The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-20 00:00:00

POOLE ELECTION.

We, the undersigned electors of Poole, residing at Park-
stone, do hereby most solemnly declare, that in giving our
votes at the late election, we were not either directly or indi-
rectly influenced by Mr. Ponsonby or his Steward, but that our
votes in favour of Sir John Byng were given freely, volun.
tarily, and conscientiously. And we hereby challenge the ano-
nymous scribbler who has adopted the signature " A Despiser
of Hypocrisy and Tyranny" to the proof of any such influence
as he has alleged.
Parkstone, Dec. IS,
WILLIAM FINCIIAM. NATHANIEL BRICE.
THOMAS SMITH. THOMAS GODWIN.
HENRY FESTING. THOMAS REED.
WILLIAM COLLINS. JAMES BRINTON.
R. S. HALY. R. W. G. FESTING.
HENRY TILLEY. P. BAKER.
JOHN PENNINGTON. J. BAKER,
N. LINCOLN. JOHN RIDOUT.

T. WILLIAMS.
JOS. HOBBY.

BECKINGHAM,
DAVID TUCK.

The originul document, conta:ning the names of the
Electors in their own hand-writing, is left with the Printer,
for the inspection of any person desirous of seeing it.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Six,-I was very sorry to read in your Paper of Mon-
day, an account of the election at Poole, reflecting very
much on the character of our late worthy and independent
Member, the Hon. W. P. J. Poisonby.
You have, Mr. Editor, been grossly imposed on, and
'that, too, by a party who knew better. I did think that
you would have hesitated in publishing any thing of a
slanderous nature, without some consideration, particularly
against such a man as Mr. Ponsonby, who must be known
to you as a Reformer, from his so nobly contesting the
county of Dorset at the late election, and incurring ex-
penses amounting to more thin 20,0001.
I intended to have described to you fully the different
parties in this borough, but my time will not permit me
' to-day to say more than that the whole of Sir John Byng's
friends were on this occasion the old and true Reformers
of Poole, men of honesty and consistency, some of them
having been nearly 60 years in the service.
You could not, Sir, I am sure, expect that such charac-
ters should discharge old and tried servants, and take into
their service any untried man, whatever might be his
gi od qualifications. Besides, they feel, as all honouriede
men must, a debt of gratitude to Benjamin Lester
Lester, Esq., and_Sir John Byng, for their unceasing and

arduous duties, both by night and by day, during the past
Session, in the great-cause of Reform.
Now, Sir, Mr. Tulk's principal supporter+ are Tories,
and several of them voted yesterday and to-day plempers for
the Tory candidate, Mr. Fleming, contesting the southern
division of the county of Hants, and are also lending their
support to the Tory candidates for the county of Dorset.
I am ready to admit that there are a few Liberals in
their ranks, but they are very limited in number.
Mr. Ponsonby's interest in this town is trifling ;
and on looking over the poll book, I cannot see that he
could influence more than twenty voters. Now, if you
set against these twenty voters thirteen who had their
rates paid ❑p for them previous to the registry, in order to
make good their qualifications, and add to this number
twenty eight promises which Sir John Byng lost during
the week previous to the election, by what means, I will
leave you to judge, you will then find how Sir John Byng
really stood at the late election.
In great haste, your very obedient servant,
AN ELECTOR OF POOLE.

SCOTLAND.

