The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-25 00:00:00

NORWICH ELECTION.

(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
It is impossible to &scribe the excitement which has
prevailed in this city during the lye. few days. Every
•vening since Wednesday the cnachr•s bare been watched
by numbers whose eagerness has scarcely awaited the deli-
very of parcels, and the office of the Norwich Mercury
has been besieged by all classes awaiting to hear the morn-
ing papers publicly reads When the news of the deter-
mination of his Majesty arrived, the utmost enthusiasm
was manifested. On the same evening a meeting of the
friends of Messrs. Gurney and Grant was held, and a de-
claration expressive of the determination to support their
representatives as members tried and proved friends to the
Reform Bill was carried round, and in the course of four
it five hours signed by more than five hundred of the mer-
chants, bankers, and tradera of the city. A similar decla-
ration was made by the master manufacturers, the greater
part of whom signed it. This was done in the course of
Thursday, and on Friday morning published.. No candi-
,late had up to that titne appeared to prop the fallen house
if the anti-reformists, but they talked of various gentle-
nen, and of imtnediate expectation of answers to applica-
tions. fit❑ Friday bills were put forth calling on the free-
men in the orange end purple interest (the anti•reformers)
not to pledge their votes, as candidates would be found to
support their rights. In the tnedn while Gurney and
Grant's friends have been upon the qui wive, Cenunittecs
have bier! appointed—a canvass has been commenced] and,
in many parishes, terminated—the country votes have
been canvassed as far as time would allow—in fact nothing
has been left unattended which was requisite to secure the
return of these gentlemen in a more triumphant manner
than at the last election. In despite of the cry which
was set up by the anti-reformers about the loss of the
freemen's privileges, the canvass has been much snore sa-
tisfactory (and we spells from autliorhy) than the one
previous to the last election. The freemen say we du not
care for names, we are for Reform,—and even gentlemen
who have all their lives taken active parts in elections,
hive refused to attend the meetings to get up an opposi-
tion, because they are for the Reform Bill. The fact is
the people are awake—the cry is up—" For the King and
for Reform" is the motto, and Norwich will again have
the honour of setting the example to England and of re-
turning Reformers its their representative,.
The writ is arrived by the post, and the election will
probably take place on Thursday, but certainly on Friday.
The day is fixed for Friday. You have noticed the return
of Mr. R. Grant as being certain, but you have made a
mistake in stating Mr. Hudson Gurney to be the colleague
instead of Mr. Richard H. Gurney.

THE KING!-THE KING!-WILLIAM

THE FOURTH FOR EVER !

(FROM OUR SHEFFIELD CORRESPONDENT.)
The most intense anxiety has prevailed in this town
since yesterday afternoon, as to the King's determination
whether Reform Bill would abide and stand true to the
Grey Administration, or whether his Majesty would again
have recourse to the counsels of the man who said he
would oppose all Reform ! The arrival of The Sun and
other Evening Papers, at three o'clock this day (Saturday),
removed all doubt on that point. The result was congra-
tulations, shaking of hands, and God bless William IV., on
all hands. The spirited gentlemen assembling at little
Coxon's, the first and foremost in the glorious cause, im-
mediately determined on having a merry peal of the parish
church help, to celebrate the triumph over the fallen lost
horoughmongers. To accomplish which a subscription
was set on foot, which was spedily filled up; the bells
soon afterwards striking up a " Lilt so gaily 0," which
was kept up till ten o'clock.
We never recollect on any occasion such an unanimity
of feeling. We were pleased with one old Grey-headed
reformer, who has witnessed all the changes of the last
fifty years. -Taking us by the band, he exclaimed, " You
know what the bells are ringing for ? Aye, man, I thank
God I have lived to see William the Fourth on the throne,
and shall die happy if I only live to go go to York, to re-
cord my vote against the vie accursed system which has
crushed England's energies, and enable the county to re-
turn four Members who will support the best of Kings."
This is the universal sentiment, anti it is the more gratify-
ing, as there many freeholders in this district, in the strict
sense of the word, real forty-shilling boys.

There are no symptoms of any movement on the part
of Mr. Duncombe or Mr. Bethell. The former, indeed,
we would advise to stay at home, as the grinders have it
in serious contemplation to borrow " Brown's balloon,"
to send him in search of some Utopia in the higher regions.
Lord Morpeth, Sir J. Johnstone, G. Strickland, and
J. C. Ramsden, Esqrs., are expected here on Wednesday,
when we have no doubt they will meet with such a recep-
tion as will make the boroughmongers tremble, and de-
light Reform Bill with the warm and sincere attachment
of his people. The Lord Chancellor, Brougham, will
lung recollect Paradise-square, and so will the above-
named individuals, u)lien they meet the men of Hallam-
shire. There will be no " best considerations ;" it will
be "the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill."
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Arrangements are making at all the principal houses to
celebrate the most patriotic of Royal Speeches, by public
dinners, &c. ; which will probably be summed , up by a
general illumination. We know the feeling of the inha-
bitants is in favour of this mode of expressing their joy on
this occasion ; and if the gentlemen who frequent Coxon's
will only take the lead in the illumination, as they have
done in manifesting their approbation of the King's de-
cision, by setting the hells a•going to the tune of " Now's
the day and now -the hour," when "England expects
every man will do his duty," they will merit the best
thanks of the Reformer's of Sheffield.

