The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-01 00:00:00

REDUCED FAKES, and
.UNEQUALLED TItAVEI.ILNQ,
To DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGATE; MARGATE,-AND
CANTERBURY.
FOUR INSIDE CoACHEs, AND KEEP GOOD TIME,
• By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co.
SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER•STREET, SNOW-
HILL, LONDON.
LIGHT POST-COACIIES,
Tria E following
nd MAILS, &c. set out froin the above Inn:—
The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate Margate,
Broadstairs, Canterbury, F•versliani, and Sandwich, new
Post. Coach—every Morning at a quarter vast Seven &Cluck.
In consequence of the decided preference given to the above
Coach, the Proprietors are determined no 'expence shall be
spared to reside, it the first conveyance on the Kent road.
BROMP'fON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud,
Sittinghourne, Rainham, awl Ospringe, Morning, Quarter
past 7, at Reduced Fares.
The "Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, guteri
l'ruro, Bothnin, Pen ryn, Ashburton, 'l'otness, Weymouth,
Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every morning at
Seven ; throufh Honiton, Axminster, Brialport, Illandfard,
Stockbtidget Sutton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black-
water, and Bagshot.
The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through
with Two Coachnseu only), through Bagshot, lllackwatcr,
Basingstoke, Overton, Whitcharch, Andover, IVoodyeats,
Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandford. and Dorchester, at a Quar-
ter past File °Thick in the Morning, at reduced Fates,
The " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lytle ingtori, Lyndhurst,
Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge., Blackwater, and
liagshot, New Four Inside Conch, every Morning at half past
Seven ; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by
Five. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of
Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre de Grace, Cher •
bourgh, &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to
receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto been
'experienced since the commencement of the " Union."
The " Champion," a New light Day Coach to DOR-
CHESTER, in 13 hours only, through Bagshot, Blackwa-
ter, -Basing.toke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, Salis-
bury, Wood) eats, Caslintore, and Blasultaird, at a Quarter
past Five o'clock its the !untiring. The Proprietors 'of the
above Coach are determined no expence shall be spared to
render it the first conveyance on the Western Road.
BATH and BRISTOL. Post-Coaches, through. Chipper).
ham, Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every
Afternoon at one ; arrive at the Greyhound Inn, Baths, the
London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, Bristol, early the
next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton,
and Plymouth, at reduced Fares.
The " Umpire," a NeW LIVERPOOL Light Com Is, only
one Night on the Road,.carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily
at One ; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Five, tin (nigh
Woburn. Latlibury, Northampton, %Vella:rat, lan terworth,
Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots-
ford, Warrington, and Prescot.
SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Light Post-
Coach, every Afternoon:-•--thearded.
The "Union," WEYMOUTH; throogli Dorchester, Bland-
ford, Salisbury, Andover, t rverton, Basingstoke, /lawful d
Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot, new Post Coach, After-
noon, at reduced Fares.--Packets from Weymouth to Guern-
sey. Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Woe's, &c. every Wednesday
and Saturday afternoon, at Twei o'Clock.
BARNSTAPLE and Southmolton New Light Post Coach
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Morniags, at Seven
o'Clock.
The ", Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets nut
every Afternoon at Two; and passes through Baldock, Big.
gleswade, Eaton, 'Betel:den, Stilton, %Wansford, Stamford,
Greetham, Grantham, Newark, Ttexford, fklarkbain Moor,
Retfotd, Bawtry, Doncaster, arid Ferrybridge, to the Golden
Lion Inn, Leeds, next Afternoon, at Reduced Fares.—Log-
gage and Packages only 211 per lb.--Notwithstanding the
uncommon Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the
most. agreeable and complete Public Conveyance 'on the
North Road, being uneqtaalled by any other.
HARROWGATE and Ripon new Light Post Coaches, every
Afternoon 'at Two, mid Eight in the Morning.'
GLASGOW, Longtown,Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries,
Brownhill, Thornhill, Sanerithar-Kiln, Cameock, Kings,
well, and all Parts of Scutlaud, a light Four inside Post
Coach daily.
The "Express," to yon.ic, Scarborough, 'Whitby, Shields,
Sunderlatid, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Four
inside Petit Coach, with a, Guard throughout ; sets out
every Morning, by way of Newark, Reward, Doncaster,
Ferrybridge.Tadeaster, Darlington, Nortliallerton, Durham,
Men petit, and.Berwiek, and arrives at York the next Maria.
ing at Twelve o'Clock, at reduced Fares. Passengers find-
ing themselves .fatigued on the journey, may rest what
time they please,- aced then proceed without any additional
Fare. ' ,
ALUILBORQUGH and Scfrindon, four-inside Day Coach,
through Aldbouett, Reading, lnnhourn, Parton, Lydington
PeWsey, Wootton Basset, Itarosbury, Hungerland, Newbury
and Maidenhead.
BIitIDGENOR'rH, IValsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy-
head New Light Coach, every Afternoon, at reduced Fares.
New Royal Patent Mail, BQS'ION eandyLont la, through
Royston, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton; Petri borough,
Deepiag, Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Gila:shy; mid Hull,
Evening, at Half past Seven o'Cluck, Sunday, at a Quarter
before Seven.
The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Pott Coach to
CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four
Horses, and a ()Laird all, the way, passes through Appleby,
Brcrugh, Bowes, Greta-in idge, Richmond, Cafterick, llo-
rottglthridge, Forrybridge; Doncaster, Newark, BawtfY,
Grantham' Stamford, Oreetharn, Stilton, Iliggleswade, and
Baldock. Sets out iii•tne Morning, and performs the jour•
ate), with the greatest facility; at reduced Fares. Passenger*
detained on the Road by business or pleasure, hart the pe-
culiar advantage of their Seats beam secured its the next
Coach.—The only direct Coach toCarlisle,
The New Royal Patent Mail, VAMBRIDGE, through
Ware, Buntingford, Backland, and Royston, .Everring, at
Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter before Seven.
KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lons.tale, 'Bolton,
Charley, Olmskerk, and Gatrstang Light Post Coaches, ever!
Afternoon.
The " Royal Express," New Light Fonr Inside Post Coach,
to LIVERPOOL, in all hours only, .through Warrington,
Prescot, 'Cortgleton, latwton, 'Newcastle, Rudgly, Knutsfurd,
Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield, (only One Night on the
Road), every Afternoon; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn,
Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening, at Seven, at reduced
Fares.
WAKEFIELD Pour inside Post-Conches, evert Morning
and.Atterrioant, at reduced Fares..
CHESTER, Newport, Whiteelturch„Tarporley, Nampt-
wich, Northwich, and Middlewlch Light Post-Coach, every
Afternoon.
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm Light Post Coach,
every Morning, to thy George Inn, Suuderlattell set reduced
Fares.

