The Sun. — London, England, 1835-01-14 00:00:00

■ E AST REY. NOMINATION FOR THE COUNTY,THIS DAY, as a faithful and hones. sreward.—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, much k has well said with respect to DestettetiteS , -.1-ndWi r •-vwn hi the Cminty or garey, and ask whether there 1:" a sin le Man among you who dares to come out and state to me I ..at I am a Destructive ?—( Continued cheering.) I dsk, whether, if they mean by Destructive, a man who is anxious for a scramble—l ask—what I should gain by that? I ask, whether any one can say there is a possibility of my advocating such a monstrous principle ?—[Renewed cheering.] While on the one hand I am' particularly anxious that the in novations which have taken place by the lapse of time in our institutions—and what institutions are there, I would ask, but what must in the course of time require improvement and correction ? While lam for the pruning and improving hand applied on all proper occasions, I am for no act of destruc tion. I shall not take up your time in going into what does require correction, for I am perfectly satisfied that as a man here to nominate another man, it would ill become me to enter into any such detail. I should show you the institu tions that do require proper, moderate, and temperate reform, but you will hear them better pointed out by Major Beau clerk. I can only say (little property as I may have) that I am perfectly convinced that property will be much safer with the principles of Major Beauclerk, than with those of his opponents. Gentlemen, it is far from me, by any possible: chance, to say one word against our honourable opponent. I - can only say that, as far as I have heard or know of him, he is a highly honourable and respectable man, but he has put forth an assertion which I will beg leave to deal with—that he is the only resident candidate in this county.—( Hear. ) Now I know with what view that was put, but I will meet it in a fair, laudable, and open manner. I would ask any elec tor here to-day, whether he has on any occasion applied to either of the honourable candidates for their services, or for any act which he wished to be done in the Commons House of Parliament, in which he has ever met with a refusal.— BY EXPRESS. The nomination of candidates fel ', the Eastern Division of Surrey took place this mo:iiing at Croydon. Long before the hour appointed bed ';ne Sheriff for opening the Court, the room was a sCOiie and almost of extraordinary excitement and confusion, every respectably dressed person to be met was de corated with the colours of some of the candidates. The Irmeession of carriages which accompanied Mr. Alsager, the j rory candidate, extended for nearly a mile, and these were preceded by a vast number of persons carrying flags, and also a band of music. At a few minutes before eleven, the doors of the Court House were thrown open, and the rush was tre mendous. It was generally understood that an adjournment would take place to the open air, and only one of the candi dates (Mr. Briscoe) made his appearance on the hustings. On Mr. BRISCOE coming forward in the Hall, he was re ceived with several distinct rounds of applause. The HIGH SHERIFF (G. F. Nicholson, Esq.) then stated, that it being the general opinion that it would be more con venient to hold the County Court in an adjoining field ; he Wilting to accommodate all parties, and after the formal pro ceedings had been gone through, they would adjourn the Meeting to Fairfield--( Great Cheering.) The Writ, the Act against Bribery and Cor'ruption having been read, and the Oath administered to the High Sheriff, that officer stated that he .should now adjourn to the Fairfield, and as he had adopted that step for the con venience of all parties, he trusted that they would favour him so far as to allow all parties to address the electors openly, fairly, and without any opposition.—[Cheers.] Clamour would he useless, the only mode of showing the sentiments of the electors being the poll.—[Cheers.]—The - fast crowd Which had assembled then proceeded to Fairf i en. On arriving upon the ground a scene the utmost confusion presented itself. Several waggons were brought forward and were immediately taken possession of by the Tory party. We regretted much to observe a band of low ruffians, who scoured the field., 'Arnica with clubs, and tore in pieces several of the flags 'flelonging to the Reform candidates. After con siderable delay, the High Sheriff made his appearance, and accommodated the reporters with a place in his waggon. A scene of greater confusion, and, we may add, of animation, we have seldom witnessed. The waggons, which were filled with the candidates and friends, were everywhere in motion, in order to secure a good position near that of the Sheriff. Hundreds of flags and banners were waving in every quarter of the field, the music playing, and the vast terowds jostling and pushing on all sides. When order had been in some degree restored, proclamation was made by Mr. Abbott, the Under Sheriff. A gentleman in the crowd then came forward and stated that unless some accommodation was made for the candidates, it would be utterly impossible that the proceedings could go on. It would be impossible to hear the different candidates.— ( Cheers.) He trusted, therefore, that the High Sheriff would make some arrangements by which the proceedings could be carried on with satisfaction to all parties. The HIGH SHERIFF stated that it was at the earnest request Of the majority of the electors that he had adjourned the County Court to the present place. He had put it to the committees of the several candidates to make such arrangements as would give an opportunity to all persons to express their sentiments freely and fully.—( Cheers.) As to every person in the large assembly that presented itself hearing all that was said, that was next to impossible.—(Cheers.)—He would now only repeat what he had stated before, that he bad adjourned the County Court at the request of ! the electors, and he trusted that in consequence of that, they would grant his request, and allow every candidate to address the t meeting without would p show that they u were Englishmen, by al -I"ing every candidate to have a fair stand-up fight.—[Loud cheers..l Mr. Haessate then came forward to propose Mr. Briscoe. lie said that the electors of East Surrey were on the present Occasion called upon to exercise one of the most invaluable rights which an Englishman could enjoy. I hope the electors Of Surrey will come calmly forward to execute the duty they owe to their country, and will enroll their names in favor of those candidates whose qualifications and principles are such as make them desirable to represent you in Parlia- Meat —( Cheers.) Gentlemen, in discharging this important duty, I hope that every elector will come boldly and fearlessly to the Cheers.) I hope that you will conduct this election with such temperance and moderation, as will confer credit to the County of Surrey. You must not be thwarted in the duty you have to perform on the one hand by threats, or be corrupted on the other hand by bribery. --( Cheers. ) Gentlemen, in the few observations I she2A have to make, I shall endeavour to abstain from all, personal allusions— ( Hear, hear)—and hope that, whe..Cever may be the result of this contest, it will be conduct:4 on all hands with perfect good humour and gentlee,,enly . feeling. It is my duty otx this occasion to nom ; ..nate a gentleman who has served you before, and I mays .y has served you faithfully.—( Cheers.) And, gentlemen, . it would not be necessary for me to make any further observations, were it not for some circumstances Which have tended materially to injure that highly respectable ltldividual in the minds of many of his former constituents, and Which ought to be explained. In the first instance, I think that . every man who comes forward to represent a county ought to atand or fall on his own individual merits, and neither be tempted by any personal views of his own, or even for the sake of the cause he advocates, to coalesce with any body.— ( Hear and cheering.) Gentlemen, I will here boldly say that when I first heard that a coalition had taken place between Messrs. Briscoe and Beauclerk, I was determined to have uothin g to do with the election—( A laugh, and cries of Hear, bear").---but I mound bound to say that when that cir cumstance was explained, it materially alteredthe case. These C ircumstances you shall know, and then judge for yourself.— ( Cheers.) In the parish of Rotherhithe where Major Beau clerk is the popular candidate—(" Oh, oh")—the Committee who were conducting the canvass for Mr. Alsager, called upon Major B eauc l er k' s Committee, and proposed a coalition— (Uproar and cheers)—and at the very same time another Party of Mr. Alsage r 's friends who were canvassing a diffe rent part of the county where Mr. Briscoe is the popular e4 ndidate—what was their conduct there ?