The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-24 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

Admiral Markham, who has represented the Bo-
rough twenty-five years in Parliament has signified his
intention to retire from its duties at the dissolution of
the present session. Francis Baring, Esq. (eldest
son of Sir T. Baring, Bart.) arrived this morning to
solicit the suffrages of the electors, to succeed him in
the representation. George Purefoy Jervoise, Esq.
M. P. for the County, also retires from Parliament at
the dissolution.--(Hampshire Telegraph.)
On Monday last, a meeting of the Freemen of
Chippenham, in the interest of Mr. F. Gye, was held
in that borough, at which his vent announced the
determination of Mr. G. in the event of an election,
to proceed to the poll; and that every exertion should
be made by him to revive and promote the manufac-
turing interests of the place, by-giving and procuring
extensive orders for cloth, as being a more effectual
means of rendering the town permanent and general
service, than treating and entertaining a few indivi-
duals : a determination, which, in the present de-
pressed state of the trade, was heard with the liveliest
satisfaction.—(Bath Herald.)
Mr. James Morrison has withdrawn himself as a
candidate for the Parliamentary representation of
Dover.

Mr. Henry Scott, jun. of Harden, will offer himself
as a candidate for Roxburghshire, as soon as the
funeral of the late lamented Representative is over.
Great preparations are making in Chichester by all
parties, in the expectation that the election will take
place in June, in which case the County Court will
be held itt that city. At the Meeting of Sir G. Web-
ster's Pink and Puflsle Club, on Monday evening, a
resolution was passed, that it would be desirable to give
plumpers to Sir Godfrey, in order to insure his return,
and 150 signed to do so.—(Sussex Paper.)
Bethell Walrond, Esq. of Montrath, in the county
of Devon, has received a requisition from the borough
of Sudbury to offer himself-as a candidate at the en-
suing dissolution of Parliament, and has by hand-bill
expressed his confident hopes of attaining the high
honour of representing them.—( Ipswich Journal.)
We understand that H. B. Peters, Esq. of Hotham
Hall, near South Cave, has declined offering himself
as a candidate at the ensuing election for Beverley.—
( Doncaster Gazette.)

ROMFOItD BANK.

COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF BANKRUPTS.

On Saturday the Creditors of Messrs. Joyner and Co. of the
Bamford Bank, met for the purpose of proving debts, before the
Commissioners of Bankrupt.
Mr. MONTAGU appeared as Counsel for the Creditors.
Mr. Rose was for the Bankrupt.
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Mr. JOYNER, senior, the father of one of the partners in the
establishment, was examined. He appeared to be deeply affected,
and sobbed aloud during the examination.
It appeared that this gentleman had left the concern some years
ago, but not having withdrawn his name, he had been made of
course responsible for the engagements as one of the firm. He
stated that he had delivered up all the title deeds of property to
which he.had claim, and every thing he was possessed of on earth,
except about 1001. and hi • watch, which he had in his pocket,
and which he was now prepared to deliver up, if the creditors de-
sired he should do so. He was asked whether the firm had em-
barked in speculations which turned' out injuriously. He replied
that he never knew any thing about their having engaged in ape-
culations. He had never heard such a thing intimated until that
morning, when he.was told it was whispered that something of
the kind had taken
A CRE»ITOK rose to propose that the 1001. and the watch,
which Mr. Joyner was prepared to deliver up, should be presented
to him ip testimony of the sense the creditors had of his honourable
It teas greatly to he regretted that such a calamity had
befallen a gentleman: in the decline of who had attained a fine
‘property by industrious and creditable exertions ; and it would be
grateful to a man, who had nothing to accuse himself of, that a due
• estimate bad been formed of his worth, by those with whom I.
Caine in such painful contact. He then made, the proposition, and
expressed his conviction that there would not be a dissentient voice
upon the occasion. • _

A CooreravatAx, whose claim amounted to no more than IL,
said be did not understand what Was meant by giving the bank-
rupt 1001. and watch. lie wished to have the matter explained.
Mr. MONTAGU said, with much emphasis, that he would explan
it. The old gentleman, to whom benevolent allusion had been
made, had lost all he was worth in the world. He had been re-
duced to indigence from a state of high independence; and it had
been humanely proposed to present him with the 1001. and his
watch. If a proceeding of this nature was unprecedented, he
would take care that the interests of his clients should not be in-
terfered with ; but it was in constant practice with creditors who
were satisfied of the integrity of those who were unfortunate. The
surviving partners in the house of Marsh, Stracey, and Fauntleroy,
were presented with 6001. or '7OOl. each, and it would be very ex-
traordinary if, upon the present occasion, the usual practice were
departed from.
Mr. Joyner here burst into tears.
Mr. Rose also spoke in terms of strong approbation of the pro-
posal, which was then unanimously agreed to.
The meeting adjourned to Saturday week. The amount of the
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property given up by Mr. Joyner is 3,000/.