South Wales Daily News

UNOPPOSED ELECTIONS f YESTERDAY. [BY TELEGRAM.] FITAIOUTH ANP SOUTH. DEVON.—Sir Massey Lopes, 0 N. Carpenter Gamier, retiring members. feGST0N-0X-THAMCS AND Mu.-SuKRKY.-Mr. Henry ftliam Peek, and Sir R. Bagaily, both Conservatives. IRE. L' \Ir. Charles Dalrymple. HAWICK. —Mr. George Otto Trevelyan, L. A'TESHIHE. -Ir Charles Dalrymple, C. R. Dnff, L. Tit t n AVest ESSEX.—Sir Henry -T. Selwm lbbetson, C lard Eustace Cecil, C. StLKiKK BORDER 1JUBGHS.-Mr George Otto Ireve- 11, L. DOMINATIONS YESTERDAY. {CARNARVONSHIRE.—The iHon. Douglas Pennant, C; r Parry, L. ,LO\GFORIJ.—Mr Myles O'Reilly, L.H.R. Mr George .rin<'ton, L.H.H. Oapt. James Miwtin McCalmont, SOUTH NORFOLK.—Mr C. S. Heed, M.Tt Mr. R. 1. *tLrdon,L Sir R. Ixt,)n, J DUMBARTONSHIRE.—Mr Archibald Orrewmg, C; Mr Hn William Burns, L. rn T .LANCASHIRE (South-Hast).—Mr John E. laylor, L; Peter Ilylands, L: Mr Algernon Egerton, C Mr ^dward Hardcastle, C. ^DUMFRIESSHIRE.—Mr Robert Jardine, L Oapt. o. «• "ope Johnstone, C. J RUTLAND.—The Hon. Gerard Noel, C Mr G. .EAST E'c-SEX.—The nomination will take place at CO^ tester on Thursday (to-day), and the polling on t February- Z,: Mr » WICK.—Sir John George Tollemache Smclai William Kidston, of Ferinegar, C. barrister, T West ABERDEEN- hiks.—Mr Edward »* Tillyfour, l^ondon, C Mr William McCombie, far Aberdeenshire. L. q Lord Rendles- EAST SUFFOLK.—Viscount Mahon, mn<, will take C; Colonel Toudine, L. On Feb. loth. Haig, C, Blairhill, Kweoss. Mr James ^Sr "am, Kinross. t>ol*ar Mr W R- fknVy Tfav c Mr Thomas ^ofcstone, a Gerard XM (0), Mr O. H." Knci, (v)f -j*rr \V'] WEST CHESHIRE.—Sir PliiUp^Evertou (<-)> Frederick Tollernach (C). Womilfon T 'WEST KENT.-Mr Majoribuks, L Mr .Hamilton, L, C. Mills, C Mr Talbot, C. ,r j j> ^^EKbroke.—Mr Thomas Meyrick, C d, FIFESHIRE.-General Sir F. Hamilton, C Sir Robert ^So^Cou,T,-Mr W. J- W. 5ltzwilliam, L Mr W. R. O'Burne, H K Mi John H. "arneii HI? T, »,WAKEFIrlp (WEST HIDING, SonWBBN jj-enry F. Beaumont, L Mr W. L Mr Sjiencer Stanhope, C ^tarky, C "oiling February 10th. -p WESTMEATH —Mr Smith, Hr>in vU'er Lord Mon- l* £ ue, Home Ruler Mr Greville, DARLINGTON-, SOUTH DcbhaM. yf-ajor Beaumont, L; 14r Joseph Whitwell Pease, b viscount Castlereagh, V, 'W'A8T WORCESTERSHIRF,-Tl,e nomination day for East Worcestershire is fixed for the oth £ ebruary polling 011 the 12th. The nomination takes places at the Town-hall, ^roitwich. B RADNORSHIRE. —The Hon, Arthur Walsh, C; Mr. Richard Green Price, L Mr. George Augustus Haig, L. olling Tuesday, Feb. 10th. ::> 0' CLLGIN AND N;\IRNr-Co!onel The Hon. Jamss Grant, > and Viscount Macduff. L.

YESTERDAY'S CONTESTED I ELECTIONS. [BY TELEGRAPH.] GRIMSBY. i Chapman, C 1534- Heneage, L 1393 STAFFORD. Salt, C 1238 MacDonald, Working Glens' Can. Bridgeman, C Pochin, L PORTSMOUTH. „Q„7 Sir J. Elphinstone, C %m<) Hon. Thomas Bruce, WYNDHAM. 4644 Wiliam Henry Scone, h. 45g8 Spencer Poi-tall, L ;■ NEWRY. M I Whitworth, .,V'~ i Lord Newry, U 0C> STROUD. Stanton, £ 98 Dickenson, L 94 Dorringtoll, C 2763 Holloway, C 2607 ■\ SUNDERLAND. 'L Gourley (L) 6172 &ir Henry Havelock (1.) 5930 ^Baily, G 3781 MERTHYR TYDVIL. Richard 7606 i'othergill ^n?.^ 4912 ABINGDON. Clarke, L( 439 Lindsay, C TAVISTOCK. Lord Russell. ,%2 R. H. W. Biggs 273 LYMINGTON. Kennard, O 4.13 West, L 1.18 LICHFIELD. Dyott, C 571 Simpson, L 440 )

THE CONTEST AT SWANSEA. In our yesterday's issue we reported two' successful meeting held by Mr. Dillwyn at Morriston and Landore. After the despatdi of our telegram, we le^rn with regie that an unseemly scene took }.ilace at the Da"i'01>^ meeting. Just before the close of the meeting, three members of the Established Church clergy made an ap- pearance in the chapel, two of tiiem having appear which were certainly consistent with the be he had imbibed rather freely of "the cup that m Thrf; couduct fa such a conclusion. One of the re*, h „rlVfhin" but to speak, but met with a reception that^eetin?j pleasant.. Persisting m inteiW n candidate were headstrong supporters of attired in an uni- handed over to a couple of iderable difficulty in form of that colour who.hadc, they (,a!.si,i. as protecting the rev. gent.en en distUrbers, and were the crowd were so incensed cond t t giv<J th anxious, it would seem in g luiquestionably deserved some punishment, wh.ch J of ministei.s 0f the Gospei Such proceedings on '^Je^ned, and it is to be h.X t'Tlhe ttree rel. g^tlemen alluded to will receive that the tlneere b their superiors as will prevent a such a repnmand fromurbance similar disgraceful TTvt T THE LATE ME^HAPEL IULL^ « In reference to the above meeting and the false" statements of he pute print, we have received the fol- BWM? CORNR^N G WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR —As one of the trustees of the little chapel in St. Helen's, I feel rather annoyed at the letter of Mr. Prees, in this mornings and on behalf of myself, the pastor, members, and trustees generally, beg to state that there was no dissenting voice among us to- Mr. Dillwyn having the use of the chapel for his address—other than Mr- Br"3' anct he ?«s you may perceive by his own letter followed the noted tracts of Toryism in compelling us, as far he wa* able, to be of the same mind as himself through his locking the door (for one onlv was locked) and pocketing the key. And would prefer turning our fCanubbeVrmS -1Dt0 bear gardens" for the benefit of Sllr tl12? gin-shops into palaces at their expense. Hoping you will insert this.-I am, &c., Swansea T> PIlICE> Secretary of the Church. We havef also received the following memorial from the I 1 ir't, ,r ^Ps, the pastor of the chapel, who truly obsess « Tliat it speaks for itself We>ithe trustees of St. Helen's Baptist Chapel (eight \r. °r>Iune) desire to express our utter disapproval o !• I rees's conduct in this contested election. As you are awave we have cheerfully thrown open our schooi- 10oni as Mr. Dillwyn's committee rooln. "WILLLIAJI THOMAS (1) EVAN JOHNS HENRY BUKCHELL JOSEPH LOOSEJIORE DAVID PRICE W. T. LOUGHOR "WILLIAM THOJIAS THOMAS PRICE." A cavalcade of a not very imposing or respectab appearance paraded the streets yesterday afternoon, having emanated from the rasort of the -'blues m Castle-square. The members of this band-of whom there could be but one opinion, that they were lambs of the very roughest description—carried boards, on which were placards calling upon the electors to v^)t.e early. Where the liathites got such a disreputable lot is a matter of conjecture, for the "birds" of the "farm are, generally speaking, of a much more respectable appearance. It is to be hoped that Liberals will not be behind in the struggle that will take place this day. They are committed to exercise the trust given them by supporting a gentleman—the old member—who has fought thei battles in the past, and who will again do so when eab^ upon. If Liberals but do their duty the result will be such a display of strength that a contest between a Liberal and Conservative will be out of the range ot P°s sibility. To all Liberals, Nonconformis, and Churchmen, we again say, vote for Dillwyn, and vote early.

