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thirty-one were applicants for the first time , while with the exception of a few , the remaining twenty-two all had obtained a high place at tlie election last October . Indeed , of the eleven who stand highest on the list , ten need not have polled a single additional vote on

Monday in order to secure places—on the assumption , of course , that tho votes they did poll , wore not cast for any of their rivals , but had been thrown away . The first five candidates were all from London . No . 1 , R . P . E . Deeley , added 124 to his previous credit of 1687 ,

and headed the list with 1811 votes . Shury , with 1655 already to the good , came next with 1753 votes , P . Dyer being third , with 1658 , of which 1301 were brought forward ; H . B . Searlo fourth , with 1654 , of which 1448 were brought forward ; ancl Garstin fifth , his

previous 994 being increased to 1424 . A Kent candidate was sixth in order , with 301 votes from his previous attempt , and 1083 new votes , making a total of 1384 . The seventh , H . Bingham , of London , increased his former total of 1023 votes to 1379 :

and Ceely , another London candidate , was well up with 1347 votes . The ninth in order , E . G . W . J . Taylor , hailed from the East Division of South Africa , and totalled up 1235 votes , 879 of which were brought forward . Colin Bell Sharp , the tenth in order , increased his credit of 850

by 348 , making his total 1198 , and thus secured a place for one of the Bengal candidates . Another colonial candidate , hailing from New Zealand , stood eleventh , with 1118 votes , composed of 428 standing already to his credit , and 690 votes polled on Monday . Nos . 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 were all

candidates for tho first time , No . 12 ( London ) obtaining 1115 votes , No . 13 ( Somersetshire ) 1113 votes , No . 14 ( South Wales , Western Division ) 1104 , ancl No . 15 ( Dorsetshire ) 1028 votes . No . 16 , from Northamptonshire , had seven to his credit , ancl received further support to the

extent of 1015 votes . No . 17 ( Warwickshire ) had been a candidate at three previous elections , and gained 574 votes . There wero cast for him on Monday 433 additional votes , making his total 1007 . Nos . 18 and 19 , from Cumberland and Westmoreland , and West Yorkshire respectively ,

polled the same number exactly , 1 , 002 votes ; but tho former had been a candidate twice previously , aud had 050 votes to tho good , while the latter was an applicant for the first time . R . T . Taylor , standing twentieth on the list , is from Malta . Ho had a credit of 612 votes , ancl 387 more

were obtained for him on this occasion , raising his total to 999 votes . No . 21 , from South Wales East , was only a few votes behind , the 600 to his credit being increased to 996 . Shapland , of London , stood 22 nd , having previously obtained 344 votes , and on Monday 625 votes , or a total of 969 .

Jepson , who was a candidate last October , but gained no votes , had 961 cast for him at this election , and so scored a success for East Lancashire . Woon , who had 977 votes

to the good , obtained 261 more , and this , with a total of 938 votes , gave a second success to the Province of Kent . The two next , one from Somersetshire and the other from London , w ere candidates for the first time . The former

obtained 927 , and the latter 925 votes . Hutton , of London , tried in October , but only obtained 227 votes . A further 693 , making his total 920 , sufficed to give him the twenty-seventh place . Riley , also a London candidate , came next , with 905 , of which 253 were brought forward

from his previous attempt in October . Allen , of Staffordshire , with 5 to the good , obtained a total of 903 votes . J . Montague H . Mackay , of Devon , with 586 votes from three attempts , obtained further support to the extent of 290 , giving a total of 876 , while King , of West Yorkshire , an

applicant for the first time , brought up the rear of the successful candidates , with 861 votes . Rossiter , of Cheshire , was only a few behind , and Pairman ancl Simmonds , both of London , made each a good fight , the former scoring 822 , and the latter 799 votes . Thenceforward the numbers

diminish rapidly , the sixtieth on the list having only twenty votes ; No . 61 , fourteen ; Nos . 62 and 63 , eleven each ; Nos . 64 and 65 , ten each ; Nos . 66 and 67 , nine eacb ; Nos . 68 and 69 , four each ; Nos . 70 ancl 71 , three each ; No . 72 , one vote ; and Nos .

