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else lesson which they had received yestenlay, and which could not
fad ro betray the unpopularity of the other Candidate had ope-
rated so that t'a dictate's disadvantage; for litany persons
whose votes were before extremely doubtful had that dee given
them to him. (Cheers and hisses.) If he heel cherished expec-
t/Wens berme the commencement of the contest he intii4 confers
That his hope% were then redoubled, and he now felt confident that
the only chance of their failure would be from over-confidence.
He would therefore entreat his friends not to telex in their excl..
emus., but to conelder bow small the number,. were who hail as yet
voted, and to act accnedingly. (Cheers and hisses) He hail just
award a long speech from a Noble Lord firm liancnshire. but he
could not puesibly zonceive what it had to do •itts the result
. of the
-poll. A e appeal had been made to them last night, and, m answer
to thin appeal. he would lost ray that he was not an enemy to civil
and reliAirsue liberty. lie believed that religious toleration was en-
joyed to a greaser extent in England than in any other na-
tion; and, if there was any exception, it was only against
these presorts who held a divided allegiance between the King of
tame realns aid a fonsign Power. (Cheers.) He mein begged
to thaok those who had honoured hint by their voices. ((treat
enamour.) He was sure that the freeholders were well inclined to
hint. ( (meowed (lemma.) And he was afraid that those who
were making such a clamorous opposition to him at the moment,
did not belong 10 that dass sat' the community. (Cheers, hisses,
rind laughter.)
Colieiel Lowe welt then addressed the freeholders, and thanked
them tin the support they had given him, but we could not hear a
eyllable that he said, owing to the tremendous clamour which was
kept up the whole time that he was speaking.
Mr. ilaoconast then presented himself at the front of the
huatanga, and was loudly cheered. He hoped, he naid.the freeholder+
would allow him to keep his hat on, while he address it to them
the few observations he was about to. make. (The sun hail
been shining all the day with tremendous power, and was at that'
moment more intensely hot than I have ever experienced in the
whole course of my life.) He would not do it if it gave offence to
any one. (('ries of " Yut it on.") Some of those gentlemen,
-(pointing to the Yellows,) he believed had an objectiote and as he
wished to put them in a good humour he would keep it off. The
cries of `• Put on your hat," here became more general, and Mr. '
Brougham accordingly complied, and spoke with his hat en. Ile
said that he was exceedingly surprised, upon taking into considers-
tun all the cireurnatanoes, that his opponent had got so trifling a'
majority, oily 22 a head on that day's poll. (Cheers.) lie should
not have bee,. surprised if he had been three or four times that
number a head. In the first place, some of his (Mr. Brougham's) '
/Iliad% from the eastward had tone away last night, under the im-
pression that there wereenoughien to fill that booth for that day, and
they had not ensue back again. That, however, would not have sig-
nified, if his adversaries had not had recourse to the same means to
clamour him down as theme would do if they could who were send-
mg that yell from that come, of the Meeting (pointing to a body
of the Yellows). They had tried to clamfiltv him down six years
ago--ate, and eight years ago also; but on both occasions they
sustained the worst of it before it was over. (Cheers and laughter.)
in the Kendal ward, where they knew his strength was greatest,
thee made the most frivolous objections time after time, and sent a
vast number round to the Aseessor's booth (hear, hear).; and, of
all theft objection'. he believed that not more than half a dozen had
been allowed. (Cheers.) His opponents were always angry at the
proceedings of the Under-Sheriff and his Annear. Now he could
p are to the meeting that he had no reason to be angry with those
ge.d.emen. Those officers were the same as at the lest election.
lie would read to them the report of the Assessor at the twit elec.
Imo, by which their impartiality would be clearly demonstrated.
lie would quote rite number of votes objected by both parties, anti
they might then see whether that gentleman was partial. They
(Lord Lowther and his brother) had objected to 176 votes; he
I Mr. Brougl am) objected to 173. The Assessor decided against
i 7 of hie (Mr. 13.'s) votes, while lie rejected only 16 of theirs.
Thus it aapeared that this partial assessor, whose partiality was, i
was said, in favour of the Blues, had decided against them in a
majority of no less than eleven cases. ;(treat cheering.) This he
[!;aught was positive proof of the impartiality of that most learned
and upright officer. (Cheers.) Ile had heard but little of what
had fallen front the Noble Lord, but still enough had reached him
tar him to know that it was all about the old work of Church and
mate, and No Popery. (Cheers, and a laugh.) It appeared thst
tar Noble Lord could not get the Pope out of his head. (A laugh.)
Ida said that he was a friend to civil and religious liberty; but he
tide. Brougham) would tell them in what manner he was a friend
.to it. He would let the Catholics have religious liberty, but at the
name time he would take care to subject them to civil disqualifies.
ton". (Cheers.) What would they think if a servant—and he had
kuown servants to give a vote; and on the last occasion there, and
net the lest day of the contest, a servant had voted—if a servant, an
honest min, were to ask his master fey permission to vote according
t / Ms conscience, what would they think if the master should say,
" Oh. by all means; (hid forbid that I should prevent ur acting
conscientiously. and giving your vote according to your belief; but
mark, if you vote for the Blues—as most likely the honest fellow
would—l will discharge you to-morrow morning." (Immense
laughter.) That was the sort of religious liberty which the Noble
Lord would allow to his fellow-subjects who had the misfortune to
dater with hina in their religious tenets. Ile was well aware that
it was paying a poor compliment to the people of Westmorland to
suppose that their undorstanclinga were so shallow as that a cry
should succeed with them which had failed everywhere else.
lie twit adverted to the polling, and entreated that the Blues would
not be again too confident of success, but that to-morrow thesi who
reed in the immediate neighbourhood of Appleby might give
their votes, and those alone would place him at the head of the
poll. His opponents might do as linty pleased with their objections,
sad send as many as they chose to the Aestessor'n Court, but they
must eventually tell in his favour. Their objections would, of
coulee, be numerous, for they had three lawyers to his one, but
shirt was little enough, for in point of legal weight his own was
equal to their three. Nevertheless, these gentlemen must do some.
