South Wales Daily News

LLANDOVERY. On Friday evening a public meeting of rate- payers was held at the Town-hall for the pur- pose of hearing the different candidates ex- pressing their views. The chair was taken by Mr J. M. Sinnett, Llanfair Cottage. The following candidates were present and addressed the meeting, namely Mr I. Griffiths, Clifton House (mayor); Mr T. X. Jones, Castle View; Mr J. It. Price, FIasydderwen Mr T. Rees, Cloth-hall and Mr D. Saunders Thomas, Court House. It should be mentioned that Mr David Jones, Llanfair House, was unavoidably absent whereas Mr Dan Williams, Pentre House; and Mr T. Phillips, solicitor, were both unwell. The meeting was-altogether a most interesting one, and was brought to a close with the usual vote of thanks. On Saturday the polling took place at the Town-hall. In conse- quence of the Mayor being one of the candidatos, Councillor J ohn Lewis, Royston House, was the returning officer. At 9.15 the result of the poll was declared as follows:— Price. 174 Thomas 115 David Jones 114 Williams. 112' Rees 105 Griffiths. 99 Phillips 93 T. X. Jones. 80 The contest was entirely non-political.

BRECON. There was no contest, and the following wert returned unopposedDr James Williams (C), deputy-mayor; Mr John Morgan, Usk Hou.u (L); Mr D. T. Jeffreys, solicitor (C); Mr Aneuriu George, builder (I). The first three were retiring councillors. Mr George occupied a seat in thi council for a term prior to November of last fear,

LAMPETER. The following is the result of the election of councillors for the four vacant Seats in this borough, which took place on Saturday last Thoirias Owen, stationmaster L 203 Joseph Jones, postmaster.L 196 Thomas Lloyd, solicitor C 194 John Jones, "Hope," grocer .C 167 David Davies, Queen's Arms C 149 Alderman David Lloyd was the returning officer.

AFTER THE BATTLE. AT THE REFORM CLUB, SPEECHES BY SUCCESSFUL CANDI- DATES. The scene at the Reform Club, New-street, for several hours on Saturday night was one of jubilation, the only alloy in the general rejoicing being the defeat of Messrs Beavan and Proger. the club was thronged with members and visitors, and nothing caused greater delight than the victory of Mr Shepherd T. \Tovert*u'ow' Sir Morgan Morgan. Mr it. _JN. Hall J the registration agent) was the object of much felicitous congratulation and he smilingly bore the compliments which the results of his arrangements and assiduous labours had produced. Shortly after 10 o'clock, there was quite a crowd of leaders of Liberalism in the town; and when the long-delayed and anxiously- awaited Riverside result arrived, there was great cheering over the du&l success. Meanwhile a largo crowd had assembled in front of the club, and there being frequent calls for speeches, a move was made from the smoke-room to the balcony, and ,;everal stirring addresses were given. Mr EDWARD THOMAS (" Cochfarf") said that, as the Liberal candidate who had obtained the largest majority in the contests, he had been asked to speak first. He heartily thanked the electors of Adamsdown Ward and all who had worked for him and while there was the gratify- ing knowledge that the electors had given the Liberal party an additional member in the town council, his own return proved that a working carpenter could, in a town like Cardiff, step from the bench to the council chamber. (Loud cheers, and Bravo !") Mr ANDREWS (Splott Ward) was called upon, and said he was sure that all present were proud of the great Liberal victory that had been acnieyecl; and those who had been returned would do their level best to serve the people in the council. (Cheers.) The Liberal party thanked the people heartily for the manner in ii 'r worked, and for placing eight °?,i ii liberal candidates at the head of the poll. (Loud cheers.) Mr VAUGHAN then came forward, and was received with great enthusiasm. He remarked that they had won a great victory, and although some seats had been lost, which he much re- gretted, the Liberals had polled over 1,000 votes more than the Tories. (Cheers.) That fact spoke well for the coming general election so that while they would miss Mr Frank Beavan and Mr Proger, the party had not lost by the elections of the day. (Cheers.) So far as regarded his own ward, he could only tell them what he had told them during the contest—that Canton was the political Gibraltar of Cardiff. (Much cheering.) Mr SHEPHKRD next addressed the throng, and as he appeared on the balcony numerous red lights flashed on the crowd from the windows of the club, and this was the signal for further tremendous cheer- ing. Mr Shepherd said that he was proud of beinx able to boast ot having obtained in Park vtai'd the greatest victory of the day's series. (Cheers.) Ihey had cleared away the "knight" —(laughter and cheers)—and what would he be able to do in South Glamorgan? (Laughter and cheers.) When the working men set about any e I'! such enterprise as that of that day they meant business and although his opponent had ridiculed the idea of what the working men could do, he had been sent home a sadder but a wiser man. ( Loud cheers.) Councillor RAMSRALE, who was warmly greeted, said the battle of the 1st of November had ended, and they knew the results and, notwithstanding the various statements in the Western Mail and Exprets—(hisses and "Give it them")-tllo Liberal party had gained one seat in the council. (Loud cheers.) On the previous day the Express published a cartoon, depicting a football match, in which Sir Morgan Morgan, was taking a "place kick at goal; but he had not only failed to score, but the ball did not even rise, and he had gone home in sorrow. (Laughter and cheers.) The fight throughout had been on political lines, and the Liberalparty had achieved a great victory. (Cheers.) He regretted that in the South Ward they had missed their mark—(hear, hear}—and Mr Trounce being all things to all men had been returned for the Roath Ward; but they would take more care in the sweet by and by of those wards in which they had failed. (Cheers.) He felt extremely sorry that Mr Frank Beavan had lost his seat (hear, hear)—and that so insignificant a man as James Herbert Cory had taken his place. (Hear, hear.) He grieved for the ratepayers of the South Ward, and had come to the conclusion that it was the classes and not the masses who ruled the ward. He would suggest, if he dared, that some valiant councillor should resign his seat in favour of Mr Beavan. (Loud cheers.) The results of the day's contests justified him in saying that the Liberal party had resentsd a foul attack made upon Mr Gladstone—(cheers) some years ago—(renewed cheering)—and they were able to say that while their representatives in the council had the weal of the Liberal party at heart, they should welcome Lord Bute as mayor of the town in a magnanimous manner (hear, hear)—and continue to work for the good of the community as a whole. (Cheers.) Mr J. H. JONKS said that that was an auspicious moment for Cardiff. (Hear, hear.) The Con- eervativo cry was that the results of that day's elections would bo regarded as a test of what might be expected at the next Parliamentary election and the lesson of that test was that the Liberals had polled 936 more votes than their opponents. (Cheers.) It was not long since Sir Edward Reed (cheers) — in addressing the electors, asked that his majority at the next election might be 1,000. (Cheers.) Sir Edward's idea was then sCouted, but his remark had proved a prophetic one, and when the time came they would be able to give effect to his request. (Cheers.) It had been said that there was a man ready to contest the seat against Sir Edward—(laughter)—but he was afraid that after that day's results the gentleman's friends would have to send him to the limbo whence he came. (Laughter and cheers.) There had been losses, which he regretted, but there had been gains, and they more than compensated for the losses. (Cheers.) The Liberal party had roused itself, and pronounced Cardiff a thoroughly Liberal, Radical town. (Cheers.) The contest in Grangetown Ward marked an epoch in the history of the town. (Loud cheers.) In Mr Jenkins—(cheers)—thev had a real labour candidate, not a bogus Carr candidate. (Laughter and cheers.) Another lesson taught by that day's contests was that the Liberal party recognised that bona fide labour candidates were the right sort of men to send to the council, and the return of Mr Jenkins reflected the highest credit upon the party which returned him. (Cheers.) By recognising such candidates the Liberal party had nothing to lose, but everything to gain. (Hear, hear.) In that day's contests the labour party had declared itself to be on the side of the Liberal party, and the whole town had pronounced itself on the same side. (Loud cheers.) Mr DOBSON followed with a short speech, in which he said that in retiring from Grano-p- town in favour of Mr Jenkins, he felt that he did his duty to both the Liberal party and the labour party. (Cheers.) Councillor RAMSDALE (as chairman) referring to the fact that it was then raining, said he would not detain the throng longer than to remark that they had prepared and administered a pill for the Conservatives to swallow. (Laughter aud prolonged cheering. The crowd then dispersed, and the congratula- tory proceedings of the night were brought to a close.

