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THE' HAVERFORDWEST ELECTION. f Continued from Hit third page. ) was another; and said they would not have CMonel Edwardes at any price. (Laughter) Is not that a wonderful change that has c< me over their viaions ? (Laughter) Now, my hearties, are you going to be persuaded by these two men to have Colonel Edwardes, when they only three months ago would not have him at all ? [Interruption from the Liberals.] Colonel Edwardes: I address you my particular friends on this side of the house, and may I ask you as a personal favour to hear Mr Thomas Whicher Davies. Whatever he says can do no possible harm to any of u*. It will amuse h\m and it will not hurt us. I almost made myself personally responsible that you would hear any gentleman on the other side who wished to address the electors, and I hope you will allow Mr Oavies to say anvthing he chooses. Mr Whicher Davies: Gentlemen—There is another matter which makes me and a great many other parties wonder, and that is this, Mr William Rowlands the last time he spoke at an election in this Hall, spoke as a thorough old Tory. [Interruption.] Now he is changed to the other side, and it is not to be wondered at that a man who has been kicked out of the Church should abuse the Church. [Uproar.] With that matter I ha^a finished but I am confident of this that when you take all these matters into consideration, you will j find that no good can emanate from parties who are so fmide and changeable in their minds. [Interruption] There is one thing I wish you to bear in mind we hear a go d deal of bounce and talk about liberty and Liberalism on the other side. (Cheers and counter cheers) The question you have to ask yourselves ie; this-what is true liberty ? That is the question for! you to take into consideration. There are some hun-i dreds in. the body of tbe Hall who during this election' have proved the fact that the tyrants are on the other side of the House. (Cheers and counter cheers.) I appeal to you working men and ask you who are the parties that pay you beat? :(Applause) I appeal to yuu to say who are the parties that pay you when you suffer afSidi m. I say to you, who have promised Mr Pitman, keep your words don't be coerced :-(applause) D.ri" be frightened by the men who go by the nick- name of Liberals. (Applause.) Keep your word, and the victory is ours. (Applause.) Mr George Phillips next addressed the meeting in an ) able speech, in which he fetrongly urged upon the electors on both sides the duty of preserving the peace of the town. The remarks in which he pleaied for a fair hearing for every man, and earnestly entreated that every body wr.uld do his 'atmost to preserve & good feeling to the close of the con.est, were loudly cheered by both political parties. The Sheriff then called for a show of hands, which having been made, he pronounced to be in favour of Colonel Edwardes. Colonel Peel on behalf of Mr Pitman demanded a poll. The Sheriff said the polling would take place on Wednesday, and that booths had been erected in St Thomas Green for that purpose. On the proposition of Colonel Edwardes, seconded by Mr Pitman, a vote of thanks was given with great unanimity to the Sheriff for the impartial manner in which he had conducted the proceedings. The Sheriff, in acknowledging the vote, highly com- plimented the meeting on its orderly and peaceable behaviour, and stated that it was his desire to conduct the proceedings with the utmost impartiality. The proceedings then terminated. Processions were formed out side the Hal), and the supporters of each candidate accompanied him to his residence. DECLARATION OF THE POLL.. THURSDAY. The result of the poll was declared by the Sheriff, at the Shire Hall, on Thursday. Culonel Edwardes, on entering the Hall, was received with loud cheers by his own friends. Mr Pitman was also enthusiastically cheered by his own supporters. The High Sheriff at once proceeded to unseal tha poll bJoks, and to count the votes polled in behalf of the two Candidates. The respective totals having been ascertained, The High Sheriff said Gentlemen,- We have very carefully gone over the poll books, to ascertain thenumber of votes polled for the two candidates, and have arrived at the following statement of the result of the poll Col. Edwardes. Mr Pitman.1 Haverfordwest 439 388 Fisbguard 98 61 Narberth 101 48 638 497 These figures (continued the Sheriff,) give a majority in the whole constituency of 141 for Colonel Edwardes. (Applause.) I therefore declare Lieut.