THE GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSOCIATIO-,N- OF WELSH BAPTIST CHURCHES AND THE ELECTION. At a conference of the quarterly meeting of this asso ciation, wmcli was held at Aberdulais yesterday,, among other things the following resolution was unaniiuouS)J carried I hat as tlie time has so suddenly and unex- pected!}' am ved for the general election of members t the Parliament of the United Kingdom, this conference representing nearly 150 churches and branch churches, consisting of about 20,000 members and double that nuI? ber of hearers, all of whom hold tenaciously and intensely love their principles and as there are amongst that num- ber many thousands who have the right to vote m the county and borough elections, this Conference desire anc most earnestly and positively urges, all electors vvu will read this resolution, and who have not yet v<>te_ when the time comes for them to record their votes, to do soiconsistenrly with their principles, by voting aS one man for the Liberal candidates, remembering not to SUp. port or encourage in the slightest possible manner iories. who have ever been to the utmost extent til enemies of our denomination and our principles a" has always laboured to restrict religious and civil liberty. Also, we request our electors to press from each Libera candidate who seeks their suffrages a promise to supp01' in Parliament, if returned, the measure for the sePaJT tion of the Church from the State, the repeal of the 25tl-i Clause of the Education Act, Mr, Osborne Morgan» Burial Bill, &c., &c. Signed on behalf of the Conference by David Davies, Chairman. That this Conference tie sires to express its opinion that the South Wales J?ml:lI News, published by Messrs. Duncan and Co Cardi the only daily newspaper published in the Princip^^j which, as Nonconformists, we ought to countenance a which, as Nonconformists, we ought to countenance a b 11 support. And on the other hand that we ought not 11 any way to encourage any paper which misrepresen and seeks to disseminate false and unscrupulous vi and statements respecting ourselves and our princip es. Signed, DAVID DAVIES, Chairman.

O ARMARTHENSHI i:E. THE LIBERAL CANDIDATES AT ST. CLEAK'S- The friends and supporters of the two Liberal candi- dates for this county held an open aiib meeting at St- Clear's on Tuesday afternoon. It being the monthly market day, many farmers and others from the surround- ing neighbourhood were present. A large waggon served as a platform, from which the following speakers ad- dressed the electors -The Rev. Mr. Davies, Llanboidy (chairman) Mv. David Lewis, Mayor, Carmarthen Ke v. R. Morgan, St. Clear's; Rev. E. Thomas, and Mr- VV- Davies, spirit merchant, Carmarthen. All the speakers spoke earnestly and effectively, if the frequent c^eeff re an index to the feelings. Besides good speeches were two Stirling son^s from the renowned champion, Mr. Jenkin John, Llwynyreliol, anc P< • The glory of the Liberal cause and the mer^ oJfes, £ >s Liberal candidates were the burden of these s they were the subject of the speeches. As a friends were present it cannot be said that tne Sartorj^ unanimously pledged itself to support Messrs. and Powell. It did so, however, by such a lar.7e -n re'_ as to encourage the belief that St. Clear's wul ^rn.,iised peat its effort to gain such a Liberal victory as s 0 1868.

MESSRS. POWELL AND SAltTORIR AT NEWCASTLE EMLY. [BY TELEGRAPH. ] Messrs Powell and Sartoris, the Liberal candidates, addressed a meeting last night. The assembly-roOnis the Emlyn A rms was crowded. A most enthusiastic ception was accorded, and no doubt seems to exist the Liberal candidates will be returned by a triumph- majority in this neighbourhood. Messrs Sartons a. Powell's speeches gave the greati^t Satisfaction. *n show of hands being asked, the re^eSt Was unannnovi,iy responded to. Mr David Davies, Llafidmam, the pie- sent member for the Cardigan boroughs, alsoa(ldre« the meeting, and had the warmest reception. Dr I ho < »nd t)ie Rev. Mr Joins, of this town, also spoke, likewise Lleurwiaa, Llanellv, and Professor Morgan, t,ai'n'arthen. The Tories heid a meeting last, evening a. thenSfl'lutat"i:'1'! to cotisider t'eir prospects for arul'^i Ple<i,r td support their member for Cardigan. A and the suPP(H't and do their best, but public opinion in vaia feeling of voters phrfnly 1,llir ° 111<■>] Tories for ( 'ardiganshiie."

On Tuesday ELANDYSSUL. t cader by the enthusiastic meeting was hejd at IVn- thensire. The >S°rfcers the Liberal cause in Caruiar- and Powell a(i -N'l r Join s presided. Messrs Svtrtoris ceived A vor^ ,'J t}le meeting, and were warmly re- Davies, Dtiknaen, an<j.0^tofidence was proposed by Mi; of ")"(Ie(I by dr. Daron-.j ones, the i'ev- 1 speakers Avcre Mr Jones, Ko j? this part ? Rhys Morgans, Llanelli. f,vo Liberal candidatescounty but that the he returned by a very Lowell and Sartoris) will been Pr«ved to Majority. jjr Sartoris v-aut i P?st» anaa &0('d and faithful r fined i'1 lnm /ur, the fn1c<nitidence i6 en- es0vtin>' to tricks ,The Tories ,al°- „ to tl',eirJiaYnj° tjiken possession of +i exaniple, owinb. ^ourho'd. nat it not been f0r le °nly inn in tbe 1 hygte frie-uds certain Lioerals woUn i kin<W* of smueiPfn»n Newca^e-Lm^xvith. had to travel if <'U^ flight o!ence iV rtJ^hin"nts This, lw^ue3W night a Ay^-atte^^Parison to some, foi 1 Chape', Llanayssul, to w ""eetuig was held in Ebe'K-Z K„v. JohnDavies Mr. E' H. Richard ^the B*r. T. rkll<1*g«.pA»,4 the speakers others. Rev. W. Thomas, M.A-» —- ——-

