The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-27 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

TO i%IEMSZRS, COMMITTIES, and
ELircratts.—Being anxious to give thefidlest and
most correct account Ville Elections throughout Me
Kingdom, we shall he very, thankful to any Gentle-
man immediately interested, to favour us by post or
otherwise, with the state t?f* the Polling, and other
matters connected with the Election, in his 7`lown o,
County.

COUNTY OF SOMERFsET.

BRIM* e--Mr. Hunt left Ilehester on Saturday evening, in
order to visit his friends i,s this city, who have pebliely express-
ed, in the strongest manner, their hope of his triumph over Sir
1. Lethbridge, of whom the) say " they are heartily sick."
Before Mr. Hunt was within four miles of the town, he was
greeted by crowds along the roads. ''re hail taken a chitin and
four at Wells, at half past six, having promised the people of
Bristol that he would be with thein at eight o'clock. At s little
before nine he reached the bridge leading into the town, and
proecedcd slowly, for the crowd had increased to iscalvulable
numbers, awl the whole town resounded with cries of " Hunt
for ever !" " Down with Lethbridge !" &c. As he advanced,
those next to the chaise took sway the horses, an universal ciy
of " Draw him to the pedestals ! ' being raised, and drew the
vehicle up to the spot, where it would appear almost the whole
population .of the town had assembled. All the windows of
the houses within sight of the pedestals were filled with male
and female spectators ; and perhaps never since the time Mr.
Hunt entered London from Manchester, was there exhibited a
more intense curiosity to see hits. There could not have been
less than between ten and twelve thousand people collected,
although the'notice of his approach had been given but an hour
before. lie stood upon the pedsoital, and spoke nearly as
follows
" It is now fourteen years, my friends, sine* I first appeared
amongst you, and ever since that period I have dedicated Myself
to the service of the public ; I have uniformly, and without for
a moment deviating from the professions I made to you upon
this pedestal, advocated, end in other ways laboured Mr the
protection of the rights and liberties of the people of England.
Have you, in any one instance, found that I deceived the :ex-
pectatione I then raised ?—(Cries of " No, no !")—Very well.—
There was a time, but the prejudice is removed, when it was
said that I wished to pull down the Constitution of the country;
aye, to pull down the country itself.—(Laughter and cheers.)—
It is now eleven years since I addressed you, and there are, I see,
in this immense crowd, some of the glorious minority of iS6,
who distinguished themselves by a signal effort to place me
where I could have had an opportunity of serving you in ear-
nest, by opposing those measures by which the country has been
brought to disgrace, and to the verge of ruin.—(Cheers.)—
I see there has been somebody at work since I was hem—
(looking at the windows of the Bush Tavern, which had been
driven in by the Protheroe party)—ami they can't say that it
was Hunt's mob that committed this havock.—(Laughter.)—No !
Other parties can do mischief, and we cars lament the con-
dition of our country, and still hope for her redemption, with-
out breaking her laws or giving excuse for fresh acts of an op-
pre:Hive nature. Gentlemen, I have had something to do at 11-
cheater, within this last week (cries of " Aye, you have beau
at Leatherbreeches"). Yes, I have been telling him what be
is; I have been drawing his character. Be has sat six days
for his picture; and although I have painted it in all its de-
formity, we have had no broken heads, nor even broken win-
dows...--(Chetre and laughter.)—Why, formerly, when any vio-
lence happened to he comaiitted, the cry was, " It is hunt's
mob !" When any drunken attorney or parson broke a lamp_..
(Laud Wight...o-4 was done by nobody but " Ilunt's mob !"
Well, they can't but say now that the mischief is departed frau,
amongst you, and they must acknowledge that the sprat remain,
entire.—(Loud sheers,)---hint now to the business on which lap-
pear amongst yen. lam fourteen years older than when I first
