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London, England, 1831-05-20 00:00:00

CHELTENHAM CHRONICLE, MAY 19.

Aanzvats.--Viscount and Viscountess Boyne Lord Ellenborougb,
Dowager Viscountess Chetwynd, Hon. Thomas Coventry, Lady Banker
and family, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Wm. Cockburn, Major-Gen. Evans and
family, Col. Gardner, Col. Tucker Col. Millar, Major Parke, Major
Powell, Rev. John Law Willis, and Miss Willis, Mr. John Edward
Willis, and Mrs. Willis, Rev. W. Kinsey, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Boyse,
Rev. John Begot, Rev. B. Bridge, Rev. F. Ellis, Capt. Cameron,
Capt. Jackson, and Mrs. Payne.
We do not for many years remember that Cheltenham, at an early
period of the season, has displayed so large and brilliant an assemblage
of visitors as during the present month. This may be partly accounted
for by the uncommon fineness of the weather, to which we have no he-
sitation in adding the increased attractions which this highly favoured
Watering Place offers every successive year, to induce the distinguished
families who honour us with their company to repeat their visits ;
while their favourable report ultimately influences their friends to imi-
tate their example, and judge for themselves whether the attractions
of this delightful town have been exaggerated or not; an experiment
which, we believe, generally terminates in our favour.
The mansion and domain of Southern, near this town, which re.
mained so many centuries in the occupation of the De la Bere
has been purchased by Lord Ellenborough, who intends to make exten-
sive improvements on the estate.
A lawyer engaged in a cause before Judge Peters, tormented a poor
German witness so much with questions, that the old man declared he
was so exhausted that be must have a drink of water before he could
say anything more. Upon this the judge called out to the teasing law-
year, " I think, fir, you must have done with the witness now, for you
have pumped him dry."—Nota York Gazette.
Dar H mot:rm.—An Irish post-boy having driven a gentleman a
long stage during torrents of rain, he civilly said to Paddy," Are you
not very wet?" Arrah 1 I don't know about being wet, but plaae
your honour, I'm very dry:
CRILTENHAN, Thursday, May 12.—Wheat 94 3d to 10s; Barley
4s to 6s 6d ; Oats 4s to 4s 3d ; Beans 6s to 61 per bushel. Beef per
lb 6.1 to 6d ; Mutton Sd to 6d ; Veal3d to 6d ; Pork, 6d to 6d.—Hay
313 s to 31 1326 d per ton.—Pries of Bread, Wheaten lid; Standard
Wheaten 10d ; Best Butter lld to 12d ; Eggs 18 for Is ; Potatoes, 9d
to is per peck. Fowl per couple, 3s 6d to 4s ; Chickens do 3s to 4s ;
Ducks do 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Rabbits per couple Is 6tl to 2s, Pigeons each
6d to 9tl ; Geese do 4s to be. 641.

MARlflED.—Thomas Bluett Hudwicke, Esq. only son of Thomas
Hardwicke, Esq. of Grange House, Tytherington, to Marianne, eldest
daughter of John Peat, Fssq. of Jamaica.—The Rev. E. Seward, to
Harriett, eldest daughter of the late Rev. W. Elliot.
CHESTER COURANT, MAY 17.

