The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-12 00:00:00

WIGAN ELECTION.

, A
The nomination of the candidates for the representation 0'
the borough of Wigan in parliaAent took place on Friday,
at the Town-hall, Market-placMVigan. The doors of the
Town-hall were thrown open shortly before eleven o'clock
and in a few minutes the place was densely crowded with the
supporters of the rival candidates.
In consequence of the illness of the mayor, Mr. Bed
(the late mayor) was sworn in as returning officer.
Mr. BEVAN briefly addressed the meeting. He said they
were all aware that, in consequence of the extreme illness
and debility of their late representative, Mr. Potter, that
gentleman was no longer able to continue his duty as went:
ber for the borough, and he had therefore replaced the trust
in the hands of those who had conferred it upon him. It
consequently became the duty of the electors to select 00°
ther gentleman to occupy the place of representative of the
borough of Wigan. He (Mr. Bevan) believed that two go°
tlemen appear before the meeting as candidates for that ho-
nour. He sincerely trusted that the proceedings would a*
conducted throughout in an orderly and peaceable manner.
There was no need of strife on either side. He trusted, too,
that the proceedings would not only commence, but that
they would be allowed to terminate without any tumult'
or any necessity for making an addition to the civil force'
(Hear, hear.) He was determined, as one of the magistrates,
to preserve the peace of the town by all the means in Ill!
power ; and he sincerely hoped that the meeting would teu
him that there was no need of having recourse to any extra,
ordinary measures. (" There is not ') It had been hintau
to him that some of the masters in the outskirts of the tool
were bringing the colliers forward. He would, however'
take it for granted that was not the case, because they (the
colliers) had nothing to do with the election. The magic"
trates, nevertheless, had deemed it their duty to make Cr:
rangements to preserve the peace. (" Ay, and a noice se'
ov constables yo've made to keep th' peeace.") Mr. Bevan
then called on those gentlemen who had candidates to Pre"
pose to come forward.
After a moment's delay, Mr. JOHN WOODCOCK rose, but •
it seemed not to have been determined what candidate should
be first proposed. Mr. W. therefore stood up while the
question of priority was decided, and was assailed in the
mean time with shouts of " Can't you speak ?" &c. One
gentleman on the Ewart side, called out, ".I think the
woodcock is short of spirit; he does not show fight this
morning ;" on which one of the witty unwashed, who stood
among the crowd, shouted, " The nightingale is coming t°
sing:"

Mr. WOODCOCK at last sat down, and
Mr. RALPH THICKNESSE came forward, amidst mingled.
cheers, groans, and hisses, to propose Mr. Wm. Ewart. P`
said—The gentlemen on the opposite side seem to back in
their courage this morning. I have -110 hesitation at all In
proposing Mr. Wm. Ewart. (Cheers and hisses). No can'
didate ever came before you in whose fitness and ability to
represent you I could place more confidence. He has been,
as you are all aware, the representative for several sessions;
of the second commercial town in the British empire, tut
with the exception of London, the greatest seaport in tu",
world, and it was never charged upon him that he had
managed the important interests committed to his care with
ability and proper attention. After some other remark
eulogising the conduct of Mr. Ewart, he concluded by Pr°l;
posing him as a fit and proper person to represent the boroue
of Wigan in parliament. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. J. S. HERON seconded Mr. Ewart's nomination.
