The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-12 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The returning of a Tory for the county ofthe Isle of
Wight has astounded the natives, and must have occasioned
no small surprise to the rest of England, particularly those
acquainted with the fact of the Reformers being able to
return a Reformer if they chose, with a very considerable
majority. Was Pelham not Radical enough ? They owe
an explanation to the country, which I hope they will not
delay giving. I was at Yarmouth on Monday last, the
first day of the poll, and on enquiring for Captain Pelham's
inn, found he had none—no Committee—no Agent. I
went to Cowes on Tuesday, where I found things nearly in
the same state, no Committee having been formed—no Soli-
citor employed. Holmes's mob, led by the Sheddens, were
parading the streets with a band and colours—Mr. Ward
and several others at the booth, thanking every elector who
polled for Holmes ; while not one gentleman attended, or
even an attorney, at Captain Pelham's booth. Principle
alone drew the electors to his booth, and the contempt in
which the poor Tory was held gained bim the election : but
how can men who are entrusted with the franchise justify
their conduct to their countrymen ? Surely, not by their
contempt for their adversary. The country expected better
from the electors of the Isle of Wight. Men of Ryde and
Newport, what say you—were you also asleep ? You are
not tenants-at- will, or tradesmen of G. H. Ward :he cannot
tell you you must vote for so-and-so, or turn out ; nor demand
" your vote or your bill." Are you under the Shedden in-
fluence, or are you gone mad ? It is said that you, Newport
folk, were so engaged with the borough, you forgot the
county.

Sir, hoping you will excuse my troubling you, I remain
your's,

A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
NEWPORT.-111 r. Holmes was chaired here this day. The
Radicals paraded an effigy of an idiot through the town,
with his thumb in his mouth, which he appeared to be em-
ployed in sucking : on his breast was " The Member for
Cowes."

BANFFSHIRE ELECTION.

(ruom A CORRESPONDENT.)

FIRST DAY.

Duff (R.)
Banff lOl
Cullen . .....
Keith 142

Ferguson (T.)
57
63
80

281 •. 200
Majority for Duff, 81—and the triumph complete.

EDINBURGH, THURSDAY, AUG. 10, TWO O'CLOCK.--I
have much pleasure to inform you that Mr. Duff has car-
ried Banffshire by a majority of 81. The constituency is
small, and therefore the majority is triumphant. Up to
the present day the Liberal cause has gained two votes in
Scotland, besides what we expect to gain by having three
elections reversed.

Mr. Duff made an admirable debut ; his maiden address
is excellent ; he is only 22 years of age, and succeeds to
the estates of his uncle the Earl of Fife, whose rent roll is
near 70,0001. per annum.
(FROM ♦NOTHER CORRKSPONDENT.)
Duff ( R.) 2Bl
Fergusson (T. ).. 2OO
Majority for Duff 81, exceeding the whole number of
votes unpolled, and his final majority will be 90.
The Caithness election will be petitioned against on
grounds sufficient to make any decent Committee unseat
the psalm-singing renegade, Sir George Sinclair.

STATE OF POLLS, 4.ND NAMES OF

MIMBERS RikTURNUD.

FLINTSHIRE ELECTION.
FINAL CLOSE OF Till POLL.
Polling Place. Mostyn. Glynne.
Rhuddlan
Holywell
Flint
Mold 223
Overton 69

938

Majority for Glyrpe 35

Number of Voters polled
Ditto ditto registered
ARGYLESHIRE.

FIRST DAT.
Campbell of Islay, R. 442
Campbell of Monzie, T.
BANFFSHIftIie.—CLOSE OF THE POLL.
State of the poll at Banff, Cullen, and Keith:—
Duff (R.) 2Bl

Ferguson (T.)
Majority Bl
CARLOW COUNTY.—Ato. 9.
Vigors (R.) 634
Yates (R.)
Bruen (T.)
Bunbury ( T.)
CORK.—TUESDAY NtonT.
SICOND DAY.

Beamish (R.)
Callaghan (R.) 1,160
Leycester
Chatterton 930

DONEGAL (CoutiTY).
Colonel E. Conolly and Sir E. Hayes, Bart'
KERRY (CouNTT), Auo. 8.
M. J. O'Connell (R.)
Mullen (R.)
Blennerhasset l4B
Hickson
KILDARE (Coutirv) Auo. 9.
O'Fcrrall (R.) ..., 376
Archbold (R.)
Bourke
Leroy
Ruthven
LIMERICK COUNTY, Auo 9.
—. ...

Fitzgibbon
W. S. O'Brien
A. S. O'Brien
WATERFORD COUNTY.
W. V. Stuart and J. Power.
WICKLOW COUNTY, Atm. 9.
Acton
Gratton
Howard

619
YOUGHAL.
At the final close of the poll the numbers stood thus :
Howard (R)
Nicol

Majority for Howard 8
CAITHNESS.
STATE OF THE POLL AT ITS CLOSE.
Wick..... Sinclair. Traill.
...........
..........
Thurso .............................. 70 .

