The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

• The following matter is somewhat apocryphal, but we
readily give it insertion in justice to Sir J. S. Lillie :
INBarncE, DEC. 21, 1832.—This place has always
been one of the strong holds of the aristocracy, from its
great wealth and agricultural interest. The result of the
election is, that only '7l votes out of 269 registered electors
could be obtained for the Tory candidate, Sir Charles
Forbes, and this number is indebted to the personal exer-
tions of the very Reverend the Dean of Carlisle, and others
of the black cloth.
John Bailey, Esq. (of the Society of Friends), an
influential and wealthy man in this neighbourhood, at the
final close of the poll, addressed the freeholders in a very
animated and appropriate speech. He began by observing,
that it was unusual and almost unprecedented for a Quaker
to take a leading part at an election, and to stand forward
as the political champion of a candidate. However, such
Was the fact, and the number and respectability of those of
that Society who attended showed that Mr. Bailey was
well supported in his new station as an advocate for the
rights of the electors. He addressed himself particularly
to the
Tore party, and observed, that he was addressing
theft as a Tory, which he had been all his life-time till
latelYr and that he altered his opinion only from the mis-
conduct of that party. He approved of the Reform Bill,
and always had been opposed to the vote by ballot, but
What lie had witnessed that day had convinced him that
from necessity that mode must be adopted. It was most
Painful to observe the restraint under which so many of the
poorer electors voted. Mr. Bailey went on to state the
motives that led Sir John Scott Lillie to engage in the
contest for the representation of this important county.
The object, he observed, was to prevent Mr. Hume from
being defeated, and that Sir John had declared to him that
he would not quit the field as long as their was a candi-
date oppotosti to Mr. Hume. This conduct on the part of
Sir John entitled him to the thanks, not only of the county
but of the kingdom, and it proved that neither ambition
Aor selfish views prompted him to step forward as a shield
to protect one whom the result of the election proved to
be their choice.
AIL B. appealed to the parties opposed to Sir John,
Whether their inquiries into the private character of Sir
john were satisfactory ? One of the gentlemen belonging
,to the Committee of Sir Charles Forbes made answer, that
he Was bound to say that he was in private a most
arniable and benevolent man, and that he believed (putting
p,,olitics aside) he was justly without an enemy. After
the several gentlemen of the Committees had returned
thanks for their candidates, a vote of thanks was given
co the Deputy Sheriff for his impartial and gentlemanly
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Mr. Bailey begged that the election might be considered
at an end ; and hoped that no party or unfriendly feelings
would exist in their peaceful neighbourhood. The electors
IJarated with three hearty cheers for Sir John Scott
and three cheers for Mr. Bailey. The latter
rifleman received numerous promises of support from
opponent for a future occasion, should Sir John be
P'Vosed as a candidate. J. 0. PHILPOTT.

