The Sun. — London, England, 1835-01-09 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. GENERAL ELECTION. THIS DAY. WESTMINSTER. Long before four o'clock the mass of people collected before the hustings exceeded all previous assemblages on such an oc. =ion. Not less than 10,000 persons were semi - filing every avenue and crowding every building, an' the roofs of the va rious shops were filled to suffocation. About a quarter-past four the Committee appeared upon the hustings, when Dr. BAINBRIDGE stepped forward and said—Electors of Westminster, I am sure you will have patience for a few mi mites until the whole of the returns are brought up to the close of the poll, when Colonel Evans will have the pleasure of ad dressing you.—( Cheers.) In the mean time he (Dr. B.) would say a few words at this unexampled success. The as semblage before him proved the interest they felt in the cause of this great contest. Lord Durham had told them they would one day have a stand-up fight with the Tories, and so far as Sir Francis Burdett and Colonel Evans were concerned they bad a fair stand-up fight ; but has it been so with their adversaries?—( Cries of " No, no.") They had assumed al the small arts that man could conceive or devise to opposel them ; the; had spent thousands of money in this opposition, and even the influence of the fair sex was enlisted in their cause.—(Shame, shame.) Lady Cochrane and her fair daughter had actually engaged themselves in canvassing— ( Shame, shame.) They all knew there was such a place as Exeter Hall, hard by, which commanded 90 voters in the pro prietorship, and all these had been recorded in favour of Sir Thomas Cochrane; but you know what sort of people as semble under the roof ; they are a set ofnondescript creatures, —( A laugh. )—being neither of the masculine nor the femi. nine gender—( A laugh.)--wearing such things as aprons before them. These gentlemen had taken care that all the votes they could command should be recorded ; now he would urge the present meetin g , those. who only had three shillings and t en -p ence a week to take care that they were qualified for the next electiert.—( Cries of "We will.") You have now got the Tories wafer you feet. One thousand feet are at this moment on, the neck of Sir Thomas Cochrane.—( Immense cheering.) lie (Dr. B.) when at college learned, with other sciencea, the art of boxing— (Laughter)--and his instructions in ougilism taught him never him never to give a chance to his r,rtionent, or throw a chance away, at the same time always tq Eght fair, which he believed was the cause of their present - xaccess.__( Cheers.) He re joiced to say that Dr. Waklos had been retured for Finsbury. He would be a useful ass:Vail - it to his profession, which unfor tunately was little regeadoci in that House, for all their cor porations were filled.-ny a certain conclave, which required re forming.—( Hear % hear.) Mr. I. Baow*.s,tnember of the Central Committee for the City of London, se '..d he had been unexpectedly called upon to address them, and 'Although not an elector of Westminster, he had no doubt they - would give him a patient hearing, as one engaged in the saaae triumphant cause.—( Cheers.) The City of London lead returned four reformed members, in spite of the vast efforts mad e i n b e h a lf o f t h e T or i es, and the large sums expended in that cause,—(Cheers,)—and he had no doubt the whole country would return such men to Parliament as would spr ak the true feelings of the people.—( Cheers.) Mr. DE Vamt—l have to thank you for having placed our old and tried friend of reform Sir Francis Burdett once again at the head of the poll, here (said Mr. D.) is my speech, (ex hibiting ane list of candidates, and numbers polled).—( Cheers. ) Colonel EVANS (who was received with great cheering)—l am here to congratulate you upon the large majority which has this day returned me as your Representative to Parliament. Yesterday I exulted in the number of 500: to-day you have surpassed all my anticipations, and made it 1,200.--( Cheers. ) You have good reason to be in good humour at your triumph —the true interests of the people will be promoted. by this struggle.—( Cheers.) [ t lore Sir F. Burdett arrived, who was received with immense cheering, which was, for a mo ment, checked, in consequence of the platform upon which a number of persons had assembled, in front of the hustings having given nay, and precipitated several hundred persons to the ground • there was an evid en t anx i ety i n t h e minds of a ll, p art i cu l ar l y the two returned candidates, but it being announced no injury had been done, Colonel Evans pr o ceeded.] I feel pleasure in giving way to my colleague ; Sir F. Burdett, your old and tried representative.—(Cheers.) Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, on making his appearance,,"w as re ceived with the most enthusiastic cheering and waaing of hats. When the applause bad subsided the Hon. Baronet said— Gentlemen electors, I told you the other day that we had met here not with a contest, but with a trial.-_( gt la.heers.) That prediction has been fully ratified ; for '%he little opposition we have met with from the Tory cand'.date is scarcely worth being mentioned. The only thing I rogre a is, that a gentleman should came so far for such a purpost as he hss stated--to re lieve Westminster fsom the ste of thraldom in which it was placed. lie has stated t..ata. he came to relieve it from the ignominious domination, of the rump (although what that is I scarcely know ?, but I suppose he meant by that, that you were in tha i .ovrest state of degradation, and not the masters of your on•,e privileges and independence, as we know you are.—( Groat applause.) The gallant ex-Gover nor has come foraraad to rescue you and the country from the state of thraldom in which you are placed, and the manner in which he 'au been met will scarcely encourage him to un dertake so unnecessary or so uncalled for an office.—( Laughter and chears ) It is too late in the evening to go into any details ; but I shall meet you again, gentlemen,' when pro bably 1 shall have an opportunity of saying more to you.—. (Fear, hear.) I shall only now express to you the pride and satisfaction I feel at the position in which I have been placed by the Electors of the City of Westminster.--( Hear, hear, and cheers.) But it seems to me that in placing me and - my hon. colleague at the head of the poll you have only recog nized the principles by which you have been always actuated,and have selected those men whom you believe will do their duty fully to you and to the public. Therefore, gentlemen, on this occa sion it gives me the most sincere satisfaction to find that you have maintained that high character for which your city has been proverbial ; and I assure you that I appre ciate and value as highly the character of the electors of the city of Westminster as for my own individual character. I am equally jealous of the one as of the other.__( Hear.) I think that the present is, if p oss ibl e , a more triumphant exhibition of patriotism and independence than has been ex hibited by the electors of this great city on any former occasion. 1 shall not now detain you longer—the present is merely a moment of triumph, there is no room for discussion.-_( Hear.) Our duty is plain and straight before. us, and I have no doubt but that your representatives (the 'men whom you have ho noured with your choice) will do their duty as well to you as you have done it towards them..—( Great cheering.) If per mitted, I should now wish to take my leave of the elec tors, as lam desirous of going early to-morrow morning to my family in the country.—( Hear, and cries of " Of course.") We clearly understatul. each other, and I hope that the elec tors will not suppose that it is owing to any want of respect to 'them, if to-morrow, when the declaration is merely to be made by the proper officer, I will not be here to repeat what I have now stated--( Cheering.) I shall now, gentlemen, bid you farewell, again expressing my gratification at this triumphant result of the attempt that has been made on the independence of the electors of Westminster.—(Tremendous cheering.) Colonel EVANS then re-appeared in front of the hustings, and aaid—Gentlemen, why do I rejoice in seeing this vast as semblage around me ? Not surely on account of the small and petty triumph which I have participated in. --(Cheers.) No, Gentlemen, but it is because you have come f orwar d to participate in the triumph of good government, liberty, and independence, and the overthrow of those men in whom we have no confidence.