The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-01 00:00:00

THE ELECTIONS

GREENWICH.—(TVIS DA
DECLARATION OF THE NUMBERS.
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The declaration of the numbers polled. far ft e several canri,e.
dates took place this morning at the hustings ,
I iut in co
,e e
quence of the inclemency of the weather, to e teowd teas P
no means so great as on Tuesday.
At twelve o'clock the Returning Officer, Mr
cast up the poll-books, came forward, and annoi anced the nu
bers to be—
For Captain Deans Dundas ... ......... .: :I ;747
Mr. W. Barnard ...................... . 1,592
. I 074
Sir George Cockburn ........••'•"""
9- oral
The announcement was received with lout I and ge
cheering. 'c ee•
Captain DUNDAS then came forward amidst o nthusisseico__.
plause. He said he was sure, frem the moron tbe had re
amongst them, that the people of Cereenwich woo.. d rift that
. fisher, bavining.
Liberal Members. He had told Sit' George Cad claim
t)!
had come on a very bad errand, and ,advised him to haul dee!:
te t all eve i:s, they eel`,
his flag two days ago.—(Cheers.)
beaten a very honourable man, and he ,hoped it would be the
last time they would ever see a Tory flag .IlYiet i' t GA reteeel;wlere
In the course of his canvass through Green wee% an"
aware that he had " padded the hoof" pretty well (A laugh)
the
—he had found almost every ma he i fae" sit(' ee% the
Ballot He should certainly vote fore t, ant Ihe .11°1—cabinet
any Government that came into power would le 'eke 't an dawn
measure.—( Loud chsering.) His attention 1 •act bee
.11,,, in
to an article in the Times newspaper of tl ,is leeee'recleard
which he was accused of having gone through the '"° e that
to induce the men to vote for him. Now it scs•leaePenee M-
he had never canvassed a -man either in the let ,ck-vare, n of
senal, or College.—( Cries of " Look at the it ti
rdatioic
re.
the Steam Navigation Company." Great groani mg) seal,
etted to say there was one establishment nea r uren up
belonging to merchants, where the workmen everene „, --
and told not to vote for himself or his Hon. Ceeleateiel.
(Shame.) He thought such a proceeding mos t el'gr; co
The labourer was worthy of his hire, and ought not to
erred as to the manner , in which he ehauld gill'
he trusted they would have the Ballot ante an ext ension °„d to•
suffrage, and then such intimidation wetted b'e (put an 'awl
Every man who paid taxes should have a rie•
ht. to vot (Loud
cheers.) Sir Robert Peel had said that if he beeline' flute
the Government and dissolved Parliament, :he should be lent
sure of twenty seats which were • under ct aeain • Govern dot
influence, but he (Captain Dundas) would tell bun 500
Greenwich was not one of these.—(Cheere.) 'fbere wawood
subject which was interesting to them, and en which hefoteierd
say a word, as he wished to do everything in a straight- a large
manner. They had seen exhibited \ near the heetingeeewe he
flag with the words " Down with tbt• Poor-laws." e'ed- sod
his vote,
cut
The
said, "Up with a good' Poor-law." .How veere the °la, to
infirm and the poor to be supported, if there was notia gold
compel the rich to do- so ?—(Great c teereng• ) beeet he
certainly vote against many clauses of the
would support those parts of it which we re plant tor the pro'
tection of the poor.—(" What do you think of eeParatihnr; wife
and wife?") He did not think an oltl feel° ei ae TheY
ought to be separated.—(Great cheering, a: ad laughten)„, the
all owed a deep debt of, gratitude to the 60 0 lonegentleinete"e 0
three towns who had acted as their Commit tee, and So 0,0
these gentlemen remained true to their preneieles'ithaer ere)
no fear of a Tory being returned for Green eiehe—e-E-4 I' h''
pre sent Bill, ,
.10,
He hoped all animosity would now cease, and t hat, like; n,,;--.
