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The returns.

The following are the returns received since the publication of the table yesterday, containing 140 counties:

Breckinridge's Major's.

In 110 counties14 565
Taxewell698
Wirt111
Jackson100
Grayson132
Louie256
Sussex109
Lee425
Hanover200
McDowell16
Mercer175
Russell48
Scott200
16535

Bell's majorities.

In 110 counties15,695
Kanawha760
Patrick2
Lancaster67
Pendleton167
Randolph18
Nicholas811
Richmond county168
York139
17.327
16,836
Bell's majority792
Letcher's maj. in'59 in counties unheard from1,288
Bell falls short of overcoming Letcher's majority by496

The following table shows the vote in 1859, in the counties yet unheard from:

Letcher.

Boone142
Buchanan91
Cabell91
Calhoun251
Craig161
Fayette39
Logan386
Middlesex85
Pocahontas285
Preston305
Tucker159
Wayne51
Webster. (new co.) Wise18
2,017
729
Letcher's maj.1,288

Giggin.

Braxton32
Clay41
Giles111
Mason141
Morgan13
Pulnam24
Raleigh238
Roane41
Wyoming93
729

[by Telegraph.]

Lynchburg, Nov. 12-- In nine of the counties composing the 13th Congressional District, Breckinridge's majority is 2,075. The other four counties unheard from are Scott, Buchanan, Wise and McDowell.

[The counties of Scott and McDowell are included in the returns published to-day.]

[These 13 counties in 1859 gave a majority of 622 for Goggin, making a gain in the present election for Breckinridge of nearly 3,000 votes. All the counties in the district except Buchanan and Wise are included in the tables which have been published in the Dispatch.]

Alexandria, Nov. 12. -- A summing up of 141 counties shows as follows:

Bell's gains.Breckinridge's gains.
14,1389,067
9067
5071
Letcher's maj5829

Bell falls short of overcoming Letcher's maj. by 758.

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