-Col. the Hon William Edwardes duly elected to represent you in the next Parliament. (Applause.) Colonel Ed wardes then came forward, and was greet- ed with loud cheers from his friends. He said: Mr High Sheriff, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—Electors of the United Boroughs of Haverfordwest, Narbertb, and Fish- guard,-Brother Freemen,-If I felt perfectly sensible on Tuesday last of my inability to address you properly when I rose to place my political sentiments before you in this Hall on that occasion, how much more must I feel sensible of my utter inability to return you thanks in a proper way and to express my sincere feelings of grati. tude for the proud position in which you have now placed me. (Applause.) Gentlemen,-to those 638 electors who recorded their votes in my favour, who by 80 doing acted up to the promises they had made, and who upheld the principles they profess by manfully and boldly voting for the Libetal cause—(applause)—to those gentlemen the credit of this great victory is due. (Applause.) It is due to their great exertions which have been used throughout the whole course of this long and tedious contest that seemed to be dragging on day by day so slowly until at last we were beginning to be weary of waiting, and to ask ourselves whether the day of battle would ever arrive. That day came yester- dav you acted up to your promises and you have the Batu action of knowing that you have gained the day. (Aptisuse.) You have won a victory for the Liberal party, and that victory is owing to your own exertions. (Loud applause.) Gentlemen,—You will recollect that I told you on Tuesday last, when I had the honour of addressing you, that I entered into this contest perfectly confident of victory. My words were not idle words. they have been proved to be true. (Applause.) They wc rfc f)unded upon an accurate calculation made by a gentleman to whom I am deeply indebted for the excel. lent manner in which he has conducted this election; and had anything been wanting to confirm that confi- dance it would have been furnished yesterday morning by what I saw when standing outside the steps of the bouse that was engaged for my committee room. I thlll. saw marching up in steady crder-marching almost like a disciplined body of soldiers—the electors coming from their various districts, and when I saw those bodies of men defiling into St Thomas Green, I thought within myself that the time was now come when the citadel will be stormed, and the colour that now flaunts over this town will be changed. (Applause.) Gentlemen,- I beg to return my most sincere thanks to those 638 vitsrs who recorded their votes in my favour, and I include in that number the gentlemen who used such strong exertions in my behalf, and to whom my especial thanks aie due. I earnestly thank the members and secretaries of the various committees, and I tender my most sincere and fervent thanks to the general committee, and to those gentlemen who, professionally, conducted my election. (Applause.) In this contest everyone has done his duty everyone has contributed his part: everyone has done a little, and the only strife amongst Jou was as to who should do the most. (Applause.) t seemed to be a race between the three boroughs of the constituency eg to which should return the largest majority. (Applause.) Our opponents confidently ex- pected to have a majority in this town: they certainly nave been deceived, because they did not think that the men would stand firm in the way they did; they thought that they would be weak and that their hearts would falter at the last moment; but you have stood manfully to y iir gun*, find my lat" honourable opponent, whom I will now call my personal friend, has allo stoo I well to his guns. (Applause.) We give them every credit for the way in which they fought; they stood to their guns to the last, and they perished at their guns yester- dav but though they perished at their guns yesterday, I hope they will yet live for many years to come to fight again. (Applause) If they are so minded, we shall not be afraid to meet them. We have gained the battle to-day, and should they in their turn attempt to storm the citadel, we will not yield up to them, but meet them I hope in the way we have done to-day. (Applause.) We give them, every credit for beiog a gallant foe, — (applau-se,) — we do not despise the enemy for to be over confident and despue a foe is the way to ensure defeat. (Hear, hear.) The great victory we have obtained was won by the united efforts of the Liberal party; our object has been gained, and if our efforts had not been united, if every exertion had not been made to secure that unanimity which constitutes strength, we should never have stood in the glorious position we do now. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I will not detain you with any long speech we have had a rest, deal of talking in the last three months, and I am afraid if I trespass too much upon your patience, I shall do what I should be most sorry to do, and that is make you tired of listening to me. (Cries of Go on.") Gentlemen, I will make a few remarks before I sit down, and the first observation I shall m ke will be one that I think will be justly allowed I think permission. will be conceded to me readily by both sides: I allude to the ladies who have honoured the meeting with their presence. (Applause.) To those ladies we owe a great deal of that good order which the High Sheriff has jus'ly praised, and which has been preserved during the whole of the contest. Their presence lends a charm to ever j thing in this life: it softens our passions, ana imparts a quietness and good feeling to this assembly. (Applause) Addressing myself to those ladies who sit on my left—[The side occupied by the Liberals.]—To vou fair ladies, who have watched one's anxieties throughout this arduous contest, and who have honoured me bv your countenance and support, I say I tender you my most sincere thanks, and although they may be humble, I trust you will consider they are sincere. (Ap- plause.) To those ladies on the right, whose task is now I to soothe the anguish of my honourable opp 'nent, and my personal friend from this day. (Laughter ani cheering.) I think I may use those words, gentlemen, because I have stood in the same position that he occu- pies, and I can speak from personal experience. (Laughter.) To you ladies-I say be that your care and let me tender you a word of advice, if I may take such a liberty. I assure you that "red-[The colour of the favours of the Conservative Candidatej -is not a becoming colour. [Expressions of dissent fr .m the ladies on the Conservative benches.]—Ladies, if you doubt my words, and will not take my advice, look at your colours in the glass. [Here a Lady in the gallery occupied by the supporters ot the Conservative Candi- date remarked—" lied is a good standing colour it wilt not fade." (Great applause.]—Ladies,—I give you every credit for acting up to your principles, and I am sure you will give us credit for doing the same thing. (Ap- plause.) To you, gentlemen in the body of the Hall, I turn to ask a favour, and I feel perfectly certain it will be granted by both sides. As your representative may I ask of you all, now that the contest is over and de- cided, to put away all feeling of antagonism. (Ap- plause.) I know yoa will, and I hope that any feeling that has arisen during the contest, will be discarded and utterly thrown away. (Applause.) To you, gentlemen, on that—[the Conservative]—side, I say, don't be angry if we crow a little. (Laughter). We have won a great victory you know that, and you can't deny it. Yuu have won many in the years that are past: we now have our turn, but we will not crow too much. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) To you, gentlemen, on this—[The Liberal]—side, 1 say be as enthusiastic as you like; but let us say nothing which can irritate the feelings of the gentlemen who were our opponents. (Applause.) I trust you will look upon them as personal friends, and extend to them the hand of friendship; and though you may have been in political opposition to them for the last three months, I hope you will grasp their hands in the same way that 1 am sure my honourable opponent will grasp mine.-[The hon. gentleman here shook hands with Mr Pitman, in the heartiest manner,—an incident which evoked great applause from both side^]. —Gentle- men,—I thank you for the kind attention with which you have listened to my few words: 1 will simply conclude by saying that, though badly expressed, I trust you will believe the thanks I have offered for the proud position you have placed me jn, are sincere and earnest. (Applause.) I think the only way in which I can possibly show you my gratitude is by giving my strict attention to the duties you have imposed upon me. (Hear, hear.) I think I may say, gentlemen, that I sincerely wish to do so, and without any boasting, I can add that no act of mine shall ever lessen the good feeling that exists between me and all of you at the present moment. (Loud applause.) Mr Pitman, who rose amidst the hearty cheering of his supporters, said: Mr High Sheriff, Electors, and Ladies,-I think I may almost say Gods"—[alluding to the presence of some persons who were looking down into the Hall through the windows in the ceiling] -for I see the room is not large enough, and some friends gaze down upon us even from the roof. (Loud laughter.) I think it was the Emperor Francis the Third of France who when writing, after a great contest, concluded shortly with these words: _u We have lost all, but our honour." (Loud applause.) I think that on this occasion our gallant opponent concedes to us that we hav.e not lost that honour, and I am bound to confess that for the moment the red, white, and blue, has succumbed to the blue. But I think, gentlemen, we must take a lesson