The Sun. — London, England, 1837-08-04 00:00:00

NORTH WILTS NOMINATION DEVIZES, THURSDAY.—The nomination of the candi dates for the representation of this division of the county took place this morning. The town was in a high state of excitement, and in the anticipation of riot every shop-win dow was closed. The hands of the contending parties pa raded the streets from an early hour, and there was scarcely a house from which the rival colours were not displayed. The friends of the sel oral candidates formed themselves into separate processions at short distances removed from the town ; and as they approached the hustings, bearing with them the banners of their party, they presented a very imposing spectacle. Mr. Methuen's friends arrived first— many in carriages, many in waggons—but by far the greater riumber on horseback. The cavalcade appeared to be end less, but was not more distinguished by its length and the gaiety of its banners, than by the respectable and substantial ae , pearance of the sturdy yeomen of whom it was chiefly_coin posed. Mr. Long and his supporters next entered upon the scene. They advanced in the same manner, and presented much the same appearance as the friends of Mr. Methuen. The supp orters o f Si r Francis Burdett, coming late into the field, found it occupied by the friends of the other parties. A struggle immediately commenced for the possession of the space in front of the hustings, and in a few minutes it assumed all the ch arac t e r o f a desperate riot. The friends of Messrs. Methuen and Long, who arrived first, had dis mounted, and assembled in a dense mass before the hust ings. This solid body was charged by the Burdett horse in a most unmanly and savag e manner. The mounted cavaliers were armed with stout sticks, and, without an sort of provocation, they began to hit away right and left, and to spur their horses forward unt il they had gained pos session of all the spacein front of the hustings, driving the discomfited foot entirely off the field. But this triumph was of short duration. In a few moments the routed foot returned, and com menced an assault with mud and stones, which quickly compelled the horsemen to retire, many with very severe wounds on the head and face. The Burdett tanners were captured and destroyed, and the poles which supported them converted into weapons of defence against the assaults of the horse. The latter having been com pletely driven from the field, comparative order was re stored, and the business of the day commenced. Mr. Long and Sir Francis Burdett took their appointed places upon the hustings. Mr. Methuen was represented on the o ccas i on b y M r. Mi ldmay, M.P., being himself unable to attend in consequence of the recent loss of his only son. The usual forms having been completed, Sir F. BATHURST, the High Sheriff of the county, shortly addressed the electors. They were assembled to exercise the highest privilege of Englishmen, to elect tit and proper persons to represent them in Parliament. He hoped that the proceedings of the day would be conducted with the good humour characteristic of Englishmen—(Cheers)— that they would give to every gentleman who wished to address them, a fair and patient hearing ; and that they would avoid everything that might tend to violence or dis turbance.—(Cheers.) If they did not do this, he assured them that he should exercise the power given to him by a recent act of Parliament, and adjourn the meeting to some future day.—(Cheers.) He relied, however, upon their good sense for their good conduct.—(Cheers.) Major OLIVIER then came forward to propose Walter Long, Esq , as a fit and proper person to represent this county in Parliament. Mr. Long was no stranger to them ' (C - --he was born amongst them—he lived amongst them.— heers.) The high situation which he again aspired to (Cfin, had been filled by his forefathers long before him.— heers.) Mr. Long was no party man—he was att ac h e d to no p arty ; b ut he would do his duty honestly and con (Mscientiously in that House of Parliament to which he ajor Olivier) hoped and believed :they would shortly re turn him.—(Great cheering.) MMr. PIIILLIps, of Melksham, seconded the nomination. r. Long did not come before the constituency as a new and untried man. His public acts were before them, and it was upon those acts that he relied for support in the Present election.—(Cheers.) The question to be deter mined by the electors was, whether they would return one who lived amongst them, or whether they would have a Stranger ? [Here the battle between the adherents of the rival par ties was r enewed in a fiercer and more determined manner than bef ore . The supporters of Sir Francis Burdett had dismounted, and, gaining wisdom from their previous defeat, commenced an attack with stones. This was replied to by he other party with simile and for lona- time th e fight Was doubtful. Butr missiles, and the B . urdett'party, whose ammunition ap e rush, which drove thefir t o be inexhaustible, made a A comparative degree o;)PP are(onents completely off the field. business proceeded, althouogrldietrh:as then restored, and the urged to adjourn.] High Sheriff was strongly Mr. G. W. HENEAGE proposed Sir Francis Burdett ; b ut the greater part of his observation s were totally inaudi -01 After adverting to Mr. Me 1 uer,'s retirement an d unexplained re-a ppearance in th e field, i he said that the elec tors of North Wilts had called upon Sir Francis Burdett as lin independent candidate, and as an independent candidate they would sup those port hi m . H e was happy to see amongst present so many who he recognised as having re cently fought the good fight m at Crieklade. The blue flag Was victorious there --so it would also be for the Northern division of the county. He saw from the strong expression of feeli ng w hi c h t h ey had that day manifested, that they would do every thing in their power to place Sir F. Burdett where he ought to be placed, at the head of the poll. Mr. LUDLOW BRUGES seconded the nomination. He did so with the greatest pleasure, because he believed that there was no man in the kingdom more determined to sup polt the Constitution of the country, and all those rights and institution s which Englishmen held dear, than Sir Francis burdett.—(Cheers.) It was unnecessary that he should detai n the meeting by entering into a detail of the various qualifications of Sir Francis Burdett as the repre scntative of a large and independent body of men. They would find him independent in mind—determined to repre- Sent not one section of the country, but all parties ; ready to support good measures, from whatever quarter they might come, and resolute to resist bad ones, however they flight be re commended.—(Cheers.) They would never ace in him a man who would adopt a factious opposition to one administration, or he guilty of a servile adherence to anoth er. —(Cheers.) In private life no one entertained a higher respect for Mr. Methuen than he (Mr. Bruges) did, buttO th ere were times when private feelings must give way Public duties. It was due to the electors that Mr. Methuen should explain the circumstances under which he 44 .„it. 1 appeared in th e fi e ld a f ter a formal retirement. M. PHIPP S proposed tb Mr . iconMehuen, whosepolitical son hents were well known to • the stituency. po He called en the electors to support that Government in which M eth Queen placed implicit confidence, by restoring Mr. abl e u ea to th a t hi g h s i tuat i on which he had an honour typtibition to fill . - -(Cheers, and cries of " We will. " ) L i t o ,L u° ine, - so they w ou ld b e d o i ng the i r duty to the Queen, re country, and to thernselves.—(Great cheering.) jtethTHOMAS S AUNDERS seconded the nomination. Mr. ue n had only been induced tO come forward again by "e earnest entreaties of many th ous ands of the electors, Vho exclai me d "W e cannot lose you, Mr. Methuen, you Must sin go int o P ar li ament again. " By God's blessing, he cerely trusted that Mr. Methuen would again go into Parliament. He was one who had never changed from the time that he first went into Parliament until the pre sent moment. He had never turned his coat.