The following Noblemen and Gentlemen have
ten added to the commission of peace for the county of
orfolk :—Lord WALSINGHAM, Lord POWLETT,
be GREY, W. BAGGE, J. B. S. BRADFIELD, W. J.
kRNTorr, T. C. BRETTINGHAM, S. BIGNOLD, H. B.
A -.VELL, JOHN CARTER, HASTINGS ELWIN, A. FOUN-
IAINE, Jun • ~ T. HARVEY, W. H. JARY, J. F. LEATHES,
L. C. NEWCOME, JOSEPH SCOTT, WILLIAM SIMPSON,
a
it_l C. H. THOMPSON, Esqrs. ; AUGUSTINE EARLE
-L°3,13 BULWER, F. GOLDFINCH, P. GURDON, W. A. W.
'PEI, E. POiTLE, E. B. SPA AKE, and E. J. HARMAN,
Chticg.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S CHRISTMAS
'o•---Sinee the elevation of HENRY BROUGHAM to the
"l'aek, a gentleman in this town, an ardent admirer of
1.1
tia Lordship, has been in the habit of gracing the Noble
:)rdie table at this season of the year with a Yorkshire
Pip in size and contents not unworthy the tables of the
Rat'ins of old. This said pie, after being prepared in the
style and with taste, containing a goose, a turkey, a
4', a couple of rabbits, brace of partridges, ditto phea-
ite, ditto grouse, a tongue, &c., was baked by Mr.
ALKPR. in Fargate, where many had the pleasure of
-
''tig at the outside, without enjoying what was within.
!here's many a slip between the cup and the lip was most
litlteeouslv verified in this instance, before the removal of
Pie for its final destination. On Saturday morning a
tCant called for it, previous to its being packed for
metropolis ; he got it on his head, and whether from
thee Itemendous weight, or the overwhelming flavour of
Lo combustibles we know not, but unfortunately the
re;1413 CHANCELLOR'S pie was upset before he had pro.
rd many hundred yards, the consequence of which
fa, ,an immense assemblage of unruly dogs, two of which
g"t most desperately over the wreck, and otherwise
Cheated such a row, that, but for the active exertions of
14tilleighbours, the result might have been very serious.
'e mean time one escaped with part of the goose, a
till " , With the turkey, a third with the hare, and so on,
anl'orther dispute was useless. So ended the pie riot,
,ShP Ice are
s.happy to say, without any bloodshed.—
Tele/ Ii
pool he system of receiving weekly deposits from
as :PMple, and adding a donation at the end of the year,
laid" cooouragement, the whole of which is afterwards
I.niia;°,llt tinder proper superintendence, is extending itself
7Gi'ecahly. At this place (where it was first established)
last
,was thus distributed on Wednesday awl Thursday
; aod on Friday next about 40/. will be similarly di-
s
trni,tlted at Wiverton, Salthouse, and Kelling, which ex-
e'es have been followed this year, by Holt and Blake-
,,rl).• The advantage to the depositors is about 25 per
ai t*, independent of having saved that which would other-
"e bave been useiessiv spent. —Norfolk East Anglian.

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The articles of capitulation for the surrender
of the Citadel and its dependencies are said to
be ten in number, and to the following pur-

port :

That the citadel of Antwerp, Tete de Elan-

That the garrison should leave the citade,
with all the honours of war.

That the garrison should lay down its arms
on the glacis of the citadel, on the side near the
esplanade.

That the garrison should only take away with
it such articles as belong immediately to the
officers and privates.
That the materiel which defended the citadel
should be considered as the property of the Bel-
aian Government.

- That an inventory should be taken of all the
materiel, &c.

That two battalions of French infantry should
take immediate possession of the posts of the
half-moon, the curtain towards the esplanade,
and one of the gates of the citadel.
That, should the King of Holland consent
to the surrender of Forts Lillo and Liefkenshoek,
General Chasse and the garrison should be es-
corted by the French to the frontiers of Holland,
and there have their arms returned to them.

The 10th article makes mention that the gun-
boats lying in the Scheldt, near the citadel and
in the polders, should not be considered as in-
cluded in the present reaty, Genera,. Chasse
having declared that they were under tne com-
mand of Captain Koopman and that he had no
control whatever over them.

The French Papers of Tuesday are devoid of
political interest. The following is the Cor-
respondence between Marshal GERARD and
General CHASSE

LETTER OF MARSHAL GERARD TO THE MINISTER OF WAR.
" Berchem, Dec. 23.
Headquarters, Ten o'clock, Morning.
" Sir,—l hasten to transmit to you the copy of the
letter which has this moment been sent to me from Gene-
ral Chasse, and which has been placed in my hands by two
superior officers, charged to negotiate in his name.
" I am about to draw out the articles of the capitulation,
which will be based on the instructions which I have
received.

" I am not willing, however, to retard the communica-
tion of this proceeding, and I hope shortly to announce to
you its satisfactory conclusion.
" I have the honour to be, &c.
"Marshal GERARD."

" Citadel of Antwerp, Dec. 23, 10 a.m.
" Relieving myself to have satisfied all that military
honour can require in the defence of this place, of which
I have the command confided to me, I desire to stop the
effitsien of blood ; consequently, M. le Mareschal, I have
the honour of informing you that I am disposed to evacu
ate the citadel with the forces under my command, and to
treat with you for the surrender of this place, as also for
that of the position of the Tete de Flandres and its de..
pendent forts. In order to accomplish this object, I pro-
pose to you that firing shall cease on both sides during this
negotiation. I have charged two superior officers to place
this letter in the hands of your Excellency. They are fur-
nished with the necessary instructions to enable them to
treat relative to this subject.
" 1 have the honour, &c.,
" CHASSE."
TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH

OF 24T11 DECEMBER, ADDRESSED TO THE MARSHAL MI-
NISTER OF WAR, BY MARSHAL 'GERARD, COMSIANDER.
IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE NORTH.
" The General Chasse has Just signed, with General St.
Cyr Nugues, a capitulation most advantageous for uv.
" The garrison are made prisoners of war until the
surrender of Holland."—(The fog interrupted the conclu-
sion of the dtepatch.)

