The conduct of the Duke of Somerset towards the electors
of Totnes, who refused to support .Mr. Blount, the Duke's candidate and son-in- law at the last election, has excited much indi.eutttion in that borough. Although a distinct prmnise was given by his agents Una no elector would be moksted on account of his vote, and an indignant denial was given to the charge that I it, Grace wished to midue l'fotnes a family borough, notices to quit have nevertheless been served upon several of the Somerset tenantry who supported Mr. Baldwin. A feeble tittempt was made to rescue the Duke from the diseredit attnehed to the breach of faith and tyrannical exercise of a landlord's power ; but it failed
completely.
In Safford, too, the Whigs are " doing as they like with their own." The Sta Iron/shire Gazelle says- " ec see, the respectable landlord of the Swan lintel, in this borough,
has received make from Ms. Blount, the Ca t agent of Lord Stafford, to quit the bot,l and the farm which he rents of his Lordship, because lie has per-
mitted the Swell to become the Tory hoe se Mr. Meeson, v-e believe, has always profe,ed his willingness to vote as his landlord desired, and has so voted. The rival hotel was the Whig home. :11‘t therefore lie could not think of acting so directly ogainst his own interest as to refuse receiving the Con- servative party into the SW:Int It WaS iii v. I ii. however, that the unfortunate innkeeper urged the ii j '1st-ice of being ro:npelled by his 1 tn "lord to do more than vote fr hint. To compel a !non to vote ronirary to his conscience, is arbitrary and tyrannical ; but it is the refinement of tyranny to seek his ruin merely liceausjhe attempts to procure au honourable Ilvf.lillood by fulfilling the duties of his calling."
It was generally expected that Samuel Long. the Tory agent in the
bribery affair, would have been tried at the -:essi,nis at Cambridge last Monday ; but the Tories, imagiutim,; I 11.,t tin' fates which must come out would be prejudicial to theta at the eil:foinf municipal elections, have had the trial treversed to the Assizes, whiLl will not take place till INIarelt next. There are various rumours Inbett concerning this long- pur,;Al gentleman : it is said that the Teeies 2,,Joi. to spare the blushes of Mr. Mamie. ehe...e• ,.111111ittee ; mmiii that the h determined not to be oloalouse mm ''.• their opponents, hay: oti'ered 1011mm :1,11001. if lie will expo— 'e '1; 1,1111,nitownsetr, honest " men who res urted to saelt tee me, met the 1
a the borough of Cana !,
711...• 'P(rk: of Briduttorth had a pe!.I , • 1- ee The mm :nd a potty of b'almouth Whigs dil.fel W.!!!', le .thee, Let row;ay week. Till. ,,:1
mone.Ittee. The • •!' : Whig Administration, and Le:pet:holly Lor 1 :lags la Ireland. He said that all the chur„, • anmented to this, that Bill Jones had beee
Dlek Sipitimhad been kept too) hong.-
the number mentioned as composiligi vlingly.
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