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

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MAY 2.—One of the most splendid meetings
I have ever witnessed is now being held at the Royal Ex-
change, for the adoption of measures to secure the election
of the two Reform candidates, the Lord Mayor and Mr.
Perrin. Shortly after one o'clock Mr. John David Latouche
was called to preside. The Lord Mayor and Mr. Perrin
were in attendance, and were rec,ived on their entrance
with deafening acclamations. The grand circular ball is
crowded to excess; the popular enthusiasm is beyond de-
scription. The subscription list is hourly increasing.
There is a meeting of a very different character at the
Merchants'-hall, Wellington-quay, where the Tory corpo-
rltors have assembled to make an expiring struggle. The
Anti-Reform candidates, Mr. Moore and the Recorder, are
amongst the gang. A tailor, named M'Cleary, who is a
leader amongst them, had the modesty to propose that Earl
Grey should be impeached, and his head taken off.
The Orangemen are to have a secret meeting to-night ;
they will be watched.
Mr. O'Connell has acceded to a request from a conside-
rable number of the freeholders of his native county, and
his address to the electors of Kerry will appear in the papers
to-morrow.

Mr. H. W. Barron and Mr. Power are the Reform can-
didates for Waterford, where a vigorous, and I have no
doubt a successful, struggle will be made to oust the Be-
resfords.

In the county of Wicklow Mr. Gun has appeared as a
candi 'ate, and founds his pretensions on his opposition to
the Reform Bill. The Earl of Wicklow gives his interest
to Mr. Gun, and opposes his own nephew, Mr. Howard,
who voted for the Reform Bill. It is said that 5,0001.
out of the Anti- Reform fund has been forwarded as an en-
couragement to the Wicklow Tories : hut all will not do ;
the influence of Earl Fitzwilliam, backed by the inde-
pendent gentry and freeholders, will be much more than a
match for the corruptionists.
From all parts of the country the accounts of the pro-
gress of the Reformers are most cheering, but none of the
Irish elections have yet commenced. It is now said that
Mr. James Daly retires from Galway county.
Three o'clock.—l have just returned from the Reform
meeting at the Royal Exchange. Major Sirr (a Police
Magistrate, and a most influential corporator) proposed a
resolution, which I left Mr. O'Connell seconding in a very
able speech. Major Sirr and Daniel O'Connell ! What
a happy junction of the extremities of the old Irish parties
in support of the King's Government and the Reform Bill,
which has bound them up with the cause of the people.
CAaLow COUNTY.—Sir Thomas Butler has retired to
make way for Mr. Rochfort, The celebrated Dr. Doyle
has written a letter, inclosing a subscription to the Chair-
man of the Reform Committee for the county, from which
we take the following extract :—" The cause of the na-
tion must be triumphant,—this is as certain as the rising
of the sun ; but whether that triumph shall be obtained
by peaceable means, or through a sea of blood, depend.
mainly on the issue of the present elections. This issue,
therefore, is a cause of life or death to the people ; and the
man is a traitor to his own interests,—to the interests of
his own children and of his country,—who does not exert
whatever power or privileges he may posess to support
the best of Kings and his Ministers in their present con-
test with a powerful and despotic party."
Mr. James Daly has resigned for the county, and Mr.
O'Hara for the town of Galway.

CORNWALL.

(The following copy of a letter has been receive
town this morning, dated Cornwall, May 3.)

