The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-19 00:00:00

ELECTION INTEGLIGENCE.

CANTERBURY.
CANTERBURY, Friday Evening.—The poll demanded
by the Hon. C. Lennox Butler and Messrs. Cooper and
Glover, took place to day, between the prescribed hours.
eight and four. Although a good deal of interest and
excitement was manifested, the utmost good feeling pre-
vailed throughout the day. In some instances the
bribery oath was administered, principally to those
electors who had been known to have received bribes on
previous occasions. The contest rested entirely between
Sir W. Somerville, the Hon. C. Lennox Butler, and Mr.
Lushington ; the state of the poll at eleven o'cicck was,
according to Sir W. Somerville's committee—
Somerville
Lushington 192
Butler
191
Cooper
123
Glover
24
There was very little variation in the distance between
the first three named candidates during the greater part
of the day. Mr. Glover retired at one o'clock, having
had only 41 votes, which fact he attributed to "the un-
worthy practices" which had been brought to bear
against him.
The Sheriff declared the state of the poll as follows :
Lushing.ton .......................... 729
Somerville
.......................... 699
Butler
671
Cooper
403
Clover
41
Messrs. Somerville and Lushington have addressed
the electors. All quiet.

CAMBRIDGE.
The official declaration of the poll took place yester-
day, on Parker's Piece, by_the mayor, Mr. Brimley.
Messrs. Adair and Islowatt, accompanied by their
friends, left the Hoop, their head-quarters, at ten o'clock,
and on their arrival at the hustings, and the subsiding of
the congratulatory shouts of their friends, Mr. Brimley
announced the Lumbers at the close of the poll to be—
Adair
Mo watt
Maidstone
Slade
His worship's announcement was received with loud
cheers.

Mr. ADAIR then presented himelf, and the uproar
for a short time was deafening. He congratulated the
Liberals on the steady maintenance of the confidence
which he said had never deserted them, and said that
when he got into the House of Commons be should
give his best attention to all measures deserving con-
sideration.

Mr. MOWATT followed, and was equally well received.
He said that the rejoicing at their triumph was not con-
fined to Cambridge, but was participated in by every
friend to rectitude of conduct throughout the length and
breadth of the land. Mr. Mowatt then proceeded to ridi-
cule the Derby Government, of which Lord Maidstone
was a supporter, and accused them of stealing the cast-
off clothes of their predecessors. Mr. Mowatt created
some fun by describing the appearance Mr. Disraeli
cut in the House of Commons on an occasion when he
made an attempt at costume, and next fell upon the
lawyers in the House, who, he said, were a nuisance
that he took every means of avoiding when he was
formerly in tie House, by going out to write a letter,
or on some other excuse. Mr. Mowatt proceeded to
apply this to Mr. Slade, and appealed to his audience to
say whether, if that gentleman was a specimen, ho was
not right in his description. He declared himself an
unflinching advocate of the ballot, and said that it it had
been in operation on the previous day, he believed that
the Conservatives would not have polled 300 votes.
A vote of thanks to the Mayor concluded the pro-
ceedings, and the Whigs again proceeded to perambulate
the town, headed by the candidates. In the evening
the Liberals dined together at the Hoop. The joy bells
at all the churches rang throughout the day, and one or
two bands of itinerant musicians were sent round the
town by members of the Liberal party, who had a mind
that the day should not pass off without a tune, but
who, perhaps, evinced more zeal than discretion.

