The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-07 00:00:00

DENBIGHSHIRE, MAY 5.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT. )
Mr. Madocks, of Glanywern, a staunch reformer, will
in every probability be nominated for this county to-mor-
row at Wrexham, although the autocrat Baronet has had
the influence, and the presumption also, to appoint this
place, so immediately contiguous to his own residence, for
obvious reasons, for holding the election, instead of Den-
bigh, the county town, which, alternately at least, is en-
titled to this distinction. •

LEICESTER AND LEICESTERSHIRE
HAS NOBLY DONE ITS DUTY.

FRIDAY EVENING, SEVEN O'CLOCK,
RETURNED FOR THE BOROUGH OF LEICESTER.

Vr.l;a7l;, Esq. and
Wynn Ellis, Esq.

RETURNED FOR THE COUNTY OF LEICESTER.
Thomas Paget, Esq. and
C. M. Phillips, Esq.
All four supporters of the Reform Bill, brought in by his Majesty's
Ministers !

The Members dismissed are, for the borough, Sir C. A. flast_
ings, and for the county, Lord Robert Manners and G. A, L.
Keck, Esq. all opponents of the Reform Bill.
The Support thus given by the county and town of Leicester
to the Government is a majority of six compared with their for.
riser representation.
Old Member; for the entire Bill, one; against, three.
New Members for the Bill, four,
Business has been entirely thrown aside the list fort-
- _

night, and every nerve has been strained to secure this great
step towards political redemption.

NEWPORT, MAY 6.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

yesterday sent you the result of the election at
Monmouth. The election of Mr. Hall, a deeply pledged
supporter of the Reform Bill, is a greater triumph than
can be appreciated by any but those intimately acquainted
with all the arduous circumstances under which the victory
was achieved. These boroughs (or as they have, by the
Beaufurts been called our boroughs, and well might they
so designate them, for they hare held them in chains for
more than a century) have burst their fetters. The
Ducal coronet has lost its must valuable gem. We have
all fought hard, a!1 have been volunteers ; but it is due to
Messrs. Protheroe and Phillips, especially, to notice that
the victory is mainly attributable to the skill with which
these gentlemen marshalled the battle, and to this must be
added their disinterested z ul, fur their able professional
services have been rendered without any remuneration but
the gratitude of their fellow townsmen.
I am, Sir, yours,

J. C.

RETFORD WITH BASSETLAW, MAY 6,

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The Duke of Newcastle has here also sustained rout
and defeat ; the influence, holy and unholy, clerical and
lay, of the House of Cumber, stimulated to convulsive
exertion in a struggle with this newly-created constituency,
have been put forth, awl been quelled.
The lion. Captain Arthur Duncombe, the late Member,
again (woe forward under Clamber auspices, and was as.
sisted personally by Lord Lincoln, (who appeared every
day on the hustings), and by the active interference of the
Duke of Newcastle's steward, and the little rump of par-
tizans who look for crumbs to that interest. Their energies
were severely tasked, but fully responded to the demand
made upon them : if tie domestic Chaplain canvassed for
souls with half the fervour he canvassed fur votes, he
would have earned the name of Evangelist.
The offer of Mr. Granville Vernon to be the•champion
of the electors of Retford with Bs.ssetlaw, in their strife
for independence, and who eloquently advocated " the
Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill," was ac-
cepted, and he vs as enthusiastically placed at the head
of the poll
Lord Newark, the late Member, who voted on the
great measure in every division with Ministers, and whose
opinions in favour of the Bill, and of the general interests
of the people, have not receded by the occurrences at this
election, was returned with Mr. Vernon.

Underneath is the state of the poll.
" Babylon is fallen ; Babylon, that great city."

The Noble Duke has unquestionably matured, by his
conduct and writings, the cause of Reform by at least half
a century. The East Retford question, which proved
that the Legislature would not reform itsAf—the occur-
rences at Newark, which inani'ested the unbearable
tyranny practised in support of the system, and many
admirable epistles, all assignable to one parent. The
country ought to be grateful to him, and it has
been ; but, imitating his example, the mode of
conferring the benefit is in somewhat uncourtly
guise : as he, with violen► declarations of hiss.
tility, has enabled the people to regain the lost talisman,
so they, with corresponding vehemence and votes of war,
have tVreibly wrested from him the banes of his peace—
East Retford, Newark, Aldborough, Boroughbridge and
the county of Nottingham.

