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were displayed, with the following inscriptions :—" Mor peth, Johnstone, Strickland, Ramsden ;"—" The Bill," surtnoutited with an Imperial crown ; The King mut Reform ;" &c. &c. Bands of music also attended spon taneously. Great numbers of the persons present wore orange cards in their hats, and orange rosettes; not s single blue or pink card or rihand was to be seen. The feeling which pervaded the meeting was that of good humoured enthusiasm, an unbounded confidence of success prevailed ; and not a breath of opposition was heard to disturb the unanimlty and pleasure of the meeting, in supporting the grand principle of Freedom and Reform. COVENTRY, APRIL 29.—The o pinions of one of our Members (Mr. Fs ler) being considered equivocal upon the Re'orm Bid, a letter was written to him on Monday last, requesting an explicit answer per return to the question, " Will you vote for the Ministerial measure of Reform ?" To this lie did not deign to reply, and application was im mediately made to Mr. Bulwer, the- late candidate for Southwark, to stand for this city. He made his entree yesterday most triumphantly, and from the number of Mr. Fyler's former advocates (who were dissatisfied with his want of decision, and therefore appeared in Mr. Bulwer's procession), ultimate success was fully antici pated. This was the ay of nomination, when Mr. Ellice, Mr. Bulwer, and Mr. Fyler were the only persons proposed. Mr. Fyler threatened Mr. Ellice with a Noble Lord as an opponent, if he did not insist upon Mr. Bulwer withdrawing himself, but it was of no avail. The pull commenced at two o'clock to-day; and I have just left the hustings. At its close Ellice and Bulwer have polled a majority of 301 over the bit-by-bit reformer (Mr. Fyler), in one hour and a half. Even the suepicion of a cetali date not being for " the Bill' is sufficient for Coventry freemen to reject him with sewn. RIEGATE, APRIL 30.—0 n Saturday came on the election for this borough, when Mr. Bryant, one of the real electors, attacked the non-reformer Mr. Cocks, who, from being quite certain of his family snetaining an eventual defeat in that borough, in case the Reform Bill should pass, gave up ; and Mr. Yorke, one of the sons of the late Bishop of Ely, was elected in his stead. BRISTOL, FRIDAY EVENING, NINE O'CLOCK....—No sooner did the intelligence arrive of the patriotic part enacted by our magnanimous and beloved Sovereign, than the Reformers of this city organized themselves into a Committee to act independently of the candidates, and, by constant appeals to the people through the medium of the Press, awaken the moral feeling which has been crowned by this signal triumph. Unable to effect a coali tion I etween the Reform candidates, they appealed to the electors to sign a declaration that they would not vote for any candidate who would not pledge himself to support the Bill. Thus was the impulse given. One by one the trsd , s in succession met, and passed, with a unanimity and enthusiasm quite unparalleled, the resolutions, of which I ke id you copies. Not a single house has been opened— net a pint of beer has been given; and yet, with a virtue that would adorn the brightest page of human nature, the people have pressed forward to record the vote they were anxious to give. But the enemies of Reform have wisely determined to retire from the contest ; they have prudently declined to betray to the people their own weakness. An official communication has just been received from the pro fessional agents of Mr. 11. Hart Davis, that that gentleman w 11 not be put in nomination to-morrow. Thus are two telm, reformere secured for the city of Bristol. YORK CITY ELECTION.— Friday beine appointed by the Sheriff for the election of two representatives in Parlieetent for the city of York, the eit;zens were all in a et te of greet animation at an early hour, the streets were seem crowded with processions, music, and bannere, and the bells of the Minster and several other churclijs rung merrily in honour of the candidates, the Hon. Thomas Pandas and S. A Bayetun, Esq. .I,l'er the usual pre liminaries the c itelidates were respectively nominated and sv,uwied, and the election took place without opposition. Ti,e city of York has thus done itself the honour to re turn two Meinbers, both of them strenuous supporters of the Reform Bill. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. —Colonel Berkeley is a can didate with Mr. Webb, in opposition to Mr. Ithillpotts, who is not disposed to incur a heavy expence by proceei ieg to a poll. GLOUCESTER, APRIL 30.—The greod cause pro ceeds most gloriously in this quarter. You will obset ye by our paper that an additional list of upwards of 1,600 names have been added to the requisition to the Hon. Mr. Morton, inserted last week, and we have every reason to believe the triumph of Reform will be complete, as far as regards- the county. election. For Cirencester, The old Members have been returned, tooth of whom voted for the old General's amendment. For Tewkesbury, a -very_ severe contest is expected, and I am happy to say the Re formers are very sanguine. Sir Richard Vyvyan has been most unsuccessful to Pi canvass for Cornwall. Oa Tuesday, Mr. Wilbraham spent a considerable time at the Liverpool Corn Exchange, and had the satisfaction of a most-successful canvas'. Throughout the hundred of Wirrall, and wherever he has yet been able to call, he has been received with open arms, and the most gratify ing promises of support. Committees in his interest, spontaneously formed, are now sitting at Macdfesfield, Stockport, Congleton, Northwich, Birkenhead, and other places, anti using every exertion to ensure his success.— Macclesfield Courier. At Over, as soon as it was known that those persons who now profess to he friends of a moderate Reform, but who are really the enemies of all Reform whatever, in ten led to oppose the re-election of the late Members for die county, the greatest enthusiasm in behalf of the po pular cause prevailed. The colours of Lord Osborne and Mr. Ade.ne wire instantly mounted, and every freeholder in the parish signed a declaration, expressive of his deter mination to support both those candidates at the ensuing e'l ction.— Cambridge Independent Press. CHATHAM. —The influence of Sir Edward Knatch bull is fast declining in Kent. At a public meeting in Rochester. on Thursday last, one hand was held up in his favour. On Friday evening a meeting was called in Chatham for the purpose of supporting him, which was attended by between 800 and 900 persons. .A commu nication made to them that a Committee was sitting to nceive Sir E. Knatchbull's supporters, was receved with long-continued groans. Mr. Larkin said he had received such accounts from the Committees of the Reform candi dates, Messrs. Hodges and Rider, as convinced him that four-fifths of the electors would support them. A teso lotion was unanimously agreed to, that as Sir E. Knatch. bull now professed himself a Reformer, he should prove his sincerity by supporting Messrs. Hodges and Rider. A meeting has been held at Bromley (George Warde Norman, Esq , in the Chair), to promote the cause of Reform, and the return of Mr. Hodges and Mr. Rider fur Kent, to the exclusion of Sir F. Knatchbull. In the approaching struggle, the eyes of the whole country will he anxiously directed towards Buckingham shire, which is considered as one of the fastnesses of the horoughniongers ; for on the motion which defeated the Reform Bill, ten out of fourteen Members for this county voted against the King and - the people—namely, the Marquis of Chandos, one of the late representatives of the county; Messrs. Drake of Agmondesham; Sir G. Nu gent and Sir T. Fremantle, of Buckingham ; Messrs. Williams of Great Marlow ; Messrs. Smith, of Wendover ; and Sir John Dashwood King, of High Wycombe. These ten Buckinghamshire boroughmnongers may therefore take unto themselves the undivided honour of having defeated the great national measure.— Windsor Express. BUCKING HANIS 111 RE. —We are happy to say that Mr. Pascoe Grenfrll, who has started fur the county in opposition to the Marquis of Chandos, the Anti.P.efortner, was most successful in his canvass on Saturday. He was received at every place with enthusiasm, and throughout the day only met with Five negatives. The patriotic John Smith Esq. made his pubic entry into High Wycombe the same day at two o'clock. He was met, about a mile from the town, by a large body of freeholders, when. the horses being taken from the carriage, he wits drawn into the t own amidst the entbsisiaetic plaudits of rearrisunding thousands, whom he addressed from the Lion Hotel, and afterwards proceeded to Marlow. DEVONSHIRE.--A meeting of Dissenters to support Lord John Russell in Devonshire, was held on Satur day, at the London Coffee-house, when resolutions were entered into that Lord John Russell was entitled to the confide:ire of every friend of civil and religious liberty, and that the opportunity cf securing his election for Devon ought not to be lost. Subscriptions were immediately entered auto fur returning him free rif expense, and a conociteee pointed to carry the object of els e meeting into effect.. was held. on“Thursde eveU • A very full meeting the Royston freeholders, of which Mr. Y K. F i r n dl remised that n laM was chairman. It was unanimously whole public conduct of their long tried r * the Lord Francis Godolphin Osborae...his ur -a, e r P ari r e e r tive, of parliamentary Reform and of the preiient Reforn s i u 2l— ' and the support which their lately-chosen tepresentative, Mr. Adeane, bad given on both occasions tie the 44,„, Bill as proposed by- his Majesty's Ministers, had em i tt . 