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

DUDLEY.

On Monday last the election for this borough commenced.
The candidates are Sir Horace St. Paul, a high Try, and Sir
John Campbell, the Solicitor-General.

Mr. DIXON congratulated the electors of Dudley on their
being now qualified to return Members to the representative
branch of the Legislature, and begged to nominate Sir Horace
St. Paul.—(Great hooting, with slight cheers, and cries of

"No tripe." Sir Horace, we believe, nightly treats his sup_
porters with tripe suppers.)
Mr. SALISBURY seconded the nomination.

Mr. TWA MLEY, who was received with loud cheering,
said, it gave him supreme felicity and pleasure to propose Sir
John Campbell as the representative of the borough of Dudley
in Parliament.— (Loud cheers.)
H. BR AIDLEY, Esq.—The glorious cause having triumphed,
came forward to second the nomination of Sir John Campbell.—
(Loud cheers.) Who was his opponent ? Sir Horace St.
Paul,—a Tory, who during the 20 years he had a seat in
Parliament, had on all occasions given his silent vote in favour
of all the wasteful and extravagant expenditure incurred by
successive Tory Governments.—(Groans.)

Sir H. ST. PAUL was received with loud cheers by his
friends, and the most uproarious disapprobation by his oppo-
nents. The political principles he had hitherto entertained he
still adhered to, and should ever continue to maintain them.
—(Loud disapprobation.) His principles had ever been those
of practical economy, and it was upon those principles he
acted when he opposed the present Ministry in the grant of
5,500,0001. to pay the Russian Dutch loan.—(Cries of " Oh,
oh.") Again he had opposed the sum of 1300,0001. guaranteed
to the new King 'of Greece. Upon the same principle, when
Parliament assembled, and he was returned as their represen-
tative, of which he had not the slightest doubt, when his
Majesty's servants came down to the house and asked for money
to carry on what was called the Dutch war,—a more disgrace-
ful war—(lmmense uproar and shouts from the Paulites, and
groans and hisses from their opponents)—he claimed fair play
—he said a most disgraceful war, for it could lead to no good,
but at the same time occasion great depression and ruin to the
English trade. Many who now heard him already felt its dis-
astrous effects. If the trade of the manufacturer by this war
—this damnable war.—(Great uproar.) They must excuse
him, he could not but speak strongly because he felt strongly.
He could not but think of the sufferings of the inhabitants of
Antwerp, forced to leave shelter and property, subject to the
peril of foreign and intestine war. He was, however, about to state,
that if in England, the merchant, and manufacturer, suffered
from this disgraceful war, the sufferings of the artisans and the
industrious working-classes must be much greater. Formerly,
the man who opposed the Government was deemed an inde-
pendent man. He who now opposed the present Administra-
tion might, he hoped, claim the same character.—(Laughter.)
Before he concluded, he might be allowed to allude to one other
circumstance. Englishmen had hitherto been considered as
being particular lovers, and particularly proud of their
country. (Cheers.) They were always proud of the
flag under which they had fought and conquered—
a flag respected throughout the whole habitable globe,—he
alluded to the old English union jack, which, by the bye, was
their English tricolour. Why, then, should an Englishman
borrow the colours of the French ? (alluding to many tricolour
flags waving from the windows of the houses in the opposite
street.) It was bad in the streets of an English town. For.
merly, the English navy knew nothing of a French ship in her
ports except at the tow of an English ship; but recently, to the
disgrace of the British Government, her fleet had been placed
under the command of a French admiral, in fact, under the
auspices of the French flag. It was for wars like these their
pockets were to be drained, and the national character hum-
bled.

