The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-15 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

HACKNEY.—The Conservative candidate, Colonel Thom-
son, has retired from the contest, and a requisition is being
prepared to induce Captain John Story to come for.. —'
Sergeant Sleigh declined a similar invitation.

LONDON UNIVERSITY.—Of the candidates originally an-
nounced for the representation of the London University in
Parliament at the approaching election Dr. Wood Sir, J.
Lubbock, and Mr. Bagehot have formally 'withdrawn;
and at the present moment tho only other can-
didate besides Mr. Lowe is Mr. J. R. Quaine. It
seems generally understood that Mr. Lowe is to walk
over the course ; but, as Mr. Quaine has not formally
intimated his intention of retiring from the canvass, it
would be premature to assume that there will be no
contest.

OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—A meeting of members of Convo-
cation has resolved to ask Sir Roundel Palmer to be the
candidate for the seat vacated by Sir W. Heathcote.
SHEFFIELD.—At a meeting in Ecelesall Vestry-ball Mr.
Roebuck has been denied a hearing. Mr. Leng, the chair-
man, was treated in the same way. Mr. Roebuck on leaving
was followed by a great crowd, who greeted him with vol-
leys of hooting.
CHESTER.—Dr. Bedford, the fifth candidate, has issued
his address to the "electors, non-electors, and electoresses."
He would disestablish the Welsh Church as well as the
Irish, would "open all public places of instruction on the
Sun's-day," and abolish the confessional in the whole of the
British empire, placing "'nunneries and monkeries" under
Government inspection.
EAST SURRET.—The Times says—lt is now, we believe,
definitively settled that there will be no Conservative oppo-
sition to the return of the present two Liberal members (the
Hon. P. J. Locke-King and Mr. Charles Buxton) for this
division of the county. By the last registration the Liberals
claim an increased majority of 560.
EAST Stissnx.—Mr. Dodson, Chairman of Committees in
the House of Commons, and Lord Edward Cavendish, the
two Liberal members, have issued their addresses seeking
re-election.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.

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1 .... 15,

Nairn
Aberdeen
Leth
Shields
Scarborough
Yarmouth
Helder
Cuxhaven
Skudesness
Ardrossan
Greencastle
Holyhead
Liverpool
Valentia
Cape Clear
Roche's Pt.
Penzance
Plymouth
Weymouth
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London
(TpeOrisNez
Brest ....
L'Orient
Rochefort
Biaoritz
Coma na.
Brussels
Paris
Strasbourg
Lyons
Toulon
Heart's Con-
tent (6 a.m.
local time)

29171.
29101.
29171.
29101.
29'811.
30'011.

297i0f.

S.W.

W.-fi:W.
S.W.

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lw.Y.w.

W.N.W.
N.W.
S.
S.W.
N.N.E.
N.N.W.

S.§:W.
8.8. W.
N.

s.w.
B.w.
W.S.W.
8.8. E.
N.W.

w: w.
N.W.
N.

N.R.W.

N.N.W.

30•28 f.

S.W.

XXPLA,NATION.

W.S.W.

Barometer corrected and reduced to 82 deg. a us level. The letter
x. rising; L. falling; e.. steady—indicate direction of motionof the
mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade.
Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm
Weather: b.—blue sky; e.—clouds. detached; f.—fog; h.—hail
I.—lightning ; m.—misty. hazy : o.—overcast, dull; r.—rain:s.—snow;
t.—thunder. Rain-fall. snow or hail (melted) dozing last 24 hours.
Sea disturbance.

SHARE LIST.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER IE, 1868.

MISCELLANEOUS.

THE IttGLSTRATIONO.

It is expected that the number of appeals which
will be lodged in the Court of Common Pleas against
the decisions of the revising barristers in the regis-
tration courts will be under thirty. A good many of
these must be nearly identical, so that a decision in
one will involve the settlement of the others. The
rumour that the appeals could not be got through
before December does not seem to be confirmed.
FEATS IN ,ARITHMETIC.

The usual arithmetical feats are now being per-
formed by those celebrated jugglers the Conservative
and Liberal agents. Every day brings some fresh
proof of their skill. The registrations afford them
a fine stage for the performance of their gymnastics.
The ConservatiVe agent always succeeds in proving
that his party have gained at the. registrations ; the
Liberal agents do ditto fir theirs. The public looks
on highly amused at first, bUt a little wearied at Inst.
This kind of sport is all very well for a time; but
then the public is not just now in much of a humour
for play. It is intent upon very serious work, and is
asking how, soon these feats in the registration courts
will be succeeded by downright facts at the polling-
bOo.ths.

THE REVENUE OFFICERS AND THE FRANCHISE.

Mr. Monk appears to have been much too hasty in
writing to the papers declaring the " perfect political
freedom "of revenue officers. Other letters appear
to-day, shelving his mistake. The section of the Act
to which he refers has not been repealed, after all,
but is still-in force. He has, probably, been misled
by the different numberings of the Act in different
editions of it. In one case it is spoken of as 182 of
10th Anne. The Statute Law Revision Commission,
however, adopted the number 198 of 10th Anne;
and this is the description given of it in the Act. He
has overlooked this fact, and the Act which is repealed
is a totally different one. .