—they canvassed— (Tremendous groaning from Mr. Alsager's supporters)—l am Only stating that which was stated to me by the Central Com te therefore, there is any thing untrue in it, the Central Committee are to blame.--( Oh, oh.) No one can detest the principles of a coalition more than I do, but un der these circumstances I ask you, as moderate and temperate judges, to determine whether it was possible to avoid it. There is another subject upon which I must say a few words. 3 11 C opponents of Mr. Briscoe have made a great handle of a 'arcumstance which has nothing to do with the county. I allude to the circumstance of that gentleman being lord of t he manor of Epsom, and its attempting to be asserte that be i nterfered with the races.—(Tremendous uproar and hisses.) 9 1 1 the first occasion of Mr. Briscoe's coming forward, I Pined him upon principles of reform, but not upon the prin ciple of destruction, as I was opposed to that party that would d estroy. I appeal to you whether, under the circumstances, have acted inconsistently. I appeal to you whether Mr. nriscoe's conduct in Parliament has ever been bordering en destruction or revolution.--( Cheers.) At the last election I felt I could not,consistently with my feelings, vote for Major Beauclerk.--( Cheers and hisses.) I considered that he ex pressed himself so warmly upon many points of great im- Portance and weight, so much farther than the dictates of Prudence advised, that I could not give him my vote.— (Cheers.) This impression was strong in my mind till last S aturday, when I attended a very large meeting at the Town Hall, and when Major Beauclerk stated what were his prin ciples, he said nothing would induce him to go into the Present Parliament with a view to a.ny factious opposition to t he present Government—(cheers —and that if he found them acting up to their professions, he was determined to S upport them ; at the same time he had suspicions of them, and would watch them closely. He stated, that though a sincere reformer he was far from being a radical, and would never tanction any step that would injure vested rights or disturb Public credit.—(Hear.) Many gentlemen heard thtse asser leas, and when I heard them I was pleased, for it enabled me, 1 :u far I was able, to - support him.—( Cheers.) I will not de rin you further, I feel obliged to you for your kindness, and i l l'ape you wilt spew the same indulgence to any gentleman. a want not, to carry our point by violent declamation. We Zaut to have the sense of the county in a mild and temperate ~i`"intier--let every gentleman have an opportunity of stating thi. et his principles are upon such an important occasion as • I will say no more. I believe Mr. Briscoe to be one of ye e raost independent men in Parliament, he has always had tio l4 'r interests at heart, and I therefore have great pleasure in urinating him.—( Applause.) Mr. MELLISH stated that he had been called on very unex &etal , ▪ e ly to second the nomination, and that he would only i s the meeting by expressing the great satisfaction he had doin g so. gai llr• PALMER presented himself amidst great cheering. He y o u' Mr. High Sheriff and Brother Electors, I congratulate i lri upon our assembling here to-day, on one of the grandest et itcl Ples that can call us together as Englishmen, namely to p. u ,t:e our Representative to the Commons' House of t_gruament. Gentlemen, before I proceed further I have • return the High Sheriff my most cordial thanks, I_,re the very kind expressions he made use of to us, t h e clors of Surry, when he requested that there should be that hod order among us that would do credit to the meeting, and di d , Jou should have the opportunity of judging of the can ( (drat: by allowing all of them to have an impartial hearing.-- th at Ws.) I am aware there is a difference of opinion here-- t o Where necessarily should be in so great a county as this, as beO should b e a f i t and proper person to represent us, i s not c lut as_tonishi ng ; but my labours are light on this occasion iease. I have not to-d a y t o i n t ro d uce t o your notice a new o ;( Hear, hear, and cheers.) Major Beauclerk is well t he hon t° Hear, hear)—Major Beauclerk, who I had elector our, of nominating on the last occasion, and I ask any he present now to come forward and state that has forfeited a single promise he then made ? • lear s , hear, and cheers.) I am perfectly aware that Major 711 -statements have gone abroad with regard to the Hon. haveb s_ votes, and he himself will againstou on that head. I I _ been told that he voted eveng the Malt Tax, but colort i: ( , ) s say that that is not the truth.--( Cheers.) While I o e -_, Q • c ool _ an anxious disposition on his part to uphold the mer cial interests of the country, I have seen bim equally anxious to reli eve the agricultural grievances.--( Cheers.) I y the sa Itis w ork, who that in th e M a j or you have the very man who w i ll do will do your duty, and discharge his own to you (Cries of " No, no.") Then, gentlemen, if we find that to be the case, and there may perhaps be the distance of a mile which separates the i esidence of those gentlemen from the county of Surrey, I would ask is that a reason why we should return the Hon. Tory ?—( Uproar from the Tory party.) Gentlemen, I hope you will have the goodness to bear with me patiently a few minutes longer, as I am rather exhausted. —( Hear, hear.) Something has been said on, the subject of coalition. We have been in the habit during the time of the Rotten Borough. System, of finishing certain coa litions, when the Candidates coalesced against the rights of the people ; but I say that coalition is honourable and honest on the part of the people, if they coalesce to main - tain their rights.— [Cheers and cries of " Bravo, bravo."] We have been told, Gentlemen, that the Honourable Candidate has been particularly anxious to look first upon one side and then upon the other, according as circumstances may require. --L[Laughter.] Gentlemen the Honourable Captain puts me in mind of another Captain, of whom perhaps you have all heard—l mean " Captain Macheath"—who, having two sweet hearts, said, " How happy could I he with either, Were t'other dear charmer away l" (Great laughter and hisses from the Alsagerparty. )—Gentle_ men, I thank you for the patient hearing you have given me: I feel myself exhausted from fatigue, and shall therefore con clude with nominating Major Beauelerk as a fit and proper person to represent the Eastern Division of the County of Surrey in the ensuing Parliament.—(Loud cheers.) JOHN HUMPITERI; Esi., M.P., then stood up, and was greeted with loud cheers. He said—Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in standing here upon this occasion to second the no mination of Major Beauclerk, and I do it under circumstances different from those of his proposer, because I have sat with Major Beauclerk in the House of Commons, and know the feeling which he has towards Surrey and towards the whole of the country at large.—( Bravo, bravo.) Gentlemen, Major Beauclerk is a man you may depend upon in time of need, — he is a man you may depend upon at the time when Members are most required,—that is at three and four o'clock, to give their votes against those men who are now in power.—( Cheers. ) Major Beauclerk has been taunted that he is not an agricultural member. I can assure you, gentlemen, that I have seen him upon all occasions support the agricultural in terests of this country.—( Cheers.) I can assure you that when the question of the Malt Tax was brought forward, he voted in favour of its reduction—( Cheers)—and more than that, he did not, as many of those men now in power did, come down in a night or two, and vote against what he had before done.—( Cheers.) No, gentlemen, be considered, as every honest man would, that the question was settled, and he saw with indignation that by the help of those now in power that tax was again put on.—( Loud and continued cheering. ) Major Beauclerk was a man who was always at his post, in times of the greatest trouble.—( Cheers.) He has stated that he does not go into the House as a factious man. I know he does not—l have never seen any factiousness in him. I have always seen him supporting what he and I considered the best interests of the nation, and I know that he has always had at heart, and been most anxious, for the welfare of this county.