CI Tl' OF EDINB UR G H.—N OMINATION
OF THE CANDIDATES,
(Abridged from the Edinburgh Observer.)
The novel and interesting spectacle of a popular elee-
thin, which was commenced yesterday at the Cros., ex-
cited a deep and universal interest throughout the city,
and long before the hour of nomination, every windows
house top, or other situation from which a view of the
hustings could be obtained, was thickly planted with
anxious crowds. Before the election commenced an im-
mense assemblage had accumulated in front of the hustings,
and at twelve o'clock the High-street presented a greater
body of people than we ever before witnessed, the crowd
foriaiine one continued mass from above the entry to the
Parliament-square to the Commercial Bank, a space of
not less than several hundred yards. The fiat roof of the
Royal Exchange was seated for the accommodation of spec-
tators, and among the crowd on that elevated positions
there was a number of ladies. The Committee of Mr.
Jeffrey and Mr. Abercromhy assembled in the Merchant
hall early in the forenoon, and proceeded in carriages to
the residences of these gentlemen, whom they escorted to
the Committee-room, where the two candidates arrived in
an open carriage, in which were Sir James Gibson
Craig and Mr. A. Black, and were loudly cheered bY
the populace. At half-past eleven the candidates and,
Committee walked in procession, preceded by a ban"
of music and two banners of buff and blue ; all
the gentlemen who accompanied them wore favour'
of the same kind on their breasts, and numbers in the
crowd displayed similar colours. Mr. Blair's committee
ass' anbled in M'Ewen's. They wore no p irticular etri-
blem, and arrived shortly after the committee of Mr.
Jeffrey ; by whom, as they ascended the hustings, they
were received with cheers, as also by the populaces
mingled with hisses. An unusual degree of earnestness
and interest pervaded the whole assembled multitude, tvh°,
seemed to be rivetted in deep attention on the new and
interesting scene just opening in the political drama of the
country. While the Sheriff was reading the writ, and the
Act against bribery and corruption, many of the multitude
showed their respect by remaining uncovered.
Sir JAMES GIBSON Catalu then stood forward an
great cheering. Friends and Brother Electors, I congra•
tuiate you on our being now met to enjoy the first fruits
of the glorious triumph which we have obtained in the
cause of Reform.—(Cheers.) The measure of mock'
representation which has so long disgraced Scotland is novi
to he wiped away. The representatives of Parliament are
no longer to be elected by paper voters and town court'
sellors. The self-elected 33, seated in a snug room, are
no longer to dictate who shall be our representative.
(Great cheering.) You are now met, thousands upo°
thousands, to disclaim against this. My friends, 1 have
now the honour to propose, that the Right Honourable
Francis Jeffrey—(lmmense cheering, and some hisses)--'
his Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, shall be elected one,
of your representatives. The Lord Advocate is one of
yourselves—(Cheers)—born in Auld Reekie--( Loud
cheers)—has been all his life among you, and is well
known to rill all.—(Great cheering.) He has been ad.
vaneed to the highest office in this country, not so much
by his splendid talents, as by that straight-forward eourse
of independence which be has pursued through life. 1",
man has done so much to improve the condition of all
classes, to promote education, and to advance their interest
in every possible way, as Francis Jeffrey.—(Loud cheers.)
No man has done so much for Reform—he has laboured
in the obtainment of it for forty years—and on this last
occasion he had the honour to assist in preparing the great
charter of your liberties, under which you have now met
to elect your representative.—(lmmense cheering, after
which some hisses were heard.)
Convener \Vann seconded the nomination.
Sir FRANCIS WALKER DRUMMOND now presented him-
self, and was received with clamour. The uproar Was
1
oocasionally so great as to prevent Sir Francis from being
distinctly heard. He said—Had it depended solely Ott
my respect for the private character of the Lord Advocate
and the Right Hon. Gentleman to be put in nomination
with his Lordship, nothing would have given me greater
pleasure than to see them unanimously returned as the re-
presentatives for this city. But it is on public ground.:
that I refuse my assent to the return of both the Rig",
Hon. Gentlemen.—(Clamour.) I need not point out
1 what is self-evident, that, situated as they are—the one
bolding an office, and the other having in contemplation
to be appointed to an office, under the influence of Go-
vernment, with whom he has been intimately conne
.tea
by past favours, they cannot vote for the people. 13 hey
completely under the authority of the Government,
._,
dareal,
,ne nIo t
opposevote the
et
cannot act as the friends of the people.—(Uproar.) Ill"
Lordvi t h
Advocate Ministers.
and Ollnlr.
—(Elear, hear, and hissing.) I have great pleasure
ter
nominating an independent gentleman, Mr. Forbes Fillet",
tives.—(Applause, with mingled buntings and great cis
Blair, as a fit person to be elected one of your represen_3,
theseA h e r
croto groupbdc:

moor.)
Sir J. S. FORBES then presented himself, and was re'
ceived in a similar manner to Sir F. W. Drummond, 50a
was also frequently interrupted by the loudest clamou,
during his speech. Electors and fellow-citizens (said be/
—it gives me sincere gratification to be called upon to se'
cond the nomination of my friend Mr. Blair.
Mr. ADAM BLACK came forward amid loud cheering,
and said—Fellow Townsmen, it is with exultation thtt I
congratulate you on the arrival of this day. Having Pelf
obtained political rights, to whom will you intrust the
guardianship of them? Will it be to those who have or'
posed your every effort to acquire them, and who tore
assiduously laboured to prevent the emancipation of Scot'
land ?—(Great cheering.) If you hate, or if you dre,.d Be:
form, vote for an Anti-Reformer, provided the breed of ArUe
Reformers be not extinct, for they seem to have universal
degenerated into a feeble race of conformers.--(Laughtr',
I should not wonder if you were to be told this day tb!"
Mr. Blair is a Reformer.—(Laughter.) Mr. Blair is
honourabl a a private gentleman, deservel;
respected ;e butn wen ares not met this day to discuss r4,_
private merits of individuals, but to choose legislator+. r;.,
a public man he is to us entirely unknown. The 10
test we have of his political creed is the principles oftb
associates.—(Hear.) Looking at him then through
medium of his adherents, we find he has been put forlie
as the organ of the old Tory rump of Edinburgh--the ,t
and fortune men—who, however they may now
about peace for factious purposes, were the loudest
porters of the profligate waste of blood and treasureteoribro.)
defence of the tottering despotisms of Europe.-Ce
Before the assembled inhabitants of Edinburgh it blbir.
cessary to attempt commemorating the claims Wbi°
Abercromby has on our gratitude and confidence' ci 0d
ofpsleadngtesp!ledHgeis,ten life has been
nnonpeledcgoenstioue 500.
con t
known men.—(Loud cheers.) I consider it tbfer°/I'igebra':
honour ever conferred on me to he permitted to In?:--p'r"
I now do, that the Right Hon. James AbercroMbY 30
eminently qualified to represent the city of Edinburg
the ensuing Parliament.—(lmmense cheering.) tosi.
Mr. ANDREW SKENE, advocate, seconded the
nation. „ lease
Mr. R. FORSYTH, advocate.—Mr. Sheriff, I beg
to intimate and protest that there is a legal ou.rcteot
against the Honourable James Abercromby bein:otare
in respect that he is a pensioner of the Crown, au° tth-re°
that every vote given for Mr. Ahercromby will be -
"
away. d st
The LORD ADVOCATE now presented himself, a° hp,-
received with the most enthusiastic cheering, which' the
ing somewhat subsided, his Lordship thus addres' 001'
electors :—Gentlemen, I thank you for those signs ° Doe
come you have bestowed on 111,-, and I accept tiara:looo'
gratefully and graciously as the pledges of more s, ia
tial support ; and yet, Gentlemen, there is some° elate,
this burst of acclamation, and in the scene now befervia
that rather makes the heart heat a little too fast
as l~ilitf
too full ; and does not tend to give strength and 5t5 furi
to a voice which, even at the best, would be too we:, ' o
this occasion. But I have the satisfaction to kturdefef4:
you cannot he ignorant, that whatever any other ,i,ll
may be, my .title to your support and confidence
now seek, is at least of some sanding and aritt9ol4,o,,
(Loud cheers.) I have not merely explained tny.
my opinions, and tentimciato in the course of the P'