MEETING AT THE~WORKING MEN'S CONSERVATIVE CLUB. On Saturday evening, after the declaration of the results of the several polls throughout the borough, a meeting of the committee, the mem- bers of the club, and the Conservative candidates and officials was held at the Working Men's Con- servative Club, St. Mary-street. The candidates came in as the results in their respective wards were made known. Mr R. HugheS, chair- man of the club, presided, and among those present were Councillor W. J. Trounce, Dr Treharne, Councillor H, L. Carr, Councillor T. Hurry Riches, Dr Moir (chairman of the Conservative Club), Mr Herbert Cory, Mr W. R. Parker, Mr L. S. Bickley, Mr 1]1; White, Mr Upham, Mr George David, Air Bridbut (Con- servative registration agent), and otherkV The CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the nuJmbers of the club, expressed their thanks to the candidates —whether successful or ummccessfulor the manner in which they had conducted thV, contest on behalf of the party. He thanked l)ro all for the way in which they had eideavourq to secure a victory. The result of the elections fthejwed the want of further organisation in the several wards. The strength oi the party was now known and certain seats could be looked upon as Conservative seats. ",(, Speeches on the day's proceedings',and the position of the party were then delivemS; by Mr W. R. Parker, Councillor Trounce, Mr H. J. Cory, Mr White, Mr Bickley, Mr Upham, Coun- cillor Carr, Mr Geo. David, Dr. Treharne, and Mr Bridcut, who regarded the results as by no means discouraging, Certain seats were now known to be Conservative, and evidence had been furnished that Cardiff could be won for the party at a parliamentary election. A hearty and unanimous vote of thanks was given to the can- didates, successful and unsuccessful, on the motion -it the Chairman, seconded by .I".L. TO THE EDITOR. Srn,-In your report of the meeting beld at Grangetown last Friday night, Mr Pearse, Who addressed the meeting, is described as of the Saddlers' Union. We wish to let the public know that Mr Pearse is only an honorary member. He was not authorised to speak for, or on behalf of, the said union, politics being strictly excluded from our meetings. By inserting this in your valuable paper, you will greatly oblige.—I am, &c., THOS. DYKE, President Cardiff Branch Saddlers' Union. Cardig, Nov. 1, 1890.

NEWPORT. The polling in the two wards of Newport where there are contests took place on Saturday. In the South Ward there were three polling stations, namely, at the Oddfellows' Hall, Alexandra Schools, and Temple-street police-station. The electorate in this ward is 1,520, or about 70 less than last year owing to the removal of slum property in Mill-parade and elsewhere. The candidates are Messrs J. C. Sanders and J. H. Carney, Liberals, and Mr W. Gibbs, adopted by a section of the trades' unions of the district Originally Mr Gibbs' name was used in connection with a Conservative nomination. The candidates visited the polling stations during the morning, but vot- ing proceeded somewhat slowly. In the after- noon, owing to work being stopped on Saturday at one o'clock, affairs became much more brisk, and a heavy poll was expected. At Maindee the contest was between two Conservatives, Messrs Morgan and Harris, WhO come out of office by rotation, and Messrs Harse and Hill, the nominees of the Maindee Liberal Association. Polling opened also at three stations, namely, Chepstow- road, Eveswell schools, and Lliswerry schools. There are 1,006 voters on the register, and a heavy poll was anticipated. During the morning the voting progressed steadily. Both parties had a number of workers in the field and were well supplied with carriages. The counting of the votes took place at the Town-hall in the evening, and at 9.30 the result of the contest in the Maindee Ward was made known by Alderman Moses, the presiding alder- man, from the balcony of the Town-hall, on the Austin Friars side. Here a great crowd had collected. The wisdom of departing from the plan hitherto pursued of declaring the returns from the Commercial-street side was at once seen. The numbers were:- Morgan 47Q (C) 443 GLU (L) 342 HARSE (L) 311 The two retiring members, whose seats were challenged, were thus returned by substantial majorities, and tho Maindee Ward again empha- tically pronounced itself on the side of Toryism. The voting was almost strictly on party lines." The plwnpers were very few, and there was hardly a cross vote. Messrs Morgan and Harris both addressed a few words of thanks to their supporters. Half an hour later the poll for the South Ward was declared from the same lofty place by Alder- man Beynon, the presiding alderman, as follows:— Sanders L 896 Carney L 862 Gibbs c 437 Each set of figures was treated to an ovation, in the last instance, of course, an unfavourable °?e/< A^nders, who was received with shouts of Good Old Sanders," thanked those who had voted for him for their renewal of confidence, and said ha regarded his being placed at the hed of the poll as an endorsement of his past conduct, and a commission to him to go on and do what he could for the future. Their approbation went to his heart, and he promised that his future work for the ward and for the town should be equal to the past. (Applause.)—Mr J. H. Carney was also well received. The flattering salutation to him, as became a new member, was Well done, boy." He said he hoped he should merit the confidence the electors had reposed in him, declared that those trades unionists who had supported him had returned a true trades unionist, whose duty it would be to watch over their interests. The South Ward was one of the most important, and required careful considera- tion. He should (give his cordial support to the other members of the ward in any measures they proposed for the benefit of the ward, and he hoped they in turn would help him if he brought any- thing forward.—Mr Gibbs also thanked the electors on behalf of the Newport Trades Council, and declared that, though defeated, he was not disgraced. ("Oh, oh," and uproar.) Mr Gibbs continued that the labour question would one day come uppermost, but his remarks were drowned in disfavour, and a friend prevailed on him to give up the hopeless task. The result of the elections leaves the political complexion of the council as before, but its mem- bership is varied by Mr J. H. Oarney taking Mr T. J. Beynon's place. The party of progress are gratified at the heavy majority in the South Ward, and contrast the 425 majority gained by the Liberals there with the 101 Conservative majority in Maindee.

