The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-06 00:00:00

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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1835.

The exertions of The Sun yesterday in the cause
of Reform, excited a very extraordinary sensation in
the Metropolis, which will, no doubt, be responded
to in the same spirit by all parts of the country, We
promise that there shall be no relaxation on our part
to give full, correct, and impartial reports of all pro-
ceedings at the elections, both in town and country.
The following encouraging testimony to our laborirs
yesterday will speak for itself. The glorious City
Reformers have our best thanks :
LONDON AND SOUTHWARK ELECTIONS.
THE SUN NEWSPAPER having, in its 'first Edition,
yesterday, published a full report, extending to eight columns,
of the Nominations for the City of Londo-At and Borough of
Southwark, received the following testimorlal from the Reform
Committee of the City of London :
" TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
" Guildhall C'Jeee-house, sth Jan. 1835.
" SIR, Fo4r o'clock, P.M.
" We, the undersigned, beg to express to you our high opinion
and grateful sense of the erereme rapidity as well as faithful-
ness of the reports given in, your paper of this evening of the
proceedings (within one hour and a half of their occurrence)
at the Common Hall fo': the election of the City of London, as
well as the proceedinrss for the Southwark election,—a rapi-
dity and faithfulneP:.4 valuable at all times, but peculiarly im-
portant on the resent occasion, when the most valuable results
may be expected to the country from the early and faithful
report of the noble example thus set by the City of London
" • and the Borough of Southwark.
(Signed)

" HENRY KINGSCOTE.
JOHN TRAVERS.
W. H. ASHURST.
EDWARD WILSON.
JOHN DI LLON.
W. H. SHARP.
H. B. FEA RON.
WM. SIJON.
ROBERT FRANKS.
DAVID WIRE.
GEORGE LEDGER.
JOHN LA INSON.
EFFINGA HA M WILSON.
R. CLARKE.
JOHN LUP roNT.
JOSEPH RICKERBY.
S. BAYLIS.
JOHN ROLLS.
HENRY HOPPE.
WM. SAVAGE.
RENJ. A ISL ABIE.
J. PARSONS."

It is utterly impossible to describe the intensity of
political feeling which prevails throughout the metro-
polis. Business of every kind is at a complete stand-
still, and the elections are now the all-absorbing topic
of interest. The occurrences of yesterday in the City
of London, and in the Borough of Southwark, so tri-
umphant for the cause of Reform, seem to have
entirely cowed the spirit of the Anti-Reformers,
though these occurrences were nothing more than all ,
who had eyes to see, and hearts to understand, the 'real
state of public feeling had fully anticipated.. The
City election commenced this morning, ar:cl the Re-
formers took the lead, which they hP:ve kept, with
a continually increasing majority, dt':ring the day.
The intelligence from the cormtry is no less cheer-
. ing. Accounts have reached 'us of the return of 22
• Members, and 'although, with the exception of South-
wark, all these returna ere for very small boroughs,

where the Tories boasted of their greatest strength,
the result is in favour of Reform. Now is the time
for the reformers to show their strength. Now is the
time for them to convince the Tories that the liberties
of Englishmen are not to be at the mercy of a military
Dictator, the enemy of liberty and the abettor of
tyrants.

NOTTINGHAM.--Sir JOHN CAM HOBHOUSE and
Sir RONALD FERGUSON, were returned without op-
position yesterday morning. The whole proceedings of
the election were satisfactory in the highest degree.

We have received the official document of the state
of the Revenue for the year and quarter ending the
sth inst. Comparing the financial year just concluded
with the preceding year, we find an increase of income
to the amount of 107,0311. ; whereas, comparing the
quarter just ended with corresponding periods in the
last and the preceding year, gives a deficit of
297,964/. As in the preceding quarter, the Cus-
toms show the increase, the falling-off being in the
Stamps, the Excise, the Taxes, and the Post Office
departments. The increase in the Revenue of last year
over the preceding, in the Customs, is 1,989,7071., and
the increase upon the quarter in the same department,
744,434/., whilst the deficit in the Excise has been
on the 1,674,9071., and on the quarter 780,2931.
When the various taxes repealed, duties lowered, and
imposts abolished by the late Ministry, are taken into
consideration, the wonder will not be that the quarter
shows a trifling defalcation, compared with the last,
but that the defalcation is not much greater than it no-
minally is. Besides, there is great confusion in the
making up of the accounts, partly owing to hurry and
inadvertent, mistake, and partly to charging many of
the duties under one head, which more properly belong
to another.