14 AUGUST 1847, Page 2

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

MEMBERS ELECTED. (Continued from page Ms.)

Carlow County. • Colonel Breen.

arrtnarthenshire Hon. G. R. Trevor.

Carrickfergus Hon. Capt. Cotton. Carlow J. Sadleir. Banffshire J Duff. Bedfordshire Lord Afford.

Belfast Lord John Chichester.

Bukshire Hon. J. S. Wortley.

Canibridguhire Hon. E. T. Yorke.

Caron Cower!, .. • •3. Young. Ayr Burghs Lord James Stuart Caithness-shire . • George Armagh City Colonel Rawdon. Armagh County • • Sir W. Verner.

Athlone W. Keogh. Antrim County N. Alexander.

Argykshire D. McNeill. Anglesea County . •Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley. Aberdeenshire . • • Admiral Gordon.

lion. J. Maxwell. D. A. S. Davies. Lord George J.Idanners.

T. Bunbury. 11.3. Torment.

It. G. Townley. T. C. H. Russell. Sir E. W. Macnaghten.

J. N. Caulfield.

Dublin University .41 A. Hamilton.

Dumbartonshire • . A. Smollett. Downshire Viscount Castlereagh.

Dublin E. Grogan.

Dublin County • • • .J. II. Hamilton. Cheshire (South) Sir P. Egerton. Clackmannan and Clonmel Hon. Cecil Lawless.

Coleraine Dr. Boyd.

Donegal County BtrEdward Hayes. Cork City D. Callaghan.

Cornwall (East) W. H. P. Carew.

Downpatrick B Kerr. Cornwall (W.). • Sk Charles Lemon. Cumberland (E.). Mon. C. Howard. Cumberland (FP.).Edward Stanley. Kinross C0101111.1. I-General Morrison.

J. Tollemache.

E. M. Pendarves. W. Marshall. W. Fagan.

T. J. A. Robartes. H. C. Lowther. Colonel Conolly. J. Reynolds.

Lord A. Edwin Hill.

Colonel Taylor.

F. Shaw.

Dundalk C C. McTavish.

Dongaroan B. L. Shell.

lapin and Faisa &owes Major C. Bruce. Burghs. l... . S. Duff. Essex {North) • • •.81r J. T. Tyrol].

Major Berea:mi.

beer (South) • .- W. Brewton.

Sir E. N. Buxton.

Fermanagh County 94r Arthur Brooke.

Captain Archdall.

Fireshire J Fergus. Forfar County... .Lord F. G. Hallybarton. Galway County —H. M. St. George

Captain Burke.

Gloucestershire (Fr.) R. B. Hale.

En. Grantley Berkeley.

liwitingdonshire • .E. Fellowes. G. ThornhM. Inverness Burghs .A. Matheson. Inverness-shire. • -.H. J. BMW. Isle of Wight . • . • . Simeon. Rent (West) • • • . .81r E. Filmer.

T. L. Hodges.

Kerry County . • M. J. O'Connell.

J. A. Herbert.

Kincardineshire. • .Hon. H. Arbuthnot. Ring's County • Hon. J. C. Westenra.

Sir-A. Armstrong.

Kinsale W. L. Guineas. Kirkcudbrightshire T. Maitland. Leitrim County - Mon. C. Clements.

E. K. Tennison.

Limerick City J O'Connell.

J. O'Brien.

Linlithgowshire Dandas jun. Londonderry County Captain Jones.

T. Bateson.

Louth County C Fortescue.

M. Bellew.

Mallow Sir D. Norreys. Meath County E. Corbally.

H. Grattan.

Merionethshire. • R. Richards. Middlesex Lord G. Grosvenor.

It. Osborne.

Monaghan Hon. V. Dawson.

C. P. Leslie.

Monmouthshire • . .Lord G. Somerset.

0. Morgan.

Montrose Burghs .Joseph Hume. 1 New Ross 3 C. Talbot. Northamptonshire 1 Sir C. Knightley. (South) f Captain Vyee. Northumberland (N.) Sir G. Grey.

Lord Ossnlston.

Peebleashire W. F. Mackenzie.

Pembrokeshire • Lord Emlyn. Queen's County Hon. T. Tesey.

T. W. Fitzpatrick.

Radnorshire Sir J. B. Walsh. Roscommon County F. French. O. D. J. Grace.

Rarburghshire. • • .Hon. E. Elliot.

Rutlanstehire 0.3. Heathcote.

Hon. G. Noel.

Selkirkshire A. E. Lockhart.

Sligo County J Ffolllott. W. R. Ormsby Gore. Somersetshire (E.) W. Miles. - W. Mangy. Staffordshire, (N.) C. B. Adderley.

Lord Brackley.

Surrey (B‘) Hon. P. J. Locke King.

Thomas Alcock.

Saner (B01) • • • .A. E. Fuller.

C. H. Frewen. Tipperary Couniy.Nicholas Maher. Francis Scully.

Tyrone County Lord-C. Hamilton.

Hon. H. Corry.

Warwickshire (S.) E. J. Shirley.

Lord Brooke.

Waterford City Alderman Meagher.

D. O'Connell.

Waterford County-N. Power.

L. Keating.

Westmeath County H. Megan.

Sir Percy Nugent._

Trafford County. • G. Morgan.

J. Fagan.

Wick Burghs J Loch. Wicklow County.. .Colonel Acton.

