The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

VARWICK.-A third Liberal candidate, in the person of
Mr. Robert Crawford, Parliamentary solicitor, a member of
the Reform Club, made his appearance yesterday and issued
his address.

FROME.—Sergeant Sleigh has come forward as a Conser-
vative in opposition to Mr. T. Hughes. The learned ser-
geant states that if elected he " should enter Parliament as
a free man—neither the tool of any party nor the slave of
any faction.
MID-KENT.—The Liberals have chosen Lord John Her-
vey and Mr. Francis Hcad to fight the battle against Lord
Holmesdale and Mr. Hart Dyke. The contest promises to
be one of unpaialloled severity.
BIRMINGHAM.—The nomination will take place in the
open air on Monday next. The Mayor will open the pro-
ceedings; the writ will then be read, and there will be five
movers, five seconders, and five candidates to speak, and
ye shows of hands to be taken. The polling is ap-
pointed for the following day.

DR. HUMPHREY SANDWITH AND THE PERMISSIVE BILL.—
Dr. Humphrey Sandwith, one of the Liberal candidates for
Marylebone, has addressed the following letter to Mr. Ed-
munds, who is an elector of the borough;—" Our long con-
versation on the principle of giving a popular veto on the
public sale of drink in particular localities has had a great
effect on my mind and has cleared away considerable doubts.
The result of it is that I agree to the principle of a popular
veto as applied in this instance, but I should prefer to keep
myself unfettered and ready to hear unpledged a thorough
discussion of the matter in the House of Commons ; there-
fore, although you are at liberty to show this letter to any
cne you choose, I do not intend it to be a means of catching
Totes. I have, however, and always have had, a warm
sympathy with those who are labouring in the cause of
temperance.—Believe me, yours very truly, 11. SANDWITH.

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PLYMOUTIL—The Liberal candidates addressed a crowded
assembly on Monday evening, Mr. H. Brown in the chair.
Sir Robert Collier said that Mr. Disraeli was the master of
Parliamentary manoeuvre—as well as an adroit shuffier of the
political cards, playing for the sake of office, apparently
without the power to conceal that no object higher than
office could be presented to his imagination. The Tories
did not know what to say, because what they said now they
might have to unsay next month. They were waiting for
the word of command, and they did not know whether it
would be "forward," or "right about face," or whether
there was to be a strategic movement on the flank. Sir
Robert contrasted with this the policy of the Liberals, and
resumed his seat amid cheers. A vote of confidence in the
Liberal candidates was unanimously carried.

The Coroner's inquiry into the death of the man
Gallagher, who died from the effects of injuries
he received during the riots at Blackburn on Mon-
day week, was brought to a close on Tuesday. Tho
deceased, it would seem, was taking an active part in
the disturbances when ho was struck on the head by a
policeman. Whether this was the fatal blow could not be
determined, and the jury apparently considered that it was,
and returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.

A HARD WINTER.—The winter seems to have
come on very suddenly in the North. In Westmoreland,
during Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the
atmosphere was exceedingly clear and cold—quite unpre•
cedentedly so. On the latter day the canal was covered in
places by a thin coating of ice, and the surface a the water
in the higher and more shallow parts of Lake Windertnere
was frozen, of course but slightly. On Sunday night there
wer3 eleven degrees of frt..st. The nights are very clear, the
sky presenting all the phenomena of northern lights and
lunar rainbows.

THE EXCITEMENT AT BLACKBURN.—The follow-
ing is a copy of a threatening letter which was lately
received by a leading Conservative at Blackburn, on
account of the death of Gallagher, who was one of the
staffmen employed by the Liberal party, and who died
from injuries received during the rioting:— "Blood!
Blood ! ! Blood !! !" (Death's head.) " Gallagher." (Cross
bones ; a coffin, with a cross and bible on either side.)
The following inscription was written on the coffin
"Died, Nov. 16, 1868. A nation's wrongs, a widow's
wail, and children's tears, rest ever oil his soul Death
Death ! Death ! We have 'Jworri."