The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-19 00:00:00

CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Turner
.. 9,680
Cheetham . 8,843
Majority for Turner
According to Mr. Cheethani's committee, the
numbers at the close were as follows ;
Salford Wet,t
Hundred. Hundred.
5,866 . . 2,999
5,439 . . 4,261.

Cheetham
Turner

Total.
. 8,865
. 9,700

At 6 o'clock Mr. Turn€r and his friends appeared
on the balcony of the Queen's Hotel, and were
lustily cheered by an immense crowd assembled in
the streets below.

Mr. TURNER said that although the official de-
claration of the poll would not be made till Monday
he hoped he was not assuming too much when he
now addressed them as the third representative of
South Lancashire. (Cheers.) He looked upon this
election as a triumph of principles ; the electors
having manifested their attachment to our present
constitution with a preference of progressive amend-
ments in it, and their rejection of the extreme doc-
trines of the League, including separation of Church
and State,vote by ballot, triennial Parliaments, and
American democracy. He had never been and would
not be found an enemy to progress, but the progress
he advocated was to improve and confirm, not to
destroy our institutions, which gave us more liberty
and happiness than any other nation enjoyed.
(Cheers.) He should be found the representative
of every man and every interest in South.
Lancashire, without distinction between op-
ponents and supporters during the pro-
gress of this election. (Cheers.) He was proud
of the position in which the electors had placed him,
and, above all, he congratulated them on having
resisted the sophiStry of his opponents. whose sug-
gestion, that this constituency, having already two
members to carry out good principles, should now
send a third to carry out bad ones. (Loud cheering.)
About the same time Mr. Cheetham was ad-
dressing his friends in the large room of the Free-
trade Hall, voting had taken place during the
day, and from five o'clock till the time when Mr.
Cheetham made his appearance in the hall it was
a scene of riotous confusion, about 1,500 people
being inside the place, some of whom were very
excited, rushing about, jostling and scuffling, cheer-
ing and hooting, while several mock orators de-
livered themselves of unintelligible and inaudible
discourses from the platform.

Mr. CHEETHAM and his supporters Were received
with great cheering, but he had some difficulty in
gaining a hearing. He said that the scene before
him, and the warm sympathy with which he was
met, reminded him that a man might be defeated
and not disgraced. (Cheers.) In looking back upon
this contest he had nothing to retract or apologise
for. The principles which he had advocated re-
mained as sound and untarnished as when he first
communicated them. (Cheers.) When a man en-

tered into war, whether political or military, he
must be prepared for its chances. Those chances had
been against himself. He came forward on no per-
sonal grounds. He came as identified with and re-
presenting the opinions of a great united Liberal
party in South Lancashire. He had upon his com-
mittee, and he had received the votes of men of
every shade of Liberal opinions-(cheers)—but to
obtain that support he had on no occasion withheld
his opinions or attempted to modify or deny them.
(Cheers.) Those opinions were not mere theories.
During 30 years they had been advancing con-
stantly into results, and to them was due the pre-
sent prosperous state of the country. (Cheers.)
Those principles had, as connected with him on this
occasion, suffered neither stain nor reproach. And
there was no one who had more deeply studied those
principles, who more firmly believed in their justice
and right, or who would through life more steadily
adhere to and maintain them. (Cheers.) Let not
the present momentary defeat daunt the energies or
suspend the efforts of his friends ; let them rather
contemplate those principles with the conviction
that the time would come when the flag of victory
would accompany them to the hustings. (Cheers.)
In this great centre of commerce, intelligence, and
enlightenment—in the Salford hundred—he had a
large majority. (Cheers.) His opponent owed
success to the votes of those in more distant parts
of the division, who had no opinion of their own,
and grip their votes as they were bid. (Cheers.)
He (MY. Cheetham) warmly thanked his excellent
chairman—(eheers)—the committee, and all those
who had worked for the Liberal cause.

After a short speech from Mr. Mark Phillips,
who said Mr. Cheetham's return was certain, had.
there been no intimidation,
Mr. G. VVILsoN came forward, in obedience to
loud calls for him to speak. He said, although he
had not had the opportunity of assisting the com-
mittee as he should have wished, there was no
man among them who felt more acutely than he
did the loss which the Liberal party had sus-
tained in the contest. (Hear, hear.) They had
on their side the numerical majorities of the ma-
nufacturing districts, but they had to contend,
as they always would have until the suffrage
was altered, in a contracted sphere. (A voice—
" You'll always be beaten.") He would remind
that gentleman that this building was erected as
a monument of defeats, sustained year after year
until final success was the result—(cheers)—and
unflinchingly
bwyasdethfeearte
farnemEpnugrlsisahibmganhiwshcomwiro be deterred
coarse unflinchingly
to the end ? (Cheers.)
The meeting
bam. mCebeteientgbroke up with three more cheers
for Mr.