—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, I will assure you that upon all popular questions Major Beauclerck was at his post, and voted on the proper side. It has been said that he voted with. Mr. O'Connell for the Repeal of the Union. Gentlemen, there was only one Member who sat for either England or Scotland who voted in that way, and that was the Hon. Member for Tive rton. Major Beauclerk is, I think, incapable of voting for a measure which would lead to such irremedial confusion as I consider the repeal of- the Union would do.—( Cheers.) It has been stated that Major Beauclerk goes to the House to support the men now in power, if he finds their measures good. I know he will, but it will be in another way to what they expect.--( Cheers.) He will, I know, try to make their liberal measures much more so, before they leave the House of Commons.—( Cheers.) I hope, gentlemen, that upon this occasion you will recollect that the county of Surrey returns four members, and if you return a Tory and a Reformer, you will altogether lose your vote.—( Cheers.) You ought to recollect, also, that in such a case the reform ing Member might be taken ill, and be unable to attend to his duty when the county would have one vote against itself, for they would have the Tory supporting the measures of the Ministry whether they were good or bad.—( Cheers and uproar.) You must use all your exertions—every man of you must rouse up your neighbour ; leave no stone unturned, and be sure you do not lose one single vote for the want of asking for it—( Cheers.) Do not let the Tory get ahead on the poll for even an hour, so that you may have the benefit of what you have been fighting for during the last four years. [Here the gang again interrupted the speaker.] lam afraid —[said Mr. H., turning to them]—you are the destructives. —[ Cheers.] Gentlemen—l am so satisfied of the fitness of my friend, Beauclerk, that I believe he will be returned as your Member. I say your Member, because he does no thing but support the opinions of the great body of his con stituents ; and I believe you have no cause to complain of him. —[ Hear, and cries of "we have none."] I shall there fore detain you no longer, but conclude by expressing my hope that you will return Mr. Beauclerk and another Reform Member to Parliament, or else your votes will be useless, and of no value in that House.—[Cheers.) _ _ - _ _ Mr. W. NOTTAGE then prop - osed the nomination of Mr. Alsager. From the confusion which prevailed throughout his address, and his distant position in a waggon opposite, we were unable to catch only a few stray sentences to the following effect :—Mr. High Sheriff and Brother Electors, I come for ward to propose as a candidate for the Eastern division of the county of Surrey a man that has been requested by the great majority of his neighbours to come forward for the honour of representing his brother electors in Parliament.. He was urged by them to do so, because of his known character and fitness to be your representive.—( Cheers, hisses, and uproar.) Gentlemen, he chooses rather to be recommended to you by so humble an individual as I am, than to be brought forward by any commanding influence, because he is a freeman him self, and wishes to be elected by the free choice of the electors. —(Cheers and hisses.)—He is a man who upholds and re joices in the constitution:of the country as the glory of our forefathers--( Laughter and uproar.) That constitution which has secured to these realms that high honour and re nown which has raised them so high above all other nations— (Laughter and groans.) He loves his King, the Constitution and his country-4 Cries of " No, no," and considerable up roar.) He will be the protector of his King, and of our commerce, for he knows its advantages. He will promote the interest of our maritime population, and our merchandize ; that enterprize in trade which has carried the name and re nown of England to the utmost bounds of the earth—( Cheers, hisses, and laughter.) He will promote the benefit of every rank and every class in the kingdom, and represent you fairly and properly—( Uproar.) I therefore propose Mr. Alsagar as your representative in the next Session of Parliament—. ( Cheers and groans.) Mr. W. PAINTER then came forward to second the nomina tion of Mr. Alsager—in doing so he said,—Brother Electors, it is highly gratifying to me to find that the gentlemen who who have nominated the opposing candidate, by taking a view of this large assembly—( Cheers)—have found it necessary to adopt atone of moderation on the present occasion.—( Hear. ) Those recriminations, and the party who have said there was no re-action in the county—[Cheers]—are the very first per sons to prove that there is a re-action.—[Cheers.] I regret, gentlemen, to find that it is necessary on the present occasion to misrepresent Mr. Alsager's Committee.—[Cheers.] No coalition whatever has ever taken place between Mr. Alsager and either of the other candidates.—[Cheers.] The denial of that coalition was made in the presence both of Mr. Briscoe and Major Beauclerk—[Cheers and cries of " No, no"]—and admitted by them.—[Loud cheers.] This misrepresenta tion, however, gentlemen, is not all: it has been stated, and very widely circulated, that Mr. Alsager is opposed to the great principle of Reform—[Cheers] : that he was a Tory in disguise.—[Cheers.] Such, gentlemen, Lean assure you is not the case—[Cheers] and those who know the high and honourable character of Mr. Alsager, know full well that not even for the high honour of representing the county of Surrey in Parliament would he stoop to the least disguise or concealment.—[Great cheering.] Gentlemen, Mr. Alsager will state to you what his opinions are himself, and al though he would wish the electors to approve of those principles, yet still such are his feelings upon the present occasion that he wishes any elector who does not agree with them to vote against him. Gentlemen, with regard to the charge of his being an enemy to Reform, it is desirable to know what the meaning of the word Reform is?—[Laughter, and cries of " Hear."] If Reform means the correction of abuses for the purpose of improving the institutions of the State, and rendering them more available for the public be nefit, Mr. Alsager is a Reformer.—[Cheers, groaning, and uproar.] If the word Reform means the introduction of new and untried experiments--if Reform means instead cf purifying and beautifying our institutions and lob oduc ing • others—if it means instead of strengthening the monarchical forms of government of introducing in their stead one which would be uncontrollable and uncontrolled—a wild democracy—then Mr. Alsager is opposed to such Reform— ( Cheers and great uproar. )—Gentlemen, I am aware `that I am addressing the electors of Surrey ; I know that I am ad- TRE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1835. dressing men attached to their country and their King— Cheering)-=- - that I am addressing men who can well know find estimate the good defivable !tom social order s and the mischief's that would ensue from the disorgainisation of the frame-work of society.—(Hear, hear, followed by cries of Ireland—lreland and blood.) Gentlemen, I know you are attached to your King, because he has identified himself with the interests of his people—( Great uproar, and cries of —" he is a sham Reformer.") Gentlemen, you must be aware that the King of England consented to the passing of the Re form Bill, because lie felt that it was opposed to anarchy and revolution, and therefore the greatest compliment that you can pay your King is to place confidence in his Ministers— ( Loud cries of " No, no.") And I am satisfied that the time will come when the reasons why the late Ministry were dismissed, will be fully explained. Gentlemen, I an ticipate from the new Ministry the introduction of many good measures, which will tend to correct abuses, extend your com merce, and take off many of the burdens of the people. I am satisfied, that let those measures come from whatever quarter they may, the people of England will hail with de light and gratitude the introduction of good measures.— cCheers, and great groaning.) But, gentlemen, there is a ast difference between cutting off decayed and rotten branches arid felling the pride and glory of the forest--that British oak which has spread its branches for so many centuries over our liberties.—( Hear, and confusion.) There is a difference between curing a disease and killing the patient, and there is a vast difference between the skill of the physician and the wild nostrum of the empiric. Gentlemen, the pen of history records what must be well known to every rational and thinking man.