the Erman.
Colonel Tynte and Mr. Leader, the Members forBridgewater, dined with their constituents on the 6th instant. Colonel Tynte was rather
cautious in speaking of Peerage Reform; but he said that if the majo- rity of the Lords allowed themselves to be led by such unprincipled, flagitious politicians as Lord Lyndhurst and the Bishop of Exeter, they would lose the respect which many persons still paid them. Mr. Leader advocated the introduction of the representative system into the House of Lords. Mr. Gatcombe, a gentleman of large landed property in Somersetshire, said that the Lords were like the famous Duke of Wharton's breed of puppies, which never opened their eyes till just before they were about to be drowned. He strongly advocated a radical reform of their Lordships' house. Colonel Tynte said he was the lineal descendant of the Duke of Wharton, who was the first person who moved the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts. [The Duke probably had an eye to the restoration of his friends the Stuarts, and arbitrary power, when he made this motion.] Mr. Henry Marsland's constituents, to the number of 250, gave that gentleman a public dinner at Stockport, on Wednesday. Mr. Potter, Mr. Thornely, and Mr. Hindley, were among the company. It is hoped that the Tory or trimming Major Marsland will be turned out at the next election, to make room for a Liberal colleague of Mr. Henry JSlarsland, who is a sturdy Reformer.
The requisition to Sir Hussey Vivian, to become a candidate for East Cornwall, was signed in one week by 1832 electors.
Mr. Benjamin D'Israeli, it is said, means to join the shoal of can- didates for Bath, in the representation of which city there is at present no vacancy, nor, as far as we can learn, any immediate prospect of one. At the last election, the Liberal Members had each a majority ex- ceeding 300, and as yet we have seen no announcement that either in- tends to retire. Besides, Bath is not the place for Benjamin : he should get Lord Lyndhurst to use his interest to put him in for some Tory rotten borough.
The members of the Cheshire Conservative Association dined toge- ther at Chester on Monday ; Lord Combermere in the chair. Lords Delamere, De Tabley, and Cole, Sir Philip Egerton, and Sir Robert Vaughan, were of the party ; in the list of whom we also see the name of the Reverend Joshua King ; but on this occasion Joshua was not eloquent on the subject of poaching or politics.
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