The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-17 00:00:00

PRESTON, THURSDAY MORNING.

Mr. Wood has not appeared on the hustings this morning, in
consequence of the death of his mother. Captain Barris's friends
are- making the greatest exertions, and declare their confident ex-
pectation of his success. Mr. Wood's friends predict his return,.
and Mr. Cobbett, and he alone, asserts, that himself will indu-
bitably be elected. Of course nobody gives much credit to either
of them, but least of all to Cobbett.
THURSDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.
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Cobbett lost 15 on the day's poll.
Though Cobbett had frequently and solemnly declared in his
'speeches that he never would coalesce with any of the other Can-
didates; yet his Committee proposed yesterday a coalition with,
Barrie, the Tory Candidate and No Popery Man, whom he has
been abusing all the week as incompetent, corrupt, and unworthy.
of a seat in Parliament. The result of the negotiation is not
known, but the rumour is, that Captain Barrie tore to pieces the
letter (written by Cobbett) which contained the offer, and threw
the fragments in the fitee of the bearer (one of Cobbett'a sons).—
You see by the state of the poll that the exertions of the Captain's
friends have not been unsuccessful ; he will prove a formidable op-
ponent to Wood. As to Cobbett, his case is hopeless; even his
last manoeuvre could not bring him up—l mean his plan of
coalescing with Captain Barrie, of giving to the Captain his se-
cond votes, and of receiving those of the Captain's in return. This
plan, acted on from the beginning, might have been useful to
both—but 'tis now too late.--It is believed, and with reason, that
Captain Barrie would never condescend to form a connexion with
Cobbett. He openly treats him with the most profound contempt,
which Cobbett returns by the coat seat ribaldry.
The election fOr the county of Lancaster commences to-morrow.
A contest is expected. The old Members were Lord Stanley, son
and heir to the Earl of Derby, and father of the candidate for
Preston, an "old Constitutional Whig" (this is his own phrase).
secure of hicreturn through the influence ofhis family connexions,
and the ruoderation of his political conduct and opinions : and Mr.
Blackburn, a sturdy Tory of Mr. Pitt's school, the exclusive pos-
sessor of the government patronage of the county for the last thirty,
years. The new competitors are Sir Thomas Hesketh, a gentle-
man of local influence, rather vacillating in politics—with Whigs
a Whig, a Tory with Tories. He has never been in Parliament,
but stood for Pieskin about 20 years ago, when he was beaten
through the manottivering of his opponent. The last is a Mr.
Newell lately imported from the East Indies, with abundance
of money. Though a stranger to the county, and of unknown
politics, he is expected to succeed through the influence of his
money. The Lancaster contest excited very little interest. here
(Preston,) in consequence of the absence of all political notoriety
in the candidates.

TILLMSDAY, HALF-?AST FOUR.

Report states that the coach from Lancaster for Liverpool took
Captain Barrie a remittance of 1000/. The, following i 3 the state
of the poll at present :

Polled this day.
Stanley - 545 - 142

Wood - 319 - 86
Bart ie - 307 - - 90
Cobbett - - 239 - 74

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH', Juwz 16.—Ssiled from. Spithead, his Majesty's
ship Ariatlne.
DrvoNrogr, Raiz 11.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Lively,
Captain Wm. Elliot, C.B. on a cruise.
Jura 12.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Camelion.
13.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Dryad, Hon. Captain
Rodney, on a cruise.
Jut+ z lb.—Arrived the Pelortts sloop, to be paid off.
A rumour prevails at this port, that Vice-Admiral Sir Edward
Codrington, K.C.R. is to be appointed Commander-in-Chief of
his Majesty's ships in the Mediterranean, and-that he is to hoisthis
flag in the Windsor Castle,
,one of the guard ships here. It, is
Laid that Captain Curzon will he his Captain, and Mr. Dyer, (late
Secretary to Sir Charles Penrose) his Secretary.

A private letter from a Naval Officer, waiting at Marseilles to
to join his ship, dated June 3, says—" I have not yet heard any
thing of the English squadron ; indeed, the only Time I hear is,
that an Algerine squadron, of three large corvette* and three
eelwonera, is cruising between the Islands of the coast of Spain, for
Spanish vessels, The Algerines board every thhig they meet
with ; but believe ♦ery civilly to all nations ; and the only incon-
venience is, that vessels not otherwise subject to quarantine, hive
in consequence of being hoarded, to perform it for forty day.,
which is a great drawback to trade. There are at this port three
vessels building for the Egyptians, and a large frigate of 60 gum
and two corvettes ; one of the latter is all ready Tor sea, with the
exception of her guns. She is pierced for 30, and is a very fine
ship. The frigate and the, other, ,corvette will be really; for launch-,
ing in a little more than a month. I hope they will all take fire
before they leave the harbour. They receive their guns and am-
munition from the French Government."