The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-30 00:00:00

derstandings (blinded by rage and disappointment)
had not led them to be prepared. This unforeseen
obstacle is no less a one than the want of candidates !

not the want of persons willing to enter Parliament
for the purpose of resi,ting the wishes of the people,—
nf such there are always an abundance in the ranks
of the Tory party; but a want of persons who arc
willing to face the election meetlngs of their justly
incensed countrymen. There is tie want of Members
to sit for Gatton or Old Sarum, but to mount upon

popular hustings, and to hear their names coupled
with curses b nth loud and deep, and perhaps to have
thcir persons assailed with those missiles with which
.John Bull is apt to stamp his displeasure upon those
who have betrayed him. We own for ourselves we de-
precate such scenes; but we cannot be surprised either
that, under the present circumstances,thev should take
place, or that Tory candidates should be afraid of them.
We can easily picture to ourelves how grating it
must be to the feelings, mental as well as physical,
of a high-born and high-bred young Tory, sent
from 'ome club-house in St. James's-street, Pr from

the snug lodgings of Mr, ex-Secretary Planta,
with the wages of corruption in his pocket, and
travelling luxuriously to some comfortable corpora-
tion constituency, consisting of thitteen or sixteen
persons,—we can conceim •,ive say, how grating it
must he to such a holiday candidate to experience
the rude reecplion of the unrepresented townspeople,
which is almost certain to await him, We nee him,

in our mind's eye, present himself to the people,—
we hear the groans whit•h at first assail him,—we
see the first dischtirge of mud, dead cats, anti rotten
eggs, which encircles his bare and devoted head. Then,
as the populace becomes more and more determined,
and more excited, we see thepebbles and gravel begin
to fly ,—these are succeeded by paving-stones, bricks,
&c., and the Corinthian capital of Toryism is
forced to retire with a broker. head, and through
the back-door of the Mayor's private house. Nor
do the yells, of wilich he has been the victim, cease
to haunt him till he is many miles on his road home
again. Now, do we approve of such scenes as
these ? Quite the contrary : we deprecate them
beforehand, and 01z..11 deplore them if they take
place. -But tti•e think it right to warn the Tores
in their headlong course, of what is likely to
happen if they continue to urge the high-spirited
people t,f England to desperation. That people
have determined that the measure of Reform

which the King and his Ministers have pro-
posed for their benefit should be carried; they are
bent upon enjoying the benefits which a wise and
patriotic Sovereign destines for them. Thus, the
King, his Ministers, the great Libtral party, the
press, and the people, are all united. " These," as
viorne Tooke would ,tay, " are fearful odds" for the
corruptionists. But the latter, whose blindness and
recklessness of consequences are equal to their
bigotry, rush madly on in their career of folly.—
They " beard the lion in his den," and yet hope to
go unscathed. Once and again we warn them to
desist—not if they value the lives and happiness of
others, for they are too selfish to be moved by such
considerations, but if they value their own. In
every borough town, where there is a population
even of a few hundreds, will they meet the reception
which we have just pictured to them. They will
become acquainted with every village pump ; the
clear river and the muddy pond will alike receive
them ; they will carry away " undesired samples of
of the soil" from each county, and will consider
themselves fortuna•c if contumely and contusions be
all they meet with. Would it not be better for
these dandy candidates to confine their exertions to
the ruined and tenantless walls of their own burgage
t en u res.— Times.

We have to announce further victories. The
Anti-Reformers are in every popular place driven
in a moment from the field. The city of London
has returned four staunch Reformers. The borough
of Southwark has returned two staunch Reformers.
The Anti-Reformers see that it is hopeless to con-
tend with the force arrayed against them—the force
of a united people. The moment we heard that
the Reformers had laid aside all petty jealousies,
and the petty ambition of wishing to be highest on
the poll, we knew that Mr. Ward would have no
chance. It is only by the splitting of votes that he
could have maintained his ground. The Livery of
London having very properly considered the repre-
sentation their own affair, • and not that of the
candidates, and determined that them should be no
splitting of votes, thereby annihilated all the hopes
of the Anti-Reformers. y How often has it been
said for some days back, that Mr. Ward had every
chance of success—that he had powerful connection
in the City We never for a moment believed that
he had the slightest chance. Mr. Ward, in private
life may be a very respectable man ; but we know
that his cause would damn him or any other man.
Accordingly, before the election commenced, Mr.
Ward sought and obtaned a hearing, in order
to abandon the hopeless contest. "He had been
doomed (he said) to undergo a mortification greater
than he had ever experienced, by being informed by
his Committee (whose friendship he regarded) that
the sense of the Livery of London was so opposed,
not to hint personally—(Cheers)—but to those
opinions which he entertained, that it was necessary
that he should retire from the contest on the present
occasion." This was fair and candid on the part of
Mr. Ward. A candidate, possessed of no regard to
truth, might have equivocated ; might have pre-
tended
that he had received strong assurances of
support, but that though he was satisfied he would
poll a large number of Liverymen, still he would not
be able to poll a sufficient number to secure his re-
turn, and he had therefore thought it more prudent
to withdraw in time. His behaviour was marked
by candour. He honourably admitted that the sense
of the Livery of London was so opposed to him that
he had not the slightest chance of success. Here,
then, we have the best of all evidence of the una-
nimity of the people. Mr. Ward, a gentleman of
the highest respectability, powerfully supported,
with a Committee of men of great influence in the
City, is unable to make the slightest stand against
candidates pledged to Reform. The insolent Duke
of Northumberland has, we understand, declared
that he will spend two hundred thousand pounds to
bring in Mr. Bell. He may spend the double of
chat sum, but we are much mistaken if he succeed.
Let these haughty men be taught by experience that
the god of their idolatry is not all-powerful at all
times. Many a poor freeholder of Northumberland
will scorn the base bribe. The example of Dover, and
London, and South work will confirm the well-disposed
hroughout the country, and put an end to misgivings.
The people must be successful if their heart is in the
cause; and their heart is in thecause. The news of Lon-
don will carry dismay to the heart of every borough-
monger. If Sir Robert Peel was pale with rage
the day of the Prorogation, the paper which com-
municates to him the overwhelming feeling in favour
of Reform in the City will drop from his hands. It
is an omen which he will understand. It will ap-
pear to him as the hand-writing on the wall. We
recommend the formation of parochial Committees
in aid of the Committee at the Crown and Anchor,
and we rejoice to learn that in several parishes great
activity has already been displayed in this respect.
In the Finsbury district, for instance, an active sub-
scription has been commenced, and though the Com-
mittee in that district have only devoted a few hours
to the business, they have already transmitted a
cheque for 501. to the Central Metropolitan Com-
mittee. The gentleman from whom we derive this
information, assures us that such is the enthusiasm
exhibited in the cause, that he has no doubt many
hundred pounds will be forthwith contributed in that
quarter. This is cheering intelligence. Let the
proud Dukes of Northumberland and Newcastle
learn from this, that their subscriptions have only
served to stimulate the people to greater exertions,
and to impress them with the importance of the
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cause for which their enemies were making such
preparations,
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the extreme. Mr. DUileotnbe, it is said, has not
the slightest chance. Wherever the people have a
voice we are sure of the result. With respect to