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Mr. Bish has written to his constituents at Leominster, to deny cer- tain Tory reports that he was about to resign the representation of the borough ; and he founds his claim to their continued support on his Parliamentary conduct ; having, he says, voted for the Ballot, Short Parliaments, Corporation and Church Reforms, Relief of the Dis- senters, the Abolition of Flogging, the Revision of the .Pension-list, and the Abolition of the Taxes on Knowledge.
Mr. (-; wy:me Ilulford has offered himself as a candidate on the Liberal side to the electors of Breconehire. Ile declares hint-elf a supporter of Ministers ; but also says—that he is " decidedly in favour of Triennial Parliaments .and the Ballot, as the sole measure which can insure the free exercise of the elective franchise."
Lord Miltun was elected for Mahon on the 27th of January, without opposition.
It has been publicly declared in Bristol that Lord John Russell will become a candidate for that city at the next election.
It is the intention of the Conservatives to bring forward Mr. John Wood, in conjunction with Mr. Hardy, as candidate at the next elec- tion fair Bradfurd.—Hall Packet.
There was a very numerous meeting of Reformers in the Guildhall
at Worcester, on Friday, to petition Parliament for the Ballot. The Mayor was in the chair, and declared himself a recent convert to the Ballot ; which was •rendered necessary by the system of intimidation practised by men of property. Mr. Acton, one of the priacipal speakers at the meeting, also avowed that he had only lately and reluctantly become a Bellot-man. The resolutions were very spirited, and carried umutimouely. IA meeting to petition for the Ballot had been announced for the 19th, but was postponed ; and the Tories, taking advantage of the absence of the Reformers, assembled mid agreed to a petition oFuinst the Ballot. Their trick has not barred them long: they were invited, but refused to attend the second meeting.]
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