The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-14 00:00:00

GRANTHAM ELECTION,

Yeaterday evening a tneeting,of &bout 100 of the jotter-
pendent Freemen. of the Borough of Urantittun, retid,it!'
in London, took plaee at the King's. Arms ins, High 11,4,.
born,. JOHN Pisnas., Esq., in the Chair. Thn object it.!
Ids meeting was to receive the answer of Montague Jilin
Chohneley, Esq., to a request made to him by the frettngn
41:ain to come forward, and offer himself as a candidate for
'rho Borough of Grantham. The CHAIRMAN stated that he had received a colt.
,onnitatiore from Mr. Cholmeley, the purport of whiilt
or,o, that he thanked them most sincerely ftr tbe
kind and Mattering manner in which they had vit..'
;tressed their rippechation of his condust as their rcpw:.-
ientative in Parliament, and begged to assure Otto,
,/that had not an unfortunate chain of circumstances pr,
t-rased his complying with their request, he should 1i1..r
!answered their call with the greatest alacrity. Mr. Choltite-
ley having slim declined, Earle Welly Eagle, son ,of
s3ir W. Earle Weiby, one of the champions of the indepm 1...
lint interest, whose addrest,Ssted Denton-hall, July 6, 1830.
,eas read at the last ineetiaga.W4o now nominated as A fit
tad proper person to represent the horough in Paella-
tnent, which nomination was received with unanitnon.
applause,

-The nomination having been seconded,
Mr. %Lux came forward and said, Mr. Chairman Or,
;entlemett I beg to thank you for the very favourable mi!
d.uteting reception -yon have given me to-nigh; and h.
'sure you I um deeply sensible of the tumour you lisv
4ronterred upon me. Gentlemen, the purport of toy
meeting you here is tt, offer myself as a candidate to re-
present.you in the next Parliatneat, and to represent yeti
on the independent interest—in that interest which my
father offered himself to you before, and upon which ynts
have honoured him with your support. Gentlemen, I
,ioneit your suffrages, to place me in a situation which it
lit my ambition to fill, and in which should yua place me,
trust I ehall faithfully and tearlewly diartharge soy duty
t,r (*comet me.

One of the Prottnen hating asked the lion. Centhiman
iip,n what principles he meant to represent them in Pat.
liawent,
Mr. IVILBY spin wens Crowd, and stated that lw
was quite ready to give an answer to the question that bed
ten put, however difficult it might be at the present mo-
ment. He could only say that he had been brought up in
the principles of Attachment to the constitution of Church
slid State, and that it was his wish sad should he his 41e-
termination always to support those prieciples. That hr
wished to enter into Parliament, if it was tilde pleesine
to send him there, unshackled and unpliolgei% TI at he
neithi r intended to be the humble servant or tl e Ministers,
nor did he intend always to he found in the Opposition
tOr thin sake of opposition.---(Loud cries of Mato.).-.
The declaration of these sentiments was received with
treat approbation, and an unqualified pledge was given le,
ill present to support Mr. Well)), en, the day sit electioo,
whoever might he nominated.
In the course of the evening a proposition was made to
nominate. Colonel Cult es the second candidate, which
was negatived by a show of hands. On its beiog asked
whether Colonel Cult had been proposed at any meeting
freemen in Grantham, it mil stater) that be had (tern
proposed at a meeting of about edglity, and that e
string of resolutions had been pissed, which resolutions,
it appeared bore only the signature of the Chairman, the
Rev. William Poleheit, Vicar of Grantham......(Wlsistling
and Inughter.)-4t Consequence of the name of Mr. Tal-
gush having been mentioned as a third candidate, 4 Mr-
Nixon got up and said, that wishing to know the senti,
rents of Mr. Talmash,' he had sent •te him yesterday,
isk him if it was his intertien to stand for the borough;
and the answer was, that he did sot know who his father
should choose to put up......(Creat laughter.).---And IN I 4/7)
spun my legs, Gentlemen, I will jest reed to you
squib which I hold in any band, that was eat out of mu. 01
•he newspapers. his this:—" Electioneering, Grentluam,
A very flattering address signed by sixty inhabitant, of tbii-
Heough, was forwarded during the present week to the
Hon. Colonel Cost, brother of Earl Brownlow, and
Equerry to Prince Leopold, wishing him again to vire'
!limed( et the approaching ' mutest, and pledging the
parties to every exertion in his Sauce. The reply of the
Gallant Colonel was received yesterday, respectfully, but
firmly, declining the. intended honour. Lord lltieti 11 g-
tower, with a feeling which we cannot ton highly cors .
mend, has refrained during the late King's illness to avow
Iris intentione respecting the borough, and WI declare►
hang le until the Royal remains are interred. It is how-
ever generally believed that tune of his Lordship's sent wi;:
ignin be the sitting Member."--(Laegliter.)
The health of Mr. Cholmelry, Sir William Welby, end
W. Welby the new candidate, having liven drank wit!
treat applause, the Hon. Baronet and hie son retired, semi
.ionviviality and harmony was kept up till a late bow.