The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-04 00:00:00

is, indeed, in every respect well ealecilated to rei,resent the
borough of Finsbury.
GREEN WICH.—A most numerous respectable meet.
ing of the Committees and friends of the Reform candidate
(Mr. Angerstein) was held at the White Hart Inn, in Green-
Skid], on Thursday evening last, scion the most satisfactory
reports of the state of the canvass were made to the meeting by
the agents, and the certainty of Mr. Angerstein's return ap-
peared to be placed beyond doubt.
HALIFAX.—The Hon. J. S. Wortley canvassed the electors
of this borough on Friday. Some of the burgesses, seeing him
enter their shops with sulooth address and placid smile, natu-
rally mistook him fur a commercial gentleman, and his can.
vass-book for a pattern card. In one instance he announced
himself to an elector as " Mr. Wortley," when the elector
replied, " from what house, Sir ?" The candidate explained
his business ; but his "pattern card" was condemned as an
imitation, and he had no samples which could produce an order.
LEICESTER.—Mr, Evans and Mr. Wynn Enis are to be
opposed by a Conservative candidate, Mr. Boughton Leigh, of
Brownsover, near Lutterworth, whit modestly says that he ex-
pects one of the other candidates will "bolt" befOre the election.
LONDON.—It is satisfactory to learn that arrangement,
hare been made for taking the votes of the resident house-
holders in the City at their respective district polling-places ;
so that the votes may be given without parties being ex-
posed to the inconvenience and annoyance which hrve hitherto
attended the exclusive polling in Guildhall. Sixteen of these
district polling-places, in various parts of the City, flee been
fixed upon.
MANCHESTER.—The nomination here will be in St.
Anne's.square, near the church. The poll will be taken in
houses, not on hustings. The friends of each candidate, at a
meeting on Friday, agreed to pay Into the hands of the Borough_
reeve 1001. each, of which the surplus will be returned when
the election is over. The tally system was hinted at, but it has
been scouted by all parties. Flags and banners are to he
dispensed with. The Boroughreeve proposed that bludgeon.
men should be employed to keep clear the entrance of the
polling-houses, but the subject was postponed. The order of
nomination will be:-1. Phillips-2. Cobbett-3. Lloyd-4.
Hope-5. Thomson.
MIDDLESEX.—The polling places at the approaching elec-
tion of the Members tor Middlesex (and the votes will only be
received at the place appointed for the district in which the
property is situated) are Brentford, Enfield, King's-cross
(Battle.bridge), Hammersmith, Bedfont, Edgeware, Mile.end,
and Uxbridge. A numerous body of the electors of Middle.
sex residing in Highgate and the adjoining districts met Mr.
Hume last night at the Gatehouse Tavern, Highgate, J. D.
Holm, Esq., in the Chair. Mr. Hume was well received.
NORTHAMPFON.—Mr. Bainbridge, a Hampshire gen.
tleman, unconnected hitherto with this town, but known
among a wide circle of his friends as a mats of liberal opi-
nions, and a warm supporter of Isis Majesty's present Admi-
nistration, has presented himself as the successor to Sir G.
Robinson, and has commenced an,active canvass in conjunc-
tion _ with our present representative, Mr. Vernon Smith.
They are opposed by Mr. Ross, the present M.P. for St. Ger-
mainS, who has succeeded to the Conservative support which
used to be given to his relative, Sir R. Gunning.—Northamp.
ton Mercury.
NOTTINGHAM.—Captain Gordon, the opponent of all
Reform, the stanch advocate of the old Tory school, has de-
clared himself a candidate for the representation of this town.
PONTEFRACT.—We have some additions to make to the
list of retiring Conservative candidates since our notice of last
week. Lord Mexborough has retired from Pontefract on the
mere app6rance of a second Reformer in the field. Lord
Robert Manners has given up the northern division of
Leicestershire, for which his Lordship, with all the powerful
influence of the Rutland family, has been canvassing for some
months past ; his opponent, Gen. Johnson, the second Reform
candidate, had scarcely been as many days before the consti-
tuency when the Noble Lord found it prudent to beat a retreat.