addressed you from this pedestal ; 1 have,
.you see, grown grey
In your service. My bodily strength may not be so great as
it has been ; hOt all that I have suffered has never affected the
climate of my mind. lam still the scene---still bound to you
by the ties of affection and patriotism, and still determined to
aid you in the great—l fear the desperate struggle--desperate,
because there appears not to be the shadow of hope fur the reco-
very of what we have been daily losing.—(lmmense cheering. )
I have received letters from Bristol and Bedminster, informing
me that there were vast numbers in that extensive neighbour-
hood ready to go to the poll for me—(Cries of " Yes, a thousand
of us are ready")—and anxious to see nit. Such a contest as
that in which I am now engaged, my friends, never was known,
I have bed all the magistrate', all the parsons, and all the it.:
tornies against me, because they all know that toy exertions
tend to check the impetuous growth of their wealth upon the
vitals of the hard-working poor. lam not an enemy to the me-
gistrens, the clergy, or the attorneys. There are good as well as
bad amongst them, I really believe.—(Laughter.)—But I am au
enemy to the injustice that naturally arises front the system tin
which they act, which extends itself through all branches ui the
community.—(Loud cheers)...-.I am an enemy to Corn Laws, to
Game. Laws, anti to all Laws that mark a degrading contrast be-
tween the lazy and the industrious. They know that if I were in
the, Houle of Commons, they would stand the chance of losing, if
my exertion, would avail any thing, not the proper, but tit law-
lees power which they inflict upon the people,-...(Cheers.).-,lt is
far from my wish to pull down the rich, to please or serve the
other ranks of society, and the slaves know it. My politics are
that every man, from the King to the beggar, shall have his rights,
and I tun resolute of purpose. My religion is, that we should all
worship God as we please; and I am sure that will please God.
I asked Mr. Dickinson, and the other person at lichester, what
good they have ever done, or contemplated, in their lives, to their
constituents, and they were mute. They might have said, with
truth, that they contributed all in their power to lay the most
grievous taxes upon your shoulders. You an aware of it, and
they have been able to bring to the poll no mere than ISOO free-
holders. Now, when I stood for the representation of Bristol.
Messrs. Protheroe and Bright brought up thousands, and I cer-
tainly was far behiod; but then it cost those gentlemen upwards
of 100,0001., while it cost me for the first attempt, lii! 10s.,
end for the second, 28/. 10s., besides the labour of addressing the
deeteee,—(Loud laughter and cheers.).-Did those gentlemen ever
eudeavour to remove a tax ? I told you how it would he 14
years ago; that if yin did not relieve: yourselves you would be
taxed on, and that if you grumbled you would be sent to gaol.
Have my words come trys?—(Cries of " yes, yea, the manufac-
turing district, show this. ")_..Every district shows it every man
who is obliged to work for his bread has experienced what I have
*aid to be true. What prospect is there for you of alteration,' '
while you allow yourselvee to be misrepresented in the House of
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l Tories,
They will be taxed ;
they may grumble, but if they do, they will he sent to gaol,
will inevitably await the show of re/isomer,
until the people ere
determined to be free.—(Shouts of applause.)—Thors, moot be
high and low, rich and poor, but the honest bard.weritisig Montt
ought to have all the conveniences of life, and some of it* conning. n.
--(Cheers. )•--.'That is what I contend for : arid if lie is saber as
well as industrious, he ought to he able tic' put by a little
for a rainy day, -when age creeps open him, Matted of
sinking into *guy., the base and ,„,emeiettettendant ulna the teal-
administration of the lawa,.....(Applautie, which continued fur
some momentv.)-1 shall go to.'Bath from title, and from thence .
to Entitle, and from thence
..to ilehester, to meet my friends Mr.
Laugh ter.
.)—...Atni time free.
Dickinson and Leather-breeches,-.-{