JOHN WOODCOCK, Esq. proposed Mr. Kearsley as a 6t
and proper person to represent the borough of Wigan " ,
'
parliament. He said, I need not occupy much of your
valuable time in dwelling on the merits of the honourable
candidate whom I have proposed, as he is well known to you
all, having spent his whole life in this neighbourhoou•
(Cheers.) He has once already represented you in parlia-
ment, and should he have the high honour conferred uPeri
him of being again returned as one of your members, I hal
no doubt that he will give his support to any measures ea
practical reform which may be calculated to promote the ge°.
of the people, without trenching on the safety of the consti;
tution. At the same time, he will oppose the wild ana
visionary schemes of reform approaching to revolution'
(Cheers and disapprobation.) A more manly, straightfor'
ward, and independent memberyou cannot elect ; and I hePte,
that to-morrow you will show your estimation of his merits
by placing him at the head of the poll. (Great cheering.),
JOHN LORD, Esq., in seconding the nomination of lur:
Kearsley, said—l shall not occupy your time by making
long speech, because a gentleman who has preceded me n*/
been somewhat prolix in his remarks. Of Mr. Kearsley,
will merely say, what many of you know and will rean6r
acknowledge, that when he was our representative he behavc"
efficiently and well. Having said this much, I shall beg
permission to make a few remarks upon one or two state-
ments of Mr. Thicknesse. He first informs you that Sr'
Ewart has been member for 'Liverpool in several sessions °'
parliament, and a more unhappy hit could not have bee°
made, for if he were a good member, how is it that he 05;
not again returned ? (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Is t
not known to all the world how he was returned the firs"
time ? Yes ; it is known that he was returned by briber);
and corruption. With this fact before his eyes, how cool
the gentleman who introduced him to represent him to vfli
as a pure and unstained character ? This fact cannot be.ele"
nied, because Mr. Ewart has himself admitted it. (" N°'
no," by Mr. Ewart.) It is too notorious to be denied 11
anybody. But suppose that Mr. Ewart were a good meinn
for Liverpool, does it necessarily follow that he will be a g°7i
member for Wigan. (Cries of , No, no," " Yea, yes,"
great confusion.) The interests of the two towns are quirt
distinct. What does Mr. Ewart know of the coal trade, f°,,
instance? Or what connection has he with the other trau`t
carried on in the town of Wigan : He is a lawyer, and whs?
connection has a lawyer with manufactures of any kind
(" He is a gentleman.") Mr. Kearsley is brought forward
as a stanch supporter of the church ; but because he iced
supporter of the established church is he necessarily oppo,;
to the members of any other denomination ? (" yes, veer,
" No, no," and much disturbance.) The whole tenor Of his
life shows that he regards all men, whatever their religious
opinions may be. He has no exclusive notions, as sonii,
would fain have l'ou believe. To those who talk so much
about supporting the established church, I would say, whe-
ther would you trust it to Mr. Ewart or to Mr. Kearsley
If you send the latter gentleman to parliament, he will take
care to support all measures for its amelioration; for, as It
well known to you, he has followed in the steps of Sir Robe-%
Peel. (Great laughter, and cries of " oh, oh.") Why, it/-
not more than two years since that your honourable repre-
sentative said that Sir Robert Peel was one of the best meal'
bers in the House of Commons. (" Yes," for sticking
the loaves and fishes.") Mr. Thicknesse has also runt
allusion to the window-tax, and its unequal pressure ; bu".e
the facts be as he has stated, why have not the present 1417
ministers abolished that tax ? (Hear, hear, and a crY °t
" Because the lords won't let 'em.") I think it socnewlit.°;
unfortunate that Mr. Thicknesse should have selectedtnii
window-tax to animadvert upon. He has stated general g
that every one pays Bs. 6d. a window, until the house bilss.
