The Sun.
London, England, 1835-06-22 00:00:00

CARLOW•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Friday evening, 8 o'clock.
The election has terminated this day in the return of Messrs.
rigors and Raphael, by a majority of fifty-six—the numbers
Polled being
Vigors and Raphael
Bruen and Kavanagh 571
Majority ........... -----56
I have been here since the election commenced, and never
have men been more triumphantly returned ; all the wealthy
4iiti independent farmers and men in trade of the county voted
for them ; and were it not that the tenants of Kavanagh and
3ruen were kept confined in the vaults under the Court-house,
it had been truly a moral victory ; for the greatest peace and
order prevailed during the Whole of the contest, and every
Ulan concerned made it his business to prevail on his neigh-
bours and friends to refrain from all kinds of strong drink, and
'to stay at home unless they had business in the town during
the election. Universal praise has been awarded to the High
Sheriff (Sir John Harvie), and the other two stipendiary ma-
gistrates who acted here during the contest, but more particu-
litrle to the military.
Colonel Bruen and Mr. Kavanagh have been taught a lesson,
that they should not easily forget, and which should make a
sue impression upon those short-sighted partizans of faction
who would endeavour to hold up the old system of ascendancy
and misrule. If those men went with the tide of reform, and
those principles of public virtue and liberality, which must
ultimately triumph, they would be the people's representatives,
and enjoy that proud station which, as great landed proprietors
of the county, they ought to occupy. •
I trust that the petty despots of the county will not resort
to the execrable system of exterminating their tenants, because
they would not vote contrary to their conscience. They ought
to take another lesson in benevolence from those who are
politically opposed to them, Lord Duncannon, Sir John
Newport, Mr. Blakeney, Mr. Bagot, Colonel Howard, and
er men of liberal principles who have properties in this
,minty, have several Protestant freeholders, and the knavish
••onservatives impressed upon the minds of those ignorant
!too that their religion was in danger ; they had, in fact, re-
course to the old cry of " No Popery 1" And those men voted
against the expressed wish of their landlords. But will it ever
be said that any individual will be oppressed or persecuted by
those
high-minded
men, on account of having voted as he
thought proper ? Never.
..When the successful candidates were announced this evening,
°lr. Vigors addressed the people in as sensible and as clever a
speech as I have ever heard. I think, if there be a man of
Public virtue and truly liberal principles, in the proper sense
;if the term, to be found, Vigors is one. In speaking of the
!°lldlord's right to expect the tenant's vote, he said, " There
to a principle' of reciprocity between landlord and tenant,
Which just amounts to that which exists between commercial
ten—between buyer and seller. The landlord is the seller,
thea tenant is the buyer. The sensible commercial man, who
expects to be paid, gives his goods at their value, so as to
allow the tenant to live—the landlord should do the same ;
and he is as much under an obligation to his tenant as his
tenant is to him. What would be said to the landlord who,
!cause he was a Protestant, and happened to let land to
Catholic tenants, would call on them and say, I have given
",01.1 land at the value, so as to enable you to live ; you must
therefore change your religion ; you must give up your reli-
c principles, and come to church along with me.' He
ould just have as good a right to do so, as to call upon him
!o surrender his political principles, and to basely prostitute
the privileges of a free citizen."
He said that the people would enjoy their triumph with
t"oderation ; that there should be no illuminations in the
thw.that the people ulo quietly house. He ssid
e aristocracy should learn wisdom from the contest that had
Just ended; they should feel the hen t-touehing- expression of
Poor man who came up to Note, and when asked who he
lould vote for, be said Vigors ; and not being able to
hitrecol-
et the name of Raphael, he added, d,«
And for him who is
away." Mr. Vigors concluded by thanking the people for
r,, self, and " for him who was far away." .The Red M'Tyrrill
to
the people to disperse quietly, which they did ; and in the

course of the evening there was hardly one to be seen in the
streets of Carlow. But already the bonfires begin to blaze
upon the surrounding hills.

THE BALLOT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—It being often asked,—How can the Ballot be put
into practice to answer the end of secret voting ?—by the
way of provoking discussion, or stimulating genius to inven-
tion, I beg leave to hand you my system.
When the Elector comes to the polling booth, let him be
examined in the usual way as to his qualification ; if found
correct, then present him with a card, on which the names
of the Candidates are printed; he is then conducted into
an adjoining room, where three or four small desks with
ink, &c., are provided and placed in different parts of the
room ; a table in the middle of the room, on which is
placed an urn, locked up, with only a slip to admit the card.
At the head of this table is placed an officer, and on each
side a friend of each Candidate sworn to do justice.
Thus prepared the Elector enters the room, and proceeds
alone to one of the desks which may be vacant, and there
draws with ink a line along the Candidate's name who he
does not wish to be elected, leaving the others open. He
(the Elector) then presents this card (wrong side up) to
the officer, who is sworn not to turn up the face of the
card, but to examine by feeling that there is but one card;
asks the Elector his name and residence, marks off the
same on his list of Registered Voters, and puts the card in-
to the urn in the presence of the Elector and friends of
the Candidates. At the close of the Poll the urn to be
unlocked in the presence of the people, each card taken
out separately and numbered progressively (to check er-
rors), the names taken, counted, and the Candidates pro-
claimed.

This proceeding, if properly arranged, will go on as quick
as the Electors can be examined.

N. B. All cards on which more names are left than
Members wanted, to be thrown out as not being understood.
Should the Polling continue two days, the attendants of
the urn may be changed by a new set being appointed.
If you think the above worth noticing, you have the full
consent of, Yours, very respectfully,
Manchester, June 18, 1835. WM. BOOND.