Star.
London, England, 1826-06-28 00:00:00

WATERFORD COUNTY-TIIIRD DAY.

WATuroas, Just 24.
Mr. O'Connell harangues front the hustings daily,
and indulges in the ssilJest flowers of eloquetrite, and in
tl:e grossest vituperations ag:sin•t (he Beresfords, who
he will not 'allow to possess any portion of talent, or a
single virtue.

The prilling.is much delayed by the ingenuity of the
agents, who canvass every vote. and ask a hundred
frivolous and unnecessary questions. The freeholders,
too, protract the time by interlarding the oath as they
take it with remarks of their own; ecce signoras.--The
Freeholder, an old man, with keen grey eyes, and bushy
eye-brows, wearing a blue frieze coat, blue stockings
and brogues, a bit of a stick in his hand.
Deputy—Here, take the book. What is your name ?
Freeholder—Darby Haurahan.
Detaty— Listen to the oath, and repeat after me.—" I Darby
Hauraban, du swear that I will true answer make (Anti to be sure
I will) to all such questions as the Sheriff Deputy presiding in this
booth shall denund of me • and 1 also swear that I have not polled
before at this election (Go; knows I have not), and that I am, as I
believe, twenty-one years of age (It is myself that can very safely
swear lt.)—(Luud laughing In the booth.)
When an elector is asked for whom he votes, if he
answer for Lord G. Beresford, he is allowed to pass
away quietly—if for Mr. Stewart, there is some applause
—clappings on the back to the voter, and cries of—
That's a boulelhaeen boy (a grand fellow ;) manootastig,
(you're my darling, you are.) The old lad goes away
chuckling, and to be sure he never calls at the whisky-
shop on his way home
The'Court House, where the hustings are, is situated
on the top of a hill called Ballybrickan, which is the
quarter of all the butchers and fishmen, who especially
represent the majesty of the people here. This is
crowded all day with some thousands of countrymen,
in their blue and gray frieze coats, with open shirt
eol-
lars, holding branches of trees or ash saplings in their
hands, and shouting for Stewart and glory ! Groupes of,
laughing country girls, with the hoods of their smart
gray cloaks drawn half over the face, go about from
one party to another, quizzing and joking, turning
every thing and every body into ridicule, and
raising up their voices for the young master, and
Goo bless him. A knot of tiger-faced old hags stand
watching for any well known partisan of Lord Beresford,
to pounce upon him with every invective the best
scolding language in the world can afford ; and a parcel
of ragged bare legged boys, running from place to
place, roaring snatches of songs about the Catholic rent
and Dan. O'Connell, the barrister bright—or making
the band play up Patrick's Day or Garry-owen, or
shouting to the squeak of an old piper; altogether make
up a scene of the richest excitement and popular enjoy.
ment. To add to the ludicrous effect of the whole,
this was mad kit day, and every now and then, an honest
potatoe merchant would quit his creel to shout for,
Stewart and Counsellor O'Connell, and find his
basket overturned, and his potatives spilt in his
absence. ' And, occasionally, the arch guardian of
milk, that once was sweet, but now converted into
white wine, would leave her charge to Biddy Healy, to
join the girls its roasting an Orangeman ; but Biddy'
perhaps, having ber own fun in view, neglects her duty,
and poor Peggy, on her return, find her churn upset,
and the sour milk waterlog the mount of Bally.Wickham
—A roaring ballad singer pushes his way through tbe
crowd, and an itinerant declaimer collects an audience,
who listen with delight to his recitation of a tickler to
the Beresfords, and empties his stock at a penny a piece.
At the dose of the poll to-day, the high Sherif announced the
atnbors—
Power 553

Et

316

Majority for Mr. Stewart over Lord G. Beresford-196.
The aanottacensent of t►e poll was received wit► immense scxla•
matioas, after whic► Mr. Power returned thanks in a few words.

Lord G. BIMISPORD said, that he had only begun the
contest, and that his opponents had a majority on that
day's poll. By the middle of next week they. would not
had themselves so high ; and Mr. Stewart declared that
he had no doubt the Noble Lord would give up the
contest in 48 hours, and allow the freeholders to go
home and get in their hay.
Mr. STZWART addressed the crowd at great length;
as did Mr. O'CiaseuaLL, who began by declaring, upon
his honour, that he WAS tired of beating the Beresfords,
though he ungenerously added insult to what he cal-
led defeat. .
STATE OF THE POLLS. •

1634

Cartels . . . 1845
Webster . . . 10611
stomastatssitwea (eamr).
worm; am IL
State of the Poll at its dui t►is afternoon.
Liddell . . 1014
Bell • . . 1021

Beaumont •

71111

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. . . Ism

Brownlow .

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Verner

ovum (covirtv)--awas 14.
Mats of the Poll at its Clow
Talbot • • • 118

TISTISAIT (c0111171).•-aNUILIMAIG

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Rochford . . 401
Smyth 5716 .
Tuite . . 4ts
biotin . . ID
LSWYS, SATURDAY Diatnra.
Dawson was 130 ahead of Foster. and upwards of SOO a bead
of For tescue.

741 E NI RERS RETURNED.
Colonel Macqueen, Marquis ut Tay!stock.'

Mr. Jexvi.t. meeting his friend Lord Elli Knit, said,
14 May I congratulate you, my Lord, on having the
green ribbon !" 64 Ye," replied his Lordship, " yet I
am the same man still.* 46 Then," rejoined the
ter, 4‘ it will be an evident sign of your deserts, and
trcici•rc yeu must be the Green Max end SO."

THE ARMY.

GENERAL ORDER.

HOILet Cuaar, .111101124.
With reference to the general order of the 10th instant, ►is Ma-
jesty has ►een graciously pleased, at the intercesaios of the Com-
missioners of the Navy, to extend his clemency to Ilajor-BILOWNZ,
of the 56th Regiment, so far as to place that °nicer upon the half.
pay, instead of his ►eing required to retire from the service ►y the
sale of his Commission.
By command of his Royal Highness the Commaoder4n-Chief,
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant-Genera