The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-12 00:00:00

ELECTION NEWS.

OFFICIAL DECLARATIONS OF

POLLS.

THE CITY.

The official declaration of the result of the City
alectime took plain et 1 o'clock, at the Multiage, Guild.
hell. The attendance was emelt compared with that on
the nersiestice day, be lag, no doubt, greatly dhcialehed
by the immense interval between the liberal and the
ocaurvative votes and the COINIKOMit shown of
curiosity or excitement Mr. Crawford tad Kr. Gesobea
first appeared on the platform aid were bailed with Marty
cheers; they were immediately followed by Alden= W.
Lawrence, who wee received is saimilar meonar.
Mr. Sheriff BIBLZY declared the molt of the poll to be
as follows :

Garksa 7102
asurked 7084
Lawyer*
ItereskiM 1525
Lya
Fowles 4OBB
The four first-named candidates were then declared duly
elected amid loud chews from the assembly.
Mr. Gowan then addremed the elector. Ifs reasgratst-
lard them on the great victory they bad aohired—a vir
tory that had gone fu beyond their anticipatioas. They
hoped to win by hundreds, but not by thousands. (Cheers.)
The errors of the City of Load= had determined to get •
good example to the country. No single vote had be
obtained by compromise or conordon—Ute voting was
one of principles, sal the majority was • complete
rat:dirk= of liberal policy in the City of Lerida,.
(Cheers.) The leader of the conservative party in parlia-
ment bed said that this purl election would probably
be a landmark in history, and such it had iodised proved.
He took the election fur the City to mesa approval of the
finsasial and commercial policy of the Chardlor of the
Rudiequer, and that civil and religious freedom was not to
be sham in ally of its proportions. (Cheers.)
Mr. IL W. CRAWFORD spoke nest. He lurked where was
the oreervative reactioe which bad been predicted. ("Hear,
beer," and laughter.) It was certainly ,it to be found in
Use City of Loadoa or in Westminster. The tower of
liberal opinions was purely manifested by the return of Mr.
John Stuart Mill. (Loud cheers.) He them congratulated
the electors on the absence of personal acrimony during tie
contest. It was now seen that Londe* elections were not t• be
won by bill-stickieg ; if they were, their °presets would
certainly have bees successful. The result of the election
for their City would, he believed, be seta is the issue of
many in other pasts of the country.
Aid. W. LAWIINCI said he felt the grave responsibility
of the trust which had teen conferred upon him. The re-
sult of the City election had already told on that of Middle-
au, Lord Readagh having since declared that he
would not put the voters to any farther trouble.
(Okras and laughter.) That sleekest had been carried on
with great courtesy on both sides, and/as most compliment
their opponents oa their outrage in going to the poll when
they knew that they were merely playing a keiog gaine.
(Cheers.) That rowed the pluck which distinguished the
English character. ((Laughter.) This election had
been such • failure oa their part that he did not think tree
experiniaot would be repeated.
Mr. NATRAMILL BOTWICHILD, the newly-elected member
for Aylesbury. then thanked the meeting on behalf of his
father Barr Rothschild, observing that he felt the honour
mom deeply because of the disadvantages under which he
laboured in consequence of beiuglept at hour by ill health.
Mr. Liam, who was received with gnat laughter
misfiled with err of " Fair play !" which roared for
him at first a good hearing, said that 30 year ago his
father stood on the platform of ter a similar defeat to that
which he himself had just sustaird—and be then oh.
served that he would not exchange hie positioa for these
of his successful competitors! (Roars of laughter.) He
congratulated the liberal party in the City on having such
gentlemen to represent it. (Cheers and uproar.)—[Mr.
Lyall persisted in spooking for some minutes but could
obtain no Luther hearing,'
Mr. Forum then came forward, and with the usistsace
of Sheriff Beaky secured attention. He thanked his op-
ponents for the courtesy and kindness ha had received at
their hands, after which' he defended the candidature of
hinted! mad Mr. Lyell, by observing that at the elections of
1857 and 1859 there were no conservative candidates ; and
therefore it was impossible Wry what would be the result of
this contest. He then paid a high tribute to the character of
the successful candidates. and said although he differed
from them he felt that the City of London was ably and
worthily represented, adding that any savior which he
could reader would always be at the disposal of the
citizens.
Oa the motion of Alderman Fulmars, seconded by De-
puty ()BEARD, • vote of thanks was accorded to Sir James
Duke for his long senior as a member for the City.
Thanks wore afterwards voted to the Sheriffs.