—(Cheers.) lie did not take it off one way and put it on another.— (Great cheering.) He had never been defeated, and as long as he stood for North Wilts he wassure he never would. Mr. LONG then presented himself, and was terry warmly received by his friends. He said that the very enthusiastic manner in which he had been received, as well on entering the town as then upon the hustings, could not fail of being exceedingly flattering to him. He trusted it was an earnest orb. support he should receive as a candidate for their Suffrages.--(Cheers.) Notwithstanding the many and re peated contradictions which he had caused to be made of the existence of coalition s between himself and other can didates, he found that reports to his prejudice still existed U pon that point. He begged, therefore, to state distinctly tlabefore the assembled electors of North Wilts, that he stood . I " e— (Cheers)— t h at he had never entered into a coali ts'eoen with e i t h er of the other candidates, nor come to any ret understandinc, with them.—(Ch eers.) It was well kn own that at tfielast election he was called upon by a teequisition most numerously signed from all parts of the konenty to stand forward as a candidate, and it was also well „ e wn that he had been unanimously chosen as one of tt re presentatives of that extensive division of Wiltshire. l be trust then confided to him was now returned into he hands of the electors. Whilst he held it he hoped performed his duty to the satisfactio n of his con t f, and and of the country at large.—(Cheers.) It or them to say whether they thought him worthy to r c t e , e 've again at their hands so distinguished a mark of their (c heers (Cheers.) His principles remained unchanged.— h ad eer s.) He had always taken an independent line. He fit s ° sported the present Government whenever lie thought , ° do, and had withheld that support from them when er could not give it conscientiously.—(Cheers.) He t h, u not better define what his political sentiments were I,44dilbbY quotin g a passage from a celebrated letter which a n d ,eie.",very generally circulated throughout the country, ,iectlo‘r!tewni.he thought must express the feelings of every 1 11 auether Conservative or Whig :—" I wish to rally the existinP and of the British people as possible around c o:111110ns g institutions of the country—the Throne, Lords, h ike new ,at.id the Established Church. I do not wish to 01(1.ilentstitutions, but to preserve and strengthen ponents. in lies the difference between me and my iestitution °aie would confine the advantages of those voi open to all •t° as s mall a class th as possible ; I would throw who had e ability to comprehend - - them, and the vigour to protect them. Otliers, again, would annihilate them for the purpose of forming new ones on fanciful and untried principles. I would, I re peat, preserve them, but increase their efficiency, and add to the number of their supporters." Those were his opinions. They were opinions which must be enter tained by every honest man—they were opinions which strictly accorded with the sound principles of the Constitu tion.—(Cheers.) 'As he had stated to the electors in his address, he had no object to gain by a seat in Parliament. He had no personal ambition to gratify—he wished merely to do his duty faithfully and conscientiously.—(Cheers.) He had not made the same exertions—he had not gone to the same expense — as the other candidates. He threw him self upon the electors of the county at large, feeling confi dent that they would bear him through the contest in triumph.—(Great cheering, and cries of "We will.") He would only add, that if it were their pleasure to return him again to Parliament, he would perform his duty, as hereto fore, fearlessly and conscientiously.—(Great cheering.) Sir FRANCIS BURDETT next came forward, amidst the cheers of his own party and the groans of his opponents. He stood before them in the honourable situation of' a can didate for their suffrages ; not from any act of his own— (Cheers)—not from seeking that situation--still less from obtruding upon the county whilst it was understood it had its Members. He was brought before them by Mr. Methuen himself, who, after having been so long and so nobly sup ported by the electors of North Wilts, not long since most mischieviously and perniciously, as he (Sir Francis) thought, without reason assigned, deserted the high situation they had conferred on him, and completely abandoned his post. Now, however, again, without assigning a reason for his conduct, Mr. Methuen re-entered the field, and determined to fight a battle for the very post he had relinquished.—(Cheers.) Receiving, as he (Sir Francis Burdett) had done, so large a requisition (larger, perhaps, than any ever before pre sented to an individual, for it was signed by nearly 1,000 electors), he felt bound in that crisis of the country, know ing that many of our best institutions were at stake, to reply to that requisition, and he did so accordingly ; therein stating his ready acquiescence, nay, his joyful acceptance of the invitation given to him by the electors of the county to maintain their interests and the interests of the county at large in that hour of difficulty and danger. —(Cheers.) , Elected by them, it would be his care in Parliament to uphold the independence of the county, and, above all, to watch over and preserve the great interests of the laws, the liberties, the constitution, and the reli gicus establishment of the country.—(Cheers.) He should have be en ashamed had he been the representative of even the meanest and most inconsiderable borough in the king dom, to have quitted it with so little ceremony as Mr. Methuen had quitted the important county of Wilts, with out making the slightest arrangement as to t h e f ee li ngs, wishes, o r future views of his constituents.—(Cheers from the Burdett party.) A proud king of the Jews said, " Moab is my washpot—over Edom I cast my shoe." He knew not whether the electors were contented to be treated like Edom. —(Laughter and cheers.) He knew not whether Corshatn might be Mr. Methuen's washpot, but of this he is as quite sure—that Mr. Methuen would not make North Wilts his Edom.—(Cheers and laughter.) He understood that there was a Cabinet Minister upon the hustings (Sir John Cam Hobhouse, who came with Mr. Methuen's friends). He understood that Sir John Cam Hobhouse was there.— (Cheers and groans.) He supposed that the Hon. Baro net came for the purpose of explaining the very extraordi nary and suspicious and very unsatisfactory conduct of Mr. Methuen towards the county.—(cheers.) But as it was impossible at a meeting of that description to enter into any argument with one's opponents, from the simple circum stance that it was quite impossible to hear a word they said, he might perhaps take for granted that which ought to be done—that which was due to the electors of the county—. and conclude that the Hon. Baronet's object in being pre sent was to explain the conduct of his friend Mr. Methuen. The gentleman who had done him (Sir F. Burdett) the honour to second his nomination had made use of an obser vation which was unquestionably true, that England now stood in a position between her foes and her friends--not foreign foes whom she can laugh at and despise—but do mestic foes, whose exertions against her best interests were unwearied and unceasing.—(Cheers.) She had now to de fend herself against Irish priests—(Groans and hisses) — against the bigoted, ignorant, and insane Iri s h P ap i sts, guided and g overne d by the great hired agitator of Ireland, Mr. Daniel O'Connell.—(Groans and hisses,) lie objected to the return of Members who were sent into Parliament, to support an administration which was not ashamed to depend for its existence upon the aid of Mr. Daniel O'Connell.