The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-31 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

DEVONPORT.—The Western Morning News states as
authentic that Messrs. Ferrand and Fleming (C.), who
vere ejected from the House for bribery, will again stand
or the borough.
BARNSTAPLE. —Mr. David M. Thomas (L.) has addressed
he electors with a view, in the event of his receiving suffi-
:lent assurances of support, of becoming a candidate for
he representation of that borough.
TOWER HAMLETS.—Mr. Ayrton (L.) has issued his
tddress.

SOUTHWARK.—It is stated that the Conservative party,
ifter gauging public opinion in the borough, have declined
my opposition to the sitting members. Should this be so,
;his will be 'the only metropolitan borough without a con-
est.

LAMBETH.—This borough will be most fiercely contested.
Both the sitting members, Messrs. Hughes and Doulton,
stand for re-election ; while there are three Liberal candi-
lates—Messrs. M'Arthur, Hartwell, and Lawrence—and
;wo Conservatives, it is understood—Messrs. Raikes and
Sleigh.
NORWICH.—A meeting of the Conservatives has been
held. It was intimated by Sir Samuel Bignold that two
Conservative candidates would be forthcoming. The
conservatives have lost every election for Norwich since
1854.
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KILKENNY.—The electors of Kilkenny have signed a
declaration in favour of Sir J. Gray's re-election, with the
►iew of deterring any other candidate from appearing.
they bear testimony to his untiring labours both in and out of
Parliament, and praise his " Church . Commission" a
volume " almost wholly the work of his own hands." The
!lectors intend to make it unnecessary for him to "can-
vass a single vote or spend a single shilling."

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT

INSTITUTION.

On Thursday a meeting of this institution -ties
field at its house, John street, Adelphi, London, Thomas
Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.l'., in the chair. Richard Lewis,
Ssq., the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous
fleeting, £3 7s. Gd. was voted to the Licensed Victualler
r.deboat of the institution, stationed at Ilunstanton, for
;oing off on the 231 inst. during a strong N.E. gale, and
bringing ashore a lad who had been left in charge of the
vacht Poem, of Wisbeach, which was at anchor off St. Ed-
munds in a dangerous position, wills the sea breaking
heavily over her. Some fishermen had previously attempted
to go off to th, yacht, but their boat had been immediately
filled by the high sea that was iunninn at the time. A
!eward of £7 17s. was likewise voted to pay the
npenses of the Sheffield lifeboat of the society at Rund-
wick, Yorkshire, in going off on the same day during a
N.N.E. gale and iu a heavy sea, and rescuing two men from
;he schooner Margaret Cunningham, of Whitby, which be-
mime a total wreck on the Kettleness Reefs of the south
point of Rundwiek Bay. Rewards were also granted to the
trews of the lifeboats of the institution at Lytham and
Blackpool for going off, on the 19th instant,
during a strong wind, and in a heavy sea, with
110 view of rendering assistance to the crew of the
schooner Dove, of Barrow, which bad stranded on the Salt-
house Bank, but which eventually floated off without re-
quiring any assistance. Various ether rewards were also
granted to the crews of shore-boats for saving life from ship-
wrecks on the coast. It was reported that 'Walter Cave
Esq., cf Lowndes-street, had forwarded the society
an cdditional liberal contribution of £lOO. A legacy
of £6O had also been received from the executors of the late
Mrs. Mary Chapman, of Ahlborough. The late Thema,
Temple Silver, Esq., of Woodbr:dge, bad likewise be-
queathed to the institution a legacy of .£650, free. Payments
amounting to neatly £3,000 were ordered to be made on
various lifeboat establishments. The agents of the Ship-
-1 wrecked Fishermen and Idleiners' Society had likewise
collected £74 lls. 9LI. for the support of lfeboats during the
past year from seamen and fishermen.