The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-14 00:00:00

SURREY.

EASTERN DIVISION.—A numerous meeting of the electors
of the Eastern Division of Surrey, assembled last night at the
Great Room of the Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the pur-
pose of securing the return of the two Liberal candidates,
Messrs. Briscoe and Beauclerk, the late representatives. Tha
room was completely crowded.
Colonel Stanhope took the chair.
Mr. PALMER moved the first resolution, expressive of the
confidence of the meeting in their late representativess and
pledging them to their support in the present contest.
The resolution having been seconded by Mr. HALL,
Mr. BRISCOE rose to give an account of his stewardship,
and answer any questions which the electors might wish to
put to him.
EPSOM RACES.

An ELECTOR required an explanation with regard to a re-
port which had been widely circulated, namely, that he (Mr.
Briscoe) had been endeavouring to put a stop to the Epsom
races ?

Many of the electors not deeming the question relevant, ob-
jected to it ; but
Mr. BRISCOE replied, that although not a political, it was
still a question in which the public were interested, and re-
quired an explanation ; more especially as he found the rumour
had been injurious to his canvas ; he had never any intention
to put a stop to the races. So far was he from wishing to cur-
tail the amusements of the people, that, on the contrary, he
gave some waste lands for the purpose of rendering the course
more commodious. The mis-statement arose out of a question
of right, which was then under a course of legal examination.
Though lord of the manor for fifteen years, he had never
pocketed one shilling of the money raised from the race-grounds,
nor was it his intention to do so ; but he had a right to that
money, and being but a tenant for life he thought it his duty to
his successor not to suffer that right to be alienated whilst he
was in possession of the manor.—( Hear, hear.) This right
had been claimed by a self-constituted body, who had gone so
far as to set the fees up to auction. Under these circumstances
and by the advice of counsel, he had undertaken to protect
the right of the manor ; and whatever might be the result of
the pending suit, he was resolved to devote whatever portion
of the fees might come to him for public purposes.—(Loud
cheers. )
Mr. BEAUCLERK came forward amidst the cordial greetings
of the meeting, and in admirable speech professed himself
ready to perform unpledged the duties which would devolve
upon him if elected to represent them, and referred the consti-
tuency to his former conduct as a proof of the reliance which
might be placed in him.
Messrs. HARDY and ELLIs having addressed the meeting,

Another resolution, reprobating the intimidations used by
the Tory party, was passed, and the meeting separated,

SUSSEX (WEST.)

CHICHESTER, TUESDAY, JAN. 13.—At half-past ten, the
Hon. Robert Curzon, High Sheriff, opened a special County
Court, for the purpose of electing two knights to serve in
Parliament for the Western Division of Sussex.

Sir J. M. LLOYD, Bart., of Lencing, proposed Lord John
George Lennox.
-- TEESDALE, Esq., of Bognor, seconded the nomination.
Sir CHARLES FOSTER GORING, Bart., of Highden, pro-
posed the Earl of Surrey.
Captain PECHELL, M.P., of Castle Goring, seconded the
nomination.

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ROBERT HENTY, Esq., of Chichester proposed Charles
Chadwick Jones, Esq., barrister; and the nomination was
seconded by Mr. DREW HONEYWOOD, of Horsham.
Lord GEORGE LENNOX and the Earl of SURREY then se-
verally addressed the electors, professing their readiness to
support all safe and practicable measures of reform.
Mr. JONES then declared himself favourable to triennial
parliaments, vote by ballot, and household suffrage.
A show of hands was taken : but, before the Sheriff could
announce the decision,
Mr. JONES said he had consulted with his friends ; and,
finding no prospect of success, he would not vexatiously pro-
long a hopeless contest, therefore begged to retire.
The election of the two former members was then formally
declared.

WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST.) NOMINATION.
MONDAY, JAN. I2.—The nomination for the Eastern divi-
sion of the county of Worcester took place this day, at Droit-
wich. The candidates, Thomas Henry Cookes, Esq., one of
the late members, and Edward Holland, Esq., a magistrate
of the county, and a gentleman long connected with its in-
terests, and universally respected, in the Liberal interest, and
a young, raw, inexperienced youth, fresh from Oxford, in the
person of Mr. Horace St. Paul, son of the Baronet of the
same name, who was rejected by the electors of Dudley in
1832, who is put forward by the Tories.
Sir THOMAS WINNINGTON, Bart., M.P., proposed Mr.
Cookes.
CHARLES HANFORD, Esq., seconded the nomination.
JAMES TAYLOR, Esq., of Moseley Hall, proposed Mr. Ho-
race St. Paul.
Mr. WHITMORE JONES, of Oxford, seconded the nomination.
Mr. BATE, of Stourbridge, banker, proposed Mr. Holland.
WILLIAM ACTON, Esq., seconded the nomination.
Mr. CooaEs then addressed the electors at some length,
entering fully into the acts of the late Ministry, and defending
his own Parliamentary conduct.
Mr. HORACE ST. PAUL followed, who spoke for about five
minutes ; and when called upon to declare his principles, re-
ferred to Sir R. Peel's address, and said he should go to Par-
liament, if elected, to support the Church and the King. His
speech, if such it can be called, was received with loud shouts
of laughter.
Mr. HOLLAND then stated his political principles in a speech
of some length, which was loudly cheered. He would not
particularly oppose the present Ministy, but should view them
with great distrust.
The SHERIFF then put the candidate to a show of hands,
and declared the choice to have fallen on Messrs. Ceokes and
Holland, amidst loud and enthusiastic cheering.
The polling commences on Thursday.