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

were displayed, with the following inscriptions :—" Mor
peth, Johnstone, Strickland, Ramsden ;"—" The Bill,"
surtnoutited with an Imperial crown ; The King mut
Reform ;" &c. &c. Bands of music also attended spon-
taneously. Great numbers of the persons present wore
orange cards in their hats, and orange rosettes; not s single
blue or pink card or rihand was to be seen. The feeling
which pervaded the meeting was that of good humoured
enthusiasm, an unbounded confidence of success prevailed ;
and not a breath of opposition was heard to disturb the
unanimlty and pleasure of the meeting, in supporting the
grand principle of Freedom and Reform.

COVENTRY, APRIL 29.—The opinions of one of our
Members (Mr. Fs ler) being considered equivocal upon the
Re'orm Bid, a letter was written to him on Monday last,
requesting an explicit answer per return to the question,
" Will you vote for the Ministerial measure of Reform ?"
To this lie did not deign to reply, and application was im-
mediately made to Mr. Bulwer, the- late candidate for
Southwark, to stand for this city. He made his entree
yesterday most triumphantly, and from the number of
Mr. Fyler's former advocates (who were dissatisfied with
his want of decision, and therefore appeared in Mr.
Bulwer's procession), ultimate success was fully antici-
pated. This was the ay of nomination, when Mr.
Ellice, Mr. Bulwer, and Mr. Fyler were the only persons
proposed. Mr. Fyler threatened Mr. Ellice with a Noble
Lord as an opponent, if he did not insist upon Mr. Bulwer
withdrawing himself, but it was of no avail. The pull
commenced at two o'clock to-day; and I have just left the
hustings. At its close Ellice and Bulwer have polled a
majority of 301 over the bit-by-bit reformer (Mr. Fyler),
in one hour and a half. Even the suepicion of a cetali-
date not being for " the Bill' is sufficient for Coventry
freemen to reject him with sewn.
RIEGATE, APRIL 30.—0 n Saturday came on the
election for this borough, when Mr. Bryant, one of the
real electors, attacked the non-reformer Mr. Cocks, who,
from being quite certain of his family snetaining an eventual
defeat in that borough, in case the Reform Bill should
pass, gave up ; and Mr. Yorke, one of the sons of the
late Bishop of Ely, was elected in his stead.
BRISTOL, FRIDAY EVENING, NINE O'CLOCK....—No
sooner did the intelligence arrive of the patriotic part
enacted by our magnanimous and beloved Sovereign, than
the Reformers of this city organized themselves into a
Committee to act independently of the candidates, and,
by constant appeals to the people through the medium of
the Press, awaken the moral feeling which has been
crowned by this signal triumph. Unable to effect a coali-
tion I etween the Reform candidates, they appealed to the
electors to sign a declaration that they would not vote for
any candidate who would not pledge himself to support
the Bill. Thus was the impulse given. One by one the
trsd ,s in succession met, and passed, with a unanimity and
enthusiasm quite unparalleled, the resolutions, of which I
ke id you copies. Not a single house has been opened—
net a pint of beer has been given; and yet, with a virtue
that would adorn the brightest page of human nature, the
people have pressed forward to record the vote they were
anxious to give. But the enemies of Reform have wisely
determined to retire from the contest ; they have prudently
declined to betray to the people their own weakness. An
official communication has just been received from the pro-
fessional agents of Mr. 11. Hart Davis, that that gentleman
w 11 not be put in nomination to-morrow. Thus are two
telm, reformere secured for the city of Bristol.
YORK CITY ELECTION.— Friday beine appointed
by the Sheriff for the election of two representatives in
Parlieetent for the city of York, the eit;zens were all in a
et te of greet animation at an early hour, the streets were
seem crowded with processions, music, and bannere, and
the bells of the Minster and several other churclijs rung
merrily in honour of the candidates, the Hon. Thomas
Pandas and S. A Bayetun, Esq. .I,l'er the usual pre-
liminaries the c itelidates were respectively nominated and
sv,uwied, and the election took place without opposition.
Ti,e city of York has thus done itself the honour to re-
turn two Meinbers, both of them strenuous supporters of
the Reform Bill.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Colonel Berkeley is a can-
didate with Mr. Webb, in opposition to Mr. Ithillpotts,
who is not disposed to incur a heavy expence by proceei-
ieg to a poll.
GLOUCESTER, APRIL 30.—The greod cause pro-
ceeds most gloriously in this quarter. You will obset ye
by our paper that an additional list of upwards of 1,600
names have been added to the requisition to the Hon. Mr.
Morton, inserted last week, and we have every reason to
believe the triumph of Reform will be complete, as far as
regards- the county. election. For Cirencester, The old
Members have been returned, tooth of whom voted for the
old General's amendment. For Tewkesbury, a -very_
severe contest is expected, and I am happy to say the Re
formers are very sanguine.
