The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-12 00:00:00

AYLESBURY, 3141- 11.

Lord KIRKWALL having signified his intention to
retire from the contest, Mr. Rickford and Lord
Nugent were declared duly elected.—(Cheers.)
The successful candidates made their appearance,
and were received most favourably, particularly
Lord Nugent, whose re-election seemed to be gene-
rally considered as the triumph of independence is
the borough.
Lord NUGENT arldresed the electors, and said
they had fought a stout battle good-humouredly,hut
with a signal and glorious result. He was attacked
because he was thought unprepared—without money
and overawed by the pocket votes. But unprepared
that man never was who was backed by the people;
without money to bring up voters to the poll arid for
other legal expences of an election, in these times
no one situated like him could ever be; for at the
outset he had received offers to pay the utmost
shilling that the electors could legally cost, if pro-
tracted to the last day, and he had actually received
the amount of his expences from the Loyal and
Patriotic Fund. As to being overawed by pocket
votes, his friends have settled that question. If
they had failed—if they had been overborne by a
Duke, a Marquis, and Viscount—if they had been
overwhelmed by the corrupt influence of pocket-
votes—the result would have been that during the
present generation Aylesbury must have become a
corrupt borough in the hands of Lord Chandos.
He was now speaking out; he had never before
used the name of his relative in this manner; but
when forced to the wall—when threatened to be
deprived of that which he prized as his chief
honour—the representation of Aylesbury—he
would strike out let who would stand in the way,
and if his opponent shelved his teeth, if possible, he
(Lord Nugent) would knock them down his throat.
Lord Kirkwall Ives a little unfortunate in some of the per-
sons with whom he had connected himself. Among the
foremost of his supporters could he not find any better than
a clergyman and a magistrate, (supposing such a character
to exist) whose temper and conduct were so lamentable and
violent as to cause him to be thought unfit to govern a
day-school, and yet who undertook to govern the borough?
The Noble Lord would also be considered unfortunate, if,
among the foremost of his supporters, lie had found another
person as eminent a pluralist in places as the other in
livings ;—one, who being an attorney by profession, set up
for half-attorney and half-gentleman, and did not succeed
well in either character;—whose want of discretion was
always getting his client into scrapes, arid whose want of
rapacity prevented him from even getting yell out of
them. It would also be unfortunate for Lord Kirkwall if
be had been supported by another person, also a clergy-
man and magistrate, of whom it would be unfair to say
more in this court, than that he was a person who
would be believed as soon en his word as on his oath,
—[These sketches of character excited great mirth
among the audience. I insert then for the sake of
their piquancy, being wholly ignorant whether they are
mere fancy sketches or portraits. I incline to think,
however, from the look of reality which they wear,
that they are " clone from the lift."l--Of none of
Lord Kirkwall's other supporters (if he had sketched out
resemblances of any orte of them) did he wish to speak
with disrespect. But it was unfortunate that Lord Kirk-
wall, when about to be proposed for the acceptance of the
electors, could find no resident in the borough to nothinate
him except his own paid solicitor. It would be an odd
item in an agent's To proposing you to the people
of Aylesbury, 6s. Bd. ; and for further enlarging upon
your Lordship's eminent qualities, 6s. Bd. more." Lord
Kirkwall was seconded by a gentleman, for whom he
(Lord Nugent) felt, and ever must feel, a strong friend-
ship, but who certainly did not perforti the most discreet
act of his life, in coming fortotrd as he had four days ago.
Dr. Lee called the Ministerial measure of Reform " a
monster of a Bill ;" he would not contest with his Learned
Friend the fact, the logic, or the taste of the assertion ;
but, in retiring from this unsuccessful contest, Lord Kirk-
wall would be fortunate if he did not find that Dr. Lee
had put him in the predicament of seeing another " mon-
ster of a Bill" of a different kind. (This allusion to Lord
Kirkwall's expenditure at the election afford infinite enter-
tainment to the meeting.)—Most sincerely did he thank
the electors for their kind support and exertions ; most
sincerely did he congratulate them on their triumph.
Mr. RICKFORD then addressed the assembly, and was
extremely well received. He expressed himself justly
proud of the honour of being placed at the head of the
poll, and declared his unalterable determination to do
his duty.
General O'Lounettt presented himself to the meeting,
on the part of his Noble Friend and relative, Lord Kirk-
wall, whom he stated to he unable to attend through in-
disposition. Lord Kirkwall was suffering under hoarse-
ness, which would prevent the electors from hearing him,
did he attempt to address them. His Lordship had handed
him a few lines, with a request that they might be read
to the meeting. The gallant General proceeded to read
Lord Kirkwall's address, which stated, that although the
result of this election had not conferred upon him the ho-
nour of representing the borough of Aylesbury in Parlia-
ment, he could not take leave of his numerous friends
without cordially thanking them for their kind and strenu-
ous support.
Three cheers were given for Reform, three groans for
the boroughmongers, and the Court was dissolved.
In the evening a number of Lord Nugent's friends met
to celebrate their triumph by a dinner, at which his
Lordship presided.
At the conclusion of the proceedings the Members were
chaired through the town, and extremely well received,
more particularly Lord Nugent.

TIE V 0 N. —E PETER, .11A r 10.
This was the day fixed upon for the election of Memb.ers
to represent this county. Shortly before ten, the
true
fixed for the commencement of business, Lords Ebrington
and Russell came to the hustings, hut there certainly was
not the greeting given to them that we have been accus-
tomed to nee at the election for this county; there were
not 2,000 persona present, and not many of them had the

tppearance of bin freelitid6n. Pil:.'iably tiis might
'lave arisen from tht.Te beini no contest. There vie .e but
few ladies present. The Sheriff arrived shortly before
leven, and opened the Court.
The two candidates were then propOsed and seconded. i
Captain Bor.A.ER proposed Lord Mrington. He was
fit for them aed kir!), fo: him; and why for Wm?—be-
cause he fought for all. Thus let it ever be. No more
'et proud dictation chain the freeman's voice,—no more
let lordly power usurp their rights and oppress them.—
They had chosen for themselves, and won their choice,—
chose such as they had thought would set-ve them well, and
in serving them serve all, No nominee or lordly power
had directed tom. They had chosen for themselves—
they were free, let them fight, then, for others' freedom.
1 The glorious 8,1 l unrolled should be their banner.
I Lord ElifilltiGTOlq, in 'returning thanks, congratulated
the county on the honour they had done themselves in re-
turning Lord Sohn Russell.
Lord J. RUSSELL then proceeded to return the free-
holders thanks for the honour they had conferred upon
him. They had been told, previous to the dissolution,
that there had ',ET:: a degree of madness among the
people, which had now passed over, and that a re-action
had taken place, and that the people had discovered the
defects of the Bill. Such was the language used, and it
his Majesty had not dissolved the Parliament, there might
have been some plausibility for this; hot now, as for re-
action, it appeared the peopie of England were more reso-
lute in farm'. of Reform than ever its warmest friends
could have etpected. The supporters of it had been re-
I turned, atd the opposers rejected with disgrace.
The Court being dissolved, the new Members went on
horseback through the different streets of the city, cheered
as they went by snth a selection of the fairer sex as is not
to be aeon out of Exeter.