The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-16 00:00:00

WEST RIDING ELECTION.

WAKEFIELD, FRIDAY.—This morning the poll was
opened at eight o'clock. Though at the close of the first
day's polling, Mr. Denison, according to the return of
his committee, had 2,756 votes more than Sir Culling
Eardley, the friends of the former did not relax their
exertions during the evening, in order to be ready to re-
new the contest with vigour this morning.
Sir Culling Eardley's friends appeared to be even
more energetic than their opponents, as was evidenced
by the fact that the number of votes registered for him
this forenoon, both at Leeds and Wakefield, was greater
than the number polled for Mr. Denison at those places,
whereas yesterday Mr. Denison had the lead during the
whole day. It was announced by Sir Culling Eardley's
central committee that at the close of the first day's poll
there remained 17,000 voters unpolled, and that there
still remained hope for their candidate. The 17,000,
however, was an error, as, deducting the number of
double entries in the register, and the deceased voters
there remained only about 13,000 unpolled.
The return of the gross poll published last night by
Sir Culling Eardley's committee showed a majority of
1,446 votes only for Mr. Denison, but in a return pub-
lished at noon to-day of yesterday's poll, they give Mr.
Denison a majority of 2,318. These discrepancies in
the returns no doubt arose from mistakes made in their
transmission by the electric telegraph, which was en-
gaged by the committee of both candidates. In addition
to the telegraph it was also necessary to employ horse
expresses from three or four remote districts, and this
necessity of course considerably delayed the making up
of the aggregate account.
Mr. Denison has been most active to-day, as he was
yesterday, in going from committee to committee, and
encouraging them by his presence to vigorous exertions
to secure a triumphant majority.
GENERAL STATE OF THE POLL

SECOND DAY.--TWELVE O'CLOCE.
Polling Places. Denison. Eardley.
Aberford 487 ... 58
Barnsley ... 610 ... 425
Birstall ... 351 ... 320
Bradford ... 1,044 ... 1,092
Dent ... ... 144 ... 80
Doncaster... ... ... 832 ... 209
Gisburn ... 281 ... 88
Halifax ... ..• ... 556 ... 676
Hebden-bridge 165 ... 365
Holmfirth •• ... 176 ... 269
Huddersfield ... 559 ... 737
Keighley ••• ... 263 ... 235
Knaresborough ... 692 ... 97
Leeds ... ~. 1,058 ... 826
New Delph ... 132 ... 287
Otley ... 256 286
Pateley-bridge ... 146 ... 152
Pontefract ... 382 ... 113
Ripon ... ... 311 ... 60
Rotherham 288 ... 183
Selby ... 328 ... 52
Settle ... ... 366 109
Sheffield ... ... 689 ... 731
Skipton ... 278 ... 250
Snaith ... 327 12
Wakefield 746 ~. 625

11,541 8,582
Majority for Mr. Denison ... 2,959

TWO O'CLOCK.

Mr. Denison
Sir C. Eardley ...

... 12,173
... 9,479

Majority .
QUARTER PAST THREE O'CLOCK.
Mr. Denison
... 12,379
Sir C. E. Eardley 9,477

... 2,694

Majority 2,902
FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
FRIDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK.
Mr. Denison
Sir C. E. Eardley

