Star. — London, England, 1826-06-21 00:00:00

. . ~: =en& INTELLIGENCE. REA DING. 11103/ OUR OWN COMO At the dose of the .poll on Monday afternoon, Mr. Jatzeles. superiority continued nearly the lame, and Messrs. Palmer and-Spence equal, each4B4.`Yester day the exertions of the Committee brought a few stragglers from different parts, and the majority did not exceed one vote, sometimes on one side, sometimes on the other. At length the tw•o contending candidates mu tually agreed to put an end to the contest at twelve.— At that time. Mr. Spence had the ascendency, and he was declared by the returning officer to be elected'. So much .extraordinary violence and uncommon occur rences took place during this long protracted contest, that it is thought the matter will not rest here. Had the four candidates remained to the last, Mr, Palmer would have had a great majority ; but by the .deep manmuvre, which made Mr. Wakefield throw his weight into the scale of M. Spence, the latter succeeded. At the conclusion, the poll stood thus : Monck Spence Palmer 878 40 489 Another Account.—From " The Times" of this Morning. At five o'clock yesterday evening, the election for the borough of Reading terminated, in pursuance of an arrangement for the hour of finally closing ,the poll, :aside early in the morning by the respective candidates. Throughout the day the greatest bustle pervaded the town, and every vehicle which could be put in regnisi don was dispatched throughout the surrounding country, in the almost forlorn hope of finding some straggling voter. The last few in the immediate per sonal reserve of the contending candidates (about.eight) were polled as the day advanced, and aged and infirm men were brought up for Mr. Spence, who were under stood to have resisted eli previous solicitations, and to have promised a strict neutrality. One of these, an aged member of the Society of Friends, attracted par. denier attention, and his case will, it is said, undergo the scrutiny of the religious Society of which he is a Member. A curious scene took place on the hustings at Om minutes before five o'clock ; the clock (a small table one), which was placed by the Mayor upon a bracket, oncb the mace of the corporation, was found to have stopped. This led to a bustle upon the hustings, and these were not wanting those who attributed the circumstance - to any thing but accident. Watches, however, were im mediately held up; and as it happened (a very common occurrence) no two agreed within a fractional division of time, the offer of assistance to the Mayor was very unsatisfactory. Somebody ran out to look at the church clock, and when it sounded five the close of the poll was formallY announced by the Mayor. Loud applause followed, and the hall rang with the cheers of Mr. Spence's friends. The Mayor declared that the election had fallen on Mr. Monck and Mr. Spence; and the publ:c business termi nated in the chairing of the successful candidates, who lit their tern addressed the crowd from their respective places of residence. Mr. fifist:mc, in allusion to the loss of Mr. Fyshe Talmer's election, said, that their business ,had been un- fortunately only half clone: they must miss, as he did, those banners of his late excellent colleague which gave such grate and support to the purple—(Cheers). He hsd knOwrithat Gentleman ever since they were school boys together, and he could confidently state, that in private life there could not be a more worthy or more amiable man ; and as a public man, the sun itself could not be more true—(Cheers). If it had remained for hirn and not for them to choose, there was no man living that he would have preferred for his colleague to Mr. Fyshe Palmer. The majority, however, of this day harm decided otherwise, but they would recollect it only amounted to four, and might be reduced still less before a Committee of the House of Commons, where alone such a scrutiny could be determined—(Lowd cheers, and cries of " We will have Palmer"). We regret to state, that just at the closeof the poll •Mr. Monck's barouche was upset in the street, and two of his servants and a female were hurt. The I, lends of Mr. Palmer formally protested against the return, and demanded a scrutiny. In the letter of the Rev. 