The Washington union., 1857-04-18
A FBENcHMAN's ACCOUNT OF AN ENGLISH Elp
TION

must be confessed that Dumas has done his task vu
as far as the satisfaction Of his public in The bou,
ward cofiee-houses is concerned, for they Ike !.
chucke over John Bulls incomprehensible and euD.
sy eccenricities The spirit Of these description,
CONTINUES the Starr is shown at the very beginnu.
where NJ. Dumas seems TO complain that he has NJ,
to report more savagey than the law for the prey,,
ton OF bribery and treating will now allow to tsk
place He is astonished at the silence and order i
the crowd before Guildhall. "That is on account !
their new law Of bribery says he, "for il i mo-
even any longer allowed to make the electors drum
They now must be worked upon exclusively by "a
quenee, which, he says, IS not much less aborim
process As the London election did not proyJ
him with enough of extraordinary incident, he wen
afterwards TO Southwark For this purpose,
Dumas says that he was handed over by NJ. Sewel
in the employ Of the City Chamberlain, 10 M
Corner, friend Of Mr. Sowell, who took him 10 III,
Southwark hustings, where he was promised 10 b,v
what he wanted. II is now NJ. Dumas who speak,
Already from distance We heard something like H.
rolling of thunder, which became the more majestic t
more we advanced.
Indeed through the windows OF our carriage we s,x
llc hEcct OF lptu Thousand mr.
sons.
These persons it was, these artisans these gentlem
they called by the candidates. who produced M
noise, shouting with all the powers of their lungs
We We're obliged 10 stop at some distance from tbs
hustings, large construction OF timber We therefor
stopped and aghteJ; and hands in our pockets,
some figures among this honorable society inspired
with but little conidencewe penetrated last to Ii,
entrance,
Arrived up stairs, Mr. Corner passed his card to Dr.
Chals.
DIR. Chas member OF the committee of Mr. Locke
to US, and very courteonsly took me by the hand
and, loudly calling out my name he led me 10 the q
served part where he presented TO the three cud
dates, who, in the midst OF their occupations still found
time to shake hands with me, and TO pay their com
pments.
The Admiral Napier added that he paid me his com.
piments with all the pleasure as had been ri,
companion OF his expeditions
Which all the more Kind on his part as had no
vote to give to him.
AIr. Pellatt is Of from 40 to SO, meagre small
nervous head beard and eyes everything dark He va
seated, antntook breath.
The Admiral Napier is an old man, OF from G5 10 70
fat short, of robust build, with gray hair and black eyes
and hairs all over the face Scotch head and Scotch &
lect.
Mr.. Locke is a of A. the face covered with poSl
holes, vigorous, broad chest made for the struggles
the bar and ready for the much exhaustng strug
giles Of the tribune for to e probability Mr. Locke viii
be elected.
Mr.. Locke is the advocate OF the CITY,
We had just arrived when the audience was iudgei
sufficiently large and Mr. Pelstt called upon to show
himself
He advanced towards the railing OF the hustings
would feel sorry Mt rendering myself sacreeale 10
gentleman who SO cordially and warmly shook hand
with me. but owe II to truth to say that his appatn
was greeted By groans which were far from fatterng
The crowd seemed to owe grudge to Mr. Pcllatt tg
having voted against the Chinese war; and reminded him
OF the affairs OF the British Bank which must not be CON
founded with the Bank Of England
He intended TO speak, but the thunder Of heaven
would have struggled in vain against the human hua
Among the cries that were hurled against him oouA
distinguish this 'Yoa'll be smashed next "Wednesday
old, fellow T.!
Indeed. next Wednesday the affair of the bank OF Mr.
Pcllatt will come before the conrt OF bankruptcy
Not less than ten times Mr. Pcllatt attempted 10 sla
Each time the sound OF his voice was rendered naudil
by the cries of the gentlemen in the street.
Mr. Pel!att, unable to speak, and having exhausted
three quarters of his power made use OF the remaining
quarter and turning his back on the ,nrrateui pnbb
he addressed himself to the short hand writer's to WHOM
he explained the reasons tho vote which rendered him
unpopular and his moral position in relation to the Brit
ish Bank
time the groans from outside were never interrupted
When his speech to the shorthand writer's was finished
Admiral Napier advanced.
His reception was just favorable as that of Mr. Iel
iatt had been hostile. %
Hurahs went forth the hints were thrown intohe air
the described circles which in ENGLAND 4 a siqn Of
the greatest sympathy
Though in plain clothes the Admiral was covered witt
decorations
After some seconds had bssn spent in accamation d
lenoc was restored and the Admiral began speech which
lasted nearly half nm hour
lie began by raising complaint against his printer
This Is what he had to complain Of
The Admiral had ordered his printer L. 900 10 0
cards and the printer had undertaken for the price Of 2.
pounds, not merely to print bnt also to distribute then
20 the houses Unfortunately for the worthy Admiral
his printer WAS, al the time that OF Mr. Pclla
lie distributed the cards OF both together so ihaita
peaIed as if the Two enemies had iorinod coalition
Mr. feliatt. who Was in danger q being drowned d
in fact lay hold of the Admiral
The result might have been thatsAlr Psllatwihout
beng saved by the Admiral saving hirn-mieht have
drawn the Admiral after him, and drowned him too
Happily, the worthy Admiral Had. in turn, hecnml
"are oi the trek lie went in haste to the printer tool
ek those OF his cards which had not set been sent
ordered others and then provided ion separate dsiu
ton.
The only drawback was that the rcc,iiieation ha COS
i'm forty pounds, which together with the twenty pound
irsl PAID down. orned typographical cxpcnse Of siS
pounds.
This first pat Of his speech was listened 10 with capf
"us et hilary which proved that merry England 4 siH
2 iogese f,qlsere
The whole was received with hrrabs Of approbaticn
There is no doubt that the Admiral viii he elected
Now came Nj. lockes turn. He advanced 10 the rail
nes. But though there were perhaJ. thousand Of s
dherents among the crowd as shown by the cards stuck
N their hats, with the words 'for Lock- the noise VA
ven much greater than that which Mr. rellats appear
nee produced
The reason was, that in Nh Pellatt case there va
nanimy while IN that OF Mr. Locke There was srng
'e Of eontending factions,