The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-09 00:00:00

GLAMORGAN ELECTION.

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SWANSEA, AUG. 7.-1 now enclose you the exact state
of the poll, at its close, for the election of the two county
Members, which, I am sorry to observe, is not so favour-
ab'e as could be desired to the Reform interest
Lord Mare (Tory)
Mr. Talbot (Reformer)
Mr. Guest (Qeformer) 1,593
I believe there has been as much regret expressed in the
county at Mr. Talbot's position on the poll, as at Mr.
Guest's exclusion, as he has been from conviction an un-
flinching Refin•mer during the several sessions he has been
in Parliament ; but it has arisen from the same cause—
namely, a very inefficient and late canvass, making too sure
of success, and in many instances the business of the elec-
tion conducted badly. Not so at Swansea, where the Re-
formers nobly did their duty, as you may perceive by the
two day's poiling I sent you at the above town ; there the
right men stand at the head of the poll, and Adare in a
mis•trab!e minority. On the other hand, the Tories were
absolutely in the field three weeks before their antagonists,
and their assiduity was in many respects an example to the
Reformers, save and except the part the clerical men took
in it ; their conduct was very bad throughout, and the•
landlords drove their tenants to the poll, like sheep to
slaughter. I never was an advocate for the ballot before
Witnessing this election ; but I now feel a conviction in
its favour never to be effaced. There has been some
ax-
traor,-linary conduct on the part of some persons, which,
When I obtain the necessary information, I will not fail
transmitting to you.

