The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-09 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM.---NOMINATIOIV.

WEDNESDAY.—The nomination for this borough took place
to day, and, as was to be expected from such an unnatural Op-
position as that offered by Mr Spooner, to his friend and part-
ner, Mr. Attwood, merely for the purpose of upholding a de-
sperate and expiring faction, and all its consequent systems of
peculation in Church and State, the excitement amongst the
friends of liberty was considerable. The Town-hall, the..
place of nomination, was crowded to excess at ten o'clock ;
and the immense multitude had no sooner assembled, than they
commenced expressing their marked disgust at the atteirpt
which was about to be made to set up a political apostate in
the place of one of their well-known and tried friends. " Att-
wood and Scholefield for ever I" resounded from all parts.
followed by the most deafening shouts of disapprobation for
Spooner.

BENJAMIN HADLEY, Esq., proposed Thomas Attwood, Esq.
Mr. GEORGE EDMONDS seconded the nomination.
WM. PIIIPPSON, Esq., proposed Joshua Scholefield, Esq.
G. T. .MuNTz, Esq., seconded the fornication.
JoiiN TAMLOR, Esq., proposed Richard Spooner, Esq.
Jolts SIMCOX, Esq., seconded the nomination. After which
Messrs. Attwood and Scholefield addressed the electors in
speeches which were loudly and enthusiastically applauded.
Mr. SPOONER then addressed the electors. He was, as
might be expected, a good Reformer ; but any thing like au
appropriation of Church property from its present purposes he
never could and never would sanction. The Church, the
whole Church, and nothing but the Church, was the burden of
his speech. He agreed with Reform in almost everything but.
the alienation of Church property.
Towards the close of his speech an accident occurred, which
has been attended with some serious consequences. The Hall
during the day was crowded to excess, and at nearly the close
of Mr. Spooner's speech some persons jumped from the win-
dows on the floor of the great gallery. Au immediate alarm
was created, and a rush took place towards the front, where,
unfortunately, a number of the scats gave way. The cenfu-
sion increased, and the pressure towards the front was so great
as to cause a part of the pannelling to give way. Many per-
sons, terrified, now dropped into the body of the Hall, and
were, unfortunately, severely injured. One man had his leg
broken, another his arm, and one was so severely crushed as to
render his case dangerous. These have been removed to the
General Hospital, and four others to their own homes. The
Hall, at one time, presented an awful appearance.
It is needless to say the show of hands was in favour of
Attwood and Scholefield, and that a poll was demanded. for
Mr. Spooner, although without a prospect of success.
The above is the extent of the injury resulting from the
accident. God grant that no more serious accidents may oc-
cur throughout the empire, on the present occasion of the
people being called together by virtue of the exercise of the
Royal prerogative. ti
One line more. The people of Birmingham have bun,
comparatively speaking, slow to act on this occasion ; but if
any proof can be had of what they anticipate, another dissolu-
tion, and then a military government, you will soon hear from
New Hall-hill.