Mountain's " EXpress," to MANCHESTER, Winslow,
Congleton, Newcastle, Wa!sal, Wolverhampton, sod Knots-
ford, new Four inside Post-Coach' every Afterittion.--Only
One Night on the Road, at reduced Fares.
SHEFFIELD and Rotherham New Four inside Post
Coaches every Morning, called " The,,Exaress," and also
" The Rockingham," every Afternoon, at reduced Fares.
The "Royal Express," New BIRMINGHAM Light Post
Coach, sets out every Afterneon, carrying Four Inside only;
passes through Warwick, Leamington, Sontham, Weedon,
Daventry, Stmiry-Stratford, and Towcester, to the Saracen's
Head,Roll-street, Birmingham, early the next Morning, at
reduced Fares.
The " Express," a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin-
coln, Northrave, Hewden, and Doncaster, every Morning at
Eight o'Clock, to the Cross Keys, Market-place, ; and
also the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon ;it Two o'Clocli.
HERTFDItD,,Ware, HoJilesdon and, Cheshunt Coach,
at reduced Fares.
TOTI'ENHAM and Etbnonton Coaches daily, at Eleven,
Half-past Two,, Fire, and Eight o'clock.
yet At Reduced Fares to Leeds, York, and Doncaster,
Luggage and Packages at only id per pound.
S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friends and the Public, that they will not be accountable for
any Parcels, Passenger's Luggage, %Rings, Plate, &c. of
Mors than Five Pounds Value, if lost, .stolen, or damaged,
unless entered as such, and the Insurance paid accord-
ingly, at the sat 30,11'5, Head Inn, Skinner-street,
London,

OCCASIOXAt FREEHOLDERS.