The meeting at Nortkwich, on Monday, 9th May, was the most im-
portant loco.political meeting that ever took placeein the county of
Chester. The assemblage was the most numerous, respectable, and
influential ever seen, when not called together by the Sheriff. E. V.
Townshend, Esq. was called to the chair; and we observed among
the company George Wilbraham, Esq. George Tollett, Esq.
Wickstead, Esq. E. J. Stanley, Esq. M.P. W. 0. Stanley, Esq.
James Tumkinson, Esq. Wm. Tomkinson Esq. the Rev. Henry
Tonikinson, the Rev. J. Tomkinson, the Rev. Wm. Brooks, J. H.
Harper, Esq. J. Dudley, Esq. Thos. Steele, Esq. 'I hoe. Sudwonb,
Esq. and several other of the most respectable gentlemen in the
county. The proceedings were opened by Thomas Steele, Esq. the
Mayor of Stockport, who in a short energetic speech represented the
feelings and wishes of the commercial freeholders in the eastern part
of the county. He said that they were determined to have two
Reformers to represent the county of Chester in Parliament ; that
neither the votes nor the means to effect that object would be
wanting ; that men who had already subscribed hundreds of
pounds, would cheerfully make them Into thousands. It was
then satisfactorily arranged that Lord Belgrave and Mr. Wil-
braham would abide the issue of a contest, and each of the candidates
I offered to place a hum of 0,0001. in the hands of their respective
Bankers. Letters from the Manchester Committee, front the loyal and
11 patriotic fund, and from Benjamin Heywood, Esq. M.P. were placed
in the hands of the Chairman by Mr. Wilbraham, and read to the
II meeting ; they contained offers of 20001. in aid of Mr. Wilbraham
and the cause of Reform. It was then arranged that Lord Bel-
grave should meet this subscription with the sum of JOWL and that
he, and Mr. Wilbraham, should at their Joint ezpence entertain the
freeholders whilst at Chester. Various local subscriptions, and offers
of the gratuitous conveyance of freeholders to Chester were announced,
and it is no extravagant arithmetic to say, that these private funds,
&c. with the volunteer professional services tendered, and then in ac-
tivity, might be estimated at 105,0004 which together with the sum
already announced, would make a grand total of 27,0001.
The particulars of the above meeting were soon made known in every
part of the county ; and the anti-reformers were so dismayed by the
spirit and determination of the freeholders, that they held a meeting of
their partizans at linutsford, on the following Wednesday, when Lord
Henry Cholmondeley's friends thought it ',Rodent to sound a retreat.
On that evening, Mr. Wilbraham's committee, siuing at the Royal
Hotel in this city, received a note from his lordship, addressed to Mr.
Wilbraham, announcing that " he had just determined to decline en-
tering on a contest."
We shall not endeavour to describe the joy which this news from
Lord Henry diffused, when it was generally known. Every coun-
tenance beamed with pleasure ; and we really believe that the meet
splendid victory England ever won, never produced among the people
of Cheshire half the sensation and delight which Ibis triumph over the
boroughmongers did. Preparations were immediately made for
escorting Lord Belgrave and hlr. Wilbrsham into the city, and
also for conducting them to the Shire Hall on Friday.—A pest
many of the freeholders from Stockport and Macclesfield and other
parts of the county, resolved to attend the ceremony, and not leas than
two thousand were in the city on the morning of Friday. It was a
most joyful day, the bells rang their merriest peals ; the city was all
bustle, and the houses were decorated with laurels, evergreens, and on.
bun The procession was beaded by a band of music, followed by
banners bearing appropriate inscriptions; then came the caadidates on
horseback, and the freeholders four abreast. In this manner they were
conducted to the Shire Hall, and the rush to obtain places as soon as

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the doors were opened was tremendous. Every foot of ground was oc-
cupled in an Instant ; and, as thousands remained outside, the Mayor
.of Stockport, Mr. Steel, and Sir John Stanley, pleaded in their behalf;
and after the usual preliminaries bad been observed, an adjournment
into the Castle-yard took place, where several waggons had been placed
for the convenience of the speakers. There were assembled about ten
thousand persons. About two thousand dinners were provided for the
freeholders at the several inns, and a bottle of wine allowed to each
man. In the evening about seventy gentlemen dined with the mem-
bers at the Royal Hotel. That patriotic old gentleman, Sir John Stan.
ley, occupied the chair ; on his right sat Lord Belgrare, on his left
Mr. Wilbraham. _ _

