Wednesday Morning. [force a passage into Mr. Cobbett's

In consequence of the decided tally-box; but they were contented advantage, which the splitting of with merely making a show of Mr. Cobbett's tallies in favour of their intentions, and withdrew. Mr. Wood, has given, and is The Greens, suspecting that foul likely to secure to the latter, a de-play would be resorted to, were termination was formed, by Cap-on the alert. They soon received tain Barrie's friends last night, an intimation that their adversa and a regular plan was organised,ries had been able to penetrate for the purpose of filling Mr. Cob into the hustings, no doubt by bett's tally-box this morning with clandestine means-instantly the a party of the Blues. Accord- Greens forced themselves into the ingly, about two hours before the building, declaring their resoluopening of the Court, a detach-tion to die to a man, or get posment of the Barrie-ites were seen session of the box. The latter, it approaching the door which leads should be observed, had amongst to Mr. Cobbett's box. But they them a number of constables, armed with green and white staves,

found the space before the door pre-occupied by the more active and being, of course, warmly in and zealous Greens, who showed their interest. They mounted the themselves in too determined an barriers, threw themselves upon attitude to allow their opponents the Blues, who had possession of to hope that a contest would bring the box, and getting amongst them the slightest advantage. The them, succeeded in very nearly Blues despairingly retired. Short-ejecting the whole of them. By ly after, a party with the same this time the Mayor and officers colours, but armed with constables' arrived. His worship seeing a staves, made its appearance before struggle going on, ordered the the door, evidently with the same front of the hustings to be cleared. object as their predecessors, to His directions were instantly

obeyed. The men retired on all Mr. Cobbett's tally box. The sides, ready, as soon as the Mayor different parties mounting bar gave the signal for opening the riers, breaking down bars, dashed bars, to rush to the box. But at each other-staves were seen scarcely had the place been striking each other-with the tu cleared, when Mr. Burchell, an multuous roaring of those strugagent of Captain Barrie's, and gling in front-the shouts of apDeputy Town Clerk, avowedly in violation of the directions of the Mayor, and the fair play which he wished to see take place, de- The hustings presented, altoscended to the front, and lifting up gether, such a scene of alarming: the bar prematurely, exclaimed to confusion, as it is impossible to the Blues, "Now, my lads, in describe. The Greens had re-.. with you." The friends of the course to an expedient for multiother candidates declared this to plying their constables on the be a scandalous trick, spot. They broke, or cut across Mr. BURCHELL said, he was their stayes, and thus, in five minot ashamed to do it. nutes, doubled their constables. With these they laid about them, and made a fierce effort to regain the box.

probation and encouragement from one side, the expressions of rage and disappointment from another...

The MAYOR.-That is not right.
Mr. BURCHELL,-I avow it; but

when one party has recourse to
force, the other must use stra-

tagem.

The Mayor cried out to the constables to do their duty. This

An ELECTOR. And he is Clerk will make void the election. of the Peace too.

Scarcely had the signal been

Captain BARRIE-Is it fair that

I should have two tallies against

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given by Mr. Burchell to his own me? If I have fair play, I make, men, when a tremendous rush, a proposition that will be satisfacfrom all sides took place towards tory to all parties.

The MAYOR. When I came An Elector who had got up on here this morning, I ordered that the hustings, was about to address

Captain BARRIE then rose in a tone of defiance, and said, Are you the man, do you think, that is able to do it?"

Here one of the constables belonging to the Greens mounted a barrier, and waving his halfstaff, announced with shouting and cheering which were re-echoed by the now vastly increased multitude in the area, that the Blues were giving way...

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box, the Court was opened by the | pose of advancing to the hustings,

to exercise his right of election, when he was refused admittance, and he submitted that this was a violation of the freedom of election, and instant steps should be

taken to remove all illegal restraint.

Here several persons in Mr. Cobbett's booth, as well as in Mr. Wood's, stated that if those gentlemen presented themselves at Mr. Stanley's or Captain Barrie's

polling then proceeded, and every moment, the superiority of Mr. Wood over his opponent was becoming more decisive; and Captain Barrie and his party manifested their displeasure in some box, they would readily find advery intemperate remarks by fre-mittance.

quent complaints and remon- The MAYOR.-All I can do is, strances. At length that candi- what I have been doing, to request date put in a formal protest against that the constables will do their the poll proceeding, when it was duty. well known that there were two tallies actually for his opponent for every one of his,

Half-past One. Mr. P. HORROCKS, accompanied by two friends, appeared in the area in front of the hustings, and,

addressing the Mayor in an audi

ble voice, stated that he had presented himself at the door of Mr. Cobbett's tally-box, for the pur

Chief Constable.-It is impossible for us to do our duty. ::

The MAYOR.-Then we must have other force. Unless that door (pointing to the door of Mr. Cobbett's booth,) is directly opened, we must send for military force.

Captain BARRIE. It is Mr. Wood's mob that is doing this.

Mr. WooD and his friends dis

avowed having any thing to do suspended. The greatest confuwith the mob, and requested that sion reigned throughout the place, that imputation would not be re-recriminations passed mutually bepeated.... tween the friends of the contendCaptain BARRIE-Well then, ing parties, and the tumult in front of the hustings made it altogether:

a mob.

The town bailiff and the Mayor's a scene of unexampled disorder. bailiff were observed to round to the door of Mr. Cobbett's booth,

go

In the midst of the uproar, the Mayor said in a loud voice, I have for the purpose of attempting to had so many addresses made to effect an entrance for Mr. Hor-me, and the confusion is so great, rocks.

that it is impossible for us to know what we are doing.. I must, therefore, adjourn the Court till to. morrow morning, by which time

Mr. FITZ-SIMONS got up in Mr. Cobbett's booth, and said, that it was very well understood, that each candidate should have his a force will be provided, quite booth and his tally box, and that sufficient to maintain the King's peace.

the voters in the interest of each