Star.
London, England, 1826-05-25 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL.
Corr OF ma. nuserssores axexv TO int aminoterroxlitil-
Sonserser-place, nth May, 1846.
Gmerxemen—My friend Mr% Bolton has this day delivered to
me a requisition, conveying, in terms most tattering to my feelings,
the expression of your readiness and desire to use every exertion in
supporting my re-election as your Representative in the next House
of Commons. I will frankly own to you, that before I received
this requisition, my mind bad been made up to solicit the festival
of the high and important trust which the expected dissolution of
the present Parliament must, ere long, place at your disposal.
Apart from aU motives of botioutable distinction connected with that
trust, I could not but feel that the tender, at leant, of my further
services, was the only return, however inadequate, which I could
make for the decided approbation with which you had so recently
marked my past conduct. The number, as well as the repectability,
satisfy me that I am not thought undeserving of the continued con-
fidence of my constituents. I receive, therefore, with all gratitude,
the pledge of your united co-operation to secure my return for U. verpool--a pledge which it will be my pride t ogive you an oppor-
tunity of redeeming at the hustings, whenever the election may
take place. WILLIAM HUSK ISSON.
liosvoe.—The freemen of Boston have sent a pressing invitation
to their former Member, Mr. W. A. Maddocks, who represented
them in live Parliaments, to come fOrward at the ensuing election.
Balsvez..—Mr. Hart Davis retires from Bristol on the score of
ill health. His son-in-law, Mr. J. Scandrett Harford, Lord Gran-
ville Somerset, Mr. W. Peel, and Mr. Bright, are all mentioned
as candidates.

Coasraa.—All the delights of a contested election in Chester are
apparently not far distant. The Honourable Robert Grosvenor
offers himself to the notice •f the Freemen in the roots of his
gallant relative, General Grosvenor. The appearance in due time.
of a candidate on the independem interest is announced. General
Egerton has, we understand, declined the invitation to offer him-
self a candidate.—Chests,. aura*.
Doren—Joseph Butterworth, Fag. one of the Members for
Dover, has reached that place from London, to continence a canvass
of the town.

Bresnan—Sir Roger Gresley's canvass for this Borough pro-
mises the most decided success, the circumstance of Sir Charles
Cockerel,* Tory, and Mr. Prothtroe, a Whig, basing formed a
coalition, has arrayed all the independent voters on the sMe of Sir
Roger, in order to defeat such an unnatural union of interest 4 and
to keep the representation of their Borough open.
• Kate—lt is expected that Sir Edward Knatcbbull and Mr. Mo-
nywond will be again returned for the county of Kent, without
opposition. The same is also expected with the present Members
for Maidstone.--..lfaidstene Arrant.

Saturday last, a bill was issued la the morning, addressed " To
the Independent Burgesses of the ancient and respectable town of
conveying the intelligence that 6, Augustus Henry O'Neil,
Esq. a Gentleman of independent fortune, honourable principles,
and highly respestabk connexions relying with cisnfidence upon
the pledges of support which, as the third man," he had received,
was prepared to redeem the promises made to the Independent
Burgesses en his behalf, and that he would enter the town that day
at two o'clock, when he would more fully state the nature of his
pretensions. The Burgesses were therefore strongly urged to
muster strongly, to meet hint at his landing upon the Jetty. The
bill was unsanetioned by any signature, but the promised man
arrived, and was greeted by the plaudits of the people; favours
were flying in every direction, and the utmost enthusiasm was
evinced in every part of the town.—York Courant.
Lexicurim—lt Is said that Mr. William Evans, the Member for
East ltetford, will offer himself for Leicester • he is an advocate for
Catholic Emancipation • to which Sir Charles Abney Hastings,
Bart. of Willesley Hall:another candidate, is opposed ; the latter
Gentleman, whose success is said to be certain, is friendly to a re.
vision of the Corn Laws and to free trade.

