The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-20 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

trust to your honour and ever distinguished im-
partiality in inserting this letter, in respect of the above
case, reported in your Jrurnal of Orli day. By the advice
of my solicitor t have commenced a prosecution against the
thrCe Police inspectors (Morzan, Fagan, and Garde) for
conspiracy and defamation of character. I therefore humbly
request the public will suspend their judgment until the
decision of a British Jury shall prove or disprove the truth
of their statement. I am, Sir,

Your bumble srrvant,
C. W. WHALER.
50, Exeter-stteet, Marylebone, Oct. 19, 1832.

ELECTION MATTERS.

CITY ELECTION.
esterday a meeting of gen►lemen who have been in the
habit of taking a leading part in the political movements
in the City took place at the Mansion House, for the pur_
pose of taking into consideration the best course to be
pursued to ensure the election of Sir John Key, the Lord
Mayor of London, as one of the representatives of the
City,
Mr. WILLIAM STEVENS was called to the Chair, and
briefly stated the object of the meeting.
Sir JOHN KEY then rose, amidst loud cheering. True
to the assurance which his Majesty's Ministers, in the
name of the Reformers of England, had given, he would,
if elected, endeavour to maintain the integrity of the pre..
sent Reform Bill in all its essential provisions. If experi.
ence showed that, as it now stood, it failed to secure to the
people the object of Reform—good and cheap Govern.
ment—he would support a measure to extend the scot and
lot franchise, practically enjoyed by those he bad the
honour to address, to the other parts of the empire.--
(Cheers.) He regarded the passing of the Septennial Act
as a gross infringement of the Constitution, and one of the
leading causes of the corruption of former Parliaments--
and, to prevent it from having the same effect upon
a Reformed House of Commons, he would vote for its re-
peal. He hoped that the operation of the Reform Bill
would supersede the necessity for resorting to the introduc-
tion of so novel an expedient as that of secret voting; but
if experience should prove that flagitious bribery or cruel
oppression could not otherwise be effectually prevented
than by the ballot, be would give it his unhesitating sup-
port. He would support every practicable measure of eco-
nomy and retrenchment in the public expenditure—the
abolition of needless and sinecure places and unmerited
pensions ; the salaries of the great officers of state, and
other meritorious public servants, ought also to be reduced.
Sir John then adverted to the corrupt application of the
Crown lands in rewarding Court favourites, or bribing
the proprietors of boroughs to secure majorities in the
House of Commons. The Crown lands were, be said,
national property, and ought to be applied to national
purposes. They ought to he sold, and the produce ap-
propriated in part to the discharge of the public debt, or
in meeting some of the other exigencies of the state. He
condemned the house and assessed taxes as pressing with
unequal severity upon trade. Sir John then dwelt with
great force and particularity upon the necessity of a com-
mutation of the tithes, and the restoration of the revenues
of the church to the objects of their primitive appropria-
tion He developed his opinions upon the corn laws, free
trade, the Bank and India charters, the state of Ireland,
reform of the laws, and of all our domestic institutions ;
and concluded an able speech which embraced every topic
adverted to in an address which was afterwards read, and
received in the most enthusiastic manner by the meeting.
Mr. FEARON should give to his Lordship the wartntst
support—perhaps it was not possible for a man honestly
to avow hie opinions upon all the great topics of public
interest, so as to secure the entire assent of every indivi-
dual composing so numerous an assembly as that then pre-
sent —(Hear, hear.) It sufficed that the leading features
manifested an honest and manly mind, and embraced
sound political principles.—(Cheers.)

. .
Mr. C. PEARSON was sat sfied, if prompt and vigorous
exertions were made by the Lord Mayor's friends amongst
the electors, after the address was fairly circulated, that it
would be attended by the most decided and triumphant
success.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Dir,LoN should give to the election of Sir John
Key his best support.
Mr. ASIIURST said that the Lord Mayor had omitted to
notice the taxes upon knowledge, and he wished to know
what were his Lordship's intentions on that subject, if he
should be returned ?