4 both Members to the confidence and support of the free, l holders of this county.—Cambridge Independent Press. It was the intention of Colonel Webb to hare retired from the representation of this city; anti, in compliance with a pledge given to Captain Berkeley to that effect, at the last e (region, immediately on the prorogation of ear li intent be issued an address of resignation but so highly were his independent and consisteni Parlianientjtry sq. vices estimated, not only by the friends of Captain Berke ley, but by his own supporters, that a requisition was generally signed in all quartets, oil ling upon him to again offer himself in conjunction with Captain Berkeley. With this request Ile complied, and an active canvass in behalf of the two candidates has been most successfully carried on. Opposed to these two is Mr. Phillpotts, whose re turn in July last cannot be forgotten. Although this gentleman has warmly supported the Reform Bill, yet the popularity he would otherwise have acquired has been most materially shaken by his first vote in Parliament, which was against the amendment moved by Sir H. Parnell on the Civil List. The election is fixed for Monday next.— Gloucester -journal. _ . For the county an active canvass is going on, on behalf of Lord Edward Somerset, who opposed the Reform Bill, and Sir Wm. Guise and the Hon. Mr. Moreton, who are strenuous supporters of it. All the parties speak , confidently of success. The election is fixed for Tuesday, the 10th of May next.--Ibid. WOODS COCK.—It has just been discovered, that Woodstock, which sends two Members elected by the free own, is an open borough ; and that by the charter of Charles 11. the right of election was vested in the house. keepers genera'ly. Mr. Buckingham, on Thursday, called the inhabitants together in the town hall, and explained the charter, and assured them Lord Brougham had given his opinion in favour of that interpretation of it. He also invited them to the poll on Saturday, to tender their votes for him, and he would try the right. CLARE—O'Gorman Mahon has received an address from Clare, signed by 2,000 names, requesting him to stand for that county. EDINBURGH.—The Lord Advocate and Mr. R. A. Dundas are the only candislatss. SUDBURY ELECTION.—This election commenced on Friday morning at ten o'clock. The corporation in troduced two can fidates, Sir John Walsh, Bart., their old Member, and Mr. J. N. Macleod : being unable to get him up to the scratch, they introduced Mr. Digby Wrangham, a son of the Archdeacon of the same name. Admiral Wyndham opposes them as a Reformer : a very sharp contest has taken place, with every prospect of auc cess for the Admiral. MACCLESFIELD.—Lord H. Cholmondeley arrived this miming. and commenced his canvass, but with very indifferent success. In fact, there are hut half a dozen Anti-Reformers in Macclesfield. The meeting at North. wich, on Monday, will be a private one. We have ne glected to mention in our paper that Mr. Wilbraham was chaired through the town yesterday, after he left the Guildhall. MAIDSTONE.—Mr. G. T. Knight, a barrister, and son of Mr. Knight, of Godmersham-park, has announced himself a candidate for this borough as a Reformer, in opposition to Mr. Alderman Winchester, who voted against the Bill. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor (Al derman Key) starts, with the certainty of success. OXFORDSHIRE.—Mr. Fane, who opposed the Bill, has resigned in depair on the result of a canvass of three lays ; Mr. George Harcourt (late Vernon), the Member for Lichfield, has offered himself, and Major Weyland has consented to be put in nomination, both on the Reform principle, and Lord Nurreys will, no doubt, be thrown out. Major \Vey] end's canvass on Thursday, at Banbury, was most successful ; of 150 freeholders, he got pledges from 120. WORCESTER, APRIL 30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste,—Feeling that you are desirous of gaining every informa tion of the success of reforming candidates, and that the readers of your excellent Journal, in different parts of the empire, wait with breathless anxiety to obtain the intelligence it contains, I have thought proper to give you a faint idea of the state Wor cester was in on Friday evening, and that )ou may know we are reformers the canvass of our two late Members will prove, for out of nine parishes they did not meet with fifty refusals. Yet, notwithstanding this popular feeling a few of the odds and ends of society, with the Corporation at its head, had managed to bring forward a third man in the person of Mr. Henry Fitzroy; but no sooner did he arrive than the town rose en masse, and but for the entreaties of an influential individual (a reformer) he would not have been allowed to say one word, and perhaps that would not have been the least indignity he would have had to sutkr. However, he began by saying he was a reformer (to use his own words), " not to the extent of Lord John Russell's Bill" ~that was his dying speech, for not one word more would the citizfols hear—" Be off;" " Go back ;"—deafening groans and hisses—then obliged him to retire, and with this load upon his shoulders, he has started to try (having them as a recommenda tion) elsewhere. I write this and send it to you that it may go after him. " j warrant me a man now-a-days does not get an ass tacked to his back for nothing." To heightoti the scene, just at this time, up stalks the effigy of our star of despotism, colonel Lygon, candidate for the county— and the execrations that sent one young tool from the city went with the other old tool to condole with him in the flames. Do not be alarmed, Sir, when I tell you he rose the next day, and "n the very spot where he had been burnt the night before (the Curwmarket). The farmers, however, recognized him, and finding the A l ynes could not purify so foul a thing as a borough monger, they th.iight they would try what virtue there was in mud and mire ; and it was after an hour's hard pelting proved to have the effect of changing the epiqur of his face and exte- Fier, and trusting it will tend to soften his heart, and teach him i .0 resign before it is worse. 1 reipin, Sir, in great haste, your's respectfully, AN EYE WITNESS AND Cl'l IZEN. SATURDAY EVENING. The Anti-Reformer (Fitzroy) has made Itis retreat, seeing that the freemen of this city were determined to return their old Members, It is generally believed that Captain Spencer will be returned for the county with *lr. Foley. SHEFFIELD, AFRIL 29• TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As subscribers to your interesting and valuable Paper, we feel it a duty we owe )ou for the very able, patriotic, and liberal manner in which you adyocate our cause—the cause of direct representation in the Commons House of Parliament.— to forward you the following very Intere.st;pg information, which, if you consider worthy a place in your mukb.regd plums, insert : Last night, the 25th, a general meeting of the different trades in the, extensive manufaetory of Messrs Ibbotson was called, on which occasion many excellent speeches were made relative to the all-absorbing question of Reform in Parliament. Our Prime Consul was called to the chair, amidst deafening shouts of " A Committee, a Committee !" A Committee wa appointed agreeable to your recommendation, and in contradiction to the vile assertions of the recreant Hunt and his equally vile col, leagues on the unpopularity of the who's Bill, We subscribed in the course of six hours eighty pounds, with an universal desire to call upon them again to double the sum, if required, for the return of Lord Morpeth, Sir J. V. B. Johnston, J. C. Ramsden, Esq., and O. Strickland, Esq., free of expence, far the county of York. As many of our men (out-workers) have not yet had the opportunity of subvribing, we have not the least doubt but the subscription will mash one hundred pounds. These, Sir, are truly Reformers indeed—the operatives of this respectable house. itait, • Sir, this is but part of the mighty effbrts making in this a eu ruhing and loyal town. Whilst" I am writing, I hear of numbers of hirge manufactories which are Mewing the same laudable exam*, How, Sir, we would ask, could any Hon. Gentleman be found, in the nineteenth century, in the face of the voices of tens of thousands, to come forward to assert so pub hay the palpable assertions of the unpopularity of the BilL He, H uu t....the turn-coat traitorous Hun defies its popularity, but a dmits it. isecessity. Yes, the voice, the univerVvoice of that same necessity, procured him his late seat. Tile people of Preston placed that intphpit confidence in his integrity orprip, ciple which the impernce, Mal importance of the great ques. riep of Reform required. Ithas hem rumoured in this town Let several days, that on Friday (ails AY) Messrs. Duncombe, Wortiev t and Co., would attend personally tA Volicit our votes; but we were z 4 Prepared not to give them any thhtig but a reception they would Cloubtles:s have remembered with Chagrin, disappointment, and disgrace. Sir , W . , are for the Bill, the Whole fop, and nothing but the Bill. We m i .. 