The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-15 00:00:00

STAMP ORD, DEC. 12.

The chairing of the " Burghley House " Members toot
place mid-day, respectably attended, but unaccompanied
with that popular and public display which marks a real
return. At three o'clock the independent electors and a‘
great majority of the inhabitants of the town met Mr.
Gregory and Mr. Parkes at the Cr.iwn Inn, and with the
band and colours of the Blue Committee perambulated the
whole town in procession, the windows of the principal
streets being crowded with ladies and streaming with blue
ribbons and banners. The whole procession then ma, ched
up to the park gates and lodge of the Marquis ~f Exeter/
where three laud cheers of defiance were echoed through
the woods into Burghley House. At four o'clock the pro-
cession closed at Mr. Horner's, the Crown Inn, from the
windows of which Mr. Gregory, Mr. Newcomb, and Mr,
Parkes addressed the electors and inhabitants.

Mr. GaiscoaY expressed his deep regret at the result of
the contest, not from its personal mortification to him,
but as regarded the independence and character of the bo-
rough. He generally described the long•protracted nature
of the struggle, which, during some months, enabled cor-
ruption to prevail against political integrity. He depre-
cated the toil and degradation of personal canvass imposed
by open voting, which he declared he would never again
undergo; but they had mutually the deep consolation that
the attainment of the ballot must soon emancipate them
and all candidates from the evils of the existing abuses of
the electoral system of the country. He then detailed the
arts and oppressions under which the independent electors

of Stamford had fallen a sacrifice ; but surrounded be such
s final and political conduct of the contest, he would nut
exchange places, though the unsuccessful candidate, with
the two gentlemen nominally elected, but the fictitious
representatives of Stamford.—(Loud cheering.) Its real
pain was in having found them so far free, as represented
by one real representative (Alr. Tennyson), and leaving
them slaves, without a hope of retraining their freedom hut
through the ballot. It was, however, a consolation, that
he left Stamford with as pure a conscience as any candi-
date ever quitted a contested borough ; and if his election
Lad depended on the purchase of one single vote, lie would
not have bought success by such means. Mr. Gregory
then stated to them the hopelessness of their struggles
against the property and influence of the Marquis of Exeter
and his subservients; and, after further observations on
the ballot, entreated them to trust confidently to the
agency of that Reform for an early and complete deliver-
ance from their bondage and oppressions. After return-
ing thanks for their zealous support of the cause, he took
leave of them amidst loud cheers, and the tears of many
hundreds of men and women. It is impossible to describe
the mental anguish exhibited by many of the Committee
and old electors. _ .

Mr. R. IsZ cwco m n , the proposer of Ca I) t
dareHoitogthp'nr,e,igrasGtyserril,oreisieliamtogocltnedobkorelityeimninhor,tgye_t.
n
next presented himself at the window; and. in a sub-
dued and moving speech, referred to the utter extinction
of their independence, and the shameful triumph of cor-
ruption and misrepresentation. Mr. Newcomb said, that
hoig as he bad opposed the ballot, he had now lived to
change that political opinion among others, and avowed
his decided conversion—from the events of the contest—
to that only and essential means of.protecting and insuring
the honest exercise of the elective franchise. 'lids decla-
ration was loudly and repeatedly cheered.
Mr. Jossru PARIus next presented himself, and was
received with enthusiastic feeling. lie said that he now
addressed them for the last time as electors under the ex-
isting system of op.n voting. The truth was best pro-
claimed to them and the whole country, that Stainfoid
could not be free ; that " election" there was a solemn
farce and mockery of aristocratic dictation. He never
would agaid—as declared by his friend Mr. Gregory—go
through the labour and humiliation of personal canvass
and solicitation. It was amongst the greatest nuisances
and abuses of the elective system, nor would he tver me.t
impurity by impurity. He confessed with sorrow and
lamentation, that the spirited and independent electors of
Stamford were hopelessly defeated. He could not find
language to express his scorn and disgust at the scenes of
the last few days. The political opinions and suffrages of
the electors of Stamford were not represented. Colonel
Chaplin and Mr. Finch were no more the representatives
ofu,ri;
tt
hh,,
ee
ye
sloaeucvta‘togreerssof Stamford, than of the Dey of Algiers,
( r
iogfh
tII. I
,a)d a g
Ha see adre.
c—i
are ( Ldo uasd
ac hfiecetr_s ,
kanuodwcries
many of the Blue Committee—that, during their cenva,s
for Mr. Gregory, two-thirds of the whole constituency
bad avowed their desire to support him, and the precise
influences which counteracted their wishes. It was a
fact that many electors—tradesmen and tenants of the
Marquis of Exeter—whe dared not—could not—vote
otherwise than against Mr. Gregory, bad secretly
everygiven
eh
ni md e
athe r m
toos t pao rl
ld esnhafateesort,xi
oafrEoutafwopaohnspgoaae
itrtei
ihrksxttßrhip,Alneineiaoeelfrsinateoere.narnd.maGe
God c
st
uu
ba l l
tye
nua used
tt 1
for the popular candidate. He bad kept a record of
all the notorious circumstances of the three contests ; and
l ie
r was n
elblm untryt and to represent those
eaiwnnni,i
dti
toeitgnr,rgeoasbt 1
Ithbgfi
eaoeol
eadrr:yhitordofopeeudtl to
the whole
w,iidronaherrehton loidlgi
tterthhnat
ectts hgose, p
knowledg
—(Loud cheering.) He (Mr. Parkes) boiling over with
tenant without burning feelings of scorn and indignation
against those who thus trampled on the rights of English-
[inn. The ballot was opposed, as inimical to the security
of property. Good God! was not the poor man's dwell-
ing and home his property,
chiefly his all? Were not
the rights of industry end of labour property—the only
possession of the bulk of the people? Ballot was,
indeed, essential to preserve property—absolutely requi-
site for its integrity and respect.—(Loud cheers.)
But he entreated them not to abondon themselves to
despair. This great country never would permit the votes
of the two Members for Birmingham to be neutralized by
the votes of two Members for Stamford, imposed upon
them by the nomination of a powerful family and a self-
elected corporation. These .. Conservative" influences
were on the wane, and must abandon their spoils. The
ballot or disfranchisement were alternatives of absolute ne-
cessity.—(Cheers.) They should recollect the courageous
veech of Bishop Latimer to Ridley when burning at th.,
tu trtyr's stake--" Be of good cheer, brother Ridley, an:l