The Sun. — 1826-06-23 (London, England)

MAYOR--" Open the court and be silent. I'll bear no more altercation ; proceed to the polling." After some minutes the tumult had aubsided, and the polling commenced. Mr. Wood's party being in possession of Cobbett's booth as well as Wood's, polled two votes to one of Captain Barrie's. It was remarked for the first time, that every voter of Cobbett's gave his second vote to Mr. Wood ; not that in reality any coalition exists between Cobbett and Wood, but because the workmen, seeing that they cannot by their phimpers return Cobbett, are no* resolved to elect the Candidate (Wood) whose principles they consider the best after Cobbett's.—Besides, Cobbett having ceased to give them drink, has lost much of his influence over the mob. •  WEDNESDAY, FOUR o"Ct.ociz, At one o'clock, a friend of Captain Barrie's, Mr. P. Horrocks, attempted to enter the hustings through ,Cobbett's booth, but, being known by Wood and Cobbett's party, was prevented.  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 said, that if the crowd would not open the door, and withdraw their obstruction, he would adjourn the Court, and send tor .a military force. • Mr. Horrocks, and other friends of Captain Barrie's, then again tried to enter by Cobbett's door, but were prevented. Mr. Barry (the Town Bailiff and Assessor) went to ascertain the fact of ob. striiction, and reported to the Mayor in the affirmative. Mr. Fitzinnnons, a friend of Cobbett's, and a tailor, said that if the hors to the booths of the other Candidates were opened, Mr: Cobbett's would be opened also, and not Other Wise. He added, that he and some of Mr. Cobbett's men were turned out of Mr. Stanley's booth. Captain 13sItnir said, the obstructions were caused by Mr. Wood's mob. Mr. Wnon denied it. Captain liaaxtr. ciplainetl, If it was not Ali. Wood's mob, it Wati a Mob in the interest of Mr. Wotni. lie then presented a written protest against any further polling, until ficedoin of access tn.& hulting's should he (wowed to his friends.  After much 41tercution and tumultuous uptoar, which increased every, moment, the Mayor, hopeless of obtaining order, at two o'clock, adjourned the Court till nine o'clock to-morrow morning.—The votes at this time were,  btinley. Woo  - 1470 I Barrie - 905 I Cobhett  - - 880 - - 663  The town is in the greatest agitation—the streets full of anxious crowds—Cohbett's and Wood's bands,' banners, and mobs have joined, and are parading the town to the most popular Irish airs, " Erin go Bragh," " Patrick's day," " Clarryowen." Captain Barrie's men are sitting quietly before his hotel, busily occupied in. cutting pieces of timber into ponderous clubs. The military have been sent for post baste; they ant expected to arrive every hour. A gentleman of the name of Cartwright has been seriously wounded in the head try a blow limo a club. Cobbett'a friends are delighted.—they fancy that the disputes between Bariie and Wood will cause another election. C7obbett is almost fin-gotten. The contest, the hostility, the conflicts, are exclusively between Wood's party and Barrie's. Cobbett's Committee. join the former as a Reformer against the Tory, with the further hope of aggravating the dispute, of annoying both parties, and ob. taining grounds of a petition against whichever of them (Barrie or Wood) shall happen to be returned: Cobbrtt is not in town, but will rope in from the country before six o'clock. It is expected that the Tory snob will common.* hostilities when the military shall: have, arrived. How: matters will terminate, 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 declamation* against Toryism, and the most impossible nllllOlll3 of murder, suicide, bloodshed, fractures, and every dreadful incident; and all because Captain Barrie happens to he a Tory.