The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

GRANTRAM. —A very energetic canvass is now being
carried on by the supporters of Mr. Edmund Turner (son
of Mr. Christopher Turner, lord of the manor of Stoke,
Rochford), who has come forward as the Conservative
candidate for Grantham. An address has been issued by
Mr. Hugh H. Cholmeley, son of Sir Montagu John
Cholmeley, of Easton Hall, Coltsworth, formerly a mem-
ber for the borough. The address is in the broadest
Liberal principles, advocating vote by ballot, and the dis-
establishment of the Irish Church. It is probable that
Mr.Cholmeley will have the support of the Earl of Dysart
and Mr. Tollemache.

STIRLING.-Mr. Campbell will meet the electors and
non-electors on Monday evening. The prevailing feeling
in Stirling among the electors seems to be against pledging
themselves to any candidate until they have heard
their views on public questions more fully. The addresses
of Mr. Campbell and Mr. Ramsay have been circulated
among the electors, and both seem to give generally great
satisfaction. Mr. Ramsay and Mr. Campbell will be the
only candidates in the field, Mr. W. D. Christie, late
British Minister at Brazil, and formerly member for Wey-
mouth, having generously withdrawn in favour of Mr.
Ramsay.

ESSEX.-It appears that Mr. A. Douglas Hamilton has
some intention of offering himself to the eleaors of South
Essex as a Liberal-Conservative candidate. Mr. A. John-
ston, one of the selected Liberal candidates for the divi-
sion, has this week addressed a meeting at Stratford, and
was pretty well received. Mr. Wingfield Baker, the
other Liberal candidate, does not appear to give entire
satisfaction to the Dissenting poation of the Liberal
party. It seems that Mr. A. Trollope was also pro-
posed to the Liberal committee which met recently at
the Green Dragon Inn, Bishopsgate-street Without, but
that Mr. Johnston obtained the most votes, Mr. Baker
being chosen unanimously. It is not improbable that Mr.
C. Du Cane will offer himself for North-west Essex at the
dissolution, in conjunction with either Lord E. Cecil or
Mr. Selwin-Ibbetson. Other candidates who have been
" mentioned " as candidates for one or other division of
Essex are Captain Luard (Liberal), Mr. J. Clayden (Con-
servative), and Colonel Ruggles-Brine (Conservative).
The last-named gentleman has been endeavouring to
obtain a seat for the county for ten years past.

PERTHSHIRE. —The elevation of Sir W. Stirling. Maxwell
to the peerage will necessarily cause a vacancy in the
representation of Perthshire. Speculations have been
already set afloat as to his probable successor. We learn
that in the eastern divisions of the county the name of Mr.
Stirling, of Kippendavie, the chairman of the North
British Railway Company, has been received with consi-
derable favour. He adheres to the Conservative traditions
of his family, but he is known as a first-rate man of
business, and is personally very popular.—North
Mail.

The value of the telegraphic wire and apparatus
exported from the "United Kingdom last year was
£209,688, as compared with £312,288 in 1866, and
£143,679 in 1865.

Worcester Cathedral has just been enriched by
the completion last week of an exceptionally handsome
reredos erected at a cost of £1,500 by the Dean of
Worcester, as a memorial of his lamented wife.

It is understood that Sir Brook Bridges will be
called to the House of Lords under the title of Lord
Fitzwalter, and Sir John 'Trollop° under that of Lord
Kesteven. Sir W. Stirling-Maxwell will probably select
the title of Lord Stirling of heir, and Sir J. B. Walsh
that of Lord Ornathwaite.

THE SNIDLr. RIFLE.—Vice-Chancellor Ciirard
has had before him the case of Snider v. Roden. It was
a bill filed by the son and executor of Jacob Snider, the
inventor and one of the patentees of the Snider rifle, to
have an account taken of all moneys come to the hands of
the defendant, Cul. Roden, by way of profits arising from
the working of a patent granted iu 1862 to Messrs.
Schneider and Jacob Snider for an invention for improve-
ment in the construction of breech-loading firearms, and
from granting licenses under the patent, or by way of com-
pensation from Government, in respect thereof. On the one
hand, it was contended that Colonel Roden had received
money enough from the Government to cover all transac-
tions between him and the inventor. The defendant denies
this, and on the part of the plaintiff an account was asked
for. The defendant did not oppose, and inquiry into
several matters was ordered.