The last contested election which took place for this county was in
1734, when, at the close of the poll, the numbers were—Cholmonde-
ley, 3802 ; Crewe, 3701; Cotton, 2493.
The election for the Carnarvon district boroughs terminated on Fri-
day last, after a very severe contest, in favour of Sir Charles Paget.
who had a majority of ten votes above his antagonist, Mr. W. Ormsby
Gore. A correspondent informs us that several disgraceful riots were
produced by the violence of Mr. Gore's friends, and that a curious cir-
cumstance was developed during the proceedings : " Crikieth it ap.
pans never had any right whatever to a participation in the elective
franchise; the Constable of the Castle being ex qfficio Mayor. before
whom the burgesses were by the charter directed to be sworn, has had
no existence since the time of Edward 11. in whose reign the last ap-
pointmeut was made ; consequently the borough was defunct, and the
attempt to bring in about 300 Crikieth burgesses, admitted three years
ago, failed.
Wri.supoor., May Io.—The Montgomeryshire election closed on
Monday night ; and notwithstanding the various disadvantages en-
countered by the Reformers, they succeeded in keeping the poll open
for four days, and in bringing 300 freeholders to the hustings. Though
the mock Reformers obtained a great majority, most well•infonned
persons believe that the stand which has been made against them is,
under the circums►ances, a conclusive proof that this is the last time
that the county of Montgomery nted submit to any overbearing in-
fluence.

A great body of the Anti-Reform voters were influenced by the ri-
diculous feudal feelings that the Wynns and the Clives could not be
resisted even for a single day. This delusion is dissipated, and for
ever. But the main cause of the return of the Right lion. C. Wynn is
to be found in his own double dealing on the subject of the Reform Bill.
Knowing that if he voted against it he would be opposed, he voted for
the second reading, and thus lulled the reformers to sleep, taking case,
before he voted for Gaseoyne's amendment, to secure all the attorneys,
taverns, post chaises, &c. in the county. He has had in his employ or
interest no fewer than twenty-two attorneys, and thirty clerks ; and,
strange to say, the poll clerks were almost to a man either partners
of attorneys concerned for 31r. Wynn, or their clerks, and who
were so noisily partial that the Assessor was often obliged to in.
terfere.

FLINT COUNTY ELTCTION.—The election for this county occurred
on Thursday last. at the town of Flint, on which occasion Edw. Mostyn
Lloyd Mostyn, Esq. was elected without opposition. The worthy gen-
tleman waa proposed by F. R. Pryce, Esq. and seconded by Trevor 0.
Jones, Esq. We were not present, but we understand that the scene
was a most gratifying one. The Rev. Charles Shipley and Mr. Thomas
Mather, junior, supported the nomination, by delivering very excellent
speeches.
Al CIDENT.—On Sunday the lst inst. a most melancholy accident
happened on the New Rail-road, at Marston, near Northwich, which
has been laid for the purpose of conveying rock salt from the pits .to the
river. Some boys broke the lock of one of the waggons to amuse them.
selves, by riding down the inclined plane ; but not being sufficiently
acquainted with the method of stopping it, the waggon, containing eight
Or ten boys, ran over the quay into the river. Five of the lads were
recovered unhurt, but three were unfortunately drowned; and one, who,
fell off the waggon on the stage, lies dangerously ill from the wounds be
sustained.

CHESTER BIARIET, Saturday.—Meat, per 751 b. 10s to 10s Gd.
Barley, GOlbs. 7s. to 75. 3d; (rats, 461 b, Os. to Os; New, 4s.
to 4.. Gd.

MARRIED—At Wallasey, James O'Callaghan, Esq. of Dublin,
to Maryanne, the second daughter of the late Andrew Tomlin, of
Seaeombe.
DIED—Mr. Joseph Potter, surgeon, of Heaton Norris.—At Tre-
rallyn Hall, aged 42, Margaret, wife Of It. Golight/y, Esq.

HAMPSHIRE ADVERTISER, MAY 14.