The elections are now nearly at an end, and,
all things considered, have passed off with won-
derful tranquillity. Here and there the Conser-
vatives have shown fight, and done their best to
get up a " pretty little row"—as Sir Lucius

0' Trigger, a connoisseur in such matters,

would phrase it—but in the majority of
instances their attempts have proved abortive.
In point of bribery and corruption, however, the

Conservatives have been more successful, and

carried on their manoeuvres with a brazen effron-
tery that surpasses belief. The scenes lately
exhibited in open dayat Hertford, at Weymouth,
at Norwich, and some other places that we could
mention, are such as are without parallel even in
electioneering annals—by no means the most
immaculate of all annals. But this flagrant
system of abuse will, in the long run, work well
for the people. Indeed, its retributive effects are
already making themselves felt, in the prodigious
popularity that the ballot is every where ac-
quiring. People now see that such a measure
must be adopted—notwithstanding the hostile
declaration of Mr. STANLEY—if only to re-
duce the still aspiring, still castle-building
Conservatives to their proper level. As for
the cry that the ballot is un-English, all
we can say is, that if such be really the case,
the sooner it is made English the better ; for
though, perhaps, it may inculcate secrecy, yet at
any rate it prevents the spread of that system of
bribery, which is a thousand times more demo-
ralizing to the national character. The ballot,
it is clear, must be carried, though when, is a
question which we cannot just now take upon
ourselves to solve. The probability is that it
will be at no very distant date.

The following are extracts from Brussels
Papers, which contain no fresh news of mo-
ment :

BRUSSELS, DEC. 24.—The King will set out for Ant-
werp this morning at 11 o'clock. 111a2azines of pro-
visions for the French army are going to be formed at
Ghent; 40 boats, laden with flour, are expected in a
few days.
ANTWERP, DEC. 21.—Yesterday evening, at 10
o'clock, we heard a loud huzza at the Tete de Flandres,
and soon afterwards saw a great fire near a gun-boat.
We could not tell what to make of it, when, all at once,
the flames rose in several places, and it appeared that the
Dutch bad set fire to their flotilla.
The Dutch have not been able to save anything that
was in the citadel or the environs. At the beginning of
the evening the gun-boat, No. 8, laden, it is said, with
valuable effects and important documents, attempted
to elude the vigilance of the Belgians and French
troops, posted along the two banks of the Scheldt.
Amidst a shower of balls it bad succeeded in pass-
ing the Fort du Nord, when signals were made in
all directions, and the gun-boat was obliged to surrender
to the French garrison at Fort Philippe. The com-
mander, whose name is Koopman, and a crew of2B men,
were brought to the city to-day at noon.
Several officers began this morning to take an inven-
tory of the materiel in the citadel, under the direction of
Generals Nagre and Haxo. This operation is to be has-
tened as much us possible, in order not to delay the deli-
very of the citadel to the Belgian authorities.
Arrangements are making for the Dutch garrison to
leave the citadel to-morrow.

ST. NICHOLAS, DEC. —Yesterday morning, be-
tween eight and ❑ine o'clock, the Dutch flotilla again ap-
peared before Doel in great force, and effected a landing.
At that moment there were only 100 French soldiers, who
made the most vigorous resistance, and were able to stop
the enemy, consisting of 1,000 men, till the arrival of
reinforcements, which soon cnrae. A desperate conflict
then ensued, in which both parties had a considerable
number killed and wounded. That of the French, (in

dres, Burghs, D'Austrouvil, and Zurndrecht,
should be immc.l.!,:lv given up.
That the Commander and his garrison should
be considered as prisoners of war until the sur-
render of Forts Lillo and Liefkenshoek.