c T vLBOT AND VIVUv MESSRS. T-r^'XYPPJDD. A AT :n- a meeting of an enf-h, On Wednesday e,lfthe'candidature of chrracter, iu favour ],ers for the connty, waiTa2bot and Vivian, the late The t'n'e^ Md iu the Tabeniaelt; 1 but gome little time convened for fiv«- oCi0*Vrl^ thdir friends entered f? before the candidate t \0\(l some &00 pergo*i^e building, which is caiculat d^]ed Ion £ bef,)re the p^" The edifice was wiator^oiy t.Qe platform were Messrs weediugs were half 0\ e,. II Fairtield 1 Talbot and Vivian, Kev. g Q< Wiiliarns, W House, the Hon. II. Biuce, IVchard, Sj»ickett, Price, &C* e]ected to tne chair The Kev. D. W. William^ «'"• ij,1(je({ to »h« growth and ii, intr.ducing the fj. vor.r of Liberalism, of his principles frcm childhood i. Conservative He thought that Sir Ivor Gu<?' » t;,e county, as caivlidato, had n «ub«tantial CI&AIAI 1?v.0{e^,>e? to spend though an employer of labour, ne I'1 » w'-iich he bis nrnneiise re venu out tlle conn y Tfclbot had reeeiveel it. He ventured to say that honestly n°t 1«leased everyot;<j he had faitJiim'- ^-jj'nre{er- nee repvesiinted the interests of the electors. u. n to vlj. Vivian, they were college friend^, un(] j^ro he <riev of him he could say that as h_e jia(; thoroughly honest and trustworthy in Voi,^nbjjc career. "eeu disappviutvxj in mm m I«s xVn el.-„(ifa6t!v, f^'ieers). He „p.l all would hcuestiy, stead' a!l-d uinautviousiy woi k to .secure the return,0 gentlemen is»?fore them. After «• few remarjes he ».j ced Mr Taibot to the meeting, who ok coruif t? 0 t"r was received with loud and continuous cheeim^ said they were there to-niglit to give an account ot w «< r'^ done, ia ask for their assent to tie oouise^jiey nan taken, to answer any questions the eleetor* vntAW. to put tø them, and in solicit their suffrages in the pn- liending contest. He renlHllbered this town when, soiae j forty years ago, he came forward for the county with the town as it exists now. At that time there was only one bridge, which gave its name to the one public inn and one open tree (cheers and laughter). Now the contrast was extraordinary. But it was only typical of the great progress Great Britain had made during thai period, and which progress was due to the beneficent legislation of a Liberal Government (cheers). Ihequestion for them to determine was, whether they w .uld reject tried and faithful servants, to carry a man ot wnom they knew nothing. There was an old story of :} Person getting rid of his old lamp for the purpose of uymg a tawdry Brummagem one. He ventured to hope tney wornd not fall into the .same error (cheers). With leterence to the forthcoming Parliament, the programme embraced the abolition of the income-tax, which pressed heavily and unequally upon certain classes, as also other taxes which were felt as oppressive upon the working classes, such as those on tett and sugar. There could be no question as to the desirability of remitting these bur- dens. There was, a^'ain, the question of readjusting the principles upon which imperial and local taxation was based. 1 he present Liberal Government during its tenure of office had afforded relief to the taxpayers to the amount of £ 9,00(>,0l)0 per annum (loud cheers). He re- membered the time when everything was taxed; even the light ot heaven had to contribute to the public revenue: provisions were taxed to a heavy extent, and every pair of boots had to pay a duty of Is. All thesQ oppressive incidents had been swept away by the Liberal Govern- ment (cheers). Ought you not therefore1 to be grateful to the Liberals for what they have done ? (yes). Gratitude was denned as a lively sense of favours to come If the Liberals were returned he ventured to say that you may expect a return of favours for yourselves (loud cheers). Now lie wished to ask who is our opponent ?" He had nothing to say personally against Sir Ivor Guest. He was a friend of bis, and a good fellow. He had contested the county with Sir Ivor's father, who was a thorough Liberal, and he only regretted that the father's mantle had not fallen upon the son (loud cheers). He recollected hearing of a brief being placed in the hands of Counsel endorsed, No «we, abuse the plaintiff's attorney" (laughter). He thought it unnecessary to apply this sig- nificant instruction (cheers). With reference to the an- nuity to the Duke fA Edinburgh he was in favour of such a gianu, as taking into consideration the relations of the monarchy to the country he was of opinion that if such a union as had just been consummated between the Duke of Edinburgh and the daughter of the Emperor of Russia had taken place before the Crimean war, that war never would have occurred (loud cheers). With reference to the land, he thought that, as there were few persons whom it concerned, it was unnecessary, on that occasion to go into detail. But he was fully prepared to support any measure or measures that would be prepared by the present Government. Touching upon the question, he was aware that a string of question Ad been drawn up to ne put to candidates; and accordh,- to their answers the votes of the licensed viet„!ii ? M depend. He had no objection Wtuallers would to which he had referred But he bl T* 1 ie (luestions missive Bill (cheers) H„ i^d h1Z VOt?d f°r }he Per" not because lie believed^ such a^bil Z' VOt?' deference to the numerous rwHH Practicable, but in which he kdrecei^r K;jnVX^siveiy si°ned' annual campaign they were wo&wT"101; v the traffic, they were iirin"-1 n, „ » aRHinst the liquor With reference to the Church 1'1(0Unt of,.bla"k cartridge, that 110 hostility to the Es^hi;'1 ° Was firm,y convinced the Nonconformists (hear hpl' '"in Was inten,led disconnect the Church fro'tr tlf J ,'e,y otlly <1<iS>red to lieved that such a St, (^eers). He be- the Church itself. Ther^ S mei w"u <' be beneficial to not bigger than a man's 1,^ 'i- Srna,11.clou'1 in the horizon, the heavens (cheers a, 1 *1 would soon cover Church wouid surdv '/n t dlsentegration of the in his opinion better to „Ce, in come. It was therefore cheers.) Touching unnn.t In ('"Vrse events (loud tion Act, he objected t n clause of the Educa- national purposes (lon,?4^ la?ts whatever for denomi- the Maynooth grant and He Ilad Vottid a&aiast opposed to the tfrant f t6 lie"lum Donum. He was educational purposes °ut ^1.000,000 per annum for denominational char iot en, 'sn,'}l education was of a accordance with their-, ■ ,t0 al1 bis votes being in member that members yPln*on be must beg them to re- frequently to sink strong private views have deference to the diet,t! °Tn. Per&onal opinions in that it would be nnitiu^f° P^bbc policy. He considered case of a Roman (<a*i ,° :ui,n.11 the 25th clause in the peculiar tenets of th. f i- cbi'd> wbo would from the educaiion at ail rtnW rebgion be debarred from any be suggested. j' [e '"s S01ne way out of the difficulty could modification would bP i'at U1 'be i'txt session some abrogation of the f.]? Ulat'e to obviate the hardships the nioditication was ma'fT would cause, and until such Mr. Talbot was in f.6 must advocate its retention, one bad a right to V°^1 -^u"a^s Ril' as every progress of interm^nf fi 6 USe tbe churchyard for civilization (cheers ) \f P^esent law was a blot 011 our the attention of the ,a ^bot concluded by calling upon them, re.spunsj]. •,t^tor8 .to the responsibilities placed protection of the BalbV in oravity the became their duty t, ,J' He hoped they would act a« G<id. (Mr. Talbot 'J ,em8elve8, their country, and their cheering.) down amidst loud and continued Mr. VIVIAN oril- tion. He pointed out tv,™ an ?nthusiastic recep- vernnient had confe 1 vari°us blessings a Iaberal Go- the consistanoy wit]" uPl,ri the country, and pointed to Liberal measures a be had voted 011 all the great Touching upon theV* ,c ,m uPon them for their suffrages, he pointed out that ?ai.lc^a^ successes of the Government annually bad been Vt rino the last five years £ 9 000,000 been reduced by wllile the National Debt had cheers), and £ p( 0t)() '00° .during that time (loud such as the tele >'ra sPent in Reproductive Services, Liberal power,noo n'ntn' ^c" ^ll the fifteen years of while the Debt h^d 1 P^i' annum had been remitted 'phis sum was suffic: l'~fn diminished by £ 45,000,000. Glamorgan with evervH Pmcbase_ the whole county of cheering.) All this h ,luS it contains (loud and continued party- Now what h Ji tv. ?Il efiectt;d by the great Liberal period of office from 1 ^'onservatives done during their ticiency iu each ytar They had "let with ;l de- The average »urplu! fw'uch arose from over expenditure, administration vA* f., e five years of the Gladstone figures contain no ,V:4.J°', (Ch,e'1's-) Now, these Childers in tne }[(|nU unt, and had been given by Mr the late (.Snservativ^fu! < 'ommoIW before Mr W. Hunt, Disraeli, (SittjU[re Chancellor of the Exchequer, and jirivei' been i'onua,K'!n ,10 front benches, and they had the easential poiicv A (Oheer»). His belief was that policy. Mr t,lle Conservatives was a war foreign^ policy. j^y Was always harping upon our league had stated V'^eers^. As nis honourable late col- to enhance the v.lh Ver-y^1irly was taxed, the obj-ct being- protectionist policy^ or to maintain the petty of little real Valupf 0t '-0iUe °f our colonies, which were people of this count? U'i comPared with the burdens the fiscal system. Mr V' • suPPort to maintain this the ieavures of ]\r 1Y,lan then proceeded to point out agreeing with the r- r'adstone"s financial programme, The important fen+VUiV/s Talbot, already given, Finance Boards U'e Was establislmient of County that the r. J' a representation basis, so to control the *ayers would have the power He supported the expei}diture they had to support. ground as he had flJtili of the 25th clause on the same He had voted for t'le "bolition of Church rates. tablishaient, and w "*ij ^'8 mot.i3u »u favour of dUes,- tha: it was neither 1 c S° a^a'u- "y was of opinion that the excepti,0 ,.)r tue. <burch nor the country found itself, shoe/? Cl,11dition in which the Cliurch now disestablishinent'COnti"1Ue' ^ut bough favouring endowment. • th-i't- ? w°uld not and could not su; >port this reference to the V;■ ai)°tber thing altogether. With as his late colp-a,0^S1he was of the same opinion Bill and his willing6 as to his votes on the Permissive to any bill that w.n'V'f8 ^'ve a favourable consideration censed Victualler* J r''V»)ve the restriction that the Li- Viviau, iu conchul;»T so b^'shly press upon them. Mr. ""(Iill" solicited the suffrages of the elec- the watchworus of 1 w, would go to the House with Reform, j J°r ^rey—Peace, Retrenchment, tnd On both the candid, answer any question^ t ^fXp?eSSlng their willingness to Mr. O'DOWD wisher?1? \° THEM' bers would supnort w ^n<?w wnether the late mem- Mr. VIVIAN1 S RULE,FOR LRELAND- Ru e was but if if at a *!)SS to know what Home certainly should not'and'l1'116 repei,,}i the Union, he Rule (loud cheers), ver would vote for Home Mr. GROVER. vvhn -,v ins after the speeches' Pfff to- haVe ePte,r«d the build- Mr- <>1'<,™r J"1' i -a iiad m)Hir-ier.f; r meetmg was convened, he would t„ .«ply to the qnestion I Jks^rjf'tn^Ste|ri-^y putting the question, amidst VU from thetb- .h,m °ut'" received sevei'al tjiiu-> » ..r.nre, which were received with loud bursts of appreciative laughter. 'that llle^tr'p 11 moved, in a humourous speec -ialbot and Vivian having explained fo the satisfaction ^"th^m ^UM11^ °f G ofveruinef \i •, liproK,* meeting, are worthy of support, and tbi» « pledges itself to do its utmost to secure then letum as members for the county of Glamor- gan. JIT This wasm-ondedby Mr. W. PRJCHARD, Crofta, and carried, amidst eiith ^s^astic cheering. Several complimentary votes vere- then passed, and the meeting adjourned. The streets were crowed from the Chapel to the Neft- Inn, at which pJacea large gathering employed them- selves in shouting_ ialbot and Vivian," against an equally hearty cry in favour of Sir lVOr Gue3t.

THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION AT MERTHYR. DECLARATION OF THE POLL. At a very early hour this morning" crowds of people began to assemble in the streets, and there was every lll- dication of the day being observed as a holiday. The sun came out shortly afterwards, End the weather con- tavied delightfully warm and pleasant all day, so that bv tbere was a general appearance of holiday making, Ma **yrt}y a^ter that time crowds began to throng the of thvfet,8<l«art! iu the expectation of hearing the result to WaiT proclaimed. They were doomed however Were fl,naiiy weary hours. All sorts of absurd rumours the res:n«v.a f.rom time to time as to the chance of people ''e ear-didates, and even sensible, well-informed by.' the idea *°°bsh enough to i>e led away notion of how Jt was P°6sible for any one to give a. the votes had oue caudidate might stand until all nieti, \yho ou.'hf'f11 c°unted. It was ridiculous to heal" latnig as to the ot?' and have known be.ttei', specu- soine person C01.la,lces-Ir°ni sojne strav word let fall bj almost useless to ^Cted the counting, and it W^ utter inipossibilitv w^b and point out to them the bein^ able to qiv/iV eYen any of the tellers themselves number of vote? a of the decision in which the allowed to divnlc»e iii'ViVele fending, even had they .been regard to the po3in<v .^ouhl possibly ki^tw. Wito- bee a txpressed at° tlie J great dissatisfaction In* voting places alphubetinaU ^.Vstern of dividing tue instead of having- booths f f' w^bout regard to residence, Mr. C'rawHtiay had to K0 district. For iastanee, D H.'la-n iu order to give his f<n .tbfa to the top tio.s.on his way, si)^dy tin/' ^ssbig five or six staj vM h-t IISMC. I w<iK,»e wa» actuaby Used ag poUioy statioii, ha I to go a &))*-1,1 order to lecord hie vote, and sijg^burin- ha I to go a &))*-1,1 order to lecord hie vote, and sijg^burin- i tances, might be mentioned by the score. Besides all this "-reat inconvenience was caused by ignorant voters soin^ from booth to booth to find out where they were to vote." and some ef tiiem being sent from place to place be came so disgusted that they gave it up, and refused to vote at all; others w-.o resided in the neighbourhood of a, polling booth when they found that tliev IJ could not vote near home, refused to walk a mile or more in order to enable them to do so, and stigmatised the argument by that particular word, which ° r. Kenealy has been the_ first, according to the Lord Chief Justice, to introduce into forensic language— humbier. In Aberdare they managed things better. 'ITe block" system was in vogue_ there the place was divided into districts, and the polling place was as near as possible in the centre of that district, for every voter residin" therein. It is to be hoped that a similar ar- rangement will be made here before another election takes place, for the_absurdity of a voter being compelled to travel two miles in order to record his vote, when there are a dozen polling places much nearer to his residence is such a manifest absurdity that the only wonder is that such a stupid svstem could ever have been thought of. There is a great deal of "■mmbling, too, about the_ length of time which has been taken before the declaration of the poll. Some think the numbers should have been declared this morn- ino- but this is rather unreasonable, considering the large t.d strangling district from which the boxes have to be eollectecf However, it was generally supposed that all would be' over at least by 2 or o o'clock, but up to the time of writin" (') 30 p.m.) the tellers are still hard at it, and do rot exoect to finish before 8 o'clock. Unfortunately a most Ktnnid olace was selected for counting the votes—the magistrates'private room-a small apartment which is „«,°ni»-.fortablY fu'1 when mor? than a dozen persons are 1 it-and when the votes of some 15,000 electors have to runted some idea of the inconvenience may be •ned People are getting impatient, and the crowd in the Market-square is beginning to increase. Surely no « Vher town of the size of Alerthyr m the three kingdoms would have allowed twenty-seven or twenty-eight hours t-. elnnse between the closing of the poll and the deciara- tion of the votes. Merthyr is surely behind hand in this l—1The* poll was declared at eight precisely, and was as" follows :-Richard, 7,000 Fothergill, 6,908; Hallidav i UI2- BM11 Puiled out of a constituency of 000 The large market square was crowded by an ,1 oveited multitude, anxious to hear the result, and with expectation heightened through waiting many i ovH wearv hours, lhe result was received with the i11S ,f enthusiasm, amid deafening cheers and shouts of utmost e^husias^j lefc and v P Altitude seemed intoxicated with joy at the return At the time of writLj, the crowd i» v i-* 1 ir mi but the excitement has in noway abated. I WrUv <av that all the respectable class are highly nt+e- f, A with" the result, and the enthusiasm is the ex- S ,?f nure loyal feeling toward the trustworthy re- pressio 1 jie )jorough, and not a sudden outburst Pff'^nrarv excitement. Mr. Henry Ilichard has just ° if da crowded meeting in Pontmorlais Chapel. whereShe received a perfect ovation. After thanking the wnere ne andappropriate terms for again return- ,1 ™ at the head of the poll, the hon. gentleman called m° Liberals to exert their influence towards upon a I good Talbot and Liberal the return or TH-E FL-ECTIO-N LAT ABERDARE. n,„E Wednesday.-To-day has been an anxious mono- the friends of the various candidates. This one a ° wicked wag imposed upon a tradesman a inommg some tobe a p d document prote^^ ^vii)g the q. elecfcion^ The up witu aii cancjidate was given the highest numbers, Nonoontor candidate the second, a„d the local candidate tne come o ^any persons accepted the document as the lowest. jderable ^excitementjensued. The town ofhcia of pefvple ah day, work being almost at a has beei j, sjx o'clock p.m., and there is noinfor- stanu sua. state o{ fche poll. telegram states that mat 1011 information will be obtained until 8 or 9 110 den j-eanWhile the people are anxious and excited. 0 ciocic. are going on. A few of opposite politics street 3 w01-ds in Commercial-street in the afternoon, got into n't, 4ass window was broken. Damages are TC! ai be £ 0. 1 must rePeat my statement of vester- stated to oe ral opinion is that the two late members y wted and that no one ventures the opinion of Mr u"n.viLr's return, although a contemporary has drawn 1 1 .111 mil his imagination, and described scenes which ar?0-"iv^nay have taken pla-ce. I may mention that a certamly mayf boyS kept the town ilive on Tuesday S°°M-?intil past ten o'clock with torches and the glory of nl? a chemical light. |he finale was something in- coloured chem <( f the Meu q{ Harl(jch/. sun° by 6v; e° vboys, who afterwards dispersed. I find com- faints common about the bad arrangements of the booths rn j„v The returning officer seems to have been on I in his canvas screens, which, along- V\7yt/u> unnecessary extravagance of placing his inex- their expenses, seem 1 [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] T f n«e excitement has prevailed in the town the whole • the streets continue to be crowded with anxious m° Tlf, bands paraded the streets, and torchlight eXpeCt='illuminated the darkness. The earliest relief proces.' telegra"1 stating that Mr. Richard was at the fVei"Mdie poll, Mr. Fothergiil second, and Mr. Malliday :le^. „,r place. Later, various reports of the actual 111 uis p received, but the most authentic seemed to r^tTJd T006, Fothergiil G908. Halliday 4921. The ,e 0f the poll was received with great enthusiasm, statement d-s comlmttee, which was crowded with In ^Ir.. jrer8 from all parts of the valley, information rX10 er -S that Mr. Richard would return at halfpast being rece .ttee proceeded to meet him outside. The nine, tne announced the victory of the late mem- v!11 n"; 1111 minatioas of houses was another manifestation .reneral joy- i-be information mentioned above of th g re„iature. On Air D. Davis, Maesyffynon, proved to Ph blie fcown on his way from Merthyr, if Jcheered tremendously, expecting Mr Richard the crowd ee Mr Davis briefly addressed them to the w?s Tivxif- \fr Hichard was detained in Merthyr for the e. ,Ci „nd that ne had received a telegram, night, him to Cardiganshire, to the assist- suinmon » Evail M. Richards, in his contest Ar06ir°"Richard w-ill return to Aberdare the same time. }fr- ,ip3 and Mr. lothergill were being drawn by the :n afferent directions, the former attended by workmen i" l0Cession and torchlights. a tremeu' briefly addressed the crowd in front c u linnt Hotel, thanki'ng t^he electors for the honour of the_ lioo h;if!) d expressed his pride to be their they haa He thought it probable that before long ,reprSl hav« to ask for their votes again. he shou" of carinon was kept up till a late hour. on n excitement continues, and crowds still J- P'tothrong the streets, shouting, letting off fire C0U\ *nd generally rejoicing at the return of the old W0 "and the discomfiture of the stranger. No harm mem e e up to this time, and good feeling seems to haS -i nn al sides. In the course oE his address in Pont- prevail o" Mr< Henry Richard congratulated the morla s j-erthyr on the great success of their efforts on people whic& had been^ purely voluntary throughout, hls behau, a g]^ paid officer hisJbeha]f> from 1 ere ^iirvittee t0 inspector volunteering their ser- the behalf- MiTu^AXN ASH DURING THE ELECTION. rp riav was anxiously expected by the inhabitants of J 'fum-»<» doings touched the heart of all—every M felt a vital interest m the question cf the day. LT ^-iididates offered their respective services-each I-tL^ibhed himself by a characterstic of his own— 'foi orinciPie and labour Fothergiil, Kichard, and ^Py.'V/ The dawn of day was by 110 means pro- HaUiaay- etju.reat regions by no means propitious, the misin- an u^bappy day, still very early, the heavens ent proved by no means dormant to its and every voter seemed prepared to make J"' heard. As soon as the booths became S ihle each booth door was thronged with electors aCCeS,Kr waiting to visit the Ballot box. There was an in- eageriy ^arching to the booths from 8 a.m. until 1.30 cessan n the voting resources apparently became ex- l,,mli j and only an occasional straggler patronised the woyi officer^ i11 the interregnum between two and four o'^f^rrthis dead interval Mr. Halliday appeared on tbe hut his presence excited no emotion, and when SCenei;ru'the streets there was no rouster-no cheer-no paradmb Hil, downcast appearance and his wan coun- welco jeCaonstrated to all that he was a defeated candi- teiian silent whisper was heard amongst the crowd. £ ftte: fallow it was not his fault. All now feel confi- i °°. the result of the election. The examination to- dent «.^in tell. nKT\!rnuTitain As'1 has given a decided voice in this elec- x- „ Id Mr. Halliday may well look for a seat to be re- [resented Favliam«nt from some constituency in Lan- cashire- ptfCLARA'lTON OF THE POLL AT MOUNTAIN BY TELEGRAPH."j That the interest taken by the electors of this portion ( the borough iu y esterday s contest no one doubted, but -iter sigTl9 were evinced than that of to-day. Scores °(Cthe most intelligent workmen, in order to ascertain the nit of the poll, absented themselves from work, hoping same would be known by one or two o'clock. After Ib J hour the suspense became painful. It was waiting f iHhe verdict m realty, train was met, every stranger tSnc interrogated, itie opinion of all sections was dis- bClngd At seven o'clock news came that eight or nine ^Tdd be the most probable hour the poll would be de- Sed, but on the arrival 0f the Taff train clare s strongly hinted that the two old members headed lhe poll by a great majority. This bit was taken with Caution, but the depressed appearance of Mr. Halliday's ^pporters on their return by the same train evidently L,r»yed fbe defeat of.their candidate. Another hour and3 ba\f a teWramty tbe Rev. J, Williams giving tlib the poll, which this gentleman read to the crowd f)uts'ide the 1 o.^ Office, gave the long sought for infor- mati°n> »ua wheiithe hist name waa mentioned volleys f liurr&hs ana jAichard for ever was given in a real Welab style, that even the Western Mail might enjoy the IIlplmwnt. given when the other name were called, rfhe streets were paraded for some time, and tbe shouts f Kichard and. I otherg/ill for ever and Halliday some- ^bere else, lnuicated the very strong feeling envertaiwd then* 1'eturn- it is understood that a meeting is about to beheld heve tf. support the claims of the two old county memoer*.

