The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-30 00:00:00

CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Raphael
liepton
Wilks
Craven

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STAFFORD.

Captain Carne;:ie, Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr. D.
Urquhart, Mr. J. Lee, and Mr. A. t;ord.in are candi
dates. The show of hands wis for Urquhart and Lee.

S VOICE-UPON-TREK
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Ricardo ••• . .
Cop-land ••• ••• ••• •
Healey •.• •. ••• I

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TAUNTON.
Mr. Labouehere and Sir T. Colebrooke (Liberals)
the old M..inbers, and Mr. Mills (Tory), are the candi.
dates. Tee show of hands yesterday was in favour 01
Labouehere and Mills.
'TEWKESBURY.

M trtin
Brown

Laseelies riAired.
TO FN ES.

THURSDAY.—The nomination of candidates for the
representation of the borough of Totues commenced this
morning.

Lord Seymour (Liberal) and Mr. C. B. Baldwin (Con-
servative), the late Members, again solicited a renewal
of the confidence of the constituency; and Mr. S.
Ricardo came forward to contest the borough on Liberal
principles, in opposition to Mr. Bald win,Lord Se) mour's
return being beyond doubt.
Mr. Ricardo has pledged himself to go to the poll,
and Mr. Baldwin's return seems to be placed in some
jeopardy.

TOWER HAMLETS.
) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
General Fox came forward, and was r' ceiv, d
with mingled cheers and hisses. de had not been long
connected with them, but he defied any one to say that
he had betrayed tho electors with respect to any one
measure. He regretted that same of those who sup-
ported him at the last election had withdrawn their sup-
port. He was proud of his connexion with the Govern-
ment, and believed that the time would come when Lord
John Russell would be appreciated as ha deserved to be.—
(" He has seen his day.") He agreed in all that had
been said by his friend Sir W. Clay. He had not the
gift of the gab—(Laughter)—as many had; but his
principles were not the less sincere.—(A copy of the
caricature in Punch of this week was here held up by a per-
sonlin the crowd.) He could not conscientiously vote for
the Bishop of Manchester Bill, and he did not do so.—
(Cheers.) He would vote for any measure which had
for its object the cheapening of the food of the people,
and he had always voted for the repeal of the corn-laws,
and for all liberal measures. He could not vote tor uni-
vertal suffrage—(os, oh)—though he admitted that in
his progress through the borough he had met with many
operatives of great intelligence and discretion. Ile was
inclined to vote tar annual Parliaments, but he would
not give any pledge on the subj,ct. Many measures tt
this kind were brought into the House fur the mere pur•
pose of obtaining popular applause.—(Cheers.) Ht
might at once state that he could not vote for the ballot
—(Hisses)—because he considered that a man
should exercise the franchise manly and (-peal).
He asked those who had seen it in operation in Ame-
rica, and in recent cases, if it would prove effectuid for
the election of Aletobers of Parliament. If he had
thought that the Government measure of education
would interfere with the religious convictions of the
people he would have at once resigned. He considered
the game-laws oppressive, and wished they had neve'
been introduced into this country.—(Cheers. " What
about flogging in the army ?") What he said was,
deal mercifully with offenders in the army, but reservt
the power of punishment in the hands ce their superior!
—(Cheers, and uproar)—tor how would they like soldier,
to do what they liked in their houses with their wives,
sisters, and daughters?—(Chet rs and great noise.) The
Gallant General concluded amidst considerable noise
and uproar.
Mr. GEoncE TuomPsoN then presented himself, and
was received with lend cheers. He disclaimed any in-
tention of entering into the contest with bitterness eitte-i
to one candidate or the other. It he were elected he
should look from one of his opponents to the other, age
say—