Sir JOHN CAMPBELL presented himself amidst the most
deafening cheers, which lasted for some minutes. He be-
lieved he had the good opinion and suffrages of the vast majo-
rity of the respectable inhabitants of Dudley. He would defy
any man to produce, during the time he had the honour of a
seat in two successive Parliaments, to find a single sentiment,
qr a single vote, he ever gave, against the rights and liberties
of his country. His friend Mr. Foster, one of the rabble—
(Laughter)--and he, had sat side by side—many a weary hour
they had spent within the walls of the House of Commons.
They invariably supported the interests of the people.—
(Cheers.) But where was Sir Horace St. Paul ? His Hon.
Opponent was always against the Bill, and for any-
thing but the Bill.—(Cheers.) He (Sir J. Campbell)
had been much amused with an expression of Mr. Dixon, on
moving the nomination of his opponent. The gentleman set
out by congratulating the electors of Dudley on their obtain-
anticipated such dreadful consequences from
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ment of the elective fl'anchise. Now this struck him as singe_
instead of terms of Congratulation, he should have
expected terms of condolence.—(Laughter and cheers.) Sir
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John, after indulging in a strain of happy ridicule, said if Dud_
ley, at the present time,
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England, Scotland, or les, except Dudley, where an Anti.
Reformer had dared to show his face. Sir Horace was for the
old state of things, although he claimed their suffrages under
the new Bill. If the ballot should be introduced, he could
with safety predict that it would mainly be owing to the exer-
tions of the Tories.—(Cheers.) Supposing it should be intro-
duced at the next election, they would doubtless then congra-
tulate the people of Dudley upon the ballot as they now did
upon the elective franchise. The Learned Gentlemen said be
knew of many acts of intimidation, but he was happy to say
that, in several instances, they had proved unavailing. He
then went on to state, that since the last time he had presented
himself before the electors of Dudley, he had accepted office
under the crown. Enjoying the confidence of his Majesty's
Ministers, and the favour of his Sovereign, he had been ap-
pointed his Majesty's Solicitor-General. He thanked God,
however, that he believed he lived in times when no collision
was likely to occur between the duties of the King's Solicitor_
General and the electors of Dudley. He (Sir John) would
assure the electors of Dudley, that he would not hold office
one moment longer when he found that by so doing he was
compromising the liberties, interests, and happiness of the
people.—(Cheers.) The moment he found he could not hold it
consistent with his principles, he would resign.—(Cheers.)
Sir John Campbell concluded a speech of about an hour and
half in length, amidst the most vehement cheering.
After a few observations from Mr. HA WKES, a late oppo-
nent of Sir J. Campbell for Stafford, the Returning-officer put
the question as to the nomination of the two candidates, when
it was decided by a large majority for Sir John Campbell. The
friends cf Sir Horace St. Paul immediately demanded a poll,
which was fixed to take place at S o'clock on Tuesday morning.

The meeting then broke up, and the supporters of the Soli-
citor-General walked in procession through the town.
Sir John Campbell is pretty certain of success.

DOVER, DEC. 11.
Mr. Poulett Thomsen
Sir John Rae Reid
Mr. Halcomb
Captain Stanhope 3BB
Mr. Thomson is considered safe ; Mr. Halcomb supposed to
have no chance ; and a very severe struggle between Reid and
Stanhope for the second seat. The probability is there will not
be twenty votes difference between these two.

IPSWICH, DEC. 11.
The polling commenced this day. The result is—
Morrison
Mason
Mackinnon
Goulburn 237
Kelly
The former two are Reformers, they are sure of success : 823
have already polled, and 1050 is the greatest number that will
poll. The Conservatives are divided ; but united they would
have had no chance. The Reformers will poll 100 to-morrow.

OXFORD.

TO THE FREEMEN AND ELECTORS OF OXFORD.

GENTLEMEN ,-1 subjoin a state of the poll as accurately as
the same can be ascertained from the lists; and I feel highly
indebted for your exertions this day, and trust, that a few hours
to-morrow will again place me in the proud situation which I
have hitherto occupied, and that we shall long fight together
in the cause of constitutional freedom.

I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obliged Servant,
J. H. LANGSTON.
Star Inn, Dec. 11, 1832.
Langston 793
Hughes
Stonor
Wetherell 598
Total polled, 1,497.
The poll opens to-morrow at Eight, and will finally close at
Four.—Sir Charles, no chance.