ebt Country.
Cambridge is full of the bustle preparatory to a contested election. Both the candidates addressed the electors on Wednesday, amidst a good deal of interruption. While Sir Edward Sugden was speaking, a fellow in the crowd called out, " Sir Edward, I want to be shaved." Sir Edward immediately said— He thanked the individual for reminding him and the electors of a circum- stance which afforded him a proud opportunity of boasting of the rank from which he had raised himself, by (thus challenged, he would venture to say) the
independent, and persevering exercise of his own talent and industry.
Great applause followed this manly avowal. Monday or Tuesday will probably be the day of nomination ; and a sharp contest is expected.
The Court-martial on Captain Pigott was brought to a close on Wednesday night. The Court acquitted Captain Pigott on all the charges, except the 8th, which was declared to be partially proved, but frivolous. This referred to Captain Pigott's refusal to believe Lieu- tenant Walker, the prosceutor, on his oath. The 12th charge, which was for inhumane conduct to the sick men on board his ship, the Court found to be scandalous and malicious; and Sir Richard King, the Pie. sident, returned Captain Pigott his sword, with highly complimentary expressions of esteem, &c. [It was our intention to give a detailed ac- count of the evidence on this trial ; having been led to think that it would be much more interesting than it scents to be upon reading the whole together. We likewise observed a disposition on the part of the Court to browbeat the prosecutor, which induced us to watch its pro- ceedings. Upon the whole, however, we have come to the conclusion that it is scarcely worth while to occupy more room in our columns with the details, generally very dry and uninteresting, of this twenty days' investigation.]
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