Chippenham

30 April 1859

Dear Sir,

I enclose you Col^l Boldero’s ^<1> retiring Address – I will give you the reasons w^ch caused it When I have the pleasure of seeing you – I hear that after all M^r Lowe ^<2> is was opposed at Calne by a Wine-Merchant there! of course to be beaten 3. to 1.

8. ^oClock

Captⁿ Gladstone ^<3> is returned for Devizes at the head of the Poll.

M^r Griffith ^<4> second

Poor M^r Watson Taylor ^<5> no where!

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Sir John Neeld ^<6> out for Cricklade – his place being taken by Lord Ashley ^<7>!

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2 Conservatives for Weymouth in lieu of 2 Liberals –

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Lord Edw^d Thynne ^<8> for Frome instead of M^r Nicoll ^<9> the Tailor

M^r Way ^<10> – Conservative for Bath – beating M^r Phin ^<11> <sic> –

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Salisbury has returned the two old Members

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Next Week will give us the Counties –

Yours in haste

West Awdry

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Notes:

1. Col Henry George Boldero (d. 1873), Conservative MP; sat for Chippenham from 1835 until his resignation in 1859.

2. Robert Lowe (1811–1892), Liberal MP; sat for Calne, 1859–1868, created 1st Viscount Sherbrooke, 1880. Was President of the Board of Health and Vice-President of the Education Board of the Privy Council, 1859–1864, and Chanceller of the Exchequer, 1868–1873.

3. Captain John Neilson Gladstone (1807–1863), MP.

4. Christopher Darby Griffith, Liberal-Conservative MP; sat for Devizes, 1857–1868.

5. Simon Watson Taylor, MP; sat for Devizes, 1857–1859.

6. Sir John Neeld (1805–1891), Conservative MP; sat for Chippenham, 1865–1868.

7. Lord Ashley (1831–1886), Liberal MP; sat for Cricklade, 1859–1865.

8. Lord Edward Thynne (1807–1884), Liberal-Conservative MP; sat for Frome, 1859–1865.

9. Donald Nicoll (b. 1820), Liberal MP; sat for Frome, 1857–1859. Was a Merchant Tailor and Manufacturer of cloth, Partner in the firm of Messrs. Nicoll, Regent Street, London.

10. Arthur Edwin Way (1813–1870), Conservative MP; sat for Bath, 1859–1865.

11. Thomas Phinn (1814–1866), Liberal MP; sat for Bath, 1852–1855.