The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-04 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECTION-(THIS DAY.)

This being the day fixed for electing a representative
for Westminster, in consequence of Sir John Cam HA-
house having accepted the situation of Secretary for In-
land, it took place fronting the porch of St. Paul's churcl ,
Covent-garden.
At one o'clock the High Bailiff nominated Sir John
Hobhouse, and his Committee arrived on the hustings.
The Hon. Baronet was most ungraciously received.
Among the gentlemen who were on the hustings were Sir
F. Roe, and Mr. T. Duncombe.
During the reading of the precept, and the Bribery
Act, the populace indulged themselves in exclamations
against Sir John Hobhouse, and Mr. De Vear, the Chair-
man of his Committee. One man held up a cat•o'nine-
tails, and shouted " More blood for Ireland."
Mr. DE YEAR came forward to nominate Sir J. C.
Hobhouse, but his speech was inaudible except to those
❑ear him, in consequence of the groanings and hootings
of the populace. He said that a change having taken
place in the Government, the electors of Westminster had
another opportunity of expressing their sentiments. It
was peculiarly gratifying to him to know that the
conduct of their late representative had justified hint
in again proposing him to their consideration.—(Groans,
and cries of " He has turned his back on you.") This was
the seventh time he had had the honour of doing so, and
he now did it with additional pleasure, and with addi-
tional confidence.—(Cheers and groans.) When Sir
J. C. Hobhouse first accepted office, the electors returned
him to Parliament, knowing his determination to sup-
port his Majesty's present Government.—(Hisses.) His
acceptance now of another office of much greater import-
ance, would but increase his utility, and enable him not
only to give greater satisfaction to his constituents, but
particularly so to the people of Ireland.—(Cheers.) He,
therefore, bad great pleasure in nominating Sir J. C.
Hobhouse.—(Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. POUNCEY seconded the nomination, but in conse-
quence of the uproar he was for some time unable to proceed.
He said it was the characteristic of Englishmen to give a
fair hearing to all, and ;he asked no more than that.—
(Cheers.) He wished to ask the electors whether there
was a man among them who, in turning his eyes towards
unhappy Ireland, had net felt his bosom burn with indig.
nation at the injuries which had been inflicted on her,
and who did not feel a commiseration for the sufferings
under which she laboured.—(Cheers.) He begged to
remind the electors that in proposing Sir John Hobhouse
he was proposing one who commenced his political career
among them—who was still actuated by the same motives—
who cherished the same feelings, and who maintained the
same principles, which had so often placed them in the
front of freedom's friends, and enabled them to defeat
freedom's enemies.—(Cheers.) The divisions in the
House of Commons bad shown that those principles were
gaining ground, and the great trial which was taking
place was brought about chiefly by their representatives,
Sir F. Burdett and Sir J. Hobhouse—(Cheers and hisses)
—those representatives who had been so long the friends
of freedom, and whom the Irish themselves declared to be
the men who had fanned the spark of liberty to a flame.—
(Cheers.) That nation would view the proceedings of this
day as the harbinger of better and happier days—it would
speak to them of redress of grievances, and of the est iblish-
ment of that principle, that Government should not be for
the aggrandizement of a few, but for the happiness of an
entire people.--(Cheers.) With those feelings, and
knowing that there would be a protection afforded to
those who were exposed to the outrages and violence of
the lawless in Ireland, and that the Irish Bill wood be so
conducted as to tend to the happiness of the country at
large, he had great pleasure in seconding the nomination
of Sir J. C. Hobhouse.—(Cheers and hisses.)
The usual proclamation having been made, and no other
candidate being proposed—
The High Bailiff declared Sir J. C. Hobhouse to be
duly elected to serve in Parliament for the City and
Liberty of Westminster.—(Loud cheers, and groaning.)
Sir Joni.; 110BHOUSE then came forward, and was re-
ceived with immense uproar, when the person in the
crowd again held up the cat. Sir John said, " I will
mark that man—l will know you again." At that
moment he was struck upon the breast with some mud.
The person who threw it was pointed out, and removed by
the police. Silence was then partially restored, when S.r
John said, " I hope that upon this occasion you will at
least hear your representative, who has now been chosen
for the seventh time the member for this great and en-
lightened constituency.—(Great cheering ) Gentle
men, during the many years that I have endeavoured
to serve you—during the struggles, and at last the tri-
umphant efforts which you have assisted us to make, and
by which you have at last obtained that great boon, or
rather right, of real Reform in the representation of the
people, is it possible that I am not equally acceptable to
the friends around me ? I have the consolation to know
that to the great majority of the electors of Westminster
my conduct has been received with satisfaction, and that
upon the whole it gives me pride to find that I have
given satisfaction to the electors.---(Cheers.) It gives
peculiar satisfaction, not only to me but to the Govern-
ment of which I form a part, that the first deeds of that
Government should be brought to the test, and should be
approved of by as great and enlightened a ho ly of the
people as any in England.—(Partial uproar.) Shaking a
fist is no argument ; it is a cowardly and disgraceful mode
of showing opposition. If the person who did so will
come up here and make any objections to me or ask ®e
any questions, I shall be happy to answer him.
If the elector would have the kindness to tell me in what
way I have offended him, I will have great pleasure in
trying to remove from his mind any opposition against me
that inhabits there.—(A person in the crowd here pushed
forward and attempted to speak to Sir John, but the noise
prevented us hearing any thing he said.) You are an
Irishman, I think —(the person assented)—well then, give
me three months, and if you and your countrymen do
not change your note, I shall be most grievously
mistaken. In undertaking the great office to which
I am about to go, I pledge myself that I will
endeavour to do my duty honestly and conscien-
tiously. I will endeavour to convince you and all
other Irishmen, that your prejudices against me are
groundless and ill-founded. I can assure you that my
intentions are good. I trust that the electors will give
►ne fair play, and that I shall have fair play in Ireland,
when I promise that my conduct will be honest, and
tend, so far as my humble Judgment will allow me,
to the salvation of that country. I assure the electors, and
any Irishman that may be in the crowd, that I go to Ireland
to my great ta'k, with the intention of doing nothing but
for the glory, the happiness, and the prosperity, of the
two countries. I will endeavour to do that which will be
acceptable to all parties—l will endeavour, at least, to
show that by studious attention to the interests of Eng-
land, I am doing all i❑ my power for the
best interests of Ireland. All I ask is fair play.
I can assure you that it is not with any overweening con-
dence in my own capacity, but it is from a confidence that
the people at last will come to a good, a sound, and
righteous judgment.--(Cheers.) The people of Ireland,
like those of England, have no interest in disorder—
(Cheers)—they cannot love anarchy for anarchy's sake—
(Cries of " No, no")—they do not love despotism—(Loud
cheers)—and their hand will never be
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the safeguard and prosperity of the country at large that
Ireland can alone look for protection and happiness.
With respect to flogging—(Cheers and hisses)—l sin

