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statement illustrates the operation of the cumulative system
of voting:—
Voters.
Votes.
Bowman, Rev. A. G.
8,340
9,052
*Colchester, Lord
8,094
8,361
*Bentinck, W. G. F. C.
8,029
8,322
Sim, Major-Gen. C. A.
7,954
8,522
Winnett, William
7,742
8,693
Oxford, Rev. A. W.
4,021
11,282
Spink, H.N. B.
3,701
9,539
*Evans, Matilda M.
957
2,339
*Keevil, E. C.
331
433
It will thus be seen that owing to the operation of the
cumulative vote, the candidate who headed the poll received
the support of only about l-9th of the Electors, while two
candidates who each received the support of nearly l-4th of
the Electors failed to obtain a seat.
DEATH OF THE EMPEROR FREDERICK.
The Yestry received with deep regret the intelligence of
the death of the German Emperor Frederick, son-in-law of
Her Majesty the Queen, after a brief reign, and, on the 5th
July, unanimously agreed to Addresses of Condolence in the
following terms:—
TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
The humble and loyal Address of Condolence of the Vestrymen of the
Parish of St. James, Westminster, in Vestry assembled
Most Gracious Sovereign,—
We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the Rector, Churchwardens,
and Elected Vestrymen of the Parish of St. James, within the
Liberty of Westminster, in Vestry assembled, humbly desire to express to
* Not elected.