A r,rT) "he lories are ni;i canvassing tbesfr' 'districts in, a vigor0'18, manner, oeing con>inr>ed that their defeat will be-certain, yet they do their utmost to .mislead the voters by tatlug tuat there.|s.no aecresy, in the ballot, and.tbat their landlords \viil be able to out tbe* way they voted, Ih-stnornhig tliey do their best in' circulat- iBg^efalse- report -which ■■ appeared in this morning's Afajl, that Mr. Powell intends retiring the day previous ^tiUv^infmfni1 1*V0^1'of SartQris, but such report is ^i!ndent f f^ i■ J r*tbat the Pontardawfi oor- respondent of the iUTai'has mif been much from tome, therefore veiy naturally cherishes the same idea of tfte' contest of the county of Carmarthen as a child does of bis lather, otherwise he would not state without the shgntest authority for doing 80 that the most popular gentleman m the country, viz., the Squire of Maesy- KWynne. Whltland, would withdraw from contesting the county for 1 arliamentary honours, q,»d that at the 11th hour, simply because 17 voters at Pontardulais have j J.. i .«■ -fihi'i ja**t been induced by the Tory screw to promise their votes to „ Lord Amlyn,,but promises in these days, especially when made under the oppression of Toryism, i s but chaff be- fore the wind. Undoubtedly most of the oppressed voters of Pontardulais, are well aware that they are now able to undermine the Tory screw, and avail themselves of the secresy of the ballot, which enables them to vote with their conscience and not with their landlords, and that without being detected. The Tory candidates paid a visit last week to St. Clears and Llanguiloe, the residence of Moigan Jones, Esq., which in the time of Mrs. Jones was one of the hotest beds' of Toryism in the district. They very wisely returned without visiting this end of the country, being confident that they would be very iiim- elcoiiie visitors, and that they would be treated by all with indifferance except a comparatively few clergy- men and canvassers. There is a fine breeze on the Liberal side throughout these districts, 'everywhere the names of Sartoris, and acolleague in the Personoftheg allant squire of Maesgwynne, are well received and greeted by all classes, and which undoubtedly will result in returning the two worthy gentlemen at the head of the poll on Wednesday night.

GRAND DEMONSTRATION OF LIBERALS AT CAERPHILLY. A public meeting was held in the Baptist Chapel, Caerphilly, in aid of j the return of Messrs. Talbot and Vivian. Mr Henry Anthony, Bryn Cenydd, presided. The chapel towards the beginning the meeting was pretty well filled, and was addressed by Messrs. Nichol- son, Groeswen; Phillips, Caerphilly; S. Holmes, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, Richards, and Rowlands, of Caerphilly, The speeches were to the point, and well received and in the middle of the meeting news arrived that Mr. Vivian would attend the meeting, which was received with cheers. The news soon spread, and the body of the chapel was soon filled. About half-past eight Messrs. Vivian and Price, and the Rev. W. D. Williams, Fair field, arrived, when cheers after cheers were given to- wards these gentlemen. Mr. VIVIAN then spoke for upwards of an hour, and discussed the various topics. Resolutions were unanimously passed in favour of Messrs. Talbot and Vivian as fit representatives, and the meeting broke up with cheers.

