21 FEBRUARY 1852, Page 10

The election for East Kent was contested on Thursday and

Friday, by Sir Brook Bridges and Sir Edward Dering ; both Conservative candi- dates, but the former was against, and the latter was in favour of, the Maynooth endowment. The contest was rather close for a county elec- tion. The Anti-Maynooth candidate won : for Bridges 2484, for Dering 2286—majority for Bridges 198.

The Manchester Town-Council declared against the Manchester and Salford Education Bill, by 34 against 22, at a special meeting held on Wednesday.