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    then pulled down and carried away , in the short space of seven minutes , a number of workmen employed in erecting a new buildhig having left their work to comlete the havoc . So much for the " election" for StamsirFFOLK ( East ) . —Sir Fitzroy Kelly and' Sir E . S . flooch have been re-elected as Protectionists . Suffolk ( West ) . —Mr . P . Bennet and Mr . H . S , Wadding ton , Derbyites , unopposed .

    Surrey ( East ) . —The late members , Mr . Alcock nnd Mr . Locke King , whose political and economical opinions are well known , have been met by two Conservative Free-traders , suspiciously proposed , seconded , and supported by Tory Protectionists , who want to « relieve" the agricultural interest . Numerous meetings have been held about the county by both sides . On Monday , the day of nomination at Croydon , each of the candidates , after being duly proposed , made his speech . But there is nothing in any of them of very great importance . Mr . Locke King and Mr . Alcock had the show of hands , and as a poll was demanded , Thursday and Friday were named as polling days . first day ' s pole .

    King 2011 . Alcock 2013 Antrobus 1675 Cleasby 1590 Sussex ( East . )—Mr . Fuller and Mr . Frewen were again proposed at Lewes on Monday . Mr . Fuller was for Free-trade in everything if we have Free-trade at all . Mr . Frewen gave several specimens of the

    enlightened state of his mind . He said the manufacturers were protected from the importation of cottons and silks from abroad . He retracted his declaration at Mayfield , that if no one else brought forward a bill to reimpose Protection on corn he would . As to Maynooth , " Why , " said he , " if it were not for Maynooth , Ireland would have been a Protestant country . " ( Loud laughter . ) The new candidate is Mr . Dodson , son of Sir John Dodson . He is a Liberal and Free-trader . He and Mr . Fuller

    carried the show of hands . Gross return for first day , excepting Rye . Fuller 1637 Frewen 1518 Dodson 1273 Tayistock . —Two" Liberals . Byng 220 Carter 169 Phillimore . 104 Waeeham . —The old member , Mr . Drax , returned without opposition . He is a Liberal , but a Protectionist ;—one who believes that " Protection is not dead !"

    Wa rwickshire ( North . )—Newdegatc and Spooner , congenial and confiding Derbyites , have been opposed . On tho classic ground of Coleshill the contending parties assembled . Numerous bands of " roughs" from Coventry sind Nuneaton , electors and non-electors from Birmingham and other places , took up their position in the Market-place . There was a deal of lightingtwelve battles progressing at ono time ; there was'tremendous uproar drowning the eloquence of the weak Newdegate . and the weak Spooner . Nor did their Liberal opponents , Craven sind Skipwith , fare better as to speaking , but they bad the show of hands , such as they were . The whole scene was disgraceful in the last degree . The polling took placo on Thursday and _l'Yiday . *

    FIRST DAY ' S POLE . Newdegate 2308 Spooner 2228 Craven 1893 Skipwith 1882 Wehtm . orex . ani > . — - Colonel Lowther and Alderman Thompson , Derbyites , elected , unopposed . _Worcehtejihiiike , ( East ) . —Captain Rushout , Derbyite , and Mr . Foley , Free-trader , without a contest .

    _Woiujkhtk . ibiijr ... ( _Wicst ) . —Two " most confiding " Derb yites have been returned without a contest . They are the late members , General Lygon and Mr . Knight , VoRKHiuiiR ( North _ItiniNo ) ' .- —Mr . Civyley and the Honourable O . Duncombe , Derbyites , unopposed . Mr . _Cayloy said , _tliat , Mr . Disraeli had told him , that tho financial question is the problem to be solved in the coining Parliament .

    . SCOTLAND . AjJKiuH . Krf . —Mr . Thompson , Free-trader " upon _reciprocit y principles , " has been returned . Thompson ( 582 _" " . y 47 _h Aukiioeunhhirk .-- Admiral Gordon , Derbyite , unopposed . Carnarvon BoRorjoiiN . —Tho Liberal-ConHorvativo , Mr . Hughes , by 36 ' . ) to 276 , over Mr . Davies . _Coitntv op- _liu-ie . — The Hon . Stuart Wortley nmuiiniousl y elected .