Lord Milton.

Wigtonshire J Dalrymple. Yorkshire (W.) Lord Morpeth.

R. Cobden.*

Youghal C Anstey.

* Mr. Cobden was also returnorl for Stockport.

Tun Nov-11;cm ESSEX, Nouxu.—The close of the poll, on Tuesday, presented these numbers— sir J. TYrell 2,472 I Mr. G. Rebow 1,355

Major Beresford 2,292 I Mr. Harrison 36

ESSEX, Sour11.—At the close of the poll, on Saturday, the numbers were—

Mr. Brewton Sir E. N. Buxton Mr. Smythe 11

7i7212 Gtorromsrmnsiamm,WEsT.—The result showed the diminished influence of "the Castle "; Mr. Grantley Berkeley beating Grenville, the Earl's nominee, by 625 votes—

Mr. R. B. Hale 4,932 Mr. Grantley Berkeley 2,755 Mr. Grenville Berkeley 9,130 ISLE OF Win.—The polling for this county commenced on Monday, and continued throughout the day. In the evening, however, it was an- nounced that Mr. Fleming, the Conservative candidate, had resigned; and on the next morning Mr. John Simeon, the Liberal, was declared to be duly elected.

SBNT, WEST.—Sir E. Filmer and Mr. Hodges beat Colonel Austen by these numbers—

Sir E. Filmer

33,222133

Mr. T. L. Hodges Colonel Austen 3,087

MIDDLESEX.—The polling on Monday and Tuesday went altogether in favour of Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Bernal Osborne. From the first it was quite clear that Colonel Wood had no chance. The numbers wen officially declared on Thursday— Mr. Osborne 44:244175

Lord Robert Grosvenor Colonel Wood 3,458

Mowstournfatram.—A keen contest, aggravated by all the asperities of family dissension, has occurred here. The nomination took place at the Shire-hall, Monmouth, on Saturday, amidst much excitement. Lord Granville Somerset, brother to the Duke of Beaufort, who had been the nominee of the head of the family in many successive Parliaments, was opposed in the person of Captain Arthur Somerset, a young relation chosen by the Duke to supplant Lord Granville. The other candidate was Mr. Octavius Morgan, who has sat for the county since 1840. The principal speech at the nomination consisted of a vindication by Lord Granville Somerset of his conduct as a member of Sir Robert Peel's Ministry, in con- senting to repeal the Corn-laws. The show of hands was in favour of the late Members. At the close of the poll, on Wednesday, the result justified the show of hands—

Mr. Morgan 2,327 Lord Granvllie Somerset 9,985 Captain Somerset 9,188

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, Sol:TH.—The poll closed with a very large ma- jority in favour of the late Members, Sir Charles Knightley and Captain Vyse-

Mr C. KnIghtley 2,263 Captain Vyse 2,058 Lord Henley. 1,464

NORFOLK., Wzsr.—The candidates, nominated on Tuesday, at Swaff- ham, were Mr. William Bagge, the Honourable Edward Keppel Coke, Mr. H. H. Styleman L'Estrange, and Mr. A. Hammond. They severally ad- dressed the electors. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Bagge and Mr. L'Estrange. A poll was appointed to be taken on Friday and Satur- day.

NORTHUMBERLAND, Nom-H.—The nomination took place, at Alnwick, on Saturday; the candidates being Lord Ossulston, one of the late Conser- vative Members, Lord Loraine, also a Conservative, and Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department. Sir George Grey's speech ran to great length, but was chiefly addressed to the subject of the contest and its local incidents. ;In 'claiming for himself confidence as a practical farmer, Sir George roundly told his hearers that the bat protection was an improved system of agriculture. He spoke in favour of leases and against the Game-laws. "No true Protectionist eau, in my opinion, be justified in keeping up large quantities of game to consume the produce of the land, in order—not to enjoy the rational sport which I derive from walking across a few fields with dogs and a gun, and bnnging down a few partridges and hares—but for the sake of collecting great masses of game, de-. stroying much food, and then publishing in the local papers the great quantity of game which a given number of gentlemenkill at what is called a battue." He al- luded with gratification and approval to the great increase in drainage going en. Referring to an objection made by Lord Lovaine against the Government, that they were all the representatives of large commercial constituencies and not of the counties, the Home Secretary advised the electors at any rate in this instance Op remedy the defect by sending one member of the Government as the representa- tive of a great agricultural constituency. He would then be on the spot to watch any sinister designs-which the Ministry might have on their pockets. The show of hands was largely in favour of Sir George Grey. The poil was taken on Tuesday and Wednesday. At its close, the numbers were—

4,076 4,072 3,353

SURREY, EAST.—Two Liberal Free-traders were elected, on Wednesday, without opposition; the Honourable Peter John Locke King, son of the late Lord King, and Mr. Thomas Alcoa. Mr. King was nominated by Sir William lidolesworth. In his speech at the hustings, the candidate con- fined the avowal of his principles to the subject of free trade: he came forward upon the principle of unshackling the commerce and trade of the Country, and creating fresh markets fur their produce.

WARWICB3311114E NORTH.—Mr. Dugdale's sudden retirement has caused quite a turmoil in this district. At the nomination, on Tuesday, Protec- tionist Mr. Newdegate was joined by Paper Currency Mr. Spooner, re- jected by Birmingham. To them were opposed the Honourable W. H. Leigh, a Free-trader, who declared that he would not have come forward except for Mr. Dugdale's withdrawal; and a fourth candidate, an asserter of Sir Robert Peel's Free-trade policy, in the person of Mr. Charles Holt Bracebridge. The election proceeded amidst great confusion. Mr. New- degate eulogized Mr. Spooner for "his talents and consistenoy "; and when the uproar became very violent, was seen to exchange colours with that gentleman, in emphatic pantomime, much to the amusement of the lookers- on. Mr. Newdegate was very wroth with Sir Robert Peel, and the late Anti-Corn-law League. The show of hands, not very decisive in its pro- portions, was declared to be in favour of Messrs. Newdegate and Spooner. A poll was then demanded, and fixed to take place on Friday and Saturday.

_ YORKSHIRE, WEST RIDING.—Part Of the rUMOUTS current last week Was verified at the nomination of candidates for this constituency, which took place on Saturday, at Wakefield. Mr. Cobden was proposed in his absence, and, together with Lord Morpeth, was elected without going to a Poll- Lord Morpeth was nominated by Mr. W. M. Milner' as a candidate who in 1841 was sacrificed for the cause of free trade. In allusion to Mr. Cob- den, Mr. Milner fetid that the electors owed it as a duty to the county not to allow Lord Morpeth's vote to be nullified. The Honourable E. Lascelles, in proposing Mr. Denison, relied on that gentleman's "consis- tency " as his great recommendation. He expressed his surprise at the course adopted, of bringing forward at the eleventh hour a candidate who had no means of making himself known in the county; an observation which was followed by roars of laughter, and a shout of "He's better known than you are!" Mr. Denison's seconder, Mr. J. Rind of Bradford, saw fit to speak of the Corn-law question as "utterly set at rest and done with." Mr. Goodman (the Mayor of Leeds) proposed Mr. Cobden, "one of the most distinguished, one of the most celebrated men of the age." Mr. Rand had spoken of the Corn-law question as " settled ": it was to be feared that -Mr. Denison meant to unsettle it; for in his address he stated that he Could not agree to its abstract principle, and that he feared its Consequences. The return of Mr. Cobden, however, would give the death- blow to the idea of any future change.

Lord Morpeth's address consisted chiefly of illustrations of his well- known opinions. He began by warning his hearers that one of their present dangers was a revival of religions bigotry. Objectors to the Government scheme of education had said, "We will not be privy to the dissemination of error; we will sanction nothing but the teaching of the truth ''—as if it belonged "to such as us" to say what is "truth" and what is "error." To the subject of sanatory reform he alluded with some feel- ings of pain and regret- Sir George Grey 1,366 Lord Ossalston 1,247 Lord Lovelne 1,235

SOSIERSETSHIRE, WEST.—Four candidates presented themselves at the hustings on Wednesday; namely, Sir Alexander Hood and Mr. Charles Aaron Moody, Protectionists, .the Honourable Pleydell B. Bouverie and Mr. Bickham Escott, Liberals. Mr. Escott's address produced an uproar between his opponents and supporters. When he did obtain a hearing, Mr. Escott made a very effective speech. The "No-Popery" cry, he said, had been raised to his prejudice; but he de- spised it Sir Alexander Hood and Mr. Moody had declared that they had been recently engrieeo d in the carpenter's occupation of nailing their colours to the mast. But, alas, alas ! the mast was rotten, and the flag was torn to tatters. He hoped they would perceive the propriety of getting a new flag, and that they would permit it to wave in the cause of progressive improvement, and in that of the advancement of the intellectual rights of man. To stand still in such an age as this was impossible; to go back was equally impracticable, equally absurd: but the hardest and most repulsive task of all was to play a foolish game on be- half of a cause which the common sense of the country repudiated, and which all mankind had been laughing at for the last ten years. He implored of the elec- tors not to stultify themselves by sending to Parliament, as the representatives of their fine county, two Members who would act as a drag-chain on the progressive improvement of the country, and who would only make themselves and their con- stituents objects of ridicule to the good, the enlightened, and the free.

All this was much cheered; and notwithstanding the tempest with which he was at first assailed, Mr. Escott retired amidst vehement acclamations.

On a show of hands, there was a considerable display for Sir Alexander Hood, and a show nearly as large for Mr. Moody; for Mr. Bouverie the dis- play was very much larger.' but the largest show by far was in favour of Mr. Escott. The poll was fixed for Monday and Tuesday next.

STAFFORDSHIRE NORTH.—The official declaration gave these numbers ari the result of the poll—

Mr. Adderley Lord Brackley Mr. Buller " I do not think it would be to our present purpose if I were to enter into any explanation of the causes why the Health of Towns Bill did not pass in the last session of Parliament If any blame attaches to myself, I must accept it. I will frankly own, that on looking back upon all that is passed. I think perhaps one mistake was made in the Parliamentary campaign. I found at a comparatively

early period that there was a very general impression that a subject so important and so complicated could not be undertaken with success in the last session and towards the close of an expiring Parliament: but, so anxious was I to effect acme- thing in the way of a begmmng, that I was led to propose the omission of those parts of the bill which seemed most likely to meet with general opposition, in order to secure the rest. Unhappily, we have not been able to secure anything; and, no doubt, it might have-worn a better appearance, and we might have avoided the imputation of having shown symptoms of vacillation or of truckling, if, instead of this course, we had at once postponed the measure bodily. But I was willing to incur thus much of imputation, as I hope I should be willing to encounter things more, if I could thereby have hope of effecting any real amount of practical good." He referred to the statistics of public health, which unhappily exhibited no improvement. Mortality showed a disposition to rise. The excess of deaths over the average, in the twelve months ending the 30th June 1847, was 84,000.

