on acting upon it. There were, therefore, two days' polling. On the 5th of September, the poll, under the Boroughreeve as returning officer, stood thus at its close: Greg, 3,102; Murray, 2,762; Thompson, 64. On the 6th, under the Mayor as returning officer, the poll stood thus at its close:—
| Greg, | 3,421 |
| Murray, | 3,156 |
Giving a majority in Greg's favour of 265.
The Anti-Corn-Law Circular, of October 29th, contained quotations from the following newspapers, all of which advocated the repeal of the landowners' monopoly, and many of them with an ability which produced a powerful effect on the public mind:—
METROPOLITAN.
The Sun.
The Spectator.
The Dispatch.
The Planet.
The Morning Chronicle.
The Morning Advertiser.
The Globe.
The Examiner.
The Patriot.
The Charter.
Athenæum.
Weekly True Sun.
PROVINCIAL.
Aberdeen Herald.
Arbroath Herald.
Ayrshire Examiner.
Aylesbury News.
Birmingham Journal.
Brighton Herald.
Bradford Observer.
Bolton Free Press.
Cheltenham Examiner.
Cheltenham Free Press.
Dundee Advertiser.
Durham Chronicle.
Devonport Independent.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Edinburgh Observer.
Falmouth Packet.
Gateshead Observer.
Gravesend Journal.
Glasgow Reformers' Gazette.
Glasgow Argus.
Hampshire Independent.
Herts Reformer.
Kelso Chronicle.
Kendal Mercury.
Lancaster Guardian.
Leeds Mercury.
Leeds Times.
Liverpool Chronicle.
Liverpool Journal.
Manchester Times.
Montrose Review.
North Cheshire Reformer.
Portsmouth Independent.