.[hang for their money, and no doubt but they would have sixty or
. seventy objections to his two or three. The Honourable Gentleman
thou entreated that they would preserve their temper, and refrain
funs any breach of the peace, which could not fail to give their
moralise a decided advantage over them, and must inevitably lead
to his defeat. He them withdrew amidst loud cheers, aril the people
1-,ietly retired.

NORTIIUMBE.ULAND ELECTION.

The hustings are erected in front of the new building belonging,
to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, and face floodgate
loaer. They are strong and commodious. A partition in front
fitted up expressly for the purpose, added much to the comfort and
convenience of the persons who attended on the part of the public
re.s, and justly entitles the Sheriff to their warmest thanks for
his polite attention to their accommodation.
At four o'clock the polling ceased, and the several Candidates'
*ltch their friends, returned to the hosting% A large concourse of
persons also assembled in front of them, and the various bands, six
or seven in number. all playing different tunes, and contending for
the ascendancy, kept up the most tremendous and discordant dio
that can be imagined.
About a quarter after four the Sheriff came forward, and the
Hader-Sheriff declared the state of the poll to be--
14a. Mr. 'Liddell - 74 I bard llowick rig
Mr. 41.e1l - 701 Mr. Beaumont 53
The announcement of each nuniher was greeted with applause by
We it of the respective Candidates.
3lr. LIDDELL then came forward amidst loud cheerir.g. and
said ,tat he could not find ads quate terms to express his gratitude
for the exertions which his friends had made to place him in the
;woad situation which he occupied at the head of the troll. He was
oil, aware that he might calculate upon the exertions of the free-
holders in his behalf, and he could only say that he placed full re.
lisure, that as they had enabltd him to take the lead, as he had
lama it, so they would enable him to keep it to the end of the coo-
two. He would not detain them any longer, than to repeat Iris
gratitude, and to express his hope that his majority to-morrow
"mild be trebktil, oe even quadrupled front that of that day.
Mr- BELL thanked them moat heartily fur the situation in
wind, they had placed him that day, though he could have wish, d
to have been a step higher. But he was ail Mkt!: he was satisfied
that on the last clay of the contest he should be placed in that situa-
um an the poll which he coveted—at the head of it. He would
awls only say, that the election was to be decided, not by a Shea of
hands„but by votes. (Cheers.)
Lord Howlett said he was that day only third upon the poll ;
bait he was ant discouraged or dismayed : he was prepared tot a
lama and steady contest, and not fur a Borst at first. After all. t"e
wieveity against him was but 18. and this was explained by t',e
attEcolty thrown in the way of his voters: in every ward but one
*sower vexatious opposition had been made to his votes, but this
world have an effect upon the ultimate result. II is confidence was
raiiiininiahed that the exertions of his friends would place him at
the bead of the pull. (Cheers.)
Mr. Btanmost said be dared Ray they had heard a comn 0
saying, duo• bad beginning made a good ending. (i a ight r ) That
.asap nitwit this—that among men and human anti, ns if tote
Otte always was in their favour, it would make them proud. i at
lea:, and pa.c bearing. t Laughter.) Therefore they saw that tl ose
shoe human smote meant to rise were doomed sometim-s to •I-
'entity. Ile looked 'coward with as much confidence as any of
uther Candidates could do, and he was not in the least di;piri.e.i.
lie advised his friends not to berlionayed, but to go to bed that
thigking on the maxim he had just told them—that a bad
'wagoning made • good, ending. (Applause and laughter.) lit
sum delighted at the goad humour which prevailed, and the absence
gi every thing like personality on the Part of all the Candidatts
lobo had just addressed them. Ile hailed this circumstance wird
jjss greatest pleasure. Indeed when they saw so many sn ding
fares around them, and the sun shining upon them, it would be
Its d if the a.aly r retitle was to be found dwelling in the breast of
tadtdair. ' He trusted they would pass the evening in thee M.
ISMS and lithwity, and come again to the contest with confidence,'
energyl and good humour. We again requeateri.them to keep up
theta spirits, remembering. as 1.• histi said at tine; the perfect truism
_chat a bad berintong made, and it should make, a good ending.
(Appladm aad laughter.)
SECOND DAY, JUDE 21.
~The polling commenced this morning at owe o'clock, and con-
tainted four, when. after she same cerealootes as un the preceding
inlay, die nu Akio* wore announced. fur
Wm, Mr. Liddell • - 2621 Lord Ilowick - - 202
74r Dell 252 I Mr. Bs-minima - lye
Mr. 1.1 /DELL, Mason as the applause had subsided. said, that
Wait tisqaa Ws plusses duty to address theist first, as he was