The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-24 00:00:00

FINSBURY.

The Nnminaticn of Candidates having been fixed to take
P"
lace .o day on Islington-green, a vast number of persons
had assembled there at an early hour, and every thing in
Islington and its vicinity marifested the interest which the in-
habitants took in the election. About twelve o'clock, by
which time several thousands were on the green, Mr. Puree-
val presented himself on. the hustings, and upon being recog-
nised by the electors was saluted with a burst of groans and
hisses, with cries of " No Tory for Finsbury ;" << Where's the
Duke of Cumberland ?" " Go home to your grandmother,"
A few minutes afterwards Mr. Duncombe arrived, accompa-
nied by his Committee and banners and flags, &c., with a band
of music, which formed a very grand procession.
Upon Mr. Duncombe appearing on the hustings, he was
greeted with several rounds of applause, and the interroga-
tory of " Where is Tommy Duncompe now I" was put several
times to Mr. Perverts! and his friend's. Several 'individuals in
the crowd cried out, " Duncombe, keep out of bad company,
and don't get too near Perceval." " Mind you don't get cor-
rupted, Duneombe, by the Tories." " Perceval, ye had better
go to Hanover with Cumb-rland."

At a quaater-past P. 2, Mr. Waklcy came on the hustings,
when the shouts and cheering were immense. As soon as the
Ocerin7 had subsided, the returning-officer (Benjamin I-lard-
wicke, E,•1.) read the precept. During the reading of the
Bribery Act there were several cries of, " We don't want to
hear that, read it to Perceval." " Wakley feel PercevaPs
pulse." " Wakley you should have brought the lance twith yoU
to bleed him."

The RETURNING OFFICER having claimed fur each candi•
date a fair and impartial l caring,
BEN. JOHN ARMSTRONG, Esq., then came forward to pro-
, pose for the third time, Thomas Slingsby Duncombe. Esq.
as a fit and proper candidate to represent the borough cf Fins-
bury.---( Loud cheers,) Mr. Duncombe had commenced his
political career by advocating the disfranchisement of the cor-
rupt borough of fit rtford, and his efforts led to the rescue of
it from Tory denomination and Tory nomination and left the
constituency free to chose for themselves.—(Loud clie!rs and
laughter.) That victory had not been achieved without great
personal sacrifices on his part, but which sacrifices lie had
willingly made.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Duncombe was returned
for that borough andwarrnly advocated the great measure,
the Reform Bill, which first called the electors of Finsbury
into existence as a political body, and therefore he had felt
perfectly justified in introducing Mr. Duncombe to them, and
soliciting their suffrages. From that time to this he had been
a consistent reformer; be had advocated the rights and liber-
ties of the people in every possible way a human being could
do falling short of distinctiveness.—(Cheers.)-410 would
continue to do so to the end of his political career. He had
challenged all parties to find fault with his Hon. friend if they
could, and he was happy to say no fault could be found against
him; nothing could be said against him except two or three ca-
lumnies raked up by the Tories.—( Laughter, and cries of
" Down with the Tories.")—When Tories were deficient in
legitimate fault they made it up by slander, abuse, and
calumny —(Cliceriag.)—Slander, abuse. and calumny had
most unjustifiably been used against Mr. Duncombe which
was alike a disgrace to Mr. Perceval, and his friends the
Tories.—(Cheers.) As Chairman of Mr. Duncombe's com-
mittee he had most carefully watched any placard that had
issued from Mr. Duncumbe's Committee Room, in order that
nothing should go foe th in the slightest degree repudiating
the character of Mr, Perceval.—( Cheers, and a cry of