The Sun.
London, England, 1834-06-23 00:00:00

CHATHAM ELECTION.

Mr. Ching, the Chancery Barrister, entered the
town shortly after the departure of Mr. Erskine
Perry, accompanied by a band and colours, the latter
having " Purity of Election," " The Independence of
Chatham," &c., inscribed on them. Mr. Ching esta-
blished his head-quarters at the Chest Arms, and, on
presenting himself to the electors, was received with
loud cheers. .
The Learned Genllernan admitted that there was
a time when he had acted in opposition in politics to
many of those now before him, and that he had op-
posed the Reform Bill ; but, now that that bill was
become the law of the land—now that many stabs of
the bayonet had been inflicted to destroy it, and that
it would be as difficult to turn it from its legitimate
course as to turn the tide, stem the torrent, or to make
a rope of sand, he would obey, and never try to dis-
turb it. ( Hear, and cheers.) He would then give to
the Dissenters perfect liberty of conscience, perfect
immunity of their rights, and a right to worship their
God as they might think proper. (Renewed cheers.)
Should the ministers be defeated in this election, he
thought there would be an end, for ever to their
career. He considered them a domineering set, who
had made much boast of the Reform Bill, but who, in
giving it to the people, had given them " the bill, and
nothing but the bill." _ _ _

An Elector here asked Mr. Ching whether he
Would pledge himself, in the event of his being now
returned, to resign his seat, should he, in any vote of
his on a material question, give his constituents dissa-
tisfaction, and on a requisition signed by them calling
on him to do so ?
The question led to much confusion.

Mr. CHING said that should he differ from them in
any vote_ he might give in the_ House of Commons,
and could make it appear to them that he was right,
and that they were mistaken, he thought they would
not call upon him to resign his seat ; but otherwise, if
they should be right and he wrong, he would undoubt-
edly- resign into their hands the trust they might repose
in him. (Applause.)
An Elector then required Mr. Ching's opinions on
annual Parliaments and vote by ballot, and was an-
swered by him that,
To annual Parliaments he was most decidedly op-
posed; and as yet he did not see any events to justify
him in saying that he was friendly to vote by ballot.
He was then questioned as to his opinions respect-
ing triennial Parliaments, and replied that,
Of two evils he should choose the least, but he ne-
vertheless was opposed to triennial Parliaments, from
a conviction of the corruption which 150 years ago
marked their proceedings.

Mr. Ching was then asked various questions about
the church rates and dissenters, and having given some
degree of satisfaction on the first point, produced long-
continued applause by his avowal, that he would, to
the uttermost, exert himself to remove every disability
affecting the dissenters.
The meeting then adjourned.

The candidates, from an early hour on Friday, to
an advanced one of the evening, were out on their
canvass, and in this warm weather a hard day's can-
vass of a refractory constituency is no joke.. Each is
pushing his interest with much energy, and in the end,
whichever may be declared the conqueror, will cer-
tainly have been indebted for much of his victory to
" the sweat of his brow." The contest is spoken of
as likely to be a very closely contended one.

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At the close of the day's canvass on Friday, Captain
Byng met his friends at the Sun Hotel, High-street,
where his committee sits. The meeting was nume-
rous and most respectably composed. On the gallant
Captain, whose father, General Sir John Byng, is in
Chatham, entering the room he was received with
cheering and clapping of hands. The cause in which
he had the honour to appear before them was not his,
but that of the people of Chatham. (Hear.) It was
the cause of independence, for it was averse to that of
destructiveness on the one hand, and of Conservative
illiberality on the other. ( Applause.)
_ General- Sir JOHN BYNG then rose, and.said that it
had come to his knowledge, and was circulated through
the town, that Captain Byng was the government
candidate; now he ( Sir J. Byng) would ask those
gentlemen- present, who had been canvassed by Cap-
tain Byng, if; on soliciting their votes, he had in a
single instance used any such influence ? (General
cries of " No, no.") He hoped then that the friends
ho then heard hint would contradict the gross ca-
lumny.

Mr. CHINO, accompanied by his band, colours, and
a numerous train of followers, proceeded to Brompton
(a part of the borough about a mile distant from the
town), on Friday evening, and addressed the electors
residing there.