from our adversary: if you look at the contest in which you have been engaged, you will remember that you have for the firsts time an entirely new consti. tuency. (Hear, hear.) On the last occasion I believe my gallant opponent, now the successful one, was i defeated by about 100. We are now defeated by 141, and taking the constituency as it is extended at the present moment, I say we have sustained, numericaHy, a lesser defeat than the gallant Colonel experienced on the last occasion. (Applause.) Looking at it as a simple ques- tion of figures and numbers, we need not be at all alarmed at our prospects in a future contest. (Loud applause.) But, gentlemen. it is not an ordinary occasion upon which yon have been defeated. You have for many years had the advantage of being represented by one who is endeared to you by local ties, and by practical business habits in your midst, which I think gave you a feeling of false security, In which you, perhaps, too fondly indulged j and I believe had that honourable gentleman stood, instead of me, on the present occasion, the position of the two parties would have been thoroughly altered. (Great applause.) Gentlemen, I feel you will concede to me that such would have been the case, for I know sufficient of Welshmen to believe that they must necessarily esteem as their chief and champion, on occasions ot this kind, one who is personally known and respected in a degree that a stranger could not have, and, indeed, has not, a right to expect. (Loud applause.) I am bound to say —and I say it I assureyou with no intention of offence— that there has been on this occasion—(it is no use glossing over wounds and trying to heal them falsely) —1 say this—there has been a union in the opposition that 1* did not expect; and I don't believe there would have been the same energy and perseverance, the same united efforts, had Mr Scourfield stood in my place on this occasion. (Applause.) I am certain of that one fact, and, therefore, I am bold to say that I think you something by the un worthiness of the candidate who has fought your battle on this occasion. (Applause.) I pass away from all considerations of that kind- [Inter- ruption j—I can wait with patience: I shall say nothing about gentlemen either on my right or on my left that!! do not believe to come fairly and properly within my pre- cincts. (Hear, hear.) I say this—and I think it is my duty express it-that you have bad elements of discussion brought to bear on this occasion which would not have been introduced, had Mr Scoarfield or any other local gentleman, known and endeared to you, been your leader in this contest. (Applause.) Now, passing away from that which is more personal to myself, I have to look at the cause itself, and consider whether there have not been elements in the contest which favoured the cause of our opponents, and rendered oar tussle in the race not so strong all it would otherwise have been. I believe there were sucb elements, and they were of that peculiar kind which has marked all history. The religious question has been one that is not usually raised between us. (Applause) No one, I think, can deny that it has been a question whether a portion of that Church which has been so long connected with the State, shall not be separated from it. (App!ause) That is a fact which will, I think, be conceded bvour friends on the left. 1 say that is an element which you in Wales, where there are strong bodies of Nonconformists, must necessarily f' e) an interest in-whioh you are bound yourselves to recoenise and acknowledge-and which wculd not have occurred in ordinary political contests. (Applause.) Therefore, I think that has considerably helped to bring about the result which we arrived at yesterday. (Ap- plause) It is possible that in a future contest no such element may be found; but be it so or be it not, it has served, as 1 maintain, to bring about the result of the contest on the present occasion. (Loud applause) I am bound, also, to tell you, gentlemen, and I say so fairly, that there has been a considerable forfeiture of promises made to me.—(interruption)—I only speak the fact- there has been a forfeiture of promises made to me to a very large and extraordinary number. Gentlemen, I am not altogether surprised at that: it is not peculiar to Haverfordwest. Everyone who reads the newspapers muit observe that results most different to what were anticipated have taken place throughout England under the new Constituency.