The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-16 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL RACES, JULY, 1841.
STEWARDS—The Earl of Sefton, Lord G. Bentinck, and
Sir R. IV. Bulkeley, I3art.

The attendance on Wednesday was extremely meagre ; the
course was in excellent order.
The betting ou the cup race had undergone some alter-
ations since Monday—Milksop having advanced to 6 to 1,
and steady at that price; Charles XII was firm as first
favourite ; Orelia retained her station at 6 to 1, and the
Young-'un was freely backed at 12 to 1.
For the St. Legcl-, Pagan advanced suddenly to 5 to 1;
2 to 1 could with difficulty be got on about Prince Caradoc,
whilst Satirist remained stationary, but not without sup-
porters at 5 to 2.

I - The business of the day commenced at one o'clock to a
minute with

The CROXTETH STAKES Of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 30
added. One mile and a quarter.
Lord G. Bentinck ns b c Doctor Caius..
Mr. Ridsdale's b h Bloomsbury
Duke of Cleveland's ch c Oxton
Mr. Graydon ns ch c by Zealot

Sir R. W. Bulkeley's ti'f by Colwiek .
Two paid forfeit

(Lye) 1
(Wakefield) 2
.. (Benson) 0
(Stagg 0
(Howlett) 0

Betting even on Bloomsbury, then 12 to 10, 15 to 10, 12 to
10, and just before starting, 5 to 4 against him. 4to 1,
3to 1, and 2to 1 against Dr. Caius. Nothing else named.
Zealot led for 150 yards, at that distance he resigned his place
to the favourite, Dr. Caius third. At the bottom turn, Dr.
Caius came to the front and ran nearly even with Blooms-
bury to the distance, and eventually won by a neck ; Oxton
and colt by Zealot were several lengths behind 3d and 4th,
and the Coiwick filly completely beaten off.
The PROM:RICE SWEEPSTAKES Of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for
three-years old. Two miles.
Mr. Mostyn's b c Prince Caradoc.... (Darling) Walked
over. Five paid forfeit.
The SEFTON STAKES of 30 sous. each, li ft, for fillies, then
three years old. Once round.
Colonel Craufurd's b f Ermengardis (Templeman) 1
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b f by Birdcatcher (Darling) 2
Lord Stanley's bk f Nightshade (M. Jones) 3

Five paid forfeit.
Betting, even on Erniengardis, then 3 to 2, and 20 to 8 ;
14 to 8 against Nightshade, 2 to 1 against br f by Birdcatcher.
Erwengardis took the lead, kept it, and won cleverly by a
length.

The BICKERSTAFFE STAKES of 100 sous. each. h ft. Off

by consent. - --
The MERSEY STARES, for two years old, a Sweepstakes of
25 sovs. each, with 50 sovs. added. T.Y.C.
Lord G. Bentinck's bc. Misdeal • •
Mr. John Osboene's br f The Gipsey Queen (Nat) 2
Lord Stanley's b c by Bay Middleton (M. Jones) 3
Duke of Cleveland's b c Pharold
Mr. Edrnonstone's ch f The Nun (Stag) 0
Sir Charles Monck's b c by Langer (Cartwright) 0
Mr. Woodhouse's br c Havana (Calloway) 0
Sir T. S. M. Stanley's ch c brother to Susanetta
Eight paid.
Betting, 5 to 2 against Misdeal, 7 to 2 against Gipsey
Queen, 7 to 2 against Pharold, 4 to 1, 3 to 1, and 7 to 2
against colt by Bay Middleton. The winner got the lead and
won very easily by four lengths.
.._

For this race Lord G. Bentinck was accused by Osborne
of having caused an unfair start, and Templeman, Stagg,
Cartwright, and Maurice Jones appeared to corroborate the
accusation. Lord George vacated pro tempore his office of
steward—the jocks in the race were summoned to the weigh-
ing-room—the Earl of Sefton, Sir R. W. Bulkeley, and
another gentleman whose name we did not learn, heard the
pros and cons of the matter, and unanimously decided that
the last start was fair. We were sorry to see Templeman
and Cartwright let passion so much get the better of their
judgment. Stagg is a mere boy—an illiterate and ignorant
one, though a good rider; whilst Maurice Jones should
never accuse any one of playing tricks at starting, he being
more given to that sort of thing than any one of frater-
nity on the northern circuit.