—( Cheers.) It is, Gentlemen, very difficult to please those who have got into Downing-street.—( A laugh. ) \Ve have often here discussed the subject of military flogging, and although the subject is an unpleasant one, I cannot help calling to your recollection the story of the Irish drummer, who, when he was flogging a ntan, struck him rather too high on the shoulders —the man cried out " not so high," and the drummer struck him lower down, upon which the mass again cried out " not so low."—( Loud laughter.) The drummer provoked, exclaimed, " strike high or strike low there is no pleasing you."—(Renewed laughter.) It is so with these great Tories--( Great laughter and groan ing)—and they will find out their mistake, I suspect, in a very short time, with regard to the agitation and re-action which they allege has taken place. When the people' of England are assembled to exercise any of their great and important privileges—when they are convened to express their opinions upon public affairs, however determined they may be to act constitutionally and cautiously, still the Tories continue to cry out against the agitation of the people, and exclaim that it will never have an end. A short time since you felt it your duty to convey your sentiments upon the great change that had taken place, to the foot of the throne—those sentiments, while couched in the most respectful terms, at the same time were expressive of your deep satisfaction at that change. A week had scarcely elapsed, until those gentlemen cried out that a re-'action had taken place—that your address should be taken 'no notice of ; but if they had been present to witness what has taken place here this evening, and throughout the rest of the country, they would be satisfied that no re action had taken place.--(Loud cheers.) It will, perhaps, require some half-dozen years to right ourselves properly after this attempt of the Tories, notwithstanding all the trouble and exertions the people have had to obtain that second great charter of their rights, the Reform B 111; but still of this I am satisfied, that the people will be on all occasions ready to come forward and support the cause of freedom and inde pendence, until the victory be achieved.—( Great applause.) Gentlemen, I would advise the electors very anxiously to pay more attention, and to see that the overseers are compelled to pay attention to the registration of the voters. lam sorry to say we have lost many votes on that account. —( Hear, hear.) In the parish of Saint George's alone, owing to the neglect of the overseers, we have lost more than 100 votes. I hope, Gentlemen, you will bear this in mind at the next registration, till we can get an Act of Parliament to amend this defect. I will not now trespass more on your time, as I shall have the honour of addressing you again to-morrow.--( Cheers.) There has now been a great victory achieved in this metropolis, only two more Reformers are left to be returned, Mr. Hawes and Mr. Tennyson. lam sure that you feel as well as myself great ._( Cheers.) I hove you will there) 7 means in your power to se cure ' for Lambeth—(Loud cheers) to secure the election of Mr. :heerinm. ) I once more return sigh and distinguished honour tt anxietysin,t)ltiy4ceount.- -efore goW,e.allgi every the Tett . * ' - on nd lOye s un d I TIC tV Aii: ' CI p Z nlylii ''''' ..., hi ‘ Z . iC4 l,--:, !", Mc, L __ ' 1 ,7 . ..i. -. 0 ;. 1 .2 ,E a --am Hum, you you have conferred on me, and will not detain you longer as it is rapidly getting dark. " I must confess that from the commencement of this conduct I felt not the least anxiety as to the result, being confident that you would put me as high on the poll as I could expect. Here the Gal lant Colonel retired amidst loud cheering. Mr. TYRRILL came forward and stated he had canvassed a large part of Westminster, and said that the Tories who had not paid their taxes were put •on the list of voters---( Hear, hear)—but that the Liberals who had not paid their% were omitted. He strongly advised the electors to see to the regulur registration and entry of their taxes, as the tax-gatherers %ere Tories.—(Loud cheers.) He complained of great unfairness in the registration, and strenuously advised all round to attend to the regular insertion of their names in the register, as it was all a Tory trick, and they ( Sir Francis Burdett and Col. Evans) would have had at least 500 more votes but for want of attention to the re gistration. _ _ _ The vast concourse of people then quietly separated, and we are happy to say that no one was hurt by the fall of the temporary scaffolding in front of the hustings beyond a few slight bruises. FINSBURY. It is utterly impossible to describe the degree of interest that existed on Islington-green for some hours before the poll was closed. The crowd was most immense. Great numbers of banners were flying from windows and various places throughout the neighbourhood, and bands of music playing. As the electors went to the poll for the two favourite candidates, more especially for Mr. Wakley, the cheers were deafening. The multitude continued rapidly to increase till four o'clock, when it was one of the greatest, probably much the greatest, that has yet assembled at any of the elections. At four o'clock the returning officer declared the poll to be closed. Mr. DUNCOMISE then came forward, and was received with great cheering. He said,—Gentlemen electors of Finsbury, the poll has now finally closed; the contest is over, and I appear before you, even at this late hour of the evening, to offer you my sincere thanks, and congra tulate you, the Reformers of Finsbury, 0::, tea great and noble triumph that you have this day 4We - 1 - reds —( Loud cheering.) I am proud, gentlemen, to say, and I am satisfied you will be rejoiced to hear, that I have polled more votes upon this occasion than ever have been polled before—by any candidate—since the elective franchise was conferred upon the borough of Finsbury—( Cheers)-and yet, Gen tlemen, we were told, previous to the contest, that this was the borough that was to disgrace itaelf by returning a Tory to Parliament.—( Laughter and cheers.) I hear, gentlemen, that as far as the returns 'go from the country—and you all know what has occurred in the metropolis—that the Tories are perfectly satisfied with the returns.—( Great laughter.) Now, gentlemen, by the returns that I have seen, about 150 members arc already returned, and in that number there is a majority of twenty in favour of the people.—( Loud cheers.) If the Tories are satisfied with the returns, I am sure the people are--(Laughter)—and I am quite sure I am— ( Continued laughter) -and it only rests now with myself to prove to you, that I am worthy of that distinguished honour that you have conferred upon me.—( Cheers.) To-morrow, gen tlemen, the state of the poll will be officially announced to you at twelve o'clock, by the Returning Officer. Until then, I shall take my leave of you, and only thank you once more— at the same time, repeating most grateful and sincere acknowledgement for the zeal, the enthusiasm, and the good humour with which this contest had been conducted.--( Hear, hear, hear.) I say the zeal, because I know from my Committees that when it was proposed to the independent elec tors of this borough to carry them yesterday and to-day to thp poll by coaches, their answer was, we want no conveyance • the cause is our's mo re th an M r . D uncom b e ' s , an d we will walk to the poll.--( Loud cheers.) I say the zeal and enthusiasm is great, because I know you all feel as honest men. An elector said to me just nobv,—" Mr. Duncombe, my heart is ready. to break with joy that the Tories have been defeated."— (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I again thank you for the distinguished honour you have done me ; but if I were to stand here till midnight in attempting to return you Shanks adequate to my feelings, I should fail.--( Hear.) I will come here to-morrow, and renew and repeat those thanks I now offer ' • and I beg you to believe that I can never , an d shall never forget this, which I consider the proudest hour of my life."