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The nomination of a Member to succeed Mr. Peyton in the repre- sentation of Woodstock took place on Wednesday. The Marquis of Blandford and Lord John Churchill having been both proposed and seconded in the usual form, the Marquis addressed the electors— They had at last met together to fight what he hoped would he a fair stand- up battle; though lie must confess it did appear to him to be a somewhat novel and unseemly exhibition to offer to the politic notice, that of one brother being pitted against another. But with whom tliii the blame. if any blame there be, justly lie? In a handbill which had been circulated about, Lord John Churchill told the electors, that it was the Marquis of Blaudford that came to oppose him. and not be that came to oppose the Marquis of Iftandford. Now, he asked his noble brother whether lie Lail not. with characteristic Whig craftiness, quitted London, privately and at dead of night. leaving directions at his master's house, that to all inquiries as to where he had gout,. this answer should be siren-that he had gone to Oxford on Masonic business: and whether he did not thereby steal a morel, upon him? Away, then, with all the paltry twaddling about his being first ill the field.
He now announced himself, with heartfelt satisfaction, as every inch a Conservative— The phrase Conservative tows now so well understood by all rank that he held it to be unnecessary to detain them by any lenglIwned a morateit:liTt.aia: political principles. Ile need only say that he professed Conserratia"— ..a.:,:ior It was upon them alone that he presumed to come forward as a caailidealle'duci's;;Lni of necessity that he was dianictrwally opposed to the policy of thew lc II 1.--" considered weak and vacillating, shabby and incapable, aali,l,:vetirdzni.1),i:IL'il•lculte old and valued institutions and to the welfare of this Itighly.f
(Cheers, and a cry of " What du you say about Me Birmingham Uniej?
said that he Mad once maple a fool of himself, and never would again. l(CW4,'„,tie laughter.) If the electors chose to semi him to Parliament, they mig,:uni:::::::::-. this lighting meter those great Consertative leaders, Peel, Sum,. Graham, and others of the same stamp Ile B011141 inlist himself under the bannets or li.1 --Cid, and Commoners who respect cut the rights of each. and were determined to milli, Id them; and he should be proud to assist such men itt combating Rimiest ft • - • ' -"ft is malignant faction. Ile trusted that the electors would be allowed freely i . their privileges ; for he detested intimidation, from whatever quarter it inlgelsioerwti" It now only remained fur him to observe, that the present oppositien to his Mt . n - .... favoitred by the Government. That Government had lately endeavoured to &taut" "---, priri'eges of that borough fur a Peerage, which he had indignantly re:Ascii; and they sea th put furward his brother as a puppet ea the present uevas'on.
Lord John Churchill said, he was sorry to announce that he .. bud
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got a dananedlbad cold," and that his observations must necessarily *I be brief— The noble Marquis had, with sufficient arrogance, assured the electors in A in„,n,„ that lie know it *mild fall to his lot to thank the electors for by election.) leVoli:ad7.3' should like to know ? In explanation of his political opinions, he %avg.,' to '7; them, that he was a supporter of her Majesty's Ministers, and he gloried in s ii;'4,0.- Ile wus much accustomed to business- (Bursts of laughter)-and temperati.:i4 habits. (Repented laughter, followed by it cry of" Are you a Tretivaller ? ' noble Marquis make a similar declaration? (Hisses.) 11 the noble Malqui:S roo.t,„11 then he maintained that he had proved his point, that lie was a more tit and Hs.; person to represent the borough of Woodstock. He had timnd in the Nn, 'or hi, census that polities had less to do with the present election than with any other irilicii to taken place in the kingdom. But they all knew that he w as a Liberal. a %%14. at flan. M trig-any thing but a Tory. (Applause and disapprobation) The show of hands was largely in favour of the Marquis of Bland. ford ; and a poll was demanded for Lord John Churchill.
The polling commenced at eight o'clock on Thursday. At two, Lord John Churchill was two a head ; but did not poll another vote; while the Marquis of Blandford's friends managed to bring up seem At the close, the numbers were—for Lord Blandford, 160; Lord John Churchill, 155; Lord Blandford's majority, 5. So the exemption from the duties on his pension has not yet been earned by the Duke of Marlborough.
A placard with the following address was circulated in Blenheim. 7th May 1833.Woodstock-
" TO THE TENANTRY OF THE IS ABI.Ilottonalt ESTATE.
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"Gentlemen-Thu Marquis of ItIntelford having thonght proper to 'publish amine culate a liatetbill amongst you, dated the 3.1 instant, whereto he alleges far the pip* of midi toting you, Mot which is sit,er'y at enriznee with tart, it is molter you shout t bets formed that t heti. is not one word of truth in what the Marquis of Woodford kneeled:obi he /mows it ; the Master having decided on 'Tuesday last, the 1st instant, in the mono of the Marquis's own solicitors, who attended before him on his behalf, that my Ott and interest shall lie upheld and consulted, and the authority of Mr. Heine, the re. ceiver, ma be impugned. The solicitors of the trustees, Messrs. (Wit!, Foster, sal Lunacy, also atteialcit en that oceasion, and mo-t also act ly disclaimed, on Meisel of and for Lord Shiftiest iiri , all desire to interfere with my wishes !41ArR,T1.1:::.enx0iousoLs.1,11, y Ott. I am, Cellt 'Open, )(Mars faithfully, The Jr( ruing Chronicle remarks, that the circumstance of the Duke giving the lie to ;his son the Marquis, is "calculated to produce a painful impression on the public." The public, we suspect, would not care a pinch of snuff about the entire race of Churchills, were it not for the enormous pension they are forced to pay the old Duke.
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