A MAIDEN PLATE, value 70 sovs. Heats, once round and
a distance. The second horse to receive 10 sovs. out the plate.
Mr. Clark's hr c Gammon Box (Francis) 0 3 1 1
Mr. T. O. Powlett's br g Ilawkesbury (Marson) 0 1 2 2
Sir T. Stanley's ch cby Battledore (Cartivright) 1 4 0 d
Mr. Hunter's br f Dervigild
Mr. It. J. Mostyn's c f Myrtle (T. Lye) 2 2 d
Mr. Houldsworth's ch c Barelegs.... (Howlett) 3 d
Mr. Meiklarn's br f Georgiana 0 d
The betting on a plate is almost invariably of minor im-
portance. Mr. Gammon Box has at length disqualified
himself for running for another maiden plate. The last
prize produced four good races—the first heat won by a
head, the second by two lengths, the third by a neck, and
the last by a length.

The races concluded precisely ten minutes to six o'clock

SECOND DAY,--YESTERDAY.
The course was thronged with spectators, perhaps more
than on any other occasion. The grand stand was also
remarkably well filled. The running was excellent. The
race for the cup was one of the finest ever seen. The ar-
rangements were excellent, and did Mr. Lynne great credit.
The time was kept well. The betting-room at Lucas's
Repository has been extremely well supported. The gentle-
Men attending the races have found it a very convenient
mustering-place to make up ", their books." It is an ac-
commodation that deserves support. The room has been
crowded with sporting men every evening. We may here re-
mark that the Committee of the Agricultural Society dine in
this handsome saloon next week. Messrs. Lucas, with great
liberality and no, little spirit, have given the use of that room
without any charge. The race this day may be considered one
of the most brilliant days of the season. The start for the cup
was one of the finest imaginable : the whole twenty-two
horses went off at the falling of the flag. They were started
by Lord George Bentiuck:

The CHESTERFIELD STAKES of 30 sovs each, 20 ft., for
foals of 1839 ; colts Bst 51b, fillies Bst 21b. A winner once
before starting to carry 31b extra. T. Y. C.
Mr. John Osborn's b c Master Th0ma5........
Lord Stanley's hi f Lady of the Lune, by Amurath 2
General Sharp's ch c Precursor, by Curtis . . .
A FREE HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 23 added, for all ages.
Ararat, 5 yrs
Lady Grove, 4 yrs

• • •
The TrinnusmsN's Cup, or PIECE of PLATE, value 200
sovs, with 100 sovs, given from the race fund, added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft., and 5 only if
declared on or before the Ist July, 1841. Two miles. The
second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes.
Mr. Allen's b m Orelia, 5 yrs
Mr. Maher's b c Johnny, by Mivas, 4 yrs
The FOAL STAKES of 100 sovs each, II ft., for foals of 1832;
Colts Bst 61b. fillies Bst 31b.
Lord Westminster's br f Lampoon

Mr, F. R. Price's ch f Miss Tatt

Her MAJESTY'S PLATE, value lOU gs. Three yrs old 7st
51b, four 9st Ilb, five 9st 111 b, six and aged 10st.
Duke of Cleveland's b h Sampson, 5 yrs
Mr. Kirby's ch c Kingston Robin, 4 yrs

PROPOSED NEW MINISTRY FOR THE COLLEGE
GREEN PARLIAMENT, DUBLIN.

