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ral candidates amount to 291 ; the Feehtes to 93 ; and the
Protectionists to 222. These numbers will tend to show
the activity of the several parties, and their probable im-

portance in

he new parliame

PLEDGES.—W e need scarcely onserve mat as toe ex-
torting of a pledge is (on the part of the elector) a wrong
to the community at large, so the giving of one includes
the giver in the guilt. A member of the House of Com-
mons who enters it avowedly pledged to vote " aye" or
" no," notwithstanding all that may be said by his com-
peers, under any possible circumstances, very plainly does
that which is wholly irreconcileable alike to the duties of
his position—to the respect he owes to the- assembly of
which he has the honour of being a member—and to his
own dignity.
WHITEHAVEN

Attwood has signified his inten-

tion of retiring from public life, in consequence of decli-
ning health ; and Mr. Irton has also announced his in-
tention not to offer himself again as a candidate at the
ensuing election for West Cumberland. Mr. Hildyard,
of the Inner Temple, is coming forward for initehaven ;
and Mr. Henry Lowther, son of the Hon. Col. Lowther,
has issued an address to the electors of West Cumberland.
As yet there is no appearance of a contest in this district,
so that the candidates, both old and new, will be saved
the necessity of going to a poll.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CORN-LAW.—At a meeting
of dissenting electors for the city of London, last week, a
Mr. Travers spoke as follows :—" Mr. Pattison's election
for London in 1843 was owing to Baron Rothschild, for
but for his exertions, the Jews would not have voted, and
it was his (Mr. Travers') opinion that they would not
have had free trade (oh, and laughter). An express was
sent down of Mr. Pattison's election, to the League, and if
his election had not been carried the League would have
broken up (no, no, and laughter). They owed the return
of Mr. Pattison to Baron Rothschild and his family."
PRESTON.-Mr. Robert Townley Parker, who sat for
Preston from 1837 to 1841, has been brought forward by
the Conservatives as a candidate for the borough. Mr.
Parker's committee have published a letter from him to
Mr. Charles Swainson intimating his readiness to stand,
but giving no exposition of his political principles. When
in Parliament before he was a Protectionist, and a steady
supporter a os f
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election
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but Mr.
was

George Strickla-nd and Mr Charles Pascoe Grenfell, con-
taining the customary protestations of adherence to free

Ur. Sturge is in Leeds, and has attended several public

Meetings of his supporters. Neither Mr. Marshall nor
Mr. Beckett have yet visited the electors, but their re-
spective committees are busily engaged on their behalf.
The ultra-liberals boast of the many promises which Mr.

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&urge has received, and they say- lie will receive more
support on the day of election from the liberals than Mr.
Marshall will. The latter, however, is sure to have the
votes of many of the conservatives, who will divide- be-
t Ween him and Mr. Beckett. The general opinion is that
Mr. Beckett and Mr. Marshall will be returned.
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POLICY OF THE ANTI-EDUCATIONISTS.—Leeds is not
the only borough in which the course pursued by the op-
ponents of national education will entail the return of pa
conservative. Mr. Protheroe, one of the present liberral
members for Halifax, finding, from the defection of some
of his liberal dissenting supporters, that his return is im-
possible, has withdrawn from the contest, and there is
little doubt that Captain Edwards, a conservative, will be
the colleague of Sir Charles Wood in the next parliament.
In Wakefield, the disunion of the liberal party will pro-
bably tend to the return of Mr. Sandars, who is a very
moderate conservative. So in the West Riding, the divi-

son in the ranks of his opponents will secure Mr. Beckett
Denison in the undisturbed possession of his seat.
LORD J. RUSSELL AND THE ENDOWMENT OF POPERY.
—At a meeting, on Tuesday, of electors for the city of
London, Lord J. Russell said,—" I think pledges which
have been required on the subject of Roman Catholic en-
dowment are peculiarly unnecessary—because, as far as I

am acquainted, there is no intention in proposing a❑y
measure for that purpose to Parl!ament, nor do I know
that there is any probability of its being proposed. (Cheers

an ct counter cneers.
said, but I must say further

ith reSpeet to all these sub-

possess, and th;t a man's religious opinions should be no
bar to his obtaining that to which he would otherwise
fair and just claim."
Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey has played
might be

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irds the promise of sum

3.1 i of returning him ft

of expense, the exception of the hustings,
1 graceful conduct in withdrawing at this crisis will
denuled by every elector in the United liingdom,