The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-04 00:00:00

House of Commons, it will have receiVeli a riislo\at
and a treasonable one. It should not be, and will not
be, forgotten that the number of Conservatives re-
turned to the next Parliament w ill, in all probability, bear
nearly th same proportion to the entire number of Con-
servative candidates, o !tether the latter be. as it ought
to be, 658, of any smaller number. That the Conser-
vative eandidates will everywhere be successful is more
than can he expected, and more even than ought to be
desired. But we try to win every election, in
the confident belief that this, and no more than this,
is necessary in order to secure our triumph in agreat ma-
jority of cases. We may be assured that for an army to
complete a brilliant and glorious campaign there must be
many men in its ranks who are ready when occasion re-
quires, to go upon the forlorn hope. Enterprises in the
cause of their Queen and their country are now pre-
sented to Conservatives—some of greater and some
of less promise ; but there are and can be none
which, except in the false estimate of apathy and
pu-
sillanimity, can be regarded as a forlorn hope. If
every seat be contested the Conservatives will enjoy
many an unexpected triumph. If not they will newt!.
know how many triumphs they have lost. To
harrass the troop=, to distract the attention, and to
exhaust the resources of the enemy are objects
which ought not to be slighted if merely the direct
advantages which a steady pursuit of them would
afford were to be considered ; but when we add
to these the certainty that activity, energy, and
confidence, will progressively increase among the
Conservatives themselves in proportion as the re-
solute and determined course which we recommend
is adopted the inducement to exertion ought to be,
and will, we trust, be found irresistible. We have
already complained that the enemy, activity, and per-
fect state of preparation which might have been ex-
pected in the metropolis and its immediate neighbour-
hood have not been exhibited. We do not apprehend,
however, that in the end much will be lost by this to
the Conservative cause. The country fortunately has
not waited to receive its impulse from the capital, but
has, 00 the contrary, stimulated London by the aspect
which it already presents of universal activity, energy,
and zeal. London is, however, we rejoice to say, no
longer inactive, and the knowledge of what it is doing
will no doubt impart an increase of vigour and acti-
vity to the Conservative cause in every part of the
land. In the county of Middlesex it is now certain
that two Conservative candidates will be presented
to the electors. The intimation which we gave yes-
terday of the determination of Captain Wood and Mr.
Pownall to come forward is fully confirmed. At a
meeting held yesterday of highly respectable and in-
fluential electors, these gentlemen, excellent Conser-
vatives both, and in all respect qualified to represent
the metropoliton county in a manner which will do ho-
nour to it and to thernielves, were unanimously invited
to permit themselves to be put in nomination, and
cheerfully acceded to the request. We understand that
from the state of the register of votes and the general
prevalence of loyal and constitutional feelings in this
county, no doubt whatever is entertained of the trium-
phant return of both the Conservative candidates.
In Westminster the canvass for Sir George Mur-
ray has been carried on with great diligence and
zeal, and has, we are told, been successful to an
extent which far surpasses any expectation pre-
viously formed, and not only secures a triumphant
result of the poll so far as that Right Hon. Gentle-
man is concerned, but shows very clearly that a second
Conservative candidate might have been, or may still
be, brought forward, with a confident expectation that he
will be returned also. In the City of London Mr.
Lyall has declined to stand, and goes, it is understood,
to Hull. A requisition, however, is in course of sig-
nature, calling upon Mr. Horsley Palmer to come
forward as an independent candidate to represent the
commercial and trading interests, which, like that
Honourable Gentleman himself, are decidedly Con-
servative. From the number and respectability of
the names already subscribed to this requisition, there
is no doubt of the prompt compliance of Mr. Palmer,'
than whom, we understand, no man is less likely to
shrink from the discharge of a great public duty
when honourably called upon to undertake it. Of
the return of two Conservatives for the City no
doubt whatever is entertained. Lambeth has also its
Conservative candidate in the person of a gentleman
long known to the inhabitants of that borough, and of
the metropolis generally, as an active and intelligent
man of business, an able, consistent, and upright sup-
porter of the Throne, the Church, and the Constitu-
tion of England, well acquainted with the local inte-
rests of the district he aspires to represent, in which
he has for several years, we understand, been a res-
pected inhabitant and a valuable magistrate. Mr.
Baldwin deserves success, and will achieve it. Maryle-
bone also will certainly return one, if not two, Conser-
vative representatives. Of this we are assured by
persons who have paid especial attention to the
Registration for several years past—and have
the means of making the most accurate calculations.
For Greenwich it is confidently expected that Mr.
Wolverley Attwood will sit in the next Parliament.
Of the other metropolitan boroughs we are not yet
qualified to speak with the same confidence, as it is not
yet known by what candidates the cause of the Con-
stitution will be upheld. In many, if riot the whole of
them, however, the majority of the constituency are
fully prepared to make a vigorous and successful effort
for the improvement of the representation. The move-
ment in the mettopolis is yet only begun. It will ex-
pand and strengthen, we hope and believe, until
London presents to the provinces such an example as,
upon- an occasion like the present, the capital of Eng-
land ought to afford.—Morning Post.