The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-26 00:00:00

HULL.-31r. Wriglit.on has again come forward,

Dundas has addressed the electors,
and comes forward, he says, in defence of the Constitu-
tion. Ile opposed, it is scarcely necessary to say, the Bill.
KNARESBOROUG H. Entwisle has declared
his intention to come forward again. Ile ought, fur the
present, if he be a Reformer, resign his pretensions, as the
late Members, Sir James Mackintosh and Lord Waterpark,
both support the Bill.
KENT.--Mr. Law Hodges, who gave his support to
the measure of Reform, in his address, soliciting a re-
newal of suffrages, says, "that he is led to believe there
is no great difference on the great question between the
majority of the freeholders and himself." Sir Edward
Ku.tclibull has also addressed his late constituents in a
ve,7: humble deprecatory addregs 41dt-ed. He says, if
~,,,,i,r,o,eiri,:e,l:(tti:tetdl„ließui,ni:,assist in effecting such a Reform as
"aml wh nces Iflt'llaytpee and he then adopts the very
Speech on proroguing Parliament,
the acknowledged principles of
Cit Constitution, to uphold the just rights of the
et'uti,y to tile liberties of the people."

Does Sir 17.,1wa1d, in adt;ptiog the words put into hi
m..tith by bis Alinisters, pledge himself to sup-
'art their Bill of Reform ? If so, he has some chance of
.e
-election ; but he should be more explicit.

LEICESTERSHIRE.-31r. l'azet comes forward for
his county again, supported by tie Reform party, in op.
70sition to Lord Robert Manners, the Anti-Reformer.

LINCOLN.—A meeting has been held here to concert
neasuo or throwing out both the late Members, who en-
-oiled their names amongst the enemies of the King and
)eople of England. Mr. Corbet is to be one of the new
,andidates.

LANCASHIRE.—Severn meetings have already been
.61 in this county. at Bury, Manchester, and other places,
to oppose Mr. Wilson Patten's re-election, in consequence
of his vote fur General Gascoyne's amendment. Subscrip-
tions for the same purpose have been entered into.
LE's ES.—Three candidates_Mr. Kemp, who says,
" it is your cause I am prepared to advocate, and with you
I expect to obtain victory ;" Sir John Shelley, who appea's
in a most lachrymose tone to his " former friends to sup-
port the Constitution of England ; and Sir Charles Blunt,
who says expressively, " the King calls wpms you to send
him your recorded vote against the horoughmongers.
Answer, friends, solemnly and unanimously to his call, and
you will have your full and triumph ant share in the greatest
civil victory that was ever obtained by Englishmen."

MONMOUTHSHIRE.—In consequence of the vote of
Lord G. C. H. Somerset against the measure, the refor-
mers invited Mr. Adam Williams, of Ll.ingibby Castle, to
come forward free of expense, and he has accepted the in-
vitation. Sir Charles Morgin has resigned, in conse-
quence of his vote in favour of General Gasenyne's amend.
!tient, which he declares he is led to believe has given
ilis4atisfaetinn to his constituents, and lost him their con-
Vence.

MONMOUTH.—Mr. B. Hall will start here against
the Marquis of Worcester, who opposed the Reform Bill.
MALDON.—Mr. Leonard, who supported the Bill, is
again in the field. A meeting of the out-voters is called
for to select a candidate who will support the King and
Ministers in their plan of Reform, in opposition to Mr.
Quintin Dick.

MONTGOMERYSHIRE.—A numerous body of the
freeholders have addressed a requisition to Mr. Stanley, to
stand for the county against Mr. Wynn. The former gen-
tleman has, however, signified his intention not to accept
the offer.

MAIDSTONE —Lord Mahon, the anti reformer, will,
it said, he a candidate in opposition to Mr. Robwts.
NORTHAMPTON. —Colonel Maherly has received a
requisition, signed by 1148 electors, pledging thetnsAves
to support him if be comes forward to oppose Sir Robert
Gunning, who voted against the Bill.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.—Lord Althorp has ad-
dressed his late constituents. This address, referring to
the late division, says—" The question decided by this last
division did not, indeed, essentially affect the principle
of the measure, but the circumstances under which it was
proposed and carried put an end to all hop. that the Bill
could pass through a Committee without such alterations
as would essentially change its character, and destroy its
efficacy."

