The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-30 00:00:00

DOVER ELECTION.

DOVTR, JAN. 29.—The elevation of our late Member,
Mr. Bootle Wilbraham, to the peerage, by the title of
BarOn Skelmersdale, has occasioned a vacancy in the re-
presentation, which will according to present appearance
be the source of another contested election at this place.
Mr. Halcomb, the unsuccessful candidate at the last elec-
tion, immediately offered himself, and has been actively
engaged iu canvassing the freemen. He is supposed to
have a tolerable strength in the town, but the out-dwelling
voters, in consequence of the recent attempt to deprive them
of their elective franchise, are considered generally opposed
to his pretensions. Mr. William Henry Trant, who re-
presented Oakh'impton in the last Parliament, is also a
candidate, and having in addition to the feelings of the out-
dwelling voters, the support of the Treasury, and the Lord
Warden, with very considerable individual support in the
town, there is every reason to expect he will be the suc-
cessful candidate. A contest for Dover is rather a fearful
concern. At the last election 1,067 in-dwellers, and 610
out-dwellers polled, and it was calculated that about 300
voters remained unpolled.
It is mentioned here to-day that Mr. Trant is also a
candidate for a seat in the East India Direction.

FOREIGN IiNTELLIGE.NCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Gazette de France of Jan. 28.)

" FROM THE RUSSIAN FRONTIERS, JAN. 6.

" The interior of the Empire presents a great military
spectacle, which calls to mind the critical days of the years
1811 and 1812. The armies are leaving their quarters,
and are replaced by other troops. To judge by appear-
ances, it would be believed that something more was in
view than the mere pacification of Greece, and yet we hear
of the perfect agreement of all the Cabinets parties to the
treaty of London, and of the assurances of those Powers
who have remained neutral, that they would do every thing
to induce the Porte to give way, and that if their exertions
should be fruitless, and a military occupation become
necessary, they would observe the strictest neutrality.
This excites serious reflections in many persons, as
our financial system, which begins to go very favour-
ably under the Administration of M. Canerin, seems
not to permit of any extraordinary disbursements without
very good reasons. They ask wherefore these exertions ?
Who will pay the expences if all these proceedings are to
be in strict conformity to the treaty? It is said, indeed,
that a convention has lately been signed at London, be-
tween our Cabinet and England and France, according to
which the Russian army is to support the demand of the
three Powers by land, while the combined squadrons
blockade the Dardanelles. But we do not know on what
this account is founded, and how far it has provided
for every possible event, whether it retains the prin-
ciples of the treaty of the 6th of July, or whether
it speaks of reciprocal indemnities for the expences
of the war, of cessions of territory, or of other in-
demnities as is usually stipulated in such important
conventions. Even should the Porte now yield, and its
obstinacy so far have only rendered it necessary to snake a
change in the positions of the army, this alone would be a
sufficient reason to claim an indemnity. This question be-
comes more important if an actual war should take place,
the success and duration of which nobody can calculate.
The cause of the Greeks, however calculated to excite
interest, cannot call for a forced contribution which would
be occasioned by the motions of the armies. We should
have paid dearly fur the peace with Persia, notwithstanding
the cession of territory, had not General Paskewitsch ob-
tained IS millions, which partly meet the expences of the
war. What large disbursements must a campaign against
the Turks occasion, where greater efforts are necessary than
in the late war with Persia."

The Duchess of KENT and the Princess
FEonoRE visited the Duchess of CLARENCE yesterday, at
residence in the Admiralty.

The Duchess of CLARENCE, accompanied
by the Princess CARor.Ant, honoured the performance of
the Critic, at Drury lane Theatre, with her presence yes-
terday evening.
Mr. HERRIES arrived in town yesterday
from his seat at Moutrail. The Right Hon. Gentleman
had an interview with the CHANCELLOR of the ExcuEguga,
,tat his office in Downing-street.

BRILLIANT Fox CllASE.—Colonel Jo-
LIFFE'S hounds met on the 24th instant, at the Sun
lon, Crawley ; threw off at Cuckstield, and found in
Bolney Wood, The fox took through the parishes of
Hurst, Linfield, Hewartsworth, Baleomb,
and Worth, a distance of at least 35 miles, and after a
run of two hours and twenty minutes, he was killed in
gallant style near Worth. Mr. GILBERT JOLrFFE and the
Whipper_in were in at the death.