—( Tremendous cheers.) Mr. WAKLEY now ascended time steps in front of the hust ings, amidst many rounds of the most enthusiastic cheerings. Mr. Hobhouse stood at his side. Electors of Finsbury, said the hon. member, behold my first act after my triumph. ( Here Mr. W. stooped and seized Mr. Hobhouse's hand,which he shook most cordially, which seemed to delight not only the defeated candidate, but the meeting, in the most extraordinary manner. ) Observe, gentlemen, that is the emblem of peace and good wilt—(Loud cries of " Bravo, bravo")—and follow ye the _example. The contest is at an end—the cause of the people has triumphed, and now let us for ever bury every angry feeling which the proceedings have originated—( Cheers, and cries of " Bravo.") I have been opposed zealously and earnestly, opposed by gentlemen whom, I believe, considered it was their duty to act in opposition on this occasion. I for give them ; and I believe that, within a very short period, they themselves will be satisfied that instead of being entitled to their opposition I merit their best con fidence.—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, you have returned to Par liament one of yourselves.—( Hear.) You have returned a man who has mixed, and who has laboured with you, in the humble walks of society.---( Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, as lam so hoarse, Mr. Rogers, my kind friend, has requested me to beg that I may be excused addressing you. because I shall have to do so to-morrow, and I should be glad if you would excuse me, as I am much exhausted.—( Cries of " Yes, yes," and a few " Noes.") I will only say now, then, that as I am your Re presentative—l shall be your Representative--and that if ever I forget, or fail to redeem one pledge that I nave made en these hustings, execrate n e to the last hour of your lives. —( Hear, hear, and cheering.) I lufve 10 - nr , fought your bat tle, but I have never yet had an efficient field for fighting it in until now. You at last have furnished the ground; and accuse me of being a traitor and a coward, if I d o n o t t a k e advantage of the position which I occupy. —( Deafening cheers. ) Mr. HOMOUSE next stood forward to address the meeting amidst cheers and some disapprobation Gentlemen, he said, I have very nearly lost my voice, and I have altogether lost my election.—( Much laughter and cheering.) Gentlemen, although I should have been better pleased to have congratu lated you on the triumph of reform in my own person— ( Loud laughter and jeering) I am perfectly well pleased that the Learned Sergeant has been beaten—(great cheers)—and that the cause of Reform has been at last trium phant in Finsbury. Gentlemen, I came before the electors of Finsbury on the assurance that your present Hon. Member (Mr. Wakley) could not command sufficient votes to beat the Learned Sergeant.—( Cries of " But now you have got another assurance." Gentlemen, you have certainly falsified those as surances, and that is enough for me.---( Cries of " Bravo, bravo.) The moment I found that I might be defeating the liberal interest in Finsbury this morning —(Cries of no, no) — I mean to say the moment I saw the possibility of that, that moment I resigned the contest—(Loud cheers). — although I think I had, at least lam assured I had a great number of votes unpolled, that might by some possibility, I do not know that they would have gained me my election.— ( Cries of " No, no.") Nevertheless, as I said before, I congratulate you that Reform has triumphed here. I congra tulate you upon the great good humour with which this election has been conducted—l hope I have not disple;.,, e a any of you—l had no interest myself but the cause 0 „1 . the peo ple at heart—l never s h a ll h ave an y inter but their's—l shall always in my public conduct ie'ectify myself with them on any future occasion on which I may present myself, and wishing you all a very good night, as it is now time for me t go home, I beg to take my leave of you.—( Great chring,) o Mr. ROGERS 'lien presented himself, and was received with loud cheers. The electors of Finsbury had accomplished the triumph ieat he had promised them, and he now knew that they would not only enjoy their triumph, but that they would enjoy it like free citizens.—( Hear.) They would now be peaceful, relying upon their strength, and he knew they would be, as it had always been said that the people of England were powerful in action, quiet and peaceable when their conquest was closed. At last they had put Mr. Wakley into the House of Commons. There had been repeated struggles, but this was a great victory—and a victory of the people, too, without the assistance of any part o f t h e press . —( Cheers) This (said Mr. R.) has been done by the peo ple alone. And now, Gentlemen, I am going to tell you a piece of news that will be almost as gratifying to you as Mr. Wakley's triumph, and that is, that WilliamCobbett is elected for Oldham.--( Loud cheers.) Mr. PAINE now came forward, and stated his accurate name, which, he said, had yesterday been mistaken for Bain. He said—l am called upon by a gentleman of Mr. Hobhouse's Committee to retract an expression which he says I made use of yesterday, but which I deny having used. I have ap pealed to the gentlemen of the press who were present, and they say I did not make use of it—namely, that Mr. Hobhouse had come here as a sheep in wolf's clothing. —( Hear, hear.) I deny that I did make use of that expres sion ; but I say that even if I had done so--( Cries of " It would have been right")—l could have justified it. But gen tlemen, we do not meet to-day to exult over the fallen —we meet to triumph over the great cause—over the great victory that has been achieved.--( Cheers.) Mr. Hobhouse very nobly and very prudently resigned the contest this morn.. ing—not that his standing would have at all prevented Mr. Wakley being returned, but it has considerably augmented the majority which has been obtained over the Tories— ( Cheers)—and I hope that the victory which has just been achieved in Finsbury will be a warning to the Finsbury Mock Reform Club—(Loud cheers)—and a lesson to them, by which those who composed that Mock Reform Club have not the power of nominating a candidate for Finsbury— ( Cheers.) A gentleman behind me says lam not to the ques tion.—( Cries of " you are, you are.") I was challenged here by one of the members of the Finsbury Reform Club, and I will meet him here now, or at any other time to repeat what I stated yesterday, or on any other occasion.—( Cheers.) I said no thing yesterday, I believe, but what was straight-f orwar d an d manly—nothing but hat was the sincere conviction of an honest heart, and having done so, I think it was ex tremely impolitic in Mr. Hobhouse's Committee to tax me with having made use of an expression which I never thought of.—( Cheers.) Gentlemen, I shall not detain you longer, but will merely propose three cheers for the successful candi dates, the friends of the p eo pl e . Three cheers were given with great enthusiasm. Three groans were then called for for Spankie, and which were given in a truly hideous style. Three groans were next called for, E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9,18 A and given with equal warmth, for Sir Robert Peel; and the sane for the great Military Dictator. The immense meeting then quietly and orderly dispersed, preceded by banners and bands of music. stating that he waived the poll Which he had demanded, and retired from the contest. It was Iris duty, thereflite to de= Clare W. Clay, E§tik, and Stephen Lushitigton, Esq., duly iletuflied ttiVd ttl he Ct3siiingl 3 clrllottient; The following is the state of the poll at the close FOUR O'CLOCK. Clay burton .... 465 MANCHESTER. iItECEIVII) TFIIS tAttniNG.l GREENWICH. STATE OF THE POLL.—THREE O'ekellgt..: Angerstein ,~, t „ Barnard , 1,079 Attwood FINAL CLOSE.—FOUR O'CLOCK. Angerstein Barnard Attwood TOWER HAMLETS. DEFEAT AND RESIGNATION OF THE TORY CANDIDATE. Throughout the day considerable confusion prevailed, on account of the proceedings of the friends of the Tory candidate, who, though denied at the first request, persisted in soliciting the electors very much to their annoyance. Much disgust was also occasioned in consequence of about 100 poor men parading the borough with a placard inscribed—" We are starving; Captain B has deceived us, and wont pay us our wages." They went to the committee of Dr. Lushirvon, and stated that they were employed by the atilt-Man of the Tory Candidate's Committee, a Mr. J 3—, a builder, who promised them ls. 10d. a-day, but which they were unable to obtain, and were discharged without a moment's notip. Captain BURTON came forward amidst great confilsion. Partial silence having been obtained, he seicl—Those of the electors who read my address must have perceived the retmon of my presenting myself before you. The sentintefit; con tained in that address I will maintain to the latest period of my existence. In the same address some. A pause and laughter.) I beg also to assure tnat those principles I am ready to maintain to =---(esreat laughter and cries of "Bravo.") - 'firm belief is that the policy tchich I profess has greater tendency to promote the well-being of this coun try than any ether.