... 14,745
... 11,805

Majority ... ... 2,940
Tbis includes all the districts except Dent, which is a
very small one, and too distant for transmission to-night:
Six C. EARDLEY.—We are happy to state that Sir
Culling E. Eardley is much better; and it is his full
intention to be present at the declaration, at Wakefield,
on Monday, to return thanks to the many thousands of
electors of the West Riding who have honoured him
with their support at this election. We hope the
Liberals will be present to manifest their attachment to
their candidate. We have the authority of the Under-
Sheriff for stating that the declaration will take place as
soon as the .operation of summing up the returning
officers' books shall be completed. This operation com-
mences as early as eight o'clock in the morning. It is
not expected to be completed 'before twelve o'clock; and
the declaration must by law take place before two
o'clock. All parties, therefore, desirous of hearing the
declaration should be present not later than twelve
o'clock. Of course Mr. Denison will speak first as the
Member returned, and Sir Culling Eardley will follow.
Let us hope that each party will on this occasion vie
with the opposing party in displaying the spirit and
temper of gentlemen; and that no unseemly exultation
on one side or bitterness of disappointment on the
other, will be allowed to interfere with the right of all
parties to a fair and patient hearing.—Leeds Mercury.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, MIDNIGRT.—The Peninsu-
lar and Oriental Company's steamer Jupiter, Captain F.
Meehan, with the usual Peninsular mails, in charge of
Lieutenant Langton, Admiralty agent, arrived here at
eleven o'clock this evening. Her dates are—Gibraltar,
7th December; Cadiz, Bth; Lisbon, 10th; Oporto, 11th;
Vigo, 12th. She brings 32 packages of specie, value
20,0001., a general cargo, and about 20 passengers.
LISBON, DEC. 10.—Exchange on London 30 days, 521.
At eleven o'clock on the morning of the 10th, the
Portuguese war-steamer Mindelho was dispatched for
Naples in search of the Pope, to offer him an asylum in
Portugal, should he think fit to accept it; the Queen's
Chamberlain, Count de Penafiel, is charged with the
mission. Mafra is being prepared for his reception.
Sir Charles Napier's squadron was daily louked for,
and her Majesty's brig Racer had been out three days
cruizing for them, to inform Sir Charles that the Portu-
guese were determined not to admit the squadron to
pratique, but on the morning of the Jupiter's departure
the authorities at the Health-office received orders to
grant free pratique immediately. The quarantine re-
gulations are, in some degree, relaxed. Passengers
arriving by ♦essels in ballast, or with non-susceptible
cargoes, are to be subjected to only five days quaran-
tine, and those by vessels with susceptible cargoes eight
days.

GIBRALTAR,—On the 7th, the Prince and Princess of
Capua embarked on board the Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Euxine for Malta. The garrison
fired a royal salute on the occasion. Exchange on Lon-
don, 90 days, 49.
On the 3d instant the Jupiter exchanged blue lights
with a steamer, supposed to be the Sultan, and on the
12th passed and exchanged colours with the steamer
Pacha, steering south.

MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.—It will be recollected that
a short time since a number of members of the Oxford
and Cambridge University Club signed a requisition to
the Committee, calling upon them to convene a special
meeting of the members, to consider the propriety of ex-
pelling Mr. Smith O'Brien from the roll of the club. The
meeting was fixed for yesterday,
.and, as a proof of the
interest excited, it may be mentioned that before two
o'clock upwards of 200 members had assembled. The
Hon. C. Ewan Law, Recorder of London, occupied the
chair, and opened the business in a few remarks, made
in a conciliatory spirit. The Honourable Member's
observations appeared to have a great influence upon
the gentlemen present, and all the succeeding speakers
avoided anything calculated to create an unpleasant feel-
ing. The suggestion of one gentleman to adjourn the
consideration of the question until the annual general
meeting of the club, was ultimately adopted without
opposition, and Mr. O'Brien's expulsion was not even
moved.
if He will now have an opportunity of resign-
ing, or he does not take this prudent course, his mem-
bership will become forfeited by the non-pa) ment of his
annual fees. Mr. Smith O'Brien was not a member of
any other London club.
The abolition of return tickets by the Great Wes-
tern Railway Company must or will injure them, more
persons travelling now, when possible, by the third-class.
At the 45 minutes after nine train from Slough to Pad-
dington, on Saturday morning last, there were only one
second-class passenger, and three first. I have usually
seen from 40 to 50, and even more.—Correspondend of
the Builder.

RUSTY BACON.—A lady of considerable experience
in a farm-house had, for many years, rusty bacon, until
the cause was pointed out by a friend. Until that time
the bacon was salted and kept in tubs, the brine not be-
ing able to escape. The advice was to salt it and lay it
on stone shelves, packed one flitch upon another, and the
brine running away and falling into a basin under the
shelf. When the bacon is sufficiently salted, it is hung
up into the kitchen to dry, and when dry washed over
with lime water the consistency of cream. When this:is
dry it is packed in the corner of a cool room, boarded
off, laying first a layer of lime, then a layer of bacon,
and so until the bin is full. When the bacon is wanted,
cut off as much as you require, but be careful to cover
the flitch up again. If this is attended to, you may keep
your bacon free from rust for many years.—Agr jell/.
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