A letter from Birmingham, dated yesterday, communicates the fol. lowing
details of preparations for the first election under the new Mu. nicipal Charter—the leading subject of present interest in that town.
"Tire Tories, notwithstanding their frequent and earnest denunciations of the Charter, bad determined to make a bold effort at participating in its benefits; and for this purpose, on the 20th ultimo, they served no less tbau 900 objec- tions in Birmingham and Edgbaston,—the entire constituency not amounting to about 4,000. They were served in the most pleasant defiance of decency, and without even an attempt at individual examination. Fortunately, the ex. Overseer, who was content to be the tool of his party on the occasion, was not very deeply read in legal technicalities; and hie advisers were as ignorant as himself. The consequence was, that on Wednesday, after an elaborate argu- ment, (which was managed, on behalf of the Liberal party by Mr Redfern, Mr. Barlow, Mr. Bray, solicitors, and Mr. Douglas of the Journal,) the whole of the Birmingham notices were thrown out, on the ground of misdescription of the objector's place of abode. The length of face exhibited by the Tories on the decision of the Barrister (Mr. Waddington) being announced, was quite awful : 750 objections were thus disposed of at one swoop. The Edgbaston objections were formally correct ; but have been for the most part dismissed on the merits. It is calculated that about 40 in all, out of the 900 names objected to, will be finally expunged ; of which number, a third at least are Tories! "
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