ELECTION TALK.

ARUNDEL. Mr. Lyon has given way: Lord Dudley Stuart will be re-elected.

BANBURY. Mr. Tanered is opposed by Mr. Lloyd Williams, of Birmingham ; who was against the Reform Bill and in favour of Church-rates ; so let the Banbury electors beware how they trust him.

BATH. Colonel Daubeny has little chance. Hobhouse's late sup- pourers give give him half of a split vote.

BERKSIIIRE. Mr. Walter will have a hard run for his seat. Mr. Pusey is again in the field, with Mr. Palmer and Captain Dundas. At .all events, Walter should be unseated, for he is a rat as well as a Duke's man. He must console himself with writing Tory letters to .the Times, which is now open for any stuff of that sort.

BernoravarEa. Mr. Tayleur retires, on account of ill health. Mr. Leader will he returned in his place, with Colonel Tynte. The Cor- poration candidates, Broadwood and Martin, cannot be returned under T.0i101. Let the IVATCII COMMITTEE be on the alert here.

BRIGHTON. The friends of the two Radical Members Wigney and Faithful, have had a violent quarrel : the consequence probably will be, the slipping in of a Tory, unless the Reformers have the wisdom to be- cotne friends among themselves, before it be too late.

BRISTOL. No manifestation has been made here by either of the two parties. The Reformers have it in their power to replace Sir Richard Vyvyan, who is poor and haughty, by a Liberal. Sir Richard used to tell the electors who applied to him on city business, to " go to Baillie ;" and unquestionably many of his votes will "go to Baillie," who hits taken care to deserve them. But the Reformers ought not to be content with returning only one able and independent representative as a counterpoise to the fine gentleman who is above attending to the business of his constituents. The country looks to such places as Bristol to act with vigour, and set an example to less wealthy and it'd- portant constituencies. There must be an opening for a second Re- former, provided he is an able matt of business, of known character, and respectable standing in the country. The misfortune is, that such men are scarce.

BURY. Mr. Walker, a Whig, will be opposed by Mr. Grundy, a Radical.

C A MIMI DG E. Mr. Knight, the barister, is to oppose Mr. Pryme.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE. The Tories have brought forward another can- didate, in the person of Captain Eaton. There are now in the field Messrs. Towoley, Childers, Yorke, and Eaton.

CHESHIRE. Mr. A. Tollemache, son of the Admiral, is a candi- date for the Southern division.

COLCHESTER. Mr. Henry Tuffnell has come forward on the Li- bend side.

CLITHEROE. The Tories have boasted loudly of the reaction here. Mr. Currer, a clerical spouter, at a dinner recently given to Mr. W. Duncombe, M. P. for the North Riding of Yorkshire, referred to the prospects of the Tory candidate at Clitheroe as a proof of the reaction in the North: but the tact is, that Mr. Asshettar, having canvassed the borough, found he had no chance, and has withdrawn.

DEvizEs. Mr. Bouverie, a brother of Lord Radnor, will strive to throw out Sir Philip Durhatn.

DI:voNsunte, Sorrii. Lord John Russell is safe. Mr. Bulteel, whose principal qualification in 1832 was his connexion with Earl Grey, has left the Reformers in the lurch—deserted at the eleventh hour. Under these circumstances, Sir J. Y. Buller, the Tory, will probably be returned.

Doase.r. Mr. Bankes retires ; in consequence, says the Times, of the &tali of his revered parent. A Mr. Sturt seeks to supply his

place.

Dettnaat. Harland is considered safe; but young Chaytor is acting a strange part. lie will not declare whether he intends standing or not, and in the mean time Trevor has been making play for a fortnight. By such undecided conduct on the part of Mr. M. A. Taylor, it was that Durham was prevented returning two Liberals at the last election, and Mr. Trevor stept in. Had Chaytor resigned, two Liberals, in- cluding Harland, would long since have been hard at work ; and, although the struggle would have been severe, the odds would have been in their favour. As it is, it appears very probable Trevor will

succeed.

