The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-23 00:00:00

NORTH NORTHAMPTON SHIRE:

ELECTION.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The Rev. Sir George Robinson, Bart., who was once
noted in this county as a Liberal, has for a long time past
been suspected of an inclination to veer round to Toryism.
It Will be seen by the followinc, letters, which were published
Yesterday, what the cause, that the Hon. Baronet so long
advocated, has: to expect from him now. On Sunday even-
ing last Mr. Banbury, who was an old friend of Sir George's,
addressed to him the following letter :

ci " Northampton, Nov. 15, 1835.
a •
my Dear take the earliest opportunity of inform-
lilt, you that, at the request of many of the leading electors,
v!!ave come forward as a candidate for the representation of
he northern division of this county. You arc well acquainted
the political principles which I have always professed,
9141 to which lam still strongly attached. I, therefore, re-
rest the favour of your influence and support, on the present
aim, dear Sir, very sincerely, yours,
" WM. HANBURY.
" Cranford, Nov. 16, 1835.
In Sir George Robinson, Bart."
Now, then, mark the insulting manner in which this
note is answered, tbe following day, by the Rev. Baronet
Dear Han bury—The following passage occurs in Mr.
Connell's speech at Glasgow, in September last :
Iv', It is said w.e Radicals make a sacrifice in supporting the
illgs—no such thing The Whigs now are no more these of
four years ago, than the old clothes of four years' service, are
°w the dandy wardrobe of the fashionable gentleman.'
With this opinion I heartily concur, and, therefore, when
4Your application for my support you state that your political
Pr'neiples are the same which you have professed in times
ttn, I should naturally suppose that you do not approve of
vie present As iministration, who, it appears to me, have the
.'dence withot it the honesty of professed Radicals. As, how-
;er) you start as a Candidate in opposition to Maunsell, I
1 Obliged to conclude that you, like many others, approve of
e present disgraceful coalition with O'Connell, and that in
iclder to keep Lord Melbourne in power, you would sacrifice
;:le Church of England and Ireland to appease the insatiate
?petite of Iriih Papists and English Dissenters. There can
:,e0 doubt oti my mind that such is the policy of our self-
t"`.'ed Whig G overnment, when we see Lord Mulgrave enter-
fpalning the AG tator at his table, immediately on his return
I:°,Tri Scotland, where, in the most treasonable language, he
34 been denouncing the privileges and very existence of the
~-o,lse of Peers:. Under these circumstances, lam not only
:unged, as a Conservative Whig of the old school; to refuse
,re°tlinly support, but I must plainly tell you that I shall most
rejoice in your being defeated.—l am, yours, truly,
" GEORGE S. ROBINSON.
I'l4
Wm. Hanbury, Esq."
`` Here's a peg to hang an excuse upon !" The change
is not in the Whigs, but in Sir George, who is one more
Proof of the hi itred which renegades always bear towards
those who adv ocate the principles they themselves advo-
ated• How -was it that the Whigs of 1833 were admired
Y Sir George:, and that be supported them so long after
4,
4Y had begun to sink into " demoniacal democracy ?"
The
.2Vortham;oton Herald is in ecstacics at this accession
°I strength. It gloats over the change with the appetite
°F a fiend, and. talks about, the duty which the Whigs of the
school owe to their God and their country, and sums
4,3 f! tIP with reckoning this as a proof of a re-action in favor
Conservative principles.
But this is no re-action at all. It is only the hypocrite
°' 1833, with his mask thrown aside. The present Sir
George Robinson was a parson, and was a long, loud, and
l'ethaps a somewhat able, advocate of liberal opinions.
thrice he nominated the present Earl Fitzwilliam, and
was found in the ranks of the late Lord Milton, advo-
cating the cause of his father, aal the principles of Re-
f°lll. An estate, perhaps, depended upon that advo-
t'ley. The late Sir George Robinson, uncle to the pre-
sent Baronet, who was a firm supporter, both in and
"ut of Parliament, of all that was liberal, died about a
.tear and a half ago, and left his estates to his nephew.
,NIT' that time to the present the parson has slunk out of
"e" ranks of his former friends, and has dispelled the hopes
the Liberals, as far as he was concerned. His treat-
ment to Mr. Hanbury, an old friend, has excited no
'rifling indignation. Happily, his influence on the side
(14r the 'Tories will cause little injury to the Reform Can-
didate,
But to ustEs from this—it was stated in your paper of
Yesterday, that while Mr. Hanbury was pursuing his
;4vass at Oat die on Thursday, he was
,joined by Sir Cul-
pe Smith, Bart , and the Member for this borough, R.
itoon Smith, Esq., both of whom addressed the electors
" the market.l3lace.
Sir CULLINU SMITH, Bart., after lamenting the decease
~s'at their late young friend, Lord Milton, proceeded to re-
mark on the different' leading questions which had been
_,4ltely agitated, and pointed out to the agricultural in-
4"'est that the only relief that could be afforded it,
Was by a careful and safe reduction of all expenses which
Particularly bore upon it, such as county, highway,
church rates, and all other local charges with which
the land was more immediately oppressed, and that
441!e Government would not make any alterations in its
Protective duties, till they could be effected with safety to
Wet interest, and the general welfare of the country. The
Wilt
iii)rthY Baronet then denounced the Tory cry of " No
,LePery,' and ridiculed those fears which were excited in
t‘l'lle minds of the timid by the contemplated alterations in
Church. The time had arrived when ample justice
,"4118t be done, particularly to Ireland, and the best seen-
,,,i'Y for the Etiglisli Church would be the removal of the
shops from tile House of Lords—( Tremendous cheering)
Ztts they would be advancing the cause of true religion
more by being confined to their respective dioceses, and
patching,, the spiritual wants of those over whom they were
4
it,'Peinted to preside. With respect to the working clergy,
'/as his wish, and he was sure he was speaking the senti-
ots of every Reformer, that they should be adequately
411,d liberally paid for their services.—(Hear, hear, and
eers.) Sir Cullinc, Smith then briefly alluded to the
y 7, Poor Law Bill, of which he spoke in terms of praise,
Concluded by thanking the meeting for attending to
4 addrOSS, al id calling upon the electors to support Mr.
ji
"011131117 in hi:l contest.
°BtRT VERNON SMITH, Esq., 11. P., followed by ex-
tn'sjor, his heartfelt sympathy for the loss which the noble
I‘,,;!lise of Ficzyrilliam had sustained in the death of Lord
Villtcm, and .sf:rongly condemned the premature appeal of
4 I.* Maunsell. The conduct of their opponent displayed
Went of coat mon decency, which he hoped would
meet''mediate
with the ,efrects it so fully warranted, as there was no
would
necessity for so hasty a step. Ample time
notification
have been allowed to all parties after' the customary
in
bad been made to the Speaker (who was then
1;; Edinburgh) for the issue of a new writ, after which it
tillst have been sent to the Sheriff for proclamation. The
4,1_11* Gentlerman concluded by informing the electors that,
had a • obtained his vote, he should have frequent
°Ppo •• g" •
rtunitics a which he should avail himself, of address-
them. again..