Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-03
IL l'CHFLELn ENQUIRER
HrCIS,El.D, May % 1852.
AN ENGLISH ELECTION.

debate in the English Parliament on
mutton tor the extension of the electiv
franchise, Mr. D'Isracli deli lived his strong
"st arguments against the enlargement O
popular power from scenes that have u
different times occurred during she voting
at elections in New Y",k city. Mr.. D..
Israeli represented New York as in thic
respccta fair type of the whole repu Bile
and having dem"ns rated to his own sat
tfaclion. that republican Sun and rowdy.
ism are neatly Synonymous terms, he
concluded wi II ,riumphan! decla. alton
That the English representative system
including its elcc'ionee'ing, is as near
perfection as aay thing human can be
That was the view taken by late tor,
Chancellor Of the Exchequer, aud sus-
tanned by large parliamentary majority
1t is proper 10 remark, in passing. tina
formerly only the landed proprietors
Were permitted to vote bu. the reform
bills Of late years have gradually alter
I'd the state Of things in this -EesPeos. "A;
he present time. tenants Of IL certain
class and under certain restrictions, have
the right Of stuff age.
Az about the sam. period. tho borou,
OF Newpu'l. in Monmuutishi'c D essen,
ed prct'y lllu: sratiun Of lne value =.
this SELF y lu' location. a vacancy In IL
representation OF the burouSh lende,et
new return necessary. AMI two candle!
ales presented themselves for popul
favor, Wig, Mr.. Bailey. u tory iron ..naste
who owned Immense works in the cou,.
y. and Mr.. Lindsay, y London ship
owner. liberal in his politics.
The London Times (which over nc.
Iects chance ofs'yinS ung'acious thing
vi our country-sk.lches tho features q
the con.cstin detail. We give an extrac,
as u sample Of the whole
"A whole street Of small voters. Win
had distinctly promised to vote for tn,
Liberal cause, had, before 10 A. NJ.
| polI.-a fSiE tne pIne i; and various Others
who declared that they would stick t.
their colors, and vote in accordance witt
their consclences, after 2 p. NJ, unless
they got upwards OF E20 per head. poll
ed Tor me blue by hait-past 0 A. NJ,
Votes appeared TO BE- dear in The morn.
my; but, contrary TO the usual custom
and wnen IL WAS found that The cd part,
would not buy, their ma, kst valur lei
IN the afternoon; Tor at / +. N. an ex
press arrived, offering me- the votes Of
one hundred tree anu in lependen ut elec,
20 $ tor 20s. head and a. half. past 2
Tour men very respectfully offered them.
rlves Ion -. 81. eacn, and when I'm,
VA, declined, tney we1e willing TO sup
pot tree tladv ior the small amount .
81 caen--tnc vaue vi pat OF beer.
| Ine non-e.ccto.s t.iL terribly indig.
naR. ana u c1ntnu Ius blLll IL thTp chou
ne day was the consequence. Window
we'c smashed, houses g"lted. Ca. riags
o>cltnned. reds ,ramp.cd ON by blues
aud blues IN tne,f turn trampled by til
red. Noses were bleeding, eyes black
ened. heads cut, and limbs and ribs bro
ken. Barrels Of beer were rolled int,
houses OF the blues, and rcd and blu
vagabonds were rolling and fighting owe
them. Yells OF Bailey forever! Lind
forever I rent the air. leading to the mos
desperate fgh.a The town was full o.
athletic men from the Hills OF deter,
mined character. A. county magistrate
brought down by special train from Eve
10 seven hundred miners from his works
AIMED with sticks. blud geons. and life
prescrverS, and lod sel them at 8 p. NJ
III a large inn Called the Parrot. Thcs
men 40 exaspe.aied the townspoople
VINO were c!.Gcly Libe. ais. that they il
consequence attacked the inn, diov
those men en- massc from it, tore dow
the doors, forced cut the windows, al!
80 disman,lod the house.
Commenting on these proceedings. tn
Times says:
Bristol and Nottingham scarcely be
held sucn scenes az were enacted IN IN,
first contest under the Derby auspices
Windows were smashed. houses Quilted
carriages overturned, barrels u bee
rolie, but. heads and limos broken. ant
All The deviltry OF moD lighting display
cd 10 desrcIatlon. Ine g'eaG Duke salt
no nad nesec. IA the who.e course OF ni
.xpe' lenee, known anything ike the ,ot
III aa Ensiisn town. Mr.. Lindsay USE
much me same language. 'khave visit
cd. says ne. ltc lonr quIrters OF th'
.of!d. AUD give you my wo d that
never. during the mos. exciting events
saw many eoantry anything neA. y eqa"
20 what J saw yesterday 10 NeSpoF
under the direction OF conservatives o.
longing u The higher classes. Such IL