DUDLEY. Lieutenant Forbes has not so good a chance against Mr. Idawkes, the Tory, as could be wished. The interest of Lord Dudley has been unexpectedly thrown into the scale against him.

EXETER. Divett is quite safe. The Dissenters are angry with Buller for voting against the University Bill ; still he will probably be elected. Follett's friends stick at nothing to procure votes ; beef, pudding, ale, and money, may be had for the asking. Let the WATCII CoMMITTEE look after this, prepare evidence, and unseat the Solicitor- General, if be be returned. A pretty law officer this Mr. Solicitor!

FiNsinotv. There is some danger of Scrjeant Spankie being elected, owing to the divisions in the Reform ranks. As we stated last week, Mr. }fordo:ruse and his friends are the mischief-makers. Two Reform candidates were in the field before Mr. Ilobliouse came front Built : he is therefore dividing the Liberal interest. Mr. Wok- ley has offered to submit their respective claims to immediate decision, in the following manner. He says, in an address to the electors pub..

fished this week— It :It a public meeting. fairly and openly conveucd, it should he determined by a majority or the electors present, that the individual who now addresse•; you ought to stand aside, and make way for some other party, confident as I am in tti.. strength of ray friends, rather than hazard the success of the general eanse-rather than ;know the enemies of all Reform to triumph-I will cheerfully submit to the decision, and imme- diately withdraw front the contest." Nothing can be fairer than this. We warn the electors of Finsbury, that the result of the contest for their borough is looked for with per- haps more anxiety than that of any other in the country. If Sergeant Spunkie should be returned, it will be said—" Here is a respectable constituency, composed of a greater variety perhaps than any constitu- ency in the kingdom, returning Mr. Spankie : have we not then a right to inf.r, that respectable people generally approve of the sentiments put in Sergeant Spankie's addresses"? There is but one sure way of pre- venting this disgraceful result of the approaching contest, and that is--. union among the Reformers. Unless, therefore, Mr. Holhouse accepts Mr. Wakley's challenge, and produces a greater number of supporters,.

he should retire.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the Finsbury Reform Club, Mr. Hob- house declared his uncompromising hostility to Toryism and the pre- sent Ministers: he insisted on the Ballot and Triennial Parliaments as being absolutely necessary: he was in favour of a repeal of the rate- paying clauses in the Reform Act, of a total abolition of Church- rates, and the admission of the Dissenters into the Universities. He moreover declared that he would resign, if his supporters discovered that he voted contrary to their wishes. All this is good ; it shows how the movement is getting on. But when did Mr. Hobhouse be- come a convert to Radicalism ? At Bath, where he is best known, be is believed to be half a Tory; and his late supporters there have pro- mised to vote for Colonel Daubeny, the Tory. His conversion, if it be sincere is somewhat late, awl alinost as sudden as the supposed con-

version of Duke on this day six weeks. The Club, however, re- solved to support Mr. Hobhouse, after hearing a speech from Mr.

Wakley also. Fawn. Sheppard should be ignominiously turned out, as a rat and a trimmer. We are glad to learn that Mr. Bridges is likely to perform this good office for him. GREAT Maar.ow. Mr. Carpenter has reason to be pleased with the progress be has made. He has put forth a concise and pithy address to the electors, from which the following passage is extracted.

e I am a thorough Reformer ; but I am also a practical and a prudent one: I am for sushi a Reform in all the institutious of the country as shall secure the greatest happi- fleas of the greatest number, at the smallest pomible cost. Bat I ani fopiaiuii. that to obtain such a Reform, mod be the work of time, even with a Reforming Govern. went ; and that to accelerate its progress. all Reformers should uuite to realize those aneasures that will gradually open the way for it."

The measures specified by Mr. Carpenter are those in which all good Reformers coincide.

