Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-31
RICHMOND WHIG.
MONDAY MORNING.o..JULY 81, 1865.
THE BRITISH ELECTION.

HOW THE THING IS MANAGED-PART
TAKEN By THE LADIES-A CHARACTER
ISTIC SCENE IN IRELAND-LORD PAL
NERSTON AND MR.. BRIGHT
The following description of an English Para
menJJry election, taken from an English newspa
per report, shows that things are conducted in
quite primitive style in that ancient kingdom. No
| party i'm nominating caucus or convention, on
thus side the Atlantic would submit to a farce like
| that by which T. Minor Gibson was declared to
! 60 be elected to Parliament. In fact, there seems
10 have been no election at all and the h~yor
took it upon himself TO declare the result from the
apparent prrondeauce of voices on the side of
Gibson
The Mayor again appealed to the meeting
Had any gentleman any other candidate 10 pro-
pose I"
There was no response.
3lr Booth Mason Indignantly 49," Is there no
other candidate /"
A lu-ty voice from the other end of the room -
1 beg leave 10 propose Booth Mason"
The Mayor" Will you come forward ~
Mr. Booth Mason -" II is not requisite
Another luSty voice from the further end oi the
room seconded the nomination.
The Mayor insisted on both proposer and Sc
1onjer coming forward and addressing the as
stmbly ia proper form from the platform. Neither
would coHseut. The Mayor then demanded their
names. person in the front ranks called out
Alfred Bagisley and Harry Crack" Roars of
laughter naturally followed. The Mayor appear-
ed d be Ia a difficulty. Mr.. Booth Mason said
Dee was proposed and seconded and that was
enough
The Mayor again Inquired the names OF the
proposer aud seconder.
some one said the propOser was Samue. Walker,
OF Oudlm' road
The Msyor.-lhere is no such name on the reg
i-ter
samuel Walker I'VE presume it was exclaimed
i'm the pure Lancashire dialect Then il out to
be- Loud laughter.l
The Mayor ultimately yentured TO declare the
Right Hon. I. NJ. Gibson duly elected.
LADIES AT THE POLLS.
According to the London Star
Al Westminster the contest at one time bade
fair TO rival the historic interest OF that Celebra
ted canvass OF the Duchess of DeyOnshiIe whose
lips more persuasive than those of Fox himself,
carried the Westminster election against Palace
and Treasury which Is Macaulays way of say
ing that the celebrated GeOrgiana kissed butch
er as the puce of his vote for the great debater.
We grieye 10 say we can find no mention OF kisses
in Mr. Mills behalf, bat
Some carriages occupied by fashiOnably at.
tired ladies drove up to the doors OF the commit
lee room, and requested not only TO be provided
with the latest particulars as 10 the state OF the
poll, but finding that printed bills had been pre-
pared containing the announcement up 10 IL
o. clock, they csO requested that number of the
printed announcements should be posted on the
most prominent part OF their carriages. Both re-
quests the gentlemen of the committee in attend.
anCe most politely complied with, and the bill
posted carriages, with their fair occupants, drove
OH amid the lcelnmations OF an admiring crowd
of spectators
EIOTOUs DEMONSTRATIONS IL IRELAND,
The election in Ireland seems to have been pro
duct.ve oil the usual riotous demonstrations. The
nomination OF candidates took place in Belfast
on the l2tb-aud here is something of what fol.