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WICKLOW COUNTY.

Acton 663
Howard - 603
Grattan 563
KB till YCO T Y.—G Ross IfoLL, JULY 16
O'Connell 472
• Brown 451
Blenerhassett 370
Hickson 53

ANTI-MONOPOLISTS.
IRELAND. MONOPOLISTS.
DUBLIN COUNTY.

Lord Brabazon and Mr. Evans have resigned, consequentl3
the two Tories are returned.

CORK COUNTY.
STATE OF THE POLL.

D. O'Connell, Esq.... 1,276 Leader, Esq
Roche, Esq 1,276 Longfield, Esq. ... 357
LONGFORD CO TY.

L. White, Esq 621
11. White,

—.Leroy, Esq. 432

WICKLOW COUNTY.

J. Grattan, Esq.
Howard, Esq.
KERRY COUNTY.

M. O'Connell , Esq.... :,u2 . lilennershasset 248
Brown, Esq

CARLOW (COUIN'TY)—Foulnz DAY'S POLLING.

FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 16.—Neven has there been exhi-
bited in this century and this country so extraordinary a dis-
play of arbitrary povrcr as that which the High Sheriff chose
to present to the public. For no cause he appears to have
had all the election business stopped—all the approaches to the
Court-house rendered impassable—all access blocked up by
cavalry, infantry, and artillery, and this, too, was done in the
face of the most perfect tranquillity—nay, in despite of the
most soiemn stillness on the part of the populace. There
were neither upon their part numbers nor noise to afford the
shadow of a pretext for an apprehended riot; but then
this milidary cordon which invested the Court-house, under
the orders of the High Sheriff, produced one good effect for his
party—it closed the booth. at Rahvilly,,in which the Liberal
strength lay, and it has won the election for Col. Bruen. It
kept out voters who were going up for Mr. O'Connell. This
can be proved on oath, and as a sufficient number were by
this military stratagem, under the superin!endende of tho
High Sheriff, prevented from being polled at the one booth, it
has, as far as this election is concerned, disfranchised them.

It will scarcely be believed, that a person holding a situation,
like that of high sheriff, should have ordered them to be de-
prived of their rights, and, by a mere act of undisguised despo-
tism, the Court-house, where the law sanctioned the registet ing
of their votes, should be surrounded with an armed force, and
the electors told, that ;f they even attempted to go to the poll,
they must be sabred or bayoneted for the attempt. It was
about five o'clock, just an hour before the poll closed, that this
was done on Friday. Every one was excluded by the orders of
the High Sheriff—not merely those connected with the press—
not merely freeholders—but the conducting agent of Mr.
O'Connell ! This gentleman, Mr. Arthur French, happening
to leave the Court-house for an instant on business of the elec-
tion, and and returning in a few minutes afterwards, was told
he could not be admitted, for " the High Sheriff had ordered
no one to be permitted to pass." Anything so monstrous as
this, never occurred at an election—but it helped to close
the booth from which danger to Colonel Bruen was appre-
hended. _ _ _ _

The High Sheriff is notoriously a partisan of Colonel Bruen ;
for that he is not to be blamed, if his party feelings did not in-
duce him to step beyond the line of his duty, and to assume to
himself powers, which, if fairly exercised, must still, on account
of his politics, be tinged with the semblance of partiality. He
took upon himself the entire management of the civil and mili
tary power; and this he did although there were by his side
two Stipendiary Magistrates, Mr. Greene and Mr. Tuckey.
On a former day upon some of the tenantry of Col. bruen
going up to the booths upon Mr. O'Connell's tallies, an at-
tempt was made to seize them by the Orangemen, and this at-
tempt was successfully resisted. Thirteen of these men, who
were the most staunch in their resistance to the Colonel, were
reserved for the last day's polling, when it was hoped they would
aid in turning the majority in favour of the Liberal candidates.
The Orangemen were aware of this, and had therefore resolved
to get hold of them, and carry them out of the county. Mr
French knew this to be the determination, and therefore de-
sired to have the aid of a few soldiers to protect them from
the hotel in which they were stopping to the Court-house. He
appplied on the subject to the assessor, and the assessor desired
him to speak to the sub-sheriff. He saw the High Sheriff
with some difficulty, and by him he was directed to go to the
sub-sheriff, who again sent him to the assessor; but when he
went to look for the assessor, he was not to be found for some
considerable time. At length the assessor sent him to the
High Sheriff again, but when he scat searched for, he was also
missing ! Thus Mr. French was kept running about for
nearly three hours, before he could even approach the object
he had desired; and even then he was told he should make an
affidavit, before he could have what he required. He imme-
diately prepared an affidavit, declaring that he was obstructed
on the 13th July instant, in bringing up to poll the freeholders
in the interest of deponent's clients, and attempts were made
to take them from deponent's agents ; and, therefore, depo-
nent, on the pat t of his clients, and for the preservation of the
peace, requires a sufficient force for their protection, from
Henton's Hotel to the hustings, otherwise the poll may be
closed, by which deponent's clients may be prevented f om
polling the freeholders.
But then, having made this affidavit, he was told that it
was alleged the freeholders were in custody, and not willing
to vote for O'Connell and Yates, and, therefore, an affidavit