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    Dumfries . —Mr . William Ewart elected without opposition . Edinburgh . —There were , as we have said , six candidates in the field—Mr . Macaulay , put forward without any direct or indirect interference on his part ; Mr . Cowan , the late member j Provost _M'Laren , Professor Dick , Mr . Bruce , and Mr . Campbell . The Liberals alone stood any chance . The show of hands went for M'Laren , Liberal , and Mr . Campbell , independent Reformer . But the poll told another story , recording the triumph of Macaulay , and the repentance

    of Edinburgh . Macaulay ( Liberal ) 1872 Cowan ( Liberal ) ..... 1754 Maclaren ( Liberal ) .... 1540 Bruce ( Conservative ) .... 1066 Campbell ( Liberal-Conservative ) . 626 Professor Dick did not go to the poll ; the first two are consequently elected . Edinburgh County . —Sir John Hope was returned on Thursday , without opposition . Elgin Burghs . —Mr . George Skene Duff , without a contest .

    Elgin and Nairn . —Mr . Cumming Bruce , was declared duly elected . Fife County . — Mr . Fergus was re-elected on Thursday . FALKIRK BURGHS . Baird ( Conservative ) .... 579 Anderson ( Liberal ) 529 Majority for Baird .... 50 GREENOCK .

    Dunlop ( Liberal ) 466 Elphinstone ( Conservative ) . . 251 Poll closed at 1 * 30 , Elphinstone protesting that his voters were intimidated . Haddingtonshire . — Mr . Charteris , Liberal-Conservative , returned , unopposed .

    HADDINGTON BUEGHS . Sir H . Davie ( Liberal ) .... 312 Mr . Swinton ( Derbyite ) . . . 185 Majority against Mr . Swinton 127 KILMABNOCK BUEGHS . _Bouverie ( Liberal ) 548 Campbell ( Conservative ) . . . 302 Majority for Bouverie . . . 246 Kirkcudbrightshire . —Mr . John Mackie , of Bar galay , elected unopposed . Lanarkshire . —Mr . Loekhart , confiding Derbyite unopposed .

    Linlithgowshire . — Mr . Dundas elected , unopposed . Paisley . —Mr . Hastie , Liberal , has defeated Mr . Haly , Radical , by 406 to 374 . After the election ,, a mob broke the windows of Mr . Hastie ' s committeeroom , and the military were called _oiit to restore order . Perth . —The Honourable Arthur Kinnaird , unopposed .

    Renfrew County . —Colonel Mure , the late member , unanimously elected . Selkirkshire . —Mr . Eliott Loekhart was returned without opposition . Stirling . —Sir James Anderson , Liberal , has been returned , by 259 to 150 , over his opponent , Mr . Miller . Stirlingshire . —Mr . Forbes , of Cullender , the late member , was returned without opposition .

    IRELAND . Athlone . —The numbers polled on Monday were as follows : — Keogh 87 Lawes 10 At . half-past 9 o'clock Mr . Lawes refused to poll any more until Mr . Keogh should produce his qualification . Mr . Keogh refusing to do so , a protest was formally uiado by Mr . Lawos ' s agent , and the polling on the part of Mr . Lawes was discontinued .

    Helfaht . —Tho Ministerial loss in fhe city of Cork has been covered by a victory in tho Irish Manchester , the Liberal having been routed from the field , and two Derbyites triumphantly returned . The final state of the poll stood thus : — Mr . ( tiehard Davison .... 1259 Mr . Hugh M'Calmont Cairns . 1202 Mr . Robert James Teiinanf . . 1 ) 04

    _Carriokvichguh . The attempt of Colonel Frith to open the borough has proved a failure . The Hon . Mr . Cotton has been re-elected . The numbers were : ~ - Hon . W . S . Cotton .... 288 Mr . Warren II . L . Frith . . . _Ufjg Caw low Horougii . —Wednesday . —The numbers at the final close of the poll stood thus : — Siullier ( Liberal ) \\ 2 _, Brown ( Derbyite ) y ( j

