The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-17 00:00:00

cessible through other considerations, might be laid open
to those Whig and Radical influences, whether of hope
or of fear, which are the very reverse of " legitimate."
The way to do this was to make the Duke's tenants
believe that their landlord, whom they were all prima-
rily desirous to oblige, Was wholly indifferent upon the
subject of this election. The ancient Whig, therefore,
devised a stratagem for insineatiug this belief into the
constituency of Newark. Announcin himself as the
friend of the new Solicitor-Generet, ne published on
the 30th of November an address, in which the follow.
ing passage was contained
I cannot help observing that these claim:" (the claims
of the Solicitor. General) are so fa: Acknowledged by
the Duke of Newcastle, that he declines interfering in this
contest. I must say, therefore, that it does not appear to
me very consistent with strict propriety that his agents
should make use against the Solicitor-General of that in-
fluence which they can derive aline from the Duke. I
think, however, that I can venture to assure you that the
Duke, whom I believe to be an honest and straightforward
man, will never suffer these agents to erercice any vengeance
upon you for your conduct upon this occasion ; and that
those who are in any degree dependent upon the Duke may
safely make use of the free disposal of their votes, which
ho leaves to be decided by their principles and wishes."
That the Duke leaves the votes of his tenants " to be
decided by their principles and wishes" is no doubt true
enough ; nor is it likely that he feels much apprehension
in doing so, with the knowledge he possesses, that
those of his tenants who have political principles are
sure to vote with the Conservative candidate, and
that those who are indifferent to politics as matter of
principle will be lead by their wishes to do that which
may be most grateful to their landlord and friend.
But then they must not be told by an intruder that
their landlord takes no interest in the matter ; they
must not be assured, with the assurance of Sir Ro-
bert Heron, that their landlord " declines interfering
in this contest." Any landlord is fully entitled to say,
I coerce no tenant I let each man who has political
principles vote in accordance with them : let those
who care nothing about politics vote according to their
wishes ; but if those wishes are so far favourable to me,
as to dispose them toward the cause which I, meaning
honestly by them, and by my country, take the liberty
of recommending to all my friends, it is due from me to
my tenants as well as to myself, to preserve them from
any misrepresentation of my opinions and intentions."
Accordingly the Duke of Newcastle, without chastis-
ing, by one angry word, the ancient Whig's extraordi-
nary interference with his Grace's name and business,
writes him this calm and dignified answer, which ap-
peared in the Newark Times of Wednesday:—

" Clumber, Dcc. 3.

" SIR-A placard or handbill addressed to the electors
of Newark, dated Stubton.hall, Nov. 30, and signed
R. Heron,' has been put into my hands. Statements and
assertions are therein made, which no one is authorised to
make for me. lam quite sure that, on reflection, you will
perceive that very unwarrantable use has been made of my
name ; nor can I doubt that, upon the receipt of this
letter, you will sec the propriety of giving immediate and
and public contradiction to the statements contained in
the handbill alluded to, coupled with a declaration that,
really and in fact, you know nothing of my sentiments or
intentions.

" I remain, Sir, your very obedient servant,
" Sir R. Heron, Bart. " NEWCASTLE."
This extracted from the interlorcr the fo lowing
address :