—( Hisses and laughter.) lam happy at a'l events of giving an opportunity to those electors who have done me the honour of recording their votes in my favour. I assure you it is impossible for me ever to express the deep feeling of gratitude I feel towards them. To those of the electors who differed in opinion with me, and recorded their votes against me, I entertain towards them feelings of the kindest nature.—( Bravo.) Whatever difference we may have in political sentiments, I really believe they wish for the wel fore of the country—( Bravo.) I told you when I first presented myself, that I was neither a Whig nor a Tory—( What then ?) I repeat it—the only principle I have is the well-being of the country—l look to that alone, and I belong to no other faction. It was my determination to continue this election as long as there was an elector remaining to poll ; but by the advice of my friends, and with the good feelings which I h ave t owar d s this borough, I assure you I should be the last man to wish to excite any unkind feelings amongst you, or to give you any unnecessary trouble—it therefore only remains for me to assure you that, as long as I exist, I shall entertain the kindest feel ings towards the electors of the Tower Hamlets, as I anxiously desire that everything:done for them may be for their interests and welfare.—( Cheers.) It must be perceptible to all those who noticed the polling this day, that it is quite impossible for me to contend against a coalition.--( Cries of there is no coalition, and off, off.") I can only assure you from the re turns to my Committee, my votes are nine-tenths of them plumpers. It now remains only for me to assure you thnt I sha'l always entertain an anxious desire for your welfare, and that I retire from you with the best humour in the world.— ( Cseers. ) I m ly •egret that there have been some mistatements made of my political sentiments, and that some clamour was made when I came forward to address the electors, which I h ape I did with manliness, and I trust I may also add, with proper gentlemanly feeling. (Cheers.) Dr. LestliNeToN presented himself, and was greeted with hue' cheers. He proceeded to address them as follows : E'ectors of the Tower Hamlets, the battle has been fought and the victory won.—( Cheers.) I regret not the trouble, the expense, or the anxiety, which that struggle entailed upon me, though I may regret that my friends have been compelled to exert themselves and to occupy their time. But I am proud for myself, for the vindication of my character —( Hear)—for the support of my principles, and that a mag nificent majority has rescued this borough from being stamped a Tory borough.—( Cheers.) I rejoice at the estab lishment of those principles that I have advocated, and the example set to the metropolitan county and to the kingdom at large. lam humbly grateful and proud, as an Englishman and an advocate of our general cause.—( Cheers.) Through the whole of this contest there was no one point upon which my mind was not made up, except that I saw myself the victim of the bitterest abuse and un bounded calumny, and therefore, without condescending to follow the example of my political opponents, I have taken care that not one word has escaped me in impugning the che rscter of any who attacked me.—( Cheers.) These are the weapons with which I will not fight. Every man has a right to his own political principles. He has a right to be a Tory if he thinks fit, I quarrel nut with him, it is a question for his own conscience to settle ; but if he is a Tory, let him be found where be will, politically speaking, be supported; but wherever he is found, I am his resolved and determined foe.---( Cheers.) Coalition !—( Laught er .) Wh y, i t so hap• pens that between myself and my hon. colleague, after two years' service in Parliament, where the most Important oues lions ever agitated were discussed, we have not_ ,liif ore 'd on Was it not na tural, than five votes on the utmost ; ants then, that the friends of I :rtr. Clay should come for ward and support the who supported the sa me principles that he stul S—( Cheers.) Was it not natural that not only support Mr. Clay, but recollecting who they . should_ was la the field against those principles, or at least a gentle man whose principles, upon his honour, he did not yet know-- ( Laughter)—but be they what they may, they are not those of my colleague and myself; for he did not what we have done, hoist the banner of Reform—not such reform as Sir Robert Peel professes--( Hisses)---but that Reform in State, and that alteration in Church, those great changes throughout all the institutions of the country which the people of England understand, (call them by what name you please) which they understand and coeet, and ask for, and ask with a loud voice, and shall and must have.—Vehement cheering.) Now then, no wonder that a large majority of the electors of the Tower Hamlets, united in their sentiments, have supported Mr. Clay and myself, as I humbly hope a large majority of the electors of Middles sex will support Mr. Hume and Mr. Byng.—( Cheers.) We arc strong--strong first in the justice of our cause, strong next in the knowledge of that justice, and strong again from the immense majority of the people having adopted those opinions ; but strong as we are, let us remember the words of my Lord Melbourne, " We are not strong enough to afford to be divided." We must unite, and when I speak of we I spe a k not merely of the elec rors o f he Tower Hamlets, or of Mid dlesex, or of the metropolitan boroughs, but to all the people of England—( Hear)—who know the Constitution, and value the Constitution, and desire to have the Constitution preserved in that state in which. when a rational man looks upon it, he may say it is not deformed by abuse and corruption._ ( Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) I concur in all the kind feeling expressed by the gallant Captain, but I must say when all that was dear to me was at stake, I looked to you, and to your verdict, not merely your acquittal, but your honour, trust, and confidence, and my deep sense of thankfulness for the patricstic manner that you have supported me, is beyond expression. The Learned Gentleman then retired amidst the most en thusiastic cheering. Mr. COATRS said—The proud triumph of the present mo ment is, in some measure, depressed by the absence of Mr. Clay, who is kept, by domestic circumstances, from returning thanks in his own person. But when I tell you that Mr. Clay is watching the sick, perhaps the dying, bed of a beloved fa ther, I am sure you will not think the less of him as a public Dean, because he has attended to the endearing charities of private Loud cheers.) My maxim is, never to triumph over the fallen.—( Cheers.) The gallant Captain has declared that, notwithsta.nd the result of this election, he is determined to stand by his principles. If I could collect what those principles are, I would be in a condition to judgo of the wisdom of ;his resolution.--( Laughter.) But as there is a difficulty, I can duly collect them from his great master, Sir Robert Peel—( Tremendous groaning)—in every mord of whose jesuitical address the Gallant Captain says he concurs. It comes to this, that the Gallant Captain is as much a Tory as Sir R. Peel himself.—( Groans and cheers.) Ido not object to the Tories retaining their opinions --I am too tole rent to object to opinions which I think to be mistaken. The Tories, then, are welcome to their opinions ; but they are not welcome to put their hands into the pockets of the people to maintain those opinions —Cheers.) I took the liberty of telling the Gallant Captain, when he offered himself as a candidate, that he did not stand the most remote chance.—( Cheers.) He did not listen to my suggestion. lam glad he came to the poll, as I hope he will go away wiser than he came.