The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-16 00:00:00

LEWES.-SECOND DAY,

Mr. Kemp
Mr: Shi'finer

313 I Mr. Scarlett 153
1611

The following is sent to us as a_ more correct
'ttecount than has hitherto appeared of the Elec-
tion at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. •
The Election for the Borough of Aldborough
ame on about noon on ;Friday last. An assem-
bly of the Bailiffs, C. S. Kensington and S. Mal-
h+, Esqrs. with the Capital Burgesses, was con-
vened with the usual notice;. at the request or Mr
Inowlcs, ComniOn. Serjearit of the City of Lon-
don, Counsel for James Cranbourne - Strode and.
JuStini an easamaj or; Esqrs..-two of the candidates •
for the purpose of hearing-.COunsel.for and againt
the claims of such personi as demanded to be
%worn and enrolled as!Burgesses at this,. COurt,-
besiiles' some which were sUbstantiated Mr.
lcnowles attended, and Mr. Alderson, both, by
the Consent and request of the Common Council;
void Mr. Loft (the office of Recorder being vacant)
attended by request as Assessor. Some of the
.claitus Were allowed ; others, 'after i full:hearing
'of Counsel, and of the opinion :of the Assessor,
'ert not received. AminigtheSe were 88 persons
lerho claimed to be enrolled as 'Burgesses on the
'ground of their being inhabitants resident' in
-deburgh;and paying scot aad lot: And the smile
Persons afterwards tendering themselves to the
-Bailiffs on the poll, Were, after hearing CounSel on'
the part of two of the canuidates; James. Black 7
Wood, Esq. commonly called BaronDtifferin, of.
the kingdom of Ireland, and Andrew Strahati,.
t sq. 'not admitted to. vote : the Bailiffs being Of
opinion that they 'could not lawfully receive their'
✓otes;, they neither having been admitted as free-
tben,.;nor claiming on every ground which appear-
ed to the Bailiffs, as Returning Officers, to enable
them to have been admitted, either on the usage
the charter of the Corporation ; but a spe-
eial entry was made on the poll bookS of their
tender, and of these facts, and of the gi'ound upon
h'hich they claimed, together with the claims, of
ca ndidat es James CranbOprne Strode, Esq.
t'tid Justinian Casamajor, Esq. "for whom they
tendered their votes. Proclamation having been,
made an hour and a half betorc, that the poll.
‘'vould close at three, o'clock on this present 13th
°f October, ''-zas repeated between tbct time and
It% ; anti at three all those ,whe had any vote
to offei. for 'airy of the candidates, and were pre-:-
3ent.in Court , were summoned. by a 'final 'procla7
on
Ilati to cot Ere to the poil, as otherwise it would
Liken cloSe : and none Coining forward, it Was
'posed accord iingly.
The S declared the votes, forty-on'e for
Ford Duff-Nil 4r and Andrew Strahan
.Esq. and six-
etu for Janie s Cranbourne Strode, Esq,. and Jus-
inian Casarri ajor, Esq. .
, The As.sesl ior publicly declared his opinion and:,
pers.uasi that, both the Assembly of.
-ournion Col Linea and in the Hall of Election, the.
4vestigation had been conducted by the Bailiff's.
Ind Capital .1 .3urgesses with the greatest integrity,
ttlpartiality, and honour.- The poll continued
ruin day to :lay (Sunday excepted) from the :Fri-
4v. noon to' its close. And although- circumstsnces
• b
itatiO were not wanting, for a contested'
:eetion wa: ; a novelty to the inhabitants, it is but
4stite to ay that, in genera!, the behaviour of
' :ery Jinni emus audience which 511 ed the Court
'4s wortbi of the occasion,—tlie exercise of the
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