The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-16 00:00:00

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LICHFIELD ELECTION.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LICHFIELD, WEDNESDAY.—The above eh ction took
place this day, and terminated in the unopposed re-
election of Lord Alfred Paget. The city throughout the
day maintained its wonted quiet, and but few parties
appeared to take any interest in the proceedings. At
the nomination, which took place this morning, the
Noble Candidate was proposed by the Rev. Mr. Floyer,
and seconded by Major Majendie.
No other candidate having been nominated, and the
usual formalities having been gone through, the Noble
Lord, having been declared duly elected, addressed the
electors at some length, congratulating them upon the
successful carrying out of the measures proposed by the
late Premier, and justifying the bygone policy of the
Whig Government, and giving as his opinion that the
only sound policy upon which the Government
could act would be by carry ing out the prin.
ciplus of free trade fully and entirely. After
alluding to the conduct of Sir Robert Peel in
carrying out the really Whig measures of the foreer
Government, the Noble Lord said, "Let it be understood
that I do not blame the men who have carried those
measures, far from it ; for I believe that the Right Hon.
Baronet lately at the head of the Government has car-
ried them from conscientious motives—(Hear, hear)—
and he and his allies have done all they could to repair
their former errors."—(Hear, hear.) With reference to
the corn-laws, the Noble Lord observed that he did most
sincerely hope and believe that the repeal of those laws
would not be found to injure any, but, on the con-
trary, would benefit all.—(Flear, hear.) lie went upon
the broad principle, and finding there was no law to in-
terfere with the price of wages, so also there ought to be
no law to regulate the price of food ; but that the
working man had a right to go to the cheapest
market for his supply of the common neces-
saries of life. After expressing his belief that free
trade would hereafter be carried out fully and exten-
sively, his Lordship briefly touched upon the subject of
national education. As to the improvement of that educa-
tion, that they alone could hope and expect an improve-
ment in the welfare and moral improvement of the people.
It was to be hoped that the present Ministry would
bring forward a measure that would effect so desirable
an object without interfering with or outraging the reli-
giousexpressing
a desire that the Government should
liberal and equal mode of ruling Ire-
land ethan heretofore ; more
feelings of those whom it was intended to benefit.
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and after returning his sincere
thanks to the electors for the honour conferred upon
him, his Lordship retired from the front of the hustings
amid loud cheers.
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A vote of thanks to the sheriff was then carried by
acclamation, after which the newly elected member for
the city was chaired through the principal streets of the
town, and the proceedings terminated.

FIRE AT FURNIVAL'S INN. Yesterday morning, a
few minntes before one, an alarm of fire was
given by the
watchman at Furnival's Inn, which
quickly reached the
Ferri ngdon- street and Holborn engine-stations. On the arrival
111 r. Whitmore, it ap-
pears, the firemen it was discovered that the room on the third
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inn, occupied as cham-
when his foot slipped, and
in his fall he upset a bottle of
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from the flame of the candle, and the room was instantly
in a blaze. Mr. Whitmore made his escape from the room,
and received no personal inconvenience saving the alarm.
By the exertions of the firemen, the flames vb ere confined to
the room in which they broke out, and were soon ex-
tinguished.
HEAVY WORE._ fie are assured by a highly respect-
able farmer, the other day, that he had a labourer who, for
a day's work, had cut five acres of oats and drank thirty-two
quarts of strong beer, and finished in the evening by be-
taking himself to the village ale-house to enjoy his pint and
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