The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-01 00:00:00

SOUTH STAFFORD ELECTION

THE DECLARATION.

Lichfield, Friday Evening, May 29, 1835.
As had been fixed, the declaration of the successful candi-
date took place to-day. The adherents of the Conservative
candidates were throughout their progress most heartily hooted
and groaned at, although, happily, there were not any more
forcible demonstrations of feeling given effect to during the
morning. At twelve o'clock the Sheriff, accompanied by Sir
F. Goodricke, arrived at the Guildhall, into which none save
a chosen few were admitted, as, in consequence of the absence
of Colonel Anson, it was determined by the Tory party that
they should have all the business to themselves ; some few Li-
berals, however contrived to obtain ingress, who very naturally
enjoyed the scene which was there exhibited to them. After
the poll-books had been opened, and the number of votes for
each of the candidates ascertained, the High-Sheriff declared
them to be thus :
Colonel Anson
Sir F. Goodricke

Majority for Sir F. Goodricko 214
—(Loud hisses and cheers.)
The votes in the various districts were :
Anson. Goodricke.
Lichfield 159 ... 224
Walsall
Penkridge 325 ... 370

Wolverli-ampton 327 ... 277
Kingswinford

1559

1773

The HIGH SHIRIFF then declared that Sir Francis Holyoakc
Goodricke had been duly elected as a Knight of the Shire to
serve in Parliament for the Southern Division of tho County
of Stafford.—( Hisses and cheers.)
Sir F. H. GOODRICKE then returned his sincere and grate-
ful thanks to the electors, for the strenuous exertions they had
made for his return, and congratulated them upon the suc-
cessful termination of the contest.—( Hisses and cheers.) He
concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff for
his impartiality during the election.
This was seconded by Mr. MOTT, and the Court adjourned.
Sir F. Goodricke, on leaving the Guildhall, seated himself
in a very handsome car, decorated with his favour ribbons and
emblematic devices, and attended by a numerous procession,
band playing and banners, proceeded to the Swan Hotel. At
first a number of wry faces were exhibited, and at length a
fugitive egg found its way to the triumphal car. This was
but the signal for a general uproar, and in a few seconds a
number of missiles were directed not only against the centre
of attraction, but also against those immediately near it, one
of which struck Sir F. Goodricke on the forehead. Sir
Francis was then assisted by his friends from the car, and pro-
ceeded on foot to hia hotel, where the dinner took place—
Mr. Mott in the chair. No further tendency to riot was ex-
hibited, although two troops of Dragogns arrived in the city
in the afternoon, having been sent for after the affair of the
chairing.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR MAY.

The plant on the ground looks thin and cold ; whether
from the wireworm or the weather—probably from both—and,
we must venture to add, in many districts from thin sowing,
the prospect is not auspicious. The little warm weather, toge-
the late rains, have in a degree restored the colour, but the
vegetation is very universally what we have described—thin.
The Barley, on the contrary, has been got in under most fa.
vourable circumstances, and comes up very promisingly. The
grasses will probably be more abundant than for some years,
though a little late ; but even this will depend on.the tempera-
ture, which has been kept down in an extraordinary manner by
the North, North-east, and North-westerly winds, that have
prevailed, with the intermission of a few hours only, during the
whole of the present month, anticipated always as the most
genial. The Malting season being now almost come to its
tit., i.! artic'e
of speculation, and it seems to be a general belief that the
stocks in hand arc barely sufficient to meet the occasion, espe-

cially should the harvest be late or protracted by wet. Scot-
land is stated to be much exhausted, that purchases have been
already made in Ireland on Scotch account. Here, however,
owing to a growth deficient in quantity, and also in quality,
from the increased cultivation of Wheat, the stock of this grain
is thought to be short. Somrthing, too, is attributed to the
rapid and early sales effected by the Irish growers and holders.
One fact is certain—namely, that the quantity imported into
London this year, was, from England, decreased to one-third
or less of the amount of the previous five years ; whilst, on the
contrary, the importations from Scotland and Ireland were
doubled and trebled in relation to some of those years, e. y.
in 1830-31, the English was 188,371 ; in 1834-33, no more
than 50,537, The Scotch, at the same dates, 102,834,
227,728; the Irish, 170,544, 547,610. These discrepancies
are such as almost to defy argument or computation.