73 to 77 none whatever . Of the ten candidates who had this one and only chance of success , Gover , No . 1 , though a candidate at six previous elections , only raised his total to 82 : Edmonds . "NTn . f ) hnd fnnr vM ™ •Pnwin his total to 82 ; EdmondsNo . 9 had four votes Perrin

, , ; , No . 34 , had 162 votes ; Atkin , No . 41 , obtained one vote ; and Elders , No . 58 , had 20 votes . All these , therefore , will have their names removed from the list , as they will be over age before the October election comes off . We

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think it a pity that people should havo their cases placed on the list if they are not better prepared with support . Where , for instance , can have been the friends of Gover ? What can tbey have been doing , when they can only secure for him 82 votes at seven applications ? The hopes of the

boy and his mother must have been raised to a certain extent , ancl now , after tho lapse of three years and a half , he is nowhere in the contest , while others who work Aviscly ancl well carry their candidates at once . As between

London ancl the Provinces and Districts , we find that the former carried twelve , or one-half of her candidates , while the latter carried nineteen , or rather more than onethird—four of these being from abroad and fifteen at home , We append the list of candidates : —¦

SUCCESSFUL . N ° ist ^ Forward To-dny Total 16 Deoley , Richard P . Francis - - 1687 124 1811 3 Shurv , Solomon Hiram - - 1655 98 1753 20 Dyer " Frederick ... . 1301 357 165 S

5 Seavle , Harry Bulmcv - - - 1118 111 ! 156-1 . 25 Garstin , William Lionel - - 991 430 1424 46 Webb , Charles Thomas - - - 301 10 S 3 1381 32 Bingham , Herbert - - - 1023 356 13 / 9 17 Ceely , John R . Gordon - - - 1207 110 1317

19 Taylor , Ernest Georgo W . J . - - 879 356 1235 8 Sharp , Colin Boll .... 850 318 1198 26 Nash , Stanley Harry - - - 128 690 1118 " * 01 . Stone , Charles Edgar ... — — 1115 * 55 Cooper , Walter Percy . .. — — 1113

* 02 Balcombe , Walter John - - — — 1101 . * 47 Hunt , Edward Clarke — — 1028 28 Gibson , Walter James - - 7 1015 1022 12 Crow , Frederick Alt - - - 574 433 1007 22 Bnsher , Samuel Longton - - 650 352 1002 * 74 Cowley , Ernest Edgar — — 1002

33 Taylor , Richard Tom - - 612 387 999 45 Roberts , Samuel Curry - - 600 396 996 37 Shapland , Francis Gorwyn - 311 625 969 42 Jepson , James Thomas - - — — 961 35 Woon , Albert Allen - - - 677 261 938

* 53 Ilennet , William Folictt — — 927 # 57 Mundy , He my Seymour . . — — 925 39 TTutton , John Fred . W . - - 227 093 920 38 Riley , Robert 253 652 905 41 Alien , Albert Charles - 5 898 903 7 Mackay , J . Montague Hole . 580 290 876

* 73 King , Edward C . Wilson — — 801 UNSUCCESSFUL . N li ' st " Namc Forward To-day Total * 7 l Rossitor , Arthur Lewis E . — — 819 */ airmanunarios lioucrt

¦ - a , - — — 822 * 60 Simmonds , Hebron Albert - - — — 799 * 68 Coverdale , Miles .... — _ GS 7 13 Wilkinson , Percy Charles - - 513 169 682 4 Furze , William Ernest - - . 239 395 634 * 61 Rppnn . Albert Erlu-nrrl ... — mo