-- (Cheers, and cries of " No Popery !" from the Burdett party.) He would not raise a cry against any man's reli gion. There were, no doubt, honest men of all religions, but he liked the Church of England, which he looked upon —[At this moment a part of the hustings, at which Sir Francis and his friends were standing, gave way with a loud crash, but fortunately no serious accident occurred. Sir Francis, who was thrown on his side, was speedily , raised by those about him, and as soon as order was re stored he continued his address.] The slight accident which had just happened would never, he hoped, befal the Constitution, whilst it did not, he little cared what accident happened to himself. He was going to say, that he stood there by the invitation of 1,000 of the independent electors of North Wilts ; be might say the most independ ent portion of the constituency.—(Cheers.) He regretted to find that the administration left no power, no influence, that they could exercise unemployed in interfering with the freedom of election, that sacred and vital principle of Eng lish liberty.—(Cheers.) He for one could not support those whose existence depended upon the unnatural coalition he had described.—(Cheers.) Unnatural and despicable as that coalition was, it was the only prop which kept the present administration in power. Yet they had the face to say that they were for the Queen—(Cheers and groans from the Burdett party)—and that those who opposed the present Ministry were hostile to the Queen.—(" Sa you are !" and cheers.) Why, every body knew that it was the merest accident upon earth that the present Adminis tration happened to be in office when the young Queen ascended the throne. But for the death of our late la mented and patriotic King there was every reason to be lieve that the Ministry would not have existed for a fort night longer.—(Cheers from Burdett's party.) They had failed in all their great attempts at legislation : they were utterly incapable of carrying into execution their own views and wishes. As a Ministry entrusted with the government of affairs they were powerless. He observed, on looking over the newspapers published at Edinburgh, that the At torney-General and the Speaker of the late House of Commons, being before a large body of their constituents, hardly knew what to lay claim to as a ground for public support.—(Cheers from the Burdett party.) The Attor ney-General confessed that he was quite surprised that his friend the Speaker could possibly find materials to make a speech to the Queen on the prorogation of Parliament.— (Cheers and laughter.) In point of fact the whole of the last Session had been wasted in doing nothing. He begged leave to say, that he and those with whom he thought and acted supported the Constitution of England—(Cheers)— that they supported the true interests of this great Protestant State, and that they were not supported by Mr. Daniel O'Connell, or by any of the declared foes of the Eng lish Constitution—those misled, misguided, and shallow minded men who would subvert the great aegis of civiliza tion under which they lived—(Cheers)—and adopt mea sures that would tend to the destruction of an established Church more liberal and enlightened than any that existed in the world.—(Cheers.) For his own part he believed that if that Church were to fall, religious freedom would fall with it.—(Cheers.) He was attached, and he believed the greater portion of those whom he was then address ing, were attached sincerely and devotedly to the British Constitution in all its parts, from the Commons to the Crown. Whether the Crown were worn sby a revered and patriotic King, or by an amiable and youthful Queen, it was the duty of every true Englishman to support and maintain it ; for upon the independent existence of the Crown as well as of the aristocracy, depended the liberties of the people.—(Cheers.) He believed, therefore, that the electors of North Wilts would make such an exposi tion of their feelings on the occasion of the present elec tion as would tend to give stability to the Church, security to the throne, and liberty to the people.--(Cheers.) In opposing the Ministry, he maintained that he supported the Queen.—(Cheers.) It was nonsense to talk of the Queen's choice of Ministers ; those who thought with him were anxious to place the Queen in a situation in which she might really be able to make a choice.— (Loud cheers from the Burdett party.) They did not like that the Queen should be taken possession of, and be made the property of a paltry party, who reduced her to the situation of Queen of a miserable rump of a Whig faction. (Cheers and hisses.) The present Administration resembled in some respects the statue raised by Nebuchad nezzar—its legs were of clay, but, unlike the statue, the head of the Administration was not a head of gold.— (Cheers and laughter.) All whom he addressed knew well what his principles were. He had, in fact, nothing to say to them. He was the same man that he had ever been.— (Cheers and hisses, and cries of " Who turned his coat ?") He was for England—Protestant England, and the great Protestant institutions of the United Kingdom.—(Cheers.) He was not f or separating Ireland and England, still less for trampli ng upon and insulting the Protestant inhabitants of the former. He was for doing justice to all—justice, as Mr. Daniel O'Connell said, to Ireland. He would do more ; he would do justice in Ireland, and Mr: Daniel O'Connell should be one of the first to feel the weight. of justice himself.—(Cheers.) He would detain them no longer ; it was unnecessary that he should do so. The spirit that everywhere manifested itself threughou t the North ern Division of the county, made bins feel that he should become their representative.—(Cheering from the Burdett party, responded to by cries of " Never l" from the friends of the other candidates.) Proud of the honour thus con ferred upon him, he should continue to bear the same motto that he had adopted forty years ago—" The Con stitution, the whole Constitution, and nothing but the Constitution."--(Cheers.) With these observation s he would take his leave. He placed himself in their bands, nothing doubting the result.—(Cheers.) He knew that they would do honour to their country by supporting those who would maintain its unrivalled institutions ; and he assured them, however gratifying it might be to him to be the humble instrument in their hands of upholding those institutions, all personal considerations were entirely sunk in the great interest he took in securing to this great and its religion, and it s lib erty. Aolivr.ne A d i for Winchester, add resse d t h e renowned country its m laws,.p. electors on the part of Mr. Methuen. As the friend and relative of that gentleman, he congratulated the electors on the prospect of success which the appearance of that day afforded. He had no doubt, when they came to the poll, that Mr. Methuen would be found at the head of it.-- (Cheers.) He felt quite certain, from all he had heard, and from all he knew of the people of North Wilts, that they would never change an honest man for one who had forsaken his principles.—(Great cheering.) He felt quite certain that the people of North Wilts were too firm in their reform principles and too shrewd to let a man sneak in in the way Sir Francis Burdett was doing.—(L ou d cheers.) What were their recollections of Sir Francis Burdett ? What were their recollections of him when in former days he cheered them on in the pursuit of reform ? And what did they see him now —a croaking partisan of the dying Tory faction.—(Great cheering.) Was that the man they would have to represent them ?—(Cries of " No, no.") Was that the man they would have in preference to their honest and old friend, who had never asked a favour—who had always acted with the most perfect independence—giving his vote on every occasion in such a way as he conscientiously believed would tend most to the interest, the welfare, and the happiness of the nation.