11. H. Nlilman ' in enr Paper of yester day, for " the fixed insult," read " thefirst insult." HUNTINGDONSHIRE. TUZSDAT ONE O'CLOCIL The proceedings are going on very languidly ; in deed, it is understood to be the intention of Lord John • Russell to keep open the poll as long as possible, af- . . ford time for his agents, who are now scouting the country in all directions, to bring up the stragglers who yet remain.unpolled. With this view be is now bring ing up his Committee at one per hour; and, as he is said.to have nearly thirty unpolled votes there alone, the contest cannot be considered as yet determined, • especially as neither exertion nor expense will be spared to accomplish his return. • Ji •A. little previous to the close of the poll last night, a general s&ittle took place among the mob before the hustings, for priority or places, in which the London . pugilists who a. e down here took a very decided part against the Blues, which is Lord John Russell's pasty. The Sheriff oh.erving this, directed them to withdraw, which, after some murmuring, they did; at the same time, he. expressed his determination of committing them for the very first breach of the peace in which he might find them engaged. A Gentleman on the hustinp observed, that he understood they were down by the partisans of one of the candidates, • to • The Snyttir, replied, that he could not believe it, as each of the candidates had pledged his honour to him that he had nothing to do with the bringing of them down. - - The Gentleman said, that might be; but still he ha good rea sons fur believing that some of their agents could explain how it happened that they had come down here. • The Sheriff made no reply, and the conversation dropped. It appears they came into the town on Friday last, in a post-chaise and pair, and ewer since have constantly been seen loitering about the Fountain Inn, which is the : '.}ca r d-quarters of Lord Mandeville arid Mr. Fellowes. At a quarter to two o'clock the numbers were as follow : Mandeville • 957 Fellow's • • . . 890 • Rowell • • 845 re LEICESTER, Juna 19.--Sams Dar. The polling commenced this morning at eight o'clock in both booths, and proceeded rapidly with equal ad vantages to both parties.' The people are quiet and well-behaved, and nothing can proceed more orderly or uninterruptedly than the polling, to which there is the direest access. . A list of the Clergymen among the honorary free= men halPeen sepawely publi,hed, with their plops* residenct in a large sheet, encircled with a broad black funeral border. A hand-bill is is circulation, headed " Honorary Clericals, or the Hundred Chaplains of the ~~ texts, head it is not is world, the: selected fton _ .. of the sect O following extract but public plagues; _ burghers, In all their private functions, once ;optima Become a loathsome body, only fit For dissolution, but tful in the main. • The poll closed at six o'clock, and there is just time to give the numbers declared by the Recorder, as the result of the day's poll, •ie. . . - Day's Poll. • Total. Ilastings . . 366 ‘ . 1052 Cave . . 365 . . 1643 Evans . . 353 . . 1614 Denman . . 544 . . 1444 • Mr. Thomas Paget was addressing an immense crowd of persons before Mr. Evan's Committee Room. CHESTER ELECTION. Cuanza, MONDAY AFTIMMOOK. The riots here this afternoon have been of a very alarming nature. AU the glass in the windows of the F.schange have been completely demolished. The mob tore up the atones of the pavement, in order to accomplish this work bf destruction: Colonel Egeiton has lost six on the peU this day. NOTTINGHAM, Jules 19. Sunday, about noon, some sinister tumours prevailed, In consequence of which an application was made to - Mr. Smith Wright, in answer to which he sent to Mr. Hurst, the legal agent for Lord ltanciiffe and Mr. Bitch, a copy of the following note, in his own hand-writ i ng: " Mr. Smith Wright will be obliged to Mr. Watson to inform any person that may require information as to his withdrawing from the coolest, that he has scot to Lord Rancliffe and Mr. Birch that he had withdrawn, and that he cannot, as a man of honour, directly or indirectly, in any way come forward again in the elec tion,which he conceives is now ended. "Nottingham, June le, 