24 JULY 1852, Page 9

The declaration of the Middlesex poll was made at Brentford

on Fri- day—

Lord Robert Grosvenor.. .. .. 5241 Mr. Osborne .. 4390 Marquis of Blandford .. 4258

The speaking after the declaration was very similar to that which lids been going on all the week ; with the exception, of course, that Lord Ro- bert Grosvenor and Mr. Osborne had the pleasant task of congratulating their supporters. Lord Robert maintained the same position with regard to Mr. Osborne that he assumed at the beginning of the contest—polite indifference to his success, abstinence from direct interference, and a cool, consent to the coupling of the two names. • He defined himself as a "Li- beral of the slow school," and his colleague as a "Liberal of the fast school." With his ready wit, Mr. Osborne said, now they had heard " Old Rapid with attention, he should claim their indulgence for Young Rapid." He charged his antagonist with having used the " most unscrupulous means " to defeat him. " No, no !" cried the Blandford gentlemen. " Yes, yes !" retorted the crowd; while the High Constable of Uxbridge, in the moat vehement manner, exclaimed, " I can prove it, if I die for it ! You may take my place, but you cannot take my life." Mr. Osborne was magna- nimous te-the Magistrates, hut „rather hard cm one occasion— "It has been asserted of me by some of the -gentlemen who adorn the bench of the Middlesex Magistracy—(" Oh, oh !")—now, mind, I am not going to say a word against you ; I think, on the whole, you have conducted the contest in a fair spirit. I don't wonder at your being a little angry ; dumb animals must show their heels. (Laughter.) It has been said, how- ever, 'BeWare of that Osborne ; 'he is a man of ultra-democratic tendency' ; and I have been rather surprised,to find that .I, who pique myself on being rather a well-dressed man, am represented to you as being a sort of sans- culotte." - (Laughter.) - _

He wound up with very hearty commendations of Joseph Hume, and "George Byng, Lord Enfield; and with general thanks to his sup- porters. Lord Blandford made a speech prophesying that at another election the Conservatives would win.

After the usual formalities, the successful Members were escorted up and down the long street at Brentford : a coffin represented the now ab- sent Marquis of Blandford.

The progress of the Irish elections shows some strange results. In County Down, Lord Edwin Hill and Mr. David Ker were, respectively, on the first day, 2318 and 788 ahead of Sharman Crawford, who had polled 2758. In Dublin County, on the first day, the Roman Catholic candidates, Lentaigne and Craven, were each 500 behind the Derbyites. In Clare, the contest was very close,—Vandeleur 889, Fitzgerald 883, O'Brien 839. In Carlow county, all four were neck and neck,—Ball 498, Bruen 494, Bunbury 493, Keogh 491. In Meath County, Mr. Lu- cas of the Tablet and Mr. Corbally, at the close of the poll, were many hundreds ahead of Henry Grattan-1715 and 1688 to 419. In Longford, fhe Protectionist, Harman, resigned, and Greville and Fox walked over. Kilkenny placed Shee and Green, respectively, 1712 and 1486 above Lord James Butler, the next on the poll, who had only 441.

The Clare election has been stained with blood. On Thursday, a party of the Thirty-first Foot were escorting a body of voters from the estates of the Marquis of Conyngham to the poll. They passed through the village of Six-mile Bridge, one of the polling places, and were hissed by the people. Some say stones were thrown, and att;mpts were twice made to "rescue " the voters. The second time a stone smashed a soldier's mus- ket, and the troops were ordered to fire. They fired up and down the street, killing six persons and wounding many more, This took place while a body of police were within a hundred yards. Intense excitement followed : the polling was stopped ; and more troops were ordered from Limerick.