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      rally regarded as a favourable angary for the hon . j farraeVa return . As the polling places wereI widely 3 ar , and intelligence could not bo got from them . f »• two hours , the state of suspense as to the rent ; was kept up inlChelmsford . At length , the aggretne state ofthe poll was announced to be—Buxton , 1 , 727 ; Bramston , 2 , 152 ; Smyth , 1 , 691 . The announosment was received withloud cheers . Ths triomph . which Liberalism has thus achieved over Toryism in South Essex , heretofore regarded as one of the Tory strongholds , ia considered one of the greatest which has taken place during thoprewateleations .

      YORKSHIRE ( WEST RIDING ) . Saturday last was the day appointed [ fer : theelection ot knighta of the shire for the West Riding , with its minion inhabitants , and its 30 , 000 electors . The proposition to nominate Mr Cobden , announced at so late speriod , only three days ago , was at nest supposed try many to be scarcely made in earnest , bat it w » soon perceive * that his cause wasespoused try men -who meant aaything but trifling , and who were working with vast spirit and energy . Lwd Morpeth and Mr Denison , the late members , and Mr Cobden , having been respectively nominated ,

      Lorfi Mobpbth addressed the electors in a lengthened speech , characterised by his usual heartiness and-eloquence , IDbe leading questions ofthe day w & slconnecied with religion , public education , public health , and free trade . Upon each of these topics ith Lordship spoke—first premising the spirit in -in which he viewed them on the hustings , as compered with his feelings in the house . A higher or 'stronger testimony to tho value and importance of 'the principles of the Charter , which would bring 'the people aad their representatives more frequently "face to face , cannot be found than the following istatemenfoy Lord Morpeth :- ! own , gentlemen , I havesometimes allowed myself to feel that the importance * which has always been attached to the

      elections for the county of York , and for your district of Yorkshire especiaUy-Hfae imposing character of the audiences who , at one time or another , have been gathered on these occasions—and the weight which their opinions have obtained in the public couneils ef the united realm , occasionally have given mean opportunity which the ordinary ronofbusisessin Parliament , and the common-placed strife of parties there engaged , might seldom have supplied , of carrying the range of view beyond the immediate demands of the hour , and of speaking as if from an enlarged areata the national feeling and the national heart . There is an old fable of a combatant who , if worsted , always got fresh force and life every time he touched his mother earth ; and I

      • feel , gentlemen , thatalthongh I may have shared , although I may beve incurred mishaps or failures - elsewhere , yst as soon as I have been brought front 'to front with a West Riding constituency , aud within the hearty ringing of West Riding cheers , I have regained the full measure of my stature , aud have obtained a fall warrant to speak , ay , even with authority to all my countrymen . ( Cheers . ) I then venture here to tell them , that I think one of their prominent dangers at the present time—I do not say their only danger—I do not say there may not be even opposite dangers which they ought to guard asainst—but one ef their present dangers is a revival of religious bigotry . ( Hear , hear . ) I do net mean that we are in any danger of

      seeing bigotry re-illumining its extinct fires , or whetting its blunted sword—its weapons are not now of that coarre temper . ( Hear , hear . ) I do not expect to hear it even talking of coercive restrictions or arbitrary delusions . It may now aud then try to banish a Jesuit or unseat a Jew —( laughter and cheers)—bat these are rather rare exercises of its caprices . ( Hear . ) I do not either quarrel with persons who say . 'We will not endow . ' I think that persons and denominations , not endowed themselves , hare a positive right to object to any enlargement of the endowment we already have—( cheers)—thougb I may not think-that Churchmen can insist upon the principle of abselnta resistance to all farther

      endowment with a very good grace . ( Hear . ) However , I believe endowmentis not now in even the remote contemplation ef any person , or of any party . ( Hear , hear . ) But , then , I think it necessary , for my own consistency , to make some reservation when I hear it said that the State shall not educate —( hear )—when 1 hear it said , 'We will not be privy to promote or disseminate error—we will sanction nothing but the teaching of truth . ' ( Hear . ) Why , gentlemen , ' truth * and ' error '—what words , what mockeries , are these in the lips of such as us and of all like usl Truth and error , which , perhaps , may escipe the -accurate discernment of even angelic natures , —

      * Of tbe rapt seraph thatadores and burns V I doubt whether , even if we could summon before us some bright inhabitant of the upper sphere , he might not he the foremost to tell us that the Almighty has made all his creatures to love Him , and none to comprehend Him . ( Hear . ) At all events , man has been distinctly told that the sum ef his re ligion consists in two-points—unfeigned piety to his Maker , and unbounded love to his fellow-man . ( Cheers . ) And then , with respect to such a question as endowment , for instance , though I am not prepared to consent to any endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy—though I believe that no person or party is prepared to bring forward snch a propoeaJ , yet fannst frankly say , that bringing forward

      Bueh a proposal , would , in my humble judgment , be a folly—be an insanity — but it would sot be a crime—( hear )—and while no one is more ready-than myself to object to snch a proposal being made at the present time , or at any time which I conceive likely to occur , yet my objection does not rest , like tbat of many well-meaning and excellent people , npon . religions grounds . If I thought that the recognition or endowment' of the state could impart the character of truth to any denomination , 4 o any form of belief or mode of worship , I shoild hesitate before I stamped it with that character ; bat that character of truth is one of a higher matter than states or legislatures candeal with . So with respect to education . I think it quite a fair

      ground for those who object to government grants and to state assistance to contend tbat voluntary effort is a far mere efficient and powerful agent than state effort ^ if I may so term it—and that state effort would displace so much-of the voluntary effort as to give usless of the articleand a leas good article than it weleft-voluntary efforWoitself . This , lsay , is quite a fair ground for tnem tctake ; lam not myself disposed to concur with it . I am disposed myself to think , that if the state comesforward , where there is a manifest demand which cannot be otherwise supplied , and wiierea corresponding exertion is made to meet it , —if it adopts the most useful methods , and supplies the best apparatus at its command then , in addition to what it does itself , it is more to and to

      likely arouse guide voluntary effort ( ' No no , ' * Yes , yes . 'Hmore likely to act in the way of stimuloa and suggestion (« No , no , * Yes , yes' ) than if it left Toluntary . effort to its own laudable but un-. assisted and unoontrasted energies . ( 'No no ; and / Hear , hearJ'i I am assuming that we cannot : attain that which a myself should prefer-that is , » schools to which all-should resort , and by which all * should be benefited in common , without distinction « of sect or vrorshin { efaeers ); to attain which , desirable - end I am ready , as I have stated to all the audiences il have addressed oa ihe subject , to forego the giving jury specific religious instruction ia-connexion with -the ordinary business ofthe school ; and to leave rfhat to their own pastas ( hear , hearh to their own

