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

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

DEVONPORT.—The TVestern 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-
:ient assurances of support, of becoming a candidate for
he representation of that borough.
TOWER HAMLETS.—Mr. Ayrton (L.) has issued his
address.

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-
htes—Messrs. M'Arthur, Hartwell, and Lawrence—and
:wo Conservatives, it is understood—Messrs. Raikes and
Sleigh.
NORWICH.—A meeting of the Conservatives has been
h.eld. It was intimated by Sir Samuel Bignold that two
conservative candidates would be forthcoming. The
Donservatives have lost every election for Norwich since
1854.
KILKEICIM—The electors of Kilkenny have signed a
declaration in favour of Sir J. Gray's re-election, with the
view of deterring any other candidate from appearing.
Phey 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
electors intend to make it unnecessary for him to " can-
vass a single vote or spend a single shilling."

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT
INSTITUTION.

ip.

On Thursday a meeting of this institution was
Reid at its house, John street, Adelphi, London, Thomas
Thapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.l'., in the chair. Richard Lewis,
F.sq., the secretary, having road the -minutes of the previous
meeting, .£8 7s. 6d. was voted to the Licensed Victualler
r..,ifeboat of the institution, stationed at Ifunstanton, for
;oing off on the 23 1 inst. daring a strong N.E. gale, and
)ringing ashore a lad who had been left in charge of the
yacht B. am, of Wisbeacb, which was at anchor off St. Ed-
munds in a dangerous position, with the sea breaking
heavily over her. Some fishermen had previously attempted
to go off to th • yacht, but their boat bad been immediately
filled by the high sea that was )unning at the time. .A
-sward of £7 17s. was likewise yokel to pay the
ixpenses of the Sl:effielcl lifeboat of the society at Rund-
wick, Yorkshire, in going off on the same day during a
N.N.E. gale and in a heavy sea, and rescuing two men from
;he schconer Margaret Cunningham, of Whitby, which be-
:tame a total wreck on the Kettleness Reefs of the south
point of Rundwick 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
le view of rendering assistance to the crew of the
schooner Dove, of Barrow, which had stranded on the Salt-
house Bank, but which eventually floated off without re-
attiring 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 additional liberal contribution of £lOO. A legacy
of £6O had also been received from the executors of the late
1 Mrs. Mary Chapman, of Aldborough. The late Thoma,
Temple Silver, Esq., of Woodbridge, had likewise be-
queathed to the institution a legacy of £650, free. Payments
amounting to nearly £3,000 were ordered to be made on
various lifeboat establishments. The agents of the Ship-
wrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Society had likewise
collected £74 11s. 9d. for the support of iceboats during the
past year from seamen and fishermen.