Elie Country.
A meeting of leaseholders under the Corporation of Liverpool was held in that town on Wednesday, at which resolutions were agreed to deprecating those clauses in the Municipal Corporation Bill which restrict the Corporation of Liverpool from granting leases, as here. tofore, for the period of seventy-five years, with the customary fine upon renewal. Mr. Lace, who has considerable interest in Corporation property in Liverpool, was deputed to go to London to watch over the interests of the leaseholders.
Petitions to the House of Peers, to pass the Corporation Reform Bill without mutilation and without delay, have also been agreed to in Leeds, Hull, Bradford, Boston, Halifax, Taunton, Rochester, Tiver. ton, end Northampton ; and in various other towns meetings for the same purpose have been or are about to be held.
Although the Tories are everywhere endeavouring to get " fagot voters," and people without even a shadow of qualification, on the lists, the Reform interest will generally have a decided, and in some instances a very great majority of new votes. This is especially the case in the Southern division of Cheshire, and in the adjoining counties of Denbigh and Flint. In both of these, the majorities will be triumphant; insomuch that Mr. Begot, who has got to the bottom of his purse, and who will not, under there circumstances, obtain another grant from the joint stock of the Carlton Club, must give way to Mr. Biddulph, the late Liberal and independent representative of the county, at the next election. In Flintshire, too, the reelection of the Honourable Lloyd Mostyn is perfectly safe.—Chester Chronicle.
There is considerable dissatisfaction among the more intelligent and influential of the electors for the Flintshire Boroughs at their Representative, Sir Stephen Glynne, uniformly voting with the Tories in their factious endeavours to harass the Ministry, and impede the progress of the salutary reforms projected in the present session. At Holywell and Mold, they talk of a public meeting of the electors to pass a vote of censure upon his conduct; and some are for going the length of calling upon him to resign his seat.—Carnervon Herald.
We congratulate our Reforming friends on the favourable state of the registration in the Rape of Bramber. The Tories, by their silly attcmpt at establishing a miscalled " Conservative Association " in this neighbourhood, roused their opponents to more than ordinary exertions ; and in this town alone there is an increase of sixty or seventy in the Liberal interest ; and the same effect may be traced throughout the Rape. —Brighton Guardian.
Two new candidates will offer themselves for East Surry, in the event of another election. The ill-health of Mr. Briscoe, it is feared, will compel that gentleman to visit a warmer climate; ill consequence of which he declines to come forward. The Liberal party will, therefore, have to select another candidate. The Conservatives, it is said, will bring forward Sir William Horne, a Conservative Whig, and support him in conjunction with Captain Alsager.—Morning Chronicle.
A curious circumstance has occurred in Bristol within these few days. A young lady, about twelve. years of age, entitled to upwards 20,0001, whose parents have for some time lived separate, had been residing with a guardian chosen by her father. The mother, it appears, was desirous of obtaining possession of her person, and employed an attorney of Bristol : who, with a companion, contrived to allure the young lady from the house where she resided, and immediately placed her in a post-chaise, which drove off for Berkshire. A pursuit ensued ; the party were overtaken ; the attorney produced a loaded pistol and threatened resistance ; but being overpowered, he has been brought back to Bristol, and held to bail. In so delicate an affair, and in this stage of the proceedings, we refrain from mentioning names. The attorney will be indicted at the ensuing Gloucester sessions.—Bristol Journal.
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