SWANSEA. In Swansea proper there were few indications that a municipal contest was going on. Mr West- lake had a few bills posted advancing his claims, and a few vehicles bearing bills were seen now and then but the fight in the Castle Ward was practically devoid of all interest, as is evident from a very small poll. In the Landore Ward the fight was tiercer-two gentlemen of considerable local influence disputing the possession of the seat. The same may bo said of the fight in the St. Thomas' Ward. The result is that the political complexion of the council remains unchanged by the contest, while one old member (Mr Westlake) retains his seat, and two old members have been unseated. The counting of votes was quickly completed, and the results announced in quick succession as follows CASTLE WARD (One Vacancy). Westlake (old member) 340 Dawe 113 LANDORE WARD (One Vacancy). Rees Jones 753 W. Williams (old member) 554- EAST WARD (One Vacancy). Nancarrow 687 D. Thomas (old member). 520 UNOPPOSED RPTURNI. MOMUSTON WARD.—John Hopkin John (new member). ST. JOHN'S WARD.—Mr John Bourne (new member). BRYNMELIN WARD.-Mr David Davies (old member). FFVNONE WARD,—-Mr J. A. Thomas (old member). v ber)T" IfeLEN'S Bawlings (old mem- member)MA Wabd-Mr David Jones (new iS™" T. Mae (old T .^ie elections were fought on political n fact, at St. Thomas a Conservative oug t a Conservative; while at Landore the S w^s between two Liberals. The candidates 1'1, ^^tle Ward take no active part in politics. At least five out of the seven returned unopposed are Liberals. THE EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. The election for the filling of the extraordinary V?C7?r1Cy caused by the departure from the town or Mr Abram Francis takes place on Tuesday. The candidates are Mr John Glasbrook, who declined to soek re-election for the Victoria Ward, and Mr W. Davies (Ivor Villa). The contest is likely to be conducted with some vigour. Both candidates had very successful meetings on Friday evening.

CARMARTHEN. There was scarcely any difference between last Saturday and an ordinary Saturday in Carmar- then, and, but for an occasional electioneer s broadside and incidental observations by small knots of politicians in the principal thorough- fares, a stranger would not have known that any- thing unusual was occurring in this ancient borough. It was altogether an unfavourable day for such an event, as on Saturday the chief market of the week is held, and business, upon which the majority of the townsfolk depend, transacted. There was a contest only in the Western Ward, Mr T. Davies (L), grocer, King. street; Mr T. Jenkins (L), the Friary; and Mr E. A. Rogers (C), contractor, Queen-street—all three retiring members being returned un- opposed for the Eastern Ward. There were five candidates for three seats in the Western Ward. one-iur W. Morris, a Churchman-was backed up by adherents of the Establishment; and, although he had been a councillor for some years pst, it was feared, with four much younger men pitted against him, he would this time be out of the running. Mr Colby Evans (churchwarden of Christ Church, and formerly a coun- cillor) also looked for support in the same direction as did also Mr Walter Lloyd, chemist, and at the same time expected many Nonconformist votes, considering he at- tended chapel and was a Conservative. Upon staunch Liberals alone Mr Evan Jones, principal of the Old College School, relied for a seat in the council chamber, and his trust was not misplaced. It was very doubtful what position would be obtained by the fifth candidate, Mr D. Morgan, who is a rabid Tory. Certain it was, however, that he would get one end of the poll; and in this his friends' hopes were realised, for he was favoured with the last place on the list. Canvass- ing had been going on for days previously, and, therefore, the state of affairs Was pretty well known by the candidates, who hied away home directly the poll was closed in order to escape the too friendly congratulations successful candi- dates had been subjected to in days of yore. The 847 voters (about 100 less than the number resident in the eastern ward) at no time made a great rush for the polling booth at the Shirehall, where the returning officer, was Mr Alderman Henry Norton, the presiding officer being Mr Thomas Evans, chief clerk at the town clerk's office. A little excitement over the event occurred, whilst promenaders awaited the declaration of the poll. Then a good deal of spirits were poured O0W& to keep spirits up, and we or two frea fights indulged in during anything but congenial weather. At 9.18 the state of the poll was de- clared as follows:— ELECTED. Lloyd 422 Jones L 329 Morris LU 301 NON-ELECTED, Evans C 253 Morgan C 205 Of the 715 burgesses who went to the poll, only five spoiled their papers. Twenty-three plumpers -were given for Evans, 98 for Jones, 61 for Lloyd, 42 for Morgan, and 19 for Morris. The result was received with great cheering by the large crowd that had congregated in Hall-street. Sub- sequently the volunteer band paraded the streets and discoursed some lively airs, halting before the residence of each victorious candidate. As a miserable drizzling rain fell thereafter, the streets assumed their normal quietude long before the hour for closing the public-houses. The retiring council consisted of two Conserva- tives, three Liberals, and one Liberal Uuionist. The election has made no change in the political representation.

