The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-19 00:00:00

SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.--fil
the Earl of
Lincoln mended a waggon in front of the Exchange, and
addressed the farmers and others who had come to the Corn-
market, to the number of upwards of live thousand. On
making his appearance his Lordship was loudly cheered. He
commenced by observing, that in the address which he did
himself the honour to issue on Saturday last, he expressed
himself anxious to appear before any assembly of his electors
who might wish to hear him. In fulfilment of that promise,
he had addressed a meeting at Newark on Wednesday last ;
and for the same purpose he appeared ,here to-day. It had
been stated in some of the papers published in the metropolis
that he had accepted the situation he now held, not from any
public motives, but he would quote the words, "in order to find
a substitute for that very innocent office, the Chiltern Hun-
dreds, and had thus invented a paltry, clumsy contrivance
for appealing to their suffrages." Now, he hoped they did
not think him so uncandid, so dishonest, as to resign his
seat, and after repudiating every such motive in his address,
to resort to any such palpable subterfuge.—(Hear, hear.)
He felt a desire, an anxious, he might almost say, an im-
petuous desire, to vindicate his honour—to appeal from thew
be addressed on Wednesday at the Town-hall, Newark, to
his constituency in this part of the county—(Cheers)—that
he was induced to waive all other personal considerations,
and yield to his sense of public duty ' - and from a sense of
public duty alone he had accepted the of ice.- He
said a sense of public duty alone ; and so far as his feeble
powers would admit, he should strive to effect as much good
as he could to Ireland.—(Hear, bear.) He had been taunted
with having deserted the farmers of this kingdom; he had
been told that he had neglected the interests of agriculture.
lie had been told that he was flying from the cause of
agriculture, to devote himself to that of the manu-
facturer. He had done no such thing; he recognised
no separate interests.—(Hear, hear, •and loud applause.)
For himself he had no apprehension for the welfare of the
landed proprietors or the farmers. He was deeply interested
in the land, and he had no fear, but he firmly believed that
in a very short time the prosperity of the manufacturers
would reflect upon the agriculturists, and that the latter
would derive greater advantages than in any way they have
hitherto enjoyed.—(Applause.) After commenting upon the
causes which led to an alteration in his views of protection,
Lord Lincoln assured the electors that., whatever they might
think, or do, or feel, they could not possibly retard th•
acceptance of the measures proposed by the Prime Minister.
"You might as well," said his Lordship„" attempt!to stay the
onward progress of the wind by the opposition of a feather,
or to stop the flowing course of the river that winds
round your town with the puny hand of an infant,
as to attempt to stop these measures by rejecting so
humble an individual as myself.—(Applause and cries of
"We will have you.") Rely upon it, a summer's sun
will not shine upon your fields—still less will you hare the
autumn to gather in the fruits of the harvest, before the mea-
sures now before you will become the law of the land, for
g. od or for evil.--(Applause.) Carried I feel confident they
will be for good, and I feel as thorough a reliance that before
long you will admit, not merely that I have been a true pro-
phet with regard to the measures being carried, but equally
true with regard to their success, in promoting the prosperity
ma ca
of tohQ ernuire,—( Applause.) Well, then, if that be the case
y must be men—is lL nor, lair to ~,at
consider for a moment whether, if I have devoted myt
you
timeo
and my services to you, faithfully and indefatigably—if I
have endeavoured to be a true and honest repsentative
of this county—whether it ,is worth while—whether
it would be wise—and uksther it would be dignified, to
reject me from personal motive 6, aua tv-. rite sake of being
revenged upon me-as a iman."—(Hear ana
His Lordship pursued his observations for a considerable
time longer, and finished at length by saying he would bid
them farewell for a short time, hoping his friends would come
early to the poll on the day of election, and in conclusion he
begged to express his confidence that he should return once
more to London as their representative.—(Loud cheers.)
The speech occupied nearly an hour and a half in delivery.
The Noble Earl was then escorted to his inn, amidst the
most enthusiastic plaudits of the great mass of those present,
accompanied with waving of hats and handkerchiefs.
SATURDAY, 11 P.M.—Lord Lincoln's extreme exertions
have this day met with considerable success amongst the far-
mers, and the canvassing books begin to assume a more
cheerful appearance.

NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
SATURDAY.—The writ has been received, but no candidate
has yet appeared. Last right a deputation waited upon
George Saville Foljambs, Esq., of Osberton, who was defeated
by Mr. Gaily Knight in 1837, and it is understood that he
will cfl'er himself on free-trade principles, in case neither the
Earl of Lincoln nor Mr. Gladstone be his opponent.

DORSETSIBRE.
DORCHESTER, SATURDAY EVENING.—Great dissappoint.
ment is expressed by all classes here, at the unconditional
surrender of the representation of Dorsetshire by Lord Ashley.
The absence of resources now is admitted by his Lordship to
be one of his chief reasons for declining a contest; and, in
addition to this, it is confidently stated that even his Lord-
ship's father (Lord Shaftesbury) refuses to continue his
claims, or to put any constraint whatever on the inclination
of his tenants.

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BRISTOL.
Various rumours are afloat respecting the repre-
sentation of Bristol. It is said that a large body of the
Conservntives are dissatisfied with the conduct of Mr. P. W.
S. Miles, in manifesting such decided hostility to the Ministe-
rial measures for the extension of commerce, and that they
intend to bring forward a gentleman whose views on such
subjects are of a less anti-commercial character.—Bristol
Mercury.

SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.
SATURDAY.—The official announcement was issued this
afternoon, fixing the day of nomination for Tuesday, the
24th inst., at 10, A.M. Captain Howard Vyse, is the protec- 4
tion candidate.

EAST GLOUCESTER
Mr. Charteris having resigned his seat, the Marquis
of Worcester has published an address to the electors
announcing that he accepts the requisition to come for-
ward as a candidate; he has accordingly commenced a
rigorous canvass. It is generally expected that the Mar-
quis will walk over, though some persons hope that a free-
trader will be started in opposition.