The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-19 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

ESSEX.—ELEVENTH DAY.
CHELMSFORD, WEnNRSDAY.

The polling went on to-day unusually slow,
though, as far I can understand, the agents of all
parties are scouring the county, to bring the free-
holders to the poll. Mr. \Vellesley leaves this for
London this evening, to bring down his reserve on
to-morrow and Friday. Upon the strength of that
reserve, whatever it is, depends his chance of success.
The following was the state at the close of the
poll
. _

Day's Poll. Gross Poll.
Tyrel) . . 64
Western
Wellesley

The announcement was received with three
cheers from the blues, and also by cheers from Mr.
Wellesley's friends.
Colonel TYRELL then presented himself, and was
warmly received by his friends. He observed that
his difficulty daily increased, in the power of suffi-
ciently expressing the gratitude he felt to his brother
freeholders for the proud situation which their con-
tinued exertions enabled him to keep on the poll.
He wished to ask them one question. Looking at
the state of the poll, he would ask them whether
the continuation of the contest was not vexatious
on the part of the Hon. Candidate ?—(Cries of
" Yes, yes," and " No, no.")—He would put it
to them whether the public mind was not disap-
pointed as to the changes which they were told
would take place as to the state of the poll. The
Hon. Gentleman told them he would drain what he
was pleased to call the county poor-box; but he
could tell him the box was in very good repair. It
was stated on the York hustings the other day, that
u vexatious contest was the greatest insult which a
county could receive from a candidate. The lion.
Gentleman seemed disposed to show what little
money he had, but he would find himself disap-
pointed, He would now leave him to explain to
the county in any way he thought proper.—
(Cheers and cries of " Now for it, Wellesley.")
Mr. WELLESLEY next came forward, and was most
loudly cheered. He cared not, he observed, a rush
for what might be the opinion of some of his oppo-
nents as to his conduct in keeping open the poll.
There was such a word in diplomacy as " recipro-
city," and there was a phrase well known to many
whom he addressed, that what was " sauce for the
goose was sauce for the gander." If he had been
treated, when he came to canvass the county, in
that manner which in common courtesy was due to
him,—if he had been treated with fairness since the
commencement of the contest, he would have been
the last man not to have met fair dealing with fair
dealing. But in taking the course he had taken he
was only using the weapons of his opponents, and
dealing with them after their own fashion. lie
would give an instance of the manner in ',Nell his
opponents acted. His paid agent, its he was termed,
had made a proposition at the commencement, that
when a vote wits sent before the assessor as objec-
tionable, at any side, it should, if admitted as good,
be taken for the candidate for whom it was tendered,
without giving the voter the trouble of coming up
again ; but this was rejected by the blues, and the
consequence was, that many of those who had come
up for him,—and there were now about 100 of his
voters whose votes were waiting for the decision of
the assessor,—would have to come up again a dis-
tance of 100,or 120 miles.—(A person in the crowd
—" it is the same for ell parties.")—(Hisses.)—
' This lie must say was vexatious, and, in justice to
himself, he must treat those who so acted with the
reciprocity system.—(Cheers.)—The Hon. Gentle-
man then proceeded to contend, that from the ad-
mission of Sir Henry Smyth yesterday, the fact of
coalition wbaus
t oproved.sacrifice
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colt
ofs. a
public
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principle t
to
persoonfalhfiseeflialmig. ily.He had been
n(oertuiniy thilcacdusme,d of boast-
ing
ideoosuei
boast ; but when his family was attacked, he de-
fended it. He admitted he was proud of those from
whom he sprang, so were most men, as Mr. Harvey
had very properly expressed himself proud of having
sprung from the people. The course which the
gentry of the county were now taking would entail
upon them one day the total downfall of that aristo-
cratic arid oligarchical feeling which they were now
so anxious to uphold. He would add, that in what
he said or might say, he bad no wish whatever to
hurt the feelings of the Gallant Colonel ; and if he
had said any thing which could be so interpreted,
he begged his pardon.—(Cheers, and cries of
" Bravo, Wellesley.") Neither did he wish to
wound those who stood around him (Colonel Tyrrell)
—they were no doubt very respectable in their
station, but as a body he objected to and condemned
the way they acted, because it was destructive of
the freedom of election. To raise a subscription for
such a man as Mr. Wilberforce, whose public con-
duct bad so endeared him to the country, was natural
and fair ; but to enter into one for nut untried man,
who could never requite his supporters by his
public conduct, was absurd and unfair. It would
be impossible, however, to keep down the expres-
sion of the public mind ill the county, im-
proving as it was daily, by such means as had
now been resorted to, and the result would be,
that some day, and that no distant one, the
people would assert their own rights, and re-
turn a man from amongst their own body, who
would speak their sentiments—(Cheers)—and break
down the oligarchical power which endeavoured
to hold them in bondage. lie had been charged
with boasting of his estate, and saying that it was
of such extent that a fleet horse could not get over
it in a day. He had never said any such thing; it
was said by Mr. Harvey. His family had been
accused of receiving .59,0001. a-year. Grant that
they had : it was not in sinecures they got it : it
was the reward, he believed, in every Case (except,
he believed, in the case of the good old lady, his
who, when
ga(11).:1 au;
errnilineildaireommioe: grandmother--(Cheers,
iepTutwibteale(iscoCehgi
(eeateret(i
virtasicuseagaosn laughter)—dgabrteeanet
(nti
eauntroae to the Duke of
fedefittiOos
accused
the country.
of
roti7lol
having/..
voted for the Six Acts. He had given his support
to those Acts, which were all now expired, be-
cause in the state of excitement of the public mind
at that time, he felt it necessary to support the
Government against what he believed to be the
machinations of conspirators. He was also at that
time opposed to reform, the necessity for which be
had since seen and admitted.
Mr. WESTERN next camp forward, and was re-
ceived with loud hisses.
Mr. WELLINLity begged, as a personal favour,
that they would hear Mr. Western.—(Cries of
We will.")
Mr. WEsTratx hoped they would give him a pa-
tient hearing. He thanked his friends for the sup-
port they had given him, and the earnestness with
which many of his friends had come forward, some
actilolge
of whom had that day come a considerable distance
to vote
inconsistentlyadl)ceti rliartgvei
tdh tßhfoctome r
principles. -
tioaofdor with liim.
But he begged to deny the charge, and
if that meeting should convict him of it, he would
appeal from its decision to that of the people of
Isugland, and they he was sure would acquit him.
He asked in the name of common sense, what mo-
tive he could have fur deserting his former principles.
He had served the county for 40 years, and he had
never asked or received for himself or his family any
one advantage from Government. His ambition had