129

Majority for Sinclair ...... 03 Twenty-one have voted for Mr. Traill .........
under protest, and one for Sir George, not included in the
above, which, if found
good, would make Sir George's majority only 3.—Scotsman.

Prince Esterhazy and suite left London on Thursday
for Vienna, via Paris and Brussels. His Highness intends
returning at Christmas.

KEE ItY ELECTION.

FIRST DAY.

Morgan John
Blennerhasset 147
Mullins

TrlALtt-,=Mr, O'Connell arrived here on Monday
morning to argue the point before the returning officer as to
the objection to the Certificates of the borough voters. The
words " this dall" were omitted by the Clerk of the Peace,
and although the certiflcates were dated, still all the argu-
ment in the world would not turn the returning officer,
who is a rank Tory, and he declared Bateman elected.
Had the rejected votes been admitted, Maurice O'Connell
would }save been elected by a considerable majority. The
rejected voters have commenced actions against the return-
ing officer, and also against the Clerk of the Peace for a
neglect of duty. A petition to the House Commons ivill
be the consequence ; and if there is any justice to be had
in St. Stephen's Chapel, Maurice O'Connell muit be the
sitting Member. The nomination day for the county was
on Monday ; end Mr. Daniel O'Connell, in proposing Mr.
Mullins as one of the Members, embraced the opportunity
of giving the High Sheriff a severe laceration, in having in
his official character subscribed 5001. to the Blennerhasset
Fund. The great struggle by the Blunnerhassets was yes-
terday, and there being such a trifling majority on the first
day, there is no doubt but Mullins will be considerably
above him on the 2d day, and that he will be elected by a
considerable majority. There are upwards of 900 votes
yet to poll.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, AUG. 10.
ATTEMPTED MURDER.--A second edition of the Free-
man's Journal contains the following account of two most
brutal outrages committed in Maryborough, at the nomi-
nation of candidates for Queen's County. The election has
commenced under fearful and exciting influence. Already
has the foul faction commenced their work. One man has
been shot in the leg, which is broken, and another wounded
in the abdomen, but fortunately not dangerously. The
facts, as well as I could collect them, are as follows :—A
crowd of respectably dressed individuals, to the amount of
about one or two hundred, had taken possession of the steps
of the Court-house, with a lievr of getting access to the in-
terior the moment the entrance should be opened. They
were to a man the supporters of the political friends of Mr.
Vesey. The people, on coming into the town, made their way
up to the place where these persons were, and a scene of con-
tention ensued, each individual endeavouring to get the
most prominent position. A few seconds had scarcely
elapsed before a man was seen tottering out of the crowd—
he had been wounded by a dagger-thrust in the abdomen.
Scarce had the excitement and sensation which this tragic
act had given rise to subsided, when a pistol shot was heard.
On reaching the spot whence the report proceeded, I saw
a man stretched on the ground—his leg had been broken
by the ball. A man connected with the Leinslcr Express,
the Orange paper—the foreman of the printing depart-
ment—was taken into custody, charged with having com-
mitted the last act. The excitement prevalent among the
people was with difficulty allayed. The nomination took
place at twelve o'clock. Sir Charles Coote was proposed
by. Mr. C9oper, of Cooper-bill, seconded by Lord Sydney
Osborne: The Hon. Thomas Vesey was proposed by Mr.
Cosby, and seconded by Mr. Hamilton Stubber. John
Wilson Fitzpatrick, Esq., of Upper Ossory, was proposed
by Mr. Thomas Wyse, M.P., and seconded by Mr. P.
Lalor. Baron de Roebuck was proposed by Mr. W. F.
Finn, and seconded by Mr. Burrowes Kelly. This noble-
man was proposed, to give Mr. Fitzpatrick the advantage
of double tallies, as well as his opponents.
CITY OF DUBLIN.—That the decision of Mr. George,
Assessor (who is we believe a Tory), is just, there can be
no doubt in any rational mind.
CARLOW ELECTION, WEDNESDAY,--At the close of the
poll this evening the numbers were—
Vigors and Yates
Bruen and Bunbury
Majority
There are as yet 249 freeholders unpolled, the majority
of whom will vote for the Liberal candidates.
Colonel Shaw Kennedy arrived here to-day to hold an in-
vestigation on the conduct of Vignoles. For this the Go-
vernment deserve the everlasting gratitude of the people.
He has been also suspended from his office until the inves-
tigation closes.

Whether this defeat, and the monstrous loss of money,
as well as of character, which Colonel Bruen has sustained,
will teach him a lesson as to the folly of a country gen-
tleman attempting, in this time, to rough-ride a consti-
tuency, and to outrage the feelings of electors, we do not
know.