6 weeks and months to various bodies of the
%, but I have on these occasions as on this rested
'llied entirely on the course of my former life.
gat going back to the many instances of favour
41 have met at your hands for the last twenty years,
tot but for an instant glance hack to that memora-
-4111, e transacted in this neighbourhood at the last elec.
11% the city of Edinburgh, in order, not so much to
into my own condition, where, although an unsuccess-
%didate, I actually stood in a proud and triumphant
we,—but to mark the splendid contrast exhibited to-
'•(Cheers.) I then in that opposite building in a
',Pent, choky room, in a fine summer day, saw seven-
-1116, with rueful and gloomy countenances, conscious
utter antipathy existing between their sentiments
the great mass of the people, silently insult them by
trig over the table the petition of the 17,000, and
(Proceed with equal despatch to nominate told elect as
',presentative of Edinburgh, an individu .1 for whom
'Petitioned, an individual, I have no doubt, of great
'll worth and respectability, but an individual for
4too man could well petition, and with whom not
'e twenty of the inhabitants of Edinghurgh were so-
tted, for they had never seen him before, and he has
to my knowledge, exhibited himself among you
I that memorable day.—(Loud laughter.) But
'the scene changes, and we are here met under the ca-
„P of Heaven, and under the eye of Heaven, in the
% Street, in the face of the whole community, to
%it sounds that hardly can reach 1,000 of the many
Ll4l that have succeeded to the seventeen of the Town
dell—(Great cheers)—where every man is entitled to
geed, or may try to be heard, and every man is ex-
-4 to the interrogation of all persons who have a right
!Idge of the qualifications of their candidates. I need
'lay that if I do not succeed now when you have be-
4olectors, that either you or I are woefully changed
last year. As for myself, I am conscious of no
kte, and from any thing I have seen, I feel equally
,
'ln that no change has occurred in you.—(Cheers, and
'l)f "None, none.") I will detain you no longer in
k kirlernent season. lam not here to-day to win your
, es- I came before you not for any thing I could
'gut I came before you and referred you to the course
41/' life and the explanations I have given to various
,
%Wages of electors. It shall, therefore, be my most
'rat endeavour to render that glorious Bill as efficient
it
,Ifeneficial as it deserves to be.—(Mr. Jeffrey sat down
'4 universal and vehement cheering and waving of hats
4
i.ltUMandkerchiefs from the windows.)
~- B, in presenting himself, was received with
logled cheering, groans and hisses ; during his whole
'til this clamour continued with more or less violence.
tkide--Gentlemen, it gave me great pleasure to ob-
,e
in the course of my personal canvass, that while in
'4',Y parts of the country, it has been the practice to
'god from candidates specific pledges in regard to those
,_,llltlrtant measures which are likely to come under the
%deration of the next Parliament, the electors of Edin-
th appear, in general, to disapprove of such a proceed-
"l say, Gentlemen, it gave me great pleasure. because
IN every feeling of respect for the motives of the electors
,tuiring such pledge feel th could not conscien-
7tqly have given them.s, I Indeed,at II do not see how it is
‘lble for any honest man to pledge himself either to
il'Pott or to oppose any measure, until lie shall have had
ePPortunity of learning and carefully weighing the
& evidence which may be brought to bear upon it.
at all the questions to which I have alluded are of
doh
difficult and intricate nature, and require
711 study and reflection before deciding upon them.
I have never yet had a fair opportunity of giving, nor
illtt. likely that I can have until they are brOught before
illanient. But, should you do me the honour of send-
;me there, I do pledge myself that it will be my first
, most important duty to spare no degree of labour in
ih4tiftating these questions, and that, having done so, I
:r without regard to individual interests, decide accord-
to What I shall believe to be for the general good.
tr. ARERCROMEY was received with great applause,
: aside Gentlemen, two questions were proposed to
to Which I beg to abide, as my answers to which may
be thoroughly understood. These are—the dura-
%
Lof Parliament, and the vote by ballot. My
utoll on the duration of Parliament is not founded on
1 abstract theory, but founded on conviction. If there
~,,,, one of rot who does not think that it would he
, ernely desirable that the duration of Parliament should
`thortened; and I ask you if you do not think that if it
%0 to continue seven years, during which time the can-
hate is to be master of his own conduct, he would not
e.,greater exertions if the period was of a shorter
C.! You all know that short accounts make long
1:12,!.--(Laughter.) Short Parliaments, in my opinion,
i7ot be an advantage. As to the ballot, lam no friend
it'—(Marks
of disapprobation.) I wish to see every
come forward openly and honestly to give his vote,
Itell mode is best calculated to raise and elevate the
44oter of the people who enjoy the franchise. But I
I said if this franchise cannot be exercised truly and
endently, I shall be quite ready to support the ballot.
`(lmmense cheering.)
itlhe SHERIFF now said, that three candidates having
L_
_proposed and seconded, he would take a show of
`Nis for them in the succession of their nomination.
Ithe SHERIFF then declared that the show of hands was
Lie',
of the Lord Advocate and Mr. Abercromby,
Liell announcement was received with the most deafen-
Vleers.
ku 's BLAIR they demanded a poll, and the SHERIFF in
j,s4quence adjourned the proceedings till to-morrow
Ittning at nine o'clock, to recommence at the different
ii.ltig places for the city, and at eight in the morning on
subsequent day.

