SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—This exhibition of the dignity and im- portance of
open voting commenced on Tuesday. It is a pretty general rule in all such cases, that he who is-the unpopular man with the voters is the popular man with the mob who are not voters. On Tuesday, Mr. Farncomb, the losing candidate; was seen to be decidedly the favourite. Before the High Bailiff had read the precept, or the business of the day began, the followers of that gentleman had beeini to display their zeal by throwing dirt at their opponents. The High Bailiffhaving at length succeeded in opening the meeting,. Mr: Davies rime to propose Mr. Calvert. • .The scene that ensued is so extremely fine, that we must bor. row the language of the Time; to deicribe it. "Mr. Davies'AOining forward caused very loud yells from the partisans of Mr. Farm-midi in front of the hustings, which were answered by the opposite party, At length some persons endeavoured to wrest Mr. Farncomb's• banners from the bearers ; that was returned by the• banners of 'Mi. CalVeri being attempted to be seized. For a time hoWeVer, both partiei Were, disap- pointed. A new and novel source of merriment was then afforded, by the people hoisting two black men on their shoulders underneath a splendid silk banner of Mr. Farncomb's, on which a negro enslaved was painted, and a device stating Mr. Farncomb to be a friend to the abeli.. tion of the slave-trade. This, and some men holding up a herring and a potato on a stick, so exasperated the Blues, that they made a simultaneous and desperate. attack on all Mr. Farncomb's banners, and on every person wearing his colours ; the affray becanie general, many flags on both sides were destroyed;and in less than five minutes not a flag or placard of either party was to be seen. Pelting mud and filth then became the order of the day, and we never witnessed a more dis- graceful scene than what occurred there ; a general fight took place, a great number of persons, of the very lowest order were covered with filth of every description, a part of which occasionally reached the hust- ings. In a short time the whole area was cleared of all persons but those engaged in the affray ; Calvert's party were at length: driven up St. Margaret's Hill, whence they soon returned with immense Sticks ; • the other party then provided themselves with 'sticks, and a regular fight again took place, in which blows were dealt out unmercifully; many persons must have received very severe blows, and it was said that two persons were taken to the Hospital badly wounded. When the dirt of Borough High Street was well exhausted, and the lungs and arms of the mob were wearied, Mr. SolomonS was suffered to nominate his man. Mr. Ellis seconded the nomination. Mr. Sholl then proposed. Mr. Farncomb ; whose nomination was seconded by Mi. J. P. Thomas. Mr. Calvert addressed the voters : the new Ministry, he said, should haye his support, if they deserved it — they had professed themselves favourable to reform, retrenchment, and non- interference with foreign nations, and he therefore looked forward with hope that they would be found to merit the, support of every hdriest man. In returning, thanks, Mr. Calvert again alluded to thelVfiniitry the Duke of Wellington, after his declaration against reform., was unfit to be at the head of the government. Mr. Farnconth explained his rest; sons why, having formerly supported' Mr. Calvert, he now came for- Ward to oppose him :. he considered Mr. Calvert, in taking leave of the voters for gOOdand all on the occasion of..his,jast defeat hinfleft the field-open.
The state of the poll at elosibg on Tiietday; Was—fOr talVert, 275; for Farncomb, 197.
The polling recommenced at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, with much briskness. The moh.was not quite so mischievonslydisposed as on the former day, and slur weather was more cheerful. At four- ' • • •• •
o'clock, the numbers stood---for 'Calvert, 1066 ; for Farncomb, 643. Mr. Calvert returned thanks for the honour in the ordinary terms.
He at the same time denied that the row of the previous day had been begun by his people—it had originated with persons who wore blue favours, with the covert intent of opposing him. Mr. Farncomb then stood forward, and stated, that the poll was too discouraging for him to persist, and he would at once give up the contest with a good grace. Colonel Jones afterwards addressed the voters ; and in a few minutes the crowd dispersed, the hustings were removed, and the business, which opened with so furious an aspect, calmly and quietly closed with the return, by the Southwarkians, of their old member, after an exclusion from the House of nearly three entire weeks. LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—The nomination of the candidates took place on Tuesday. Mr.-John Bollen nominated Mr. Denison, and Mr. James Braeker proposed Mr. Ewart. Mr. Denison declared himself friendly to moderate Reform, to the abolition of the Corn-laws, and the Tea trade monopoly, to the gradual abolition of Slavery, to peace, to re- trenchment. Mr. Ewart made the same or a nearly similar declaration r- but the reform of which he declared himself a friend was not so very moderate, nor his plans of emancipation quite so gradual. The polling on the first day proceeded nearly pari passu. At one o'clock the num- bers were—Denison 210, Ewart 198; and at five o'clock neither party had gained nor lost—Denison was 260, Ewart 248. The latest polling; on Wednesday afternoon, was Denison 930, Ewart 918. The Times of this morning-says that " the sum of one hundred sovereigns was, we are told, given for tallies of ten voters, whilst some individual voters got not less than fifteen sovereigns for a single vote. If the contest goes on at the same rate, 60,0001. will be expended by Messrs. Denison and Evart."
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