(From a Correspondent,)

Premier

1 Daniel O'Connell, late
I. M.P. for Dublin.

First Lord of the Treasury j Lord Morpeth,lateM.P.
1 for W. R. Yorkshire.
First Lord of the Admiralty All;%.l.lrefoprhil2.itiiii:neen,ml,ate
Secretary of State for Foreign j- Mr. J. E. Stanley, late
Affairs 1 M.P. for N. Cheshire.
Secretary of State for the Home f Lord Howick, late M.P.
Department
{ Loa
M.P. for
atoornii,oolol'
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Secretary of War
j Gen. De Lacy Evans, late
1. M.P. for Westminster.
Paymaster of the Forces Mr. Hutton, late M. P.
for Dublin.

It is expected that the experience of their utter incapacity
to conduct the affairs of England, will prove them most ad-
mirably suited to form an Irish parliament, as matters are
there governed by a tail, but here by a head ; at the same-
time, it is expected that the premier will keep them in with
a pretty tight rein.

The first measure, we understand, will be to establish Po-
pery as the religion of the state, which, it is expected, will
render them at once a most popular government. It is also
expected, very shortly, to dispose of the colonies for the be-
nefit of the church, in which case Lord Palmerston is ex-
pected to wear a mitre.

The minor offices will, many of them, be filled by Mr.
Baines, late M.P. for Leeds ; Mr. Ewart, late M.P. for
Wigan; Mr. Grote, late M.P. for London; Mr. Crawford,
late M.P. for London; and Sir H. Verney, late M.P. for
Buckingham. We understand there was considerable dis-
pute about the premiership, a certain lord—falsely styled
member for London—preferring to be an English tail unless
he could be an Irish head. We have no doubt we shall
shortly be able to give further particulars.

Three shocks of an earthquake were felt in Paris on Sun-
day night, or rather on Monday morning last. The storm of
thunder and lightning, and of wind, that preceded it was truly
awful; but no serious injury was sustained in Paris or its
vicinity.

THE EASTERN QUESTION.—On Tuesday afternoon was
signed at the Foreign-office by the Plenipotentiaries of Aus-
tria, France, and Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Turkey,
the convention about the Straits of the Dardanelles and Bos-
phorus, which has so long been agreed on and initialled, but
the signature of which had been delayed till it should be
known that Mehemet Ali had accepted the firman of tbe Sul-
tan. The signatute of this convention puts an end to that
schism between France and the four Powers which had arisen
out of the different views which France and those four
Powers had taken as to the practical measures best adapted
to carry into effect the general principles which France and
the four Powers equally maintained in theory; and thus an
additional security has been obtained for the continuance of
that state of peace which every European Power is so deeply
interested in preserving. The ratifications of the convention
will be exchanged as soon as they can be received from the
respective Courts. The object of the convention is to ren-
der general to all the five Powers the engagement which sub-
sists between Great Britain and Turkey by the 11th article of
the treaty of 1809, and by which the Sultan declares his in-
tention of closing the two straits against ships-of-war of all
nations as long as Turkey is at peace.--London Chronicle.
There are now two thousand troops assembled in Carlow,
including artillery, cavalry, and infantry, exclusive of 500
constabulary force, under Major Galway, deputy inspector-
general.

CALLTENHANI.—A public subscription has been started
for presenting J. A. Gardner, Esq., with a piece of plate,
as a testimony of the respect entertained for him by the
conservatives of Cheltenham, at whose invitation he came
forward to contest the borough at the late election. The
subscription amounts already to nearly £4oo.—Cheltenham
Looker-on.

