The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-20 00:00:00

NORTH ESSEX.

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The result of tlto poll was officially declared from
the busting, Braintree yesterday afternoon by Sir C. C.
Smith, big "sheriff, as follows:
Tyrel
Beresford
Leonard
Mr. Hardeastle
[The announcement of the numbers was received with
cries of " shame," and bribery has done it.")
The thou Snakier then proclaimed that Sir John Tye-
vin Tyrell end the Right Hon. William Bereeford had bees
duly elected knights to serve fur the northern division of
the county of Essex in her Majesty's parliament, to be
holden in the city of Westminster, on the 20th day of
August neat.
The tlisuita-Satittrr said that the High Sheriff would
now offer the poll books to the respective candidates, to
giva them an opportunity of sealing them, according to the
act of the 6th Nut., c. 18, s. 93. He now, therefore, asked
whether Sir J. Tyrell was prepared to seal the poll books ?
(No response being offered to this summons, loud cries
were raised of He's afraid to cook; his donkey is here,
that will do as well," and laughter.)
The URIC formality was gone through with the name of
Mr. Bere,ford, who was also absent. Mr. Leonard, the
only candidate present, declined to avail himself of the
opportunity.
1 hree groans having been given for Mr. Beresford, and
ditto for " the lawyers,"
Mr. LENNAIID then presented himself, and was loudly
cheered. He said the assemblage might, perhaps', be as
mush surprised as himself to find that he, who was the third
candidate proposed, and the lowest upon the poll, should be
the only one to appear before them on that occasion to re-
turn thanks. (Cheers, and cries of "They are ashamed of
themselves.") He should have at least expected that if his
opponents had not been present in person, they would have
been represented by some of their friends—(hear)—but it
seemed that those blue cocks were crowing at the top of
their voices at Chelmsford at that moment. (Laughter.)
He thought it looked rather as if they were craven
and dunghill, that they did not come there to
crow in the face of their oppocents. (Cheers.) It
was very well to get oa the top of a gate and crow
when there was nobody to contest the battle ; and that
'he understood they were doing now at Chelmsford.
Although be had been defeated he yet looked back with
exceeding pleasure on the struggle in which they had been
engaged, not only on account of the zeal that had been die-
played in the cause to which he was attached, but on ac-
count also of the personal kindness and hearty welcome he
had received from all in that neighbourhood. (Hear,
hear.) When Sir J. Tyrell and Major Elmsford stood up
in the Howe of Commons to support the mockery of reform
which Lord Derby was likely to propose, and to oppose
the more real measure that Lord John Rumen was likely
to introduce, it would be recollected that at least a large
portion of the county had opposed the return of those
members to parliament, and consequently were adverse to
the measures which they advocated. And when Major
Deresford attempted to tread down the rights of conscience,
it would be remembered that there were a considerable num
bee of persons who messed against his return. He (Mr.
Leonard) was told that Lord wee seeking support
from the Paseyite party in this country i and, therefore,
when Kr. Bercaford got up and made his invective, against
popery, he should like to know why it was that the gee
vernment to which he was attached was seeking support
from semi-popery, from that which was worse than pope 7
in the country, be it WU popery in disguise, insist'.
misty endeavouring to introduce the doctrines and cereoso-
'Dies of the papacy tato the reformed church of the Pro-
testant community. He believed that this would be the
reckon which Lord Derby's goverment would be wrecked.
The hoe. gentleman concluded by thanking them for the
kind reception they had given him.
Mr. COATILVLD wished to lay before the meeting a
supplemental declaration of the poll. It was necessary to
dissect and look at the poll a little before they could know
what is really imported. It was a most erroneous notion to
suppose that the contest had scything like extended to the
whole of the northern division of the county. Never, since
the Reform Bill, had the liberals obtained so great a ma-
jority in the North Hinekford Hundred, as they had dose
on the present oecesion. Hitherto they had been stronger
in the Walden distils* than anywhere
. else ; they had been
stronger in the Witham Sias m the Braintree district;
but now in Brouster, ailed upon so suddenly, as they
had been, and without any organisation to oppose to
the perfect organisation a their advenarisa, they had yet
polled, for
Mr. Leonard
Sir J. TyreU 947
Mr. Beresfeed 221
Therefore he thou.* flak wilatievor might be the satisfac-
tion of their oppommis at is IfilPllfsfo result they would
a see, in what h boom lime at Braintree, the handwriting
ton
them waCheers.)
11, that told their dominion was passing from I,
. (
A vote of thanks to the High Sheriff was then tarried by
acclamation.
The assemblage then dime:Cod, and Mr. Lennard end
his friends were drawn off the ground, amidst loud hurrahs,
by a band of stout fellows who yoked themselves to his
carriage.