The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-13 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

CALNE. —Mr. Lowe (L.) will not seek re-election for
this borough. Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice (L.) is in the
field.

DEVIZES. —Sir T. Bateson (C.) has expressed his wil-
lingness to stand for the single seat at the disposal of the
electors.

EAST STAFFORDSHIRE.-Mr. John Harkey, the Con.,
servative candidate for the eastern or new division oii
the county of Stafford, has issued his address to the
electors.

HARWICH.-Mr. E. Grimwade, of Ipswich, is a candi-
date in the advanced Liberal interest. The Conservative
candidate will be Lieutenant-Colonel Jervis, one of the
present sitting members.

SOUTH LINCOLNSHII4O—CoIoneI Packe has again an.
nounced his intention to offer himself for this division in
the Liberal interest.

MovuourusitiaE.—lt bas been finally determined to
bring forward two Liberal candidates at the next election
to oppose Mr. 0. Morgan and Colonel P. Somerset, the
present Conservative members.

RICHMOND (YORKSHIRE).—The constituency under the
new Reform Bill will be increased to about 800. It is
thought that Mr. Wyvill (L.) will retire, and that Sir
Roundell Palmer (L.) will contest the seat with Mr.
Roberts (L.) Richmond loses one member by the new
Reform Bill.

THE SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES.—Mr. Moncreiff (L.) has
issued his address to the constituency of the Glasgow and
Aberdeen Universities. Sir James Clark, the Queen's
physician, is among Mr. Moncreifi's requisitionists.
WESTBURY.—Mr. A. Lavington, a resident and a
Liberal, is a candidate for the seat vacated by Sir Massey
Lopes, who is going to stand for South Devon.
WlGAN.—During the past few weeks the Tories have been
looking out for a candidate to he nominated in conjunc-
tion with Mr. Eckersley, the present Conservative member.
Mr. Pearson, of Golborne Park, will be brought forward.
Mr. Woods, the Liberal sitting member, will offer himself
again.

DERBY.—It is understood that Mr. Bass (L.) and Mr.
Cox (C.), the two present members for the borough, will
again offer themselves for re-election. A number of
electors are anxious to bring out Mr. Roe, jun., the pre.
sent mayor of Derby, as a second Liberal candidate to run
with Mr. Bass. Mr. Plimsoll, of Sheffield, is also in the
field as the champion of the working classes.
EAST RIDING.— Colonel Haworth (L.), who is mentioned
as a candidate, is satisfied with the success of his prelimi.
nary canvass. He has not yet issued his address.
NORTH RIDING.—The Eastern Morning News states
that the ratepayers of this division intend bringing out
Mr. Farsyde, who is strenuously opposed to the Highway
Act. Politics are for the nonce ignored.
DEVONPORT.—The Manchester Courier has authority to
announce that the statement, which has found publicity
in many of the daily papers, that Mr. Henry Cecil Raikes
(C.) is a candidate for the representation of Devonport, is
inaccurate.

CHESTER.—EarI Grosvenor (L.), having privately inti-
mated his wish to withdraw from the representation in
consequence of ill-health, a requisition is in process of
rapid signature, asking him to reconsider his decision,
promising to spare no effort to secure his election without
a personal canvass, and stating that only such attendance
in Parliament would be expected or desired as his health
would permit.
MACCLESFIELD.—Mr. William C. Brocklehurst (L.),
the eldest son of the retiring member for this borough,
will be brought out, and Mr. David Chadwick, accoun-
tant, of London and Manchester, has consented to stand
again. The Conservatives are taking energetic steps to
obtain a candidate to represent their views.

BRIDGNORTH.-Mr. Pritchard (L.) will retire, and Sir
John Acton (L.) intends coming forward. Mr. Whit-
more (C.), one of the present members, will also fight
for the one seat.

WlNDson.—This borough will lose one seat by the Re-
form Act, which will probably be filled by Mr. Roger
Eykyn (L.), one of the present representatives.
SANDWICH.-Mr. H. Worms (C.) will come forward in
conjunction with Mr. Capper (C.), in opposition to Mr.
Hugessen (L.) Mr. Worms is an honorary Fellow of King's
College, and a nephew of Sir Moses Montefiore.

At the Liverpool Police-court John Travis, a
sailor, has been sent for trial on the charge of having
attempted to murder his captain by stabbing him in the
neck, whilst their ship was lying in the harbour of Pensa•
cola. The prisoner seems to have been impelled to com.
mit the offence by the refusal of the captain to allow him
to leave the vessel.

COINAGE. A. parliamentary paper has been
published whicho affords information respecting
ginning
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interesting
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the
JanuarymoneylB
53ine, to the end of December 1867. The tote:
at
t the
:flintweight of gold coined into sovereigns between the twe
dates named was 10,386,772,389 ounces, making 40,443,491
sovereigns, the value being £40,443,494 19s. 7d. The
gold coined into half•sovereigns weighed 1,712,763,783
ounces, the number of pieces was 13,308,143, and the
value £6,669,073 19s. 7d. The total value of the gold
coinage was £47,112,568195. 2d. There were 4,579,920,000
ounces of silver converted into florins, the value of which
was £1,259,478. The weight of the silver from which the
29,830,680 shillings were coined was 5,423,760,000 ounces,
and the value was £1,491,534. The number of silver coins
of less value was as follows : 22,191,840 sixpences, 41,580
fourpences, 19,559,760 threepences, and 47,520 twopences.
The number of copper coins coined in the time mentioned
in the return was 558,870. The total value of the silver
coined was £3,554,721185. 10d., the real cost of the metal
'NW 0,508,988 se, Od.