There is to be a sharp contest in Flintshire for
the vacant seat. The candidates are Lord Richard Grosvenor, Liberal, and Mr. Hughes, of Kinmel Park, Conservative. It has been remarked that Sir Stephen Glynn, the brother-in-law of Mr. Gladstone, and one who usually acts with the Conservatives, refused to permit his name to be placed on the Conservative committee. It is believed that the hostile spirit in which Mr. Hughes in his address speaks of the Chancellor's budget has, in a great measure, led to Sir Stephen Glynn's decision. It may be remembered that, at the general elec- tion in 1857, Sir Stephen Glynn was a candidate for the representa- tion of the county in opposition to the late member, Mr. Mostyn, on which occasion the present Chancellor of the Exchequer took an active part in Sir Stephen's favour. Mr. Hughes, the Conservative candidate, is son-in-law to Lord Ravensworth, who formerly repre- sented Liverpool.
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