The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-24 00:00:00

ELECTOItS or SUDBURY.

On Monday evening a numerous meeting of the
Electors of Sudbury resident in London, was held
at the Crown and Anchor, opposite Whitechapel
Church, to take into consideration the conduct of
their Representatives in Parliament, and in particu-
lar their declining to attend at the last General
Meeting on the 6th inst.
s. .

Mr. ISAAC DUCE was called to the Chair.
The SECRETARY read the letters received from
Mr. Macleod and Mr. Walrond, sent previously to
the former meeting, stating they could not attend
on account of the important business usually before
Parliament at this season of the year.

A desultory conversation took place respecting
the conduct of Members of Parliament, who were
described as coming forward as angels of light when
candidates, but who too often turned out to be
spirits of darkness when they got into the House,
in the course of which much praise was bestowed
on the late Sir John Cox Hippesley and Mr. Alder-
man Hevgate, as exceptions.
Mr. FIIBBLE inquired if any freeman had resolu-
tions to propose on the subject of the meeting ?
Mr. JOHN DUCE then proposed a resolution
that, in the present period of national distress, it was
incumbent on the Members of Parliament to support
retrenchment, particularly those Members who
were chosen by the people. The next resolution
was to the following effect :—That this meeting re-
gretted to find that on examining the lists published
in the newspapers of the Members of the House of
Commons who voted on important measures during
the present Session of Parliament, neither the name
of Mr. Macleod nor of Mr. Walrond was to be
found in the following minorities :—That supported
an amendment to the address at the opening of the
Session, declaring the existence of general _distress.
For continuing the elective franchise to East
Het-
ford, rather than giving it to the hundred of Basset-
law. For transferring the elective franchise, now
possessed by East Retford, to Birmingham, rather
than to the hundred of Bassetlaw. For reducing
taxation, and the civil, military, and naval establish-
ments. For reducing the army estimates. For re-
ducing the yeomanry estimates. For reducing the
staff estimates. For referring the petition of the
freemen of Newcastle to a committee. For refer-
ring to a committee whether the number of seamen
employed might not he reduced. For reducing the
number of yeomanry. For abolishing the office of
paymaster of the marines. For abolishing the office
of treasurer of the navy. For enquiry into the state
of taxation. For abolishing the office of master-
general of the ordnance. For enquiring into the
lend revenue. For reducing the grant to Wool-
wich academy. For reducing the grant for public
buildings. For abolishing the office of viceroy of
Ireland. For reducing the salary of the assistant-
secretary of the navy. But that the meeting
regretted to find their names in the printed
lists of the majorities who voted against
the motion for leave to bring in a Bill "to
Restore the Constitutional Influence of the Com-
mons in the Parliament of England," against the
motion to bring in a Bill " to enable Manchester,
Leeds, and Birmingham, to send representatives to
serve in Parliament." And the meeting still further
regretted, that the names of Mr. Macleod and Mr.
Walrond were not to be found amongst the majority
of 139 who voted against " bestowing a pension of
of 900/. a-year on the Honourable Mr. Dundas and
the Honourable Mr. Bathurst, the sons of Lords and
near relations of two of his Majesty's Ministers."
Great excitement was produced o❑ the reading of
this resolution, and many exclamations were made
against the Members.
An ELECTOR..--It is our own fault, why did we
send them to Parliament ?

Mr. BACON—No; it is not our faults now, for
they promised us very faithfully. It will be cur
own faults if, after knowing this, we send them
again.—(Loud applause.)
Mr. KINGSBURY—I knew all this before this day.
If the freemen of all the boroughs would only attend
more carefully from time to time to the public
Papers, they would see how their Members acted.
Few conducted themselves in Parliament like Mr.
Harvey and Mr. Waithman. Even the great pa-
triot Burdett was never to be seen now engaged on
behalf of the people.
The Resolution was carried, as was another, de-
claring that the manner in which their representa-
tives had voted, but too amply accounted for their
unwillingness to meet their constituents.
It was then resolved to hold a General Meeting
of the Freemen at the Angel and Crown, as soon as
any Candidates should offer themselves, to inquire
into their public principles, in order to secure Re-
presentatives who would support economy and the
rights'of the people.
Thanks were voted to Mr. John Duce for his
co►►duct as secretary, and to the Chairman, and the
meeting dissolved.