certain number and then the rate of taxation is decreased'
Now, I would beg leave to ask him, does that apply to t,c',
great body of the community ? because it so happens that te"
poor man pays no tax at all. (Hear.) Mr. Thickness the':
goes on to the corn-laws, and here also he is very unfortunate
He asserts that the effect of those laws is to relieve if()
landowners from all taxation. I would like to know v/Pri,
pays the land-tax.—(Hear, hear; a cry of " Why, the coo;
sumer to be sure," and great uproar.) He also informs ss
that the people are dying for want of bread ' • but stiPP°o
the corn laws were repealed to-morrow, would the poor oce
be better off than he is now ? The necessary consequence
would be, that the spinners and manufacturers would red g,
the wages of labour. (The little thin man, again risilibe
`'No, no.") Where is the man that has supported ;,
poor in the way that Mr. Kearsley has done? He is an '.Oll
dependent man ; his means enable him to obtain and do;
that he wishes, and he neither wants to be a poor-law CO,
missioner, nor a mercenary dependent of a tottering
try.—(Great confusion.) How is it that Mr. Ewart
omitted to mention the question of the poor-law?—(Roble
hear.) It is because he knows that that law is not Pals•;00
to the poor. Mr. Ewart has done his utmost to throw 0',"1 ee
upon Mr. Kearsley, but Mr. Kearsley did]not vote for ;i
poor-law, as his opponent did ; and if Mr. Kearslecb'e
returned, I have no doubt that he will be disposed, in, n,
present session of parliament, to attempt its ameliorati'd;
But these, gentlemen, are questions better left in the 110
of members of parliament ; and will conclude bysaying,
if your choice should fall upon the gentleman'whose
tion I feel pleasure in seconding, you will at all times for,
him ready to do his duty, not endeavouring to make his
tbe
tune by means of your votes, but zealously supporting
real interests of both the rich and the poor. or 3
RALPH THICKNESSE, Esq. here rose and said, Mr. 1),0c,
has repeatedly charged me with having made attacks on
Kearsley. I deny that I ever personally attacked that.gcol
tlemen • but I admit that I made an attack on his pobt4l
principles, and I would have made a stronger one if it
been in my power. bete
A cry of There is another candidate coming," wasi,;l4
raised in the court, which was followed by shouts of " "3'20
him up then." Mr. Edward Nightingale, the Mancboo
radical, (who had caused an address to be placarded &I le
for the town, in which he offered himself as a candidate d
representation of Wigan, in opposition to both Whig ale
tory) was then seen struggling through the crowd. ,tice
made his way, with considerable difficulty, to the Plea
whence the speakers addressed the meeting, and was Pt:00-
with loud groans and hisses. He did not seem at all cis
certed or abashed at the reception which• he eerlelipreo,
The names' of his proposer and seconder (James (=WV:ill'
butcher, of Scholes, and Samuel Wigan, victualler, of rof
gate) were handed in to the returning officer, but neitheor
them attempted to address the electors, which caused eflogoci
pression that the new candidate had not been duly prof' aver
and seconded. Several persons called out, " His prof
has cut."
andi'
Mr. BEVAN then announced that there were three c fer
dates, and asked whether any other was to be brongbit 101
ward. (A cry of " Where is the third ? I never heard
proposed.
Mr. BEVAN.—He has been proposed.
A person in the crowd.—What is his name?
Mr. BEVAN.—Edward Nightingale.
Mr. EWART then presented himself to the electure;ooo3
was received with loud cheers by his friends. He coma' vibe
by remarking that the electors, like him, had been somelt
amused by the little interlude that had just taken pla_iceo'rer
was what he termed an excrescence on the general pc",..pd,
ante.—(Laughter.) He congratulated his honourable ielb-cen
Mr. Kearsley, that the third candidate who had .iu„,st„iieP
nominated had been proposed and seconded by the ".„" lie
Whatever feeling he might experience on the occale'ars'
was sure that the gratification of his hon. friend Mr.