" Now, these afflicting details may seem to carry with them some degree of self- condemnation to the Government, which has not succeeded in carrying the bill of the last session. Be it so. My conscience certainly acquits me of not having used my utmost endeavours to fulfil the task assigned to me. But what I con- tend is, that no one's conscience—be they Ministers of State, be they Member; of Parliament, be they members of corporations, or be they citizens of any class— ought to hold them harmless, if in time coming, they offer any obstruction, or suffer any obstruction to be offered, to the immediate adoption of sanatory reform.*

He spoke frankly on the peculiar and unexpected turn which the election, had taken—

"it is hardly necessary for me to acquaint you that I was not privy to the

design of starting any other candidate except the two late Members for the West Biding. I was not privy even to the language held by my mover and seconder this day. Of Mr. Cobden I can only say, from the much that I know, from the little I have seen of him, that the feelings with which he has inspired me are those of sincere attachment and admiration. (Inanzense cheering.) Of Mr. Denison I will only say, that, as you all probably remember, he defeated me at the last general election for the Riding—(Laughter, and a cry of "We teat avenge it! ")—but lean assure him, from all that happened then, and all that has happened since, I owe him no grudge; and I cordially subscribe to the corn-. plimenta which have been poured on him on account of his zealous and able dis- charge of his public duties. With respect to the issue of the election, as I have intimated, I hardly think it respectful for the candidates to offer you an opinion. I trust that you will return the representatives who will most embody your opi- nions and best promote your interests."

Mr. Denison justified the course he had taken in Parliament in support-

ing Sir Robert Peel's Government. That Administration had carried OHO, of the most invaluable bills passed within the last ten years, namely, tlot act for dividing large and populous parishes and for building churches. The present Government also deserved the thanks of the country for their Edu- cation measure. On the great question of the Corn-laws he had net changed his opinion—

But the bill was carried, and by such majorities that it was his duty at once to

bow to that decision. It had been industriously circulated, indeed, that if he could,.he would tomorrow reenact the old law. He could not express himself more strongly than by telling them at once that he thought a man would be a madman to propose the reenactment of the old law. Years must elapse before the- value and efficacy and efficiency of this bill could be tested. The bill was carried, and he would not be the man to disturb the arrangement. The duty on corn had been imposed not for protection, but to encourage agriculture for the benefit of the working classes. This was the view entertained by Lord Fitzwilliam. When in 1845, Lord John Russell tried to form a Cabinet, it was the question of a total- repeal

pe of the Corn-laws that upset that attempt. It was left for Sir Robert Peel to propose that alteration—the measure was not the work of their beloved Whigs; and Sir Robert Peel had smashed his party in carrying it. All the Free-trade measures were carried by a Conservative Government.

Mr. Bright spoke for hi si friend Mr. Cobden. He referred with pride to the firm hold which the principles of free trade have taken on the country, as shown by the numerous instances in which the old champions of free trade had been elected.

A show of hands was then taken. It is computed, that of four thousand persons present, four fifths held up their hands for Lord Morpeth and Mr. Cobden, and only one fifth for Mr. Denison. Every one was expecting the demand for a poll to be made by Mr. Denison's friends; but, after a short delay, Mr. Lascelles said- " I perceive by the gentlemen on the opposite side of the hustings looking in

the direction of my friend Mr. Denison, that something was expected to be said either by him or on his behalf with a view to demanding a poll. It is necessary, I find, that somebody should say that, as far as we are concerned on this side of the hustings, we do not intend to do anything of the sort. (Itntnense cheering for some time.) I think it right just to state on behalf of my honourable friend, the ground upon which he thinks it right to retire from this contest, and not to put the Riding to the trouble or the confusion of a contested election. The con- junction of parties which has now taken place has come upon us with a strength and a surprise that have rendered us powerless to meet it. An election of this kind cannot be carried on without previous arrangement, without overcoming many difficulties before we could come to the poll. I think it due, therefore, to the candidate I proposed, and also to the peace of this Riding, that we should notr enter into this contest, where I think there is not a fair chance of &Wen. (Cheers.) How far such a procee4ing as has taken place is consistent with, proper;respect to the electors of the Riding, is matter for you, not for me." ("Aa tight")

Lord Morpeth and Mr. Bright shortly returned thnaks" and the proceed- .. ings terminated.

The Horning Post makes a curious statement respecting this election- " Immediately after the return of Mr. Cobden and his interesting colleague

Lord Morpeth, a communication, it appears, arrived from Earl Fitzwilliam, ea couraging Mr. 13. Denison to the conflict, and offering him support 'If I had received the letter an hour sooner,' said Mr. Denison, 'my friends would certainly have demanded a poll.'" IRELAND

BELFAST.—Before the close of the poll, on Saturday, Mr. Suffern re- tired under protest, on the ground of alleged irregularity. The numbers- were—

Mr. Tennent 929 Lord John Chichester 767 Mr. Suffern 689

A paragraph, which the Irish correspondent and reporters of the Morning Chronicle have forwarded to that paper, states, that Mr. D. R. Ross, who had retired from Belfast, had started for Mallow, "as a convert to Repeal." This is rather too great a blunder. Mr. D. R. Ross, instead of going to Mallow as a Repealer, is in Belfast, most honourably engaged in pro- moting the return of Mr. Terinent; acting with a degree of magnanimous' forgetfulness of individual disappointment, and with a regard for the public cause, which challenge and must command the grateful respect of all Li- berals. The Repeal candidate for Mallow, (and who is now, it appears, Member,) is not Mr. D. R. Ross, but Mr. D. Ross, of Bladensburg; who being, as we understand, a Tory, with some strong opinions, has thought fit to hoist the Repeal flag.—Northern Whig, August 7.