lioliets do their duty, 1 Atli Joon be at the head of the bull.
The young, the Able, and the healthy, can walk; dome who are
trews can ride, and those who have no votes tart eubscribe to
oonvey those who have.--(Cries of " We will, we will !")—....1
shall wait for you at Ilchester, notwithstanding the astuniehment
of Sir Monies at my keeping the county in agitation, and hie
foolish expectation that 1 would take hie hint, arid' let him take

his seat without an effort to push him from the stool which he
has so long usurped. About a fortnight before the election Arm-
menc,ed I met him in the Temple. He was looking about for
somegother pampered slave, with his squinting glass at his eye
Ah ? how do you do, Mr. Hoer," said he, with his church-
yard voice, " I have not seen' you fot a long time." " No, Sir
Thomas," said I, " but you. soon -have that gratification
pretty frequently." ledeetl," said he. " Oh, yes," said I,
" We shall meet deli' other' every day for fifteen dam as soon
as the county 'election begins."—.(Laughter. Good God, Mr.
Hunt," said be " surely you can't mean .such a thing
" Surely I can said Aqi,...,with the bleating of the Lord: well
meet at the poll." ".-Cloost" God, Mr. Hunt, the expence of
such a thing will be dreadful. It will cost you thousands, and
also put us to an enormous expence, and after all you cannot
succeed." " Oh," maid the money has been already sub-
scribed, and the freelielders' wish as a to (strove you-..-(Loud
laughter)—and I intend to a. it." Ile then hinted to me that I
might find no difficulty in getting iirM.,..Parliament for a rotten
borough, and my reply was this. " You bad me in your county
gaol two years. alai six roontiri,, and yret and your brother magi-
strates treated me iii the most cruel and cowardly manner. You
turned the key of my prison door against my family, when they
travelled 150 miles to comfort use. Well, they went home, and
then you revoked your order -91 exclusion, and .they returned;
but soon after they were on the spot again, you again caet a
barrier between us.—(Cries of shame!')-Three times has
this species of torture added to the bitter severity of my sentence.
Well, I did not forget it. There • are some. things ...which can
never pass from the memory; ibr the heart's blood is. mixed
with its exercise. .1 exposed the County Gaol. system ; I ba-
Melted your favourite gaoler; I cashiered. some of your arbi-
trary and cruel body; I drew .down the public abhorrence upon,
your acts ; but I owed you more, and therefore I shall give
you, with the blessing of the Lord, fifteen days of it, within
view of that very gaol where you goaded your prisoner.(L---Laugh-
ter. and loud vbeers.)—My friends; I do not know .whether you
have observed it, but the moment a man ,who advocates .the
rights of the people "toils forward, the. .Whigs and Tories in-
stantly give up their humbug differences, and unite to keep him
out. The is the,Cese in thia, contest, for both Whig!' and 'Po-
ries voted for Leatherbreeches. Some years :ago, Leatherbreeches
was called to account at 'Wells for his conduct in Parliament, and
the hallooing he got reminded me of a dog with a tin kettle tied
to his tail—(laughter). lie said upon the occasion, that he had
no objection to be compared to the animal in so deplorable a con-
dition, as he really endured a great deal. But now the case is
altered. If he comes in at all, it must beat Mr. Dickinrson'ti tail ;
so that Dickinson must be in this instance the dog, and Leather-
breeches must' be the kettle at the dog's tail (roars of laughter).
There is one thing at which you must all reioice-1 mean the de-
feat of one of the dirtiest tools of the I lung' of Cornntons, by the
men of Surrey (loud cheers), who have trundled him out of Par-
Lament just like so mild) rubbish. But after all, I do not see bow,
under present circumstances, the next flutist, of Commons will
differ from the last. All I can say for Myself is, that if you give the
an opportunity, I shall.endelotir to do What your late Memliera
have not dont, or tried to aceomplisln Intleedet fear you may ex"
pect another seven years' slaVerY. The 'House of ,commene cannot
undergo a change while the people are lazy treatilerooo to
themselves. It is the nature of nian to retain and to exercise
power, and the people sink easily into delusion. When you get
together and drink, frost will, if you are asked, pull down a limo,
but what are you capable of doing fur the purpose of sending a
man, in whom. you have a relianee, Parliameut—(cries of
" every thing; we'll subseribe ; we'll eu to Ilehester and vote") ?
If the people of Bristol will refrain for three days ffem guzzling
beer and gin, more motley would be collected than would be ne-
cessary to send up live or 'six independentmen of their choice to
.Parliament--(Cheers.)—Perhapi, it will be said that Hunt has
been reading you a lecture oit morality, as many a person does an
hour or two before be gets drunk-(1-atighter.).-1 ask von is it
not the language I have always used—(Cries of " yes, yes.!")?--
and I certainly do--:--(not as my friends the persona do)—practice
What I preach"—(cheers from all parts Of the crowd).—Mr. Hunt
concluded by calling upon the multitude to make every effort to
bring up voters ter the poll, and assured them, that whatever might
be the result, i.e should appear amoligst thein'opon the, same sub-
Jed 40 the next election.

Mr. Hunt then retired to the tholi Inn, from whenetle *et
off to visit Bath 0114 Frome, pre} tronly to the grand effort of
next week.

immithitt)stiiitE

This contest .carri!,(l on with greet spirit, anti Colonel
Nrimpteett continnea at tte, head of ths poll. We understand that
the oE73one" 4ttg/thittt,twort this alectinn are daily very heavy in
bringing in the,ied*Taters thia. 0)1,011*1. Miutirteotte agent*
have hien. so act bFinging down there voter', that iint Charge.%
of the eleetioa Ve, 41, fit), pat t it,o) tly.heavy.on this tandittote,
Eventno, Kitt o'CLoce.
Polled this day. tiros.' state of the Poll.
Alaccineen - 1487
Marquis of,Tavistnt.l, El4l, 123;3
Pyrn ' , - 1006