ley, would be much greater when he reflected that the of
ciples of Chartism were proposed and seconded by tw°,°,tion
own party. (Hear, hear.). Where, he asked, was reTo it;
—where universal sufferage, and that which he haileubv ti 7
consequence, universal discord—when thus'supported ,l
of the partizans of his hon.—could he any longer Caiot be
Tory—friend. (Hear.) Mr. Ewart next spoken of wi fao
termed the inconsistency of Mr. Lord, who had found „050
with the gentleman who had done him the honour to Ptr:cyfr,
him, and who, he alleged, had made personal allusions, rase,
Kearsley, at the same time that he (Mr. Lord) had In'
personsal allusions to him (Mr. Ewart) in reference , wasf
conduct at Liverpool. That gentleman had asked why
if he had done his duty at Liverpool, he was not age',
se
1,),
turned. It was well known that he had been returliccrbise
majority of 600 householders, but the Tories, suPPorted of
overwhelming oligarchy of the freemen, had prevaile. hid'
this majority. Mr. Lord had made personal allusions
o ich,
because, at an election, practices had taken place to A bele,
individually, he was not' a party, and which he ever ha",,,,,5e:
and ever should hold in detestation.' What was the that
Never was there a candidate so invited as he was uPf,c olio
occasion by the popular voice. His honoured relative
stood beside him, knew that the great body of the f'osinB
was on his side, but that an aristocracy, parties Pc'..secisie`;
great West Indian and Canadian interests, ruled the
.I,`. aloe.
of that town. One of his party had boasted that he OW
could return a candidate. Those parties brought erection'
vidnal into the field to oppose him, and to secure his c' JO;
were obliged to have recourse to practices highly rep fed
sible ; and to resist the tyranny of the aristocracy,
rnercoori;
by 'a single individual, his (Mr. Ewart's) party, had _0 OS
to means which, he lamented to say, approximated t.9,lth roe
to those of their opponents. (Hear, hear, hear.) "
-.Yea -t.,
gard to his fitness to represent Wigan, the electors,L, 1-j
most proper persons to judge. He had been invited
quisition most numerously signed ; and he felt he orttle
have deserted his duty if he bad not given them an l'soo
nity of recording their votes and (Cheers-

by a e election
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Majority for Mr. Kearsley
EWAt Three o' Clock.
K rsley
art

Majority for Mr. Kearsley 6
ipqVri FINAL CLOSE, AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
+:4art
261
kearsley

Majority for Mr. Ewart

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allelic) e bee had been made in the introduction of individuals into
pmule9ugh for the purpose of intimidating the electors, and
there 'mg disorder and confusion. He knew not whether
that ~was any truth in this rumour, but he was well aware,
eLnere were certain persons who had already interfered
'emi2 election, and had been guilty of the most extraordi-
de'ef,lete of intimidation. Even at midnight attempts had
free e7_a_ne to controul the voters, and prevent them from the
case of their franchise. Such a practice was known
were 4 as bottling the electors ; and he believed the Tories
oppesePts at it. He had always spoken respectfully of his
ere4o.u_ts, and he trusted Mr. Kearsley would give him
ciPlea
07 doing so; and notwithstanding these bottling prin.
Ntien,lus Party he always understood that his honourable
!bey Principle lay in a contrary direction.—(Laughter.)
for,,,ac7,l!eard a great deal respecting the amending the re -
Ifirettime,l He suggested, that if either of his opponents should be
igato,tnat they should propose a bill to sanction bottling in
1,14 the oil would suggest that the words should be something
'ern a 13:wing :—" Whereas, from time immemorial, it has
tO4, be
Practice in the borough of Wigan to bottle the elec-
(l4to,blt enacted, that this system be hereafter allowed."
that irr and cheers.) A clause, however, should be added,
date,. IsnsYstem of bottling should not extend to the candi-
!lative „V-4,,ughter.) It had been stated that he was not a
Inca, gable "'igen, consequently a foreigner, and therefore
taeiriut of Properly representing them and attending to temed erests.
