Star.
London, England, 1826-07-04 00:00:00

GALWAY ELECTION.

Jose 29.—Mr. Lambert has an immense majority of voters—a
majority of upwards of 700, though the poll can remain open only
five days longer. Mr. D'Arcy, whose estate adjoins that of Mr.
Martin, at Connemara, on Wednesday last, brought about 1.50 of
his own " forty shilling freeholders" to vote for Mr. Lambert;
and, in order to secure them from the fury of the Martinites, be
brought them in a small brig by sea, and, for their further security,
they were placed altogether in a house near the Market-place, under
a guard of constables. That same night, however, the Martinite
mob overpowered the constables, and set are to the house, knock-
ing down and cruelly beating the unfortunate wretches as they
attempted to escape from the names. The house was totally con-
sumed, and one nun at least was burnt to ashes. Whilst this
was going on in the town, another party of the Martinites-.-
fishermen calling themselves " the Pugh-boys," set fire to the
brig in the harbour, and burnt her to the water's edge. This out-
rage induced the uriff to call in the police of the county, and they
arrived on the following day, about 180 men, well armed and
mounted, but they were instantly attacked by the Martinites, who
pelted them with shingle, and whatever else they could lay hold
of, amidst yells of "Spar Martin for ever! yak whoo4 / " All
this the police endured patiently for some time, but their patience
only increased the.fury of the mob, and at last one of them, a but-
cher, lost his life by the stab of a bayonet from one of the police-
men, whose head he was just in the act of striking with a great
stone. The death of this butcher allayed the ferment at that time;
and dace then the town has been tolerably quiet—that is, for an
Irish town; and the polling has gone on rather in favour of Mr.
Martin, but still leaving hitt; in a minority which It is almost Im-
possible for bins to reduce so as to insure his return.

A party of Mr. Lambert's voters, after having polled, were
placed in a private piece of :mud at the back of Kilroy's Hotel,
until means should be found for securing them a safe retreat from
the town. The mob broke in upon them, and were belabouring
them furiously, when Mr. Lambert's Committee, who were then
at dinner in the hotel, rushed to their assistance. Some of these
Committee-men, it seems, were armed witlipisiefs, and in the scale
poor Jerry Sullivan was shot to death, and three or four others
were wounded. Whilst I was learning these particulars, I saw the
Mayor and other officers of the town rusk into the hotel, escorted
by a party of Grenadiers; and I afterwards learned that Mr.
Thomas Lambert (brother of the candidate), and seven ether Gen.
denten were arrested ; and will remain in custody until a Coroner's
Jury, which will be immediately summoned, shall have decided
how this frerb outrage happened.
STATE OF THE POLLS
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White
Talbot
Hamilton

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1360
1340
1100

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MONAGHAN.
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41130
2144
11256

791
662
5416
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Martin
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)4 EMBERS RETURNED.
Rots (County)—Sir J. W. Mackenzie.
Ayr (County)—Slt J. bloationterie.
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I)aorgal (County)--Lord bloontcharles, General Hut.
Meath (County)—H. Caulfield, T. liroeinhow.
ftedry (County),--Hon. F. A. Prittie, J. Hutchinson..
(rTown)—W. %%ram.
Dumfries (County)—Sir W. I. Hope.
• gilinabsegh (County)—H. F. Scott.
Ximardoe (County)—Coleasel H. Arbutbnott.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Forty Counties in England, send . . 80 Knights
Twenty-seven Cities (Ely none, London 4) . so Citizens
One Hundred and Sizty-sevenßoroughs (2 each) 334 Burgesses
Five Boroughs (one each) . . . 5 Burgesses
Two Universities (2 each) '. . . 4 Burgesses
Five Cinque Ports and their Three Branches (2 each) 16 Barnes
'Twelve Counties in Wales . . 12 Knights
Twelve Boroughs in Wales . . 12 Berygesaes
Shires of Scotland • • . 30 Knights
Boroughs of Scotland . . . 15 Burgessess
Counties of Ireland . . 64 Knights
Boroughs of Ireland . . . 36 Burgesses
Total . . 658
The Scotch Peers elect 16 Representative Peers for every Par-
liament. The Irish Peers elected 28 Representative Peers on the
Union ; each Irish Peer is elected for life.

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