PEMBROKE DOCK. The election for the Pater Ward took place in the Market House on Saturday, and caused great excitement throughout the whole day. The can- didates to fill the three vacancies were Mr David Hughes Brown, solicitor; Mr Fredk. Noakes, con- tractor and licensed victualler; Mr James Valen- tine Rees, tailor and draper; Mr George Wliite Richards, inspector of shipwrights Mr Wm. Webb, commission agent; and Mr Wm. Williams, retired from her Majesty's dockyard. The result of tho poll was declared about half-past 10 on Satur- day night, by Alderman Jenkins, as follows ELECTED. "Brown .L 744 Richards Q 613 Rees L 536 NOT ELECTED. *Webb .L 505 Noakes C 376 Williams C 248 Those marked with an asterisk were old members. To-day (Monday) an election takes place to fill three casual vacancies in the Pater Ward. The candidates are :—Messrs Samuel John Allen, L, photographer; John Henry, C, stationmaster Frederick Noakes, C, contractor and licensed victualler; James Henry Silcox, L, manager of gasworks; Samuel Bolt Sketch, L, mineral water manufacturer; and William Williams, C, retired from H.M. Dockyard.

HAVERFORDWEST. The following gentlemen have been re-elected members of the Haverfordwest Town Council without opposition Mr T. Rule Owen, land agent (C.); IVII, F. P. Green, ironmonger (C.); and Mr Owen Williams, farmer (C.) Mr Isaac Young, merchant (I.) takes the seat recently oc- cupied by Mr Joseph Thomas (L.), retired. The Liberals, by permitting the Tories to walk over, have sacrificed another seat. The council as at Liberals, by permitting the Tories to walk over, have sacrificed another seat. The council as at £ resent constituted consists of 12 Conservatives, 3 liberals, and 1 Independent.

ABERAVON. The following were the candidates for the four vacancies at the council board, viz., Mr Martin Augustus Jenkins, solicitor Mr Benjamin Jones, jeweller Mr Henry John Stokes, outfitter; Mr George William Walpole, tailor; and Mr Henry Walsh, ironmonger. All the candidates, with the exception of Mr Walpole. were retiring coun- cillors seeking re-election. Mr Stokes is an ardent temperance advocate, and doubtless en- countered much opposition on this account. The contest was fought on non-political grounds. The poll opened at C a.m. and closed at 8 p.m. The mayor and returning officer (Councillor E. Phdlips) acted as presiding officer. The polling during the,, morning and the early part of the afternoon was extremely slow, but towards the evening the voters came in increasing numbers to record their votes, and before the close of the poll about 700 persons had voted. The number of voters on the burgess roll is 918. The poll was declared about 9.30 p.m., when the town clerk, Mr Marmaduke Tennant, announced that the votes recorded for each candidate were as follows ELECTED. G. W. Walpole 463 Ren.iy Wt sh .I 307 Benjamin Jones. 360 M. A. Jenkins 344 NOT ELECTED. II. J. Stokes. 293 The Mayor then declared the four first named to have been duly elected councillors for the borough. The candidates afterwards briefly ad- dressed the electors. The announcement of the result of the election was received with but little enthusiasm, and the low position of some of the best candidates came as a surprise to many. There was an entire absence of the usual boisterous pro- ceedings which generally follow the declaration of the poll. There will be no election of alder- men this year. A private meeting of the council has been convened for Monday evening to select the mayor for the forthcoming year. It is probable that Councillor Rees Thomas will be the person chosen for the office.

ABERYSTWYTH. This election took place at Aberystwyth on Saturday. There were seven candidates for the four vacancies, viz.—Mr George Green, Llan- baddara-road, ironfotiricler Mr J. Jenkins, Snow- don House, Victoria-terrace, quarry proprietor ~~r VJTohn Mathias, Bridge-street, grocer and Mr W. H. Palmer, Queen's Hotel, hotel proprietor (all retiring candidates). The other candidates wore Mr Isaac Hopkins, Shipbuilders'-row, block- maker; Capt. Morgan Owen, St. Michael's -place, shipowner; and Mr E. P. Taylor, game dealer, Terrace-road (all of whom claimed to be the candidates of the working classes. The four retiring members were supported by the Liberal Club. The Conservations did not run a candidate, and seemed to take but very slight interest in the election. The counting was pro- ceeded with immediately upon the close of the poll, and the result, which was as follows, was made known about 11 o'clock :— ELECTED. George Green L 640 John Jenkins L 523 W. A. Palmer L 500 John Mathias .L 472 NON-ELECTED. Isaac Hopkins 462 E. P. Taylor 279 Morgan Owen 260 The elected candidates were, as stated, sup- ported by the Liberal paJty.

KIDWELLY. Six vacancies on the council, caused by four members retiring and two being elevated to the aldermanic bench, were filled 011 Saturday. There were 15 candidates, a.nd those who were not natives were decidedly handicapped. The contest was not fought on political grounds, but one religious sect, the Independents, fought hard for their candidates and were successful. The result was as follows ELECTED. •Daniel Stephens, brick manufacturer 280 Henry Anthony, farmer 254 William Wilkin, coal merchant 228 *E. V. Davies, cattle inspector 224 *D. J- John, innkeeper (for two years) 183 John Owen, farmer (for one year). 183 NOT ELECTED. David Anthony, farmer 142 John Anthony, grocer 141 *J. H. Truscott, schoolmaster 124 Jno. Arthur, grocer 125 David Reynolds, nason 111 Thos. Walters, rollerman 110 Wm. Davids, stationer 74 Wm. Jenkins, farmer 52 David J. Hugh, butcher 38 The Mayor (Alderman T. Morgan) gave the casting vote in favour of D. J. John, the retiring member for two years. The excitement was great, and after the declaration of the poll by the Mayor, Mr D. Stephens was shouldered and carried to his home. (An asterisk indicates Mtirujg members.)