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MY DEAR W
,
you there-
" I am too late to pay postage to-night, will
fore send this to the Editor of The Sun. I am not
aware if he will think it worth insertion otherwise than
as a means of chewing what may be done by mere pro-
fessors ;—to compare their votes with their professions is
the surest mode of annihilating the deceptive trash they
utter en their canvass.
" The Sun is a paper read at three places in the town
immediately that the mail arrives, namely, the two Public
reading-rooms and at F'ranklyn's ;at the latter place from
twenty to forty persons nightly assemble to obtain early
intelligence, which, by peculiar favour of the post-master,
is given to Franklyn forty minutes before other innkeepers
get their papers.
We often get the leading articles read aloud within
twenty-six hours after they are written.
A glorious meeting was held at our Town-hall to-day
to support the Cornish Reformers. A large and spiriled
subscription was entered into for the purpose : Rev. St.
Aubyn in the chair. My brother is actively canvassing,
but even Lord Valletort's tenantry do not support hi"
cause, that is, if one may judge by his promises obtained
fur Lemon and Pendarves. B. B."

TO THE FREEHOLDERS OF CORNWALL.
" ONE AND ALL."

CORNISHMEN,—You are called
county fromindelible disgrace.
small and corrupt minority has too securely fastened LIP"
Thuatpo disgrace
to rescue
whichyour
a
you by their practices. The name of Cornwall and cor-
ruption is become synonimous. The reckless baseness of
that whenever the terms liberty and patriotism are men-
a few has fixed a stigma upon the many, and hence it is
tioned, the finger of scorn is immediately pointed to the
West. Rouse then from your lethargy. Be not the
dupes of wily and subtle aristocrats, whose only aim I"
their personal aggrandisement. Reform, in some shape "r
other, is now admitted by all to be absolutely necessary
Even Sir Richard Vyvyan and Lord VAlletort in their ea-
dresses profess to succumb to public opinion, but before
you trust them let us see what has been their conduct.
To begin with Lord Valletort—his Lordship says'
" Throughout my comparatively short political life I have
endesvoured to bring to the consideration of all great
questions a mind unbiassed by party much less by personal
feelings ; I think I may also presume to say without fear
of contradiction, that I have ever attempted honestly to
perform the duties I thought incumbent on me.,, Let us
ask, was there no personal feeling when his Lordship
voted against Reform in the representation of Edinburgh ?
Did his Lordship act unbiassed by party, when he voted
against the motion brought forward to abolish the office of
Lieutenant• General of the Ordnance? Did his Lordsbip
honestly perform his duty to the Dissenters of the kingdom
by aboontiog himself from the HOLM when the repeal °f

the Test and Corporation Acts Was moved by Lord John
Russell? Did his Lordship vote for the removal of the
franchise from East Retford to Birmingham ?—No. For
the Marquis of Blandford's Reform?—No. For Man-
chester to return Members ?—No. For the general Re-
form motion brought forward May 28th ?—No. Was his
Lordship present honestly to perform his duty on the first
reading'. of the Jews' Relief Bill ? No. Did his Lord-
ship vote for the second reading 2—No. Did Ws Lord-
ship not pair off against the motion for abolishing punish.
ment of Death for Forgery?--Yes. Did his Lordship not
vote against the propagating of the Gospel in Canada
?
Yes. Was his Lordship present honestly performing his duty
when the great question for the Reform in Chancery was
brought forward June 24. th ?—Nit. Will any Cornishman
lay his hand upon his heart and say that he conscientiously
believes Lostwithiel and Plympton were out of his Lord-
ship's mind, when these and many other votes were given
against every species of Reform? Away then with that
sentence of his Lordship's address " unbiassed by party
much less by personal feeling."
Nett comes Sir Richard Vyvyan. What shall be said
to him ? He entered the House as the representative of
as an intelligent a class of men as the kingdom possesses.
No county in England has produced mere learned men,
❑or is there a spot on the face of the globe where the
energetic character of the natives in the pursuit of science
stands higher. Emulous as they ever have been of
superior deeds, standing erect and prominent on the pin-
nacle of human esteem, Sir Richard came forward to
watch over their interests. The asserter of their rights,
the protector of their liberties. Let us analyze his con-
duct and compare it with his present address—He says,
"It is the policy of my opponents to persevere in calling
me illiberal ; although many of them know that ever
since the Catholic Emancipation Act was passed, I have
been a moderate reformer." If a man's ipse dinit is to be
taken instead of his acts, then may his constituents know
that he is a moderate reformer, not otherwise. But let
us see—in March, 1829, the Catholic Relief Bill was
passed, which Bill, by the bye, this enlightened legislator
and would be liberal, opposed in all its stages. That Bill,
in his estimation like the present Reform measure, to use
his own words, " was more extensive and sweeping than
any yet propounded to Parliament and hostile to all in-
terests," but there is no harm to come of it yet nor is
there any likely to happen. On the contrary it has tended
at least to make some men profess liberal principles. To
assume a virtue if they have it not. But to the point.
Is Sir Richard's vote to be found in favour of any plans of
Reform as yet brought forward ? If it is let him point it
out to his constituents. Did he vote for the transfer of
the franchise from Retford to Birmingham ? No—Did
he not vote against the Marquis of Blandford's motion for
Reform ? Yes—ls his name to be found in the list of
those who voted that Ma'ichester and other large towns
should send representatives to Parliament? No—Did
he not vote against the motion made for general Reform
last May? Yes—What becomes then of his profession
that be is a moderate reformer, seeing that all these ques-
tions have been brought forward subsequent to the Catholic
relief discussions ?

