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

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
Maj ority ...--117
His Worship accordingly declared Mr. J. H. Freshfield
to be duly elected.
Mr. FRESRFIELD 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 dissatisfaction 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, but, the fire becoming too hot, the Hon. Member,
accompanied by the Mayor, was compelled to leave the
balcony, and take refuge in the Council-chamber.
The disposition of the mob was so evidently mis-
chievous as to threaten personal injury to Mr. Fresh-
field, who was 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, :but 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. Hows, 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 be received was an ominous cry of
"Freshfield! Freshfield!" which so clearly evinced what
the 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 had 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 partisan, who complained of having had no-
thing to eat since an early breakfast at 7 o'clock A 51.,
suffered his hunger to prevail over his prudence so far
as 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 convives. Whether this state of be-
leaguertnent 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
not reali z ad.

THE MONSTER TABLE-CLOTH FOR SOYER'S STU.
rosinat. 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 Z,O/. 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
Ex-ninmoN.—On Monday a workman was engaged, with
several others, on the roof, regulating the canvas that is to
cover the glass, when his foot slilTing 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 fell upon the floor with such violence as to
break several of his limbs. He was immediately picked up,
bat 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.
THE LATE CAPTAIN SYMES.—We noticed last week
the circumstance under which Captain Symes lost his life,
in consequence of being brutally assaulted at his own door at
Lyme, by a man named Garland. The wretched culprit was
immediately apprehended, and underwent an examination
before the magistrates on Tuesday, which was adjourned to
Wednesday morning, when he was committed by Lieutenant-
Colonel Sir Henry Bayly and George Cartwright, Esq.,
county magistrates, to Dorchester Gaol for trial, for the wil-
-1 ful murder of the lamented gentleman. An inquest was held
on the body at the Cups Hotel, on Wednesday afternoon,
before S. Cory, Esq., and an intelligent jury, of whom Mr.
Beestun, barrister-at-law, was foreman, who returned a ver-
dict of wilful murder upon the same evidence as that pre-
viously taken before the magistrates.
RAILWAY MOVEMENTS.—We learn that a meeting
of landowners has been held at Banbury for the purpose of
promoting the construction of a line from that town to
Camden, on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
Railway-. The line would of course be an extension of the
Buckinghamshire Railway. The project has long been pri-
vately spoken of as likely to be brought into a tangible
shape. It is stated that the London and North-Western
Company have been casting their " comprehensive glance"
towards the Newport and Abergavenny and Ross and Here-
ford district. The " speculators " appear to have received a
hint on the subject.—Herald.
VOLUNTEER HANGMEN.--Several journals having
state] that Calcratt was tco 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, °tiering their services in the capa-
city of hangman ! One asks 201. for the job, and meat of
them state their qualifications for the ofc e believe no
less than ten offers have been made.— Ipswie.
ch Exprees.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to hear that Mr.
Todd, a bar zister, whilst cruising in a ,yacht on Sunday last,
near the Nore, was thrown overboard by the boom suddenly
jibing, and was unfortunately drowned.