The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-30 00:00:00

LONGFORD ELECTION.

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(From the Dublin Ereniny Mail.)
Owing to the'state of the roads—they being in many instances
covered many feet deep in snow—the Longford bags (forwarded
by horse) did not reach the Post-office until five o'clock yester-
day evening, and not until after two this afternoon.
Notwithstanding all the advantages deriveable from an ad.
verse sheriff, an excited rabble, and the exercise of priestly in-
fluence—notwithstanding the state of the weather, which pre-
vented the gentlemen froin travelling yesterday in their car-
riages, and did DM present the same obstacle to the lower or-
ders, who are Mr. White's voters, Mr. Fox has maintained his
own position, an" is sure of his election.
At the close of the poll last evening, the numbers atoml—
For Mr. Fox 195 •
For Mr. White 196
anything we could have anticipated on the
first surpasses.,and
such circumstances, and affords an as-
surance as to the ultimate result.
The following are
FRoxt OVR OWN CORRESPONDENTS,
" THE HVSTINGs.

" Longford, Monday Evening.
" Our election commenced this day under circumstances of
excitement such as were never before witnessed in this county.
To describe the scene in and about the Court-house is im-
possible.

" When order wits in some- measure restofed the proceedings
commenced.

" Mr. White was proposed by Mr. Achmutv—late a member
of the Brunswick clubs, and seconded by H. B. Sleator.
" Mr. Fox was put in nomination by Lovell Edgeworth,
Esq., in a speech of great force and ability, and seconded by
Samuel Blackball, Esq. The yells of the rabble, set on by the
priests, nearly rendered these gentlemen inaudible.
" The candidates then briefly addressed the electors, and Mr,
Grattan relieved himself of an oration.
" Tuesday.—The polling commenced briskly this morning,
but intimidation to an extent unknown and unheard of has been
resorted to, anti some of the electors have been actually carried
off by force. Still, depend upon it we shall win.
" At one time the mob bad full possession of the street, but in
consequence of their extreme violence and pressure on our
friends and freeholders going up to vote, the high sheriff turned
out a patrol of cavalry this afternoon, to keep the street clear in
frontof the Court-house. Several rows took place in the Court-
house and booths to-day, one so serious that the red-coats were
obliged to be brought in, and a sergeant and file of men placed
on the table of the Gratiard and Moydon booth. Three violent
attacks were made last night on one of Mr. Fox's houses,
which was borne with great forbearance until the third attack,
when some of the inmates turned out ; a shot was fired, which
took effect on the thigh-bone of one of the assailants."
Tuesday night. —The poll at its close was in point of fact
even, though it is announced—
For Fox ~. 195
For White 196
Majority
They have polled man for man—the apparent majority in
favour of White being occasioned by the insertion of en aildi•
tional name ou one of the sli.
l'Half.past Nine.—The town is perfectly tranquil. White's
people never expected that we could have-held on so evenly
with them, considering all the opposition given to our voters
coming up.
g• To-morrow the country gentlemen will be in and we shall
give the priests the go-by.'; ,

DUULlN.—Orring to the dreadful state of the weather, the
ground being covered with' snow, scarcely any of the country
mails arrived at the Postoffice this morning, and the London
mail of Monday remained due when the were going to press.—
Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday.

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It should be generally known that the oversee's of the poor,
in every parish or union, are made liable for all payments in
their accounts paid out of the poor-rates that are not strictly
w►thin the inteuti-u and meaning of the pour law. act.