eauntre.
Mr. Hugh Hornby has been elected Mayor of Liverpool. This gentleman has connexions among the country squirearchy, and it is supposed will " do the honours " in proper style to any illustrious visiters of Liverpool. The more Radical portion of the Council wished to elect Mr. Joshua Walmesley.
The present year being that in which a third of the Aldermen (who were elected for three years) go out of office, the majority in the Town-Councils have taken care to fill the vacancies with men of their respective parties ; thus in some instances neutralizing the gain of the minority at the election of Councillors.
There are about 9,000 names on the burgess-list of Manchester.
It is reported that Mr. Etwall, 1I. I'. for Andover, is about to re- tire from Parliament.
At a meeting of the working classes at Nottiugham, on Monday week, Dr. NVade was appointed a delegate to the London Convention.
A large body of Staffordshire working men assembled at Wolver- hampton on Tuesday, to form a Political Union to carry the People's Charter. Mr. George Wynn read a long speech to the meeting, on the mischief of dividing the Liberal party, and the wisdom of obtaining
National Education before Universal Suffrage; but, for immediate agitation, be recommended the repeal of the Corn-laws and the Ballot. Mr. M'Kuoown, secretary of the meeting, replied to Mr. Wynn. He denied" that the repeal of the Corn-laws could be carried without an alteration of the representative system ; and maintained that the split in the Liberal party was caused by the Whigs. Mr. Bolton followed on the same side. Mr. Wood supported Mr. Wynn's view of the question, and said the most natural union was one between Whigs and Radicals. Thanks were voted to Mr. Wynn and Mr. Bolton, for their "courtesy in attending a meeting of the working men." The Union was established, and numerous members enrolled.
The Radicals of Leicester are to have a meeting on Monday ; when Feargus O'Connor and the Birmingham agitators, Salt and Douglas, are to deliver speeches.
Sir Peter Fleetwood, who before be was made a baronet by the pre- sent Government, wavered between Whiggery and Conservatism, finds it necessary to assume a rather apologetical tone when addressing his constituents ; as will appear from the following letter, in reply to an in- vitation to attend the late meeting of the working classes in Preston.
" Red Lion Hotel, Preston, Nov. 3, I8311.
"Sir-In reply to your letter requesting me to anent' and take part at the meeting on Monday next. 1 have referral to the printed notice, and infer that it is a similar meeting to those which have previously been hell in different places in the North el England; the proceedings connected with which I have known through the newqmpms. Being myself a friend to Liberal pulley, and personally known to so many of yam, you will, I trust, appreciate the inotives that have induced me to address to you a longer letter than merely an acknowledgment or yours. Did I deem that Reform would be ad• vanced by these meetings. I should take a ditt•rent via•te to what I now do; dot, eon- sidering those meetings that have been Midas having only thee/feet of causing division in the ranks or Reformers, whilst they advance not the interests or the People, bat rather have a tendency to weaken a Liberal Administration, already too powerfully opposed and obstructed in carry i tug nit the moderate measures it essayed to do lin I r•land; viewing, too, that the only blows that can eventually ovt•rturn a Libel al 1;overnment is the suiei,lad wounds that may come from its own supporters; and having wit nesse.1, during the last session, the ultra tuente ,fl et revilting front screenl que,tioni of Liberal policy which were hron g lit forward. t11/10.eard/y. hyi jests f I. loral °Pinions—Arias/a/we, L.,id Broughours Canadian motion as one--looldogi. too, 6; the lots of Mary/those, at elle (at election, owing to diriAioni in the Reformers' ranhg, I tel convinced that the cause of the People. which I love, is Injured by these demonstrations. Prollti, indeed..hordd I feel, and confident mr, 1 as prood, that no language tittered by Preston men will exceed the just and amen expression of constitntional prineiples ; and I trust, too, that their good
sense "ill amuse them, should any language be used by others in the excess of excite-
ment to which speakers may unintentionally be led, to take care (for the sake of pea', tient reform) that such language and sentiments are disowned by, nor go forth as, the sentiments of the people or Preston. Excuse me for t rout a ing you with so long a let- ter of which you may make any use yon choose, only, it y-ou use any, use the whole. But in declining to avail myself of your invitation, 1 am anxions to bitse such rentsal on its tow ground-my t'ousciel,t otto (Ming that by so doingI best discharge my duty as your Member and friend. And believe me, your obliged, " Prrisa IIESICETU FLEETWOOD."
The Morning Post has, not without cause, pointed attention to the illiterateness of this composition.
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