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Sir James Graham was elected, on Tuesday, Member for Pe m- broke, without opposition. In a long speech from the hustings, he harped on the string which he struck with some effect at Carlisle ; reiterating his accusation that the present Ministry, "if not the most dangerous, is the shabbiest that ever existed." A correspondent of the San says, that the Dockyard influence, which the Chronicle hoped would be employed against the Tories, is held and used exclusively by Tories.
Mr. Robert Pigot was returned for Bridgnorth on Tuesday; there being no opposition, in accordance with the arrangement made with Mr. Tracey.
Three candidates were announced to succeed the late Mr. Bonham Carter in the representation of Portsm anb,—Sir George Staunton and Admiral Napier by different sections of the Liberals, and Sir Philip Durham by the Tories. Admiral Napier withdrew his pre.. tensions, and Sir George Staunton is the sole candidate of the Liberal party. The slippery Sir Philip Durham, after having pledged himself to stand ; suddenly altered his course. The Tory Committee notified this change to the electors, in an address at once petulant and despond- ing. However, they procured another candidate, in a Doctor Quarries, of Little Green, o ho we should suppose, will go to the poll with small chance of success. It is surmised that Sir Philip Dalian) was threatened with the loss of his pleasant and valuable post of Port- Admiral if be had stood for Portsmouth.
yne Mercury says, th it Mr. George Frederick Young will not defei d his seat against S.r Chalks they's petition. The heavy expense is Mr. Young's reason for giving way.
Sir William Geary troy retired from the representation of West Kent, in consequence of ill health. Sir Edmund Filmer is the Tory candidate ; and of his success we presume there is no doubt.
Sir Gerard Noel, M. P. for Rutland, died on Wednesday, at his seat, Exton Park. Lord Barham succeeds to the Gainsborough estates, and Mr. Gerard Noel to the baronetcy.
A meeting was hold at Liverpool on Monday last, to originate a sub acription for the purpose of resisting the Spottiswoode conspiracy. The attendance was very thin : but several subscriptions were announced. and a Committee was formed to solicit contributions.—Liverpool Telegraph.
Ministers are weakening their strength and stability by an infusion of hotbed Tories into the new commission of the peace for the county of Somerset. Of six clergymen who are added, it is said that not less than four are opposed to the present Government, some of whom are resident in this neighbourhood.— Sherborne Journal.
Manchester has emphatically spoken out upon the ballot. It was
supposed that Mr. Grote's motion would be made on the 16th, and that, consequently, there would be abundance of time between Monday the 12th and that date to get up a petition that should fully express the sentiments of the electors of Manchester. It was ascertained, however, that the motion would be made on the 15th, and that it was necessary that the petition should reach London not later than Oa 14th; and, consequently, instead of lying for signati.re for four days, it could only lie two. The whole of the arrangements, therefore, for baying a full expression of the opinions of the electors were unimvail. ing ; and the petition was necessarily despatched ou Tuesdly evening, with such signatures as it had obtained, although, probably, not one- half of the borough bad been apprized that such a movement teas to be made. It speaks strongly, however, in favour of the feeling that the voter should be protected in the exercise of his sulllage, that in less than two days the petition was signed by more than 15,0::0 persons. Had four days been allowed for the obtainment of signatures, we have not the slightest doubt that 30,000 signatures would have been at- tached; but when, in two days, 15,000 are obtained without tiny notice where the sheets were placed for signature, we think the sense of the inhabitants has been as fully declared as if each had separately given his mark of attestation.—Manchester Times. It is quite necessary that the electors of .Manchester should speak out ; fur their Whig Member, Mr. Poulett Thomson, is one of the Skulkers.]
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