The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-10 00:00:00

TIVERTON, JAN. 8.

The election may be considered over, as few voters remain un-
polled, except the Committees of the respective candidates ; and of
these the vast majority are for the old Members. Great exertions
have been made to oust Mr. Kennedy, but the utmost that the
enemy have been able to effect has been to induce the electors to
give plumpers to Mr. Heathcote. This gentleman is also a decided
Reformer, and voted in the late Parliament for Mr. Harvey's mo-
tion for a revision of the Pension list.

STATE OE THE POLL—FIRST DAY.
Heathcote
Kennedy 155
Chichester
Langmcad

SHAFTESBURY, JAN. 8.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
This election has terminated in the most triumphant victory for
she Reformers; the old member, Mr. Poulter, a most talented and
consistent Reformer, having been returned by a majority of ninety-
four, in defiance of the exertions of the Tory gentry and clergy.
The Carlton Club sent down, in the first instance, Mr. Hillyard
the barrister, and Lord Astley's supposed man of business, but he,
finding success impossible, quietly retired. In this dilemma the
Rector of Shaftesbury was despatched to London, and, under the
auspices of the Club, brought down Mr. Best, the son of lord
Wynford. This gentleman canvassed the town and country elec-
t•ars most indefatiguably, and was backed by the concentrated power
of the resident Tories, and of the Tory landlords. Letters were
wcitten to the farmers to vote for Mr. Best : the Steward of King's
Cottage, Cambridge, gave notice to the tenants. to do the same :

and the local Tory gentry and clergy called and wrote to their shop-
keeper's and tradesmen to expect no further orders, if they dared
to vote for Mr. Poulter, the Reformer. This morning the polling
commenced ; but, about one o'clock, Mr. Best finding that his
su:porters amounted to only 143 en the poll, whilst Mr. Poulter's
had reached :137, and were increasing, retired from the contest in
a manner the most honourable and manly. Mr. Poulter was there-
fore declared to be returned by a majority of ninety-four,amidst the
most enthusiastic cheering. Some of the resident gentry, and
many of the clergy, have rendered theMselves extremely unpopular,
by the illiberal and intimidatory line of conduct they have pursued,
and have made the electors generally becothe clamorous for the
ballot, or some other better means of protecting the voter.
Mr. Poulter was chaired amidst unbounded tokens of rejoicing :
and at its close addressed some thousands of spectators, in a style of
execilence rarely surpassed. The Tories are dreadfully chagrined,
it being reported that they actually believed in a re-action in their
favour. Some of them have already commenced the fulfilment of
their threats, every authenticated instance of which the Reformers
will have registered by the public press, and held up to general re-
probation. . -- •

WOLVF
AMPTON, JAN. 9.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

St st—l have much pleasure in informing you that our election has
just terminated in the triumphant return of two staunch Reformers,
Thornely and Villiers. The following is the state of the poll at its
close :

Villiers
Thornely
Feredav
Nicholson

BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 9.

773
772
650
370

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Stu-.—l beg to send you the result of the first day's piling for
the borough of Birmingham. The candidates are Attwood and
Scholefield, our late Members, and they are cpposed by Mr.
Richard Spooner, brought forward by the Tories; he-is also a
partner in the bank with Mr. Attwood.
Mr. Attwood
Mr. Scholefield
Mr. Spooner

'Majority for Mr. Attw•cocl..
Ditto for Mr. Scholdield

BLACKBURN, JAN. 8.

▪ 1295
. 1268
▪ 656

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
2-:',la,—Our first day's poll has thus ended—

Turner 262
Fielden
Bowring.
The most dishnucurable means have been employed to prevent
the Doctor's return. The town is deluged with brandy and ale ;
but, in spite of all, he has poked full fourscore plumpers, and he has
ye:, if he can secure fair play, a sufficient number of voters in re-
serve to place him above Fielden. He is the idol of the people,
and it. is owing to his generous addresses that. the peace has been
preserved, for it• has been put in jeopardy by the Tories. What-
ever the result may be, it is no small honour, both to the Doctor
and his friends, that they have not contributed to demoralize the
people. Eltonld Dr. Bowring not succeed in Blackburn, he will be
put in nomination for Kilmarnock, where he will have a more vie-
t tICU.3 contest. 0. P. Q.

BRISTOL.-JAN. 10.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sta,—Thc contest for this city has terminated in the return of
two Conservatives. Such a result will not surprise any one
acquait.ted with the constituency of this city, and the overbearing
influence of the merchants, the Corporation, and close vestries car-
ried out in their ramifications to intimidate and centroul—the eon-
t.:-st, may be said to be virtually at an end at four o'clock on Wed-
nesday, the first day of the poll, when the numbers stood thus :
Miles 2,001
Vyvyan
Baillie 1,576
Hobhouse
The polling continued next day, though Hobhouse's name was
w.thdrawn, to swell the Tory majority. The City has lost in Mr.
Blithe a most excellent member, and a practical man of business.
He has been sacrificed to party feeling. Thus has Bristol sunk into
a lose degraded Tory borough. There is no remedy but the ballot.
Every day experience adds to the number of its advocates, and I
hope you will add to the infinite credit you have gained by the spirit
ce' your advocacy in the cause of Reform, by urging the ballot again
and again upon the attention of your numerous and gratified
readers. am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A REFORMER OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
P. S.—" They were honest, and feared no contumely ; they went
on fearlessly, through good report and through evil rents'.:.- • ,

DEVONrii
JAN. o.

TO .q"--
SIP -41 E EDITOR OF THE SUN.
• ~--I beg to hand you, ti under, a " leader," for your next.
publication of The Sun. The old adage says that, what is everybody's
business is nobody's, and fearing that, in the hustle, no one might
think to send you the inforrnatiim, which is of too much- import-
ance to the nation for a singe post to be lost, I have taken the li-
bcTty of doing it myself. Our election for the borough of Devon-
port and township of Stonehousc is just closed,. and I send you the
final state of the poll, by which you will see that we have se-
cured the return of oar two old thorough-going Reform Members,
by a most triumphant majority, and have sent Mr. Dawson off
ebout his business.
Dawson defeated, and Toryism beaten at head quarters.
Sir Edward Codrington lll5
Sit' George Grey
Mr. Dawson

Majority for Grey over - Diw50n...192,
I have been one of the check clerks in the poll booth, and have
no doubt of the correctness of the return. s ALPHA.
DEVONPORT AND PLYMOUTH STATION.
They have succeeded in returning both Mernbns also at Ply-
mouth, Messrs. Collier and Bewes, both good Reformers. The
friends of Sir George Cockburn made sure of their man too, and
certainly it has been as severe a whip and spur one fl Vet. Was
known, .but it would not do.
Glom of the Poll at Plymouth.

CAIN. 714
13cwe! 692
Sir George Cockburn _662
Bowes' majority over Cockburn...2o
I hope the nation will acknowledge that we hate dne.=Anobly
done our duty.