1020." An application was now made to Mr. Hopkinson, who had heretofore been the legal agent of Mr. Wright, And he declared that he shoUld be at his post on Monday, and continue the poll on behalf of certain burgesses, wilt) still entertained an idea of prolonging the contest; and in the afternoon a number of bills were posted up and distributed about the town, declai ing this to be the pur pose of the blue faction. Such conduct naturally led to great excitation. The committee of Lord Rancliffe and Mr. Birch were imine ' diately summoned, and the most active steps are adopted for continuing the contest. • A number of voters were got up this morning and, polled, after a considerable discussion. The numbers at one o'clock Were : Birch . 5119 Rancliffe . 4 2G37 Wright . 1831 • ?RESTON, Juws 19. The good town of Preston appears to have been vi- sited, even before the time of Cobbett,• by some of the most dubious personages of our history—the brotal Henry Vlll.—the despotic -James I.—the usurper Cromwell—the unprincipled James 11. the year before the Revolution—his adventurous son, the elder Pre . tender, who, in 1715, was ci owned James the 'Third id the very market square in wh;cb Cobbett harangues-his evening' mob; and the young Pretender of Use year 1745, Charles Edward ; and last comes William Cob bett, who would certainly have been returner:l'li ai- Ts's ton, had it not been tar Captain Barrie, whowAsseftion is most true when he said—" If I cannot: accomplish my first object, the return of myself, I shah, at-least,. have done a service to Parliament and the countrY, by keeping Cobbett out of the Rollie of Comm• tic. 1 had not come down, he would have beaten. Mr. Wood,' and been elected the second Member." And so he woul S' —for this reason, the CaudiJates that ficst appeared were, Mr. Stanley, a 'Whig, Mr. Wood, si-. reformer, and Cobbett. The Corporation and influential alarm facturers being Tories, saw little differente, .betwcen politics of Mr. Wood and Cobbett, and neither felt any interest, nor took any part in the contest. -=: Cobbett'a supporters are the lowest of the rabble; an extract from the examinations of the voters will give a fair idea of their quality. An elector comes to be polled:;' he wears a riband knot of a certain colour; the colour spews for which candidate he intends to vote; a resi d nce of six nionths being the sole qualification necessary to give him the privilege of voting, it is incumbent on the opponent of the voter's favourite, to attempt to in validate his vote by shewing that the voter. has, not resided six months in Preston ; this the AJvocates try to. elicit by cross examination. ' _ Advocate—Where did you live before Tali came to Preston? At Manchester. - How long ago is that ? Seven months. Did you not go back to Manchester since? No. ' Your wife lives in Manchester—did you not go to set your Wife since? Nu. What ! not go to see your wife? rel be d—d sorry. Not see her for six months? No, nor never will. Mayor—For whom do you vote? Cobbett—a plumper ye tyrant, !--iluzza ! • Another Elector enters:— Advocate—How do you know it is six months since you came to live in Preston ? I have it down in writing. Oh, the date—a cash account I suppose? Yes, a sort of a cash account. What sort ? This—when I came to Preston first, I had not a shilling, so I pledged my waistcoat and other shirt (by the same token I did't release them since). This is the pawnbroker's dupli cate • the day of the month is in it; just six months ago. Correct !—for whom do you vote? The poor man's friend—. Cobbett—a plumper. (Hosea!) A third Elector, suspected to be a Catholic Advocate--Are you a Roman Catholic? No. What religion are you ? No religion at all. What! none at all? None. Cobbett's Advoeate—Oh, the man meats, he beings to no sect. Mayor—Do you attend any place of worship? No. Have you ever attended any ? Yes, I mod to In to hear the An Advocate—He means Mr. Cobbett's meting in the market place. Mayor—Are you a Christian ? I hope I am. Advocate—l submit, Mr. Mayor, that this man not being of any religion, dots not believe in the Divine character of the New Testament, on which he has taken the Nth against Supremacy.