The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-18 00:00:00

ect Judgment, but on questions of a local nature I shall con-
sider it my Duty to promote your wishes, and should J be fa-
vottted by the assurance of Your Support, it is my intention
to proceed to the Poll, and afford evety Freeholder the ofl-
portu"lti-iy-of exercising, freely and independently, his Elective
Fran-Otte at this interesting Juncture, and- firmly to follow
ne The same with .sticl: ut,Tnnton mr-AsultEs, as%will tecure
ttilyott ths.ltight ,61‘„sifturning AT Lf.SST CV of the-Mem-
bet s i s iSotutngiriik-tioliattent.
I Gentrearee,
%via, Sincerity and Respect.i
Your Faithful and'Obedient Servant,
Peterseld,-.7tine 15, 1818. NATHANIEL -ATO-IEsoN.
Up to ft/hr'O'clOck yesterday, it was not known
who was to be Colonel JOLLIFFE'S Colleague on
this occasion ; and a few of the 'Freeholders,
when applied to for their votes, said they had
promised to vote for Colonel JULLIFFE and his
friend. Soon after four o'clock, the Colonel
and Mr. CANNING arrived in a I/81'0116C and font,
preceded by a score of young men and lads who had
been hired to draw them into Petersficld. A more
contemptible and degradit:g• pit cc of folly was
never shervn at an Election. Beer being given to
this juvenile mob, a large concourse of people
collected in the town, and beer was given indis-
criminately by the friends of both patlties,-and an
active canvass kept up among. the :;Freeholders
until a late hour.
In the course of the afternoon, carriages were
sent to all quarters, to bring in. the occasional
Freeholders, who are better known here by the
significant designation of "FAtmots;" several
having been recently made with a view to this
Election,—for only one of this class is now living
who voted at the contest in 1775,When Colonel
LUTTRELL was the Candidate. The ;intrigues of
the evening, by the Partials of the predominant
party, could'irtst have beets exceeded in any of the
pure and disinterested Boroughs of Cornwall ; and
the night closed with Out either party-being sure
of the majority of the LEGAL votes, Which at that
motnent, and until the poll to-tiay closed, were
considered to be about 20. At tets o'clock this
morning, the Court was opened for the Elec-
tion, when, after the usual preliminaries were
gone thronsb, Colonel JOLLIFFE Sat proposed by
LIE. E, -...•...TCHESON was
hit Uncle, S. Jot 17 te. MI A
rronSed by Mr. miNbiliN, and Mr. CANNING
by the Rev. Dr. CooKsoti. `fhli Candidates then
severally addressed Use Freeholders ; and after
MiNtutte had, With great animation and
force; replied t'o some remalks which had been
made on his conduct, the poll tonaltenced, and
Closed-at three o'clock as follows :

JOLLIFFE.-...CANNING -ATCHESON.
35 30. - 6

Of the'efifteen only are generally admitted to be
bona fide Freeholders, who stand thus—
JOLLIFFE.—.CAN Nitte.—ATCH BS° ST;
12 6.

One vote for Mr. ATcussoN was objected to
because it was held by the Returning Officer not
to be the entirety of the Freehold—hut there are
still nix bona fide Freeholders who have -not yet
polled—four of them will not vote at this Eire-
tioo, and the other two are supposed to be ta-
VoUrahle to. Mr. lig-et-mots!, who will then; if the
4, L. 1.1 ',alter to be good, have a
majority of one legal vote over Mr. CANNING,
supposing the " Faggots," or occasional Voters,
to be got rid of Am the Petition to the House of
Commons, of which the Lawyers think there is
little dbubt.,—This Borough was contested in
1729 and in 1775. In the latter case it Tnrned
on a question of Bribery. It is generally thought
that if Mr. ATCIJESON'S canvass had not began
to late that •he would have had a considerable
majority of the legal votes. The Poll is adjourned
until ten to-morrow, and to close finally at
eleven.

The Counsel attending ivcre Mr. MINCHIN
and Mr. AIERRYWEATHER. Mr. GURNEY also
took a note of the whole proceeding.