PRE.5:f0.1......S LI ii) A Y EVEN

The polling lasted till seven o'clock. State of the gross pull at
that hour
Stanley 01)83 Barrie - - 1443
Wood - 1 Cobbett - 924
As soon as the first elector preserited himself at the ilitatingts,
Mr. Ilorrstsrt said, I give yOU'llotif,4, 11r. Mayo', tbdt I will
have the oath taken by each nrinu separately, aiy Le collies up.
The MAvox--You shall not.

flay shall,
Mr. Nicnotsox---Take care, Nast you lay to the Mayor.
Mr. liuvraiAm—l.will insist 011 Ow oath being administered.
The MAirox—l will du my duty. --(cheat uproar.)
Mr. 1111VC31,0--You p,ee:ed eveeai electore yesterday an
quickly, that I wail not able to que,tiuti them.
The MAYOR—YOU 4irStiOlt them !
are not fit to do it.
Mr. HUFFMAN.-71111. I :nu tl4ugh, and I
The MAYOR.-1 see into the trick. I have had too great ex-
perience not to be Able to knock all such schemes on the head.
You, therefore, of the electors, who are willing, perionally, to
°Mille me, will mite for w.ard and take the oath together.'That
will defeat the trick. ,
Several electors (in Mr..C',olkett's box)..-.We will take it sepa-

--you cannot do 4.--you

rately. •
The MAYOR.--111 engage you will,--you know the object.
Mr. HuvemAN.--Thank you, my awls..---(('treat uproar and
laughter.)
Several electors were now brought before .the hustings, and the
oath was administered to them collectively.
Mr. SEACtill (a Roman Catholic Barrister), now rose in Mr.
Wood's bnoth, and &damaged the Mayor. `
The MAYOR.—NOW, Sir, I really don't know who you are.
am an elector, :sir,' and as curb I have a
right to bring under your notice a . matter: or the deepest' im
portance.
Baturv.----114 is tipt an elector.--he cannot take the oath'.

Mr. SltActitt.-1 beg pardon, I atn 311 elOCtOr. Ido POI
choose to tender my'vote—bui I T 1 an deetoE.-(Great COLI-

fusion). • .
The MAYO/1.-1 'tie how if iv, addeeeses and harangues—l
really am quite tired out Of my life with these :imam I don't
know who you are, Sir, and I beg that' you will not interrupt the
pull,-....(Cries of " poll,")
Mr, Woon.—Mr. Mayor, Mr. Sot ar is a gentleman of the!
profession--he is nay, Mend.
Mr. StAQUIL..--1 lava a right to address you, Sir, and I will
do so. I stand here as an elector to remonstrate against the pre-
sence of an armed force----a force not merely actually reaident
the town, but which is Oita moment. stationed at one of the en- '
trances to the place of polling. I say, and I speak it as a wo-
k:shin/1 man, that it is in direct violation of the law that this
force is allowed to remain one moment M the town during the
election, especially where there iv not a preteora for saying that
the peace is disturbed.
The MAYOR.—COnte, come, I knout my duty.t shaft per.
form it. I an WO old in the law to be toid what I ought to be
by raw boys.
Seaunk—l sit y,: that the Act of 8 Geo. 111, directs
that the Secretary at Wet; ;hall ;clue °viers to all troops station-
ed in any town or place where an election for a Metillier to serve
in Parliament is holden, causing them to withdraw from thence,
and that they shall not remain tVithili two Milt% of
the same, under the veeerr-t penalties. Sic, I contend that the
town is now in a state of perteet peace.
The Mavort--Sir, I contend that ant as guud a judge of
that a* you. I know what I an, :Mont, •
SeAucti---Theiciink ;14 perfectly tirrirt. There is „ailing
like rioting going on.—that tatet be beets tided.
The Mavort--1 ant htfter act ! wat "'apt! with the :state of the
town than you can he. I hive my source; of job"laalien-41P°4
those I shall art—tuul you ntey sit down.
Mr" stAtion.—The Cowl), I .)Anitaift. it, iv now iterfeelY quiet-
The MAYon-Allow me, to know the real state of the
matter.
il haveup 4,ipg sri , you out
" tu"
ha ' ''''eo 1 find order reetored, Atli/ that it tArl ba done with
esfe/Yr 111 retitle* or remove the soldiers as "hap. teem hest t° toe,

and I'll allow no man to interfere with me in the discharge of my
duty. —( Applause).
Mr. Seagur was about to speak, but the Mayor declined to
hear him.