4 our best wishes for the prosperity of our common cause, anti wehg respectfully to remain youesOP, ERATIVE& BRISTOL, APRIL 30. • TO THE EPITOR oF THE 'Willi!. Sia,—This week has iseeti 4 glorious week; and this day s triumphant one for Bristol. 3nsit9l, so long the strong hold of corruption_Bristol, the opponent of Amy liberal measure, and, especially of Reform—Bristol, Sir, has broke Eser shackles, and is again free—free as the mounta in breezes, and the Tories fallen —fallen to the lowest depths. For the last two or thiree years liberalism has been silently and slowly gaining ground ; but for the last two or three months it has been advancing with giant strides ; and since Mr. Davis dee:sir:Ad that we needed not Re form, and since he said he would appear „yri the hustings with the Bill in his hand, pronounce it revolutionary, at - A he returned by a greater number of elsgtors than ever, it has spread with the yelocity of lightning. Indiguation was at its height and Pa, trietjsm standing forth in all its virtues. The poor men who used to vote for two, one Whig and for one Tigh in the hopes that (as they were sure of the polling money, etc, from Tory party, they never starting but one) they may have t)le polling money from b‘ith, these poor and now virtuous electors ifver inquired if they should have the polling money as usual. 140 . .the only inquiry they made ws if the gentlemen for whom i we canyas&ed were reformers ; hundreds saying that as the King had wished them to second his effbrts, it would b'e the heigth of ingratitude not to cul„port him. In seven streets, besides courts and lanes, which I canvassed, early yesterday morning, I did nf t t i, , cteet with one decided opponent to Reform ; all were unani nowt for Protheroe and Baillie exiept:wo, one said he shOulff vote for Protheroe, and he could not say iti;oro, lie should give his second vote to, he said perhaps he would for Diaie; the other was a gentleman who, in the many times I have canvassed him, always said, I filka,l) vote only for blues Sir," this time said, •'‘ shall not vote this time, for /eannot vote blue." In short, Sir, it w4.1.1 1 ,rt fill a volume only to menti,w) the wonderful conversions that have tgken place. The different trades ri;iet simultaneously, at sight, nine, anti ten of an evening. The papilla's parishes of St. James and St. MO met more numerous than ever were frinembered, and they, its won as the trades, passed resolutions tthissoil the King, and their dkkrmination to vote only fa such c4o,4iril es E w ould pledge themselves to mport the Ministerial tprcolit. J.ast evening the different trade;. met in a body in Queen-sqpare to the number of 5,000 a 0,000, althotei the rain poured down 440(re:tits, Arrangelrients were made for doWn in bodies of 300 or them and the other e 1424.04 PO% eo) at d r ifferent hours, and 400 (not as heretofore b y tens Or tW I am confident that Baillie and Prothotoe sionld have been a.hasiiof Mr. Davis the first day 1,200 or 1,300. powever, late last o,yening rumoured that Mr. Davis had retired, and this morning it wat officially announced by the blues in an adver tisement, grossly TlV4intiog the reformers, telling them that the y could not think rightly on 1a,4 s i uMfct, and that only they, the .1 , /kses, could draw right conelusions, Op t the Guildhall be in g , thew that ttlef ilP ort it was immediately tilled, and Meies. ?rotheroe and ! fo pe.a r th a e Li, blu m et e i, n a g n a d yi tlienj . e ll lec d t id ed no a t m w id is sit t u o in h i ti tl rt tu th oU .e s ir ei ra te e r n ig e t em T y o , it was not VII man pm ut r ia i t a l i t i, r;e a g n r y o poo ans r could be 07 . • well as re Ins of s fieien oppoiti t 1.1 us not uhriete,,zarily wound the feel and the busnesieonell'idedlianY cheers were given for the King mirable stile God sai,e tbe Y l V i ie whole assembly singing in ad mirable myself a " ntt." I ran now, with pleasure, )3RisToLIA N. THE ANT!-AWORMERS OR, MOCK-MODERATE REFORM PARTY. LIST OF THE MAJORITY OF ONE HUNDRED Arlo TWENTY-SIX. WHO VOTED AGAINST TRANS FERRING THE REPRESENTATION OF EAST RETFORD TO MIMING HANI.—FEB. 12, 1830. Arkwright, R. Davis,; R H. Apsley, Lord Darlington Earl of Arbuthnot, Rt. Hon. Dottin, A.'ll. C. Dawkins, H. Arbuthnot, Hn. Col. Doherty, J. Ashurst, W. Duncombe, W. Ashley, Hon. W. Downes, Lord Alexander, J. i East, Sir E. H. Alexander, H. iForester, Hon. J. G. Baker, E. 1 Fitzgibbon, R. H. Bankes, H. Farquhar, J. Bankes, G. Fremantle, Sir T. 13ankes, W. J. Fane, Sir H. Beresford, Sir J. P. Goulburn, H. Beresford, M. Gordon, Sir W. Benson, R. Gower, F. L. Brydges, Sir J. W. Graham, Marquis of Brecknock, Earl of Grant, Sir A. Beckett, Right Hon. Grosvenor, General Sir J. Gye, F. Battley, C. H. Hardinge, Sir H. Burrard, G. Hill, Sir R. Balfour, J. Hill, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Bell, M . Hastings, Sir C. A. Bastard, E. P. Holmesdale, Vise. Chohneley, M. J. Ingilby, Sir W. Chichester, A. Irving, John Carrington, Sir C. E. Knox, T. Campbell, Archibald Knatchbull, Sir E. Cust, P. F. King, General Cu.t, E. Lowther, Viscount Calcraft, J. Lennox, Lord J. O. Courtenay, T. P. Lowther,Hon. H. C. Castlereagh, Visct. Lushington, J. L. Clerk, Sir G. ',mice, W. Croker, J. W. Lewis, T. F. Cockburn, Sir G. Lygon, Hon. Col. Cartwright, W. R. Marryatt, J. Clive, Henry Murray, Sir G. Cocks, J. Mundy, I. Cooper, R. la. Mundy, G. Cockerel!, Sir C. Manners, Lord C. Corry, H. L. Manners, Lord R. Dunda,, R. A. M'Leod, J. N. Dawson, G. M Moore, G. ( Martin, Sir T. B. Manning, W. NortheaC, H. S. North, J. H. O'Brien, W. S. Osborne, Lord F. G. Paul, Sir H. St. Pitt, J. Peel, Sir R Peel, W Y. peachy, General Perceval, S. Peach, N. Planta, J. Prendergast, M. G. Robinson, O. R. Strathaven, Lord Sugden, sir E. B. Stopford, Viscount Smith, Sir C. Aid. Somerset, Lord G. Somerset, Lord E. Saunderson A. Sotheron, F. Steward, J. Spottiswoode A S a dler, M. T. Seymour, H. B. Thompson, G. L. Talmash, lion. F. Trench, Colonel Townshend, Hon. J. Thynne, Lord H. Ure, M. Valletort, Lord Van Homrigh, P. Vivian, Sir H. Willoughby, H. Williams, 0. Wetherell, Sir C. Walpole, J. TELLERS , Rosa, C. Calvert, N. LIST OF THE MAJORITY OP ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-RIGHT, WHO NOTED AGAINST LORD JOHN stossELL's :MOTION, "'That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable the Towns of Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham, to return Representa tives to serve in Parliament."—Feb. 23, IRV. Alexander, J. 'Daly, J. Peachy, General Alexander, H. Eastnor, Viscount Peel, Sir R. A'Court, E. H. East, Sir E. H. Peel, W. Y. Astley, Lord Eliot, Lord Perceval, S. Astley, Sir J. D. Encombe, Lord Petit, LH. Apsley, Lord Estcourt, T. H. S. B Philippe, Sir R. B ' Antrobus G. C. , Estcoutt, T. G. B. Phipps, E. Atkins, J. Ellison, C. Powell, W E. Arbuthnot, C. I Egerton, W. Prendergast, M. G. Arbuthnot, Colonel Fane, J. Pringle, Sir W. Acland, Sir Thomas Farquhar, J. ' Palmer, R. Belfast, Earl of Fremantle, Sir T. Rae, Sir W. Bankes, H. Foster, J. L. Rogers, K Bankes, W. Fane, Sir H. Ross, C. Bankes, G. Fleming, J. St. l'aul, Sir Horace Beresford, Sir J. Graham, Marquis of Saunderson, A. Beresford, M. Graham, Colonel Sandon, Viscount Balfour, J. Goulburn, H. Scott, H. F. Bastard, E. P. Gilbert, 1). G. Seymour. H. B. Beckett, Sir J. Grant, Sir A. Spottiswoode, A. Byron, T. Gower, Lord F. L Shirley, E. J. Baillie, J. Hardinge, Sir H. Sidney, P. C. Burrell, W. Hastings, Sir C. Somerset, Lord G. Barnes, Col. M. Hay, Lord J. Somerset, Lord R. Brudenell, Lord Hay, Adam Sotheron, Admiral Bell, M. Herries, J. C. Stewart, J. Barclay, David Hill, Lord Arthur Stopford, Viscount Boyle, J. Hill, Sir R. Sugden, Sir K B. Baker, E. Hill, Sir G. Thompson, G. L Brydges, Sir J. Hodgson, F. Thynne , Lord J. Castlereagh, Visc. Holmes , Wm. Thynne, Lord W. Cholmoadeley, lAIH. Hope, H. T. Thynne, Lord H. Courtenay, T. P. Hulse, Sir C. Townshend, Hon. J. Cecil, Lord T. Innes, Sir H. Trench, Colonel Clerk, Sir G. Irving, John Twiss, Horace Cockburn Sir G. Jones, J. Ure, M. Calvert,John King, Sir J. D. Valletort, Lord Carrington, Sir E. King, R. Van Homrigh, P. Cape!, John Knox, T. Wallace, 'l'. Clive, R. Knox, J. H. Walpole, J. Clive, H. Leake, William Walrond, B. Cotterell, Sir J. Lindsay, J. Ward, Wm. Calcraft, J Loch, J. Warrender, Sir G. Corry, H Lowther, Viscoun Wigram, W. Corry, Lord Lucy, . Williams, G. Campbell, Archibald Lumley, J. S. Willoughby, H. Campbell, J. Lushington, Col. Wilson, Colonel Cole, Sir C. Lygon, Hon. Col. Worcester, Marquis Cartwright, W. %l'Kenzie, Sir J. Wortley, Hon. J..S. Cocks, James M'Leod, J. N. Wynn, Sir W. W. Chaplin, Thos. Maitland, A. Wynn, C. W. W. Chaplin, C. Manners, Lord C. Wood, Colonel Chandos, Marquis of Manners, Lord H. Croker, J. W. Martin, Sir T. B. Cooper, B. B. Moore, G. Downie, R. Borland, Sir S. B. Dundas, W. Mundy, F. Douglas, H. It. K. Murray, Sir G. Doherty, John Meynell, M. Darlington, Earl of Noel, Sir G. Dick, Hugh North, J. H. Dowdeswell, J. E. Norton, G . TELLERS. Dawson, G. R. Planta, J. PAIRED OFF. Ark vright, R. Cust, E. IFane, J. 