— ( Cheers.) I know the men of the Tower Hamlets to be firm, wise, and resolved never to part with the great princi ples of Constitutional Reform. ( Cheers.) But there is a small, insignificant, and exclusive body of persons in this but who knew nothing of their virtue or their patriotism, or their resolution to take their stand upon the great principles of Constitutional Reform. I hope those persons will be now satisfied that this borough is determined to maintain those great principles.—( Loud and continued cheers.) Something has been said about a coalition. If such had existed, it would have been laudable to all parties—for men to unite in ajust cause is laudable, but no such thing has existed.--( Hear, hear) What you have witnessed is the independent conclusion of different men acting together to maintain these great and constitutional principles common to you all. This attempt to palm a Tory candidate upon this borough will, I hope, be a lesson to that party.—(Loud cheers.) I have now only to return you my most heartfelt thanks and those of Mr. Clay, for your noble devotion and magnificent exertion in this great cause. I wish Mr. Clay were here to tender them himself, but you have a better reward than thanks, the approbation of your own consciences, and a knowledge that your votes were given to secure your own interssts. When you look back to the great struggle that has been made to cheat the people out, of their great charter—it will be a sufficient reward for you that you fought the battle of right against power, and of purity against corrup tion ; and that you joined to maintain the interests of the many against the interested and fractious object of the few. I will conclude by thanking you, in the name of Mr. Clay, and of all the other Reformers of England, and by congratulating you on the triumphant issue of the contest.—(Loud cheers.) C. WHARTON, Esq., the Returning Officer, said that he had just received a letter from Captain Burton, CLOBfi Or Tilt rittST DAY'S POtlic. Thomson Phillips Braidley Wolselcy 1,966 1,503 289 SALFORD. CLOSE OF THE FIRST DAY'S POLL. Brotherton Dogdale i•, • ••,,,•-• L ~,,••,, •1 at• 3BO DEVONPORT. (RECEIVED THIS EVENING FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Thursday morning. Sia,—You will doubtless be glad to hear the election news of this place and Plymouth. At Plymouth Sir George Cockburn is beaten by 21. Collier and Bowes, the late, are the present Diem be:- s. Every exertion tva§ made by the etNitiv#tion ; the treett#l of which, I tklieVe tti it filth, supported him but in vain. The con test Vtas most severe to the end, but the good cause has triumphed. This was the poll— Collier Bewes Cockburn 666 Now here we have done ret better-►ll.iltat intiroitlAtion eould accomplish with the Dock-yard men and others under Governnent influence, has been tried, and with no little effect. Money has been I:berally scattered, and the public-houses thrown open. It is a failure, as yet, and must ultimately prove one. Mr. G. Dawson, the Secretary of the Admiralty, the rejected of county and borough, and the brother-in-law of Sir R. Peel, will pro where .the weakest always g©—to the Wall. Captain Superintendent Ross, of the Dock-yard, has been most zealous in his behalf, and so far outraged propriety, and forgot his " situation" and profession, as to ride side by side , in the car with him to the hustings, in his full uniform. his has been much noticed, and he got wounded on Tuesday night, although not severely, by the mai. Iff he had tiOt betlii E great favourite (independent of all political matters) he would not have come so easily off. The poll last night was thus : Sir Edward Codrington 931 Sir G. Grey ehl4 We are now polling well for the two former, and I shall send this off with the ten o'clock state— (Ten o'clock, Thursday (yesterday) morning.) Codrington Grey Afil 84 0 Dawson— tiil There arc not above a hundred and fifty or two hundred more to poll, cr, indeed, that can poll ; therefore it is virtually over. Your obedient Servant, LEX. LAMBETH. CLOSE OF THE POLL. This day at Four o'clock the polling ceased, when Mr. HAWES came forward and said . ,-..-The last return of the poll shews that you have placed Me in the 138 St of lietaiii-= you have done the the honour to place me in the first situatton on the poll. Gentlemen, lam deeply grateful to all of you, and that gratitude I will endeavour to shew, not by words but by deeds.—( Great cheering.) I think, Gentlemen, that we may now safely say, that in the Borough of Llmbeth, all the crying about reattlott and the division among the Reformers is falte—( Cheers.) It happens that Mr. Ten n} Son, from some unexplained cause, is prevented from appear ing before you. I know that a short time ago he was very unwell ; there is a gentleman present, however, on his behalf, who is deputed to return his sincere thanks to you—( Chem.) You must now remember that its OH haVe decided on continuing the election throughout to-morrow—( Great and Continued disapprobation.) lam delighted, gentlemen, to hear those shouts on his left hand (the Conservative party), because before four o'clock to-morrow I know how much their cheering will be worth.---( Great cheering, and laughter.) That proud m a j or ity y o u h a v e g i ven tit todayhas, fa point of fact, virtually bottled the election for the borough. —( Great cheering.) And, gentlemen, I am quite sure that the result will show that next day's work will even better speak the feelings of the. people uf lliit infotigh, than to-day. —( Cheers, an 4 grtat 'noise.) Some of the friends of the Alderman think that I am speaking for him. I can only sly that I am speaking for myself, without the slightest in fkmmation of the chest.—( Great Cheering and laughter.) and I do esaurg yeti that I will be ill indeed, if, after . asking your %Wraps, I think of making that an excuse for not facing you.—(Great cheering.) This day's poll will add one more to the proud triumphs of Reform.—( Cheer.) le will go through the country, and help to keep up the good cause of liberty and freedom.--( Great cheering.) As I said to you when you first sent me into Parliament, that you would find me a most staunch advocate of that cause, so now I will only say, that while I have breath, it shall not have a more deter mined supporter.—(Cheering.) I ask you to rally round us (" We will, we will")—rally round the satue standard to morrow as you have done to-day, and show our opponents that if wisdom directed their couucils they would have put an end to the contest at once. But, gentlemen, I assure you, if they have no objection to the contest, I have none, because I know that the result will be such an one as not to justify them in continuing it ; but it will place me to a more proud situation than lamin at present. I only asg you to continue the same exertions to-morrow as you hove nobly dyne to-day, and let us shew these who are hired to stop the freedom of niscussion here, that our efforts far outrival theirs by our position on the poll, —( Cheers. )—which, after all, is the way in which we can speak loudest. I call upon you to exert yourselves—bestir yourselves, and not let it be said that because we are safe we are indolent.—( Cheers, and cries of " We will show them that to-morrow.") I say again, that if you return me to parlia ment, you send me as the steady advocate of the rights of the people—dissenters as well as churchmen. You will find no truckling or trimming in me,—( Cheering. )—and wherever you find me voting against the principles of Reform, against the liberties of the people, or against sound econ om y, then turn your b a ck s u p on m e. The Hon. Gentleman con cluded amidst immense applause from an audience (never ex ceeded in respectability at an election) of more than 2,000 persons. J. H. PALMER, Esq. (son of Mr. Tennyson's proposer), then came forward on behalf of Mr. Tennyson. He said, " have been asked, and I took the task with very great pleasure, to return thanks to you, on the part of Mr. Tennyson, for the high and distinguished honour you have done him in so freely and nobly tendering him your suffrages. When I heard the shout raised on the other- side when Mr. Hawes spoke of the Right Hon. Gentleman's illness, I thought it came from a very bad motive and in exceeding bad taste.— ( Cheers.) Mr. Tennyson is never afraid to face the people, and he would never descend to so low a pretence as illness to prevent him from appearing here.