The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-29 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

BERKS.—A 'meeting was held- on Tuesday, of tha in-
habitants of Newbury, Speenhamland, and Woe,d,pee,!,
Rerke, at which. several resolutions Were pate. d. This
.fieeting was by far the largest ever, itonembered to h ire
`tern held et Newbury; and such was its unaolinity, that
not one person expressed himself unfavourable to the "
or to his Majesty's Ministers. Would that certain borough-
folders had been there !

BRIDGENORTH, APRIL 27.—Mr. T. Whitmore has
declined dieting himself. W. Woolryche Whitmore, E,q.
is a candidate, and Jatnes Fof.t,r, Esq. has come fOrward
it the requ.st of the merchants and manufacturers of Bir-
Anglia:xi,' Wolverhampton, Kidderminver, and other
towns, and with the support of Mr. W. W. Whitmot-e's
I.i.ettds The election take pace on Tue•d:4y n.
nd there is aio dOubt the two gentlemen named above will
►e returned.

BLACKBURN.— A meeting of the working classes was
held on Illskelry-moor, on Monday, when an unanimously
voted addres, to his Majesty, expressive of their admiratiOn
.o.is manly course and resolution in dissolving the
Parliament, was adopted.
BRIDPORT.—The attempt to introduce an Anti-ile.
Omer into this borough has wholly failed. Toe re-elre-
don of Mr. Warburton is secured. - •

BERWICK.—The election commences to-nnrow.
The candidates are Sir F. Blake, Bart. and Col. Beres-
fart'. A deputation for anotber c.indidate has been un-
successful.

CORNWALL.—Mr. Pendarves and Mr. Peter are in
!he field on the Reform s4le. Here the county will be
!,illed on to return a decisive answer to his Majesty's
lesire, expressed in Vie speech pror.,guipg Parliament, us
;here are two candidates on each side.

CRIPPLEGATE WARD.—A meeting of the ward
teas held on Wednesl4y, at which Alderman Wt:ol pre-
skied. An address of thanks to his Majesty for having so
promptly, anti patriotically dis Solved Parliinnent
unanimously adopted.
CUMBERLAND.—A requisition has been tent to Mr.
Curwen to come forward as the colleague of Sir Jan e
Graham.

CUMBERLAND.—The accounts received yesterday
were, that Lord Lowther Ills been compelled to relinquisti
his intention of standing for this county. He arrived in
Penrith on Monday, to prepare his plan of operations, and
held a consultation with his friends. The result did not

then transpire, but it was understood that nothing had oc-
curred to discourage his Lordship frotn the attempt. On
Tuesday morning the conferences were renewed, and an
address was every moment expected to arrive, inviting him
to come forward. To his great mortification, the mot ning
passed over without the desired summons. Lord Loather
left abruptly for the Caste, and it is believed that in utter
despair of success, he had been compelled to withdraw his
pretensions from a county which has hitherto always been
regarded by his family as a dose borough. The spirit of
the people is strong and decided against i s influence on
this occasion. Major Aglionby is canvassing for Sir
James Graham, and is meeting every where with a fa-
vourable reception. Mr. Blamire is a universal favourite,
and meetings in his favour are holding in all parts of the
county.

COVENTRY.—Mr. H. Bulwer co:nes forward here
in opposition to Mr. Fyler, who will not pledge himself to
the Bill unconditionally.
CHICHESTER.—Sir Godfrey Wtbster, the oldest and
most influential of the Susca Reformers, is to be put in
nomination here.