2 Day , Arthur Harris - - - 398 160 564 * 51 Browning , Ernest Albert - — — 530 * 67 Gardner , Alfred Welch — — 489 14 Wait , Emamicl 395 52 447 11 Green , Charles William - - 218 138 386

21 Allin , Charles James Fox . - 4 343 347 31 Chandler , Arthur John - . 33 290 323 24 Barclay , Henry G . Haekett - - 159 119 278 43 Spalding , Edmnnd Purcell . - 97 132 229 * 49 Nicholla , Richard Howell - — — 216

40 Watkins , Fred . Charles - - 116 93 209 15 Ridpeth , Lovcll Hope - . - 141 28 169 34 Perrin , Gustav Teasdoll - . 106 56 162 * 65 Laslett , Alfred John ... — — ISR 36 Ward , James .... 30 103 133

27 Parker , George Shadwell - 2 123 125 1 Gover , Joseph .... 47 35 82 * 63 Keighley , George Norman C . - — — 72 * 59 Scott , John Sheppard ... — — 49 * 70 Marshall , Phillipson ... — — 28 6 Nowbonlt , Harry 27 — 27

* 58 Elders , William Richard S . - - — — 20 * 54 Clark , Thomas John ... — 14 23 Minshull , Sam Bradford - - 11 — 11 . 29 Bell , James Herbert ... 5 G 11 10 Colo , Alfred Thomas ... 10 _ 10 18 Frost , Christian Frederic 10 — 10

* bt > Gay , beorge John ... — — 9 * 75 Jones , Ernest Handel ... — — 9 9 Edmonds , Richard Herbert 3 1 4 * 52 Pike , John Henry ... — — 4 , 30 Giles , Frank Arthur ... — _ 3

* 7 G Cowling , John Edward » — — 3 41 Atkin , John Batson ... — — \ * 43 Gibbs , John .... _ __ * 50 Black , William — __ : iaCl W . Tifon TOinlmwl Tl , nrv . na

* 77 Read , John — — — * 78 Bartley , William James - . —

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thirty-one were applicants for the first time , while with the exception of a few , the remaining twenty-two all had obtained a high place at tlie election last October . Indeed , of the eleven who stand highest on the list , ten need not have polled a single additional vote on

Monday in order to secure places—on the assumption , of course , that tho votes they did poll , wore not cast for any of their rivals , but had been thrown away . The first five candidates were all from London . No . 1 , R . P . E . Deeley , added 124 to his previous credit of 1687 ,

and headed the list with 1811 votes . Shury , with 1655 already to the good , came next with 1753 votes , P . Dyer being third , with 1658 , of which 1301 were brought forward ; H . B . Searlo fourth , with 1654 , of which 1448 were brought forward ; ancl Garstin fifth , his

previous 994 being increased to 1424 . A Kent candidate was sixth in order , with 301 votes from his previous attempt , and 1083 new votes , making a total of 1384 . The seventh , H . Bingham , of London , increased his former total of 1023 votes to 1379 :

and Ceely , another London candidate , was well up with 1347 votes . The ninth in order , E . G . W . J . Taylor , hailed from the East Division of South Africa , and totalled up 1235 votes , 879 of which were brought forward . Colin Bell Sharp , the tenth in order , increased his credit of 850

by 348 , making his total 1198 , and thus secured a place for one of the Bengal candidates . Another colonial candidate , hailing from New Zealand , stood eleventh , with 1118 votes , composed of 428 standing already to his credit , and 690 votes polled on Monday . Nos . 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 were all

candidates for tho first time , No . 12 ( London ) obtaining 1115 votes , No . 13 ( Somersetshire ) 1113 votes , No . 14 ( South Wales , Western Division ) 1104 , ancl No . 15 ( Dorsetshire ) 1028 votes . No . 16 , from Northamptonshire , had seven to his credit , ancl received further support to the