Mr. Bawl-Lau. (deridingly).--I claim the privilege now, Mr.
Mayor, of smoaking my' Segar.
The scene was varied a little soon after by the cross-examina-
tion of one of the independent electors of Preston. Mr. Seagur,
after teasing him with several trifling questions, said, "Well
where did you come, from before that, John ?"—(No answer).—
" \' hue did you come from, I say ?"

John—Come.frorn h-11. • .
The iklAvou..--Order. • You must answer the question in a
civil wuy. Answer Ate question.
John—. G--n d—n the fellow, why need he ask?--(Great
laughter.)
'Fbe•Mknnt—l must commit You foi contempt of Court.—
If you do not conduct: yourself better, I certainly will.
John—G—n d—n the man.--(Continued laughter.)—Let
him speak sense.

.
Mr; BIRCHALL—Don't be angry--that gentleman only sprung
up to-day like a mushroom.
John--And you sprung up only the day before.
The favourable reception of this retort kept the worthy elector
in tolerably good humour, till a man was put into the box beside
him,- fur the. purpose of proving that he had received pariah re-
lief;. and failing 'in that, John was, with the 'dimwit difficulty,
prevented by the officers from inflicting on him summary punish-
ment, and actually gave him a disgraceful kick as he was making
his escape from the box.

Mr. Seagur repeatedly interrupted the polling, by insisting on
the bribery oath being taken, and by putting numerous questions,
which those on the other side thought were made rather fur .the
purpose of creating delay, than for ascertaining the right' of
voters.

Interruptions similar to these occurred repeatedly during the
day, but they were so little varied, that it is needless to allude to
them, more particularly. The hostility of the contending parties
remained Unabated to the last. Bitter attacks, and- us bitter re-
plies seemed to be the order of the day. I wonder said the Mayor,
if Mr. Seagur makes use of such language, and shows as little re-
spect to Judges on the Bench, as he does to this Court. I should
think they would soon teach him better manners.
Mr. SEAntra (angrily)--My professional character, Sir, is not
to he attacked by you.
The MAYOK—I dare say not.
Mr. linacictruusT.—Mr. Mayor, I request you will call that
gentleman ''(Mr. Birchen) to order.
The MAYOR.---I will, when you can pronounce the word
order.

Mr. Bt.AtOmtfasT.—l call upon you to defend me. If you
do not, I think I can defend Myself without your assistance.
These scenes were occasionally relieved by the hiunourous re-
plies of some of the voters, on being a little too strictly examined,
by
.the attornies of -the respective Candidates.--. Were you ever in
a poor-house'? said Mr. Seaguri to a good-natured active looking
young man. Never.—l suppose you never saw a workhouse all:
yourlifti yea I have. Often have I seen the one on the
Moor, when I went out to meet the hisses.---4aughter.)—What
parish do you belong to?--Pariah; well, and then tell you.
I have no parish. lam not .like you English, with your parish
relief. lam an IrishManL-I'll never scorn to tell you.—Well,..
whom do you vote for? And is that all you have to.ask now?
said Pat ?—Nothing more to then, I'll tell you, and
perhaps you'll not like it. I vote--(looking at Captain Barrie
with great good humour)---4 vote for the brave Captain—l like
his rough face; and as a proof that I like him, I would go far
to see him. I not only vote for him, but I give him a plumper,
and so 1 do,—(Great langhter).—Tlifs honest fellow most proba-
bly was on a different aide of politics frOOt the Captain, if he
thought of politics at all; but, his, inherent love of fighting made
him forget him own interest and that
.of his country, to give his
vote for the bra Vest man.

Mr, Wool) (from his window)---I have not lungs or word. to
pour out my gratitude to you ; I am altogether nearly 300 a-head
of the Captain.—,.(Great shouting. )--But be you moderate—you
can afford to be so—for the winning party ought to be in good
temper. • 1 regret to state that the. carriage of a gentleman sup-
posed to be in a different interest from me was this Jay insulted.
contained wo infant children. Such acts are disgraceful to
any cause, anir I disown a connection with the man who
could commit them. Exert yourselves only as you have done,
and when the clock strikes three on Monday, you will -see me
proclaimed your Mernber.--(Cheere.)
. Mr. gravure (from 'his" WindoW)—This being the last day
on which I shall have an opportunity of addreesitig you Irmo this
window ; allow me to thank you once more.--to thank especially
the fairer sex, ;forth., exertions they have Made., 1,1,411 always,
prove 'their steadfast friend. Let those of then*, 1 eithoTt them,
who have not sweethearts, procure them as fast as possible--those
who have only sweethearts, let thorn get bushiunle—aud those
with only husbands, let them have children as fast as possible.
(Cheers. )—Now, Gentlemen, Mite more I thank you.
not meet here again. But 1 ~hope you lvill ameet me at the
Riding on Tuesday. Let me conclude with a quotation that shall
be from the words of a great man—John Gilpin

