ELECTION TALE.

St. ALBAN'S. Mr. Ward has a large tnejerity-of 'promises- over..Mtc,;. Beresford; and even ;Mowing for the effect,: of.' money and: eithniAlte, then, his return may be runsidered all but aorta i I r. 1VarePs• NOVI& have induced the sigmas of the other tiandidetesi to egret) to have.limiopete houses, no breakfasts. dinners, or treats of :my kind; no &tenor; or handkerchiefs. All ties him s been put into writing. signed; and earl- Inunieated to the Alejor ; who, it is to be hoped, will' hold all parties_ strictly to their bond. Mr. Grinistmes friends came readily i;:to the. arrangement; Mr. Beresford's demurred a little,--whieli Is 111411/11 enough, seeing that their chartoes of snecess are deeper:de, and that the. cost does not personally affect their eaudidate. ASIIIIVRTON. The constituteicy of this borough. is on'y Ninety-seven of the electors invited Dr. Lushingoin ; but tlie Doctor befi.g safo ha the Tower Hamlets, declined.; and reenimmendtelt hi. brother, Mr. Lushington: to the Aaltburton deputation: They, seemed* glad. to have him, and will pethese remt n hint in•spite of the patoneoft the borough, Lord Clinton- AYLESBURY. Mr. Thomas Hohhouse i5 tint Reform catelidatee itt ite said. that Colonel Honmer's fends iire' low, mid. that- he has Anil elornee. The other late Member, Mr. Rieklutd, is so in:Aerate no W.Ifig, that the independent party support him with relemanee.

BERKSHIRE. There is good reason to expecteliat, Me. Welter, then nit, will be pester!, though sensuorrol by the• 7'ory- parsons, awl pattrm..' izrel by the Carltan Club. A thoroughgoing retry like ATr Plisses, me far preferable es such it trimmer. The Members wIttprotialtly he Penner,. Dundas, end Pesey. lieveineEY: The- eleetora invited. Mr. slobten Freese Who e•tttvroe* the borough ; hut thither: that bribery alone W01114 Ifis til tetine: withdrew, with a threvrell speech; in which tile cause.oP Ike retirement' was plainly helmeted. BUCKINGilA31StItttE. Mr. DeOlwinal. will 1r:we streggIe' against die Tories; of whom there are three 11.0te his !Little with sonent apirit, Ceesteorineesione. MY. Id, II Arhttnetliteliete,7dPionher. Pesriselse Colonel 'Ire u' son of Lorne I tvnievers ;Wild ni Ati: Seler innies; 'Perko are in the field; lett ti:e rettinr of to third' taitelltiet; ohne Harnlyn Williams, a Iiiiereol-evoth Cotenel. Thome i said lir IV certain.

Ceersectettiv. Mr. Freili•rie l'rtt.

who professes to he a t hoer, !ugh- Liberal: will doe.: tie , ;emends with I _mei A It not Coto itg teen. eer.: oustreorone •S seetwore

Ir.saittesui. Mr. James retires. We have no account of his pro. bide successor ; who, however, must be a good Reformer. CiesanutE, Sourn. Mr. Tollemache has retired, so that Mr. Wareham and Sir Philip Eg,erton will be returned without opposition. Comerav. Mr. Ellice Ls safe ; and Mr. Williams's prospects are gesxl. Dauer. Mr. Curzon, a son of Lord Scarsdale, Mr. J. B. Pon-

surtby, and Mr. E. Strutt, are the candidates ; the two last Reformers; the Int a Tory, with no prospect of success.

DiRBYSHIRE, SOUTH. The Tory candidates, Sir George Crewe and

Si, Roger Gresley, boast that they have the support of Sir Francis Iturelett ; but this has been denied by authority.

Mimes. We learn from a correspondent, that Sir Philip Durham,

sae of the candidates, is profeseing Reform principles ; but distrusted by time Reformers. He certainly ought to be strictly watched ; especially Mk be true, that he allows himself to be called a relation of the Earl of Durham, in order to entrap some ignorant voters. An honest Reformer would hardly fight, even in a good cause, under false colours. Upon referring to the Book of the Rclormed Parliament, we find only two of Sir Philip's votes recorded; one on Mr. Pryme's Enclosure Bill, another in favour of Mr. O'Dwyer's motion respecting the trial uf Mr. Barrett of the Dublin Pilot for a libel. The latter may have been a Liberal or a Tory vote. Let the Reformers nail him down

. wit!' pledges. Dove& Mr. Halcomb has bolted. The contest now lies between Mr. Fector, Sir J. Rae Reid, and Mr. Rice.