—(Loud cheers.) if they were to prefer such a man, what a lesson would it be to the rest of the country ! He had just returned from thresh ing a Tory i:t Winchester—(Cheering) —where the greatest intimidation, the most abominable threats, and the gross est bribery were resorted to, but the Reformers were true to their principles, and the Tory was defeated.--(Cheers.) He doubted not that the same result would take place in North Wilts. They were told that Sir Francis Burdett was a friend of the Constitution. He wished somebody would ask the Hon. Baronet what he meant by the Con stitution ?—(Cheers.) Did he mean the Constitution of two years ago, or did he mean some Constitution that had gained a place in his imagination ?—(Cheers.) Who were the friends of the Constitution ? Those who based the Constitution upon the affections of the people.—(Cheers.) Sir Francis Burdett told them that he was friendly to the Ls tablished Church, and that the supporters of the present Ministry were not ; but who was most likely to be friendly to the Church—the man who removed its abuses, or the man who maintained them ?—(Cheers.) Mr. Methuen was sincere in his religious feelings, but he was not one who. to use the language of a great writer, would rush to the door of heaven and close it against all the rest of man kind.—(Cheers.) Mr. Methuen would rather prefer to widen the portal, to make it open to all, to make the road smoother, and to remove every obstacle.—(Cheers.) In former days he recollected a Sir Francis Burdett who was the friend of the ballot, universal suffrage, and annual Parliaments.—(Cheers.) Let any of the electors ask the Hon. Baronet whether he was friendly to those measures now.—(Groans and hissss.) In former days he (Mr. Mildmay) looked with admiration upon the man—he could only now behold him with feelings of compassion and pity. Sir Francis Burdett found fault with Mr. Methuen, and declared that he was not likely to serve "t1;-Consti tuents so well as he (Sir Francis) should do. But he (Mr. 111i!drnay) defied any mean present to stand up and say that any one act of Mr. 11 - lethuen's, as the Representative of the county, had not been in accordance with the feelings and wishes of his constituents.—(Cheers.) He would not allude to the conduct of the other party, who had that day hired a body of ragged dirty men to drive the supporters of the Liberal party from the hustings. Every one must be sufficiently disgusted with a proceeding which only furnished another example of bow the Tory party would trample upon the people if they could only obtain the power— (Cheers)—and yet these were the men who pretended to give a Liberal Representative to North Wilts.—(Laughter and cheers.) He was sure there was not one present who would not feel for the deprivation which Mr. Methuen had recently suffered, and for the mental agony under which he was at that moment labouring. It would be a cheering thing to him when he (Mr. 1117Idmay) told him the manner in which his name had been received.—(Cheers.) It would pour halm into his wounded breast to find that the people of North Wilts were still his friends.—(Cheers.) Again returned as their :Representative, th e const i tuency o f t h e county would find Mr. Methuen still the same as he had r been—honest and indefatigable in the discharge of his duty, and never sacrificine , his friends to promote his own or a:iy other interest.—(Much cheering.) The show of hands was then taken, and declared to be in favour of Mr. Long and Mr. Methuen. A poll was immediately demanded on the part of Sir Francis Burdett. The poll will on Monday next,. I hav e only just time to add thlt Lord S:ielburne, on leaving the town in his carriage, was attacked by the fol lowers of Burdett, and severely, but we are happy to say not dangerously, wounded in the head. He was fortu nately rescued by the friends of Mr. Methuen, and, after hq:ine• his hurt dr esse d b y a surgeon, proceeded on his way home. There is much confusion in the town. DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS AT TIIE NOMINATION. (From the Wiltshire Independent.) Never was a party s) degraded and disgraced as the Burdett party this day ; we say deliberately that that party has, by its conduct this day, d.sgraced and degraded itself as low as it. is possible for a party, governed by the worst passions,and using the most abominable means, can possibly be lowered. Men hired from the villages, trained to the purpose, armed with large bludgeons, painted with Me Burdett blue, and led on by prize-fighters and ruffians brought from Lon don (many of whom have been identified) made, durin g the ❑omination, furious attacks upon Mr. Methuen's and Mr. Long's friends, striking down the unarmed and harmless electors with most brutal violence, and when not within reach of their bludgeons, pelting them with large stones. Much mischief has consequently been done ; many persons have been severely injured, and we have heard, but trust it is not true, that the life of one poor fellow has been sa crificed to Tory outrage. . _ We have just learnt that the amiable Lord Shelburne, the only son of our Lord Lieutenant, the Marquis of Lans downe, on leaving the town in a carriage with a few frieads, was brutally pelted with large stones by Sir F. Burdett's supporters, issuing from a public-house in his pay, and after wards torn out of his carriage and severely maltreated ; fortunately, Mr. Methuen's friends were quickly informed of his Lordship's precarious situation, and rushed down and rescued him, but not till he was much wounded in the head and other parts of the body. He now lies at Dr. Tomp kins', but we hope is not dangerously injured. Will the men of North Wiltshire—the honest electors— the honourable men of the county—tamely suffer their great and their good men—the best blood amongst them—to be thus basely used ? Will they allow the county to be forcibly transferred to a man whose, public character has sunk so low as not only to openly defend his apostacy—to jeer at all principle —to make a mock of his old friends and his old opinions—but who hires, or suffers his supporters to hire, London prize-fighters, and the scum and ruffianism of the land, to come down and attempt to drive and bully Wilt shire men into submission to his will ? No, indeed ! there is too much independence—there is too proud a spirit in the breasts of Wiltshire men to suffer and submit to such degradation. Deeply will the insults of this day be avenged, not by outvying the Tories in brutal violence—God forbid that we should so disgrace ourselves—but by such a majority of votes at the poll, as will show the Tories that their conduct this day has driven into our ranks the honourable and virtuous whom they claimed before, but who wit now be theirs no longer. Mr Methuen"; and Mr. Long's success was certain be fore : to.day's proceedings have doubled their ma.;orities. Mr. Methuen's friends far outnumbered Sir F. Burdett's, but being unarmed, were unequal to maintain the ground in front of the hustings during part of the time of the Nomination : at the show of hands, the display of num bers was the largest ever seen at any election, ald was generally supposed to be four-fold greater than Sir F. Bur dett's. The Sheriff, of course, declared the show of hands to be in favour of Long and Methuen. WOOTTON BASSETT. The Tories of Wootton Bassett, were grievously dis appointed yesterday ; they calculated on Sir' F. Burdett addressing them in favour of Toryism and apostacy, and erected hustings accordingly ; but Sir Francis was not est inventus. Whether ho has had another " awkward acci dent," or another fit of the gout, we cannot tell, but we should not be surprised to hear that he is limping oat of Wiltshire as fast as his crutches can carry him. In these days of apostacy it is refreshing