      -JWentS ( hear , hear ) , to the Sunday-school ( hear , diear ) , to their own sanctuaries ( hear , heard , and to the . not less precious altar of the family hearth . < Lccdapplause . ) There is one tonie , gentlemen , which I have just mentioned , which has occupied nweh of my own atteniioa , which I cassot refer to wthcafc some feelmgsof pain and regret , bat whiea , ^ er & eleffl , IconldHa « % avoid rnakUg a short reference to oa the present wscasionT Tallude to wmwa for tte improvement of pubbe health ! ( Hear . ) I do not think it would be toourpraent purpose , ;*! weretoenter intoany explanation ofthe the lastsessipn of Parliament . If any blame attaches tomyaeuVJsauat accept it . l » m frankly 0 wu that autnat

      « a wowng uasK upon is passed . I think nerhapsone mistake was made in the Parliamentery campaign . I found at a comparatively early neriod that there was « Tery general impcession that a subject so important and so complicated could not be undertaken with success in the last session , and towards tie dose of . aa expiring Parliament ( hear hear ); but , so ^ anxious was I toefiectsomething in the wa of a beginning , that I was led to propose 2 L ° rwT ? of ^ PMte of thehill wfcch seemed most likely to meet with general opposition , in order . tojsecm ^ tte rest ( Hear , hearO UnhappUywe davenotbeenableto secnreanything ; and ^ doubt at , might have worn a betterl ^ rance and we « aiptoms ofvaeiUahonor of trackling . if , instead ol ^ com ^ . wehi . dat oneflpostponedthe

      nSe hofc £ ButlwaB w ^ tomcurthus muchS pntetwB , as I hope I shoaldbe willing to enconntlr murthmpmore , if I « uUtSyhave ho ? eof effectedmy real amount of practical good . ( Hear bear . ) let my countrymen , howe ver , co ndemnune asthej aiav , only do not Jet them hold nT'S sot let them hold the new Parliament—dn w i «* them hoWttemselvesateolved . JEJ HSteftheJ in their plaaesas members of Parliament , or as con-Btit icnts keeping their representatives to their dutv insist upon eidj aud efficient legislation on the subject . After refemug to Free-trade , and " slightlv touching ou the merits of Mr Cobden and his late

      colleague , the noble lord then concluded an excellent address- —With respect to the issue of the election as I hare intimated . I hardly think it respectful for the candidates to offer yon an opinion : I trust that yon will return the representatires who will most embodyyour opinions and best promote your intents . ( Loud cheers . ) And . extendingoorview toa S ^ hoSa ° »» I trust that the Parliament now ^ tofe caked together , to take counsel for the ££ S . J ^ I ^ 'S ** advise and soactas to pre-• e ^ p ^ mthort and coaoonl within Cciuars ) , as SJSSS & JSi Jrfr ^ - * " kfeichahge <* crauaoditKS and of good offices among all thecono .

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      i » , T ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ — - — - ¦¦^¦¦ M i . ¦ . ¦ — I — tries ofthe earth ( cheers ) , to make the world ' s exuberance our own , —to improve the comfort , to refine the habits , and to raise the character of the great bulk of our whole community ( cheers )—and , in a word , to keep our people as great as they are , and to make them happier than they ever have been before . ( Loud and general applause . ) Mr Dekisok next addressed the meeting . After briefly referring to the measures passed last Parliament , he enumerated his own votes . He had voted ( or the bills to prohibit the working of females and young children in collieries and mines , for the bill which provided for the boxing off of machinery in factories —( ' Ay , and we'll box you off , ' laughter)—by which accidents in factories had materially

      decreased ; for a bill to prevent females and children working in printworks , 4 c , ; and lastly , for the Ten Hours' Bill . He had given to all these measures his cordial support . Iu the spring of 1842 not only were the duties npon corn reduced one-half , but those on sugar , coffee , and many other necessaries of life were reduced . Then as to the moral condition and religious instruction of the working classes , a bill was passed to divide large parishes into smaller ones , and to enable the commissioners te build churches . ( ' Oh , ' and a cry of * More to eat and less churches . ' ) The present government deserved the thanks ofthe country for bringing forward their education measure . ( Hear , hear . ) You could not educate the children of the working classes of this kingdom by

      the voluntary principle . The first duty of a parent was to educate his children in religious principles ; and if he could not do it , then the Queen , the government , and the Parliament were bound to do it for him . He had shown himself an independent member by voting against Sir R . Peel on two questionsthe corn-bid and the Maynooth grant . He was more disposed to congratulate than to condole with the electors ou the flattering prospects of the country . Its wealth and power would go on increasing , but faster or slower according to the manner in which working classes were relieved from the burdens which pressed upon them , and the extent to which they were raised in the social scale . If the money spent in keeping prisoners in that place ( the Wakefield

      House of Correction ) had been spent on the education ofthe people , many a man whom he ( Mr Denison ) , as a magistrate , had been under the painful necessity of sending there would have been a useful and meritorious subject ofthe Queen ; therefore , he would beg tbat they would do all they could to give assistance to the noble lord and the government with reference to the education scheme . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) Let no jealousies step in to prevent them ; but let them consider how much good there was to be done beyond what could be done by voluntary effort , fie concluded by expressing his conviction that England was destined to carry Christian troth to the endofjthe earth . ( A voice : ' The Navigation Laws . ') He regarded that as a most difficult and

      intricate subject ; and defied any man living to express a competent and wise opinion till the whole evidence before thecommittee had been gone through and their report was before the world . Mr Baiour , M . P ., addressed the assemblage as the representative of Mr Cobden , and said that he ( Mr Bright ) was not only an elector ofthe West Riding , but from a recent happy change in his domestic circumstances , he could scarcely consider himself a stranger in Wakefield . ( Laughter and applause . ) fie need not there utter any words of praise on the past services of Mr Cobden ; he was proud to live in a country that had produced such a man . ( Cheers . ) Born of parents in the rank of the vast majority of those present , he ( Mr Cobden ) had , by

      his own exertions , ability , and the honest following ont of his own convictions , made himself what he is , and had been of great and most distinguished benefit to Ihe country which was proud to own him as a citizen . ( Applause . ) After referring to the double election of Mr Villiers for Wolverhampton and South Lancashire , and to the election of Mr Cobden for Stockport , if he ( Mr Bright ) might be allowed to give an opinion he should say that the great probability was that Mr Cobden would also be elected for the West Riding of Yorkshire . ( Great cheering . ) Almost every man distiguisbed for his free trade labours , and who had solicited the honour , and some who had not solicited it , had , been returned to Parliament at this election . After naming MrJ . B . Smith