men, they would give three cheers for their , wateeke ceurable
(Great laughter and cheering.) They had ha dan Ineet, air
man for an opponent-he had made a good stun el-ePelat Sir
he hoped everything would now be forgotten , steel, `voked
George Cockburn would never come there agairi. J'e -ho ar
them heartily for their supperte and hoped wli, a eedone he
peared on the hustings, that they would say hie lied.
duty. —( Loud cheering.) - d
eeei"
Mr. BARNARD then presented himself, and • eene ,beei fa
with great cordiality. He could not adequately t ba'a.ie„. him a
the honour they had conferred on him in re, irl"el return
fourth time to represent them in Parliament. leis only lore
would be by deeds and not by words. , leis deeds Wens dial
them—they haetapproved of them, and, leer these rea,es°teeetee'
had sent him agaiia- as their representative, to Palo coi'
(Cheers.) Highly as he prized that honacer, whieho_etbet
dered one of the highest that could be confei•reil or/ it'voic!--
of being elected by an independent popules core t' ;oldie
he prized it still more highly because by it they had i P 5 electo°
independence .of their borough. ' Only let tho_t, would
continue to pursue the same course, to return net•e v„,° of t/Le
faithfully and honestly represent the feelings and ,e e9e...—eulde`
constituency, and the independence of the borote ell ,",,, rie
secured, so long as the British Constitution woo lel ene,°%eid a;
fully concurred with his Hon. Colleegete in all h e 112r
clyllo
to the gentlemanly conduct and demeanour of thei übli
Opponent throughout the contest, and ho beg,gealeacittr of th,e
to thank him for it.—( Hear and cheers. the rib e'resuencoile'n
election would, he trusted, promote *the irs;t 'Tits of the 15- been
for he could say for himself, that etiteee' be had
e
in Parliament, he had never sought any fay° r elle-
the Government except those public °Pea to ose
he considered Greenwich fairly entitled. Whe''',ei tt• hee
thought he could promote their interests in an e tea,'' 'eel i
sign a petition and forward it to him, and he would atheellig
to the best of his ability. It had been said Oil th eiererildiaa
had changed their colours, and that, in order to brine ' Pe
sugar into the market, they were • e elvorl' dr
encouragine., - ...A he ;
(Mr. Barnard) had always voted against slavery, and erelY
need that such was the fact. The sugar question 'ill i oreiP
mercantile one, and they had the assurance of tbe ..„ es•
Secretary that treaties were pending with every felr, .-vrith
tion to do away with slavery.—(Loud coif e,„eort96
regard to the Ballot, it should have his best ei"iti te
as he had always. considered it the only means of or. leen ".ed
independence of the humbler class of voters. fle ha`e;
duce
heard heard so rffuch of intimidation that every year hi, cep:
were more and more strengthened on that point. " ',gel not
in the higher classes resorted to the Ballot, lebY stoat Lee t
the poor man have the benefit of it? Wi2y it e'ea he alree,
John Russell, his favourite leader, and a man whoreihe woele
worshipped, should. oppose it, he really knew liott bill,"
,c,,- sod f
ask Sir R. Peel ant! Lord John Russell why, .if it
„,:Ti- -tor, theoe
the rich man, it should not be equally Pee eer"eect
poor man ?—(Loud elem. ) Some of thetas dereeepeorte
remember that at Blackheath, ten years ago, he haus: objer
the Reform Bill, and addressed 00,000 en or te,e, l'erl'r
By the gentle pressure of the people of England. lreeet proe
ment they had gained the Haform Bill, and the pr to
iso
sitiens of the Ministers were some of the fruits of 6"',--,la de,t;
had. voted for the whole of these measures, and I.°4i 8 es
Ilf;aiii, although they were prevected front distlo- '0
Corn-laws by a majority of one, and the conseqence:s `would
dissolution of Parliament. He thought these Inells„)011- ,00°1* be
berefitehe humbler classes, and relieve them of 24 `e",„eas °sea
