ELECTION TALK.

ARUNDEL.—Lord D. C. Stuart is expected to be again returned. Alderman Atkins retires.

BARNSTAPLE.—Lord Boringdon is understood to have declined an invitation to offer himself for this borough.

A paragraph in the Globe of Tuesday described Sir B. 1Vrey as having canvassed the borough for Mr. Northman. We believe the truth to be, that Mr. Northman neither has nor thinks he has the remotest chance of success. Sir B. Wrey did indeed canvass the town for one day, and during that day he saw enough of it. The members, it is understood, will be Mr. Chichester and Major Fancourt, both of whom are steady Reformers.

EATH.—A fourth candidate, Mr. Escort, is about to appeal to the Tory interest of Bath for their suffrage, he having found his endeavours hopeless in the Western part of the county.—Bath Journal. Mr. Roebuck has addressed to the electors a letter explanatory of his prinbiples, and stating his purposes in the event of his being chosen to represent this borough, of which there is every prospect. The letter is a very important document, from the ability of its general argument, apart altogether from the occasion that gave rise to its present publica- tion; for Mr. Roebuck does not merely announce what he believes to be good, and what he means to do, but shows the reasonableness of his creed and his plans. We can only give the points ; for the details we must refer to the letter itself. Mr. Roebuck will advocate the revival of the Triennial Act ; election by the ballot; the extension of the franchise to all direct tax-payers ; a reform of all corporations • a system of national education ; the abolition of all taxes on knowledge ; the . establishment of County Courts ; a graduated property-tax ; the pay- ment of Government servants in proportion to the difficulty and quan- tity of their labour ; a commutation of tithes ; an equitable distribution of Church revenues ; the reduction of the Army and Navy ; the anni- hilation of all monopolies; the revision of the law of libel ; and the immediate abolition of slavery.

BEDFORDSIHRE.—Lord Charles James Fox Russell, who has ad- dressed the electors of Bedfordshire, declaring his intention to conic forward for the honour of representing the county, as a Reformer, in the room of the Marquis of Tavistock, is a Captain in the 52d (or Oxfordshire) Light Infantry, commanded by Colonel Fergusson. Lord Charles's canvass is said to have hitherto been very successful.

BODMIN.—A severe contest for this borough is anticipated between Captain Vivian and Mr. Spry. The return of Mr. W. Peter is "booked."

CARDII3F.—James Nicholls, Esq., a High Conservative, has put forth an address to the electors of Cardiff, Cowbridge, and Llantrissent. —Herefbrd Times.

CARNARVON BOROUGH.—A most formidable combination of Tories and Radicals, aided by the intolerant portion of the clergy, had been formed under the auspices of an attorney, who obtained notorious cele- brity under the operation of the lately-abolished Welsh judicature, for the purpose of bringing in a candidate in opposition to Sir Charles Paget, the present member, who had rendered himself obnoxious to the Anti-Reformers by his stanch support of the Reform Bill. Great difficulty was experienced in finding a candidate willing to be made the 'scapegoat of the party : however, at last Mr. Nanney, now dignified With the title of Major of the Carnarvonshire Militia, had his courage screwed up to the sticking-place, and he started under their auspices. Eis canvassing party was the most miserable ever witnessed. At Car- narvon he was accompanied by the Sheriff, lately a clerk in the office of the attorney above referred to ; the Deputy Sheriff, son to the same attorney; a Robert Bodfar Griffith, who some short time back was a writing clerk to Hughes ; an attorney of Staple Inn, now living with his sister, who "keeps a petty gin-shop at Carnarvon; a brazier, two publicans, and a couple of lawyer's clerks. Their plan evidently was to make the public believe that, in the face of so powerful an opposi- tion, Sir Charles would decline canvassing. However, all would- not : Sir Charles arrived in the county on Saturday week; and his ap- ,.pearanee put the set quite at a nonplus. He commenced his canvass, end was sverywhere received with more than rapturous applause ; his success was beyond any thing that his most sanguine friends could have anticipated. In fact, his return is placed beyond a doubt; to the great discomfiture of the other side, who had calculated upon success, under the Wee that through the instrumentality of tbe-Bosgeo-poporrhy-eir- culating the most barefaced falsehoods, they would be able to prevent any attempt on behalf of Sir Charles Paget or any other Reformer. The new constituency at Bangor have behaved beyond all praise, ale have fully proved themselves in every respect entitled to the boon con- ferred upon them by the Reform Act. —Correspondent of the Times.