This, he, like Partridge in Tom Jones, con-
Ewan ' Waa a non equitor . After some other remarks, Mr.
eve, art
to chew that, when in the house, he had
alih,„`%ended to the local interests of the people of Wigan,
the gi not at that time in the least manner connected with
oec43i °ugh, or even expecting to be so. He instanced the
l'onidt when a bill was brought into Parliament which
and weli.ve the effect of depriving them of a public footpath
~titati,,,,t,also, with respect to the proposed measure of sub-
Witail oewton as a polling-place for the county instead of
, The honourable gentleman then, at some length,
stateuedhis advocacy of therepeal of the corn laws, for which,
11.. e Was „Lhe had ever voted. With regard to the poor law,
tEePared to defend his conduct. He would not shrink
444 question, but state openly before them what he
one 0
ikke• of n that oemsicu. Before that bill was passed, the
„idePende„this country ein a state of abject and absolute
'4',! the 8-.„;?e, and were vassals and pensioners upon the lords
em if (Hear, hear.) He appealed to them, and asked
I,7onre-r, Poor-lawbill had not emancipated the honest
d ' "Hot previous to the passing of that measure, had
rates. egraded
by having his wages paid out of the parish
trey --ear, hear.) The new poor-law bill allowed the
ip fore t t(!liseek employment where he chose ; whereas, be-
wh• iehbt" Passed, he was limited in his labour to the parish
thate Was settled. He certainly was not an advocate
tom 0 Portion
of the law which allowed the separating a
eeaPle In his wife.—((Cheers,) He thought that when a poor
I,ief sh„wele distressed they should not be separated, but re-
leheer''''',n he administered to them at their own home.—
, anside 3') With respect to the power of the poor-law Fora-
it ottellers; he said, that if such extensive power were given,
k_the postreinlY to be for a limited period, until the workings of
resaie;""v came into perfect operation, and the labourer
4esig-,..0,,ree and independent.—(Hear, hear.) He had been
teuded-,7( as a Unitarian and had been asked if he had at-
Was noCie„ehurch last Sunday. In reply, he stated that he
kit he 2, unitarian though if he had been one, he should
einireananied to a'yow it ;, and that he had attended the
t serina-'t Sunday, when he had had the honour of hearing
Went ih-11 Preached expressly against him. Mr. Ewart. then.
taent,'‘!),an elaborate review of his actions when in Parlia-
sistestwitn a view to prove that he had ever been the cond-
for t3,B4Porter of ever measure there introduced that had
and `endency the welfare and independency of the people ;
abo;, leluded tti g h hould support a free trade, and,
4grieuri._, a free tsraaden in ecsorn, by which he considered the
wetiltqdst, as well as the merchant and manufacturer,
Jose benefitted.—( Loud cheers.)
elen, mtsi.nv, Esq. then stood up and said, G.entle-
lisLeoporttctlsa-atiilsat and fellow-townsmen.—There is not in this
`altc;„sPassionate man who will not agree with mein
Mr. Thicknesse depended for success rather
upon it,e_llnfounded abuse which he has been pleased to pourf
eo hisses and uproar)—than upon the soundness o
‘ertakil "e• (Much cheering.) That gentleman has also un-
ntteraen to attribute to me sentiments to which I never gave
Pe.Bedilbee' lie descanted at much length upon the taxes lint-
h -_P°,lo windows, and on their unequal pressure ; bu ,
he, wid Perhaps permit me to recall to his recollection that
the 4,4 ;_io the House of Commons, gave his own vote. for
• --h'stan loan, to the amount of five millions sterling.
sadvert, Sr.)-e To' these things, however, I shall no longer
n • 411 to myself, I may be permitted to say, that I
.have.
r UP, as you all know, in the old school of
"aa trse-")48Polic here the first precept that I imbibed
l
" fear GoCrawnd honour the king ;" and I have ever
thesrt that it would be the best mode of discharging. both
1.41348'1er red,. duties to serve my God according to the rites o
"Led .e..rieugion of my fathers, established by the law of the
rny7 to serve the king by maintaining the constitution
-miast oi)luktrY, which has not only sustained the thfronme
viiduti '1 the attempts which have been made to as ail rot.
