18 JANUARY 1840, Page 7

The ballot of Liberals at Devonport. mentioned last week as

fixed for the 10th, terminated in Mr. Tuffnelfs favour. Mr. Leach, in con- formity with his agreement, immediately joined forces with Mr. Tuffnell, and in a brief address exhorted his friends to follow his ex- ample. We understand, however, that notwithstanding this apparent unanimity of Liberals, Mr. Tuffnell's election is not quite certain: there is a "hitch" somewhere.