Doeliast. Mr. Chaytor retires. Mr. Granger, a barrister, is the

Liberal candidate to supply his place. . FINSBURY. There has been a vast deal of keen electioneering going

an in this borough during the week. A very numerous meeting of Mr. Wakley's friends was held at the White Conduit House on Tues. lay, Mr. Rutt in the chair. Sergeant Spankie, who had been asked to attend, sent a letter full of contempt and derision of such meetings p had been held by Wakley's supporters ; and said that he could not be present that evening, as he was to meet a body of his constituents. This announcement was received with roars of laughter. Mr. Dun- combe was present, and addressed the electors. Resolutions to sup-

port Duncombe and Wakley we -eed to. Mr. Hobhouse has also had several meetings with his supporters.

They have, however, not 'infrequently been interrupted by the intru- sion of the more vehement supporters of Wakley. On Thursday, there was a rather stormy meeting at the Wheat Sheaf, in Brunswick Square. Mr. Hobhouse was attacked on account of his Bath politics, and charged with publishing the poll-books after the late election there. Mr. Wakley himself had made a similar charge in a letter sent to the papers. Mr. Hobhouse, for himself and his Committee, indignantly denied having any participation in that proceeding, though lie admitted that the poll-books were published ; and read a letter in confirmation of his statement from a member of his Bath Committee. It is very industriously asserted that the Dissenters generally will support Dun - combe and Hobhouse, to the exclusion of Wakley ; whose prospects have by no means improved this week. Mr. Hobhouse has at length published a very explicit address, in favour of the Ballot, Triennial Parliaments, the abolition of the Rate-paying clauses in the Reform Act, the repeal of the Corn-laws, and Church Reform.

' A meeting of Mr. Duncombe's Committee was specially convened last night, at the Belvedere Tavern, New Road, in consequence of the following advertisement having appeared in the Times and Post of

yesterday.

• Cstroom—Whereas, in the months of April and May Int, Lord Edward Thynne loaded to Thomas Sliugsby Duncombe, Esq. of Arlington Street, St. James's. various acceptances for bills of exchange on blank stamps, which there is reason to believe Save since been filled up for large amounts, and circulated by the said Thomas Sliagsby Duncombe, Esq., who has not yet put in his answer to a Bill in Chancery, filed against him on the 18th of October last, for the purpose of ascertaining what bas be. aorne of the said bills, although his time for putting in such answer expired on the 22d nt December last. All parties w lio hold the said bills are requested to send the parti- culars of them to No. 2. Richmond Terrace. without delay ; and all persons are cau- tioned against negotiating the same."

' Mr. Duncombe made his appearance about eight o'clock, and ex- pressed his pleasure at the opportunity afforded him of defending his character from the imputation conveyed in this advertisement. About ilre o'clock yesterday morning, he had been informed by Mr. Croucher, his election agent, that such an advertisement would appear; where- upon lie immediately wrote the following letter to the Post, which also appeared in that journal yesterday.

" 13, Arlington Street, Jan. 2, 1835. Five o'Clock, A. M. " Sir—I have been given to understand at this very early hour in the morning that aa advertisement will appear this day in your paper regarding certain transactions between myself and Lord Edward Thynne. With the purport of that advertisement I lave been made acquainted. It may be or may not be your pleasure or your duty to hwert that advertisement ; but I beg your readers to understand that when- ever it may appear. I shall be enabled to prove that the insinuations which I understand are contained in it are utterly false and groundless. I am aware that the advertisement has been sent to you for party purposes; but I fear not its effect :rpm the independent electors or Finsbury, or on society at large. When Lord Edward Vkasne eon give a saWr.lory answer to the letter which I transmitted to him September 2d, 24134, and 11;s address, it will be quite time fur me to answer the insinuations which I soderstand are contained in the advertisement.

" I am, Sir, your obedient servant, THOMAS S. DUNCOMBE."

Mr. Duncombe then 'gave a distinct account of the circumstances eonnected with the transactions with Lord Edward Thynne ; from sada it appears, that his Lordship being indebted to the amount of

several thousand pounds (the balance of an account) to Mr. Duncombe, and finding himself also in danger of being arrested for other debts, give Mr. Duncombe in April last several blank acceptances to be used or his benefit, and then "bolted." He lived in the country in con- cealment for some months ; and then wrote to Mr. Duncombe, to see if some arrangement could not be made with his creditors being told • /ri'reply, that to pay them some money would be the only way, Lord -' Edward expressed his intention of taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act ; which Mr. Duncombe characterized as an infamous mode of Shirking his creditors. Lord Edward also wished to have the parti- culars of his bills—who had discounted them, and for what considera- tion—in order to file bills in Chancery against the holders. Mr. .0uniombe refused the information, and a bill in Chancery was filed against him. He gave instructions to his solicitor to put in his answer; but it appeared from a letter from that gentleman (which was read to the meeting), that this had not been done,—solely owing to the delay of Mr. Wakefield, the Chancery barrister, who, wader a great pressure of business, had not found time to attend to it. Mr. Duncombe cor-

responded with Lord Edward Thynne through his solicitor—not knowing his real address. He offered to give Lord Edward a release, provided he would do the same for him. The result is that Lord Edward " has left him in the lurch to the extent of 70001." Mr.

