The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-02 00:00:00

BRISTOL, APRIL 30.

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TO THE EPITOR oF THE 'Willi!.
Sia,—This week has iseeti 4 glorious week; and this day s
triumphant one for Bristol. 3nsit9l, so long the strong hold of
corruption_Bristol, the opponent of Amy liberal measure, and,
especially of Reform—Bristol, Sir, has broke Eser shackles, and
is again free—free as the mountain breezes, and the Tories fallen
—fallen to the lowest depths. For the last two or thiree years
liberalism has been silently and slowly gaining ground ; but for
the last two or three months it has been advancing with giant
strides ; and since Mr. Davis dee:sir:Ad that we needed not Re-
form, and since he said he would appear „yri the hustings with
the Bill in his hand, pronounce it revolutionary, at-A he returned
by a greater number of elsgtors than ever, it has spread with the
yelocity of lightning. Indiguation was at its height and Pa,
trietjsm standing forth in all its virtues. The poor men who
used to vote for two, one Whig and for one Tigh in the hopes
that (as they were sure of the polling money, etc, from
Tory party, they never starting but one) they may have t)le
polling money from b‘ith, these poor and now virtuous electors
ifver inquired if they should have the polling money as usual.
140. .the only inquiry they made ws if the gentlemen for whom
i we canyas&ed were reformers ; hundreds saying that as the King
had wished them to second his effbrts, it would b'e the heigth of
ingratitude not to cul„port him. In seven streets, besides courts
and lanes, which I canvassed, early yesterday morning, I did nftt
i,,cteet with one decided opponent to Reform ; all were unani-
nowt for Protheroe and Baillie exiept:wo, one said he shOulff
vote for Protheroe, and he could not say iti;oro, lie should give
his second vote to, he said perhaps he would for Diaie; the
other was a gentleman who, in the many times I have canvassed
him, always said, I filka,l) vote only for blues Sir," this time said,
•'‘ shall not vote this time, for /eannot vote blue." In short, Sir,
it w4.1.11,rt fill a volume only to menti,w) the wonderful conversions
that have tgken place. The different trades ri;iet simultaneously,
at sight, nine, anti ten of an evening. The papilla's parishes
of St. James and St. MO met more numerous than ever were
frinembered, and they, its won as the trades, passed resolutions
tthissoil the King, and their dkkrmination to vote only fa such
c4o,4iril es E
would pledge themselves to mport the Ministerial
tprcolit. J.ast evening the different trade;. met in a body
in Queen-sqpare to the number of 5,000 a 0,000, althotei the
rain poured down 440(re:tits, Arrangelrients were made for
doWn in bodies of 300 or
them and the other e 1424.04 PO%
eo) at drifferent hours, and
400 (not as heretofore by tens Or tW
I am confident that Baillie and Prothotoe sionld have been
a.hasiiof Mr. Davis the first day 1,200 or 1,300. powever,
late last o,yening rumoured that Mr. Davis had retired, and this
morning it wat officially announced by the blues in an adver-
tisement, grossly TlV4intiog the reformers, telling them that they
could not think rightly on 1a,4 siuMfct, and that only they, the
.1,/kses, could draw right conelusions, Opt the Guildhall being
,
thew that ttlefilPort
it was immediately tilled, and Meies. ?rotheroe and
!fope.ar thaeLi,blumetei,nagnadyitlienj
.elllecdtidednoatmwidissittuoinhititlrttuthoU.esireirateernigetemTyo,
it was not VII
man pm
ut riaitaliti,r;eagnryopooansr could be 07.
• well as re
Ins of s fieien oppoiti t 1.1 us not uhriete,,zarily wound the feel-
and the busnesieonell'idedlianY cheers were given for the King
mirable stile God
sai,e
tbeYlViie whole assembly singing in ad-
mirable
myself a " ntt." I ran now, with pleasure,
)3RisToLIA N.