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IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JULT 3.
IVe are authorized to state, that a esostisber of our
fellow-cititrus hail met at the house of Mr.Latuatclie,
in Stephen's-goeen, for the impose of presenting on
Address to Mr. Grattan, expressive of their twilit-
isation and regret, at the recent outrage offered to
his pea ttttt and coolgratula 1 tong men Oii his limit has
sustameol only serious injury. Footslog, however,
that all the Parishes in Doh's'', were about to as-
semble fur the same purpose, some of which had
sent Deputies to the Meeting. to acquaint them of
their intention. the Gentlemen who had met at
Latuuche's, conceiving the latter mode of pro-
ceeding letter calculated in collect and express the
general Iceling that prevails ou the on cassia), have
determined to leave the subject in the hoodoo of the
Parochial Meetings about to assemble.—(Dublin
Evening Post.)
to the late Election of a Representative to serve
in the ensuing Parliament for the University of
Dublin, a young Grittiest's°, named Logue, feu-
dered lots vote for Mr. Croker. Mr. Plunkett ob.
jected, that lie was • minor, and stated, that the
y g Gentleman himself had iiifoomed loiut
that fact when he canvassed him. Ile also pro-
duced the registry of ..me marriage of his pa-
rents, by which it apt:eared they were not mar-
ried snore thaw twenty-one years last February.—
Mr. Croker also addressed the youug Getstleman
to exists's, to I , that being only required to swear
to his belief, it was not necessary that he should be
us scrupulously precise as if cal/rd upon to swear
posiiircly ! The result of Mr. Pliiiiketer appeal
was, that the Gentleman flung away the book which
Mr. Croker had placed in his hand. This was the
triumph of true eloquence—Oinked the effect of
what Mr. Plunkett arid, was not a little increased
by the reiterated and tumultuous exhortation not
swear, which burst from every ginger of the itu.
nienbe auditory that surrounded hon.

DROGHEDA ELECTION.

Extract of a letter from Drogheda. dated Tues.
day even* :--•• After I had written to you re-
specting the transactions of yesterday, namely,
about eleven o'clock, the populace, who had been
somewhat elicited by the appearance of the military
in the evening. demolished the gls,* of the houses
of twu persons aho had incurred their displeasure,
by voting against the popular Candt,'ate.
44 This day an iiignevt was held, a bile the poll-
ing ploceetted at the busting., though it had been
dtaiontled at the time the death h,ippePed,

COUNTY OF DUBLIN—FOURTH DAY.
Munilieu
Talbot

GRO.S POLL.
Hamilton
White
Talbot .. sto

•
COUNTY Ltitßi D DAY.
I.3fintehe 3O 111 lade ..
Cinemas 3115 I

COUNTY I
WEN CO:Alwit6i 30.
Carew
Colelough
COUNTY ARMAGH. JAY 1.
Browshow ........... 747 I Caulfield ...'4•• 447
Riclowdown. 123 i

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WE S t.ll(llii.4Nl) ELECTION.

THIRD DAY.

At the close of the poll nt► the third day, before
the numbers were declared, Lord Lowther coma
forward, and was loudly cheered by his blends;
but as there was also much divapprohation ex-
reseed by the friends of Mr. Brougham, that Gen-
tleman come forward, and begged that they would
hear with attention nod respect every (;eittletnau
who offered himvelf to their notice.

The Under Sheriff then declared the numbers,
which were—
Lord Lowther.. 960
• Colonel Lowther.
Mr. 1111 unghaut 7nB