NOTTING HAMS HIRE. —Ad m Sotheron also re-
tires from this county. He voted against the Bill. Either
Lord Rand& or the Earl of Surrey comes forward in Lis
place.

NORTHUMBERLAND.—A public meeting was held
at North Shields on Friday, the 22d in,tant, Henry Met-
calfe,- Esq., in the chair, when resolutions were unani-
mously entered into to support only such cmdidates for
the county of Northumberland as will pledge themselves
to vote for the Reform Bill, &e. The county ought to in-
vite Lord Ilowiek to offer himself in opposition to the Tory
Member, who voted against Ministers in both divisions.
NEW SHOREHAM.—Mr. Hawaii! is in the field ;
he votes fur the King and tie people, and is thet efore se-
cure. Sir Charles Burrell also has addressed the electors.

PENRYN.—Mr. Fres.hlield, the Bank solicitor, has
addressed the electors. In his address he says he opposed,
from a deep sense of duty, the mischievdus and destruc-
tive measure of Ministers. He also talks of retaining
" the glorious Constitution," &e.
POOLE.—Mr. Serjeant Wilde declines to come for-
ward fur this place, although solicited by requisition, be-
cause the political principles of the Lite Memhers on the
measure of Reform coincide with his own.
PEMBROKESHIRE.—Sir John Owen has addressed
a long exculpatory address to his constituents, in which
be endeavours to explain away the bad impre,son made on
their minds by his vote on the Reform Bill. An opposi-
tion candidate will he put forward.

RADNORSHIRE.—Mr. Frankland Lewis will have
to meet an opponent on the popular side iu this county.
The person wand as coning forward is Sir Ifarford Jones
Drytige-.

ROXBURGSHIRE.—A Mr. Scott has addressed the
freeholders (in number about SO), st4ting himself "a friend
to modsrate Reform, brit opposed to the rash and ill-eon-
sideted measure of the Ministers."

SOUTHWARK ELECTlON.—Yeverday morninz,
on the arrival of the writ fur the election of two Membets
to serve in the next Parliament, John Holmes, Esq., the
respected High Bailiff, caused proclamation to be made in
front of the Town-hall, appointing Friday next for that
purpose, and afterwards proceeded in procession, attended
by his officers in carriages, headed by Mr. Reeve, the
Marshalman, ON horseback, to the confines of the five
parishes, where similar notice was given. All are on the
qui mire, and the illuminations expected to be very gene-
ral, one of the staunch supporters of Sir Robert Wilson
on former occasions announcing his intention of lighting
up fur three night‘ and calls on his brother electors to
follow his example. Mr. Lytton Bulwer has resigned
he did so the instant Mr. W. Bron2ham's name was men-
tioned. _lt is said Colonel Jones will follow the example.
SALISBURY.—Mr. W. Brodie has been solicited, and
will stand for this city, in opposition to Mr. IVadhain
Wyndham, who voted fa-General Gascoyne's amendment.
SUSSEX.—Lord George Lennox and the late Member
will be returned by the reformers without opposition.

SOUTHAMPTON.—Both the late Members who
voted against the Bill, Messrs. boy and Dottin, have
again come into the field; they have to meet, however,
two opponents on the popular side, Messrs. Penleage and
Atherley, who have answered the c.. 11 to do so from a large
body of the electors.

SOMERSETSHIRE.—The very mention of an oppo.
nent has frightened Mr. Dickin.on from the contest. Air.
Kemys Tynte, jun., however, is coming forward in his
place, but reserves a declaration of his sentiments until the
time of nomination. We hope the electors will show their
opinion of the man who, at such a moment as this, affects
secrecy for a moment on " the Bill."
SANDWICH.—Captain Troubridge, R.N. has an-
nounced himself a candidate on Reform principles.
SELKIRK.—Mr. W. D. =on is in the field, in
opposition to Mr. Johnstone,. who supported the Reform
Bill.

WESTMINSTER.—Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., J. C•
Hobhoutte, Esq., and Mr. Wakley. There was a very
numerous meetin4 on Saturday night at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern of the electors of Westminster, at which it
was unanimously resolved to concert measures far the
return of their late representatives.