-[A Voice: Done by bribery] — At the present moment the word bribery" -does not escape my lips in any way. (Applause) That is a different question, which may be considered at another time: but at the present moment I say that pledges, made and secognised by gentlemen of the highest repu- tation, who will bear me out in the assertion, have been found, after three c.ireful investigations of the books, to have been forfeited to an extraordinary extent both in Haverfordwest and Narberth. I mention this to show that, I should not have persevered in struggle, winch has brought, and must ever bring out, a great deal of feeling, unless I had been warranted in the conviction and honest belief that I had a probability of success. (Applause.) In justification to you gentlemen as well as in justification to myself, I am bound to mention the fact I now state. (Applause.) Besides all this, I see another significant symptom of why we have been defeated: we have rested upon our oars, whilst our friends upon the left have worked up their register. They have taken alt pains, and in looking forward to this contest have made every preparation; and depend upon it in every condition of life when a man is prepared fur coming events, he will be the one who will be, probably, successful in the race. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, our opponents hid that advantage; and I therefore urge you to take a leaf out of our opponents' book. Be dili- gent also in the same way; and I hope, upon some future occasion, when you have some worthy champion chosen from those who are near and dear to you, to contest these. boroughs, you will bring about a very different result; tut I can assure you of this that, God giving me health and strength, and should you have no worthier candidate—one who has stronger claims upon you than myself—I shall be always at your service- (applause) -and prepared to do my best for the old constitutional cause, which from the eailiest period of my life I have consistently upheld to the present moment. (Applause.) I have seen during the last two days symptom* of feeling that make;) me more hopeful for the future than I have been in the past. We have seen the city of London, Manchester, Salford, Southampton, and Ports- mouth, send Conservative members to the British parliament- (applause,)—and that is a fact,—a small fact it may be, but a hand upon the horizon,-yet it tells me that the extensi m of the franchise we have placed in your hands will turn out to be in the end a right and proper movement. (Cries of No, no"' from the Liberals, and cheers from the Conservatives] -I say yes, gen'!emeo it has worked against myself and it has worked against the Conservative candidates in dif- ferent parts of the country; but I am convinced that with the growing intelligence of the age, it will prove favourable to constitutional government and monarchical institutions. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I assbrt that, and with good reason, when I see that the intelligent artizans throughout the whole of these large towns I have mentioned have selected for their representatives in the House of Commons, gentlemen holding Conserva- tivo principles. (Applause.) And I say that no one on the left dare tell me that territorial or any other in- fluences can be brought to bear in those places, for the members have been returned by the deliberate choice of the people, and not by the choice of the proprietors of any landed estates around them. (Applause.) I think that is worthy of consideration, and without any party spirit I broach it to you, because 1 believe it will in the end give a very different status in this borough in future contests. (Applause.) I think, also, that my honourable friend may possibly find himself in a worse position in competition with another Conservative Candidate,—(ap- plause)-just as in the case of Mr Bruce, of Merthyr, who, the other day, found a man returned in the place of himself by 2,000 or 3,000 votes, because he would not go so far as to support the disestablishment of the ( Welsh Church. (Applause.) [Mr Charles Math'as, of Dew Street: He would not go in for the ballot.]—I am reminded of the saying of a Scotchman, who once said that truth has sharp corners, and cuts a man's knucklcs. (Applause.) You can judge whether it be truth or error and I tell you that a most intelligent member of the British House of Commons has lost his seat because he ( was not progressive enough for the constituency. (Ap plause, and cries of No, no," from the Liberals.) It is for you to say no:" it is for me to draw my own conclusions: I respectfully submit the fact, and laeve ynu to draw your own inferences from it. (Applause.) 1 Now, gentlemen, I make these observations because they I are pertinent, and they are pertinent in this way.