The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-20 00:00:00

" TO ➢IY FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN.

" I understand that some observations-have beet:
made upon my conduct, which require from me to
statement of facts. To facts I shall confine myself.
" On Thursday, April 21st, a dissolution of Par-
, liament was inevitable. On that day I wrote from
London to Mr.. Hanbury, to request him to stand
for the county of Northampton, in opposition to Mr.
Cartwright. On Saturday, April the 23d, I re-
ceived Mr. Hanbury's answer, stating that the a-
tempt would be unsuccessful. In reply to this let-
ter, I wrote again to Mr. Hanbury, stating my rea-
sons for thinking otherwise, and again pressing him
to stand. To this second letter I received an an-
swer on Monday, April 2.5 th, in which Mr. Han-
bury positively declined standing.
" On Wednesday, April 27th, I received a letter
from Mr. Curtis, of Wellingborough, in which a
wish was stated *to be entertained in that place that
I would stand fer the county. My answer, written
April 27th, was, that I should infinitely prefer
seeing any other person in the situation of Mem-
ber,' that no power on earth should induce me to
engage as a candidate in a popular election,' but
that
under certain circumstances I might feel it a
duty to obey a call strongly made on me.'
" On Monday, May 2d, I received a letter from
Kettering, stating that there was a rumour there
that Lord Brudenell was to stand with Mr. Cart-
wright, and that the friends of Reform in that town
wished me to stand.

" On Tuesday,—May, 3d, I received a letter,
signed by forty-five freeholders at Towcester, invit-
ing me to stand.

On Wednesday, May 4th, I received a letter
from Daventry, expressing a trust that I would
allow the freeholders an opportunity of voting
for me.'

" My answers to the letters from Kettering and
Towcester were analogous to the one I sent to Mr.
Curtis, of Wellingborough.
" My answer to the letter from Daventry has
been printed; it is conformable with the others.

" While my correspondence with Mr. Hanbury
was going on, I endeavoured, through the interven-
tion of two friends, to obtain requisitions from some
of the inhabitants of Northampton and of Welling-
borough, calling upon that gentleman to stand. In
this matter, however, nothinz was done, and all my
attempts to induce any body to come forward
against Mr. Cartwright ceased on the 25th of April,
unless you consider in that light a letter that was
published in the Stamford and Huntingdon papers
about the last day of April. This letter was
signed " One of You." It was addressed to the
inhabitants of the northern parts of the county. Its
object was to draw their attention to the ad-
vantage which they, in particular, would de-
rive from that section of the Reform Bill which
provides for taking the poll in distric's; and to
point out to them the obstacle which Mr. Cart-
wright presented to their obtaining that advantage.
It neither mentioned nor alluded to any individual
as an opponent to Mr. Cartwright. With the ex-
ception of my father's agent, whom I desired to get
it published in the papers I have named, and to dis-
tribute some handbills of it, nobody knew that it
was written by me till Mr. Cartwright asked me the
question on Tuesday the 10th instant. The letter
had neither external nor internal evidence of being
mine, and for ought those who read it knew, any
holy else might have been the author. A letter
unsigned by the writer cannot be considered as a
canvass, either for the composer of it, or for any
other person. It is perfectly absurd so to consider it.
Having brought before you one letter that I
wrote without fixing my name to it, I will mention
another, and then you will be in possession of the
whole of my conduct. . .

. .
" While my correspondence with Mr. Hatibury
was going on, I wrote a letter signed A Free-
holder,' pointing out that gentleman as a fit person
to succeed Mr. Cartwright. It was sent from
London by the post of Saturday, April 23, and
wits published in the Northampton Free Press of
Tuesday, April 26.

_ .
" When my endeavours to persuade Mr. Hanbury
to stand were at an end, Lord Althorp knew that I
had been corresponding with him, and that our cor-
respondence had terminated, Lut he never knew that

I «•as the author of either of those anonymous letters
till after the commencement of the election.
" It has been stated that a committee, either for
me or Lord Althorp, or both of us, sat at Peter-
borough above three weeks previous to last Thurs-
day. This is not true.

