The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-08 00:00:00

RIPON,

. .
The conservatives of 1Z ipon on Tuesday last nobly did,their
duty by electing four sound tories to fill the four vacancies in
the corporation. The maynr, and the assessors ('l'. Coiling.
and Mr. T. Fartnery) opened a court for the election of
councillors, at the Session-house, Ripon, at nine o'clock, but
immediately adjourned to the Riding-school, when the polling
commenced. The con.ervative candidates were Messrs. Willey'
(Mayor), Greases, Andeison. and Harland. The refOrthers
nominated Messrs. Cayley (son of Sir C; Cavley. tart., late
M.P. for Scarborough), Linn, L'ftrle, M D., and Lunn, all of
whom are highly respectable townsmen, but whigs, and certain
among them something more. The reformers deter Mined ou'

this occasion to make the election a party question, and united
in one grand effort to obtain corpOiate honours—the pretensions
of all the small fry of the party were thrown overboard, and-
four popular liberals selected to win the favour of the electors.
They had recourse to excitenient, influence, and every artifice
to gain their point. Public and private meetings were held to
concoct their plans—every tnanceuvre was tried—and all the
old electioneering tactics were put in motion. Placards were
posted in the leading thoroughfares, recommending the electors
to vote for the reformers, " the patriotic defenders of
rights,'' and all the abominations of the teries " in wanton
expenditure, and enemies of civil-and religious liberty" were ,
proclaimed in large letters. It was confidently stated on Tues-
day morning that the liberals would be returned by an immense
majority, and acting on this belief all the busy men of the
Orange party were seen quickly pacing the streets, and bring-
ing up electors. They pounced upon any unfortunate voter, who
was quietly following his trade, like birds of prey, and dragged
him to the poll. In all the highways and byways, and in lanes
and alleys, where almost there was no way, the scouts of the
party were beating up for recruits. It was impossible for a
conservative to walk fifteen yards in any street without running
his nose against a bustling reformer. The sick and infirm were
conveyed in carriages, orange shops were opened to fill up
voting papers gratis, and no means, no expense, no exertions
were left untried to gain the victory. It appeared like a dying
effort, and with this sari defeat the Orange faction may now be
considered defunct. The conservatives'-relied on the good sense
of their party, and used but little exertion-•-no empty vapour
in: of expected triumph—no ylacardsL-no carriages. Every
thing was conducted in a quiet orderly manner, and almost
without an effort four conservatives are elected by a great ma-
jority, which might have been swelled to lOU more if necessary'.
The state of the poll was as follows :
Conservatives.
Harland 254 Ehrle
Anderson . 251 I Linn 227

Whigs

Greaves 246 1 Cayley ---26
Willey . 241 Lunn
The whigs were sorely chop- alien when the result
,Pecame
known, and a conservative band, paraded the borough on Tues-
day evening in honour of the triumph. The Ripon conserva-
tives know their duty, and always manfully perform it.

BEDFORD:
No change affecting the parties; the conservatives taking no
interest in the election.

YARMOUTH..
Twelve returned, three conservatives, nine whig•radicals. I
is not stated whether either party loses or gains by the result.

TRURO.
Sie returned—uo change in the relative strength of parties

Twelve elected.. As far as we can understand, the converva•
tives gain one ur two votes.

NORWICH.

Last year, by bribery, the whigs, carried a majority in this
borough. Al this election sixteen are returned, eight of whom
are conservatives, and eight whip and radicals.

NOTTINGHAM.
Here seven of each party are elected. Last year the radicals
had a decided ascendancy here.also.

BEVERLEY.
Five, whig-radicals and one conservative retired; sir causer.
vatives replace thein by this election.

SUDBURY.

Of the four elected, three are conservatives, and the fourth•
a whig, ows his seat entirely to a fifth conservative having
started.