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We find that we were right in our inference from the indistinct state- ment of the Brighton Gazette, that the Reformers of Brighton have beaten their antagonists. That journal has undertaken to give a dis- tinct statement of the claims made and sustained by the Tories, and of the objections made and sustained by tile Reformers; and front that statement we get the following results.
The Radicals made 52 objections to Tories, and succeeded in esta-
blishing 31 The Tories made no objections, and of course sustained none; therefore, on the objections the Radical gain was 31 The Tory claims are 16; of which they sustained one-half 8 The number of Radical claims, our contemporary, who doubtless has his reasons for these semi• revelations, does not state. But on his own showing, and supposing that the Radicals made no new claims, there is a balance on the revision against him of 23, to be added to the Liberal majority at the last election ; when the Reformers could afford to start three candidates, against the solitary Tory champion, and beat him with their divided forces.
Still the Brighton Gazette maintains, in the face of its own figures, that the Tories have the majority of registered voters in Brighton- " Since our contemporary, with an obstinacy that cannot be sufficiently ad- mired, will not accept the county of Middlesex as an example, we beg respect- fully to offer to his notice the borough of Brighton. We can assure him (what neither Whig nor Radical here will venture to deny,) that the return of Sir Adolphus Dal: ymple at the next election—come when it may—is as certain as any future event can be ; for, on comparing the register of this year with that sif last year' ( the only true test of strength-,)it will be for:oi that the Conserva- tive party have had a great gain,' without troubling the Revising Bar- risters."
" Without troubling the Revising Banisters!" Why, how did they
get it ? There are only three ways : will the Brighton Gazette say positively that a sufficient number of renegades from the Liberal party have promised to vote for Sir Adolphus Dalrymple, to enable that gentleman to gain an election; or that such a number of Reformers have died, or have left Brighton ? For it is only by desertion, death, or removal, that the Tories can have secured a majority "without troubling the Revising Barristers."
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