Thirst—Frankl«nd, R.; Russell, R. G. In Scotland, the notices are
almost as scanty as in Wales. The fa- Lord Stormont retires from Aldborough in order to relieve Lord die:at/shire—Mr. W. Campbell is in the field for this county ; he Blandford at 'Woodstock, and will be succeeded by Mr. Sadler. Mr. Sykes voted for the Bill. retires from Beverley, on the plea of ill health. T1* two candidates on • ilyrshire—Mr. Oswald, of Audiincruive, had announced himself for the Reform side are Mr. Burton the late member, and Mr. Wm. Mar- this county as a Reformer, in opposition to 31r. Blair, who voted against shall. Mr. Cave is talked of as a third man. We have not heard whe- the Bill.
titer, in consideration of the certain brevity of the ensuing Parliament, Dumbarton—Lord W. Graham is not again coming forward. Mr. the honest men of Beverley who, on the occasion of last election, were John C. Colquhoun is in the field, but has made no avowal of his NILt so anxious to have a member of Mr. Hume's principles, provided he ciples. would pay 4,0001. for his seat, are inclined to abate their price. We Edinbmrph City—The Merchants Company have resolved to mema. suppose the real sickness of Mr. Sykes is the sickness which every man rialize the Magistrates and Town-Council to do themselves and the city of common honesty must feel at the demand of a set of corrupt and honour by selecting, as their representative, their fellow-citizen the accursed leeches, who are the shame and the disgrace of England and of Lord Adc ocate. For the same purpose, the Edinburgh Political Union. humanity.had met, and a public meeting of the householders was about to be held.
It is passing strange that the great Champion of the Corporations has Edinburghshire—Sir George Clerk says " that he is ready to give his not attempted to stand for some place that has a corporation to defend. support to any measures calculated to correct the abuses which may have Mr.Hobhoose said he had no doubt Sir Charles would find constituents grown up in the political system." Of course, the system itself, the to send him back to Parliament even were the Bill carried. We rather grand abuse, must be preserved.
think, that when the Bill is carried he will be left at the Duke of New. Fleshire—Colonel Lindsay talks of " that religion which the expe- castle's disposal. rience of many ages has shown to be the surest foundation of our liber.. In Hedon there has been no change ; in Hull there will be none. Mr. ties and happiness." Does he mean Episcopacy, in Presbyierian Scot. Entwistle stands again for Knaresborough. We set him down as an land ? enemy to Reform, who, at the present moment, opposes its friends, how- Haddingtonshire—Mr. Hope, late of Gatton, will have an opponent ever sent into the House. Mr. Entwistle talks about principle; but on the Reform side in Mr. Baird, of Newbyth (our accounts mentioned his only principle is the advancement of himself, which lie is seeking by his uncle, Sir David Baird) : he says that " the measure is founded on; a paltry display of a contest where there can be none, and where, if justice, and well adapted to calm the agitation which now exists through- there could be a contest, it is one which an honest man would not en- out the country."
The county of York will be severely contested. The magnitude of Lanarkshire—Sir C. Douglas, the late member, comes forward again:
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