extent of 1015 votes . No . 17 ( Warwickshire ) had been a candidate at three previous elections , and gained 574 votes . There wero cast for him on Monday 433 additional votes , making his total 1007 . Nos . 18 and 19 , from Cumberland and Westmoreland , and West Yorkshire respectively ,

polled the same number exactly , 1 , 002 votes ; but tho former had been a candidate twice previously , aud had 050 votes to tho good , while the latter was an applicant for the first time . R . T . Taylor , standing twentieth on the list , is from Malta . Ho had a credit of 612 votes , ancl 387 more

were obtained for him on this occasion , raising his total to 999 votes . No . 21 , from South Wales East , was only a few votes behind , the 600 to his credit being increased to 996 . Shapland , of London , stood 22 nd , having previously obtained 344 votes , and on Monday 625 votes , or a total of 969 .

Jepson , who was a candidate last October , but gained no votes , had 961 cast for him at this election , and so scored a success for East Lancashire . Woon , who had 977 votes

to the good , obtained 261 more , and this , with a total of 938 votes , gave a second success to the Province of Kent . The two next , one from Somersetshire and the other from London , w ere candidates for the first time . The former

obtained 927 , and the latter 925 votes . Hutton , of London , tried in October , but only obtained 227 votes . A further 693 , making his total 920 , sufficed to give him the twenty-seventh place . Riley , also a London candidate , came next , with 905 , of which 253 were brought forward

from his previous attempt in October . Allen , of Staffordshire , with 5 to the good , obtained a total of 903 votes . J . Montague H . Mackay , of Devon , with 586 votes from three attempts , obtained further support to the extent of 290 , giving a total of 876 , while King , of West Yorkshire , an

applicant for the first time , brought up the rear of the successful candidates , with 861 votes . Rossiter , of Cheshire , was only a few behind , and Pairman ancl Simmonds , both of London , made each a good fight , the former scoring 822 , and the latter 799 votes . Thenceforward the numbers

diminish rapidly , the sixtieth on the list having only twenty votes ; No . 61 , fourteen ; Nos . 62 and 63 , eleven each ; Nos . 64 and 65 , ten each ; Nos . 66 and 67 , nine eacb ; Nos . 68 and 69 , four each ; Nos . 70 ancl 71 , three each ; No . 72 , one vote ; and Nos .

73 to 77 none whatever . Of the ten candidates who had this one and only chance of success , Gover , No . 1 , though a candidate at six previous elections , only raised his total to 82 : Edmonds . "NTn . f ) hnd fnnr vM ™ •Pnwin his total to 82 ; EdmondsNo . 9 had four votes Perrin

, , ; , No . 34 , had 162 votes ; Atkin , No . 41 , obtained one vote ; and Elders , No . 58 , had 20 votes . All these , therefore , will have their names removed from the list , as they will be over age before the October election comes off . We

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think it a pity that people should havo their cases placed on the list if they are not better prepared with support . Where , for instance , can have been the friends of Gover ? What can tbey have been doing , when they can only secure for him 82 votes at seven applications ? The hopes of the

boy and his mother must have been raised to a certain extent , ancl now , after tho lapse of three years and a half , he is nowhere in the contest , while others who work Aviscly ancl well carry their candidates at once . As between

London ancl the Provinces and Districts , we find that the former carried twelve , or one-half of her candidates , while the latter carried nineteen , or rather more than onethird—four of these being from abroad and fifteen at home , We append the list of candidates : —¦

SUCCESSFUL . N ° ist ^ Forward To-dny Total 16 Deoley , Richard P . Francis - - 1687 124 1811 3 Shurv , Solomon Hiram - - 1655 98 1753 20 Dyer " Frederick ... . 1301 357 165 S

5 Seavle , Harry Bulmcv - - - 1118 111 ! 156-1 . 25 Garstin , William Lionel - - 991 430 1424 46 Webb , Charles Thomas - - - 301 10 S 3 1381 32 Bingham , Herbert - - - 1023 356 13 / 9 17 Ceely , John R . Gordon - - - 1207 110 1317

