The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-13 00:00:00

PRESTON, Jura 9,

I commence, as mectis, with the
.candidates. Theee are, Mr.
Stanley, known to the public by some,inanty and sensible speeches
in the House of Commons. Ile cornea in on the Derby and Aris-
tocratic interest, and is expected to be returned triumphantly. lie
is said to hare expended above 3,090/. already. lie disclaims all
coalition with any of the other members, and atanda on his own
principles. The fieemul, Mr. Wood, ig a commercial gentleman
from the neighbourhood of Liverpool, a. risforming Whig, lint-rno-
derate an 4 mild, reepvettd even by hie .1-worming, and tenerelly
popular. .
Captain Ilarrie is the next--a gentleman of considerable repu-
tation in his profession (the Navy), of Tory principles, and de-
pending for success on the aid of the respectable manufacturers,
most of whom hold his political faith.
The last is Mr. Cobhett, too well known to require description.

As the proceedings and result of the last contested election here
in 1820, may throw some light on the event of the present, I 'tub-
a few facts of that occasion. The total number of voters in 1820
IV/W.6,20S ; for Horrocks, 1,902 ; Hornby, 1,649 ; Williams
(the lawytr) 1,525 ; Hunt (the blacking mm), 1,127: The
election Listed thirteen days, and Hunt's defeat is ascribed only to
his departure for his trial at York, before the end of the polling.
At present the number of voters is considered to exceed that of the
year 1820 by 500 or inure, so that it is clear we shall now have
a long, severe, nod doubtful contest.
The election commenced this morning. The ,business of the
►lay was opened by the Mayor, Thomas Cirinishaw, Esq. 'and
the two Bailiffs. Cobbett harangued the mob upwards of an
hour. .

MY. STA NLE ' %poke with hits Usual good Sense, liberality, And
moderation. Alluding to the 'Catholics, he said, that the argu-
ments put forth on the Catholic question, in the iuldress of the
British Catholic Association to the electors of Britain, tvere
the beet anti strongest . he, had ever seen in favour of emanci-
pation.
Mr. Virtion'S address was brief and temperate.

Captain Mantes attempt to be heard was met by the
violent opposition and virulent abuse of the rubble ; they
would not hear a syllable ; and though Cobbett seemed most
to exert himself to obtain a bearing for his opponent, the scot-
and-lot men would have their boisterous way, persisted in their
tumultuous clamours, and, at last resorted to the favourite
popular method of conquering the persevering spirit of the gal-
lant Captain, by pelting him with sand, stones, and other tangible
instrumente of stub-eloquence and universal suffragism.
After. the oratory was exhausted, the Mayor took a show of
hands ; for Mr. Stanley' considernble display ; for Wood a few ;
still fewer for Captain Barrie ; and for the Man of the Register,
an absolute, forest of fingers, whose squalid colour and brawny
thickness strongly indicated the "operative" quality of the owners.
They then proceeded to the polling. Mr. Stanley polled his
most respectable supporters, among whom were several gentlemen
of the first consideration in the neighbourhood.
At the close of the poll (four o'clock, Friday) the numbers
were, for—
Mr. Stanley - - AS Mr. Cobbett - - 22
Captain Barrie - Mr. Wood - -
SAT IJKDA.I , 11 o'CLoex.—Sir Thomas Beevor has been pro-
posed this morning by Cobbett's friends, Captain J. M. Colquitt,
R.N., by Captain Barrie's, and John Law, Eaq., and Mark Phil-
lips, Esq., in coalition with Mr. Stanley and Mr. Wood. These
additional nominations and coalitions are in reality but nominal,
having been effected by the four first candidates, for the pum
of preventing a splitting of their votes with their immediate
opponents. The several new candidates briefly harangued the
multitude in their turtle.
The polling then commenced, when some of Mr. Cobbett's men
were rejected, on the ground of having received parish relief.
Such a ragged rabble were never brought together as the suppor-
ters of the political gridiron--the veriest scum of the. , The
roach is on the point of starting. The hustings, within the
market square, echo to the discord of tongues, while the streets
without resound with the harmony of music bands.
(From the Preston Chronicle of Saturday.)
Titian immix.
• State of the pull at the close of this day:—
Mr. 14taaitY - - 90 Sir T. Beevor - - 14
Capt.-Barrie - 49 Captain Colquitt -
Mr. Wood - - 45 J. Laws, Esq.

Mr. ("Abet - 39 IM. Phillips, -Esq. 0
In Mr. Stanley's tallies the votes were principally plurnpers,
hut a few gave splits for Captain. Barrie. Mr. Woral'a aplitswere
mostly in faveurml Mr. i..;tatiley., as were also those in Captain
liarrie's

(From' the Morniuy Herald. )
The position of the eandidates demands one wor4, Four can-
didates were lifted against each other—they are the four first.
--When Mr. Colihett found that he line not winning, he said "I
will manoeuvre a will.lowe tuantber_ candidate proposed ;
those who vote for surly parldidate will vote for me, and in Ads
IvaY I win have in effect' twti tallsea brought up for the tine "1.
each of my opponente.”—. Oh, tvell !" exclaimed the other can-
didates, " that is: trick that four ran play at—we will do the
came. And the coustopiento wits, thm:ther Sir tp. ftervor hail
been nominated, three candida.tes,,rc b being , 4it
the interest of
one of the existing candidates, were proposed also. Thus then it

is—two tallies are brought up virtually. for each of the bona fide
candidates, at a time, instead of one, and the "trick" having
been adopted equally by all, no one bat en advantage over the
other. The reason why. Mr. Cobbett appears so low in,the poll
is that that so many out of his tallies have been disallowed, and
principally for having received parish-relief. A set of these per-
sons get into a tally-room—are living plenty of drilik for
two or three da)s, perhaps at the expellee of the candidate, and
,when put to the test on the: hustings, they turn out to be neither
good men nor true. BackWardness in the poll, when the tally
system is pursued, is next to being irreparable. The effect of
the preSent prospect in the minas. of Mr.. ,Cobbett's friends is
visible. The thing, in short, is up nith hint.

QUEENBOROUG
The election for this 1161.014 h commenced 011 Saturday. The
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Ordnance; the latter as a " blue," and it is expected that Lord
Downe and Mr. Lapel will be successful. Mr. Holibrd does not
again come forward.