MONMOUTH. The polling for the municipal election com menced at eight o'clock. There was a display of energy on the part of the nine candidates and their friends, nearly every voter being accosted in the usual friendly manner as he entered the poll- ing booths at the Shire Hall, on the walls o( which wera displayed numerous large bills, and some indescribable caricatures, indi- cating the various candidates' proclivi. ties. One gentleman was shown delivering a temperance discourse another was recommend- ing some special kind of pills and medicine, and another exchanging Demerara sugar for dressed poultry, &c., but good humour prevailed all found. Polling was slow during the morning. Between twelve and two, however, the votes came in quicker. The afternoon was quif/t tiit alibut six, when most of the working classef turned out, and from that hour the voting was more brisk. After the poll was closed at eigh< o'clock large crowds assembled in Agincourt- square co await the declaration of the poll, i'6 ?i'reS Were mac^e known about 10 o'clock, when the names of the four retiring councillor; were found at the head of the poll, showing clearly that Monmouth declines the services of new councillors and does not want a change in the market. William Cossens, chemist L 432 George Higgins, grocer C 359 James Howse, saddler c 355 John Rees, house decorator'C 296 Kensington Hall, draper J, 292 Thomas Bevan, innkeeper C 239 George Probyn, butcher C 232 Joseph Tibbetts j 150 Alhert Heynes, grocer C 143

TENBY. The election to fill four vacancies in the town council took place on Saturday. The result was made known shortly after 9 p.m., as follows: ELECTED. George Richards Q 271 B. G. Gifford C 249 C.Farley c 241 J. Evans L 232 NON-ELECTED. J. Truscott n pi z R. Clarke C 121 The election was not fought poiiticaily.

CARDIGAN. Amidst great enthusiasm aiid beautifully weather th-e contest for municipal honours was carried on during Saturday at this town. The fight was not on political lines, but inclined to be sectarian. Out of 815 voters on the register 624 were brought to the poll, which was as many as could be expected, considering the absentees and the sick and infirm. This is one of the highest, if not actually the highest, poll obtained in the borough. The four old members were returned. Mr D. G. Thomas fought a gallant fight against great odds, and the result is very creditable to him. The poll was declared at 10.20, the result being as follows :— ELECTED. David Davies, Stanley House .C 371 Jacob Trollip, Black Lion Hotel L 323 E. Ceredig Evans, chemist L 316 0. Beynon Evans, Furniture Depot .L 238 NOT ELECTED. D. G. Thomas, chemist L 274 There was an exceedingly large crowd anxiously waiting the declaration of the poll, and when it was made known that the four old members had been returned, the outburst of feeling was tremendous. Three of the newly-elected mem- bers were chaired, and carried home by the enthusiastic crowd.

øa-- ALL SOULS' DAY AT CARDIFF. CATHOLIC PROCESSION AT THE CEMETERY. Saturday was the feast of All Saints, and November 2nd is observed in the Roman Catholic Church ag&" All Souls' Day." Hitherto the only service on that day in the mortuary chapel in the Catholic portion of the Cardiff Cemetery has been a requiem mass but the building being too small for the number of persons who presented them- salves, a special and open-air service was held yes- terday afternoon. There was a large assemblage- many attired in mourning-and the majority of the graves were freshly decorated for the occaison. Rain fell intermittently during the afternoon but this did not deter the bishop, clergy, and surpliced choirs of St Peter's and St David's Churches from forming in processional order and making a tour of the Catholic burial section. A large catafalque, with velvet pall, had been placed in front of the chapel altar, and the service was begun by the Bishop of Newport 'and V Menevia (Right Rev Dr Hedley) taking his place in the porch, surrounded by the priests and choir; among those present being the Very Rev Mon- signor Williams (St David's), who was the chief master of ceremonies Rev Father Cormack (St I eter s), who led the devotions Revs Fathers J. B. Moore (St David's), Matthews (Canton), and banders (bishop s secretary), who led the chants and the Revs Fathers llayde (St Peter's) and Butler (St Paul's, Tyndall-street). The De Pro- fundis" having been chanted, the hymn, 0, turn to Jesus, mother, turn," was sung, and joined in by the people after which The Bishop delivered an address, taking his text from the Second Book of Maccabees (xii., 43): And Judas making a gathering sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead. thinking well and religiously concerning tin resurrection. Jt is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, thaf they may be loosed from sins." His Lordshia said they were assembled to show their love an5 concern for the friends, the brothers and sisters, who lay around under those mounds of earth- that green grass, those carved stones. Yet theil friends were not there for their immortal spirits, were in the world of immortality, and it was only the dust which was in tllos4 graves, awaiting the resurrection. If their souli were already in the bliss of the beatific vision, they needed no further help from their brethren on earth, if they were in the place of everlasting punishment, no intercession could avail them. But if they were in that middle state which Si), Gregory the' Great called purgatorial pain," then those on earth could help them by prayer,, by mortification, by almsdeeds, and especially by the holy sacrifice of the Mass. There were deadl j sins, and there were lighter transgressions. Thosi who died in God's forgiveness and grace, and yer had much imperfection and many bad habit! which must be burnt out of their souls, and those souls went to purgatory, it was for them thaf those on earth were solicitous. He showed how holy and wholesome it was to pray for thf souls in purgatory. There was no better way oi promoting God's glory than by enabling thosi suffering souls whom He loved to escape from their prison to His presence. If they pretended to love one another, let that love go beyond the grave. Death was a separation, but not a dis" union. They had duties, even after they had closed the eyes of their friends and laid them in. the earth. It was God's system that man should depend on man, and it held good in the world ta come. He concluded by earnestly warning his hearers to live for the immortal life. The grave was not the end. Could the eye pierce beneath that painful burying-place, there might be other sights than those of peace. Only those who lived for God here could hope for peace in God's keep- ing hereafter. A return was then made to the altar, and the Libra having been chanted, the Bishop pra, nounced the Absolution. Then a procession wat formed, headed by a cross and incence bearers, and the Rosary was recited as the paths of thij burymg ground were traversed. The whol. service was of an impressive character, and it ic intended to hold it annually.

CHARGE OF FALSELY IMPRISONING A SEAMAN AT SWANSEA. At the Swansea county-court, George Thomson, a seaman, claimed £ 50 as damages for false 1m.' prisonment from Capt. Phillips, of the sailing vessel John, of Swansea.—Mr Leyson appeared for plaintiff, Mr Glasbrook Richards defending.— In March, 1889, plaintiff signed articles to go in defendant's ship to the River Plate, and it WJ« stipulated that he should receive JE4 10s when h. joined the vessel. liefendant, however, declined to make the advance, whereupon plaintiff declined to go on board. The defendant consequently gavd him in charge, and he was locked up from Thurs- day till Saturday without food or water.—In cross-examination, plaintiff denied that he had authorized the defendant to pay the money to < boarding master; or that the reason he wal arrested was that he had threatenced the board' ing-master's runner with a knife.—Defendant said he had paid the advance to the boarding" master, as was the custom of the pors. Thl runner told him plaintiff had threatened him With a knife, and the result of a complaint to thi captain of the port was plaintiff's arrest.— Richards applied for an adjournment in ordel that he might call evidence as to the custom the ports of the Argentine Republic.—An ad- journment of three months was granted upoIt defendant undertaking to pay £10 into court.

