The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-03 00:00:00

LINCOLN COUNTY ELECTION.

• 'FIFTH 'DAY.
LINCORT, D.E.C. I.—The exertions of each
party in this singular contest are still carried on with unabated
zeal. The Blues .(Sir J. Thorold's), though so very much be-
low their adversaries on the poll, still speak with apparent con-
fidence of success. They talk of the numerous promises of
support Wbich they have received from several parts of the
County, and they look forward to Wednesday and Thursday
next for a general rally of their friends. The Purples, on the
other hand, are equally confident, and (not without apparently
good reason, from the numbers they have already polled) look
upon the return of Sir William Ingilby as quite certain. It was
reported here this morning that a proposition was made from
Sir Wm. Ingilby's Committee to the friends of Sir John Tho-
rold's cause, the object of which was, to know whether, •in case
Sir Wm. Ingilby should poll half the freeholders of the County,
Th they (the rorold party) would give up the contest ? To this,
we underatand, it was answered, that they would enter into no
agreement of the kind, but would go on with the election as
long as they had a man poll. It is a subject of complaint with
the Ingilby supporters,that the contest should be prolonged,and
the County con unite to be agitated b' a party who haVe no chance
of success, and who are acting in the name of a gentleman who
has declined to.serve. To this the .Thorold party reply,that they
do not so much object personally to Sir Wm. Ingilby, as to the
circumstances under which (as they allege) he has been thrust
forward by an individual, who (they say) seeks to make the
power of nominating 'one Member a sort of appendage to his peer-
age;, and they add, that had any other man come forward under
siinilar auspices, they would have given him the same opposition
which they now give to Sir William. Whatever motive has
dictated the opposition, and expence to which it has put Sir
Win. Ingilby is, we are told, already enormous; and is
likely to increase considerably before the contest conies to a
close. The other party have gone to very little expence. The
voters who have yet come up for Sir John Thorold, have come
at their own expence.—(This, though confidently asserted by
the Blues, is not implicitly relied on lyy their opponents.)—The
greatest expence which the Blues seem to be at, is the support
of the band of musicians, who daily parade the town, accom-
panied by the flags and banners of their party. This, we arc
told, comes to about 51. per day, and is raised by collections
made at the Spread Eagle, where the gentlemen of the Thorold
party daily meet and dine. It is also said that the " ways and
means" to meet the expences of the placards and hand-bills of
the party are raised in a similar manner. By the way, placards
and hand-bills have this day poured forth in abundance from
both sides. Two very long ones were issued by the Thorold
Committee. One of them, which was headed Symptoms of
Distress," alludes to " the sighs and groans" of the opposite
party at the heavy expence to which they have been put, and
ridicules such complaints so early in a contest, which they (the
Purples) had not only voluntarily demanded, but which they
boasted they would willingly keep open to the latest moment. The
placard then hints that this " weeping and wailing, and gnash-
ing of teeth" is put forth for the purpose of " exciting a sym-
pathy at once favourable to Sir William, and prejudicial to
his opponents, or for the more substantial benefit of a subscrip-
tion." In the second placard, a long address is made to
the freeholders, pointing out the enormous expence to which
the adversaries of independence have' gone,• and hinting that
their p,urses will be run out before the close, of the poll.—
It then calls the attention of the freeholders to the example
which the friends of Sir John Tharold have set, in exercising
their rights as independent electors, without resorting to any
" profligate expenditure for electioneering purposes. ' The
friends of Sir Wm. Ingilby have not been less active in resort.
big to the same mode of," election warfare," They too, have
their squibs and placards, hand-bills and addresses, in abund-
ance. • In one, called "A plain statement of facts," it is said
that Sir Wm. came forward to rescue the freeholders, " from
the toils of a man whose short-sighted ambition has been di-
rected only to the gratification of his own inordinate self-as-
sumed importance, to which he did not scruple to sacrifice the
friendship and support of the most honourable men in the
county." It then states that Sir William came forward on a
promise in writing of the vote of Sir John Thorold, and it adds,
"it could only be by some crooked and sinister practices that
Sir John Thorold could, after that, be influenced to allow his
name to be used to defeat the object of that promise." It then
calls upon the freeholders to show their indignation " at the
crafty machinations used against Sir William Ingilby, and to
overwhelm with shame and disgrace that paltry fragment of
the lowest radicalism, whose avowed purpose is to rob the only
man who had the courage to offer himself for their service."
