3 OCTOBER 1863, Page 2

No less than six elections are now open to contest—West

Worcestershire, Tewkesbury, Reading, Coventry, Tamworth, and Barnstaple. The candidates are :— Conservative. Liberal.

West Worcestershire Hon. F. Lygon..

Tewkesbury Mr. Yorke ... . Reading Mr. G. S. Lefevre.

Coventry Mr. Treherne .. Mr. A. Peel. Tamworth Mr. Peel Hon. H. Cowper.

Barnstaple Mr. R.Bremridge Mr. T. Lloyd. The elections will, probably, bring neither loss nor gain to the Liberal party.