The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-30 00:00:00

EAST SURREY ELECTION.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
The most active measures arc going on through the
county, and, notwithstanding that the Liberal candi-
date was rather late in the field, the Reformers arc san-
guine of success. The assistance of Mr. Robert Rus-
sell, a very active and influential gentleman of Croy-
don, has been engaged in their behalf as their agent,
and most active steps are being taken for a severe strug-
gle, and it is expected that there will be the most se-
vere contest that has ever taken place in this county.
The declaration of Mr Alcock, himself a I..reat landed
proprietor, in favour of a repeal of the Corn-laws, has
operated wonderfully in his favour, and many farmers
have been induced in consequence to give him their
support ; and the universal respect in which he is held,
and his high connections and station in the county, are
also very much in favour of his pretensions to repre-
sent East Surrey in Parliament. Mr. Alcock has
made a personal canvas of a considerable portion of the
oounty within the last two or three days, and his reception
has been most flattering. Many of the moderate Conser-
vatives, who would have supported a man of known cha-
racter and infl Bence, decline to vote for Mr. Antrobus
an account of his youth and inexperience, and unfitness
to represent such an important county in the Legisla•
ture ; and it is probable that a great number will not
vote at all on this account.

While on this head, it may be remarked that at the
time the Hon. Locke King, the present High Sheriff
of the county, stood forward with Mr. Angerstein to
oppose Mr. Kemble and Captain Alsager, that a great
outcry was made by the Torlcs about a " boy " being
put forward to represent East Surrey ; but the " boy"
in question was, at the time, at least seven or eight
years older than the present idol of their affections,
who has only just attained his majority. S 3 ►much for
the consistency of the Tories

It has been already stated that the Liberals are very
sanguine of success, and they ground their opinion upon
the fact, that at the last contest, when the Reform can-
didates were very late in the field, and the arrangements
on their behalf were badly organized and most ineffec-
tis c—that they were only defeated by a majority of
some two hundred votes out of seven thousand electors;
and they consider that now they have a fair start
and have organized all their resources, that they are sure
of success. The Tory party, of course, arc not idle.
Their agents work untiringly, and no expense is spared,
and there is therefore no doubt that there will be a
sharp contest. The returning dicer has fixed Monday
the Bth of February, for the day of nomination, and
Wednesday and Thursday following for the days of
polling.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
The Tories arc quite astonished at the state of affairs in
this county. They had calculated upon walking over the
course without any opposition, and they now find that all
chance of that has vanished, and they are constrained to
admit that there is no doubt the contest will he a very se-
vere one, although, of course, they say their man, or rather
"boy," is sure to come in, It would be unfair to dispa-
rage the ch4racter or status of Sir Edward Antrobus in
the county; and if he had stood forward, there is every
reason to believe that he must have commanded very
general support; but the putting forward his son, a young
man of about twenty.one years of age, fresh from college,
and naturally in want of experience, and every other
quality necessary for a member of the Legislature,
especially in times like the present, is considered by a
very great number of the electors as an insult to the
county ; and it is well known that many of the sturdy
yeomen of the county, who profess what arc called
Conservative principles, have said that they could not
bring themselves to vote for the election of such an indi-
vidual as Mr. Antrobus, as they did not consider him at
all qualified to represent such a wealthy and important
county as Surrey ; and that although they would not vote
against him, still they could not conscientiously give him
their support. This will, of course, tell in favour of the
Liberal candidate, and the friends of Mr. Alcock are very
sanguine as to his being returned; indeed, some of them
go so far as to say they arc sure of it. It will be very
great folly on the part of the Liberal party, however, to
underrate their opponents, for they may he assured that
every ingenuity will be employed, and that no expense will
be spared, to in ing in the Tory candidate, and the Liberals
must strain every nerve or they dill be defeated. They
must not forget that there are a great number of Tory
landlords in the county, whose tenants are bound to vote
according to their opinions, and that the Tories, as a party,
are most indefatigable in attaining their objects. If,
however, the Liberal party exert themselves, it is to
Le hoped that the Turn s will be ly,:aten.