19 Taylor , Ernest Georgo W . J . - - 879 356 1235 8 Sharp , Colin Boll .... 850 318 1198 26 Nash , Stanley Harry - - - 128 690 1118 " * 01 . Stone , Charles Edgar ... — — 1115 * 55 Cooper , Walter Percy . .. — — 1113

* 02 Balcombe , Walter John - - — — 1101 . * 47 Hunt , Edward Clarke — — 1028 28 Gibson , Walter James - - 7 1015 1022 12 Crow , Frederick Alt - - - 574 433 1007 22 Bnsher , Samuel Longton - - 650 352 1002 * 74 Cowley , Ernest Edgar — — 1002

33 Taylor , Richard Tom - - 612 387 999 45 Roberts , Samuel Curry - - 600 396 996 37 Shapland , Francis Gorwyn - 311 625 969 42 Jepson , James Thomas - - — — 961 35 Woon , Albert Allen - - - 677 261 938

* 53 Ilennet , William Folictt — — 927 # 57 Mundy , He my Seymour . . — — 925 39 TTutton , John Fred . W . - - 227 093 920 38 Riley , Robert 253 652 905 41 Alien , Albert Charles - 5 898 903 7 Mackay , J . Montague Hole . 580 290 876

* 73 King , Edward C . Wilson — — 801 UNSUCCESSFUL . N li ' st " Namc Forward To-day Total * 7 l Rossitor , Arthur Lewis E . — — 819 */ airmanunarios lioucrt

¦ - a , - — — 822 * 60 Simmonds , Hebron Albert - - — — 799 * 68 Coverdale , Miles .... — _ GS 7 13 Wilkinson , Percy Charles - - 513 169 682 4 Furze , William Ernest - - . 239 395 634 * 61 Rppnn . Albert Erlu-nrrl ... — mo

2 Day , Arthur Harris - - - 398 160 564 * 51 Browning , Ernest Albert - — — 530 * 67 Gardner , Alfred Welch — — 489 14 Wait , Emamicl 395 52 447 11 Green , Charles William - - 218 138 386

21 Allin , Charles James Fox . - 4 343 347 31 Chandler , Arthur John - . 33 290 323 24 Barclay , Henry G . Haekett - - 159 119 278 43 Spalding , Edmnnd Purcell . - 97 132 229 * 49 Nicholla , Richard Howell - — — 216

40 Watkins , Fred . Charles - - 116 93 209 15 Ridpeth , Lovcll Hope - . - 141 28 169 34 Perrin , Gustav Teasdoll - . 106 56 162 * 65 Laslett , Alfred John ... — — ISR 36 Ward , James .... 30 103 133

27 Parker , George Shadwell - 2 123 125 1 Gover , Joseph .... 47 35 82 * 63 Keighley , George Norman C . - — — 72 * 59 Scott , John Sheppard ... — — 49 * 70 Marshall , Phillipson ... — — 28 6 Nowbonlt , Harry 27 — 27

* 58 Elders , William Richard S . - - — — 20 * 54 Clark , Thomas John ... — 14 23 Minshull , Sam Bradford - - 11 — 11 . 29 Bell , James Herbert ... 5 G 11 10 Colo , Alfred Thomas ... 10 _ 10 18 Frost , Christian Frederic 10 — 10

* bt > Gay , beorge John ... — — 9 * 75 Jones , Ernest Handel ... — — 9 9 Edmonds , Richard Herbert 3 1 4 * 52 Pike , John Henry ... — — 4 , 30 Giles , Frank Arthur ... — _ 3

* 7 G Cowling , John Edward » — — 3 41 Atkin , John Batson ... — — \ * 43 Gibbs , John .... _ __ * 50 Black , William — __ : iaCl W . Tifon TOinlmwl Tl , nrv . na

* 77 Read , John — — — * 78 Bartley , William James - . —

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