'Newport, Sir J Nichol!, Sir John Peal, Colonel Portman, E. B. Smith, C. Alderms Trevor, G. R. Downes, Lord Dalrymple, A. Dottin, A. IL Drummond, H. H. Dawkins, 11. Northcote H. S. O'Brien, Lucius O'Hara ' J. Owen, Sir J. Owen, H. LIST OF TI-11 ON LORD J. RUSSELL'S CHISE FROM THE E MAJORITY ANC MOTION FOR TAKING ' BOROUGH OF PENRYN. MAJORITY. Graham,SirJ. It. G. Grosvenor, Hon. R. Gordon, R. Guise, Sir W. B. Guest, J. J. Heathcote, G. J. Heron, Sir R. Hobhouse, J. C. Howard, H. Howick, Lord Hume, Joseph Hurst, R. Jephson, C. D. 0. Kekewich, S. T. Kennedy, T. F. Labguchere ? H. Lamb, Hon. G. Lester, B. L Leycester, R. • Lloyd, Sir E. P. Lombe, E. Marryat, J. MarjOribankg, S. Marshall, W. Martin, John Maxwell, J. Millbank, M. 11ilton, Viscount ' Nlonck, J. B. Morpepi t Viscount Mundy, F. Newport, Sir J. O'Brien L. Ord, W. Osborne, Lord F. Palmer, C. F. Pelham, J. C. Phillips, G. sgn. Ponsonby, Hon. F. Ponsonby, Hon. W. Ponsonby, Hon. G. Poyntz, W. S. D MINORITY THE ELECTIVE FRAN• I.MAY 28, 1827. A lthorp, Viscount Arcedeckne, A. Barclay, C. Baring, F. Baring, W. B. Baring, Sir T. Birch, J. Benett, John Bentinck, Lord W. Blackburn, J. Bright, H. Brougham, H. Brougham, James Burdett, Sir F. Caleraft, J. Calvert, C. Calvert, N. Campbell, C. Carter, J. r 4 ve, R. 0. Clements, viscountColborne, N. W. R. Corbett, P. Cradock, S. Crompton, S. l'awson, A. Davenport, D. Dayrnport f K D. Davies, T, Duncannon, Visc. Dundas, I'. Ducane, P. Denison, W. J. Downie, R. Eatttippe, J. Ebrington, Viscount Euston, Earl of Fazakerley, J. N. Ferguson, IL C. Fitzroy, Lord C. Folkestone, Viscount Fitggerald, John Price, R. Proby, Hon. G. Protheroc, Rancliffe, Lord Rice, 'l'. S. Rickford, W. Robarts, A. W Robinson, Sir G. Rowley, S r W. Russell, Lord G. W. Russell, Lord W. Russell, R. G. hussell, J. Robinson, G. R. Rumbold, C. E. Sandon, Lord Soright, Sir John Shelley, Sir J. Slaney, 11. A. Smith, W. Sotheron, Admiral Stuart, H. V. Stanley, Lord Stanley, E. O. S. TaviAock, Marquis Thomson, C. P. rownshend. Lord Tußon, H. Tynte, C. K. Waithman, R. I,Varburton, H. Weibb, E. Western, C. C. Whitbread, S. C. Wood, Alderman Wood, C. Wood, John Wrotte3ley, Sir J. Wilson, Sir R. TELLER. Russell, Lord J. Acland, Sir T. Arkwright, R. Barclay, D. Batley, C H. Binn ng, Lc.ril Bonham, H. Buck, L. W. Buller, C. Butler, C. Burrell, Sir r. M. Bourne, Rt. Hon. S. Brown, J. Carrington, Sir E. Canning, Rt. Hon.G. Chichester, A. Chap!in, C. Clerk, Sir 0. Cockburn, Sir G. Croker, J. W. Curteis, E. Davis, R. H. Dottln, 4. Douglas, W. R. K. Duff; General . [The Bill was defea t;pm was to transfer tl MINOIHTY Drake, T. T. Eliot, Lord Farquhar, J. FeßowesW. H. ,Fitzgerald, Rt.Hn.V. Torbes, Sir C. Foster, J. L Gordon, J. Grant, Sir A. Grant, C. Grant, It. Halse, J. Herries, J C. Hill, Sir D. Horton, IL W. Holmes, W. Irving, John King, /ion. H. Lambert, J. S. Lascelles, Hon. W. Lamb, Rt. Hn. W. Lowther, Lord Macaulay, General Manning, W. ited in the 1 4 0rd5. Ta he franchise to Mano )fartin, Sir B. O'Neil, A. John Palmer, R. I Pallmer, C. N. Palmerston, Visc. Petit, I. H. Phi limore, Dr. 11 1 1an14, J, !Saunderson, A. !Scarlett, Sir J. ISibthorpe, C. D. L. !Somerset, Lord G. ISpottiswoode, A. lialmash, Hon. F. J, !Tullamore, Lord ;Twiss, H. Tyndal; Sir N. C. Van Homrigh. P. !Vernon, G. Wynn, Rt. Hon. C. Wyndham, W. TELLER. Keck, G. A. Legh ord J. Russell's inten tester.] GELDESTON, NORFOLK, Met• 1. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,-,sPray keep your eyes on that unhallowed conclave of conspirators against the rights of Englishmen now in such active operation in the Tetropolis. Some of their deeds, at all events, shall he made known; and I t:oubt not you will hear of many similar feats, Aiid hdpe defatf, iri other quarters. Norfolk, as you well knew, is the strong hold of liberalism, Leh out of twelve of the Members returhed 'from hence being refrinriers—of course it became an object with , ‘the conclays' Co tctript a reduction of this fortress; and an attack was accordingly directed to be made on it, on the Norwich side, the command of which was entrusted to two Gents. of the names of Wigram and Hope, who cane down to reconnoitre the ground, but seeing the hopeless nature of the tempt to dislodge the present occupiers, Messr s. GUrney arid Grant, (Prichard Hanbury, not Hudson Gurney, Mind) very'prodently‘ifiandon the attack, leaving behind them a large store (;)farms and animunition, in the shape of squibs, bri„.tfisides, and qtigrams, (AR df the latter without point) which fell into toe hays' of the 'erieniy. '' Nothing daunted by this re pulse, the conclave" resole, igh another attack, in the persons of those doughty heroes, Sir Charles Wetherell and M. T. Sadler; Esq., who, though they have not the most distant chance of success, may effect the christian-like object of putting their opponents to expence, by means of the purses of their worthy empluyect. At the same time Yarmouth was not to be over looked—this Was the more important, as being represented by the grandson'br that profs-reformer, Mr. Coke, to annoy, and if possible, overthrow Whoni, Was 'an objed Well worth some cost hoth of money and cliar cter to achieve. Messrs. Colvile and Bliss *isms the heroes selected by the coneave for this under taking, the a.::.cc, - ;plisliment of which, however, according to present appearances, is jt..r as hopeless as that of Norwich ; their receptioh beihg any thihk but flattering. This, Mr Hiss will call vile, and Mr. Colvile' any thing but bliss. The demand for yOttcn eggs a,nd other 'thissitei, to pelt the R ds" (the borough mongers' etACur) has been prodigkeus; and even in the towns on the road their oue-vbiOrs are • greeted . viith the hisses and exe crations of an incensed populaffe: ' Electors of England! mark these proceedings! Bo not de ceived by the wicked, but irop , tent attempts of these men to en slave you, under the mask of serving your interest. —Your inte r,,,,?—.T;),)r own interest ;—the interest of the boroughmongers is all they think, ca pare about. Detect, expose, defeat them, a the men of Noffelk have done; and prove to the world that you are More than a meth for the threats and bribes of these base traitors to the ConstiPitioh, and to the liberty of England, although backed by all the might of the aristocracy, and even suppor ted by Ducal Coronets , T, BANBURY, APRIL 30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE IN. Sue,—l observe that in the list which you have blished of the majority which voted against the motion of Lor John Rus. sell, on February 23, 1830, my name is inserted. I remember that I saw it in both lists, and informed the Editor of the Times of this mistake, as I voted, in fact, in the minority, and I beg ou will correct this error. Yours, G. HARCOURT. Formerly G. G. VERNON. CHESTER, APRIL 30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sfa,—l am sure that you will participate with me, in our Re forming friends in this and the adjoining county of Flint, in the delightful fact, that the " moderate" Reforming candidate is dead beaten by public opinion—he has formally retired, by ado vertisement, candidly admitting that the majority of the free holders are opposed to his opinions on the Bill. Thus we go on pros,ering, and I rely " to prosper.' It is said that the conservative party" are going to bring forward the brother of the Noble Marquis, of this county, in opposition to . Mr. Wilbraham, and with 5,0011. of their ill-gotten spoils to support him. You naturally ask, will the f r ee hold e r s of this spirited county submit to this ? I think not. The spirit evinced at Macclesfield, &c., will, I doubt not, be general—and thus we shall gain in the highly excellent candidate, Mr. Wil braham, another vote for our modern Magna Charta. Yours, &c. Chester, April 30, 1831. A REFORMER. • BRiSTOL, MAY 1. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-Mr. Manchee's Letter a little anticipated the intelligence I am about giving you, but the victory was not complete until yesterday, the Tory party adopting everymeans in their power to induce some other individual to start instead of Mr. Davis, flattering themselves the opposition was personal to that gentleman for his preclusion of Bristol in Mr. Hobhouse's Ve.try Bill, and not against his political principles. Our Guildhall never was remem bered to be so crowded on any occasion, and when the Members were duly elected the immense multitude, consisting of some thousands, sang God save the King," the whole three verses, concluding by the moat tremendous cheers ever heard within the walls of this ancient building, separated in the most perfect order to their respective homes. To commemorate the event, and in compliance to our beloved Sovereign, a splendid illumination takes place on Tuesday even ing. The Members will be chaired on Wednesday, which, if the weather prove fine, will be a most splendid scexe indeed; those who never witnessed it in this city can form no idea. On Thurs day a dinner will be given to the Members, and so numerous are the applications I fear no room here will contain half. 1 remain, Sir, respectfully, Your very obedientservant, G. R. Mr. Protheroe's father was yesterday waited upon by a deputa tion from Wells to stand for that city! WORCESTER, MAY 1. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—Feeling persuaded that the public spirit, upon the all important subject of Reform, manifested in the ancient and loyal city of Worcester, will be highly gratifying to your readers, I subjoin the following : Our city has for many years bOen represented by CoL Davies and Mr. Robinson, whose general Parliamentary conduct gave much satisfaction to most of the citizens, except some of the more corrupt part of the corporation, to whom the present state of the representation " works well," their return without oppo sition was therefore considered certain ; but, about mid-day on Friday last, a third man, in the person of Mr. Fitzroy, was an nounced, and about six in the evening he arrived in the city, ac companied by the brother of a neighbouring Earl, lately called to the Upper-House by the death of his father. He immediately proceeded to the Hop-pole Inn, from the balcony of which he addressed the assembled populace. But no sooner did he an nounce himself opposed to the Reform measure of Ministers than he was prevented proceeding farther by the hisses and groans of those whose feelings and understandings were thus insulted, by a man professing such sentiments being brought here by a cor rupt few, for the purpose of breaking the peace of the city, and picking the pockets of the two late worthy and independent Members. However, not satisfied with this expression of the opinions and feelings of the citizens he issued a printed address, vauntingly proclaiming himself, like the leader of his faction (Sir R. Peel), " a friend to moderate and sound Reform." On the following morning (Saturday) his appearance in the streets was hailed with continued marks of disapprobation, and in the course of a few hours, he issued another address, very honour ably declining all further claims to their notice as a candidate for the representation of the city. Thus, by a prompt and timely display of their feeliugs,have the inhabitants preserved the peace of the city, and prevented their late Members being put to expense. I would likewise notice to you the opinion entertained of the county candidates. Colonel Lygon and the Hon. Mr. Foley were the late Members for the couety. The Colonel, viewing the measure of Reform as calculated " to undermine our glorious Constitution," and to interfere with " vested rights," his con science revolted at it, and he therefore,conscientious soul, voted against it Since the dissolution he has been canvassing the county, and everywhere found his constituents much wanting in those " conscientious views" of the Bill which he took, and the consequence has been an almost universal refusal to support him again, except where party influence is used ; but the freeholders are enthusiastic in the cause of Mr. Foley, who approved of the Bill, and who voted for it, and of Captain Spencer, brother of Lord Altho p, who is brought to oppose the return of Colonel Lygon. On Friday evening the effigy of the Colonel, after having been carried through part of the city, was burnt opposite his inn, where, but a few minutes before, they had disapproved of the third man for the city ; and yesterday (Saturday), as he was proceeding, with some of his friends, towards the Corn_ market in this city, he was followed by the populace, who again showed their resentment against the " conscientious" vote the Colonel gave on that eventful question by hisses and groans, nor did they refrain from stronger tokens of displeasure. From hisses and groans they proceeded to pelting him with mud, and when he arrived in the Corn market the people laid foul of some besoms that were exposed for sale there, and to work they went again, di-charging them in all directions at the conscientious Colonel, who for his personal safety was obliged to take refuge in a small inn, and from whence it was not safe for him to proceed, till a number of constables armed with staves came to his rescue, who guarded him in safety to his inn. Thus things remain at present. Our two city candidates will be elected to-morrow without opposition, and for Friday the contest for the county is fixed, which will be carried on with much spirit on both sides ; and I hope, though with some mis givings, without any personal violence being offered to any one. I remain yours, &c. A CITIZEN OF WORCESTER. PRESTON, APRIL 30. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—Before you receive this you will, in all probability, have heard of the disgraceful return which this borough has made to the most gracious writ of our thrice Gracious Sovereign. You will have heard, with indignation, that Henry Hunt is again the Member for Preston. lam wishtld that the circumstances con nected with this return should be properly known to the country, so that no prejudicial inference may be drawn with respect to the popular feeling as to the Reform Bill; and none with regard to the feeling generally entertained with respect to the mis creancy of Hunt. To obtain a place in your columns, I must endeavour to be brief. Yet the variety of circumstances, on which I would gladly dilate, is such, that it will be no little effort, so to condense the facts which I have to state, as to come within the compass which you may conceive to be sufficient for a purpose of this sort. Now, Sir, I have no hesitation in saying that the Parliamen tary Reform measure is universally popular, nit only in Preston, but in the whole of its environs. All the intelligent portion of every class is unanimous and enthusiastic in its support. There are certainly numbers among the humbler classes of the com munity who undoubtedly declare that it does not go far enough, but even these all declare that it is pro largo a great good. Some there are who neither know nor pare about politiealquestions, whose only cry is " cheap bread , t hat ' s what we want., "c Fhey are all alike when they get there , " ( meanin g the House of Com. mons), and so on. 'These you will be well aware are of the mere canaille, of whose ways of thinking I only speak, in consequence of the peculiarity of the suffrage in this place. Such, Sir, is the fact with respect to the political feeling here. You will then naturally enquire how it is that the traitor Hunt, the Judas Iscariot of Parliamentary Reform, as the Leeds Ner. cury calls him, is returned without opposition, The fasts are these. Colonel ' Evans had, as was ascertained on the canvass, a preponderating majority of the promises of the electors. From being actively engaged in the canvass, on his behalf, I can speak positively on this head, Coming, the avowed opponent of Mr. Hunt, as he did, this was nevertheless the fact. And this too, notwithstanding his leaving ns to gg to Rye, after lie himself had been here only a few hours. His able representative, Mr. James Whittle, of the 3fanchester Adyertiser, that talented ornament of the Provincial Press, constantly proposed the Colonel as the unqualified supporter of the Reform Bill. Mr. Hunt seeing this, resorted to one of those infamous acts, for which that wily de. magogue is so remarkable, and, rais_pd a him and cry against John monstrous perversion of the truth, and the baseness of his appeal Wood, on account of what is called the 0 Dissecti o n R i ll." His to the popular feeling are, truly, without a parallel. Oh ! Sir, he is a very base man indeed. The consequence was, he gave the go-by to the Reform Bill, and succeeded in detaching many of Mr. Wood's humbler supporters from that gentleman. , Against his opponent, the Colonel, he knew he ha,ti not a shadow of a chance; and, in the Most monstrons of ways, he attacked Mr. Wood. Whati yeti will ask, are the people of Preston so igno rant as to he deluded by that political serpent aunt. Psay, no, cer tainly not Sir, only a few hundred of the canaille, of the state of whose political feeling I have spoken Wive. New, Sir, you must be aware that, by the late law regulating the taking of the poll in cities and boroughs, we are placed in such a situation in Preston as to render a fair election utterly impracticable. Prim cipally, in consequence of the construction which Nicholas Grimshaw, the Mayor, thinks proper to put upon the act. It was s uggested to him, at the commencement of the previous election, at which we lost Mr. Stanley, that the votes should be taken, according to the district in which the voters resided. This he positively declined to do (notwithstanding it had beep the prat. lice of the general election lait summer, Under his predecessor), and the consequence Was that, ten polling booths being erected, an elector might present himself at any of them, and tender his i vo tes; and that too, Sir, in a place where there was universal su ffrage, and, no registration of the voters, you will easily see t he result to which this led. Countrymen , minors, and paupers often as ten times. Such a s ystem, at that time , p r e v a i led ; and, such a system, the Mayor dec l a red he should again adopt. I speak. not of popular violence w hich the gayer, 00 the Termer Recoqp, took ng efficient mea sure to repress. 