HAMPSHIRE. Mr. Knight, of Chanton Park, a Tory, after can- vassing the Northern division, has thought it best to retire. Messrs. Lefevre and Scott are almost sure of being elected. HERTFORD. The accounts are still favourable to Mr. Cowper. HONITON will return a Tory and a Whig. Ins or WIGHT. Lord Fitzharris is the Tory candidate, in opposi- tion to Sir Richard Simeon.

LANCASHIRE. Mr. Wilbraham, the Tory, has agreed to stand for the Southern division ; and Mr. P. Towneley, of Towneley, has been invited by the Reformers to oppose that cipher Mr. Wilson Patten, for the Northern section.

LIVERPOOL. The Liberals having failed to induce Mr. Spring Rice to desert Cambridge, have prevailed on Mr. Morris, the Bank Director, to become their champion. We hope that his supporters and Mr. Ewart's friends will unite heartily together, and oust the Tories. Mr. Ewart has earned the hatred of the Tories, and deserved the warmest support of the Liberals, by his Parliamentary conduct. LONDON. Mr. Ward, the chairman of the Tory Meeting on Tues- day, which turned out so complete a failure, has come forward as a candidate for the City. The requisition to him is said to have re- ceived two thousand signatures. It is exceedingly easy to put such a statement in a newspaper, but its truth may reasonably be doubted. The Tories wish to have it understood that the application to Mr. Ward was the result of the indignation felt at the interruption of the meeting ; but it is far more probab!e, that the resolution to have Mr.

Ward as a candidate was taken beforehand, and that the abortive meeting was merely part of the plan of operations togive him notoriety,

excite sympathy in his favour, and thereby assist his return. As to his prospects of success, we should think they were very meagre. It is quite certain that the Reformers can return all four Members by a vast majority, if they exert themselves as they ought. LUDI,OW. It is to be feared that two Clives will be returned, as the Reformers neglected to register their votes its they ought. MARYLEBONE. It has been agreed by the Liberal party to support Sir Samuel Whalley and Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer, with their united and well-organized forces. Sir William Horne must give way. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. About 900 electors have invited Mr. Ay- touts of Edinburgh : Sir M. W. Ridley and Mr. Hodgson are in jeo- pardy. Mr. Ord is secure. NORTHUMBERLAND. Mr. Liddell, who went down from London with Carlton Club letters and money in his pocket, to oppose Lord .Howick, has tried the ground, and retired. His defeat is a great mor- tification to the Tories.

NORFOLK, Easy. Major Keppel retires from the contest, a victim to the trimming, conciliating policy of the Whigs in office. Mr. Richard Gurney (late Member for Norwich) is tlie Retbrin candidate, in conjunction with Mr. AVindham. They are °pi/used by Lord 1Val- pole and Mr. Edmund Wodeliouse.

Nourour, 1Vesr. No opponent has started again.t the present Members, Sir Jacob Astley and Sir William Folkes. The Whig property and influence of the county lies on this side of it, ineluding Mr. Coke's. The Eastern division has always, until the last election, been the stronghold of the Tories.

Nonwicir. No Liberal candidate has ya joined Mr. Harbord. This is not surprising : steeped in infamy and corruption as the Norwich electors are, we are not surprised that honest and high-minded candidates for seats in Parliament turn from them with loathing. Yet it is strange, that in a constituency so large, and once so independent, some honest men are not to be found to erect the standard of Purity of Election, and, instead of vainly bunting the kingdom over for a can- didate whom they may use as a convenience and a tool, to endeavour to return some enlightened and upright man from among themselves. They need not look beyond their city's walls.

SIIREWSBURY. He who is prepared to spend the ..•.st will be re-

turned for this corrupt borough. Mr. Slaney, Mr. • Ind Sir John Hanmer, the two last Tories, are the candidatt., ,ei. should guess that Sir John, who is the poorest, will go to the wall.