      ( stating that Mr George Wilson had been solicited to stand for various places ) , Colonel Thomp sop , Mr W . J . Fox , and Mr George Thompson , he said the whole world would lose its faith in the system of popular representation if the electors of the West Riding were to send Lord Morpeth to Parliament to say' A § f and Mr Denison along with him to say * No . * ( Hear , | andcheers . ) The show of bands was then taken . There were probably 4 , 000 people within sight of the Sheriff ; about four-fifths of them held up their hands for Lord Morpeth , nearly one-fifth for Mr Denison , and above fear-fifths for Mr Cobden . The result was , of course , declared accordingly ; and some persons who stood between the Sheriff and Mr Denison gave way , in order

      that he or one of his friends might make the usual demand of the poll . After a few moments , Lord Morpeth and Mr Bright having acknowledged their victory , The Hon . E . Laschiaus said , —I perceive by the gentlemen on the opposite side ofthe hustings , looking in the direction of my friend Mr Denison , that semething was expected to be said either by Mm or on his behalf , with ayiew to demanding a poll . Il is necessary , I find , that somebody should say that , as far as we are concerned on this side of the bust ings , we do not intend to do anything of the sort . ( Immense cheering . ) I think it right just to state on behalf of myhon . friend , the ground upon which he thinks it right to retire from this contest , and not to put the riding to the trouble or the confusion of a contested election . The conjunction ol

      parties which has now taken place has come upon u > with a strength and surprise that have rendered us powerless to meet it . ( Cheers . ) An election of thiV tand cannot be carried on without previous arrangement , without overcoming many difficulties before we could come to the poll . I think it due , therefore , to the candidate I proposed , and alsototht peace of thisriding , that we should not enter into this contest , where I think there is not a fair chance of success . ( Cheers . ) How far such a proceeding as has taken place is consistent with proper respect to the electors of the riding is matter foryou . net forme . (• All right *) TheHiou Sheriff then declared Vi « count Morpeth and Mr R . Cobden duly elected . The announcement was received with several rounds oi cheering .

      Lord Mobpbth moved tho usual vote of thanks to the Sheriff . MrE . B . Desison stood forward to second it , and said—I bow with perfect respect to your verdict-( Cheers . ) I retire from the service of the West Riding with a clear conscience and a light heart . ( Hear , hear . ) May all the blessings that human nature has any right to expect be showered upon yon , and those connected with you . ( Loud and general cheering . ) NORTHUMBERLAND ( NORTH ) . _ The nomination of candidates for the representa tion of thenorthern division of Northumberland took place at Alnwick , on Saturday . The candidates were Sir George Grey , her Majesty ' s Secretary of State for the Home Department

      . , Lord Lovaine , and Lord Ossnlston . Some time before the appointed hour of eleven a large crowd had collected in front of the hustings , the vast majority of which consisted ofthe supporters of Sir George Grey . Amongst the banners and devices was a large placard , having inscribed upon it the number of votes given by Lord Ossulston in the Hotueef Commons from 1841 to 1847 , by which it appeared tbat on a total of 610 divisions , the noble lord had voted il times . Sir G- Gasr made a very long speech in defence of the Whigs and their policy .. He avowed himself a Whig , and he gloried in the fact when he remembered that amongst those who had dignified and adorned the oame by which that nartv was

      distinguished , there had been men—and , without going so far back as the noble lords who had proposed him , there were mea—living men , whose names must be imperishably associated with all those great social improvements which had of late years been effected by aets ofthe legislature . ( Cheers . ) Not to mention Negro Slavery , or the Test and Corporation Acts , he stood before the electors as one ot that party whose efforts , aided and supported by the people , had passed the Reform Act , and conferred upon many he now saw gathered before him that right of exercising the franchise , which they had not before possessed ( Cheers . ) On the show of hands , the sheriff declared it to be in favour of Sir George Grey and Lord

      Lovaiue . The majority of Lord Lovaine over Lord Ossulston appeared to be very small ; but tbe preponderance of hands in favour of Sir G . Grey was overwhelming . A poll was demanded by Lord Ossulston . WARWICKSHIRE ( NORTH . ) The nomination tookplaceat Coleahill , on Tuesday . Mr Dugdale was not put in nomination , as had been anticipated . The assembly at the hustings was somewhat riotous , and thesheriff could with difficulty preserve order during the proceedings . The candidates were Messrs Newdegate , Spoener ( the defeated of Birmingham ) , Leigh , and Bracebridge . Mr Newdegate . in his speech , denied he had , by

      endeavouring to promote Mr Spooner's election , sought to monopolise both seats . As a proof of this , he asserted , that , he had always refused to point out a gentleman fitted to succeed Mr Dngdale , although he materially differed with the opinions thatgentleman entertained . ' ' The hon . gentleman proceeded amidst great uproar to eulogise Mr Spooner for ' his talents and consistency , ' and declared his intention to support him . ' ( At this moment Mr Newdegate and Mr Spooner exchanged colours with each other amidst shouts of laughter , in the midst of whicha wag in the crowd reminded the latter that he changed Ids colours before , referring to the hon . gentleman's con version from radicalism boltra-toryism . ) The speaker next adverted to Sir R . Peel ' s speech at Tamworth ; and I he denied that the protectioniste had deprived him of

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      the power of carry ing on the government ; and as ' a proof that the y had not been actuated by factious motives , he cited the fact of their having supported the honourable baronet in repealing a large amount of import duties—in revising the corn laws , and in his measure respecting the importation of Canadian corn . He went on to declare his satisfaction that the reins of government were in the hands of Lord John Russell rather than Sir Robert Peel . He eulogised Lord G . Bentinckand his measures , and declared his abhorrence ofthe new poor law . He censured the conduct ef the Anti-Corn Law League , and of Mr Cobden , respecting his return for the West Riding . The last sentence of his speech was an emphatic declaration

      never to again support Sir Robert Peel . Mr Spooner spoke next , He declared tbat be agreed with everything Mr Newdegate had ssid ; he denied that be bad been concerned in any plot to tarn out Mr Dugdale , the late member ; and at the conclusion of a characteristically inflated harangue , he declared that he was for * our glorious protestant constitution of church and state ; and for the protection of native industry , ' The other candidates having spoken , the show of hands was then taken , and declared to be in favour of Mr Newdegate and Mr Spooner . A poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr Leigh aad Mr Bracebridge . MONMOUTH ( COUNTY . )

      The nomination of candidates for the representation of this county took place on Saturday , at the Town-hall , Monmouth . Aa may have been expected , party feeling runs higher than is usually the case even at contested elections , and the friends of Lord Granville Somerset , and those of Captain Somerset and Mr Octavins Morgan , mustered in great numbers . Tho cause ofthe excitement is that the head of the Somerset house has taken offence at Lord Granville Somerset for supporting Sir R . Peel , and brought forward a young scion to supplant the member who for 30 years has done the bidding of the Ducal head oi tbe house , but who , having at the end of that period found a will of his own , can beno longer tolerated . The candidates having been proposed , i Sir T . Phillips ( of Temple ) oame forward , and said he had to call the attention of Captain G . A .

      Somerset to the provisions ot tbe Qualification Act , and to ask him in the legal form if he had the necessary qualification to represent a county in Parliament ? Captain Somerset did not make any reply at the moment , and Sir T . Phillips then handed the requisition for the candidate to make the necessary declaration of his qualification to the High , Sheriff , who presented it to the gallant officer . Mr Bukbhorb , M . P ., rose to explain to the court ( which was a scene of great confusion and anxiety , as to the formula : that were going on in the sheriff ' s box , ) what the nature of the proceedings were ; but the honourable gentleman's explanation only made the people more anxious , and he sat down with the warning that all their votes would be thrown away if the gallant officer had not the necessary qualification .

