The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-14 00:00:00

RESULTS OF ELECTION PETI

TIONS.

The subjoined table will show at a glance the results of
the petitions on controverted elections, as far as they have
yet proceeded. In the table T stands for Tory, L for
Liberal, P for petitioner, and S for sitting Member :
Politics of the Whom seated, Politics of
majority petitioner or the party
of the Committee. sitting Member, seated.
Belfast
Bristol
Carlow County L
Carlow Borough
I, Dublin
Durham L
Evesham
Ipswich ... T
' Kerry L
' Kinsale
Leicester
London
Longford County
1 Maldon
Marylehone T
Newcastle-under- Lyne L
Newry, T
Petersfield
Queen's County
Reading L
Roxburgh
Salford
Shaftesbury
Sligo .
Tamworth T
Taunton T
Tyncmouth ... T
Tralee
Walsall
Wicklow L
You.ball
r,

By this it appears that out of the 31 Committees ballotted
or, 19 had a majority of Liberal Members, and 12 a ma-
ority of Tories.

In the 19 cases in which the majority was liberal, in 15
instances the sitting Member, when a Liberal, was declared
duly elected ; in two instances when the sitting Member
was a Tory ; in the matter of two petitions the petitioner,
when a Liberal, was seated ; but in no case did a Tory
petitioner succeed.

- In the 12 cases in which the majority was Tory, in two
instances the sitting Member, when a Liberal, was declared
duly elected ; in three instances when the sitting Member
was a Tory ; in the matter of two petitions the petitioner,
when a Liberal, was seated ; in five cases the Tory peti-
t itioners succeeded.

In the Irish election petitions the vexata questio of open-
ing the registry arose eight times. In the Carlow county,
Carlow borough, Dublin, Longford county, Queen's county,
and Wicklow cases, in all of which the majority consisted of
Liberal Members, the Committee decided that they had
not the power of opening the registry ; the consequence
was that, in all these instances, the petitioners abandoned
their opposition, and the sitting Members were declared
duly elected.
In the Belfast and Youghall cases, in which the ma-
jority consisted of Tory Members, the Committee decided
that the registry could be opened. By these decisions,
in the Belfast case two Liberal sitting Members were
displaced by two Tory petitioners ; and in that of Youghall,
elthough the sitting Member was at length declared duly
elected, it was not until after a protracted and expensive
inquiry. _ _ _

In the Kinsale case, with a view to save time, the re-
gistry was allowed to be opened without argument on either
side. The complexion of the Committee was Tory : the
result was the Tory petitioner succeeding against the Li-
beral sitting Member.

To look at the table in another point of view. The
Liberal party have gained Evesham, Petersfield, Tralee,
and Tynemouth—four seats. The Tories : Belfast,
Ipswich, Kinsale, Marylebone, Shaftesbury—zix seats ;
apparently a loss to the Liberal party of two. But it ap-
peared also that of the 41 Members petitioned against 32
were Liberals, and only nine Tories. The Liberal gain
amounts therefore to 41 per cent. on the Tories petitioned
against ; the Tory gain to not quite 19 per cent. on the
Liberals petitioned against. And should the results of
the petitions which are to come follow this ratio the now
Tory majority of two will turn into a very considerable ma-
jority on the other side.

We learn that the King of Greece has appropriated
a sum of 120,000 drachmas to the construction of a new laza-
retto at Syra, of sufficient magnitude to contain convenient ac-
commodation for upwards of 200 persons, each having a sepa-
rate lodging. It will be composed of two buildings comprising
magazines, apparatus for fumigation, baths, &c , and a residence
for the inspector.

THE NEW ORIENTAL ROMANCE.—We are re-
quested to state that the new oriental fiction, entitled " Nour-
rnahal, the Light of the Harem," by M. J Quin, Esq., author
of " A Steam Voyage down the Danube," &c., is published
this day by Mr. Colburn, 13, Great Niarlboroug,,h-street, and
may be had at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn will also publish,
on the 18th inst., the new work by Mrs. S. C. Hall (authoress
of " The Buccaneer," " Uncle Horace," &c.), called " Lights
and Shadows of Irish Life," in 3 vols. post Bvo. Agents—for
Scotland, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; for Ire-
land, John Cumming, Dublin.

We find-that Pens used with the Patent Perryian
Elastic Pen Holder, acquire a superior flexibility and freedom
of action, chiefly attributable to its excellent vibrating proper-
ties, which makes the Pen act with remarkable ease ; and in
this particular it is superior to any thing we have ever tried.
Last evening an inquest was held at the George,
South-street, Grosvenor-square, before Mr. Higgs, on view of
the body of Martha Gould, aged 34, who committed suicide
by hanging herself. It appeared from the evidence that the
deceased was a widow, who had been left with a family of nine
children, the youngest of which was only four months old.
The unfortunate woman had been in a dejected state of mind
since her husband's death, which occurred about three months
ago. On Tuesday afternoon last she was discovered by one
of the lodgers suspended by a cord to one of the rafters of the
washhouse. She was instantly cut down and a medical man
promptly attended ; but, though the body was not cold, every
effort to restore animation proved unavailing. The jury re-
" Temporary insanity."
turned verdict of s

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1838.

WINDsort.—PRIDA

The duevii,,dee:thnpanied by her Royal Mother, drift at-
tended by /..ady Portman, the Earl of Surrey, Lady Maiy
Stopford, Viseotint 110dy i3ircjiheri,ifardneo•Leh-
zen, Colonel Wcmys§, Nliss Lister, Rich, sn Miss
NUS, attended the inorning service at St. George's Chapel,
thin mrirninsi; The 116 n. and Rev.. Ciisti canon-in-residence,
officiated at the altar, the drid Rev. Mr. Moore
preached. At the conclusion of the service, the Oueen te-
turned to the Castle, and aftewards walked in the slopes and
on the nO, terrace.

TheTto-y,iidinner party yesterday evening included the
same persons as were mentioned in the list of the company
yesterdity, with the addition of Lord Surrey.
The Queen's private band performed again in the music
room after dinner. They commenced with the overture to
Masonicllo, by Carafa, and then played a selection from Ros-
sini's opera of Otello, and, other favourite compositions.