The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-14 00:00:00

EVENING,

JULY 14,

THE GENERAL ELECTION

STATE OF POLLS-(THIS DAY
OXFORD- UNIVERSITY.
CLOSE OF THE THIRD DAY.

Inglis 1,326
G;adbtone ... ... ... 1,058
Alarsham ... 747

FOURTH DAY.-CLOSE OF THE POLL
Inglis ... ...
... ... 1 337
Glada:one ... •••
... ••• 1,064
Marsham ... . . 750
EDINBURGH.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Macaulay ... ••• .•• 1,872
Cowan
... 1,754
••• ...
Ataelaren ...
•••
Campbell ... ::: ::: 11,605264660
Bruce
...
• FALKIRK BURG-HS.
- •• • CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Baird
... 579
... •. •• •••
Anderson
.. ... 529
...
KILMARNOCK BURGHS.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Bouverie ris6
Campbell
••• ••• ••• ••• •
... ••• ... ... 302

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CORK (CITY).
CLOSE OF THE Pa.L.
Fagan
Murphy
...
•. 1,205
. 1,184
•••
"'
Chatterton . ... ... •••
Perrier 1,005
••• ... ... 190
ATHLONE.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Keogh . ...Lawes ...
...
... 78
10
BELFAST.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Davison ...
1,259 •••
••• "• 1,202
M•Cairns ...
9
Tomtit
••• oa, ••• ... 04
. CARRICKFERGUS.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Cotton ...
288...
Frith . ..•
268
DUNGANNON. ••-
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Knox 100
• • •
22
Holmes''' •••
..•
ENNIS.III.
CLOSE Or TIIE POLL.
59
•••
••• •
Fitzgerald
Mahon
••
46
••
O'GormanO'Gorman GALWAY.• •••
CLOSE OP TILE POLL.

Flaherty ...
••• ••• 646
Blake ... 462
Dunkellil ••• 284
FLNTSHIRE BOROUGHS.
OFICIAL DECLARATION.

Hanmer ••• •••
••• ... 386
Warren •.• ••• •• ..• 267
GREENOCK, 3 P.M.

Dunlop ••• ••• ... 463
Elphinstone •• ... ... 251
Polling soddenly closed. Protest against the election
by Elphinstone, on the ground of intimidation. &c.
HUNTINGDON.

