The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-12 00:00:00

Cbtritt ambition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clech.

TO TIIE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER.

IBELIEVE I am asserting but a fact, that at
the last general election, a majority of your body were de-
sirous of recording their votes for me. We need not now stop to in-
quire by what neglect or joggle a stain on your hitherto bright and
long established fame was then inflicted. But you and Myself conse-
quently are placed In a peculiar position.
Under such circumstances—after so many years in your service—
after so Many marks of your confidence, which I have scorned to
betray or abuse, or to pander for fee or reward, it has remained Irn-
Parative on me to be prepared to co-operate in removing that dis-
credit.
But a week since I stated, at the instance of pure minded and in-
fluential electors who enjoy your esteem, my determination to fulfil
that obligation. The occasion has arisen. lam present with you to
lhlfll my-part. Last night a numerous assembly of your public-
spirited local representatives, at which I was present, decided on
this contest. In five preceding contests their decisions have been
with me, irrevocable. Never before have I been honoured with a
more kind, generous, or unanimous reception.
I need not tell you, I am a free-trader, total and immedia teen ; not,
however, of a few weeks or months, but of many years, wh the
cause was in contempt and disrepute, and when its support was not
the road to worldly advantage. And I have no motive now to aban-
don it—nor will Sir It. l'eel find amongst his most obsequious fol-
lowers or officials a more ardent supporter of his present measures.
lint, gentlemen, though deeply conscious of the necessity of unqua-
lified assistance to these measures, I am not so silly a political or
party pedant as to believe that this Is the sole matter ivorthy.of con-
sideration, that there are not also other quite as great objectsof Civil
and Religious Equality and Amelioration to beyet- struggled for.
Of these I will, you know, be also a staunch adherentwerful-
. And I will not
wait to be sop!' the conversions of the great and Po
The day of election will arrive quickly. You will findthe me, then
and intermediately, at my post. I will do my
duty, to best of
my humble ability—do you yours ; and lam sure I need not call to
your recollection, that the first and paramount of all political func-
tions are those of electors. It Is they who have truly
bthe power to
teach their governors that a just, upright, d honouraly
course can alone receive their yermanent sanction.
I have th honour to be, Gentlemenal,
Your faithf Servant,
LE LACY EVANS.
Bryan ston-square, 12th Feb., 1846.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee No. 1.
The members of this Committee met this day at 12 o'clock.
Mr. Strutt, the Chairman, was absent for some time in
taking the opinion of the Speaker on several disputed points
connected with cases part-heard.
At a quarter-past one o'clock, Mr. Strutt not having
arrived, Mr. Beckett was called to the chair, and the Com-
mittee proceeded with the case of
THE: NOR.FOLIC EXTENSION (STOW-
MILRXET, WYIVIONDHAM, AND ATTLE-
ROROUGH BRANCH).
Mr. Pam appeared for the promoters, and called the wit-
ne:ises to prove the deposit of the plans and sections, and the
books of reference:
Mr> WEBSTER appeared ofltwo petitions against the Bill.
Mr. STRUT r having returned from Mr. Speaker, he called
the patties in the adjourned case of
THE COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUB-
MIRY, AND HALSTEAD.
The CHAIRMAN said that having consulted the Speaker on
the point raised against receiving the petition presented by
Mr. Webster against the Bill, the Speaker was of opinion
that a petition signed by the verbal authority of the parties
eould not be taken, and in that opinion the Committee en-
tirely concurred.
Mr. NlTl:nsTisn said be was most anxious to explain a few
circumstances connected with that petition. The promoters
presented a petition to the House, charging the opponents
with having forged the parties' names to the petition against
he Bill.
The CHAIRMAN said no such charge bad been "made before
that Committee.
Mr. C. PAnur.s said that he was not instructed to make
a ny such charge, nor had he intended to convey even such
a suspicion.
Mr. l'auxEs raid he would call a witness to prove that
two witnesses summoned by the Committee in this case had
refused to attend.
The witness having been called, said that he served the
S peaker's summons on two witnesses, named Field and
Meadows, clerks to Mr. Sarjeant, of Norfork •street, Strand,
and they informed him that they could not leave their busi-
ness. They explained this refusal by stating that Mr. Sar-
jeant could not spare both witnesses.
The CHAIRMAN—Did you tell them the hour at which the
Committee would sit, and the number of the room?
Witness said he did.
The CHAIRMAN intimitel that the Committee would re-
port according.
EXETEE, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER.
The CUAIR3IAN said that in this case objection was taken
to the petition against the Bill for not having the • name of
the Bill on the back of such petition. The Committee would
report this case the House, and then deliver the order of the
horse at a future sitting. •
NORFOLIC EXTENSION (STOVTIVIARRET,
WYMONDHAIVI, AND ATTLEE °ROUGH
BRANCH).
This case was then resumed.
Mr. WEBSTER. submitted several allegations of a trivial
no. ure against the plans and sections and books of reference
A few of those allegations were sustained, but the larger num•
ber were overruled. The next allegation was that there was
no fixed point shown for the datum level.
The room was ordered to be cleared.
Upon our return the parties were informed by
The CHAIRMAN that the Committee were of opinion that
the standing orders were complied with in this instance.
Mr. WEBSTER then submitted that the names of certain
owners of land were not properly stated in the books of re-
ference.
Mr. PRITT contended that the allegation was not suffi
ciently specific.
The Committee decided in accordance with the opinion of
the learned agent, and the petition was thereby disposed of.
The Committee said that the case would stand adjourned
till Monday, till the opinion of the House was taken as to
whether the standing order, 111 A., should be enforced.
This standing order makes it imperative on the petitioners,
for and against Dills, writing the name of the Bill on the back
of the petition, and several Bills are interested in the coming
decision of the House on this point.
LEICESTER AND BEDFORD.
Mr. COATES appeared for the promoters.
The deposit of plans and sections was then proved.
Mr. Purrr appeared for several petitioners against the Bill
111 r. JOSIAH PARKES also appeared on a petition agains
the Bill.
The CHAIRMAN said that as the case was likely to occupy
some time, they would not go into the allegations in the peti-
tions till the next day.
The Committee then adjourned at four o'clock till twelve
o'clock to-morrow.

Sub-Committee No 2.
CIEZZTENNANE AND OXFORD.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The petition also alleged that no application was made to
the owners of the land not to be taken for the purpose of the
proposed railway, notwithstanding the negative in the
terms of the petition, which should hare been affirmative.
The Committee heard some of the alleged instances of
neglect. These were respecting sections 57,58, and 59, in
the parish of Cheltenham, which were not sustained.
It was also alleged that in the parish of Charlton Kings, in
Nos. 96, 97, and 101, the right owner of a stable, arable
land, &e., had not been served with notices of the proposed
railway.
The committee were of opinion that tht standing orders
had been complied with by the Cheltenham and Oxford
Railway Company.