STATE OF TRADE. DISTRESS OF THE
WORKING CLASSES. —The Nottingham Review of yesterday
describes the trade in that town as being unprecedentully
depressed, and states, as a necessary consequence, that the
working classes are sufFering dreadfully. The warp silk
blonde trade is still in a very unsettled state, roost of the
hands contemplating to leave a manufacture that does not
afford remunerative wages for subsistence. The warp
tatting lace branch is in a most deplorable state; many of
the workmen being stinted to short work, which, with the
abatement of the wages, makes their situath. n truly
wretched. The fancy bobbin-net trade is not by any
means improved, though the workmen arc inde-
fatigable in producing new patterns. Power nets are
in good demand; wages are low, but profits are good.
The fancy hosiery trade in Nottingham, Hucknall, Sutton,
Mansfield, and Derby, has been long in a stagnant state,
but a new trade is revived, not much to the advantage of
the county of Nottingham. The silk cut-up trade is
rapidly extending ; many of the frames is the neighbour-
ing villages make three hose at once. The practice is
also extending in the silk glove trade, and, of course,
employment is decreasing,. The most fatal effects to the
intele,ts of this town must ensue, if the practice be per
severed in. The silk knotted hands are yet in a very de-
pressed condition for want of employment. The cut-up
imitation warp silk knots have wholly failed. Full frame-
rent is much complained of in this and other branches,
when the workmen have only half work.
NEW \VA R STEAMERS.—Of the five new

war-steamers of a large class which have been built in her
Majesty's dockyards, and are to be immediately fitted for
active service, the first has arrived in the river, and is now
lying at the Isle of DJgs, n here on Wednesday her boilers
were put on board. She is a most majestic vessel, of the
same class as the Cyclops and Gorgon, lately found so
effective in active service. She is to be fitted with two
engines of 140-horse power each, and her tonnage is
about 1,400. She is named the Driver, and is already
commissioned, a great part of the crew bring now on
board assisting towards her completion. her engines
are furnished with all the recent improvements, espe-
cially that importaant one which will enable her to
connect or disconnect either one of her paddles
in an instant, and thereby change her position with
equal celerity It is said that she will be furnished with
two long 98-pound guns on her upper deck, working en
sw lye's, besides other guns of a large calibre on her lower
deck. It will be observed that the steam power of the
Driver is 20 horse power each engine less than the Cyclops
and the Gorgon ; but the peculiar build cf the vessel and
the improvements in the engines will, it is stated, place
her on a perfect equality with those war-steamers. The
Driver will be completed in three months, and the four
others, two of which are named the Styx and the Vixen,
will also be fitted with boilers
,and engines in the course
of the year, the machinery for that purpose being already

in a very advanced state.
. .
BARLEY WATER —A country practitioner who
had attended a wealthy farmer in e. serious illness, thought
it necessary to restrict him to very low diet. One evening
he c'llcd in quite unexpectedly, and found his patient very
busy discussing a large tankard of strong home-brewed
ale, and v.hat.was worse, evidently affected by his previous
" potations. How arc you, doctor ?" said the farmer.
" How arc Sou, I should rather inquire ?" replied thr
medical man ; is this adhering to the regimen I prescril,ed.
did not I tell you that you must drink nothing but barley
water ?" I know you did," replied the patient, " and
I've followed your directions, for vi hat is ale I should like
to know but barley water."_

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET,rJAN. 27.—We
have had an excellent demand for all descriptions of sugar
and every desirable lot for either grocery or refining pur-
poses has been cleared off the market at extreme prices.
The stocks in first hands is reduced to a very small quan-
tity, particulnly for fine descriptions. Refined goods
have aLo been in good request, and prices have improved.
—.Bristol Ga.:cite.