The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-02 00:00:00

SIR FRANCIS BURDETT'S ADDRESS
TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER, CON-
CERNING the BLOOD SPILT at MANCHESTER,

GENTLEMEN,
On reading the Newspapers this morning, having arrived
late yesterday evening, I was filled with shame, grief, and in-
dignation at the account of the blood spilt at Manchester.
This, then, is the answer of the Boroughmongers to the peti-
tioning people. This is the practical proof of our standing in
no need of Reform !—these the practical blessings of our
glorious boroughrnonger domination? This the use of a stan-
ding army in the time of peace ? It seems our fathers were
not such fools as some would make us believe, in opposing the
establishment of a standing army, and sending King Wil-
liam's Dutch guards out of the country. Yet would to Hea-
ven they had been Dutchmen, or Switzers, or Hessians, or
Hanoverians, or anything rather than Englishmen, who have
done such deeds. What ! Kill men unarmed ! Unre-
sisting I and, gracious God 1 women too disfigured, maimed,
cut down, and trampled upon by dragoons. Is this England ?
This a Christian lend ?—a land Freedom ? Can such
things be ? and pass by us like a summer cloud unheeded ?
Forbid it every drop of English blood in every vein that does
not proclaim its owner bastard I Will the gentlemen of Eng-
land support or wink at such proceedings ? They have a
great stake in their country. They hold great estates, and
they are bound in duty and in honour to consider them
as retaining fees on the part of their country, for up-
holding its rights and liberties. Surely, they will at length
awake 1 and find they have duties to perform they never
can stand tamely by, as lookers on, while bloody Neroes
rip open their mothers' womb 1 They must join the
general voice, loudly demanding justice and redress ; to put a
stop, in its commencement, to a reign of terror and of blood.
To afford consolation, as far as it can be afforded, and legal
re tress to the widows and orphans, and mutilated victims of
this unparalleled and barbarous outrage. For this purpose I
propose that a meeting should be called in Westminster,
which the gentlemen of the Committee will arrange, and
er lose summons I will hold myself in readiness to attend.
Whether the penalty of our meeting be death, by
military execution, I know not; but this I know, a man
can die but once ; and never better than in vindicating the
laws and liberties of his country.
Excuse this hasty address. I can scarcely tell what I have
written. It may be a libel ; or the Attorney-General may
call it so—just as he pleases. When the seven Bishops were
I tried for a libel, the army of James the Second, then encamped
on Hounslow Heath, for supporting arbitrary power, gave
three cheers on hearing their acquittal : the King, startled at
the noise, aAked, " What's that ?" " Nothing, Sir," was the
answer. " but the soldiers shouting at the acquittal of the
seven Bishops." "Do you call that nothing ?" replied the
misgiving tyrant ; and shortly after abdicated the Government.
'Tis true James could not inflict torture on his soldiers !
' could not tear the living flesh from their bones with a cat-of.
nine-tails !—could not flay them alive ! Be this as it may,
our duty is to meet; and " England expects every man to do
his duty."

I remain, Gentlemen,
Most truly and faithfully,
Your most obedient servant,
Kirby Park, Aug. 22, 1819. F. BURDETT.

STATE OF POLLS, AND NAMES OF

MEMBERS RETURNED.

EAST SURREY.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Alsager
Kemble
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
CLOSE OF THE FIRST DAY'S POLL.

Marquis of Chandos (T)2,499 Sir W. Young (T).... 2,177
G. V. Hareourt,Esq.(T)2,2l9 I Hon. R. Smith (R) 1,701
3,678 voters have polled.
WEST SUSSEX—AuctisT 1.
FINAL CLOSE. OF TINE POLL.

Lennox (R) Surrey (R) Wyndham (T.
Firt day's poll 738 711 556
Second ditto 630 556 502

1,368 1,267
The two Reformers elected.
Number of voters on the Register of 1836, from which the
poll was taken 3,112.
WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST)—Auo. 1.
STATE OF THE FIRST DAY'S POLL.
Holland (R)
Foley (R)
NORFOLK (WEST)—AUO. 1.
STATE OF THE FIRST DAY'S POLL.
Fulkes (R)
Astley (R)
STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH)—JoLv 31.
CLOSE OF THE FIRST DAY'S POLL.

1,058

Baring (T) uv
v 3,576 I Moseley (R)
Buller ( R)
Moseley has withdrawn, but the polling is continued.
ST. ASAPH, JULY 31.
Dundas
First returned.

GLOUCESTER (W. D.)—Auo. 1.
Hon. G. Berkeley (R), and R. Blagdon Hale (T), re•
turned without opposition.
BERKSHIRE, Auo. 1.
FIRST DAY'S POLL.

Palmer (T) 2,076 Barrington (T)
Pusey
SOMERSET, WEST, Auo. 1.