Notwithstanding the length and severity of the last
winter, and the backwardness of the spring, the harvest gene-
rally will not be later than usual. In the neighbourhood of
Blackheath—viz., in the parish of Charlton, and the adjoining
hamlet of Kidbrooke, the scythe and sickle are in full opera-
tion ; many acres of oats and barley are down, and a great
quantity of wheat is in shock. The former averages but a
slender crop, and very short in straw ; the barley is also short
in straw, but from the late congenial rains the ear has much
improved, and the crop generally cannot be complained of.
The wheat has also much improved from the same cause ; and
should the crops throughout the country not fall short of those
in this neighbourhood, there is no doubt but a full average
crop may be expected. Should the weather continue fine for
another fortnight, the great bulk of the corn in this district
will be housed in good condition.
An inquest was held on Monday night in the
bok”d-room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before Mr. W.
Payne, the City Coroner, and a respectable Jury, on the body
of James Stringle, aged 35 years. The deceased was a jour-
neyman painter and glazier, and between twelve and 'one
o'clock on Saturday last was employed in cleaning the win-
dows of Mr. Thomas Arnold, the landlord of the Grapes
public-house in Basing-lane ;be had placed a machine outside
one of the second-floor window, and was in the act of getting
on to it when, owing to the fastening pins being improperly
placed, the machine canted in a slanting position downwards,
ar,l precipitated the deceased head-foremost on to the footway.
In descending his head and shoulders struck against the tail
of a cart standing in the street. The force of the blow, which
was tremendous, turned him round, and he fell on his back on
the flag stones. He was raised up bleeding and insensible,
and immediately conveyed to the Hospital, where, on a sur-
gical examination cf the injuries he had sustained, his skull
was found to be extensively fractured in three places, as were
all the ribs on the right side, and his left wrist was broken.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."
The hay harvest in the neighbourhood of Aberyst-
With is nearly brought to a close, and the grain harvest will
commence the beginning of next week. Rarely, if ever, has
the soil of Cardiganshire been blessed with such abundant
crops cf hay and grain as this season will produce.—Cambrian.
Two Quakers resident in Philadelphia, applied to
their. society, as they do not go to law, to decide in thfol:lveoavv-
ing difficulty :—A is uneasy about a ship that ought,
to
arrived, meets B, an usurer, and states his wish to have the
vessel insured—the matter is agreed upon—A returns.
is home,
and receives a letter informing him of the loss of his ship.
What shall he do ? He is afraid that the policy not
and should B hear of the matter soon, it is all over with him
he therefore writes to B thus :—" Friend B, if thee hastn't
Elled up the policy thee needsn't, for I've heard of the ship."
•-•—" Oh, oh !" thinks B to himself,—" cunning fellow—he
wants to do me out of the premium." So he writes thus to
A Friend A, thee be'est too late by half an hour, the
policy is filled." A rubs his hand with delight—yet 13 re-
fuses to pay. Well, what is the decision ? The loss is divided
between them. Perhaps this is oven handed justice,' thongh
unquestionably an odd decision.
A public meeting was held yesterday at the Kink's
Heim', Poultry, to institute a public subscription for the relief
of the reavers of Paisley, who have suffered great privation
during the last four weeks. Mr. Alderman Pirie was called
to the chair, on the motion of Mr. Hattie, M. P., and having
hiiefly stated the objects of the meeting, introduced the Rev.
Dr. Burns, and other members of a deputation sent from
Paisley, to make known to the sympathising people of London
the severe distress in the former town. Dr. Burns stated that
14,000 men, generally engaged in the weaving of fancy goods,
had been for four months deprived of employment, and that
the funds collected for their relief among their townsmen were
totally exhausted. The winter season was approaching, when
their sufferings would be still more severe. It cost 1201. per
Y
da to keep these peaceable and well-disposed men from abso-
lute starvation, and the society established in Paisley for their
t7lief had already contracted a debt of 5001. Under these
circumstances he confidently appealed to the sympathy of the
loeetieg. Several other gentlemen made similar statements,
!Ind before the meeting separated a subscription was entered
lilt° in the room, and a resolution agreed to that an appeal
should be made to the public at large.
A respectable farmer, Mr. James Byrne, was fired
at, and shot dead near Roserea, in Ireland, on Wednesday
last, for taking land out of which a defaulting tenant had
been ejected. o
A dreadful murder was committed in Sligo,
and another near Newry, List week. Alderman Smythe, of
Limerick, got a notice cautioning him not to leave his house
during the election, or death was his doom.
AFFRAY AT WAKEFIELD.—In the midst of the
conflict, Mr. Carter, jun., of Flush-Dyke Mill, Ossette wear-
ing a blue card and rosette, fell, dreadfully vrounded. He was
borne to the Strafford Arms, and surgical aid immediately
called in. During the night lie bled profusely from the nose,
and vomited large quantities of blood. Mr. Dawson, who was
unremitting in his exertions, bled him a little before twelve,
and left hint in care of an assistant. He was so much better
in the morning that a little before six o'clock lie requested to
get up, which was immediately complied with, and in the mean
time his bed was made. During this time lie conversed with great
freedom, and appeared to be remarkably cheerful. On getting
into bed he fell back into a kind of stupor, in which he
died. It was supposed that a suffusion of blood had takes
place on the brain, and produced apoplexy. The frontal
bone, where the chief injury was sustained, was dreadfully
fractured, and several other bruises were received on different
parts of the body. His disconsolate and distressed wife ar-
rived the following morning, but she was too late to see him
alive, having expired a short time before. Among those
who are severely injured we are sorry to enumerate J. Maude,
Esq., one of the magistrates. He has received several
severe wounds on the head, and now lies at the house of Mr.
Ceseons, at the top of Wood-street. During the night he
Vomited large quantities of blood, and the symptoms on Tues.
rday afternoon were of a still more unfavourable description.
Al• uy others were severely injured.—Doncaster Gazette.
On Monday afternoon, about five o'clock, Lord
Milton, accompanied by 11. Latigham, Esq., arrived in this
town with a carriage and four. In passing along George
Row on his way to the Goat Inn where his Lordship intended
to stop, the horses, on the principle of old associations, we
suppose, suddenly halted ; the driver urged them onward by
the application of the whip, when the cif-side wheeler and
leader slipped and fell. We are happy to say that his Lord-
allip and his companion escaped unhurt, but the horses were
seriously injured..—Northampton Chronicle.
A locomotive engine is now employed on the line of
the Great Western, between the Kennet and the hill at Son-
Ing, to convey the waggons filled with earth, from the latter
P ace to the King's Meadow. We trust that this agent will be
1_4(71 means of putting an end to the roughs and unfeeling treat-
", shewn to the poor horses engaged in the work.
, .
town tbigOtonWednesday last, a circumstance oQcurren
of a nature exceedingly mortifying to the parties
evoilniacgeren:fd.c It appears that a pair of lovers came from the
silken eh omLeook, for the purpose of being united in the
the nxioUl" of
r;.;"nen'at
St. Mary's Church ; and when
altar it we-8 expectant undo and bricit,7roorn appeared at the
of the
eterlic.iscovered that, by some error or ni.:"intlerstanding
as Brown insteadthe name
of
the
fair bride had been rec 67444
in the bud, and thoof Lane. Thus the fairest hope was nipped
ticelebration of
iwho had anticipated a happy day in the
eanarried,_ ititu‘:,:idding, were obliged to leave the church
c ,eldvertiser,