— Now, if he does not believe in it, he cannot believe the oatk he took to be binding on his conscience; in fait, to him it is no oath at all; he is not therefore entitled to vide. _ _ Mayor (to voter)—Do you believe that you may be punished hereafter for taking a false oath? I do. That's enough—l'll admit hia vote. For whom do you vote? Cobbett—a plumper. A fourth c Advocate—What are you? A gentleman. How long have you been a gentleman ? These nice years. What were you before that ? A bricklayer's labourer. What are you now? A gentlemen. What is your wife? A green grocer. Mayor—How then can you call yourself a gentleman ? Why net ? I follow no trade. But your wife is a green grocer? What has that to do with it; sere my wife is not &ging to vote ! I can't let you vote under that designation; go back to the Com. rnibsioners, and make them insert some trade in your certificate.— Wu cm then come back and vote. I wont. Then I can't let you vote tinder the denomination You wont? I wont. Then I'm I! I vote at all. Veit iR s Ituj: NOIRDAY ) Twatvz o'CLooK.—At the sitting of the Court this morning; Mr. Wood re-appeared on the hustings, dressed in deep mourning. Mr. Cobbett also mounted, and instantly protested, as usual, against the of a gentleman. v . Holy ,alklUsack . Three - Mottos , or teal ;John a"riii. 96-0 Jr.Oduitiswered, my kip thii - *ortal ; iFmy kingdom were of wouhlanytaervolits fight." Tlursecond Acts zv.s But theie were certain € Pharisees." From .Cowper's Task, the folio • --Chartered Boroughs are but rablit And burgher,* men immaculate perhaps. betilkilivelieh had l*en erected tit the huitintiii P' e .vearthe promiscuous dish isfiliejnob, tei the spot what the electors stand while giving thtir votes . . •• .• TB* ifs:roa—l will gigtaemove theberriers, they sritroductile of great regularity. Assessor (to Cobbett)—The barriers were erected at your request. An Electorl speak on behalf of the independent electors of Prest m. The polling has been procrastinated. Mr. Cobbett says he is a friend to universal suffrage, yet he wastes the time.of polling, by his long speeches. in such a manner, that the fifteen days w;11 go by, and many of the electors will not be able to vote at all ; the polling is procrastinated by him. The MAYOR—Yes, by Mr. Cobbett. • Coasarr—Will.you take down the barriers? The Al...row—Silence ! I'll hear no more from you ; begin the polling, and if any man interrupts it !et him take the consequence. Cobbett, unwilling to take the consequences of inter- rupting the Court, sat down, and then left the hustings. The polling, in consequence, went on with regularity. tiorro.vr, itaxr.rairr FOUR. Barrie and Wood, at this time, stand exactly the same lumber on the poi. The following are the numbers: Stanley 1133 Wood 651 651 LINCOLNSHIRE. The election for representatives for this County came on on Monday at Lincoln. The hustings were erected in the front of the splendid new Gothic edifice in which the A.sizes are helJ : the Sheriff was in the centre, in a small space railed off. Sir Jogn Tatman came forward, and addressed the assembly as 'follows : I come forward to propose your late representative Charles Chaplin, Esq. of Blankney, as a proper man to fill again that high office into which your partiality has on former occasions placed him. Colonel Serves seconded the nomination. AYSSOONI Boucuaserre, Esq.—l propose as a representative for this county, Sir William Ingilby, Elam of Kettlethurpe Hall, and I feel pleasure in saying that his attention to his Parliamentary duties during the lan Parliament entitles him to the praise of having dis charged his duties In that station so honourably and indUstriously, that he is well qualified to be placed again in that honourable station to which he aspires. T. G. Coaxer; Esq. seconded the nomination. She Sheriff declared Mr. Chaplin and Sir. William Ingilby duly elected. Mr. CHAPLIN in returning thanks said, " After the specimens in history of a Catholic King and a Catholic Parliament, I, for one, am afraid to trust them with the ascendancy, and I will certainly oppose any attempt to subvert the present alliance Of the Church and State, which I will uphold as long as I have the power, and whilst I have - a vote I will hold up my hand against the innovation. Sir Wu. INGILBY returned thanks ; and in the course of his speech he said, if I still am the same man in 1826 as I was in 1823. 