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would be required for them. This difficulty was also overcame
by the following:—
"County of Carlow, to wit.—We, the undersigned free-
holders of the county of Carlow, do solemnly declare that it is
our intention ts) vote for Messrs. O'Connell and Yates at the
present election, and require protection to bring us to the hus-
tings for that purpose.
" Taken and declared before us this 16th day of July, 1841.
" WALTER I3LACKNEY, J.P.
" JOIIN NOLAN, J.P."
(Thirteen signatures. )
It was not until after hours of delay, and these embarrass-
ments had been removed, that Mr. French could get a few
soldiers, to prevent an occurrence which must have led to a
breach of the peace. attempt to seize these freeholders,
and to carry them off, must have produced a conflict in which
life might have been lost. To prevent a certain riot, affidavit
upon affidavit was required, which, at a later hour in the
day, to close up the booths there was not even a
single shout in the streets to justify the closing of the booths,
by all the array of Carlow. • The people here arc tno
astute not to have seen, in an instant, what wat, aimed at by
this manoeuvre, they looked ore patiently while this solemn
farce was enacting. There was written on every countenance
the demonstration of that feeling which the long rule of Tory-
ism has implanted in the breasts of the people of this country ;
namely, " that there is neither law nor justice for the poor
Irishman." _ _

There were nine men bringing up to the poll at the moment
that the booths were closed against them. This is a fact stated
on the authority of Mr. French, the agent of Mr. O'Connell.
Had these nine men been polled, Colonel Bruen must have
lost the election. These men being excluded gains him the
county. It is now, and only now, that the intensity of feeling
that pervades the hearts even of the poorest peasant woman that
one sees in the streets, or passes on the road, can be understood.
In all places one, if coming from the Court-house, is stopped
by them, to " know how the election is going on," and when
they have heard that O'Connell was not in a majority, the ob-
servation has been almost invariably the same, "My God,
my Go.I ! there will be no standing the county —no
living in it, if the Orangemen gain the election." But
when they have this feeling, and know, which they do well,
that victory has been taken from themselves and
given to . their opponents by means of a paltry
trick,' who can be surprised if their indignation burst out into
opesua,cts 4af of violence, and that they endeavour to anticipate
the vengeance that they apprehend ? Sentiments of the most
deadly ;hatred mutually animate the Orangemen against the
people and the people against the Orangemen ; and both are
full of courage and ready to encounter each other. At pre-
sent, and with such a commander as Colonel Jackson, the
army is impartial—being prepared so attack those, whatever be
their, party, who attempt to break the peace. It was with that
interftion he brought out the forces on Monday, and made that
military display, for which there was more necessity than might be
imagined. It seems that the Orangemen had threatened to come
down to Carlow, from all parts of this, the Queen's, King's
county, and Wexford, and as it is notorious that they always
come armed ; the peasantry here, and in Kilkenny, had armed
themselves with pikes and pike-handles, and would have again
stood in the field against them. It was to prevent this colli-
sion that Colonel Jackson made the demonstration, being quite
determined to cut down the first man who fired a shot, or used
a deadly weapon. His precautions had, however, been ren-
dered unnecessary by the care of Mr. John O'Connell, who,
while travelling from Kilkenny with the voters,, became ac-
quainted wiih the fact of the peasantry having pike-handles.
He instantly stopped the processibn, and haring addressed the
people and entreated of them instantly to cast their weapons
away, they did so, and he has assured me that hundreds were
east into the fields on both sides of the road. So implicitly
were his orders obeyed, that there was not a single man to be
seen armed when Colonel Jackson, at the head of his troops,
met them outside of the town.

