The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-03 00:00:00

PitEPAIZATION's for the GENERAL

ELECT lON.

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The provineif.l papers and our own correspondence received
to-day, furedsh the following intelligence relative to the cp-
' proachinti elections :
, Noe, n LANCASHIRE.—A correspondent, who is an elets..tee
of N'arth Lancashire, writes as follows from Birmingham :--
" It nas been a matter of considerahle eurprise and regret to a
~r.ry numerous body of the electors of the northern division of
this county, that no steps have been taken to oppose the t
seam of Lord Stanley at the forthcoming elections.
sMost cer-
erain it is that r, candidate of nucomprotelsing liberal prin-
eiples would not only be acceptable, but would meet with
Revery support and undoubted success. The provoking and
;dastardly Parliamentary conduct of our present repreitesentive,
i lad the repeatedly tried and unshaken attachment to liberal
reaseres, which distinguish and animate the electors of the
nor eery, division, call loudly for active and immediate steps to
tseure the return of some representative, who would esti
seal for our local interests to sound views and right Votes on
hose great questions of national police, which all real Re-
formers wish to see speedily carried into ;Beet."
BATll.—General Palmer and Mr. Roebuck met their con-
atituents at a public meeting on Thursday evening, held at the
Guildhall. The latter gentleman inveighed with his usual
sarcastic bitterness against the principles and conduct of the
Conservative party. Elis happiest efforts were, however) di-
rected against the practice of opening beer-shopt and pot-
)houses to treat the electors, a practice, he acid, the more re-
prehensible and scandalous, because it was adopted by a perty who were perpetually- stunning the ears of Parliament with
- petitions end invectives against them. This cite will soon be
the scene el a tremendously sharp election conflict, and there
will be no less than three parties to the battle. There is not a
question but that many of the most exemplary and respectable
men, both as to property and intelligence, electors of this bo-
rough, have been, of late, compelled to withhold their veteis
altogether, from the fact of not finding a candidate breught
forward wham they could conacientiously and cordially sup-
port. They are of that class who, fur the most part, ap-
;DI disposed toth the
attributei)r ine'.p principles of
fr
1 theclow presentprocrre
progress
io
ameliorating Ministry,
theare
institutions of the country to the right cause.—namely, the
ss
rietermined resistance which they have had to encounter
from one ultra party opposed to them, and the mischievous
and revolutionary doctrines promulgated by another ultra
itc:section, eho rotes to be, on most occasions, their friends
p and ).bettors. These electors are indifferent to the ballot, are
decidedly opposed to a Reform of the Lords, to the volun-
tary principle, to annual Parliaments, universal suffrage, or
''o any of those convulsive schemes and rash experiments, the
object, or, at least, the tendency of which would be to con-
!.. found the orders of society, and bring all property into
jeopardy. To these notions and doctrines the Melbourne
ir Cabinet end many of their highly-gifted supporters, such as
s Dr. Lushington and others, have expressed their most em-
phatic and unqualified dissent, their principle and rule of
kaction being merely so to purify and adapt the existing insti-
e,
tutions to the spirit of the times, as to render them available
rs• and serviceable to all classes, and, by these means, to unite
all classes in their defence and support. The want of a
candidate with these rational and
temperate notions of
,' reform, prevented nearly eight hundred most respectable
. electors from recording their votes at the last election,
57 and, we believe, we are justified in affirming that, were
; it not for the appearance of Captain Scobcll in the field of
r-.
1..,, contest, they would follow the same course in the forthcoming
election—not considering either Mr. Ludlow Bruges or Lord
- Povrerscourt on the one hand, or General Palmer and Mr.
Roebuck on the other, to reflect their sentiments or likely to
b, promote their wishes.—Bath Herald.
A Correspondent, in allusion to the deceits and foul influ-
ence employed by the Bath Tories, writes :—" They say we
must have Gentlemen to sepresent us—men who will spend
plenty of money in Bath, and the like. And having bounti-
fully graced these noble sentiments, they may be seen emerg-
ing from their dens of corruption at 1 and 2 o'clock in the
morning, shouting " Povverscourt and Bruges for ever." By
, such means they think to become favourites of the people,
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but it will not do; they cannot so soon forget the Tories or
I 1)
present represeetation. This new-born respect for the
lower orders only shows the weakness of their cause."
EAST RETFORD.—The Hon. Arthur Duncombe, one of the
restent Members for Bassetlaw, has announced his intention
!of again soliciting the suffrages of the electors at the ensuing
election; and we understand that G. H. Vernon, Esq., will
shortly do the same. We are not aware that any opposition
whatever will be offered against their re-election. With re-
spect to the north division of the county, a contest appears
to be almost inevitable. We have heard that Col. Wildman,
s,S of Newstead Abbey, was to oppose one of the present Mem-
bers; Lord W. Bentinck, the present member for Glasgow,
"has also been named. A requisition to G. S. Foljambe, Esq.,
has been got up, and a considerable number of signatures (up-
,wards of 500) has been attached. We are informed that he
itS has stated, on condition that the requisition should be signed
#, o numerously and respectably as to give hopes of any chance
•of success, he is ready at once to take the field. Mr. Houlds
cr worth intends to come forward and contest the division. Mr.
4 Gaily Knight will also, it is stated, come forward as his
colleague.
t'. NORTH LINCOLNSITIRE.—Mr. Corbett, the Conservative
-`, Member for North Lincolnshire, announces his intention to
withdraw at the ensuing dissolution of Parliament. Lord
4 Worsley is in the field.
in LYNN.—Lord George Bentinek and Sir Stratford Canning,
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our present Members, have each of them issued an address to
their constituents, declaring their intention, upon the dissolu-
tion of Parliament, to offer themselves again to represent the
; town of Lynn, upon the principles of Conservative improve-
Vs mcnt. Major Keppel, of the opposite party, has also addressed
Fe the electors, announcing himself as a candidate for their suf.-
' e ;rages at the ensuing election.
r_ CAMIAIDGR.—The University, it is apprehended, will su-
einely submit to the infliction of its present Conservative
r. Members. The town, it appears, is to be disturbed by the
: pretensions of Mr. Knight, and those of the
Hon. Mr.
''', Manners Sutton. Is this last-named young gentleman the in-
lividual whose dandyism and extravagant follies have earned
e 'or him so eminent a name amongst fops and ladies of a certain
stamp ?
SIIIMP!IIIIRE.—A base and infamous appea has been made
l
ie to the electors of Shropshire, by a wretched an
'`...: paper—the Salopian Journa/—cellin,g upon d obscure
the electors for
, " aid in extricating the Queen from the scarcelled
.* Republican Ministry, the enemies of the Throne ands the
r country, by whom she is at
resent surrounded." The Minis-
...,- resent, ters of the late King are called a " despicable Ministry," and
P.' the inference is that the Queen of England in continuing that
Ministry has adopted a " despicable " course. The obscure
, newspaper, to wlfich we allude with disgust, declares itself the
te organ of the "
is 'd Shropshire Clergy," although its editor is a
1
issenter, or a renegade Dissenter. The freeholders of
Shropshire will consult their own dignity and characters, and
shape their course accordingly. If they deem it proper and
r !oyal that the twelve representatives of Shropshire shall all be
opposed to their Sovereign, and to the general feelings of the
whole kingdoae the freeholders in Shropshire may continue
to he pointed at in all parts of the Kingdom as a singular--
the solo—gam
three kin ple of want of Spirit and independence in the
king
Chron'cle.
SIIREWSBUR/.--.Mr. Slane y is the only candidate for this
town. Messengers and invitations to four Tory gentlemen
have been sent, bu: the Conservative Committee have peppered
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:heir tools too mueh—the blister is remembered by
them. Sir
eielin Hanmei )sill not come again, which he announced soon
titer his first eleetien.
—Mel. W ALES.—We have not vet heard of any election contests
in Wales, except that a struggle will be made to throw nut
-leservrely Sir S. C;lynne, in Flint. Mr. Ralph Gore 'ire
.I:fnut attempt Carnarvonshire ; but the county of Denbigh hope
hoerionkoepdpioneyt ntto Mr. Begot. Mr. William Jones Is said to
scheme to entrap the Flintshire electors, and
I''s will rrubably be punished for it in the Denbighshire boroughs.
i's ' ibid.
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• STOCKPOR.T.—It appears there are two fresh candidessa in
. the honour of representing Stockport—Mr. Samuel c'toeiss‘., of
Heaton Mersey, and Mr. Richard Cobden, or -Nianches'er
The present Representatives are also candi';ates. The To'ri •
I.iave transmitted a requisition to Mr. Egerton, requesting him
to come forward for a renewal ( a
enjoys.
bury, cKs-
-0 0 )he honour he at
present
Floth for the county, and the boroughs of Ayles
Buckingham, Wycombe, and Marlovr, the candid Ate;
f numerous. Hato-nee and Nugent, Chetwode and Verney,
arerzPraed and Riekfor.!,, arc the candidates for the borough
whilst the county has in the field the sitting Members,thC
Nlarquis',of Chandos, G. S. Hareourt—and, besides, a Mr. Law-
rence, 71 thorough-going, Torv.
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BILD:ORD.—( From our own Correspondent. )_This town
was yesterday all on the qui vive. The several candidates,
: having hitherto been quiet, appear to have acted spontane.
. ously, and though we were in doubt before as to whether there
would be any contest, that doubt is now removed. Mr. Sam.
Crawley, a thorough-going good working Liberal, is to be op-
- posed by a Mr. R. Stuart, a " Church and King man," whose
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address teems with Toryism, and whose delight is to uphold
the " Constitution as it is by law established."
" It is strongly suspected here that Mr. Stuart is only brought
_ rori:acrd4pntot:ivnbielcasusli the e
aslui ctcheess
ootfheCrap4,aeirrlesPolhillw
who
o ish
a doubtful,ere r
represented either this borough or its county, spent his money,
and became poor, and attempts are now being made to pitch
him to the wall. There are, however, some well-disposed—
some grateful Tories, who are disgusted with those who wish
to oust a man who contested the representation when no ether
Tory could be found that had the courage to vote for Polhill,
let what will be the consequence. Whether this split—for a
split it is, will long continue, is questionable, but if it do the
return of Mr. Crawley by a triumphant majority may be pro-
nounced beyond the shadow of a doubt.
" All the candidates yesterday issued their addresses, and the
town has begun to exhibit something like the bustle conse-
quent en a contested election. It is believed that another
Liberal will come out to stand with Mr. Crawley, 'though it
.is uncertain who will be the man. Mr. Whitbread,
our former
representative stands no chance, and he will not, it is believed
e: i lagain attempt to gain the representation. His habits are pe-
nurious, and he does not often visit the town, although his
Veber and himself represented it a great number of years.
"?The Duke of Bedford gives the whole of his powerful support
to Mr. Crawley.
" In the county nothing is doing. The only two candidates
are Lord Charles James Fox Russell and Lord Alford. It is
not supposed that there will be any attempt made to alter the
4 present state of things, as both parties say that they are per-
, fectly satisfied."
'-sise LYNN.—Our Reform candidate, Major Keppel, arrived
urthis morning, and an active canvass has commenced in his in-
- terest upon the principles expressed by our young Queen, and
repeated in his address.

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COVENTRY.—The sitting Members, Mr. Ellice and Mr.
WilFains. are up end stirrirg. There are two essential points