taxes, because he really knew not how teat eel ieree,,e-es
raised unless it was by the imposition of new taNC'fcCe';il;
people. He assured them that he watched tl'l l'i ,t qh' d
of Parliament very carefully, and although be "„cli:eeieg-bee
much, he listened very attentively—( A laugh)" aesec eed
wellw seevaenrnyedv oatnedhegave
canvassedat nri.l.gxhtt,
morningknow ing that it te. 0 ib 0
by the et (4 -es
Greenwich.—(Lout cheering.) 'I here was one Pe„ar Ir'l°,,ltl
country to which he had not yet alluded, naitieele, she-it
and with regard to that country he would say, that e- eel I'''. t
support every, measure which was calculated to seer ieg
d I )
equal justice, and an equal share in the benelits an e etiOg'
of the Constitution.—(Cries of ~ Hear," ailed cot' 1 t°erisa
He should watch every attempt made by Lord 'tae el 0
introduce his' Bill, the efforts of which would be to 10he. fho'if
one-third of the constituency of that countrY. eTleedtbateer
oppose it the more resolutely, because lie felt coeieet:,, e sne,.
he succeeded' with regard to Ireland he would lioee Gee'
fhe jilt°. rt tbel
attempt upon England.—(Hear, hear.) '
man concluded by thanking them for the kiln' 51' - re'
had givencicHtbard' Ito
Mr. Yottno, in behalf of Sir George here r! 0'
turned thanks to the electors who had supported five_ ye
begged also to tender his acknowledgments to the tiroy he'd,
tleman who had been returned for the high characteedefea'tje-
given of the Gallant Admiral who had been le be is
He did not intend to touch upon politics, but he ;°e° teroes es
lighted to inform Sir George Cockburn of the hear.) !,Ulr
which his name had been alluded tee—Moor, ue—. "e "he tea-
they;
unusual for a British Admiral to be beaten, the t. etesid'
mit to it like a man; and he would now tee'ceeeeeel°som-
tschoomentgerri.yasLula(tcinhgeethrse.m) that the election had teroitna" ei
..,11
success, and
atnhdenresthioreodk.hands with the two lefeee'berh 'l'l.
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' On the motion of Captain DUNDAS, SpeOnded iling-i6roe6i'
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duringthe fttebtfee ec ti lumens.
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thanks. 1, erie%es
Three cheers were then given for " The Queen' the ll'
eheer more for the Administration ;" after en"—
etelte up.

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IiVi..STIVI* INSTER EL
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(THIS DAY.) „.. rODtailftbf
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF Tri'',., gb 01070,
To-day, i't two o'clock, being appointed by the `".l7uropojint
hadthe ouffissecimalbldetd.cilarn actiocvneonft.1
proceedings of an election which had terminated nn,Uo:jg i.L.O
against the Liberal cause. Shortly before two n'''',,fgdire
BOW. arrived at the hustiO.gs, acompanied by a IVO' -o,4tb.'sei.
alonnxgioubesfotroe
htbosatt Itit:e
opectlio
wear;ng his colours in the frCnt of their dresses. i'P'sig W 101 l
noticed the Earl of Charleville, 1.,0rd Ernest Brune' „oaf,' At.
in;tur, Mr. Mereweather, the son of Sergeant Sole ga pswivoi
several others. In a few moments agerwards Goal. _.iin ' .14
_A (Ur- con,
peand on the hustings, and was greatly cheer,•• vide
was most ICildly cheered by his party, but Cn -I‘lr' seililf
forward, the chouts were deafening. the 041' •:''
About ten mi.antes past 2 o'clock, Mr. SmedleY, 0 folll,ool
appeared on the hnstings, and addressed the electesoosten !vs
Gentlemen, I am at:''aid that my being so late ban f•-• I sin sLglit
Patience—(Cries of " No, no")—but the reason thatk„ilt AI. ;!"--00
is from my extreme anxety to have the numbers Wit'''' „srtneet
error in thern.—(Cheers.l • I have been attended hYteirPi IS
each side, al:d they have giv'en me every assistance int eisin-0
in checkine the books, for whici) 1 am much obliged,l°,,,bo
now becomes my d',lty to declare the state of the P°'
follows : 3 e58.--(Cbeer
-' • s)e ri.ol)
General Evans.... ..