—( Great confusion.) It is thus recorded that the greatest injury to the people and to the state has oc curred by following the councils of men who made the largest promises, while in fact they introduced anything but improve ments in the Constitution. But I would beg of the electors of Surrey, and of the electors of all England, by the love and allegiance which they bear to the King—by the protection which they owe to their families and children, and by the re spect which is due to themselves, to send men of moderate and rational views to Parliament.--( Great cheering. ) You will not trust to experimentalists, to men who, with_what ever good intentions, are nothing but the tools of more prac tised demagogues.—( Cheers and uproar.) I have the greatest pleasure and satisfaction in recommending Mr. Alsager to you. —( Cheers.) Recollect that the vessel of the State, like other essels, may be foundered by too much as well as too little talent.—( So we understood ; but the uproar, and our distance from the speaker rendered what he said very indistinct.) You will do best by selecting Mr. Alsoger, who will labour to se a cure the interests of the county.—( Cheers.) He is perfectly. independent of parly. I regret extremely that any section of i ttl)lic men should imagine themselves so superior to all others that they should resolve for ever to keep possession of the offices of the State. Consider the high and elevated position of this country compared to all others—the r umber of our colonies—the extent of our commerce—consider that this country is the market, the emporium of the world— that this is the dwelling place of liberty, and then I ask you as sensible men, whether she could be raised to so proud a posi tion by men who supported themselves by corruption.— ( Cheers.) Mr. BRISCOE then came forward amidst tremendous cheer ing and some hisses, and said, Mr. High Sheriff and Gentle men, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the cordial reception with which you have just honoured nee.—[Cheers.] I think I may draw the inference from your cheers that no re action has taken place.—[Tremendous cheering and hisses.] Yes ! I repeat, that no re-action has taken place in this county.—[ Tremendous cheering.] I entirely concur in the remarks that fell from the High Sheriff, and from my excellent friend near me, who has done me the honour to come forward to propose me as a fit candidate—to whose kindness and esteem, and powerful support, I owe my last election.—[Cheers.] Allow me to say that I entirely concur in their observations that the election may be conducted with perfect good humour, and that the friends of freedom and re form may prove themselves, as I know them to be, equally the friends of order.—[Cheers.] Far from me bo it to treat the new candidate, who comes forward for the first time, with any thing but the utmost respect—[cheers]—far from me be it to impute to him any thing but the most pure and honourable motives—[cheers] —but I think I may fairly conclude from these cheers, and his gratifying reception—(" Oh, oh," and loud cheers)—l may conclude, from the approval I have met with, that I am in the right in not shrinking from this con test of principles.—(Cheers.) I now present myself, for the fourth time, a candidate for the high and imposing honour of representing you in the Commons House of Parliament. A voice from the crowd says " We have tried you."--( Uproar from the Alsager party.) I feel that my public conduct and my public principles are well known to you. I do not appear before strangers, but I came amongst friends, amongst those with whom, as companions in arms and in victory, I have before struggled.—[Bravo, bravo.] Gentlemen—You may remember that in the year 1826 we fought under the banners of Reform and Independence, side by side.—[ Cheers.] You remember the victory we obtained, and you may re member that the independence of your country was esta blished by our united struggle at that time.— [Loud cheers.] In the year 1830 I again came forward, in my own person, as a candidate to assist you in establishing your independence —we again fought together, and we were again vie torious—[cheers]—and at the last election, in 1832 I again come forward, and I came forward in order to assist you, ,for I have no personal objects whatever—[Cheers and laughter from the opposition.] I say to assist the people in reaping the fruit of the Reform Bill—[Cheers.] Then, Gentlemen, it is now for the fourth time that I stand before you as a Candidate, and to render to you an account of my past conduct : far be it from me to claim any merit in the simple discharge of my duty ; but I tell you as a sincere and honest man, that I have endeavoured to serve you faithfully,—( Cheers. )—feeling, as I do, the most unfeigned respect for the whole constituency, and never have I done or said aught with a design of obtaining an idle popula rity, but I believe I have been silent when I ought to have spo ken.—( Cheers and laughter.) But, gentlemen, this I say fearlessly, I have endeavoured to serve you with integrity, with fidelity, and with constancy. Gentlemen, I will also avow ho nestly, that I have been a steady supporter of the late Adminis tration—( Hear, hear. )—as far as I could conscientiously, and my votes will show that upon many occasions. Gentlemen, I am not—and never will be—a party man. I told you I was independent of all party, and my votes in the House of Commons will show that the declaration which I have just made to you. viz. that I did give a steady support to the late Administration as far as I could, conscien tiously could, is the truth.—( Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, if I have the honour of being again returned to the House of Commons—( Great uproar, and cries of " No, no," from the Alsager party, and cries of " Shame, shame shall con sider myself but a servant of the people.—( Cheers.) Gentle men, I have heard it stated to-day that the object of the new candidate coming forward is to support the Monarchy of the count:y.—( Cries of " Toryism.") I boldly ask, what act of mine, what word ever fell from my lips in Parliament, or out of Parliament, can subject me to the ascusation that I am an enemy of my King?—[Cheers.] But, gentlemen, I request you to bear in mind, and perhaps many. who stand before me now have read the King's proclamation dissohing the late Parliament —the King tells you in that proclamation he wishes to meet his Commons,l and take the sense of the people.—( Hear.) Gentlemen, I believe that the people of England, and sure I am that the people of Surrey, will fearlessly respond to the appeal of their Sovereign—( Hear)—they will feel it to be their duty to record the opinions of the past, and their expec tations of the future, of the individuals whom they will feel it to be their duty to return again to Parliament.—( Cheers. ) Unquestionably, Gentlemen, it is the prerogative of the Crown to select their own Ministers.—( Hear.) No loyal man, no man who has the slightest knowledge of the Constitution of his cour.tq but can entertain a doubt that the Ministers are the servanti of the Crown ; , the Members of the House of Commons are the servants of the people; and I shall go there as a sentinel.—( Cheers arid some hisses.) I shall be there if I am again returned—if you again bestow on me the proud and high distinction of sending me as your re presentative, I shall go there as a guardian of your rights— ( Loud cheers)---as the defender of our liberties.—( Cries of " Bravo.") I shall go there certainly to reduce, by every pos sible means, the expenditure of the country, consistently with that which we Reformers hold as sacred as any man, ,I mean the public credit of the country.—[Loud cheers.] I ask you what object I could have in holding, if it be imputed to me that I hold, revolutionary and destructive opinions. —[ Cries of " No, no."] Why, gentlemen, I have something to have a stake in the country—l have a stake, and no incen siderabls one, in this very county, as well as elsewhere ; therefore, when it is asserted that those who hold opinions similar to mine aim at destruction and revolution, I repel the charge with the utmost indignation.—[lmmense cheer ing.] A similar charge was made before the last election, but how was it falsified? I believe there are not to be found an equal number of men in this country possessing a similar extent of property in it with those who have been already nominated and' returned as reforming members for the next parliament.—( Much cheering.) I am sure that charge, there fore, will not with you the intelligent electors of East Surrey, weigh for a single instant.