The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-06 00:00:00

loom; observing that the derision of that meetipg ,
fully proved the opinion of the minty with reepeet
to Colonel JolliAe. He was not the enemyeeef that
gentleman personally, but he was and should Ie o's:.
posed to him politically. He was not opposed to'
him as a gentleman, or as a man, but he was
posed to him as a politician. He bad already no
small share of Parliamentary influence—he com-
manded two seats in the House of Commons, and
now he sought to sit for another place hineself. It
was for the electors of Surrey to say whether or
not that wish of his should be gratified. He (Mr.
B.) concurred in many particulars with their old
Member Mr. Denison, but those opinions were not
then formed for the grit timeee-they were formed
after much anxious and mere! deliberation. It must
be fully in the recollection of all who heard him,
that at the feet election for that county he took a
very decided and active part I but with all his epee.
ment in the principles of Mr. Denison, he was not
a Whig—he belonged to no party---but in little else
did they differ. The declarations which he made
were, he could assure them, not made for sinister
purposes ;he entertained none such—he gave them
his opinions on all points fairly and honestly, and he
came forward with the view of affording to the
county of Surrey the means of asserting its inde-
pendence, and, in the event of hie being returned, of
zealously and faithfully discharging his duty—be
wished to give them an opportunity of asserting
their political honour, and he desired so misses" an
occasion of vindicating his own, He did believe .
that in the county of Surrey there wee that degree
of public spirit, patriotism, and lore of independence
upon which such an opportunity would not be throwta
away-0 at It would not submit to the political degra-
dation with which it was threatened—be had in every ,
quarter received the fullest assurances that the
hearts of the people were with him,—(Appiause end
some cries of " No.")—He regretted the necessity
which closed him to come forward et the eleventh
hour—many more able might have been called upon
to represent them, but he came forward fr,em ae:
sense of duty any) honour, and nothing bet a seine
of duty would, under present circumstances, ltttve
celled him from his retirement; and, therefore, he
might the more safely promise for himself that he
would serve them faithfully, zealously, and truly.--
He regretted much that it had not been in his power
to pay his personal respects to every individual free-
holder—they were all well entitled to that mark of
consideration, but unfortunately it had only been in
his power to visit the large towns. He need not
say that he very willingly attended the public
ings that had been held upon the present occasion
for the purpose of tinselling any question that might
be put to him connected with his political princie
pies. He could sincerely say that in no respect had
he deceived them. He had attended meetings in
Kingston, in Croydon, GodahnUee, Pernharn, and
three meetings in the borough, and the decision
which attendance on those meeting' led him to wee;
that he should not discharge his duty to the public
and his fellow-electors, did he not come fUrseerd
and offer himself for the representation of Surrey.
He should now endeavour to be as short at pee-
Bible, for at that hour they must be pretty needy
exhausted, and already anxious to go to the poll.
He would say but this—their cause must succeed.
The freeholders of Surrey would set an example to
the rest of the kingdom—they would remember that..
in its annals were recorded the fact, that in that
county the Charter of Liberty was signed; that„
they had always stood forward as the dauntless ad-
vocates of freedom; and he trusted that now, when. ,
those principles were about to be put to a severe
test they would not shrink from the performance of
their duty. lie concluded by declaring leis opinion,
that Mr. Denison would be retie ned by an immense
majority, but that his own friends %You'd also achieve,
a victory, Let them but persevere, and victory
would be theirs. He then called upon them to give
three cheers for the honour of Surrey—which they,
did most cordially.
Mr. CnAwtottn then addressed the Court, en-,
tering into some explanations respecting the tier-
ciations between the Committees, which also bad,
been adverted to by Mr. Briscoe.
Mr. DENISON explained ; and after a few word
from Mr. HANCE, in defence of the conduct of Mr.
Briscoe's Committees,
Mr. MADEILLY said, his brother electors and he
were called upon to elect two Members to serve in,
Pediment. His Hon. Priem' near him, their old
and tried representative, had stated his ease ; and
he (Mr.M.) would vouch for that case; and he would
vouch that if they sent that gentleman to Parliament;
his conduct would not disappoint their just expecta-
tions. The Hon. Gentleman who proposed Mr.
Briscoe had asked them (those who had been in
Parliament) what they had done ? He (Mr. M.)
would answer, they had done all they could. It was
asked what they had done for Reform ? He would
say they had met it, and boldly—they had adopted it
so far as their individual votes, in the most general
form in which it could be presented. The Gallant
Officer who stood forward that day as a candidate;
told them that he would support Reform; but how
had he supported! it—where was his vote? The
question of Reform had been presented to him in
the most general shape that it was possible—as a
proposition for a Committee to inquire whether a
Reform in Parliament be or be not necessary, but
that would not suit him. The people might ask
their representatives in Parliament, what they had
done with the rotten boroughs ? Ile would ask
what had been done with the rotten borough of
Potersfield.—(Cheers.)—There were eighteotten bo-
roughs in Surrey--and only two Members for the
county. Oh 1 he was reminded that Bletchingly
was an exception, taking it even so, there were six
to two, which most men would adroit were no
trifling odds, what chance had two against six. Now
with so many rotten borough Members, he was not
willing to add another of the class in the form of a
county Representative. He entreated his brother
freeholders to make a strenuous effort to preserve
the small share of independence left to them, and
not increase the six or eight rotten borough Members
at present in the county. He might be asked what
he 'Weisel( would do upon the subject of reform;
Ile was no advocate for universal suffrage--he was
neither a Whig nor a Tory, and yet he belonged to
a Tory large party—he belonged to the party of the
people, and he stood up there in his place to state
what had been said about rotten boroughs--they had
met the question manfully, but they had been borne
down. If he were asked what be should do in the
way of practical reform for the rotten boroughs of
that county, he thould say, transfer the francliiies to
the great towns, to Kingston, to Croydon, and
other places of large population—give it to the four
largest towns in the county. Let them ask their
candidates if they would vote even for that reform,
end if they received au answer in the negative, let the
freeholders of the county of Surrey reform themselves„
and not let their county be made a rotten borough.
As to Mr. Denison, though a Whig, which he
(Mr. M.) was not, he (Mr. 1).) had done his duty,
and he should therefore give that gentleman his most
cordial support. He hoped he had now gone
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