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Mr. Trotter, of Horton Place, Epsom, has become a candidate for the vacancy for West Surry, occasioned by the death of Lord Arden, and the removal of his son, the late Member, to the House of Peers.
Lord Newport, the Earl of Bradford's eldest son, is talked of as a candidate for Bolton; and Mr. Joseph Somes, the great shipowner, and Deputy-Governor of the New Zealand Company, will probably, stand for Berwick-upon-Tweed. The Directors of the Plymouth Company of New Zealand have it in contemplation to despatch a surveyor with a competent staff imme- diately to the colony, to select the site of the intended settlement of New Plymouth.— West gl England Conservative. There is a wealthy and truly patriotic gentleman of' Liverpool, who is so peculiarly favourable to the formation of at least one park, for the health and recreation of our " good old town," that he has expressed a desire, should be find a suitable site, to lay out a sum of 50.000/. in the purchase and laying out of the ground, and to dedicate the same gra- tuitously to the use of the publie for ever.--Lirerpool Standard. The whole length of the line of the Midland Counties' Railway, from its junction with the London and Birmingham at Itughy, by way of Leicester and Loughborough, to Nottingham and Dery, was opened to the public On Wednesday the 1st instant. A direct communication is thus opened in connexion with the North Midland, York and North lid- land, and Hull and Selby Railways, from London to Sheffield, Leeds, York, and Hull. Full particulars of the hours of departure and arrival of the several trains, appear in an advertisement. The journey from London to York will be performed in ten hours, and to I lull in twelve hours. The line of Railway between Rugby, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottiagbam' and Derby, was also opened on Tuesday last.—Leeds In
of July 4. The foundation-stone of the new chapel about to be erected in Great George Street, Liverpool, for the use of the congregation under the pastoral care of the Reverend Dr. Raffles, who are at present destitute of worship, owing to the destruction of their former chapel by fire, was laid by the reverend Doctor on Tuesday, in the presence of the con- gregation and of a large concourse of spectators.
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