—I < impute no blame whatever to any one in the matter, but t I sayt you have for the first time bad the franchise placed in your hands you have exercised it as you 1 thought proper. I blame n; ne of you who have sup- < parted my gallant opponent: I say they are manly t minded men, and I think I may claim the same amount ( of credit for those who have thought me worthy of their support. (Hear, hear.) But if a man has broken a deliberate promise, whether on my right hand or on my left hand, I think you will say that a candidate bas 1 fair ground for stating that that man has not properly exercised the power which the country has placed in his hands. (Applause.) It only now remains for rag to j say tbis -that I hm under the most profound obliga- tions to you all: I reciprocate most entirely, and most j thoroughly the high encomiums which my gallant friend has passed upon the manly spirit in which you have j conducted this contest. (Loud applause.) I say it is a great honour to you—(applause),—and the way in which you have kept your temper, when struggling like two gallant horses, neck to neck, to win the prize, reflects the greatest credit upon the constituen- cy at large. (Renewed applause.) Turning to my own friends. I say I feel under still greater obligations to them for the intense labour anJ pains they have taken in my behalf in a contest, so procrastinated, so tedious, and to wearisome. (Applause.) Though it has lasted so long a time, their energy was untiring, and I can but feel that they are profoundly convinced themselves of the value to 1 the country of the principles which they have maintained (Applause,) I am under deep obligations to my friends who have personally conducted the contest; and although I the result has been most disappointing to us, yet 1 think it is a most extraordinary fact that in the three different ] towns-and especially in two of them—men who have been engaged for many years in making calculations of this kind, have found themselves wrong In the one case as well as in the other. I am sure of this, that no man is « safe in guaging a new constituency: the new state of J things renders calculation difficult, and shows results i different from what might have been anticipated, as in t the oases I have mentioned (Hear, hear.) I now turn to the ladies, on my left and on my right, and I say that I do think that the gallant colonel is a red" i himself. (Laughter and applause) Red marks the gal- lant and true soldier, and as he is himself. (Loud ap- 1 plause.) And 1 see no reason why they should change their ( colours; but I agree with him in thinking that this hall I owes it real unanimity, I may almost say its pure bar- < mony, and peace, to their admirable taste in coming I amongst us. (Loud applause.) It certainly softens the irritation of parties: we feel in their sacred presence that i no word can escape our lips, but those that bear a spirit of manliness, chivalry, and right. (Ap- plause.) I cannot agree with my gallant friend in thinking that my frends on my right would look better in "blue" than they do in the "red;" 1 think Nature's bluehie nearer Qur colour—(great cheering)-than the blue, which is symbolical of an affection which we sometimes call the "blues." (Great laughter.) I think it is a matter of taste. and I think the ladies are the best judges of what best becomes them. (Loud applause.) To you one and all, I offer my sincere thanks for the patience with which you have listened to me, and which you have extended to me throughout this long contest. I most heartilv join in the sentiments ex- pressed by my gallant friend, that every man should live on the friendliest and most neighbourly terms, and forget as much as possible all personal feeling, now that the contest is over. (Applause.) But, gentlemen, I should not shirk the duty i feel I owe to my friends- I think in justice to them, I ought to make the remarks I am about to make. If that peace which we both de- sire is to be fostered, strengthened, and increased in "ture_ contests, those gentlemen who have power over the Liberal press—the fourth estate—must take oare that they stick to principles and get rid of persons. (Hear, hear) It has been my aim to impress upon my friends, under all and every circumstance, through- out this contest, that it is desirable to attack principles, and that they should avoid persons, and if individuals on the right hand or on the left, did not exert themselves to the utmost of their power, fairly and legitimately to attain the result we all desire, they would tie wanting to themselves-they would be wanting to their country, and to the. institutions that are dear and precious to us all. (Applause) Do not let us say that all the influence and power is used in one place altogether -1 won't say" scrtw," for I am tired of hearing the word; but the parties of influence and power, whether on the right or on the left of me, use that influence and power to the best of their ability. (Hear, hear.) I have no furthejp remarks to offer to you but I earnestly beseech jou to think of what I have said. Read the debates in the House of Commons: reflect upon them: and think of the views that are brought before the conntry. Pro- mote education among your children, and instead of, as some do, crying out "I am a blue," and I am a red," make them learn the principles that are indicated by the "blue" and the "red." (Applause.) Think over these principles carefully, and stick to those which you honestly believe will do for glorious old England what has been done for her in the past. (Applause) Keep the red rhg of England still over the world, and make our name respected as a religious people-a people who are known for our religion, and for our just IliwH-and whose wonderful commerce has, under God's providence, spread all over the earth (Applause.) I have but one word more :-1 thank with all my heart those friends who have supported me, and I also thank those on my left who thought it their duty to oppose me—and have opposed me, I must say, in a good spirit, and as manly minded, honest, jolly good fellows, (The hon. gentleman sat down amid loud cheers from all parts of the Hall,) Col. Edwardes: Genttemen.—i shall not detain you with any further speechifying I am only going to pro- pose a motion which I am perfectly certain will conolude, this meeting with perfect unanimity. The motion is that a vote of thanks be given by this meeting to the High Sheriff for his most able and impartial conduct in the Chair to-day. (Applause.) Mr Pitman: It is my pleasing duty to second the motion, and I do so heartily ard most thoroughly. Colonel Edwardes put the motion to the meeting, and it was carried with acclamation. The Sheriff: Gentlemen,—I thank you for your kindness. It has been my desire to do my duty it is a difficult thing on occasions of this sort to steer clear of every point. Mine has been a ministerial duty, and I have endeavoured to perform it to the best of my ability without reference to either party. (Hear, hear.) If I have pleased one party more thap another I cannot help it. I have the satisfaction of knowing that I have done my best to do my duty. (Applause.) The proceedings then terminated. Mr Pitman, oa leaving the Hall, was escorted by his friends to his residence, and was afterwards chaired along Victoria Place to the Castle Hotel, where a meet- ing of his supporters was held. Several ladies attended the meeting, which was of a very enthusiastic characters The Conservative Candidate [met with a reception so hearty and so cordial that a stranger might, have imagined that he was the successful and not the defeated candidate. The hon. gentleman has earned the good will of the constituency by his exceeding good humour, and his genial qualities; and the defeat in no way affected that evenness ot temper which has marked his conduct throughout this protracted contest. The hon. gentleman addressed the multitude in front of his resi- dence, in his usual happy manner, and was most voci- ferously cheered. Mr Fisher aho received a warm greeting from the Conservative party, and was escorted to Victoria Place by a large crowd, who cheered him with hearty vigour. Mr Whichor Davies, Mr Baker, and other prominent supporters of the Conservative Candidate, were also loudly cheered. The newly elected member, after leaving the Hall, rode through the principal streets of the town in a car- riage drawn by four horses. In the carriage with the bon. gentleman were some of his principal supporters, and he was also accompanied by a procession composed of those of the constituency who favoured the Liberal cause. In the procession were two bands of musicf which played alternately during the perambulation o, the town. THE COUNTY ELECTION. The election of a Knight of the Shire for the County of Pembroke took place at the Shire Hall on Sa-Urday. The High. Sheriff, G. R. G. Rees, Esq., presided. Mr Saurin, of Orielton, nominated Mr Scourfield as a fit and proper person to represent Pembrokeshire in Parlia" ment. Mr Colby seconded the proposition. There waS no opposition, and Mr Scourfield was declared duly elected. The newly elected member addressed the elee- tors at great length and with considerable ability. A vote of thanks to the High Sheriff concluded the pro- ceedings. Mr Scourfield, on leaving the Hall, obserbved the old custom of riding round the town, and was ac- companied by Mr Saurin and Mr Oolby, and a large' number of his supporters. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY'S HALL, CHANCER* LANE.—Intermediate Examination of Articled Clerks, Michaelmas term, 1868. Amongst the names of the successful candidates at the examination, held OR the 12th inst, we observe that of Mr John Edward Jones, of Goat Street, Haverfordwest. The increased number of sub- jects selected for the examination, made it more than usually difficult, and consequently added to the credit justly due to those gentlemen Who succeeded in passing