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London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

THE PRESS, JULY 3, 1858.

pan of the sewacte which is held in suspension, as
the matters held in suspension are the most
dangerous.
_ .

By Sir J. SHELLEY : I think the smell from the
Thames would he removed if they threw in lime
enough ; but that would be at an enormous expense
to the ratepayers. Ido not think that the spending
of 1,5001. a week in lime would have the effect of
raising its price in the market. The present nuisance
may probably last as long as the warm weather lasts.
At half-past four o'clock the committee adjourned

election intelligente.

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electors, he would not trouble them with further ob-
servations. Handsomely supported as he was, he
felt that he was in a rightful position to represent
them ; he was not an untried malt, and if he was
again elected lie would faithfully and honestly do his
duty by them all to the best of his ability.
Major Coee, on rising, was received with loud
cheers, but the clamour which afterwards arose coin
pletely drowned his voice, and scarcely a word ha
uttered was generally audible. The gallant officer
.aid his first impulse was to refer to the cause which
had brought them all together, and he could not pass
over the name of one so lamented and beloved by all
as Sir Edward Buxton. He need not say any more
of Sir Edward than that he was known by his good
deeds, and that his memory was respected. His
opponent, Sir Henry Stracey, had observed that he
(Major Coke) had no interest in the county, and that
lie had no freehold in it ; but lie wished not only to
represent agriculture, trade, and commerce, but the
general interests of the county. He did not pat him-
self forward, but he was requested to stand, and it was
for the electors to decide whether he was a fit and
proper cantlidete. Sir Henry Stracey had also
alluded to his being in the army, and had said that
as they had one member in India already, and lie
( Major Coke) might be sent out, if elected they
might possibly be worse off than before. But lie
was not going to India. He was in the Guards,
which did not leave England except on extraordi-
nary occasions, and had only been out of the country
two years in the course of the last forty years. They
all knew his politics. He was in favour of the aboli.
Lion of church rates, and for a.gredual extension of
the franchise, although he would not say to what
extent Sir Henry Stracey had pledged himself to
support Lord Derby's Government ; he had put him-
self in Lord Derby's bands, and he must now vote
for the admission of the Jews, although when he
was last in Parliament he voted awaitet such a policy.
Two other votes which Sir Henry Stracey had
given might also be recalled—the Kars vote and
the Turkish loan --ote—both of them tactions. If the
course recommended by Sir Henry Stracey and the
Opposition in the latter matter had been followed,
the army would have been deprived of reinforce-
ments and necessaries, England would have become
a laughing-stock to Europe, and a great injustice
would have been done to that gallant body of men
who had done so much for uit—in fact, our money
would have been thrown away, and their blood
uselessly spilt. He thanked the electors for the
support which they had promised him. He came to
Norfolk trusting in them, and he hoped that they
would trust him. _ .

The thug SHERIFF called for a show of hands,
and the numbers seemed to be nearly balanced.
After a brief consultation with the acting Under-
Sheriff, he declared the result to be in favour of Sir
Henry Stracey.
This decision was received by the Conservatives
with enthusiastic cheers. _ _

Mr. BULWER, on behalf of Major Coke, demanled
a poll, which was fixed for Tuesday last.
The following tables show the state of the poll i
the various districts at four periAi of the day :

MORNING STATEMENT.
District. etricey.
Norwich (10 Imo.)
Yarmouth (9.45 o.m ) 157
Reephim ($45 am.) 10
North Wolohan) (8.45 eau.) 28
Long Strotion ((1 a.m.)
Loddun (8 40 a m.) 8

Total 482

MIDDAY STATEMENT.
Distrirt. Strnery.
Norwich (noon)
Yarmouth ( 11.45 a.m.) 405
Reepham (11)45 a.m.)
North Walsham ( 10.15 a.m.) 17(1
Long Stratton (11 a.m.).... 336
Loddon ( II a.m.)

Total 1,674
AFTERNOON STATEMENT.

Colt•
271
174
18
:17
87
40

0'29

Coke.
A 76
347

.. 16.5
.. 242
.. 36A
.. 170

I,soB

District. Strneey. Coke.
Norwich (2 p.m
Ynrinouth (1.45 p in.)
Ileepliam (12.43 p.m.)
North Wolohan( (12.45 p.m.) 383 .. 4tll
Long Stratton 11 p.m.)
Loddon (1 p.m.) . .

Total 2,31:2
CLOSE OF THE.
District

Strivey.
Norwich
Yarmouth
Reepham
1.-aldon

.. 2,620

North %ashen) 4li2
Long Stratton

Coke.
772
398
351
272
522
520

Total 2,998 2,933
The Conservative report states the numbers thus :
Stracey, 2,729 ; Cuke, 2,931.
Majority for Coke . ......