The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-09 00:00:00

THE LOYALTY OF THE PEOPLE TR

UMPHANT.

(FROM OUR SHEFFIELD CORRESPONDENT.)

Since the visit of the Reform Candidates there has been
no abatement of the public feeling in favour of the Royal
Bill, which annihilates for ever the power and influence of
the boroughmongers. During the week there have been
rumours of plots and counter-plots amongst the anti-re-
formers, but on Thursday morning intelligence was re-
ceived of the whole magazine having been blown up at
York, and that the reformers would have only to walk
over the ruins. Many considered this as a ruse de guerre
on the part of the Duncornbites, and set off to ancient
Ebor immediately, to be prepared for the worst. And we
must say the men of Hallamahire have done themselves
immortal honour on this occasion, as five. hundred actually
started, and fifteen hundred were ready to go at a minute's
notice, at their own expense, while those who were not
able were provided with the means by the free and sponta-
neous contributions of the inhabitants and workmen
throughout the town.
We cannot do justice to all our good and loyal friends,
who have so patriotically come forward on this occasion,
but with proud satisfaction we record the very liberal sub-
scription of the workmen of Messrs. J. Watson, amount-
ing to 90/. ; the company at Mr. Brantley's, 31/. ; and at
Mr. Coxon's, 191., as especially worthy of notice; although
at the same time there are numerous other houses and ma-
nufactories which have also come forward according to the
vtrength of the respective establishments. Besides all this
the gentry have not been behind. Their subscriptions have
been most ample, and worthy of the great and glorious
measure.

On Friday evening several thousands were waiting, with
the most intense anxiety, the arrival of every coach, in
front of the Tontine Inn, to know the result of the Re-
form Bill's appeal to Yorkshire, when, soon after nine
o'clock, Mr. Bramley, one of the Committee, proclaimed
the joyful tidings, which was received with cheers loud
and long-continued.
!ids (Saturday) morning flags were to be seen flying
in all directions with the " King and Reform," " Reform
Victorious," &c. At one place there was a leg of mutton
attached to the flag stiff; we presume, as a symbol of the
return of the good old days. In the evening, till a late
hour, the bells rung a merry peal.
Amongst the laughable jokes of the day, we cannot help
noticing one which occurred with a donkey. A shopkeeper
in the High-street attempted to adorn poor Neddy's tail
with a blue ribbon, and for his impertinence very near got
his eye knocked out by a whisk of the brute's tail, and
thereby chewing that Neddy had nu connection with the
boroughmongers.
We have just heard that the four new Member, will be
invited in a few days to a public dinner in Sheffield, and
that there will be a general illumination in the evening.
While we congratulate our townsmen en the triumphant
result of our county election, we would especially call the
attention to a suggestion which has been thrown out, which
meets with our most hearty cancurrenec, and from what
we know of our fellow-citizens, needs only to be recom-
mended and brought into notice, to meet their universal
approbation, namely, "to present the King with the most
splendid and costly specimen of hardware manufacture ever
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We recommend it to the attention of all classes, and espe-
cially to the members of the Political Union, to ' sthomnosmall share of the honour of promoting the return of the
four Reform Members belongs, as regards this district.