CHESHIRE, NORTH.—The number of promises of support which Nfm. E. J. Stanley leas received Will place him at the bead of the poll. The influence of the Aristocracy and the very active exertions of Mr. Eger- ton's friends leave little doubt also of his return.-211anchester Chronicle.

CHESHIRE, SOUTH.—Meetings of the freeholders have been held at Middlewich, Northwich, Neston, and Birkenhead, in order to promote the election (free of expense) of G. Wilbraham, Esq., by every consti- tutional means in their power. The number of names on the General Committee for the hundred of 1Virrall is 1130; Sir T. S. M. Stanley-, Bart., is the Chairman.—Manchester Chronicle.

This county for a long series of years was Ultra Tory. In 1831, for the first time, it acquired four real votes ; when Mr. Wilbraham with. Earl -Grosvenor, two Reformers, were elected. The county had pre- viously neutralized the town. By the Reform Bill, Cheshire gains six. members,—two for the county, and two each for Stockport and Mac- clesfield. In the Northern division, Admiral Tollemache and Mr: E. J. Stanley are opposed by Mr. Tatton Egerton, a thoroughgoing- Tory. For the Southern division, Earl Grosvenor and Mr. Wilbraham stand opposed by Sir P. Egerton, another Tory. For Chester city, Lord R. Grosvenor and Mr. F. Maddock are opposed by Mr. John Jervis. Mr. Jervis is a Reformer. For Stockport there are five candidates, all professed Reformers ; though one, Mr. J. Marsland, is somewhat doubtful. For Macclesfield there are three candidates, all Reformers, differing little in principles. Thus, in the most Ultra- Tory county in England, out of seventeen candidates, two only are Tories, and only one a doubtful Reformer.— Times.

CHESTER.—Earl Grosvenor canvassed the county electors residing in Chester on Tuesday.

CHICHESTER.—It is currently reported that Sir John Chetwood, who is now at Bognor, intends offering himself as a candidate for Chi- chester. He is said to belong to no particular party, his politics are liberal, and he is able to bear the expense of a contest.—Sussex Advertiser. [Good news for the gaping Corporators.] CORNWALL.—The West Briton observes, with great justice- " The proud distinction of sending four Reformers to the first Reformed Par- liament, and without a poll, is indeed a glorious triumph ; it amply repays the toils, anxieties, and often apparently hopeless efforts of the Reformers of Corn- wall, amidst the contumely and scorn heaped upon them, under the dominant influence of Toryism, fin- more than twenty years, during which they have acted as a united body. We see in it the principles on which that great measure is- founded proudly triumphant in a county that once boasted its twenty boroughs! What a lesson does this afford to those .who in future times may labour for a great public object—never to despair of their country's safety !" CRICELADE.—It is reported that the Tory party are endeavouring to force Lord Porchester into the representation, in opposition to their present members.

DORSET.—Mr. Fonsonby, it is said, is sure of being returned for Dorsetshire, and Mr. Robert Gordon is talked of as his colleague.— Christian Advocate.

ESSEX, NORTH. —Mr. Brand, nephew of Lord Deere, and a Re- former, has started as colleague to Mr. Western. A meeting of an interesting character took place on Thursday, at Bishop's Stortford ; when Mr. Brand was introduced to the electors, in a highly complimentary speech by Mr. Western. Mr. Baring and Sir J. J. Tyrell niust now buckle themselves for a real struggle.

Mr. Wellesley and Sir J. Lennard met a numerous party- of the electors at Epping yesterday, when resolutions in their favour were unanimously passed. III the evening about sixty of the electors dined at Epping Place. Mr. J. Lennard presided on the occasion. Mr- Western was also present, and addressed the company. He observed, that he bad "fought the battle of the Constitution all his life, and was now willing to die in harness."

