Star.
London, England, 1826-06-15 00:00:00

ridicules the whole three separately and jointly.
He has already got nicknaMes for them—Capt. Basle
he calls" the Canada Comtnis.sioner ;" Mr. Wood "the
would-be rbdical ;" and fir. Stanley " the yourg blade,"
and " the bit of nobility"
The iMilitary were called in last night. A mob
assembled round the -inn where Captain Barrios corn-
mittO sit, and proceeded to throw stones. A detach-
me xi t of the Guards was stationei at KO kham, about

eight miles off. Between that place and this, telegra.
'phic communications were placed, so as th it the
authorities here might at a moment have the military
with them. The Guards came galloping into the town,
and instantly the crowd dispersed. The windows of
the inn were broken, and several of the frames were
knocked in. No further disturbance was attempted.
Yesterday morning opened with a protest being
handed in by Mr. Cobbett against the tally system, as
he had only assented to it in case the• Oath of Supremacy
should not be tendered—against the mode of examina-
tion of voters, thereby causing a delay which must
necessarily exclude two.thirds of the electors from
voting. Alter a series of charge) of partiality, he con-
cluded in these words:

And I hereby give you notice, that any return you may make, as
the result of your present system of proceeding, will he objected
to and resisted by me, according to the manner and by aU the
means which the law has pointed out and provided.
WILLIAM COBBETT.
In consequence of this protest, the Mayor ord-red a cessation of
the polling by tallies.
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A scene.of rude personality and disorder then en-
sued, which it is impossible to describ-. Capt. B .trie
and Mr. Wood charged Mr. Cobbett with having gone
to an Elector who, he knew, had promised to v )te for
Messrs. Stanley and Wood, and saying to that Elector,
after trying to get him to break his promise—"" May
starvation light upon you." This Mr. Cobbett denied,
saying it was as gross; as infamous a lie as ever came
from the lips of a Canada Commissioner or a Liverpool
sugar baker. But every body knew.“ Bob Barrie, the
dog fighter." (Laughter) This, he said, was not his
expression, it was Mr. Mayor that said it; not he.

The polling commenced at a late hour, Mr. Cobbett
having declared it to be his determination not to observe
the tally system any longer, desired that the electors
should be admitted to poll as they came. This measure
was likewise adopted by the other Candidates, so that
the greatest possible confusion reigned on the hustings
for some time, in consequence of the competition of the
voters to have their votes received.

This morning Sir 1. Beevor did not come to the
hustings, and Mr. Cobbett remained there only for a
short time; but during that time, the hustings was a
scene of indescribable tumult and personality.

First of all, Mr. Cobbett handed in a Protest, and
whilst it was reading, the Mayor several times de-
nied the truth of its statements. This protest complained
that he (Cobbett) had the majority of electors in his
favour, and that if the Mayor continued to poll the
votes so slowly, to admit so many delays, and then such
partiality, as he had done hitherto, the majority of
electors would not be able to give their votes in the
time of election limited by law, and that the election
should be therefore null and void. The Protest also
complained that the military had been called in unne-
cessst ily, and for the purpose of terrifying Mr. Cobbett's
voters, and that sailors had been brought from Liver-
pool, who declared war against the peaceable inhabi-

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cants of the town.
An altercation ensued between Mr. Cobbett and the
Mayor, the latter declaring that it was not he that
called in the military. They were called in by the
County Magistrates, on information on oath that danger
was apprehended by the inhabitants of the town. He
said further, that he would have no further agreement
with Mr. Cobbett, he had so often broken his word
already. He wanted also to deny having ever said of
Captain Barrie, " everybody knows Bob Barrie, the
dog-fighter."
Cobbett's son (William) came forward, and asserted that the
Mayor did, in a conversation with him, actually use the words,
" Bob Barrie, the noted dog-fighter."
The Moro& solemnly declared he never uttered that language;
he never said the word " Bob." What be said of Captain Barrie
was—" Tbis Capt. Barrie, so well known in the navy for his bull-
dog-fighter s--meaning sailors"
A scene of the greatest disorder then took place—
the voters from each side rushing to the poll, and
striving to see which should obtain a preference.
During this disorder, Mr. Wood pulled out a book,
and said he would shew that Mr. Cobbett was a

ftieira once to Negro Slavery. But the noise and
tumult which burst forth at the moment from the
crowd, drowned every word he uttered. This book
was the 4, book of Wonders," purporting to con-
tain extracts from Mr. Cobbett's writings. The noise
continuing, Mr. Cobbett advanced to the front of the
hustings, and said, Now, Wooddy, I'll get you a
hearing," and he endeavoured to calm the multitude.
There were a few moments of repose, but the storm
began again.
Mr. COURT' then proceeded to charge Mr. Wood with the most
deliberate intention of misrepresentation, because he took up a
book In which his writings were perverted, changed and altered in
such a way as to vary the meaning most materially.
The electors voted four at a time for each candidate. After
several hours disputing between the lawyers on each side, on the
validity of votes, the poll was closed on Tuesday at five o'clock ;
Wednesday the numbers stood thus :
Mr. Stanley
Captain Barrie
Mr. Wood
Mr. Cobbett

197
101
109
80

Cobbett's chance of success is growing weaker every day. As
to the charge of partiality against the Mayor, 'tis all moonshine;
the opposing candidates are the persons who are really keeping
Cobbett oat, by splitting their votes with each other—three men
of theirs (one for each candidate) being polled fur one man of Cob-
bett's ; it follows, naturally, that Cobbett must inevitably be
thrown out.