" On the 4th of May, two days before the elec-
tion, a committee for Lord Althorp was formed at
Peterborough by my desire. Being in London, I
had received on the 3d a letter from Lord Althorp
at Northampton, in which he inquired who would be
the proper persons to make arrangements for the
conveyance of his friends in the soke of Peter-
borough in case of a contest. In consequence of
this letter, I wrote to Dr. Skrimshire, recommend-
ing the formation of a committee; and is writing to
that gentleman, I told him that. I thought it not im-
possible that I might be nominated. I gave him
this intimation, because I had then received the in-
vitations from Wellinborough an
.d Tw.vcester; and
declarations had been published by several populous
villages in the western part of the county, expressing
their desire to vote for some gentleman of the same
principles with Lord Althorp.
"On Wednesday, May 4th, messengers were
sent to the villages in the soke of Peterborough to
appri-e them that a contest was possible.
" On Thursday, May sth, a message to the same
effect was sent to Warmin‘rton a village near
Oundle. The assertion that
anya canvass was made
for me, or even for Lord Althorp by my desire, pre-
vious to the 4th of May, is unfounded. Error may
have led to the assertion, but there is no truth in it.
These are the facts.

" You, fellow-countrymen, will form your own
judgment upon them. I remain your most faithful
servant,

" Deliwre, May Is.

" MILTON."

CORNWALL COUNTY ELECTION
The usual proclamations having been made' the
High Sheriff declared Mr. Pendarvis and Sir
Lemon duly elected to represent this county as
knights of the shire in the ensuing Parliament.
This was received with acclamation.
Mr. PENDARVIS then came forward. This had
been the hardest struggle experienced in this county
during the memory of any individual, They had to
contend with a large proportion of the aristocracy of
the county, with those who formerly had had entire
influence in the election of the county members.—
They had had to contend with the proprietors of the
boroughs in the county, who did not like that Reform
in Parliament which they (the freeholders) said, and
he thought, was essentially necessary.—(Cheers.)
They (the freeholdeis) had shown by the struggle
they had made, and the services they had rendered,
that it was Tram principle, and from principle only,
they had supported his Hon. Friend and himself.—
(Cheers.) lie congratulated them that the issue of
that great question of Reform was now near at ,

passing that
hand; that they were on the eve of
I,reat Act which he believed would be more con-
lucive to the happiness and prosperity of th,
country than any Act which had been passed ft),
nary years.
Sir C. LEMON then addressed the electors. It had
been gratifying to see the good-humoured way it
•vhich the contest bad been carried on by their oppo-
nents. It was now time to forget all the diffetence!•
which had existed; they were all countrymen, ali
friends of the King and of Reform.---(Cheers.)—
Now was the time to take the laurel from their
hats.—(" We will," and to the honour of Cornish-
' men be it said, they instantly, almost to a man, tort
from their hats the laurel they had worn for their
two favourite candidates. I never saw such a feeling
as seemed to exist at that moment.) lie had again
to thank them for the manner in which the contest
had been conducted.—(Cheers.)
It was now past seven o'clock in the evening,
and the Members were imniMirety-riraired through
the town, amidst the eers of the assembled multi-
tude. This coyest ,
as been conducted in a way
far different .to•••any-74 er I havriiiii—the free-
holders were contendTng for the measure, not the
men. A general feeling of regret appeared to exist •
in the hearts of those who were opposing Sir R.
Vyvyan, who appears to be almost an idol in the
county, and I have no hesitation in saying that so
much are they attached to him, that no other per-
son but Sir C. Leman could have turned him out.

DUBLIN, MAY 17.

The infatuated Tories still continue the contest
in the city, although each day adds to the ma-
jority of the Reformers, which upon the gross poll
is now 382. The Anti-Reformers promised, last
night, to make a successful rally this morning, but
on going over to the hustings I found that the
polling was more languid than ever. The truth is,
that the Tories are playing On velvet—they are not
lavishing their own money, and they continue the
election in mere spite and vexation, in order to put
the Reform candidates to needless expence and
trouble.