BIRMINGHAM ELECTION.—The conservatives in this bo-
rough have determined to prosecute the petition against
the return of Mr. Scholefield, and it is asserted on good
authority that the hon. gentleman intends to vacate his
seat, and go for a new election, in preference to incurring
the expences which would inevitably connect themselves with
the former mode of procedure.—Morning Post.
ON DIT.—It is stated that a certain whig baronet received
the sum of £lO,OOO, as a consideration for his "forbearance"
in declining to context the West Riding of Yorkshire. The
money is said to have come from the pocket of a whig earl,
whose advocacy of the free trade principle is well known. If
this report is true, we need not feel any surprise at the ie-
suit of Preston election.—Blackburn Standard.
Sir John Pollen, the late conservative member for An-
dover, lost his seat entirely from having supported the new
poor law and rural police. So much for tortes lending their
aid to whig measures.
Berkshire has done its duty nobly. Eight of its nine re-
presentatives are pledged to the constitutional cause, and
prepared to support the great statesman who must ere long
be called to the councils of the Sovereign. The county has
re-elected the three conservative members, all opposition
being abandoned as useless. The great victory obtained in
this town is still so fresh in the memory of our readers, that
we will only refer to it here as furnishing, without any ex-
ception, the greatest and most triumphant of all the borough
contests. The conservative majority in Reading was nume-
rically larger, in proportion to the extent of the coustitu-
!nay, than in any other borough or city in England. This
is saying much for a place so long under the stigma of radi-
calism, and it cannot be too often repeated, that the credit
of the town may be effectually redeemed.—Berkshiie Chro-
nicle.

THE FALL OF A BUILDING IN ANCOATS
MANCHESTER.

An inquest was held, on Monday last, before Mr. Chap-
man, the borough coroner, on the bodies of the four unfor-
tunate men who were killed by the fall of a portion of a fac-
tory in Mill-street. The names of the deceased are, John
Bridge, Michael Connor, Thomas Curley, and John Flan-

