The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-13 00:00:00

-BEDFORD TOWN ELECTION.

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Last week the' return of Lord John Russell
for thiS borough appeared hopeless. Affaire, how-
ever, have since taken a turn. The addresses of
his Lordship to the electors, in which he explained
the nature of the religious liberty of which he had
ever been the consistent advocate, gradually dis-
pelled the prejudices and calmed the alarm which had
been artfully excited against him in the minds of
many of the Methodists. Many friends who re-
sided at a distance, and who had from a false con.
fidence in the certainty of Lord John Russell's
return remained at home, now hurried forward.
Some of them had travelled from very distant parts
of the kingdom. Certain of the influential Members
of the Methodist Conference also, on being apprised
of the attempt to mislead their body, addressed
themselves to Lord J. Russell, and assured him that
they did not participatein:the opinion which had been
disseminated as to the baneful consequences which
would spring from the adoption of his plan of re-
ligious liberty. Mr. Samuel Whitbread also came
down express front London on Saturday, and in an
animated speech,which %v.'s heard with great attention,
vindicated his family and that of Lord John Russell
from the attempt charged upon them of trying to
enslave and tyrannize over the town. On the con-
trary, he declared the only influence they sought to
possess was that honourable one which was derived
from their conduct being such as to deserve the re-
spect and esteem of the townspeorle. From these
and other causes, a re-action was produced, and on
Saturday night the majority against Lord John
Russell was reduced to 13. On Monday night it
was still further reduced, being then only 6 ; and on
Tuesday night the hopes of Lord John Russell's
friends were most sanguine, the numbers being--
Whitbread
Polhill
•, . 486
The last account is still more favourable for Lord
John Russell :
Whitbread
Polhill 491
Russell

DEVON.-EXETER, Atm. 11.

The following was the state of the gross poll at
its close, at five o'clock, for—•

libi ington lB3O
Adam! 1656
Dastard 1391

The result of the day's polling afforded vast de-
light to the inhabitants of this city, in which Sir
Thomas Acland is regarded with enthusiastic affec-
tion. The lead which Sir Thomas Acland has taken
over Mr. Bastard is rendered a more decisive symp-
tom of ultimate success, by the fact that the utmost
possible exertions were. made yesterday to bring in
such a number of Mr. Bastard's supporters as should
give him a most decided superiority over Sir
Thomas Acland upon this day's poll. When the
numbers were announced this evening, Mr. Bastard
expressed his determination to keep the poll open as
long as he had a freeholder to poll. Nobody enter-
tains any doubt of Lord Ebrington's success, and
very little remains concerning that of Sir T. Acland.

ESSEX.—SIXTII DAY.
CullomFOßD, THURSDAY NIGHT.

At half-past five the gross poll was announced as
follows
Tyrell
Western.
Wellealey 1,766
The announcement was received, us usual, with
loud cheers from all parties.
Mr. WESTERN (for whom Mr. Wellesley had en-
treated a hearing as a personal favour to himself )
came forward, and was received with perfect silence.
He said he was indebted to his rival candidate for
the patient attention with which he supposed they
would listen to him; but he had little more to do
than to thank his friends who had done him the
honour of recording their mimes in his favour on
the poll.
Colonel TYKELI. Again begged to thank his bro-
ther freeholders for the great efforts they had made
in his support. He must say that he had legitimate
pretensions to the ambition of representing the
county of Essex in Parliament, as his family had
done so, and also represented Maldon in the time of
Charles IL, and he trusted another of the family
would in the time of William IV. After some fur-
ther remarks the gallant Colonel bowed and retired.
Mr. WELLESLEY next presented himself, and was
received with the loudest cheering. He proceeded
to comment at some length, and amidst frequent
cheering, on the coalition between the two other
candidates and their friends in opposition to him,
and again repeated, that be was determined to keep
the poll open to the last.
Colonel TvRELL had made a slight error in saying
that some of his family had represented the county
in the reign of Charles IL He should have said
that some of them were Sheriffs in that reign.—
(Cheers and laughter.)
Mr. WELLESLEY replied at some length, and when
he had concluded,
Mr. QUINTIN DICK, to whom in the course of his
address he had made some allusions, made an at-
tempt to be heard, but the people were not disposed
to listen to him, rind the Sheriff declared the Court
adjourned till to-morrow.