COUNTY OF WEXFORD.—The Reformers are
here decidedly triumphant.
COUNTY OF CLARE.—An account reached town
this morning of the return of Major Macnamara and
Mr. Maurice O'Connell; but although there can be
little doubt such will be the result, I was unable to•
trace the rumour to any sufficient authority. On
Saturday evening, Mr. William Mahon struck Mr.
Maurice O'Connell in the streets of Ennis; but
Mr. O'Connell properly and prudently refrained
from resenting the insult until after the election. It
would not be safe to quarrel with the friends of Mr.
O'Gorman Mahon during the excitement of the
contest. A rumour prevailed through town this
morning, that the Government have forwarded a
warrant to one of the southern counties, where a
contest is now going on, to arrest one of the can-
ilidates on a charge of sedition.
COUNTY OF LouTIL—I have the pleasure to in-
form you that Mr. Sheil will be returned without
opposition. Sir Patrick Bellew has resigned. The
election takes place to-morrow.

Three o'clock.—At half-past two the poll at the
city election stood thus:—

Moore and Shaw - 2 n
Perrin and Harty . - 13
Lord George Beresford polled for the Anti-
Reformers, arid was hooted through the streets by
the populace.

SitC;o, -MAY 15.—Our election commenced yes-
terday, when General King, Colonel Perceval, and
Mr. Cooper were put in nomination. At the close
of the poll for the first day the numbers were—
Mr. Cooper - -
Colonel Perceval - - - 69
General King _ - 40
There were 26 objected votes, chiefly for the latter.
The two first candidates, Cooper and Perceva!, are
for the borough interest, and General King supports
the whole Bill, except having the franchise for
boroughs so low as 101. Many of the residents in
Sligo do not deserve to be enfranchised, from their
opposition to General King, and it is an actual fact,
that they are exerting themselves to secure the re-
turn of the man who would, if possible, keep their
borough for ever shut; they do not, therefore, de-
serve to get the boon that Ministers are anxious to
bestow; however, Gen. King's party are confident
of victory.

Mr. Forbes, of Callendar, has relinquished the
contest for the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Mr. R.
C. Fergusson, the former Member, will therefore be
returned without opposition.
The ninety-two individuals who, at Lanark, on
Friday, despising public opinion, sent the lion.
Charles Douglas to Parliament to oppose Reform,
were afraid to go home without a military escort.
But their fears not being constitutional reasons, or
any reasons at all, Mr. Campbell, of Shawfield, Mr.
Patrick Stewart, and Sir Michael Shaw Stewart,
have all pledged themselves to bring before Parlia-
ment the conduct of the Sheriff, ,Mr. ttose Robinson,
in ordering out the dragoons.—Glasgow Chronicle.

POWER OF TILE PRESS.—History tells that
so great a change of Government as that which is now
proposed in England, was never effected without civil
war. But in the present case, a circumstance quite un-
known to history must be taken into the account_...
namely, the Press, free, enlightened, active, and powerful,
beyond all comparison with former times. " Sunday
pamphlets end daily journals" said Mr. Hawxixs, in the
House of Commons, " have superseded the bludgeons of
the mob and the axe of the headsman,"—he might have
added, the musket of the soldier and the barricade of the
people. Reform is all but consummated ; yet never was
the country more tranquil ; thanks to the Press, which
gives activity, concert, organization, coO.dence, and finally
irresistible power to the national will. The Pass has
preserved the peace.—Spectator.

THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE.—This fine
structure is now open to the passenger on the payment of
a trifle, which is applied to the relief of the workmen who
may sustain accidental injuries. The footways on both
sides are paved with large blocks of granite, and the para-
pets raised to the height of four feet. Looking over this
convenient breast-high wall, the passenger may enjoy a
splendid prospect. The view to the east down the river
is more extensive than upon the old bridge. We behold
the Custom-house, the Docks, the Tower, and a forest of
masts, forming what the Emperor ALEXANDER of Russia
called the grandeur of England—a thousand pennants
floating on the breeze, whilst the colours of all the trading
nations of the world do homage to English commerce. I"
the back ground rise the hills of Kent ;—in short, a more
exquisite picture of national greatness cannot meet the gaze
of Briton or foreigner. The approaches to the bridge
form a gentle rise upon arches, and lead to a spacious
opening. That end of the bridge next the city is not so
forward with respect to the works as the Southwark end.
The great undertaking which must delay the formation of
approaches to the bridge on the city side, is the immense
sewer which is to open into the river below the bridge-
A vast number of workmen are now employed upon the
excavation. The ground has been opened on the east of
the site of St. Michael's Church, and the plan is to tunnel
the sewer at the depth of 36 feet under the houses, as we
have been informed, nearly as far as St. Paul's. The
sewer will receive the smaller streams of drainage, and
carry the whole to one common discharge. Digging for
the sewer the men have cut through a stratum of fine red
gravel, 20 feet thick, and below that they have a stratum
of clay and sand to the.depth of eight or ten feet. The
skull, with the horns of a ram, was thrown up on Mon-
day, and handed out for the inspection of the curious.
The horns, and the bone which enclosed the bra'ns of the
animal., were perfect in form, but pulpuus.

Yesterday morning it blew a severe gale from tin
ast, and caused much damage to the shipping it,
the Upper and Lower Pools. At Limehouse several
vessels were driven from their moorings, and one tier
was sent adrift, causing much alarm ; but throne
Ihe skill of the captains and mariners, the different
ships were safely secured, but not before several had
lost their anchors and chain cables. Off Wrapping.
where the channel is rather narrow, a number of
craft, coal-barges, and lighters, coming up the river,
were driven by the force of the wind on each other,
causing great confusion; and for some time just be-
fore high water, that part of the Thames was en-
tirely blocked up; and several steam-packets going
down the river, outward bound, were obstructed in
their progress, and remained for some time lashed to
the chapel-ship off Wapping New Stairs, until the
different barges were extricated, but they were so
huddled together that it was found to be a work of
no small difficulty. During the confusion, a punt,
laden with heavy goods, was swamped near Rother-
hithe church, and the Royal George sloop, from
Ramsgate, got aground on the causeway in front of
the Thames Police-office, and was not got off until
high-water in the evening. The dead lights, or
boards, of the Chapel-ship were carried away by
some vessels coming in contact with them. About
the same time, a sailing-barge, or hoy, laden to the
water's edge, was upset through a sudden gust of wind
near Deptford-creek, and the men on board only
saved themselves by swimming. A scene of confu-
sion similar to that at \Yapping occurred off the
Tower and Custom-house, and the wind at one time
was so high, that it was scarcely deemed prudent. to
venture out in small boats. About nine o'clock an
accident, which caused great alarm and had nearly
proved fatal to several persons, occurred off the
St. Katharine Dock, by the upsetting of the
barge Henrick, of Hamburg, a large ship of
three masts. At the above hour the ship
was hauled out of the tier off the Iron Gate-
stairs, and brought down to St. Katharine's
by means of a warp fastened to her stern, to be towed
into the dock. There wits no ballast in her, and she
floated very lightly on the water, subject to being
blown over by the least gust of wind. While the
men were bringing her head round towards the lock
at the west of the entrance, the tide came athwart
the vessel, and a smart breeze springing up at the
moment, she was blown over on her larboard side,
totl ards Horselydown, and went down on her beam-
ends. The larboard ballast port-hole being open,
she immediately filled with water. At the identical
moment she upset, a barge, laden with coals, belong-
ing to Mr. Heighington, of Blackfriars, was passing
close alongside, and the ship fell upon the lighter
with a loud crash, and stink it. The man in the
barge caught part of the rigging as the ship was.
falling, and narrowly escaped with his life. The
crew, twenty in number, clung to the masts and the
sides of the ship, which remained above water, until
boats which put off to their assistance extricated
them. The Henrick was got afloat in the evening,
and the pumps were set to work. The ship has
sustained great damage. The barge and its cargo
has not been recovered.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Moniteur of Tuesday.)

OFFICIAL PART.