Lord LOWTHIR then came fortelrd and thanked his
friends fur their :uppurt. He hopes' that tine contest would
b. longer kept otiose hr trusted that his majority wusikl go sin
increasing. It had been said yesterday, that hiss advrrnry had
a grist strength in tlw Kendal Ward; but during the polling
of the day he had such *majority in the Kendal Ward,that be
was glad to rest the issue of the Election on it—(Here the
Noble I.ord paused for a considerable tone, as if at a loss
for words, 'won which some of the crowd expressed their
disapprobation:l—lle was aware that in the prevent state of
1111111 PS there W:111 mods irritation, and, prrhans, the less
that was said the sooner mended. He begged them not to
relax, as hr believed massy of Ina friends were nut yet pulled.
Colonel Ufitly,' also returned thanks, and hoped, from
the minslwr of promises he bad received, that he should
hate to 1111 l row a still greater mojswity.
Mr. altoll WWI th 4 u said, he had one faculty to beg of
them. As lie was much fitigised that morning with arguing
ass the AsSSIOAIi Cowl agaiast five Lawyers, lie requested
that Isis friends would *hew their apprubai isms of any thing
lie said by ranter mod rllrutiun, rather Man by loud ap-
plateau, a Collllie wbmeh 16131161 he mods snore pleasing to
IIICIIO.I.IVCI/, us Wllll as I. 11:11.:01%illt 111 111111, Mlll.l bad al-
ready been enough harassed by House five evil spirits, his
Learned Friends Mr. lirouglosin then proceeded thus:—
Geistlsamu, my aistagonists have told von, that though they
bare a majority of IJu (which, when nay rotes which the As-
-5.,,n0r rill allow ale sub-traciesios only 110 sir I lb)—though
they have a oink ity of muse than 100 un three days pull,
they are Nut violent, bust are noxious that the poll Afield
be kept °pee a slay or two Imager, to enable (heat to its-
Crease their majority. Now, though if I had a clear majo-
rity of DM, I should be Tine satisfied, and bisouhl not desire
tlw pull to he kept open to increase it ; yet, as they are Its an-
reasonable, I • ill Ise good oat sire I enough to oblige theahaad
will keep the poll open a day or two imp e, it. today to incteamt
their majority.—(A brp4.)—Eat I will ts II yin. Insetber maw
aoN why I ski au, which., perkapa, to you will he more Wis.
factory. Yesterday reroute aisd this mourning, bet more
particularly yesterday treeing, was 'peat it. distributiug
through the country the means of cosiveying the voters to
the poll, fur there are many valet, in 1/1.1C4 in which we
know that our strength tits aho have not yet hail an oppor-
tunity to tome sip. laird Saari tier has told sou that in Kell..
dal Ward, in which we are strong tool lie is weak, he has
this Jay pulled more that. we ease. Bla what does this
prove but that we have not in that booth guise to the ex-
tent of onr Ortega, and that our voters halm not haul time to
tome up I will tell you, Gentkossn, another reason why
in that Ward we have polled fewer than the elbre Candi-
dates. How many of his voles, did they hrbeweiess &casuist
of the: own.asseesenent of the land Tax, had twee bent over
to the Hospital to the lawyers and old woiriam•?--(.4 laugh)
—I verily helieve that there are about 100 good Freeholders
--substaistial, honest mess, to whose votes there is no objec-
tion, bet this defect in the assemsmist of the laud Tax of
the enmity, who have by that mean. beta disqualified. It
a the Assemor's entire opinion that these votes ought all
to be added to our poll, but lie doubts, as the words of the
Act of Parliament are so strict, wheilwr so wide • judi-
cial diseretion is rested in him ; and he Pays that we
'lnlaid go op to a Committee of the Hoisseof Commas*, by
whom hr has 1111 doubt they would be all misled Mose MlN-
ben Theo, Gentleness, :slit *rewind for tbe Mtge eif oar
pull it. the Krodal Ward, *MI if those votes wall added la

• Altailing In the HugoAl of the Countess of Pembroke
for Toelre old 11'orpro, ii, tht Voir, v: whirls Ow ,sherifro•
Assent:, IQs.

