The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-25 00:00:00

DEVONPORT-MONDAY.

Sir George_Grey and Sir Edward Codrington arrived here
on Saturday evening. The day was almost a holiday; A
procession was got up in first-rate style, with splendid banners,
flags, &c., extending half a mile in length, comprising;' elec-
tors on foot, two and two—the united Committees being in
carriages and on horseback, headed by the senior Reformer in
the borough, R. 0. Backwell. Esq., on horseback. The
whole, preceded by a full band, left the Town Hall, Devon-
port, soon after three, p.m., and proceeded over• the bridge
to the township of Stonehouse—each side of the rising ground
lined with thousands of spectators, cheering, waving kerchiefs,
and small flags, inscribed " Grey," " Codrington,", " Re-
form," &c. On arriving at the bridge they were met by the
Stonehouse procession, and proceeded through Union-street
(the windows in which were thronged with well-dressed ladies)
to the entrance of Plymouth, where the two bodies were met by
the Plymouth procession, and the carriages of the two late
Members and Reform candidates, John Collier and Thomas
Bewes, Esq. The whole being thus joined, they extended
more than a mile in length, and they passed in regular order
through the streets of Plymouth to the entrance to the Lara
Iron Bridge, where they met the mail from London, and re-
ceived Sir E. Codrington and Sir George Grey with accla-
mations that will not soon be forgotten. The Hon. Baronet
and Gallant Admiral took their seats in an open barouche,
which was drawn by six beautiful greys, richly caparisoned
and tastefully decorated by Mr. W. E. Elliott, of the Devon-
port Royal lintel. After the cheerily, had a little subsided,
the procession returned to Plymouth, and from thence to
Stonehouse and Devouport, the hon. Candidates being greeted
by assembled thousands on every hand. On their arrival, Sir
Edward Codrington and Sir George Grey addressed the elec-
tors from the balcony of the Royal Hotel. Everything went
off in• the most animated way, without the least accident.
Wednesday next is the day of nomination, and as the Tory
candidate is missing, our late Liberal Members will be de-
clared duly elected.

The nomination for Plymouth is also fixed for Wednesday,
and the polling will take place on Thursday. It will be a
sharp contest ; but there is no doubt that Messrs. Collier and
Bewes will get the victory over Sir James Cockburn and the
lion. Captain Price Blackwcod. They are working very hard
on both sides.

BRISTOL, JULY 24.
Flushed with victory, and that at great odds against us, I
have to cornnumicate to you the torious news that the Re-
formers of Bristol' have Tully triumphed, and have set an
example worthy of imitation by the electors of England ge-
nerally. Hampered by a set of venal free Men, who for gene-
rations have been the stumbling-stone to Reformers, and the
prop of the Tory interest, we have nevertheless managed to
conquer these enemies of liberty. Let it not be understood
that the freemen generally are to be included among these
bought ones—for there are numerous honourable exceptions to
the charge—and thanks to the household constituency, they
have succeeded in emancipating these honourable ones from
Tory thraldom. At a very early hour—aye, even as soon as
two o'clock in the morning—some of the leading Reformers
were at work, and the general body of Liberals were on the
move to the polling booths as early as seven o'clock in the
morning, and in the first hour placed Mr. Berkeley far at the
head of the poll. However, his majority was afterwards very
much, even quite reduced ; and from one till four o'clock there
was great slackness in the polling, and a general fear prevail-
i;ig that the Tories would beat us, from their known ability
in electioneering tactics; but thanks to the well-concerted
schemes of our friends, and to the energy of our working
canvassers, we succeeded in producing the following result :
Miles (Tory) 3,847
Berkeley ( W hig- Radical) 3,206
Fripp, ( Tory) 3,153
Majority for Berkeley... —53 !! !
(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
This has been a glorious day for Bristol. The Hon.
Francis Henry Fitzliardinge Berkeley has been returned by a
majority of 53 over the ultra-Tory, Fripp, although the
grossest bribery was practised yesterday (Sunday), and 201.
per head bag been offered this afternoon. At the nomina-
tion, last Saturday, the Sheriff acted with the greatest par-
tiality in declaring the show of hands to be in favour of Fripp
and Berkeley, when there was not more than twenty persons
held up their hands for Fripp. I cannot give the exact state
of the poll ; the Sheriff will declare it on Wednesday. Mr.
Berkeley has made a speech, which you will acknowledge is
short, but to the purpose. These were his words :—" Gen-
tlemen, thank God, Bristol is now free !"
Berkeley, and Miles, a boy, are the Members for Bristol.
P. S. I open to state that the Tory's statement is 36 ma-
jority for Berkeley over Fripp. Their " Own blue bells"
have not rang since the close of the poll ; the Tory bludgeon
men wore, as usual, in their brutality, till the police were sent
for.

LINCOLN.
We have secured the return of E. L. Bulwer, Esq., who it