WARWICKSHIRE. —Sir Eardly Wilmot has come
forward here, in opposition, it is said. to Mr. llugdalc
WARWICK.—Mr. King, the Reform candidate, has
been very successful against Sir C. Greville, who opposed
the Bill.

WINDSOR.—A requisition, signed by nearly half the
voters in the course of an hour, calls on the late Members
to come forward again, pledging to return them free of
expense. Mr. Stanley will again come forward, having
addree•ed the electors.

WOODSTOCK.—The Marquis of Mandford has re-
tired from this borough : his Lordship is, however, talked
of for the county of Oxford, in place of Mr. nine, who
opposed the Bill.

WENLOCK.—Mr. Beilby Thompson offers himself
again. He promises to support the " purity of the Con-
stitutinn."

WESTBURY.—There are two Reform candidates an-
noun?ed in opposition to the patron's (Mr. Francis's) men.
wiurstimE.—Mr. Benett and Sir J. kid,ley will be
re-elected without opposition ; they bath supprted the
Reform Bill.

WORCESTERSHIRE.—The freeholders have called
on the Hon. T. H. Foley, one of the late Members, and
Mr. Serjeant Russell, to come forward here ; the latter to
oppose the Hon. H. C. Lygon, for voting against the Bill.
Mr. Richards a'so comes forward as a reformer.

The very popular author of " The Annals of
the Ravish," " Liwrie Todd," &c., will immediately pro-
duce a new ta'e entitled Bogle Corbet or the Emigrants;
Like " Lawrie Todd," the forthcoming story will unfold
the career of a Scotchman in the New Wor:d ; and will
shew, by a series of adventure, new in works of fiction,
what may be effected, even in the wild, mess, by perNeeer-
anee and sagacity,

TRURO. ,-

A majority of housekeepers resident within this bo-
rough, and rated at ten pounds and upwards, have ad•
dressed and signed a requisition in writing to Mr. W.
Tooke, inviting him to be their representative, in th,
event of the Reform Bill passing into a law, and engaginv
•o support him on the occasion. Mr. Tooke has acknow•
!edged this unsolicited mall of confidence in a letter which
appears among our advertisements. The circutostano
has occasioned a sharp controversy between General Sir
Hussey Vivian and Mr. Tooke, as appears by the following
'otter

To the INHABITANT HOUSEHOLDERS of TRURO,
GENTLEMEN,

It affords me much pleasure to find that you have been
at length openly addressed by Sir H. Vivian ; having my-
:elf nothing to conceal, I can dread nothing that is open
and avowed. I only dread that sinister and insidious in.
fluence which is felt rather than known.

Sir H. Vivian, whose letter is one entire tissue of mysti-
tification, accuses me of obtaining promises, in writing, of
your support in ignorance on your part of his intention to
propose himself ; proud as I am of the engagement alluded
to, I am still prouder of being able, on my honour as a
gentleman, to assert, that until I received it, I had no
knowledge whatever of your intention to enter into such
engagement, nor was it ever directly or indirectly solicited
by me. He then alleges that my canvass, or rather that
of my independent friends, was undertaken in consequence
of a knowledge of his design to offer himself for the bo-
rough, which allegation is as unfounded as all his other
suppositions. I neither knew, nor inquired, nor cared,
about his intentions ; mine have been avowed s'ne,! the Ist
of August last, when I pledged myself to stand or fall
with the men of Truro in their controversy with their
oppressors, and this controversy the men of England have
determined in our favour. I will not dwell upon the in-
genious casuistry with which the General offers you abso-
lution for breach of faith, if perpetrated in his livour, and
hAituated as I ant to the evasive chicaneries of interested
pa!ties. I have scarcely ever witnessed a mote lax defini-
tion than that which Sir H. Vivian applies to the term
strict morality, and was still less prepered to find it con-
stitute part of the creed of a gentleman and a soldier, and
one who in a subsequent part of his address alludes to the
solemn sanctions of Scripture, amongst which, however,
he will find none to warrant his doctrine of strict morality.
The General commences his address by adverting to
some old-wives' tale of a Man and a Bear ; other (I will not
say better) reading has effaced it from my•memomy, but I
presume he would wish to intimate that one of us is Man-
and the other Bear. Now if he considers that it consists
with the character of a man to see his native town in a
state of degraded vassalage, and withhold a helping band
from its rescue; to see strangers undertake its deliverance,
and net lend them the least assistance or support; to see
them struggle against power, and by their efforts, in com-
mon with others engaged in the same glorious cause, raise
that sacred flame throughout the land which is calculated
to purify rather than to consume ; and not once express a
grateful sense of the benefit endeavoured to be conferred
upon his native town ; but the moment that such benefit,
at great sacrifices, is on the eve of attainment, to step in
with the hope of reaping the advantage, without having
contributed, by word or deed, or any one single effort, to
the dear-bought success ; or to address him in more ap-
propriate imagery, that after a siege or battle fought be-
tween bravely contending armies, a battalion which had
safely looked on, should seize the booty without having
shared the danger ; if such I say is the man Sir H. Vivian
would describe, I had much rather be the bear, as the
honester animal of the two.