Duncombe's letter of the 2d September, alluded to in his letter to the Post, was read to the meeting. It is couched in the most insulting

terms. He tells Lord Edward that he must consider himself fortunate to escape transportation. Mr. Duncombe concluded his defence by offering a reward of 100 or 200 guineas to any one who would produce Lord Edward Thynne on the hustings, and by throwing himself on the electors for support.

Mr. Duncombe then retired ; and his Committee immediately passed a resolution, strongly approving of his manly conduct in the affair ;

pledging themselves to renewed exertion, and denouncing the attack

upon him as the offspring of Tory malice. It is clear that the conse- quences of this infamous attempt to injure him will be highly bene-

ficial to Mr. Duncombe. We perceive in this morning's Post another advertisement from Lord Edward Thynne, which leaves the matter just where it was. His Lordship makes much of Mr. Duncombe's omis- sion to put in his answer ; but, as we have seen, Mr. Duncombe's explanation of that point, fully corroborated by his solicitor's letter, is quite satisfactory. GREAT ManLow. Mr. Carpenter has retired. The old Members, Mr. Williams, a Tory, and Sir W. Clayton, a very Mciderate Whig, will probably be returned.

GREENwica. There will be a hard contest in this important borough. Mr. Barnard and Mr. Angerstein are the Liberal candidates, Mr. Wolverley Attwood the Tory. Sir J. S. Lillie has retired.

Hum- Mr. Hill arrived in Hull on Wednesday ; and has since ad- dressed his constituents in several very eloquent and spirited orations. His speech on Wednesday evening is particularly good. He dealt with the pretensions of Sir Robert Peel to the character of a Reformer, in a most sufficing manner. He informed his auditory, that although Sir Robert boasted of having been on the Committee of the House of Commons which recommended the issuing of the Corporation Com- mission, he never once attended a meeting of that Committee. Mr. Hill called attention to the marked approbation bestowed by Sir Robert on the conduct of Lord Mayor Winchester at the Mansionhouse Dinner— he applauded the Mayor's "courage on a late occasion," meaning his refusal to call a meeting of the citizens of London, notwithstanding his solemn pledge to do so when required.

"Gentlemen (continuednIr. Hill), what sort of Corporation Reform is it then that Sir Robert l'eel wishes? Does he conceive that any reform would be worth having, which would not deprive the Chief Magistrate of the power of

shutting his fellow-citizens out of their own hall of meeting ? Can you con- ceive any reform worth having, and which would not be a fraud upon the country,

which gave to one man, perhaps not the wisest man in the town over which he is Mayor—it very seldom happens that the Mayor is the wisest man in the town —the power of judging, nay, prejudging, what.thousands of respectable fellow-

citizens each of whom is equal in discretion, talent, and public principle to himselLprejudging that they are about to commit some great offence, which renders it necessary for him to prevent their meeting at all ? I say it is an insult."

The Reformers are very active for Hill and Hutt; but it is clear that there will be a very strong effort to return the Tory, Mr. Carruthers. The Tories and the Corporation are especially vicious against Mr. Hill.

.HrruE. Mr. Marjoribanks is said to be safe. KENT. The Honourable Richard Watson refuses to stand. It is feared that Sir E. Knatchbull will be returned without a contest, along with that lukewarm Reformer Mr. Plumptre.

LAMBETH. Mr. George Adams, a Tory attorney, commenced an active canvass for this borough on Saturday ; but we suppose must have since retired, as we bear nothing of him.

LEICESTER. The Corporation candidates are Mr. Thomas Glad- stone and Mr. Sergeant Goulburn. Mr. Gladstone's father is busy in attending to thefinancia/arrangements for his son. The Reformers are stanch, and will probably return Messrs. Evans and Ellis, who have deserved the support of all the Liberals by their Parliamentary conduct.

LEICESTERSIIIRE. The Tories have started an opponent to Mr. Dawson, a Mr. Frewen Turner, for the Southern division.

