The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-08 00:00:00

YORK CITY ELECTIr,,N.

YORK, JAN. 5.—A1l is bustle and anxiety here • this morning
the following candidates wore pu'.'in nomination :—John Charles
Dundas, Esq., in the Whig
Esq., on the Radical side of the
titerest ; Charles Frederick Barkley,
question ; and John Henry Low-
ther, Esq., in the
didates paraded or Conservative cause. All the three can-
bands and
`:ne city at day-break in the morning, with their'oanners, and great strength in numbers was exhibited
PochbY party; but Dundas is decidedly the leading candidate. A
,
little before eleven o'clock the Sheriffs announced from the hust-
ings, that the electors were then called upon to put in nomination,
and return, two citizens to serve in Parliament. Mr. Dundas was
first proposed and seconded, afterwards Mr. Lowther, and lastly,
Mr. Barkley. Each of the candidates then proceeded to address
the immense assemblage, which at this time could not have been
less than 10,000 persons, from the hustings, and stated their claims
and pretensions for the support of the citizens. Both Mr. Dundas
and Mr. Barkley avowed the principles espoined by the Earl of
Durham at Glasgow ; whilst Mr. Lowth,Jr openly declared high
Tory principles, urged the right of the King to call whom he pleased
to his counsels, and maintained
.that, it was the intention of Sir R.
Peel, who had been condemn; .Q untried, to render valuable and
essential services to his c:-untry. Much hissing, noise, and duringconfu-
sion took place during Mr. Barkle the speeches, both of this gentleman and
their mintl
:ne parties on each side appearing to have made up
- previously to annoy each other—the Blues, however,
wer'l eventually driven from their post, and Mr. Barkley then ob-
tained a hearing. On a show of hands being called for Mr. Dun-
das, countless numbers presented themselves, and an immense num-
ber were also held up for Mr. Barkley. Mr. Lowther was consi-
derably less than either, and the sheriffs declared in favour of the
the two former, when. a poll was demanded for Mr. Lowther, and
will commence to-morrow (Tuesday) at 9 o'clock. All three are
sanguine of success, but it was rumoured this morning that the
Dundas and Barkley party had coalesced—if so, their election is con-
sidered certain. Wednesday night, however, will decide the matter.

GENERAL ELECTION.

TOWER HAMLETS.

