The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-20 00:00:00

lIEADI NG.

(rnou OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

READING, JUNE 19.

The contest still continues. The polling recommenced this
mornirm. at nine o'clock, and still drags on ; nor is there yet any
time appointed for closing the poll. Possibly the struggle may
last another day ; for, though the combatants are very much re.
ductscl in strength, yet they seem determined to persevere as long
as the shadow of a chance of success remains. The scene now
becomes much less interesting to the bystanders, and the con-
course of people in and shout the Town Hall is much diminished ;
but the agents and particular friends of the opponent Candidates
are as active is ever, and occasionally bring to the poll a straggling
voter, who was no: calculated upon by their antat4onists, putting in
their few remaining totes at distant intervals, in order to gain tunic
to operate in any wdy they can upon those who remain unpolled,
moat of whom are supposed to lie under some sort of obligation or
promise not to vote at all, or are from illness unable to get up to
the poll. At four o'clock, Messrs. Palmer and Spence had polled
eight each, and the total 11'11.1.

Alonck

5141 Palmer 4841 Spence 4do

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COVENTRY ELECTION.

EIGHT!' DAY, MONDAY, St:Nt 19.
States( the Poll half-past eleven o'clock :
Heathcote . 15251 Ellice . . 1204
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Fyler . 1510 1 Moore . . 1150

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The election this thy is going on very quietly, and polling rather
slowly, as the numbers are now nearly run out in both parties 4 •
greater number have polled this election than has ever been known
before. Aluch has been said respecting the disturbances, and the
shameful behaviour of the Corporation mob, hut we have never be-
fore witnessed so quiet a contested election in this city. Hitherto
the mob has been on the other side, and then any atrocities were
tolerated; but now the case is changed.

II CNTINGDON ELECTION.

HUNTINGDON, MONDAY, ONE O'CLOCK.

The SHERIFF, on opening :he poll this morning, came forward,
and announced that he had made a mistake in stati :g the numbers
on Saturday night, and that having since carefully examined the
poll books, he found them to be as under :

Mandeville . . - 8201 Fellowes . - . 763
Russell . - . 764

The SHERIFF added, that the Inspectors appointed by Lord
John Russell had not gone through the poll book, but, should the
result of their scrutiny be the discovery of any further error, he
would immediately come forward and announce it.
It will be seen, on reference to the numbers I last transmitted
you as hating been given by the Sheriff; and also to those after-
wards circulated by Lord John Russell, that both are widely dif-
ferent from what now is promulgated as the true state of the poll.
How these gross mistakes have originated has not been explained.
The business throughout the morning has gone on very triskly,
though at the same time without any display of bad feelings on the
part of the mob who are congregated around the hustings. The
following four pugilists are in the town—Richmond, Crawley,
White-Headed Bob, and Young Burn. It is publicly rumoured
that they have been hired by the sent of one of the Candidates,
and that they ate to receive 101. each for coming down: at present
their services have not been put in requisition .
Much interest is excited by a fellow hired by Lord Mandeville
and Mr. Fcliowes, who is constantly parading the town, with a
dress which, including his stockings, hat, and shoes, is one half
side purple and the other scarlet: even his tXce exhibits similar
party colours. He is accompanied by a group of boys, with their
faces daubed in the same way, and his business is ever and anon
to excite them to a loud shout of " Mandeville and Fellowes for
ever—huzza!"

Lord Milton, Lord Cavendish. and Mr. Coke of Norfolk, were
all in this town on Saturday. They are at present most ac:i‘ely
engaged in stirring up the partisans of Lord John Russell, and
it is expected that in the course of the day they will each of
them bring in a strong muster of voters.
The following, among a mass of other placards referring to tl:e
Catholic Question, are to be seen in all parts of the town:—