''' ' , .
_ Ghec
Mr. Leader • •••• • 3;281--(Increas.n
Srnre
ti
Captain Rous 3,30S he glen
At the announcement of the lath'` mirobers, t
inni°
tremendous. re
.., only csfit'
, it no- ~
The then BAILIFF then said—GentleineN 4 the P.,,,,,,tini"
for me to declare John Temple Leader, Esq , at. •ty cf ~: /on $:
Rous, daly elected Members for the City and Line' sere ' ei."
. 'se poi
ster—(Cheers)—and I hope, Gentlemen, they wil',.. , far -
..
their Representatives, zealously and faithfully, in t-:,...1 ,„i10"
to which you have returned them.—(Cheers and tiloe,"."en Toyer,
Captain Rous then stood forward to address the el'''. , ho.„, of
met with great cheering and hisses. The Gallant Captaantg'et'"
gave way for Mr. Leader, as we understood, at the n ',,, ot
the High Bailiff: • he"' is.
•ed with .„.0.
Mr. LEADER in coming fotward, was real/ OOP :
deafening shouts of .applause, which lasted t`ni '''' e 11'
'•
al
When silence had been in some measure obtaineo diat 0 0,r..
Mr. LEADER said that this was not the first t'' megt., e,..dfccatea
met the electors of Westminster on these hustings -0,35 u.,100,,,.
Tlit,, would remember that about four years ag° l„iet to h6,,ceri.l
by Sir Francis Burdett. He told them then n--, oot ",004)-.
htiAlled.—(Great cheering and cries of " We l'av,'lollll.C,-,i'onhitr
They rare defeated then, and again he said to them 014 r-. 000
hearted— Cries of "We will not they ow do0,11:001,
their cifortg to regain their' rights against •u id tell
la tell
of the Tory aristocracy.—(Great cheering.) He Wra. be.lfill., thst
in few words, why they had been defeated now, a ',4 rega"";eb it
them why he felt confident that Westminster vinn.',i'
airy NO,
the
place among the Liberal constituencies of the ev_ii..o `‘,:., of
had hitherto.—(A person here cried out "It never it'De, eleeoit iOO.,
very next occasion when an appeal was mad"
'the b feet aio the
Westminster, he would venture to predict, with
_auld res.ocrop
fldence, that the Liberal electors of Westminster v'ai
ceosnif he
name which they had hitherto borne as a Libeieepos r.,, oere
He would now say a few words to explain the
~;r o.m, ~ed.
believed they were beaten. In the first place tii;s)c,rjti.;e, rot
too sure of success from their previous lar.ge_ it: its t,, ibis
therefore, they neglected the means of ensurtiengliee etoe,
place, he must say emphatically, from where 1....L.001,d._ nor f.
he firmly believed the Whig Government had Tibet :1J („1,,d,
pectations of the people—(Loud cheering)-----aaca_,,,ted te,:iiire OW
when the Whigs wereproposing measures e Ion:: to as tiof
vance the interests of the people, by the Pea.'!„„ abed2rt fin,
pected. He believed that if the Whigs had Ivr'„),,p ;_,,b, r
did on tile last emergency they would have been
.1,;1,,c
coo :eo' 0._...
for he believed that they did not b,,corne w:pol'utitieir, ye an party
h resembled were. '
liberality, but because they too much ...,.eraii
(Cheers.) These were tbe reatens why the 1,1,1

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