The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-25 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

Yestes day the ,s,econd and, as it turns out, the
last day's contest for this borough, was carried on
with great spirit. The mob before the hustings ex-
tended to the extreme point where the sides of the
street meet in strangle, compared to the breadth at
the Town-hall. No act of outrage or violence oc-
curred; but extreme good humour, though of a ra-
ther boisterous character prevailed throughout the
day. The coup d'cril, however, was striking, and
some of the scenes among the people were very
ludicrous. At one corner of the street, a popular
orator gave proof that eloquence of one sort was
indr.pendcnt of education, and totally unconnected
with the wearing of a hat or shirt or the washing
of face and hands. He addressed his auditory in
the usual form,—" Gentlemen, the whole election
is unconstitutional. What does them placards say ?
why, 4 Calvert for ever,' and' Farncomb for ever.'
Now I say, no Members what wishes to be elected
for ever should have my vote. No tine Briton
ought to be for septennial Parliaments; I am for the
French triennial or tri-coloured Parliaments, which
means Parliaments elected every year"—At this
moment a cart disturbed the auditory, and the mob
were about to administer summary justice to the
coal-heaver who drove it. They demanded his elec-
tion card or colours, and he good-humouredly took
out a score of turnpike tickets from his hat-band,
saying, " There they nre, and I have honestly paid
for them, which is more than some of you can say
about yours." For his colours, he pointed to his
coal black face. A few volleys of mud were thrown
at him, but he quickly appeased the multitude by a
laconic speech, and to the point,—" Why what fools
Ant are to chuck mud at me; can you make me
dirtier than I am ?" A shout of laughter succeeded,
and the poor coal-heaver was allowed to listen and
gape at the orator, who continued in his former
strain, with—" I say, gentlemen, a man what tells
you to elect him for ever, is an aristocrat, and means
that his whole family is to sit its Parliament as long
as the world lasis. This is unconstitutional. lam
for triennial Parliaments, chosen every year, and for
ballots."

A voice from the crowd—" If tie have ballots,
there will be no fair play—no porter."
The orator—" That's a lie."

argumentuta ad honanent seemed too strong
even for the mob. A mioician in a cart put a trom-
bone to the ear of the speaker, and blew a blast 83
" furious and loud," that it might have awakened
Nourjahad from his seven years' slumber. Every
time the orator essayed to speak, the crash of the
tremendous instrument come in his ear, until at last
the mob fairly upset him—not in argument, but in
the kennel. The spouter received no other injuries
than his Somerset and a little pelting.
Throughout the day the contest evidently went in
favour of Mr. Calvert.

At three o'clock the poll closed, and the High
Bailiff announced the votes:—

Fur Mr. Calvert 1,066
Mr. Farncottib 643
M..jority -423
Mr. CALVERT then came forward on the hustings
to address the multitude. He was received with
loud cheering, mixed with very little opposition.—
lie congratulated the people ut their placing him at
the head of the poll. If they sent him to Parlia-
ment, he would continue in that course which had
already procured hint their approbation at four elec-
tions, and at so many meetings at vestries, and in
the Town-hall,—(Lotid applause.)
Mr. FARNCOMB came forward amidst applause,
mingled with disapprobation. He said that he was
obliged to repeat what Mr. Calvert had said about
his retiring from the contest. The state of the poll
was such as to induce him to withdraw, for he did
not feel himself justified in prolonging what appeared
to him and to his friends to be a fruitless contest.
Colonel JONES congratulated the people upon the
result of the election, by which they hail retrieved
the character they hid, formerly possessed, and had
continued to set an example to other boroughs, of
returning representatives of independent principles.
The crowd then dispersed without tumult or
disorder.

In the course of the day an old faded ricketty
hackney-coach, placarded alt over, and filled, outside
and in, with zealot's voters, was upset in the bo-
rough, in consequence of one of the wheels coming
off. The accident was attended by no other serious
calamity than a suddeu stop being pax to the loud
hurras of the favoured passengers.