OBSERVATIONS on a Bill now before Parliament, entitule4
"A Bill to prevent occasional Freeholders from voting in the
" elections of Members to serve in Parliament, fur Boroughs
" in England and Wales."
The professed intention and obvious design of this Bill is to
prevent he abuses.which at present prevail in those boroughs
and towns where the right of Voting is in freeholders either re.
scant or not, and where for the purposes of an election new free-
holders are created upto, and sometimes after, the issuing of
the writs for such election.—lt would be a waste of time and la:
bour to shew that such practices do exist and have long
.existed.
Their prevalence is proved by numerous instances, ancient and
modern, recorded in the Journals of the /louse ; and the perso-
nal knowledge and information of every Member must furnish
satisfactory, testimony, to their minds without the statement of
particular facts, or recurrence to recent instances.
It is not the object of this Bill to intiiidubi any innovation in
principle, to Invalidate any charter or,preseription, or todestroy
any established right. It maks no attempt at general reform,
or the subversion of any known or established franchise, but
has for its aim and end the simple and satisfactory design of
making.the.rule of election more perfect, and more consonant
to general principle, by removing one dangerous and invidious
anotindy, which enables the proprietors of freeholds in certain
parts of England to create voters for occasional purposes, by
:means which hive at all times been declared to lie Contrary to
law ; and have been by repeated Acts of Parliament, guarded
against with all the vigilance of the legislature and all the
pow& of the law. It proposes to effect this beneficial object by
requiring the voters in towns and boroughs to take an oath,
previous to their voting, similar in every respect to that imposed
by the 18 flea. 11. c. 18. s. 1., and 19 Geo. 11. c. 28. s. 1. on
electors of Members of Parliament for counties, and for cities
and towns which are counties of themselves, except that the
oath prescribed by the present, Bill does not specify the value of
the freehold, and consequently, THE itioirr Ok' vorixa in j
.the boroughs and towns to which this Bill applies will REMAIN
UNCHANGED AND UNALTERED.
Upon principle, nothhig could be more absurd than to state
that in a place, where by charter or by custom certain persons
qualified in a prescribed manner are entitled to select an indi.
victual to represent the community in the House of Commons,
some person or persons, possessing a large share of that which
constitutes the qualification, may by a mere colourable or pre.
tended distribution of it among friends or dependants, taken
for the purpose without any beneficial interest or tide whatever,
over-rule and destroy the will and franchise of others,
who have a real, permanent, and incontestable interest and pos.
session; and who, by every rule oflaw, of justice, and of common
sense, ought to return the representative. It is not more un.
just, nor more destructive of the principles of the constitution,
to propose that numbers, without regard to property, shall re-
turn the members to Parliament, than that property shall be so
used as, by creating fictitious or occasional numbers, to annul
the tights of those, who, although duly qualified to vote, have
not such a redundant property as will enable them at a given
moment to qualify great numbers, or such an influence as, if
they should qualify them, would make them certain that such
persons would conform to their wishes.
If the only advantage to be.gainetl by the present Bill were
the establishment of an uniform system, and the placing of all
rights on an equal footing, such an advantage is of very high
importance, especially In a community where all men reason
on their rights, and where every departure from the general
system, or the declared law, is viewed as an attempt to corn.
mit some wrong, or to invade the liberties and rights of the
subject. But in the present case the evils are not imaginary,
no* the wrongs speculative. lt Is known that the malting of
occasional andfraudulent votes to support a particular person,
or to answer a resent purpose, has been the source of much real
injustice ; and, if it has not been, in all particulars, repressed
by Parliament, it has not been because the law was unknown or
not sufficiently declared, but because in, all attempts at correct-
ing abuses or establishing system; it has been found, that the
earliest attempts were defective, and that the first enactments
required frequent alterations and additions before the views of.
the Legislature could be fully aeck»uilisbeti.
Before the Grenville Aet had fixed the practice of Parlia.
ment on contested elections on the basis of purity and correct.
ness„ and even before the Revolution had establialied the gene-,
ral principles of Representation, the law was strongly and
dearly expressed against the making of occasional votes in any
place, and under any form, for the purpose of giving ascendancy
to any individual or party in elections, whether it were of 'Mem-
her of Parliament or to any situation of credit and trust. Con.
sequently, the:various enactments for the prevention of fraud
and occasionality, which passed from the Revolution to our own
times, were never considered as privations or undue restrictions,
but merely as the carts of wisdoin and integrity, matured by
experience, to ring back the system to the state of purity in
winch the law had placed it, and In which alone it ceuld be
contemplated with pleasure and respect.
In many cases connected with the right oteoting, ors all sub-,
jects, the opinion of the Legislature has beefs most decisively
expressed. It has been so in all the statutes already alluded
to; in that which regulated the votet in the General Centro of
the East India Company, where net only en
;Additional quail&
cation in value of stock, but a certain term cif Possession, was
required ; acid even in many maters of leas apparent imports
ance. With respect to the making of occasional votes for towns
and boroughs, for the purposes of Parliamentary elections, the
law was most clearly and. ably expressed before the Revolution
by the then Chief Justice, Sir }rands Pernbertosi, in a case,
the report of Which was drawn- tip by the great Lord Somers,
and was published in We collection of Tract* which bears his
name. *

