Star.
London, England, 1826-06-26 00:00:00

• EL. ECTION INTELLIGENCE.
ICIIIICCUDIrate.IIT ELECTION.
Theelection of a Member inf Parliament for the
Steaartry of kirdctidbtight took place at the county
town on Wednesday last. This elec.i..n. from th • dose-
ne.s of the competition, excited the greatest possible in-
tere-t. General Dunlop being the Candidate on the one
tide, and Mr. Ferguson, of CI aigdartoch. on the other.
The ft lends of General Dunlop carried tit • nominatim
of Preses, only by the ratting v -te of the General him•
self, who, as the preceding Member, had that privilege
An attempt was then made to take a legal objection to
the qualification of one of the freeholders in Mr. Fergu-
son's interest, who had long stocui on the roll. But, after
hearing Messrs. Cuninghame, Maitland, and Monteith,
Advocates, at great length, against the election, and in
soppott of it, the Meeting. by a majority o 4 44 votes to
40, ref wed to expunge the Gentleman's n !me from the
roll. This seas decisive of the election. as three claimants
were entolted in the interest of Mt Ferguson, and onl
two in that of General Dunlop. When the roll w is ad-
justed, fir. Johnstoae, of Carnsalloch, proposed Gen.
Dunlop as Member, and he was srcnn.'ed by Mr. Cr nick,
of At bisland. On the other hand, Mr. Oswald, of
Auchincrnise, proposed Mr. Ferguson, and he was se-
conded by Sir John Gordon, of Earlston, and Mr.
M'D Avail, of Logan. Upon this the Meeting, at ten
o'clock, divided, and 48 veted for Mr. Ferguson, and
47 for General Dunlop. There were besides nine ties
in the course on the day on each side. •
Upon the state of the vote being declared, Nit.. Fer-
4guson addressed the Meeting in a most posserful and
lanimated speech, and General Dunlop also thanked his
former constituents for the support which be had re-
ceived from them on former occasions. As soon as the
result of the election was known out of doors, the air
rung with acclanntions. The new Member was drawn
in triumph from. the Court-house, and the crowd did
not disperse till the work of neat dry called them to their
several avocations.
WESTMORELAND.

In the.Ster of Saturday we gave a brief account of
the commencement of this Election and the numbers
polled the first day, which we received by express, and
we now give a more detailed account of the proceedings.
APPLEBY, June 22.—The contest for the representa-
tion of the County commenced this morning. About
half-past ten the different candidates proceeded to the
hustings. Lord Lowther and Colonel Lowther were
attended by Lord Pollington, Sir John Lowther, Bart.
M.P. Sir Philip Musgrave, Bart. M.P. Carus Wilson,
Esq. M P. Alexander Nowell, Esq. William Holmes,
Esq. M P. A. Nowell, Esq. Colonel Wilson, of Dal-
ham Tower, Colonel Maude, the Right Hon. John
Becket, M.P. W. Becket, Esq. Mr. Upton, and others.
The Noble Lord and his brother, upon arriving in front of the
hustings, were greeted with loud cheers from the assembled crowd.
Shortly atter they had made their appearance, Mr.
Brougham, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Tuftoa, son
of the Earl of Thane, Sir James Graham, of Netherby,
Mr. Wybergh, Mr. Curwen, M.P. for Cumberland, and
others of his friends, walked down the siren leading
from Appleby Castle, the Earl of Thanet's residence,
and took his station on the left of the hustings. The
Learned Gentleman, aho appeared evidently labouring
undei severe indispOsiti in, also received the applauses
of the multitude, which he returned by taking off his
hat and bowing repeatedly.
After the mull —preliminary forms had been gone
through, and the respective candidates had been nomi-
nated and secooded.as stated on Saturday,
Lord Lowytittraime to the front. of the hustings,
where he was surtounded by a number of his friends,
who joined with the persons below the hustings in loudly
cheering him. -The Noble Lord said, that in swearing
before them for the fourth time, he had no hesitation in
adopting the language of his Hon. Friend who had pro-
posed him, and resting his claims to their approbation
upon his public conduct since they had last met.—
Actuated by that feeling, he could fearlessly say, that
he was rue ashamed to meet.them.—(Loud cheers
It was unnecessary fur him to en:cr into any explana-
tion of his political principles—they were already suffi-
ciently known. He supported the Government of the
country, because he saw enrolled in the administration
of that Government, some of the wisest and best men
whom this country had evet produced ...(Nzor. hear!)
He supported that Government. because he knew that
those by whom it wits composed had the best interests
of the country at heatt. (Cheers). Since he had last
had the honour of appearing before them upon a simi-
lar occasion, not less than ten millions of taxes had been
repealed by the Government to which he belonged.
(Applause). Was not such a repeal of taxes a reply I.
those who asserted, that it was the wish of his Majesty's
Gore' nment to perpetuate taxation ? The amiable public
and private character of the present Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and his unceasing efforts to lighten the
burdens of the people, afforded the best contradiction
to such an assertion. He had so often heard the topics
upon which the Gentlemen who proposed and seconded
Mr. Brougham had dilated, that he really was surprised
to find, that neither their ingenuity, nor power of inven-
tion, had been able to furnish them with any thing more
new, than the often repeated assertion, that two brothers
were returned for the county, and that they were the sorts
of the Lord Lieutenant. He could, however. tell the
Hon. Gentleman, that while those two brothers con-
tinued, as they had heretofore
.done, to represent the
freeholders of the county of Westmoreland, they would
never be found to desert their post, or to shrink floors
the struggle—(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman came
lot ward to represent what he called the independent
interest; but he would ask him where were his supporters
to be found ? Were they to be found amongst the resi-
dent gentry of the county ?—(Hear) He could fearlessly
say—No. Supported then, as he was, by the really
independent and respectable freeholders of Westmore-
land, he repeated his determination, if the chew of hands
should h liven to be against him, to proceed to a poll,
confidently relying upon a favourable result.
Colonel Losers; ei`said the Hon. Gentleman who had
proposed the Learned Gentleman had insinuated that
he (Colonel Lowther) was unable to compete with him
(Mr. Brougham) in eloquence. He admitted the fact.
He (Colonel Loather) had not been bred to the Bar—
he had studied in a different school; and he believed
the Learned Gentleman would, if he took the trouble
to isaluire into it, fad that he understood his trade,
which was fighting, quite as well as the Learned Gen-
tleman did his, which was talking; and if he had any
of the quality which ought to belong is his profession
to spare, it migl:t not, perhaps, prove unacceptable to
the Learned Gentlemais—(Hearl—from whom he
would have no objection to take in setutn a portion of
ibis mator y. (Loud cheeps.) The Learned Gentleman's
'valetas were, lie acknowledged, extremely versatile,