The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-19 00:00:00

Briscoe
Beauclerk
Allen
Lainson

124

CAMBERWELL.
Messr4. Beauclerk and Lawson appeared here
early in the morning, but had no opportunity of ad-
dressing the electors.

A placard was circulated by the opponents o
Major Beaucleik, asking the electors to go to Hor-
sham for his character.

A GENTLEmAN, whose name we could not learn,
said he lived at Horsham, and knew Major Beau-
clerk to be the most popular man in that town, and
that he might have walked over the course if he
had come forward; which he did not, because he
was absent to attend the bedside of a dying parent.
Another placard was circulated, stating that Mr.
Grote, M.P. for the city of London, supported Mr.
Allen, when shortly afterwards Mr. Grote came up
to the poll, and, amidst great cheering, registered
his vote for Messrs. Briscoe and Beauclerk.
At the close of the poll Mr. Briscoe, and Mr.
Fyfe, the Chairman of Major Beauclerk's Commit-
tee, addressed the electors, and were much applauded.
Mr. Lainson has virtually retired.
It was confidently stated by Mr. Allen's party
that the Tories would rally for him to-morrow (this
day); but it is believed that his strength is polled,
and that the return of Briscoe and Beauclerk is safe.
At Camberwell the close of the poll gave the fol-
lowing numbers :

Briscoe 5BB I Allen
Beauclerk 414 I Lainson 155
The gross poll is—.
Briscoe 1,0'29 Allen 1:34
Beauclerk 746 Lainson lBl
Presenting a gross majority for Briscoe over Allen
of 595, and for Beauclerk of 312.

NOTTINGHAM, Dix. 18.
Our county election for the North Division commenced
this morning—candulates, Lord Lumley., Colonel Cooper
Gardiner, and Mr. Holdsworth. The polling in Not•
tingham is nearly even at this time (quarter to 4. o'clock) ;
hut as this neighbourhood is considered the strong hold of
the Reformers, we ought long ago to have been heading the
Tory candidate, Holdsworth. There is, however, one
consoling circumstance, that on the canvass Colonel Gar-
diner had a great majority of promises ; and, though Mr.
Holdsworth's friends have been bribing to an enormous
extent, only five have deserted the good cause, and gone
against us, up to this time. Lord Lumley, whose return is cer-
tain, and who has been on horseback all the day canvassing
for Colonel Gardiner, has just announced that the poll in
Nottingham is in favour of himself and the Colonel ; but
at Mansfield, the other pulling place, a very few are in
favour of Iloldsworth. :The polling places are Not-
tingham, Mansfield, and Retford, so it is impossible to get
the numbers.

CANTERBURY, DEC. 17.
The nomination of two Knights to serve in Parliament
for the Eastern division of Kent, took place this day at Bar-
tum Downs, about four miles from Canterbury. Two, out of
three of the candidates, had protested against this remote
and exposed situation, but the High Sheriff (who is a High
Tory) listened to the suggestion of Sir Edward Knatch-
bull, who has a dread of meeting the town population, and
accordingly precluded thousands front witness'ng the pro.
ceedings, who could not, or would not, expose themselves
to wind and weather at this inclement season.

The attendance, notwithstanding, was ;ery conside-
rable ; 15,000 persons are computed to have been present.
The Knatchbull party (Conservatives) mustered princip illy
on horseback. The Yeomanry Cavalry and the serf-like
ton ints composed the main body of their array. The Blues
(Reformers) on behalf of Sir Wm. Conway and Mr.
Pltunptre came in carriages ; from the barouche and four
to the humble van, all were loaded with z,,a!ous partisans
of these two gentlemen. The weather was unpropitious in
the extreme. Party spirit runs very high, and consider-
able uproar prevailed during the greater part of the pro-
ceedings. After the various candidates had been proposed
and had addressed the electors, the High Sheriff (George
Douglas, Esq., of Chelstone) called for the show of hands,
which was in the proportion of two or three to one against
the Conservatives—but the Sheriff (with the partiality
which has distinguished all his proceedings) absolutely had
the effrontery to declare that the show was in favour of
Sir Edward Knatchbull and Mr. Plutnptre. Violent
symptoms of indignation were now manifested by the Re-
formers. and the Sheriff absconded while Sir Juhn Max-
well Taylor, in strong terms, was proposing a vote of cen-
sure on him for his manifestly unjust and partial decision.
This was carried by acclamation.
The polling takes place on Thursday and Friday. Very
great excitement prevails in East Kent.

crowd loudly cheered in passing the members
of Mr. Briscoe's Committer—those of Mr. Lainsoi
they passed without notice. Indeed we observed
that those who wore the colours of Major Beau-
clerk (blue and white) generally wore those of Mr.
Briscoe (crimson and white) intermingled with
them. After the close of the poll, Major Beau-
clerk addressed the Meeting, to a similar effect as at
Kingston. He declared that many misstatements
had been made—such as that he was art Irishman,
a Repealer, a Leveller, and so on—all of which
were utterly untrue.—(Cheers.) It was also said
th,Jt he attacked the Church, which was false. As
a member of the Church, he wished to pie-
serve her, which he thought Could but be
accomplished by doing away with its abuses.
—(Cheers.) His religion taught him to do unto
others as he wished to be done unto; and he would
not quarrel with a Man because he differed from him
on religio.o tenets.—(Cheers.) It had been stared
that he was an opponent of the Ministry; that was
untrue. If they continued to do as they had done,
he would support them ; but he would not bind
himself to support them through thick and thin,
right or wrong.—(Cheers.) He had now, he
found, a large majority over his opponents ; but he
urged them not to relax, for it was said that the
Tories would make great exertions to-morrow ; but
let the independent electors of Surrey come forward
as they had done to-day, and Their triumph would
be complete.—(Thunders of applause.)
At the close of the poll at Kingston the numbers
stood