The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-12 00:00:00

FRIDAY.-THE POLLING.

The polling-booths were opened at eight o'clock, and
the actual contest then commenced in earnest. The sub-
joined list shows that Messrs. Liddell and Horsfall took
the lead, and continued to gain ',,round until the close of
the booths at four o'clock. The first vote polled in No. 1
compartment of the Town-hall booth was given by Mr.
John Allison, No. 1,592 on the register, who " plumped "
for Sir Erskine Perry. The second vote was given by Mr.
John Adams, No. 1,505, for Messrs. Liddell and Horsfall.
The first supporter of Mr. Bramley-Moore at this booth,
was the fifth voter, J. B. Aspinall, Esq., the barrister,
who split for Perry and Moore. The greatest interest
appeared to be centered at the principal booths in front of
the Town-hall.

The following is the hourly state of the poll as issued
by the Liberal party :

9i 10 11 12 1 2 3 4
Perry ... . 591.. 1,017.. 2,216.. 3,024.. 3,712.. 4,162..4,580.. 4,760
Moore ....120.. 229.. 520.. 766.. 1,007.. 1,130.. 1,236.. 1,393
Horsfall 868.. 1,463.. 2,880.. 3.848.. 4,719.. 5,304.. 5,863.. 6,133
Liddell... . 826.. 1,383.. 2,853.. 3,739.. 4,436.. 4,934.. 3,412.. 5,640

The following return is that periodically issued during
the day from the Constitutional Association :

Hour. Horsfall. Liddell. Perry. Moore.
Nine 868 .... 826 .... 591 127
Ten 2,102 .... 1,986 .... 1,512 .... 332
Eleven. 3,133 .... 2,955 .... 2,344 .... 573
Twelve 4,126 .... 3,886 .... 3,185 .... 835
One 4,719 .... 4,435 .... 3,712 .... 1,007
Two 5 SSI .... 5,169 .... 4,236 .... 1,212
Three 5,812 .... 5,382 .... 4,442 .... 1,273
Final .6,154 .... 5,659 .... 4,673 .... 1,326

At the election, in 18:"32, the final state of the poll was
as follows :

Turner
Mackenzie
Cardwell
Swart

6,693
6,377
5,247
4,910

Towards the close of the afternoon a large crowd gra-
dually collected on the Exchange flags, and, as the hall
clock gave the signal for terminating the contest, a hearty
cheer was given by the people. The bands, banners,
and flags were immediately parading the streets, and
dense masses of people rolled to the Adelphi Hotel, where
it was understood the successful candidates would deliver
adresses. A large crowd also assembled in Clayton-
square, for the purpose of hearing a speech from Sir
Erskine Perry.
The utmost order prevailed throughout the day—the
police arrangements, under the direction of Captain
Greig, being of the most perfect kind. We noticed
very few people, comparatively speaking, in a state
of intoxication—the most remarkable phenomenon, in
this respect, being a young woman, who, at noon, wt.s
observed in the vicinity of the Angel, in Dale-street, affec-
tionately-clasping a cab-horse round the neck, and imprint-
ing a kiss upon the poor animal's nose. The head-quarters
of Mr. Bramley-Moore's " supporters" were at the
Angel Hotel, those of Sir Erskine at the Royal, and those
of the Constitutional party at the Queen's Hotel ; there
were also various committee-rooms throughout the
borough. The election was, so far as our own personal
knowledge extends, unaccompanied by any very remark-
able or striking incidents. The Conservatives commenced
with a determination to win ; not one of them, we believe,
could have had any doubt as to the return of their candi-
dates. The result was equal to the expectations of the
most sanguine. _ _ _

Throughout the day the streets were crowded to excess,
and business to a great extent suspended, In one or two
instances violence was resorted to in order to prevent the
free expression of opinion on the part of some of the Con-
servative voters. Several cabs, containing. voters in the
interest of Messrs. Horsfall and Liddell, whilst passing
through Marybone on their way to the hustings, were
attacked by the rabble, and the windows broken with
stones. In one instance a voter sustained a serious in-
jury in the eye from a blow by a stone. In Sawney Pope-
street another cab was overthrown, and a voter who was
in it prevented for the time from going to the poll. In
one of the lower districts of the town, a hid, who had in-
cautiously ventured thither with an offensive colour in his
button-hole, was attacked by the Radicals, and kicked on
the face and other parts of his body in a most disgraceful
manner.