| Description | Letters 3659-3669 refer to the dispute over the alleged illegal election of Dr. O. O. Roberts and Edward Parry as bailiff and to the subsequent Quo Warranto proceedings in the King's Bench, instituted, so Poole thinks, by Assheton Smith and his friends. Then from June on all attention becomes focussed on the borough contest. Poole's letters in September are full of the approaching Michaelmas Court and the need to secure the election of a sufficient number of burgesses to give a majority in favous of the Paget bailiffs. To ensure success he calculates that from 130 to 150 are necessary - in which case resort must be had to "the miners of Amlwch" for they cannot rely on more than 30 at Caernarvon itself (3691). Letter 3693 stresses the difficulty of bringing up the Amlwch forces in time for the Court as the steamer has ceased to sun for the season; POole suggests that they "bivouac" around Plas Newydd. By September 27th, however, he has decided not to poll any outvoters unless the other side does sol this will render it necessary for the Plas Newydd part to rely on the resident burgesses polled the previous September and their titles are doubtful (3698). In the meantime preparations are afoot for the long expected visit of Sir Charles Paget's; it would be fine writes Poole to Sanderson on October 7th, if he could come by water, as an admiral should, landing at Porth-yr-Aur (3705). And when he canvasses he should not neglect to declare himself in favour of the abolition of the Slave Trade - "a question of great interest among the religious sects in this country at present" (3707). The Registration of voters in October gives Poole a fair indication of Paget's chances of success; Nanney should have a majority of one at Conway, 20 at Cricieth and 60 at Nefyn; Sir Charles, from 53 to 62 at Bangor and 20 or therabouts at Caernarvon/ Conway, however, remains the enigma and the deciding factor (3709-3713) |