On Monday, ;be chairing of A. Atherley and J. S. Penlease, Esqrs.
the successful candidates for the representation of this town, took
place. The procession commenced at the Town Hall, at one o'clock,
and proceeded round Mr. Chamberlayne's pillar, on the Quay, and
back to the Town Hall. The weather was delightfully fine, and, in
addition to the population of the town and neighbourhood, many from
the Isle of Wight, Lymingion, Ramsey, Winchester, and other places,
attended to witness the spectacle. The chairs were both handsome ;
that of Mr. Penleaxe was of Ottoman shape (made by Russell,) with
light open carved arms, and back richly gilt, placed on a broad base.
meat, and surmounted by a canopy ; that of Mr. Atherley (made by
Benwell) imitated the Roman car, was surmounted by a banner with
the word " Reform," and banners on either side inscribed " Vox
Popoli." decorated with bile and orange silk and ribbons. The pro-
gramme was as follows :
Boatmen and Colourmen.
Electors.
Banner with the Royal Arms and" The King and Reform."
The Band.

Banner—" Atberiey fur Ever—the Friend of Reform," with a crown
in the centre.
Mr. Atha.ley's Committee.
Banner —" Our cause is just."
Banner-0 The King and the People."
Banner—' Penlease for Ever." " Civil and Religious liberty,"
with the Town Arms in the centre.
Mr. Penlease's Committee.
Mr. Atheriey and bit. Penlease, in their Can, side by side.
Banner—" Triumph over Bribery and Corruption."
Banner—" The Bornughmongers are defeated."
&c. &c. &c.

The procession was altogether worthy the occasion, and was con-
ducted in the most orderly manner. Flags and streamers flew in
every direction on the river and on the shore; and the windows and
house-tops in the High-street were crowded. As is usual with us,
the chair of Mr. Atherley, after passing the Town Hall, was seized on
and completely demolished, as were several of the banners. Mr. Pen-
lease succeeded is getting his chair into the stable-yard of Mr. Maul,
close to the Bar-gate, and thus saved it from destruction ; but, during
the night, a party forced open the gates of the yard, stripped the
chair of its canopy and silk, and waggishly deprived it of its seat,
without doing further damage. In the evening, the joint Committees,
together with several of their friends, about 70 in number, gave the two
members a sumptuous dinner, in the elegant room, brilliantly lighted
up for the purpose, at the Royal George Hotel.
A correspondent suggests that the cause of the loss of Captain
Bradby's yacht may be thus explained :—ln the squall she must have
heeled over, so as to take in a large body of water, and being trimmed
by the stern with a half deck and sunken deck cabin, the body of
water rushed aft, and caused her to go down by the stern—at once
chewing to gentlemen having vessels constructed on this plan the
danger to which they are liable. Sailing vessels to be safe shoukl be
either decked, or open fore and aft.
The Favourite, sloop of war, was at Sierra Leone oo the 9th March.
She was to sail on the 12th for the Gambia, and the . Dryad ;in about
ten day., on a cruise. The Black Joke, tender to the Dryad, captured
a slaver with 300 slaves on board, on the 21st of February. The Athol
was in the Bight of Benin ; the Medina was gone to Fernando Po;
and the Conflict was to Leeward.
Two THOUSAND POUNDS sierusaD ST • BUSGESS 701 HIS
VOTE.—In the second edition of " Oldfield's History of Boroughs,"
published in the year 1794, will be found the following anecdote:
" On the death of the late Lord Holmes, a very powerful attempt
was made by Sir Wm. (Islander, and some other neighbouring gen-
tlemen, to deprive his Lordship's nephew and successor, the present
Reverend lilt. Troughbear Holmes, of his influence over the cor-
poration of Newport, Isle of Wight. The number of that body
was at that time esursty-three, there being one vacancy amongst
the Aklawses, occasioned by the recent death of the late
Lord Holmes. Eleven of them continued firm to the interest
of the nephew, and the same number were equally eager to trans-
fer the interest to Sir William Oglander and the Worsley family. A
Mr. Taylor, of this town, one of the burgesses,withheld his declaration,
and as his vote would decide the balance of future influence, it was
imagined that he only suspended it for the purpose of private advan-
tage. Agreeably to that ides, he was eagerly sought by the agents of
each party. The first who applied is said to have offered him two
thousand pounds. Mr. Taylor had actually made up his mind to have
voted with his party, but the moment his integrity and independence
were attacked, be reversed his determination, and resolved to give his
suffrage on the opposite side. The party, however, like their oppo-
nents, being Ignorant of the favour designed them, and of the accident
to which they owed it, assailed him with it more advantageous offer.—
He informed them of the resolution he had just formed in consequence
of a similar insult from their adversaries; but since be bad now dis-
covered that they were both aiming at power by the same vile means,
he was determined to vote for neither of them : and, to put himself out
of the power of further temptation, he resolved to resign his gown
as a burgess of the corporation, which he accordingly did on the
next day."
Basingstoke market on Wednesday was more plentifully supplied
with all sorts of grain than last week, and mese business was done, but
at a reduction from last week's prices. Wheat, from 161 to 181 10s (a
very fine sample fetched 191) per load ; Barley, s6s to 44s ; Beans,
384 to 441 ; Oats, 28. 6d to 34s Pease, 38. to 40s. per quarter.—
In seeds, not much doing; prices stationary. Bread, one shilling and
eightpence per gallon.
Newbury, Barks, May 12.--. Wheat, imperial quarter, 42s to 76.;
Barley, 30s to 46s ; Oats, 24s to 34s ; Beans, 40s to 411; New Peas,
40s ; Bread, per gallon, 18d to 90d.
Chichester May 10.—The inspector's Mimi was as follows : Wheat
Ins 4d ; Barley, 481 100 ; Oats, 117. Id.


