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

NORWICH, APRIL 29.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The nomination of the candidates for the representation of
this city took place this morning at ten o'clock, and the late
Members, Richard Hanbury Gurney, Esq., and the Right Hon.
Robert Grant, were proposed amidst the most enthusiastic and
tremendous cheering. Three of the freemen (at the instigation
of a young man about to be called to the Bar, and an attorney
holding a place in the corrupt corporation of this city) proposed
amidst peals of laughter, not unmixed with some expressions of
indignation from the electors, at the insult offered to their un—
derstanding and patriotism. Sir Charles Wetherell, and M. T.
Sadler, Esqrs. as fit persons to represent a city, which has for
years been foremost in the struggle for civil and religious liberty.
Notwithstanding the immense majority in favour of Messrs.
Gurney and Grant on a show of hands, the boroughmongering
faction has demanded a poll, and all proceedings are suspended
until to-morrow morning at nine o'clock, when the hustings
will be ready. The two gentlemen above alluded to (the boy
barrister, and the attorney in the corporation) have, it is gene-
rally understood, from their own indiscreet boasting, received
about :i4lOl from the society in Charles.street (the Duke of Nor-
thumberland and Co.'s.) in order to run the liberal candidates
to the usual enormous expense attending a contested election.
This, which is downright, in plain English, picking the pockets
of Messrs. Gurney and Grant, nevertheless receives the support
of most of the wretched drivellers who compose the anti-reform
party in Norwich. The ultimate success of the Reformers is
cert.,in.

I enclose you the following electioneering squib, descriptive of
a meeting of anti-reformers got up here, three or four days
since—at which was assembled all that was base and blackguard
of the freemen—the meeting was held in a small room at an inn
here, on the evening of the very day when Mr. Grant's eloquent
vindication of the glorious cause of Reform had been rapturously
listened to by 6,0(Xl individuals assembled on the Castle ditches,
in front of his and his colleague's Committee-room :
"THE ORANGE AND PURPLE'S HYMN TO SATAN;'
OR, "THE BOROUGHMONGERS' ADDRESS TO
THEIR SAINT,"
As sung with the mo. t dreadful groans, shrieks, and yells, at their
meeting on Tuesday last, to the Tune of " God save the King."
Supplicatingly.—Oh save our boroughs all,
Let them be great or small,
Oh save them all !
Though they're notorious—
Rotten —inglorious,
'Twould be a bore to us
To lose them all.

The choicest gifts in store,
Through them we find the door,
Let them not fall—
By them we frame the law,
Low, dirty folks to awe,
And all their cash to draw,
Oh save them all I
Satan our Saint, arise,
Seal fast Old England's eyes.
Ott thee we call
Oh let her ne'er perceive
What snug things boroughs give,

Or we must cease to live;

And they must fall.
Timidly.—What sounds are those we hear,
Rending the troubled air,
Like thunder storm ?
Hark.! hark! with loud acclaim
Britannia cloth proclaim,
Join‘d with her Monarch's name,
" GLORIOUS REFORM."

Curses both dire and deep,
Let us with fervour heap
On Liberty.
Despairingly.—Our boroughmongering score,
Alas I will never more
Triumph the people o'er—
England is free
Revengefully.—Satan 2 to thee we pray,
Hurl patriot Kings away,
Let them not stand
And since we seek in vain
Our boroughs to retain,
netilisho.—'s Let Revolution reign
O'er all the land,

NEWARK, APRIL 30.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Victory ! Victory ! the Prince of Boroughmongers—the High
Priest of the Temple of Corruption, is defeated ! The Duke of
Newcastle is vantinished in his strong hold of Newark.
A few words on the state of the question. Mr. Serjeant Wilde
is again the opponent of the Duke ; Mr. Handley, a half re-
former, and the late Member, is again offered ; and the Duke of
Newcastle has sent down Sir Roger Greisley, Bart. in the place of
Mr. Sadler. Mr. Handley had been returned in February last by
" the United Interest," and now, though pledged in favour of
the entire Bill of Reform, he formed a coalition with the Anti-
reforming Baronet. The state of the poll at the close this even.
ing was announced
Mr. Serjeant Wilde
William Fartiworth Handley, Esq 672
Sir Roger Greisley, Bart 583
Mr. Sergeant WILDE, in ft strain of impassioned eloquence,
congratulated the electors on the splendid victory now achieved
by them in his person for the liberties of Newark and of Britain.
Sir ROGER GREISLEY said that, as far as related to Mr.
Serjeant Wilde, the contest was now over, but heshould continue
the poll, is order to determine whether Mr. Handley or himself
was to be the other Member ; and the " unholy alliance" &pre-
tended Reform, and avowed Anti-Reform broke up amidst a
scene of mutual recrimination,
The utmost exertions are now making with the few unpolled
votes (not two hundred in ntonber) to secure the return of the
Duke's nominee ; but as the majority over him is nearly one
hundred, it is next to impossible for him to be elected, especially
as Serjeant Wilde's committee are many of them impolled, and
rather than have the Duke's candidate thrust upon them, they
will somewhat unwillingly give their second vote to Mr. Handley.
If that gentleman, who is a highly respectable banker and ma-
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