LICHFIELD. It seems to be exceedingly doubtful which two of the three candidates, Sir G. Anson' Sir E. D. Scott, and Mr. Finch, will be elected. All are Liberals ; but the support of the Cathedral clergy is given to Scott, and this causes him to be suspected.

LINCOLN. It is expected that the struggle here will be hard. Mr. E. L. Bulwer, Captain Phipps, brother to the Liberal Earl of Mulgrave, and the once noted Colonel Sibthorpe, are the candidates. The Colonel used to make sport in former times : if it were not that his success would throw out a Reformer, we should like to see him back again. LINCOLNSHLAE. An opponent to Sir W. Ingilby has appeared at last. Mr. Corbett of Elsham Hall, who was formerly a Radical candidate for Lincoln, has come fotward as a Tory under the patronage of Earl Brownlow. His chance of success is very small indeed. LIVERPOOL. The result of the contest here must be very doubtful. On both sides there has been great neglect in registering, but it is said that the Tories suffer the most.

LoNnost. The week opened with active preparations on the part of both of the Reformers and the Tories. The latter assembled on Monday forenoon, at the City of London Tavern : none were admitted except those who professed to have signed the Tory address to the King, which was published in the Times of Monday, with between five and six thousand signatures. The address itself lay in a room near to that where the meeting was held, and those who bad not signed, quail- fled themselves for attending the Tory consultation by affixing their names to it. About a thousand or twelve hundred persons were present. Mr. Thomas Baring took the chair. Alderman Lucas, Alderman Brown, Mr. M. Gould, Mr. Dimsdale, and other gentlemen of civic wealth and importance, addressed the meeting. Resolutions were passed pledging all present to use their best exertions for the return of Mr. William Ward, Mr. Thomas Wilson, and Mr. Lyall. The three candidates spoke at some length, and avowed their stanch attachment to the principles of their party. The tone of the meeting was very confident. A few subscripuons were entered into for defraying expenses. In the evening, the Reformers met in considerable numbers at the Guildhall Coffeehouse, King Street ; but as the room where they assembled was soon filled to overflowing, they adjourned to the large assembly• room at the Paul's Head, Cuteaton Street; where fur. Henry Kingscote was installed chairman, and the business of the night was proceeded with. A resolution calling upon the Reformers to act with energy and union was proposed by Mr. Raikes Curie. and seconded by Mr. W. G. Prescott. Mr. John Travers mow d and Mr. Benjamin A islabie seconded another resolution, declarieg the t dvantage and propriety of returning four Reformers for the City. The st eeshes of both these gentlemen were very effective; though the repoits of them, and indeed of the whole proceedings, which appereed in the newspapers, were exceedingly meagre. Mr. Francis Wakefield then moved and Mr. John Lainson seconded a resolution, recommending Mr. John Pattison, Governor of the Bank of England, as a suitable colleague for Messrs. Illood, Grote, and Crawford. These resolutions were carried by acclamation. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. John Blackburn, M. P. to form a Union Committee to take measures for the election of these four gentlemen. Mr. Grote, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Pattison severally addressed the meeting. Mr. Grote spoke strongly in favour of Mr. Pattison, as a good RefOrmer of many years standing, to his knowledge. Mr. Paulson himself created a very favourable impres :on on his auditory, by his serious and earliest man- ner of speaking. He appeared to be fully aware of the importance of the struggle about to commence, and of the duties he was desirous of undertaking. Mr. B. Wood spoke in behalf his brother, the Alder- man, who was out of town. The best spirit pervaded the meeting. There was an evident confidence in the ability to return four Re- former, mingled with consciousness of the necessity of exertion,which Mr. Travers especially enforced. Some very severe remarks fell from Mr. Aislabie on the conduct of the Lord Mayor ; who had broken his promise, and therefore was a person with whom he should disdain to sit down to table, even the King's Ministers being present. But notwithstandiug the utter scorn and contempt for Winchester's con- duct, evinced at this meeting, much applause was bestowed on the advice of another speaker, that the Reformers should refrain from all expression of their feelings when they came in contact with the Lord Mayor, as they would do by and by at the elections ; and thus deprive the Tories of an excuse for charging them with disrespect to the consti- tuted authorities. The speakers generally were most enthusiastically cheered, and the spirit of the proceedings was such as to inspire the Reformers with the best hopes of victory.