nor mothers we .hestilii have term, if ere. dill not pull another
vote. Thome' I am out su sti•reassisothle all my Noble end
/tenon relate upriments, and should he very ell sal nits it,
100 majority, wodlst rather Lye is Is. re than vs st
io she Mouse of CoMmons, and I am 1;..er.1 Lr
cove you all the tt mild, of ,thstig.sontioned hull ; it slocl
my faille if air oppso 1,1.64 be toil gi'ven to , 4,, y vs+
it aln4l he yi.ur faults it you do spat amoratt it.. early tll •
"WI lei 'matting.
When I telkcil yesterday of the frrat sh:,'lsn,, which pre-
vailed among. 4 the 1/1.11.1 s at lb., c.,...leg!ite., 1 10 •
stilted i Ili r/It.ilS% 55151 ~,, those, 'perhaps a
foolish
.joke, its *hid, I end, rsitool stone nr those snarl
rs
vote Cu wheel hear a pettedly 1t1141.1 *di, st
ateutut to treat theM wit Is personal disreststitit I assure them
I meant lions sio disrespect, lint I think, sod I s i shed to con.
wry to hens my opinion, that the agents by irlioin they
were aired, lint used thefts most slistictim in.
need of bringing them to 15e.1,•, tot all %flirt's showl.l, she
isnenitic of the preceedings, had !wit-forded them tep in artier
to costreV Iltem id once tu the po:hisc-bontlt. The examplv of
Wasiituejokes was out set by ram, hut by Ow worthy Colonel,
nod Ilusaals he, an,. Ili. Is. en rather hobo 1111131 C ill 1111114 i
1 dld nut think it Qt that he shosild hors; them 311 to
self. I tin* come to the more so rid of my Rubies t.
I profess myself to he more and more Surprised, during the
progress sir Ibis struggle, at the rot i yid y furls. of inshipeodeneii
in this c.ssitity„ nod I arson you that it is frusta convictiost I
speak', wlwis I tell cos, that in whatever way this risolr..l
shall termiunte--if I do not add one role nos•re to my pull,
the power of the Lowther% is at au did. Iwi i a-h attr calm
recusnnl observer, any friend and adviser t•t• en. Loss then —.
any respeetrilde part of their agentio-sally oC those l'ollllll,
getstlertiess who have united azainst nor tools pesidrescr, sold
against their own interests, whether they believe that IC.,
fliers wool,' bare been proposed as Candidates, if they ~Sisid
have foreeten—first,hnt the almost unanimonslllll•M of ba.ols
would he :mauls! them—test I should h • at the head 01 Ilos
pull on the first day, and that sifter three dove hard coolest
1 should here polled 800 vote% aryl lOU tom:, to o hit+ thew
Errs only technical ohicct. that w!v.is the could,
had been polled out, rat now, except oust fi ihhd. in IK. tubs(
and in three Wards, it has been polled nut, the majority
over me comets almost 'utterly of cons to which such
jecliona h.yyeseen made' This fact is i.npustaist in ih.li%
useful its its application, add will be most Immo-toil in its
conseipterwen. There are some Geisdetion here. who, but foe
misconception, would have joined me, to when, !hi, itistilt
will be useful. Three Oentlenien could not ut first h. li.
that it Was POT iallllll7 taltelltled to OLIN . They west 111111
to believe that we should never come to line pill, 411,1 then, that
we should never poll above 3 ur 40 votes. A s•at. Milli was
printed to that eiriet, as the result of a regssto ex mina)
by the events of the bodiless, in which th, y gave m.
%infra, and took 1,0011 to themselves. This WAS inking the
lion's part, which wins very different front she real share
(though I wish it ha I been that of asinther animal in the
fable), fur there is pretty nearly an equattlieisitm utter all
the Melilla of which they have. so iiiiiilstromsly evaded flit to •
selves. Yesterday three Post chaises plated though P.oeritb,
with eleven totem (who hake this day p.01141)1.1'01.. the I-le sit'
Man. I will ant say that they have ransacked Great hi dais
from John (Messes Manse to the Isle of Mau ; but tine tots si
polled to-day from Permitter in Cornwall. This 'hewed that
they were pretty nearly al their last vote, and yet.with all the"e
effort., they are placed above me not by twenty legal votes if
the trick restweting the land-tax, which can never he' repeated,
had not succeeded. Thus, therefore, is obi* estates, divisive fs.r
me ugaiust the Lowther*. Stipp/we them already, vat.‘r
