The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-28 00:00:00

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

LEICESTER.
The Tories have been signally defeated and utterly routed.
The old corporators are all gone ! Forty-two Liberals
" fresh men," are triumphantly returned members of the Lei-
cester Town Council. We are delivered from the smiting
oppression of our municipal Philistines. The burgess-roll
numbered about 1,750 municipal electors. The Liberals
polled about 924, besides split votes between Liberals and To-
ries, amounting to about 100. Nearly 300 electors did not
vote, the majority of whose hearts, of course, were with us,
but whom fear of worldly injury deterred from the free exer-
cise of their franchise. The ballot would set free these
" thumbed men !" The mass of the inhabitants are over-
whelmed with joy at their riddance. The Tories, by violent
party appeals, and every species of personal abuse, tried their
best, and have thus been signally defeated. The poll is as
follows :

Voters. Liberals. Tories. Divided.
L St. Martin's 307 135* 117* --
2. North Margaret
3. Middle Margaret l6B 89 31 10
4. East Margaret l9B 93* 88* --
4. East Mary
6. West Mary
7. All Saints

Total
* Including divided votes.
The names of the successful Candidates are as follow--all
the Reformers' lists being carried entire.
1. St. Martin's Ward. John Bailey, hosier
NOMINATED BY THE REFORMERS Samuel Waters, coal-merehant
Isaac Hodson, banker W. E. Hutchinson, chemist
John Bankart, hosier 5. East (or Upper)St.Mary's
John Manning, grocer Ward.
Wm. Stretton, currier REFORMERS.
James Shardlow, brazier J. Oldacres, worsted spinner
John Cooper, draper. James Sargeant, hosier
2. North St. Margaret's Thomas Stokes, hosier
Ward. Richard Harris, hosier
REFORMERS. Edward Weston, hosier
Robt. Brewin, worsted-spinner James Page, hosier
Rowland Austin, grocer 6. West(orlower)St.Mary's
Wm. Biggs, hosier Ward.
Thos. Wheeler, grocer REFORMERS.
J. Houlden, cabinet-maker J. W. Noble, physician
Wm. Rowlett, hosier Wm. Drayton, hosier
3. Middle St. Margaret's Jos. Chamberlain, hosier
Ward. Wm. Dalton, hosier
REFORMERS. John Kirby, hosier
Thos. Paget, banker John Baxter, baker
John Coltman, hosier 7. All Saints' Ward (includ-
John Biggs, hosier inq St. Nicholas and the
Jos. Foulkes Winks, printer Friars.)
John Nicholls, gentleman REFORMERS.
Jas. Pickering, carrier James Hudson, hosier
4. East (or South) St. Mar- J. Whetstone, worsted-spinner
garet's Ward. S. Smith Harris, surveyor
REFORMERS. Joseph Fielding, hosier
John Mellor, gentleman Joseph Moore, surgeon
Henry Highton, gentleman Thomas Nunneley, grocer
Thos. Burgess, woolstapler
On the final state of the ward polls being known in the
evening, the Liberal constituency was excited to the highest
degree of triumph in a borough overrun with municipal taxes.
They could scarcely believe their complete deliverance; and
all was congratulation and rejoicing.
The Tories, stung to the quick by the taunts of the Liberals
on their last act and dying confession of sinister interest in
voting away the town funds in services of plate and annuities to
old hack officers, got the old " platers" and pensioners to re-
fuse the votes, by the following published resolutions of a
" Common Hall," on Thursday ; but it was " too late," and
the Burgesses knew that this " disinterestedneis" resulted
from the belief that the fraudulent appropriation of the money
would be rescinded by the cold arm of the law.
" At a Common Hall held the 22d December, 1835,
Richard Rawson, Esq., Mayor ; it was (amongst other
things) resolved unanimously, that a piece of plate, of the
value of fifty guineas, be presented to Alderman Firmadge,
for his attention to the interests of the Corporation for a -long
series of years.
" Resolved unanimously—That a piece of plate, of the
value of 100 guineas, be presented to Aldernian James Rawson,
for his services rendered to the Corporation, and particularly
in the stewardship or management of all the accounts con-
nected with the market revenue, without salary or allowance,
and that it be accompanied by the warmest thanks and ac-
knowledgments of this Corporation.
" Resolved unanimously—That a piece of plate, of the
value of 300 guineas, be presented to Mr. Thomas Bur-
bidge, the Town-clerk, for his able and zealous devotion to
the interests of this Corporation for a period of more than 23
years.
" Resolved unanimously—That the pipe of wine 'provided