efforts 4tne 'realm, but triumphantly overcame the gigan
power
winch had'o destroy it from without of that colossal w
atteeC first the address to crush the sources of patriotic
how e1,...en,t that constitute in all countries the bonds of na-
enerviZinePendence and union, and thus paralysed the
kral-;ef all the surrounding nations in their own defence,
leeee.. then the easy task left of sweeping them away
.in
kdio -.100
ft t almost an unresisting prey to the arms of the_in,-
Ltly felitineun ambitious invader. And why, my friends, nei e
uin'll.-eountrymen left a single exception to. the general,
deke have always thought it to be under Divine Prtov '-
lss ;„' °wng to our steady and firm attachment to ourma.,cht-
th,..._`gstitutions, which, amidst the appalling danger.s
ttlhas
lirgoNded us,
gave confidence to our hearts, and rests e_s_
ther:ir to the arms of every true-born Englishman. If,
nthous re; gentlemen, I have appeared to any of you
mindb
`ereate:-Lisuell changes in our establishments
!OM, 'U. their overthrow and destruction,aysotuo my
yed not
thef et it ih a man thus revering them, and thus devoted
4 ; for such, gentlemen, I have ever been,
Irnly 71, and rsuch I shall ever remain, believing, as I
if
beg eve,Z, such to be the true interests of my conntry, an_da
°tie who hears my declaration. On these ground
Totes 'T Most respectfully, to solicit the honour of your
kr:VIeJS resent election. (Great applau.
p),,, • INIGHTINGALE, amidst loud continuedi hissing,
e Ittld uproar, addressed the electors for above an hour.
Wuh :hs rePeatedly called upon to desist, but spouted away
e,greatest pertinacity.
bt:here S'iOW of hands was taken for the
,three candidates.
k_'''‘vart a goodly show for both Mr. hearsley and Mr.
.444: For Nightingale about a dozen persons held up their
"` NI • --"A.N decided that the show of hands was in favour
f%t'h NEWart•
gimtn---'ogale then declared that it would be perfect folly in
it- go to the poll, and he should therefore withdrawhis
0 I the suffrages of the electors !
71ppo.e friends of Mr. Kearsley demanded a poll, which was
lilted to take place on Saturday morning at eight o'clock.
SATURDAY.
by k e election has terminated in the return of Mr. Ewart,
illajuvity of two. The following is the state of the poll :
At Nine o'Clock.
Ewart
96
Kearsley
Majority for Ewart l4
Kearsley
At Two o'Clock.
249
Ewart

1,8 Monday last a fine bull, belonging to Robert Jaques,
-.:taliiasoY near Richmond, was slaughtered b Mr.
Oo- -Lenkiso' n, which weighed, on the machine, 156 stones.an
eeh the afternoon of Friday the 15th, there will
tliretle of the sun, commencing at twenty-three mintuteesAtahst,
2,40, and ending at four minutes past four. On h
of the/reara will have elapsed since the first recorded eclipse
Sh "Ton.
great (41 Pechell, the new Lord of the Admiralty, is so
p.,:„erfP.P/e that he cannot leave his apartments at Hamp-
-1441e 0'1; he is even obliged to be wheeled to hisdinneraa-
4td 4,„.alegion of servants. This is just such colleagueat.
d„44a , wants, and a truly whig appointmen
one
,30VERNMENT WITHOUT PATRONAGE."—In t
went alone the patronage of the Irish . government
1%11,1°14 not less than three hundred lucrative appoint-
ttipeo--Iktidi_d that in the police force for there are sixty-four
eator tka magistrates, two hundred and t venty-e.g
tales' and eighteen pay-masters. Pretty. pickings truly
tot,` Tail." How else could the agitators have been
nen. Work ?
l'tevallLtr•—Scarcely do we remember sickness being so
art:loll2A at this place as it is at theboth
Latta. adults adults and children ; a great presentnume of sudden
:11tt, 4ave taken place amongst the former, whilst the
'"°a are cling from a multitude of diseases incident to
Tlt's"-Leeds Intelligencer.
