The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-17 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.

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OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16.—This morning, at eleven o'clock,
Mr. Bishop, the Mayor and Returning-officer, proceeded to
the Town-hall to open the poll-books, and thence to the pub-
lic hustings in Parker's-piece, whither Mr. Kelly was es-
corted by a very numerous assembly of his friends on horse
and foot, with flying colours and bands of music.
There were several carriages filled with ladies, and alto-
gether between 5,000 and 6,000 persons were gathered to-
gether on the spot,.
The MAYOR, addressing the electors, said it had become
his duty to declare to them the state of the poll. He found
that the number of votes polled were, for
Mr. Kelly 746
Mr. Adair
Majority - 17
He therefore declared Fitzroy Kelly, Esq., her Majesty's So-
licitor. General, to have been duly elected to serve in Parlia-
ment for the borough of Cambridge.
This announcement was received with deafening cheers.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then came forward and said—
Once more I appear before you to congratulate you on the
success which your principles have achieved in the good
fight which we have fought together. Once more have we
achieved a victory.—(Cheers) When last I met you here,
and addressed you from these hustings, I called on you to
fight the battle of the Constitution for yourselves and your
country, and nobly and generously I must say have yw
fought that battle. At the same time I owe it to my own
sense of what is fair and honourable, and to your own feel-
ings likewise, to do justice to my honourable opponent, by
acknowledging frankly and fully the fair spirit in which he
has opposed me throughout this contest.—(Hear, hear.)
His character and his conduct have been such as to make
me proud to call him friend.—(Cheers.) We fought this
battle fairly. In the absence of my Hon. Friend I will say
so ; but at the same time I will add, that we have taught
him and his friends that wherever else their principles may
prevail, that here in Cambridge they are sure of being de
feated. Although in this moment of triumph and mutual
congratulation I cannot but repeat the regret which I feel
that, although differing from them in no wise as to our general
political principles, but solely on account of my support to
a certain measure brought into Parliament by the present
Government, I have lost the support, on this occasion, of
some former friends, and deeply do I regret that the views
taken of this measure by them and others have alienated
full many a honest Conservative vote to the great Conserva-
tive cause. Ido them the utmost justice of believing that
they are conscientiously opposed to the Al aynonth grant,
because they believed it to involve a religious principle, to
be objectionable on religious grounds, and to be subversive of
the stability and power of the Established Church.—(Hear,
hear.) I believe that they have entirely mistaken the object
of this measure, and that they have misstated its conse-
quences. It is due to myself and to all those who have sup-
ported me in this contest, to state that we are satisfied this
measure, which has caused unhappily such division amongst
Conservatives, is not a religious but a political question,
between the Government of the country and a large body
of her Majesty's subjects. I would ask those who advocate
free trade and Radicalism here, if free-trade prevailed, how
could the national exigencies and engagements be met?
How could the farmer get a remunerating price for his pro-
duce, and the labourer a remunerating price for his labour,
if you reduce the value of the land by which they live, and
throw the amount taken off into the hands of the manu-
facturers of the north of England ?—( Hear, hear.) I appeal
to the shopkeeders of the town of Cambridge, and I ask them
to consider in what sort of a position they would find them-
selves if a measure were passed which would render, before
long, the gentlemen of England unable to keep up their
present high and honourable station, and their present
liberal expenditure? And if free trade destroyed our Eng-
lish aristocracy, I ask you, gentlemen, what would become of
the proud and ancient University which gives dignity to
your town and adds greatly to its wealth and prosperity?—
(Hear.) Once more, said the honourable gentleman, I thank
you, and bid you for the present farewell.—(Cheers.)
Captain PuncilAs, the chairman of the Solicitor-General's
Committee proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor, for the
impartial manner in which he had discharged his duty
throughout this election.—(A voice,—" Ay, it was a pur-
chased one !"--Laughter.) He would also take leave to say,
that Mr. Adair, had conducted himself like a fine honourable,
admirable English gentleman.—(Cheers.)
Mr. FISHER seconded the motion, which was carried by
acclamation, and briefly responded to by the Mayor, after
which a procession was formed, which escorted the 'Solicitor-
General out of the town and a short distance on the road to
London, for which place the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
immediately left Cambridge.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The total num-
ber of deaths during the week ending July 12, was only 777,
the smallest number we believe that has been returned since
the establishment of the Registrar-General's office. This
shows a decrease of 26 as compared with the previous week ;
it is less by 127 than the weekly average of five summers,
and is little more than one-half of the number of deaths that
occurred during one of the weeks of the last spring. With
the exception of bronchitis, measles, and hooping-cough,
which are respectively as follows-12, 44, 34, there
is a considerable decrease under almost ever head. The
deaths from small-pox, which amount to' 13, occurred
to persons under ten years of age. The violent deaths have
been 16, of which 5 were from suicide, 1 murder, and the rest
from accidents.
The appointment of Mr. M'Lane as Minister in
England for the United States is regarded as an event of much im.
portance by those who take interest in our relations with America.
The greatest possible respect is testified for Mr. Everett, the pre-
sent Minister, but it has been considered that as he differs in
politics from the present Executive, he has less power than will be
possessed by Mr. M•Lane, who is completely in the confidence and
favourable to the views of President Polk. Mr. M‘Lane is also
well and favourably known in this country, and as he is, we believe,
a personal and intimate friend of the present Foreign Secretary,
his appointment may be considered as evincing a disposition on the
part of Mr. Polk to maintain the friendly relations with Great Bri.
tain which Mr. Everett has been so successful in preserving.
A WORD IN SEASON.—Notwithstanding—indeed
we should rather say in consequence of—the heat of the weather.
ice in large quantities is to be met with in every street, at various
pastry-cooks. It is to be wished that the Humane Society, or
somebody, would have these places marked " Dangerous," for the
especial benefit of young ladies, who frequently hurt themselves by
venturing too often on the ice,......Punch.