—( Cheers.) We already know twat Mr. Tennyson's interests are safe in your hands-- we know you will rush to the poll, and I have no doubt but that you will place the Right Honourable Gentleman in that situation to which his public spirit entitled him.— ( Cheers. )—At all events, I think that those who make allu sions to any one's indisposition ought not to have sent here a hired band of men to make disturbance and noise.—( Great cheering, which drowned the Hon. Gentleman's voice. )—I feel perfectly confident, gentlemen, that you will nobly do your duty.—( Cheers.) Great as a triumph might be to the electors, it would not be merely the triumph of the borough of Lambeth, but of those principles upon which I sincerely be lieve the safety of the liberties of the people. If the same spirit as you have shown were felt to actuate the people generally, I would say that there was no doubt but that the Tories would find they were " going," " going," " gone."—( Loud laughter.) Ido believe that the result of this days poll will be a great stimulus to the cause of Reform throughout the country, and I cannot for a moment doubt but that the result of the elections generally would greatly tend to accelerate the pace of Reform in place of retarding it. I again return you my most sincere thanks, and beg further to say that Mr. Tennyson feels strongly for the honour you have done him. I entreat you to come early to the poll to-morrow, and crush—at once and for ever—the spirit of Toryism in this borough—( Loud cheering.) Our object is not merely to return our late representatives to the House of Commons with a triumphant majority, but by an overwhelming one, to show to the country the opinions of the electors of Lam beth upon those great principles which are now at stake in the country.—( Great cheering.) I again return you my most hearty thanks, and again beseech you to strike a blow to-morrow which will make the hearts of tyrants tremble.---.( Cheers.) Mr. LETT ( Alderman Fairbrother's chairman) then came forward, and was about to make some observations on his be half, but was received with such yelling and groaning that not a word could be heard. Mr. liawEs entreated as a personal favour, as well as for the good of the cause in which they were engaged, to give the gentleman a fair hearing. Silence having been restored, _ __ _ _ _ Mr. LETT then ProcecdedL-He wished to detain them but for a moment, while he detailed the reasons of the worthy Alderman's absence.—( Hear.) It was occasioned by very serious illness. He had attempted to come before them, and had got as far as his Committee-room, and un doubtedly he would have appeared among them if the medical man had not stated that sudden death would be the inevitable consequence of an exposure to cold on the hust ings.—( Groaning.) He would give them an opportunity of coming to the poll to-morrow and registering their votes for the independent men—( Much hissing and groaning.)— He would do so on these grounds—to give every elector an opportunity of registering his vote either for Tennyson, for Hawes, or for Fairbrother—(Disapprobaticn and laughter. ) He had a sanguine hope that the poll to-morrow would show a very different complexion to what it then did.—(Great laughter, and cries of "No doubt of it.") He was sure that no gentleman who knew him would say that he kept the poll open from factious motives. He had ascertained that they had a full proportion of the electors of the borough in their favour.—(Great laughter.) He re turned thanks on the part of Alderman Farebrother to those who had voted for him, and hoped his other friends would come forward early to-morrow. After a few words frem Mr. M‘LEoo, which was not heard in otinsequence of the noise, Mr. HANVEH said they had been engaged in an arduous strug gle that clay; he trusted, however, that they were not so ex hausted as to be unable id gve three hearty cheers for the cause of Reform. The cheers were most lustily given, and the meeting quietly dispersed. SECOND EDITION. THE LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING. WlinrsPAl.L. JAN. 8. The King has been pleased to direa !Walt r tient to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of tllc United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Honour • able Wilkitim Baron Fitz Gerald an l Vesey, and the heirs male (Allis body imaiiiljr llegdf.ten, by that name, stile, and title of Baron Fitz Gerald, of Desmond, and of CiaiAlbboti t in the county of Cork. The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be _passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of great Britain and Ireland, to the Right Honour able Sir James gcariett, Ktit: ; Chief Baron of the Court of Ex chequer, and the heirs male of his body laitlttily begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Abinger, of Abinger, in the county of Surrey, and of the city of Norwich. The King h as also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Ciltit Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of areal Britain and Ireland to Sir Philip Charles Sidney, G.C.B. (only son of Sir John Shelley Sidney, Bart., of Penshurst Castie, in the county o f Kent, by Henrietta Hunloke, daughter of the late Sir Henry Hun lolie, Batt., of Wingerworth, in the county of Derby), and the heirs male of iiddy lawfilly begotten, by the name, style, and title of Baron Dc L'lsle and Dudley, of Ponshtirst, in the county of Kent. The King has also been pleased to order a writ to be issued under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for summoning George Charles Pratt, Esq., (commonly called Earl of Breeknock) to the House of Peers, by the stile and title of Baron Camden, of Camden-place, county of Kent. WHITEHALL, JAN. 7. The King has been pleased to grant the office of Solicitor-Ge neral for Scotland to Duncan M'Neill, Esq. WHITEHALL, DEC. 19. The King has beeli plek3e4l 4 o rnot the office of his Majesty's Advocate for Scotland to Sir William Rao, Bart, The King has also been pleased to appoint Adam Anderson, Esq., Advocate, to be Sheriff Depute of the shire of Perth, in the room of Duncan M'Neill, Esq. resigned. CROWN OPPICE, JAK: 9. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT. KTowx OF NOTTINGHAM.-General Sir Ronald Craufurd Fer. gusson, of Bolton-row, in the County of Middlesex, G.C.B. ; and the Right peon. sir John Cam Hobhouse, of Chantry-house, in the parish of Bradford, iii the tftttity of Wilts, Bart. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. ARTHUR LADBROKE WIGAN, surgeon, Brighton BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. HORATIO JONES, ehinaynan, Poultry. RICHARD ALLSOP, miller, Eecleshall ) Staffordshire. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM HOLDSWORTH, spoon-manufacturer, Sheffield, TIMOTHY7fBASSFORD, bookseller, Bilston, Staffordshire. JOHN MARSH_, olothier Hepworth, Kirkburton, Yorkshire. BENJAMIN SHADGETT, eitpenter, Loose, Kent. WILLIAM ROBINSON, coach proprietor, Mafichester. JOHN HAYWARD, butcher, Tottenhara.court-road, Mid dlesex. GEORGE DAVIES, iron-monger, Lisson-grove, Marylebone. TpomAS HOLBROOK, victualler. Gray's Inn-road. WILLIAM CHARLES NEWPORT, scrivener, Bogncr, Sussex. SAMUEL HALES, butcher, Newgate-street. WILLIAM BROWN, carpenter, High-street, Camberwell, Surrey. DEVONPORT JAN, 8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—As a true and consistent advocate of the rights of the peo ple, I forward you the state of the Plymouth election up to four o'clock this day, which, doubtless, will be interesting to your readers. Vitt getift 01.1 e is prosperinA admirably around us. Lord Eliot, the Conservative candidate, is throwfi ottt for Bodmitt.—Sir G. B. Adams for Totnes—Palmer for Ashburton—and there id darn. a doubt as to the return of Sir G. Grey and Sir G. Codrington for Devonport. The show of hunds was about 6to 1. The Cockburn party at Plymouth have polled even their Committee.—Yours, &c. A CONSTANT READER. The following was the state at the close of the. poll Mr. Collier Mr. Roves . 