The Tiverton election commenced on Thursday. The candidates are Mr.
B. IVoon, brother of Alderman Woon, and Mr. KENNEDY, a barrister of Lincoln's Inn, who was returned at the last election, but who declined to defend his return, which was petitioned against by Mr. WOOD. At half-past two on Tuesday, the state of the poll was as follows-KENNEDY, 198; WOOD, 82. Mr. KENNEDY is said LO be sure of his election.
The Nineteenth Report of the Committee on Petitions has been printed. From it we learn, that there have been presented during this session, 952 petitions in favour of the Sabbath Observance Bill, with 241,168 signatures ; against Colonial Slavery, 2,914, with 614,13x signatures ; for the repeal of the Malt-duty, 44, with 25,186 signatures ; for the repeal or alteration of the Beer .Act, 135, with 14,788 signa- tures; against the present system of Corporations, 105, with 62,513 signatures ; for the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge, 12, with 9,6.52 signatures ; for the abolition of the Corn-laws, 9, with 6,621 sigoatures.
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