The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-25 00:00:00

_HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
HERTFORD, May 24 —This morning having been ap-
pointed by the High Sheriff for making the official de-
claration of the numbers polled for the respective candi-
dates, notwithstanding the weather was very wet and
stormy, a considerable number of the electors assembled
at the hustings at the appointed hour, 12 o'clock.
The High sheriff, after the usual formalities, stated
the numbers to be—for
Smith
Puller

ST. PETERSBURG.—The letters from St. Petersburg
are to the 16th inst. The effects of Sir Hamilton Sey-
mour had been shipped on board a Prussian vessel. It
is also said that the Ann M'Alister had sailed from
Cronstadt on the 15th. The total number of vessels
entered since the opening of the navigation had been 16,
and, although the period had arrived at which the
blockade was understood to be intended to commence,
an attempt would be made to load them, in the hope of
getting them away. The rate of exchange was 351 d.
THE LITE MAYOR. or RTE.—A. deputation, consist-
ing of many members of Parliament and other influential
gentlemen on Tuesday waited upon Lord Palmerston, to
present a memorial, addressed to her Majesty, praying
for a free pardon for Mr. Jeremiah Smith, the late
Mayor of Rye, who was convicted in March last, at the
Central Criminal Court, of having committed perjury
before a committee of the House of Commons, appointed
to inquire into alleged acts of bribery at the election
FRENCH PLAYS.—The new piece produced here yes- for the borough of Rye. Mr. De Nicoll stated, that
terday evening is a triumphant addition to the riper- Mr. Smith in his evidence denied having paid with Mr.
toire of the manager. It is entitled La Joie Fait Peur, Mackinnon's money for a certain dinner given to the
and is from the pen of Madame de Girardin. It is a electors of Rye, feeling himself to be justified in
comedy in one act of the most larrnoyant character— making this denial, because Mr. Curteis, the retiring
that class of drama which is, perhaps, the most diffi- member, openly professed to give this dinner, for which
cult to be adequately represented from the danger he issued invitations in his own handwriting, as had
of steering between the Charybdis of bathos on the been proved by a recent statutory declaration and by a
one hand, and the Scylla of extravagance on the other. letter from Mr. Curteis, in which that gentleman took
When, however, we mention that it has been performed upon himself the responsibility of the dinner. Neither
with unqualified success for 50 nights at the Thatre of those facts had been produced upon the trial. No
Francais, one may judge that its mist en scene has been less than 40 testimonials to the high character and in-
retty erfect. M. Re and Madame Allan, who tegrity of Mr. Smith were presented to Lord Palmer-
p p g
in the original characters in Paris, and on stun. His Lordship said, that nothing could be stronger
appeared
whom the main action of the piece rests, happily met than the testimonials ; but what he should have to con-
on the boards of St. James's, to produce a repetition of sider was, not so much the former character of the per-
its first success, son as the act for which he had been convicted. Lord
Tr.IIIINveErWeux7MVE.EpN.,OII Or PRINCE EDWARES.—A very Palmerston then asked why the facts in question had
numerous and influential party of Reformers, consisting not been proved at the trial ? and remarked that it was
ofm the Solicitor-General of Ireland, Mr. Green, M.P , impossible they could have the same validity now as if
Mr. Beamish, M.P , Mr. John.
they had been brought forward at that time. He, how-
Sadleir,Mr. Cogan, M.P., Mr. Joseph. Parkes, ever, would look at the case with every possible atten-
Mr. Ellice, Mr. Dowling, Capt. Maher, and about 40 tion, and would consider all that had been urged by the
members of the Reform Club, dined at Lovegrove's deputation in favour of Mr. Smith.
Hotel, Black wall, yesterday evening, as a testimony of THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION.----The treaty for the
their esteem and regard to Mr. Dominick Daly, previous free navigation of the rivers Parana and Uruguay, signed
to his departure to take charge of the government of on the 10th of July by Sir C. Hotharn and the pro-
Prince Edwards. Mr. Carew O'Dwyer took the chair, visional director of the Argentine Confederation, has
and after the usual loyal toasts he proposed the health been laid before Parliament. The conferation concedes
of Mr. Daly, and referred in very eloquent terms to that the free navigation of these rivers, wherever they may
gentleman's long and successful colonial career in the belong to her, to the merchant vessels of all nations,
public service, and more particularly to the important and agrees to maintain beacons and marks pointing
part be took in carrying, when Provincial Secretary of out the channels, such navigation to remain free to
Canada, the final establishment of responsible govern. the merchant flag of all nations in case of war between
ment in that section of the empire. Mr. Daly returned any of the States of the River Plate or its confluents,
thanks, and expressed his sincere desire to follow up excepting in what may relate to munitions of wa
r, uni-
r, such
the liberal principles he had always adopted in the as arms, gunpowder, lead,
and cannon balls.
service of the Crown, and, in doing so, he would only , form system is to be established by the confederation
be now obeying the wise and enlightened instructions I for the collection of Custom-house, harbonr, and other
and policy of his distinguished chief, the Dulw of New. dues. No favour is to be granted to the flag of any
within a very other nation which shall not equally extend to the
short period,
ewriho7 eresittaotreestiluea,n),
liitkeentlPn°triiii(t'Yanhiald;rodperity to our British. The high contracting parties, considering that
numerous colonies, and added materially to the wealth the island of Martin Garcia may
eiempedeuse free nav
influence
igation
and solidity of the empire. (Cheers.) After several of the confluents of the Plate, agr to
other toasts the party separated at eleven o'clock, well to prevent that island being held by any State which
contented with Mr. Lovegrove's good fare and the social I shall not adhere to the principle of free navigation. The
evening they had weed, t treaty was ratified on the 11th of gent.

2,205
. 2,151

Majority for Smith 54
He had therefore to declare that Abel Smith, Eiq., had
been duly elected to serve in Parliament as the repre-
sentative for the county of Hertford, in the place of
Thomas Puller Halsey. Esq., deceased. (The announce-
ment was received by loud cheering by the friends of
Mr. Smith.)
Mr. Smith and Mr. Puller then afterwards addressed
the electors.