There have been several other district and parish meetings attended by the Reform candidates. At one of the latter, Mr. Crawford denied in strong language a charge brought against him in the Times City article on Thursday—that he had procured the rejection of a clause proposed to be added to Mr. Poulett Thomson's Customs Bill, from an apprehension that it would injure his private property in the St. Katherine's Docks, although generally beneficial to the trade of Lon- don. This is a specimen of the dirty work the Times is now ready to do for its friends the Tories. The constant attacks of the same journal on Mr. Grote are in the same spirit. But they bite against a file. Mr. Grote never stood so high as at present in the opinion of his con- stituelas. lie is for too high game for the Times to bring down. The union of the Reformers has produced its expected effect. There is scarcely any doubt of the return of four Reformers for the City. The betting which was two to one against it on Wednesday, was even on Thursday, and two to one in favour of their complete triumph yesterday afternoon. The Tories were proportionally dispi- rited, and wished that they bad not stirred in the affair. It must not, however, be forgotten for an instant, that these favourable anticipations are founded on the presumption THAT THE REFORMERS WILL BE AT THEIR FoSTs NEXT WEEK. They may be sure that the Tories will be on the alert, and poll as many votes as possible. Luneow. There will be a strenuous contest for this borough : the candidates are, Lord Clive, Mr. Romilly, and Mr. Lechmere Charlton. LyNN. Lord William Lennox has resigned ; the other late Member, Lord George Bentinek, is quite safe. An address has appeared front Sir Stratford Canning; and a deputation has waited upon Sir John Scott Lillie, inviting him to come forward, with every prospect of success.

MANCHESTER. Sir Charles Wolseley, and a Mr. Benjamin Braidley, the former a Cobbettite, the latter a f my, oppose Messrs. Thomson and Phillips. The consequence will be a little noise and bustle in Man- chester, but the late Members will again be returned. Mr. Braidley may do very well for a Local Magistrate, but it is absurd to think of making a "Parliameig man" of him.

MAnyeEpoNe. We have no change to communicate in this borough. Fir S. Whalley and Mr. H. L. Bulwer will he heartily supported by the FeFormers against Mr. Young and Sir W. Horne.

MIDDLESEX. On Monday, between two and three thousand elec- tors of Middlesex, supporters of Messrs. Hume and Byng, assembled in Hall's Riding-school, New Road. Mr. Sheriff Raphael, who with 1iis colleague Mr. Illidge had convened the meeting in pursuance of a requisition, took the chair. Resolutions were passed in favour of the two Reforming candidates. Sir S. Whalley, Mr. Weymouth, Alder- man Harmer, and several other gentlemen, addressed the assembly; which appeared to be unanimous with one exception. A Mr. Dixon, who professed to be a Reformer, though evidently a Tory, accused Mr. flume of wishing to be Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and proposed a milk-and.water resolution, which fell to the ground for want of a seconder. Mr. Hume, in the course of -his speech, alluded to the charge against him of wishing to be a Minister; and said, that Mr. Dixon had merely repeated what fell from Lord Stormont at a late Norwich dinner. He did not wonder Lord Stormont should disap- prove of seeing him on the Treasury bench, because lie knew that one of the first things he (Mr. Hume) would do, would be to cut off the pension of Lord Stormont's grandmother, Lady Mansfield, who, though her son had 20,000/. a year landed property, took 1000/. a year pension from the people. That was the reason why Lord Stor- mont and the Tories generally dreaded seeing any power placed in his

hands. This turning of the tables on the young Treasury Long told very well. Mr. Hume made an apology for some of the Parliamentary conduct of Mr. Eyng, and strongly recommended union against the Tories. If the Reformers trusted Sir Robert Peel, he would these them, as the Lord Mayor had done; who broke all his pledges and said he would not be interfered with, as soon as he was safe in office. On Monday, it was announced that Mr. Thomas Wood junior, of Littleton, near Staines, would oppose the Reform candidates for Mid- dlesex, on Ultra Tory principles. NORTHUMBERLAND. No succelksor to Mr. Liddell offers himself in Oppose Lord Howick. Indeed, if his Lordship's first address had sast disgusted the Reformers by its leaning to Toryism, there never would have been any opposition. Air. Liddell's appearance in the field cos- pelled Lord Howick to put forth a second and more Liberal addis.....is end now he is safe.

OLDHAM. Mr. Charles Hindley, of Ashton-under. Line, is expected to stand for both Ashton and Oldham. lie is a Tory.—Leeds blitatifb- gerwer. [If the gent/eman here alluded to is, as we suspect, Mr. Charles Ilindley of Dukinfield, near Ashton, he is libelled by having the desig- nation of " Tory " attached to his yet unsullied name. Mr. Hindleym a thorough Liberal; a good speaker, remarkably well-informed, and a gentleman of independent property,—in every way.qualified to caskets useful Member of Parliament. He is mentioned as a candidate far Warrington in opposition to a Tory.]