1 still am Sir William Ingilby, of Kettlethorpe, in the county of Lincoln—free and in. deppndent ; though in a printed paper, which has been circulated, it is said, in 1823 I insulted the Freeholders 'by appearing as the nominee of Lcrd Yarborough. I 'am not dependent on Lord Yarborough, nor any Peer, nor any man. lam dependent on the Freeholders, whether in the drawing rooms of a palace or in the pot house playing at all fours. I will now shut my mouth on this subject, trusting that I have satisfied you that I am neither the tool nor slave of any man, to be !crammed down your throat like hasty.puJcling." 'Mar the election the Members were chaired. S OMERSETS 11 IR E, MONDAY, Juni 19. - This day the. town of Ilchester was in such a bustle 'Af it, perhaps, has not witnessed for many years.' The :bads were Crowded with labouring Men who disdained to woik, and who hoisted the flag of Hunt (green and white), and roared aloud, as strange's entered the town, " Hunt for ever " Hunt's the chap for us !" Binds of music paraded the principal streets, and the whole domestic business of the population was suspended during .the day. The Court-house, or the house in wh ch the Candidates were directed to appear for no mination, whatever be its name, was at an early hour crowded with persons who seemed to be favourable to Mr. Dickinson and Sir Thomas Lethbridge. Some of Mr. Hunt's friends obtained admission, but it was evi dent that the other Candidates had more numerous ad •herents within the doors. The ceremony of putting the Candidates in nomination was also adopted upon this occasion, that at Bridgewater having taken place fur the purpose of giving notice t. the Sheriff. . Mr. Pisztaps proposed Mr. Dickinson, and spoke of ;he expetiefice they had of that Gentleman in Parlia ment. He then adverted to the qualifications of Mr. Hunt, That Gentleman, he said, rested his claims to the honour upon two grounds—the exposure which he , conceived he had made with respect to the county rates, and the reilrm which he flattered himself he had ac complished by reducing those rates, but those claims were totally destitute of foundation. That being the case, what reason was there for disturbing the repre sentation with which the county had been so well satis-, fled—(Applause, and hisses,.and groans)? Sir ALareanza Hoot) seconded the nomination. lie contended that the Magistrates had been grossly calumniated; but he declared that the calumny bad been most completely refuted. Mr. DICKINSON returned thanks for die reception With which his name had been met here as well as at Bridgewater. With respect to Mr. Hui*, he was pre• pared to prove, from statements published to all the world, that that individual was unworthy of respect or confidence. That Gentleman bad been horsewhipped at Covent-garden hustings by a Mr. Dowling, without resenting the indignity; challenged by a Mr. Morley, without accepting the challenge ; and compelled, upon many occasions, to show the white feather. He begged to know whether the county was to be dictated to by such a man? (partial cheering, and considerable disap probation)—a man who had at all times, and upon all occasions, proved himself destitute of honourable fed ing. (Great :kaiak). . Mr. Smuts . proposed Sir Thomas Lethbridge, and Mr. L. Hansom seconded the nomination, which was received with the greatest uproar. He complained of the calumny on the magistrates, the treasurer, ace. ice. of the coonty,.and of the perd ' !tacky of Mr. Hunt in adhering to the charges against these respectable persons. Mr. OLIVIR HAYWARD was proud to have to propose a man so qualified as Mr. Hunt to represent them ; a man who had rendered great services to the county while he was confined in Ilcbester gaol, and still fur her services since that time, by bringing to light gross misstatements in the accounts of the county rates—(Great uproar).