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

BRISTOL-JAN. 8.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
S. t,—Do not let your readers be surprised at the result of the
Bristol Election. Nothing otherwise can be expected with close
Corporations and Select Vestries, which have enormous funds at
their diiposal.
Bribery to an infamous extent have been carried on with the
freemen. Perjury, also, committed to an enormous extent in 1)01-
l'ng off the names of those persons on the registers, who are either
dead, or left Bristol. To sum up the whole, a club, containing
1,500 poor operative freemen, has been long formed, who are re-
gularly supplied with funds, by subscriptions from the rich Tories,
and all this for electioneering purposes.
The Act against Bribery, as far as regards Bristol, is a dead let-
ter. Mr. Baillie, this time, is beaten by the very weapons ( the
freemen) that elected him against Mr. Prot heroe. This city will lose
a valuable member in Mr. Baillie, and his loss is severely regretted
by all parties.

A BRISTOLIAN.

BRISTOL, JAN. 8.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
" Victrix Cause, Diis placuit ; sed victa Catoni."
SIR,—We are subdued. Two Tory Candidates, Sir Richard
Vyvyan and Mr. Miles are returned for Bristol. But look at the
state of circumstances. Beef has bribrd the conquerors. Here, a
gentleman above wilful exaggeration Mr. Visger, stated yesterday,
that from the numerous instances which had come to his knowledge,
put
500 Liberal votes had been lost. But how ? Why the Tory tax-,
gathering thieves did not collect for the taxes on which- the votes
depend, till after the 20th July. And it is found, he ob.serv:-.', t
all such delay took place on one side. The Tory
were tha
',lose who thus filch
in mind of paying their tax before the 20th. ram mit taus devieori
of votes. What higher opinion can be held „1:.
your freedom from you than is held of
ti.ieves and pickpockets? In
"Lay also rank those employers who
which degree of estimation we
workmen, and tyrannically bid them
control the freedom of.
" stand and their birthright as Englishmen—their free opi.
"ion =ll_ "vote for the legislators of their country.
Baillie is thus ousted. There are in Bristol some noble_
minded Reformers. For them I regret the result. But for a great
number of half-and-half reformers I rejoice that Baillie is ousted.
Let me ask them who brought in Vyvyan at the last election? It
was the supporters of Baillie, who to the extent of above 500 voted
for Vyvyan, when they might have turned the scale in favour. k* or Williams. Now they are repaid ! Baillie a 'Whig,
brought in Vyvyan a Tory, and turned out Protheroe a Reformer
and now Vyvyan turns out Baillie ! The half-and-half reformers of
Bristol deserve it! and they will continue to deserve it, till interest,
if not principle, leads them to a wiser course and a more manly.
It has struck me, Sir, that these observations might not be
useless at the present moment, of the general results of the present
election in favour of Reform. Wherever the voice of the people
can be heard unbiassed, I entertain no fears. Not even am I oft
with regard to Bristol. Good will spring out of Eh:: present
evil. Of the victorious party I will not my any thing more severe
after defeat than I did while victory was duhio,,;. We will bear
that defeat in good humour, and " bid - ""o
I a,- --
- our time.
-or air, your obedient servant,
CATO.