The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-27 00:00:00

SALFORD, JULY 26.

The contest here has been most severe, but Mr. Bro-
therton has headed the poll up to the present hour (one
o'clock) the majority at that time, as nearly as could be as-
certained in the confusion which exists throughout the town
was about 40.
Official state of the poll at twelve o'clock
Brotherton
Garnett

Majority
Mr. I3rotherton's election is placed beyond a dank
there being very few electors who have not polled.

BOSTON, JULY 26.
Poor-law agitation has been practised here, by three
candidates nut of four, to a shameful extent ; and to this
may be attributed in a great measure the defeat of Major
Handley. Mr. BrownriLt-g, the Conservative, declared from
the hustings that the law was barbarous and inhuman. Sir
James Duke, the BadicalMernber, on his canvass pledged
himself to do his utmost to have it repealed, and bore on
one of his flags " Duke, the friend of the poor." The third,
a young man who had never the most remote" chance of
being elected, came out as a High Tory, High Churchman,
and anti-Poor-law man. Not one word was allowed to be
heard from Major Handley at the hustings, although ques-
tions upon the Poor-law, attacking bins for having voted
for it in Parliament, and having been active in the admi-
nistration as Chairman of the Bourne Union, were put out
on that morning. Thus it is that gentlemen are deterred
from assisting in executing a law which has operated so
beneficially upon all classes, and in all places where it has
been fairly tried and well administered.

STATE OF THE POLL :

Brownrigg 459
Duke
Handley . •
Collett

NORTH WILTS.
The o"d apostate to Liberal principles, Sir Francis
Burdett, made his first appearance amongst us as a
candidate to represent this division of the county
to-day. He arrived at New-park, the residence of
Z. H. S. B. Estcourt, the Tory Member for our
borough last evening, front:the shades of which Tory bower
be emerged this day about two o'clock, accompanied in his
carriage by Mr. Estcourt and two other gentlemen, and
escorted by a retinue of sixteen horsemen, consisiing
of the butcher, baker, blacksmith, and few hangers-on of
this old Tory mansion. On their arrival at the Bear Inn
(this being the Agricultural Show day), about 100 persons
were assembled to rceeive him, and did raise a shout simi'ar
to what we were accustomed to hear some years ago, on
the sth of November, from children assembled round a
figure of Guy Fawkes.

The poor old man, with his two wooden supporters (not
the two Tory Members for Chippenham and Devizes),
contrived to hobble into the house amidst the jeers of
many who surrounded him. We could not help view-
ing this poor old imbecile with some degree of pity,
as it brought to our recollection the last time we
saw him in this town, . which was to atten-
a meeting held here in the year 1820, when
he then, in all his manly vigour, appeared as the advocate
and supporter of the rights of an injured Queen, and in di-
rect opposition to Mr. Estcourt, the Hon. Member for
Oxford University, who, now Sir Francis has turned his
coat, is become one of his principal supporters, and by
whose son he is now introduced to the electors of North
Wilts.

" How arc the mighty fallen."
Look at this poor old man in his second childhood, fallen
into the arms of these. bigotted Tories, who now adopt
him as their favourite bantling.
Devizes, July 26, 1837.