The Leeds Intelligencer says that at eight out of twenty-seven
placer in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the Tory gain, on the claims and ob- jections, is 458 votes. The Leeds Mercury states that the registration has not materially affected either party. It is, however, certain that the Tories have increased the number of their registered voters.
It is rumoured that AIN Stansfield, the Whig Member for Hudders- field, is about to retire from the representation of that town ; and that the Radical Captain Wood, of Sandal, will be a candidate to succeed Mr. Stausfield.
The Liverpool Albiwt states that the North Cheshire Tories are pre- paring to turn out Mr. Edward John Stanley from the representation of their division of the county ; and that Mr. Stanley's preference of Whiggism to an independent political career has deadened the interest of the Liberals who would otherwise be eager to defend him- " The fruits of the late untoward session of Parliament," says the Liverpool journalist, "are beginning to show themselves in more ways than one. The neighbouring county of Chester is a memorable instance of the results of the working of the truckling system. Its grateful Tories, in return far the Whig attempt at conciliation, are banding. and leaguing, and associating to expel Mr. Stanley, the Secretary of the Treasury, from the representation of their county. They never ventured upon this before, because they felt that they had no pros- pect of success. Mr. Stanley went into Pirliament as a Reformer, relying upon the people; and the Cheshire Tories knew that they might as well attempt to shake a rock as drive him from his seat ; brit, latterly, he has thrown a Whig domino over his Reform principles, and has gone with the Ad- ministration upon the hopeless errand of 'sprinkling salt' upon the tails of their Tory adversaries, and so catching their gratitude by giving them strength and spirit,—and catching Tory gratitude iv very like 'catching a Tartar.' Like the viper in the fable, the "furies would displav their returning strength by stinging the bosom which has warmed them into life, and assailing those who have incurred weakness in their behalf."
The Whigs of Devizes are well satisfied with their late Member, Captain Deans Dundas, and are about to present to him two silver salvers. The Captain knows how to make the most of his Ministerial connexion. The Wiltshire Independent, published at Devizes, says- " Perhaps no man ever showed less inclination to confine his good offices to his own party, than Captain Hondas; certain it is, and to his honour be it spoken, that he never hesitated to do a good or a kind action, Because the person in whose favour it was sought happened to differ from him in politics. The numbers of young men of both parties connected with this borough, whose in- terests in the Nary, Excise, lye. lucre been prwarded by him, come even since he lost his seat, speak volumes in favour of his kindness, and show that he was unbiassed by mere party considerations. • • • No Member for Devizes ever serred its inhabitants so truly, or so well, as Captain Dundas has done. One instance of his kindness we will mention ; and as our doing so can convey no unpleasant feeling, we will give the name of the party—it is that of our gallant townsman, Captain Taylor, ;elm, but for the good offices of Captain Dundas, might nave spent the remainder of his life in retirement. His appoint- ment to the San Josef. which we lately mentioned, was made at the earnest personal solicitation of Captain Dundas; when has thus had the pleasure of procuring for merit and bravery its proper reward. How often, we will ask, have the Tories connected with Devizes promised to obtain promotion for Captain Taylor ? We need not ask how they have kept their promises."
[The channels through which Government influence creeps, and the variety of ways in which corruption is effectually employed, are some- times sufficiently open and manifest.]
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