Romsey, May 12.—Wheat, new, 161 to 181 per load ; Bak. n
ew
34s to 38s ; Oats, 26s to 305 ; Beans, 441 to 50s per quarter.
Salisbury, May 10.—Wheat, 26s to 38s ; Barley, 50s to 42, ; or.
26s to 32s ; Beans, 21s to 30s.
Devizes, May 12.—Wbeat, 26s to 341 ; Barley, 30s to 47, ; ek„
26s to ads ; Beans, 17. to 26s ; Flour, 52. to 565. Bread, IL a.
per gallon.
314RRIED—At Alverstoke, Robert Vintet, Esq. to PAU It,
Rasta, eldest daughter of Samuel Boville, Esq. Fenton Cottage... 4:
Mt Watson, Esq. to Helena Charlotte, eldest daughter of Ilre. ._
ford, of Portland-squats.
DIED—At the grove, Sussex, Rosamond, wife of Cap.. bill,
R. N.—At Winchester, the Rev. Wm. Berry, rector of St. Latartace.„.
—At Bellevue-house, near Devizes aged 81, Mrs. Taylor, relict of II,:
late Samuel Taylor, Esq.—Martha, wife of Chatles Howard Lt.,
borough, Esq. of Shrew tonen-At the royal Naval Hospital,
-untinae.
der J. Kinsman (1813.)
TYNE MERCURY, MAY 17.
Wrirrae.—Friday week, a large and respectable meeting of tie een.
damn and tradesmen of Whitby was held, under the sanction of 6,
magistrates, at the Assembly Room in the Angel Inn, to consider
propriety of entering into a subscription to procure a survey of the nip.,
practicable line of road for a railway from Whitby to join the •toesio,
and Darlington railway. Robert Campion, Esq. was called to the
chair. After sonic discussion, a subscription was agreed upon, and in,.
mediately entered into, which at the present time amounts to 3ttiil.
The great abundance of freestone, whinstone, and other na ural plodue
along the proposed line, leaves little doubt that. taking the conveyance
of coals for the use of the town and the country adjacent to the line into
account, it would prose a profitable speculation.
The election for the county of Durham took place on Tuesday last,
when Mr. Russell and Sir fled worth Williamson were returned, th,
opposition threatened by the anti-reform party not having been pro.
ceeded in. The candidates, who came from Brancepeth Castle, were
honoured with a triumphal entry into the city. The crowd a•seinbled
to meet them was immense, and the enthusiasm of the populace un.
qualified. The business of the election commenced at ten o'clock, in
front of the County Courts, where spacious hustings were erected.
The election having b:en fixed fur Monday the 9th of May, the town
of Alnwick assumed a very animated appearance at an early hour in
the morning. The candidates, T. W. Beaumont, Esq. and Lord
Howick, arrived in the town on the Saturday preceding, and were
joined by several of their friends on Sunday. This election, as might
naturally be expected, excited the greatest interest throughout the
county. After it was over, the newly-elected members were chaired
through the town in the usual manner, pruceded by Mr. Beaumont',
' band, amid the reiterated plaudits of the multitude. After the chair.
bog, the members alighted at the White Swan Inn, when the populace,
according to custom, completely demolished the chairs, and parted die
fragments. Mr. Beaumont. pointing to the fray, observed, that it was It
true resemblance of the houses of lords and commons on the night of die.
solution. At 3 o'clock,upwards of 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner, in a
granary behind the Star Inn, there being no room capable of accommo.
dating the number that was expected. Ac former elections here, the
members always treated their friends with a dinner, but at this dinner
the members were the persons who were treated. and every other person
paid for himself. The High Sheriff presided on the occasion, sup.
ported on his right by Lord Howick and T. Riddell, Esq. and on hi.
left by Mr. Beaumont and Sir F. Blake, Bart. After the removal of
the cloth the Chairman gave—" The people, the only source of legiti.
mate power:" " Our patriotic King," with four times four; " The
Duke of Sussex, and the rest of the Royal Family," with three time,
three, all of which the Chairman proposed in elegant and approptime
addresses. He next proposed, in very handsome terms, " The newly
elected members for Northumberland," which was drunk with three
times three, and very great enthusiasm.
The plantations about a mile below Peebles, belonging to Sir John
Hay, of Hayston, were set on fire by some miscreants on the evening of
Saturday se'nnight. Sir John has offered a reward of 1001. foe the
discovery of the incendiaries.