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a. single hitch during the day. (Cheers.) Never mind, gentlemen, Ihave served you for 12 years, and I trust, if Mr Parker is spared, he will serve you for the same number of years, and retire with an unspotted garment as I retire to-night. (Loud cheers.) I defy Cardiff or any voter in the ward to see one single spot upon me in any way that I have voted during my term of office. (Loud cheers.) I have done my duty, and I retire with credit. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I return my sincere thanks to the 615 voters, and if the Liberal party had stuck to me as they ought to have done, we should have had a majority of 300 or 400. (Hear, hear.) We are over 500 short. The crowd then dispersed. CATHAYS 1,894 ELECTORS. The candidates m this ward were :—Mr Peter Price (L), architect and surveyor, who was a retiring member of the council; Mr White (C), solicitor; and Mr Good (I), retired schoolmaster. The result of the polling was awaited with peculiar interest owing to the railwaymen run- ning a candidate of their own in opposition to the chosen of the ward Liberal committee, and some anxiety was felt amongst those present that the Conservative candidate might on that account secure the seat. As soon as the returning officer. Alderman D. Lewis, appeared at the entrance of the polling station, for which purpose the Crwys- road Board Schools were utilised, the crowd gathered around and showed by their cheers that their sympathy was with Mr Peter Price. Alder- man Lewis anaounced the result as •— Pnce .L 621 I L 621 White. C 561 I Good IL 262 Liberal majority 60 j When the figures had been made known the majority of those present adjourned to Mr Price's committee rooms, and Mr JENKINS, chairman of the ward committee, In a stiiring address, congratulated the Liberals on their splendid victory. Although a section of their party had thought it right to run a candi- date of their own, he hoped that the hatchet, if it had appeared amongst them, would hereafter be buried, and that they would in the future work together for the common cause. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) > Mr PETER PRICE, who was received with loud iheers, next spoke, congratulating the working men of Cathays on their victory. He kuwew that Cathays was a working man's ward and when asked whicli ward he would wish to represent he selected Cathays becapse it was a working-man's ward. He had always been a friend to the working man, and would always remain the same. (Hear, hear.) He advised unity of action, and that all differences which they had had during the present Section should be forgotten. (Cheers.) Mr SHOBT, secretary to the ward committee, then spoke, and stated at the outset that he was not sorry for the part he hAo taken in that election. It had been stated that lie had at first been a supporter of Mr Good. His reply was that, when Mr Good's name was mentioned, he said that when Mr Good's name was submitted to the ward committee and adopied he would work for him with all his power. But since he was not adopted by the committee, he could not, as secretary to that committee, do other than he did without going against every principle of organization. He advised those who were dis- satisfied with the result of that day's election to appoint some out of their midst on tile committee and give expression to their views, and no doubt in course of the next 12 months they would be able to choose a man to go to the council who would be thoroughly representative and a thorough Radical. GRAJMGETOWjST.—1,226 ELECTORS. In this ward the candidates were Mr John Jenkins, shipwright, the nominee of the Cardiff Trades Council, ana the ex-president of that body, and Mr Robert L'pham, joiner, who, though a trades unionist. can only be regascled as a Con- servative. Little excitement was manifested in this district; during the hours of polling, the suc- cess which had attended the public meetings and the canvass made on behalf of Mr John Jenkins being such as to ensure for the nominee of the Trades Council a brillant victory. Shortly after eight o'clock a large crowd assembled near the board schools, the weary wait of more than an hour being whiied away in the good- humoured bantering of the supporters of the Primrose League candidate. Only 753 votes had been recorded out of a possible 1,226, but owing to the large proportion of seafaring householders in Lower Grange, this number, small as it may seem by comparison, is the highest on record, and serves to indicate the thoroughness with which the canvarsseis did their dutv. The counting was under the superintendence of the Mayor (Alderman William Sanders), who declared the result to be .J enkins. ,Labour and Liberal 484- Upham j. C 260 Liberal majority, 224- Spoilt votes, 9. At the special request of Councillor Mildon, who stated that a woman on the opposite side of the street was dangerously ill, and would be likely to suffer from the shouting, the public declaration of the result was not made at the appointed place, an adjournment being made to another part of the school premises, the crowd following. Deafening applause greeted the announcement of the figures, and as the successful candidate eame forward, accompanied by Mr Thomas Davies, (president of the trades council), Mr Tom Taylor (an ex-president) and Mr Richards (secretary), cheer after cheer was raised. In response to loud cries for a speech, Mr JENKINS said :—Fellow-workingmen and electors of the Grang-etowu Ward, I thank you for the very handsome manner in which you have responded to the appeals sent forth by the Cardiff Trades Council that you should vote in my favour. The noble majority with which you have elected me as the representative of your interests in the council will strengthen the hands of my colleagues and while I believe you have voted not so much for the man as for the principle at stake, I trust you will never regret this day's work, as I hope never to betray the confidence you have placed in me. (Loud ap- plause.) Labour has to-day won a great victory —(cheers)—but while I shall be ever watchful of its interests in my new position, let not my opponents think that I will be deaf to their grievances. (Renewed applause.) I am their representative now as well as of those who voted for me; and were I not to regard them as my constituents I should be unworthy to occupy that position. (Cheers.) Let us be friends and let the "dead past bury its dead." Mr Upham and I have been on the mos'" amicable terms during the day; and I trust that even he will never have cause to be sorry that I have been successful. I again thank you. (Prolonged applause.) Mr GEORGE DOESON, the gentleman selected by the Liberals at their ward meeting, and who retired in favour of the labour candidate, then mounted the wall, and was received with vociferous cheers. He had, he said, very little to say, and would put that in the shape of a question of only four words, Did I do right ? (Loud cries of "Yes," "Look at the figures," and applause.) Mr THOMAS DAVIES, who met with a hearty welcome, returned thanks on behalf of the Trades' Council for the victory which had been achieved by the labour party in the town. (Cheers, and a voice: "We only did our duty.") By sending Mr Jenkins to help in the governing of the town the working men of Grangetown had demon- strated the great power which they possessed, and their action would have a beneficial effect on their order throughout the district. (Applause.) Let not the hard words used by both sides in the heat of the conflict rankle