Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-09
FOREIGN NEWS.

The arrival OF the Great Western at New York
with accustomed and clock-like pnnctuuity, on
Thursday last, puts MS in possession OF the result
OF the great political struggle which has convused
England for the pas, month. Ii is claimed by the
Tory papers aud conceded Ivy the wings, that there
will be a Conservative majority ct some sixty 10
eighty in the new Parliament. The Ministers lost
heavily in The English counties in consequence OF
the proposed alteration of the corn laws, WINE
their expectations of proporIionatc or even great,
er gains IN the English boroughs aud IN lrelnhd
have not been realized. Indeed the "inenDer
Tor ali lrellnd," the great "agitator" himself mas
met with most unexpected defeat III nuo',h'
His own version Of the affairs is contained in HE
following brief address to his countrynien, pun
lislled after the defeat was known:
FeIIow-cizens and lrshmen,-'The enemies
Of lrCaud-tlIe base Orange inction-have trI-
umphcd; they havo carried their ends by the Ia
ses bribery aud corruption bur, blessed he God,
their triumph has given greater impulse 10 Tue
darling Object Of my ile--repeal Be not dauni-
cal, my friends; petition will unscat The exicrm
majors OF yourselves and your holy mud sacre, re-
llsion. Ireland cannot bear my absence from
the house at this crisis. even for moment; !
have therefore accepted the representation ct the
honest nen Of Meath; hut Hutton, the honorrd
friend of his country, will prosecute successful
pet ton. = Your faithful friend aud servant.
Merton square, July TO- ID. OCoNNEL."
Tile following was the state of the poll i'll Dub
I'm, u, the close of third day:
TORIES. WIGS
West 5000 o Connel. 2,1G3
Georgia 2,Y97 Hunon. 2,74s
The defeat Of O'Conncl IN Dublin, however, is
scarcely MS great II Triumph for the Tories as the
success Of their candidates over Lords Morpetll
ond Milton in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Tho Wing interest, supporlcd'by all the influence
Of the llowurds, aud tie Earl Of Fiizw liam, has
prevailed in dis country for nearly halfarertury
-Ihe following is the vote IN this large and pop
uIous country:
TORIES. WINGS.
WortIey. 1910 Nlorpclh. 1881
Donison. 1894 Milton l63!
As usual in such eases the defeated party com
plains bitterly of the bribery aud corruption pruc
Used by their opponents. Incredible tales are TOLD
Of the sums paid for single votes, in close con
tCsis and if we credit all that we see in the pa
prrs we must believe that gold turned the scale II
every doubtful constituency. We hear, too II
various quarters Liverpool, Cork, Carlisle, &c
Of election riots, of the police beaten by the pop
uIace aud the popu!ace, in urn, dispersed Ivy i
military We observe, however, that the detall
Of Lese affairs not given in the English press =
The papers generally conlenting themselves will
brief illusions to these dgrccelul transactions.
The news, other ihan political, by the Grea
estern, is unim lornnt. Mcleod aud tie Car
one affair seem TO have been utterly forgotten II
the elections for the new parliament, but tie ex
element will doubtless blaze up again on the re
ceipt of the decision of onr Supreme Court re
nanling Mcleod for trial. Whether the ne'
Tory Ministry will prove more 'tractube tina
their Wig predecessors in the Boundary ques'io
and other points at issue between the two gov
ernments, is question tina, time alone eau solve
--.gbHuu .9iy