It will come with surprise upon the English reader to learn,
that one reason why this contest has been lost to the Liberals
—by those who are struggling for a free trade in corn, has
been occasioned by the Carlow tenantry of the Earl Fitzwilliam
voting with the Corn-monopolist, Colonel Bruen, while, at
the last election, they voted against him. The Protestant
tenantry of a Catholic landlord, Mr. Tighe, also voted with
the man who denounces the religion of seven-eighths of his
countrymen "as an idolatry ; " and the defeat too, to be as-
cribed to the absence of several leading Whigs ; for instance,
Mr. Flagot, the Iligh Sheriff of the county Dublin, Mr. Tighe,
Mr. Vigor':, a relative of the late Member, and some others.
Hrd they all aged like 11Ir. Hatchett, Q.C., who, at great
inconvenience to himself, came down here to vote, the result
must have been far otherwise.
The most curious inc.dent of the past contest (for so I now
consider it), although the formal return will not be made by
the Sheriff until to-morrow, was the fracas between Captain
Smith and Mr. William J. O'Connel ; namely, that a person
using a written card is not to be considered a gentleman.
How the matter will be looked upon at the Horse Guards, is not
known ; but here it has produced a feeling with respect to the
army, especially the Carbineers, that did not exist before.

CLOSING OF. THE BOOTHS THE ELECTION
TERMINATED—THE TORIES RETURNED BY A
MAJORITY OF SEVEN AND NINE.
There was no polling in any of the booths on Saturday morn-

ing. and the assessor (Mr. Joy) announced his determination
to close the booths at twelve.
Mr. Smith, as counsel, argue'l for the Liberal candidates
against the propriety of carrying this determination into effect.
He insisted that the b ,oths ought not to be closed before five
o'clock.

The as,essor said he should take a note of his objection, but
;bat he would certainly close the booths at eleven;

Shortly after twelre-o'clock the High Sheriff announced that
the numbers polled during the election were as follow

Mr. Gruen v 705
Mr. Bunbury
Mr. Yates
Mr. O'Connell
He therefore declared .'lr. lirum and Mr. Bunbury duly
elected to represent the county in Parliament.
Previous to the return being made; a protest against the il-
legality of the entire proceedings of the High Sheriff was
handed in by Mr. Smith, as Counsel on behalf of Mr. Yates
and Mr. O'Connell. The grounds of the protest are these :
" On the ground of a refusal and delay of the Sheriff and
assessor to afford protection with the military or civil power to
the electors in the interest of the Messrs. O'Connell and Yates,
until so late a period that they were by such delay prevented
from polling.
" On the ground of fraud and deception practised in pre-
venting such protection in sufficient time to allow said voters to
poll.
On the ground of the ille2,al conduct of assessor and of de-
puty in refusing to admit the votes of several electors who
were in attendance to vote for O'Connell and Yates in the
booth for the barony of idrone East.
On the ground of the illegal conduct of the assessor in
making speeches calculated to intimidate the electors in several
booths, and whereby, in fact, several voters in the interest of
O'Connell and Yates, were deterred from giving their votes.
" And on the ground of stoppages and interruption of myself
and the other agents of O'Connell and Yates in passing back-
wards and forwards in the said necessary business of said elec-
tion, at reasonable times and in a legal manner in the open
streets of the town of Carlow, and in the entrance to and pas-
sages of the Court in which said election was held.
" The reason alleged for obstructing the poll yesterday, and
stopping all the passages to the Court-house was, that there
was an apprehension entertained by the High Sheriff that an
attack was about to be trade upon Carlow, by certain unknown
insurgents from the county Kildare." •

SCOTLAND.

RUMOURED CHANGES-COURT OF SESSION.