Nostrout—Sir Jacob Altley starts for the county of Norfolk.
Mr. Hervey, who had for a while retired. reauntes Ms pretensions
to the dty. _ _

Oxronis-k-A Meeting of the freemen of the city of Oxford, read-
dent in the Metropolis, took place on Tuesday evening at the Coach
and Horses, in St. John-street Road. There were nearly 130 elec-
tors present.—lt appeared that in addition to the present Members,
John Ingram Lockhart, Esq. and Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. Wm.
Hughes intends canvassing the electors.
In the course of the evening. Mr.ller addressed the company
on behalf of Mr. Hughes, who he said weld pledge himself to sup-
port at all times the interest of the people, and in particular the
rights and privileps of the City of Oaferd--that he would oppose
most strenuously the continuance of the present Corn Laws, and
also the ranting further concessions to the Catholics, which he
considered to be both dangerous and impolide.—A great number
of the electors present declared their determination of supporting
hlr. Hughes.

,
Sugden dined with a few' of his friends on
Wednesday at Shoreham The decided success which this Gentle.

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man has met with in ►is canvass t►rough t►e whole or the Rape,
and his sound constitutional principles, will make ►is return to
Parliament certain.—Brightas Paper.
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PNEUMATIC ENGINE.

At an early hour yesterday morning, the application
of Mr. Brown's newly-invented pneumatic engine for
propelling a carriage against the ascent of a sharp ac
clivity was successfully tried upon the steepest part of
Shooter's hill. The place chosen for this trial was
where the ascent gains ISI inches in 12 feet, and where
the sandy surface of the new made road, by affording a
yielding and clogging bed for coach wheels, presented
every obstacle to the success of such an experiment.—
Notwithstanding these local disadvantages, Mr. Brown's'
engine, which was constructed upon a four wheeled
body, steadily conquered the ascent, and established its
extraordinry power to move onwards against the impedi-
ment of a precipitous surface. Its power of motion upon
a level plain was never denied, but until this experiment
demonstrated the fact, many contended that it could not
surmount perpendicular resistance. We could not learn
exactly the weight of the machine, but as it ascended the
hill 7 persons sat on the shafts, without making by their
irrcumbrance any perceptible alteration in its motion.
Some sailors, who were accidently passing at the time,
surrounded the engine, and expressed their amaiement
at its self-impelling power, and being better adepts in
the production of fun than of machinery, they placed
a young chimney sweeper, who was caught on the spat,
upon the board corresponding with the coach-box, and
conferred upon the little urchin the honour which, in
the dark ages, would have devoted his bones to the
flames instead of the chimney, of being the first con-
ductor of a heavily laden vehicle up Shooter's hill,
without the agency of horses. The power which is
capable of practical application, by the principle of this
engine, appears very considerable, and its steady
weetnentem at the very instant of starting) .spewed the
certainty of its action. The steam-engine can (only be
applied to aid mechanical power upon a slightly inclined
plain, and with the aid of a rail-road ; while this Pneu-
matic Invention works at once upon such a road as we
have described, notwithstanding the roughest impedi-
ments. There appears oneimportant advantage which the
principle of this engine has ever any other that science
has hitherto supplied ft r practical purposes of the same
nature. The occurrence of accident cannot possibly be
attended with danger. The force of a steam engine
necessarily depending upon its expansive properties, is
capable of producing considerable mischief in the event
of any untoward :plosion but the Pneumatic Engine,
deriving its power from the atennspheiic air, only ex
poses the cylinder, under any circumstances, to the
pressure of its action externally. The cylinder, from
any weakness of Cie material, or inequality in its cir-
cumference, might 'have its surface bulged inwards
from the external atmospheric pressure, or become
squeezed into a shapeless tube, but there cannot be any-
explosion, or scattering expulsion of its fractured parts.
'The experiment to a mere observer was certainly cessions
'and satisfactory ; and so far as the power of ascent was
involved, was clearly demonstrated. It is for scientific
persons who have leisure for these pursuits to cultivate
and assign the degree of metes of the inventor.