—( Cries of " No, no !" and cheers.) But, gentlemen, I did hear a word fall from a person respect ing the want of a personal canvass, and allow me to make an observation on that. 1 am most anxious to remove an impression, if such does exist, that I have been guilty of that omission which custom has long sanctioned, of paying a personal tribute of respect to any and each individual elector. Gentlemen, I do assure them sincerely from the bottom of my heart, that the omission has not arisen from any want of respect to them, but that it was principally from the conviction of my political opinions being so thoroughly known to you—( Hear, hear)—and I think I may claim this indul gence and advantage, viz., that it is in evidence from the statements I have made, that I have sat in Parliament not for meeting to use individually every exertion in your power amongst your neighbours and friends to give a substantial proof that you are the friends of reform and of the county, by sup porting the representatives of the people.—Cheers.) It has Veen my lot, during the last ten days, to be very actively engaged in addressing the electors at public meetings, and I feel the efieci§ cr it. At a late hour last night, I attended one of the most gYatifying meetings in the County of Surrey.—[Laughter, followed by cheers.] I assure you that but one opinion prevailed in favour of your tried representatives.—[ Cheers.] Let me tell you also that I have attended similar meetings in Croydon, Wandsworth, Camberwell, and Kingston, and I never met in your town a more gratifying reception than was bestowed upon me and my hon. colleague last Saturday. In fact, to judge of the united feeling which prevails in the county, I may say it is most flat tering, though to myself, indeed, it may be undeserved, but I attribute it to your kindness and impartiality. I will admit as readily, as my bitterest opponent can state, that I have indeed done but little in your service, neither have I acted up to my own full wishes ; nor have I, I think, honestly and faithfully done all that you had a just right to expect. I make that admission, and my opponent may take any advantage of it he can.—( Cheers from Alsager's party. )—I do so from no mock humility, but from a conscientious desire to discharge faithfully every duty you require of me as a Member of Parliament with increasing promptitude and assiduity.— [Loud cheers.]— Well, then, I have shown you that my poli tical principles are so well known, that I need not go into any lengthened detail, the substance of my creed is Reform.-- (Cheers.) In one word, I say again it is Reform—Reform and not Revolution—an honest and faithful reform in all the institutions of the country, both in Church and State.—( Great cheering.) I see that I ought not to detain you longer, but permit me to repeat to you, if it is your pleasure again to select me as one of your representatives in Parliament—if you believe me to have been faithful to the cause of the people and of mankind—if you deem me to be the firm and uncomp •emising enemy of all corruption and oppression, [Cheers,] if you consider me as the steady supporter of economy and retrenchment, and a relief of the burthens of the people ; if you think I am what I assure you I am, the decided_ advocate for the spread of knowledge and of popular education—[Cheers,) if you consider me the friend of peace, and as a means to that end, I repeat that I am a friend to education, if you think I have redeemed the pledges which I made to you, and faithfully acted up to my professions, then I ask you not to forget an old servant—[ Hear, hear.] One whom you have tried and known, for one however honourable, upright, and respectable,---( Her, hear)— and I am quite willing to give my opponent every claim and merit he conceives himself entitled to. I repeat that I never will believe that there has been any re-action in this county until I see it upon the poll. Such is the confidence that I place in the intelligence, integrity, and, above all, in the love of Re .form felt by the electors of East Surrey, that I think you will think it your duty to return your two old and tried servants.— ( Great cheering.) Major BEM:CLERK then rose in a neighbouring waggon, and was received with cheering, which laited for some minutes. He said Mr. Sheriff, I have a wish to take this early opportunity of returning my most sincere thanks to you for the kind atten tion you have shown to all the candidates—[cheers] —and I trust that you, the electors, who have behaved so well, and given a patient hearing to all who have gone before me, will also do me the same favour. In now coming forward, I am anxious to assure Mr. Alsager that I have no ill feeling towards him—that I entertain for him personally every kind feeling, but I detest his politics.—[Cheers.] It is a politi cal question alone, and not a personal one.—(loud cheers]—and I wish to take this early opportunity of telling the Hon. Candidate that a friend of his made a very great mistake last night, in stating that I voted for Mr. O'Connell's motion for a repeal of the Union. I voted against that motion, because I conscientiously believed that it would be for the benefit of neither country. There is also another question upon which much misrepresentation has been sent abroad with respect to me and my conduct—l mean the ques tion of the Malt Tax. We have here a number of members of the late Parliament, and I appeal with candour to Mr. Grote, Mr. Humphery, and ary other, whether there was any man more active than I was. I gave notice of a motion upon the subject, I gave it up out of respect to Sir Wm. Ingilby, but I voted for his motion, and spoke at least 50 times in favour of its repeal during the . Session ; and I challenge any one to gainsay me when I state that I am a sincere supporter of the agricultural interests. I have been accused of bearing a hatred to our beautiful system of religion. To that I reply, that there is not one man in this large assembly who has a greater respect for that religion than myself. I have come forward upon the same principles that I stood upon before, and I think, that, in spite of the cry of re-action, I shall be returned again as your Member in a very few days.—( Great cheering. ) You have been told that Mr. Alsager is not a Tory. It now seems that Sir F. Burdett was perfectly justified when he said that a Tory was more scarce in this country than the uni corn ?—( Laughter.) If this is not a Tory question, why, I would ask, areTyou to turn out a Reformer ?—( Cheers.) If it is not a Tory question, why, let me ask you, was the old House of Commons sent about its busineps ? Gentlemen, I carry no favour of either party.—( Cheers.) I am a determined opponent of the Tory faction, but, at the same time, I tell that faction that I have honesty of feeling in my heart, that *I am sent to the House of Commons, and find the Tories turn Refoamers, I shall give them my most cordial support. Gentlemen, I told you at the last election, and I tell you again, now, that I am no party man.—(Cheers.) I have voted repeatedly against both Whigs and Tories— ( Cheers)—when I considered the measures they brought for ward wrong—( Cheers.) I have ever voted against Mr. Hume, that able and long-tried friend of the people, when I thought him wrong---( Great cheering)—and I will continue to vote against every party whose great object is to destroy the wel fare and happiness of the people—[Cheers.] If, however, gentlemen, I find any attack made upon property or vested rights, I shall ever be at my post--the firm advocate for that property and those rights.—( Cheers.) But, gentlemen, I never have been, and never will he, the upholder of idle sine cures.—( Cheers.) I shall ever be the determined foe of any Government who upholds that system which drags the last penny from the pockets of the people.—( Cheers.) If you send me to the House of Commons, I shall go there for the very purpose of carrying forward the great principle of Reform.—( Cheers.) lam an English gentleman by birth, and I glory in the name ; my ancestors, generations back ad vocated the cause of the people in the House of Commons— ( Cheers)—my father, grandfather, and great-great-grand father, each in their day advocated the people's cause, and I trust their venerated shades will ho /or round me, teaching me to trace their steps.—l trust I shall ever be found to be the most determined foe of all unjust and oppressive measures.— (Great cheering.) Mr. Lainson, who was my oppo nent at the last election, and who thought that on many points I went too far, came to a meeting of my Committee l as t night—(Cheers) ---took the chair, and while filling that office stated that he had carefully watched my conduct, and having . done so, so gratified did he feel with it, that he was determined to give me his most cordial support.—( Cheers. ) Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of having here beside me Mr. Grote, one of the Members for the City of London— _ . [loud cheering]—who has come down for the purpose of giving me his support in this county, where he is, and de servedly, so much loved and respected.