And when next I ride abroad
May yon be there.to see,

(Cheers and laughter.)
Captain l3s a en, in addressing.the multitude from a window
of his hotel, said he would not detain them at that late .hour for
more than one minute. They must all have seen what from be-
ginning to-end had been going on at the ImAings. The enemy
had.recourre to 'tricks the the purpose of preventing 'his friends
from voting as they wished. - I,lw history of this election should
be laid before the House of Cortnone(lfear, hear)---and then
he should have fair play and justice. still he did not despair.
He would keep up the fire, and fight it nut to the last man. Let
his friends only rally round. him, and the victory might yet be
theirs --(Great. applawie.)
Captain COLQUM had frequently impressed on the minds of the
electors the unfitness of Mr. Wood, and would not cease day after
day to renew the attack. He was not the man for the people of
Preston, nor did he and his' friends consult the interests of that
ancient borough, or of the poor weavers throughout the county.
Who was it that was one of the chief causes of raising the prices of
cotton from Is. 4d. to sls. the pound? Was it not one of his
staunchest supporters—Mr. Cropper of Liverpool ? This tended
directly to injurohe poor weavers.—(Hear, hear.)—Au old man
on crutches that day came up to swell the numbers of Mr. Wood ;
and on being asked why he had promised his vote for Mr. Wood,
" Hecause,'! said fie, " Mr. Wood told me he would cure me of all
my ills."—( Laughter. )---Thus be went on humbugging the poor
people out of their votes; but, let the inert of Preston, actuated by
sound principles, return to the charge, and they should yet have the
man who alone was fit to represent them in Parliament.—
(Cheering.)

Su xi)* MORNING.

The election closes to-morrow at three o'clock, and the great
probability is, that Mr. Wood will succeed. Of Mr. Stanley's
success there can, of course, he no question. Captain Hanle has
iisued a hand-bill, stating hil determination to keep the poll open
to the last moment. The Clergyman at the Catholic Chapel, in
his discourse this morning, took occasion to congratulate his Rock
on the fewness of the instances during the election in which the
;rumbas of his communion had been induced to take the Oa 1.11 of
Supremacy. The subject of his discourse was the prohibition
contained in the conunandinent against false swearing.

COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND.
TIMID DAY—APPLEBY, aura: 14.

The polling went on pretty briskly in the course of the day,
but the Ifiuee complained that the Yellow* had filled the space near
the ptiling booth* so early as ten o'clock, in order to keep off the
voters. .

In the course of the morning, the Rev. John Adamthwaite of
Winton (a supporter of Mr. Brougham'ii at the last election, but
mix of those who signed the declaration against him on the " No
Popery" cry), entered the town on horseback. As he proceeded,
,over the bridge, he was hooted and called a turn-coat. '1 'he Rev.
clentleman stopped opposite the King's Head (the head-quarters
o the Yellows), and addressped the freeholders.
Were the close of the poll, a man named Abbptt, belonging
to the -Lomita*, interest, got upon the linstinge, and used some
taunting expressions towards the Blues, and hinted at the increase
of appetite they were likely to sxperience, without the means of
satisfying it, by the middle of next week, This incensed the
other party, and one of their leaders exclaimed, " thee l -
we'll ha' thee out o* that,—come, lads." They instantly rusleed
upon the hustings, seized upon the man, and dragged him neck-
abbudt tnit; ar47,
po'Ll.nthr he
eure ltwas thought gist he tnuet b" killed ;
got upon his feet, and peade a kind
mf moping fight, and eseaped to his party With a few slight cuts
cued hemases. This was the signal fort general affray, e/id u riot.
commenced, :melt as we have seldom witnessed. The, parties
met itt tillai'e mnaatirketet7,Palai:ii la'
and
sticks and atones, the boards which
limned in short, every weapon that could
be 11"1144 "Pn,n were made use of—nay, even :the pavement was
torn 'l°' it
Kines. Reid lieu (the LOwthers house) had
its windows litieany'beuteic in, as 'eve re ids', the windows
of the Crown and Mitre (litoilgilani'i house). Signe forty
or fifty porous are more er less • hurt, and under the me
of the ditlirrent medical men in the tsagvii. The disturbance
was at level' Put a", e",,d, tlet: 'liminess of a Mr.
Xsdeholson, who, with Atr• Tunt"" Molineux, made
his way into the midst of the rioters;' and taiceeeded, at great