At a recent meeting of the Agricultural Society, a paper was mak
entitled—" An account of the different modes of keeping fruit, which
bare been tried at the society's garden for the season 1830." The
statement was drawn up at the garden, and enumerated eight different
modes ; the three best and most practicable of which were, the covering
of the fruit in pure and perfectly dry sand, dry fern, or in a deal box
buried in the earth. By any of these modes it was preserved, fret from
shrivelling and any disagreeable flavour; in all it must be placed in A
cold situation. By the other five modes, although the fruit was pre.
served in a pretty sound state, a very musty flavour mu found to be
communicated; this was especially the case where oat-chaff was the
medium.

STAMP DUTY ox RECZIPTII.—The stamp-duty on receipts was
first imposed during the celebrated coalition administration ; which gave
occasion for the following jeu d'esprit, at the time generally attributed
to Sheridan s

" I would," says Fox, " a tax devise,
" That should not fall on me ."
.. _.

" Then tax receipts," Lord North replies,
" For those you never tee !"
MARRIED.—At Carlisle, John Piper, jun. Esq. of Edinburgh, to
Elizabeth Scott, only daughter of the late Lieut.-Col. James Dunsmor..
—John Fontes, Esq. of Wark worth, to Mrs. Johnston, of Montagu..
street, Portinan-aquare.
DIED.—In Havensworth-terrace. near Gateshead, Caleb Anger.
Esq.— t Alnwick, the Rev. Dr. Alexander Turnbull, of CassindonaL
—Charles Pattenson, Esq. 64, third and last surviving son of the Ist:
T. Pattensoo, Rn. of Melmerby Hall.