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was to create a good deal of inconvenience. 

 The people who had to leave were furious, and 

 the small shopkeepers, who lost customers, 

 almost equally so. They showed their resent- 

 ment by voting for the Tories, and the majority 

 being in any case narrow, the change was 

 sufficient to bring in the Tory candidates Mr. 

 Ross and Col. Aylmer. There were also rumours 

 of some small bribery and much treating, but 

 it is only fair to say that these were never sub- 

 stantiated. 



He was much disappointed at the time, for 

 he had become greatly attached to his con- 

 stituents, but the result was not an unmixed evil. 

 A few weeks afterwards Mr. Lowe, the sitting 

 member for the University of London, was raised 

 to the Peerage, and Sir John Lubbock's was 

 among the names of those suggested to take 

 his place. 



No Tory candidate for the University seat 

 came forward, but four Liberals were suggested — 

 Sir George Jessel, the Master of the Rolls ; Sir 

 Julian Goldsmid, Sir W. Gull, and Sir John 

 Lubbock. 



Under these circumstances it was determined 

 to hold a preliminary ballot among all those 

 who had voted for Mr. Lowe in his last contest, 

 and every elector was asked to mark his paper 

 in the order of his preference. On examination 

 the papers were found to be marked thus : 



Sir J. Lubbock 

 Sir G. Jessel 

 Sir W. Gull 

 Sir J. Goldsmid 