TRURO.
The election for this borough terminated on the
6th, after a very sharp contest, and four days' poll-
ing. Lord Eucombe and Mr. Peach, the noble
patron's nominees, had the votes of 14 capital
burgesses, being a bare majority of the 24 of which
that body consists. Sir J. W. Lubbock and Mr. W.
Tooke polled 179 burgesses, who, under the charter
of Elizabeth, claim a paramount right to elect the
Members, while a contrary practice has too long, by
usurpation, prevailed, but is fortunately not sanc-
tioned by any final determination of the House of
Commons, although in the troublous periods of
1660 and 1689, its committees on two instances of
double returns, decided for party purposes in favour
of the right of the smaller number. Sir J. W. Lub-
bock and Mr. Tooke have given formal notice of
their intention to petition, and complain, apparently
with reason, of the Mayor not making, as his pre-
decessors had done in worse times, a double,return:
The question mainly turns upon the wording and

construction of the charter, to which both parties
appeal, and therefore it does not involve any indis-
tinct qualifications, or tendency to a promiscuous
right of voting ; but merely whether that right shall
be confined to 24. individuals, or extended to about
300 equally respectable individuals.

LEICESTER (COUNTY), Ava 11.
The election for this county commenced at the
Cagle this day.
Sir Gi.otwi H. W. BRAustoNT, Bart., High
Sheriff, having reached the Castle-yard about ten
o'clock, the business of the day immediately com-
menced. The usual preliminaries having been gone
through,
Sir JoHN PALMER, Bart., came forward to pro-
pose George A. L. Keck, Esq., of Stoughton, as a
fit and proper person to represent the county in
Parliament.

C. G. MusD; Esq. seconded the nomination.
ED►fUND CRADOCK HAnTorn, Esq., next came
forward to propose Lord Robert Manners.
Sir H. HALFonn, Bart., ,seconded his Lordship's
nomination, who, be said, had fought at Waterloo;
and who, should the country again'need his services,
would be found to extend his right arm in its sup-
port.—(Cheers and hisses.)
RALPH OLDACRES, Esq., of Arnsby, one of the
most extensive landholders of the county, then came
forward to propose Thomas Paget, Esq., of Hum-
berstone.

THOMAS STOKES, Esq., the molt extensive ho-
siery manufacturer of Leicester, seconded the no-
mination.

The 111611 SHERIFF having put the question to
the vote, the election %vas declared in favour of Mr.
Keck and Mr. Paget. There way absolutely a
forest of hands held up for the latter gentleman.
Mr. PAGET returned thanks.

Lord It, MANNERS having demanded a poll, the
polling was ordered to commence to-morrow morn-
ing at nine o'clock. The feeling against the domi-
nation of the house or Rutland is beyond descrip-
tion. Freeholders who have long supported what
is called the " True-blue Interest," are now every
where joining the " Greens" (Mr. Paget's colour)
against the oligarchy of the county. Mr. Paget's
election is carried on by subscription, and the free-
holders pledge themselves to come to the poll free
of expellee.

DORSET (COUNTY.)
The HIGH SHERIFF having appointed Monday,
the 9th instant, for the election of two repte,,enta-
tives for Dorsetshire, the County Court was opened
soon after ten o'clock, at the County 1b in Dor-
chester, and adjourned to the hustings on Corebill.
Here a very considerable Humber of the gentlemen,
clergy, and freeholders of the county, had assembled
to greet their late respected representatives, Mr.
Bankes and Mr. Portman.

The U`1)1112-SHERIFF (Mr. Fitliter) having read
the King's writ, and the Act against bribery, Sze.,
Email') BOND, Esq., the Sherd, demanded of
the freeholders if they had any candidates to pro-
pose to represent this county in Parliament.
The freeholders appearing to be unanimous in
favour of Mr. Bankes and Mr. Portman, the High
Sheriff declared those gentlemen to be duly elected
to represent the county of Dorset in Parliament.
Mr. PORTMAN and Mr. BANKES then returned
thanks in appropriate speeches.

CAMBRIDGE,—COUNTY), Tuunsomr•

The struggle for the representation of this county
is being carried on upon every side with great
vigour, and as yet with nearly equal success.
The following was the state of the poll at noon
on Thursday :

Osborne I,xoB
Manners 1,087
AJeane