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Mr. C. J. Tynte, Mender for West Somersetshire, dined with a nume- rous company of his constituents, at Chard, on Tuesday last. Several of the speeches were very spirited: they indicated a disposition to give Ministers credit for what they had done in favour of Reform, but at the same time were expressive of considerable dissatisfaction with several of their proceedings. Mr. Tynte himself said-
" More has been done by the present Ministry in one session, than by any former 'Ministry in years. But yet, allowing them great praise, I 'mist also give them some blame, for not having been less conciliatory with the party who formerly held power, and for not having (backed as they would have been by the People of England) assumed a bolder attitude, and a more energetic tone. Is was painful to me to oppose :Ministers upon several occasions; but, respecting them as I did, my constituents occupied the first plare in my affections—and when I voted against Ministers on the repeal of the Malt and Window Taxes, and the shortening the duration of Parliaments, I voted as I conscientiously believed the majority of my constituents desired. I voted also for the Ballot, because, having sat upon an Election Committee, I felt the doubts I held quite overcome in examination of that evidence. I also disapproved of the vote of twenty millions, in the manner it was voted, to compensate the West India planters; not that I considered no compensation necessary, but I disliked the loan of fifteen millions being metamorphosed into the gift of twenty."
Some animadversions were made on Mr. Sanford's conduct in voting too generally with Ministers; but Mr. Tynte apologized far his col- league, and begged the meeting to recollect that Inc bad voted for Tri- ennial Parliaments, and against the loan of the million to the Irish Clergy.
There is a vacancy in the representation of the Eastern Division of Somersetshire, occasioned by the death of Mr. Brigstoes. At the last election, there were three candidates; Mr. Miles, the Tory, having been defeated by the deceased gentleman bya majority of four hundred.
A requisition has been presented to Mr. Miles, calling upon him to stand again. A considerable number of Conservative attornies have offered their gratuitous services to promote his return.
Mr. Edward George Granville Howard is returned to Parliament for the borough of Morpetb, in the room of his late brother, Mr. Fre- derick Howard,
The Huddersfield election, which was to have taken place this week, has been deferred for a few days ; the issue of the writ from the Crown Office having been delayed,—in order, as the Siandaril surmises, to
allow Mr. Blackburne tins, opportunity of completing the inquiry into the state of the London Corporation previously to his departure for Huddersfield.
The remains of Mr. James Brougham were on Saturday last re- moved from Brougham Hall, and deposited in the family-vault at Skel- ton, in the county of Cumberland. The funeral was strictly private; being attended only by the Lord Chancellor and Mr. Brougham, M. P. for Southwark, the sole surviving brothers of' the deceased.
The death of Mr. James Brougham has caused a vacancy in the representation of the new borough of Kendal. We are not aware that any candidate has yet declared himself. Three gentlemen of Whig principles are named, and with almost equal confidence. Mr. Barham (the unsuccessful candidate for the county of Westmoreland at the lust election), Mr. Crackenthorpe, and Mr. John Wakefield junior ; the Litter is a banker in Kendal, and a member of the Society of Friends. As the borough was so formed—not reArtned—as to give the Whigs a preponderating influence, it was on the former occasion of the exercise of its enfranchisement found to be as close as was Gatton, or Old Sarum ; and we fear there is little chance of seeing its independence achieved on the present occasion, by the return of a real friend of the people, rather than the nominee of the Lord Chancellor.—Caeleste Patriot.
The friends of Mr. Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, M. P. dined together, the honourable gentleman in the chair, at the Swan Inn, Brecon, on Thursday week. The entertainment was sumptuous, circulars were issued, and active measures adopted to give eclat to the festival ; and sixteen persons sat down to dinner, to do honour to the honourable gentles man. —Morning
The gold medals recently subscribed for by the friends of Messrs. Ellice and II. Bulwer, the Members for Coventry, were on Tuesday forwarded to them, accompanied by a letter expressive of the satislite- tion of the subscribers at the conduct of the Members in supporting the Reform Bill, and stating their assurance that their future exertions would not be wanting in support of other improvements of a general and local character.
The following is a copy of a handbill that has been distributed in the town of Cambridge.
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Notice, Some friends to the Conservative cause, desirous of showing that they are not unmindful of the services rendered to that cause by those who supported sir E. Sugden at the last election for the town of Cambridge, have agreed to present a ticket of the value of 5s. to every lierson nlw gave a vote upon that occasion to Sir Edward. It i requested that application for such tickets be made at the bar of the liagl,■ iii ss lay and Tuesday next, between the hours of eleven awl three.—Eagle Ina, December 24."
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