ENTHUSIASTIC LIBERAL MEETINGTAT CARDIFF. A crowded meeting of the promoters of the re-election of Col. Stuart was held at the Hannah-street Schoolroom, under the presidency of Mr David Duncan. There were present—Col. Stuart, the Revs J. Davies, W. Evans, M.A., Dr. Edwards, Mr J. Batchelor, Mr D. Jones, Mr G. F. Hevan, Mr P. Thomas, &c. -The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings of the evening, commenced by alluding to the great services rendered by the Gladstone Administration, enumerating its peaceful foreign policy, retrenchment in taxation, abolition ef the income tax, amendment of the game laws, the assimilation of the county to the borough fran- chise, and various other matters of the highest importance. (Loud applause.) But their time would be better utilised if they looked at things v from a local point of view. There were a great many social and domestic questions of the utmost importance, which were constantly brought before Parliament. Now Cardiff stood in this political position—the inhabitants resided in a town which was mainly possessed by a great landlord. All were pretty well aware that Lord Bute owned nearly the entire town, and that he was a noble- man, and entitled by the constitution of the country to a seat in the House of Lords. He had there a voice, and from the experience of the past session of Parliament they knew what a voice that House had in throwing ous useful measures that had passed the Commons (hisses and cries of "Shame"). Now this nobleman whom thev all admired in many respects (laughter)—was the owner of the land around here, and he took upon himself to tell them that he, having a seat in the House of Lords, should exercise the power it afforded him and also. that he was anxious that they should accept his nominee as their re- presentative in the House of Commons (cries of" No, no," and hisses). He would say that this was a thing they should not submit to (applause)--and that they should enter their protest against the peer of the realm who would interfere in this obnoxious way with their liberties. But Lord Bute not only brought forward this nominee of his, but the whole infiuen :e of his agents, and all those connected with such a gigantic estate was brought to bear in order to rob them of their privileges and their rights (hisses, and cries of Shame "). At the last general election those of them who lived in that town knew that power and influence was exercised (hear, hear). They were not then possessed of the Ballot, and it was known to every man on the Bute estate, and to every large employer of labour who found they were bound to support the Bute nominee (" Shame and applause) —in fact, by the whole of the working men in that town, under that influence, that their votes would be known (renewed cries of Shame ")-that the vote they gave, whether for oue.candidate or another, would be known (re- newed cries of'' Shame "). It required no absolute coercion on the part of the Bute agents to be exercised upon them even. (He..r, hear, and hisses.) It was perfectly obvious to them that if they voted contrary to.the desire and wish of Lord Bute's agents, that they would be marked men, aud the consequences might be very serious to many of them. (Loud cries of "Shame," and hisses.) Aud those of them who took part in that election felt that in a great number of instances it would be cruel in the extreme to endeavour to bring men to vote on their side under those circumstances. (Applause and cries of "Shame.") Now, that state of matters was a very serious thing indeed, and in order to prove to them what he was stating, he had with him (and produced) a book published by the Bute agents after the election in with the name of every man who voted was printed in large type (loud hisses) and beside each name G for Giffard, S for Stuart, and another mark for those who did not give any vote at all (hisses, and loud cries of shame") This book was very properly denominated "Mr. Sherley's Black'book- (loud lau,Iiter, and hisses)— and a blacker book, or a more invidious attempt to coerce the free and independent electors of any borough in this world (applause). It was such cases as these which led to the Ballot Act (hear, hear). They were aware that many of the leading men on the Liberal side were op- posed to this measure-had opposed it all their lives nearly (shame). The late Home Secretary—now Lord Aberdare—lost his seat at Merthyr at the last general election because he would not yield that point of the Ballot. But he, after his experience of that election,was bound to come to the conclusion that nothing would pro- tect working men voters except the Ballot (applause). He repeated it was such a case as this he had described which led to the securing of that great public measure (applause.) This was the first edition" of the book he had referred to (Laughter and hisses), and he was happy to say it was the last (laughter) that would ever be pub- lished ot a document of that kind (hear, hear). But the point he wished to explain was that while Lord Bute asked them to accept his nominee (hisses), the first vote that nobleman ever gave in the Lords (after running up to London by express train from Cardiff) was against the Ballot (hisses) -and, therefore, so far as he and his party were concerned, the electors would never have enjoyed the Ballot that day (hisses)— everything had been done to stop their having it (hisses). Yet these were the very men who turned around and said they were the friends of the working men (laughter), and that they bad no reason at all to fear the Ballot (laughter). If that were so, it occurred to him that Lord Bute's agents would adopt another mode of acting at this election. They soitght to employ the whole of their haugers-on to go around the Bute workmen, and those influenced in the way stated, and tell them, '"Now, my dear fellows, you were coerced last time by the Radicals. but you are now free men. Come and vote as you like (laughter and applause). No, they would attempt any dodge, any trick, to serve their ends, and they wouid find" it to be so before tbe day of the election arrived. He would only add this much respecting the Ballot, believing as he did that he was addressing a large number of them who he presumed were connected with the ocks, and he wished to impress the fact upon them with all the emphasis he was capable they could vote at the forthcoming election with absolute certainty, and that no man could know how they voted. (Applause.) Another question he wished to advert to was the neces- sity of amending the laws affecting the land of his country. (Hear, hear.) Looking at her wretched position, here they found <:> one man the owner of nearly the whole of the soil Uiisses ) They wanted a piece of ground for a burial ground, they could not get it (hisses.) They wanted another site for a free library, and they c,uld not get it (hisses)—except on a short lease, and what he (the chairman) conceived for such a purpose an enormous rent (cries of "shame.") The Directors of the Infirmary, an institution which ought to be dear to the hearts of all, and which have done more for the amelioration of the suffering than any other institution in the country (applause,) were now hampered for room. They could not get anything like the room required to meet the exigencies of that growing town. They applied to the Bute trustees for a site. and they had been absolutely refused ("shame" and hisses.) A similar result had taken place, lie was told with the Wesleyans, a large body, who had made applica- tion for a piece of land to build a school upon (hisses.) Again, for many years past that large and populous district—Canton—had been endeavouring to secure a system of drainage, and arrangements had to a certain extent been made to secure the outlet of that drainage into the river Taff (hear, hear.) Buta direct impediment was thrown in the way of carrying.,out the Be Lord Windsor's agent had said that e. objected (hisses, and renewed cries of shame). It was a monstrous thing that that or any town should be so circumstanced (hear, hear). The chairman concluded an address, which was attentively listened to and cheered throughout, by repeating that a very great reform was necessary in the land tax, so that a greater inducement could be offered to manufacturers and others to come aval erect works (applause). He condtmned tbe taken by the Constitutional Association at ti»« ^^d'the to the Town Council and Guardians.. te A,I tlie electors to unite in their efforts, aud ^^fVould be adverse forces brought to bear, Colonel £ >tu returned. meeting, was Colonel STIJART, on rising to addr<?*« enced by stating greeted with much applause. Si^ngaged his attention til at his Parliamentary duties t0 tjje ]ocal matters j so much that he could not at them. It was then their chairman had brough* jnto the great ipipe- unquestionably his duty '^j^ting the country (ap- rial questions which wfc«* borough would be later plause). Their contest ^yughout England- They than most of tlie "jber that their decision would be i would, therefore, ra]Aew as the decision of a very large looked upon vy ity upon tne iusure conduct oi Lms commercial 'ph« gallant Colonel then pa^evl on country (^PP^Tborne and foreign policy, and leading t0 TaVe1W»flSed during the Uat session of Parliament. iuea»ure3 d been passed after "reat opposition, and it 1¥-B ^it that a great piineipltj .wnich hftd ueen *me nation should not .be ia«Sdlnd-h^ tiouedhy^esl uk, be able to vote wi^or' ? • H. tu feSVJT SoSe entirely commendable, and eulogised in very waria t^ f/^St Vl? r f °f tLe- Exchequer* j a veraict was lecordedin his favour, Le should consider e free and independent verdict of the caiwtitHeney ne had served them consistently, and had fuRHe(« their expectation (loud applause). expressed Colonel Stuart's willingness < « to reply to the queries of any gentleman present. There being no response, he called upon Mr. G. F. BEAVAN to propose a resolution to the effect "That this meeting cordially thanks Col. Stuart for his faithful services during the past 17 years, and as- sures him of its determination to secure his triumphant return to the next Parliament in support of the great Liberal measures of retrenchment_ and reform. The speaker, in a spirited address, criticised Mr. Disraeli's recent speeches, and denounced the fallacies contained in them. The declaration of the poil at Merthyr, on being made known, was hailed with enthusiastic applause. Mr. PHILIP THOMAS seconded the resolution, which was energetically supported by the Rev. W. Evans, M.A., and afterwards by t Dr. EDWARDS, who met with a hearty reception. After commenting in highly favourable terms upon the ante- cedents and past career of Mr. Henry Richard, he pro- ceeded, amid loud plaudits, to repudiate the dictatoral character of Mr. Sherley's municipal and political in- terference. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, cheers for the gallant Colonel, and three groans for Mr. Giffard.

HOME RULE AT CARDIFF AND COLONEL STUART'S SUPPORTERS. A krge and enthusiastic meeting of the Irish electors of Cardiff was held last evening at the long room of the Merthyr and Dowlais Inn, Bute-terrace. Mr P. O. Cal- laghan was filled on to take the chair, and Mr J. Burt the vice-chair. The room was crowded, although no public notice had been given that the meeting would be held. The CHAIRMAN said that they were called together in order that they might prosecute the battle with vigour which they had begun, and after the splendid demon- stration which they had last evening at Canton it would not do to rest upon their oa.rs. They must work with energy and with per- severance until the day of election. It was the duty of the children of Ireland who were living in Cardiff, to show their sympathies, and not only their sympathy but their duty in doing what they can for the reltiase of their oppressed country. The walls of the town had been pla- carded with bills declaring that they were not Home Rulers, nor did they represent the Catholic body, and that they only represented a male section of that body. The demonstration last evening, when mere than 4,000 people were gathered together, and listening with solemn silence to the addresses of the various speakers, and declaring their adhesion to the Home Rule principle without a dissentient voice, was the best answer to this. They were struggling for that great and glorious principle. They wanted Ireland for the Irish, under a federal arrangement with this country. This was the platform they had adopted, and which they intended to carry to a successful issue, in spite of whatever force may be brought against them. They were not going to vote for those who would not promise to give them what they required. They knew now well what the Tories had done for the people of Ireland. They had depressed them by taxation, and driven them as beggars to the gates of every nation in the woild. Ihey hat| purchased their i^eople, and driven them forth as strangers from the land of their birth. (Hear, hear.) The Conservatives turned round now and said they were repentant, and that if returned to Parliament they would carry an Education Act for the children of Ireland. At whose expense ? At the ex- pense of their country, and at the sacrifice of the princi- ple for which they were fighting. W ouid the Irish voters of Cardiff submit to such a course ? Would they be recreant to the first principles of their country's liberty ? He was as good a Catholic as any man, and as great a protector and lover of his church as any Catholic in Cardiff, but he was prepared to shelve the question of the education of the children of Ireland for a time. They must now go iu for Home Rule for their country. (Loud cheers.) Let the Church join the Home Rule, and then they would work together. It had been said that Colonel Stuart was not a Home Ruler, and that the very excellent Old Bailey lawyer on the other side was as good a Home Ruler as Col. Stuart. Colonel Stuart had served them faithfully for 17 years, and the Irish were not the men to turn their backs ou him now in the hour of need. He had never made a promise to them that he did not redeem, and if Col. Stuart now pro mised them to support the whole platform of the Home Rule Association, the fact that he had redeemed every pledge was the best proof that he would in the future keep the pledge he now made them. On the last occasion he promised to support the disestablishment of the Irish Cliuch, and he did so. He promised to support the Irish Land Bill, and he did so. And if these measures bad not been so beneficial to the country, as was anticipated Iti, that was not the fault of Col. Stuart or the Ministry he' supported (cheers). Did they not know that every measure introduced by the Liberal Government for the benefit of Ireland was spoiled or neutralised by the Conserva- tives ? It was the Tories who called the disestahlishment of the Irish Church a question of confiscation, and the Land Bill was blocked up by the same men. They now wanted Home Rule—a Parliament on College Green, where all subjects affecting the internal condition of the country would be legislated upon, and the country to be united to this by federation. They had no idea oi break- ing up the empire. They want to raise England in the scale of nations, and make her a great and powerful nation, by uniting themselves with her as a country loving find aiding and not a subjugated nation. Ever since her connection with England she had suffered from the coercion of England, and now they were suffering from the bane of coercion for those acts which had been brought about by the misrule of the Tories (hear hear). There was an opportunity now for them to free their country from misrule and give her an impetus on the onward course to light and liberty, aud they wonld not now desert her in the hour of danger. Mr. ANTHONY delivered a spirited address, during which he pointed out to the meeting that Mr. Giffard was one of the Counsel who prosecuted the Irish in the affair at Clerkenwell. After several other speeches, characterised with earnest- ness and good sense and with a strong and unwavering determination to do all that was possible for the progress of Home Rule. Mr HEMINGWAY spoke with reference to the letters of Colonel Stuart and Mr Giffard in reply to the questions put to them by a deputation of the Home-Rule Associa- tion with reference to the home-rule question. He con- sidered that both answers were very vague, and suggested that they should again ask the candidates if they would support a measure for the education of the children of Ireland in accordance with their views, and if they re- ceived a favourable reply from one or the other then vote for him. The CHAIRMAN pointed out that they had received a favourable reply from Colonel Stuart, who was in favour of the whole of the platform of the Home-Rule Associa- tion, and that platform had for its object the internal government of the country and the sending of representa- tives to the British Parliament to have a voice in the legislation of the empire and questions of foreign policy.1 They were not going to consult these gentlemen again. Colonel Stuart had promised them all they asked for, and they were going to support him A vote of confidence was passed for Colonel btuart, and three hearty cheers were given for Home-rule and Colonel Stuart, and the meeting then separated.