SHROPSHIRE. It is most probable that four Tories will be returned for this slavish county. Mr. Gore will lay hold of Sir Rowland Hill's skirts, and probably be thus dragged in before Mr. Cotes. The Duke of Cleveland will give his inn rest to any respectable Liberal candidate against his own Tory son, Lord Darlington.

SOMERSETSHIRE. Tbr.re will be no change ia the Eastern division, which will return a Liberal id a Tory. ItIr. Hickham Escott, who was beaten by a rmajority of three to one in 832, wishes to displace one of the Reforming Representatives of the Western division ; but his chance of success is exceedingly small. A few days ago, a meeting took place at Wellington, which gives his title to the Duke, and where be possesses considerable property: resolutions approving of the con- duct of the Reforming Members were passed, with only five dissen- tients. Mr. 'f ynte addressed the meeting, with good acceptation. Mr. Bickhain Escott, whose friends exerted themselves to make a strong muster, and who succeeded in getting fire or six persons toge- ther, was scarcely listened to. SOUTHWARK. We are glad to see that Mr. VI. Brougham has retired, and that his place will almost certainly be supplied by Mr. D. Iv. liar. vey ; who has accepted the invitation of the thoroughgoing Reformers of the Borough. Mr. Harvey's claims upon the support of a popular constituency are too well known to need enforcement ; but who is Mr.

Benjamin %Wood, who threatens to divide the Liberal interest ? is the brother of Alderman Wood : but that we apprehend, is not of itself a sufficient recommendation. We hope Mr. Wood will act the pan of a wise man, and try to occupy some vacant ground, instead of molesting eligible candidates who have got the start of him.

Sr. ALBAN'S. Mr. Horseley Beresford is said to be sure of about sixty votes, obtained with great labour and expense, out of .520. Mr. Ward seems now perfectly safe. The feasters, as they supposed at Mr. Turner's expense, at the last election, are in the process of being

compelled to pay their own bills to the tavern-keepers. Several action. have been brought against them in the Court of Requests, with

SUMO.

SCARY. Mr. Henry Long has come forward to supply the place of Mr. Leech, who retires.

TAMWORTH. An attempt will be made to return Mr. William Peel with his brother.

TAVISTOCK. Mr. Rundle, who took an active part here against the Church-rate in a recent contest, is tolerably sure of being returned with a member of the Bedford family.

Wes-ems:wren. It would seem still a matter of uncertainty whether Sir Francis Burdett will or will not support the Tories. When applied to by the electors to speak out on this point, he says, in a letter dated last Tuesday- ', As to any support or opposition to the new Ministers on my part, in case I should be placed in a situation of affording them either the one oi the other, that must depend solely and entirely on the measures they propose."

He was also personally asked by his old supporter Mr. Pouncy, whether, if a motion were made to the effect that a Tory Administra- tion did not possess the confidence of the country, he would vote for such a motion ? He replied, that he would not; adding, that he would not be a party man, or compel the King to select his Ministers from one party. After such a declaration as this, it is by no means creditable to the electors who assembled at the Crown and .Anchor on Wednesday, that they should have passed as they did, the following resolution.

" That the communication made to the electors of Westminster by Sir Francis Burdett having been read at the meeting, they were convinced that Sir Francis Burdett will at all times be found in the ranks of Reform, doing his duty to his constituents and the country."

Colonel Evans, who all along would have stood well enough had he not foolishly mixed himself up with Sir Francis Burdett's differ- ences with his constituents, declared at the Crown and Anchor meet- ing that He was not disposed to place the least relianee or confidence in the men now in office • and he had no hesitation in stating, that on the first occasion that offered he would either make a motion for their removal from office, or vote for such a motion, as it was the bounden duty of all Reformers to endeavour to get rid of them. In addition, he would, on the first opportunity in the House of Commons, vote for the censure of those who advised the King to dismiss the late Ministry and appoint the present.