Next as to his liberality—is not the liberal's vote to be
found recorded against both the first and second reading
of the Bill for the relief of the Jews—and against the
question fir prop 'gating the Gospel in Canada ? Yes—
hut Sir Richard says " you returned me to defend not to
destroy, to maintain existing institutions, not to endanger
the Constitution," and he refuses to support the scheme
of Reform because he " believes it particularly hostile to
the interests of the Agriculturists and Fundholder, (in-
cluding the poorer classes,) whose money is invested in
the Savings' Banks." The sophistry of this language is
easily shown,—hy what violent transition is it, that the
hard earnings of the Agriculturists are so often transferred
to the pockets of others, but the continual tampering with
the currency and corn questions which a reformed House
of Commons would avoid. Lastly, who in order to obtain
possession of all the savings of the poor and the accumu-
lation of Friendly Societies, passed Acts granting a larger
portion of interest than could be otherwise obtained, and
afterwards reduced that interest at a blow ? The question
need not be answered, but remember freeholders, that
another corrupt House may still further reduce your in-
terest, whereby one-half your capital now vested in the
Savings' Banks may be annihilated.
Be firm then, be resolved, if you wish to preserve your
little savings for the comfort of old age, or to contribute to
the happiness of your offspring, vote for Reformers. Let
your voices be raised in tavour of Mr. Pendarves and Sir
Charles Lemon. Let the purse strings of those who can
afford it be opened in aid of the righteous cause. Let those
who cannot lend a coach or a cart lend a horse—let all do
something—remember the widows' mite, she of her want
did cast i❑ all she had. Go ye and do likewise.