Sir Richard Vyvyan has been most unsuccessful to Pi
canvass for Cornwall.
Oa Tuesday, Mr. Wilbraham spent a considerable time
at the Liverpool Corn Exchange, and had the satisfaction
of a most-successful canvas'. Throughout the hundred
of Wirrall, and wherever he has yet been able to call, he
has been received with open arms, and the most gratify-
ing promises of support. Committees in his interest,
spontaneously formed, are now sitting at Macdfesfield,
Stockport, Congleton, Northwich, Birkenhead, and other
places, anti using every exertion to ensure his success.—
Macclesfield Courier.
At Over, as soon as it was known that those persons
who now profess to he friends of a moderate Reform, but
who are really the enemies of all Reform whatever, in-
ten led to oppose the re-election of the late Members for
die county, the greatest enthusiasm in behalf of the po-
pular cause prevailed. The colours of Lord Osborne and
Mr. Ade.ne wire instantly mounted, and every freeholder
in the parish signed a declaration, expressive of his deter-
mination to support both those candidates at the ensuing
e'l ction.— Cambridge Independent Press.
CHATHAM.—The influence of Sir Edward Knatch-
bull is fast declining in Kent. At a public meeting in
Rochester. on Thursday last, one hand was held up in his
favour. On Friday evening a meeting was called in
Chatham for the purpose of supporting him, which was
attended by between 800 and 900 persons. .A commu-
nication made to them that a Committee was sitting to
nceive Sir E. Knatchbull's supporters, was receved with
long-continued groans. Mr. Larkin said he had received
such accounts from the Committees of the Reform candi-
dates, Messrs. Hodges and Rider, as convinced him that
four-fifths of the electors would support them. A teso-
lotion was unanimously agreed to, that as Sir E. Knatch.
bull now professed himself a Reformer, he should prove his
sincerity by supporting Messrs. Hodges and Rider.
A meeting has been held at Bromley (George Warde
Norman, Esq , in the Chair), to promote the cause of
Reform, and the return of Mr. Hodges and Mr. Rider fur
Kent, to the exclusion of Sir F. Knatchbull.
In the approaching struggle, the eyes of the whole
country will he anxiously directed towards Buckingham-
shire, which is considered as one of the fastnesses of the
horoughniongers ; for on the motion which defeated the
Reform Bill, ten out of fourteen Members for this county
voted against the King and - the people—namely, the
Marquis of Chandos, one of the late representatives of the
county; Messrs. Drake of Agmondesham; Sir G. Nu-
gent and Sir T. Fremantle, of Buckingham ; Messrs.
Williams of Great Marlow ; Messrs. Smith, of Wendover ;
and Sir John Dashwood King, of High Wycombe. These
ten Buckinghamshire boroughmnongers may therefore take
unto themselves the undivided honour of having defeated
the great national measure.— Windsor Express.
BUCKING HANIS 111 RE. —We are happy to say that
Mr. Pascoe Grenfrll, who has started fur the county in
opposition to the Marquis of Chandos, the Anti.P.efortner,
was most successful in his canvass on Saturday. He was
received at every place with enthusiasm, and throughout
the day only met with Five negatives. The patriotic John
Smith Esq. made his pubic entry into High Wycombe
the same day at two o'clock. He was met, about a mile
from the town, by a large body of freeholders, when. the
horses being taken from the carriage, he wits drawn into
the town amidst the entbsisiaetic plaudits of rearrisunding
thousands, whom he addressed from the Lion Hotel, and
afterwards proceeded to Marlow.
DEVONSHIRE.--A meeting of Dissenters to support
Lord John Russell in Devonshire, was held on Saturday,
at the London Coffee-house, when resolutions were entered
into that Lord John Russell was entitled to the confide:ire
of every friend of civil and religious liberty, and that the
opportunity cf securing his election for Devon ought not
to be lost. Subscriptions were immediately entered auto
fur returning him free rif expense, and a conociteee
pointed to carry the object of else meeting into effect..
was held. on“Thursde eveU•
A very full meeting
the Royston freeholders, of which Mr. YK. F irndl
remised thatnlaM
was chairman. It was unanimously
whole public conduct of their long tried r *the
Lord Francis Godolphin Osborae...his ur-a,erParireertive,
of parliamentary Reform and of the preiient Refornsiu2l—'
and the support which their lately-chosen tepresentative,
Mr. Adeane, bad given on both occasions tie the 44,„,
Bill as proposed by- his Majesty's Ministers, had emitt.4
both Members to the confidence and support of the free,l
holders of this county.—Cambridge Independent Press.
It was the intention of Colonel Webb to hare retired
from the representation of this city; anti, in compliance
with a pledge given to Captain Berkeley to that effect, at
the last e (region, immediately on the prorogation of ear-
li intent be issued an address of resignation but so highly
were his independent and consisteni Parlianientjtry sq.