CORK ClTY.—Gross poll on Wednesday :
Burnish

Callaghan

Leycester
Chatterton 932
By letters received this day, nearly all our apprehensions,
as to the success of the Liberal Candidates of the County
of Cork, are removed. The following important commu-
nication is published in the Dublin Evening Post :—" It
may be satisfactory to our friends in Dublin to know that
our Assessor here, Mr. Collins, Q.C., this morning, after
hearing Mr. Serjeant Jackson for the vote, and Mr. Blake,
Q.C., against it, decided, without hesitation, that freemen
registered less than six months arc clearly not entitled to
vote, and he rejected the votes. He was clearly of opinion
that six months' previous registry was essential for every
class of voters, and that he had no right to enquire how
the freedom came, whether by grace especial, or by right.
Notwithstanding the polling of non-resident freemen, Cal-
laghan and Beamish will be returned by a large majority.
TRALEE.—TraIee has, for the present only, been lost.
No doubt is entertained that the decision of the Assessor
is erroneous, and that Mr. Bateman will be compelled, on
a petition, to resign his seat. The conduct of the Assessor
has been completely inexplicable—upon ordinary grounds
of law and reason.

YOUGIIAL•-Mr. Howard has been returned by a majo-
rity of eight.
KILDARE.—The scandalous alliance between the Orange
and the Radical candidates failed altogether. The latter
had only one vote—his proposer, we suppose—and then
retired.

COUNTY CAVAN.—The Liberal candidate, Mr. Winter,
has declined to contest the county at present. Mr. Winter
has stated his reasons fairly and candidly, in a letter ad-
dressed to Mr. Brady ; and from what we know of the
actual condition of the respective parties in Cavan, and the
efforts made by the Conservatives to intimidate the electors,
we have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Winter is right in
the course be has adopted.
RIOTS.—The Orangemen at Armagh have been at
their old game. The Catholics have been fired at. The
magistrates met, and fully investigated the business. The
person who shot Keys, and one of his companions, were
fully identified, and committed for trial at next assizes, and
informations were sworn against five persons for assaulting
and beating the persons whom they had arrested, before
the cavalry came. The other prisoners were all discharged,
nothing criminal having appeared.
LIES.--The most malignant calumny has been propa-
gated to injure the character of the Rer. William Benn, by
stating that he received a living of 3001. a year for voting
at the College election. Placards were posted up about
the College walls, headed " Bribery and Corruption," as-
serting the fact. We believe that if his Excellency the
Lord Lieutenant had a living to confer, he naturally enough
would hare conferred it on this gentleman, who, we believe,
is one of his own chaplains, and who for many years has
been known as a zealous curate in this city. But what was
our surprise when we found out that the Lord Lieutenant
had not a single piece of Church patronage of any kind
whatsoever to confer within the last two months. We
hope that the Rev. Gentleman will not suffer the matter to
rest, but that he will find out the fabricators of this most
calumnious and base-hearted libel. It had its effect in in-
furiating the Confederates against him on Sunday.—Dublin
Evening Post. _

FORTY FELONS!--The following rather remarkable tes-
timony to the omnipotence of Mr. O'Connell is from the
Puddledock-press. That its truth should not be very ap-
parent is beautifully characteriiatiq, and confirms the au-
thenticity of the compliment. The Times declares that
" If O'Connell and the priests were disposed to take forty
felons from the hulks, they could insure their election to be
the representatives of several of the most important cities
and counties of Ireland." We shall not perhaps be greatly
surprised, when the elections are concluded, to find this
most scrupulous scribe of the Square, y'cleped " Printing-
house," stoutly asserting, or at least covertly insinuating,
that 40 of the Members of the most important places in
Ireland are not merely the scum of "the land of bogs and
blunders," but that they are actually " forty felons from the
hulks !"

An immense steamer, now building at Limehouse,
for the American Steam Navigation Company, surpasses
anything of the kind hitherto made. She is to he named,
after our Queen, Victoria ; will cost from 80,000/. to
100,0001. ; has about 150 men now employed daily on her ;
and is expected to be finished in November next. The ex-
treme length is about 253 feet, but she is 237 feet between
the perpendiculars, 401 feet beam between the paddle-
boxes, and 27 feet 1 inch deep from the floor to the under
side of the spar deck. The engines are two of 250 horse
power, each with 6 feet 4 inch cylinders, and 7 feet stroke.
She displaces, at 16 feet deep, 2,740 tons of water ; her
computed tonnage is 1,800 tons. At the water line every
additional inch displaces 181 tons. The average speed is
exneeted to be 200 nautical miles per day, and consump-
tion of coals 30 tons. It is calculated that she will make
the outward voyage to New York in 18 days, and home-
ward in 12, consuming 540 tons of coal out, and 360 home.