      Captain Souerset now came forward , and handing a parchment to the high sheriff , said , I beg to state I am duly qualified to sit in Parliament , and here is the document to prove it { . tremendous cheering , and loud cries of 'What ' s the date of it ? where did you get' ?] Does any one doubt my qualifiation ? I am prepared to prove it [ renewed cheers and uproar . ] The proceedings , which occupied several hours , were of a very boisterous description , the 'lie' frequently passing among the ' gentlemen' on the hustings . Lord G . Somerset , like Mr Grantley Berkeley , made a capital tspotc of the manner in which the people are overawed by aristocratic influence , and how hollow a mockery the so-called

      representative system still remains in large districts of the country , where the members are merely the nominees of the the titled owners of the soil . Lord G . Somerset ' s explanations of the manner in which coercion was brought to bear on the voters , was met with a cry of * give us the ballot , ' which the meeting followed up with cheers , but it drew no response from his lordship . His lordship contributed the following facts to political biography ,- speaking of tbe Peel ministry , he said : — ' The cabinet with which he was connected felt tbat the question was one which had not been before considered in a light in which tbey fell bound to consider it , and Sir Robert Peel and his followers resigned their offices into the hands ofthe Queen . He ( lord G . Somerset ) then left

      town , expecting that Lord John Russell would be able to form a government . He knew tbat Lord Stanley would not undertakeit , forhe heard him say so . ( Hear . ) He continued out of London till he was sent for . Sir Robert Peel told him that her Majesty had been disappointed in Lord John Russell ' s efforts to form a government , had called upon him to reform his , and he asked him whether he would resume his office ? He told Sir Robert that he was convinced , looking npon the state of affairs —looking at the pressure on the country , and taking the whole matter into consideration , he felt bound , as a public man , to give his consent to a total repeal of the corn laws ; but he told him ,: at the same time , that as to his resumption of office he must take time

      to consider . He consulted only three persons—time did not admit of his consulting more ; he consulted them separately , and told them the case , and each of them said he could do no otherwise than resume office . He then made up his mind to resume office , and he was very much gratified at receiving , the morning ^ before he sent to Sir R . Peel to tell him he « as willing to resume office , a visit from an influential gentleman Of that county , Mr Bailey , who approved of the course he intended to take . ' —Mr Bailey denied that in the interview with Lord Granville , in December , 1845 , he admitted him to be right in joining Sir R . Peel ' s cabinet . On the contrary , he recapitulated to him what had passed since 1841—cold him tbat the country was in a prosperous state , and that corn ought not to be admitted duty free when only at 55 s . per quarter . The interview ended

      in his ( Mr Bailej'a ) saving , 'I conscientiously tell you , I think it is not for the good of the country , and I , with my principles , must desert you . '—Lord G . Somerset reiterated his statement that Mr Bailey said he thought he ought to join Sir R . Peel . He aho said , 'Your agricultural friends , probably , will be very violent against you , but you will have the manufacturers with you . ' —Mr Bailey : I deny that intoto . The last words I said were , 'If yon will sever yourself from Sir R . Peel and those opinions I would go down on my knees to you . ' Captain Somerset retorted the charges of coercion —these things were as much on one side as the other . ( Cheers , groans , and laughter . ) A great majority held up their hands for Lord G . Somerset , next came Mr Morgan , and . after him Captain Somerset , for whom a poll was demanded .

      CAMBRIDGE ( COUNTY ) . The election of three members to serve in Parliament for the county of Cambridge aud Isle of Ely , took place on Monday . The candidates were the old members , the Hon . E . Yorke , and Mr Towneley , and a brother of Lord John Manners , Mr E . Hicks asked the candidates as to the propriety ofthe introduction of the Jews into a Christian Legislature . ( Uproar , and cries of ' Three cheers for Rothschild . ' ) These were given so heartily as to make the building ring . Mr E . Yorke replied that it was now admitted that persons of all religious opinions were eligible . Mr Rothschild was elected , and it now only remained to decide whether er not he could sit . To the

      question whether he approved of Mr Rothschild ' s sitting , he replied that he should vote against it . The majority , however , would doubtless vote for Mr Rothschild , and he would get in . Mr Yorke in the course of his speech remarked , the new Parliament would comprise amongst its members that many new faces , mauy men of notoriously democratic opinions , and many who entertained similar opinions , but who , from a knowledge of the law , knew better how far they could carry the proper claims of the people . It appeared to him that the removal of protection bad not given them all that they required . What , he asked , was the state of tho poor in the manufacturing districts , and generally , since its removal ? It had been said that the blessings would descend upon mankind on its removal . Where were they ? ( Cry of' Ask Fox , Cobden , or Thompson in the House of Commons ? ' ) No . he wanted them to

      answer it , as he supposed they had as good appetites as any one else . The Protectionists had been stated to have neither aims nor ends , head nor tail , and yet they had been christened 'the rump . ' ( Laughter . ) Be thought that a bad name , as it was meant to apply to their small number . Let it be recollected that from a small number of persons sprang the ' great fact , ' the League . What a small number of persons originated the agitation on the subject of Catholic claims ! If it meant to allude to their principles , years aud ce nturies ago out of ' a rump ' grew the greatest political genius of this country , although his path to eminence was tracked in blood . Even though the nucleus should be small as a grain of mustard seed , if their principles were good they would spread . There was an inherent principle in a rump which , if kicked , led it to kick again . ( Laughter . ) °

      ' ' One wound behind hurts honour more Than fifty thousand wounds before . ' ( Laughter . ) So that it would be dangerous to meddle with them , and if it was intended to identify their principles with the celebrated Rump , the sooner the name was dropped the better . Lord G . J . Manners addressed the meeting at some length , amid much interruption . He should he said , be returned untried , unpledged , and he feared , unknown ; he knew too well to what influence to be

      that return was ascribed . ( Cry of 'The Duke of Rutland . ' ) Quite right—to legitimate nnd honourable family influence , and not that " offi ? per 0 rwea ft (< P ^ ff' ) . ^ ^ resu t faffg and honourable confidence between the electors of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely and the family to which he belonged . His Lordship entered shortly SS ?? t . eP ! £ of ^ pnce of Prions on wages ; S % * ft * Jey never varied in amount in equal ratio , to the detriment of the poor man . He said , that although' protection was said to be dead , free trade was not yet alive in all its members : the Wood