Benjamin Hickey, bricklayer, stated : I worked in the end
of the mill which bad fallen ; about ten minutes or a quarter
to twelve o'clock, I was standing on the third arch from the
old building in the fifth story of the new mill, when I heard
the column or pillar under me (the third pillar from the old
wall) glee way, and again find its bearing, where it remained
for five or six seconds. Upon that I shouted to the other
four own who were in the room to run, saying, " It is
going." I ran to the window bottom, and threw myself upon
it; but, not considering myself sate there, I ran to the water
closet in the old mill, and the door way being in the new
part, I remained there. I turned round., and saw William
Hale running towards me, and I drew him into the water-
closet. Crossley went towards the staircase, and Fianna-
gan ran to a ladder in the centre of the building; intending,
as we supposed, to make his escape by a window nettr the old
end. Immediately afterwards, we saw the floor give way,
and the beams fell inwards. There being no outlet by the
old building, we slid down the soil pipe to the third floor,
where we alighted upon the floor of the water closet in that
room. A rope was then thrown to us, which we attached to
the shafting, and let ourselves down by it. While I was in
the lower closet, I saw some men removing the body of
Thomas Curley from off the ruins; and, about a quarter of
an hour after I got down, I saw the body of Bridge taken out
of the ruins. It is about 16 or 18 days since I began to work
there : and the first day I went, I was at work in the fifth
floor, and heard a crash ; it was caused by the breaking of
the cap of one of the beam boxes of the second pillar from
the old mill, in the second floor; but we did not know what
it was at the time. When William Hale came in, we told
him what had occurred, and he went down to see what was
the matter, but did not discover the cause till evening; when
he told us, that it was from the breaking of the cap 1 have
mentioned. The following day, preparations were made for
its being repaired ; but the repairs were not completed until
last week. An upright was put on each side of the pillar ;
and, by means of screw-jacks, the floor was raised, and the
hollow underneath the cap was wedged with hard wood. On
the Monday morning following, we heard another crash,
which was caused by the further breaking of the cap,
which bad not been taken out, and which was now broken
into four pieces. Two or three days afterwards, I heard
another crash, and, on inquiry, found it to be from the break-
ing of the cap on the second pillar, being the furthest from
the old mill in the same story, which was broken in three
places. Nothing was clone to repair this ; but a piece of
timber was placed on each side of the pillar, the cap of which
first broke, to keep it in its place. On the Saturday
following (Saturday week), the cap of the same pil-
lar in the third floor broke. and we mentioned it to
William Hale, when we saw him in the afternoon ; and
he said, " Give over, or you may be all down together." He
said he thought the metal pillars were giving way, that the
whole building might fall, and we should be buried in the
ruins. We were then working at the arches, but we gave
over, and went to stop the pudlock holes made to insert the
rods from the old mill. On the Monday morning following,
we took out the top arch nearest the outer wall, because one
of the skew beams was twisted from one end of the clip-irons
being broken. This was repaired, and three clip-irons were
put in its place ; and we continued our work all day, consi-
dering that all was so far secure that we could ykey our
arches. I consider that the breaking of the clips was owing
to the breaking of the caps, and the consequent additional
pressure upon them. Last Thursday week, the centre of one
of the arches was struck ; and the following day, a labourer
named Sweeney was wheeling some bricks over it, and he
laid the barrow leg upon a three—quarter course,. where the
arch was weakest. This caused the arch to buckle and fall
in ; and he fell through also, and was much injured. He
broke through all the arches as he fell down, and alighted en
the ground floor. He had been told to keep off the arch.
This did not affect the building so as to endanger it. The
breaking of the caps would endanger the perpendicular; and
1 observed, that one of the pillars, the cap of which had
broken, did lean, and this would occasion a leaning of the
building from the old wall towards the street. This would
naturally affect all the arches. The cause of the falling of
the building I consider to have been the breaking of the cap
I have first mentioned. It was very wet weather, and the
wet came in. 1 apprehended danger from the first. I urn
derstood that the brick walls were calculated to bear seven
stories ; there were only five, but the walls appeared tome
strong enough for seven. The mortar was of good quality.
In the springing of the arches, skew-back bricks only were
used in the first course ; but the second course was old
bricks of a good quality, the workmanship was close and
good, and the hammer was used to every brick. I have
worked at three fire-proof factories before this, two of which
were roofed before the arches were commenced ; but where
the top arch is intended for the roof, that of course is never
done; the consequence is, all the rain comes in ; notwith-
standing this, it was safe to strike the centres 24 hours after
the arch was keyed. When we observed that the clip of the
supporting the arches was broken, we pulled one bay down,