'q
At4S G 0 W.—NOMINATION OF CAN DI-
DA TES.
(From the Scots Times.)
'l..lL'eaterday being nomination day, the hustings, which
re erected in front of the Court-hall, became surrounded
Ilan early hour by a large assemblage of people, chiefly
gin to the working classes. Though the weather
rather unfavourable, the crowd continued to increase,
it, before the business of the day commenced, every
Lsatton that could afford the slightest glimpse of the
Zie of action, was fully occupied. Placards in abun-
viP were circulated among the people, which were read
A,7! avidity, though many of them were by no means cre-
;Me to either the honesty or understandings of those
91 whom they originated. A little after the hour op-
ined, the Sheriff of the county, attended by the condi-
" toad their nominators, came upon the hustings, and
business shortly after commenced, by Mr. Smith, of
"Lubin, proposing Mr. Dixon, the late Member, as
future representative. The motion was seconded by
' Edington. The following nominations then followed
rotation :—The Load Provost, by Mr. Dennistoun of
k.ithillt seconded by Mr. Dunn of Duntocher ; Sir D.
At. Sandford, by William Dixon, Esq., seconded by
itr.,• Bennet ; Mr. Crawford, proposed by William
ii,‘1,..: Esq., seconded by Mr. Tennant ; Mr. Oswald,
lly Walter
Graham, EQq., of Whitebill, seconded
le, waiter Buchanan, E-q. ; Mr. Douglas of Bat,
Li', proposed by Dr. Richard Miller, and seconded
7 William Kippen, Esq., of Bushy. After the nomina-
-1 were over, Mr. Dixon rose and spoke at some
14 Ith' amid occasional interruptions. Mr. Crawford,
r• Oswald and the Lord Provost, however, were not so
iti etessful ; they tried in vain to obtain a hearing. The
l;eafratiehised friends of Mr. Douglas and Sir Daniel were,
to44.preconcerted scheme, in possession of the front of the
tlk,sti,4l, where they seemed determined that no man
th,,,,,'1d be able to make himself heard except the
kin they had at a previous meeting ~ selected" as our
emtelentatives, viz., Mr. Douglas and Sir D. K. Sand-
i'," ; these gentlemen, therefore, had in a great measure
km- 'Peaking to themselves, and the impression which they
!et a! on their unenfranchised friends were certainly
titt;*---what effect they produced on the electors will be
kt• discovered when the result of the poll is announced.
Ils::Pt the unfairness displayed towards tbe other condi-
kill . the business of the day was gone through with as
lirei'll order and tranquillity as could reasonably be expected.
itaeurefrain from giving the speeches of any of the gentle-
k4i; as they contained little that was new ; and the whole
Path ' from the noisy interference of the non-electors, had
kilter a farcical appearance, extremely unbecoming the im-
tlt object of the meeting.

BASHFULNESS v. BRASS.
Ikr.OI4IPTU SUGGESTED BY DAN'S TRIUMPH AT THE

DUBLIN ELECTION.
" Re (Dan O'Connell to wit) had modestly declined to
`C3 e forward personally to oppose the brazen Dublin
naervatives it was therefore incumbent on his friends to
'0 CO for him."—Dublin Paper.

AmPlius haud frontis triplici are, Eblana, triumphcs—
Danni es virginea victa pudicitils.

[eh, for the benefit of the English reader, we thus
hasten to tran.late—
Ye Dublin Cons., your boasted brass
No more usurps the sway;—
Dan's virgin modesty, alas !
All potent, wins the day.

There was not a single charge made against
tinY individual, nor one person taken to the police station,
luring the Westminster Election. We have received this
qormation from Mr. THOMAS, the superintendent.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
We regret with L. STANTON, of Montagu-street, the existence of
the evils he refers to, and trust with him that the time is come
when there will be more doings and less savings in Parliament;
but his Letter is too long for insertion in these busy times, and
we have often adverted to the subjects of his complaint.

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