Sanford (R)
Dickenson (T)
STAFFORDSHIRE, SOUTII, Aco. 1.

Anson (R)
Ingestrie (T)
NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH, Jul' 31.

Viscount Flowick (R), and Lord Ossulton (1'), returned
without opposition.
LANCASHIRE, NORTH, JULY 31.
Lord Stanley (T), and J. W. Patten (T), unopposed.
OXFORDSHIRE, Auo. 1.
FIRST DAY'S POLL.

Norress (T)
Harcourt (T) 2,641 Stoner (R)
BOROUGHS OF FLINT.

CLOSE OF THE POLL.

C. W. Dundas, Esq. (R) R. J. Mostyn, Esq. (T
156 127

Flint
Caerwys 42
Rhyddlan
Caergwrle
Overton
Holywell
Mold
St. Asaph

47
79
53
30

591 393
Majority for Dundas l9B
RADNORSHIRE—JULY 31
Walter Wilkins (R). Without opposition,
BEDFORDSHIE— Auci. 1.
Lord C. J. F. Russell (R) I Lord Alford (T)
Elected without opposition.
PEMBROKESHIRE—Juur 31.
Sir John Owen, Bart. (T). Unopposed.

ELECTIONS FIXED.
ESSEX (Southern Division), Aug. 3.
YORKSHIRE (West Riding), Aug. S.—Riots at the Nomi-
nation at Wakefield—the High Sheriff and Mr. Maude the
Magistrate wounded.
SUFFOLK (Western Divsion), Aug. 4.—H. Wilson, R.
Rushbrook, Sir E. Bunbury, Bart., and H. Logan.
DOWNPATRICK, Aug. 1.
DOWNSIIIRE, Aug. 7.
LIMERICK, Aug. B.—Mr. S. O'Brien against the late
Members.
MALLOW, Aug. I.—Mr. Jephson—no opposition.
DUNDALK, Aug. 2.—Mr. Redington.
WATERFORD (County), Aug. V.

When Mr. Ellis had appeared just one clay at Lin-
coln at the commencement of his canvass, he suddenly bolted
off to London on special business—and it was shrewdly sus-
pected that this sudden disappearance for three or four days,
was to form a treaty with some other constituency, or with the
Lord and Master of some rotten borough. This supposition
was most loudly repudiated by the Conservatives of Lincoln;
and Mr. Ellis did not fail to assure his bearers, when he re-
turned, of the cruel injustice done him by representing him-
self, or his noble brother, so disrespectful to the inhabitants of
Lincoln, as to play a double game. As soon, however, as the
election turns adverse, away goes Mr. Ellis, by the afternoon's
mail, ere the ink of the last voter's name was dry on the books,
and vanishes for goad and all—not so much as sparing a few
compliments, not even an expenditure of ss. for an advertise-
ment of thanks and friendly acknowledgments—he ♦anishes,
as Jonathan saith, " right slick."—Well, then, we find in the
Irish election news, the following choice intimation :
" Newry.—By intelligence just received from Newry, the
election of Mr. Ellis, a Conservative, is secure, and the
turning out of Mr. Brady, O'Connell's talisman, certain."—
Now, what are the odds, if this is not our identical Mr. Henry,
whose mysterious disappearance from Lincoln bath caused
such anxiety and amazement to his friends—particularly to his
expectant chairmen, flag carriers, music manufacturers, printers,
and billstickers?--Lincoln Gazette.
About three o'clock on Thursday morning the work-
shop and sawpit of Mr. Joseph Wildgoose, timber-merchant,
Stockport, were observed to bo on fire. The engines were on
the spot as promptly as possible, but the materials were of so
inflammable a nature that the building was gutted, and a con-
siderable quantity of workmen's tools, timber, valuable papers,
and other things were entirely consumed before the fire could
be extinguished. The loss is estimated at between 2001. and
3001., but a small portion of which is insured. How the fire
originated is still a mystery, but Mr. Wildgoose says there was
no light in the workshop all the day and evening before the
fire, and from the whole circumstances of the case we cannot
avoid supposing that it has its origin in political excitement,
and some persons insinuate that this had to do with the fire.
We are sorry to announce a most diabolical act of
incendiarism which happened early yesterday morning week on
the premises of Mr. John Thornely, of Grundy Hill, near Stock-
port. Some villains had set fire to a quantity of hay ; the
new rick was completely destroyed, and an adjoining stack of
old hay partially so ; but what could have induced the parties
to resort to so foul a deed we have yet to learn, although the
most diligent means have been instituted against the suspected
parties.—Macclesfield Paver.
Yesterday being the first of the month, the usual
despatches were forwarded from the colonial department, for
our colonies in the Mediterranean and West Indies,