FellowesNOßTH and ManDEVON deville returned.
.
Acland and Buck returned.—No opposition.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.
Anson and Lewisham returned.—No opposition.
NORTH CHESHIRE.
Egerton and Legh returned —No opposition.
NORTH SHROPSHIRE.
Gore and Dod returned.—No opposition.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.
Hamilton and Napier returned.
EAST SUFFOLK.
Gooch and K.lly returned.
,tkBERDEENSHIRE.
Gordon returned.
KIRICCUDBRIGHTSHIRE.
Mackie returned.
WEST SOMERSET.
Langton and Moody returned.—No opposition.
SUFFOLK.
Waddington and Bennet elected.
SOUTH CHESHIRE.
Tolletnache returned.
NORTH YORKSHIRE.
Cityley
SanOUd
TH DunHANTS.combe returned.
Compton and Cholmondeley returned.
NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE.
Farnham and Granby returned.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
TIMES.—The return of Mr. Macaulay for Edinburgh
is one of those incidents of the present general election
which will be received by the country with the most
unalloyed satisfaction. The last Parliament could ill
spare the great historian and orator—what would be the
case now that various constituencies have discarded so
many men of tried qualifications in politics and litera-
ture? There are men of business enough in the House
at all times; there are lawyers more than enough. There
is an abundance of young and old gentlemen who repre-
sent little beyond their own rent-rolls and their family
position. The dockyards have their representatives—
the Marquis of Exeter has his representatives—the rail-
ways have their representatives—Exeter-hall, Smith-
field-market, Sir Charles Knightley, anything or any-
body returns Members to represent his or its
feelings and interests in Parliament, except the
highest intellect and scholarship of the coun-
try. Now, the Lower House of Parliament
should not be exclusively a parish vestry, nor
a court of law, nor a railway meeting, nor the Stock
Exchange, nor a house of convocation. Let all inte-
rests be kept in due subordination—let all subjects be
treated with the utmost exactness and precision of
knowledge, but let the deliberations of the general body
be the deliberations of statesmen, not of mere agents
delegated by particular sections of the community to
Bain particular ends. A scattering of great men in
Parliament gives strength and cohesion to the whole fa-
bric. The tone of the assembly becomes insensibly ele-
vated—its feeling is roused to higher and more ex-
tensive sympwith more athies—it looks backwards and forwards
anxious eye to watch the antecedents and
consequences of its immediate act. One of the highest
prerogatives of genius is, that it. communicates some-
thing of its own fire to all who may be brought within
the sphere of its influence. The hackneyed story, that no
vote was ever yet influenced by a speech, is essentially a
fallacy. Say that the vote of a particular
,night
has not been affected by the most logical, the
most eloquent, the wittiest speech that ever was deli-
vered within the walls of Parliament, and so far the
truth and the assertion may correspond. But to say
that the opinions of the country—in other words, the
feeling of the constituencies—is not affected by the sen-
iments expressed by the ablest men of the country on
matters ot great public interest, is incorrect in a very
high degree. We cannot bring ourselves to believe that
all the wisdom and eloquence of our great Parliamen-
tary worthies have been entirely thrown away. They
may fight a losing battle for a time. Sir Giles Broad-
acres may, for the moment, set aside their recommends-
lions with si sonorous " No," and Counsellor Silver-
rongue carry the House with him on the question that
" Chancery is a real blessing to the country." But,
sooner or later truth will prevail, and, we believe, the
sooner that its requisitions are asserted by the clearest
thinkers and most eloquent orators of the age. Mr. Fox
and Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Canning and Sir Robert Peel,
have influenced public opinion out of doors and di-
visions within the walls of Parliament, let the partisans
of the good old cause of dullness say what they
will. How is it, then, that constituencies ever bring
themselves to refuse or discard representatives who have
done the country eminent service, and who need but tbe
opportunity to act the same part once more? The
answer is simple enough. A man of high ability will
not condescend to humour the folly of the day. He will
turn with disgust from some insignificant question
which has been blown into undue importance; he will
run counter to the popular frenzy of the moment, if it
appears to him based upon injustice, and calculated to
produce evil results. At one time you would find such
a man setting his face against the Popish plot, at an-
other time endeavouring to save the life of Byng, at
another deprecating the attempt to tax the American
colonies. Ile is 4right, and the grandchildren of the
actors in the scene will acknowledge that he was
right,—but he must lose his seat. He will not do
the dirty work of King or mob—of Churchman,
or Papist, or Dissenter; so a fitter agent must be
found. Reflection is out of the question for the
moment. It is a " boots" that is wanted, not
a statesman, and functionaries of the former class
are are to be found at every corner. Again, not only
w
man of high ability and integrity run counter
to
wild cry of his constituents upon partiou_ciareciocacieassciothe
enisn,
but he will refuse to tie up his hands d
the part of a mere delegate. This too isatnahefrufiirtfautlecaanudaie.
of offence, and Mr. Macaulay was not
date whose fortunes have been stranded on such a shoal.
Great men refuse, and small men swallow the pledge;
thus it happens often enough thatawvaearyin itnensidgendififcoarna
better man. In the case of
indeed,
and by
•
capital city of Scotland ba
person is found in a position which
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ac
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lMacaietudsl
ga seed' s
the error of
es,
an act of graceful repentance
its former decision. The constituency. ot Edinburgh has
canvassed Mr. Macaulay; he not canvassed it. He
he h
enters Parliament unfettered by any pledge, free
as his judgment may dictate, or occasion
to act
may require, ace upon that one topic which is
fellow-subjects as the
regarded by ?ut. Scotch
one of most importance at the present moment.
As a set-off against Mr. Macaulay's election,
we have to regret the exclusion from the House of the
late Sir Robert Peel's two literary executors—men of
very considerable capacity and high literary attain-
ments. Lord Mahon and Mr. Cardwell have been con-
signed to a temporary retirement from politics by two
constituencies which only required delegates to repre-
sent the fierce bigotry and passions of the moment. Ple,f.:
rimy, too, we are sorry to announce the fact, haists;.
nitivoly withdrawn from the representation of ker
3111_71
Here was a gentleman who had done more
.tob n_rap`i
other county Members for the benefit of they gri u"."
which
ong
interest. He simply led the way in a pathf they would
the landlords must all be content to travel,
amount.
maintain their audits at the present satisf
it was possible
He had stuck to the old errors as longs he was coin-
to resist conviction; but, at slog b. of the great
pelled to recognise the real
_re For not ignoring
change in our commercial 01 Y
P been condemned condemned by the
the sun at midday he h:3 most ridiculous part of
farmers of Berkshire:
and
agricultural Dagon of the mo-
the business is, that the a a few weeks be compelled
ment—Lord Derby Robert i
Peel and Mr. p
usey had
to do exactly what Sir
done before him. But Your former is a
vindictive animal,
Vellg
e against the first person who
and must have his ts