CORK.—A curious Irish termination has signalized the election here. The polling proceeded regularly until four o'clock on Friday; but then, although at the head of the poll, Mr. Fagan retired from the contest, to make room for his relative, Mr. M'Carthy. The numbers were—

Mr. Fagan 929

Mr. Callaghan 917

Mr. M'Carthy 799 Mr. Fag,an's retirement not being considered legal, the High Sheriff amended his return ; substituting Mr. Fagan's name for that of Mr. M'Carthy in the writ as Mr. Callaghan's colleague. Mr. Fagan, it is said, intends to apply for the Chiltern Hundreds, with.the object of letting in Mr. M'Carthy.

DUBLIN CITY.—The Sheriff's declaration, on Saturday, justified the confident assertions made as to the election of Mr. Reynolds. According to the official statement, the numbers were—

Mr. Grogan 3,353 Mr. Reynolds 3,223 Mr. Gregory 3,125 Mr. Grogan returned thanks briefly. Mr. Reynolds made a long speech; in which he called the result "a great and glorious Democratic victory," as important in its consequences as the memorable Clare election in 1828.

He proposed to himself to be an humble imitator of Mr. O'Connell's conduct. The value of the triumph was to be estimated by seeing what had been overcome. His opponents were men of large fortunes, while he was an bumble citizen of Dublin entertaining thoroughly Democratic principles. Nevertheless, he bad duly qualified. He had been laughed at for his presumption in coming forward without means to contest the second city in the empire; and he was asked what he would do for poll-clerks and agents? Ills answer was, that he would appeal to the De- mocrats of Dublin, in the name of purity of election. He had been assisted by three legal gentlemen, by several citizens whom he named, and above all by the proprietors of the jaunting-cars. The patriotic carman John Smith bad sub- scribed 1/. to the expenses, and placed an his cars at his disposal: between three and four hundred cars had thus been gratuitously lent. Including the 750/. al- ready paid, the expenses would not exceed 1,0001. or 1,100/.

Mr. Reynolds praised his opponent Mr. Gregory, as an enlightened young gentleman, and an honest consistent politician. But he had introduced a harsh and cruel clause into the Poor-law Bill, and for this the electors had rejected him.

Passing on to the conduct of the press, Mr. Reynolds attacked the Freeman's Journal, and "the profligate and unprincipled Nation"; whose proprietor, Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy, was "a political assassin." His conduct on the trial of flu.ghes showed what his cowardice was. "He stated in his paper that a jury had been packed to hang Hughes. An indictment was laid against him, and he was tried and convicted in Dublin; when he was defended by an able and pa- triotic barrister, Mr. O'Hagan, who was rising to fame and practice at railway speed. Being allowed to stand out on bail, he came into the Queen's Bench in November; admitted, through his counsel, Mr. Holmes, that everything he wrote was false; and implored mercy and forgiveness. He fell on his knees, like a com- mon coward, before Chief Justice Pennefather, being afraid to suffer a six months itnprisonment. At that disgraceful scene a hectic blush overspread the cheek of the Chief Justice, and he the same as said Go away, you coward l' and Duffy did slink out of court like a real craven-hearted poltroon. And that was the fel- low that had the audacity to attack him, after his long residence in his native city --after having conducted himself like a gentleman, and reared up a respectable family of ten children, some of them approaching to manhood, and two of whom were on that bench." "Duffy" had had the monstrous ingratitude to propagate foul calumnies against his illustrious benefactor, O'Connell; into whose breast he had driven a poniard, and hurried him to his grave. Reviewing the battles of the election just closed, Mr. Reynolds expressed his belief that if two Repealers had stood, instead of one, they would have been returned. Mr. Reynolds avowed himself a Catholic; but declared that no man should know by his votes what his religion was. In con- clusion, he regretted his inability to devote as much time as he could wish to his Parliamentary duties; but, being a poor man' his time was his pro- perty; and really it was a bold thing for a man like him to give any of his time whatever.

Duman COUNTY.—The proceedings terminated without a poll, on Mon- day, in the reelection of Mr. James Hans Hamilton and Colonel Taylor. Anopposition had been threatened by Mr. James Nugent, of Kingstown, and Mr. Thomas Dixon; but after being put in nomination, they both withdrew. The principal feature in the proceedings was the mode in which the late Members were catechized by Sir George Cockburn touching "that terrific bill" the 7th Victoria, under which the rates had been increased fourfold.

