The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-29 00:00:00

BRIDGWATER.

Success has crowned the cause of the people in the west.
At Bridgwater, which, up to this time, has been oppressed
and insulted by a close corporation appointed by the Tory
faction, not one of the old self-elected corporators has been
chosen on the new Town Council by the rate-payers of the
town. Is not this a proof of the value to be attached to the
evidence given before the House of Lords, as to the great
esteem in which the townspeople held their old eorporators ?
For instance, a Mr. Trevor, who had been Town-clerk of
Bridgwater, and whose son had succeeded to that office
(through his own merit, of course, and not in the least be-
cause he was the old Town-clerk's son), declared in evidence
that all respectable men in the town. honoured and re-
spected the old Corporation, were perfectly satisfied with
all its acts, and would be sorry for its destruCtion. Turn
now from the ex-Town-clerk's evidence, and hear what the
rate-payers of Bridgwater have to say on the subject. They
liked their self-elected corporators so much, that feeling for
their infirmities, and wishing to relieve them from their
arduous duties, they have not chosen one of them to form
part of the Town Council. The success of the Liberal
party in this election is the best thing that has happened to
the town for a long time. There will now be some chance
for the poor man, and for the man honestly professing and
acting upon liberal principles, to obtain (what they never
had under the old system) even-llanded justice from the
Ministers of justice.

CARMARTHEN.

TRIUMPH OF REFORM AND SIGNAL DEFEAT OF THE TORIES ! !

C ARM ARTHEN, DEC. 26, 1835.—The election of the
Town Councillors for this borough has just closed, and I
lose not a moment in communicating the result, which will
be gratifying to every true Reformer. The Liberals have
fought the battle with great energy and effect, and have
succeeded in electing NONE BUT LIBERALS, men of respect-
ability and character, and without exception attached to
Lord Melbourne's Gove'rnment. The Tories in this town,
as a party, are now completely annihilated, and come the next
Parliamentary election when it may, we shall be in a con-
dition to return a Liberal M.P. instead of the present Tory
gentleman from Llanelly. The .concluding scene of the day
was most humorous, and at the same time a cutting satire
upon the defeated party. Immediately upon the closing of
the poll, the last funeral rites of the defunct Corporation
were performed. A large procession started from the
Committee-room and hotel of the Liberals, headed by a
band of music, playing the " Dead March in Saul," followed
by a coffin and pall, borne by six men, and also a large box,
representing the empty Corpocation chest, with the words
" for sale" painted in front. After perambulating some of

the leading .thoroughfares of the tow, I am informed both
coffin and chest were thrown into a ditch, there to rot and
perish. I should add, not the slightest disturbance or
breach of the peace took place.

MALDON,

DEC. '26.
.al opinions was allowed to
:e old Corporation. But the
Id Corporators fai ed as can-
ted successfully as follows, and
puncillors.

Formerly no man of Liber4
enter the doors of our choice
tables are turned. All the of
didates. The Reformers poll'
returned the twelve new Co,