The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-28 00:00:00

WARWICK BOROUGH ELECTION

WARWICK, MONDAY EVENING.—The election for this
borough commenced yesterday, to return a representative in
the room of the Hon. J. Canning, recently elevated to the
Peerage. The usual preliminaries having been gone through
by the official authorities,
HENRY WYSE, Esq., nominated Mr. Sergeant Adams.
He would caution them against giving their votes to a
candidate who would support the present Ministry. In
saying so he was not required to appeal to Tory authority,
he could quote very high Whig authority, namely, Sir
Francis Burdett, who had unqualifiedly denounced all the
measures of the present ministry as being based in fallacy,
and feebly followed out.
K. GREENWAY, Esq., seconded the nomination of his
friend.
Dr. CONNELLY had the honour to present himself for the
purpose of recommending as their representative one of
their old and respected townsmen—(lmmense cheering)--
a man much respected, and who was connected by mar-
riage with those who had fought the battle of Reform
for many years, when they could scarcely bring up a single
voter on the Liberal side ; and they had continued their la-
bour till now that they could bring up plenty.—(Cheers.)
The gentleman to whom he alluded, namely, Mr. Collins,
was so well known that he need not say more than that he
had always been the constant friend to the liberty and inde-
pendence of the town.--(Hear.) His life was before them
in his actions, and they must acknowledge that the ran-
cour of party had dared to say much less of him than they
could have said of any other man. He was to be opposed
by the Learned Gentleman, who was a stranger to them,
and a stranger to their interests. Let them look at the
acts of the Tories in their long series of oppressive and ex-
orbitantly expensive government—their overwhelming debt,
their extravagant pension list.—(Hear.) Let them look at
these things, and say if they ought not to be called a theory

for crushing property.—(Cheers.) The electors ought to
bear in mind that Mr. Collins had been the advocate for
their having the right of election in their own officers, and in
which he had been frustrated by the other party.
Nona's, Esq., seconded the nomination of Mr.
Collins.

Mr. Sergeant ADAMS made a great many attempts to
address the electors before he could obtain a hearing. He
was ready to advocate the removal of all approved abuses ;
but the opposite party wanted to make the House of Lords
dependent. He (Sergeant Adams) want©d to make them
independent. He was for supporting the Church. Was
that an Ultra-Tory ? The Dissenters, they might be told,
supported and could support their own places of worship ;
hut who was to give the Church to the poor ?—(A loud
cheer from a very aged female.) Probably they
_might think
that the Church was like the man's wife, it was a luxury to
have her.—(Laughter.) Now, the next thing he had to
speak, he would, perhaps, be told was Ultra-Tory—he was
opposed to the present Ministry. Now, he would ask them
if Sir Francis Burdett was an Ultra-Tory ? And he had
declared that they were men without energy, and destitute
of any plans of their own. He had never heard so wild a
scheme as that which had been proposed to settle the
Church-rates. lt was an attempt to take something out
of nothing.—( Hear, hear.) There were many good things
in the New Poor Law Act ; but it was the Whig Ministry
in the administration of it that had spoiled the measure,
by tfirowing the power into the hands of three Commis-
sioners. The poor were locked up in prisons—in places
where they were deprived of the light of day. Husbands
were separated from their wives—children from their pa-
rents. (He was called from several quarters at this part of
his speech to cut it short, for he was speaking nonsense.
He expostulated rather warmly, but with no good effect.)
He then said he would only add a few words more. They
ought to recollect that they were indebted to him for the
privilege of nominating their own representatives ; had it
not been for him they would have had their candidates
nominated by the coterie of Leamington. He hoped,
therefore, they would fight for him who had fought for
them.

Mr. COLLINS next presented himself, but it was several
minutes before he could obtain a hearing. He commenced
with addressing them as brother electors and brother towns-
men. He would ask them to look to his acts all his life,
political or private, and from them they might judge of
his future conduct. By these he would be ready to stand
or fall. He was a straightforward man ; he cared not
for calumny, nor was he to be affected by intimidation—
intimidation was the weapon of power and the weapon of
cruelty. He was not a kiln-dried reformer of yesterday ; he
had opposed oppression since ever he could discern right
from wrong, and in dangerous times he had come forward and
advocated the rights and privileges of the people. An end
had now been put to that creeping, crawling system that had
supported a Tory Government that had nearly bent the
nation down to ruin. He would continue as he had ever
done to advocate the rights and privileges of the people,
and the good of the poor, against oppression or tyranny,
however powerful ; and whenever he deserted the cause of
the people, then might he be treated as he deserved, and
be deserted by them. The present was not a contest be-
tween the Learned Sergeant and him, it was a contest of
.prin.iple. It was a contest between reform and corruption.
He (Mr. C.) was for removing all the abuses, and his op-
ponent was for retaining all the abuses.
On the name of-Sergeant Adams being put to a show of
hand;, the majority appeared against him.
A poll was demanded on the part of Sergeant Adams,
which commences to-morrow morning at eight o'clock.
Aoth parties are very sanguine. There are somewhere
about 1,000 electors, and it is calculated that the majority,
whichever side may obtain it, will not exceed 25 .

The little village of Laleston, near Bridgend, this
county, is remarkable for the extreme age to which' many of
its inhabitants arrive. During the last month the remains of
five individuals were deposited in the burial place of the above
parish, whose united ages amounted to 422 years, averaging
rather more than 84 years each. Their respective names are
Esther Evan, aged 94 ; Mary Morgan, aged 84 ; Margaret
Rees, aged 83 ; Alice Wild, aged F 2 ; Ann Thomas, aged
79.—Cambrian.

t THE. ROYAL
.HOSPITALS OF THE

CITY OF L6NDCIP;

t;,:4; 77777-
'1 he repOrt of the nurni r of poorelliidittY
and other.poor people ma;;:tat'd th.l several Royal Hos-
pitals of the City of London, under the of the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Governors thereof for the past r :
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

. .
Ohildreri dpprentieed and discharged from Christ's
Hospital • •“. ~ , , ioiliii, 169
Children buried 4 ~411‘ •of•ii • . 4 9
tihildren now under the care and charge, of the Hos-
pital ~,J, ,2 • ll,lb
To be admitted c't/ presentation granted to this

time - - - 160 1,314

BANTIVAEMEWS fitOrPITAL.
Patients admitted, t...ored, and diEtchdrged, dating the
last year ; 5,348 in-patients j 11,495 out-pailents,
&c. ; 20,915 casualty patients, mot of whom were
poor, sick, and lame persons, and being dotitote of
all relief, many of them have been supplied with
money, clothes, and other necessaries, to enable
them to return to their several habitations ; in the
whole..
Buried from thence 424
4
Remaining under cure In patients 517
Out patients 1,553

A very heavy and unavoidable expense has Lem incurred
by a general and thorough repair of the whole building, in con-
sequence of which the three wings which were in a state of di-
lapidation are now completed. Within the last few years all
fees on the admission of patients have been abolished, the sisters
and nurses placed in situations-of comfort, both adapted to the
nature of their duties and the accommodation for the in-
patients, now so extended as to admit above 500, and their diet
and general comforts very materially improved.