Mu. Coxe.—This excellent old man, at the wool dinner at
Thetford, on Friday last week, made what may perhaps be called his fiirewell speech to his constituents. On his health being drum:, lie addressed the company at some length. Ile said his career of politics was now near a close ; he hoped his constituents would acknowledge that it had been honourable and consistent. The measure that had been of late introduced into Par. liament was one, the policy of which he had through life supported. He congratulated them on the new power which was about to be placed in their hands, and which would render the county of Norfolk more influ- ential than it had hitherto been,—a power which he trusted the Yeo- manry would never abuse. Mr. Coke apologized for his absence at a similar meeting at Watton ; but they would recollect that it was on that evening that the division on the second reading of the Reform Bill 'took place. Five-and-twenty years ago he had attached himself to Fox and liberal principles : he had survived, it was true, a very pestilential air, and the atmosphere in which lie had hitherto moved was to be clarified. Nevertheless, though his health might continue from month to month,and from half-year to half-year, lie was confident that no one at his age could do his duty properly as a public servant. He had no intention of again offering himself for the representation of the county ; and when they considered the fatigue of sitting till six and seven o'clock-in the morning, as on a late occasion the House had done, he was sure that none of his constituents who wished him well could desire he should do so. At a sub- sequent period of the evening, Mr. Coke, when returning thanks for his colleague, Sir W. Polkas, said—" he did not think the House of Lords
would act so abstrdly as to reject the Bill—he did tmethiek
for them to So.againSi their own interests; but if they ottl ;' bse should
possible moVe. , a strong resolution—and he had moved some , , time—which. he should not at that time express " strong ones in His
" MY OVI'S."—The. Duke of Maribor-
Wilkes, a respectable coach-proes' -.ugh lets scut messages to Mr. the prizicipal surgeon there- -.O'er at Woodstoels—to Mr. Palmer,
to his Mniestv—forlt" -and to Mt. Meears, the glove-manufacturer
ing " „offing them or their families from ever again enter- town: •' . s-ark, which is open to all the other inhabitants of the .ote reason assigned is, that the three gentlemen named took a .ery prominent part in promoting the election of the independent can. *!(date, Mr. Buckingham, against his Grace's son, Lord Charks Spencer • Churchill, and Ii is other notninee, Lord Storinalt ! The public nety, perhaps, think, that as Blenheim Park was given by the Crown to the Duke's ancestor, for public services, end has been supported by a grata from the funds of the country, it ill becomes ]tie present Grace to ex. elude any of his Majesty's subjects for their loyalty, and for supporting a reform which the King. as well as his Ministers, have openly appealed to the nation to suppose-114i Packet.
A IIINT ion Tun DUKE or NeweasireE —At the Worcester Assizes, on Monday, a labourer recovered a verdict against a farmer, under the-following circumstances. On the 1st of June last year, the defendant placed a variety of spikes across a trespass-track in a barley. field bolo:wing to him, to prevent persons passing to and fro. The plaintiff's leg was caught by one of the spikes' and severely lacerated. He was attended by a surgeon several days, and was unable to go to his work. The defence was, that the defendant had a right to do any thing for the peotectialt of his prlerty ; but :tits Justice Pattason said no persms had a right to protect his property by means calculated to inflict injury on another.
COUNTINO ClucKENs vi:voira YII".1- ARE Ilsemneas.—Sir G. Cayley Las announced his intention of becoming a candidate fOr the represeuta- tion of Srarborough at the next general election.
Seven candidates are in the field for the future representation of Der- bytehire,—Mr. R. A rkwright, Sir 0. Crewe, and Sir It. Gresley on the Tory interest ; Lord Vaterpark and :dr. T. Gishorne, on the Liberal.
Sir E. Codringeon, it is said, intends to offer himself to represent the towns of Devonport and Statehouse.
On Saturday, a meeting was held in 'Manchester to nominate a candi- date for the representation of that town. Mr. W. Garnett was in the chair. It was moved that the Honourable B. G. Stanley should be re- quested to allow himself to be proposed as a candidate, and the motion was carried unanimously. The claims of Mr. 0. W. Wood, as a repre- sentative of Ilfauchester,were also strongly enforced, and the sense of the meeting in his favour testified with only one dissentient. The meeting was composed of persons hitherto considered as Tories.
DUILIIAM Feecstese—It appears by the City of Durham Poll Book of August 1830, that about 588 non-resident freemen of Durham resided at 94 different places, many of them at a distance of between 200 and 300•miles from the place of polling ; and that the aggregate distance the whole body travelled to and from the place of polling, exceeded, on the whole, 104,000 miles !—Durham Chronicle. [These-are "foreigners," of a surety.]
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