to hear of men m king great personal sacrifices for the sake of principle. We have just heard the name of a Wiltshire gentliman of in fluence, who intends coming from Holland for the sole purpose of supporting Mr. Methuen. How cautious a man should be in rejoicing at another's downfall ; little does he know how soon misfortune m be his own fate This was the case with Mr. Goddari, of Cliffe, who was thrown from his horse on Friday last, in conveying the news of Captain Howard's defeat at Crick- THE SUN, _LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1837 lade. We have heard that the Tory gentleman and horse are getting better. CAL NE. Where, and oh where, is poor' Old Glory' gone ?" Public notice having been given that Sir Francis Burdett would meet the electors at Caine on Tuesday afternoon, his Committee assembled at the White Hart Inn, where a des sert was provided. Several of his supporters, attended by a band of music, were ready to receive him at the entrance of the town. After a lapse of two hours it was announced that Sir Francis had not been heard of, and it was feared he would not be in Caine that evening. Mr. Walker He neage addressed the persons who had assembled in front of the Committee Room, and proposed a cheer for Sir Fran cis. This proposition was received with groans, and not a single cheer was given. The erection of scaffolding for the Leicestershire Baronet had the effect. we suppose, of driving him away, he not wishing to exhibit on such a building at present. EAST CUMBERLAND NOMINATION (From an Extraordinary Express of the Advertiser and Morning Herald.) CARLISLE., THURSDAY, Three o'Clock. This being the day appointed for this election, the town presented the most animated scene, as the hour of nomina tion approached; the friends of Major Aglionby and Mr. James were the first to approach the busting in a cavalcade of horsemen, the greatest in number we remember to have seen. They rode round the hustings, and then withdrew to make room for that of Sir James Graham, which was also so very numerous as to lead one to imagine that out of Carlisle, another horse could not be met with in the county. It was evident that a greater degree of interest and excitement never, on any former occasion, pervaded the county. The arrangements made by the sheriffs were uncommonly judicious, and the reporters were placed in an excellent situation in front of the hustings. As soon as the usual preliminaries were gone through by the under-sheriff, owing to the illness of the high sheriff, Sir GEORGE Musoaave presented himself fo - r the pur pose of placing Sir James Graham in nomination, but was received with such shouting that we could hear little of what he said. We understood him to say, that the conduct of Sir James Graham in Parliament was such as entitled him to the support of the electors, and he trusted that they would return him triumphantly once again as their representative. Captain IRWIN seconded the nomination, and contended that Sir James Graham was the man of all others best calculated to rescue the country from the hazardous posi tion into which it was plunged by restless agitators. HENRY HOWARD, Esq., of Greystoke, in proposing Wil liam James, Esq., of Barrack Lodge, said that that gentle man had served the public for some years, though he had represented that county in only one Parliament, and in the whole course of his career no one could accuse him of in consistency.—( Hear.) That, perhaps, in some quarters, would be considered an advantage to him.—(Hear, hear.) His enemies said he was a tool of Mr. O'Connell and the Pope, and that he was nearly allied to Mr. Roebuck. He was also said to be a revolutionist, but he could assure the electors he was not such a terrible fenny as was represented. Ile certainly held the opinion that the corn laws should be revised, but surely that was no reason for calling him an enemy to agriculture. They might as well say that Sir James Graham was an enemy to agriculture, because he voted for retaining the malt tax. He was also said to be an enemy to the Established Church and religion. This he denied, for on the contrary lie was most desirous to support it, though he wished to extend its usefulness, by reforming those nuisances which Sir James Graham himself had said ought to he abated—(Cries of" Hear," and cheers.) He also thought the Bishops should attend to their ecclesiastical duties, instead of meddling with politics in the House of Lords. He denied that Mr. James could be considered as a revelationist ; but it was a fact that every man who at tempted to benefit the country was called a revolutionist. Sir R. Peel was so called when he brought forward the Catholic Relief Bill, ,and Lord Grey was similarly desig nated when he proposed the Reform Bill. He vt'ould like to ask Sir James Graham whether he considered the King of Hanover a revolutionist ?—(Cheers, and a laugh.) He felt bound to state that he opposed Sir James Gra ham entirely on public grounds. He gave him every credit for holding sincere opinions, but he only regretted that those opinions were not better known to the electors two years ago.—(Cheers.) What he chick complained of in Sir James Graham was, that he asserted he had not changed his opinions. If that were true, what a singular position the electors were in ! They were clearly entitled to the appellation of so many Jim Crows.—(A laugh.) This, however, was not the case, and the electors must well know that if they should elect Sir James Graham they would be sending a Tory as their representative, and would show themselves contented to send another passenger to the Derby dilly.—( A laugh.) Mr. Howard concluded by placing Mr. James in nomination. JOHN GILL, Esq., seconded the nomination, and said they might rely upon it that Mr. James was not the man that would state one thing on the hustings, and another iu Parliatnent.—(Cheers.) Wiestast CR A CKE NTHORPE, E7q., placed Major Aglionby in nomination, a task which, he said, was as agreeable to him as he believed it to be consonant to the feelings of the majority of the constituency of the county.—(Ch eers .) his duty was twofold—on the one hand it was agreeable to him, for he had to state why lie supported Major Aglionby, and, on the other, it was painful, because he had to state :vim' it was that he had abandoned the Right Hon. Baronet. A consistent, firm, and determined Reformer was the man whom they ought to select, and such a one he was happy to propose to them in Major Aglionby, who was a usefel country gentleman and a nngistrate, and whose conduct had ceused him to be elected, as their Chairman, by his brethren in the Commission of the Peace. He was a de termined reformer of every abuse in Church and State, and in such a character he that day presented him to the constituency, and hoped that they would give him a more extended sphere of' usefulness, by bestowing on him their confidence in conjunction with Mr. James.—((,heers.) with respect to the Right Hon. Baronet, lie had severed himself from those xith whom lie had been intimately connected for more than twenty years, and had linked himself with those whom he had described as the worst ma terials possible for the formation of a good Government.