ThiS tinS an action brought by Denzill Onslow, Esq. against
itapley, the returning officer of the borough of Basle-
mere for it (MSC retuni. It was tried at the litingston Assizes,
in July, Mil. Among the facts proved on the part of the
plaintiff; it appeared 011ie of the voters were net real burgai,ir
tenants, and that if any conveyances had Leen made to them
of burgage lands, they were lately made, andstranilnlently con=
trived to make voles against an election. 'rvio had been made
after the testa of the Parliament writ, and three others to answer
an election purpose five years before. In the nuking of these
qualifications, ecieral Instances of gross contrivance were
theivn, and the effect was aided, by proving that ten or twelVe
such conveyances had been made rot the purposes of a former
election, by the patran of the borough, and had been given up
to him after the election Was over.

the imptession on the COurt :which it
was so
evidence
slowel calculated to
to produce, the recorde of the Borough,'
who was of counsel for the defendant, had the imprudence to
justify the proceedings, and to say, It was part of the constitu-
tion of our government to do so. "At this," says the learned
reporter, " the Court seemed very angry, and wondered that
any one, especially of the gown, should say so t and said, Do
you think our Government has no better ceastitatio4 ?" with
which the gentleman riot being -Satisfied, he Wei told by the
Court, " he deserved to be taken notice of for saying so, and
that he seemed to hare advised the thing done."'respecting
the making of fictitious votes at former elections , the patron
of the Borough attempted to say something in the .tvay of
excuse, but the. Court tohl bin), " It was too tad to
be crewed." Under the direction of the learned Judge,
a verdict was given' for the Plaintiff** and In the course
of the evidence, the Court haring observed one indiri.
dual to be so active and boat' in the cause as to leave no doubt
of his being an instrument in the illegal transactions which
were disclosed, ecunpelled him to give sureties to appear in the
following term, to answer to an in fokmation for a misderneanotir,
and bound over, Mr. Onslow to prosccure hhn. This ease the
learned reporter justly entitles " a memorable case." During
the whole trial, be says, the cause was managed with great
care and circumspection, the Court declaring it was of great
weight ; as great as any that ever came there to be tried..,-.
The Court," he adds, "'had great reason to sliew•an ex-
traordinary abhorrency ;such .practices, for that mischief is
grown almost general, anti to rectili and punish which abuses
the noitte-of
.Commons in .every,,Parllament are compelled to
pass more than half their time,' —" But because, he con-
tinues, " here is by statute law no particular Provision made
against such practices, many by sordid watts have endeavour-
ed to perplex elections and debauch Parliaments, and think
themselves not punishable for it. This, case anti tlie reason of
it will better inform them, that by the rule of the common law
an offence of this nature is punishable; for will an man think
that small frauds, cheats, and practices should undergo a cen-
sure in the ordinary Courts of Justice,'and notsucti great vio-
lations or trial) and horiemy in matters of the greatest moment ?"
Such were the deelarations of the law, and the reflections
arising-trapt then, at a period *when the rule of the Constitu.
was not perfectly flied, and when the intitipentience of the
judgett watt not secured by Making them immoveable while

* In the first edition in Vol. I. p.,17.1; in tho 11414 Z77---,0
Valtet Seott, in Vol. VI 1L Tit).