SOUTH WARK.—This borough is all on the qui vine, and,
now that the dissolution of Parliament has taken place, the se-
veral candidates ar eat their posts. The gentlemen at present
in the field are Mr. W. Brougham, Mr. L. B. Allen, Mr. She-
riff' Humphery, mid Mr. Murray. The contest, which will be
a very smart one, is expected to be between Mr. Allen and the
Sherif]: Mr. Brougham is considered safe.
STAFFORD.— A handbill circulated here states, that many
of the new 101. electors of this borough have applied for and re.
ceived money on account of their voting to represent this bo-
rough its the Reformed Parliament ; and that there was quite
a scramble among these pure patriots for the tickets given
away by the agents of the candidates. The tickets entitle the
" fortunate holders" to half-a-crown or five shillings-worth of
drink I

REASONS OF A FINSBURY ELECTOR FOR THE
DISPOSAL OF HIS NEWLY-ACQUIRED FRANCHISE.
—That he will ♦ote for Mr. Grant, as a Member of the Go-
vernment, in gratitude to them for the Reform Bill ;—that
he will vote for Mr. Babbage, because he possesses a high re-
putation, and is nut a lawyer.

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The d'scussions on the rehiress, in the French
Chamber of Deputies, have been rather warm, but
it ye at the same time been c inducted with more
order than usual. The attacks of the Osposirlon on
he Ministry, from the di•eroportion of the arita-
tonist parties in the Legi la- lire, have led to tie
a option of no amendment, and s.crreely to the mo-
d:fic.ition of a single phrase of the address. M.
o.lillon sarrot and his friends are evidently atarmed
:t being confounded with the insureerits of Jens
last, and with the assassin of the 19th ult. They
cannot, therefore, speak their sentiments freely,
Ober to Frence or to the Liberals of tither rations,
.rho look to France for encouragement. Never was
powerful popular party so comple,ely overwhelmed
Fry events which it did not intend to twoduce, and
.o er which it had probably no control. The speeches
e" M. (Hilton B 'trot, in these oppressive en earn-
sri:nees, evince both tact rid talent. The Min seers,
esides the general declaration of their political prin-
ciples, through the mouth of M. Thiers and Marshal
Sault, attempted to justify their late conduct on
all points, anti showed such a force even on
he question of ti:" Paris state of siege, that the
Opposition %Vete' afraid to try their strength in a
;noel vote against them. The apipiwiria para-
. raph of the address saaa therefore adopted without
try amendment or division, This unanimity in the
Chamber, or rather this feehlanesa of the movement.
party, deprives the disci,ssion on thg address of
'early all the Interest which, io other circumstances,
t tsar calculated ro excite. Mais!.al Soult, in de-
'snditrg the external and internal of the
Givernmeht, was listened to with marked to entiotr
and seemed to met with general assent. Is 9pi-Ik-
irig of the Belgic question, he used none of that
high-sounding language, as President of the CHM..
I.: 1, which he uttered last Session on the same
epic, as Minister of War. " Nothing," he said,
was changed in the foreign relations of France.
1 remained to consolidate the general peace by the
execution of treaties; and to make the hartnvny of
the great Powers evident to all interests. It was
therefore necessary to dissipate the last pretext for
he embarrassments which existed in Europe, and
thus to prove the fidelity of alt Cabinets to engage-
ments which they had taken in common" Tars sp. aks
pl only enough the pacific views and hopes of the
French Government, but the folloeing allusion to
the movements of the Prussian forces on the Rhine is
•iill more explicit and satisfactory :—" The co-
operation of England and France w ill be soffit:sent
to attain the desired object. If, on the other hand,
precautions have been imposed by a natural pru-
dence on a neighbouring state, in the presence of
military movements, there is nothing io them to
-ham the most suspicious policy. These are mea-
sures which the most ordinary caution would coun-
sel to every people in such a case; and we have
opposed to them on our part measures of the same
kind, which establish in our means of observation
the most perfect and satisfactory balance. They
ought to be regarded, therefore, rather as the
,;i:arantees of peace than the eventual mei-tame
of war." The Marshal, in speaking of the operas.
riot's of the siege of Antwerp, with the diffi-
culties or facilities of which he roust be so well
acquainted, held out strong hopes of a speedy result.
