The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

Ministerial. Opposition. DECLARATION OF THE POLLS.
1 o (This Day.)
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CITY OF LONDON.
The official declaration of the state of the poll took
pl we this day at Guildhall at one o'clock. The interior
of the hall :saa crowded to excess. On the appearance
of Sheriff Mechi and the four successful candidates at
the front of the hustings the applause was immense.
The usual forms having been gone through,
Mr. Sheriff MECIII came forward and declared the
state of the poll as follows : •
Sir J. Duke
••• .. 6,664
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J. Russellthsch Rothschild
: : : 66: 33 90
88
Currie
Crawford
.45,58 g
He then declared the •first four candidates elected
amidst loud cheering.
Sir J. IAnKE came forward to return thanks, He
said he trusted the electors would excuse haw if he fa.i'ed
sufficieetly to thank them for the great honour they had
conferred upon him. They had placed him in
the highest position, and when he reco.locted that when
he first came into the city of London he was
as humble as the humblest person present, he
could not find words to convey the feeling
he at present experienced to his fellow-oitizsns.
He had voted against Lord J. Russell with regret., but
he did not think the noble lord would respect him the
less because he differed from him. (Cheers.) He should
continue to support Lord Palmerston's Administration
as long as he broughtforward liberal measures. He should
also support an extension of the suffrage, the ballot to
protect the 'honest voter, and he would continue to give
his aid to the measure for the removal of the Jewish
disabilities. He again thanked them for •the honour
they had conferred upon him, and said at all times he
should be ready to attend to the interests of the citizens
of London. (Loud cheers.)
Baron ROTHSCHILD returned thanks, and said if it
was the wish of the electors, supposing the attempt to
obtain religious freedom in the ensuing session of Parlia-
ment failed, he would place his seat at the disposal of
the citizens of London. (Cheers.)
LordJ. RUSSELL said that the two members who had
just returned thanks owed their success, in a certain
measure, to the efforts of an organised body formed for
the purpose of bringing forward liberal members ; but
he had to thank the voluntary efforts of these whq, had
come forward to maintain the independence of the City.
He had first to thank his committee, Mr. Ricardo,
the chairman, and his mover and seconder; but
his best thanks were mostly due to those in-
dependent electors who had come forward to
support the independence of the City of London.
(Cheers.) The new Parliament gave signs of being a
very liberal one, and he trusted that Lord Palmerston
would be induced to bring forward large and liberal
measures, that would greatly improve the condition of
the community at large. He trusted that free trade
would be further extended by the removal of the
obnoxious duties on tea and sugar, which pressed so
heavily upon the industrious portion of the community.
(Loud cheers.) He hoped also that the franchise would
be extended to a large number of those who did not now
possess it, and so, by the extension of representation,
they would give additional strength to the constitution.
His actions had been misinterpreted and misconstrued,
but the generous support hehad received from the citizens
of London afforded him the fullest compensation for al
he had suffered. (Immense cheering.)
Mr. CRAWFORD having returned thanks,
Dr. SPARKS came forward and moved a vote of thanks
to Mr. Masterman, their late representative. (Hear.)
The motion having been seconded was put by Mr.
Sheriff MECHI, and carried unanimously.

Mr. MASTER lAN briefly acknowledged the compli-
ment.

Thanks having been voted to the Sheriffs, the pro.
ceedings terminated.

FINSBURY.

The official declaration of the numbers polled for the
respective candidates for the representation of Finsbury
to the new Parliament was made at the hustings, Cler.
kenwell-green, this morning.

The Returning Officer said the number of votes given
at the election on Saturday last was as follows— '
6,992
4,110
3,954
2,378

Duncombe
Cox ...
Parry
Red

The fist two gentlemen were declared duly elected in
the usual form. Mr. Duncombe and Mr. Cox severally
returned thanks.

A.iter the unsuccessful candidates, Mr. Sergeant Parry
and Major Reed, had addressed the assembly, the pro-
ceedings terminated.

TOWER HAMLETS.

The official declaration of the state of the poll was
made this morning at the hustings, on Stepney-green.
It was as follows :

Ayrton ...
Butler ...

7,813
7,297
6,654

Sir W. Clay ...

BATH

(RETURNING OFFICER'S DECLARATION.)
Eiton... ... ... 1,243
Tite ...1,200
Way ... 1,197

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—{This Day.)

LONDON, March 30.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
moderate breeze and cloudy weather.
PORTSMOUTH, March 29.—Wind S.—Arrived H.M.
steamer Melville, from Cowes; H.M. steamer, Buffalo,
Westward. Sailed—Lady Kinnaird, from Madras.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind S. ; windy.
Arrived—La Poule, from Cherbourg; Clara, Matthew
Thompson, Anne, and Florida, from Newport; Cormanton,
for Neath.

LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.E.

Arrived —Milicete, from Calcutta; Pelican, screw_
steamer, Rotterdam; Tamaulipas, acre w -steamer,
Nantes; Peter Maxwell, New Orleans; Richard Cob-
den, Mauritius; Westmoreland, Philadelphia; Exile,
Alexandria; Emilia Tully, Berdianski ; Alice, St. Michael's;
Echo, Laguna; Blumenthal, Bremen; Persian, screw
steamer, Smyrna; Meander, screw steamer, Trieste ; Ad-
miral Hamlin, Havre; Neville, Bombay; Fidelia, New
York; Euroclydon, Bombay.
Off—Falcon, and Bangalore, from Bombay.
QUEENSTOWN, March 28.

Wind S.S.E.
Arrived—Maria Teresa, frona
WATERFORD,Srna;March 2
Titania,Odert.

Wind S.
Arrived—Stofano, from Trieste.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISLI TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.23 a.m.
Wind Southerly, low water ; fine.
Arrived, March 29—Plutus, from Lativig ; Howson,
from Taganrog ; Faniiliau, from Frederickstad ; Fordenks-
gold, from Dram ; Revolutioner, from Dram ; Catherine
Josephine, from Landscrona ; Johanna Christina, from.
Landscrona ; Orient, Engeholm ; Two Sodskinde, Gron-
ingeu ; Georgiana, Groningen ; Ondermining, Groningen ;
Anna Fedora, Groningen; Six Sodskinde, Saxkyobing ;
Reliance, Charente; Superior, Cadiz ; Viga de Begonda,
Havannah.

DEAL, Monday, 9.30 a.m.

Wind S.S.W., moderate, with r.tin.
Passed—Queensbury, from Foo-Chow-Foo ; Athena,
New York; Robert and Sarah, Alexandria; Williatu
Broderick, Ghezia—all for London; Papeiza,
Hull ; Consul, Carnarvon, Hamburg ; Ann and Lizzy,
Hamburg, Rio Janeiro.
Passed, March 29—Emerald, for Antigua ; Chamois
Cape of Good Hope; Melbourne, New Zealand; Red
Coat, Lisbon ; Intrepid, Simon's Bay—all from London ;
Nermont, Shields, Boston ; Jenny Jones, Shield, Cartha.
gena.