Duman UrcivEusixv.—The contest was brought to a close at five o'clock on Monday, by the return of the late Members, Mr. George Alex- ander Hamilton and Mr. Frederick Shaw. The numbers declared were—

Mr. Hamilton 738 1 Mr. Napier 590 Mr. Shaw 572 1 Mr. M'Cullagh 374

The Dublin Evening 31a11 explains, with a show of candour and pro- bability, the general effect of the election:. "The Irish elections, so far as they have gone, have produced some curious, though for ourselves we cannot say geneiall'y unexpected results. There is no denying the fact, that the cause of Repeal has made considerable progress at the hustings; and we hazard little la stating it to be our opinion, that the removal of the false proOlet of the national faith has mainly contributed to the production of this effect. The withdrawal of Mr. O'Connell's influence has been the removal of the balance which hitherto controlled the Repeal machinery, and caused it to work in unison with the Whig regulator at the Castle; the consequence has accordingly been a considerable increase in the velocity and power of the popular movement Had Mr. O'Connell been alive and active during the past week, every one in Ire- land knows that the Whig Master of the Mint would not have been silenced and all but rejected at Dungarvan ; that the Whig Irish Secretary would not have been trusting to a doubtful majority of three at Drogheda; that the Whig candidates would not have been beaten by Repeaters at Dundalk, Waterford, Youghal, and New Ross. All these triumphs have, we sincerely believe, been the direct result of the absence of Mr. O'Connell's moderating power. Other victories, scarcely less remarkable, have been obtained for the cause of Repeal. Mr. John O'Connell has been doubly returned—for Limerick and for Kilkenny, Messrs. OTlaherty and M. J. Blake for Galway, .Mr. O'Gorman Mahon for Ennis, and Mr. John Reynolds for Dublin; while candidates of various shades of politics in several counties— Messrs. Fox and Blackall in Longford, Mr. Moore in Mayo, &c.—have found it ex- pedient to avow opinions more or less closely approaching to those in favour at Conciliation Flail.

"On the other hand, some curio= facts, corroborative of our view of the effect e Mr. O'Connell's death, are to be noted. The Whig Government, for example, have found it absolutely impossible to procure a seat for their Solicitor-GeneraL This gentleman, having been turned out of Galway by a Repealer, was rejected with contumely both at Athlone and Clonmel, notwithstanding his having qualified himself for popular favour by supporting Mr. John Reynolds in Dublin. Again, as we have already stated, the Irish Secretary, backed by all the Castle influence, could only obtain a majority of three in Drogheda; and the Master of the Mint's narrow escape at Dangarvan is only explicable by such notifications as the fol- lowing, which we copy from the Limerick Chronicle- "' Mr. Shell has presented the son of Mr. Andrew Brennan, of Dangarvan, with a situation In the Excise?

" So far the statement with which we begun these remarks is borne out. Re- peal has made considerable proFress, not only on the hustings, but in the Whig councils, (witness Mr. Monahan a appearance at the Dublin poll,) and even among candidates hitherto professing what are called Conservative opinions. As yet, we are sorry to say, this progress has tended towards a propping up of the rickety fabric of Conciliation Hall."

The Mail, however, " looking a little further into the future," takes corn- fort from the following anticipations of the ultimate result put forth by the Nation— "In the great Clare election, before O'Connell thought of standing, it was pro- posed by some counsellor of the Catholic Association that a sweep or a grave- digger should be set up and returned, to show the Ministry, in the most unmis- takeable way, the power and will of the people to elect whomsoever they please. Some of onr friends rejoice in the return of Mr. John Reynolds on the same ground: they think it affords an evidence of the strength of Repeal feeling, which the election of no decent man, however humble, would furnish. But we cannot share in this satisfaction. Men who make a cause disreputable are its most dan- gerous enemies, and the honourable Member for Dublin is precisely in that cate- gory. He can serve Repeal in no other way than by deserting it. " His election, which no one expected, occurred in this way. When Mr. John O'Connell retired, Mr. Fagan, a wealthy merchant, a large employer, a man respected and trusted by his fellow citizens, was prepared to stand. He preferred not publicly announcing the fact to the last day, as he conceived the surprise would increase the chances of success. Meantime, Mr. Rey- nolds addressed the citizens' and thrust himself between them and 3k. Fagan. He was remonstrated with for this conduct by Conciliation Hall, (if we understand the statement of the Freeman aright,) but refused to yield. Mr. Fagan, of course, could not stand along with him. He would not, we are convinced, coalesce with him, if the election were to a royal crown; accordingly he silently retired. The Repeal journals were outraged at the audacity of this unlocked-for candidate; and the Register and Pilot treated his claims with silent contempt, while the Freeman openly disparaged his pre- tensions. The Confederation did not meddle in the matter, having already stated its views with sufficient distinctness. The polling-day came; and the bare name of Repeal was so dear to the people, that large numbers attended, and voted to maintain the principle. The polling was, of course, confined to one day. A smaller number than usual was polled. Mr. Tresham Gregg's friends gave their second votes to the Repealer, to put out Mr. Gregory for supposed liberality and pro-Catholic tendencies; and at five o'clock Mr. Reynolds found himself in a ma- jority. Being elected, he wound up the business of the day by a tirade against the Freeman's Journal and the Lord Mayor, (the proprietor of the Register,) triumphing in having succeeded without their assistance, which he certainly did, and without oars too.