—[ Applause.] I trust you will have an opportunity of hearing him address you ; and I will ask you, would either of those gentlemen have supported me if J wished to destroy property and every thing that is dear to us?—[Cheering.] Without any reference to the property of the opposite candidate, I beg to say that he has not more to lose than the individual who now has the honour to address you.--[Cheering.] It would be strange, gentlemen, if I would wish to destroy the agricultural inte rests, when the whole of my property consists of land alone.-- [Hear, hear.] I also assure you that I shall join no party in injuring those who have lent their money to the country ; and whatever attacks may be made upon property which has been fairly and honestly acquired, I shall be the last man to give my assistance to any party to shake or destroy it.—[Loud cheering.] Having attended many meetings lately, and being very far from well, I trust, unless any gentleman wishes to ask me a question, that you will allow me now to retire, thanking you for the honour you have formerly done me, and that you will carry me triumphantly in a few days to the same position. —[Tremendous cheering.] Mr. ALSAGER then came forward, and was received with cheers from his own party, and loud groaning and hissing from the friends of the other candidates. He said—Mr. Sheriff and Electors of Surry, with the other candidates, I beg to return you my sincere thanks for the fair field which has been shown to myself and my supporters.--( Cheers.) Before I commence addressing you, the first thing I should do as a gen tleman and an honest man, is to refute the charge that has been made as to a coalition.---( Hear, hear.) I assure you, on the honour of a gentleman, that I never did di rectlh or indirectly, offer to coalice either with Mr. Briscoe or Major B eauclerk, at any part of this division of the county of Surrey.—( Cheers and cries of " Your Committee did."] Nor do I believe that my Com mittee have done so.—[Cheering and groaning.] If the Hon. Gentleman who brings the charge will name the indi vidual, then we shall come to particulars.—[Cheering.] Gentlemen, scarcely a week has elapsed since I have been selected and stood forward for the honour of representing this division of the county of Surrey ; and the successful canvass that I have made is as unparalleled in the history of this country as it is gratifying to myself and my friends.. What does this indicate, gentlemen ? It indicates that true patriotism, though dormant, is not extinct—that it only awaits the vivifying ray to put the whole again into animation.— ( Cheers, laughter, and cries of " Captain Burton.") I trust that the shn will soon shine out again—that the gales of our prosperity will blow over, and the dark clouds of agitation fall away and sink for ever. I hope you will show an example to all England, and_ make every man exert himself. Why should not good men exert themselves in a good cause as much as others in a bad cause ?—( Cheers.) Let us take for our motto uhat of old Nelson, his last telegraph, " Eng land. expects every man to do his duty."—( Cheers.) Whilst I have, been upon my canvass I professed to stand alone, opposed to no fan. I declare, upon the honour of a gentleman, that never when I asked an elector for his vote, have I said other than tt tat he was at liberty to give his second vote to whosoever he plc aced.—( Cheers, and cries of " Oh I") I only speak for mysel F, and what has come to my own knowledge, and to the best -of my belief to that of my committee.—( Cheers, and continued cries of " Oh I" and groans.) I perfectly agree with ti e other candidate, that, whilst canvassing, all personal allusic t.ns ought to be avoided.—(Cheers, and cries of " Who saw t ; he taxes?") This conduct is sometimes offensive, and alwr .y s , in fares the cause of those who have recourse to it. ( i 14 : ear, hear.) It is said that I am a T or y in dis g uise, I: fremendous cheering.] Gentlemen, disguise is far from my \ ? ei t l t t ra in te n r t . s_ l l h n a e v v e er de hi cl a arto my d tahee the same.— d [Tremendous y up myself but on account of you, to be a defender of your rights and liberties, and not for any benefit of myself.—( Cheers. ) I think I may fairly claim that at your hands ; at the same time I make this promise to you, that if ever I am again placed under similar circumstances, I will not again have to reproach myself with a neglect of that duty.—[Cheers.] As you have been reminded_ by every individual who has addressed you of the very important crisis in which we are placed, I think I need not tell you it is of great imporiance to calculate well before you vote, because it may occur that the peace and welfare of this country may even hang upon a single vote ; and I call your attention here to the second reading of the Reform Bill, which was carried by a majority of one.—( Hear, hear.) I say a majority of one • and had not the electors of Surrey disch arge d th e i r d u ty t o themselves and to the principles of independence and reform, that measure would have been lost, for my gallant opponent who represented or rather misrepresented you would have voted against the Reform Bill, .and the casting vote would have been given against it..—( Hear.) I entreat you, therefore, to view this as matter of the highest importance, and to go home from t' roar, dering which Mr. Briscoe came forward and said, Let us all have fair play, be silent I intreat you, both for your own sake and mine.] The term Tory has been applied to individuals who contend that there are no such thing as abuses or grievances, and to shut their eyes to all reform, all alteration, and all improvement, I am not that man. —(Loud cheers.) There is one character that I am anxious to be thought, viz. ; a lover of my kind, a lover of my country and above all, the lover of the poor mau.—( Cheers and up roar.) I am a Conservative—(Tremendous groaning and cheering)...that is, gentlemen, one who knows that abuses exist, that grievances exist, and who has a clear :head and a good heart in order to do his utmost to renress them. I am a member of the Established Church of England, I consider an Established Church essential to the peace and prosperity of the country—[Bravo.]—and I do hope, that at all times whenever any gentleman comes forward respect ing that establishment should have the honour of being your representative.—[Laughter, and cries of " You never will."] The only body of men in this large country that are shut out from the House of Commons will never want an advocate in me. I don't say but what there are alterations required in the es tablishment, but let them be done with a orudent hand. (An elector in the crowd asked—" Will you vote for the ballot ?" to whhich Captain Alryge answered— " decidedly not.") Gentlemen, a question has bee put to me, and I always like my sentiments to be spread far and widl. I have been asked whether I will vote for the ballot? I answer I will not, for two reasons. I have two reason—one is that I would never have any Englishman been ashamed of holding up his hand and saying what man he voted for upon such and such principles, and also to give his reasons for so doing.— [Hear, hear.] In the next place, I should ask, that suppose, for instance, the Vote by Ballot was to be adopted in the House of Commons, and every Member was to give his vote there by ballot, would approve of that ?—[Cries of " yes, yes." I have just been asked whether I would pledge myself to vote for the repeal of the malt tax. I will pledge myself to it—[Cheers] —but I should be most anxious to repeal any tax that pressed hard upon the poor man. I will not go, Gentlemen, as your " delegate " to Parliament. but as your " representative"-1 am free from all trammels, all party ; I come free to advocate the cause of my country, and it is for the electors of secrecy to decide who they will choose. I give the Candidates credit that are before you, for conscientiously wishing for the welfare of his country, and the welfare of the people ; but at the same time; gentlemen, per haps you may think we are pursuing two different courses.— ( Cries of " Yes, yes, you arc quite right there.") It is for you to say who you think is most likely to attain that great object. (Loud cries of " Not you. ") I hope at present, as I am rather unused to public speaking, you will excuse me, but when your cause is to le advocated I won't be silent—[Cries of " Oh, oh."] I hope you will excuse the shortness of what I say—[ Hear, hear, hear.] I have the same plea that my brother candidates have namely, that so many things have been crammed together within the last week, that I am quite at a loss to know what to say.