Having thus discussed the General's notions of morality
and magnanimity, I have next to inform him only, for you
know the fact, that the motive he attrihutes to me, in
seeking your suffrages, 'is of a piece with his morality, but
is not so with mine. Idu not fur a moment concede that
any claim arises, or was any ever made by me, on the score
of my pecuniary sacrifices ; and whatever they tniy have
been, I am quite content that the General shall :et pff
against them his offer of contributing 2001. to a fund to
be raised for resisting the Corporation ; his only effort hi-
therto having been to induce that Corporation to rebel
against their master, and then conceiving that exciting and
profiting by such a paltry schism, could raise a claim to
the gratitude of the burgesses at large.

With a name and descent as coot!, and a ebaract r as
invulnerable, as that of Sir H. Vivian, I indignantly re-
pel the imputation of being influenced in my intercourse
with you, by any other motive than that of a reciprocal
sentiment of hatred of all tyranny and usurpation ; and
having by your animated support become the favoured in-
strument of contributing to your deliverance, is it not
reasonable that you should bestow, and I solicit, the rich
reward of mutual confidence?

The hired advocates of the rotten system contend, as a
chief advantage of it, that it affords an opening into Par-
liament for humble merit, or other sufficient qu
in a stranger; it is in your power to prove that the same
advantage may result in a far more honourable manner by
the process of free election. The great county of York
adopted Mr. Brougham, Middlesex has rewarded Mr.
Hutne's exertions, and it tests with yourselves to conger
the like honourable distinction in favour of one, who,
though a stranger in name, is a-kin to you, as he hes ex-
perienced, in every generous, every liberal feeling.
Sir 11. Vivian very guardedly confines his canvass to
the supposition of a Reform, and with equal elution,
stipu!ates for a reserve according to the precise terms of it.
I abjure the doubt ; Reform, ample and sufficient, will be
effected ; the entire nation has pronounced its fiat, and
who will gainsay the mighty mandate? On the issue
of that Reform, I make my appeal for your suffrages, and
should I stand in the proud attitude of the free representa-
tive of free men, I pledge a word, never yet broken, that
attached to no cau,e, but that of my country, and bound
by no ties, but those of principle, to any Administration,
I will, while sedulously watching the proceedings of Go-
vernment, and fearlessly contending for the rights of the
peopte, pay, at the same time, unremitting attention to
your more peculiar interests. -
Having thus made toy profession or representative duty,
and not enjoying either paws, pay. or pension, nor
.enter-
taining a hope or wish for any, I would call your atten-
tion to the cautious manner in whirl, Sir H. Vivian de-
clines referring to past Parliamentary conduct, or giving
any pledge for the future. You are the best judges
whether the votes hitherto given by him do not sufficiently
indicate for the future a prudent and uniform adherence to
Ministers, whoever they may be; a uniformity, as the
country has too often and fatally experienced, necessarily
ioterfering with the paramount claims of public duty and
of private conscience.
You will observe that Sir H. Vivian, in more.than one
passage of his address, alludes to letters and transactions
which he threatens at some future period to disclose; I
know not in what mysterious negociation lie may h lye
involved himself and his friends; but 1 deny, and chal-
lenge him to prove, that I have ever either seen the
letters, or been privy to the transactions alluded to.
Sir 11. Viviao concludes with stating, that in addition
to the offered contribution of 2001. before observed upon.
he has actually subscribed to some of your local chatities
and institutions ; and he then adverts to the credit he has
acquired in his fortunate career of life; upon which I can
only observe, that he will ever find in me a cheetful com-
petitor, in the support of all useful and benevolent objects,
wherever situate ; and that not presuming upon so for-
tunate is career, my name and exertions in the cause of
yextlpleuliiiieguliter
philanthropy, education, and literature, are not wholly un•
known : and although not crowned with the blood-stained
gsl
itutyririeciolgsf,
cireotesf,ohNetaVlt4.4:
tlaoina
victories,tvt aotlf abuilrtibinianiv.aoitueewsi
supersedings situ
iteo fnectsi:
ng
its
as well as war, and not less
glorious; and Waterloo itself will sink into insignificance,
compared with the bloodless triumph about to he ob-
tained, crowning the patience, fortitude, and moderation
of the people of England, by the final ratification of a
second Magna Charta.