EARLY-CLOSING 1110\7E1/EXT.—We are glad to hear
that this laudable object progresses satisfactorily. Some
of the most eminent legal firms have adopted its prin-
ciples by closing at two o'clock on Saturday; amongst
others the well-known railway firm of Messrs. W. 0.
and W. Hunt and Elsdale, of Whitehall-place.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY.—With reference to
our recent complaints of irregularity and slowness on this
line, we have received from the secretary of the Bi ighton I
Railway Company a return showing the number of trains
despatched from the 7th to the 16th inclusive, and the
hours of starting. It appears from this document that
increased accommodation has upon the whole been
given to the public, the trains being run with greater
frequency, especially in the afternoon. The complaint,
however, made was that the advertised times for leaving
London-bridge terminus were not observed. Thus, on
Wednesday last, the 2.10 train did not start till nearly
2.30, so that passengers were kept 20 minutes beyond
the proper hour ; and when they did get under way, the
I pace was as near an approach to that of a cab taken by
the hour as it was possible for the locomotive to make.
It is not very agreeable for people seeking the pure air
of Sydenhain to be thus unnecessarily detained among
the effluvia of the bone-crushing establishments, tan-
nenes, and other trade nuisances with which the Borough
and Bermondsey abound.
DEMOLITION OF GILTSPUR-STREET COMPTER.—On
Thursday workmen were engaged pulling down the walls
of the prison, the materials of which have been sold.
The greatest difficulties have to be encountered in the
operation, the walls of the cells for refractory prisoners
being upwards of four feet thick, of solid masonry, and
firmly tied with iron binders, that have been let into the
stones and leaded down. The ordinary walls of the ,
passages and galleries are of brickwork, three feet thick,
land the arched ceilings of the cells on the ground floor
aro fully two feet in thickness. The materials at the
back of the premises will be first cleared away, in order
that the addition to Christ's Hospital, which it adjoins,
may be commenced.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BLACRIVAIL RAILWAY.—
Late on Thursday evening, an old lady was found shock-
ingly mutilate I upon the Blackwall Railway, about half
way between the Minories and Shadwell stations. It
appears that the guard of the North London (Camden
Town) eight o'clock train from Fenchurch-street, on
arriving at the Stepney station, and believing that they
had passed over something on their way from the City,
at once caused the fact to be telegraphed to town, so as
to warn the driver of the next down train. He pro-
- 1 ceeded with all care, and near about the bridge which
.. i passes over Cannon-street-road, he observed something
Iwhich at the time he supposed to be seamen's bedding,
which description of luggage the Blackwall trains are
often in tai s habit of conveying. On reaching Shadwell
station son, verso i -was sent along the line, when a
poor old lady, between 60 and 70 years of age, was dis-
covered lying in the middle of the permanent way. Her
legs were nearly severed from the body, blood was flow-
ing from her head, and she was fast dying. A train
from Blackwall coming up at the moment, the poor crea-
ture was placed in ()Lt.) of the carriages and taken on to
town. A surgeon having seen her, she was at once
f ordered to St. Thomas's Hospital, where death soon ter-
) urinated her sufferings. How she came upon the line is
i a perfect mystery. It is thought that she might have
fallen out of a carriage, through the door not being fas-
tened. Up to yesterday the body had not been identi-
fied. The unfortunate woman was dressed in mourning,
and from some papers found upon her it is thought that
she belonged to Moorfields.
Mr. CARDEN IN GAOL.—A statement is passing the
rounds of the press purporting to give the position of
Mr. Carden in gaol, which is not correct. The facts
are the sentence of " hard labour" is being carried into
execution in the ordinary way. The unfortunate cul-
prit was immediately after his conviction attired in the
common gaol dress, his head was shaven, and he was
set upon the treadmill for the usual space of time. He
is locked up at six o'clock every evening, and rises in
the morning at six. This much favour has, however,
been granted him by the gaol committee—he is allowed
an entire cell to himself, his servant man attends him,
and he is permitted to supply himself with food. No
wine or spirits of any description are allowed him. He
gees on the treadmill at ten o'clock, and remains
working at it, with the usual rests, until two. This
monotonous and severe toil he goes through without
murmuring. He looks very ill, but has not formally
complained to the gaoler that he is suffering in health.
He prefers the long-continued toil at the mill to
walking
inthe
of h
in the gaol yard amongst the other convicts,
place.
THE order provided by the regulations
THE CHARGE AOAINST MR. E. O'FLAIIERTY.— At
Capel-street police-office yesterday, Dr. Kelly issued
three warrants for the apprehension of- Mr. Edmund
O'Flaherty,
late commissioner of income-tax, on charges
of having forged bills-of exchange, purporting, one of
them, to be the draft of Lord Dunkellin upon Lord
Bolingbroke., indorsed with the name of Mr. Keogh,
Solicitor-General for Ireland, for the sum of 405/. ; and
the other two, the alleged acceptances of Mr. John R.
Godley, one of the commissioners for income-tax, for
the sums of 450/. and 701. The warrants are entrusted
to the G, or detective division of police, and measures
will be at once taken to institute a vigilant pursuit of
the fugitive.
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE AT SEA.—_A short time since
Richard Hurry, a wheelwright, who formerly resided in
the neighbourhood of Liverpool, engaged a cabin pass.
age on board the ship Liberia, from St. John's, New
Brunswick, for this port. He manifested aberration of
intellect soon after the ship left St. John's. On Tuesday
last, when the ship was in long. 10 W., lat. 51, the de-
ceased came on deck and asked the captain (Cruikshank)
to hoist a flag with a black ball on it for a mini-
ster. The. captain sent him below, and told him to
compose himself. He went below, and shortly after
smoke was seen issuing from the state-room occupied by
the deceased. On going into it he was discovered heap-
ing his bedclothes on a sheet to which he had set fire,
on the cabin floor. On being asked what he was doing,
he rushed up the cabin stairs on deck, and, before any
one could restrain him, in the confusion, it being re-
ported that the ship was on fire, the deceased jumped
overboard. The quarter-boat was immediately lowered,
the helm was put hard down, and 4 men got into the
boat and made every exertion to pick up the deceased,
but in vain. He was never afterwards seen.—Liverpool
standard.
MONMOUTHSHIRE.—The vacancy in the governorship
of the county gaol was filled up on Thursday, by the
selettion of Mr. Thomas Holman from the 83 gentlemen
'e who had offered themselves as candidates. Tl success-
fulrinistra-
applicant has had great experience in the
tration of penal discipline, having been for some ad
oht years
in Van
engaged in the supervision of prisoners
Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island before
fore he accepted
the
post which he has given so. much tiefe
governor to the tb.eagevirlyr•erected gaolgaetion,•that of
for tli• torouga
of Devouort.