The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-28 00:00:00

GLORIOUS EFFECTS OF THE REFORM

BILL-MEMBERS FOR SHEFFIELD.

(FROM OUR. 'SHEFFIELD CORRESPONDENT.)
Saturday Evening, May 21.

One of our humourous and popular song writers has
been endeavouring for several days to meet with an Anti-
Reformer in Sheffield, with the view of immortalizing him
in verse, and was about giving up the task as fruitless, when
he communicated ti a venerable Reformer, whom he met,
the object of his perambulations through the various
streets, who at once advised him to desist ; adding, surely
the numerous and splendid flags, and the loyal inscriptions
thereon, which are flying in every street and lane in the
town, ought to have satisfied you, that " the Bill, the whole
Bill, and nothing but the Bill," was every man's motto.
" Aye, aye," says the Poet, " I am satisfied, for I be-
lieve there has been nought but public dinners every day
this week in honour of Reform Bill; and, although the
Independent says there is a division of sentiment as to the
best mode of testifying our gratitude to the King, and that
friend Coxon's patriotic sons had subscribed twenty-five
pounds for a Statue, he should also have added, that at
the same place there were several subscriptions for the
Memorial."

OLD REFORMER.—" I saw it, there were many a score
names attached to it. They certainly do things there in
style."
POET.—" Aye, you see they are men of deeds as well
as words; and Coxon himself has travelled a deal, and
knows all the history of the boroughtnongers, and many a
laugh they have at their expenre."
OLD REFORMER.--" Do you ever hear them say who
are to be the Members for Sheffield when the Reform Bill
passes ?"
POET.—" Yes ; Hugh Parker must be one, and Mr.
Ward or Mr. Bailey the other. Should the two former be
proposed, they shall have my best support ; aye, and songs
for nothing. To the latter, I have no great objection, as
he posies,es every qualification for bscoming a Senator, but
I should like him to throw away some of his Aristocratical
feeling."
OLD REFORMER..—" Aristocratical feeling ! why, I
thought he were always for the People. Did he not write
the Address to his Majesty for dissolving Parliament ?"
PoIT.—" To he sure be did. But what (lid he say
before the meeting ? That them Political Unionists were
premature in calling the town together, and that the great
folks ought to have done it."
OLD REFORMER.—" Aye, aye, the great folks always
left every thing to the last; and now, that the King and
the People are united, they find that they are in the back
ground. But, I think Mr. Bailey has made some aments,
for the Address certainly was a good one."
POET.—" So it was; but the day is gone by, as Lord
Althorp said, to govern this country by corruption, or for
any than to despise the force of public, feeling ; and, although
I would not raise any opposition to Mr. Bailey's return,
still, when he comes upon the hustings, he will not only
find it necessary to bow to the public, but if ever he enters
the House of Commons, his best friends and supporters will
be the People."
OLD REFORMER.---" At Knowles's Reform Dinner, on
Thursday, there was some mention made of the Hon. Mr.
Wentworth, who is so nobly fighting the boroughtnongers
at Northampton, as being a likely chap for Sheffield."
PoET.—" I should have liked to have been at that
dinner. I saw the grand triumphal arch, surmounted
with the Crown and W. R. in tran+parent lamps, as well
as a beautiful flag."
OLD REFORMER...." It was really a grand do. Every
thing went off well ; and great praise was given to the
Editor of The Sun and his Sheffield Correspondent, for
their very able and efficient services in the cause of Reform."
POET..--." Why, was he there ?"
OLD REFORMER I don't know ; but if he was, he
must have enjoyed the scene, as it was truly laughable to
hear the surmises made by different gentlemen as to his
identity; indeed, one went so far as confidently to name a
particular person."
POET.—" Have you heard what the Memorial of
Gratitude to the King is to consist of ?"

OLD REFOILMER,J" Nothing is decided upon ; but I
have heard that the silversmiths, who are very numerous,
respectable, and intelligent, are anxious it should include
a specimen of their wares."

POET.--" If all the trades acts so, the King will have
such a furnished Palace as no monarch ever had before."

OLD REVORM No monarch ever merited such gra-
titude ; and long may King William reign over his people."
POET.—" Amen, amen."

[The mail having just passed, an adjournment was pro-
posed to Coxon's, to hear The Sun read, and how the
Northampton Election was going on. After which the
merits of the candidates were again discussed, when it ap-
peared evident that the spirited conduct of the lion. Dlr•
Wentworth had made a favourable impression, although
there seemed to be but one sentiment, that Mr. Parker
and Mr. Ward should be our first representatives.

NEW PARLIAMENT.

MEMBERS RETURNED.
HADDINGTON, &c.—R. Stewart, Esq.
LINLITHGOW, &c.—W. D. Gillon,
I'EMBROKESIIIHE--SIC John Owen.

STATE OF THE POLLS.

PEMBROKESHIRE, MAY 26.
FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Sir John Owen E949
Mr. Greville 1660

THE LATE ANTI-REFORM MEMBERS.

A LIST of the ANTI•REFORII MEMBERS of the
DISMISSED HOUSE of COMMONS who have
been EJECTED from the PRESENT PARLIAMENT.
Those names marked thus " voted in the majority on
General Gascoyne's motion on the 19th April
Those names marked thus -1- voted against the second
reading of the Bill, on the 22d of March.
ENGLAND.
NOMINEES WHOSE ILICTURNS DEPENDED CDIEFLY ON

TIIEIR KINDRED.
Names of Members. Places. Patrons.
•Sir C. J. Greville ....Warwick Earl of Warwick
*Vise. Gnmstone --St. Alban's Earl Verulam
•Vise. Ingestrie Hertford Lord Salisbury
•Sir J. 1). King Wycombe
*J. Lindsay Wigan Earl of Balcarras
*Sir L. V. Palk Ashburton
*T. A. Smith Andover
*Lord Valletort Plympton Earl Mount Edgecumbe
H. Willoughby Newark Lord Middleton
*Marg. of Worcester Monmouth Duke of Beaufort