and rebuilt it. After the clip-irons in the roof had been se-
cured, we apprehended no danger. After the accident, and
I hail got liberated, I examined several of the cast-iron
beams which were lying amongst the ruins ; several of them
I observed were broken, and one I saw was quite porous ; and
in one portion I could lay my finger in one part of it, which
was filled with the moulders sand. Several of the pillars
were broken; and I observed in two or three of them, that
the metal on one side was an inch and a half thick, and the
other varied from an inch to half an inch.
Mr. Thomas Hudson, house surgeon at the Ancoats Dis-
pensary, stated that the deceased, Michael Connor, was ad-
mitted there a few minutes past twelve. His skull was frac-
tured in two places, and he had sustained a compound frac-
ture of both legs. He was alive, but quite insensible; he
died a few minutes past two o'clock the same afternoon. I
also saw, at the mill, between twelve and one o'clock, John
Bridge, who had just been taken out of the ruins. He was
dead, and had died from injuries about the head and chest,
received on the failing of the building.
William Fairbairn, joiner, 54, Mill-street, said,—l am
employed by Mr. James Lillie, of Store-street, millwright,
who did the fireproof work at the new end of the mill. I
was at the building immediately after it fell. I had been at
work in the second bay from the outside wall in the fourth
story, on Thursday afternoon. The arch of the fifth story
appeared to me on the point of tumbling down, and 1 was
told that a man had fallen through a week before. I told
Mr. Hale my suspicions, and refused to work there until the
arch was made secure. It could have been remedied if a
centre had been put under that arch, so that it might have
been taken out and replaced ; and I should think that that
ought to have been done before the men had been allowed to
go on with their work. Mr. Hale had taken out the top
arch that day and replaced it, and I believe intended to have
taken this out in its turn ; it might have been done then, if
extra hands had been employed ; and I consider Mr. Hale,
the builder, to blame, in not getting them. Mr. Kelly is a
good judge of work ; but he might not be aware of the im-
mediate danger. He and Mr. Gillmore were there, I be-
lieve, every day. Before I began my work, I had examined
the foundations of the iron pillars and of the walls, and found
them quite sufficient. The foundations of the pillars were
from five to six courses of good sound brickwork on a clay
bottom, and this was covered with stone, and a large iron
plate was over the stone ; the breadth of the brickwork was
about four feet. The caps were an inch and an eighth in
thickness, which is the usual thickness for t uildings of that
description, and I never knew one break before. The iron
pillars were made secure by planks, fastened on the top of
the beams with spikes, and also with three-inch scantling
between the pillars. This was done to fasten them until the
floors were laid. The fireproof arms were all arched with
brick, the arches had a rise of about 14 inches, and were
nine feet four front centre to centre, and they were sprung
from cast-iron beams. The iron beams were let in the wall,
and cottered in the usual way. There was no roof but the
arches, which were covered with asphalte. It would not
have been proper to have roofed the building before the
arches were made ; while the building was going on, the
weather was very wet, and the rain was continually falling
upon the arches. Last Friday [Friday week], the cap of one
of the pillars, which was next but one to the outer wall, broke,
and we repaired it, and put it in again as perfect as ever. I
took it out by two screw-jacks which I used to lift tip
the superincumbent weight, until it was done. That would
not affect the arches in the least ; it would only affect the
part where it was moved, and it was only to be raised a quar-
ter of an inch. The cap of the pillar nearest the outer wall
in the third story, above that which I have before mentioned,
I observed on Wednesday, was also affected ; but it was only
cracked across, and net dangerous; but I did not intend to
remove it as soon as the arch over it was repaired, and then
it was that my attention was more particularly called to that
arch, and I told Mr. Kelly of it; I also mentioned it to Mr.
Hale. I also noticed, on the same day, that another cap
was cracked, the one immediately above that first mentioned ;
but I did not mention that, as I intended to replace them
both, when the arch was repaired. The pillars remained as
perpendicular as they were on the day they were first put up.
The new building was substantially built, and just the same
as the old mill. The old mill is fireproof from top to bottom.
except the end over which a part of the new building was
built. Ino not know to what to attribute the falling of the
building ; it could not have been from the cracking of the
caps, as the pillars did not give way. The caps are dove-
tailed into the tops of the beam-boxes by a nib at each end,
and at the centre into the pillars, so as to form a stay to them.
None of the pillars had any additional stays to keep them
peependicular, except in the way I have mentioned.
The inquest was then adjourned until the following day,
when it was resumed, and after an investigation, which lasted
upwards of seven hours. The jury returned a verdict, " That
the tall of the building was caused by one or more of the caps
of tine beam-boxes breaking; but that no blame was attribu-
table to any one, and that the deceased came to their death
accidentally "