— (Hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet had subsequently declared he would not offer a factious opposition to the Government of Sir R. Peel, but it was known to the whole country that he had not hesitated a factious opposition to the Liberal Government, composed of his old colleagues,—(Cheers.) He then entered into a discussion on the conduct of the Right Hon. Baronet on the Appropriation Clause, on the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, and on the Church Bill, condemning the course lie had pursued as being both unjust and impolitic. He concluded by stating that whenever the Tories decided upon an opposition to the Government the Right Hon. Baronet was always to be found fighting in their ranks, and not as a subordinate, but in every instance in the character of a leader against his old associates. And lie must say lie could not envy the ease with which the Right Hon. Baronet flung off his old friends and colleagues. Sir James Graham attempted to defend his conduct by say ing, that when lie formerly acted with the Government they had not made a compact alliance with Mr. O'Connell ; but he asserted that the very same compact alliance that now existed between the Government and Mr. O'Connell also existed, and perhaps more closely between Mr. O'Connell and the Government of Earl Grey. That Noble Lord had admitted that he offered office to Mr. O'Connell, and he o b e j Tm e c aH t no e d es 0. t n o se A lAu l Ld r c . E o d L'br)Cy,o proposing E nn s e q l . l , ' s o t t. a A,o king ian o j eo ffi hr g ? o . n T b h y e . Hon. Gen would ask th e Ri g h t H on. Baronet whether he had then seconded ill, the no mination, and said he had no doubt but Sir James Graham would find that political principle and integrity was not to be violated with impunity.—( Hear, hear.) They had heard much of anarchists, but it appeared to him that there could be no greater anarchists than those who, by their con duct, destroyed all public confidence in the principles of pub lic men.--(Cheers.) He trusted that the electors would look to the acts of the Right Hon. Baronet for the last two years rather than to the hypocritical cant by which he, doubt. less, would seek to delude them. Sir JAMES GRAHAM then addressed the electors amid considerable uproar. He said, " I can assure you that if you will afford me a hearing, it will give me much pleasure to endeavour to answer some of the accusations which have been made against me.—(lnterruption.) I think I can ap peal with confidence to the justice of my countrymen. You have heard with' patience the strong accusations which have been made against me. I now call upon you to hear my an swer, and I am confident that when the passing anger of the present moment shall cease to exist., you will not regret hav ing acted justly. If it be your pleasure not to hear me, I will not force myself upon your attention, but this I will say, that though the gentleman who seconded the nomination of Mr. James was pleased to call me a renegade baronet, he will find that I am not about to run away from this contest. I will, at all events, redeem the pledge I have given, that every elector for this county shall have an op portunity of recording his vote, for I assure you that no temptation on earth could tempt me to depart from the assurance I gave in answer to a requisition calling upon me to come forward—that every elector in East Cumber land should have an opportunity of declaring his senti ments upon this occasion."—( Here the uproar in front of the hustings became so loud that the Right Hon. Baronet ceased speaking.) Mr. AGLIONBY, the Member for Cockermouth, ad dressed the cr ow d, an d ca ll e d upon t h em as E ng lishmen and lovers of fair play, to hear Sir J. Graham. Let it not be said that they had listened to the accusation and re- Nivea not to hear the defence, The UNDER-SHERIFF said that unless order-were kept it would be his painful duty to adjourn the Court. Order having been to a certain extent restored, Sir James Graham once more proceeded to address the crowd. He said, " Mr. Under-Sheriff, I thank you and the gentlemen on the opposite side for the efforts which you and they , have made to procure me a hearing. I never yet ap pealed to an assembled multitude of my countrymen asking for justice and met with refusal ; and I do not expect that in this, my native county, which I have endeavoured to serve in public nearly twenty years, you will act so harshly as to refuse me the privilege of answering the attacks which have been made upon me. 1 will therefore, without further preface, proceed to do so. Mr. Crackenthorpe has spoken of rancour and bitternes s on my part towards old friends. I am sorry to sey that on the present occasion an example has been afforded of the truth of an observation which, per haps, is true of politics as of the tender passions, that 6 Love once past, is at best forgot, And oftener turns to hate.' The gentleman who last addressed you has exhibited not only the heat which sometimes characterises political opponents, but made use of language which, on more calm reflection, I think he will regret.—(Cheers and uproar.) I think I heard the gentleman I allude to say that I would be taught the les son that political honesty was the best policy ; and the gen tleman who seconded Mr. James talked of the renegade Baronet, who had run away.' I think my presence here to day is a proof that I entertain no intention of running away, and can assure you I will redeem the pledge I have given, that every elector shall have an opportunity of recording his opinion by his vote ; and until I am rejected on a full poll of the county, I-will not believe that my past services are thought so lightly of as my opponents represent. Igo to the poll, without the least apprehension as to the result. —(Cheers and disapprobation.) With reference to the accusations which Mr. Crackenthorpe has preferred against me, I beg to say that I do not stand here as a culprit, to be put on my defence. On the contrary, I stand here the advocate, in a great emergency of public affairs, of certain great principles, upon which you have to pronounce your decision: - Compared to mere personal consideration, these matters are of paramount importance. I will not dissemble in the slightest degree the difference between me and one of the candidates opposed to me. It is said that Mr. James is consistent in his political views ; I admit it, and it is because he is consistent, that I am directly opposed to him. —(Great uproar.) I will tell you the real points you have to decide. The question is, whether you will elect a con sistent Conservative Reformer for your representative, or a Destructive Radical ; whether you will choose the avowed friend of Mr. O'Connell, or his decided adversary ; whe ther your choice will be in favour of those steady, progres sive, but discreet improvements which the Queen, from her throne, has recommended, or whether you will rush head long on the violent, fearful, and extreme changes which are advocated by Mr. James? I allude here to the destruc tion of the hereditary Peerage, household suffrage, and the vote by ballot. I tell you that these are changes of a de cidedly republican character, and incontistent with the form of Government wider which we live. These are the points on which your decision is to be taken. The eyes of the British nation are fixed on this contest, and its result will influence public opinion materially. Ido not shrink from the contest."—( Here the noise which had been increasing for some time in loudness, rendered it impossible for the Right Hon. Baronet to make himself heard, and he con cluded by saying) " Since it is not your pleasure to hear me, I will not longer trespass on your attention." Mr. JAMES then came forward to address the multitude, but a scene of great turmoil and confusion took place which lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour, during which from the symptoms of riot which began to evidence them selves, and the determination evinced by a considerable portion of the crowd not to hear the Liberal candidates, as the Conservative would not be listened to, many per sons on the hustings dreaded that a renewal of the scene which occurred in West Yorkshire would have taken glace. After a considerable commotion, however, silence was at length procured, when Mr. James said that he be lieved a large portion of his constituents were anxious that he should still continue the services which they had selected him to perform on the last occasion on which they had exer cised the privilege of the franchise ; and he could assure them that, although he might not have done all that he ought to have done, and certainly lei:s than he wished, yet he could proudly say that he had not done anything which could have forLited their good opinion and their confidence. —(Cheers.) As had been said by his friend Mr. Howard, and. truly so, his public conduct, although he had served them but for a limited period, was, nevertheless, long known to them.