—[Cheers, confusion, and laughter.] If you ask any questions of me I shall be happy to answer them, a I understand some are intended to be put ; but if any question shall be sent to me from any particular spirit, such question or ques tions I shall reserve to myself the right of answering you, not as may be directly ; but when these questions come into dis cussion, in Parliament, they shall always have my grave and serious consideration, and I hope I shall always do that which is best for my country and the people around me.—( Cheers, Mr. BRISCOE then proposed a vote of thanks to `the High Sheriff, which was seconded by Major Beauclerk, and [carried accordingly. The High Sheriff returned thanks, saying he had endea voured to discharge his duty to their satisfaction, and he hoped he had succeeded. —( Cheers.) vi Three cheers were given for Reform, and three groans for the Tories, and the assembly quietly dispersed. ,4Z7,41;4 We cannot conclude without expressing our thanks to the High Sheriff and his Under Sheriff, Mr. Abbott for their kindness in making such arrangements for the accom modation of the Press; nor can we sufficiently express our thanks to John Miller, Esq., whose house immediately adjoins the Fairfield, where the meeting was held, and who most kindly accommodated the reporters of this Paper with a room in his house. add confusion.) To a question put to the Hon. Candidate by a gentleman in the crown, which we could not hear, Mr. ALSACE said, as an honest man I hope I have done that which is right.—( Hooting.) Mr. NICHOLSON, tea-dealer, from an opposite waggon, believed that this was thetime lor an elector to speak ; that all electors possessed this right, and as one he desired to have the opportunity of putting some questions to the late repre sentatives. One of the Hon. Members had stated that they been the tried and faithful representatives of the electors. The truth was, that the electors were to be the judges of that. He himself was not satisfied that they had not faithfullly and truly represented the people of Surrey ; and out of many im portant questions decided in the last Parliament there were some upon which he would like to know how they had voted, and which the Hon. Gentleman would be glad of having an opportunity of giving answers to. He believed they were both in Parliament, when Sir John C. Hobhouse, the Secre tary at War, increased the army 10,000 men—he wished to know how they voted on that occasion.—( A cry of " What was the date.") He did not recollect the day.—(" Oh, oh.") He thought they ought to have kept the dates of their own votes. The nrxt question he desired to ask was how they voted on Mr. Harvey's motion to inquire into the pension list. The third how they voted on the Poor Law Bil, which he called the Starvation Bill.—( Cheers.) And the fourth was how they voted on the Australian Bill, the effect of which was to transport all the poor in England. The anniversary to those questions would be of the greatest importance to him, in deciding how he should give his vote.— [ A cry of " Give it to the Tory," and laughter.] I think those four questions, if honestly answered, will suffice for the business of this day, and I have nothing further to say than that it will very much regulate me in giving my vote —[Hear.] Mr. BRISCOE—I do not, believe me, 'gentlemen, use idle words when I say, that I consider that elector my best friend who gives me an opportunity of offering an explanation of every vote I gave in the House of Commons.—[Cheers.] I will neither consent to lose the election, nor to obtain your suffrages by any trick or false pretence.—[Hear, hear, hear.) But unless the Honourable Elector will point out the time of which he speaks. I cannot readily answer his questions. However, it is about two years ago that Sir John Cam Hobbouse was Secretary at War, and the question relates to a proposal by him of an increase of the army by the addi tion of ten thousand men. I have not a distinct recoliection of the fad, but as far as my memory goes, I am so desirous of reducing the army by every possible means, consistent with the efficiency of the public service, that I should say I voted against that increase—[Loud cheering.] I am glad that my Honourable Colleague near me ] alajor Beaclerk] confirms that statement, The next question was how did vote in Mr. Harvey's motion for an en ,uiry into the Pension List. I voted for that enquiry. The third question is re specting a very important Bill—the Poor Law Bill. I did not approve of all the provisions of that Bill, but I beliove there is a great deal of what is most valuable in that measure, espe cially to the labouring classes, because it will do away with the practice of being paid their wages out of th poor-rates, and prevent them being paupers. Major BEAUCLERK said—l most heartily return my sincere thanks to the gentleman who has taken the proper and con stitutional mode of asking questions of the candidates. As to the first one, he will allow me to remind him, that he has made a mistake in the dates. Sir John Hobhouse, on the first occasion, opposed my motion for the reduction of ten thousand men in the army 1 In the very following year, he said that he would follow my plan, and reduce the army by not fiiling up the vacancies at that time. Mr. Hume proposed that the reduction should be 16,000, and then I said that I thought the first proposition should first be tried. Then come the scond question, which relates to the Pension list On that question I voted always with Mr. Harvey.— ( Cheers.) I have always taken a most determined stand against the gross abuses of thaf list. The next question re lated to the Poor Law Bill. On that Bill I was obliged to vote against those with whom I wished to have acted and my votes on that occasion gave me great pain ; but I op-, posed it in almost every stage.—[Cheers]—for I never could so far forget myself as to vote for a measure which went to separate a man from his wife, which is in direct violation of the law of God. The next question is the Australian Bill, that was a Bill to enable Mr. Grote and some other gentlemen to borrow money in order to send out men who applied for that purpose—it was a voluntary principle upon which it stood, and, I must say, that though I voted for it, I was less pleased with that vote than almost any other, for, I believe, that with the blessing of God and a good Government, this conntry is quite capahle of maintaining in comfort the whole of its popu lation. He concluded amidst immense applause. Colonel STANHOPE then came forward amidst great cheering and much noise and confusion to put several questions to Mr. Alsager. He wished to know whether that gentleman would vote for the Pension List. It was here suggested to the High Sheriff that the Worthy Colonel was not an elector, that officer therefore inquired whether he was so or not ? Colonel STANHOPE said he was—(Great cheerin)—and again repeated his question to Mr. Alsager. Mr. ALSAGER—I shall very happy to see the Pension List done awey with if, without injuring one person, I could bene fit another. Col. STANHOPE—Are you in favour of the malt-tax? Mr. ALSEGER—I have answered that question already ge nerally—(Laughter and Groans. ) Col. STANHOPE—I want your answer. Mr. ALSEGEK-3 can only give the answer I gave before—l think it ought to be removed—it shall be my honest consideration in public—[Laughter and great groaning.] C Colonel STANHOPE—WiII you vote for a revision of the Pension List ? Mr. ALSAGER—J shall vote for the abolition of all pensions not honourably acquired, and against any addition to the pen sion list.—( Cheers and cries of Bravo.) Colonel STANHOPE—WiII you vote for triennial parliaments? Mr. ALSAGER—Certainly I will not.—Much confusion and uproar. Col. STANHOPE—Are you in favour of cheap bread, and will you vote for the abolition of the Corn Laws ? W. ALSAGER—I can only give the same general answer I have given to all of them—[Roars of laughter and uproar.] If you cannot depend upon my character, you must judge for yourselves. Colonel STANHOPE.—Are you one of the Commissioners for building the Church at Streatham ? Mr. Au/teak—Yes. [Laughter, and tremendous groans.] A Mr. EPPS then came forward to address the electors, and after observing that the Bastardy clauses of the Poor Law Bill had tended much to demoralize the female popu lation, the uproar and confusion became so great, that it was impossible we could catch any of his observations. Mr. E. asked Mr. Briscoe whether lie had voted for these clauses ? Mr. BRISCOE—I do not believe that I voted for those clauses. The votes are a matter of public notoriety: there is a printed list, to which any elector m a y refer.