Star.
London, England, 1831-05-09 00:00:00

Cricklade, May b.
Gilley - - 109

Gordon
Bouverie

- 10

- - 76
- 68

Worcester (County), May 7.
Foley . . . 665
Lygon - - - 603
Buckingham
- • - 429
Buckingham (County), May 7.
Marquis Chan dos . 1232
John Smith, Esq. . 867
P. scoo Grenfell, Esq. - 629
Aylesbury, May 7.
Bickford - - . 838

Lord Nugent - - 377
Lord Kirkwall - - 316
Slontgoinery (County), May 5.
lion. C. W. W. Wynn - 236
J. H. Lyon, Esq. - 60

DOUBLE RETURN.

Grantham and Wallingford—Colonel Hughes.
There are in all four double returns, which, in every instance, are of
gentlemen in favour of the bill. This will enable Ministers, if necea
awry. to return Lord Palmerston for Liverpool; Mr. Cavendish for
Wallingford; and any two other gentlemen for Winehelsea and
Illetchingley.

ELECTION FIXED.
Leicester (County.)—Electon Axed for the 10th May. Candidates,
C. M. Phillips, Esq. and T. Paget, Esq. Mr. Keck and Lord Robert
Paget having resigned.

♦NALYTICAL TAILS OP THE SLICTIONS, SHOWING THE DIP•
PERINCI IN FAVOUR OP REFORM.
By the returns up to Friday, the majority in favour of the measure of
reform was O. the numbers being—
For Reform
Against ..

.. 211
... 161

The following exhibits the opinion of the members since returned—
For Agst. For Apt.
Monmouth (County 1
Moo ... 0 1
Norfolk 3(Tunty) ... 2 0
Penryn .. .. 1 1
Southampton ... 2 0
Stafford (County) ... 2 0
Wigan ... ... 1 1

Ashburton .. 2 0
Bishop's Castle ... 0 2
Cambridge University 0 2
Evesham ... ... 2 0
East Retford .. 2 0
Grantham .. 1 1
Hampshire ..2 0
IRE:

Waterford (City) - 1 0

Athlone . . 0 1
Kilkenny (City) 1 0
Nino, . - 1 0
For reform
Against
Add from Friday
Total for reform - 81
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ELECTION.
On Saturday night the state of the poll was as follows s
Chandos . - . 1,239 •
Smith - . . . 887
Grenfell . . . - 52

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During the day the friends of Mr. Smith made much
greater exertions than on preceding occasions, and the result
was to give him a majority on the day's poll over the Mar-
quis of Chandos, the latter polling 366 votes, and Mr. Smith
380. The third candidate, however, has not participated in
the triumph, Mr. Grenfell receiving only 177 votes on Sa-
turday. On the two preceding days the reformers, generally
speaking, divided their votes between Smith and Grenfell,
but on Saturday many of the first-named gentleman's sup-
porters adopted a different course, and gave plumpers for
their favourite candidate. This proceeding, with whatever
view resorted to,—whether in order to shorten a contest which
costa two of the candidates a great deal, and the third no-
thing, or for the purpose of placing Mr. Smith in a re-
spectable position relatively both to Mr. Grenfell and
Lord Chandos,—occasioned a good deal of dissatisfaction
among members of Mr. Grenfell's committee. Towards the
close of the day, I understand that Mr. Smith's voters re-
commended splitting their suffrages with the other reforming
candidate.
Without entering into the merits of the question, or at-
tempting to blame or exculpate any one, I must say it is
much to be lamented that such an arrangement was not re-
sorted to at the beginning of this contest as might have
strengthened the cause of reform, by effecting a firm coalition
between the two liberal candidates. Of course an equal par-
ticipation in the expenses of the election, as well as commu-
nity of principle and purpose, mist have constituted an ele-
ment of the coalition. Had it been cordially formed, and
were the contest conducted with spirit, I think there
can be very little doubt that the result of the election would
have been triumphantly favourable to the popular cause. As
I said, on a former occasion, if the opinions of all the free-
holders of the county could be taken, a considerable majority
could be decided friends of reform, and, notwithstanding
the influence of the Buckingham family and their friends,
I feel persuaded that on a poll of the 7,000 voters composing
the constituency of Bucks, or of the larger portion of them,
the supporters of Messrs. Smith and Grenfell would have
outnumbered thou of Lord Chandos. I speak now of the
result of a contest properly conducted from the outset to its
close. As to the result of the present conflict, people specu-
late according to their hopes and wishes. It is said that
the voters of Lord Chandos are nearly exhausted, and that
Mr. Grenfell's firmest supporters, the Quakers, have yet to
come to the poll, with many others, who will vote for that
gentleman. Again the friends of Mr. Smith feel confident
of being able to head the noble marquis on the poll, should
the election continue only a few days longer.
If a reform coalition were to take place, even at this
eleventh hour, and if energetic means were adopted to can-
vass the freeholders and convey them to the poll, I think
the victory might still be with the righteous cause.
The Marquis of CH A N nos addressed the electors from the
imstings, at the close of the poll, and returned thanks to the
oters for having conferred upon him so large a majority over
the other candidates. He hoped to meet them again on
‘lcnday, and to find them prepared to express their opinions
in his favour, by continuing to support him. He expressed pleasure he felt in consequence of the distinguished sup-
port which he had received, and declared that he felt confident
of a successful issue to their exertions.
Air. J. SMITH said, the state of the poll fully confirmed
all his hopes and well-founded expectations: he believedand
trusted that his friends would come forward in still greater
numbers next weep, and that the voters in his interest
..vould increase in a much greater proportion than hitherto.

GENERAL ELECTION.

He concluded by reminding the electors that in supporting
him they supported the great question of Parliamentary
Reform.

Mr. P. Grenfell said, though last on the poll, he did not
feel in the slightest degree discontented or disheartened : in-
deed he stood higher on the poll than he bad expected. Let
it be borne in mind, that the number of freeholders entitled
to vote in the county amounted to from 6,000 to 7000; that
as yet not quite 2,000 had polled ; that 5,000 remained for
him to depend on, convinced as he was that the great ma-
jority was friendly to reform. He bad the satisfaction to
state, from the information he had received from his own
part of the county, that he felt positive he should on
Monday and Tuesday next, receive a great acces-
sion of votes. He assured the electors that no momentary
triumph, no misrepresentation, should induce him to desert
them or the cause ; but, on the contrary, that he should per-
severe as long as he thought it his duty to do so with refer-
ence to the success of the great question of parliamentary
Reform.