The Marylebone election terminated ou Thursday. There were five candidates
for the vacant seat, and three went to the poll. At an early stage Major Lyon appeared, but speedily found that he had no chance. About the same time Mr. Harvey Lewis was put forward by "the Oxford-street clique," as they are called—Mr. Nieholay, Mr. Graham, Mr. D'Iffanger. Then followed Mr. Win- grove Cooke, Mr. J. C. Marshman, and Mr. Harpur Twelvetrees—the last in Mr. Bright's interest. Seeing so many Liberals, of such dif- ferent shades, in the field, the Tories, at the eleventh hour, brought out Sir Robert Carden. Throughout the week the borough has been the scene of numerous meetings, and every candidate, except Sir R. Carden, has made a score of speeches. Mr. Cooke was styled the nominee of the Times, an accusation he strenuously denied. At one meeting he amused his hearers by telling them how he had fought in the cause, standing in the breach. at Colchester many years ago as a Liberal, and how, when Lord John Manners defeated him, the poor women of the place " sobbed around him as he fell." Mr. Marsh- man was supported by Sir:Henry Havelock, and professed a moderate Liberal creed. Mr. Lewis talked sweeping Marylebone Radi- calism. Mr. Twelvetrees went a shade further, being in fact the Bright nominee. The nomination took place on Wednesday in Park-crescent, Port- land-place. Not one of the candidates got a fair hearing, and much of the proceedings on the hustings were in dumb show. SirRobert Carden particularly, had to talk to the reporters. Mr. Lewis was proposed by Mr. Graham, and seconded by Mr. Collins. Mr. Wyld, M.P., and Mr. Ross were the proposer and seconder of Mr. Cooke. Sir Macdonald Stephenson nominated, and Mr. Benham seconded Mr. Marshman. Sir James Hamilton proposed, and Mr. Penny seconded, Sir Robert Carden. Lastly Mr.Jabez Inwards and Mr. Hattersley were the proposer and seconder of Mr. Twelvetrees. There was nothing in.any of the speeches worth repeating, except that charges of divid-- the liberal interest were freely bandied about to the manifest delight of the tories. The show of hands gave Mr. Lewis the largest number; the others having very few, but it is noted by the limes that those held up for Sir R.. Carden were gloved.
After a poll had been demanded on behalf of the other candidates, it was announced that Mr. Twelvetrees, unwilling to divide the liberal party, would withdraw ; and subsequently Mr. Marshman intimated his resignation as a candidate, giving the same reason for that step.
The two Liberals and the Tory were therefore left to fight it out between them. The poll took place on Thursday. The contest was very close, and seeing that the Tory might win, Mr. Cooke hand- somely withdrew. This gave Mr. Lewis an easy victory. The declared result is as follows : — Lewis, 5269 ; Cooke, 2369 ; Carden, 2612.
A vacancy has occurred in the representation of Tynemouth, by the resignation of Mr. Hugh Taylor. The new writ was, on Tuesday, ordered to be issued.
The candidates for Tynemouth are Mr. Hodgson, the rejected Tory candidate at Berwick, and Mr. Otway, sometime Liberal member for Stafford.
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