EARTHQUAKE IN TERCEIRA.—A calamitous event has
taken place in the isle of Terceira. The greatest consterna-
tion reigns among its unfortunate' inhabitants, who, over-
come with terror at the repeated convulsions of the earth
since the 12th, have, to save their lives, left their houses.
The Villa da Praia de Victoria was reduced to a state of com-
plete ruin at half-past three in the morning of the 15th. Not
a single house, not a single edifice, has escaped safe. There
exists not one stone upon another, and even the water has
disappeared. There can now only be descried " Campus übi
Troia fuit." Some places in the environs of Praia have also
been destroyed, and the people are living encamped in the
adjoining fields. In the city of Angra violent shocks have
greatly alarmed the inhabitants, but, however, none very dis-
astrous have occurred tliere. All the authorities of this dis-
trict have manifested the greatest zeal and activity in afford-
ing aid to the unhappy sufferers. Six contos of reis have
been sent to the Treasury of Angra, which were conveyed by
the Don Joao 1., corvette, and a vessel loaded with maize
will speedily sail for the islands.

PRESENT TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT
FROM THE KING OF PRUSSIA.—On Tuesday morning Mr.
Perfice, riding-master to his Majesty the King of Prussia,
arrived at Windsor, with twn beautiful horses, of the true
Arabian breed, which were landed in London on Monday
afternoon. The horses were shortly after Wards taken to the
Castle, when Mr. Perfice had the honour of presenting them
to his Royal Highness. These beautiful animals, one a horse
and the other a mare, are from the celebrated Trakehnen
stud : they stand about fifteen hands three inches high ; their
colour is jet black, and their shape is perfect symmetry.
They were much admired by her Majesty and his Royal
Highness, and are now placed in the royal stables of the up-
per mews.

—Any person
may get ath party to prosecute
How TO GAIN Five HUNDRED POUNDS.
who has received a bribe,
the briber, himself giving evidence against his corrupter, and
not only be exempt from all, penalties, but share with his
friend the penalty of £5OO. The individual bribed will, of
course, only proceed against
isuch persons as can pay the
penalty on conviction, the who.e of which the law awards to
the prosecutor. The cases in which such prosecutions can
be instituted are these :—First, where money has been paid
down for a vote; secondly, where a promise is made that a
certain sum shall be paid for a vote ; thirdly, where a situa-
tion, a receipt in full for a debt, the settlement for an action,
a long price for a cabbage, cat, canary bird, &c., or any such
inducement to vote on the side the voter would not have
voted on without such inducement ; and fourthly, where any
such inducement is given or promised not to vote for a par-
ticular candidate, or not to vote at all. The briber is, there-
fore, completely at the mercy of the bribed. It is true that
the proceeding would not be very creditable to the party, but
it is not a whit worse than the selling of the vote; and he
that has bartered his conscience for the paltry sum of £5 or
£lO will hardly scruple at such a peccadillo when th prize
in view is .£5OO.

SOUTH CHESHIRE ELECTION.—DEFEAT or THE
WHIG CANDIDATE.

The Conservatives of this devision of the county have
nobly done their duty, and have placed Mr. Wilbrahim in a
woful minority. The following is the state of the poll at the
various districts where the voting terminated
Egerton. Tollemacl
•
(Con.) (Con.)

Northwielt
Sandbach.
Congleton.

Chester

Nantwich..
Ma'pas....
Birkenhead

2953 2314
Terton over Al r. Wilbraham.. 709

Wilbraham

( Vhip.)
..412

Total 3023
Majority of Mr Er

Majority of Mr. Toliernache over Mr. Wilbraharn639

It is worthy of remark that last election Mr. Wilbraham
had a majority of more than 300 over the second Conservative
candidate. He was then returned along with Sir P. Egerton
who has so faithfully represented the interest of his constitu •
ents that no one ever dreamt of unseating him; the whole
force of the radicals was directed against Mr. Tollemache.
At Birkenhead the polling at the commencement of the first
day (Tuesday] was slightly in favour of Mr. Wilbraham but
voters soon began to pour in from Liverpool, Bebington, Sea-
combe, and other places,and the majority was quickly reversed.
The state of the poll was soon brought from other districts,
all, with the exception of one exhibiting a majority in favour
of the constitutional candidates. This greatly animated their
supporters, who continued to vote briskly, and to incaease
the majority over Mr. Wilbraham. The demonstrations of
party feeling were, though not generally noisy, very exten-
sive. Men and maidens. lads and lasses, wives and hus-
bands of all degree—even the very children—wore their party
colours ; though the mingled dark blue and red predomi-
nated over the light blue, or whig colour. The young women
of the villages were very generally decorated with the con-
servativo colours, while the display of flags, banners, &c.,
from the windows of the taverns. showed that the balance of
public opinion in this district was decidedly in the same di-
rection. Bands of music, in the pay of the respective com-
mittees, paraded through the avenues, and headed to the
polling-place the bodies of freeholders who, from time to
time, collected from the various parishes and townships. A
few fights occurred here and there during the day, but they
were quickly put an end to on the appearance of the police,
who, throughout the day, preserved admirable order both in
the booth and in every other quarter.

