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and recrimination. Several minutes passed before order could be
restored. The willing then proceeded. Several men covered with
blood have passed by ; the fruits of robbett's mob's attack on the
standard.
Hat.r.eosT Two.
Mr. Stanley has just presented to the Mayor a requisition signed
by several electors, calling on him to keep the poll open till eight
o'clock this evening, in order to wake up for the loss of time caused
by tl'e early adjousnment of yesterday.
The Mayor declares his willingness to commence the polling at
the usual hour every morning, tor the remaining days, and to ex.
tend it to seven o'clock inme.o of five.
Mr. Wood consents to the extension of the time, every evening
but this.

.....
Captain Barrie is ready to agree to any regulation made by the
Mayor.
Colibett WAS sent for—he will neither assent nor dissent, hut
Laves the Mayor to act according to law, an accuses the Alayor of
partiality.
MAYOR--1 immure you that I shall consult you neither on law
nor goal manners. As all the Candidates have not agreed, I can.
not accede to the requisirion. do on with the polling.
A person attempted to make a speech from Cobbett's hustings
in the course of the confusion.
The .Mavott instantly interrupted him—You are a stranger;
you are not an elector, nor even an inhabitant of Preston. I know
who you are; I have observed your disorderly conduct for several
days ; you have no right to come on these hustings. You are a
Clergyman ; your conduct is disgrae ful to your profession, and
the Cause you support. It is indecent in you to mix un yoursacred
calling with the angry passions and foul tricks of an electioneering
contest. You have disgraced yourself and your friends; you shall
not say anntli. r word. Silence.
The person appeared overwhelmed by this animated address, and
took no further part in the proceee.ings. He is, or has been, a
Roman Catholic.

Fours o'CLock.

Mr. Stanley has contlitemil himself through the day in a man-
ner the moat manly, judicious, and honourable. Wood has timed
with his constitutional mildness, gentlemanly courtetty, and all the
cold ;rod calculating caution of his profession—the lsw. Captain
Biarie has been straight-forward, blunt, plain-speaking, not in-
dignant ; while Cobbett's severe sarcasm and furious passions
have been represented to the life by the bludgeons and blows a
his raffia, rabble.
Cnbbett has sold his banners, Mermen, band, committee, jeery-
shops, and mob, to Wood. Ile is as furious as a baited bull. He
has not been yet allowed to unmussle the rage which he feels at
yesterday's adjournment. We shall hare him tearing away in all
his glory this evening on the hustings.
Hen's mouths are full of nothing bat vows and conflicts—wars
and rumours of wars. The women a tongues are so many living
lists of the killed and wounded. No electors in England have had
More of the lieges slain and maimed, in imagination, than this
Royal Borough of Preston. We have certainly had some brutal
ruffianism, and shall have more of it; but I expect that at the final
close of the poll on Monday next, we shall be able to eat all we
shall bare killed. The Catholics (the lower orders) have com-
menced taking the Teat Oath to-day. The respectable Roman
Cutholtes have cautiously abstained from any interference with the
election. They are not friends of Cubbett ; Mr. Stanley appears
to be thoir particular favourite.
Thursday Evening, June 23, half-past Four (11th Day).
Day's 1011. Gross Pull. Day's Poll. Dross Poll.
Stanley 137 1711 Barrie 135 965
Wood 206 1112 Cobbett VS 747

IVEKVOUTIL

Billow.
Gordon
Wallace

THURSDAY, ORK o'CLocc.
169 Um - 191
140 farm . . 104 -
In I

Wednesday wits a terrible day.
resolving to keep the poll open till
by the Portlenders, who stormed
from the windows, took the staffs
them, and kicked the tables about,

ha consequence of the Mayor's
I six o'clock, which was resisted
the Mtl, tore nut the iron bars
from the conntaWs and broke
which induced the %layor to stop,

LEICESTER ELYCTION.

NINTH DAY.
Sir C. 'listings . 2,6711 Mr. Evans - 1 994
Mr. Otway Cave - 2.4911 Mr. Denman - 1.7:2
The poll has been carried on to-day rather in a languishing stet!.
Mr. Evans's party. by their questioning and cross-examinations,
scent inclined to delay time.
At the close of the poll Mr. Ev*ws Raid, that ex he now consi-
dered he had no hipe of success. he should tender some rotes in the
morning, in order to try some legal questions as to tie right of
voting In the Bishop's See and Friar's. We may, therefore. con-
sider this contest at an end. It supposed the poll will be
continued by the friends of Sir C Ilastins and Mr. Care to.
morrow, and they anticipate a most triumphant majority. •