Mr. Goldsmid had determined not to contest the Borough.
July 8th.—Mr. Bagshaw had met the electors at the Corn Exchange, (George Danby Palmer, Esq., in the chair,) Mr. J. Bagshaw, M.P., and Mr. J. W Shelly also addressing the meeting.
July 15th.—At the nomination Mr. S. Cobb proposed and Mr. Sewell seconded, C. E. Rumbold, Esq.
Mr. S. H. Aldred proposed, and Mr. W. H. Bessey seconded, John Sandars, Esq.
And Mr. T. Hammond and J. Jackson proposed and seconded, Robert John Bagshaw, Esq.
The following statements of the poll were issued during the contest:—(The small number of votes recorded was consequent on the disfranchisement of the freemen, and the election taking place before those freemen who were entitled to do so, could qualify as Householders.)
| Sandars. | Rumbold. | Bagshaw. | |
| 10 a.m. | 121 | 134 | 156 |
| 12½ p.m. | 292 | 279 | 244 |
| 1 „ | 312 | 301 | 253 |
| 1½ ,, | 330 | 323 | 264 |
| 2 „ | 358 | 338 | 275 |
| 3½ „ | 393 | 366 | 298 |
| 4 „ | 416 | 386 | 300 |
After the declaration of the poll only Mr. Sandars’ friends made any preparation for the chairing. “Not a bit of blue ribbon was seen, and Mr. Rumbold’s friend seemed all to have been dyed deep red.”
Mr. Bagshaw addressed the electors from the “Star Hotel,” when Mr. J. W. Shelly made some strong observations on the conduct of Mr. Rumbold’s friends in supporting Mr. Sandars jointly with that gentleman, which appear to have caused a great deal of “heart burning” in the borough and this especially so with regard to a combination known as the “Star clique.”
July 22nd.—Mr. Edward Sewell (a quaker) who had been denounced by Mr. Shelly for voting for Sandars and Rumbold, vindicated his conduct in this issue.