These operations are to be pushed forward with
die greatest activity, and in a few days we shall be
able to mark their termination in a precise mermen
Success w.II not be long waited for." In the
Chamber of Peers the address was adopted on
Wednesday with only a minority of 8 i The basis
'Jess of the session has begun by the submission of
the budget, or the estimates of 1833 to the Cliams
her. The new Minister of Finance (M. Humann)
seems to have shown great activity in arranging the
necessary business of his department so scot) after
his appointment. The estimates for the next year
require an extraordinary expenditure of 166,000,000
of francs, or more than 6,500,0001. sterling. The
ordinary supplies amount only to 966,000,000 of
';arcs, or somewhat more than 37,500,0004 The
in crest of the public debt absorbs 359,000,000, or
about 14,360,0001. sterling of this sum. In the
eollection of the revenue nearly 5,000,000/. seerling
ere expended. After allowing 17,000,000 of francs
for the civil list and pensions, there only remains
about 18,000,0004 sterling for all ordinary
supplies of the year. Of this sum the Ministry of
Trade and Public Works (formerly that of the Ins
terior) receives about 5500,000/. sterling. The
xpentliture for the army, ordinary arid extraordinary,
is estimated at 316,000,000 of francs, or more than
12,600,000/. stetling. The navy and ether branches
of the public service are less onerous for the country.
The whole produce of the annual taxes, composing
the ordinary ways and means, to meet this great
expenditure, is estimated only at 966,630,000 francs,
rat 47,640,0001. sterling. About 167,000,000 francs
or nearly 6,700,0001, will therefore require to be
provided by loans or by the sale of the national
f rests. The immense armed establishments of
France thus impose upon her finances burdens and
embarrassments which have increased every year
since the late revolution, and which it ought to be
the policy of her Government to reduce by endea-
vouring to disarm herself, and by persuading her
neighbours to follow her example.—Times.
We have received a very long report of an is.
teres'ing festival, which took place at B rmitighams
on Thursday last, to celebrate the anniversary of
that glorious revolution which broke out at Warsaw
en the 29th of November, 1830, which engrossed,
for eight or nine months, the interest and admira-
tion of mankind, by splendid vie ones, and more
heroic sacrifices, and which will never be ft rgotten
so long as an altar cart be erected to patriotism
arid freedom With this warm feeling in favour
of the Polish nation and their noble cause, we would
with pleasure. insert an account of the enthusiastic
proceedings at Birmingham, could we spare room
from the more urgent calls of necessary busi-
ness. We are glad to see the interest of the
Polish struggle and of the Polish people main-
tained, by meetings over the country, and ex-
tended by literary societies established for collect-
ing and diffusing information respecting Poland.
It is a consolation to the brave exiles who have sa-
crificed their fortunes and their home rather than
submit to a despot, to find a sympathy for their
sufferings, and a respect for their virtues, among
their brother freemen of England; arid it cannot
fail to be useful to English freemen themselves in
prosperous circumstances, ro be reminded at what
saerifices liberty arid indepeodence roust sometimes
he purchased, if they are to he permanently enjoyed.
The convulsions of Europe may yet throw back
the scattered exiles to the bunks of the Vistula, its
they once did bsfore in the case of the Polish Le-
gion; arid it will then be graiifying to reflect, that
we have encouraged the hopes, and preserved the
memory, of a people without a country, till the pe-
riod of their final restoration. Their temporary tri-
umphs were too pure of excesses, and too closely
allied with the permanent interests of liberty, to be
wondered at for a season and forgotten, like the
brilliant flashes of the meteoric lights in their own
:sort here sky.—Times.

Our readers would observe in our yesterday's
paper (copied from the Lisbon Gazette) the pro-
tests of the English Consul at Oporto and of Capt.
Glascock, commanding our ships of war in the
Douro, against the wanton outrage to which the
Raven cutter was subjected, off the bar of Oporto,
by the troops of Santa Martha, Don Miguel's Ge-
neral, together with the answer of that officer to
these remonstrances. We have since seen an eye-
witness of this disgraceful transaction, and are thus
enabled to correct—though in doing so we can
scarcely restrain our indignation—sort ie of the Mi-
-1 guelite General's statements. But it may be first
worth while to remark the revolting arrogance with
which Santa Martha, under the instructions of his
Government, prescribes the manner and even de-
signates the vessel by which alone the colnlnUul.
catiMlB between the British Government and
subjects are to be effected. It has, it wouli! stern,
been decreed by the Dey of Lisbon Ikt
other vessel but the Echo 51e-mer