— Mr. Hayward concluded by erpressing his confidence of success. Mr. THOMAS PURIM, a farmer, seconded the nomination. Mr. HUNT rose amidst cheers and hisses, and stood for some time before the uproar subsided. He began by stating, that if it had not been for the vulgar and coarse abuse which he bad received at the hands of his opponents, he should have contented himself with a very Shot t address to the electors. He had been accused of submitting to be horsewhipped by Mr. Dowling, and of several other things. Now what did . Mr. Dickinson mean by stating these matters ? Did he mean to say that any onel:sr - those paragraphs contained facts ? (No answer.) They were nothing more nor le 's th in the editorial fibs of the day—(Laughter.) With reg .rd to .Mr. Dowling, it was true that he (Mr. Hunt) had been struck by him at Covent-garden hustings , it was as true that he was surrounded and prerer.:,,,i by constables from retaliating on the spot. He hoe. ever had an opportunity afterwards, and he availed himself of it, and was indicted for the notice he took of the violence at the Middlesex Sessions, and fined st. f ,, the retort manual.--(Laughter). As for Mr. Motb!r, it was true that that person had challenged h;m (Mr, Hunt) in his own house, ,half an hour before he (tqr. Hunt) was to attend a Spafields meeting ; and rn doubt was entertained that it was a " plant," the invi. Cation was declined, particularly as Mr. Morley he!, pened to be one of those little gentlemen who might 6 ; easily thrust up the chimney.—(Laughter, and clic v , and hisses.) Now Mr. Dickinson and Sir T. Letlibri and Mr. Stuckey, who had Alluded to the white feathe,, well knew the fact that le (Mr. Hunt) was bound r?r in heavy penalties, to the amount of 2:0001. is the peace for five years, after he quitted Itch , f-t.• gaol. They knew this well; for they were Magistra'ts in the county when hi was sn bound over. Hrd it Ler been for this . knowledge, they would not have dared to utter the insolent and vulgar abuse which they had directed again;t him on the prevnt occasion.._ Mr. Hunt then alluded to the county rates, an d concluded by declaring that he had made his st4tentefit so clear, that the merest school-boy could not miser.- derstand it, and none but those whose interest and cr. . tical cit nation induced them to endeavour to drown his voice by clamour could for one moment hold up their hands, and attempt to deny the truth of it. Sir T. Lernastosi asserted that the charges against the Trea. surer and the Magistrates were most gros.ly fattse. Mr. Manua, the Treasurer, in reply to Mr. Hunt, handed in a statement, in which be proved that the accounts were perfects correct.—The polling commenced at nearly four o'clock, when the numbers appeared as follow: Mr.. Dickinson . 419 Sir T. Lethbridge . . :92 . Mr. Hunt • . 64 Mn Huss addressed the crowd at the conclusion of the poll, and stated that his friends would Crowd to the poll next day. LICHFIELD, Joss 20. The election for this place closed at one o'clock this day, after as almost unparalleled struggle of eight days'. Anson . . . 474 Vernon . . . 410 Gresley . 356 The chief part of Anson and Vernon's voters are supposed to be annuitants of 40s. each, arising from land they aever saw. In the summer of 1825, the Law-aget t of Lord Anson exhibited A pill ‘,f these freehold qualifications, ready for his Lordship's siguan;re. which may, perhaps, be deemed legal, but that remains to be tiki by an appeal to a Committee of the House of Cutunions. COVEN TRY—SUNDAY. Perhaps In the whole annals of electioneering there never was such an extraordinary contest as the one just now concluded at Coventry. Wednesday last one poll-booth roof was strewed over with fragments of hats, coats, and waistcoats, ripped from the baths of the free and independent electors, who had given, or who wished to give, their votes to Messrs. Moore and Ellice. In the pockets of one of the waistcoats an expensive silver snuff-box, and about twenty sinning, in silver, were found, but the owner could,. where be found. TAUNTON.