Election Of Bridge-Master...
I esterday the greatest activity vas displayed in the contest. During the forenoon \ir. Hai worth advanced rapidly; but on the ciose of the poll, at three o'clock, Sir Peter Laurie dexlared the nunmbers to be as follows:~- Alr. Gillinan, 1,087 A tIr. IIeinworth, 61i5 1 Mr. Aloline. 5l. . Ir. GtjLLMAr S retumetllr thlanlks, and(i Said that if his friends came firwvar,l as spiritcd.y to-morrowv (this day), his retitri wovold be se. tMr. HAtlSWORTir returned thanks tO those friends who, had that d3Y come forward in hi, heialf. Notwithstantding the disparity of the numbers announced, he was still confident of success. If those whose names were set down in the hook which he held in his hand, w.ho had pledzedl thernselves to comc forward in liiS support, were trae to their pledze, tec should still be succcssful. He urged that this. was hlis second application, and relied( on the dignity and gene- rosity of the electors. -Mr. 31OLtNt'. pointed to the melancholv number nttache(l to lhis name 'on he p.oll-board, anld sFaid, thtat with the majority above bim he did not thi-nk it ttecssary to continue the contest anv longer. He tanked his friends for all thesy had done for him, ind expressed his hoprs t .at on another occasion he shotil(d be more successfil. lr. .\IOO RE, the Chanrman of illr. Q1ilman's Committee, ad dr rssed the l,.very, and. 5.i,l, that although his friend's success was almast cert;iti, yvt, ii order to save the othler candidate as well as ir. Gilln.an-unnecessarY cxpcnse, it was desirable that the friends of the latctrgcntlem:tn slhould( come tip to the poll 2s earlY as possible. ELECTION OF BIRIDGE-HASTER.-SsComiD DAY.