The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

THIRD DAY.-THURSDAY.

The polling was resumed this morning at nine o'clock, but
it did not proceed with quite so much animation as yester-
day. The hall was crowded, and the neighbourhood of
King-street presented a bustling appearance. The placards •
of Mr. Alderman 'Harmer are very numerous, the majority
of which bear the following inscription :—" The crisis is now
depending. Rush to the poll. Hurrah for Harmer."
Mr. Harmer's friends and supporters have lost all that
confidence which they exhibited yesterday, and now admit
that there is a doubt of success. Some go further, and say
that they consider there is but little chance. It is not how-
ever the fault of Alderman Harmer's committee if he is un-
successful, as every possible means are used to induce the
Livery to come to the poll ; but it will be seen, by the fol-
lowing numbers polled this morning, that the majority of
Messrs. Pirie and Johnson is steadily and regularly increas
ing

TEN O'CLOCK.

Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer

1318
1306
11G9

Majority for Pirie ......
Majority for Johnson
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer..

. 149
. 137
. 1449
. 1434
. 1229

Majority for Pirie 220
Majority for Johnson
TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson .
Alderman Harmer

Majority for Pirie
Majority for Johnson
ONE OCLOCK.

Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer

Majority for Pitie
Majority for Johnson
TWO O'CLOCK.

Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer

. 1545
. 1527
. 1301

.17707
. 1688
. 1414

. 1822
.1800
. 1488

Majority for Pirie 334
Majority for Johnson
TH REE O'CLOCK—(THIS DAi''s CLOSE).
Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson lBB2
Alderman Harmer 1565

Majority for Pine 339
Majority for Johnson
GROSS STATE OF THE POLL AT THE CLOSE OF THE

FOURTH DAY.-FRIDAY.
Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer

2242
2185
1752

Majority for Pirie 490
Majority for Johnson
Very fond anticipations were indulged in by the Dispatch-
ites that Friday would be a "lucky" day to them, but for
no other reason that we could learn than they were quite sa-
tisfied that Saturday would be very " unlucky" to them.
The result of the first hour's poll destroyed all the fanciful
" honeysuckle work" which they had been running up in
their brains. At ten o'clock the gross poll was as follows
Alderman Pirie was
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer 1574

Majority for Pirie 359
Majority for Johnson
Although the result was not made known to the friends of
Alderman Harmer in attendance, yet the frequent cry of
" Thank you for Aldermen Pirie and Johnson" was proof
undeniable that Publicola's paymaster was " dragging his
slow length along" after his opponents at an increasing dis-
tance. The frequently-repeated groans at, and the unfre-
quent cheering of, the liverymen by the Dispatchites, as the
former tendered their votes, was plainly indicative of their
hopeless state. And here it may be observed that the per-
sons at the barriers yesterday were several degrees higher in
the scale of decency, both in appearance and manners, than
those in attendance on the previous days ; still they flung
Dispatch politics and " regenerating" principles about with
anything but a fastidious and. Indeed their idol, the wor-
thy alderman, who occupied a seat in front of the hustings
during the day, might very appropriately and most acceptably
have addressed them in the language of the Dunciad—

" Who flings most filth and wide pollutes around
The stream, be his the weekly journal (s) bound."

Throughout the day the majority in favour of Pirie and
Johnson, as will be seen below, continued to increase.

ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer

1978
1951
1591

Majority for Pirie 387
Majority for Johnson
TWELVE O'CLOCK. _ .

Alderman
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer.

Majority for Pirie .
Majority for Johnson
ONE O'CLOCK.

2031
. 2008
.1626

Alderman Pirie ...
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer

. 2099
. 2072
.1671

Majority for Pine
Majority for Johnson
TWO O'CLOCK.

Alderman Pirie 2139
Alderman Johnson 2lll
Alderman Harmer 1095

Majority for Pirie
Majority for Johnson
FIFTH DAY.-SATURDAY.
The gross poll at the closing of the books, at three o'clock
on Saturday, was as follows :
Alderman Pirie
Alderman Johnson
Alderman Harmer