—Mompay. The bribery oath is administered to every voter. A voter has just now been rejected, who swears that he received Ss. on General Peachey's canvass, to pass an examination at church, in order to be qualified to vote for General Peachey. The asses. mr asked if he had not taken the bribery oath, and it being found that he bad, his vote was rejected. Another voter, on being offered the book, said, " What for?' he was told, to take the bribery o4th; and answered, " I cannot take that •oath, far I have been bribed by General Peachey." BERKSHIRE. Monday the election of the two county members took place in the Town-hall, Abingdon, when Mr. Charlet Duodas and Mr. Robert Palmer were re-elected wichour opposition. The former was proposed by Mr. Wrough• ton, and seconded by General Popham ; the latter by Mr. Duffield and Mr. Sawyer. The result of the elec. tion having been declared by the High Sheriff, Mr. DUNDAS addressed the electors, and thanked them for once more placing him in that sittiationwhich it had been his lot to fill for the long period of 82 years. This decision was more honourable to him, and indeed more creditable also to themselves, from the fact that he had not canvassed a single elector of the'county. Mr. PALMER, in returning thanks, said one vote which he had given had been much misrepresented. It was his ♦ote for bringing up the Report respecting the Grant of 50001. a year to Mr. Huskisson. Of that dis tinguished person all he knew was, that he possessed great abilities, which he had long devoted to the public service. Such a man deserved proper remuneration, and upon that princicle he (Mr. Palmer) had given the vote in question. On the Catholic Question, he urns not desirous of saying much ; but the vote he had given was called for by the principles which he professed, and the anxiety he felt for the maintenance of the great establishments of this country, which might be compro• mised were Catholics admitted to political power. Mr. Goo:nuts expressed the satisfaction he felt at Mr. Palmer's explanation of his vote respecting Mr. Huskisson's salary. Mr. EYsTON (a Catholic Gentleman of the County), thanked the Hon. Member for the delicacy which he had observed when touching' upon a question in which he (Mr. Eyston) must be known to feel a very strong interest. He could assure that Hon. Gentleman in re turn, that whatever prejudice might be supposed ia particular quarters to attach to a Catholic for adhering ,to the religion of his ancestors, he (Mr. Eyston) 1 , 3,1 never for a moment entertained one illberal or hosti:e feeling against a single individual on account of h s religious opinions. These were not, he thought, fir matter of cognizance before any human tribunal, and ought to be left between man and his Creator. Mr. Jos Lowsm was anxious to know the opinions of their worthy members respecting the odious question of the slave-trade. Mr. Maims was anxious to see slavery abolished, leaving it :0 the Government to take. the necessary measures for accomplishing so desirable a purpose, without precipitation or violence. Mr. ROBIRT PALM& coincided in the sentiments of his colleigne upon this question. Thanks were then voted to the High Sheriff, and the two min• berg were chaired with the usual honours, in return for which Out flung a few pounds' worth of shillings among the noisy parti , 3ct who filled the market-place. BERWICK, Jinn 16. This morning the polling recommenced at the usual hour, lea o'clock, and proceeded slowly during the day; and, at the closs,thl numbers were, Captain Beresford, 505—Mr. Gladstone, 461-5 1 F. Blake, 451. Of all the contests that ever took place for the Iv presentation of this &rough the present is the keenest, and tritium'. a parallel in duration. Expresses have been this day dispatched London, Wales, the north of Scotland, &c. &c. fur voter, cannot possibly be here before Tuesday or Wednesday Ilex=, 3 " consequently the poll must, according to the existing regulations , Lt kept open until they arrive. The numb e r of f e ma le s that ta , r already voted is about 830, nearly 100 more than ever voted on 01 former occasion. HUSH ELECTIONS. FROM THE DUBLIN EVENING POST. Canaicarancos—The contest commenced on Tuesday. My . Richard Dobbs proposed Sir Arthur Chichester. Mr. Holmes Pt Lord George Hill, brother of the Marquis at Dimwitlre, in noon. nation. The Meeting then adjourned till two o'clock, when tic Sheriff proceeded to poll as follows: For Lord George Hill, 5; Sc A. Chichester, Bart. 5. MALLOW. Thursday morning, at eleven o'clock, the election co:met:rte. J. D. CROIEaRt Esq. proposed C. D. 0. Jepkron, as a fit e:= draper person to represent them in Parliament. N. SLYWARD, Esq. seconded the nonainatien. ,* .. '