The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-26 00:00:00

ELECTION 1110VEYIENTS.

HASTINGS.—Oar election is fixed for Tuesday, and it ap-
pears that our late Members will walk over the course, and
thus neutralize the hot ough in the ensuing momentous crisis,
which may be almost said to create a civil war between county
and borough constituencies. Shame on the supporters of each
candidate that, to insure his return, they shoul I forget all their for-
merly professed principles ; the moment is notone of mere personal
triumph, whether this man cr that shall be honoured, but of
good against evil, right against might, justice against cOrrup-
tien, and if either pink or blue be so strong as its partizans
boast, each party is recreant to its principles, in not bringing
forward a second man, and thus giving to Hastings the chance
of a voice in the ensuing Parliament. The Reform Act has
continued to the borough the privilege of returning two Mem-
bers as formerly, but how uselessly, alas! when• the electors
themselves voluntarily disfranchise it, and proclaim, by their
conduct, that in their hands the electoral trust isnot considered
as a national confidence to.be exercised for thepublic good, but as
a Private right which permits every man "to do what he likes
with his own," regardless of moral or patriotic control. Some
of the elector,, however, cre free from this stain, and have exerted
aemselvi s to their utmost to avert the glaring degradation,
the political nonentity beneath which the borough, it is now
too apparent, must succumb; humiliation is in any case hard
to be borne, but how much the more so when the result of in-
trigue, and this, there is too much reason to believe, is our
ease ; there is, however, this satisfaction, that such conduct
will be remembered and judged hereafter, and if the sentence
be rppropriate, it will he the banishment of Mears. Holland
and Planta from this borough. From the former we had ex-
pected less selfish conduct, but, as to the latter, we have long
heard that it is vain to attempt to wash a blackamoor white;
his comuct, howeVer, merits the praise of consistency, and de-
ceives but few, whilst his late colleague must be content to
shoulder the greatest blame.
BEr.wicx, JUNE 24.—Mr. Matthew Forster, an eminent
London merchant, arrived here last night, for the purpose of
endeavouting to wrest ore seat from the Tories. '1 he Re-
formers are working- vigorously, and are confident of electing
Mr. Forster, though the contest will be severe. The Tory
candidates are Mr. Richard Hodgson, and Mr. Weeding, of
London. - .

TIVEr.TON.—Mr. Hcathcoat and Lord Palmerston will be
re-netted on Monday without opposition.
BORSUCII OF DERBY.—This election is fixed for Monday,
the •_2Bth ins'. Messrs. Strutt and Ponsonby, the late Mem-
bers, dill be re-elected without opposition. Both are staunch
Liberals. .

DERBYSHIRE, NORTHERN DIVISION.—No opposition at
present to Messrs. Cavendish and Evans, the late Representa-
tives ; both Liberals. The election to take place July 6.
SOUTH DEP.BYSHIRE was represented in the late Parliament
by Sir George Crewe and Mr. Hurt, Tories, who have both
retired. A contest is being carried on between Mr. Mundy
and Mr. Wylie, Tories, and Lord Waterpark and Mr. Mat-
thew Gisborne, Liberals. The latter gentleman is brother to
the late M.P. for Carlow, and is an eloquent and able man.
It is expected that two Tories will not again be sent to Parlia-
ment for this division. The election is fixed for July 10.
NOTTINGIIAM.—Mr. Walter has for his colleague Mr.
Charlton, of Chiliven ; the popularity of the former gentleman
i 3 much diminished, and the return of Hobhcuse and Larpent
is consid-red certain.

EsTErt.—So far election prospects, in this district, are
looking well for the Liberal interest. In this city Lord Robert
Grnsvenor and Mr. Jervis have not yet had an opponent. The
Noble Lord arrived. in this city on Saturday evening last.
During the week he has been sedulously engaged in assisting
Mr. Wilbraham in his canvass for the southern division of the
county. Mr. Jervis arrived yesterday morning at eleven
o'clock. An opposition was threatened in the person of some
unmentiOned gentleman, who was announced as a " Repre-
sentative," and not as a candidate; but at the hour of going
to press he was still non est. There can be no doubt of the re-
election of the oh} Members. Mr. Wilbraham's canvass goes
on prosperously for South Cheshire. Fur North Cheshire our
accounts are highly favourable to the re-election of the Hon.
Mr. Stanley, who has been appointed Paymaster of the
Forces.—Chester Chronicle.

lIIG II \%YCOMBE, JUNE 25.—The writ arrived last night,
and this afternoon it was read in the market-place, and the
returnin,g officer has appointed next Wednesday for the day of
nomination, and the polling will take pla e the next day. All
four candidates will go to the pull, and both parties are san-
guine of success.
GREAT 111 A Rt.° w, Ju NE 25. —The nomination is filed for
Thursday next, and the poll will be taken on Friday.