589 Nit George Coekhurn SHAFTESBURY, JAN. 7. The day of nomination has passed over most triumphantly for the Reformers. Mr. Poulter, the old consistent and decided mem ber, was supported by a forest of hands, whilst his opponent Mr. Best (son of Lord Wynford), had very few except the local clergy and parish clerks. The Tories have used every species of influence and intimidation, but without any decided effect. The election is fixed for to-morrow, when it is calculated that Mr. Poulter will have 300 vacs, and Mr. Best 150. Mr. Poulter's return is certain. POOLE, JAN. 6. The election of two representatives for this borough was fixed for the Bth and 7th. The candidates were Sir John Byng, Mr. Tulk, and Mr. Irving (of Clitheroe notoriety, and an intimate friend of the Duke of Wellington), together with Mr. Boner, on the Conservative. As early as half-past seven the friends of the respective candidates were in motion, and proceeded to the Town Hall, accompanied by bands of music and flags, banners, &c., of various devices. We observed on those of Mr. Tulk, " There's not a slave amongst us," " Knowledge is power," "'Remain invin cible," " Honesty triumphant over Bribery." Over those of Messrs. Irving and Bonar we observed " Church and King. This was the watchword of the Tories, and the effect produced will be seen below. At nine o'clock precisely the Sheriff opened the proceedings. The hall was soon filled. After the preliminaries had been gone through, Sir John Byng was proposed by Mr. G. L. Parrott, se conded by Mr. George Pluney. Mr. Irving was then proposed by Mr. R. Slade, in which a storm was raised which it would be diffi cult for us to describe. Mr. Tulk was next proposed by Mr. Gar land, and lastly, Mr. Bonar (who did not make his appearance) by Mr. Hancock. The candidates then addressed the electors in the order in which they were proposed. Sir John Byng was most cordially received— indeed his reception was such as must gratify his feelings in no com mon degree. Of Mr. Irving's speech we could hear but little— the noise and confusion was such as rendered it difficult to collect together any one sentence. Mr. Tulk then addressed the electors, and was mast enthusiastically cheered. Some slight interruption occurred, occasioned by Mr. Irving's friends, who feared some awkward disclosures would be made relative to the late contest. Mr. Tulk considered his character attacked in the hand-bills circulated by Irving's party, and he would defend himself by saying that he was pledged to pay all the fair and legitimate expenses of the last election, and that he was ready to do whenever a fair and proper account was rendered to him. He then stated he had received a communication from his former supporters to know if he would support the Duke of Wellington's Administration, which as a consistent Reformer he could not do, and he was therefore dismissed. The Reformers of Poole then took up his cause, and in the course of his speech he noticed the enthusiasm every where displayed in his behalf—of the sacri fices some had been compelled to make—of the threats and intimi dations held out to others—and lastly, the bribes that had been offered. Here he was interrupted by some of Irving's friends, who called out " Name, name." He (Mr. T.) would name the electors who had been tampered with, and another whe had been offered 501. for his vote.—( The names of these indi viduals were proclaimed aloud, to the no small discomfiture of the Irvingites, more particularly as one was a professional man, who had made himself extremely active against the Reformers.) Mr. T. concluded by calling on his friends to support him. At twelve o clock the polling commenced, and continued till seven. The numbers then were— Sir J. Byng Mr. Tu1k..... lBl Mr. Irving ll9 Mr. Bonar 46 It was ascertained•that three-fourthsof the voters had polled, and left the success of the two former gentlemen beyond all doubt. Before day-light this morning, Mr. Irving was seen to pass through the town in his carriage —and, at the opening of the business, the Sheriff immediately announced, that Mr. Irving and Mr. Bonar retired from the contest. The Hall re sounded with cheers, which lasted a very considerable time. As soon as silence could be obtained, Sir J. Byng and. Mr. Tulk ad dressed the electors, congratulating them on the victory they had obtained and requesting forbearance and kind and honourable feel ing towards those who were defeated. At half-past ten a proces sion was formed, and proceeded through the town, the two gentlemen riding in a barouche, accompanied by two bands of music, a numerous and splendid collection of flags, banners, &c., and such a cavalcade of horsemen, &c., as was never witnessed be ford in Poole. In short the enthusiasm is at its height. Every face is beaming with joy, and the Duke will now be convinced that no reaction has taken place in Poole. According to a decision of the Council of the Rus sian Empire, the administration of the department of the public buildings has authorised the Imperial Academy of the Fine Arts to educate, at the expense of the Government, 50 young men, who, after having finished their studies, shall be obliged to serve in the first administration in the quality of architect for a certain number of years. The registrar of the department of the public buildings has consequently published a notice, stating that 25 pupils will this year be admitted into the Academy; and requests parents who wish for the admis sion of their children, to present themselves at the principal office in order to register their demands. The sons of Nobles and of public servants will be employed in preference; and failing in these, other children of free birth. The candidates are to be at least 14 years of age, and will have to undergo a preliminary examination on religion, the Russian and French languages, history, geography, arithmetic, and plan-drawing. VERY DISTRESSING CASE.—Elizabeth Richards, of the lower town, Merthyr, the widow of a carpenter, was on the point of death, from Cholera, on Sunday last—her daugh ter, a very respectable dressmaker, was so shocked at hearing that there were no hopes of her mother's recovery, that she fell into the arms of a young man, to whom she was to have been married the week following, and died instantly. The mother survived her daughter about an hour I—Guardian. It appeals from a statement published by the Na tional that the subscriptions its its favour amount to 12,618 f. This journal adds that it will apply all the surplus which shall remain after the payment of the fine imposed by the Chamber of Peers, which, with the decinie de guerre, amounts to 11,000 f., to the subscription for the relief of prisoners confined for political offences. No fewer than four cases occurred in town on Wed nesday last of children burnt to death, in consequence of being left alone with access to the fire. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. A young man named Wa?ford was brought up, charge d under tho following circumstances : Mr. Douclney, a tailor, stated that a few evenings egg, he saw the prioncr looking in at the shop-window, gn u soon afterwards observed a hand exhibit itself inside the shop-door, and slily unbotton a coat which was buttone d round one of those blocks which are made to resemble the human body, Witness ran out and saw two persons. on e of whom was the prisoner, make their escape. Witqf. s ,_ closely pursued, and took into custody the prisoner, sot' the assistance of the police. If one more button-hole r, the coat had been unbuttoned, the hand would ceri unly have committed the robbery. The LORD MAYOR—Can you swear to the prisouer's hand? Witness—No, I can't swear to a hand, but I cl° to a face. The Loan MAYOR—But can you swear that the halld belonged to the face ? Witness—Certainly not ; but A ll most probable. The Loan MAYOR—Then as there were two men, 01 as it is probable that the man who got away had hands° well as the prisoner, and as the hand did not unbutton th e last button of the coat, and was not guilty of an °geee! punishable by act of parliament, I cannot detain the P sorer---(Laughter.) Prisoner—l assure you, my Lord, I was only just passing by, anti the gentleman comes out and grabs me, and says I was a OZ. There's my hand, if he can swear 0 he ever soe that hOd upon his work, I am a sinner, that all—( Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—I am afrL;„!d that you were of op t nion that the block was just the size cf your body, bu t f can't say that lam sure. You shall have an experiment ° your integrity once more, and I h o p e y o u win be nO re cautious in keeping both face and hands clean. GUILDHALL. The Stewards of the Benevolent Whip Society, held ° I the White Hart, Giltspu r - s t ree t, a tt en d e d t o s h ow caus e why they had expelled a member, named William Bower s ' Mr. Humphreys attended on b e h a lf o f th e Club, O "_ A Mr. Clarkson, the Barrister, with Mr. Flower, of the 0 4 of Harmer and Co., for the complainant. Foster, the Marshalman, was sent out to find a sec —nd