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DORSETSHIRE ELECTION—Saturday. Notwithstanding all that has bean pul forth relative to the decided feeling of the freeholders of this county -being In favour of the measure of reform new before parliament, and of their determination; to return a candidate who would support thmeasure, we are happy to be able to annonnoe that the statement^ has been most fully and flatly contradicted by the result of the appeal made to them by Lord Ashley, whose position at the termination of this d*y’* poll is more favourable than the most sanguine of bis supporters could have anticipated.At the conclusion of the proceedings on Friday Mr. Pon-sonby had a majority of 2$. The effect of this oply operated as a stimulus to the supporters of Lord Ashley, and the exertions made by the friends and agents of the noble lord in the course of thu day jimat prove that the feeling of the majority of the county, particularly so. far as the landed interest are cQncerped, is most decidedly • in his favour ; and to such an extent was the call on the freeholders in his behalf responded to by them, ,vthat at the close of the poll his lordship had a majoritylpf 204, op the day’s poll and 176 pn the gross poll.^ Sir W. Ogiander, Bart., put MsT* Poosonby in npmina-l non ; the seconder was Parry Oketoo, Eeq Lord Ashley was proposed by Mr. Fafquharaon, and the nomination wm seconded by Sir Edwatd Baker, Bar*..At five o’clock the. Sheriff announced the number* :fc»[ be as follows ?«-, .■ . - ; , - ' V,|, -. Lord Ashley ■ * • « «*• * a ..-'449 .,• Grpu fi92 1 . ' Mr. Ponsonby.v:... .. .w.V 24^.,. «AfajorityforLlt;^dAshley 2^4 f fyl76 This anwuncetpeyai was receiveibj the multitude as-sembled round the load and deaf-iwfln^ cheers, wWdr^^tmued fat,, several minutes, ac-having# length^iibs^h ? ‘ * ,Lord Ashley proceeded to address/the freeholders, j “Gentlemen,—I cannot sufficiently thank you for. the i high and honourable ppsition,m which .your exertions ( have placed'me on this day’s poll. Was I wrong yesterday t when I expressed a hope that the small majority of 26 ( against os would be thisday reduced by yourexertions ? This t part of my. duty being, over, I will now tell you a secret * —a very great secret, which has come to my ehrs—same- lt;thing which mast be^purely confidential. The seeret is this, that on Monday next our enemies intend to do won- 8 ders ! (Laughter.) They intend to have a long pull, a I strong pull^ and a pull altogether, and to do such things as we should never have dared to conceive. I hear they y have a very numerous body of freeholders somewhere or other, where I do not know, all nicely packed, together I in some snug place. Now this puts me in mind of an old tragedy I used te read, in which there were two Kings ef Brentford; and a great anny having to wait on r them, they were desirous it should not be known, the *j army went therefore in disguise, and it was said—« The army at the door, but in disguise, FWould have a word with both your Majesties. jjAnd I believe these freeholders intend to do my hon. opponent such service, and in so secret a manner, that no . *i« t_ _ _ l_1 _ 19 /T -' A T_
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London St James Chronicle and General Evening Post
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Oct 01, 1831
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