in their hearts, but let both sides shake hands and determine to assist their member, who he would answer for to carry out all his pledges. (Loud applause.) Councillor MILDON, than whom there is no more popular man among his constituents, next delivered a brief speech, in the course of which he stated that the election had been carried on honourably, and denied that any compact had been made between the Radical party and Mr John Jenkins. (Cheers.) He should go back to the council with fresh courage, feeling that he had a man by his side who was able to hold his own with any of the members. (Cheers.) He was sure the Grangetown electors would never regret their action. (Applause). Mr JOSEPH HENRY JONES (solicitor) from whom « speech was loudly demanded, congratulated Grangetown upon being the first ward in the borough to return a bona-fide and not a bogus working man representative. (Laughter and cheers.) He regretted from the outset that there should have been anything like a split in the labour party in that district, but was not quite so displeased that night, for the result showed the power of the trades council, which had now become the accredited body as representing the labour unions in the borough. It was a great victory, and its results would continually be made manifest in that magnificent town where the vast preponderance of the voting power was a labour one. (Loud applause.) They had snatched a victory despite the dogmatic assertions to the contrary which had appeared in the Tory jour- (lau.bter)-and had selected a man whom he felt confident would never disgrace them. (Applause.) Forming into processional order, the greater proportion of the crowd then marched to town, led by Mr Jenkins, who was carried on the shoulders of the more enthusiastic of his admirers. To the tune of the popular pantomimic ditty, "It's another colour now," the procession moved on towards St. Mary-street, where, mounted on a chair, Mr Jenkins made a brief speech, in which he took occasion to say that the misrepresenta- tions which had been made in the columns of our Tory contemporary had been unheeded by the Grangetowii electors, who had that night decided whether the motives ot the Trades' Council in selecting him as the representative of labour were just and honourable. (Cheers.) Even a larger body than Mr Councillor Carr—(laughter)—had declared in his favour—(cheers)—and he was more than satisfied that the Trades' Council had been unfairly treated. (Loud applause.) A meeting was then held under the Bute Jtatue, when addresses were delivered by Mr Jenkins, Mr Tom Taylor, Mr Dobson, and other prominent trades unionists. The prqeession then proceeded to the Sov.th Wales Daily News and South Welles Echo offices, where the greatest enthusiasm was displayed, Mr Jenkins acknow- ledging the assistance rendered to the cause of labour by the proprietors of these papers and the respective staffs. SOUTH WARD: 1,213 ELECTORS. The candidates were—Mr F. J. Beavan (L), coal merchant, a retiring member of the council; and Mr J. H. Cory (C), shipowner. Great interest was felt in this contest, because of the determination to oust Mr Beavan which the Tories had expressed, and because of the large number of votes possessed by non-resident Conservatives, which would be available to this end. A large crowd congregated outside the polling- station in South Church-street, and anxiously awaited the result of the poll. When Dr. Edgar Jones, the returning officer, read out the figures, disappointment at the result was evident from the slight cheers which greeted it. The result was Cory c 512 Beavan L 456 Majority 56 The newly-elected member did not stay to thank the voters, but at once took his departure. The crowd collected round Mr Beavan's com- mittee-room, from the window of which Air Samuel, the chairman of the ward, first addressed them. He eulogised the services rendered by Mr Beavan, and said they had lost one of the best supporters the council had ever had. Mr Beavan had always stood on the right side—with the working man. Mr BEAVAN, on presenting himself, was received with cheers and cries of You'll get in again, my boy." He said that during the three years he had had the honour of a seat as their representative at the council, he had tried his very best to represent the ward with as much fidelity as he could import into that duty. (Hear, hear.) The fates had been against them. The fact was that the other side had spared no expense, being determined, if it were possible, to wrench the seat from their grasp. They had imported into the district Primrose Dames, and had used every possible effort in order to accomplish their object. He was quite sure that there was nothing in his conduct- he could say that at any rate—during the time he sat m the council to provoke a contest in that ward on this occasion on purely party lines. \V hy it had been he could not understand. The excuse given in the first instance was that the Liberal party of Cardiff, and especially the section of it connected with the Park Ward, had attacked the seat of Sir Morgan Morgan. At any rate, personally, he was not responsible for that. He was bound to think that that was only a pretext, and what they had spoken they had been careful to announce to the public, that they had not opposed him on public grounds. They had not found fault with him personally. He believed it would be difficult for them to put their finger on any single act in which they could reasonably find fault, and say, that because of it he was unworthy of a seat on the council. (A voice; "Never.") He had tried in very deed whilst he had been there to discharge his duties, and he sincerely hoped that whilst there he had been consistent with his principles. They were bound now to accept their defeat, and he asked them to accept it in the spirit of good humour. They had woriced nobly, and he had never seen that section of the Liberal party work with greater readiness and if they would allow him to say so —ha had never known more esteem and affection shown to a candidate than they had been pleased to show him. He did hope that before long they would have some other candidate who would be strong enough to unite them all with as much complete- ness as they had been united that day, but with increased help in the shape of votes. They must remember that they had been defeated by 56 votes, but they must also remember how many votes they had lost by the re-arrangement of the ward. They had lost about 100 or 150 votes. Well, if the ward had been in the position and condition that it was three years ago, their success would have been a triumphant one. He was not to blame for that, and they had to make the best of the decision which they, the voters, as a whole had arrived at. He hoped that before very long they would be able to retrieve their position, and to get representation on the council which would be worthy of their Liberal sentiment, Mr Beavan then withdrew amidst cheers, which was renewed with increased vigour when Mr Samuel read out the result of the Adams- down Ward. PARK WARD 1,879 ELECTORS. Sir Morgan Morgan, a retiring councillor, was the Conservative candidate and Mr Charles Shepherd, builder, championed the cause of the Liberals. Mr Rees Enoch came forward as an independent candidate. Polling was active, and the work of bringing the voters was enthusiastically pursued for Sir Morgan by Primrose Dames among others. Excellent arrangements had been made for counting the votes, and by half-past eight it was realised by those who were admitted to the schoolroom that Sir Morgan Morgan had been