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LORD PALJILRSTON AND THE SOUTHAMPTON

ELECTION.

The follow; log letters have recently passed between
Mr. Richard. Andrews, of Southampton, and Lord Pal-

Southampton, Dec. 24.
"My Lord ,—I beg to enclose you a statement taken
from the reporter's notes made from a written paper read
before a very large meeting last night at the Royal Vic-
toria Rooms by Mr. W. Lankester, and put forward for
the purpose F.s' injuring me in the estimation of my fel-
low-townsrneo, and damaging my prospect as a candi-
date for the r e.presentation of the borough.
" I have tb,e refore to request your lordship kindly to
inform me if that statement is a correct representation
of what took p lace between yourself and Mr. Lankes-
ter, because I can hardly think it possible that your
lordship could have spoken of me as you are therein re-
presented to have done.—l have the honour to be, my
lord, your lordship's most obedient servant,

R. ANDREWS,

"The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Palmerston."

The state—went enclosed was to the effect that Mr,
Andrews, wall uneducated and not fit to represent South
ampton.

"Broadlands, Dec. 26.
"My dear Sir,—l have reeeived your letter of the
24th inst., and I have written to Mr. Lankester to ex-
press my surprise that anything which passed between
him and Dla in a private and casual conversation when
be came here on professional business -ehould: have been
wade use.taf byehilii-in the Manner stated in the report
which yoia have sent tie, for the purpose of influencing
the coursie of the canvass for the Southampton election.
" I ha ire no pretensien to interfere in any manner
whatever in that matter; and I should not have said a
word to !alai oa the subject if I had thought I should in
any way be quoted by him.
"It, Vira3 not unnatural that I should wish to know
what was doing at Southampton, and I thought Mr.
Lankester could tell me.
"No doubt in the short conversation which ensued I
expressed my opinion as to the eligibility of the several
candidates ; and every man in the county who has con-
versed wits an acquaintance on the subject has probably
done the same, whatever his opinions may be.
"I have great respect and regard for you. I think
the talent and ability you have displayed, and the high
position Nihich, by your untiring energy, you have made
for yoursolf in Southampton, do you very great honour.
But I must frankly say in answer to your appeal that I
do not you are so well calculated as Mr. Weguelin
is to represent Southampton in the House of Commons.
" Your business avocations lying iu Southampton
would interfere with your attendance in parliament,
unless at :a great sacrifice of your private interests, and
your habits of thought as connected with the nature of
your coma uercial pursuits, cannot tend so much as those
of Mr. Weguelin to prepare a member for the consider.
ation and. discussi.in of many of the matters which must,
from time to time, be dealt with by parliament.
"There fore, believing from what I have heard that if
two candidates stand upon the Liberal interest, and
thus divide the Liberal party, the Conservative party
will be able to give a majorhy to their candidate, and
thinking Mr. Weguelin the best of the two Liberal can-
didates, I cannot but regret that you should, by dividing
the Liberal party, endanger the Liberal cause at South-
ampton. This is my personal and private opinion,
founded, however, upon public grounds. Ido not con-
sider that it involves any disparagement to you. I
never should have thought of making it known, with a
view to influence the decision of the electors of South-
ampton ; and I should not have stated it to you if it
had not been for your letter of the 24th.—I remain, my
dear sir, yours faithfully,
"Richard Andrews, Esq." "PALMERSTON.

"Southampton, Dec. 29, 1856.
"My Lord,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your lordship's letter of the 20th inst., and shalt feel
obliged if your lordship will be so kind as to allow me
to publish it. I beg most respectfully to remind your
lordship that I made no appeal to you beyond asking if
Mr. Lankester's statement was a correct representation
of what took pace between your lordship and himself.
I am exceedingly sorry your lordship's name should
have been drawn int•. our electioneering squabbles ; but
for that I am not responsible.—Waiting your lordship's
reply, I remain, my lord, your lordship's obedient
servant,

"R. ANDREWS.
"To the Right lion, Lord P3lwerstou."

"Broadlands, Jan. 1, 1857.
" My dear Sir,—l can have no objection to your
publishing my last letter to you.—Yours faithfully,
"Richard Andrews, Eq." "PALI:EL/MON.

*GRB AV-NOWT NN- RAILWAY AND

TEE STOCK EXCHANGE.

We are requested to publish the following documents :
"Committee-room, Stock Exchange,
Dec. 26, 1856.
"Sir,—l am instructed by the committee of the Stock
Exchange to acknowledge tie receipt of your letter, and
resolutions of the hoard of the Great Northern Railway
Company, of the 23d inst.
"Tae committee have indubitable evidence that a
transfer from the names of Sutton and others, directors
of the National Bank of Ireland, to Frederick Lee,
lodged by Mr. Alfred Barnes, was absolutely refused r?-
gistration by the officers of the company. Upon this
refusal, the transfer and coupon were requested to be
given back to Mr. Barnes's clerk, which was also de-
clined.

"In other instances transfers were refused registra-
tion under circutustancee, if possible, still less justifi
able.

"In no one of these cases could there be any ground
to believe the holders of suck stock have been party to
any fraud in the manner of obtaining it. Neither can
the committee recognise any right of refusal of registra-
tion when the buyer has given full value for the stock
on the faith of the transfer and coupon of the company,
and for which certificates of registration have been issued
to the sellers of the stock. The resolution forwarded to
you on the 22,1 instant, which stands for confirmation on
the 29th, I am instructed to say the committee hope
they will then be able to discharge, and fur this purpose
I am requested to inquire if the Great Northern Rail
way Company be now prepared to allow transfers to be
made which are accompanied by coupons which have
been issued by the duly authorised officers of the coal-
pany.—l am, &c., &c.,
(Signed) "GEORGE WEBB, Secretary.
"J. R. Mowatt, Esq., Secretary Great Northern
Railway Company."

"Committee-room, 2d Jan., 1857.

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" The committee being duly informed that the Great
Northern Railway Company has at length registered
certain transfers of Great Northern and East Lincoln-
shire Railway stocks, the registration of which, accord.
ing to indubitable evidence received by this company,
was refused by the secretary of the Great Northern
Railway Company, although there were no valid grounds
for supposing that the holders of such stock were parties
to any frauds committed by the company's servants ;
and that, moreover, in the case of the Great Northern
stock, it was admitted at the office that the stock was
genuine, and that there was no reason to believe that
any forged stock had ever passed through the seller's
name.

"Resolved,—That the resolution of 22d December
last, relating to the non-quotation of, and non-recogni-
tion of, bargains in the several stocks or shares of the
Great Northern Railway Company, be discharged.
" By order of the Committee.
(Signed) " GEORGE WEBB, Secretary."