As it can now no longer be disputed that the present,Mhtis
try will speedily resign, speculation is anxiously afloat as to the
various official changes consequent on that event. No doubt
seems to exist that the present venerable Lord President, who
has now faithfully discharged his judicial duties for nearly thirty-
eight years, will retire, and be succeeded by the Lord Justice
Clerk, who has held this office for thirty years. The Dean of
Faculty will succeed the Lord Justice Clerk, leaving, of eourse,
the Chair of the Faculty vacant. Mr. Duncan MtNeill, who,
was Solicitor.iGeneral during the short Administration of Sir
R. Peel, in 1834 b, is mentioned as the future Lord Adsecate.
Mr. Home Drummond, Advocate, and M.P. for Perthshire,
is also talked of as Lord Advocate, but we do not attach much
weight to the last report—first, because Mr. Home Drummond
has long since ceased to have any real connexion with the bar,
or with legal practice, of which, by the way, he never had
xtuch—and second, because Mr. Duncan M'Neill is by far the
more able man of the two, and besides enjoys the reputation
of an eminent lawyer in first-rate practice. At all
events, it is not even hinted that it William Rae will be again
called upon, at this adraneed period of life, to fill this arduous
and responsible office. The Right- Hors. Baronet will be
otherwise provided for by his party—probably a Clerkship of
Session, or some similar comfortable retirement with large pay
and little duty. Then as to the Solicitor-Generalship, it is
generally assigned to Mr. Patrick Robertson, of whom we may
say, that Isis party owes more to him than he does to them.
The high status of Mr. Robertson at the bar, together with his
legal and oratorical powers, well entitle him to this important
office. Among the other Tory lawyers who are on the high-
way to what we may term the first-class promotion, are Mr.
Alexander Wond, Sheriff of Kirkcudbright—Mr. Adam Ander-
son, Sheriff of Perthshire—and Mr. R. Whigham. A report
was also prevalent last week that Lord Jeffrey was about to re-
sign. owing to the state of his health, and that the present
Lord Advocate was consequently to be elevated to the
Bench. We believe that this report is without foundation.
Lord Jeffrey, it is true, has not been in Court for the
last few days, and will not be out during the few days of the
session that have yet to run. But we are told his health is im-
proving, and therefore all fondly hope that this eminent Judge
will be able to resume his duties at the commencement of the
winter session. However, the above rumour, as also another
to the effect that the Lord Advocate would retire from the re-
presentation of Leith on the resignation of the Whig Govern-
ment, have occasioned some little movement among his consti-
tuency. We do not know what are the intentions of his Lord-
ship, but should he in the sequel resign his seat; we would
deem two events highly probab.e ;-Ist, That M:. R. Steuart
would be selected by the Le:th constituency as their member;
and 2d. That the Lord Advocate, failing the Bench, would he
unanimously chosen by the Faculty of Advocates for the distin-
guished office of Dean. But we only express the wish of his
Lordship's constituency and the Liberal party generally, when
we sincerely desire that the Lord Advocate may feel it consist-
ent with his other duties to remain in Parliament, and still lend
his valuable services to his country.—Caledonian Mercury.
On these rumours the Scotsman makes the following com-
ments :—The rumour that Mr. Home Drummond is to be the
Tory Lord Advocate, cannot possibly have any foundation.
this long absence from the Courts, and his blunders when So-
licitor-General twenty years ago, must prevent any such ar-
rangement. Our impression is, that Sir William Rae must be
appointed to the office, for the simple reason, that it will be
extremely difficult fur his party otherwise to provide for
him. Much to his credit, he refused a seat upon the Bench
many years ago. and of course he cannot accept it now. No
doubt he had his eye then upon a Baronship of Exchequer, and
had such snug situations still existed, and some of them been
held by Tories, room would have been made for him by
shelving one of them. But. this abuse has been swept
away by the Whigs ; and we cannot believe that
the Learned Baronet, who so long embodied in his person the
whole Privy Council of Scotland, can humble himself 30 far as
to shrink into a puny Clerk of Session upon 8001. a-year !
Sir William is not the only man who has been looking for-
ward to a change of Ministry for an' addition to his worldly
comforts. We heard some months ago of a pretty young man,
who was engaged to a pretty young woman, and who plainly
told the lady and her friends that he could not marry unless
Sir Robert Peel came into power ! There are hundreds of
slender youths, well connected, but deficient in money
and brains, and hundreds of sweet damsels, not une fi-
ling to be wed, to whom, for similar reasons, Sir Ro-
bert's advent must bring inexpressible satisfaction. lie
will now have she pleasure of performing one of
the first Ci.ristian duties—that of feeding the hungry ! And
we can well believe that the loud angry remonstrances so often
heard during the last three years against his slow movements
and want of energy, have proceeded from sufferers of this class,
who thought he had the power, and only wanted the will, to
annihilate space and time, and make lovers happy !
As to the last part of our contemporary's article, we have
'Made some inquiry, and we ate able to assert on good autho-
rity, that Lord Jeffrey neither intends to resign his gown at
present, nor the Lord Advocate his seat in Parliament. The
gentlemen who arta canvassing the burgh of Leith are therefore
throwing away their labour, if indeed the canvass is not the
mere work of agents tains are looking after fees.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY EVENING.
With a trifling exception, the betting yesterday afternoon
war-7 confined to the Goodwood events ; it was far from heavy,
but in the list of prices given below will be found two or three
changes of some interest. For the Stakes, which is still a bad
race for the book-makers, Dr. Caius was in great favour with
influential parties, who not only took 9to 2 freely, but offered
to lay 2 to 1 on him against the late premier, Welfare, against
whom there is a strong feeling at pre3ent. Monops and fiend
Quatre were backed at improving prices; and Orelia at the
Liverpool quotation, the layers against the latter being nume-
rous. For the Cup, Pocohontas, upon the strength of a bet of
500 to 100, was at olie period first favourite; the French, how-
ever, " bore up," and at the close, Nautilus was half a point a
head. Colwick stood for some time at 5 to 1, but ultimately
fell to 6to 1, laid and afterwards pffcred. Charles the Twelfth
was not backed currently.
ST. Laora.--Offers to back the field at even, or take 6 to
4 about Coronation.
CLOSING PRICES.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius, Bst 21b—taken
ID to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Welfare, Bst 71b
12 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle"4 Exit, 6st 111 b—taken
12 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Henri Quatre, Est 41b—t
12 to 1 agst Captain Gardnor's Moneps, 7st 21b
12 to 1 agst Mr. Alien's Orelia, Bst 31bs (51b extra)
16 to 1 agst Mr. Goodman's Isabella, 7st 21b—taken
18 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Confosionee, Bst—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Carlotta, 6st 41b—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Peel's Bugle, sst 41b
20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's I not-aware, 7st 71b
30 to 1 agst Sir G. Heatheote's Valaincourt, 7st 91b—t
30 to 1 agst Mr. G. Dawson's The Maid, 6st Illb—taken
GOODWOOD cur.
9 to 2 agst Duke of Orleans' Nautilus, Est 121 b
5 to 1 agst Mr. Greatrex's Pocahontas, 7st 11lb—taken
6 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Colwick, Rst 31b
8 to 1 agst Mr. Johnstone's Charles the Twelfth, Bst 131 b
20 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Marion, Bst blb
20 to 1 agst Mr. Bateman's Vapour, 7st 31b
6 to 5 on the field against three.
Little Wonder was declared not to start.
ST. LEGER.
12 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Middleham—taken
5 to 1 agst Coronation winning this and the Doncaster
Cup—taken

