The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-06-23 (London, England)

CROMPTON—Mr. Mayor, you ought to censure the conduct of that person who threw up the barrier of Mr. Cobbett's booth.  N—l have something else to do now. Mr. Ilf.Aciaturebr —Get it be noted that the person who did that illegal act is Deputy Clerk of the Peace to the Corporation. Mr. BINCRIL (Captain Dairies agent)-111 do the same again if it be necessary. We are justifiable in using stratagem to counIC:3Ct the force employed by you. Maros—'• Open the Court and be silent. I'll hear nn more altercation ; p oceed to the polling." After some minutes the tomult had subsided, sod the polling commenced. 111 r. IVood's party being It possession of Cobbett's booth as well as Wood's, pollvtl two totes to one of Captain Barrie't It wan remarked for the first time, that every voter of Cobbett's gave his second vote to Mr. Wood t not that in reality any coalition exists between Cobbett and Wood, but because the workmen, seeing that they cannot by their plumpeto Motu Cobbett, are now resolved to elect the Candidate I Wood) whoa principles they consider the best after Cobbett's.— Besides. Cobbett having ceased to give them drink, has lost much of hilir.fluence over the mob. WF.DNESDAT, Font o'CLoci.  At half-mat one o'clock, a friend of Captain llarrie'a, Mr. P. Iforrocks, st•empted to enter the hustings through Cobitett's booth. hot, being known by Wood anti cobbett's party. was prevented. Ile then appeared in the open yard, in front of the hustings, and informed the Mayor that he was obstructed in going up to poll, and declared that the freedom of elecion was violated. The ;gavot ordered him to be assisted from the yard, and brought on the hustings. lie accordingly ascended, and repented his cornplsint. The Mayor ordered the Chief Constable to remove the obstructing multitude at Cobbett's door. The constable having hits!, declared that he was resisted in obeying the Mayor's orders, and that he had not sufficient force to overpower the re•istanee. Mr. HALL, Capt. Barrie's lawyer, protested against the Mayor's proceeding with the poll, till the freedom of election should be secured. by opening the door to Cobbett's booth. The MAYOR 'mid, that if the crowd would not open that door. and withdraw their obstruction, he would adjourn the Court, and snal for a military force. Mr. Hermits, and other friends of Captain Barrie's, then azain teed to enter by Cobbett's door, but were prevented. Mr. llrry (the Town Bailiff and Assessor) went to aseertvin the fact of obatturtion, and reported to the Mayor in the affirmative. Mr. Fitzimmons, a friend of Cobbett's. and a tailor, said that it the doors to the booths if the other Candidates were opened, Mr Cobbett's would be opened also. hot not otSerw'sr. Be added, that he and some of Mr. Cobbett's men were turned out or Mr. Stanley'sbo oh.  m bpi. BAa ale said, the obstructions were caused by !U r. Wood's  Wont) tirrii,ll it.  Criptßlß BARRIE exp'ained. If it was not Mr. IVoCRI'II mob. It watt a mob in Vie interest of Mr. Wood. Ile then presented a stitten protest against any further polling, until freedom of access to die hurings should he secured to his friends. After much altercation and tumultuous uproar, which incased every moment, the Mayor, hopeless of obtaining order, adjourned the Court till nine o'clock to-morrow morning, at two o'clock.— The votes at ibis time were, Stanley . . 14701 Barrie . . Wood 905 Cobbe't 653 The town is in the greatest agitation—the streets full of anatous crowds Cobbeit's and Mood's bands, banners, and mobs have joined, and are parading the town to the most popular Irish airs, " F.rin go neigh," Patrick's day," " Garryowen." awain Barrie's men are stiffing quietly before his hotel, busily "74:11pied in cutting pieces of timber into ponderous clubs. The holinisy have bean sent fur post haste ; they are expected to arrive every hour. A garleman of the name of Cartwright has been 'etiously wounded in the head by a blow from a club. Cobbett's ;fiends are delighted—they fancy that the disputes between Barrie and 'I% ood will cause another election. Cobbett is almost forgotten. The contest, the hostility, the conflicts, are exclusively between Wood's party and Barrie's. Cobbett's Committee join the former as a Refortner against the Tory, • lb the further hope of Wlrrirrating (he dispute. of annoying both parties, and obf Lining grounds of a petition against whichever of them (Barrie or NVoixf ) shall happen to be returned. Cobbett is not in town, but wi:t come in front the country bef ire six o'clock. It is expected cuit die Tory mob 'III commene: hostilities when the military  shall have arrived. How matters will te-minate, who will be elected, rejected, knocked down, beaten, battered, or bruised, is a topic of earnest conjecture, particularly among the women, who have all deserted their houses, and are scattered through the streets in debating groups ; filling the men's ears with their noisy declamations against Toryism, and the moat impostible nimours of murder, suicide, bloodshed, fractures, and every dreadful incident ; and all because Captain Barrie happens to be a Tory.