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On Thursday week, a numerous meeting, summoned by 160 of the most respectable inhabitants, the Magistrates having refused to call the meeting, was held at Bradford; and a petition to Parliament against the coercion of Canada was adopted. The petition is to be presented by Mr. Leader ; and Sir William Molesworth and Mr. Busfield were requested to support it. The last number of the Bradford Observer contains a long, temperate, and able article enforcing the impolicy and injustice of compelling the Canadians by force of arms to submit to British sway. A meeting in favour of secret voting, at which Mr. Grote's ballot- box would be exhibited, was to be held at York on Thursday. On Thursday week, a meeting for a similar purpose was held at Cambridge. The Standard beads the following paragraph with, the words " Ballot at a Discount"-
" The Whig•Radical Town-Council of Carlisle, at a meeting et their body es Tuesday last, rejected, by a large majority, a motion to petition Parliament is favour of the Ballot. Great preparation had been made foe carrying the me- non into effect ; and its relents= has caused a sad split in the Whig-Radical ranks of that city."
Query, did not the split arise from the refusal of the Whig portion of the Council to petition for Extension of the Suffrage as well as the Ballot ?
We learn from the Conservatives that in the event of Mr. Cart- wright's retiring from the representation of South Northamptonshire, Lord Maidstone will take his place, mid make room for Lord Milton to represent the Northern Division. Whether this be an understanding between the parties or not, the visit of Lord Maidstone at Milton makes it more than probable such is really the case.—Slan■lbrd Mer- cury. IThe arrangement would not be surprising. Lord Milton is not very stanch ; and it would be convenient to divide the representa- tion of Northamptonshire between the two great parties, and so avoid contests.]
At the Salford Sessions, on Wednesday week, the Grand Jury found
true kill against Mr. James Wheater, for having, on the day of the Salford election, procured the abduction of a voter roamed Catherall, for the purpose of preventing his voting for Mr. Brotherton. We understamt that Catherall is a paralytic, and bad lost the use of both legs. Werilst some of the canvassers for Mr. Brotherton, for whom Cathendl intended to vote, were looking out for a sedan-chair or some other conveyance to convey him to the hustings, a party of the enemy contrived to go t him into a coach ; the driver of which, by the express direction of Mr. Wheater. notwithstanding a warring as to the conse- quences which might ensue, drove him off to Kersall Moor, and kept him there 01 the close of the poll. To mend the matter, Mr. Inteiter was not only a most active member of Mr. Gurnett's Com- mittee, bet is also one of the six petitioners against the return of Mr. Brotherton. The indictment will be tried at the next Sessions. The discovery has come like a thunder-clap on the Tories ; whilst, on the other hand, it strengthens the conviction of the Reformers that Mr. Brothertores scat is safe.—Liverpool Mercury.
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