held a meeting at Stroud to petition Parliament for the
Ballot. A model of Mr. Grote's ballot-box was exhibited to the meeting. Some opposition was got up toy a few Tories, but the vast majority were sition to Lord Grey's Coercion Bill, which was not "justice to Ireland ;" warmly in favour of the petition. Lord John Russell, we presume, and pledged himself to support any measure which promised to im. will be required to present the petition from his constituents. prove the condition of the Irish people. Mr. Brotherton said that a Mr. O'Connell is to dine with the Liberals of Stockport on the 13th instant. More than two thousand tickets were sold in a short On Thursday week, between two and three thousand persons, time. anxious to promote national education, assembled in the theatre at The Tories have resolved to present a petition against the return of Mr. Finch, M.P. for Walsall. the stage. The boxes were filled principally with ladies. The gal. leries were given up to the members of the Mechanics' Institution. The North Wiltshire registration has been favourable to the Tories, Mr. Mark Phillips took the chair. Lord Brougham had been expected according to the published numbers of claims and objections substan- to attend the meeting ; but a letter was read by the Chairman from
tiated. his Lordship, then at St. Leonard's, mentioning Illness in his family as According to the Leeds Mercury, the entire gain of the Liberals on the reason of his absence. In his letter Lord Brougham expessed the Yorkshire West Riding Registration is 496. warm approbation of the object of the meeting— An attempt of the Earl of Westmorland to create voters for the " I regard it as an event of signal importance—one which can hardly fail to county of Huntingdon, by giving fictitious annuities to two individuals, aid materially in the exertions that must be made in the approaching session has drawn forth the severe reprobation of the Revising Barrister in one which I am certain will be productive of the happiest consequences io case that county.—Leeds Mercury. those exertions should, from whatever causes, prove unsuccessful. I would A correspondent of the Morning Chronicle complains that i East fain hope that the disappointment of our just expectations is not likely to hap. n
Gloucestershire the influence of the W'oig landed proprietors is thrown into the Tory scale by the influence of Tory agents, whilst no Tory His Lordship dwelt on the importance of education to the working nobleman or squire ever thinks of employing a Liberal agent. Had classes, but warned the meeting not to lose sight of political improve. there been a contest at the last election, it is probable that the Tories ment-
would have returned both Members, instead of one, for East Glouces- " The education of the working classes generally is beyond all comparison tie tershire. moot important subject to which the attention of the country can be directed;
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