CHATHAM, Aran, 27.—A meeting, which for num-
bers and respectability has never been equalled in these
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bout hood to aid the return of two Reformers for the
county. The meeting was opened by the Chairman, T.
Baldock, Esq , who explained the object of the meeting,
and requested that all parties might be allowed a fair hear-
ing ; when Mr. Larkin stated that Mr. Law Hodges and
Mr. Rider, the two independent candidates, would shortly
attend the meeting. They having made their appearanc,,
Mr. Larkin came forward, and in a masterly style ex-
posed the conduct of Sir Edward Knatchbull, referring
to his votes on Lord John Russell's mlt-rate motion
for transferring the right of voting to the large nranufaC-
turing towns ; and yet he called himself a moderate Re-
former ! He concluded by proposing the first reso-
lution, representing the importance of sending two Re-
formers to Parliament for the county; which being.
seconded, was carried unanimously. The candidates
being loudly called fer,
_Mr.. Hodges came lanyard,
and stated himself to be decidedly favourable to
the " Bill," and Mr. Rider did the same ; and they,
being anxious to proceed on their canvass, were
cheered out of the room. Mr. Dodd said that we trot
game laws to punish the lower orders of society, but sash
was the state of corruption in this country, that we heard
of no laws to punish the delinquents of the higher orders
who pensioned their relations upon the public, and poached
upon the manors of the people. He concluded by moving
the second resolution, " That the present time ought to
be looked upon as critical; that the borouglinionger s are
aiming to fix for ever upon us their detestable chains, and
that it is our bounden duty, as descendants of the ancient
Men of Kent,' to make the most determined efforts to
elect T. L, Hodges and Thomas Rider, Esqrs., as Members
fur the county, and to do what in us lies to frustrate the
tyrannies and selfish efforts of those who wish still to
quarter themselves and their children upon the industry of
the people."—Mr. Nicholson, a Member of the close
Corporation of Rochester, stated that he yesterday had
had a conversation with Sir E. Knatchbull, and that he
was favourable to the great principles of the Reform Bill—
(Laughternatnely, to the disfranchisement of the close
boroughs and to an extension of franchise, but not to the
taking away the vested rights of freemen without some
delinquency. (Here the disapprobation was so great that
the active exertions of the Chairman could scarcely obtain.
him a hearing.) He then went on to enforce the argu-
ments used by the &Len Member for Preston against the
exclusion of the lower orders. He was replied to by Mr.
Larkin, who stated this new light to have come upon Sir
Edward Knatchbull through the fright he had experienced
on hearing of a third candidate; for he had actually voted
against the second reading of the Bill, which was an abso-
lute refusal of inquiry upon the principle. The motion
was then carried, with only three dissentient voices.—
Another resolution was then put and carried unanimously,
the meeting thereby pledging itself to add to the subscrip-
tion already opened for the purpose of bringing into Par-
liament the two gentlemen named in the last resolution
free of expense, and appointing a Committee to receive
and arrange the same. Mr. Barnett, formerly Member
for Rochester (in addition to his subscription for the city
of Rochester), has liberally subscribed 1004 The mevting
then separated, after returning thanks to their worthy
Chairman. Another meeting is called for to-morrow, at
the City Repository, Rochester, for time same laudable and
patriotic purpose.

DORSETSHIRE,_No new caldidate here ; both the
late Members are Corning forward.
DEVONSHIRE.—The Protestant Dissenters are com-
ing forward in a body to subscribe to a fund for de-
fraying the expences of Lord John Russell's election for,
this county.
EDINBURGH (Cin-.)—A meeting of the Mer-
chants' Company was held on Monday, at which it was
unanimously resolved to memorialize the M:Lgiorates and
Town Council, to do themselves and the city honour by
selecting as their representative their fellow-citizen the
Lord Advocate. A public meeting of the h.aiseholders
was about to be held for the same purpose. The Edin•
burgh Political Union met for the same purpose on Friday
GLOUCESTER (Crrv).—Colonel Berkeley has ad-
dressed a letter to the electors of th's city,- in favour of
his brother, Captain Frederick -Berkeley, who is at pre-
sent in Ireland. Of wurse he is pledged to Reform.
GREENOCK.—The Magistrates have announced a
meeting to congratulate his Majesty on the firm and deter-
' mined manner in which be has supported his Ministers on
the subject of Reform. The Political Union are on the
alert, canvassing for such candidates as may come forward
as Reformers of the principle of the Ministerial Bill.
HEREFORDSHIRE.—Sir John Cotterell and Sir R.
Price are canvassing; Mr. Hoskins, of Strick•kenning,
has come forward in opposition to Sir John Cotterell, who
only pledges himself to a moderate Reform. The contest
will be a very severe one.
HEREFORD (CiTv).—Lord Eastnor and Mr. E. R.
Clive have come forward again. No opposition is talked
of The former is a " moderate," the latter is a " real"
Reformer.

HERTFORDSHIRE.—First day's poll, Thursday--
T. S. Duncombe, 199; Lord Ingestre, 161 ; Currie,
160.

LEICESTER (Boaouox).—W. Evans, Esq., is, up
to this day (Wednesday), the only candidate who has vet
formally announced himself; but Wynn Ellis. Esq., who
was recently a candidate for the office of Sheriff of London,
has arrived in Leicester, and has been invited lo stand on
the liberal interest. The CAffporaticio psi ty, having failed,