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The polling at the South Essex election commenced on Monday; and it soon became evident, that although the Liberals bad gained ground in the county since the previous struggle, the Tory landlords, and especially the Tory parsons, were still too powerful fir them. At the close of the first day, the numbers were—
For Mi. Palmer 17:36 Mr. Branfill 1174
The next day's proceedings wereavery languid. At the termination the poll stood-as inflows-
2103 Palmer Braufill 1527
Majority for Palmer 576 Mr. Branfill stated, after the election arts over, that be had received 2000 promises ; and intimated that undue metals had been used to pre- vent those promises from being kept.
The Tories have little reason to boast of the result of this election. At the preceding contest the numbers were— For R. W. Flail Dare 2,20
T. W. flrainstou 2117 C. E. Brandin 991 So that, while the Tories have remained stationary, the Liberals have brought 586 new votes into the field.
The Honourable George Fortescue, brother of Lord Ebrington, is now canvassing the Eastern division of the county of Cornwall, on the Tory interest, with a view of opposing Sir William Molesworth.— Western Times.
Meetings have been held at Leeds, Nottingham, Boston, Lynn, and other places in the country, for the purpose of protesting against the Lyndhurst Bill ; but generally petitions have been got up in haste, and transmitted to London, without the delay necessarily occasioned by meeting in public. Our Parliamentary report liuws that these petitions have been very numerous.
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