"If we had any malignity against Conciliation Hall, we would rejoice in this victory. We foresee in it hot and heavy calamity for the elected leader of that institution. A far strouger band was not able altogether to control Mr. John Reynolds; and, fired with his new honours, he will certainly bear neither goad nor rein from an arm which, it is plain enough, he could foil like a baby's. Indeed, the leader (unless he is a better lion-king than men give him credit for) is toler- ably sure to be gobbled up by some of his Parliamentary followers, when that un- governable host reckons the Member for Dahlia, O'Gorman Mahon, and Feargus O'Connor in its number."

DUNGARYAN.—Mr. Shell's friends did manage to maintain him at the head of the poll. At its close the numbers were—

Mr. Shell 151 Mr. Maguire 135

GALWAY CounTr.—The death of Lord Dunsandle, with the consequent elevation to the Irish Peerage of the Honourable Denis Daly, removes the latter from the list of candidates for this county. Mr. W. H. Gregory, the into Member for Dublin, is in the field.

LEITRIM Cortsrrv.—The election commenced on Monday; the can- didates being the Honourable T. Clements, Mr. John Robert Godley, and Mr. K. Tenison. A fourth candidate, Mr. APTernan, withdrew before the commencement of the poll on Tuesday. At half-past three on Wednesday, the polling had ceased; not a voter having been polled during the last half hour. The numbers then were—

Mr. Terdson 385 31r. Clements 364 Mr. Godley 319

LIMERICK Cotarrir.—This election forms a disgraceful exception to the hitherto orderly proceedings at the different contests throughout the coun- try. At the nomination, on Monday, Mr. Smith O'Brien and Mr. Caleb Powell, the late Members, Mr. William Monsell, of Tervoe' and Mr. George John O'Connell, a brewer of Limerick, were proposed. The proceedings throughout were characterized by perfect brutishness. The proposers and seconders of Mr. Smith O'Brien and Mr. Monsell could not obtain a hear- ing. Some opposition was made even to Mr. Smith O'Brien's name, when proposed by Mr. Dowling; but it seemed to arise from an impression that the nomination was made without Mr. O'Brien'a consent. Mr. Monsell's appearance, however, was the signal for the climax. We copy the account in the Morning Chronicle— "He was at once assailed by a hurricane of groans, yells, hisses, cock-crowing, beating of sticks, &c. Several of the crowd proceeded to cat the ropes of the window-pullies, and to fasten them to sticks and old cans and handkerchiefs, as if to represent hanging effigies, whilst others were engaged in crying oat 'Begone, hangman!' 'See the devil!' and other similar demonstrations. It is perfectly impossible to convey an accurate notion of the scene that was kept up without intermission for an hour and twenty minutes; during which time Mr. Monsen. stood beside the High Sheriff, and made several ineffectual attempts to utter a single sentence." The High Sheriff (Sir David Roche) and 'Mr. G. J. O'Connell in vain entreated the crowd to give a patient hearing for Mr. MonselL At length the Sheriff, who had more than once hinted at calling in the military, sat down, declaring that he would adjourn the court. "Here several ropes were thrown down from the galleries, and a scene of fearful confusion was kept up, amid a torrent of spitting, which almost covered every one on the hustings, and which was filthy and disgusting in the extreme." After another half-hour spent in this manner, Mr. Monsell, at the top of his voice, managed to ejaculate a few sentences, to this effect— "Is there any man there whose poor family I have served? is there any man there for whom! have procured work? is there any one there for whom! have got food, wages, and employment? (Uproar.) My principles are the same as when in the town of Limerick I got a patient hearing. (Uproar.) I asked food and wages for you ; I will ask the same again. I don't want your votes. (Up roar.) I only want you to hear what I have to say. ( Uproar.) All the energy, all the ability, all the influence I possess, shall be at your service. I want to raise your condition by practical measures. (Uproar.) Do you think I will not be a Repealer if we don t get justice to Ireland? It was the opinion of the illustrious man who is now no more—he was your friend—Daniel O'Connell—( Tremendous cheering)—it was his opinion, I say, that there should be a union of parties in Ireland. (Uproar). That union of parties will be proved by the result of this election." (Uproar.)

The show of hands was entirely in favour of Messrs. Powell and O'Con- nell; and a poll being demanded for Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Monsen, the proceedings were adjourned. The polling commenced next morning; the mob continuing very violent. Contrary to expectation, Mr. Monsen led off with a majority, which in- creased during the day; Mr. O'Brien keeping second. The voters for both these candidates were indebted to the protection of a military escort in going to and from the hustings. The gross numbers polled up to Wed- nesday evening were-

Monsell 480 I Powell 339 S. O'Brien 380 I O'Connell 322 WATERFORD Cur.—The polling commenced on Thursday; but Mr. Thomas Wyse and Sir Henry Barron found themselves so poorly supported that they withdrew from the contest before the close of the poll. The State of the voting then was— Mr. Alderman Meagher 523 Sir Henry Barron 284 Mr. Daniel O'Connell 498 I Mr. Thomas Wyse 266 WATERFORD COUNTY.—The Dublin Evening Post gives the following account, from a correspondent, of extraordinary proceedings on Wednes- day—* "Of all the scenes I ever beheld, the most strange was the result of our county contest this day. Our late Members were proposed and seconded in due form; and a Repealer was then put forward, in the person of Mr. Robert Keating, of the county of Tipperary, and I regret to say that he was proposed by Sir Richard Musgrave. The late Members then addressed the county; and first, Mr. Villiers Stuart declared that he would not go to a contest, and merely offered himself to fill the gap. The Honourable Mr. Carew, in his turn, stood up, and declared that he was ready to go to a contest; but, sooner than allow Mr. Stuart to retire, he, as the junior Member, would retire. The Repealers then took courage, and, I grieve to say, prevailed over Mr. Nicholas Maher Power, of Faittilegg, who had seconded the nomination of Mr. Stuart, to let himself be put in nomination, to su- persede the very man whom he had proposed to the county as a fit representa- tive! Mr. Stuart, tree to his pledge, then refused to accept the seat offered him, as he resolved upon not going to a contest. Thus Mr. Power superseded his own friend, and now stands before the county as our representative, under circum- stances which I forbear commenting upon. I should add, that he is not a Con- ciliation Hall Repealer; although his seconder was one of our own fiery city pa- triots, whom nothing would satisfy but a Conciliation Hall man. Mr. Robert Keating and Mr. N. Maher Power were declared duly elected."

