The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-15 00:00:00

(PRIVATE.)

" Bryanston-square, 22d March, 1842.
" MY DEAR understand that Mr. Chalmers re-
signs this week his seat for Montrose.
" I have been unwilling to undertake either the trouble or
expense of a contested election ; but, if any constituency
shall think fit to elect me, I shall serve and go on as for-
met ly.

" It would doubtless be pleasing to me to ag in represent
the burghs, where I so long sat, in spite of all Tory oppoi.
tion ; but I am altogether unacquainted with the state of the
constituency, and only mention to you my wishes in that
way, leaving the electors to decide of their own accord.
Believe me, your's sincerely,
(Signed,) "JOSEPH HUME.
" David Carnegy, Esq., Craigo."

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The object of this production was obviously to induce Mr.
Carnegy to commence a canvas on his (Mr. Hume's) behalf,
without committing the aforesaid Joseph. But Mr. Carnegy
seems to have been too dull or indisposed to take the hint;
and the letter being marked " private," he, of course, made
no use of it. This part of Joseph's game, therefore, was
completelynon-plussed.

Meanwhile, events progressed in the burghs. The whig-
radicals of Forfar despatched letters to Messrs. Gisborne,
Warburton,' and E. J. Stanley, besides Mr. Hume, request-
ing- to know Whether they were disposed to start. Mr.
Hume replied that he was quite willing to start, provided his
success could be ensured, and that he should be put to " no
expenses beybrid the legal ones." This was a decided step
beyond his original proposition contained in the private letter
quoted above, where the condition plainly is, that he shall
be elected " without trouble or expense."
The whig-radicals of Forfar and Montrose, having met
and passed resolutions in favour of Mr. Hume, called upon
him to appear amongst them, and at the same time it was
communicated to him on the Ist of April, that Mr. Carnegy
was the only candidate in the field. Still Mr. Hume insisted,
with his accustomed caution, that there should he a declared
majority in his favour, evidently, however, resoled to make
a start. During this correspondence, he engaged himself
sedulously in removing Mr. Carnegy from the field—and,
while he told the electors that he was not yet satisfied with
his prospects, he assured Mr. Carnegy that he was a candi-
date before he (Mr. C.) had come forward, and that, there-
fore, Mr. Carnegy, however, was not disposed to budge a
step from his position ; and it has since been understood that
Mr. E. J. Stanley. the ex-whig secretary of the treasury,
had expressed his intention of appealing to the electors
against both Mr. Hume and Mr. Carnegy.
This intimation, or rumour, seems to have completelKupset
Joseph's fine diplomatic manoeuvring. Accordingly, with-
out farther ceremony, he came to the determination, on
Saturday evening last, of presenting himself before the elec-
tors. The following epistle
.contains his reasons for this
step, which put an abrupt extinguisher upon his farther co-
quettings

" TO JOHN BOATH, ESQ., EORFAR.
" London, April 9, 1842.
" Dear Sir,—After the flattering assurances and urgent
solicitations contained in your letter on behalf of my election
committee in Forfar, of the 17th inst., it might manifest a
want of respect for the electors of Forfar, and an indifference
to the honour they have done me in requesting me to offer
myself a candidate at the ensuing election, were I any longer
to hold back myself willing to undertake the duties of repre-
sentative for the Montrose district of Burghs.
" On the faith, therefore, of your assurances, and in the
belief that an address to the electors of each burgh, together
with my personal appearance on the spot, are all that is ne-
cessary to ensure me the suffrages of my ancient constituents,
I have waived my former objections, and despatch, as you
suggest, an address to the electors by this post, and further
intend to leave London to-night, and to make my appearance
among them.
" At the same time, I still so far adhere to my first decla-
ration, that if, after due inquiries on the spot, I should find
that my kind well-wishers have over-rated the prospect of
success. I shall have no scruple in withdrnwing myself from
the trouble and expense of a doubtful election.

" With renewed thanks for your zeal and personal exer-
tions, I remain, dear sir. your obedient, humble servant.
(Signed) " JOSEPH HOME."
The whole object of these underhand and most pitiful
manoeuvres appears to have been merely to save a few pounds
of expense—Joseph indulging in the fond hope of the repre-
sentation being actually thrust upon him. We are happy
that this miserable pedlar has been compelled to leave Lon-
don, and give an account of himself, personally, to the elec-
tors ; and we shall be still more rejoiced if, after a pretty
hard contest, Joseph be not only involved in the " legal el-
penses" thereof; but sent back no more " honourable" than
he came.

THE MODERATORHIP.—According to general report, Dr.
Welsh, Professor of Church History in our University, is to
be the Moderator of the General Assembly.
Irin, • •

The Emperor Nicholas has promised the hand of his daugh-
ter, Princess Olga, to the Duke of Nassau.
DEATH OF ELLAR, THE HARLEQUIN.—EIIar, the most
celebrated harlequin ot this day, died on Monday last, at the
advanced age of sixty-two, at his lodgings, 15, Nlount-row,
Lambeth. He has left a wife and child totally unprovided
for.

ASSAULT WITH INTENT.
sion Court, Dublin, Robert Caldwell,
was indicted for having on
assaulted one Anne Corbett,Ttlivs,h•eithl2 ,oanday solicitor at tahfethCaotm :wins:
were given in evidence for thetuli
vt hi 0
ience, Marcha !lads tagau nilnaratzYr
consent, with intent, &c.
peared in our columns. On tie
The details of thtlae,
caalerettadv 'fi-
nesses were called by the defence as to the handwriting of
prosecution,loAig dayeseveral wit-
some letters which Mr. Caldwell stated he had received from
Mrs. Corbett, but which that lady positively denied having
sent or written ; and some witnesses were also produced who
swore that they had seen Mrs. Corbett and the traverser
walking together in the street. A car driver was also exa-
mined, who deposed that he had driven both parties in his
car; but the testimony of this witness was impaired not a
little by the cross-examination. The Re,. Mr. Baldwin,
Mr. Bowie
verser an excellent: and other gentlemen, gave the tra-
guilty, but the Judge postponed the sentence.
solieitorc'haracter. The prisoner was found
preferred against the
POSTMA STE It.—The trial of Mr.
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indictments
prisoner, two being for embezzling moneys received by him
in the execution of his office and the third for making false
thweililich,ot Guilty'
returns to the London Post-office of the number of letters
the proceedings,
Mr. Greaves, the counsel for Mr. Wall, raised certain tech,
passing through his hands. On opening_
theud ge .
pleadedN however, were
over-rulednical objectbioyntshetoj
to the charges of embezzlement, but Guilty to that
false returns. Mr. Sergeant Ludlow wh At of making
the case for the prosecution, intimated' to o conducted the
consideration of the good character formerlythe court, that in
prisoner, and his pleading guilty to borne by the
should, on the part of the crown,the minor offence, he
felonious charges, and be content decline pressing the
indictment only. This announcementwith a verdict on the third
much satisfaction to a very appeared to afford
highly respectable Witnesses cowded court, and a number of
the previous good havingcharacter
of
been called to speak to
to he acquitted to the two of the prisoner, he was declared
graver charges, and guilty of the
misdemeanour. Sentence . was pronounced on Friday, and
on the enormity of 14 nimadverted in very strong terms
a twelvemonts' 'r, Wallis offence—sentencing him to
s imprisonna
time, to pay a fine of o ent, and, at the expiration of that
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ne hundred pounds to the Qho4+l2.