PLYMOUTH ELECTION.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

As I anticipated, the ebullitions of the people have this
morning been sent forth. When the hour approached for
the candidates to make their appearance to go to the
Guildhall, where the election is held, concourses of people
were seen in all directions, and upon the appearance of
Sir George Cockburn and his friends they were pelted
with mud. After the arrival of all the candidates at the
Guildhall, there was some delay in opening the public
doors, and the people doubtless being exasperated at such
conduct, gave vent to their feelings by smashing the glass
—one window is nearly smashed to pieces. The people
being admitted, the polling commenced; but order could
not be obtained, and at intervals stones were thrown at
the windows. This arises, no doubt, from the obstinacy
of the Mayor in not appointing a place to hold the elec•
tion, where hustings could be erected, which he was re-
quested to do by some of the electors before the day of
election, as the hall cannot conveniently hold more than
200 persons. These scenes continued at intervals for
several hours, and very much retarded the progress of the
polling, as you will perceive by the numbers sent, o hen
compared with the first day. About two hours before
the time appointed for the closing, of the poll (five p.m.)
a great rush took place, and the crowd broke away a par-
tition which separated them from another part of the hall
which is appointed for the freemen, at the same time
making a tremendous noise, calling upon Sir George to
withdraw from the contest, as he was not the choice of
the people of Plymouth, which was followed up with a
shower of stones at the windows from the outside. Sir
George was evidently afraid, for the people made towards
the Magistrates' bench, where the candidates were seated,
and perceiving such a movement towards him, he quitted
the bench and concealed himself in another part of the
building, where he remained until the meeting was ad-
journed. The Deputy Town Clerk immediately bawled
out, the Mayor was advised to read the Riot Act, and he,
at the Mayor's request, began to read it; but not a syl-
lable could he heard, as he was opposed by hisses and
groans, and the meeting adjourned. A car decorated with
laurel was provided for the Hon. Captain Elliot, at the
expense of the inhabitants, who was drawn through the
town attended by immense crowds. About a quarter of
an hour after the Hon. Captain Elliot left the Guildhall,
to the great surprise of the inhabitants, detachments of the
22d and 35th Regiments arrived there, and took their
stations before one of the entrances. Shortly afterwards
Sir George and his friends came out, when the 22d led
the advance, followed by him and his friends, with peace-
officers on either side, and the 35th brought up the rear.
In this manner Sir George and his friends were escorted
to the hotel through the back streets, amidst the hisses of
the people. After giving you a detailed history of those
ebullitions of popular feeling, it is certainly necessary I
should state what the causes are. As I stated yesterday,
the number of electors when compared with the large
population is extremely small; but the most promi-
nent is the fact of many of the electors having
attended the Reform meetings lately held here, who
also signed the petitions voted in favour of the
measure, and now voting for an Anti-Reform candidate.
They give as an excuse for this inconsistency of conduct
that Sir George has been very kind to them in procuring
situations for their friends, and they in return gave him
pledges of support long prior to the dissolution of Parlia-
ment—but the general opinion here is that as this is an
election to take the sense of the people on the great ques-
tion of Reform, they should forego their pledges on this
occasion, and give him on some future period their sup-
port. This lam sorry to say they did not adhere to, as
the state of the poll chews. To-morrow many persons
having claims to the freedom of the borough will tender
their votes as plumpers for Captain Elliot, but it is under-
stood they will not he received by the returning officer as
legal votes, yet if they give the Captain a majority, it will
place him in a situation to try their validity before a Com-
mittee of the House of Commons.
Ten o'clock p. m.—The town is now pretty quiet, after
some hundreds having amused themselves with burning
the effigy of Sir George. W. M.
STATE OF TIIE POLL,,SECOND DAV, MAY 3.
Sir T. B. Martin
Sir George Cockburn B9
Hon. Captain Elliot 6l

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
The military having been in requisition to-day, I have
cleared that it would be worth while to give yeu facts to
prevent mis-statements.
Plymouth (i. e. the borough) bat long been held in
thraldom by a few big wige who have crept into autho-

