The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-02 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2.

freeman, his business not being so intimately connected
with tl:e shipping trade as to render it particularly neces-
sary that he should purchase his freedom ; but the Mu-
nicipal Bill had conferred on him, in common with
others, that title, though from his lupe connexion
in trade, and as a gentleman, he was previously
fully entitled to all the privileges of a free citizen.
In consequence of that Bill, they would shortly be
called on to exercise a most important duty, on the right
performance of which the best interests of all classes of the
community depended. He knew well, as the time ap-
proached, that the same system of intimidation would be
set in motion as they had been accustomed to witness at
the Parliamentary elections. Merchants had gone round
with lists of candidates- in one hand, and orders in the
—(Hear, hear)—and had said to their tradesmen,
.:aese are the gentlemen you must vote for"—no freedom
of action, no choice being allowed them : no, but calling on
them peremptorily to vote for such men as are named to
them, and in a few days they have received a circular re-
questing them to come to the poll at such a time and vote ;
and if they failed to do as they were directed, the very kind
orders which would have followed on their compliance were
withheld from them. They knew that that had been the
way in which the judgment of the electors had been coerced,
and it was too much to expect that any man could suc-
cessfully resist such practices, for many were placed in such
circumstances as not to afford the loss of an order by which
they might possibly gain 50/. or 100/. But now was the
time for them to free themselves from their thraldom. Let
them consider what the influence of the men in power would
be a month hence if they acted with becoming firmness.
Let them consider what their power would then be, worth
to them, if they acted for this once with an independent
spirit. Let them look at their orders in a proper light, and
let them consider, that if they were not given to one, they
must be given to another, and that the man who, for the
time, loses by his honesty, is sure in the end to meet with
tenfold support.—(Cheers.) It was in that way they should
act if they wished to assert their independence. If they
should forget their duty, and by any omission of their own,
allow their opponents to re-elect the members of the old
Corporation, and along with them others who had adhered
to the same principle of action, they would be guilty of the
folly of putting the yoke about their own necks. It was
with the greatest satisfaction that he proposed the name of
a gentleman who, if elected, would, he felt assured, care-
fully watch over their interests—that gentleman was Mr.
Carlisle.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GANE seconded the nomination ; and on Mr. C.'s
name being put to the meeting, it was received with greater
applause.
Mr.. GILES then proposed Mr. Bligh, which was sc-
conde,d by Mr. MORGAN.
Mr. MORGAN had known Mr. Bligh for a period' of 25
years ; he had watched with peculiar satisfaction his pros-
perous career, and he should rejoice to see him a Member
of the Town Council. He believed lie would do credit and
honour to them.
Mr. Bligh's name was received by the meeting with the
most enthusiastic cheers.
Mr. JOHN MILLS, in proposing the name of Mr. Terrell,
said—lf thirty years of industry and integrity, united with
suavity of manners, might be taken as a test of a man's
ability to do his duty, he could not err in placing that gen-
tleman's name before his fellow-citizens.
Mr. CUNNINGHAM seconded the nomination, and the
meeting acquiesced therein with every mark of satisfaction.
SAMUEL WARING, Esq., said he came forward to move
the nomination of that excellent, upright, and good man,
James Wood, Esq.—(Cheers.) It was impossible that he
(Mr. W.) 'could fail in the task he had undertaken, because
Mr. Wood's exertions in the Committee of Parochial De-
puties were so well known to all, that it was quite unne-
cessary for him to say one word by way of recommendation.
He should content himself, then, with observing, that in
Mr. Wood they would possess not only an incorruptible
Representative, but one whose gifts of head and heart were
happily blended with a sacred regard for religion. He had,
therefore, much pleasure in proposing him to the meeting.
C. B. FRIPP, Esq., seconded the nomination, and bore.
honourable testimony to Mr. Wood's abilities.
Mr. Wood's name was received by the meeting with great
applause..
Mr. GILES said he was again called before the meeting
to name a gentleman who had acted with Mr. Wood in the
Committee of Parochial Deputies, and who, on several oc-
casions, had shown that he had the welfare of the community
at heart—added to which, he was one of the retail trade,
whose interests he wns well qualified to represent. He
,ad great pleasure in naming Mr. Samuel Morgan.
Mr. It. TAYLOR seconded the nomination ; be believed
re was not a more fit man in the world, than Mr.