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      might be circling round Its heart , but had not ye * reached the extremities , as malt , tea , * o . He pledged himself to press for a gradual repeal of the ; malt tax i and stated himself opposed to the Catholic endowment . His lordship was loudly called upon to express his sentiments on the game laws , but took no notice of the request . " _ , _ Mr S . Wbixs , registrar of the Bedford Level Corporation , who had intended to move flomeresplutiona relating to the currency , but was prevented by the Sheriff , returned thanks to the electors who bad proposed his name . ( Laughter . ) Had theSberin called for a seconder , he had no doubt he should have displaced one of the three . members . His political principles were the same aa they were forty

      years ago . He was for giving the poor man a Cd . quarten loaf , and an opportunity of getting drunk for Is . ( Roars of laughter . ) . PRESTON . Doings at the Election . —Mr Billingten has made affidavit of the injury done at the Bull Inn , and to his furniture , by the rioting at the late election , to recover the amount from the hundred of Amoundercess . The damage is estimated at upwards of £ 200 . The Preston Pilot gives the following illustration of the same contest . The editor says : A specimen of tho doings of those independent electors who carry their votes ; to the best market now lies before us , in the shape of a tattered note , left at home to be given to the canvassers , by a small shopkeeper . It runs thus : — ' I will not vote for Mr Parker for less then

      un pound—Yours , truly ,- —— - ' —It appears tbat he had promised one vote to the coalition for £ 3 10 s , trusting to their honour for payment ; but he was firm in refusing Mr Parker a vote under' ten pound . One of the adroit eleotioneerers , therefore , at the time for polling , finding all attempts vain tobeat . dowu the price , pulled out , somewhat reluctantly , a bank note , which he faithfully promised to give him after polling . This was enough for the'independent elector , who hastened to the booth and polled for Strickland and Parker . The note was given to him , and he departed . It was not long before he examined his prize , and found tbat it was drawn upon the Bank of Elegance . —No . 280 . —I premise to pay on demand the sum of five pounds , if I do not sell articles cheaper than anybody else in the whole universe .-For

      myself and Co ., G . Gilbert . — 2 , Green Arbour . court , Old Bailey . The dupe , unwilling to lose the price of his double dealing with the precious vote entrusted to his care , had the foolish audacity to carry this note to one of the parties to be exchanged for a good one ! , He was advised to hold his tongue , being liable to be apprehended for having a forged note in his possession , and also prosecuted for bribery . This admirable specimen of honesty and consistency having thus sold his vote to both parties , has been paid by neither , having hunted in vain after the' three pound ten . ' He how gets , whathe richly deserves by way of reward , the contempt and derision of all the neighbourhood , GLOUCESTER ( WEST ) . The official declaration of the poll took place at Dursley .

      The High Sheriff declared the numbers as fol' R . B . Hale .... 4 , 240 Grantley Berkeley 2 , 744 Grenville Berkeley ... . ... 2 , 123 The Hon , Grantley Berkeley , in addressing the electors , handed in to the High Sheriff a paper , which had been presented to him , sighed by two electors , named Sage and Headford , of Euston , near Bristol , calling upon him to make a declaration of his property qualification . He designated it as another infamous and unconstitutional attempt to interfere with the free choice of the electors ; and said the Lord-Lieutenant bad mistaken his man . He had met his enemies in the election , and would meet them , if necessary , elsewhere ; for he had taken good care , before exposing his friends to risk and expense , to see that his qualification was perfectly safe . Mr Hale also addressed the electors , and both members were chaired round the town amidst great

      cheering . There has been a most extraordinary election . On tbe side of Mr Grenville Berkeley have been ranged Earl Fitzhardinge , Earl Ducie ,, and all the Whig gentlemen . Mr Grantley Berkeley had neither money , organisation , or agents ; but the public feeling ran strong against the Castle ; and the independent Whigs , aided by , ' many ofthe Conservatives , have enabled Mr Grantley to triumph over the odds against him . Some serious disturbances have taken place during the contest , and in the Forest ef Dean some houses have been wrecked . On Friday evening Mr Grantley Berkeley was attacked by a collier at Coleford , but fortunately escaped injury . Soon after , while looking from the window of the Roebuck Inn , he perceived his assailant in the crowd , and wentout to secure him ; when he was set upon , thrown down , and severely kicked . Some friends came to his reecue , or he might have been killed . NOTTINGHAM .

      Mr Walter ' s RKcsraotf . — On Tuesday , Mr J . Walter of the Times , one of the newly-elected members for Nottingham , made a public entree into the town , and met with a most enthusiastic reception . Shortly before eleven o ' clock , horsemen , carriages , and pedestrians , in immense numbers , with flags and bands of music , set out to meet Mr Walter on his way from Chitnell , a village about five miles from Nottingham . At twelve the calvacade entered the market-place , amid the vociferous cheering of the assembled multitude , the bands playing' See , the conquering hero comes ! ' The new member , with his nominators ( Mr Bowleyand Mr Redgate ) , and the chairman ef his committee ( Mr T . II . Smith ) , occu . pied a splendid open carriage , gaily decorated with

      laurels and evergreens , and drawn by four beautiful greys . After parading some of the principal streets , the procession again entered the market-place about two o ' clock , and Mr Walter and his friends proceeded to the Exchange hall , where Mr Bowley read a congratulatory address to Mr Walter , who then pre . sented himself at the window . and was greeted with a burst of applause from the dense mass of human beings congregated beneath . He delivered a somewhat lengthy address , avowing himself the supporter of similar principles to those advocated by his late father . Speaking of that gentleman , he said : —There has been no public man in the present century whose name will go down to posterity with so much approbation from his fellow-men for tha disinterestedness

      and simplicity of his metives , the soundness of his political opinions , and the pure benevolence of his heart , as he for whose sake , and in acknowledgement of whose merits you have placed me in the position in which I now stand . ( Loud cheers . ) Gentlemen , it has been truly stated in the address which has just been read , ' that my father ' s political connexion with this borough was severed by no act or fault for which the electors could be held responsible . ' ( Loud cheers . ) It might have been added , that he was unfairly ousted from Parliament on account of those very principles and opinions for which you sent him there .. ( Loud cheers , and cries of ' We are quite certain he was . ' ) I have no hesitation in savin ? , ekit 1 believe evervoaa nf « u ,

      is convinced of , that it was my father ' s determined and persevering hostility to tbat most atrocious of aUlaws ,-the New Poor Law ,,., which cost him his seat in Parliament , and deprived you of his services . ( Cheers . ) He was ousted by the decision of a committee whose chairman was the familiar friend of his bitterest opponent ; a decision which made the whole country ring with cries of ohame ( cheers ); and in which in no place was received with-greater disgust and indignation than in this very borough . ' ( Loud cheers . ) Yet , gentlemen , he had the satisfaction of seems that , although his voice was silenced , and he himself excluded from Parliament , tbe cause which he so manfully and warmly espoused found other and younger champions than himself . ( Cheers . ) He had the satisfaction of seeing the deathblow to the

      given Poor Law Commission , by the accumulated weight of evidence of the incapacity , cruelty , and neglect of those persons , which was embodied in the report of tbe Andover Union Committee . ( Loud cheers . ) He lived to see more than this ; he lived to see some advance at least made towards a more humane and generous system ( cheers ); for his last hours were cheered by the announcement that at least one class in behalf of whom he so long had struggled , —the aged and infirm married paupers , — should no longer be rudely torn asunder whenimmured within the walls of the workhouse ( loud cheers ); but that , when unfortunately they were driven to seek refuge within its walls , they should at least have the consolation of ending their days to ^ gether in peace . ( Loud cheers . ) BANFFSHIRE .