1 PROCESSION AT BIRKENHEAD.
The intelligence having arrived at Birkenhead on Wednes-
day morning, by the first train from Chester, that Mr.
Wilbraham bad resigned the contest, the news spread rapidly
through all parts of the town, and diffused universal delight,
though many were anxious that the polling should have con-
tinued during the second day, in order that the enemy might
have been thoroughly thrashed. About ten o'clock a placard
was exhibited in front of the conservative committee-room,
intimationg that a public procession to celebrate the event
would take place at twelve o'clock the same day ; and though
the notice was so short, yet at the hour appointed a strong-
muster of the good men and true assembled in front of the
Woodside Hotel. The procession was there formed, and
presented a gay animated appearance. Several banners were
carried in front, exhibiting the usual constitutional mottos.
Foremost among them we noticed the handsome flag pre-
sented by the ladies of Bebington, and immediately after was
one containing the names of our own excellent representa-
tives, " Sandon and Cresswell." An excellent band followed,
and immediately after the conservative committee and some
hundreds of the suppo,-ters of the constitutional cause. . The
rear was brought up by a number of carriages, conveying the
families of their respective owners. Rosettes of red and blue
were worn on every breast, and, in addition, many carried
flags composed of similar colours. The procession moved
along Church-street, the Square, several other leading
thoroughfares in the town, and back to the Woodside Hotel,
and were hailed as they passed along by thousands of the
populace. From almost every window the colours of
the conservative party floated in the breeze—and from
the enthusiasm with which the ladies of the township
greeted the procession we should imagine that they are
all conservatives in heart and feeling. Immediately after
the return of the procession, John Deane Case, Esq.
presented himself at one of the front windows of the Wood-
side Hotel, and, amidst the most enthnsiastic cheers from
the multitude in front, congratulated them in eloquent and
animated terms on the result of the contest, soon after which
the assembly quietly separated.

SERIOUS RIOTING.
Immediately after the close of the poll on Tuesday, the
mob which had followed the Wilbraham party began to ex-
hibit feelings of desperation at the result of the day's pro-
ceedings, for although every exertion had been made, still
the whig_radical candidate was in a considerable minority in
this district, contrary to the anticipations of both parties.
Immediately after the close of the poll, the rabble attacked
a servant of Mr. Whalley, of the Albion Hotel. where the
conservative committee sits, and beat him severely in the
street opposite the hotel. The police interfered and saved
his life. Soon after this the mob assembled in large num-
bers, and began to stone every one who attempted to leave
the hotel, or who appeared at any of the windows. A re-
gular attack was made on the hotel, the windows of which
were broken, and no doubt considerable destruction of pro-
perty would have been the result, but for the exertions of
Mr. Hill, superintendent of police, who led up his men, and
at length succeeded in separating the mob in front of the
hotel, and kept that part of the street clear. His position
was maintained with some difficulty for some time, the police
being armed with cutlasses. Between 11 and 12 it was
deemed provident to clear the streets, which the police with
difficulty accomplished soon after midnight. Several of
them, however, are severely wounded, and one so dan-
gerously, that his life was despaired of last night. This
morning the man has rallied, but is still in great danger. A
large brickbat was deliberately thrown at him, and inflicted
a terrible wound on the back part of the head.
At Nantwich the mob were more ourageous ; an attack
was made on Mr. Tollemache's party, and one poor fellow
was so severely beaten that he died shortly after of the
wounds inflicted.

The return for Nantwich would have been considerably
swelled in favour of the conservatives, but scarcely any voters,
from twelve out of nineteen townships in the district, could
reach the polling booth in consequence of the rioting.