The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-12 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

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At the eloae of the poll on Saturday evening the numbere were--
Mr. Calvert - - - 1611
Sir 11. Wit:son - ' - - - 1621
Mr. Polhill - - - - I IS2O

Mr, Catveur stepped forward to address the Meeting. He ob-
served, that he was not at all appreheneive of the result of the
contest ; but he feared he should completely tire them 'out with
his repeated thanks; these thanks would, bewever, shortly he
changed into congratulations, for, at 11 o'clock, 2,47 S persons had
polled, and on no former occasion had there ever been polled more
than 2,758. This Might not be very pleasant to the ears of.
Mr. Polhill ; but' lie cerisidered that he was •Mr. Polhill's best
friend •in letting him knoW the truth. Such being the case,
and as he understood Mr. Polhill to be a man of honour and
reason, he conceived that he would see the utter inutility of
giving either theni or himself any further trouble by prolong-
ing this Contest. (Here some marks of disapprobation Were ex-
pressed by Mi. Bishop, vim stood :war Mr. Polhill, upon
which Mr. Calvert paused for a moment, and then proceed-
ed.)--.They had seen the significant gestures of the Prompter,
for lit. had been thought requisite to have a.Prompter here as
well as elsewhere ; but, indeed, no three was without one.—
He was sorry to hear that. last night there had been a repetition of
similar disturbances to those which occurred the night before. He
would now uneke way for his gallant :csolleague, and if their op-
ponent should still persist in continuing the combat, although his
case was hopeless, he trusted they would renew their exertions .in.
support of their independence on Mouday next.
Sir normal, \trust's: then commenced, by observing; that he
had a statement to make with regard to the poll, which he would,
however, defer for the present. lie meet adMit that, contrary to
his expectations, their opponent had survived the night; this, how-
ever, had Only the effect of convincing him that if their skulls
were to he examined by a craniologist, the bump of perseverance
Would be found to he pre-eminent. lle entertained no feelings of
enmity towards Mr. Polhill ; it was against the party who had
over-persuaded ibis gentleman that his opposition was directed;
and as long as h., 'hi-walled lie would never cease to ',mane this
Party, and to caution the electors of Southwark against
their nurehinetions. With . this party there could be -no
compromise; the cause of itelependeeee must
.either cum-
pletely triumph over them, or be absolutely defeated by then.,.
He would now- •how how votes were procured in' behalf of their
opponent, (and he begged it to be tinderstootl that when he used
the term opponent, he did not memo apply it to. M. Polhill,
'• but to the party who had brought him forward,- for iu fact Mr.
- Polhill himself was a mere cipher in, this business). He would
•now proceed in • his statement, and read the letter which he bald
io hi, hand, and which was as fiAlows:—" Mr.. Carter and Wil-
liam Bryant promise to bring twelve voters in the course of to-
morrow ; if not, they will not •require to Impair)." This Was
not an ationynions communication, but who did..they suppose it
was signed' by ? By John Day, the secretary of their oppenent'a
'lioMmittee.:—(Several nfltlr. Polhill's friends here intimated that
this letter must be a liargery.)_lie thought no one would dare
accuse him of asserting what ho did not know to be true: that
very night: all who chose to apply for- them should he furnished
With copies of this letter, and the original itself' was in the pot-
' session of his owu supporters, and might be inspected by those
Who desired. it. His going to Spain had been urged es a charge
against him ; but he begged to, remind them, -that-he went in
support of a cause in which all their hearts were engaged; and he
thought it somewhat inconsistent in his opponents, who said so
much about sustaining the Protestant religion, to find fault with
his going to Spain, when it was recollected that he went -to
Spain to support the cause of the Cortes, and what was that
cause but the maintaining of civil and religious liberty against the
Pope ? .
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Mr. PoLurr.r. this day addressed the meeting from the saws
station as had been . occupied by Sir Robert Wilson during his
speech. He trusted the electors. would not be deceived by any
statements which had beetrmade respecting the number of voters
who yet remained unpolled, for he could assurithem that there
Were above IMO() yet to be polled. lie had not come forward to
gratify any personal feelings of ambition, but on the requisition
of a most respectable body of the eleCtorS. lie' had „been termed •
an untried man, but he begged to a-entitld them, that his father
hail been tried in three successive Parliaments, and had never de-
parted from..whet he professed, neither would he. • -

The. High Bailiff then :adjourned the ineetiog to Motkkinorn-
ing at nine o'clock,

The inhabitants Of the Borough, from the elose of the poll on
Saturday evening, till an advanced hour of the night, were kept
in the moat feverish anxiety, by the anticipation of the renewal
at those disturbances between the partisans of therival !arditlates
which hatl' taken place on the preceding evening. The person
who was so severely, injured in the former affray, Intl whose life
is still considered- in danger, Was a Man named Chivertotti.-4 pla-
card-bearer in the employment of Mr. Polhill.% committee.. The
only offence he ofered, as we have been able to ascertain, was hi,
refusing to abandon his colours, or deliver up the placard. A'
considerable sensation Ives created • between H and 9 o'clock by a
rumour which appears to be well-grono4 that it was the ili-
tentiOn of Sir R. Wilson's friends, with et view of securing his
election by taking off the second votes Avhich it was supp Med
would go to Mr. Ptilhill, to pot in notninatiort a fourth candi-
date on this morning. Mr. Polhill's supporters seem to appre-
hend but little danger frOm BAR manatuvre, and assert that they
here *till in reserve 000 plumpere.