The LORD MAYOR replied, that it was an unintentional
omission ; as believing the diffusion of knowledge to be
the best means of checking crime and promoting the hap-
piness of the people, he should certainly vote for the repeal
of all those taxes which prevented the general dissemina-
tion of intelligence and knowledge—(Hear, hear, hear)—
and he would support any measure that might be intro-
duced to define end secure the liberty of the Press.
Mr. HARMER expressed his entire approbation of the
principles avowed by the Lord Mayor; and would there-
fore propose a resolution embodying this sentiment. Mr.
Harmer then moved the fiist resolution.
Mr. WILSON seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. CHARLES PEARSON introduced a resolution, that
copies of the address be left at every house within the
City on the following day.—(Cheers.) Arrangements
had been made for that purpose, and he hoped that a copy
would be In the hands of each elector before twelve o'clock
the next day.—(Cheers.) Such a proceeding would in-
duce other candidates to make an explicit declaration of
their sentiments, and the election for the Ciiy would then
become one of principle, and not have reference merely
to men, which had been too often the case.—(Hear.)
Air. WiLuzisoll seconded the resolution, which was
unanimously agreed to, after which the meeting separated.

A conference was held yesterday, for the pur-
pose, we arc assured, of receiving some conciliatory pro} o-
sitions from the Dutch Ambassador, to prevent the sailing
of the combined squadron for the blockade of the Dutch
coast. We, of course, do nut arrogate to ours, Ives the
knowledge of the particulars, but this much is certain that,
as the day of reckoning approaches, the misgivings of Hol-
land increase in the same proportion as her chances of
maintaining the glory of her ancestors decrease. The
King of HoLLaran wants now an addition of 40,000 men
to his army, as well as 40 millions of florins to his Ex-
chquer, to secure a very problematical success. The
French army is on the Belgian frontiers—is ready to cross
it at a moment's warning ; and the Prussian army at
Elberfeld, and throughout the Rhenish provinces of
Prussia, has positively received orders to occupy Venloo
and other places, to be restored to the Dutch after they
shall have surrendered the citadel of Antwerp to the Bel-
gians, in•elligence of which had been received on Monday
at the Hague by a courier from Berlin, to the great dis-
may of the Dutch Cabinet. It was Prince TA LLEYRA ND
to whom France and England are indebted for that political
mtster-piece, which secured the sincere co-operation
of Prussia, by the proposal that Prussia should
occupy not only Venloo, tut any other part she
might fix upon, as a guarantee for the French evacu-
ating Belgium as soen as the surrender of the citadel of
Antwerp was effect-d. This also conciliates Austria to
the measures of the Soult and Broglie Cabinet, after the
Allyemeine Zeituny, of the Sth inst. had announced in an
article from Vienna, of the Ist, that couriers from London
and Paris brought accounts of Great Britain and France
being compelled to coercive measures, to terminate the
differences between Holland and Belgium, when it was
asserted that the Austrian Cabinet would not consent to
such measures, but secure itself against all responsibility of
the consequences thereof. The autograph letter from the
King of Prussia to the King of Holland, approving of the
coercive measures to be adopted by England and France,
and offering to support the same, and conjuring him to
make timely concessions, as hell as the subsequent de-
spatch frorn the Cabinet of Berlin, informing the King of
the Prussian troops from Elbefeld and the Rhenish pro-
vinces being ordered tooccupy Venloo, must have turned the
scale, and induced his Dutch Majesty, even after his flaming
Speech on Monday, to transmit through Baron Von
Zuylen Van Nyevelt to the Conference a statement in an-
swer to the 70th protocol, and a second explanatory one in
refutation to Lord PALMERSTON'S proposals, his Dutch
MAJESTY having found out by this time, that the
sympathy of foreign Powers, upon which he so much re-
lied, war cold as charity. In addition to which the inti-
mation of the Congress to make his MAJESTY pay for the
expenses of the combined squadron, and the eventual in-
ja to the town of Antwerp, is no joke (Hier, and a
motive quite sufficient to induce him to order some
etar•cu/phat
foorrny ,notes to be forwarded to London. The
a
ard frankness and ingenuousness di.played by
straightforward
th,t French Government on this occasion, has quite dis-
armed the jealousies of the Great Powers, and removed
their suspicions, if any such were lurking behind ; they
will now heartily support the peace-encompassing measures
of the French and English expedition—although Count
Pozzo DI 13ottGo is said, to the very last, to have hied
to sow suspicions against France at Vienna, but in vain.
Count FRANTMANNSDORF, the Austrian Ambassador to
the Prussian Court, who teas at Vienna, was to return to
his post by way of Toplitz, to communicate to the King of
PRUSSIA Prince METTERNICICS acquiescence in the con•
templated treasures.. —Morning Paper.