The elevation of Mr. Robartes to the Peerage through the
death of his father leaves vacant a -seat for East Cornwall, which the Conservatives are going to contest, and Mr. Tremayne has been chosen by them for this purpose. On the other hand, it was suggested that the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Leonard Courtney, now M.P. for Liskeard, might be willing to contest the county, if unanimously adoptel by the Liberal party ; and a unanimous invitation to Mr. Courtney was ac- cordingly sent, to which, however, we regret to state that a negative reply has been received. The Liberal margin in East Cornwall is large, Mr. Robartes having beaten Mr. Tremayne by nearly 1,000 in 1880, and even Mr. Borlase having beaten him by 800. Still, bye-elections do not always follow the law of general elections, and we trust that very hearty support will be given to the Liberal candidate chosen to fight the battle against Mr. Tremayne. By the way, is Mr. Tremayne tiny relation to either the Mr. Bertie Tremayne or the Mr. Tremayne Bertie oof Lord Beaconsfield's "Endymion"P
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