NEwARK. We have been much in want of intelligence frora this

borough ; and have only m learnt this morning from a speech delivesed by Mr. Hill to his constituents at Hull on Wednesday evening, that Sergeant Wilde has offered himself to the electors, and that, in conse- quence of the retirement of Mr. IV, F. Handley, one of the Duke of Newcastle's nominees, his return may be considered safe. This is good news. PETERBOROUGH. It was reported Sir R. Heron would have retired; but by his address it appears, he is still prepared to fight the battles of the People against a Tory Administration. No contest is expected, Ms. C. Jeffery buying declined. ROCHDALE. On Sunday last, there was some rioting, provoked by the insolent conduct of the Tories, who endeavoured to drown the speakers at a public meeting, by beating of drums and other ntrisear. They got severely drubbed for their pains ; but Mr. Prentice of Manchester Times, ■'as hurt in the affray. SANDWICH. Sir Thomas Trowbridge has not withdrawn from Sand- wich, as reported by the Tories; and he is certain of being returned. The electors would ill discharge their duty if they did not place him at the head of the poll. SCARBoRoUGH. Sir F. Trench is the Tory candidate. His prin- cipal recommendation Seems to be a profound admiration for the Dake of Rutland, whose nominee for Cambridge he was until the Reform, Act cut up the Duke's influence in the borough.

SEREwsBURY. The Tories are in great perplexity: their second candidate. Mr. Pelham, is missing, though pledged to come forward. He may perhaps by this time be at Seringapatam, for his motions are are always sudden and eccentric.

SOUTHWARK. About a thousand parishioners of St. George in the Fields wet on Monday evening, in Jones's Riding-room, Blackfriars Road, to take measures for the election of Mr. D. W. Harvey, and to hear a declaration of opinions from that gentleman. Colonel Evans and Mr. H. L. Bulwer addressed the meeting strongly in Mr. Ilervey's favour : a letter to the same effect was read from Mr. Hume. Mr. Harveyspoke at considerable length, and with his usual spirit and point. Ile pledged himself, if returned, within twenty-four banns after the assembling of Parliament to give notice of a motion for the revision of the Pension-list. A number of committees were formed to attend to Mr. Harvey's interests in the borough. Mr. Wood retired in a very handsome manner On Thursday; hav- ing ascertained that, if he continued to stand, there might be some chance of a Tory stepping in. STAFFORD. Seven candidates contend for the representation of this pure place. Among them are Messrs. Lee, Holyoake, Chnrles Sheri- dan, Gronow, and Sir C. IVolseley. The shoemakers, or snobs. as they elegantly term themselves, will have fine pickings out of them all

STAFFORDSHIRE. The Tories in the Northern division have failed in procuring candidates to oppose the Reformers. Mr. Watts Russell has retired ; and Messrs.[Sneyd and Talbot could not be induced to come forward.

TOWER HAMI.F.TS. The election is fixed for Wednesday at Stepney Green. Capt. J. Ryder Burton, R.N. is in the field, as a thoror out-and-out Tory. Is such a man daring enough to face the Libend constituency of this borough? Captain Button's friends assembled at the City of London Tavern last night, in pursuance of an anonymous ads ertisement full of abuse of Dr. Lushington, which was inserted in the Morning Papers. IX Lu^shingten himself attended, and was admitted to make his defence. Thegal! nt Captain delivered a virulent and exceedingly stupid s weds against t'as. Doctor, amidst much clamour from a number of Luziiing- ton's pe::isans who were present. When Dr. Lushington attempted to reply, the clamour increased. No business could be done and the Chairman dissolved the meeting. Dr. Lushington's friends adjourned to the London Tavern, and passed a resolution approving of his speork, which has been so fiercely attacked, and of his general opinions :tad principles. WAftwic K. Mr. Macomb (!!!) stands for Warwick, with Sir C. Greville, on the Castle interest.

WARWICKSHIRE, NORTH. The active Reformers of Birmingham.. Coventry, and Nuneaton, have started Mr. A. F. Gregory of Stivic Hall, against the Tory, Mr. Dugdale ; calling on him only for' the legal expenses, and exonerating him from personal canvass. A reform fund of 2000/. has been subscribed, and all sorts of gratuitous services are given. Sir George Chetwynd, of Grendon Hall, libaally undertakes to poll all his friends and neighbours in the Liberal interest.. free of expense. Mr. Evelyn Shirley, the Tory, has withdrawn, from the Southern division.