they seem impatient for, csrousiog ewe thit r victory ; sou .
pose I give up my Petition against either of the Candidates ;
many events, *we* which may be the lament, il d. ;oh of
his Majesty, may produce a dissolution of the Parlinmi nt.
They can no longer say that they hove 1,600 votes tie 4MI ;
they cos no longer any, no one will yentnre 111 impose
them; they can no longer tworaxate 'itch fond eslnvla-
firms as here !wen proved to be as delllAiVe in Ilse is A 4
they were in themselves extravagant. While all their Is idols
in London were holding tip their hands in astonishment,
that they persiat in an obnoxious a contsst, they have said
lo themselver, We will not, we !mist nut. for our ',Daum.,
be beateu this tithe; we will persevere; and if we
avast never try the contest agaiu." But, slit you *oppose
they will allow you peaceably tee elect a Member No !
They will wi.luirsw one of the Lisa theta, Rini Shen one of the
WWI. %%ikon, or Mr. Flatten, to whom, et port says, they
meant to offer the other tent in Cinnberbsuil, where, hit fs•r
our foshearairee, they would now have Lad stone; and 'heti
it will be said because Ilwre is one Counts y Centlesnatt
and one Lowther, the County will he indeptintli Id I
caution you against listening to such language. If the
second Member tome from that dass of Conn's', Geniis -
enen who have leagued themselves with the I...ethers. Is,
to all purposes, will be a Lather, though there is neigh. ,
an L eon an R its his name. Nay, even if C..hinel Smyth
be promised from that quarter, it will be just as much
your duty to resist Lowther and Smyth as fair Lowillesic
The only Way that the itidepeodenee of the Comity can be
established 1., whet, though they choose one Member,
yeti choose another, free from the dictation of a Lord
Lieutenant, or a compmmise between familits ; and the
setting up one Gentleman, under such a comprumire,
will he as much a stratagem to continue yunr slivery, as the
setting up ten Members of one family in all open act of
oppresai . Therefore, let the event of to-morrow ur Satur-
day be what it may, yen are secure on the high vantage
ground on which yon ataud; and I hope you will not he
wanting to pine chancier, by throwing away. all the
advantages which your valour, and conduct, and steadi-
ness hare brought within your grasp. Exert yourselves
now; bet if you are not new successful, let no coutrivence
thrive you from the path you hews pursued, spode, unsuhdired
by dictsti ~,, ultarred by threats, uncorrupted by bribes,
and tomtits:est by any compromise, you have chosen one
independent Guardian and Trustee of your Rights.—Mr.
Betegliam then concluded by thanking them for their peace.
able 'ended. in spite of the irritation of their opponents,
sweat whom, if among any, existed the desire of breaking
the public peace. He begged every voter impelled to come
forward, and all others to sae their Induence to bring up
votes, as every one was bow of idspertince.—(Load cheers )

Ari',Ally, JULY 3.

The Westmorland Election may now he con‘i..
dered uat an end. The fourth day Mr. Brous:hunt
resigned the contest. The umbers then stoud :
Lord Leitiber e• i. tstt
coloeel Low leer

Mr. Brougham BO9
The successful Candidates returned their tliankt.
Mr. Brougham then came forward• and after de .t
ing that he should himself withdraw from the con.
frit, but that the poll should mei!l be kept open.
proceeded to exhibit • roll of parchment ; which. he
pond, contained a plan of °weir:mice of the c..u..te
for the Next Parliament. He requested his frieu(l4
to retire with him into the Castle Park. where lie
would in private **plain it to them. end instruct
them what course they shook' pursue. But before
leering the hustings he mistimed them against sc-
ceptiug any Candidate who had not a ninuisirtion to
skew them under his (Hes Breagheiss) hand and
seal. The Blues then marched off; and after a
comiierable delay the 'ub•Sheriff seat a inewiege,
adjourning the poll to the next mor 1111 l
_

AS.ly 4, half-pail Aiav, Morning.—Mr.
Appleby. Lord Lowther end hie brother will be
ilretighont has now completely declined, ond 1%4
chaired ill OD bpar's time.