For Mr. Maurice 135
For Mr. Brooke 73
For Mr. Dingley 39
For Mr. Coulton 17
Majority for Mr. Maurice over the highest Candidate, 62.
Majority for Mr. Maurice over ALL the 3 Candidates, 7.
_April 15th, 1859._
March, 1859. The new Reform Bill, introduced by the Conservative
Government,--Earl Derby's--was discussed for eight nights in the House
of Commons, and defeated by a large majority, which caused the Tories
to dissolve Parliament, and appeal to the electors.
Singular Winter. March 29th, 1859. A heavy fall of snow took place this
day and night, it being _the first snow_ we had had during all the
winter, 1858-9.