HALIFAx.—The justice of our remarks on the junction of the Tories with the Radicals is proved, we understand, in the case of Halifax, as well as many others. Mr. Wortley's Committee have offered to join with the Radical party, in order, if possible, to prevent the success of Mr. Charles Wood, one of the joint Secretaries of the Treasury, and

son-in-law to the Premier. So much for the pretended fears of the Tories and the Waverers lest the Reform Bill should introduce Ra- dicals into the Legislature.—Globe.

HAMPSHIRE.—Ali active canvass took place last week at 'Winchester and in its neighbourhood, on behalf of the Marquis of Douro, who is

proposed for the Northern division. The friends of Lord Palmerston and Sir George Staunton also continue their canvass for the Southern division. Mr. Alexander Baring is an active member of Lord Douro's Committee.

HASTINGS.—A contest is expected between Mr. H. Elphinstone, and Mr. 1Varre. Both profess Reform opinions.

HORSHAM.—Mr. Hurst, one of the former representatives of the bo- rough, has started in opposition to Mr. Blount. KIDDERMINSTER.—Mr. Philips and Mr. Godson, the rival candi- dates for the new constituency of Kidderminster, again visited that town a few days since. LAMBETH.—A meeting of some persons friendly to the election of Mr. Moore, was held on Monday night, at the Montpelier Tavern, Walworth Road, when that gentleman addressed the party at great- length, and set forth his pretensions and claims. He was, he said, friendly to the Vote by Ballot, Triennial Parliaments, the Abolition of Slavery, the Demolition of the Tithe System, and a reform of Church and State abuses.

LEWES.—Sir C. R. Blunt and Mr. Kemp will, it is expected, be re- elected, notwithstanding the opposition of Captain Lyon, a friend- of the Duke of Wellington.

LONDON.—The first election meeting in the City took place yester- day, at the -Mansionhouse. It was composed of the friends of the Loa . Mayor, and was called Mr the purpose of devising the best measures for securing his election. sSir John Key addressed the meeting, and was well received. Mr. Fearon, Mr. Charles Pearson, Mr. Dillon, and several other gentlemen, spoke warmly in favour of the Lord Mayor. The resolutions of support were moved by Mr. Harmer and Mr. Pearson.

Lixeotsi, SOUTH.—Sir John Trollope has resigned; Messrs. Heath- - cote and Handley will walk the course.

MARYLEBONE.—Colonel Jones's friends met at the York and Albany, Regent's Park, on Wednesday. The Colonel was heard with perfect approbation : no questions were put to him.

MIDDLESEX.—Lord Henley has at length, after much hesitation, annofinced his positive intention of standing. He has, he says, already explained his political sentiments. He will have to explain his ex- planation, before the electors are done with him.

ROCHDAI.E.—On Friday last week, the supporters of Mr. Entwistle met at the Flying Horse; when they were addressed by the caodidate, who officiated as Chairman. Mr. Joseph Porter, of the Society of Friends, spoke against the system of exclusive dealing ; which, he said, had brought disgrace upon the cause of Mr. Taylor, the Ultra-Radicid candidate. The followino. evening, Mr. Taylor addressed between four and five hundred inhabitants on a piece of waste gromul opposite the Seven Stars. He avowed himself the uncompromising advocate of Annual Parliaments, Universal Suffrage, and the Ballot.

SANDWICII.—Sir Edward Owen has formally offered his services.

SOETOWARK.—On Monday, another meeting of the friends of L. B. Allen, Esq., candidate for Southwark, was held at the Windsor Castle, Great Suffolk Street, Mr. J. Longmore in the chair.

SURRY.—We understand that a requisition is in course of signature, requesting Major Aubrey Beauclerk to become a candidate for the Eastern division.—Morning Chronicle.

Sussex—It is supposed that in the Western division the Earl of Surry and Lord G. Lennox will be returned without opposition, and that the same will be the case in the Eastern division with regard to Mr. Cavendish and Mr. Curteis.