THE MONMOUTHSHIRE BOROUGHS. NEWPORT ON THE ELECTION DAY. Tn the morning the appearance of the town was very quiet. Nothing occurred to indicate during the morning that a general election was occurring. At one o'cloc-r, however, it became apparent that a half holiday would be observed. The tradesman, doubtless, felt that little business would be done, and they closed their shops. Having a lively recollection of what occurred in 1868 many persons thought it well to barricade their windows. It was thought, albeit, bymany persona on both sides, that this attempted precaution was but an incentive to wrong doing by the roughs of both parties. Still every- thing went on quietly until noon. Then a horde of lads from the Dos Works—each lad wearing a blue favoll"- marched through the town, shouting and yelling-nof ably at the Westgate Hotel and the Telegram office. After this came the deluge. The streets were thronged, and at three o'clock in the afternoon all business was sus- pended. Crowds then perambulated the thoroughfares, and a few free fights were indulged. Meanwhile Mr. Cordes and Mr. Pochin drove through the town in well-equipped carriages, and occasionally they took a stroll This state of affairs proceeded until within achort time of the closing of the polling stations, when the Liberal candidate, Mr. H. D. Pochin, appeared at an upper window of the Westgate Hotel, and delivered a brief address to a large crowd assembled in the street. He thanked them for the exertions which had been made on his behalf, and said whether they had won this election for him or not, he was sure they deserved to do so. Whether they had won or not, he urged them not to let those subjects die for the promufeat*011 which they had been fighting. He e^Pr t a belief that there would not be majority in the House of Commons eitber o or the other, and he hinted at the P^af„^natno electors of this country being af"? have Mr Glad- distant penocl to say whether ttiey He tendered stone or Mr Disraeli at but on behalf his thanks to them, not "P^^rts they had made that of the Liberal cause, tor 1 Pochin then retired day in its ellthusiasm. Mr Tbos. B. amidst the creates <.roW(j, which verv 1 Batchelor also aa A little later Mr Thomas Cordes quietly didate essayed to address a crowd Co,r."S Ki°s> Hatrf. a»<i»2 frrtrriJ with mingled groans, hisses, and cheers. Cor three attempts to speak on his part were signal {lures, and h.s voice was completely drowned amid the clamour of la*1 two or three Smarks, which were totally inaudible, Mr. Cordes re- tircd amid c'°' f^iou. Groans, hisses, and eries of er, followed by cheers for the Liberal iroctedtkl trom the crowd, and a few cheers which toLowed Mr. Cordes were drawn from the people by the joint orts of his more immediate supporters. A great deal of noise and bustle was created by a num- ber of boys who paraded the town at a rapid rate with bludgeons a*»a other weapons,-and towards the close of the e^rung sbon«s began to fly aJbont pretty freely. Betweeu,$-and J) GommerCial-'street was the scene ot the vagaries of a numerous-Vand of'roughs, who ) kick-id before them a bluing mass of fire to the amuse- wsnt of many aud the t&rror of others. So far as we liavf ps-eertained, however, no serious damage or injury :j, j, DECLARATION OF THE POLL. MONMOUTH, 2 A m.—The result of the p >11 wasanxiousl^ Ianval ed. It resulted as follows :— Cordes, C .2090 Pochin, L 1417 RIOTING AT NEWPORT. NEWPORT 10 P-nl -A riot has occurred, lilostlyfnhow- ever, with boys. Windows were biv ken on both sides of the streets, from 1'ill, through Commercial-street, an ri-i'h-stieet. Private houses also have been attac e The Lord Ruglan Inn the Westgate, the Libera. ciation Room, the King's Head-Hotel, the lo > aud other place*. The Mayor addnessed the crowd at t_ «♦» setve order, auu it was then oraerta torn* •> should be called out.. ioWg vave vPFT1 1-0 a.m.—Since my last more windows nave necn smashed at the King's Head..Further disturbances have 8 occurred. Military called out, and arrived at the town Hail at 11.45. The police charged the crowd with staves. Several persons are in custody. Broken heads are num°rons. Military were dismissed at 12.30. Quiet by one. Police still on duty at half-past one. J CONTESTED ELECTIONS. DEVONPORT. f J. H. Puleston (C) 1504 Captain U. E. Price (CI 1462 J. D. Lewis (L) .1316 G. Stoltan iSymons (L) 1244 COCKERMOUTH. G. Stoltan iSymons (L) 1244 COCKERMOUTH. Isanc Fletcher (L) 500 John Henry Fewcett (O) 388 SALISBURY. Ryder, C 835 Lush, L 800 Kennard, C 7^3 Seymour, L 759 NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGHT). Clifford, L, obtained a majority of 47 over Mr Twyford, C. YOUGHAL. McKenna, Home Ruler 14 pitzgerald, C lOG MALLOW. McCMthy,HomeI:nler. pg Johnston. 63 Creagh, C 27 Nagie, Nationalist g BUCKINGHAM. Hibbaid, C 588 Verney, L 391 THIRSK. Gallivey, C 410 Stapyltoii, L 409 Majority 1 WAREHAM. Drax, C 502 Guest, L 310 Emmens, C 26 „ SUNDERLAND. Gourley, L 6172 bir Henry Havelock, L 5<)20 Eaily, C 378J BODMIN. tion. F. Leveson (J-ower, L 454. Charles Eldon Sergeant. L AHA Lock Webb, C 113 NOTTINGHAM. Denison, C 5268 Isaac, C 4790 Laycock, L 4732 Laboiiehere,L 3545 Heath, L 2754 Birkin, L 1073 ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE. Mellor, C 2612 Buckley, L 2430 CHRISTCHURCH. Wolff 978 Millard 607 Majority 371 DARLINGTON. Backhouse, L 1625 Spark, L 1607 Thomas Gibson Bowles, C 305 HACKNEY. The returning officer has decided to cast up all votes and declare the poll to-day, leaving the defeated candi- date to petition the house against the legality of the return (should he think fit), in consequence of the polling booth not being opened till considerably after time. IPSWICH. The result will not be known till to-day. DUDLEY. The result will not be known till to-day. There has been serious rioting all day. Mr. Smith Shenstone's (C) carriage was attacked, and his committee room demolished. The Riot Act was read. and a body of Royal Artillery, from Birmingham, were sent for, who restored order. BERWICK. Majoribanks, L. 617 Milne Holme, C 543 Stapleton, L 418 Lord Bury, C 330 ST. IVES. Davenpore, C 757 Bolithio, L 432 ROCHDALE. T. B. Potter (L) 4498 R. W. Gamble (C) of98 CANTERBURY. Magendine (C) 1506 Butler Johnstone (C) 1488 Brinckman 938 Biron(L). 87 WATERFORD. McKenna (L) 124 Fitzgerald (C) 106 BRADFORD. Forster (L) 11945 Ripley (L) [0223 Godwin (L) 8398 Hardaker 8115

MR. DISRAELI AND THE BARREL ORGAN. At the close of Mr. Disraeli's address at Newport Pagnall yesterday a free fight occurred in front of the hotel where the speech had been delivered, between a large crowd who had assembled outside end had en- deavoured by means of the barrel organ and other noices to interrupt the proceedings, and those who had been inside listening to the hoti. gaiitleman.

ARRIVAL OF THE DELTA AT NEW YORK. The steamship Delta, Captain Stephens, arrived at New York early on Tuesday morning-all well.