1 speak not of the moti ves w hi c b were su ppo se d vo l t i ed as . sinceManybe very eryas many individuals vid so uals polled repeatedly. Some, it to actuate a:perverse old man of seventy.four. Suffice it to say that he po,itively refused to alter the system. How, Sir, in this state of things, where would have been the chance of a fair elec tion ? Of any thing approaching to it ? This being the case, som e of 'Mr. Wood's friends stated to the friends of Col. Evans that, in consequence of the cry which Hunt had raised against his election, under the circumstances which I have stated with respect to the manner of taking the poll, was in great jeopardy. The Colonel's election was dead sure. The only fear was for w ,,,d„ In this stage of the proce e di ng , on the very eve of the Colonel Mr.. Whittle vas tinon tti redeem a pledge which Colonel Evans had given, not to endanger Mr. 'Wood's election. And the consequence was, the election was given up. The noto rious Mitchell blustered largely about proposing O'Gorman Mahon. That was just what we wanted. We went to the hust ings ready to nominate Colonel Evans ; as, had Mr. Mahon been proposed, such nomination could not have injured Mr. Wood. But they knew be.ter, , they were glad to get otr so well, and the election finished, Wh e n Hunt gets to London lie may perhaps boast of the show of hands which he called for. This required some explanation. rh e question lie put to the crowd (including women, • children, and country people) after a most wily and lying speechof an hour was— . Are you satisfied with my Parliamentary ,condtict ?" A large shew of hands followed, as a matter of course, and, from the promiscuousness of the shewers up, there was au appearance if unanimity. He then asked for the negative shew of hands. ,T ie d it be asked, that, after constithtional" advice about the" squeeze," there was no shew of hands This, Sir, is 0 the ease stated." Of one thing, be sure that, the Reform Bill passed, he never goes again. Registration and district voting will send him to I know not whither. As this will necessarily be a short Parlia ment, the inhabitants here are not much chagrined at his re election, except for the impression it may possibly make upon the , nation at large. AN ELEcTOR OF PRESTON. LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC FUND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The enclosed hand-bill relates to two of the hundreds of the county of Norfolk. The subscription was set on toot yesterday morning. Whole families have subscribed. Collectors have been appointed in every parish, and they will have a meeting at Harling on the next market day. This is market day at Nor wich—numbers of these hand-bills have been distributedamongst the farmers of other Hundreds, who approve of the plan, and it is to be hoped that the subscription will become general through out the county. Norwich, April 30. .. , . REFORM. The inhabitants of the hundreds of Guiltcross and Shropham are invited to Subscribe One Shilling each, to the Loyal and Patriotic Fund, to assist the CAUSE OF REFORM. FROME, SOMERSET, APRIL 30. TO THE EDITO!! OF THE SUN. SIR,-4t may perhaps be gratifying to your feelings to hear, that the glorious cause of Reform is proceeding very rapidly in this town and neighbourhood. On an extensive canvas we find a majority of at least 20 to lin favour of this great measure, We have two Committees sitting daily, who have already received subscriptions to a considerable amount in furtherance of this very desirable object, and we cannot for a moment doubt that E. A Sanford, Esq., our late independent representative, and Colonel Gore Langton, whose independent principles are so well known to the country at large, will be returned for this county by a glo_ rious majority. We sincerely hope every town throughout the kingdom will evince the same feeling, and our cause must be triumphant.—l remain, Sir, Your's very respectfully, A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. Committee-room, Black Swan Tavern. P.S. Since writing the above, one of our agents has returned, who has this day very closely canvassed five parishes, and has not met with a single refusal. WARWICK, APRIL 30. (FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.) Sir Charles Greville has this day polled several of Lord War wick's farm tenants, several militia men and pensioners, and, to crown all, Mr. Brown. Lord Warwick's steward. But, notwith standing all his exertions, he is last in the poll. The reformers of Warwick are confident of succeeding in returning two Reform Members. A desperate struggle is expected on Monday, and the result of that day's poll will probably settle the election. Each party is active, but no doubt is entertained by the supporters of his Majesty's Ministers. NORWICH ELECTION, MAY 1. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) It is impossible to conceive any attempt more despicable or more infamous than the opposition now going on here, the only object being to pick the pokicets of the Reform candi dates. The principals in this precious attempt are Mr. Alterman Steward, a very young man, Mr. J. W. Utten Browne, also a young man now upon the point of being called to the Bar, and Mr. J. Culley, a wine-merchant in the city, and they are deter mined, it is understood, to keep the poll open to the very last moment, by voting just so many electors as is necessas y to satisfy the law. A few, and a very few, of the heads of the party have really discountenanced the proceedings of these leaders, but very many of the elders of the Corporation, their near relatives, have voted in favour of Wetherell and Sadler, thus lending their most efficient support to a line of conduct they outwardly pre tend to decry. But there is one fortunate circumstance attend. ing all this—it has done infinite good to the cause of Reform here ; it will show to the nation at large the paltry tricks the Ant i will descend to, and will excite everywhere, if pos sible, a still stronger feeling in favour of the measure. The scorn and contempt of upright-minded men will fall upon these Charles-street hirelings, who will hereafter bitterly repent, both in purse and person, this opposition. But now to a much more pleasurable duty—the cause of Reform. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of the voting yesterday morning. Even we, who are allowed to poll with more rapidity than any other place in the kingdom, were astonished at the extraordinary quickness with which the votes were yesterday recorded. In little snore than three hours upwards of one thousand had voted in favour of Gurney and Grant. This rapidity continued for some time longer, and at seven o'clock the books were closed until Monday morn ing. The numbers were then issued by Gurney and Grant's Committee, and were as follows : Grant 2,028 • Gurney 2,024 Wetherell 849 Sadler 847 Mr. Grant was chaired twice during the day, as is here cus tomary. Each time the scene was most animating, and to him the feeling of the moment must have been most enviable. The windows of the houses in our vast market-place, which is, per haps, nearly the largest in the kingdom, were filled with females up to the very top, almost all decorated with the colours (blue and white) of Gurney and Grant, while the market-place itself was crowded by thousands, a large portion of whom wore simi. lar colours. At both periods of chairing Mr.. Grant was hailed by an enthusiasm almost unparalleled. Never was there a more animated scene--numberless flags, banners, placards, with va rious inscriptions, were borne before and around the chair; bands playing and the people singing in one universal chorus " God ►ave the King." In the evening, at the close of the poll, Mr. Grant addressed the electors in a most vigorous speech, in which he was followed by other gentlemen. At night there was a bonfire. _ ...... SUNDAY.—This morning came on the election for Mayor, Mr. Alderman Stevenson, the next gentleman below the chair, was proposed. by the Anti-Reform party, Aldermen Leman and Yallup by the Reformers. The freemen were determined in this opposition by the opposition made to Gurney and Grant. The result was, that Mr. Stevenson declined the contest, and the two latter gentlemen were returned to the Court of Mayoralty for their choice. NORWICH, APRIL 29. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The nomination of the candidates for the representation of this city took place this morning at ten o'clock, and the late Members, Richard Hanbury Gurney, Esq., and the Right Hon. Robert Grant, were proposed amidst the most enthusiastic and tremendous cheering. Three of the freemen (at the instigation of a young man about to be called to the Bar, and an attorney holding a place in the corrupt corporation of this city) proposed amidst peals of laughter, not unmixed with some expressions of indignation from the electors, at the insult offered to their un— derstanding and patriotism. Sir Charles Wetherell, and M. T. Sadler, Esqrs. as fit persons to represent a city, which has for years been foremost in the struggle for civil and religious liberty. Notwithstanding the immense majority in favour of Messrs. Gurney and Grant on a show of hands, the boroughmongering faction has demanded a poll, and all proceedings are suspended until to-morrow morning at nine o'clock, when the hustings will be ready. The two gentlemen above alluded to (the boy barrister, and the attorney in the corporation) have, it is gene rally understood, from their own indiscreet boasting, received about :i4lOl from the society in Charles.street (the Duke of Nor thumberland and Co.'s.) in order to run the liberal candidates to the usual enormous expense attending a contested election. This, which is downright, in plain English, picking the pockets of Messrs. Gurney and Grant, nevertheless receives the support of most of the wretched drivellers who compose the anti-reform party in Norwich. The ultimate success of the Reformers is cert.,in. I enclose you the following electioneering squib, descriptive of a meeting of anti-reformers got up here, three or four days since—at which was assembled all that was base and blackguard of the freemen—the meeting was held in a small room at an inn here, on the evening of the very day when Mr. Grant's eloquent vindication of the glorious cause of Reform had been rapturously listened to by 6,0(Xl individuals assembled on the Castle ditches, in front of his and his colleague's Committee-room : "THE ORANGE AND PURPLE'S HYMN TO SATAN;' OR, "THE BOROUGHMONGERS' ADDRESS TO THEIR SAINT," As sung with the mo. t dreadful groans, shrieks, and yells, at their meeting on Tuesday last, to the Tune of " God save the King." Supplicatingly.—Oh save our boroughs all, Let them be great or small, Oh save them all ! Though they're notorious— Rotten —inglorious, 'Twould be a bore to us To lose them all. The choicest gifts in store, Through them we find the door, Let them not fall— By them we frame the law, Low, dirty folks to awe, And all their cash to draw, Oh save them all I Satan our Saint, arise, Seal fast Old England's eyes. Ott thee we call Oh let her ne'er perceive What snug things boroughs give, Or we must cease to live; And they must fall. Timidly.—What sounds are those we hear, Rending the troubled air, Like thunder storm ? Hark.! hark! with loud acclaim Britannia cloth proclaim, Join‘d with her Monarch's name, " GLORIOUS REFORM." Curses both dire and deep, Let us with fervour heap On Liberty. Despairingly.—Our boroughmongering score, Alas I will never more Triumph the people o'er— England is free Revengefully.—Satan 2 to thee we pray, Hurl patriot Kings away, Let them not stand And since we seek in vain Our boroughs to retain, netilisho.—' s Let Revolution reign O'er all the land, NEWARK, APRIL 30. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Victory ! Victory ! the Prince of Boroughmongers—the High Priest of the Temple of Corruption, is defeated ! The Duke of Newcastle is vantinished in his strong hold of Newark. A few words on the state of the question. Mr. Serjeant Wilde is again the opponent of the Duke ; Mr. Handley, a half re former, and the late Member, is again offered ; and the Duke of Newcastle has sent down Sir Roger Greisley, Bart. in the place of Mr. Sadler. Mr. Handley had been returned in February last by " the United Interest," and now, though pledged in favour of the entire Bill of Reform, he formed a coalition with the Anti reforming Baronet. The state of the poll at the close this even. ing was announced Mr. Serjeant Wilde William Fartiworth Handley, Esq 672 Sir Roger Greisley, Bart 583 Mr. Sergeant WILDE, in ft strain of impassioned eloquence, congratulated the electors on the splendid victory now achieved by them in his person for the liberties of Newark and of Britain. Sir ROGER GREISLEY said that, as far as related to Mr. Serjeant Wilde, the contest was now over, but heshould continue the poll, is order to determine whether Mr. Handley or himself was to be the other Member ; and the " unholy alliance" &pre tended Reform, and avowed Anti-Reform broke up amidst a scene of mutual recrimination, The utmost exertions are now making with the few unpolled votes (not two hundred in ntonber) to secure the return of the Duke's nominee ; but as the majority over him is nea rl y one hundred, it is next to impossible for him to be elected, especially as Serjeant Wilde's committee are man y of them impolled, and rather than have the Duke's candidate thrust upon them, they will somewhat unwillingly give their second vote to Mr. Handley. If that gentleman, who is a highly respectable banker and ma c wouldoicontest have wit h men of Nottingham ht n r u e f c pv t 4e u kc r ey e r ffoa o rt f ta t ht h et e hf place, md h ca a if d n stood o d sh. e o l i n hh d ec e n h t yhe to and ew have very ma teriall y contributed to securing this glorious triuinph. It now almost amounts to a certainty that thaatviginabgiyathMerien,ecl th e ir own independence , ar e workin g in d e. the e o r iy t Mi. embers ofrforeth Refore co m Sill o STANIFORD, APRIL :30. (FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.) The election for this borough, heretofore the pocket 'lumina• tion of the Marquis of Exeter, commenced oil Saturday. The preceding part of the week had been spent by the two parties in preparations for a severe contest. At ten o'clock the hustings were crowded with the partizans of the several candidates. The usual readings of the proclamation, statutes, and writ, having taken place, the Mayor called for the nomination. A strong protest was made by the " Independent party" ag ainst the re stricted limits of the hustings, which were abridged one-half of their customary !!extent, andwhich, with high wooden barn cadoes before and behind, would not allow more than 300 person" to hear or see the "proceedings of the election. The protest was strongly argued amidst " high words and clamour" by Mr. TENNYSON, and Mr. PARKE.S, of Birming ham, his legal adviser. Ultimately the Assessor, Mr. lIILDYARD, undertoook that the front barricade, which fenced the hustings away from the street, should be pulled down on Monday. After this point was settled, Mr. TENNYSON protested to the Mayor against the intro duction of a band of pugilists and hired ruffians imported from the metropolis, and sworn in as special constaeles. The MAYOR requested the names of the persons so com plained of. - - Mr. PARKES replied that such a request was a gross subter fuge; that such rascals had either no names, or half a dozen names each ; that the introduction of such scoundrel was infamous, and that they were S orn in specially to break the peace; that in the Quecnborough case, their in troduction would have voided the election. Mr. Parkes said he pledged his reput..tion to the legality of the people inflict ing the summary justice Englishmen were wont to deal out, if the bullies so imported from the foulest lanes of the metropolis offered any interference or insult to the inhabitants. Mr. Parkes then warned the Mayor that, in swearing in such fellows, he, the chief officer of the town, would be responsible for ally blood spilt ; for that assuredly in the temper of the inhabitants the foreigners would be exterminated. ... ... The nomination then proceeded, and Lord Thomas Cecil, Colonel Chaplin, and Mr. Tennyson were severally proposed. The show of hands being declared in favour of the latter, a poll was demanded. On the close of the poll at five o'clock the numbers were declared as follows : Mr. Tennyson l4O Lord T. Cecil l‘,l Colonel Chaplin lOl The candidates severally addressed the crowd, and the poll was adjourned to M. nday, at nine o'clock. The introduction of the London and Coventry ruffians occasions great excitement. The Captain, a Mr. Chamberlain, of Pimlico, was most roughly handled, and his clothes torn off his back, and the gang took re f uge the whole day in a large malt-house. 'lhe contest will be hard run, and will prolAbly terminate on Tuesday in favour of Mr. Tennyson. THE RYE ELICTION. VICTORY ever the ANTI-REFORMERS! (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) This election having been fixed for Friday last, the Chairman of Colonel Evans' Committee waited upon the Patron of the Bo- • rough on the preceding day to inquire whether it was his intention to put in nomination any opponents to the popular candidates, to which the Reverend Doctor replied in the affirmative, and added " that he was determined to bring forward two candidates opposed to Reform in every shape." This information had no sooner reached the ears of the inhabitants than the town of Rye became a scene of the greatest tumult and confusion, and pre sently afterwards a black flag, on which was inscribed the words "Liberty or Death" was seen floating in the wind above the steeple of the church—large groups of persons were seen in diffe rent parts of the town, engaged in warm debate, and inveighing in the bitterest terms against the author of their grievances, and it appeared fully evident on all hands, that the Reverend (!) Divine and his nominees would meet with a warm reception. Of this, it appears, they were well aware, and had stationed 3 troop of soldiers in the immediate vicinity f the town, for the purpose of intimidating its inhabitants. In addition to this force they had also provided themselves with a body of hired ruffians from London to the number of 18 or 20, who were said to be masters of the fistic art," and a number of labourers from the neighbourhood of Rye were also in attendance, who were sworn in as special