The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-10 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

CITY OF LONDON.-Mr. R. N. Fowler, who is the heac.
of the " Constitutional party " in the City of London, and
one of the principal props and patrons of the Working
Men's Constitutional Association, will come forward in
the Conservative interest for the City at the general
election. Mr. Fowler was defeated by a large majority in
the City in July 1865, and was again unsuccessful at
Falmouth in October 1866.

TOWER HAMLETS.—Mr. Ayrton is to be opposed by Mr.
Beales ; and Mr. Samuda, M.P., and Colonel Chambers
are the candidates for the other seat.

LEEDS.—A meeting of representatives of the various
working-class Reform and trade associations was held on
Tuesday night, to consider what steps should be taken to
secure representation in Parliament of the working classes
of the borough. Resolutions were unanimously adopted
pronouncing Alderman Carter a fit and proper person to
be chosen as a candidate, and pledging the meeting to
give him its support. An aggregate meeting of the
working classes of the borough is to be summoned on an
early day.

WARRINGTON. —A meeting of Conservatives has been
held at Warrington, at which Mr. Greenall, the sitting
member, was present. A resolution, in which the past
services of Mr. Greenall were referred to, and a determi.
nation expressed to use every effort to secure his re'
election, was adopted.

MIDDLESBOROUGH.—Mr. Bolckow, of the large firm of
Bolckow and Vaughan, whose Naturalisation Bill has just
passed through Parliament, is a candidate for the repre-
sentation of Middlesborough in the next Parliament, but
he is to be opposed by a large section of the Liberal party
in the borough, and the name of the Hon. G. C. Broderick
is mentioned as that of a probable candidate against him.
LISIERICK.—It is confidently asserted that Mr. Peter
Tait, mayor of this town, and of London, merchant, will
represent this city in the new parliament.
COLERAINE.— Sir Hervey Bruce is not likely to retain
his seat without a struggle. Mr. Daniel Taylor appears
to be the popular candidate for the favour of the Liberal
party.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Tho Times is assured that there is
no foundation for the report that Mr. Price, at present
M.P. for Gloucester city, intends to contest the western
division of the county at the ensuing election.

YORKSHIRE (WEST RlDlNG).—Although the Nei
Riding of Yorkshire will for the first time return si:
members at the next election, still three is so far no move.
ment indicating who are likely to come forward for th.,
new seats. It is, however, rumoured that Mr. W. S.
Stanhope, of Cannon Hall, who contested South York!
shire at the last election, will be brought forward for
the northern division, in which the family have conside•
rable property, in opposition to the sitting members, Lord
F. Cavendish and Sir F. Crossley. In addition to Mr.
Denison, who again tries the southern division, it is said
that Mr. Somerset Beaumont, brother of the member for
South Northumberland, who has extensive estates in the
district, will be brought out for the same division in the
Liberal interest.

SOUTH EssEx.—Mr. Andrew Johnston, a relative 0
Mr. Charles Buxton, is associated with Mr. Wingfield
Baker in the candidature for this division in the Liberal
interest.

NORTH-WEST ESSEX.—Mr. Selwin-Ibbetson has pub.
lished an address to the electors of this division announcing
his intention to preserve a strict neutrality between the
rival Conservative candidates, Lord E. Cecil and Colonel
Ruggles-Brise. He places himself unreservedly in the
hands of the Conservatives of the division.
SOUTII WARIVICKSIIIRE.—The Liberal party are taking
preparatory steps to contest the southern division of War-
wickshire at the approaching general elections, against the
sitting members, Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart., and Mr.
Henry C. Wise, who were so vigorously opposed in ISOZ
by the present Earl of Camperdown, then Lord Duncan.
At a meeting of the leaders of the party a few days ago,
Lord Hyde, the eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon, waa
mentioned as the proposed Liberal candidate, and the pro.
priety of bringing forward another gentleman in conjunc-
tion with his lordship was discussed.

TlPPERARY.—According to an Irish paper it is the
intention of the Whigs to shelve Mr. Charles Moore, the
colleague of Captain the Hon. Charles White, in the
representation of this county. Mr. Peter Gill is expected,
again to come forward on " independent principles.'!

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LONDON, WEDNE,SDAY, JUNE 10, 18G8.

The House of Commons held yesterday its first
morning sitting for the Session, for the purpose of
discussing the Electric Telegraphs Bill. The Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, in moving the Second
11,,Ading, dwelt upon the importance of the matter,
and showed the necessity that existed for proceed.-
i:rg with it this year. So many questions had been
pat aside that it had been expected this one would
have shared the same fate, but to do this would in-
terfere with the extension and improvement of the
telegraphic communications, and, indeed, place

The nature and importance of the British pos-
sessions in North America have been hitherto but
very incompletely understood by all people of this
country. The tide of emigration has poured every-
where but in that direction—to Australia, to Cali-
fornia, to New Zealand, to the United States, to
Canada, while the vast and fertile territory lying
waste in the North American Continent has been
left comparatively undeeded. Much of this has
been due to the superior attractions of the gold-
fields, but much has also been owing to the faulty
legislation, and the folly which generation after
generation has allowed the monopoly of
a private company over a fine tract of
territory capable of supporting its hun-
dreds of thousands. Unfortunately, the fur
trade being the chief source of profit, the
Hudson's Bay Company were more anxious to
keep the country as a large preserve for the ermine
and marten than to encourage emigration or to
establish settlements. Our Governments have
always failed to deal with this question with proper
vigour, possibly they have found their excuse in
the more pressing interests nearer home, which
constantly engross their attention. The vast ex-
tent of England's dominions are evidenced by the
fact that she can afford, if not despise, at letst to
disregard so fine a territory, but in the present
state of affairs she can hardly do su much longer.
In any case it is a matter of regret that the land
should not be turned to more account, and we are
therefore glad that the subject has again been
brought under the notice of the 'House of Com-
mons. Last evening Sir 11. VERNEY moved fur
an address to the QUEEN praying for a Royal CJin-
mission to report upon " the capability for settle-
ment and the best means of settling her MAJESTY'S
territory lying betwoen Lake Superior an .1 the Paci-
fic, especially as to the provision for telegraphic and
other communication through her MAJE-av's domi-
nions from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Sir 11.
VERNEY, in moving for this commission, observed
that there were millions of acres of fertile lands
between Lake Superior and the Rocky Mountains,
and that these, if settled, would afford the means of
independent livelihood to many thousands of Irish
emigrants. The discontent now existing among