State of the poll at the close—
Vernon . - 1075. Newark . - 945. buncombe 610.

SCOTCH ELECTIONS.

(From the Caledonian Mercury.)
LA NARK DISTRICT OF Buttons.—We are happy to find
that Mr. Gillen, of Wallhouse, has succeeded in ousting
Mr. Monteith. Yesterday the Town Council of Lanark
declared in his favour, which secures his election.
EAST OF FIFE DISTRICT.—GraiI and Pittenweem have
positively declared in favour of Mr. Johnston, of Rennie_
hill, whom we mentioned before as a candidate; and as
Pittenweent is the returning burgh, his election is now sure.
BRECHIN. —We have already mentioned that Mr. Ros.,
of Rossie, has ousted Sir Jame+ Carnegie from this die.
ti jct. There was a most numerous meeting at Brechin
on Thursday last, dofer it was over, a large party
walked from it in procession, preceded by two flags, to
Brechin Castle, where they paid their respects to Mr.
Ro s. The election of a delegate was to take place yes-
terday, and the Han. Mr. Mamie was understood to be the
one who would be appointed.
HADDINGTOPI DISTRICT OF BURGHS. --Mr. Stewart of
Alderstone having secured the burghs of Haddington and
Jedburgh, on the Reform interest, and Sir J. Dalrymple
having the support of Dunbar and North Berwick, on the
opposite interest, the election of a delegate for Lauder
created an extraordinary sensation in that burgh and the.
neighbouring districts. The election being fixed for
day (Wednesday) a very great number of persons assembled
before the Town Hall, most of them wearing Mr. Stewart 's
badge, with music playing and banners flying, bearing the
inscriptions of " Stewart and Independence," &C. 8"' it
'being generally understood that the Town Council were
equally divided, the crowd opposed their entrance into the
Town Hall, seized one of the Members in the interest of Sir
J. A. Dalrymple, hurried him into a post-chaise, which itn-
mediitely drove off at full gallop. Mr. Stewart exerted him-
self t 9 the utreiost of his power to prevent any disturbance,
having repeatedly addressed the crowd from the win-
dows of the Inn, urging and entreating them to keep the
peace ; and having afterwards agreed to accompany
the
Town Coyncil, in doing which he sustained some personal
injury in endeavouring to prevent the abstraction of the
Counsellor. The Council thereafter assembled at tile Inn,
and having remained for some time in deliberation, it was
announced that a delegate in the interest of Mr. Stewart
had been elected, which was received with the most rap-
turous e;pressions of applaus2 by the assembled multitude.
Mr. Stewart then addressed them from the stair of the
Town Hall, lamenting the disturbance which had taken
place, and the outrage that had been committed, and be-
seeching the crowd to disperse peaceably, and go to their
several homes, without offering the slightest injury or
insult to any of those who had been opposed to
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We have since learned that the Counsellor carried off
rses • persona
jury. At this time (iive pin.) the town is per-
fectly quiet.

DUNDEE.—A royal warrant has been received in Dun-
dee, for restoring the Magistracy of that town by a
election of burgesses resident therein at Michaelmas, 1527,
and the resident heritors who at the said term bore part of
the public burdens of the burgh, The new Magistrates
are to be chosen front persons qnalifis.d in terms of the sett
of the burgh in use at the time of its disfranchisement.—
The warrant excludes from voting all honorary burgesses,
servants, and pensioners of the town, or any of the other
Corporations, &c. The burgesses and heritors are to as-
semble in the Town Hall fcr the purpose of election on
Tuesday the 10th current, with continuation of days.
We understand that Mr. Cumming Bruce does not mean
to offer himself as a candidate for Stirlingshire ; but it
canvassing the Elgin tlistriet of burghs with a certainty
•j of success.