Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-02
ENGLISH ELECTIONS

ihe following article from the Liverpool "Euro
Pe"H" OF the ll1h July, presents fair summary q
ue e'c''ns contest, which has Just taken place i,
| H"sNnu' no doubt seems TO be entertained. I'm
'nN The Melbourne Ministry has been overthrow,
10y the popular voice, and that the Conservatives
with SIR Robert Peel, as Premier, will succeed
With the Court cold towards them, thew will bol,
power by very preehrious tenure.
All the present Ministers were suec.<sC,I :, L,;.
returned to Parliament, e,cep, Lord No,r.,h.
whose defeat, and that of the Great A,i,,,o, n,
|Ohhe'' IN Dublin, are regarded the seyeres, minis.
'''" a'Sas'ers-next to that of losing the oscen.
dancy.
i nc e,eetons arc now nearly over. The excite.
ne". naS oecn tremendous, and the contest b,,I',,
'ouEh' one. The present week, Il is expcctcb ,.,
H'nhuNely settle the amount OF SIR kobsr, p..I,.
majority. The result, we have every reason ., ~.
~ Ttu IeahSe our prediction in the last number
OF the European. We then intim ted Tho ,,,I,I T.;
hiy that his accession Of Supporter, would ,,
al adVahiage over the ministry to the extent of he
tween sky aud eighty votes. His Gain "a a..
pre,ont moment fully suOstanIates the Correctness
OF tNat opinion.
There are 65S members in ia. HI
mons About $50 seats have already hen SiI.i
~, nese, SZO are occupied by conservatives ,,J
zfV oy liberals. The corn and .us,r ones,,o. :.
SouIse oeeasioned the loss o. seats to the mi
'HSh
Ties ministers expected to suffer but th, E,.';sL ~
roushs Ireland and Scotland, they Indeed ,,o''ia
compensate for these losses. In Scotland tb.v ,rl
pear TO have done pretty well, but in the EHrIi,b
ootooshs and Ireland they have been somew hat dis,
aPPo"led. The total OF the Conservative pain IN
the 10 mer was seven seats coun,ing fourteen yo,c
On division, aud m the later, Messrs West and
GfOsan, conservatives, have most uncSpsci,dlv 20
RuSeu Mr. otonneil and Hutton for the c,,y of
Dublin, and IN Waterford Nl-ssrs wv. md u,
ron succeeded nv Nassrs
conservatives. MIR UConnell has gone IN Sithnu,
opposition for the county Of Meath. The to,al con
ser'aive gains 80 far, are 67-the liberal ga Ia
advantage being 81 vt,,, eouiv,.ent
w % On u'' s'"' as compared ia he last parll-
meh'. All the ministers, We believe, have su ,c.,d.J
IN obtaining seats, with tho exception Of Lord NJ
peth, The Secretary for Ireland, who, with Lord
Wilton, lost the West Riding Of Eorkshl. c. ami ATr
stanley the Haymaster the forces, who defeated
IN North Cheshire.
The only other remarkable Occurrence 80, .l..,,
matters are tie rejection OF Lord Howci i'm Nntit
NoflhumOo.and, and that OF MIR Hum, frrr,
the borough OF l. eds. At present il W. we're IN
VINE, speak, tank, or dream, on lis sd oT mn.
AtSanuc' OF any tang but the great struggle I'm
"hc1 pNrllrs are engaged, we should run tbc ri,k
Of being ether considered questionable ,,s,nc
idlouc, or as far behind the spirit OF the 40. o liz
celebrated Mr. Roger DOisworth must bnv, bscn
when restored 10 the breathing world af,er his S..
"a q 100 years under an avaIanch in the Aims Bn.
- VIZ l4tSAlotlt tAOuEn there il n
some Improvement IN the 800,
districts. 'u''''S
Several foreign mails have hsen received turirs
the week. The news brought by hose from, I,d,,
ana the Leyant viii he found under our ror.ign
summary The French Journals during the last
four or i've days have been prlncipa 10 occ,,i. III
commentaries and ingenious tpecUIa,ions ON the
latter OF these. The progress Of our elections -
looked upon m that counirY-,o JUDGE hy the nlscc
they occupy IN the Paris JoL7na.s-wIth nearly ne
nuth interest as among ourselves. One thing in
which they chronicle every petty ;umult which
takes place at our elections. These are sreveIv
placed under the leading head and the French En-.
tor assures his readers that those recorded arc v
no means the worst which have usually taken place
IheTe have been some disturbances at rouiuus-
arisins out OF Nj. Humlnn's financial exp,s,eo,s
and an earthquake in various parts OF the comfy
The young Queen of Spain is still without A rrnr.
can. Tbs instruction 10 Gambia continues