The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-10 00:00:00

GELDESTON, NORFOLK, MAY 9.

TO THE EDIT OR OF THE SUN.
Slll,--4 think you will own with rue that Norfolk 110
done its duty. The county, Norwich, Yarmouth, and
Lynn, have all returned Reformers. Thetford and Castle
Rising have elected one Reformer and three Anti-gr
formers, making a total of nine out of twelve on the Sicle
of liberty. Our county election was on Friday; it vial
also the birth-day of our illustrious representative, 141f'
Coke, who, though in his 78th year, looked younger doe
this by twenty years. He is, in every sense of the word,
a wonder. There was not the shadow of an opposition to
him and Sir William Folkes. After the election there
was a dinner in the Assembly-rooms, at which Sir Jacob
Astley presided. Both at this meeting, and at the Shire'
hall in the morning, Mr. Coke expressed his determine'
tion to retire from the representation of the county 0
soon as the Reform Bill shall have been carried. The
accomplishment of this great measure will, he says, leave
him nothing further to wish for; and he will retire with'
the satisfaction of having a long life of exertion in the
cause of liberty crowned with complete success. Trull
this is an enviable lot.

If the " conservative" gentry make no better hand i"
other places than they have done in Norfolk, I fear the)"
will lose both character and money. Precious fools! al
they imagine that the freemen of England are to be bough
like sheep at a fair, or that the tide of popular opinion to
to be stemmed by running the Reform eandid.ites to e%
pence. The very measure but recoils on the heads of
those who are weak enough, and I will add, wicket
enough, to adopt it. Reform we want, and Reform At
will have ! T.

ULTRA-TORY SPIRIT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

SlR,—Although my own principles are adverse to the
measure of Reform proposed by the King's Ministers, yet
I am so indignant at a very recent display of Ultra-To'
ryism in this town, that I cannot help putting you in peg'
session of the circumstances, that you may, if you please'
denounce the conduct of the noble actor. You need not,
perhaps, be told that Dorchester is a close borough, in the
hands of Lord Shaftesbury and Mr. Robert Williams, the
Birchin-lane banker. Mr. Williams is returned on hie
own interest, and some nominee of Lord Shaftesbdry 011
that of his Lordship. Their election is a thing of course'
On Monday last Lord Ashley (his father's nominee) gave
his accustomed dinner. I was not present, never dining
at election dinners; but what I am going to state actuallY
took place; the truth of my relation is irrefragible.'
Immediately On the removal of the cloth, his LordshiP
gave " The King and the Monarchy," but no cheers en'
sued. The implication deducible from the copulative
" and the Monarchy," is obvious—that it was in danger
of being severed. The " Queen" was next given to
silence, but when the health of the Recorder was give/
three cheers followed. I call this radicalism in hie'
places, and it ought really to be exposed. , Not a persoo
present at the dinner but was put to shame; yet set cir'
cumstanced were they, that to be silent was thought to be,
prudent. I write this in extreme haste, in the midst 01
preparation for the county election, to carry which Mr'
Bankes has (so far as appearances go) no chance.
Dorchester, May 5. A. B.