TOWER Hamsrrs.—Captain Marryatt, with his backer, Mr. F. Young, the candidate for Tynemouth on the same interest, have strongly represented that interest as predominant in this borough. The fact is, that in the entire districts that lie along the River, there are not much above 1,100 electors ; whereas in the inland portion of the borough, which has as much to do with ships as Birmingham or Sheffield have, the number of electors is very nearly 11,000. There was a numerous meeting of the electors at De Fontaine's Riding School, Worship Street, Shoreditch, on Tuesday; where Colonel Stanhope attended, and repeated the pledges he had previously given. The Colonel's speech was much applauded, and resolutions

favourable to his return were unanimously voted.

The following is the form of procedure adopted by the revising

barristers of the Tower Hamlets. It seems well fitted for the purpose, with the exception of that part which pros-ides for the postponement of a case where the objector does not appear. It is most unreasonable to make a claimant or an enrolled elector attend for two days, instead of one, to suit the convenience of any person who, for good, or bad, or no

reason, may object to his title. He who steps out of his way to do that, ought to be compelled to attend in all cases or to lose the benefit

of his objection. It is a pity that the King's Bench—or, what would have been equally effective, the Home Secretary—was not authorized to draw up regulations for the revising barristers generally. We rather fear the practice of the various courts, and by consequence their deci- sions, will be sadly conflicting.

" 1st. The barrister will read over the original list, supplying omissions, and cor- recting errors. If he come to any name to which an objection has been made, he will . postpone it. If he COMO to the name of any person who for any reason has made a claim, he will postpone that also. If he come to any error or omission which cannot be corrected or supplied at the time to his satisfaction, he will postpone that also. " 2d. Having thus gone through the original list, he will cause proclamation to be made for persons objecting, and persons objected to, to appear forthwith, and he will then take the list of objected names in alphabetical order. If the person objecting, and the person objected to, both appear, the case will be decided. If either du not appear, the case will be postponed, and the next on the list taken where both do appear, till the list is gone through. Tlwn the cases postponed will be taken in alphabetical order ; and whether the persons objecting and the person ohP..eted to do or do not appear, the case sill be decided. A proclamation for any other persons objecting, or objected to, will then be made; and persons who do not then appear will not afterwards be heard. " 3d. He will then muse proclamation to be made Aft claimants, and take the list of claimants in alphabetical order. If any claimant do not answer, his ease will be post- poned, and the next taken who does answer; and the list having thus been gone through, the causes postponed will be taken in alphabetical order, and the cause of any person who does not appear will be decided against him. A procla 'nal ion for any other claimants will then be made, and claimants who do not appear will nut afterwards be heard.

"4th. The cases postponed on account of errors and omissions will then be taken. " 5th. Tlw list will then be signed, and forthwith delivered to the returning officer."

Captain Marryatt met the electors at the Mermaid, Hackney-, on Thursday evening. His Tory friend, Mr. Thomas Wilson, was in the chair. The meeting was numerous. The Captain spoke at great length. He declared free trade to be "a splendid delusion, by which the capitalist [the labourer's employer] gained, and the labourer suf- fercd." He was friendly, however, to the Corn-laws ; by which, un- questionably, the landed capitalist gains, while not merely the labourer, - but every body except the landed capitalist, suffers. This called final disapprobation; on which the Captain said— Before gentlemen expressed their disapprobation, it would be well if they would consider the effects, direct and indirect, of a total repeal of the present Corn-laws. That reveal would lower the price of bread in this cOuntry about one-third. (" That's what we want.") But let them look how that reduction of price would operate in favour of the fundholder. The fundholder was al- ready benefited some 40 per cent. by the return to cash payments,—that is, he was 40 per Cent, better off, so far as a command of the necessaries of life was concerned, than the other classes of the community. But the repeal of the Corn-laws.would be equal to a reduction of 60 per cent, in the pnees of the necessaries of life; so that it would actually make the fundholder's 100/. equal to every other man's 2001. ("He would not be benefited more than every other consumer.") He would not then argue the question more minutely ; and only threw out that consideration in order to show that the question of the Corn- - laws was of far more complex interest than might at first be apparent. He next touched on the Bank ; which he would of course support, but for a reason which has the merit of novelty, at least— He conceived that there could not be a second opinion as to the impropriety, nay, the mischievous folly, of placing the management of such an establishment, affecting as it did the commerce of the country through its remotest and mi- nutest ramifications, in the hands of the Government. What would be easier in such a state of things than for any obnoxious Government to set Parliament in a manner at defiance, by coininy as much money as it pleased,- in the event of Parliament exercising its constitutional power of refusing it the Supplies? (Cheers, and cries of " Oh ! 0111" and" You are a witch atfinance.")