I iwsabed to have 'net Sir IL Vivian on the hustings,
as became honourable competitors, and regret that he has
expressed himself in language unworthy of himself and ito -
potent as regards nte—l can impute this deviation from
his better feelings, to no other cause, than the conviction
of having entered on an ungenerous anti ungracious course.
In the event of a dissolution without Relmm, I will, if
my friends so wish, personally attend to witness the tis-
gusting farce of a nomination of men you know not, by
a man you know too well : my sole, but ad. (plate com-
bo the honour and the pleasure of renewing my acquaint-
at this loathsome exhibition,
pensation for assi.ting
twee with ourselves.

In which expectation I remain,
Gentlemen,
Your devoted friend and servant,
WILLIAM TOOKE.
Russell-square, March 26, 1831.

At a numerous meeting of gentlemen at the
George Tavern, in the Waterloo. road, on Friday evening.
the gentlemen with indignation read some remarks hi- an
..vening newspaper, and being disgusted with the ob-
servations against our most gracious SOVEREIGN and his
Ministers, up‘n die wise and salutary measure they have
adopted, by dissolving the Parliament, it was unanimously
agreed that the paper should not again he admitted into
the pat lour of that respectable

- IIitiDOVER, APRIL 25.

(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

Our election is fixed for Thursday next. Mr. Poulett
Thomson and Sir John Reid are both here canvassing,
.and as )et there is no third c. indidat, ; but there is Si
treat an excitement in the town, and •o manifest a feeling
to return two Members pledged to Reform, that it is full)
expected a second Ministerial candidate will present him-
self. A Conuntm Hall is appointed this evening. It wih
no doubt b• very fully attended, and the respective partip*
will have the opportunity cf declaring their intention•,
Ind of showing their strength. Notwithstanding the feel-
ing in time town, Sir John Reid will he a very formidab'e
,pponent to any one: he has a very influential committee;
Ise is backed by a very numorous body of non-resident
voters, and commies down with the good wishes of the Lord
Warden of the Cinque Ports. Mr. Poulett Thomson's
return is considered quite certain, but if Sir John Reid
is opposed, and there is every probability of it, a severe
contest for the second seat may bit expected.

Sir Hussy Vivian, who is residing here, had a depu-
tation of freemen to-day, inviting him to stand ; but it is
understood he has declined it.

HENLEY ON THAMES, APRIL 25.

(FROM OUR. CORRESPONDENT.)

Our town has been on the " qui vive" to day owing to
the independent manner in which several of the tradesmen
have taken up the cause of Reform. On Saturday even-
ing reports were in circulation of Lord Norreys being in
the town, and was about to commence his canvassing this
day. This intimation was quite sufficient for the
"staunch reformers." No time was lost, and before the
hour of rest near forty freeholders promised to support
those candidates only who would vote " for the Bill, the
whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill." The success of the
gentlemen to-day was far beyond expectation. A Com-
mittee has been formed, and circulars written to other
t min and villages in the county, desiring the co-operation
of the freeholders. No doubt exists of the triumph of
the cause. However, the present is not the day for re-
laxing, tvery sinew must be exerted in support of the
glorious cau.e, or the machine may not work well. Mr.
rant has resigned. Sir George Dashwood declines com-
ing forward. A requisition to Sir John Langston is now
obtaining signatures. I ant happy to say that Lord Nor-
reys will not be enabled to secure six freeholders out of
Henley, so great is the dislike to his Lordship, fur his
vacillating conduct. His Lordship's effigy was burnt here
on Friday evening.