'Last night's Gazette -contains a notification by the Speaker of
the House oT Commons, that he has been certified of the death of William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Esq , commonly called Lord George &c., late Member -of Parliament for King's Lynn; and that he will issue his warrant-to make out a writ for anew election at the end 'of fourteen-days from yesterday.
Sir Culling Eardley Eardley and 'Mr. Denison addressed the West Riding electors at Wakefield yesterday, from separate 'hustings. Mr. John Bright appeared as a supporter of Sir Culling: he thought it -necessary to touch conciliatorily on the sensitive point of Yorkshire politics—the inter- ference of strangers, especially Lancashire-men in its politics. Sir Culling informed the meeting that " his great-grandfatber was a Jew, and he wee not ashamed of it."
The writ has been received and proclaimed by the Under-Sheriff: the 11th instant is fixed for the nomination, the 14th and 15th lor the poll.
The Society for Promoting the Annual Session of the Imperial Parlia- ment in Dublin met on '1hursday; Lord Massarene and Ferraird pre- siding. On the motion of Lord -Cloncurry, seconded by Sir Lowther Chapman, a resolution was adopted, to the effect that " as the system of the Society is now sufficiently organized to prevent the necessity of the Weekly meetings of the entire Committee," a Sub-Committee only shall henceforth meet weekly to superintend details, and general meetings shall be held once a month. The first public meeting under this resolu- tion will be held on Monday the 18th instant.
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