tonal risk, in making peace for the moment ; in the mean time an
altercation, which ended in blows took place place on the hustings
between a magistrate in the yellow interest, and a gentleman in
the blue cause. It is next to impossible to describe the extent to
which party feeling runs here. A person seen speaking to one
party it almost shunned by the other—one instance I will give
you. A fellow who got his hand cut in a row, went to a medi-
cal man (a party man too), who; finding him one of his oppo-
nents, sewed up the wound. 'When the man departed, he turned
round and said, it was not necessary to sew up that wound, a bit
of adhesive plaister Would do, 'but we must make these fellows
feel a bit. It is expected the Election will last all next week.
The Under Sheriff came forward, and declared the state of
the pull to be as follows:;
ON THE DAY'S POfL.
Lorfl Lowther. Mr. Brougham. CoL Loci Cher.
279 227 ' 264
OW THY CROSS POLL
559 472 554
. _ _

The Under Sheriff having kindly furnished ui With the three
aye poll in the different wards, we gird it here, with a, vjew to
explain:the nature of the statement made to-day by Mr. Roughen]
in the course of his speech
FIRST DAY'S POLL.

Ld. 1.. ii. Cpl. I-
East Ward - - - - 1 1
West Ward - - - - 8 4 7
Kendal Ward - - - _ ......
Long(lale Ward - - - 1 -- 1

Total' - 10
SECOND DAY'S POLL.

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East Ward - - - - 9F, JOB 88
West Ward - - - - 45 S 8 45
Kendal. Ward - 3.6 71 32
Lontidale Ward - - - 94 22 96

Total - - 270 239 261
Preceding Day's Poll - 10 6 9

Gross State of the Poll - - 280 245 270
THIRD DAY'S POLL
East Ward - - - 101 101 95
West Ward _ - - 66 61 61
Kendal Ward ... - - 66 60 64
Lansdale Ward - - - 43 2 44