constables to preserve the peace. But this. as might have been expected, was productive of consequences exactly the reverse, and no sooner was their rendezvous km wit than they were besieged by the inhabitants, and obliged for a con siderable time to remain in their quarters, In the mean time Alexander Donovan, Esq., who had retired from the contest at Lewes from a fear that by weakening the interest of the other two Reform candidates for that borough, he might thereby give an opportunity of letting iii an Anti-Re fernier in the person of Sir John Shelley, Bart., entered the town of Rye, and announced himself a candidate. This gentleman was accordingly put in nomination along with the other four candidates, Colonel EVans, Mr. B. Smith (who it was understood had retired), Mr, Pemberton, and Mr. Pusey. On Friday mofning the polling commenced, but owing to the immense crowd assembled round the Town-hall during thewholc of the day, it proceeded but slowly. In the course of the morn ing the different candidates addressed the inhabitants from the hustings, but on Dr. Lamb coining forward, it is almost impos sible to describe the feelings of disgust manifested towards him by the assembled multitude. Hooting and hisses, accompanied by the most discordant yells, announced his appearance on the • hustings; and when it was perceived that he persisted in his de termination to address them, every means were resorted to 10 deter him from his purpose, tuipl at length, amidst the showers of filth which were hurled at him by the populace, a rotten eggs which had been aimed with more precision than the rest, struck him in the teeth whilst in the act of speaking, and discharged the contents of its shell in the Rev. Boroughmonger's mouth. This completely put a stopper on him, and he retreated from the hus tings amidst the shouts of derision from thousands of spectators. So slowly had the polling proceeded owing to these disturb ances, that on its close for the day only seven freemen had polled, and the numbers were declared as follows— Colonel Evans 4 2 of which were plumpers. Mr. B. Smith 2 Mr. DonoVan 0 Mr. Pemberton Mr. Pusey In the course of the succeeding night an attack was made on the windows of the parties who had made themselves most con spicuous on the pait of Dr. Lamb, and much mischief was done This pretext was eagerly seized upon by the I, octor's friends, for the introduction of the soldiers into the town, but happily', on their arrival, the parties had dispersed, and the town re mained in a tolerably tranquil state until the approach of the time fixed for the re.commencement of the poll. On this day the reception of the Doctor and his nominees was, if possible, marked with still greater disapprobation than on the preceding, and the town presented one continued scene of uproar and tumult throughout. Such was the noise and confusion at the close of the poll that it was some minutes ere the result be came generally known ; but when at length it was understood that Colonel Evans was declared duly elected, (notwithstanding the return of the Anti-Reformer, Mr. Pemberton, as his col league) there were no bounds to the shouts of exultation and joy which followed, and the Gallant Colonel was carried in triumph through the town, accompanied with the cheers and acclamations of thousands of the inhabitants, and of persons who had attended from the neighbouring towns, anxious to know the result of the election. NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY I. (FROM • CORRESPONDENT.) On Thursday, the 28th of April, Sir James Macdonald, Bart., and Charles Shaw Lefevre, Esq., the two popular candidates for the representation of the county of Hants, arrived off the port of Cowes in the Duke of Buceleuch steamer. About three o'clock they landed under a salute of cannon both on shore and afloat, and were received by_ Sir Richard Simeon and the Cowes and Newport Committees on the Grand Parade. An excellent brass band performed several loyal and patriotic airs, and the cheers of the surrounding multitudes were of the most rapturous de scription. Cowes never looked gayer than on this day, bags were mounted from almost every house, and the vessels in the harbour were decorated with their different ensigns and colours. A stranger would have supposed it must have been the triumphal entrance of victors rather than of candidates for popular favour. so unanimous appeared the feelings of people in their cause, They were conducted to the Marine Pavilion, where Charles Day, Esq. introduced Sir James Macdonald, Bart. to the free holders in an appropriate speech. The worthy Baronet assured the meeting that he would support the whole measure of Reform, and expressed in warm terms his thanks for the honourable re ception lie had met with in the town of Cowes. He concluded an animated address amidst loud and continued cheers. CharlesLefevre, Esq., the other candidate, was introduced by Mr. Charles Day, and was loudly greeted by the freeholders. He spoke in an animated strain of the kindness evinced by the inha bitants of the Isle of Wight, and pledged himself to support the whole Bill of Reform. During this gentleman's address he was loudly cheered. Sir R. Simeon, of St. John's, stated that the proposed Bill would deprive him of the possession of borough property, but he gave it up with pleasure, and the final triumph of that measure wottld be the happiest clay of his life.—(Loud cheers.) The candidates and committees then retired to the Vine Hotel, and partook of refreshments. '[he procession was then arranged for escorting the candid:4es to Newport, flags of all nations and all colours were strained across the streets through which the procession, on leaving Cowes, had to pass ; a salute was fired at half the distance from Newport and at Albany Bar racks. About one mile from that town the procession from New port joined the cavaloade, and the following programme will be found correct ; Horseman in tartan dress. Band of the lace-manufacturers. An elegant banner, containing nearly 100 square feet of British thread-lace, given to the workmen by Henry Nunn, Esq., the proprietor of Broadlands manufactory. Ihe words " Reform" and " Purity of Elecdon " neatly worked in silk in the colours of the candidates, blue and huff, and borne by the makers; this banner reached the whole width of the street, and formed a very remarkable and beautiful feature in the procession. Workmen of the lace-manufactory. Officers of the various Benefit Soot.- tie=, with their members. Officers and members of tl e Odd Fel lows Society. The different Clubs, with their respective banners. Flags of the Reform Committee, with inscriptions " Our Cause is just" and " Macdonald and Lefevre." Trumpeter; 130 horse men, two and two. Three young gentlemen, with banners, on ponies, inscriptions 's Justice must triumth," " Reform," and " Liberty." Landaulet with the sons of sir R. Simeon, Bart, The open carriage of Sir R. Simeon, drawn by four horses, con taining the Members; Sir Richard's outriders. Chairman of Newport Committee; Cowes Committee; Newport Committee; followed by upwards of thirty carriages. The streets were thronged with pleased spectators, and the windows and balconies crowded with ladies, most of whom wore the popular colours. The bells rang merry peals, and good hu mour and delight sparkled in every countenance. 'I he length of the procession exceeded half a mile, and during its progress through the principal streets the candidates were greeted with the warmest demonstration of respect. They then alighted, with the different Committees, and addressed the assembled mul titude from the portico of the Newport Arms Inn, in the Corn market. The number of those assembled is supposed to have exceeded 5,000 persons Sir It. Simeon, the candidates, Mr. Charles Day, Mr. Pring, Mr. A. Clarke, and Mr. E. Wilkins, severally addressed the freeholders, and were listened to with the most marked attention, and their dittbrent speeches loudly cheered. They then retired with the Committees to the Green Dragon, where they partook of refreshments. They lett the same evening for Hyde. At Wooten-bridge the inhabitants as sembled at a moment's notice, and cheered the party with the greatest enthusiasm. A gentleman having volunteered to ride express to Ryde, to apprise the 'inhabitants of their approach. great numbers assembled at its entrance, and conducted them with loud cheers to the committee-rooms, Pier Hotel. The Chairman of the Committee, Major Johnston, Sir R. Simeon , Sir James Macdonald, and Mr. Shaw Lefevre severally addressed the meeting. On the rollowing morning the Hyde Committee, with a band of music and banners, conducted the candidates from Yelf's 10 " tel to the committee-rooms, where they partook of breakfast, after which (the Hyde watermeu having volunteered their ser vices on the occasion) the whole of the first class wherries being attached together, took in tow the Prince of Orange, having O.; board the candidates, It Committee, banners, flags, and ban!: of music. On leaving the pier a salute of cannon was fired, at ) r Sir James Macdonald and Mr. Lefe v r e l e ft th e I s l e o f Wight , with the best wishes of its inhabit an t s f or th e i r success. 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