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STURGES BOURNE'S ACT.-The working of the chef d'retwres of this

gentleman, to secure whose presence in Parliament Sir Robert Peel deemed the whole of Schedule A wisely retained, is curiously shown in the election for a lecturer in St. Clement Danes, which terminated on Saturday. The following was the state of the poll-

REV. T. WATIiON. REV. W. I. WORTHINGTON.

First day .... 188 voters. having S78 votes 181 voters, having 39 votes. Second day .. 123 ditto 153 ditto 95 ditto 191 ditto. Third day ... 161 ditto 215 ditto 93 ditto 159 ditto.

472 676 269 729 Giving a total majority of 103 householders (about 60 per cent.) in favour of the unsuccessful candidate; and yet the other had a majority of 53 votes. Of course, it is the votes that are to be instructed, not the voters.