"M. Charles Bresson, First Secretary of Lega-
tion at London, is appointed Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Hanover.
" M. Martin, Consul-General, is appointed Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary to Mexico.
" Count D'Estourmel, Member of the Chamber
of Deputies, is appointed Minister Plenipotentiary
to Colombia.
" Count Alfred J. 0. Van Dreuil, First Secre-
tary of Legation at Naples, is appointed Charge
d'Affairs at Vienna.
" Count Alexis de St. Priest is appointed Charge
d'Affaires at Parma."

From the Message,. des Chambres, Wednesday, May 18.
(Corresponlenee of the lilessager.)
_ _ _

" TOULON MAY 11.—A telegraphic despatch of
the 9th in the evening orders the Admiral-Prefect
mtoenr
-eof-w
replace
on the peace establishment all the
ar which have lately been armed
on the footing of the war establishment. In
consequence of this order, two superior Commis-
sioners have been appointed by the Maritime Pre-
fect to go on board the ships of the squadron, in
order to inquire into the situation and the services
of each seaman, and to make preparations for land-
ing part of them, according to the number of their
families, and the time of their service on board.
These two Commissioners commenced their labours
immediately after the receipt of -the Ministerial
despatch. Rear-Admiral Duriest arid Villeneuve,
Major-General of the Marine at Toulon, is Presi-
dent of one of Ouse commissions. The sailors in-
chided in the class above indicated, and who are
above the peace establishment, have been landed
and
them
,c It is but a few days ago that the seamen be-
longing to the classes which had just been discharged
were called back to service. Now they are dis-
charged
anew, and to-morrow, perhaps, they will be
again called for. These poor men, thus bandied to
and fro, really do not know whether they shall go to
pliamciend ed in the
the sth division, which will disband
i
their homes, being apprehensive that they may be
_again torn from them before they have embraced their
wives and children. This situation of the seaman,
who is entitled to so much interest, on account of
the arduous services which he renders to the state,
has great need of amelioration. Would it be impos-
sgibrlecetawimthakthentsleie for laws forl
the
men, for the navy
a
s said
atsh
returneda t the
squadron
a a recruiting le army, so that the
sailor, after having served a fixed time in the royal
navy, might return home free, like the soldier. It
satisfactorydro
lln not goanswer
o toLaisl-i
the demands madedays, by England.

-DUTCH PAPERS.
WARSAW, MAY 9.—Our State Courant says,
,c No official accounts have been received from our
main army, On the 4th, towards HOOD, there was
an action to our advantage on the right wing of the
army beyond Kaluszyn. On the Gth, our troops
sent out parties to reconnoitre in various directions.
Many persons think that Field-Marshal Diebitsch,
as he before at!empted to throw himself on our right
wing at Kutleur, is turning to the left wing towards
the Bug about Kamienczvk and Roadzymen. On
the north of the kingdom the Russians have been
driven from Chorzelleri and there are now none of
the enemy's troops on this side of the river Omu-
lew. On the 23d April, his Imperial Highness the
Grand Duke Michael removed his
.head-quarters to
Suwalki, being
Saurogelia." on the march with the guard to
The same journal has published General Dwer-
nicki's report, in which he gives an account of the
failure of his excursion into Volhynia. It is ad-
dressed to the- National Government, and dated 2d
of May, from Klebanowka. The General first re-
lates his early proceedings and advantages, and says
that he took eight cannon in the action at Boromel.
He marched close to the Gallician frontier, in order
to cover one wing of his army. Both Generals

