Star.
London, England, 1831-05-05 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.
LIVERPOOL (BY EXPRESS) THIS DAY.
If General Gascoyne is not really, and corporeally dead,
he is politically dead, and I am anxious you should hear from
an eye-witness the disfavour in which he is held. I have
been a long time in Liverpool— twenty years—and have no
vote; but I have watched attentively the progress of events,
and I never saw a greater state of excitement than on the
present occasion. Gen. Gascoyne has not yet shewn his
face in public, and the words of Sir Francis Burdett may be
justly applied here—" Corruption has gone on, until it has
exhausted the means of corruption." Well—this " Empo-
rium of Corruption" is about to redeem itself. No ale—no
money—no polling by tallies—and General Gascoyne is at
the bottom of the poll, and, in all likelihood, his political
career is near an end. In fact, if he have the common feel-
ings of propriety, he will no longer resist the unanimous
feeling of the people, but will give way to Reform, and down
with the Borouglimongers. The close of the poll is to-day :
Roast .. 1384
Denison .. 1374
Gascoyne .. 405
He cannot, by possibility, overtake the other two. I sin-
cerely hope the example of Liverpool will add to the great
cause of Reform ; but I blush for Scotland !
M. Bell retired from Northumberland by an advertisement
as follows :—" I have ascertained that the current of opi-
nion throughout the county, on the question of parliamen-
tary reform, and the union of powerful parties on that prin-
ciple, render my success more than doubtful, I hasten to
relieve my friends from the labour, and the county from the
disturbance, of a contest, by withdrawing myself as a can-
didate for your suffrages at the approaching election."—
We wish the Bankes's, the Chandos's, the Somersets, the
Norreys, the Lygons, the Tyrrels, &c. had as much good
sense as Mr. Bell, Mr. Munday, Mr. Keck, and some
others. Pride will be their utter ruin.

Mr. Russell, the gentleman who surrendered his boroughs
of Bletchingly and Saltash, is to be put in nomination with
Sir Hedworth Williamson, for the County of Durham. The
veteran reformer, M. A. Taylor, retires from the city, after
forty years' parliamentary service, rather than bear the ex-
pense
of a contest between Mr. Chaytor, a reformer, and
Mr. Trevor, a decided anti-reformer. This circumstance is
deeply regretted. Bell having retired, the election of
Howick and Beaumont for Northumberland is assured ; but
amidst this triumph we, however, lament, and the world
will condemn, the substitution of Trevor for such a man as
Taylor. It is asked why Mr. Taylor does not coalesce with
Mr. Chaytor, and this would assure both. In Parliament,
no man has spoken with equal eloquence in favour of reform
to Mr. Taylor. For what are the public subscriptions, if
not to support such a tried man ?
CHESTER, MAY 3.—We are happy in being able to in-
form our readers, that the meeting called by the anti-re-
formers at Northwich yesterday, for the purpose of nomi-
nating two gentlemen to serve this county in Parliament, who
should oppose reform, turned out a complete failure. It
was very thinly attended, and yet there were present ten
reformers to one of the other party. There will be no con-
test for this city, as the faction who endeavoured to divide
the reformers, gave up the ghost on Saturday last, in de.
spair, when their leader formally announced his intention of
abandoning every opposition to the return of the right hon,
Robt. Grosvenor and Mr. Cunliffe Ofiley. There is some ap-
pearance at present of a contest for the county taking place.
Lord H. Cholmondeley has declared himself candidate, but
as he is opposed to the ministerial plan of reform, we hope
it requires but little of the spirit of prophecy to foretell his
fate. His lordship, we are informed, has been sent down
by the junto of boroughmongers, who have formed them-
selves into a club in London, to defeat reform, and that five
thousand pounds are at the disposal of his friends to pay
his expenses. If this be true, and we have not the least
doubt that it is, we hope that every honest freeholder in the
county will manifest his indignant feeling by repairing to
the poll at his own expense, and by voting there for Lord
Viscount Belgrave and George Wilbraham, Faq. the two
candidates who are pledged to reform.
We are likewise informed by an intelligent gentleman
from Wales, that Sir W. W. Wynne will be strenuously
opposed. These are cheering signs. Let every man put his
shoulder to the wheel.
Lord Althorp is at present without any colleague for
Northamptonshire, but Mr. Cartwright, a furious anti-
reformer. The freeholders are meeting every where in dis-
traction, and a deputation is gone to Lord Milton, offering
to return him free of expense. 'this county, latterly so
inert, displays as fine a spirit as any in the kingdom.
Du RIIAM, APRIL 30. With respect to our city elec-
tion, we have but little to communicate.—Mr. Trevor is in
the field, and has canvassed the town. Mr. Chaytor arrived
on Thursday, and is expected to commence his canvas this
(Friday) morning. Mr. Taylor has not yet come, but is
expected to reach here to-day. Some doubt has been excited
as to whether he will be deterred from going into a contest
by pecuniary considerations. The point, however, will now
be speedily cleared up ; and whichever way he may decide.
there is no chance of the Marquis of Londonderry's nomi-
nee being returned. Should Mr. Taylor proceed to a poll,
the friends of reform will rally round him and Mr. Chaytor
in irresistible numbers. And if he decline the struggle, we
know that a gentleman of splendid talents and high charac-
ter, a member of a family long and closely connected with
the county, will come forward to rescue the city from the
disgrace of again falling into the hands of an infuriated and
disaffected peer, so soon after Mr. Trevor's " glorious de-
' feat," as we observe the hon. candidate terms his late un-
expected and mortifying discomfiture.
Mr. J. L W. Napper, Mr. Fergus O'Connor, Mr.
Marcus Somerville, Lord Killeen, and Mr. Henry Grat-
tan, stand for Meath.
Mr. Blakney stands for Carlow.
Mr. BERNARD, Lord OXMANSTOWN, and Mr. WES-
TERRA, for King's County. The two former voted for the
Bill.

Mr. Louis Perrin, and the Lord HARTY stand for
Dublin, both Reformers ; against Messrs. Moore and Shaw,
Anti-reformers.

Lord Brabazon, and Mr. J. H. Hamilton, for the County
of Dublin.
Mr. O'Gorman Mahon addresses Clare; and Mr. P. F.
Nugent, Westmeath.
Mr. Crampton opposes Lefroy, for Trinity College.
Sir W. Chatterton starts as a Reformer for Cork, but
Dr. Baldwin is zealously called for.
O'Connor Don announces himself again for Roscommon.
The Lord-Lieut. has dismissed two of his household,.who
as partizans signed a declaration against the reform bill ; and
other enemies of government and of the people are also to
be dismissed the public service, and honest men put in their
places. This is as it should be.
Messrs Lambert and Sir John Blake, are the reforming
candidates in Galway.
Mr. More, O'Farrell, and Sir W. Hort, are the reformers
at Kildare.
Sir J. M. Doyle and Mr. Rochfort, reformers, are opposed
by Col. Bruen in Carlow.
Our old acquaintance Sir Edward Sugden has disap-
peared. Mr. Wayland, the husband of Lady Johnstone,
sod a reformer, has succeded him. The affair has been ma-.
seed snugly, and Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ure, and Mr. Dux-
eis,lsave been returned. Sir E. S. would not try his great
interest in the Borough. •