The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ELECTION.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 8.
The town has been in a state of considerable excite-
ment dining the day, owing to the difference of the
hourly poll-returns put out by the respective committees.
At an early hour of the morning Sir Erskine Perry was
announced as heading the poll by several hundred votes,
and some time elapsed before correct information could
be obtained in consequence of the polling-booths being
far apa-t.

CkOSIC OF TUE POLL.
Horafall
Liddell 5,671
Perry 4,495
Moore
The majority is thus about equal to the number of
freemen in Liverpool.
The successful candidates afterwards addressed a large
assemblage in font of the Adelphi Hotel, and Sir
Erskine Perry also delivered a speech to a numerous
meeting in Clayton-square. He thanked those electors
who had recorded their votes in his favour, and stated
that, although their exertions had on this occasion been
unsuceessfel, he should always remember their exertions
on his behalf with the warmest feelings of gratitude.
The result of the Liverpeol election surprises no one.
That Sir Erskine Perry should have polled more than
4,500 votes, without a canvass, without a shilling ex-
pended in carriages, without band, colours, or the usual
excitements to the zeal of the electors is highly credit-
able both to Sir Erskine and the Liberal party. The
numbers polled in July, 1{352, for Mr. Turner were
nearly 600 more than those now polled for Mr. Horsfall ;
and those polled for Mr. Mackenzie were 900 more
than those now polled for Mr. Liddell; while Sir Erskine
Perry has polled with 500 of the votes poled by Mr.
Cardwell ; the majority of Mr. Turner over Mr.
Cardwell was 1446, and the present majority of
Mr. Horsfall over Sir Erskine_ Pony is near 1,400.
There is no cause for triumph to the Liverpool
Tories in this. The freemen were treated, and
carried to the poll in carriages, just as usual, and
they alone gave the majority to the Tory candidates,
The arrangement for votinc, in Liverpool alphabetically,
with regard to the residence of the voters, was most
absurd. The effect of this mode of a:rangement is to
drag voters miles away from their houses—often to the
opposite end of the town—to record tholr votes ; and
whilst all Sir Erskine Perry's voters walked or rode at
their own expense, the carriages of the Tory party
abounded in all directions.

METROPOLITAN FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—The
fourth public ballot of this society was hold on Thu
day evening last, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street. Mr. G. J. Phelps presided. The chairman
e mumented on the a Ivantrges of these societies, and
stated that tho estates purchased by this society at
Barnes and Wimbledon, in Surrey, were highly approved
of by the members. That at Wimbledon was now in
their hands, and the sum of 201. premirm had been
offered for some of the plots, and even higher sums had
been mentioned. Three-fourths of the estate had already
been chosen. This, he said, was very g.-atify7-ig to the
committee, and flattering to their judgment in the pur-
chases they had made. Tho Barnes estate would be
ready in a few weeks, and ho was quite confident, from
the feeling expressed by the members themselves, that
there would not be a plot left after the day of choice.
Several gentlemen having addressed the meeting in ex-
planation of the operations of the society, the proceed.
ings terminated. A considerable number of shares were
taken during the day, and at the meeting.
SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY—Tun DREADNOUGHT.
—Yesterday a quarterly general court of the governors
of this charity was held at their offices, King William-
street, City ;J. Wild, Esq., in the chair. There were
also present Lord 11. Cholmondeley, Admiral Hope,
Captains Saunders, Radley, Madan, Probyn, and the
Hon. Captain Maude, Messrs. Lindsay, Graham, and
other gentlemen. It appeared from the minutes of the
proceedings of the committee during the last quai;,er
that his Majesty the King of Denmark had contributed
501. to the institution, and that its stock had been in-
creased by 7001. in the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
It was also mentioned that the society had agreed to
receive from the Board of Trade, in lieu of 8501., now
payable annually, under the provisions of the Merchant
Semen's Fund Winding-up Act, a sum of 2,2131. 158.
in ready money, to be paid on the Ist of October next,
and to receive annually out of the Exchequer a sum
equal in amount to the sum received each year as fines
on the loss of register tickets. The report stated that
on the Ist of April there had been on board 114 patients,
and that there had been since admitted form her Ma-
jesty's ships 11 patients, and from British and foreign
trading ships 562, making a total of 687. Of these tl ter
had been 579 discharged, so that there remained on
board 108, of whom seven were fit for duty. The out-
patients for the quarter numbered 417. The income for
the same period was, from all sources, 3,2831. 7s. 10d.,
and the expenditure 2,6361. Bs., leaving a balance of
6461. 19s. 10d. in favour of the charity. The report
was unanimously adopted, and some routine burin ess
transacted, when the proceedings terminated in the usual
manner.

CHARGE AGAINST A SURGEON. -- On Thursday, Mr.
Radley, surgeon, of Newton Abbot, Devonshire, was
brought before the Teignmouth bench of magistrates in
custody, charged with attemptingto procure aborOion
on the body of Sarah Baker, living in the village of
Luton. The young woman was too ill to attend, and
her statement, which had been taken down in the p re-
senc3 of the superintendent of police, was produced:lnd
read. She stated that on the 15th of June she went -to
the prisoner's house, whoa h e performed an operation onher, which gave her excessive pain. She went hog ne,
and was ill at intervals, until the 24th of June, when
she was obliged to be assisted to bed by her mothor.
On the following Sunday she was confined, and in the
absence of her friends she wrapped the child in a do th,
and buried it in a dung-pit. She soon got better ; but cm
the Ist of July she was taken seriously ill, when a/t-
-ether surgeon (Mr. Sullock) was sent for ; and he cat me
and said she had given birth to a child, which she at
first denied. The girl, in addition to this stateme.nt,
said that about . two years ago she was in the fan-If ly-
way, and went to prisoner, who asked her to allow him
to " cure her," but she refused. lie said if she had: a
child, it would be a stain upon her character through
life. She said she did not care for that, and persisted .in
her refusal. The bench adjourned the inquiry for f
ur-
ther evidence until to to-day (Saturday), refusing to
take bail for the prisoner's appearance. .
ROYAL ARTILLERY.—Serrant Lawson, of Capt: tin
Stace's campany stationed at Quebec, who so gallau fly
defended Gavazzi when attacked by the rioters in Ch al-
mers's church, has been presented by several member( t of
the legislature who witnessed his behaviour with a g aid
watch and chain, and a large family Bible. '