The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-21 00:00:00

PRESTON.—MoNDAY MOANING.

The Mayor and different candidates having taken their places
on the hustings,
Mr. Coaay.rr addressed his Worahip.—l cannot, Sir, permit
the polling to he resumed this morning without once more so-
lemnly protesting against the mode of proceeding which you are
now pursuing. You have erected these fortifications which I
now see around me, for no other purpose than to prevent the
honest electors of Preston from exercising the rights which be-
long to them. I repeat that you have erected these bars and con-.
trivances—you caused them to be put up two days before the
election.—(Great confusion.)
The Ma:roe—No, Sir; I did not. _

Mr. ConesTr—You did., You ordered these burs to be raised,
The MAYOR.--That is not true.

Mr. Comairm—You ordered them to be raised.

The MAYOR—No interruption, Sir.
Several voices—Dou't interrupt.

The MAYOR—You like to he beard yourself, but you will not
let any body else be heard ; that is your way. I beg, Sir, to
hear no more of these imputations.—(Hisses from the crowd.)
Mr. Consitrr—r•What ! you. deny all knowledge of these bars?
The MAYOR--Silence, Sir—be off. Answer me, Foster, have
you seen any thing partial in my conduct on these hustings?
Mr. FOSTER--I don't like answering that question, Mr. Mayor.
Mr.. Converr—Ha, ha !—tell him, Foster, if you like these
1)..

Vomn—l have, witnessed decisions, Sir, that I do no

Like..—(Great cheers from the crowd.)
The MAYOR—No doubt you have, and I dare say Captaiu
Barrie has seen decisions he does hot like.—(Hisses from the
ciowd.)
Mr. CoaarrT—What of these bars

The BAILIFF—They were put up at your own request.
Mr. CossuaTT-.....Thpse hart?

The, MAvOn—Yes; et your own request —we hive nothing
to do,with. yquferther.
Mr. Cotibilirrr—ltetutive theet bare, Mutt then you win evert:ie.
your rights.
'the Mettoe—Be off, Sir, It the hutiness go on ; your object
i* to create delay.
Mr. CoaatrT—Three fortifications—look at thew—they art
awful fortifications. •

' The M.tvom—go on with the polling. If any man interrupts
the polling, let him take the consequences.,
Mr. Cobbett then retired, and the polling proceeded.
Several of the electors, whose appearance did not warrant suck
a designation, gave in their certificates the word "Gentleman,"
as their description. This wile at first objected to is some in-
`stances, but it was permitted to be adopted in the beginning.—
However, the instances of such an assumption having multiplied,
it was resolved by the agents to require a more defined descrip-
tion. The first or second elector who came from Mr. Wood's tally
box having designated himself as a gentleman on his eartitfcate,
the agent of Capt. Barrie examined him.
What are you, Sir?—A gentleman.

How long are you a gentleman ?—As long as you are.
Pray how long is•that ?—I am as much a gentleman as you
were the other night, when you came with your men to insult us
before Mr. Wood's window.
• Have you not been a journeyman bricklayer ?—Prove it if I. be.
Well don not your wife sell vegetables?---Yes, she does.
Has she not a stall in the market of Preston?—Ye, she has.
ELYCTOR—She don not coins up to poll.
Aa!mr—We, know that, but her husband does.
The nen,* directed that the man should be set aside, in order
to amend the description in the. certificate by. the substitution of

some more definite expression.
The next elector having been asked, at •the proper time, for
`whom he would vote,—replied, " For Mr. Cobbett, a plumper,
and d—n all tyranny !" clenching his fist, and raising it, in & de-
fying manner, to the Mayor.and the other candidates.
State of the Poll at four o'clock this day.
Mr. Stanley - - 166 Captain Barrie - ; 90
I Mr. Wood - 101 Mr. Cobbett —66
Gross Poll up to four o'clock this day.
Mr. Stanley - - 1111 I Captain Barrie - 626
Mr. Wood - - 639 Mr. Cohbett _ 608

(FROIId OUR CORINSIONDINT.--TursDAY.)
Cobbett will give up the contest after the close of the poll this
day. Hie resignation will he in favour of Captain Barrie.

CHESTER ClTY.—Ntwrx DAY (Ilottroa).
(From the Cheater
.Courant of Tueeday).

The poll was again opened at the usual hour this morning.
Mr. Arronmtv-Grxittah HILL appeared on the hustings this
morning, es Counsel for the independent party. About twelve
o'clock a flay of distress was hung out on the Grosvenor side, on
the appearance of Mr. John Walker in their box, it being well
known that he would avoid coming to the poll at all if he could
be dispensed with, and that when h►► did come the party would be
gasping for breath. lie bore with apparent good humour the
honours which were heaped upon him, from one side of the hust-
ings particularly, and answered only by repeated bows. His
young man, Henry Spencer, who remained firm and unshaken
amidst all the endeavours to shake his constancy during this con-
test, also voted this forenoon, haying returned from Liverpool,
whither he was, dispatched on his master's business early this
morning! The conduct of this uoble-minded young man is a fair
specimen of the incorruptible virtue of the Freemen of Chester iu
1826.

ARRIVAL OF GENERAL GRUSVIINOR-DRIAI3IIII. RIOTS.

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party fruni the Royal Intel windows. He informed them that
collie 200 miles, and would go 1000 miles if requisite, for
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arrived " in the very quinimencto°t:fi old
g his d vote."
Lord had
Lord Betuitavx next attempted to Address the people round
the hotel, but it was quite impossible to hear one tittle lie said.
At this moment, the Independott party were. seen advancing
throtigh the Eastgats in vast numbers. Several of the Grosvenor
party scampered fa in various directions, and the standard-hearer*
retired into the hotel. Sinoe ,sjiglat skirmishes took, place; the
reniaindeF of tliftparty Openpo, and let the Independents match
waving their bats, and vedting *pre-
l'ehartoic#ll4.ll:mteicGiettlbeerayiiand calling Upon him to 'hew kin4vSlf at

the windows. ante Grosvenor party were touted,.several of the
flags torn to atoms, and 'natty severe pummelling, received on
both side*. Several persons, principally little boys and women,
were a good deal injured by being crushed in the crowd, and one
the son of a person named Moors, a baker, in Northgate-
street, was taken away insensible.
The city continued in a state of great excitement during the
evening. Mr. Swanwick addressed an immense multitude in
front of the Albion, assuring them that their cause 'must ulti=
mately triumph; notwithstanding the disgraceful means which
had been that day resorted to, to overcome their virtuous effort+•
The 'committee immediately issued handbills, calling Ution their
friends to make every endeavour to preserve peace and good order.
State of the Poll.—Ninth Day.. ' ` .
- -Egerton - - 719 I Belgrave , -
Townsend - - 651 Grosvenor - 721
(From a Correspondent.)—l must beg of you to stets, that lit
consequence of a most serious disturbance having taken place to
day, on General Grosvenor making his appearance on the
to poll for his rel►tives, the Egerton tally, which had just
entered the box, was obliged to go out unpolled, which has placed
Mr. Robert GroSienor two a-head of the General, whereas, had
they been polled in, the General would have headed Mr. Robert
by eight. The whole of the windows, including several of the
frames, on the north and east Bides of the Exchange, have been
demolished, and several persons hurt, including the Tolvti Clerk,
but who is only slightly so. The populace pulled up the pave-
ment near the Exchange. and the marble stones were seer► flying
in every direction. All the shops in the city are closed; snd
great agitation prevails amongst us.