, The Staffordshire Advertiser contains an excellent letter from Mr.
Swynfen Jervis' of Whitehall Place, London, and the owner of landed property in Staffordshire, to his agent at Uttoxeter ; laying down a rule, which it would be well if landlords would more generally follow. Mr. Jervis declares, that in the event of an election, he shall abstain from all attempts whatever to govern or even bias his tenantry in the disposal of their votes- " Any interference of this sort on the pert of the landlord or his agent, though by many held to be not only just but necessary, I cannot help consi- dering as a most unseemly and discreditable practice, and utterly indefensible under any circumstances ; injurious, as it will eventually prove, to those who. for the attainment of some temporary purpose have recourse to such expe- dients ; and insulting and degrading in the highest degree to the unhappy voter, who, in consequence of the unprotected state m which the law has left him, has but a choice of evils—either to sacrifice his independence and freedom of choice and submit timely to be the tool of his wealthy and imperious landlord, or, if he have the spirit of a man and prefer his conscience to his interest, to become, so far as his landlord's power and vindictiveness may reach, his victim. This is no exaggerated picture, but a bare statement of facts which are notoriously of frequent if not of daily occurrence."
On only one point does Mr. Jervis advise his tenantry—and that is, to select a supporter of the Ballot.
The Members of the Leeds Operative Society having sent a com- plimentary address to Sir Francis Burdet, the Baronet, still at Fore. mark, and not attending his duty in Parliament, sent a reply, of which the following sentences are a sample-
" Gentlemen, in doing justice to my motives, you do honour to me ; but what is of more importance, you give effiicent support to the great cause new at issue which is nothing less than that of our Protestant Establishment against Irish Papistical priests, and that of the English Constitution against self-seek. ing patriots, shallow pretenders, hurlyburly innovators, and gaping expectant'', and promoters of a time of pell-mellhavoc and confusion. With you, gentle.
i men, I say to all these assailants, 'No surrender.' This motto we will inscribe upon our flag, and, like our seamen, nail it to the mast."
" Gaping expectants ! " who expected a Peerage, and won't get it? By the way, how does Sir Francis relish the prospect of another ex- pensive contest for Westminster?
At Grantham, a Church-rate has been carried : at Wisbeach, a Church-rate has been refused ; after sharp contests in both places.
On Friday week, a meeting was held at West Bromwich, for the purpose of granting a Church-rate; when an amendment for ad- journing the consideration of a rate for twelve months was carried. Lord Dartmouth, and many gentlemen possessing property in the parish. attended. The meeting was calculated to consist of upwards of 3,000 parishioners.
Preparations are making at Lambton Castle for the reception of the Earl of Durham and his family, who are expected there in the first week of July. —Sunderland Herald.
The Mayor of Newcastle gave his annual grand dinner on Monday, to which the officers of the regiments quartered there and at Gateshead were invited. During the toasts of the King, Queen, the other members of the Royal Family, and the King's Ministers, there ap. peered an unanimity of sentiment ; but on the Mayor proposing " The Earl Mulgrave and the Government of Leland," not one officer filled his glass oe drank the toast, but all remained sitting whilst theCorpom- tion and other visitors were doing honours to it.—Morniny Post. [These military gentlemen will perhaps change their behaviour if there should be a revolution at the Horse Guards.]
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