      Considerable excitement was created inconsequence of a report that Sir Andrew Leith Hay was to be proposed for the representation of the county , in opposition to the late member , Mr James Duff Sir Andrew haying been defeated in the contest for the Elgin Burghs , by Mr George Skene Duff , brother to the late member for Banffshire , it was considered exceedingly probable thathe would stand for the county ; but circumstances , we believe , occurred which prevented the knight from coming forward . Fhe election was proclaimed at 12 o ' clock , in the presence of . an immense concourse of people , the hustings being crowded .

      The nomination had scarcely concluded , when down fell the hustings with such a crash as to excite the greatest alarm for the safety of those who had still remained on them . Most providentially they had not farto fall , and the space below being clear , no serious inj ury was sustained by asy one . This is the second time we have had the fall of hustings in Scotland on tbe present occasion , and , as the same thing occurred frequently at the last general elec tion , it is high time some legal provision were made to insure the safety of those who must be present on such occasions .

      KINSALE . At the close of theeleotion , Mr Guinness , the Conservative sedate , was atthe head of the vnoll by a majority « 118-the numbers being — l y For Mr Mr Guinness ... uu MrWafeon ... " ; .. [ " % \ ^ to ^^& r "! ^*? ^ w 'S ie-tto ' number of electors who declined vote being , therefore . 38 .

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      The result appeared to be unexpected on the part of BfrW » t « 6 n ' MM ^ existed in the im during the day , Tbe jogjig Mr Guinness were in several instances followe don leaving the booths , and were assailed in . » TO ! g . lent manner , and where immediate personal violence was found difficult to inffict , in consequence ofthe check which the presence of a strong party of poce imposed / the mob attacked the houses of the parties and smashed the windows of their opponents , a gentleman , named Lewis , a half-pay officer , was knocked down and his head nearly fractured , in consequence of interfering to protect a supporter ot Mr Guinness , on whom the mob were wreaking their indignationand the clerk of the church received so

      , dreadful a beating : that he was supposed tonsome bystanders to have been killed . The disturbances would probably haveassumedamoreseriousaspectbut for the presence and intervention of two companies of the 54 th and 6 th regiments , and a troop of the 1 st Royal Dragoons , a part of which was drawn up opnosite the Court-house . A large party of police were also stationed in the vicinity of the Omubhmm , and near the coramUtee-r « oms ofthe candidates , ana DUBLIN ( CITY ) . The Sjheriff has declared Messrs Grogau and Bey . nolds returned . The numbers were asfollows . — Grogan . » * f * Reynolds . ... — ** £ * » Gregory . ; ... •¦• »>** o

      " Majority over Gregory 104 HUNGARY AN . Mr Shell triumphed over his Repeal Antagonist , who , considering the late hour at which he took the field , made a close and manly struggle to add the Master of the Mint to the list of the rejected officials . At the dose of the poll the numbers stood thus : — Shell ¦ ... . 151 Maguire .... ... 135 Majority 16 de

      Mr Sheil , when the numbers were declared , - clined addressing tbe electors in consequence ofthe unmannerly reception he had met with on the day of nomination , notwithstanding that Mr Maguire had strained every nerve to procure a hearing for the right hon . gentleman . One paper states : There were from twenty to thirty of Mr Shell ' s friends and supporters who were anxious to vote lor him kept back by tbe terrorism of an organised mob , who , in many instances , used violence : to Mr Shell ' s agent , and prevented the freedom of election by intimidating the electors—so much so , that the military were obliged to escort some of the voters to the hustings .

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      Alva . —Mr Wm . Archibald has been appointed delegate to the forthcoming Conference to be held at Lowoands . ¦ ¦ Banbury . — John Bussell has been put in nomination as delegate to the forthcoming Conference . BucKBBBif . —Atthe weekly meeting held at the Temperance Hotel , Whalley Bank , William Hall and Henry Marsden were elected scrutineers . The members are requested to bear in mind that the secretary and scrutineer ait at the Temperance Hotel ; Whalley Bank , every Sunday afternoon to

      enrol new members and receive deposits , even as low as' one penny per : week . The members are also requested to come forward and give their support to the election ? society ; the contribution is only one penny per week . Basfobo . — Rejoicings took place here for the election of Mr O'Connor as M . P . for Nottingham . ¦ Banbury . —A meeting of the scrutineers of this district was held at the Butcher ' s Arms , on Tuesday evening , when , after examining the number ofthe votes of the several candidates , it was declared that John Buswell ( 235 votes ) was the successful candidate for this district at the next Conference at

      Lowban « . Busby . —A committee has been appointed to draw up an address to the inhabitants of Busby , directing their attention to the elections new going on in the country . - Babsslkt . —On Monday night the largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held in the town of Barnsley took place on the eve ofthe departure of Mr Thos . Acklam to his estate at Lowbands . Every room in tbe house was crowded to suffocation , and hundreds could not obtain admission . Mr Peter . Hoey presided ; The following toasts were honoured : — 'The People—the producers of all wealth—may they speedily triumph over despotism , and achieve their righ ta , as set forth in that glorious document

      entitled the People ' s Charter . ' Mr Michael Segrave responded , and delivered an excellent address , and sat down warmly applauded . 2 nd toast ; ' F . O'Connor , Esq ., M . P ., father and founder of the Land Plan ; tbe greatest benefactor of the human race , as demonstrated by his disinterested and untiring exertions , and noble advocacy of the people ' s rights—may he live to see his labours crowned with success , by the restoration of the land to its rightful owners—the people . ' Mr John O ' Leary responded , and delivered an eloquent address on the power , talent , and honesty of Mr O'Connor , and sat down amidst the plaudits of the meeting . 3 rd Toast : ' Thomas Duncombe , Esq ., M . P . ; may he long live and enjoy health to advocate the rights

      of the industrious millions . ' Mr Joseph Wilkinson responded in a brief , but sensible speech , and was warmlyoheered . 4 th Toast : ' The health , happiness , and prosperity of our friend and brother , Thomas Acklam , his wife , and family ; may tbey succeed in their new occupation at Lowbands . ' Mr Frank Mirfield responded , and paid a high compliment to Mr Acklam . His remarks excited much applause . 5 thToast : 'The Northern Star , and the Democratic Press ofthe world . ' Mr Bayne Gill responded . He delivered the most powerful and eloquent speech we ever heard , and was loudly cheered . It is utterly impossible to describe the enthusiasm manifested on the Tuesday morning . By half-past four o ' clock , the capacious new street was Med , but

