The Sun.
London, England, 1833-04-15 00:00:00

FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Ellice
Thomas 1,509
Cobbott.., ,2of;
89

Majority for Ellice.. ..... . 3tX3
The triumph has been most compkte Si, desperate
was the cause of the Conservatives, that in mor e than ono
instance a son presented himself at the booth, and 1)1-sa-
tiated his father, in whose name he voted. The lather
afterwards apt eared, and proving himself to be the person
on the register, was likewise permitted to poll. A still
stronger fact evinces the mortification under which the
corporation corruptionists are now Buff,- ring. At he close
.f the poll, Mr. John Woodcock, the hanker, and Mr.
Henry A king (formerly a violent Cobbettite), called no
Mr. Ellice to prove his qualification. This most hipu-
dent demand, knowing, us the party must, Mr. Elltee's
;great wealth, excited universal disgust and indignation.
Mr. Elie,. treated it with perfect good humour, and itn-
tnediately satisfied the returning offieers as to his qualifi
odion. On retiring to his inn, he was followed by an
immense concourse of persons, whom he addressed, from
the Craven Arms, to the following effect :
" Gentlemen—The Blues are again victorious—they
have beaten all t;ha forces of the corpor ditto, mustered
together for the last time—(Loud cheers)—for the 1a5,14,
time, 1 repeat, gentl-men. The time ha- arrived w4err‘
they will no longer have an opportunity of devoting chit,.
city funds to improper uses.—(Cheers.) I can sta,e,
upon unquestionable authority, that one of the ald mien
of the city, when an elector tendered his vote in my fa-
vour, had the rashness to tell him that be had forgot the
obligation he was under to the corporation for two public
presentations. Gentlemen, I tike my leave of the corpo-
tati,,n of Coventry, believing, before it is necessary we
halt meet again, that with others that greatest and most
odio.is of all monopolies, the monopoly of municipal in-
stitutions, will be most effectually and completely de-
.troyed.—(Loud cheers.) With respect to other parties,
who have exhibited so hostile and vindictive a feeling
,owards myself personally during the present election, I
can say with sincerity, they may enjoy that feeling to their
heart's content. All I know is, much as I have been
provoked and maligned, I do not carry away with me the
si4ll,est ill feeling towards a single individual in the city.
—(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman, who appeared
to be labouring under a severe cold, after repeating his
thanks to the electors, retired from the window amidst
very loud cheering.
is, bro-
ther answer to a very general call, Mr. C.
that
the corporation was at an end.
of the cori io n was
lepend upon it the death.%varratiiiit.
tha
the honour "to mike
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signed ; and if they would thy m
the
pheasant duties of
JIM Jack Ketch, he would
and effectualiy.—( Cheers.
Mr. J. PAnsits congratulated the elector; of Coventry
it of the contest. It was not only a local but
rti the result ple.gaza tteey"'Would be—must zealously
:n'atiitounitli'vni—ctoforry. The recent elections, sub,quen to
the disiolucioa of Parliament, in London, Sunderland,

. ani Gloucester, had given the Tories a pretence to
assert that a re-action had taken place in the national
mind on the great principles of reform ; but he was
eamiinced no such alteration of public feeling bad
really occurred, though unfortunately a division of opi-
nion between the- friends of the Admini4•ration and
the more decided reformers had allowed the triumph of
the common enemy. But this local election had proved that
no sues re-action had existed. Mr. Parkes concluded by
exprys;ng a hopetbat Mr. Ellice would assure the Govern-
ment of the absolute necessity of energetic and decided
principles of grheinment, and the concession of those un
reasonable and necessary reforms which could no longer
be delayed, with Our ultimate ri•k to the whole fabrie of
Briti,h society.—(Loud cheering.)
At the conclumon of his address, Mr. Ellice imme-
*diately left Coventry for London. His departure was said
to be hastened by information of the sudden and alarming
illness of Lord Driehm.