Magistrate to hear the cause w ith Si r P ETER LA.l. ll ' and presently returned with Mr. Alderman HARIA4 who, as soon as he perceived the c a se w a s one in wP I , I his partner was acting as Attorney, de c li ne d interferil''' and retired. Alr. HUMPHREYS made some observation of the unseal" liness of the Alderman continuing in business as an 8 0 1 ney after he had been elevated to a judicial situation. similar case bad been decided by M r . Ald erman Harnlfie against this society, and the succes s o f th a t applicant:l;; duced the present one to commence proceedings aga' n t , the club, selecting Messrs. Harmer and Co. for big torney. The Clerk obser:Td that the case was not an unP' - ePer dented one, for the Comma" Sergeant acted sometimes , Counsel and sometimes as Judge in the City Sessions. if Mr. Clarkson said it was a common Circumstance the country to find barristers one day as Recorder and next day as Counsel. t er% Sir PETER LAtrau disliked the union of the charse t y of Judge and Counsel. He had carried a motion At ~, Middlesex Sessions which precluded thei r Ch a i r man " taking a brief there as Counsel. Nothing could be wor s e The case was then entered upon. The complainan'i r an Oxford coachman, and, having contributed to the el t :4 fund 17 years, was expelled for not paying his arrears due time. He left town, forg etting the day for parr L i had come ; but, being reminded of it at Oxford, be bi r t e bs post-horses and came to London. He arrived after members had dispersed, and was expelled. The chief ground relied on by Mr. Clarkson was, e the notice sent to the complainant had, through the II; ligence of the secretary, notified that he would be fi 2s. if he omitted to pzv, instead of saying he would b e (4 0 ,1, pelled. This had misled Lim, and the society was WO by the act of its officer, and dOulg not expel upon 01/ formal notice. The Magistrates ordered the applicont to be reinstot6d. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Off FORGERY.— William Lupton, an elderly pe rs on of r o , respectable exterior, was brought before Mr. C0 1 ' 4 ,_,4 charged with having forged a check f or 500/. w hich c",he purported to have been drawn by M r . T a tt ers all, of ' O l Turf Hotel, Grosvenor-place, with i n t en t to dett , , Messrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co,, of St. J a mes's-strw t y From the evidence it appeared that on F r id a y last pie prisoner went into the New Hummums Hotel, Cov e re f garden, dressed in a cloak, and wearing a green shade ° pi his eyes. He desired that a porter might be procured9l4 accordingly a person accustomed to do jobs for the We namel Samuel Coleman, was sent for, and the prisoner it , sired him to follow, as be aad some business for bi t 0 1 lir execute. The prisoner walked down Bedfo r d- s troet, eb i„ when at the corner he went into th e s h o p o f M r . e r hosier telling the porter to wait o ut s id e . I n a minu t et bi two he came out with a letter i n hi s h an d, di rec ted t° bankers, Messrs. Herries and C o ., w hi c h h e gave to li c e man, and desired him to take it, and bring back an 0 ,1 °, 0 11 The porter t oo k th e l e tt er as di rec t e d, an d w h e n it opened by some p erson connec ted with th e b an king- 11 ° oe, 0 0 it was found to contain a check for LW., drawn apPttr e ,f I by Mr. Tattersall, and payable to bearer. Tho note . 7 0 , tained a request for the amount of the check to be 1 0 44, " short c as h." S us pi c io ns h av i ng b een exc it e d that the e; t i l t was a forgery, the porter was questioned, and relateept whole circumstances which were within his knowledge. jook porter was desired to wait a short time, and to keep a l ; c o that in the vicini' of the bankin g -h ouse , as it was et' P e d to tured the prisoner might possibly make his appenrO e f id try to make out the cause of his messenger's delay.- h . op!' expected, the porter pointed out a p erson w h o w as Ju r lie about the street, and when he was taken into c ustolio , was recognised as the individual wh o h a d em ploYe d u le' although he had got sid of his cloak an d t a k en o ff his °"" f o Stone, C division policeman, was sent for ; and, as he Ii taking the prisoner to the station-h ouse , h e d e tected attempting to drop o:green sh a d e , w hi c h h e h a d cone," in his pocket. On making furth er i nqu i r y, Stone rllO tained that the prisoner had mer e ly gone i n t o Mr. c o p& shop for the purpose of asking the way to Piccadilly ; t y that after he had left the shop and ,given th e l e tter 0 11 4 porter, he crossed over and entered the Shop o f Mr. "hii buiscuit-baker, and there obtained permission to lea ve p ilei cloak. Stone also searched his lod g i ngs , N o . 12, L o° ' r eP / place, and discovered a nu m b er o f bl an k c h ec k s o n differoll, bankers, principally on M essrs . R ansom an d C o ., Pall 0011 It was subsequently ascer t a i ne d th a t h e f ormer ly kept _ e to at the latter banking-house. In defence, the prisoner said he was entirely ignor the offence. rs On Saturday, Arthur Vernon Barnes and Charles . 01 th eir were brought up for final examin a ti on , t o acco unt , for possession of some bills of excha nge , w hi c h w ere eoct! ) ,0 ): in a letter to Messrs. Barron s an d C o ., Gilt s p ur -stree o l were stolen from their counting house, by a clerk e , Nodin, who has absconded. Aop t a k Mr. Harvey, one of th e p ar t ners , sa id t h e means 6- 11 7 ' to take Nodin had failed. Their loss would be about ti ed' He had no additional evidence to offer against the Pri ° ,./ Sir PETER LAURIE sa id no criminality had been Ed te; against either of them, an d f rom the information be Pv c loo l/. ceived of the previous character of Bsrnes, he bad ri° for? that he had been made a dupe of. He should cii sc o arr i . ,' them, and he hoped their detention wou ld serve as l ' bo a s v, ing to them to keep away from gambl ers an d gatnia . hereafter. Nodin having made instruments of theL't the were bound to do the utmost in their power to TO 11 2 P ' .- ' police. ot c , m The prisoners said nothing wou ld d e li g h t t" - Au la t_ l ,4 than to render efficient aid to the p o li ce , w ho 14 ", for A knowledge they had alw a y s g i ven t h em straight{ answers.. Thay were discharged. BIRTHS. the If On the 7th inst., in Somerset -street, Portman-squar' of Henry Stalman, Esq., of a daughter. Ad en- On the 7th inst., at Babraham, the lady of Henry John Esq., of a daughte.- DIED. sk im On the sth inst., aged 54, 111 r. William Wilson, o f street, Snow-hill. 1311141fil'tl'' On the sth inst.,. :at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, - . 0 00 11 ' wife of James Masters, Esq., R.N., and a few days Pr ey/ ..48 two infant twin daughters. 131 O rr On the 6th inst., Arthur, the youngest son of Hen r i 1 1 New Millman-street. ..i O r' On the 3d inst., in his 82d year, the Right Hon. R e . /1 o pt' Carew, of Antony-house, Cornwall. , go, On the 6th inst., at Southampton, Ann Countess o w of norris, daughter of the late viscount Courtenay, and sis eft ° present Earl of Devon. ore o On the 6th inst., in Cadogan-terrace, Chelsea, Jam s le Commander in the Royal Navy, aged 67. P 0 On the Bth inst., inCompany's lace, John Wilton, se of the Hon. East India Civil 80th year. i 1617 s'r On the 7th inst., at Isleworth-house, the Re/' - P . Henry Cooper, Bart., aged 68. t he li e ' , On the 7th inst., in Windmill-court, Bartholomew , lir George Hartshorne, in his 83d year. li 1/1 .On the 6th inst., in Wandsworth-road, Ralph Srait .1 • - City Chambers, Esq., aged 41. - , 1 -40 --..... _ ----- -- -crOv Londol : Printed and Published by MIIRDO [ . at The Sun Office, No. 112. Stra nd. • Service, ..:.# B t rop e rend the; l oom .‘oo n , horses and p For dal] 10 S( be supl)l iZoost pc, The f( B est G ir r .i o Br, 14 'edde Chao,oic ic paE 41i ista rttish MARRIED. Of ' d On the Bth inst., at St. Peter's, Walworth, Thomas ~btef Esq., of Kennington-common, t o S ara h, youn gest aa u p '/ Joseph Raw, Esq., of the former place. I, l ' l° l On the Bth inst., at Plaistow Meeting-house, A.r2„g e b- PGirson, of Manchester, to Charlotte Elizabeth, fifth o" - ' Mr. Giberne, of Wanstead. 1 1° 4 tboelv On the sth inst., at St. Peter's Church, Walworth,,_.,,Y, David Rees, of Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, t0%140/9'' Curtis, youngest daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis, of ee beli sitic tress of 11 eons Ape Con eon, ' Publi N. ti le Frid a °ecti