REFORM, DISSOLUTION, AND PUBLIC

FEELING IN SHEFFIELD.

(FROM OUR SHEFFIELD CORRESPONDENT.)

We stated on Wednesday that the Secretary of the Shef-
field Political, Union had been authorised to cal! a meeting
of the Memhers immediately on the receipt of intelligence
of the certainty of a Dissolution of -Parliament. Accord-
ingly, on the arrival of The Sun this afternoon (Friday)
announcing the probability of a dissolution yesterday even-
ing, the bellman proclaimed chat a meeting would be held
at the Town-hall at eight o'clock. At that hour the hall
was literally crowded, although there was only two hours'
notice given. Yes, hear it, boroughmong, rs, and des
poilers of England's wealth, the Town-hall of Sheffield
was crowded at two hours' notice, when, with one simul-
taneous voice, the men of Hallamshire resolved to address
his Majesty to dissolvi-Parliament, and in the event of
the tidings of Parliament being already dissolved before
the address is sent off to-morrow night, then to congratu-
late his Majesty on his glorious decision, and to assure the
Royal Reformer that none but reformers shall be returned
for Yorkshire.

A requisition to the Master Cutler to call a town's
meeting *as afterwards agreed to, to consider the pro-
priety of also addressing his Majesty in favour of a dissolu-
tion of Parliament, which will be held early next week,
vice versa, to congratulate the King.
The Political Union of Sheffield, since its formation,
has already effected wonders. It was the first town,
tl rough the medium of the Union in Yorkshire, who led
the van in favour of the Ministerial Reform Bill. In two
days the petition was signed by upwards of 13,000.—
Again, in the event of a dissolution, the Political Union
takes the lead in praying for a dissolution, in which all
Yorkshire will fol'ow.

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one could be found black enough to second the proposi-
tion. The Noble Lord has recently made himself very
conspicuous on the Reform question, and even admitted,
in leis place in Parliament, that if he wished to look for
friends opposed to the measure, he must not go beyond that
House 1 After such an admission no one would have
believed that the Noble Lord would have endeaveured to
increase the number of his enemies. This he has done,
and however much the said Noble Lord's ambition leads
bins to hope, that on no distant day, one of his illustrious
scions will represent this county, we have great pleasure
in assuring his Lordship that that day is very distant,
unless they too become Reformers. The men of York-
shire, and the men of Hallamshire, have unanimously de-
termined that none but men of tried worth and real Re-
formers—men who will vote for " the whole Bill, and
nothing but the Bill," shall have their suffrages.
Before we conclude these remarks, on this very im-
portant and decided instance of popular feeling in favour
of Reform, we would especially address a few words to
the intelligent and noble bands of patriots who assemble
at Coxon's, Knowles's, Fordham's, Clinton's,
Bramley's, Smith's, Gray's, Rodgers', IJnwin's, Alosley's,
Holland's, &c. &c., to evince their attachment to the
great cause of Reform on this occasion, not merely by
words, but by deeds. Let every man contribute, according
to his means, to secure the return of Reformers. Let the
test be on the approaching election—" The whole Bill,
and nothing but the Bill." Lord Morpeth, Sir J. John-
stone, G. Strickland, Esq., and J. C. Ramsden, Esq.,
ill tried men and true, are the people's candidates; whom
we feel assured the people will carry into Parliament in
defiance of Air. Duncombe's long purse, or the longest

purse of corruption ever woven out of the toil ar;rl sv.cat
f free-born Englishmen.

The address- will be sent otr to Lord Brougham to-
morrow evening, signed by the Chai.man, T. A. Watd,
Eqq. and' Mr. Bramley, as Secretary of the Union, there
being no time for signatures, although we are confith nt
that even in one day the people would have rushed like a
:orrent to sign such a loyal doeument.
The meeting broke up with three times three for Re-
form, the King, and the Chairman.

REFORM.

TO THE INDEPENDENT BURGICS6ES OF CARDIFF, AND THE

CONTRIBUTORY" BOROUGHS.
BROTHER FREE3IEN,—.-.11.4 Our present much-respected
sad hitherto liberal representative has declared his inten-
tion to solicit your suffrages, I tike the liberty of suggest-
ing to you the indispensable necessity of putting to his
Lordship the following important question, and obtaining
from him a decisive and explicit reply, " Will you give
your fall and unreserved support to Lord John Russell's
Bill for Reform, and oppose any and every means which
the boroughmongers may resort to for its defeat or modifica-
tion ?" Of course I need not point out to you what your
conduct should be if his Lordship give a negative or eva-
sive )eply. I am, my Brother Freemen,
Cardiff, April 23, 1831. CYMRO.