His sentiments on the Church and on Slavery—of both of which he is an advocate, or, what is tantamount in the opinion of the Reformers, an unwilling and inefficient opponent—were received with groans and hisses, and every mark of disapprobation.

He was hard pressed to say if he would vote for the abolition of flogging in the Army and Navy; and seemed very unwilling to give a direct answer— An Elector—" You have not answered my question in a straightforward, sai- lor-like manner. I again ask rout, supposing my sons were under your com- mand, and had committed some offence, would you order them to be flogged for that offence ?"

Captain Marryatt—" Till a substitute he pointed out, I know not how flog- ging in the Navy can be dispensed with. I think it might be abolished in tile Army. (" Answer the question.") Then, as there is no other punishment yet substituted. I can only say, that if you or your sons should commit some offence for which there is yet no other punishment, I would flog you and them, by—" ( Tremendous disapprobation, and cries of " off, off! ") A Mr. Gregory, a Dissenter, asked whether Captain Marryatt ap- proved of Dissenters pitying for an establishment to which they did not belong? To this question he wished also to return an equivocal answer—

"I must with great respect observe, that we are all very apt to lie religious

when our religion costs its nothing ; but somehow we fall off in our zeal When called upon to pay for our godliness. (Hisses and cheers.) The fact is, that we Nbould all become Dissenters if the circumstance of being a Dissenter ex- empted us from the payment of tithes ; and so there would be an end of the pre- sent Church of England, as by law established." [This sentiment was cheered by both the friends and opponents of the gallant candidate, particularly by the latter, who cried out, "Well done, my old skipper, you have let the cat out of the bag with a vengeance."]

The Captain knows as much of religion as he does of legislation. He should stick to his novels—there he is great ; but he will never do credit to himself or service to the public as a member of Parliament. Two resolutions were submitted to the meeting,—one approving of the candidate, the other declaring him unworthy of the suffrages of the electors: the latter appears to have been carried by an immense ma- jority,—not, however, without a strenuous though unsuccessful attempt on the part of his friends to dispute the decision.

Wassam..—The friends of Mr. De Boscoe Attwood were gratified on Monday last by the presence of Mr. Attwood senior. The after- noon being very rainy, the meeting was held in the Assembly Room at the Dragon Inn.—.Stafford Advertiser.

Wanwiess, Noitall.—On Saturday, a number of the electors, resident at Rugby and the neighbourhood, met Mr. Dempster Heming in that town ; when Mr. Honing, in a speech of considerable length, detailed his opinions and views of the leading political questions of the day.

WARWICK, SOUTIL—Mr. E. P. Dodd is the third candidate for this district ; he arrived in Warwick on Friday, with the intention of can- vassing the voters in Warwick and Leamington. Mr. Dodd is a stanch Reformer.

WIIITEHAVEN.—Mr. W. Attwood was, the Courier tells us, intro- duced on Thursday to his Committee. Our contemporary says he spoke to them a considerable time, and was heard with most ansuous attention and great applause. We hope he will get the suffrages as well as the applause of his Committee; it is all he is likely to get at Whitehaven.

Wor.vanniansroN.—Mr. Whitmore has been prosecuting his canvass during the week in the parishes belonging to the new borough; and, we are informed, has met with great success. At Sedgley his reception was particularly gratifying: Mr. Whitmore's friends were met by a party of about forty gentlemen on horseback, and escorted into the place, where he was received with great cordiality. Mr. Holyoake's friends give an equally favourable account of their reception at Bilston.

—Staprd Advertiser.

YORKSHIRE.—Mr. Duneombe is to give Mr. Oastler the support of his purse in the West Riding at the ensuing election, in return for the support given to Mr. Duncombe in the North Riding by the pen of Mr. Oastler.—Leeds Mercury.