The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-14 00:00:00

CHESTER ELECTION.

SATURDAY.—FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
At the final close of the pull at twelve o'clock (when
there were several hundreds of Mr. Grosvenor's voters in
atteutlan:p, and clamorous to have their names recorded
on the pull), the Sheriffs declared the tanuber to he
For the Right Hon. Robert Grosvenor 249
Cunlifl Ottley, Esq..,, 154
Nlajority for the Right lion. R. Grosvenor-45
and he was declared duly elected accordingly. The an-
nouncement was received with enthusiastic cheers for
several minutes.

The Right Roam llotaxem Geoevssioa then rose, end
spoke as follows t—" Gentlemen of the ;Opposition—you
have given yourselves a very great deal of trouble to a very
little purpose, except tip your own prejudice ; fur it you bed
permitted me to be quietly re-elected, I should he in my
place in Parliament on igontlay night, to support the alto-
'Rion of the truck systena'l and as you would not hear me
on the first day of the elee tion--whieh, if you had done it,
would probably have save d you some trouble --I shall
reserve what I have to say for those of my friends who
honour me with their preset set at the hotel." The lion.
Gentleman retired from the Hail into the Inner Prentice
Court, where he briefly but et'ArdiellY
thanked his friends.
Ile was then carried in triump. Is to the Royal Hotel, andaddressed the assembled multit.t ile from the window as
follows Gentlemen, this is unfavourable season of
the year for addressing you in ti open air—l with it
were summer, as I should then sets among you thou
elegantly-dressed females who him ,intresi me with their
presence at the close of the lest elect '*ion, for, bless their
hearts ! I like to see them always shot V me.—(Laughter.)
To you, bachelors, I my that I will do's all in my power to
take off the taxes, in order its enable yo \m to marry.—(lte.
nerved laughter.) Egad ! I begin to tb ink I myself shall
marry, now that I have got a salary ; ft 1r I hold it 'to be
very disreputable for any man to cant) 'nue very long a
bachelor,—(Laughter.) Gentlemen, sines I had last the
honour of addressing your front this place, many
strange events have happened et home • and abroad.
—One Adminsstration has been turned \ut, because
they were insensible to the force of public of or set
it at defiance—(Bravo)—std auotber Adrnini: oration has
been called into office. Of this Administre ion I will
only ray, that it is my confident hope that the. 'r first and
earliest attention will be directed to take oft t. some taxes
that now press with particular severity upon:the , Aabouring
and industrious classes of the eommunity.—(Loud cheers.)
Gentlemen, -I believe the new Adminittretion mean it well:
and that they,will. receive, as I Italie no doubt Os 'ty will
merit, the unanimous support of the nation at la',
'.l r'— have not yet had. time to do much, hut
think I may venture to say, that whenever it
pleasure of our most gracious Monarch to honour his fa Atit-
fel citizens of London with his presence at Guildhall, '.he
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