The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-10 00:00:00

LINCOLN COUNTT ELECTION.

y
. btxtomv, dull and quiet ;fp-
peanmce of the town this. morning presented a most striking
r, contrast to the bustle and activity with which it had been filled
for the last fortnight. The music with which the good people
of Lineoln have been serenaded; day and night, is now hushed
. as it were for evert the shonta of warm-headed voters have
died away, •The flags, banners, and purple favours, of all de,
window+, disappeared; and what makes the matter worse,
nearly the whole of the strangers whom the contest had brought
together have already departfal. • This transition from " gay to
grave, from lively to severe," is not, we nntlerstand, in general
so sudden as it has been on the present occasion.- The. mind
" wind up" of a contested election, " a public dinner," and
the " election br,11," have been dispensed with c the former to
the •no slight niOrtitietition of the of good eating and
good speaking, and the latter to the deep regret of many
a county belle atr thii vicisity. We believe, however, that
had the dinner and the ball been given, the number at-
tending either would not have been at all equal to what is
usually seen on such occasions. The fact is, that till par.
ties had become tired or the contest before it comeluded;
It was not a contest of
flew
party—,Whig was opposed
to Whig, and in not a few instances Tory to Tory.. The
point of the well-knoirn ynatution, " When. Greek meets
Greek," &c. tem renewed in the present case. Amongst
the Whigs, neither side wished. " to put forth its Might"
against its almost accidental opponent, becrmie they each
knew that rancour in a contest like, this would only tend to
cripple their joint exertions, when on some future occasion they
should be ranged against their common rivals and opponents—
the Tories. The tbw. Tories who entered into the contest did
so, for the greater part, from motives of private friendship, and:
therefore could not 'be expected to struggle warmly for the
success of the shade of political difference between one side and.
the other, when they were alike indinrent or exposed to each.
It was natural, then, that all parties should be anxious that
such a contra: should ; and having terminated, that
aslitle as possible shoUld be done to revive its recollection. A
public dinner after an election is in general to celebrate the
triumph of some political party. Ifere no party was over.
thrown—no political opponent vanquished. It is true that the
Blues were defeated ; but is is also true that they were defeat-
ed, not by theirnatural enemies, but by a large body of, their
former friends and political associates. It was, we underitand,
from these causes that the dinner and ball were dispensed with.
After the chairing, Sir William Ingilby dined, as usual, at the
White Hart, with his, committee anti some other friends._...
Many good speeches, we are informed, were delivered on the
occasion, and such healthy and toasts were drank as were cal-
culated to allay any irritation which might have arisen out of
the contest. 'lt was, however, expected, until this day, that
a public dinner would have been given.
Sir WilliaM Ingilby has published the following addieis to
the freeholders, which was widely distributed this morning
" Gentlemen,—The distinguished support I have received,
from you, and the great majority by which I have been elected
your representative in Parliament, demand my most sincere.
and grateful acknowledgments. Be 'assured, Gentlemen, that
in discharging the important duties you have committed to tile,
I Will ever be wateliftil of the general interests of my country,
and that the business of this extensite: and opulent County,
shall on all occasions receive my most anxious and particular
attention.

" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
"Your obliged and faithful. servant,
NV.M. A MCOTES 1N011411Y."
Sir 'William, who before this contest was but little known,
to the County,, has, by his frank Ind manly conduct due-
ing its continuance, secured the respect and esteem of very
rnany even amongst those who. were most prepossessed against
him. The conduct of Colonel Johnson has also been such as
even the most zealous partizans of
to call forth the most unqualified (and we think not undeserv-
ed) praise from all parties,
Sir William. •
The election, though managed,on the part of the Blues with
very little expenca, has, we under Stand, cost their successful
oPPnnent a aunt Hale short of 20,0001.
A boat-load of Blues came in last night, and some more this
morning:; hilitthey Made their appearance on 'Saturday, there
is no doubt that it would have had the stlect of protracting the
poll sonte days Is:lnk:cr.—( Ti"1"c)