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The Duke of Newcastle has bean prevailed upon to contradict Sir Robert Heron's statement that he had resolved not to interfere in the Newark election. This is the Duke's letter— •

" (lumber, 31 December 1839. •

" Sir—A placard or handbill, addressed to the electors of Newark, dated

Stubton Hall, November 30, and signed Heron,' has been put into nay hands.

" Statements and assertions arc therein made which no one is authorized to make for inc. 1 am sure that, on reflection, you will perceive that very. un- warrantable use has been made of my name ; nor can 1 doubt that, upon the receipt of this letter, you will see the propriety of giving immediate and public contradiction to the statements contained in the handoill alluded to, coupled with a declaration that really, and in fact, you know nothing of my sentimeuts or intentions.

" 1 remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, " NEWCASTLE." "Sir R. Heron, Bart." • Sir Robert Heron lost no time in putting forth an address to the Electors of Newark— stolen, Deomnber WO.

" Gentlemen—Havin,g learned from the Duke of Newcastle that no one had beeu authorized by him tomake the declaration respecting Ida conduct in the present contest, to which I alluded in my address of the :Otis of November, I am bound to state to you that I was mistaken on that point.

" I must beg, however, to observe, that the error was very natural, consider- ing how generally it was reported ; and that it was, as rthen thought. con- firmed by the address of Mr. Thesiger, in which he positively denies being a nominee, and declares that the constituency of Newark is his only patron.'

" 1 remain, gentlemen, your friend and neighbour, it. IIER0,4" Mr. St. Attbyn has withdrawn his pretensions to represent Devon- port, being unwilling to divide the Liberal interest.

According to the Falmouth Eapress, Sir Thomas Usher has declined to come forward on the Reform interest, and Dr. Bewring will make his bow to the electors in his stead.

A meeting of the friends of the principles contained in the National

Petition, and Who feel interestedin tbe-represeutation Of tlieZbeMAIr was held in Leicester last week, at the room in All Saints Open; ttiriOr ceive a communication from Colonel Thompson respecting its, reitt‘ik=1. sentation, and to pass resolutions declaratory of the objects of the mesits::; log. Mr. John Seal was in the chair ; and opened the business of dm meeting by a few observations relative to the prospects of Chartism, and the necessity of the body expressing some effective sympathy with the sufferers elsewhere. Messrs. Smart, Markham, and Roberts, severally addressed the meeting ; and then proposed resolutions, to the effect that it was the duty of the body to use every exertion to have the Charter, become the law of the land, by which alone the just rights of every man could be secured ; and pledging the meeting to use all means for the accomplishment of that object. A resolution, naming Colonel Thomp- son a fit person to represent the borough in Parliament, was also carried. In the course of the evening, a communication was read front Colonel Thompson, declaring his readiness to come forward and lend' his assistance to promote the objects of the meeting.—.Leicester Chronicle.

The Manchester Chronicle, a Tory paper, says—" It is not impro- bable that we may have early occasion to try our strength again here. It is certain—and we regret to know the fact—that Mr. Greg's health is very far front being established. We have heard, on good authority, that his medical advisers have strongly dis- suaded him encountering the fatigues of a Parliamentary session ; and ; it is certain that the Guardian has found a correspondent to charge the Conservatives with canvassing. We infer, therefore, that it is not con- sidered likely, by his own friends, that Mr. Greg will ultimately adhere to the intention he has expressed of taking his seat ; and that an active canvass is in progress for a Liberal Member in that gentleman's place. Whether Mr. Louchere or Dr. Bowring is the chosen candidate, we cannot tell ; and we even venture to surmise that the parties are not yet agreed among themselves on that point. We shall be happy to see . both in the field. Mr. Labuuchere, we are told, is expected on Monday."

The editor of the West of England Conservative has made a full and satisfactory apology to Mr. Tuffneli, for charging that gentleman' with. using corruption to obtain his return for Ipswich. Mr. Tuffnell war completely satisfied with the "handsome atonement" made by his op-- ponent.

It was announced in the local Chartist organ of Saturday last, that the newly-elected General Convention was to meet in Newcastle on Mon- day. Their " whereabout " has not yet transpired ; and though the police are understood to have been actively engaged during the week in ferreting them out, their place of meeting, and proceedings, if they met at all, have not been discovered.—Naceasile Journal of Dec. 7.

The members of the Conservative Association of Ashton assembled, on Wednesday, and adopted a loyal address to the Queen, lamenting that'.

the speeches at their famous dinner should be falsely represented as in- sulting to her Majesty' and expressing fervent hopes that she would derive every happiness from her approaching marriage.