The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-31 00:00:00

KILMARNOCK.

Dr. Bowring is defeated in the Kilmarnock burghs. The
exact majority cannot yet be ascertained, bat it wilt be inel:l-
- No calumny has bccn spared, no menace been un-
employed, no corruption left untried ; and the consequence is
that Colquhoun, of KiP.ermont, goes to augment the Tory
ranks.

Colquhoun .
Boss ring ....

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HUDDERSFIELD, JULY 29.

CLCSE OF Till rOLL

Stanfield
Oastier .

In my communication of the 28th instant, in narrating the
disorders of the morning previous to the booths being opened.
I stated, in mistake, that Mr. Monie's' coat had been torn
from his back ; it was Mr. Maus hose suffered, and in his
pocket he hod a gold snuff box, which, as the shreds of his
coat were being tossed about, fell into the street, and he for-
tunately recovered it. Mr. Joshua Lockwood, Mr. Learoyd,
Mr. Sutcliffe, and Mr. Willans had also their garments torn,
or their persons abused, about the same period. To t.tie tur-
bulence we may ascribe Oastlees short-lived triumph of tekieg
the lead for the first hour ; and to the same cause may also he
attributed the majority being so much less this tin;c, than se,
the last contest. Time conduct of the Whigs and the
To; ics turieg the day formed a marked contrast. The Libe-
ral party had- neither music, flags, favours, nor many car-
riages ; while their opponents were profuse in all. The orange
voters generally walked to the booths, and wormed their way
through the dense mass of the population, who, if not hired,
were encouraged to hiss and deride them. The zeal of the
Radical-Tories displayed itself in a laughable manner after
the first hour—carriage after gig, and gig after lantion, the
drivers decorated with blue favours, continued to drive up to
the poll, received and hailed rith the loud ,Louts of the de-
lighted multitude, who discerned in ti,ese rapid and frequent
arrivals the certainty of their triumph ; but, alas= ! the occu-
pants of the vehicles, though ushered into the booths with
such acclamation, were not always voters. One elector, a stout
bloated young man, called Ar.bv Benison, was drives up twice
to the booths in an open landau, r; hie]: he nearly filled; he
vigorously waved a blue handkerchief, in answer to the thou-
sand plaudits that greeted his double arrival. Nat the least
amusing was it to note the puzzled expression of countenance
some of our operatives put ow, when the state of the pH,
fairly announced, proved the Liberal candidate to be a heal—
it had been told to him that Mr. Stam.field was twenty-eight
in advance, and he bad himself counted the arrival-oi elec.ers

in carriages to rub off that majority and more, nor had he seen
many orange voters come up—it was beyond his comprehen-
sion. How was it done ? You might easily dis.eorn, i ha
perplexed thoughts, that foul play caisted s-me:there. The
scene, if divested of its national importance, was laughable in
the highest degree. About throe minutes. certaiuly less '
than eight, the discontent of the asEem'uled bc,ke
out into open riot ; the police stationed at the booths were
assaulted with stones, two of them severely injured, and the
remainder had to shelter themselves within the booths. The
Returning Officer then declared the poll to be adjourned,
though the time allowed by law was then so nearly elapsed.
Immediately after the military trotted into the town, and order
was once more restored, without more mischief being clime.
Both parties were active during the night, but Tory kfluence
was exhausted, Radical intimidation had no more electors to
threaten. The Liberal party were put to more expense by
the adjournment, for, as they considered it a mere trick to
gain time, and being determined not even to allow their oppo-
nents a chance, they did not scruple to post off for their friends
at Harroargate and other distant parts of the country, but
happily they were not warted. After p,Aling one, and the
Liberals six, the Blues proposed to give in, on condition that
the numbers should stand the same as last night. Thus ended
this arduous contest, with a paltry arrangement from the high-
minded proud Tories as a finish.