11 MARCH 1854, Page 11

By the death of Mr. Alderman Thompson, a vacancy occurs

in the re- presentation of Westmoreland. The Alderman was not only a Conserva- tive, but a Protectionist to the last-one of the "fifty-three old iron can- non-balls" of November 1852. fie first entered Parliament for Calling- ton, in 1820.