defeated. The evidences during the day were not such as to suggest a heavy poll, for although there was quite a rush of voters after six o'clock, not more than a steady rate of recording was apparent at any other period of the day. From the appended figures, however, it will be seen that only about 400 burgesses were unaccounted for. When the papers had been gone through in the ordinary way, Sir Morgan was 100 votes to the bad. Thereupon a recount was demanded on his behalf, with the result that the majority was reduced to 99 and this so stimulated Sir Morgan's astounded supporters that another re- count was called, but, after all, the Jubilee Knight was with a minority of 98. Just as clocks were striking nine, Councillor Brain ascended to an open window facing Albany-road, and declared the result of the poll as follows :— Shepherd L 747 Sir Morgan Morgan C 649' Enoch Ind. 36 Liberal majority 98 A large crowd had assembled to hear the result, and, as though by magic, the surrounding neigh- bourhood was ablaze with red magnesium lights. Sir Morgan Morgan proposed a vote of thanks to Councillor Brain, and this having been seconded by Mr Shepherd, and agreed to, the returning officer drove off to the Town Hall with the ballot- boxes and voting papers, there being 17 spoilt votes. Mr Shepherd then addressed a few words of thanks to the crowd from the school window, and promised to look closely after the interests of the ward, and his son, Mr W. M. Shepherd, also spoke. Then he was surrounded by a number of his more demonstrative friends and literally borne across the stretch of mire into his committee tent facing the school. Here the enthusiasm con- tinued, cheers were given by the Park Ward workers, and Mr Shepherd made a short speech, in the course of which lie thanked the 747 electors who had voted for him, and the hundred or so who had worked to achieve the greatest and grandest victory ever gained in Wales. (Cheers, and "We don't want any thanks we're quite satisfied.") They as a party had had many tough fights, and although the Tories laughed when he said he would beat them, where were they then ? (Laughter and cheers.) What the Liberals had done in that ward he hoped had been done in other' parts of the town. (Cheers.) He hoped they would excuse him from saying more, as during the work of the past fortnight he had managed to get a severe cold. (A Voice: "Nevermind, councillor, this will cure you," and cheers). Mr Shepherd was then chaired, and carried shoulder high along Albany-road and into Castle- road, when he was liberated, and proceeded to the Reform Club. CANTON 1,594 ELECTORS. Mr W. E. Vaughan (L), the retiring member for the ward, sought re-election here; and opposed to him was Mr H. Butler (C), brewery agent, whose candidature was so fully recognised as hopeless that very many abstentions from voting occurred on both side: As a matter of fact, the opposition to Mr Vaughan, one of the most useful membex-s of the council, was purely made for the sake of annoyance. Naturally, Mr Butler being in the field, a large number of Con- servatives voted for him; but Mr Vaughan's return being admittedly secure, his supporters did not come up so numerously as would have been the case had the contest been regarded more seriously. Severn-road Board School was tha polling place, and the announcement of the result was made shortly before nine o'clock by Alderman Waring as follows :— Vaughan L 548 Butler C 382 Liberal Majority 166 Liberal Majority 166 The announcement was received with vociferous cheers; and Mr Vaughan, in a brief address, thanked those voters who had supported him, and also the workers who had rendered their services in canvassing and bringing up the electers. RIVERSIDE 1,851 ELECTORS. Here there was a double contest, owing to an extraordinary vacancy having arisen through the death of Councillor Smith (C). The retiring member, Mr R. Price, was also a Conservative. In opposition to these were Dr James, also a retiring member; and Mr Noah Rees, corn merchant, who contested West Ward unsuccess- fully last year in the Liberal interest. Riverside was admirably worked for the party, who were under the able leadership of Mr C. F. Sanders, that gentleman's great experience in local elections being of immense service in the arduous battle that had to be fought in this newly-constituted ward. The result is in the highest degree satisfactory, being a gain of two seats to the party. Both sides worked hard throughout the day, and every effort was made to bring about a heavy poll. The result was not 0 announced till after ten o'clock owing to the double count and an error in counting, which had to be remedied at cost of considerable delay. Ald. Yorath from the gateway of Wyndham-crescent School, which had been the polling place, made the announce- ment as follows :— James L 638 Price c 615 Liberal majority 23 Rees L 635 Evans Q 605 Liberal majority 30 The candidates briefly thanked the electors, Dr James and Mr Rees expressing their gratification at the success which had been gained for the party and Mr Sanders also spoke, stating that the result was the more gratifying because of the attempt of the Tories to jerrymander the con- stituency. They would accept it as a good augury for the parliamentary election. (Hear, hear, and cheers. y An extraordinary feature of these contests was the great number of spoilt votes, 33 in one election and 96 in the other. Electors seem to have been confused by the trouble of marking two voting papers. SPLOTT WARD: 8791 EfcKOTORa. ^Jv^homas Andrews, railway-wagon builder, was the Liberal nominee in Splott,and Mr Charles Jenkins, innkeeper, the Tory candidate. When the poll closed at 8 o'clock, there was not a great a o activity in the several stations. Then an our was occupied in the process of enumerating, ™ •not a quarter past nine that the returning officer, Councillor Ebenezar Beavan, made his appearance with the result in his nands. By this time the crowd outside had enormously increased, and several hundred were eagerly awaiting the all-important announcement. There was a prolonged and hearty cheer from the Liberals in the throng-and they were the vast majority-when Councillor Y11 iQad Ottfe the following figures». < Mr Thomas Andrews (L) 397 Mr Charles Jenkins (G) 301 Liberal majority. 96 Spoilt votes, 14. Mr Andrews was escorted by a cheering crowd of electors to his committee-rooms, from an upper window of which he addressed a few words to those outside. He complimented^ Mr Jenkins upon the fair and honourable manttdf in which he had conducted the contest, and thanked the ratepayers for the way in which thay ihad worked and voted for him, acknowledging his great indebtedness to the canvassers andl"bthers who had taken such an active part in P.Ve election. The crowd dispersed after giving, prolonged cheers for the Liberal member. II ROATH 1,563 Elector This was a one-sided contest, owing to the strong support which M!r Trounce received from Liberals, ne being acceptable as an old councillor to large numbers of those who would otherwise have been his political opponents The two candidates were—Mr W. J. Trounce (C), ship- broker and Mr J. Sully Stowe (L), provision merchant. The voting was steady throughout, and at the close of the poll the crowd which had gathered round was mainly composed of Mr Trounce's supjjorters, who confidently main- tained that their champion had been successful. Alderman D. Jones announced the result:— Trounce. (C.) 746 Stowe (L.) 378 Conservative majority 368 The result waa received with much cheering, and Mr Trounce returned thanks.