• Total - - 279 227 264
Preceding Days' Poll 280 245. 270

Gross State of the Poll—Third Day 559 4'72 534
Lord LOWTHIIt commenced by requesting permission to keep
his hat on, as the heat end dazzling of the sun were both op-
pressive and inconvenient to him. The third candidate (Mr.
Brougham) had closed his speech yesterday with a powerful ex-
hortation to preserve peace and good order. In the whole of
what was said upon that occasion he (Lord Lowther) most cor-
dially concurred, and he trusted there would be nu further
cause of complaint. He should be sorry to see the peace and
quiet of the county disturbed, and he trusted, that after what
had taken place to-day, tranquillity would be preserved, and that,
in the the course of the next week, both the heat of the weather
and the head of the contest Would be considerably abated.—(A
laugh.)—The third Candidate, in the course of his speech yester-
day, favoured them-with some hackneyed topics; nay, he went so
far back as the time of our immortal Bard, Shakespeare, and com-
plained of " The Law's Delay." Now, he hoped what he was
going to say might not be considered disrespectful, but, looking
to the bickerings, the ill-feeling, and the delays caused by that
Learned Profession, he should rejoice to see them—every one of
them—removed from the county.—(A laugh, and cries of
" Brougham and all !" mingled with hisses.)—He wished them a
good night, and hoped to meet them all in good health and spirits
at the poll on Monday morning.
Colonel LOWTifER said, that being next upon the poll, it became
his turn; as it was his duty, to thank those friends whose kindness
bad placed him there. He was confident at starting that his
friends would not leave him in the lurch, but would support him
to the last. Ile had not seen the state of the poll, but, he believed
he was 70 a-head of the 'third candidate.—(Cries of " No, no, I
only 62 !").7--Well, he was 62 a-head; notwithstanding his having
been deprived of his agents in the booths, and having his Counsel
knocked off in the Assessor's Court. Their cause was a good one
and mitt prosper..(Dinapprobation.)— lie wished the free-
holders a good evening.
Mr. Buotrottast was received with loud cheers by his friends,
and with as loud hisses by his opponents. lie we eeeeeilingly
eorry that he moth* runt tluttertittiti•, lie bid 1;44al yeliturtlay he
ahotdd bit able to do, •teitlf tinettlawietet of a Atirt contest and a
speedy victory. •It sltunid' weld that they were to gain that
which was:less convenient and lees lively, than a short contest and
a speedy victory—be 'meant it'more glorious triumph by a longer
eouk.st-'-(Cheers.)—He happened to take a walk with. *
friend that morning, and having heard that there was an en-
campment of his opponents in the neighbourhgod, he wished to
reconnoitre it, as it was the duty of' a skilful General to do, In
passing dawn the street he saw behind a house thou in his view—
(Lord Lowther's lodgings)--a building or buildings erected itt the
rear,by far more spacious than the house in front. He, happening to
!wailer than his friend, could see over tie gate behind; his
friend being short, was obliged to 'mount"the wail. And there
they saw a goodly sight. One of his friends, Mr, Wharton had
had some experience in electioneering; as he hid himself witnessed
nine elections, all of them glorious to hint; but none more glori-
ous than the last, although •in that he had been defeated.* lie
load digressed thus far in speaking of his very excellent friend,
Mr. Wharton, a gentleman Who' was most warm and zealous for'
the honour and independence of the county of Westmoreland._
But to return--that gentleman having had some experience in
elections, was not surprised at what he mew upon that occasion ;
but another younger and less experienced friend appeared alarmed
at seeing a long covered place like a booth or tent, attached to an
hospital, capable of holding a great many petsons, provided they
were close packed. And without the booth, were a great
many persons, to he sure they must not, be very wise to remain
there, but then what could the poor fellows do? There they
bad been brought by their masters, and there they must remain,
no matter at what inconvenience, until they performed the work
required of them. They were, he understood, all fed by con-
tract, vast quantities of flour, and that Contract-flour too, which
it was said was not of the best, were, he had been told, baked
into bread for them ; numbers of cattle, which being also furnish.
ed by contract, were he presumed, the lean kin.," were served
up for their use, but, at in weather like this, such meat could not
keep long fresh, he presumed that it was pickled for the use of the
poor fellows, who were obliged to eat it. They had, too, large
quantities of yellow drink (which he verily believed was the nest of
their fare) furnished to them, and thus penued up, they were sum-
moned both to their dinner's and to their duty by a regular heat
of drum. Upon looking upon these men, he thought he bad seen
some persons so placed before, but he could not, at the moment,
recollect when or where; but in a short time it struck him that
they were mewed up like the Italian witnesses, kept in (Amon.
Garden in the Queen's ease—(cheers, and cries of "what lout
that to do with the election ?").—with this difference, that those
witnessed were treated better than were their friends behind the
Noble Lord's house, because they were clothed as well as fed,
Which was not the case in • the relent instance. Now, all this,
while it caused his friends, or at least one of thein, to be down,
treat, gave huts spirits, because he felt tliet, when the poor un-
happy men who were obliged to submit to such treatment were
told out, then the free, the tothOught, the untamed, the untame-
able spirits of the honest Grey Coats of the County, would be
aroused ; then would come forward those men whom no threats
could deter, whom no briber could corrupt from the performance
of their duty ; inert who would oppose themselves again and agent
to those who were marshalled against them)/ money, or opposed
to.them by power, and istose victory would become the more
great in propprtion to the baseness of the means taken to defeat
them. Ile called upon those who had not polled to hold up their
hands.—(A considerable show of hands).'—Let them join with
their friends who were coming frOM the east and the west, the
Kendal, and even the Lonsriale Ward, On Monday morning.---(A
cry of " No Jesuits, no Grenvilles.")—And there was no doubt
of their success. ,As it was Saturday evening, and as 36 hours
must elapse, he wished them good 1114 t;
,and at the same time he,
from the bottom of his heart, wishedthem joy at their success--
a their majority in the three 'Wards, Which were root the imlne-
diste.preserves of the Lowther
• Mr. Wharton, we uodersteud, *toed for lierethl this else-
thin, and was thrown out.

•
CHESTER -CITY. •
This contest wit], in all probability, cost the gr,Yellot party
about 20,Q00/., and the Egerttnis not more than 6,0001.
The chairing of Lord Belgrave and Mr,: Prosvettur is fixed to
take place on Tuesday -next, 'and all those who voted for theip,
about WO in number, will be presented with dinner tickets, v+►lue
1. each.