The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-04 00:00:00

CARLOW ELECTION-FIRST DAY'S POLLINC

MAJORITY FOR COL. BRUEN

-SEVENTY-NINI

(From the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday.)

CARLOW, TUESDAY.—The polling commenced this day,
and, with the exception of a trifling assault, which arose out
of a misapprehension in bringing up a voter—not the slight-
est interruption took place—not a man is drunk, nor is there
the manifestation i f that angry and virulent spirit which cha-
racterised former elections. A much better disposition ap-
pears to pervade the lower classes. The influence of the
rriests is obviously failing ; and the. respect due to station
and property, as well as the gratitude for favours conferred,
due by the tenantry to their go d and benevolent landlords,
is evidently reassuming its power in the minds of the pe ple.
Contrary to all anticipations, Col. Bruen has obtained the
enormous majority of seventy-nine i.n this day's poll, beat-
ing Mr. Ponsonby in all the booths; and in one ([drone) in
a ratio of nearly eight to one. The most sanguine calculators
anticipated little more than a small majority on the first or
even the second day's polling at either side ; the rush of ont-
voters not being expected to be made before Thursday ; but
to-day 40 electors polled for Col. Bruen, who had before voted
against him : thus turning the scale in his fr. your. The Cour-
town tenantry, whose address appeared in the Mail of Fr -
day, were escorted into town this morning, and polled for
Col. Bruen. The Kavanagh tenants,:who had been carried
off by the mob, and subsequently rescued, also voted for the
conservative candidate.

Priest Maher's ferocious speech yesterday disgusted eve
one; and, I really believe, did his own cause as much inn

harm as it beneflited ours.
charges, and the exaggerated misstatements—
such by every one that heard them, Mr. Tyrrell inclusiv
recoiled upon himself. The answer of Colonel Bruen n
full, masterly, and conclusive ; and, based as his reply wi
in truth—known to be such, even by his political opponent:
produced a powerful and most favourable effect.
The way in which government influence and money art
used, and the open and undisguised manner in which govern-
ment patronage and promotion is offered, will furnish de-
tails for future letters, and supply you with abundant food
for future comment

The notorious falsehood of his
:Dawn to be

At the close of the poll this evening, the numbers an-
nounced by the Sheriff were—
Colonel Bruen
Mr. Ponsonby 9111

SECOND EDITION.

Standard Office, Ten o'Clc

CARLOW ELECTION

2. 1840

CLOSE OF THE POLL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ...
Colonel Bruen
Mr. Ponsonby

Col. Bruen's majority this day

Gross 7Zajority

It is confidently reported in the best informed military cir-
cles, that the 22d regiment has been placed:under orders for
Bengal, and we have reason to place confidence in the ru-
mour.—United Service Gazette.

Orders have been received at Chatham to have all the men
belonging to the regiments in the East Indies got ready to
embark for their respective regiments in three weeks.—
Ministerial paper.
The Earl of Rothes was elected grand master of the grand
lodge of Scotland, on Monday last. Lord Frederick Fitz-
Clarence was elected deputy grand master at the same time.

all the naval-yards

The Admiralty have decided on Navin;
in the kingdom lighted with gas, in lieu of of
The fir:it division of the 42cl Highlanders 'embarked 'on
Friday at the Cove, for service in the Mediterranean.
The Gloucester, 50 gnus, and Eagle. 50. guns, are ordered
o be floc ready for sea at Chatham.—ilibusteral paper.

A METHODIST CHAPEL BLOWN UP BY GA,.
puvra.—About half-past three o'clock in the aft,.
Saturday last, the residents at New Town, Holmfirtb, ,
greatly alarmed by a tremendously loud noise, resembling the
explosion of fire arms, experiencing at the same time a tremor
of their houses, as though caused by an earthquake "1--' -
from their dwellings, to ascertain the cause
countable shock, the affrighted inhabitants discovered that a
quantity of gas had exploded in the adjoining chapel, by
which tlie edifice had sustained very great destruction, almost
every window having been forced out ; a number of pews its
the lower part of the chapel were displaced, part of the floor-
hag was torn up, and other damage to an alarming extent oc-
casioned. Four individuals, who were in the building at the
time of the casualty, were all more or less injured. One of
them, a little boy, son of the chapel-keeper, was thrown s
considerable distance by the force of the gas, and, on being
picked up, was found to have suffered a severe fracture of the
thigh-bone, besides numerous bruises over the body. The
other three persons received various injuries, being considera-
bly burnt about the face, having the hair singed off the head,
Ike- The cause of this terrible catastrophe may be briefly
stated thus :—The chapel has been recently fitted up very
handsomely, and lighted with gas. On the above-mentioned
afternoon, the chapel-keeper entered the building for the
purpose of putting a fire into the stove, taking two of his
children along with him. Finding the atmosphere strongly
impregnated with gas, and anxious to ascertain the canse of
the escape, he obtained the assistance of John Shaw, a
joiner, who, supposing the meter to be the part in fault, pro.
ceede4 thither with a lighted candle. The gas having been
escaping for some time, the interior of the chapel was in all
probability entirely filled with it, and, of course, an imme-
diate and terrific explosion was the awful consequence of in-
troducing a flame into the midst of it. It is calculated that
upwards of £lOO will be required to repair the disastrous
effects of Shaw's incautione—Lteda Intvlligemer;

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