      at the departure of Mr AcKlam and family it was literally crowded from top to bottom . To show to the world the estimation in which Mr and Mrs Acklam were held , allparties , high and low ( so called ) , offered to him , and his amiable wife and family , their congratulations ; but when the open carriage , with four beautiful greys , and two postillions , made its appearance , decorated with the Chartist evergreen rosettesand ribbons , theacclamations were deafening . 'Ihe church bells announced in merry peals for houis , the first fruits of the Chartist Land Redemption Society . Mr Acklam being a middle class man , all the unbelievers believed now that the Land Plan was practicable . The celebrated Barnsley brass band , with the committee of thirteen ofthe bravest adve . oates of the Charter and Land Plan , preceded the carriage and four of Mr and Mrs Acklam and family , followed by two other carriages ofthe friends and

      admirers ol the cause . The procession could not be less than 8 , 000 people . After the arrival at tbe station , to which hundreds accompanied the procession near four miles , a short , but sweet adieu took place , Messrs Hoey , Mirfield , Gill , andVallance , speakers ; and at the departure of the train , tbe band of music playing , with tho shouts ol the people , overpowered our excellent brother and sister , and all returned to their home , none envying , but all wishing their lot to be the next , with shouts for the brave father aud founder of the Land Plan—F . O'Connor , Esq . The long tried and untiringadvocateof the people ' s rights , Mr Frank Mirfield , was unanimously elected to represent the Barnsley branch at the ensuing Conference . Birmingham . —A crowded meeting of shareholders took place at the public office on Tuesday last , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the Conference , when Mr Fusaell was declared duly elected .

      N . B . —The meeting for receiving subscriptions at 111 , Rea-street , is put off till Friday evening next , in consequence of tbo Redmarley demonstration . Croydon . —On Monday evening , August 9 th , after the books of the Land Company were closed , and those ofthe Charter Asaooiation for the last quarter had been audited and reported correct , the polling for delegate to represent the Surrey district in Conference commenced . Mr Frost was returned , as far as this branch is concerned , by an overwhelming majority . Conversation followed on the subject of the Land and Labour Bank , and it being determined to commence operations in this important department the following officers were appointed : Henry Clark ' scrutineer ; Thomas Bear * , secretary ; Thomas Frost , treasurer ; William , Hodges and Samuel Loveday , auditors .

      CiiBWENUAM . —Mr William Leech , of Chelthenham . has been duly elected , the delegate for Chelthen . ham district for the ensuing Conference , by a majority of 121 votes . Dbvonpobt . —Mr E . B . Newoombe has been put in nomination for the forthcoming Conference . Gbbbhwich . —Mr Samuel Kydd has been pnt in nomination as delegate for the Surrey district . Gosport . —At a meeting of the members of the Gosport branch Mr William Westlake" was elected delegate to the Conference . . Hw > DBRSP » i , D . -Thi 8 branch of the fourth section w now closed , and consists of 120 members , holding th ? N ^ oi th ^ meetin S the membersof rewlvedJ ^ c ° mpany , it was unanimously . Thatiaconsequence of no other person having been 5 , . i n no ™ in , ation as » dolegate to tbe Conference in this 2 JS ;" f ? « Ph « M thereby duly elected to represent the Hull district . Also that a special meeting ba held on Wednesday evening , to give him his Instructions .

      KinDBRMiNsiEB . —On Monday evening a very numerous and enthusiaslio meeting of shareholders was held at the Nag ' s Head , Bewdley , when the following resolution was passed unanimously : — Tbat the best thanks ofthe Chartists and members of the land Company , are due , and hereby given to the elector * and non-electors of Kottlngham , for securing the return of that noble of Nature P , O'Connor , E « q ,, to the Commons' House of Parliament .

      Alva.—Mr Wm. Archibald Has Been Appointe...

      After three times three ^ hearty cheers hsrtTT ' given for the electors and nen-electore of Nott £ 3 Tor Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the Chart , T meeting broke up ; f = " . . . " i w » % Liverpool . —Members and friends of thin u i . will meet at Mr Farrall ' a , No . i , Cazneaa . ? ^ on Sunday , evening , at seven o ' clock , i- > maW ' necessary arrangements for the Camp meetin . Newton ,, on the . 22 nd of August . s t ' , LouflHBOSouoH . —The return of F . O'Connor P as M . P . for Nottingham , has afforded great S to the sons of labour . , *• " ««& HANtsr . Potibbibs . —Mr Jeremiah Yates has u appointed delegate to the Conference . ^» Littlmown . —At a general meeting of . » ,., holders the following officers were duly elected 7 * serve for t he next six months : committee , Cha . r Fisher , William Mortimer , Thomas Naylor aS * Ainsworth , William Cordingley , Wilson ArehU $

      John Lister ; president , Wilmot Fwthe ; audC ? Joseph Broskorn and William Lacy ; scrutin ^ John Fearnley ; John Whiteley re-elected sub-trL ' surer ; Henry Suramerskill , cooper , Ma rket ^ * Heckraondwick , was re-elected sub-secretary . ^ Northampton District . —Mr William Mum ? ., has been duly elected the delegate for this di & tTu 1 Nbw RADFoan . —The shareholders are requested h contribute sixpence each ( as many have al » J » done ) to the General Election Fund . ""J NoiraoHAM . —At a meeting of branch No . 2 v Dawse , of Carrington , was put in nomination for h ' forthcoming Conference . a 8

      Newoasiib-upoh-Tyke . —Mr Martin Jude basbe * the successful candidate for the office of deleg a u to the . Conference . Tbe votes lor the candidates were—Martin Jude „> ... ... 402 John Giibertson ... 265 Thomas Bell ... ... _ . „ 22 North Shibm ) b . —At a full meeting , en Monoa . August Pth , Mr John Pratt was unanimousl y ^^ delegate to the Conference . 0 'Co »» ORViiiE . —Mr John Hornby , formerly tiM . surer and secretary to the Somers Town Locality has been elected our delegate to the Conference ( a be held at Lowbands .

      Petbbborocoh . —On Monday evening last , Mr V 7 Bunton , of Lynn , delivered a lecture in this citj to upwan / s of 400 people , on 'Ihe Origin , Progre ^ and Advantages of the National Laud Company , ' During the delivery of his lecture , he waa listened % with great attention , interrupted only by the plaudits of the meeting . MrB ., in our estimation promises to be a very talented and . useful advocati and if , as we are informed , he has onl y been ia the habit of addressing publicmeetingsfor the last moot ]) or two , we pronounce him to be one of the best wj have ever heard . At the close of the lecture , three cheers were given for Mr O'Connor , three lor the Land Company , and three for the lecturer .