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Morgan.
Mr. Morgan's name was also adopted with much applause
On the motion of -Mr. B. Smrrit,. a deputation, consis-
ting of the Chairman, A. B. Alexander, and Thomas
Rankin, Esq., (to which was afterwards added Mr. Smith)
was then appointed to wait on such gentlemen as had been
nominated, and who were not present, and convey to them
the sense of the meeting.
The several candidates who were present then came for-
ward and addressed the meeting.
S. WARING, Esq., said—lf they had nominated him to
make a speech, inasmuch as he was no speech-maker, they
would be disappointed. With regard to his conduct, it
elected to the honourable office to which he had been no-
minated, all lie could say was, he would do his best. As to
professions, he had none to offer beyond this, that he had
always been an uncompromising advocate of Corporation
Reform.
C. B. Fairs), Esq. said, as being engaged in business he
had but little leisure, and that little he generally found the
means of enjoying ; but if they considered his services of
any consequence, in desiring to see the principles of the
Municipal Act carried fully into practice, he would
on that ground do his best to serve them. He saw around
him many more able and competent than himself, but he
might be permitted to add, none more sincere in his attach-
ment to the principles ot Municipal Reform.
Mr. MoacaN returned thanks on behalf of Dlr. Carlisle.
Mr. C. was a trump—not a man of many words, but one
who would be sure to discharge his duty with credit to him-
self and honour to his constituents.
Mr. BLIGH came forward amidst repeated cheers. He
said if they elected him to serve them in the new Town
Council he would serve them honestly.
Mr. MILLS returned thanks on behalf of Mr. Terrell.
Mr. S. MottuAN said he would do his utmost to discharge
his duty, if elected. with zeal and ability.
The Chairman then left the Chair, which was taken by
T. R. Guppy, Esq., when the thanks of the meeting were
unanimously voted to the Chairman for the ability The
which he had conducted the business of the evening.
. motion was carried by acclamation and three times dime

cheers.
W. P. TAUNTON, Esq. said he felt exceedingly obliged
for the unbounded applause with which they had repaid his
services, but which 'were rendered exceedingly easy by the
manner in which the meeting had conducted itself.
Several cheers were then given for the success of the
gentlemen who had been nominated, and the meeting
!d broke up.

By the death of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort,
and the consequent elevation of the Marquis of Worcester
to the Peerage, a vacancy is occasioned in the representa-
tion of the western division of this county. R. B. Hale,
junior, Esq., is spoken of ap a candidate in the Tory inte-
rest, and rumour also points to another gentleman as likely
to come forward on the Liberal side. As yet, however,
we are without any positive. information on the subject.—

Gloucester Journal.
Lord Charles Manners has announced his intention
of becoming a candidate for the vacant representation, of
North Leicestershire. No opponent is likely to come for-
ward.—Northampton Mercury.
The inhabitants of Greenwich and Blackheath
have commenced a subscription for the purpose of erecting
a high column, with a statue on its top (similar to the Duke
of York's, in St. James's Park) on the One Tree Hill, in
Greenwich Park, to perpetuate the memory of William the
Fourth.
Information just received at Lynn, announces that
the brig Ouse, of that port, on her homeward-bound pas-
sage, ran on a rock in the Gulf of Finland, occasioned by
thick weather ; but we are happy to say the crew was saved
by the boat. A subsequent letter states that the vessel is
expected to be got off without so much injury as was at first
anticipated.
It is stated at the embassy that there is no expecta-
tion of the arrival of Count Orloff on a special mission.
His Excellency is new at Berlin, and the Countess Von
Orloff now here, is not the Lady, but a distant relative only

of the celebrtted diplomatist.
INJUSTICE.—We regret to hear the pupils of.
Trinity college who placed their caution money in the
hands of Mr. Higman, have been called upon to pay the
same again to Mr. Thorpe, his successor. Surely this is
wrong. The confidence was placed in Mr. Higman by the
college and not by the pupils; consequently the sociTty, and
not the individual, should bear the loss.—Cambridge lade-
pendant.
On ThurSday afternoon, eleven individuals, men and •
boys, perished Burdon Main Colliery, near Newcastle,
in consequence of an explosion of fire damp.
On Friday evening, as the Leicester Union coach
was on the point of passing. the turnpike-gate beyond St.
Albans, it came in contact with a carriage travelling at a
rapid rate without lamps, when the pole was forced into the
carriage, but, happily, without doing any injury to the
lady inside (the Duchess of Bedford). No blame attached
to the coachman, as the accident arose from the carriage
travelling with Out lights, which prevented him from seeing
it in time to avoid the collision.-=Leicester chronicle.