J_.
Lieutenant the Hon. F. A. Gordon, son of
Earl Aboyne, gets the vacant Lieutcnantcy in the Ist
Life Guards, vacant by the melancholy death of Lieut.
Sydney Parry. The deceased young officer had been
in the regiment about five years. His friends reside at
Englefiel4-green, Berks.

LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JUNE 21.
—We have had a very fair extent of business done in
Cotton this week, and we make no change in prices,.
save in the lower class of American, which are plenti-
ful, and offered freely at a turn in favour of buyers.
,Exporters have taken 800 American and 150 Surat,
and speculators_ 300 American. 2,200 Surats are de-
Oared for' auction on Friday next. Arrived, but not
yet reported, one vessel from Maranharn, and one
from Charleston. The import is 33,012 bags, and the
sales are 21,160 bags—viz., 110 Sea Islands, 161 d.
to 20d. ; 110 Stained ditto, 12d. to 14d. ; 5,040
Boweds, 71d. to ; 7,310 New Orleans, lid. to
10d. ; 6,860 Alabama, &c., 7d. to 9d. ; 910 Per-
nams, 11id. to 121 d.; 1,080 Bahia, 10d. to HO. ;
290 Maranham, 90. to 1 i d. ; 20 Bahama, &c.,
12d. ; 30 Common West India, ; 410 Surat,
60.. to 70. per lb. The sales in our Cotton Market
to-day amount to about 3,300 bales, at the prices ob-
tained.through the week, principally in American de-
scriptioris, from 7id. to 9d.,
,of which upwards of
1,000 bales have been taken or export.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.!

(FROM LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, JUNE 22.—Wind fresh.—Arrived and sailed fol
the river, the Mary Ann, from Madras ; Abberton
from India; and Prince Regent. Aitken, from London for.
New South Wales. Remain the Gale, Flora, and Free
Briton, for Stockton ; and Union, 'Meeker, for Newcastle.
PORTSMOUTH, Ju NE 21 AND 22. —Wind W.—Arrive('
his • Majesty's ship Romney, from Jamaica. Off port th(
Eliza, Sutton, from Calcutta—sailed on the 15th February,
and from St. Helena on the sth ult. ; and Ontario, Seber,
from New York.

Prxmorrit, JUNE 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
Nautilus, Redhead, from Valparaiso. Off port the Lady
Macnaghten, Faith, from Calcutta
FALMOUTH, JUNE 20 AND 21.—Wind S. to S. S.W.,
moderate. Arrived the Virginia, Miller, from Havannah ;
and Georgia, Wylie, from Cape Haytien. Off port the
Rubicon, from New South Wales. Sailed on the 20th
the Zeffiro, Sicilian sloop of war, for Gibraltar ; Assanta,
Cafrir ; Archimedes, Munro ; and Two Brothers, for St.
John's; Harriet Smith, for Africa ; and Creole, Symons, for
Trieste. On the 21st the Pandora packet, for St. Do-
mingo, Jamaica, Mexico, and Havannah ; and the Osprey,
Payne, for Lisbon.
HASTINGS, JUNE 22.. L-Arrived off port the Wave,Gold-
smith, from Hobart Town.
COWES, JUNE 22.—Arrived the Horteusia, Messicot,
from Yqueque.
GUERNSEY, JUNE 20.—Arrived the Argus, Vautur,
from Messina ; San Pedro Fortunata, Roberts ; and Dili-
gent, Gub, from Tarragona; and Rowina, Benet, from
Cadiz.

LIVERPOOL, Juwi 21.—Arrived the Blanl, Callar,
from Calcutta, sailed Bth Feb. ; Cape, 10th April, and
St. Helena, 21st ; Economy, Smith, from Maranhatn ;
Nandi, Bishop, from Jamaica; William Wallis, from Bar-
badoes ; St. John, Spence, from Mobile ; Hamilton, Ball,
from Savannah—Superior, Bailey ; Sir James Kempt,
Patrick ; Frances, Lester ; and Julian Woodberry, from
Charleston ; Sisters, from Messina ; Julian,
Snecker-
strom, 'from Borgo; Kronus, Lunt, from Iceland; Eliza,
Harrison ; and Neptunus, Baker, from Amsterdam ; Au-
rora, Dunning ; and Walker, Foulk, from New Orleans.
Off port, John Heyes, from Calcutta; Mary, Catherine,
from Bombay. Sailed the Gilmore, Londsay ; and John
Morot, Clucas, for Bombay.