The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-04 00:00:00

LOIN' WEDNESDAY. EVENING, A.UGUS

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, Atm Peninsular and t )riental
Company's steamer, C.aptaiti Meehan, arrive;:
here at two o'clock this afternoon, bearing the Peoio •
sular mails of the following dates :—Gibraltar, July 25;
Cadiz, July 26; Lisbon, July 29; Oporto, July 30. The
weather during the voyage was fine, except on the after-
noon of the 18th, on the voyage out, when they
experienced a heavy storm of thunder and rain.
The following were the.: stations of her Majesty's
ships :—Gibraltar—Her Majesty's steam vessel Virazo.
At Lisbon—Her Nlsjesty's ships Hibernia (Vice-
Admiral Sir Williatn Parker), Trafalzar. Canopus.
Suprb, Phceoix, Bulldog, and Jackall. Off Oporto at
anr.hor—Gladiator steam frigate. In the Douro—
Polyphemus and Nautilus. At Vigo, refitting, Etc.—
America, 50.

Stations of Vessels of War of Foreign States :—Gib-
raltar—Portuguese brig Sena do Pilar, and Sardinian
corvette Aurora. At Cadiz—French steam vessels Ori-
noque and Cerheres; Spanish brig Ligero. At Li-b in—
French frigate Iphigenia. 60, and Anacreon and Solon
steam vessels ; Spanish, Isabella IL frigate, and Venise
corvette; Portuguese, Vasco de (lama flag hip, Reinha
frigate, and Mendillo, Terceira, and Oporto steam vessvls.
In the Douro, French brig Meleagre, 20. At Vigo--
Spanish steam vessels Isabella 11. and Lapanto, sailed at
6.30 P.M.

THE GEN E ti A I. ELECTION

ABE RDE EN—II A PAS 1' THREE O'CLOCK.
Capt..tio Ford) ce 910
Colonel kes 420
BANDON.
Viscount Bernard returned without oppo.ition.
BEDFORD TOWN— CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Sir H. Verney (L.) 433
Stuart (C)
••• ••• ••• 432
Captain Polhill ) 392
• • BERECSHIRE.
Mr. R. Palmer, Mr. P. Posey, and Lord Barrington
were yesterday re elected.

BRECON TOWN.
John Lloyd VAughisn Watkinii, Esq., the Lord Lieu-
tenant of the Cijunty; and a warm supporter of the Rus-
sell Administration, was
position. yesterday elected without op.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
The contest has terminated in favour of 11r. Law and
Mr. tioulburn. At the opening of the poll there was a
tolerable rush of voters, and Lord Fading's party Caine
up in superior strength. At a few minutes after eleven
the majority of Mr. Goulburn was reduced to 12, but
below this it never went. At twelve o'clock it was evi
dent that bo:h pirties were polled out, with the excep-
tion of the committees, who toe,v came up. About half-
past twelve an application was made by Dr. Webb, of
Clare Hall, on behalf of Lord Fending, to extend tht
period of polling. A consultation between the repre-
sentatives of the candidates and the Vice Chancellor en•
sued, and the request was refused. Great interest was
manifested as the hour of closing drew nigh, and the
galleries became crowded. 'Lord Feilding voted for Law
and Feilding about half-past one, and then took his de-
parture, with his lady, amid loud cheering from the gal-
leries. Mr. Goulburn voted for. Law and Goulburn ;
Mr. Lefevre plumped for Mr. Goulburn, and Mr. Law
voted for Law and Feilding durinz, the list half hour.
Mr. Law was loudly applauded. At two o'clock the offi
cial numbering of the votes was commenced by the au-
thorities, and the name of every voter, with the way he
polled, having been read • by the senior proctor, the
' numbers were declared as follows :
Law 1,486
• ••• ..• •••
G.•&hurn 1.189
Feilding , 1,147
Lefevre 860
Conteituency. 3,800
Number polled ... 2,491
Mr. Law and Mr. Goulbarn were declared by the
senior proctor .duly elected.
Among th• most influential voters, since the list which
appeared on Saturday, are the following:—
FOR MR. LAW AND LORD Frere, Mar-
quis of Granby; the Senior Proctor, Dr. Williams, Rev.
Canon Srarke, the Public Orator, Professor Corrie, Sir
W. R. Kemp, Sir ll:Dryden, Sir C. N. Lighton, Sir H.
Fitzherbert, Sir T. M. Wilson, Hon. Eliot Yorke, Arch-
deacon. Browne, Hon. H. Savile, &c.
FOR MR. LAW AND MR. GOULRURN.—Sir E. H.
Alderson, Sir C. De Crr•spigny,; Hon. H. J. T. M
Sitton, the President. of gleen 6, Dr. Matcham, F. J.
Bolland, Dr. Thackeray, Lord Somerville, Sir E. An
trobus; Sir L. Shadwell, Dr. Haviland, Hon. R. Wilson,
Professor Challis, Sir J. Wistram, Hon. H. C. Oust, Sir
J. H. Lowthet, Hon. G. Welltsley, Hon. T. S. Grim-
ston, &c.

