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Lord Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Mint°, was elected Member for Hythe on Thursday, without opposition.
We learn from the North Stqfibrdshire Mercury, that Messrs. Da- venport and Copeland are to be the Toil), eundidates for the Potteries at the next election. So, Alderman Copeland, whom we have always considered a "Doubtful," has come out as a Tory at length. Freed from the patronage of the Irish Society, and his obligation to the Liberal portion of the Coleraine constituency, the Alderman, we pre- sume, will oppose Irish Church Reform, and thus get rid of his last aemainitft shred of Liberalism should he be elected for the Stoke- uponTrent boroughs, on the Tory interest. The Anti-Reformers, however, will not suffer him and Mr. Davenport to walk the course. Two Liberal candidates will be started. Among those talked of, are Lord Leveson, Colonel Anson, and Mr. Slaney ; but Mr. Slaney, we believe, is sure of his election for Shrewsbury, in the place either of the whining Sir John Haunter or of that most eccentric mortal Cres- sett Pelham, The Liverpool Chronicle states that the requisition to Mr. Howard Elphitistone has been signed by 4,000 electors. If the Reformers can bring 4,000 men to thy poll, they will almost be certain of carrying both their candi hetes. But in Liverpool it is one thing to sign a requisition and another to vote. At the last election, Mr. Ewart had 4,075 and Sir Hower 1 Douglas 3,869 votes; but since then, the Corporation' and Dock influence has been taken from the Tories.
A symptom of the soreness of the Liverpool Tories may be found in the conduct of Mr. Charles Lawrence, one of the old corporate!" towards the Liverpool Chronicle. The editors of that paper, in the heat of the last municipal election, published a letter imputing to Ma Lawrence some discreditable practices respecting the purchase and sale of a piece of land. The imputation was false; and an ample apology, in writing and personally, was offered to Mr. Lawrence—the intention to libel being disowned. Not content with this vindication of his character, Mr. Lawrence prosecuted and obtained a verdict against the proprietors of the paper; and, pursuing the advantage the law gave hint called upon Justice Littledale to pronounce judgment against the de., fendants; who were sentenced to fine and imprisonment. The sentence was harsh ; and if the statement of the Liverpool editor is correct, it would have been decorous in Justice Littledale to have suffered another Judge to take his place on this occasion. As for Mr. Lawrence, his character ( which was not tarnished by the libel, for nobody believed it) has not been illustrated by the course he has taken in this matter. Is he a member of the Liverpool Council? If so, let the Reformers de their best to eject him as soon as possible.
The Morning Chronicle denies that Mr. Phillips intends to resign the representation of Kidderminster to Mr. Godson. We hope he will not. Godson is a trimmer; but he has taken so much pains to get up an interest in Kidderminster, that it will require a long purse to fight him ; and the son of Sir George Phillips should have plenty of money. We fear that there is no choice for a decided Reformer in Kidder. minster : the contest will be between a slippery Tory and a moderate Whig.
Mr. Henry Ellis, who has Lord Ripon's interest, whatever that may
be worth, is a candidate for Lincoln. Ile is a disciple of the Stanley school, to whom even Sibthorpe is preferable. We pity the constitu- ency that could prefer him to Edward Bulwer.
At Tynemouth, politics seem to be in a strange way. Sir Charles Grey (the Canada Commissioner) has been called upon by a portion of the electors. But why they should prefer Sir Charles, a Tory, to Mr. Young, we do not understand; for it is said that the Grey party is composed of Reformers.
Mr. Charles Towneley has declared his intention to come forward as a candidate for North Durham. He is a stanch, unflinching Libe- ral, uncompromising and determined, and, in short, the very man for our friends of North Durham. Mr. Towneley is the eldest son of P.
G. Towneley, Esq., of Towneley, near Burnley, Lancashire. He is a descendant of the old Northumbrian family of 1Vid4rington ; he is also 011e of the family tvho possessed the celebrated collection called the
Towneley marbles; and is as great a lover of literature and the fine arts as he is dowmight and independent in his political opinions.—
Tone Illereury. [The Lancashire Towneleys are very wealthy Catho- lics: we should be glad if one of the family could oust Lord Stanley.]
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