-- , (Cheers.) When he was last before them on the hustings, he had explained to them his opinions, and had decared the principles upon which he would act if he was returned by them to Parliament. Since then he had endeavoured to follow up thsse principles consistently, for the benefit of the country ; and if he had again the honour to be elected by them, he would accept the trust confided to h7m with unabated zeal, and would do his best for Cum berland and for the country generaliy—(Cheers and disap probation)—more especially he would endeavour to get the benefits of that reform for them which they bad all struggled to obtain.--(Hear, and cheers.) He had still the seine detestation of Tory principles and of Teryism as ever, _ _ for he believed them to be subversive of the rights, the privileges, and the liberties of mankind, whilst the assertions of the party, in reference to the alleged attacks on the in stitutions of the country, served but to alarm the weak minded, and to form excuses for the renegade voter.— (Hear, cheers, and disapprobation.) It was very conve nient for his opponents to ally him, as they did the Minis try, with Mr. O'Connell ; but his friend Mr. Howard had stated to them -the truth when he stated that this was not the case. He did not disavow any connection with Mr. O'Connell, for he was his friend, and when lie thought that he was wrong, he did not hesitate to vote and to speak against him.—(Hear, cheers, and disapprobation.) Bu:, many persons had told him that theS , would not vote for him because he supported Mr. O'Connell, who was a dan gerous man.—(Cheers.) Now be (Mr. James) did not think so—(Hear)—but if he were, what was it that had made him so? The wrongs of Ireland.—L(Cheers.) And how would they render him less dangerous ? By redressing those wrongs.—(Cheers.) He had been told that it was de sired by him to establish Roman Catholic ascendancy and Popery in this country, and the Tories certainly thought that there was nothing too bad of this nature, which was not desired to be done, but he (Mr. Janes), as the friend of freedom, would repel the charge. He wished to get rid of the abuses which would prove injurious to the Con stitution, to remedy its defects, and to cause it to work harmoniously for the general good. And then in reference to the organic changes which were spoken of as requisite in the House of Lords, he was- not an advocate for the abolition of that House. He did not think that if the reforms to which he alluded were carrried, it would be necessary to get rid of it ; but he would maintain that if it did not harmonise with the Constitution of the empire, it ought to be got rid of.—(Loud cheering and disapproba tion.) But he hoped for better things for the future.— (Hear.) He wished to preserve all that was worth pre serving in the institutions of the country, and to destroy what was not worth keeping.—(Hear and cheers.) But the reply of the Tories now was the same they gave whilst the Reform Bill was passing through the Legislature ; it was said that if they got rid of the rotten boroughs they would destroy the Monarchy and overturn the Established Church.—( Hear.) Now amongst the charges brought against him were that he was th e enemy of religion, and wished to overthrow the Church, but he would say that if he were the enemy of the Church—the Church which he wished to reform, and was, therefore, declared to be its enemy-4f he were the enemy of the Church the thing by which he would most gratify his enmity would be not to promote a reform of it—(Cheers and disapprobation) —for he knew that it was,by withholding it the real danger would be created. He was, and had been all his life, a sincere Member of the Church of England. He had done his best to promote its interests and usefulness ; he wished to give it his honest support, and he knew that a reform of it would be the best means of strengthening it.—(Cheers.) He did not want to alienate the revenues of the Church from strictly religious purposes, but he thought that a re distribution of Church property should take place, by which they would afford the greatest possible amount of instruc tion to the greatest 'number of persons, and by remunera ting the Clergy according to the amount of their services. At the same time he thought it right that all men should enjoy the right to observe the form of worship which they believed to be the best ; whereas the Tory principle—that of Sir James Graham—was to denounce the religion of a large portion of the people, and thus alienate their affec tions. The Honourable Gentleman then referred to the opposition of Sir J. Graham to the Irish Municipal Bill; although he might, perhaps, vote with the Duke of Wel lington next session. In respect to the Irish Church, Protestantism was not the religion of Ireland ; and there fore the State had a right to deal with any surplus which might remain, after the religious instruction of the Protestants was provided for, to the purpose of -the in struction of the majority, and this he considered would be instrumental in promoting peace and' prosperity in that beautiful land:; whereas at present there were there now 800 parishes in which there was hardly a resident Protestant.—(Hear.) Many of the clergy had their thousands a year without any congregation, while in other places there were congregations without pastors. With regard to the agricultural interest, his private interests were bound up with it, but he was anxious that justice should be done to all parties. He wished for an abolition of the present Corn-laws, and the adoption of a fixed rate instead of a fluctuating scale of prices. He wished that the farmer should have a fair price for his corn, and that the workman should buy his loaf at a reasonable price. Mr. James then quoted Sir J. Graham as an authority in his favour, and quoted a passage from the publication of the Right Honourable Baronet to sustain his recommendation of a fixed rate of they - . With regard to slavery, he would say that, if he were sent to Parliament, he would do all in his power to carry out in its spirit, and in its letter, that Bill which had cost the country so much money. Sir J. Graham was in the habit of saying that the present was a weak and inefficient Administration. If it were so, the electors had the power to render it less so, by turning the Right Hon. Baronet out. The contest was not between Sir J. Graham and himself, but between prin ciples ; and God grant that the electors might chose the right for their country's interest. He was happy to tell them that our Gracious Queen had discharged from about the Court every man, 'woman, and child that was a Tory, and lie hoped the electors woulc folloW out such an illus trious example by turning out of Parliament as many 'Ferias as - they could. ' Major AGLIONBY said it must be perfectly unnecessary for him to offer' any 'apology for his appearance there. Urine. in retirement in the bosom of his family, and entirely occupied with agricultural pursuits, he was happy in his station, secluded from politics, and seldom exceeding the limits of his own field, and anxious only to do a good turn to his neighbours when he could, he was contentedly going along the stream of life ; but being called upon by a large body of the electors to represent the eastern division of the county along with his friend Mr. James, he could not re - sist the call of his country.' He'thought it proper and 're spectful to the electors to say that be Concurred in all the liberal and enlightened views Of bird Melbourne's Go vernment, and acknoWledged, in common with the rightly thinking