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rity by the suffralbges of a small number of freemen, and
have monopolized to themselves the loaves and fishes of a
spendthrift Tory Administration. At the eleventh hour
they confess their weakness, and extend the franchise ; they
have admitted new freemen on given terms, and also
admitted apprenticeship claims of some description, to be
valid after hey years' resistance, founded on bye laws,
whilst they still resist other claimants of a similar nature
The popular feeling out of the Corporation is for Ref arm.
Amongst the old freemen are many staunch Reformers,
but they were pledged nine fathom deep to Martin and
Cockburn, and have voted accordingly. The new freemen
elect cannot vote till they have been free of the borough
twelve months and a day, so that in a great measure the
borough is as close as ever. Now, if none of the press nt
voters- hail identified themselves with Reform generally, •
their present conduct would have been individually con-
sistent; hut to stand forward at public meetings to peti-
tion for Reform to address the King in favour of Reform.
and then to vote for an anti-Reformer, is monstrous, but
at Plymouth it is illustrated through the pertinacity of Sir
George, and the servility of a crew of place hunters.—
Thus it stands. Elliot as Reformer is the favourite, accord-
ingly be is chaired—cheered, and every manifestation of
good feeling awarded to him and his cause. Cockburn,
on the contrary, has been hooted, groaned at, hissed, and
I regret to add, with his supporters, has been pelted. The
hall is made the ecene of the greatest discord, and the most
vindictive feeling is aroused between the parties, and in-
dignation is at its highest pitch on the part of the
people against Sir George Cockburn. Having in
the morning received a complete bespattering in the
streets, and stood through most of the day the brunt of a
fire of words in the ball, where the Riot Act was read in
consequence of the breaking of glass (a novelty at Plymouth,
where elections' are generally a farce,) a party of mili-
taro merely escorted him front the Guildhall to the Hotel,
a distance of about a quarter of a mile. The people here
are not riotously inclined, and the physical power of the
middle class is sufficiently conservative. I expect the
appearance of the soldiers will give rise to some discussion,
but every thing is peaceable now, and I trust Sir George
will either give in to Elliot in the morning, or remain at
his Hotel in quiet expectation of the result whirls will ter-
minate favourable to him, subject, however, to a revisal,
which the Elliot party mean to try, of taking the votes of
all the claimants by virtue of servitude.

STAFFORD ELECTION.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.

This borough has been the scene of a spirited contest.
Mr. Hawker; an Anti-Reformer, started against the two
late Members, who are both staunch supporters of the Bill.
From the commencement of the poll Mr. Campbell went
a-head, and Mr. flawkes, at ore time, headed Mr. Gis-
borne by 34. Towards evening, however, the latter gen-
tleman pulled up, and the numbers at the close of the first
d ty's poll were—
Campbell
Hawkes 299
Gisborne

In the course of that evening and night the Reformers
made the most strenuous efforts, which were happily
crowned with success. All freemen who were absent
from the borough were sent for by expresses, and at the
final close o f the poll on the next day, when the fse,men
had been polled through, the numbers were—
Campbell
Gishorne
Hawkes 416

The two former were declared duly elected.
On Monday a County Court was held, to put in nomi-
nation Members for the county. E. J. Littleton, Esq.
was proposed by the Rev. T. Gisborne, of )(Oxon-lodge,
(father of the Member for the borough), and seconded by
Sir E. Scott, M.P. tin• Lichfield.
The Rev. Gentleman, in the course of a speech of dis-
tinguished eloquence, stated that for more than fifty years
he had never attended a county election, nor any county
meeting, on a subject purely political ; but that at the age
of seventy-three the important question of Reform had
called him forth, and that he felt it his duty to state, in
the most unequivocal manner, his approbation of the Bill
introduced by his Majesty's Ministers. He then took a ge-
neral review of that measure, and answered in a manner tho-
r aighly convincing all the principal objections which have
been urged against it.
Sir J. Wrottesley, Bart., was proposed by Sir 0.
Moseley, the Chairman of the Quarter Sessionl, and se-
conded by Mr. Buller, in a speech highly creditable to his
principles and abilities.
The Rev. Mr. Broughton then came forward to state
his disapprobation of the conduct of Mr. Littleton and
Sir J. Wrottesley, in supporting the Reform Bill. In
consequence of his applying some very hard words to that
measure, he was received by the freeholders with consi-
derable impatience. He declared his determination to be
to use his utmost exertion between that day and the day
of election to procure a candidate to oppose the late Mem-
bers ; but being subsequently pressed by Sir 0. Moseley
on the subject, he admitted that he saw no prospect oh
finding one. Mr. Littleton and Sir J. Wrottesley then
severally addressed their late constituents in able speeches,
and were received in the most enthusiastic manner.
There is no doubt that they will be re-elected without fur-
ther opposition.