The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

the personal respect shown me by you all, a.,el I call your
attention to the important make we have in securing the
independence of this borough and tlie political rights emf
freedom of its inhabitants; if called upon, act with vigour
to maintain the character you have so justly earned, in re-
turning ugnin the mean of 3 our choice ; and p _4.1114 me to
say I feel deeply grateful to you all, and nt,n anxioui; to
render you in return every obligation.—( Loud cheers )
Mr. lirrctitNis being called for, addressed the people.
and ;n conclusion be proposed three cheers for the Queen,
which were most heartily given.
The cry was then for Henry Handley, Esq., M. P., for
Sir Robert Heron, Bart., and for M. D. Hill, Esq., but
they had left the balcony with the Solicitor-General.
A very numerous meeting was afterwards held at the
Mason's Arms.

The appearance of her Majesty's Solicitor-General at
Newark on Saturday night, in the person of Sergeant
Wilde, caused a general excitement. The feeling was
evidently one which it was difficult to describe. The ultra-
Tories, or out-and-out ones, immediately congregated,
and violently urged the immediate publication of a hand-
bill, calling upon the voters not to promise their votes,
as a Conservative of talent and respectability would be
sure to appear on Monday. The more prudent, those
who felt that the welfare and comfort of the town was
best secured by the continuance of the great services
of the Sergeant, urged the maintenance of a neutrality,
and upon the following scns;ble grounds :—First, that
the Sergeant had always secured the peace of the
town. Secondly, that the chances were more than three
to one against their success ; and, thirdly, that even if they
could, it would be a dear-bought, a very short, triumph;
for they had always experienced of what stuff the Sergeant
aaa made, and that if beaten, he was certain to come again
and again, and thus the town. would be perpetually em-
broiled ; therefore, Blues, do not delay recording your
promises, aad another wreath of laurel will be added to
your brows.

Sound as this view of the case was, it was over-ruled
by a small majority, and the hand-bill was ordered to be
posted. A committee was (milled at the Clinton Arms,
Thomas Spragg'ng Godfrey, Esq., was requested to at-
tend, and the offer of support was made to him, but in the
exercise of a sound discretion he declined, recol-
lecting the words of his late father-in-law, Mr.
Tallants, upon the last election of the Sergeant,
" That now the Red party were and ought to be
satisfied, and he hoped they would never again
contest it." Messengers were despatched to all quarters;
at two o'clock Mr. Branston and Mr. Burnaby started for
London to the Carbon Club, to invite Sergeant Goul-
burn, Mr. Thesiger, or some other lawyer, thinking that
their eloquence, which is great, could induce them to
c9mf., after several gentlemen in the neighbourhood had
dcci,;:f.d. We shall not condescend to hint even at
the resuii, to Newark, if the Tories were success-
ful: for we know—mark the words—we know
that the return of her Majesty's Solicitor- General
is certain. The Blues netrei,' will forsake their old friend ;
and the respectakle part of the are not only satisfied
with the great services of the Learned Sec Tent, but they
would deem it au act of gross ingratitude to join Ike op-
psition.
MONDAI NIOHT.

The town has been divided into five districts, and the
canvass is already nearly completed; theLsuccess of it has
been beyond precedent; never were the Blu-s in better
spirits, and never did the Reds feel less desirous of oppo.
position
Mr. Thesiger has arrived.