people of the country, the deep debt of gratitude which we owed to our gracious Queen, for having, with ail the cordial confidence of an open heart and generous feeling, placed herself in the hands of that administration. With respect to our youthful Queen he would say in the words of Shakspeare, " She promises a thousand thousand blessings on this land, which time will bring to ripeness. Holy and Heavenly thoughts accompany her." Who can read without admiration, that passage in the Duchess of Kent's answer to the address. of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, in which she said that the greater the dif fusion of religious knowledge and the love of freedom in a country, the more orderly, wealthy, and industrious were its population. As long as our gracious Queen acted con sistently with such lessons she would be sure-to promote her own happiness and glory, and the prosperity of her sub jects. Although he agreed with the principles which go verned the Melbourne Administration, yet he wished to be underitood distinctly that he would never become a par tisan, and if the Government continued to resist vote by ballot, and the repeal of the septennial act, or proposed a renewal of the pension list, he would oppose them. The ballot he thought necessary as a protection to the poor voter from undue influence. He would advocate tri ennial parliaments and the abolition of Church-rates. It was said they were no grievance, for that property was bought and sold with those rates as a tax upo❑ it ; and, therefore, the price was proportionate ; but it might just as well be said that the house and window-tax should be perpetual, because houses were bought and sold while those taxes were in being.—(Cheers.) He would also support the appropria tion clauses of the Irish Tithe Bill, believing that the mea sure was calculated to promote the education of the Irish people. He trusted, however, that this question would be finally and satisfactorily settled in the next Session of Par liament. He should feel great pleasure in supporting Mr. Spring Rice in reducing the expenditure ; aad if the Right Hon. Gentleman -should propose the reduction of the malt tax, he should also support him ; for a more unjust or iniqUi tons tax, he believed, never had been in existence. He called upon them to make the representation of East Cum berland such as it ought to be, by returning two Reformers to represent them, and he trusted they would remember that the eyes of the empire were upon them ; and in these circumstances, that they would remember the signal of Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar—" England expects that every man will do his duty."—(Loud cheering.) The SHERIFF then called for a show of hands, and cer tainly a large majority were held up for Messrs. Aglionby and James, and the Sheriff accordingly declared them to be duly elected. Sir J. GRAHAM immediately demanded a poll, and the Sheriff appointed it to take place on Monday morning. WESTERN DIVISION OF CUMBERLAND. COCKEEMOUTII, AUG. 2.—The nomination of candi dates fur the western division of the county of Cumber land took place here this day. Edward Stanley, Esq., of Ponsonby Hall, and Samuel Irton, Esq., of Irton Hall, the late Members, severally addressed the electors, again off:ring their services, and as no other candidate had been announced, the proceedings did nut excite much interest in the county. Tile UNDER S:IERIFF (Silas Saul, jun., Esq.) opened . the Court at ten o'clock, and the usual formalities having been gone through, ,THOMAS IRwrs, Esq., of Calder Abbey, came forward to propose Edward Stanley, Esq., as a fit and proper per son to represent the division of the county of Currtherh.nd in the ensuinc - Parliament. JosErx STANGTA, Esq., of Kessykk, seconded the no- min at ion. Major LUTWIDGE, of Holm Rook, had much pleasure in proposing for the third time, their tried representative Samuel Irton, Esq., to be one of their Aleml)ers in the next Parliament. Tlio%/AS HOSKINS, Esq., of The High, seconded the nomination in a brief , ech, and no other elector hav ing a candidate to propose, the Under-Sheriff declared Edward Stanley and Samuel Irton, Ergs., duly eketed. Those gentlemen shortly addressed the assembled elec tors, avowing their continued attachment to Conserva tive principles, and their determination to support the Protestant institutions of the country. The proceedings did not occupy more than half-an-hour. EDINBURGH ELECTION. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2. Hurrah for Dundee!—Sir Henry Parnell is returned by a thumping majority of very nearly 300 I The bets have been three to due against him. Some of his friends here d:•spaired of his success. The result is very essential to the Government. . . The election for this county has been g on neck and neck since its commencement. At four yesterday the numbers %vere— Mr. Gibson Craig (R) 640 Sir George Clerk (T) 624 They are now hard at work. At 12 o'clock this day Craig was 11 a-head. At this moment (ontwo'elock) he has 27 majority over Sir George Clerk. I shall keep this open till hall-past three. A particular friend of mine has this moment come press from Paris, and gone off to vote for the Refurm can .lidate. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) lIALF-PAST THREE—Craig is 39 a-head. All up with Sir George ! Mid Lothian is carried by Mr. Gibson Craig—the exact numbers not arrived, but nearly as follow : Gibson Craig 713 Sir G. Clerk 689 Two of the districts comprehended in the above are cor rect ; the others nearly so. . . . . (Front the Scotsman.). In our second edition at six o'clock, we shall be able to announce the final result of this important contest. At the close of the poll yesternight the numbers were— Mr. Gibson Craig .. 640 Sir George Clerk Majory for the Liberal candidate 6 The excitement in the town has been beyond all prece dent. Crowds were assembled at the polling booth, and oppositC Mr. Gibson Craig's . Committee Rooms the whole or yesterday, and they are equally numerous to-day. Every report of the state of the poll which was in favour of Mr. Craig, was received with enthusiastic cheers. STATE OF THE POLL. At half-past Eleven this forenoon, Mr. Gibson Craig's majority had increased to 34. This includes the polls at Mid-Calder and Dalkcith. We risk little in asserting that the victory is now secure. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. hasten to make a correction in the last part ' of my letter addressed to you yesterday. I had received -a previous letter containing an sealant of the state of the Dunfermline burghs ; but so slight are the impressions made a t a b ust li ng t i me b y commu nications which present nothing feasible to the mind of the receiver, that it was not till. after. I had diipatched my letter to you • that •it oocurred to . me, that the two communications were about •one and the same place, and then • I had some trouble in ascertaining the fact. I take the opportunity to "reiterate my main assertion, that no communication ever tosk place between Mr Hume and me on the subject of the Dunfermline burghs ; and consequently the statements. that "Joseph accord dingly beset Colonel Thompson like a very bull-dog, & c.. must he traceable to the invention of some ingenious citizen. I am, Sir, yosr obedient Servant, T. PERRONET THOMSON. 13, Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, Aug. 4, 183 7 . The Earl of Dundonald has let Hanover Lodge, in the Regent's Park, at a rental of 8001., to a i . ich East The Countess and family inten d t o p ass the w!nter in the south of France, probably Nice, where the Marquis of Hertford is expected early in November. The King of Holland will go on the 7th of next month to Tilling, to inspect the troops which succeeded the first in the Camp at Rycn. 'I hence his Majesty goes to the Loo, whither the Queen will also proceed on the Btb, to keep, his Majesty's birthday. with the rest of the Royal Family,