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

CONSERVATIVES

Boothaln 14'ord,

* Mr. W. Matterson 157
* Mr. J. Harwood 155
* Mr. H. Graham l4l
Castleqate
-

Mr. B. Crosby EIS I Mr. C. Watson lO7
Mr. E. Gibson 7l * Mr. Geo. Leeman .. 101
Guildhal! Ward.

• Mr. W. Scawin l4O I
Air. J Bell
• Mr. H. Bellerby .... 126 Mr. H. Pearson

Micklegate Ward.
* Mr. W. S. Clark 136 I * Mr. C. Robinson .... 129
Mr. J. Cattley

Monk Ward.

* Mr. Chadwick
* Mr. Jethro Hesseltine 165 Mr. 0. Allen 9i
Mr. K. Wood 2
Walmga a Ward.
Mr. Tonge
Mr. Hartley l4l * Mr. Poppleton
Mr. I. Taylor

Total 1849 Total l4'9
Those whose names are marked with an (*) asterisk have
been re-elected.

It thus appears that the Conservatives have returned eight
councillors, and that the Radicals have only returned six. It
should be further observed, that in Castlegate-ward the Radi-
cals retained on the list of voters upwards of 30 bad votes, and
in Walm;,•ate about 20, from the illegality of the decision of the
Court of Revision, and by that means only have they been able
to return anything like a proportionate number ofiepresenta-
Lives. In four of the wards the Conservatives were at the head
of the poll; and to
.prove that the municipal electors of York
are, to a vast majority, Conservative, it is only necessary to re-
quest our readers to cast up the number of votes given to the
respective candidates when they will find that whilst the Con-
servatives polled 1,819 votes, the Radicals only polled 1,459,
being a difference of 390 for the friends of church and state,
notwithstanding their opponents had foisted on to the lists and
retained 120 bad votes.

The return of Mr. Ballerby, the publisher of the Yorkshire
Gazette and York Chronicle, the two Conservative journals in
York, and the rejection of Mr. W. Hargrove, the publisher of
two York Radical papers, has been a source of great vexation
to the Liberal party, and especially to good Mr. Hargrove him-
self.

The number of councillors is 36; of which 19 are Conserva-
tives, and 17 are Liberals.—Leeds Intelligencer.

LEEDS.

The election of sixteen councillors for this borough, took
Place on Tuesday the Ist of November, in compliance with the
provisions of the municipal reform act We stated last week
that only two of the wards were to be contested, namely, Mill-
hill and Vest Wards, those being the only wards in which the
conservatives had fought the registration before the mayor and
assessors. For the Mill-hill ward the conservatives started Mr.
Edward Charlesworth, banker, one of the councillors for the
ward who retired by rotation, and Mr. Henry Jennins, stuff
merchant; to them were opposed by the "liberals," Mr. James
Hubbard, woolstapler, the other retiring councillor of the ward,
and Mr. Samuel Jowitt Birchall, woolstapler. In the west
ward, the conservatives started Mr. Richard Bramley, cloth
manufacturer, and Mr. Adam Hunter, physician; and the
whips proposed the two retiring councillors of the ward, Mr.
Peter Fairburn, machine-maker, and Mr. Thomas George,
dyer. 'I. he elections for both those wards took place at the
Court-house; that for Mill-hill ward before Mr. Alderman Hall
and Messrs. Radford Potts and Thomas Flint, assessors; that
for West ward before Mr. Alderman Musgrave and Messrs.
John Atkinson and John Yevvdall, assessors. The conserva-
tives took the lead at the poll in both booths throughout the day,
the conservatives being generally from twelve to twenty a-head.
In the west ward the whips came up very slowly, insomuch that
about noon the conservative candidates were fifty a-head.
This circumstance, encouraging as it was, we have no doubt
contributed to the ultimate loss of the battle, as it lulled many
,of the conservatives into a state of false security, and prevented
them from coming in to record their votes; wtilst it had the
effect of putting the "liberals" on their mettle, and by the most
strenuous exertions they had suceeded in reducing the majority
to about twenty at half-past three o'clock. At that time the
bulk of the voters who were rejected in both the Mill-hill and
West wards remained unpolled; and, as the whigs then became
satisfied that they could not win in Mill-hill, they poured all
their double voters into West ward, within the last twenty mi-
nutes of the poll; and at the close it was doubtful which party
was victorious in that ward. The alderman and assessors there-
fore counted the voting papers for the two parties, which were
easily distinguishable from their shape and colour, before hand-
ing. them in to the mayor for examination preparatory to making
his declaration, and they stated the numbers to be :

CONSERVATIVES. RADICALS.
Fairburn 251 I Bramley. 245
George 246 Hunter.. 2-15
In the Mill-hill ward, the alderman and assessors undertook
the examination of the voting papers themselves, and, after re-
jecting several given for the conservative candidates, which
were defectively filled up, they declared the numbers to be:—
CONSEaVATIVES. RADICALS.
Jennins.
Chasiesworth. ......... ... 275 Birchall. 254
—....._ Ibid.
SCARBOROUGH.
The following is the state of the_ poll for new councillors :
...,_

Edward H. Hebden, banker. AHD. Votes
162
Samuel Newton, maltster
135
John Browntree, grocer
. 134
Samuel Beswick, shipowner
121
William Holden, furrier.
117
William Tinker, grocer .........
..
William B. Fowler, shipowner . ............ 45
The three first are elected.
SOUTH WARD.

NORTH W

John Woodall, banker.
Henry Etherington. gentleman. l6 1443
John Woodall, draper... .
130
Williamr. Graham Smith, shipowner.. 126
William Newham, shipowner 99
James B. Tate, gentleman. 92
William Henry, shipowner B5
The four first are elected. -

PONTEFRACT.
Conservatives.
Mr. James Robson-, (in office last year).. 270
Mr. John Ramskill 2ll
Mr. William Poskitt 173
Mr. William Parkinson.

Whigs.
' 134
Mr. George Green, (in office last year)
Mr. Thomas Routlidge, do. do.
Mr. John Barker, do. do.
Mr. George Cartner, 52
Mr. Richard Warrington 36
The four conservatives elected.

DONCASTER.
The election of councillors for the several wards of this
borough, took place on Tuesday last. The following is the
result :

For the North 'Ward; before Mr. .Alde'rmau— TOrr, and
Messrs. White and Rogerson, assessors—
erMr. John Drabwell. l2l
for three years.
*Mr. Richard Dale.
.tMr. Richard Ridgill 9O for one year.
For the East. Ward ;,before Sir W. B. Cooke, Bart., and
Messrs. Beckitt and Wilton, assessors—
* Mr.:Williatn
r. William Chatham ....
1055 for three years.
For the West Ward ; before Mr. Alderman Mirfin, and
Messrs. Webb and Barton, as*.essors—
. *Mr. Edward Sheardown ..•. 142? ;. three years.
-
tMr. Edmund Denison ll5 5
for
*Mr. George Parkinson lll for one year:
* Re-elected for their respective wards. t tOtiservatives.