The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-02 00:00:00

DERBY, APRIL 29.

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This morning Mr. Vernon pursued his canvass in the
direction of Me:bourn, &c. Information had been sent ►o
the friends of Reform at Melboura, of Mr. Vernon's in-
tention to visit them at twelve o'clock. Though the news
only reached them between eight and nine o'clock in the
morning, the whole population spontaneously assembled
themselves by ten o'clock. An excellent band, in their
state dre.s,s, and accompanied by three emb►ernatic-.1
flags, prec,.oded towards Derby, and met Mr. Verron
about to enter Melbourn. Ile was greeted most enthn-
s:astieally, and the band struck up " See the conquering
hero conies." The procession moved on through the town
to the Swan-inn, in front of which it halted, and an ex-
cellent speech, congratulating Nir.Ver non upon his arrival,
was delivered try James Dolman, Esq. Mr. Vernon then
addressed the meeting, pledging himself to -support the
Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill ; to promote
the abolition of slivery as speedily as the security of the
colon es, and the well-being of the slaves theiroelves would
permit; and to support Lc trenchtnt tat and economy in every
department of the Sta'e. The meeting was afterwards ad- •
dressed by the Rev. John Harrison. Three times three
cheers were given for the King, and the same for Reform.
The band then strut's; up " God s ire the King," at the •
end of which, ami:ist renewed cheer*, Mr. Vernon and bit
friends proceeded to the house of William Haines, Esq.,
where they partook of luncheon. Mr. Vernon and his
party were then preceded by the hand and flags to the
outside of the town, and parted from the excellent and dr- •
lighted freeholders of Melbourn amidst hearty cheers and
cordial assurances of support. Nothing can equal the en-
thusiasm of the whole county ; every where committeek
are formed, and tl e best concerted arrangements made, to
secure the return of the Reform candidates in the event of
a contest. So deeply sensible, however, are the anti. Re-
formers of the utter hopelessness of a contest, that it is
understood they have abandoned it in despair.

HASTINGS, API:IL 30.
On Monday last our nomination for Members of Par-
liament took pl:ce, when Frederick North, Esq., and John
Ashley Warre, Esq., two reformers, were put in nomina-
tion. On Friday, as stated in the Hastings Iris, the
election took place, when the two gentlemen nominated On
Monday were returned, and pledged themselves to the Re-
form luill. Had the boroughmongers and Tot ire, who are
still clinging tO a system which they well know must soon
be destroyed, witnessed the manner in which, on Thurs-
day, men and parties, hitherto opposed, met and blended
together through the whole of Friday last, when the e!er.
rion and a public dinner took place, it must have—base
ar.d unworthy as the motives which stimulate some of
them are—proved to them the necessity of Reform, and
the genial iraluence which concession to popular feeling has
produced. From this let them turn their notice 'o Rye;
there the patron refused to return even one reformer. The
election was on Friday, and the town was in that dreadful
state of terror and alarm which baffles all description; dur-
ing it the iron pallisading in front of the Town ball was
torn up. At night the windows of several individuals of
the corporation were demolished, as well as the frames and
shutters. Otto young man, a special constable, ran into
the mob half dressed, and with a naked sword in his land,
a blow
he wits quickly itsphaeleiti
sirervod:arprsas:: d:earehaflseewnh ti:fliailrrestn from
fri4l.:latn Battle,
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s'lllnBti were halted at e
of the roast guard were brought into the town, and
every thing foreboded that some dreadful catastrophe was
at hand, front the obstinacy of Dr. Lamb, but that we
believe he could net prevail on the freemen to come up to
the pill ; and at length a compromise tcok p 1 c and Co-
land Evana was• returned with Mr. Pemberton. At time
final dose of the poll the numbers stood as they did on
Priday evening.

LEEDS.
The four liberal candidates for the county of York,
Lord Morpeth, Sir John Johnstone, John Charles Rams-
den, Esq., and George Strickland, Esq., acting with the
same decision and unanimity as the King and his Minis-
ters, immediately on the prorogation of Parliament sent
forth their addresses to the freeholder., and within three
days took the held in person, by addressing the people of
Leeds and the clothing district at our cloth halls. Tho
addresses of these four gentlemen all breathe an ardent at-
tachment to that grind measure of Reform on which our
gracious and patriotic King has appealed to his people.
In the meanwhile all the great towns of Yorkshire hove
manifested the same zeal and unanimity in favour of
farm and the Reforming candidates that has been exhi-
bited in Leeds. -We have accounts of public meetings, or
of other decicteil manifestations of public opinion, in Wake-
field, Bradford, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Birstal,
Doncaster, and other places, at which a feeling so unani-
mous, so ardent, and so public-spirited, that the like of it
has-never been known in this county, has been expressEit
in favour of the 'Orange candidates. Subscriptions have
been commenced With uncommon spirit and liberality its
Leeds, Bradford, and Wakefield, and doubtless in witch-
places ; cinvassing is every where going forward ; and, in
short, every thing which strong public principle and en-
thusiasm in favour of liberty can effect has been done, .47
is doing, to secure the return of the popular men. The
Blue party, in the meanwhile, are crest-fallen tad chap
fallen even to ;lie lowest dejection. No cendidate of their
party has yet appeared in the field. No person is autho-
lized to say that a single anti-reformer, will solicit the
suffrages of the Yorkshire freeholder*, The parry are
utterly at fault.
Th,, reception of ti;"e.,four It, forming candidates in
Leeds was gratifying and enthusiastic beyond all precedent.
Strong as was the excitement when Lord Morpeth and
Mr. Brougham paid their electioneering visit to L eds,
was eelipaeil by the manifestations of public interest and
gratification this day. On the former occasion alsnit 70
gentlemen breakfasted with the candidates; on Tuese!ay
the number was IU, and the large room at the Commer-
cial buildings was quite filled.
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