exerted themselves to reach a very strong position
between Lubyner, in Volhynia,- and Herice, in Gal.
beta, but Dtvernicki, by a night march, got there
two hours before the Russians arrived. They ad-
vanced with a very strong force, having now 72
-quadrons of cavalry, 18 battalions of infantry, and
.50 cannon. " I did not, however, retire before this.
superior force, as I have a position inaccessible in
front and on the right wing, and my rear was on the
Gallician frontier. Rudiger manoeuvred two days,
probably to induce me to quit my good position ;
but not succeeding, he detached on the right two
thousand of cavalry to Gallicia behind my right
wing; those troops dispersed the Austrian frontlet
posts, and took away their scythes. On the 29th,
in the morning, the whole corps began to advance
against my left wing, to same thousand men on the
right, at the same place where they broke into
Gallicia in the night. It was therefOre evident that
I might be wholly turned, and that the frontier no
longer afforded protection. It was also impossible
to resist a force eight times as numerous as my
own; and to avoid being wholly defeated or dis-
persed, I was therefore obliged to retreat into Gal-
licia, which I immediately announced to the officer
commanding on the frontier. General Rudiger did
not stop at the frontier. His columns pursued me
into the Austrian territory, and though my rear-
guard refrained, as I had ordered, from firing a shot,
the Russians continued to fire, and wounded several
of my men, and took 20 prisoners. The Austrian
detachment of hussars and infantry kept them back,
but they remained in a position near the village of
Lescaezack, a league from the frontie% and did not
retire till some hours afterwards. I remained near
Klebanowka, on the spot pointed out to me by
Colonel Zackh, and sent deputies to Prince Lob-
kowitz, requesting a free passage to Poland. I beg
the National Government to take all measures to
save my corps; that as it hitherto has done every
thing in its power, it may still render good service
to the country."—Prussian Slate Gazette, May 13.
The readers of the Hague Journal are already
aware that Dwernicki's request of a free passage was
not granted, but that his corps had laid down its
arms on the Ist May. As for what it says of the
Russians having first violated the Austrian territory,
and even disarmed the frontier posts, which he as-
signs as one of the chief causes of his misfortune,
neither the official accounts from Vienna nor the
private letters from Lemburg mention this ; but
agree in stating that Dwernieki first entered the
Austrian territory, and was followed by the Russians
in the heat of the action to the distance of about a
league.

The Warsaw State Gazette gives a letter from
General Prondzynski, Quarter-'Master-General of the
Polish army, dated from the head-quarters, lit May,
in which he announces to the Russian General, in
the name of the Polish General-in-Chief, " that
the Russian Ukase against the Lithuanians, who are
brethren of the Poles, and who had taken up arms
to deliver their country, obliged the latter to signify
to Field-Marshal Diebitsch that the execution of
punishments
ordered in that Ukase would lead to
reprisals on the part of Poland against the 16,000
Russian prisoners now in its power, as well as those
whom the chances might in future put in its hands;
and that if such a degree of rancour, so inconsistent
with the character of the Poles, should take place,
all the dreadful consequences would be excited by
our contemporaries and by history to those alone
who that gave occasion to them."
The same Paper says, a storm of thunder and
lightning in the night of the .sth, on the other side
of the Vistula, gave rise to a report that a battle
had taken place.
In consequence of the dissensions in the Ministry,
Count Milachotvski, the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
and after him the Minister of the Interior, have
resigned.

A courier from General Dwernicki passed through
yesterday, on his way to the head-quarters.
BERLIN, MAY 12.—The insurrection in Samo-
gitia seems to spread, at least the number of the in-
surgents about Polonga increases; so that an action
is expected, in which the valour of the Russian
troops will probably have the advantage.
A Russian frigate and two brigs are missing in the
Baltic. A corps of 500 volunteers is raising at Riga,
and the Government has granted 100,000 rubles
in Bank assignats, to purchase 500 horses ; 15,000
rubles were emba►ked at Riga in an hour, towards
a fund for equipping the poorer volunteers. The
Russian mail, which arrived at Memel on the Bth with
the steam-boat, brought no newspapers from St.
Petersburgh, on account of the Easter holidays.
Letters from Wilna, of the 18th of April, say that
the towu was almost in a state of siege, but troops
were advancing in all directions, and it was hoped
the surrounding country would soon be cleared of
the insurgents, and that the shipments of corn would
soon begin, which is already very active farther in
Russia.

THE HAGUE, MAY 17.—1 t is confidently affirmed
that there is another Protocol. The States-General
are to assemble to-morrow, when it is expected that
a new communication from the Government will be
made to them.

DAAY 17.
Actual Debt, 23 AMSTER M, M
per cent 3B to 38%
Aniort Syndic, 4% per cent. C3,4 to 63%
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 501,1 to 5034
Exchange on London. . . ll 95 11 92 5-10
Two Months . . . . 11 87 5-10 11 85
•Dutch Papers, May 18.