WELLS. Mr. Blakemore has again offered ; but it is expected.** the late Members, Messrs. Lee and Colborne' will be returned. WESTMINSTER. It appeared on Monday, from some proceedingsad • meetiug of Colonel Esans's friends, held a the York Hotel, Covert Garden, that Sir Francis Buidett's friends meant to eativoss soporately from tile Colonel's, and to stand aloof from them. This seems to have settlyd them a good deul ; and it was resolved that Colonel Evans's eipporters were not precluded from votiii,.; for another candidate of enure decided Reform principles than Sir Fiancis Burdett. . knew candidate, in the person of Sir Thomas Cochrane, a Captain is, the Navy, and cousin of Lord Dunclunald, has appeared on Tory principles. We presume that he has no thanee: l'he Burdett party Ste well organized, and the old hands are all at ■vork again, under the experienced Mr. De Veer, who has wisely made friends with Colonel Evarts's supporters, and the two Committees are acting in concert though not together.

Mae True Sun, on 'Wednesday, recommended Colonel Peyronnet Thompson in the place of Sir Francis. The Colonel well deserves Salthat the True Sun said in his favour ; but, seeing how matters are Moly to go in,Westininster, he cautiously and modestly holds back. If Ite:lad the least chance of success, we should sarthat he ought not to be deterred from opposing the Baronet (who thinks he has done work essough already), by the reasons which apparently influence the electors of Westminster. These gentlemen seem to suppose that Sir Francis ims acquired a right, by his former services, to their eternal support, bow little soccer his present conduct eutitles him to it. This senti- ment is ceitainly more illustrative of amiable gratitude than of earliest pa tri ot i sm. We hope Sir Francis will soon he taken off their hands and removed to the "other place," which he is now well qualified to Mt in mid adorn.

WILTSHIRE. A requisition has been sent to Sir John Hobbouse, by amumber of Reformers, who suspect that Mr. Walter Long, the new candidate, is not to be depended on.

YORKSHIRE, WEST RIDING. The Tories applied first to Mr. Edwin Lascelles, then to Mr. Charles Winn, and lastly to Mr. Beckett

Denison, to come forward as their candidate ; but without success, though they boast loudly of the " reaction," and their great majority in the Riding.

SCOTLAND.

DUMBARTONSHIRE. Mr. Dennistoun, son of the well-known Glas- gow banker of that name, will contest the county with Mr. Smollett,

• a Tory, with every prospect of success.

DUNDEE. Sir Henry Parnell has written to the Prwost a letter of thanks for the unanimous determination of his constituents to reelect him. He mentions a few of his votes on leading measures ; and, us will be seen from the subjoined extract, gives his opinion that the formation of a truly Liberal Government will be the result of the pre- Sent struggle.

thee to take this opportunity of mentioning, that during the sixteen months which pawed between my election in 1833 and the close of the last session of Parliament.! voted for the following measures. 1. The repeal of the Septennial Act ; 2. The vote by Ballot ; 3. The revision of the Pension-list ; 4. The abolition of military flogging ; 5. The abolitiou of impressment ; 6. The application of the surplus revenue of the Irish Choral to national objects ; and 7. The reduction of the military and naval este. Mishments.

" The same general principles which governed my conduct with respect to those mew, trues would haw led me to support those other measures of Reform towards which the public mind has been of late so earnestly directed. In the struggle that is now commenced between the advocates of future changes and improvements in our domestic policy, and those who have hitherto linen the oppo. !outs of innovation. Clere seems tome tube little doubt that Liberal principles will be triumphant, if at Mlle: elections all classes of Reformers act with the same unanimity se that w !deli marks the conduct of the Reformers of Dundee.

" For my own path 1 couthlently look forward to the formstion of a new Liberal Ministry as the result of the struggle; a Ministry which will not only be guided iu its eourse by a bold and honest determination to propose effective measures of Reform but be possessed also of full powers to carry them into execution." DUNFERMLINE. When we mentioned last week, on the authority of some newspaper paragraph meagre in information, that Mr. John Crawford had taken the field in opposition to Lord Dalmeny, for this district of burghs, we added, that we did not know why, or with what prospects. It has since been communicated to us, that Mr. Crawford, who at first positively declined coming forward, received two very pressing invitations from a considerable body of the electors, who are dissatisfied with Lord Dalmeny's Parliamentary conduct, and with many of his political o;,inions. His Lordship is opposed to the short- ening of Parliaments, to the Ballot, and to an extension of the suf- frage ; whilst it appears that a large proportion of his constituents are in favour of all three. He is also a supporter of the Corn-laws ; and toted against the motion to repeal the Septennial Act, and to abolish impressment and military flogging. Mr. Crawford is well known to be a decided Liberal, and will take the popular side on all these points. His qualifications in other respects for a useful Representative of the People are of a superior order ; and, as there is not the least chance of et Tory coming in through the contest, we shall rejoice if he, the more decided Reformer, should carry the election.