sorry that any misrepresentations should exist upon that
subject as regards myself.—(Cheers.) Those who know
the fact are perfectly aware that if there be one man more
than another,—and I appeal to facts and to the King's
Ministers—(Cheers)--if there be one man more than an-
other who has exerted himself to put down that very im-
politic punishment, it is your present representative,
myself.—(Loud cheers.) I appeal to those who know
the facts, and it is upon those grounds that I
rest my reputation. I have always endeavoured to
do that which I have promised to the best of my abi-
lities for the interest of the poop'. !; and, as they have
dune me justice upon this occasion, I trust that they will
extend it also to me, when they find out the course I shall
adopt in discharging the arduous duties I am now called
upon to perform.—(Cheers, and cries of " Never.")
I have to thank you most gratefully for the con-
duct you have pursued towards nie to-day. As to
the slight interruptions which have occurred, they have
always been attendant upon elections, and are, in fact,
part of the ceremonies of the day.—(Laughter.) You
have done your duty towards me, Gentlemen, and I
trust that you will think I have done mine towards
Tankyou.—(Cheers.hswere then voted to the High Bailiff, and the )
meeting was dissolved.

AMERICAN CRITICISNI.—An American
paper, in noticing the vocal performances of Mrs. SALNION,
gives the following description of her voice, which is in-
deed most " wonderful if true ;"—" Her voice had all the
colour of the rainbow, and her great faculty was that of
adapting the colour of her tone‘ to the note she had to
perform ; naturally warm, her notes had a refulgent glow ;
yet she could cool them down to the mild ray of a moon-
beam !"

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THIS DAY, TR VIISDAV.AMIL 4.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER entered the House a few minutes after
12 o'clock, at which time there were but nine Alembers
present. At the period fixed by the new regulations,
there were but fifteen Members in the House, and as it
required twenty to make a House, an adjournment took
place until five o'clock: