The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-11 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ELECTION.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
LIVERPOOL, SAT U RDAY.
At a quarter-put one o'clock this afternoon the
Mayor, attended by Wm. Sbuttleworth, Esq., town clerk,
Charles Turner, Eq., e:-M.P., Mr. T. Bold, Mr. G. H.
Honfail, and several of the leading tones of Liverpool,
came in froat of the Town-hall. The town clerk read the
proclamation, and announced the official state of the poll
as follows

Horsfall
Lindell
Perry
Moors 1,274

Mr. Ilorefall and Mr. Liddell were then declared duly
elected, and the assemblage dispersed, cheering for the
Mayor and the new members.
The result of the Liverpool election, writes a correspond-
ent, cannot be raid to hare disappointed the Liberal party
of that town. They did not expect to carry the election,
but they were determined to afford the electors the oppor-
tunity of revirding their votes. The means resorted to
at other elections were not tried, no canvassing, no ward
intetiup, no local committees, and during the polling, no
coaches, except for invalids, or no parties to find them out
or bring them up.
The experiment was an important one ; the lukewarm
and the indifferent did not vote; but 4,673 Liberals voted
for Sir Erskine Perry—the majority of these " plumper,."
Canvassers, committee., ribbons, drums, and coaches are
tqual to 1,300 votes. There can be no doubt of this, as the
Liberal party in Liverrol have on the registry at least 600
electors more than last year, and Sir Erskine polled leas by
745 than Mr. Cardwell. '• Electors must be influenced as
if you influenced them not ;" and it is now evident that if
legitimate exertion would have placed Sir Erskine second
on the poll, a little illegitimate influence would have placed
him first. •

Fasts render this obvious : the tories placed great reli-
ance on the anger of the freemen ; in their view their in-
dignation at the election inquiry would precipitate them
all into the booths for llorsfall and Liddell.
They ware, by anticipation, to be seen crowding to the poll
soon after eight o'clock in the morning, exalting the tory
and dep g the literal candidate. Eight o'clock came,
but Were was no crowd ; nine o'clock, and there was no
freeman; ten, eleven, twelve passed, and still few free•
men ; but at one they marched in droves to the poll, and
put 'lonian and Liddell far above their opponents. The
freemin, shrewd fellows, were not in the least angry at the
recent fire shilling exposure ; on the contrary, they sought
to make capital of it, and those ignorant of the pecuniary
practice took a hint from the revelation as to future con.
duet. The freemen calculated on a ran for the commodity
they had to sell, and hence their absence during the early
hours from the poll. A comparison of the two first
►ours last year and the present year makes this obvious.
Thus

Turner, 1852. lionfall, 1833.
Nine o'clock 1,714
Ten „
Long before twelve o'clock the freemen endeavoured to
operate ; they intimated to Sir Erskine Perry's committee
that for a certain sum they would return their candidate.
The ofler was declined ; and Sir Erskine, who bad been
gaining, then receded on the poll. The victory safe, the
remaining freemen were neglected, and in consequence
liorsfall polled 669 less than Mr. Turner, and
Mr. Liddell 800 less than Mr. Forbes Idsckensie did last
July.
It is pretty certain that a petition will be lodged
against the validity of the last election on the score of bri-
bery and treating. Sir Erskine Perry will most assuredly
be the future representative of Livcrpoo.. Of bis great
abilities no one now entertains any doubt. The liberals
have every reason to be plighted with him ; and it is quite
clear that they have it in their power to return him at the
neat vacancy—and they will do,it.