      Storey Strati-oro . — Deanshanoer . — a . j 8 c [ ur . was delivered hereon Thursday evening last , on the ' Condition of the People , and the Objects and Ad . vantages ofthe National Land Company , ' by Mr Gammage . The serfs of the soil flocked in laree numbers to the meeting . The room being too small to accomodate the people , an adjournment took pfe ™ to the open air . Mr Downs , ot Stratford , was unanimously called to the chair , and , in a neat speech in . troducedthe lecturer , who addressed the meeting for an hour and a half , during which time he was

      listened to with the strictest attention , save when interrupted by the applause of the meeting . An ex . cellent spirit prevails in this villlage , numbers having already joined the Land Company . iMr G promised to pay another visit . Staltbridoe . —On Saturday last , a soiree and ball was held in the Town Hall , in honour of Mi Charles worth , about to leave the town , to take possession of his farm at Lowbands . Mr Wild , Mr West , aad other speakers addressed the meeting . A very happy evening was passed .

      Smasbcrt . —Mr John Sidaway has been nonii nated as delegate for this district . SwisooN .-Mr David Morrison has been norni . nated as delegate for this district . Sheffield , —The following persons have been put in nomination for the Sheffield district : —Sheffield , James Sampson ; Doncaster , John Grimshaw , Sioohbriboe . —The following officers have be « D chosen ; William Taylor , secretary ; Thomas Law .

      rence , scrutineer ; Peter Chance , treasurer ; William . Barratt , Joseph Copely , auditors ; Ebenuer Brown , Frederick Goodfellow , John Pegg , John Brown , Edmund Dalby , George Hill , John Weaver , committee . It waa unanimously agreed , 'That a general meeting of members be held on the first Wednesday in every month , to transact the business ot the branch . ' « That one penny per share per quar . ter be levied upon each member of this branch , to delray local expenses .

      Stockport . —Mr T . Webb was duly elected , oa Sunday last , to represent Stockport in the coming conference . Tower Hamlsis . —Mr John Shaw has been duly returned for the Tower Hamlets , to sit in tie ensuing conference . Worcksirr—Mr James Harding , of the City Arms , has been elected to represent this district h the forthcoming Conference . WooiiON-UNDER-EnoE . —The shareholders of the Wootton-under-Edge branch have nominated Mr Rowland Lacey , as delegate to the Conference .

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      FORTHCOMING MEETINGS . Blackbubs , —A quarterly general meeting of the members of this branch will be held on the Old Am House , Chapel-street , on Sunday , the 22 nd August , at two o ' clock . The levies and share money will be received at the usual time , six o ' clock , in the Temperance Hotel , Whalley Bank . Bunt—The members of the Land Company and the Chartist Association are requested to attend a meeting on Sunday next at two o ' clock , in the usual place , Clarke-street , when a delegate will be elected to attend Newton delegate meeting .

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      COM , & c Make Lake , Monday , August 9 . —It is with deep re . gret we have to announce the suspeusionof the payments of the highly respectable firm of Leslie , Alexauder , and Co ., which , with the failure of a large miller , threw great gloom over t o trade this morning . The show of wheat by land carriage samples from the neighbouring counties was small , about 600 to 800 quarters consisting of new . The quality ofthe latter was hardly so fine as expeettd , tho berry being small ; but the condition was excellent , and the weight hoavj . There was a decidedly better demand for wheut , nnd fully as much money was obtained as on this day se ' nnight . The new brought 60 s to 69 s per

      quarter . The transactions In foreign irero on rather » more extensive scale , and increased firmness was exhibited by holders , Xo advance on previous quotations could , however , be established . The value of English flour remains much the same as before . American could hardly be bought on such easy terms as last week . There were two or three parcels of new barley exhibited , 0 / good quality , which sold at 38 s to 40 s per qr . ¦ Wednesday , August li . —We had scarcely any English grain fresh up to-day , but the supply of Foreign wheat if large , being 16 , 570 qrs " . We have also an arrival of 36 , 280 barrels of Hour . The trade is very depressed fpr all articles , but what few sales bava been made are st about Monday ' s prices . CATTLE , < fcc . Smvihhixd Makket , Monday , August g . —The arrivals of foreign cattle into the port of London during ( he past week have been unusually heavy—663 oxen . 836 cows , 548 calves , 6 , 677 sheep , and 198 lambs , giving a total « J 8 , 322 head . The following statement of the imports of live cattle from the Continent into England during the present year is taken from an official source , correetedue to last Saturday week , — From Jan . I to July 31 . Oxea , Cows , Bheepand pi (! 6 i aud Calves , Lambs ° London .. .. 21 , 657 .. 45 , 697 .. 87 Liverpool .. „ 32 „ 9 .. 16 Hull : ,. .. 5 , 470 .. 1 , 987 .. - Southampton .. 4 i .. — .. — Yarmouth .. .. 3 , 618 ,. 9 H .. — Total .. 80 , 818 48 , 627 103 ' The supply ot meat at Sniithfield this morning was large , but more particularly as regards beef . Owing , however , to the limited supply during tbe past week to Newgate and Leadcnhall markets , aud to the colder state of the weather , ' there was ' more animation in the trade generaUy than might have been reasonably expected . The attendance of butchers was good , The current tone of prices was firm , ¦ ' ; BUTTER , BACON , PORK , < fcc , LivBBPooi , Monday , August 9 . —The make cf fresh English must have been increased by the copious rains ol " last week ; and to this cause we would principally attribute the almost unequalled depression in pur butter market this week . „ ,, _ , ' s - 0 . s . d . percin ; Butter , Belfast .. .. 86 0 —89 0 — Banbridge 84 0 — 87 < 0 — Derry .. .. 86 0 —00 0 - Coleraine .. .. 86 0 —88 0 - H Newry .. .. 82 0 —84 0 - Kilkenny .. ., 86 0 —89 0 - Sligo .. .. 00 8 —00 0 — Ctvrlow ... .. 86 0 -89 0 - Waterford ,. ,. 86 0 —90 0 Carrich .. ,. 86 0 — 90 0 — Dublin .. ., 85 0 — 00 0 — Limerick ., .. 00 0 —00 0 — Dundalk . ' . .. 82 0 —83 0 - . Cork , dry thirds .. 00 0 -00 0 - Do . fourths .. .. 00 0 —00 » — Beef , Prime Mess , Amer . uotv .. 00 0 -00 Opertisree Irish .. 00 0 -00 0 - Pork , PrimeMess , American 00 0 -00 0 perbaiw . „ „ Irish .. 80 0 -00 0 - Bacon , long middles , free of „ „„ ¦ bone .. .. .. 66 0 -71 O percfft . „ short middles , do . .. 66 O -69 0 — Hams , short cut .. .. 76 0 — 80 0 - „ long cut 76 0 -80 0 - Lard , bladdered .. .. 00 0 -00 0 - „ firkins and kegs .. 66 0 —70 0 "

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      FE- & BGTTS O'COiN'NOR , Esq ., M . P ., and P """'"" by " Wiiium Hewitt , of No . 18 , Charles-street , ojd « don-street , Walworth , in tbe parish of St . * l * * y ngton , in the County of Surrey , at the Office , «*•> Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , in the O ityoCVf «*" minster . Saturday , August ltth , IS «

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 14, 1847, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_14081847/page/8/