malld fkARL OF ZETLAND.—On Wednesday last, by_croamnd-
i7ta ro4 aia Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the G
grt:,,.,of the Craft, the freemasons of England assembled
bra
tespe-q lodge, appeared in masonic mourning, as a mark
ro.f
4riteet to the memory of the Earl of Zetland, who was
the
tratertitpaster of that order. The general mourning of
26t
at tY will continue for six months, dating from the h
nary,
ASSIZES.--The business at the approaching
ti`raloC ;"'mda commenced on Saturday, will be very cons!
zit c::in the Crown Court. There are now 59 prisoners in
Ztal 0-7 r, awaiting their trials, and 37 out on bail, making a
ti. °, of which number no fewer than 26 are charged
assault. Only Bof these prisoners are !rom the
Vi.eat-"'4 and East Ridings ; the remaining 85 being from
Riding.—Leeds Intelligencer.
ktrciEAst INCUBATION.—On the 10th of February last, a
1t,„44e, 'a nest, containing 14 eggs which had been. recently
0,, a vireazel was found by Captain Bainbridge, in a
L'er oill„_Ma estate hear Crimple House, Pannal. The num-
dies-6,,ga,Shows that the bird commenced laying about the
Zast °` January, a circumstance rarely known even tolthe
pmt
veteran sportsman, as it is not usual
rWo,,,tes to commence breeding till April or May.—lbid.
t'44I:I),,,tRFUL ESCAPE.—On Friday, as a sinker, called
ninchcliffe, was ascending from a coal pit, at par-f
vi 7 ro arnaleY, belonging to Joseph Porter,. Esq.,. part o
riteh,tr slipped from off the drum, and tlinehhffe was
Yard.l4of the corve, and fell to the bottom, a distance of
hereas much shaken and bruised by the fall, but
`taett:"lY was about three feet of water at the bottom,
ate °lnst. have been dashed to ifieces.—lbid.
CillaCq%!°24lr. AND RETRENCHMENT.—There is yet hope for
Oolptlri, and for Mr. Spring Rice. The government con-
/1714g a saving of fifty pounds a year by transacting. the
n°list ate the port of Lancaster in an ordinary dwelling-
sitieh'.ad of the appropriate and ornamental building in
Pel:.,ja now done, an which was erected at considerable
es;", °Y the quay commissioners for the express purpose.
,Al, &titillate the nation .
oft azette.
lidgate met in company one hose " pert, con-
ketirtking sparks," who, whatever may be the subject,
te„ttls
.more exact intelligence than any one around them.
tityi,,_" eraan, on every occasion, answered the last speaker
&la phZ! But, sir, I happen to know." He had repeated
,`"lrty a great many times, to the annoyance of the whole
t'olZeri Mr• Flad te with peculiar dryness of manner,
tian th;flihra, " you really hav more fortuitous informa-
tL'ocku-I..any man I ever conversed with."
"na.o.—Scandal has been busy about the palace pre-
kakieta It h
to eh .as been rumoured, that the Queen inflicted per-
t! solzeastlaernent on one of her ladies of the bedchamber
tYis Pitling fault, and that the lady in question, Miss
tethe t the palace in consequence. But Miss Davys is
ig, e Palace, and the rumour is contradicted. Another
ti-qt ith.tattliat her
Majesty, hearing some evil report—a vio-
ot° ;:m with a court physician—of a lady who attends
"'a h Duchess of Kent,. commanded her to remain in her
tet artiber •
ttoo' a ooble Lthat the fair prisoner complained to. her bro-
ttkk and w marquis ; that the brother demanded invqtiga-
Of tjiip the not be put off by the premier's promise. to
trait laa„clUarrel ; that the result has been the restoration
thi,"tietioo freedom and favour. We have heard no
tcotnea-
w the la‘'e latter story.--(qeectator.) The Age sa io Of Hastings he Lady Flora Hastings, sister to the Mar-
Ithi et pe She was supposed, from some peculiarity
414 wat.tirl appearance, to be enceinte, a circumstance
-ma of the sproved by a medical certificate, given on de-
continues who continues in the palace.