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The Shropshire Liberals have had a contest with the powerful phalanx of the Tory Aristocracy and Squirearchy for the choice of County Coroner ; and after ten days' polling, returned their man, by a majority of 192; the numbers being 3,145 and 2,953. Mr. DJWIIC3, the successful candidate, was particularly disliked by Eml Pori:: and Lord Clive, who, with the Foresters and Hills, joined forces to defeat him, but in vain. The result of this election demonstrates an increase in Liberal strength even in the most Tory comity in England. Five years ago, the defeated party could return ten members to Parliament out of twelve ; and now they cannot dispose of a paltry office of some fifty pounds a year. The few Whig gentlemen of the county, we are glad to say, have come forward handsomely to defray the expenses of their candidate.
The result of the Leeds Registration of voters for the current year, gives the Tory party a gain of 274 voters : 511 votes belonging to the Whigs were struck off by the Barrister, and 243 belonging to the Tories. The Bank of Manchester, the first joint-stock bank established in that important town, has assumed the character of a hank of issue, and has commenced the use of their own notes, instead of those of the Bank of England. A branch of the Commercial Bank of England has been °pet ed in Shrewsbury, and another branch at Ellesmere.
The friends and opponents of church-rates at Blackburn have ecmc to an agreement honourable to both parties. At a Vestry meeting, the proposed church-rate was negatived by an overwhelming majority : a poll was demanded by the defeated party ; but before it commenced, !le: Vicar and some of the leading Churchmen prudently offered to fur go the rate if the sum of 150/. could be raised by voluntary subscripson, and that both parties should exert themselves to raise the sum. 'I he Committee opposed to the rate declined to use any exertions for this end ; but individuals on that Committee subscribed to the fund, and, instead of 150/. the sum of 2001. was raised. We are happy to see that the Churchmen of Pontefract have had the good sense to commence a voluntary subscription for purposes heretofore accomplished by means of compulsory. church-rates. They will no doubt raise the sum re- quired.—Leeds Mercury.
An expedition is now in preparation at Liverpool for establishing a steam communication with India, by the way of the Mediterranean. It is to consist of two flat-bottomed steamers, manufactured of iron ; which, with their engines, will be transported in a vessel to the coast of Syria, to be there landed, and conveyed by camels to the banks of the Euphrates, and then put together. The expedition will be under the direction of Captain Chesney, of the Royal Artillery, having under htm an officer and twenty Artillerymen, and also a Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, with two Mates, Engineers, &c.
In Aylesbury and Buckingham markets, beans are fetching a higher price than wheat.—Bucles Herald. The potato crop is so abundant in the western districts of Glouces- tershire, that a correspondent assures us potatoes have been dug, sold, and delivered to the purchaser at Is. per sack !—Chelfenhant Journal. The Leeds and Selby railway has given rise to the establishment of omnibuses for the conveyance of passengers to and from the railway. These are the first vehicles of the kind we have seen regularly travers- ing the streets of Leeds, and of course they form a sort of new carriage era amongst us..–Leeds Mercury.
The late Hull Musical Festival has proved a disastrous failure to the managing parties. The expenses exceeded the receipts by upwards of 700/.
The net profits of the Birmingham Festival r2ach 7000/.
The managers of the Philosophical Institution at Farehum expected that Lord Brougham, when recently visiting Lord Radnor and the neighbourhood of Portsmouth, would have delivered a lecture on some learned subject to their body, and appoioted a deputation to request his attendance. But, according to the following amusing account in a Southampton paper, his Lordship gave them the slip several limes; aid %Own the deputation caught him at last, be was in no humour to gratify them.—
While the officers of the Institution were arranging the terms of the address, the Chancellor arrived at Portsmouth. The deputation posted after his Lord- ship; who on their arrival had retiml to rest. The following day (Tuesday the 7th instant) the Chancellor, with his accustomed celerity, was on boartlthe Victory before the deput,:tion had recovered from the fatigues of their previous ilav's chase; and when they were again in pursuit, lo! his Lordship was
steaming it to the Isle of The Farcham deputation, nothing daunted by previous disappointment, folkwed in the afternoon steamer; and at last came
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fAual his indefatigable Lordship luel uheady lionized, and had early retired to tvuese. II is Lordship, it seems, had desired, if an expected courier with ,:opatches should arrive, that he should he immediately apprized. On the arrival of the Fareham philosophers, therefore, who in breathless anxiety in. quired if his Lordship had really sought repose, mine hiet lit Sleinklin, with unfortunate precipitation, replied that he bad done so, in fact, mune time, but had left orders for their immediate reception. The astonished deputation endea- voured in vain to elicit a knowledge of the prescience of the Chancellor. In the mean time, his Lordship was roused from his slumbers; and hastily putting on his gown and slippers, he stepped into the room where the deputation of the Scientific and Philosophical Institution of Fareham awaited his appearance. His astonishment and chagrin, upon their errand being made known, may be readily conceived : for once, and we think with perfect reason, his Lordship lost his eiptaohnity of temper. Drawing his apology for a wig nearly down his noqs, the Chancellor made a precipitate retreat; which example was speedily followed by our Fareham friends."
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