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    Cashed . —Wednesday . —At the close of the poll the numbers stood—Sir T . O'Brien ( Liberal ) ... 60 M'Garel 19 Cork ( City ) . —This contest has terminated in the defeat of the Derbyites by a very decisive majority , and in the gain of one member to the Opposition rank . The polling commenced at 8 o ' clock on Monday niorning , and from that hour up to the close electors continued to flock to the booths . Crowds of

    women and boys , headed by a band of music , paraded the city , bearing aloft huge branches of trees , green banners , and placards , on which were inscribed in large capital letters , " Civil and Religious Liberty , " " The Outrages and Sacrileges of Stockport , " " Protection for our Nuns , " and cheering enthusiastically for the popular candidates . Considerable excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of the booths , and several persons have been severely injured . The windows of Colonel Chatterton ' s committee-rooms in George's-street have also been completely shattered , aud it was seriously feared that a riot would tsike place before the close of the proceedings . For the

    preservation of peace , however , several troops of soldiers , cavalry and infantry , and police were drawn up in the vicinity of the polling-place . Some of the cavalry ( 7 th Dragoon Guards ) , who were continually moving through the city , had their swords drawn , others had their carbines unslung , and everything betrayed a readiness on their part to act at a moment's warning . On Wednesday the High Sheriff , Mr . F . B . Beamish , announced the state of the poll , at its final close , as follows : — Serjeant Murphy 1246 Mr . Fagan 1220 Colonel Chatterton 898 Mr . Perrier 194

    Majority of Mr . Serjeant Murphy over Colonel Chatterton , 348 , majority of Mr . Fagan , 322 . Owing to the precautions taken by the civic authorities and the interference of the Roman Catholic bishop , the disturbances have been put an end to . The following appears in Dublin Saunders ' s of Wednesday : — "A very numerous and influential meeting was held yesterday at the Imperial Hotel , when a series of _resolutions were passed , expressive of the determination of the Conservative electors to support Colonel Chatterton in tbe prosecution of a petition against the return of Mr . Serjeant Murphy and Mr . Fagan . A _siim of 600 Z . was subscribed in the room , Mr . Hudson , M . P ., putting down bis name for 100 ? . "

    Drogheda . —Sir W . Somerville having withdrawn , Mr . James M'Cann was returned without opposition . Dublin University . —Messrs . Napier and Hamilton were yesterday elected , without opposition . Dundalk . —Wednesday . —Mr . George Bowyer has been returned without a contest , the Hon . Mr . Jocolyn having resigned . Dungannon . —The Ministerialist has triumphed . The numbers were : —

    Hon . Mr . Knox 100 Mr . Holmes 22 Dungarvon , Wednesday , Three o ' clock . Maguire ( Liberal ) 127 _07 Flaharty ( Liberal ) .... lib " The entire constituency numbers 314 . Ennis . —The Papal brigade have gained an able recruit in the person of Mr . . / . D . Fitzgerald , the eminent Queen's Counsel . The final state of the poll vvns us follows : —

    Mr . J . D . Fitzgerald , Q . C . . . 59 The O'Goriimn Malton . . . 46 Ennihkii . lkn .- Mr . Whiteside , the Solicitor-General , was elected , on Monday , without / opposition . Galway ( I _' . _iiitoi'iiii ) . Whiggery has sustained a repulse in the _rcjeellon by the "City of the Tribes" of the claims of Lord DimkeHin , backed though they were by all the influence of the house of _Clanricsirde . The two late members have carried the day . The numbers at the close were : — Mr . Anthony ()' Flaherty . . ( MO Mr . Martin , 1 . IJluke . " . . . 462 Lord Dunkellin 284

    Km / kenny . —~ Mr . Fierce Somerset Butler , the Liberal candidale for Kilkenny , has issued a rather lengthy address to the . elector . s ol" that county . He rests his appeal to their _suffrages on , ( we quote his words ) : "Tbe very suicicut , social , and political connexion of uiy family with your county ; secondly , my own unswerving advocacy of your rights , conjointly with tbe wisest and truest patriots of the _« ge . ; sind lastly , my parliamentary experience of those extraordinary political phases through which Ireland has passed , from the memorable period of Catholic , Emancipation to the present hour . " He is a firm believer in sind disciple of O'Connell ; in favour of "tho sound and placaldo _politicul action of tho pout inculcated and directed by

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 17, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17071852/page/5/