The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

HALIFAX.—The Right Hon. C. Wood was on Thurs-
day last unanimously elected member for this borough.
TIVERTON.—On Friday last Lord Palmerston was re-
elected a member for this borough without opposition.

The re-election of Lord Morpeth for the West Riding
will take place on Saturday next.
TAUNTON.—On Friday last the right honourable
H. Laboochere, secretary for Ireland, was re-elected for
this borough without opposition,
KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE.—The nomination for this
county is fixed to take place on Friday, the 17th instant.
There is no oppos tion expected to Mr. Maitland:
LEITH DISTRICT OF BURGHS.—OR Thursday last the
vacancy occasioned in this borough by the elevation of
Mr. Rutherford to the office of Lord Advocate of Scot-
land, was filled up by the re-election of that gentleman
without any opposition being offered.

EDINBURGH.—Mr. Macauley is opposed by Sir Cullen
E. Smith, and Mr. Gibson Craig by Mr. John Dunlop.
The nomination of Mr. Macaulay took place on Friday.
The sheriff was unable to say which had the majority on
the show of hands. The polling is to take place to-day,
(Tuesday.) To-day the nomination of Air. Gibson
Craig and Mr. Dunlop takes place. It is believed that
the government candidates will be successful.
CITY Or LONDON ELECTION.—Wednesd
the day fixed for the election of a member to serve in par-
liament as one of the representatives of the city of Lon-
don ; and at twelve o'clock, at Guildhall, the usual preli-
minaries having been gone through, Lord John Russell
presented himself as the candidate, and was warmly re-
ceived. Having been proposed by Mr. Samuel Jones
Lovd and seconded by Mr. J. J. Gurney, and no other
candidate being put forward to oppose him, his Lordship
was declared duly elected. He then addressed the elec-
tors at some length, and the proceedings terminated at a
quarter-past one o'clock.
W °RC ESTER ELECTION.—The election for this borough
took place on Wednesday last, ander very peculiar cir-
cumstances. Up to Tuesday evening it was fully expected
by the constituency that their old member, Sir Thomas
Wilde, would walk the course. A slight of luck, however,
fell to the share of the learned knight, by the death of
Lord Chief Justice Tindal. which took place on Monday
la-t, and to whose high offices Sir Thomas Wilde having
succeeded, he is at once translated to the other house. A
new selection was therefore to be made, and Sir Denis de
Merchant having posted down, with credentials from Sir
Thomas, was accepted by the electors, and elected with-
out opposition.
NOTTINGHAM Er ECTION.—On Wednesday the elec-
tion of a member to represent this town on the occasion
of the vacancy created by the accession to office of Sir J.
C. Hobhouse, took place in the halls of the Exchange
Rooms. The usual preliminaries having been gone
through, Sir J. C. Hobhouse was proposed by Mr. F.
Hatt and seconded by Mr. T. Herbert, the mayor. Mr.
Sweet proposed Mr. Fearsus O'Connor. who was se-
conded by Mr. W. Mott. The two candidates then ad-
dressed the electors, after which a show of hands was
called for, the rrsult of which was in favour of the char-
tist. A poll was then demanded in behalf of his opponent,
upon which Mr. O'Connor withdrew his pretensions. Sir
J. C. Hobhouse was accordingly declared duly elected.

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