Youww,.—At the close of the poll, on Saturday, Mr. Thomas Chisholm Anstey had 120 votes, the Honourable Charles Ponsonby 68.

SCOTLAND.

ABBRDEstssmitE.—Admiral Gordon was returned for this county, on Friday last, without opposition. Having dissented from Sir Robert Peel's Free-trade policy, and in consequence resigned his seat at the Board of Admiralty, Admiral Gordon made an allusion to the subject in his ad-

He felt that he could not conscientiously acquiesce in the proposal, nor approve of the manner in which it was proposed to be carried into effect. "However great the confidence I placed in those under whose guidance I had so long acted in public life, or high the respect I had for their opinions, I still felt that if, under the circumstances, I had. acquiesced in the changes proposed, I should have be- trayed the trust confided in me and forfeited the representation of the county. But these measures have now become the law, and the experiment must there- fore be tried. Indeed, it appears to me clear that the principles thus adopted must be carried further in order to do justice to the experiment; and if in the end it should prove beneficial to the country, no man will more heartily rejoice than I shall in such a result. At present I suspend my judgment, and offer no opi- nion; but shall wait with patience the result of this great experiment."

Dt71173ARTONSIIIRE.—The nomination took place on Friday last week; the candidates being the late Member, Mr. Smollett, and Mr. Thomas Campbell Robertson, a Liberal and a Free-trader. The show of hands was slightly in favour of Mr. Robertson-' and a poll being demanded for Mr. Smollett, it was fixed for last Wednesday and Thursday.

On the first day Mr. Robertson polled only 294 votes to Mr. Smolletes 536. Early on the Thursday morning, therefore, he resigned.

Eionu BURGHS.—Sir Andrew Leith Hay is thrown out; Mr. Duff being the Member elected. At the close of the poll, on Friday, the numbers were—

Mr. Duff 242 Mr. Bannerman 192 Sir A. L. Hay 147

Mournosu.—Mr. Joseph Hume was reelected for this district of burghs on Tuesday, by a majority of 299 over his opponent, Mr. Greenhill. A strong opposition had been organized against Mr. Hume, chiefly on the score of his alleged Sabbath-breaking tendencies, and of his known hos- tility to the Navigation-laws: however, it signally failed. In his speech to the electors, Mr. Hume alluded to the former of these subjects, protest- ing that they had misjudged him— He sought by his efforts to lessen Sabbath desecration in England, by open- ing the British Museum and the National Gallery; thereby to withdraw from the public-house at least some of those in London who spent their time, wasted their means, and ruined their families, by dissipation. The case did not apply stall as regarded Scotland; but yet he was sorry to find that his countrymen, and es- pecially his fellow townsmen, should have judged themselves and judged him by one standard, which was entirely adapted for another. No man had a higher re- gard for the Sabbath than he had; and he would say that the very efforts for which he was now opposed were made to promote the better observance of the Sabbath, and not to promote its desecration. As a proof that he had not been wrong in his estimate of this question, he might state, that on May-day, when he succeeded in getting the British Museum and National Gallery thrown open, there were no fewer than 32,000 visiters to the Museum and 16,000 to the Gallery while the public-houses around London were empty. That was rather an odd way of promoting the desecration of the Sabbath. It was, moreover, very annoy- ing to find that, while he had been opposed by the licensed victuallers and pub- lic-houses of London on the ground that he was adverse to their interests, he should now be opposed in his own native town on the ground that he was really promoting the interests of that class by encouraging the desecration of the Sab- bath. But he was determined to pursue the same course he had previously fol- lowed; his conviction being that his views were founded in truth, and that if so they must prevail. The same he would say of free trade, direct taxation, equal representation, and excise reform; all of which he would advocate, and persevere in the advocacy of such questions, convinced that they would triumph in the end. He had lived to see the day when many reforms he had proposed alone in the House of Commons had triumphed, and he felt assured the others he was yet la- bouring for would be equally successful. (Cheers.) PEEBLESSIIIRE.—The nomination, on Friday, was interrupted by a bad accident. The entire hustings, which were of unusual height, so as to ad- mit of access to them from the windows of the Town-ball, fell soon after the commencement of the proceedings. Dislocations, fractures, and contusions, were abundant; but no person was killed. The candidates were Mr. Mac- kenzie of Portmore, the late Member, and Mr. Carmichael of Skirling. The poll was fixed for Wednesday and Thursday. At its close, the num hers were— Mr. Mackenzie 240 Mr. Carmichael 163