for the use of this Corporation, be presented to the Leicester
infirmary.
" Resolved unanimously--That the current year's salary
of the Mayor, and the officers and servants of the Corpora-,
tion, commencing at Michaelmas last, be paid to them; and
the Hall was then adjourned to Thursday evening at sil
o'clock.
" At the Adjourned 'Meeting of the Hall, on Thursday,
the 24th day of December inst., the following pro seeding took
place :
" At this adjourned Common Hall, Mr. Alderman Fir-
madge expressed his gratitude to the Corporati on for the vote
which they had come to at the last meeting, e: ;pressing their
sense of his past services, by the vote of a piece of plate of the
value of fifty guineas, but finding that his acct .ptance of that
handsome acknowledgment of his services was made a handle
for doing injury to the General Conservative cal tse, he begged
leave respectfully to decline the same.
At this adjourned Hall, Mr. Alderman rames Rawson
acknowledged the kindness of the Hall in yeti/rig to him a
1-,ece of plate of the value of 100 guineas, for his ;past services ;
but, as the same abuse of the grant Las been mac le in the pub-
lic mind, to the prejudice of the Conservative muse, he begs
leave respectfully to decline the same.
" At this Hall the Town-clerk expressed sit ailar thanks to
the Corporation for the vote which they came to with so much
liberality, with respect to himself ; but from the same mo-
tives, which have influenced Mr. Alderman Firmadge ,and,
Mr. Alderman Rawson, he begs respectfully te. decline the
same.
" At this Hall a letter was read from Mr. Wm. Parsons,
the steward of the Corporation, in which he thanks the Cor-
poration for their kindness towards him ; but respectfully de-
clines to accept the annuity which the Corporation granted to
him contingently at the last Hall.
" At this Hall Richard Rawson, Esq., Mayor, desired the
Town Clerk to read the vote of the last meeting, with respect
to the current year's salaries ; and from the same motives
which have influenced others to decline availing themselves of
the liberality intended to be shown towards thorn, he respect-
fully declined accepting the year's salary voted to him.
" Resolved unanimously—That the thanks of this Corpo-
ration be given to the several gentlemen who have made
these sacrifices to public feeling, and who have thereby mani-
fested their devotion to the Conservative cause to be far
above any personal or pecuniary considerations.
( Signed) " THOMAS BURBIDGE,
" Town Clerk."
This coup was universally derided by the electors, as also
were published addresses by the " Conservative Committee"
previous to the election, who disclaimed all participation in
the foul act of the corporators.
Thus is the pestilential camp of the Tory corporators of
Leicester blown up and utterly destroyed. This " notorious"
body of self-elect, influenced not only our borough elections,
but were the standing staff in all our county elections and
the worshippers of the " Rutland interest." We desire' but
one other result, the resignation of Mr. J. Hildyard, the
" warming pan" of Mr. Sergeant Goulburn. The Ser-
geant and Mr. Gladstone may take their leave of our re-
presentation, and be assured that they will never again be
the mock representatives of Leicester. The last election
was barely carried by bribery and corporate influence. The
ex-corporators, not being. able to dip their hands into the
town chest or mortgage any more property, will not
pay for the honour of Tory Members of Parliament. Leices-
ter is delivered from the domination of the Tories, and we may
expect the freemen gradually to leave off the corrupt habits
in which the corporation brought them up into political exis-
tense. The great majority of the freemen even rejoice in our
success. Old gowns aro to be bought cheap if any London
clothesmen want a bargain ; the ex-Aldermen and Common
Council having discontinued their use for sack-cloth and
ashes. A good joke is in circulation, that Mr. Thomas Bur-
bidge, the present Town-clerk, wrote to the old corporation
on the acceptance of the Bill by the Commons, that the Lords
had drawn the sting. Certainly the virus remained behind.
The Act has proved :a rattle-snake to our dying body.
We shall report to you our choice of Mayor and Aldermen.
The most competent and intelligent inhabitants will be pre-
sented to the Government for th office of justices.