Another hand-bill alludes to the often repeated remark that Sir
logilby was contending against a body without a head.
It runs thus—
" AIIVE WV 01111.1111 it T UNA` aso itummrcy.--Wanted irnme-
d)
without ears, or eyes, or even brains, will be preferred, as the
t'll'o3tellitYithbey,a body 1 fit' CP:
:rust be indepe
body
vienryLisoncoftln, Aal""head.
body is determined to perform the functions of those organs for
itself. It must, however, have a prominent nosey the last head
which the body had having been somewhat deficient in this re-
spect.
"N. 8.. A head with a hrozen face won't do. The late head
was separated from the body, owingto the insufferable quantity
of brass which it bore in its countenance.
" Apply (If is letter, post-paid) to Messrs. Headless and
Brothers, (late Wells and C 0,,) Spread Eagle, Lincoln."
There are also numerous poetic effusions, but many of them
display more zeal than tase in the composers. The poll was
continued to-day till nearly half-past four o'clock ; but there
were not as many polled as on Friday or Saturday. In Sir
John Thorold's number there was some slight improvement,
as compared with Saturday.
At the close of the day the numbers were
On the Day's Poll.
For Sir William Ingilby - -
For Sir John Thorold
Majority - .
Gross Poll.
Tor Sir William Ingilby '
For Sir John Thoiold
Majority a - --1,610
The declaration of the state of the peal was hailed with loud
cheers by each party. As soots as they had subsided, '
Sir Writ. Ixcitr.llY catne forward. • *He said it was his duty,
arid he discharged it with 'grateful feelings, once more to thank
his brother-freeholders for the situation in which they had
placed him on the poll—a situation the most distinguished of
any candidate for the county at so early a period of a con.
test.—(Cheers.),--Notwithstanding the decided majority which.
he had obtained, be would not have his friends relax their ex.
ertions ; for he was determined, by 'standing to the list, to
give all the freeholders an opportunity of coming forward, and
if they. should, he had no doubt that his majority would con.
tinue to increase. An attempt had been made to intimidate him
from the contest, but they little knew him if they supposed that
he would relax in any undertaking of . such importance. He
had come forward boldly, and he relied with perfect confidence
on the exertions of the county in his behalf. No doubt the situ*.
ation in which -he was placed was an ardnous one,—(cheers,
and some disapprobetion 0-r-but:it had not been entered with-
out mature deliberation,
.nor would it be relinquished until his
object was accomplished.—(Cheers.)--Theyhad had Gentlethen
before them on other occasions, who had come ,*ward with
declarations and proutises, and afterwards retreated, hut they
Should never find him give way.—(Cheers.)—ln conclusion,
the Hon. l3aronet said, .Again, Genderne.n,• I thank you for
your very liberal support; but, before I conclude, allow me to
read-for you a little scrap of poetry, which has just been put
into my hands on the subject of the present contest. He then
read the following lines
I-• - •
" SirJolin of.Syston and Sam Wells, his friends
Distract poor Lincoldshire front end to end.
" What shall we say of these contending foes ? •
4' One wants the ayesohoidn(ereatheli:t himself, icled
Loudvheers and laughter followed the reading of this squib.
toCeeoelonthealt.throottz
as usual, with loud cheers. He said it gave him great pleasure
hrgare receivedthem
On buturtlay,, to imitate the example of the lion Baronet and.
keep tlieir temper.—(cheers.)--Tbe poetry which
heard was,'no doubt; excellent, and h hoped it would be put
into print, for it was too mind to be I e r
poll` did not at all alarm hMi. H. ost. he majority on the
It; confidence of success was'
founded on the independent spirit of the county. If it!was not
too dark, betvould read
for the meeting
had
received, from:ng some letters which he
13 atint.--(Cries of " Road, read.")...110
could not then read them ; but eha
kept 'often so late 104noiriiw p pa' the poll might not be
he should then have li ,ht as it was on the present day, anti
Vittleto ;thew, that this reason: o
nreall them. The objecti of them
come up for, Sir John 'Moral? nilsa74'frecha era
had
net
artge-bOats 'from thence had b • hired4l the
whole
of
theparty.--Pas.'
,Hot far this part of the let' tet een
4.
the
odder
earnestly as correct he could dot say., but
t'o,upuen.wv,:tre
uiointest, r that
, the poll might be continued
open or cio‘se •tho ~riorn6wi. tact it was not in their power to
freeholders pretentea themsel. it must be continued so long nit
pPl:rofletielteeentoitethil wants the noes (nose.),,
were
000
freeholdr, i res, It was calculated, that thal
half had yet b le e'9u4tY, these, not wear the
een poll
ed. If heasked I • ' h
would say thaf
,wirejev were his own opinion, e
had
pollati
tofreehoVne lion. Baronet (Sir Wrn. Ingilby)
commend his friends to ref* lie (Gel. Johnson) would then re•
happen, lie would
eonsideraztitlheirexertions ; for if that should
yet, however it wits •in e cause lost for the present. At
.e power of the county to return Sir
against TT:14,17'1 therefore`
the majority which was now
owi ate earnestly recommended the fricnt4

587
114
-473

2,705
1,095