FoR MR GOULDURN AND MR LEFEVRE.—Hon. F.
D. r, Marquis Douro, Sir J. FeHowes, D. Ricardo,
M.P., G. Leaping wel.. Hon. G. Denman, M. Thackeray,
Spencer Perceval, Professor S-dgwick. Lord F. A.
Gordon, Lord Duncan, the Speaker of the House of
Commons, lion. G. Wentworth Rev, Thurtell, Mr.
Bureham, Mr: Creasy, lion. R. Denman Dr. Fisher,
the Mastt,r of • Christ's ; Lord Charles Wellesley, Lord
Milton, Rev. C.. C. Babington, Rid Jermyn, T. B. Ma
emilay. Hon. G. Smythe, Dr. Latham, Mr. B. Ffolkes,
Rev. L ,rd John Tnyin,,, Dr. Chambers, Realism.
M P., Right Hon. Stru.tt, M.P., Romilly, M.P.,
J. Abel Smith, M.P., .Bateson, Vice Provost of King's,
Master of Sidney, Dr. Broadley, &e the Astronomer
Royal, Hon. G. W. Fitz u, Sir .1. F. W. Herschel,
Archdeacon Thorp, Lord Norreys, Sir William Wors-
ley, Sir E. Ryan, Hon. F. R. Grey, Hon. T. Grey, &c.
Fun MR. LAW AND MR LEFEVRE.—De, Walker, Dr.
Ha wtrey (Provost of Eton), Muter of St. John's.
FOR LORD FEILDINO AND MR. LEFEVRE.—HOD. and
Rev. Baptist Noel.
FOR Ala. LAW —Dr. French (Master of Jesus), J. C.
Adams, C. LustiingtAi, Lord John Manners.
Fon MR. GOULBORN.—Lord John Fitzroy, Lord Al-
fred Hervey.
Fon MR. LEFEVRS —Hon. w. F. Campbell,
DEVON iSOUTH).
L'rd Courtenay and Sir J. Y. Buller re-elected with.
out opposition.
DROGIIEDA.
- _

MONDAY--The election commenced this day, at twelve
o'clock. The Court-house was, from the first moment
of opening the doors, a scene of. tremendous excitement.
The reading of the Queen's writ was followed by loud
cheers for " Repeal."
The HIGH SHERIFF, in addressing the assembly, re-
gretted to state that there was great excitement in the
town. He had heard Of houses having been demolished
and inhabitants attacked; and he especially regretted to
hear that an assault had been made on his respected
friend Sir Wm. Somerville —(Cheers and cries of ‘• The
Whigs did it.") Ho was himself of no party, and was
resolved that the freedom of election should be protected,
and that the peace of the town should be preserved; and,
if it were neeess,,ry for the attainment of either object,
he would cal out the military. Let the proceedings be
carried 'on with proper spirit, but without violence.
Mr. J. GERIsTON, J.P., proposed Sir Wm. Somerville.
Mr. CARTAR seconded the nomination of Sir William
Somerville. •

Alderman RocEns proposed Thomas L Murray, Esq
as the parricular.triend of their late Liberator. Mr. Mur-
ray was connected with a bank which had done more
good for Ireland than all th,4 Whigs and Tories put to-
geth, r—Cheers)—for Mr. Murray's hank had brom=ht
oalt a-million into the country; and he was also a Re-
pealer.—(Cheers, and cries of .` How many days has he
been a Repealer?") He adopted Mr. L. Murray on the
principle which had ever actuated him since May 30,
1844.—(Cheers.)
Mr. JOHN COLLINS seconded the nomination.
Mr. ABBER,ON, the proprietor of a Conservative
journal, proposed Joseph Henry Dunn as a proper
representative.

Mr. Cua.m,Es M'CsuE seconded the nomination of
Mr. Durm.

Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE presented himself amid
loud cheers and groans• lie observed that he had often
appeared before the electors of Drogheda under diff.rent
irceinstanees from the present, and all he now asked of
th,m—and he was 'We it was not ton much—was a Lair,
impartial, and honest hearing, He should have preferred
entering into general questions—questions which agitated
the public mind.. lie should have preferred discussing
these wi.h his tate constituents, to the course he now
iidoptil. The oppo-ition, however, which he had tact
wiin in Drogheda, and the nature of that opposition,
iorced him vi dw.
ui""lt matters with respect to which
he had to request a fair and indulgent hearing. For-
tunately he knew what were the diff-rences that existed
between him and a few et his con•tituents, and as he
ound these differences stated in Vie Drogheda Argue, be
should endeavour to answer them. He then entered into
is detail of the local objections made against him, arid he
said he was sure he could give to them all a triumphant
answer. He had been amused, especially by a Mr.
Boylan, with being a placeman. He was a placeman.
tie never Fought it ; arid on taking it he believed he
nee lit serve his country. He might fail in office, but he
would have the con-olution of thinking that if he did so
he had struggled to do his b st fur his country.—
(Cheers.) Mr. Boylan, who decried him as a placeman,
he (Sir W. Nimervila.) denounced es the most per-
place-hinter in Drug ieda.—(Cheers, and cries
of 6' Ni) personality ")
„e klr, a hook of applications
tor office. On the 4th of July. 1846, about the time the
Whigs obtained office, Mr. Baylan applied to him for
the .ollowitig situations.--(Cries of No personality,"
from Mr. Bolan 1, a Ines! attorney.) He asked fur a place
in the courts.—( Loud uproar.)
The HIGH SHERIFF interfered, and declared he should
insist on Mr. Roland being silent.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE continued by saying that Boylan
asked for a situ itiou in the courts, a stipendiary magis-
tracy, a inag,istraey in the colonies, a situation in the,
fisheries, or in the Castle—(Cheers and laughter)—and
n, t less than thirteen applications fur as many different
individuals.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had done with
that point.—(Loud cheers.) He was next accused of
not getting a grant for the town, when the Solicitor-
General had in a week procured 30,0001. for the harbour
of Gslway. Why did Mr. Boylan invent this? He had
a letter from the..Solicito--General declaring the state•
went not to be true; and then there was the Gahcay
Advergiser declaring
the statement to be a monstrous
itivention, and "all moanshine.' —(Cheers and laughter.)
lle had procured for
Drogheda its harbour commis-
stoners and if they had' not done more for the harbour
it was their fau!t and
hot his.—(Ccies of "Hear.") Ile
next cane to tha
pooi.„kw system of rating, He was
one of tlie few alembe:s in the House of Commons who
was in favour of a
"Jen rating.—(Cheers.) He next
referred to the speech a Mr. Coitus, charging him
with not supporting Mr. T..Duncombe's *lotion for a
repeal of the rate-paying claues. lie explained the
state of parties in the House of Commons, and then said
to
that he was indifferent as 3,r. Duncornbe's motion,
because it had no mare to do with Ireland than with
Japan. He hoped that the time was not far distant
when he might himself propose a Bill which would
relieve the people of Ireland from this obnoxious tax.
—(flear, hear.) He didknow that he had anything
else to answer.—(Cries of not
Except the knocking down
of the houses.") Mr. Collis charged him with imposing
out-door relief on Drogheda. He did—
he stood by it,
and he was proud of it.--(Cheers,) Then it was said hr.',
was not in favour of
ur tenant-right. He was in favour of
for whit he promised he should endeavo
tenant-right.—(Cheers.) But he must be cautious in
what he said,
to perform. He said, ',hen, that he should endeavour to
construct a measure which would do jusiee to all parties
;yield et,; and it
was
one in which if he succeeded he
nub gocd.—(flear.) He had nut supported Lord
George Bentinek.—(lfear.) He honoured Lord Georq,
for his sentiments resptc.ing Ireland, but his schen
:
about railways wit.;
will that it frightt‘ned every man
from his propriety. But Drogheda had not much to
cotrtpl tut of with respect 10 railway.i.....„e himself had
dorm inueli to promote its prosperity in this respect.—
(Cheers.) Greer stress had been laid on the fact of his
opponent, being the friend of the Liberator of their
country.—(Cheers.) He was that great man's friend;
and he believed if that great msn were alive he would not
(Cheers.) Defeated or successful
bus opposed that day.—
this was a proud day ter him. Never was a man sup•
ported as he was,— (Cheers and laughter.; Was it not
a proud thing for him to say that ,„„hi,
foe: htiti. ransacked
all. Lehi:n(l 'for an opponent, and eiotilcr not'firid one ?
(Cbners.) It' he were an enlighierred peakr, he would
say they could itot dogrAfie the nania ditin by im -
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