The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-03 00:00:00

BOSTON ELECTION.

On Wednesday eve►ing there was a meeting at the
theatre, at which above 2 000 peruse ware present. A repo-
luSs was roused in favour of the ballot with The sees en-
thusiastic applause, and a very hay diste set of blue flap
were proemial to idr. Wire, the °Ming of the ladles of the
borough.
Yesterday the pill commenced at eight o'clock in the
Nanning, and was carried on with vigour but gnat good
humour to the close, when the numbers were :
Wire 329
Pelham
. . .

Wire heeded his opponent until elevtn o'clock, at
which time means were r. torte 1 us which may form the sub-
ject of future procmdinr.
Captain Pelham was amonget the crowd about 2 o'clock,
when he WI is with some workmen from the railw►ys in th•
neighbourhood, wt .o got rourd the gallant captain, hustled,
and strut& him tame severe blows before he could effect his

escape.
l• ohould be nnderstocd (says cur correspondent) that
Mr. Wire's party aye the al Hues cf •he hiends
sud supporters of John Wilkes, the celebrated advocate of
civil and religious Weeny Ili+ opponents are the conserva-
tives (who finding Mr. Freer field ill parted, transfer Choir
support to their nearest of p.diticsl kin) ard the more mode-
ato whigs, who have tomakrn their old friends, and dater:et'
their *ld principles, for the sake of the honour, and in rime
noted instances proft,, to be t xpected from supporting the
brother of an earL"

At 5 p.m. toe candidates and Voir friends anembled at
the New Roosts is hear the declarotion of the Tae
mayor was reseived with pi rnps toe most awful yells that
ever pelted human b-inp, am not a single person e uld hear
hies awe nn whom the election bad laden. The paper he
held is his hood, however, steel the numbers to be: For '
Captain Pellh.m. 426; L. W. Wire, E-q.. 329.
Capttio FELHAAI was received with tremendous hissing
and uproar, and it wee with the greatest difficulty those
standing mist to Lim mould hear a w rd. He said:
Ormilern n,—lt now 0•C/T011 my duty to thank you for
halt g placed me in the proud position of number for the
borough of Boston. I can only say that I consider it my
luty to study the interests of every penoa in the borough
I um vary sorry if by one single act or one single earission
I have given offence to any , t race ib the borough. I now
make my bow,suil thank you fur your exertions. (Oro o
1). W. WIRE. Esq., was roe iv,cl. with the most enthu-
sieric applause. He said :
Glecitiemen,—We bare been defeated, bat we are not dis-
heartencd. The shameful means by %Lich the motives of my
opponei.t has beau m cured may be glitter of futute iequiry
in another plass. (Uproar.) The borough has been sld.
it;beers ) If the fres voles of the people could have been
eonithe I, I should have ebong-.1 plies with my opponent.
I do not envy tine his such a .hin I recOlect the means
by wh:sh many who plum aid me Lave been inducer,
so break Mei, pr. misers I now take my leave, and big to
thank you all to ymitakinilne.e.
During Das sh.rt speech Mr. Wire was frequently in-
terrupted by the navvies, who the day before bad intenr d
with the order 01 'be meet ag.
Mr. Wre ards au .r. mid a large assembly of per-
mits from tho window of Mr. Noble, bookseller. After
going into a tomer, of the cartes: he said, I will not say
that I take my bud have of Mesta:. (sheen) I may
~turn with amber good Literal by my aide, and we &hall
then lee whici piny will he sikitosim.
Mr. SYDNEY SMITH aeon a very l-ing and huntrunu,
ei:dresa, to ma, non, " 'for tee! Mr. Freahtield Inn sold )cu
Writes; Ca Wit Felts= las bought you. Radial...! The
oyor has delivered you." Mr. Smith promised that •
4-arching inquiry ghoul he made into the Luc:ketone cases
of tiriberj +Lich bad lost Mr. Wire Lis ilLction.
Mr. HALL, of Casters Mous.. quay, • member of the
Ct y of Limon Firtanci 1 11,:ono Amociation, made a very
bog sine eloquent addres,, iliurratirg the necessity of
Inanoial re'crio and r. 144; con of expeuditure whieh was
ant heartil revived, as wa. the promise ihat a branch
etwocletims augur i be •Aarli.led iu Boston.
Copt. FEU/An passed :Le Mark, t-place in procession
durin, the time Mr. Hall spoke, and w.is hissed
tl %at . a the present tn liberal igiuest is BATAIII is
r aueintlatid.