Both Sir Francis and the Colonel will probably be returned without opposition—such is the scarcity of leading Reformers. But we beg

the readers of the Spectator to transfer the name of Sir Francis Bur- dett from the Anti- fury to the Doubtful list. He is little better than a superannuated trimmer.

WIGAN. Messrs. R. Potter and Standish are the Liberal candi- dates; Mr. Hodson Kearsley is their opponent. It will be a lasting

disgrace to this new constituency, if they suffer Kearsley to win his election. He is by no means a person likely to make a useful Mem- ber. The objections to him are numerous, as they Is ho see him con-

stantly must know. The Blackburn Gazctte alludes to the plentiful supply of beer furnished by him to the electors : this ought of itself to deprive him of all chance.

IRELAND.

CASHEL. Mr. Sergeant Perrin will be returned without opposition. Mr. O'Connell, at a recent meeting of the Anti-Tory Association, gave the following account of election prospects in other places.

In Ennis, there were two candidates; • Mr. Hewitt Bridgeman (a decided Reformer, a Repealer, and the man wh hado ad most contributed to his first return to Parliament in 18-29); and Michael Finucane, who would not give a pledge to oppose the Tories, and was not distinguished by any talents or acquirements. The Committee strongly recommended the people of Ennis to support Mr. H. Iltidgeman. Mr. O'Connell highly complimented Mr. Carew O'Dwyer, M.P.; and declared that the Committee were decidedly in his favour as M.P. for Drogheda, where his success was certain. The return of Dominick Ronayne for Clonmel was also a matter undoubted. In the King's County, Nicholas Fitzsimon, M.P. deserved the best support of the people, and Lord uxmantown their most decided opposition. Colonel Westenra would also offer himself, and lie hoped he would be successful. In the Queen's County, the Liberal con- stituency have a majority of 230; and the return of Pat Lalor, M.P. may be considered certain. The committee then recommended that the Liberal Club should apply to Sir Charlw Conte, and ascertain if he would oppose the Duke's Ailmiristration, and if he would, to give him their support. In New Ross, the Anti-Tory candidate, Mr. James II. Talbot, was opposed by Mr. Tottenham, who was a warm supporter of the Duke of Wellington. He denounced as a traitor the man who had supported Mr. Talbot at the last election, and who would now take Mr. Tottenham's, money to oppose him DONEGAL. Sir Charles Style's prospects are very good.

DUBLIN. Ruthven's seat is in imminent danger : it is stated that O'Connell will be returned with a Tory. The Repeaters were too much in arrear in the payment of taxes, to allow of the old scores being cleared off.

DUBLIN COUNTY. There will probably be no change.

DUNDALK. Mr. Holyoake Goodriche, a person of rather uncertain politics, will oppose Mr. O'Reilly.

LOUTH. The Liberals have triumphed in Louth. cne of the Mem- bers having, it will be remembered, recently died. Sir Patrick Bellew was the Liberal, and Mr. Skeffington Foster the Tory candidate. On Monday night, Mr. Foster withdrew, finding he had no chance. This is the first blow struck at the Tories.

11losacitAN. Mr. Lucas, a Tory, and Mr. Westenra, will in all likelihood be returned.

SCOTL AND.

We have scarcely any additional intelligence from Scotland. For the Montrose Burghs, Mr. Chalmers is secure, Mr. Leader having re- tired. Mr. /lallyburton's prospects in Forfarshire have improved. Mr. Gibson Craig promises to run Sir George Clerk hard in Edinburgh County. Mr. John Crawfurd will oppose Lord Dalmeny in the Dun- fermline Burghs; we do not know why, or with what prospects. A younger brother of Lord Stanley is in the field for Paisley. Sir Peter Lainie opposes Mr. Steuart in the Haddington Burgles, with little prospect of success. Mr. Hope Vere declines being a carididate for Linlithgowshire.