MR. DISRAELI AT AYLESBURY. A correspondent who signs himself" An Englishman," writes as follows to the Daily News ;-1 learn from the Daily News that the politician who once tin the Hcuse of Commons called Mr. Bright a freebooter," and Sir.Kobert Peel a "burglar," and Lord Shaftesbury a Pharisee with kroad phylacteries, now compares Mr. Glad- stone to a shop thief, and sneers at his religion I The guardian of our public morals unhesitat- ingly applying to Hr. Disraeli the standard of our national morality, are prodigal of professions of distress, as if Enghsh usages had been grossly violated. 1'is^eii, however, is such as the long indulgence of propensities sometimes concealed, but never* re- gulated, have made him. As neither the law of the. laml nor the retfned society of Lothair and t oriaaiide has reformed him, it may be taken that he is as irreclaimable as any one that could be found 011 the margin of the "everlasting desert." This being so we iy;ay as weil take into account a few circumstances which a.-cct the value of the invective. Mr. Disraeli is not in the uaoit of confining himself to statements that he is pre- pareu to make good. On the 22nd of November, 1838, he on the floor of the Court of Queen's Bench to receive s ijtence for a libel on Mv. Austin, the barrister, when he ¡¡..i,I, "I throw myself on your lordship's and confessed that he had acted unjustly to Mr. Austin. Yet this experience did not teach him moderation in the House j of Commons, where he has frequently had to withdraw personal statements. Twenty years ago, when Feel was no more, Mr. Disraeli, after deriding the "sanctimonious eloquence" of Mr. Gladstone, found it expedient^ to apologise to the House of Commons for his rhetonca.1 excesses, and entreated honourable members to foigct what he had said. Since then he has snoken in the siane assembly of Mr. Gladstone as one who, wherever he sits, must always be the pride and ornament of the House. The one thing to be guarded against is any diversion to these latest personalities of that -attention. which should be concentrated on the issues of the contest. Peel knew the measure of Mr. Disraeli, and on a memo- rable occasion when attacked by that assailant recalled a eulogy which had proceeded from the same quarter. "I will enter, he said, ''into no personal controversy with the hon. gentleman. I hold his recent panegyric and his present attack m the same estimation. -a

FOREIGN TELEGRAMS. J I TER S OS VIRAL NEWS TFLECBAM.] p r TliE ASHANTEE WAR. CAPE COAST CASTLE, January 16.—Fresh mes- I sengers from tne King of Ashantee, accompanied by ilerr K uh,ne" a released German missionary, have arrived, authorised it is believed, to treat for peace.. THE FAMINE IN INDIA. CALCUTTA, Wednesday. Rain has fallen generally in Bengal. The growing crops have been much benefited, and ploughing for the spring cropa is grehtiy facilitated.

Sir John Byles took his seat on Saturday, for the first time, as a member of the Judicial Committee. Baron Pigott's illness is not of a serious nature. JIj8 Indisposition arises from a levere cold. The Bight Hon Sir James Colville is much better, and rl will shortly be able to resume his official duties. Theie is a general improvement in the health of Baron Mayer de Rothschild. The Government of Berne has forbidden all priests removed from office to reside in the Bernese Jura, but those who have not exceeded their duty are exempted from the prohibition. JV- The Government of Bongal estimates the number of neonle sufFering from the famine at two millions and a half, and the quantity of rice required for relief at 240,000 tons. A social telegram [from Vienna states that the Empe- rcr of Austria wiU start on the 11th instant for k Pfftprsburs. It anticipated that his visit will issue in a commercial treaty between the two countries. The Berlin papers state that seven of the German Army Corps are now armed with the new Manser rifle. The are. however, to retain the needle-gun until they shall have became perfectly familiar with the use of the new rifie.

HOLLOVVAVS OINTMENT AND PR;.V.S.—At THE PR-REN timewuch wvtchful&ess mv*st be e\cr 1 ■ '11 n'i,r) ¡"$t, VI ences of ill-health immediately checked, < r a slicht illness may result in a serious malady. Relaxed and sote throat, diphtheria, quinsey, coughs, chronic cci'jjb, bronchi i". mid other pul- I ? monary affections win be g rally relieved by 1hb;nil this cooling Ointment into the skill 1.8 nearly M practicable to tiie seat of ef. This treatment, at once -iinrll,) III(! effective, is admir- ably -diiOted I >r the :m*>y^' ot such diwseS durinar iniaucy arid youth. Ota ashnatio invalids will derive Biarvfllous ease lYoui 1 the use oi Uolloway's remod cs, which hove oMUofcl r-o'jud n»auy 1 such sufferers, are) le-established health after every other means | i ad signally failed. it

NOMINATION AT BRIDGEND. For fifteen years the election of representatives for the | county of Glamorgan has been a formal one. The can- *iidates have met a the Town-hall, they have been pro- &<teed and seconde and, as knights of the shire, pre- ^ted with swor^b y the Clerk of the Peace. They ther: addressed fnd with three ch for the m«uabers, tn ord. the town ceased, and the People returne f members to I^rsuits' Yesterday the nomination whatever ^P««ent the county cre&ted no exateiutnt a ^he High Sheriff and Mrs Stacey arrived in on theut half-paist eleven t»'clock, and stood coin t tinie_ foot.pavt;mt.nt iu front of the 1 own-hall i ,rs opened minutes beiore twelve o clock the d r0i)m_ j M Stacey and Mr C. W. Luard entered t rja minutes Mr H. II. Vivian, accompame ath entered Talb°t, and Mr. J. H. Rowlands, of ShS.^d prel Rented the nomination papers to Mr "i.Then Mr. Ebenezer Lewis, of Broa« mination '{ Lvans, of brynteg, presented .lie j e of *• C. R. M. Talbot, and Mr. Vaughan An CaStle, thS lay, and Mr. J. R. Homfray, of Pen „„ Sir Ivor Bertie Guest. No political fj -ok-ng with the with til, manifestation. Each one laughing au<l-l e 0f a very others, and seeming to regard the event as stooj ordinary occurrence. At the entrance t0.t,1 but the in- aguardiau,(if the peace to prevent intracl()n, .,LCertain habitants did not evince the least curiosity t'j '(jiu what the proceedings inside the hall were. |n. 'turn ner hour a few loitered in front of the hall on then to work, to read the notice announcing the ]iames candidates nominated, but these soon passed away> an. inhabitants seemed to forget that anything beyond course of events was taking palace. Not a flag was t? seen or manifestation in any way of public feelill" Bridgend is a town long ™°wa for t}ie Liberal sent1 ntents. On the top of the hill stands an old church which shows a sparse select congregation. In the town are several Nonconformist churches, crowded every Sun- day. It is not to be expected that in such a town Con- servative principles iind restmg- place. With the ex- ception of Mr H. H. Vivian, noite of the candidates ap- peared yesterday. Everywhere ne seemed to meet with a cordial reception, ana the iii a^Jtants of Brid<rend entertajn no thought whatever ot cfJatiging ylej,. r°pre. Kentatifree.. i • The nomination papers handed m Were fe,Va;i(j(, f lows. For Mr Vivian: Mr 'l^ieodore Mansel Talbot, Margam Park Mr J II Rowlands, Neath supporters, Mr Star^° J w Jan,rAlr David Brown, Bridgend, • es. Jir mcjlfirc} Richards, Mr L.L; Lewis, Brc- castle, Mr T. PhilUps> hr r wiUiam Williams, EMfGR. M. Talbot proposed by £ r. E_ Brocaetle, and seconded "j> Tv,,Vans' ^idgend supporters, Mr. D. Brown- \r masi Bridgend • Mr. G. Gordon, Tondu ?l%^jlwgau' Mr: w.' Roberts, and Mr D. Lewis, ►Sir Ivor Guest's nomiH^tioi1 ^>y his propoaer an«! seconder, and by x ^'Cardiff Mr. Osborne Sheppard, Rheola> • ^d? Bryn- teriod, Mr. J.^Thomas, Mr. Collier, Jir. A. G.lberton, and Mr. G. Watts, Bridgend. c q- t r, In the afternoon the friends „n j'Tr.- • ues^ proj ceded to Neath, and Messrs. Tadl 't • n Went to Pontypridd to .address the electors ther

THE MONMOUTH SOFTOUGHS. MONMOUTH, Wednesday, 7 sc°re of years has an election caused so ,m f in Monmouth as the polling to-day has ,or-a. tb Usine8s commenced at eight o'clock this morning- was! a great rush of Conservatives to each of th0 Polling places. Several garlands were stretched &1'1 ,s e Vrin- cipal street fairly covered with liluebeli^ iH1' le-anier« while scarcely a speok wf red emild he f'èll. (.ven amon^ the passengers in the thoroughfares. "Hsf l Vfitxves jmlilished the so-called statfcof the poll but little actnal credence coiiM be pl.-jc.'d jll as tlie Liberal party obtained promises tltat 1K'00;1' "blewetcrs would jjive the Conservatives their biue cards ■even if they voted in an opnosJie ixiauncr. Bot.i parties Relieve they are the victors at pt-f sent. If possible, tne ^ocJars/iion v/ill take place before midnight.