Note 40 — Chapter XVII · THE “ALABAMA” CLAIMS.
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The first Election under the Ballot was at Pontefract, when Mr. Childers was returned against Lord Pollington by a vote of 658 to 578—the registered Electors being 1,960. The Election was conducted with unusual order, and there was no bribery or intimidation, and less violence and drunkenness than usual.