BRIDGNORTH RACES—FRIDAY.
The Alember's Plate of 501., the gift of Sir R. Pigot, Bart.,
for horses, &c., that never won more than 50/. at any one
time. Heat, twice round and a distance.
Mr. Saunders's b g The Knight, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr. Saunders's b g Frank, 5 yrs, Bst 71b........ 1 3 2
Mr. T. Walters's c:f Miss Winney, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b 3 2 dr
'three well-conicsted heats.
The -Hunters' Stakes of 9 sovs. each, with 10 added, for horses
not thoroughbred. Ileots, twice round and a distance.
Lord Levesons nd b g Spangle, 6 yrs, lost 311,..,.....• 1 1
Mr: E. Durant nd b m Woodbine, 6 yrs, 10stt 31b

\Von by a head after a-good race.

A gentleman named Granville, being about to
leave London for Paris, in October last, took a Out() all
the way by the diligence of the Messageries Royale:.
On arriving at Boulogne, and applying at the diligence-
office there to be carried on, he was informed there was
no room. As his business was urgent, he hired a car-
riage, and travelled post to. Paris. On his arrival he
presented his account of the expenses of his journey,
246 fr. in all, to the coach-proprietors, and demanded
payment, which was refused. Upon this he laid an
action against them, which was heard before the Tri-
bunal of First Instance the day before yesterday. The
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main quest on dispute was the hire of the carriage,
which the proprietors declined to pay, on the ground
that it amount, 100 fr., was greatly above what the con-
veyance would have cost had the traveller made use of
' the chaises which every postmaster is bound by law to
have in readiness for whoever may require them. The
reply to this was, that the repeated changes of carriage
woull have extended the journey to an inconvenient
length of time,' and defeated Mr. Granville's object in
coming to Paris. The plea, however, was over-ruled
by the Tribunal, which allowed the plaintiff only the
charge fixed by the law for fie postmaster's carriages.
The rest of the claim of Mr. Granville was awarded to
him.—Paris paper.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-011 Saturday morning,
about twelve o'clock, a large hayrick, containing upwards of
thirty loads, the property of Mr. Edgerton, farmer, of S.outk-
end, near Bromley, ;xi Kent, caught tire, in consegtu nee, it is
supposed. of bring stacked too green, and nearly the whole is
destroyed.
We would particularly recommend to the Liberal
party in the following places to look well to the present
registration —Exeter; Woodstock, Peal, and - Laun-
ceston-