The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-18 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.

CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 18.—The din of preparation for an"
other election is sounded in our ears, before we have for-
gotten the busy tumult of the last arduous contest between
the Right Hon. T. Spring Rice and Sir Edward Sugden.
The dismissal of the late Administration caused the Tories,
although unsuccessful at the last contest, to entertain con-
fident hopes that the cry of "Sugden for ever," once more
revived, would hail their champion as Member for Cam-
bridge ; whilst the Reformers, of all ranks and gradations,
have been on the alert in making a noiseless but active pre-
paration for the approaching struggle.
On Saturday last, a circular was sent out by the Hon. T.
Spring Rice, announcing his intention of again soliciting
the suffrages of his constituents ; and in the course of the
day, a circular appeared, signed by Mr. Okes, Chairman of
Sir Edward's Committee, requesting the electors to reserve
their votes for the Hon. Baronet. The news of Sir Ed-
ward's appointment to the Chancellorship of Ireland, at
length came, and threw the Tories completely off the scent.
It therefore became necessary for them again to beat
covert for a fresh candidate. Mr. Inniker, of St. John's
College, has been mentioned, but nothing positive is at pre-
sent publicly known. A bill was yesterday handed about,
stating that another gentlemen of Conservative principles
would soon be announced to the electors as a successor to
Sir Edward Sugden. When this gentleman, whoever he
may be, has seen as much of Cambridge elections as Sir
Edward, he will doubtless be tired of it. The joint-com-
mittees of the Right Hon: T. Spring Rice and G. Pryme,
Esq., our present representatives, issued an address to the
electors yesterday, stating their intention to support both
the above gentlemen, and they have already commenced an
active and, to this time, most successful canvass. They
also announced that a public meeting would take place this
evening, at the Hoop Hotel, when both the memberswould
appear before their constituents.
MEETING OF THE ELECTORS.

This evening, between six and seven o'clock, the large
room at the Hoop Hotel was crowded with Reformers,
when the Members entered, surrounded by their friends,
and were loudly cheered. Julian Skrine, Esq., presided,
and opened the business of the meeting, after which,
C. Hum Fans, Esq., moved a resolution, in effect, that
the meeting, although admitting the right of his Majesty to
appoint what he pleased, viewed with extreme sorrow his
dismissal of those men in whom the people reposed confi-
dence. This was seconded and carried ; as was also a re-
solution to support the Right Hon. T. Spring Rice and E.
Pryme, Esq., in the event of a. dissolution of Parliament.
The Right Hon. T. S. RICE, in an eloquent address to
the electors, said that he now appeared before them with
feelings of gratitude for the kindness he had experienced at
their hands. He came amongst them as the child of their
adoption, and had no claim except the choice they had
made of him, solely on account of the principles he pro-
fessed. He was in one respect changed since he last bad
the honour of addressing them, for he was no longer a Minis-
ter of the Crown ; but he did not regret being no longer
in office to serve his King, if the power still existed for him
to serve his country.—(Cheers.) He knew what-were the
feelings of the 101. householders ; he could shake them by
the hand with the confidence of meeting as great a welcome
at this time as when he was Colonial Secretary. The Right
Hon. Gentleman alluded in the most emphatic terms to
the passing of the Reform Bill. The astronomer might look
through his telescope at the heavens, but he could not bring
a single star from its sphere, nor displace it from the level
which the Almighty had given to it ; thus might the Tories
view Reform ; but they dare not attempt to remove it a
single step from the station which the law of the land had
allotted to it.—(Cheers.) He did not ask for their suf-
frages as a defender of the Reform Bill—that was safe ; but
he wished to be returned in order to assist in carrying its
measures into full effect. After a most excellent address
(to which a limited account will not do justice), the Right
Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst the most enthusiastic
cheers.
G. PRYME, Esq., next addressed the electors, and con-
fined himself principally to the Corporation inquiry, as he
had been on the Committee of the House of Commons
previous to the late Commission being granted. He had
opposed that Commission, and was in a minority of five
against it, because he thought it unnecessary, on the ground
that two Bills had been passed for reforming the boroughs
of Scotland, and had been attended with success, which
would have been the case in England without granting a
Commission. He then mentioned the cry which existed
for the Ballot and triennial Parliaments. This he con-
sidered premature ; because having formed the machinery
of the Reform Bill, they ought to get some work from it be-
fore they thought of improving. He then made several al-
lusions to the last eleetion, an expressed a hope that the
electors would do their duty ; if, however, any question
should be asked as to his votes in Parliament, he would give
every satisfactory answer. The Hon. Gentleman sat down
amidst loud applause.
The canvass goes on rapidly and successfully.