in
all probability, have to fight for his seat at the next elec-
tion. Several names are mentioned as likely to be called
on to enter the field against him, including Mr. Philip
Callan, Lord Edward Howard, and Mr. A. M. Sullivan
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LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1868.

Mr. LAMONT has given notice that he will next
Friday move, that " in the opinion of this House
it is the duty of her MAJESTY'S Government to
defray the whole of the expenses to which Governor
EYRE may be put by the prosecution raised against
him." This is a very satisfactory solution of the
difficulty, and we hope that the Ministry will
recognise the importance of the question, and agree
to the proposal. At any rate they need offer no
opposition, and allow the feeling of the House to be
tested on the subject. The fact is, that the re-
peated prosecutions to which Mr. EYRE has been sub-
jected one way or another have given rise to greater
indignation in several quarters, an I we are not
surprised that night after night the subject is
brought before the House in various forms. The
advantage of Mr. LAMONT'S proposal is that it is
something definite, and will afford to the ex-Go-
vernor a substantial support in his awkward po-
sition, and all the annoyance to which he is sub-
ject. It is possible that as the case is somewhat
unprecedented the Government may have hesitated
to commit themselves by volunteering their aid in
the trial, but if they submit the matter to the
judgment of the House of Commons they will
have no reason to offer any decided opposition to
the scheme proposed. It will be a great hard-
ship if the consequences of the trial now pending
should ruin Mr. EYRE, and who can say they
will not ? This is no ordinary prosecution, raised
to clear doubts and settle differences of opinion ;
on the contrary, it is the effect of a determinate plan
that is organised for the purpose of annoying
the ex-Governor, and revenging the imaginary
wrongs of the rebellious blacks. It will be re-
membered that Mr. DISRAELI stated to the House
the other night that the Government intended to
consider the case of Mr. EYRE after the trial was
over, and, if necessary, recommend it to the notice

of Parliament ; but as the trial will not be til
November, it must be next spring before such a
step could be taken. It is obvious, then, that this
promise will not afford much real encouragement
to Mr. EYRE'S friends, nor check the effect made
by his adversaries. We really think that the
affair has gone on so long, and been dis-
tinguished for so much bitterness and ani-
mosity, that it calls for some special no-
tice on the part of Parliament, and that a protest
should be recorded against it. Allowing, for the
sake of argument, that the Jamaica Committee
really felt doubtful and anxious as to the legality
of the acts committed in Jamaica at the time of the
disturbances, as they call them, these doubts and
scruples should have vanished at once and for ever
when the trial of General NELSON and Lieutenant
BRAND took place last year at their instigation. It
is quite absurd to begin the whole thing over again,
and besides we must remember that Mr. EYRE has
already been arraigned before the magistrates in
the country, who dismissed the charge as untenable.
This is the third year that this faction has thought fit
to bring forward their vexatious schemes, and we
can assure them that the public is heartily tired of
them, and most indigant at their conduct.

It is curious that those members of Parliament
who have thought fit to join the Jamaica Com-
mittee do not favour the House with their views on
the subject. They think that silence is both safest
and most discreet under the circumstances, but their
doings had better not be hid, and the sooner they
are properly appreciated the better. One thing
will be gained by the motion we have alluded
to, which is that the House can freely discuss
the question. Hitherto when questions have
been asked or references made the rulers of
the House have interfered, and much that
was important had to be left unsaid. Such
restrictions will not, however, come in the way
of those who avail themselves of the opportunity
that will be offered next Friday, and for the sake
of justice, as well as for the sake of Mr. EYRE
himself, it is to be hoped that this un-English
attempt to ruin a deserving man will be denounced
in fitting terms. A more one-sided affair was
never heard of, for the members of this " faction,"
as it has been truly called, refuse to hearanything
that can be said on the part of their opponents ;
and, not content with prejudging the case, arro-
gate to themselves the right of conducting the case
and settling important matters connected with the
government of our colonies. It is impossible to
estimate as yet the effect that may be
produced by the treatment Mr. EYRE has met with,
but it is certain that the consequences will be pre-
judicial to the interests of our colonies, and that
when another insurrection breaks out it will not be
so easy to quell it for various reasons. It is ridicu-
lous to suppose that our colonial Governors will be
as prompt to adopt repressive measures, as if they
did not know to what such might subject them when
the danger was over, and the dissatisfied and rebel-
lious natives will remember Jamaici, and take
heart.

It is too much the fashion nowadays to put off
doing anything definite until it is virtually too late,
but let us hope that this. will not be the fashion
followed in the case of Mr. EYRE. It will be hard
if he is left entirely dependent on the subscriptions
that may be made to meet the heavy expenses that
must be incurred, and for the principle of the thing
we trust that more will be done than has as yet
been promised. At all events, let no one be de-
ceived into the belief that the worst is over, for all
that prejudice c.tn effect will be done by those who
persevere with a zeal worthy of a better cause. The
House of Commons in such cases generally decides
rightly, and from those who differ as to the
expediency of the course pursued by Mr.
EYnE, we may expect an erephatia protest
against the line taken by his persecutors. When
people will not take no for an answer it is difficult
'to deal with them, and so it is with the Jamaica
Committee ; but we must not become subservient
to them altogether, or the prejudices 9f apT sect 9r