EDINBURGH. Two Tories have been started ; Lord Ramsay, son of the Earl of Dalhousie, and Mr. John Learmonth. They have not the 'smallest chance of success.

Mr. Abercromby met a large assembly of his constituents on Tues- day, and addressed them in a long speech. He tna'mtained that the resent Ministers were responsible for the King's dismissal of Lord Melbourne and his colleagues-

" The Melbourne Administration was removed by the exercise of the prero- rake ; with regard to which, I may state, that many are led to believe that it is something pecUlially belonging to the Sovereign, and that there is an unseemli- sess and unfitness in commenting on the exercise of that prerogative. Now, whe- ther you agree with me, or not, I still think, that prerogatives are given to the Sovereign for the use of the People. They are great and important duties, to be performed calmly, with reflection and discretion ; and it is a great Illistake to thtuk uone are responsible. There are Ministers that must be responsible for the act. I will make this quite clear. Suppose his Majesty think fit to dismiss his Ministers, he cannot remain without an Administration ; and there- fore he scuds for mune one of his subjects' and says, I wish to make you my Alinistel.' He answers, I thought you bad Ministers? " No, I have dis- missed them.' The reply is' Why have you dismissed them?' Now if the person whom he offers to make his Prime Minister thinks that an unfortunate step, he says, ' I cannot undertake to serve your Majesty, because if I do, I shall become responsible for and am bound to defend acts of which I disapprove.' Therefiwe you will see, that it is clear as the sun at noonday, that the succeed- Mg Ministry, by accepting office, take on themselves to defend and be respon- sible for the groundson which the precediug Ministry was dismissed." He was of opinion that the present is an A nti-Netional Ministry. The present Administratiun could only look for support to that portion of the Alistocracy who had separated themselves front the People, and also tr four years thwarted the measures of the late Government, but now eagelly rushed into the field to aid the struggle in favour of the present Ministry. He repeated, that the course which the opposite party were pursuing was fraoglit with fatal consequences ; which he lamented exceedingly, not only for the sake of the country, but for the sake of those men themselves. Then, to whom might we look as the great means of averting those dangers? He answered at once, that he trusted ti the new constituency and to the middle classes of this country ; upon whose wisdom and conduct, in the struggle which was about to ensue, depended the safety of the country.

Mr. Abercromby also expressed his disapprobation of the Septen- nial Act, and his fear that the Ballot was necessary to give seem ity to the independent electors ; in which case, he should feel bound to sup- port it.

GREENOCK. Captain Houston Steuart opposes Mr. Wallace; who, however, is secure.

HADDINGTON BURGHS. Sir Peter Laurie has tried the ground here, and prudently fitIlen back : it will not support him. Mr. Steuart will be reelected.

NAIRN, ORKNEY, AND SHETLAND. Mr. Traill is pretty sure of his reelection.

PAISLEY. Captain Speirs is the Reform candidate. Mr. Horatio Ross, who was forced to back out from the Montrose Burghs, then felt his way in Forfarshire, then tried Perth—all in vain—has at last made his way to Paisley; where we trust he will meet the reception a trimmer deserves from all parties. WicToNsitrae. Mr. John Douglas of Glasgow has accepted an invitation front a body of the electors. • The other candidates are Sir Andrew Agnew, a Doubtful, and a Mr. Blair, a Tory. We wish Mr. Douglas success.

IRELAND.

Dualdst. The Tories are bribing in all directions. The gross im- pudence with which this is carried on, will appear from the following advertisement, calling on the liability to pay money to carry the elections. " THE COUNTY AND CITY OF DUMAN ELECTION.--The nobility are respeet.ully informed that books are opened at Mr. R. M. Titus's, No. 85, Grafton Street (the Con. servative Society house), to receive subscriptions for the purpose of returning Censer. votive Members, in the ensuing Parliament, for the County and City of Dublin." Mr. West, a barrister, is the Tory candidate. DUNDALK. Mr. Sharman Crawford is a candidate.

KERRY. Mr. O'Connell is more than usually active against Mr. Maurice Fitzgerald ; who hopes to oust Mr. Mullins, or Mr. John O'Connell.

NEW Ross. Mr. Tottenham, the Tory opponent of Mr. Talbot, has retired—fairly frightened off the field by a denunciatory address of O'Connell to the electors.

ROSCOMMON. The Tory candidate, Mr. Barton, will put O'Connor Don and Mr. French, the Liberals, to considerable expense, but will not get in himself. Lord Lorton is doing all be can to make his tenants support the Tory. TIPPERARY. Sheil and Otway Cave are sure of being returned.