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

WEST CORNWALL ELECTION.

LORD BOSCAWEN HAS RESIGNED
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stn,—You are no doubt aware that our consistent Reformers
Pendarves and Sir Charles Lemon, have been threatened
with an opposition in the person of Lord Boscawen, son of the
Earl of Falmouth. Judging from the old stock from which
this branch has sprung, we can easily conjecture the fruit which
would be produced. To-morrow the nomination of the can-
didates takes place at Truro, and I have the gratification of
informing you that an express has just arrived from his Lord-
ship's friends, to the Sheriff here, stating that his Lordship
will not come to the poll. The greatest exertions have been
made by the few Tories in the West, to bring in this young
Lordling, instead of our tried friend and Reformer, Pendarves,
against whom they are particularly inveterate. Did they fancy
that the Independent Yeomanry of West Cornwall would be
satisfied with Lord Boscawen as their Representative, whose
name has scarce reached the ears of one-fifth of the voters
till within the last fortnight ? lam afraid, Sir, I shall be
taking up too much of your valuable columns, but I cannot
conclude without expressing the high gratification with which
your paper is read by all the members here • and how can it
be otherwise, when we have amongst us only one, who has
the shade of a Tory about him, and that not from principle ?
I am, Sir, A SUBSCRIPER.

St. Anstell News-room, Monday Evening, 5 o'clock.✓
P. S.—lt was rumoured about that Lord Elliot, the defeated
Tory candidate for Bodmin, would offer himself for the East
Division ; but his Lordship knew too well his little chance of
success. The old members, Sir W. Trelawny and Sir W.
Molesworth have been returned this day.

COLDSTREAM, JAN. 1.2.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—i take the liberty of sending you annexed a copy of
resolutions agreed to, at a meeting of electors and others, at
Coldstream, which will oblige much if you will give them a
place in your paper, so that the Tories may see that they are
not to get every thing their own way. The electors are ex-
erting themselves in a way highly honourable to themselves,
and little doubt is entertained but Sir. F. Blake will be re -
turned for this county, which will be the triumph of triumphs
in the cause of liberty, if, in the short space of three days
(the election is fixed for the 13th inst.) they secure the return
of Sir P. Blake, Bart. I am, Sir,
A CONSTANT READER.
At a meeting of the electors and other inhabitants of the
town of Coldstream, held this day, William Dawson, Esq., of
Graden, in the Chair—

It was unanimously resolved,-1. That the address of Sir
Hugh Purves Hume Campbell, Bart., in offering himself a
second time as a candidate to represent the county of Ber-
wick in Parliament, is the grossest insult to the electors ; as
nothing could be more groundless than to allege that he had
formerly the " unanimous support of the electors," and nothing
more foolish than to appeal to his conduct in Parliament, as
an inducement to give him any support on the present occa-
sion, while the slightest inspection of his votes (when he chose
to be present, which, however, was seldom the case), clearly
shows that he has forfeited all title to the confidence of any
any honest man, who is not, like himself, bigotedly attached to
things as they are—avowing, as he boldly does, he determina-
tion to maintain " the existing Constitution in Church and
State, " (not excepting the Church of Ireland), without even
going the length of some other Conservatives, who now pro-
fess their willingness to improve what is confessedly corrupt,
and to alter what is radically wrong.
11. That under such circumstances, the electors would be
the laughing-stock of the whole country, were they not, by
every legitimate means, to show their utter dissatisfaction at
the mortifying thought of being represented by a man who is
too young to have acquired the knowledge and experience
necessary for representing so important a county, or indeed any
county, in the British Parliament, while he has given no proof
of a capacity to learn, and is too much in the leading-strings of
others, to exert any talents or acquirement; even if he had
them, for the good of the country.
111. That a most favourable opportunity now presents
itself to the electors of acting the part of liberal and indepen-
dent men; in the offer so frankly, and yet so modestly, made by
Sir Francis Blake, Bart., to become a candidate for the repre-
sentation of the county.
IV. That by making choice of Sir Francis Blake, the elec-
tors would not only countenance an honest and independent,
though basely ill-treated man, whose conduct in Parliament
has, for many years, been honourable to him in the highest de-
gree, but would confer unspeakable honour on themselves, if,
without the ordinary means of canvassing, and also, if without
money and without interest on his part, they should bring in
candidate, merely on the strong ground of pure principle. This
would be indeed the triumph of independence, and such a vic-
tory of Tory domination as was perhaps never gained Lefore
in any county or by any class of electors whatever.
V. That the meeting therefore pledge themselves to sub-
scribe liberally from their own fluids. nod to use every exertion
in their power, in order to gain an 6:ject so important to
themselves, and, in its' ultiinatel3e-atifts, In the countr, at
large.

VI. That the following gentlemen be appointed a commit.
tee to conduct a canvass, and do whatever is necessary for sup.
porting the interest of Sir Francis Blake in this district of the
county, viz.:—Thomas Fair, Esq., Chairman, John Johnson,
Alexander Henderson, James Thomson, Robert Tait, James
Fair, Alex. Luke, John Davidson, And. Sligh, and Wm. Cun-
ningham, writer. Signed William Dawson, Proses.
The above resolutions were carried by acclammation ; and
cordial thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting,
after entering into a very liberal subscription, dissolved.