" How happy could I be with either.
Were ['other dear charmer away."
—(Roars of laughter.) He had met that morning regi
meats of men in placards, asking before and behind,
" Who was Mr. George Thompsoh?" and he had to
reply to that. he never was a place-holder, and that to
never would be a place-hunter.—(Cheers.) He woult;
not Res- suldiers.—(Cheers.) Ask Sir Edward Nsr,f;
Buxton, theirlate representative Dr.Lushington, Richars
Cobden, the bond slaves of America, and the friends of
India who he was.—(Loud cheers.) He would rem.tvs
out of the path of the people every incumbrauce upon
their industry—he would sweep away all lingering mono
polies on their industry, and in the Tower Hamlets,
it
there were any, he would apply the axe at once to them.
He did not deal in generalities, and he would tell then:
at once intelligibly that he would give all the frauchise
—(Cheers.) .1)0 not let them support those who come
there condescendingly to tell them that they would giv.
them a bit of this and a bit of that. Thank them toi
nothing—let mein a,sert their inherent right to
(Ismael's,- cheering.) He a °old vote tor the isstlat—s„
vie short, ning of Parliaments with all his heart—
'or the aboiiiion of death punishments—and against di
lasceration of the flesh of the British soldier.
Great God ! it was monstrous that mere min shuttle
cause the fl-sh of hi: fellow-than to quiver.—(lmieen,/
cheering ) He was the earliest advocate of civil asd
religious liberty. By religious freecleu he meant reli-
gious equality. It was an issult to his understanding to
tell him that he was civilly tree when he was made
the
victim of religious disabilities. Hands off, he said, from
the rights of conscience ; he claimsd the right to exec
cise that conscience untramellec, and to be accountab;e
only to his Maker.—(Chetrs.) Ueneral Fsx had said
he did not support the Bishopric Bill, rind that was
recommendation to the lectors ; but he wished to have
bishops without seats in the House of Lords, elected by a
free people, and ordained by God. Why, the Bishops of
Jerusalem performed their offices in rags, and had not
a country or town residence, and 18,000/. a year.—
(Cheers.) He was opposed to the union of Church anti
State, because he wished to see the separation of thing,
sacred from things secular, lle, therefore, asked hei
honourable opponents if the majority of the electors of
the borough entertaining the opinions he profess d, as
ho were riot entitled to have their ()pillions repre-
sented by him in the [louse of Commons? He
would
abolish the navigation and all the
_other 14'4 S which re-
stricted trade. General Fox's central committee had
issued a placard imputing a speech to him which stated
that in his (Mr. Thompson's) opinion the trade of a li-
censed victualler was " dangerous, immoral, and
wicked," that he would shut them on Sun
days, stop travelling on railways, and dose
the Victoria Park on the Sabbath, lie called upon
General Fox to deny it or to substantiate it. Also, how
many thousand copies of a letter copied from the Adver-
tiser, signed a Working Man—(Sharnt.)—had been issued
by his committee.
Genet al Fox said the letter was issued by his com-
mittee, but he was not responsible for alt that his friends
might do for him. He consented to its issue if his com-
mittee thought it wculd be beneficial to his service.

Mr. THOMPSON said the stAteineut was an uuadul-
:erwed falsehood.

Mr. GREENE (Chairman of General Fox's Committee)
said he could substantiate the whole of the statement in
the placard, and he did so as strongly as Mr. Thompson
had denied its truth. The letter in the Advertiser was
printed without the connivance or consent of the corn-
:i,tttelie,i,nwghai(aliy ,d,fnot see it until it was in print. At a
raeeting at ts
Hackney, he ,Ited Mr. Thump-son if he
would carry his free trwle principles so far as to vote for
plied that he woulpduc
,bali tihi"euy'ewseoren pSruufdiduat,3.:ve lieot irtne:
ra°&riari.i.J3.: J. iIORNER, corroborated this statement of Mr.
Greene.
Mr. llObtP mid, what he stated was this, that if

the question came before the Legislature, he should deal
with it, not 2,4 a question of free trade, but as 3 criestion
of public morality.—(Oheers..) All he wished was to
keep the Sabbath-day holy. A placard had been carried
about by troops of men imputing to him that he was a
hired mercenary—that he had received money for the
advocacy of a particular cause. He declared that not
all the money in the world would cause him to swerve
from his principles.—(Cheers.) In his labour in the
cause of humanity he had never sought to strike a
bargain for his exertions in the cause beyond what would
serve for the support of himself and yonder wit's and
child (pointing to a neighbouring window).--(lmmense
ceeerteg.) But had neither of his opponents received
public pay ?—(Cheers.) They had. The lion. Gentle
En in concluded by calling upo❑ the electors to come earl)
to the p 11, and to give him their earnest support.
Mr. I)EERING made an ineffectual attempt to address
the meeting. but the Returning Officer declared him out
of order. and he withdrew most reluctantly.
The RETURNING OFFICER then called for a show of
hands.

About one-third held up their hands for Sir William
Clay, about a four:h for General Fox, and there was
a perfect ocean of hands for Mr. George Thompson.
The RETURNING OFFICER then declared, amidst loud
cheers, that the show of hands was in favour of Mr.
Thompson and Sir William Clay.
A poll was then demanct,d on behalf of General Fox,
and a vote of thanks having been awarded to the Re-
turning Officer, the vast thsemblage separated.

WAKEFIELD.
WAKEFIELD, THURSDAY NIGHT.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

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Sandars
Al. x inder
Mr. Sandars was returned.
WALSALL.
WALSALL, TIIURSDAY,
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Hon. E. R. Littleton
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Charles Forster, Es.
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Wm. Henry Cooke, E,q.
WARRINGTON.
WARRINGTON, TztURSDAY.
When the poll closed, at four o'clock, the numbers
stood :

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... 282
... 124

Mr. Greenall
Mr. Alleard

... 327
... 298

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WAR :NICK.
WARWICK, THURSDAY,
CLOSE OF TilE POLL.
William Collins 443
Sir Charles Douglas 407
Henry Roberts ... ... .. 30
The two first-named eentlemPn are the Members.
WESTBURY.

The nomination for this borough, in which a very
strong contest is expected to take place betwt.en Mr.
Wilson, the editor and proprietor of the Economist, and
Mr. Matthew Higgins, took place yesterday at twelve
o'clock. Mr. Maltravers proposed Mr. J. Wilson; Mr.
J. Whitaker seconded the nomination. Mr. H. G. F.
Ludlow nominated Mr. Higgins, and Mr. H. Atkins
seconded it. A show of hands was then taken, and de-
clared to be in favour of Mr. Wilson; after which a poll
was demanded on behalf of Mr. Higgins, which takes
place this day.