—[Cheers and hisses.] The Sheriff then put the names of the several Candidates to a show of hands, and declared that the show was so nearly equal that he could hardly decide who had the most ; accord ing, however, to the best of his judgment, lie thought the show was in favour of J. J. Briscoe and A. W. Beauclerk, Esq.— [Tremendous cheering.] A poll was then demanded on the part of Captain Alsager, and the High Sheriff stated that the poll would commence on Monday next at nine o'clock. f th ! ° tbe' r ;uco. v (l ls ' he , e ll v deter reaita' re() cuti /e well" is pOt be d . to I WI" !t; EAST RETFORD.-BY EXPRESS. 5.„.741 - 1". East Retford, Tuesday Night, Jan. 13. :The Election for Retford; and Bassetlaw closed to-day. Tho Candidates were G. H. Vernon, Esq., one of the late Members, the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, one of Lord Feversham's sons, a Captain in the Navy, and the nominee of the Duke of Newcastle. and. Lord Charles Pelham Clinton, one of the Duke of Nowcastle's sons, just of age, and a Cornet, it is b - lievcd, in the Life Guards. The state of the poll was as under -- Vernon Duncombe Clinton. ... 1,285 1,252 ~.. 1,164 -- SONG, FOR THE PRESENT CRISIS. Tune—" Scot's wha hae," Bce. Briton's ! calloi once more to fight For a people's dearest right, Once again your strength unite— Press to victory ! Now's the day, and now's the hour— Sec the front of battle lour— See advance base TORY power— _ C_ITAINS AND SLAVERY Who will be a traitor knave? Who would fill a coward's grave ? Who will prove a HIRELING slave ? - Let him BRANDED be ! Who for Britain's right will wield UNION'S SWORD and ORDER'S SHIELD, Conquering in a bloodless field, — Honoured, blest is he 1 By oppressions woes and pains ! By its LATELY BROKEN chains ! Never more shall British veins Bleed for Tyranny! Bring THE USURPING FACTION lOW Liberty's relentless foe! Strike the final, mortal blow— STRIKE IT—AND BE FREE!—G. F, BODMIN, JAN. 12. ELECTION FOR 11-IE EASTERN DIVISION OF CORNWALL. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) This day the election of two Members to serve in the ensu ing Parliament for the above division of the county took place here. Sir J. C. Rushleigh, Bart. proposed Sir Wm. Salis bury Trelawney, Bart. as a fit and proper person to represent this division in Parliament, and George Call, Esq. seconded the nomination ; Charles Buller, Esq., M. P., proposed, and - Phillips, Esq., seconded, Sir William Molesworth, Bart., and both candidates were re-elected without any opposition. It will be recollected that they were the Representatives in the last Parliament, and that they nobly distinguished them selves by their votes as staunch Reformers. The Tories used great exertions to bring forward a Tory candidate, but com pletely failed. Tuesday (yesterday) was the day appointed for the election for the Western Division, and we are happy in being able to add that Lord Boscawen, the Tory candidate, announced his retirement on Monday. Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. and W. W. Pendarves, Esq., the late Members, both Reformers, were therefore doubtless elected without opposition. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JAN. 11.—The Commissioners for the deferred Spa nish Debt have had to-day an audience of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. They presented to him a memorial in which they desire to obtain two-thirds in active debt for the four. fifths proceeding from bonds of the Cortes, and for the re mainder to be governed by Art. 6 of the Law of the 16th of November. FRENCH FUNDS..—Patitts, JAN. 12. Five per Cents., 107 f. 2.1 c. 35c. Four per Cents., 931 41c. Three per Cents., 77f. 10c. 20c. National Loan, 1001 05c. Bank Actions, 1,797 f. 50c. Rente de Naples, 93f. SOc. Roman Five per Cents., 95% $4. Bente Espagne, Five per Cents , 4:04 liente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 27. Royal Spanish Loan, 41 1 ,4. dente Perpet. tritl:pagne, Fire per Cent., 41%. Belgian Loan, rive per Cents ,93 99. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., ST%. EXCDANGE ON LONDON. ale month, paper, 2.3 t. 3 1 )c. money, —f. —v. Three months, paper, 2.50. 17 ie.; money, —e. rs Authratique. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all descriptions of Grain are short this week, and the return of Flour scanty. The Wheat trade remains firm at Monday's currency. Barley dull, withoat alteration in price. Beans and Pease heavy sale. Oats find buyers slowly, at no change from last rates. Flour unvaried. ARRIVALS. Wheat Barley. English I 1,180 qrs 1,850 qrs Irsh Foreign Oats. limit. MI u cgs 1,330 sacks 4 700 1 I -. THE FUNDS.-{THIS DAY.) CI TY, TWEL VE O'CLOCK By the Jamaica mail, arrived this morning, Jamaica papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee houso to the 2d of December. THE BUDGET OF THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA. The following is the expenditure-250,09V. I ls. 4d. Taxes and internal duties ....... 213,544 6 0 Duties on vessels and cargoes... 86,433 8 0 299,977 14 0 Showing an excess of income over expenditure of 49,822/. 2s. Bd. Of taxes, however, there remains unpaid by the se veral collecting constables, the sum of 26,178/. 10s. 9d. In hand of the Receiver-General on the 30th of Sept( gibber, 341,854/. 15s. Id. The French Admiral, Baron de Maukaw, who was ten days in Port Royal, Jamaica, has sailed. Singapore papers to the Bth August have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Jane, which arrived from China last week, brought accounts of a treat inundation at Canton a few days previous to her departure, and business was suspended. Lord Napier had not arrived. A report had been brought from Batavia, that a formidable fleet of pirates had left some part of the coast. A late arrival from Samarang brings an account that the Ditch brig Hoop had been run away with by her crew, the captain murdered, and also Mr. Van • Alpin, with his wife and family, who were passengers on board. Demerara Papers to the 22d November have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Gazette of St. Vincent contains his Excellency's speech to the two Legislatures, stating that in the abolition of slavery through out his Majesty's dominions, he cannot refrain from con gratulating both branches of the Legislature on the tranquil lity and good order which has prevailed in that colony; but he cannot disguise from himself the necessity of preserving a strict watchfulness over the conduct of the apprenticed labourers. Our arrivals this morning are a Jamaica mail, by the Tyrian, which sailed on the Ist December • a Leeward Island mail, by the Duke of York, sailed on the 7th December from St. Thomas ; a mail from Calais with the express ; also New York Papers to the 17th ult., with various others from several parts of the United States. THE FONDS. Both the British and Foreign Funds have rather improved this morning. Consols, which left off yesterday at 92k I, may be quoted 921 for the Account, owing to the information received from America of the 16th ult., which is more pacific than warlike, from which it appears that the American people are not at all inclined to a war with France. In the Foreign Market Spanish is 56i I ; Portuguese 87 88. II ALF- PA ST ONE. The British as well as the Foreign Funds continue firm, as in the earlier part of the morning, with more business doing than usual. Consols may be quoted at present 92+ for the Account. Spanish contlnues steady at 56 Portuguese 671 ES. All the other Foreign Securities continue at the moraing's prices. Up to the present hour we have no further arrivals. THREE 0' CL 0 GK. Consols for the Account, 92% . THE RATIICORMAC MAGISTRATES.—A cor respondent at Rathcormae mentions a rumour, prevailing very generally in that place on Friday, that two of the Magistrates so seriously implicated by the verdict of the Coroner's Jury, had been arrested, and that the third had absconded.—Dublin Morning Register. A dashing young man, who frequented the best so ciety, conceived the design of committing, suicide, which he executed in the following singular manner a few evenings since :—After having arranged himself in fu.l dress as for an assembly, he lighted six wax tapers, and placed them in order round his bed, and near the latter was a pan of charcoal. The deluded man gaily said to his neighbours, that he was about to undertake a long voyage, and immediatety entered his room, which he was to leave no more alive. The fatal charcoal wait ignited, and, in two hours, he was found lifeless.—Galignani. SUDDEN DEATH.—A fine young man, the son of Mr. Hammond, the proposer of Mr. Angerstein, on Saturday was on the hustings in apparent good health and high spirits— early on Sunday ho was a corpse ! The cause o f his death is attributed to the rupture of a blood v es .el in the head, pro duced by the great excitement of the contest. I