The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-27 00:00:00

MEMBERS RETURNED.

IRELAND.—COUNTIES.
Louth, Jan. 24.—Sir P. Bellew and R. M. Bellew, Esq.
Cork, Jan. 24.—P. O'Connor, Esq. and J. S. Barry, Esq.

STATE OF THE POLLS.

-COUNTIES.
Wexford, Jan. 43.

IRELAND.
Kerry, Jan. 23.
M. J. O'Connell

1222

F. W. Mullins
The Knight of Kerry
Ponsonby

DUBLIN.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

The letters which have arrived in town this morning (25th
January) from Weiford, Cork, and Kerry, leave no doubt of
the termination of the " Irish Elections" in favour of real,
honest, unsophisticated, and unapostatized Reform. The his-
tory of this country, since her connection with England,
affords no example of calm and cool determination, equal to
that furnished by the result of the struggle just now ended.
With a few exceptions, which only prove the general proposi-
tion, those candidates supposed favourable to the old Tory
system of misrule, have been everywhere beaten. Never was
a triumph more signal obtained, than that just achieved by the
principles on which the Whigs have been conducting the Go-
vernment of the country for the last four years. A few weeks
only have elapsed since Sir Robert Peel, the head of a Tory
Ministry, proclaimed his determination to adopt in as full and
comprehensive a manner as rational Whig ever contemplated,
those principles which public opinion demanded, and which
his opponents have been endeavouring to carry into effect
against all the m clrinations of himself and his party. This
would have been in itself the most unequivocal proof of the
necessity for that Reform which has been going forward ever
manifested, had not Sir Robert accompanied the declaration
by a sort of entreaty, that his friends would not set him down
as an apostate till after that " fair trial," which he insinuated
would reconcile such seeming contradictions. " Pergis pug-
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and apprehensive of the extremes to which some of our politi-
cians seemed inclined to push Reform, sailed this manifesto as
a sincere indication of the policy of the new. Ministry. But
they were soon undeceived. The dissolution of rZliament
removed the delusion which had nearly pervaded the count;;
The people became fully sensible of the ruse practised for the
purpose of reinstating the old faction, and they have through-
out the land recorded their determination never again to sub-
mit to the domination of a party which has, by its policy in
Ireland, almost barbarised the country, and rendered the people
disaffected to British connection. The Dublin and county
Wexford elections prove this to demonstration. Nothing but the
dread of Toryism returned O'Connell for this city. You may
be assured that his thwartings of the late Government, and his
indiscreet appeals to the people on recent occasions, had greatly
alienated from him all peaceably and well-disposed persons;
and if any Liberal candidate, not the nominee of the Orange
clique, had set up for this city in opposition to O'Connell, he
would have been returned. Some hundreds of electors re-
fused to vote for him, and even went to the other side ; and
were it not for the patriotism of a few Liberal men, who came
forward on the last day of the poll, more from hatred of as-
cendancy than love of O'Connell, that gentleman would not
now be Member for Dublin.— The same feeling actuated the
people of the county of Wexford, which has long felt sorely
the sad effects of Tory ascendancy. Lord Loftus, son to the
Marquis of Ely, was expected to offer himself; and as his
family are Tories and have great influence among the gentry of
that county, the people became alarmed, and in order to pre-
serve their independence, pledged themselves to Messrs.
Power and Mayer, almost strangers to the county. By this
means Mr. Cliff, brother-in-law of Lord Carew, and Mr.
Redman, a Catholic, both respectable men, supported by a
very intelligent portion of the constituency, have been de-
feated. It is a mistake to say, however, that popular excite-
ment, the influence of O'Connell, or the priests, prevailed in
hese two instances. Victory was won solely by negative
merit—hatred of Toryism. The return of Mr. Ronayne, in
despite of wealth, power, and Tory influence in Clonmel proves
the same thing; while Mr. Wyse's representation of his na-
tive city of Waterford proves two important facts—that the
people of this county are beginning to appreciate talent and
integrity, and that they will not be imposed upon by old ene-
mies with new professions.
O'Connor and Bally have been returned for the county of
Cork by a majority of upwards of 500. Maher and Power
have 500 over their opponents in Wexford, and there are not
300 more electors to be polled. There is also a great majo-
rity for O'Connell and Mullin in Kerry. The latter more
than 200 over the Knight of Kerry.