The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

THREE O'CLOCK.

Freshfield 345
Wire ... ••• 237
The number of registered electors is rather more than
1,000.
About five o'clock the friends of the opposing candi-
dates assembled in the balcony of the Assembly Rooms
to hear the official declaration of the poll by the Mayor.
The market-place at this time exhibited a large assem-
blage of Blue " roughs," by whom Mr. Freshfield
and his friends were hustled and ill-used in crossing the •
market-place from the Protectionist head-quarters, the
Peacock Inn.
The MAYOR (Mr. J. Rawson) having examined the
poll•books, proclaimed the numbers at the final close of
the poll to be—
For Mr. Freshfield... ... 368
For Mr. Wire ... 251
Majority ... ...--117
His Worship accordingly declared Mr. J. H. Freshfield
to bo duly elected.
Mr. FREsHFIELD presented himself to the electors,
and was proceeding to thank them for the honour con-
ferred upon him, when a volley of stones, potatoes, and
rotten eggs was discharged at the Hon. Member and
his friends by the mob below, who had come prepared
to indicate by these tokens their dioseati3faction with
the result of the election. One of these missiles, said
to be a piece of a broken ginger beer bottle, which
was aimed at an obnoxious Protectionist, struck Mr.
Wire's proposer (Mr. Clarke) a severe blow near the
eye; the wound bled most profusely for a considerable
time. The garments of several gentlemen were bespat-
tered by the eggs, and their hats also sustained some
damage from the force with which the stones and pota-
toes were thrown. Fortunately the windows of the As-
sembly-rooms had been boarded over, or they would
have been all broken. Mr. Freshfield endeavoured for
some time to ward off with his hat the misiles aimed at
him, hut, the fire becoming too hot, the Hon. Member,
accompanied by the Mayor, was compelled to leave the
balcony, and *Ake refuge in the Council-chamber.
The dispc,sition of the mob was so evidently mis-
chievous as to threaten personal injury to Mr. Fresh-
field, who eves persuaded by his Worship to remain in
the Assembly-rooms until they should disperse. Two
or three diversions were now attempted by the be-
sieged, hut with little success. The "Blue band of
music was sent for, who marched away with great pomp
and circumstance, bearing Mr. Wire's banners before
them. But the " Blue" gentry, who seemed to be a
cross between canal boatmen and railway " navviess" re-
fused to follow. Then a rumour arrived that a barrel of
beer had been opened at the other end of the town.
Even this ruse failed.
Mr. CLARKE, with bandaged eye, presented himself in
the balcony, and addressed the assemblage. Subse-
quently, Mr. G. Howe, a local reporter and lecturer of
some influence among the lower classes, entreated the
" roughs" to disperse quietly now the election was over.
The only answer he received was an ominous cry of
"Freshfield! Freshfield I" which so clearly evinced what
tae mob were waiting for that the Mayor collected the
local police, and, proceeding to the police-office in the
market-place, read the Riot Act. When our reporter
left Boston (by the express-train at 7 o'clock) no breach
of the peace nad occurred save that above chronicled.
But the new Protectionist Member was still closely in-
vested in the Assembly-room, from the windows of which
the hungry electioneerers could see the preparations
made, and the table set out, at the Peacock Inn, over the
way, for a sumptuous banquet to celebrate the return
of the successful candidate. Now and then some
famished 'enisei), who complained of having had no-
thing to e,c,t since an early breakfast at 7 o'clock A H.,
suffered his hunger to prevail over his prudence so far
a: to counsel his friends to fight their way across the
market-place, but a glance at the angry expression which
glared in the eyes of the Blue " roughs" below quickly
repressed the rash design. Occasionally, too, messages
arrived which only too clearly conveyed the despair of
the cook at the Peacock, and the excellence of the repast
which awaited the connives. Whether this state of be-
leaguerment continued, as was probable, until the shades
of night enabled the besieged to gain the friendly
shelter of their hotel, we are unable to say, the Great
Northern Railway being at present destitute of the elec-
tric telegraph. It is to be hoped, however, that nothing
worse happened after the express train left than the
spoiling of a good dinner, and that the apprehensions
which were entertained of a riot and disturbance were
I not realized.

THE MONSTER TABLE-CLOTH FOR SOYER'S STat
rosin:A.—This extraordinary specimen of English manufac-
ture arrived from Barnsley on Monday night last. Its length
is 307 feet, breadth 8 feet, weight two cwt., and cost upwards
of 50/. It is to be exhibited on Monday next, on the ban-
quetting table in the Encampment of All Nations.
ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NATIONAL
EXIIIBITION.—On Monday a workman was engaged, with
several others, on the roof, regulating the canvas that is to
cover the glass, when his foot slipping a little he lost his
equilibrium and fell backwards upon the glass roof, and the
weight of his body forcing in the framework, the unfortu-
tunate man jell upon the floor with such violence as to
break several of his limbs. He was immediately picked up,
but life was found to be quite extinct. The deceased was a
very sober and steady man. This is the third fatal accident
that has occurred at the Crystal Palace.
LIT,: LATE CAPTAIN SYMES.—We noticed last week
r!hee;.rcumstance under which Captain Symes lost his life,
in ..,onsequence of being brutally assaulted at his own door at
-1 'Yrne, by a man named Garland. The wretched culprit was
Sir Henry
immediately apprehended, and underwent an examination
before„_e_fl the magistrates on Tuesday, which was adjourned to
'des ay morning,when he committed by Lieutenant-
Colonel_ ,Baylyand was George
county magistrates
es, to Dorchester Gaol for trial , for the wil-
Cartwright, Esq.,
wil-
ful murder of the lamented gentleman. An inquest was held
on the body at the C
before S. E Cups Hotel, on Wednesday afternoon,
Cory, sq., and an intelligent jury, of whom Mr.
Beestun, barrister-at-ladict of wilful murder upon w,
was foreman, who returned a ver-
viously taken before th Pon the same evidence as that pre-
e magistrates.
RAILWAY MOVEMENTS.--We learn that a meeting
of landowners has been held at Ban
promoting the construction of a linebury for the purpose of
Camden, on the Oxford, Worcester,
from that town to
be an
Wolverhampton
Railway. The line would of course
Buckinghamshire Railway. The projectaLsiog
a been
extension of the
pri-
vately spoken of as likely to be brought intoshape. It is stated, that the London and tangible
North-Western
Company have been casting their "comprehensive glance"
towards the Newport and Abergavenny and Roes and Here-
ford district. The " speculators" appear to have received • a
hint on the subject.—Herald.
VOLUNTEER HANGMEN.—SeveraI journals having
stated that Calcraft was too much engaged to be able to
execute Maria Clarke, at Ipswich, on the day named, sun-
dry individuals have sent written applications to the autho-
rities at our county gaol, offering their services in the capa-
city of hangman ! One asks 201. for the job, and mast of
them state their qualifications for the office. We believe no
I les, than ten offers have been made.— Ipswich Exprees.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to hear that Mr.
Todd, a banister, whilst cruising in a yacht on Sunday last,
near tho Nore, was thrown overboard by the boom suddenly
jibing, and was unfortunately drowned.