Mr. CLAY'S speech concluded from our First Edition of
yesterday, and which appeared in our Second Edition of last
night.—Look at the present Ministry; did mortal man ever see
such a ist ?—( Cries to Capt. Burton, who had been taking notes,
of " Write that down I") In the list of the Administration I
find not one name illustrious for genius, talent, or information
Captain Burton was here busily writing, which again excited
loud laughter)—not one person endeared to the people of
England—endeared, do I say ?—I beg pardon of the electors
for having used such a term. It appeared as if the Council
Board was the incarnation of everything odious to the people
of England.—(Much cheering.) We have by way of conci-
liating the Dissenters—Goulbourn—( Hear, hear, and much
laughter)— and the son of the Earl of Mansfield, and,
certainly most astounding of all, there was the representative
of the Duke of Newcastle—of him who said—" Shall I not do
what I like with my own ?"—( Much laughter and cheering.)
Can any good come from such a Ministry composed of such
seen as these ? Can we gather grapes off thorns, or figs off
thistles? I was much amused the other day by one of the
partisans of the Tories saying to his constituents, " I like the
present Ministers, for in the path of Reform they well know
where to stop."—( Much laughter.) Yes, we know well
where they would stop—l will tell you where. they would
stop---exactly where they are.—(Laughter.) We know now
where they would stop. But look back into their history,
where they would always have stopped. In the reform of the
Corporation, where would they have stopped? They would
*ever have begun it—the Catholic Emancipation—the and Re-
form of Parliament they would have stopped at East Retford.
I leave the case in your hands—if you approve of them and of
their meaiures—if you think nothing more can be done in the
way of Reform--if no Reform is necessary in municipal cor-
porations—no reform for poor Ireland—if you think it right
to maintain in that coui:try by blood a system of Church sine-
cures—(groans)—if you think that the altars of the God of
Peace Are to be maintained by grape-shot and the bayonet,
return those men to Parliament, but not me. But if you
bold that reform is anti-revolutionary, and think me worthy,
return me again.—( Loud cheers.) In such a cause
I shall be proud of the office. Whatever be the issue of
this conflict—whether you choose me, or whether you re-
ject me, it will no way alter my good feelings towards you.—
(Loud cheering.) If you think that any man will serve you
better than myself, in God's name choose him—( Cries of
" No, no")---but if you still think me worthy, I will again
serve you with the strongest zeal and fidelity.
Mr. CLAY here sat down amidst the most enthusiastic cheer-
ing.
Captain BurcroN came forward, and was received with such
violent hissing and groaning that it was some length of time
before he could be heard ; at length, silence having been ob-
tained, the Gallant Captain begged they would give
him a patient hearing, and felt assured he should not appeal in
vain ; and, after having made known his sentiments, he would
retire into private life from a scene which he considered a dis-
grace—( The remainder of the sentence was lost on account of
the hissing and groans which prevailed.) He begged them to
hear him declare his sentiments, and then judge whether he
was what his opponents had been pleased to represent—" a
Tory"—(Hissing and confusion.) No, this was an assertion
about as true as their attack on the head of monarchy.—( Loud
hisses, accompanied with laughter.) He was neither Whig
nor Tory—( Great confusion)—he came forward on independ-
ent principles, a decided Reformer—( Hisses, and cries of
" Off, off")—a most determined one. With regard to Church
and State, be wished to dissolve the union which existed be-
tween them. He was a Conservative on the band—( Here the
speaker broke down, upon which the shouts and hisses which
arose were tremendeus ; after some time he continued.) He
was aware that he did ;!ot present himself before them, pos-
sessed with such eloquence ss his opponents—( Cries of " Off,
off !" " Hume, Hume.") He reTeated it again; he was a de-
cided Reformer as it regarded Church and State ; he wished
for commutation of tithes, and, he would r,:":seat it, the disso-
lution of the union between Church and State, od thuz make
the clergy look up to the people with respect.—( Chec7si min-
gled with groans.) No person was more desirous—(here tie
confusion was so great that the speaker's voice was almost in-
audible, but we understood him to say)—than himself for the
repeal of the house and window tax.--( Hisses and laughter.)
What would they say to him if he brought in a Bill for the
ballot, a system uncongenial to Englishmen ? With respect to
triennial parliaments they had seldom had any other, and for
the last three years annual parliaments.—( Laughter.) Let
them elect him, and if they did not find him a zealous
and efficient servant let them call a meeting of
the electors, and say they were dissatisfied at any
time, and he would resign.—( Cries of " resign now.")
He was an enemy to free trade who had sent all the seamen
that had used to be employed in this borough, to the poor
houses. He recollected when the Thames was covered with
shipping, but it was no in a very different state. What re-
medy. had the late Ministers proposed for this ? Why, the
Poor Law Bill.--( Loud and continued cries of " Off, off I")
The Doctor's supporters behind me make a noise, because
they are afraid to hear the truth. ( Criesof " false," and uproar. )
The Poor Law Bill stigmatizes poverty as a crime, and sepa.
rates husband and wife, parent and child.—( Uproar.) I am
not a Tory.---( Laughter.) Do you like this free trade ?
( Laughter.) He was opposed to those men who came to de-
lude them by hypocrisy and cant, and to make them believe
they were more sincere Reformers than he was.—( Laughter.)
I am an enemy to all abuses, but God forbid I should do anything
to undermine the Institutions of the country.—(Laughter.)

Lord John Russell, in Devonshire, talked about making con-
cessions to the people. But why don't he give up the monas-
teries he holds, that once belonged to the Church ?—( A laugh. )
lam an enemy to flogging in the Army and Navy. I never
flogged a man in my life.—( Bravo.) When I punished a
man, I always tried to better his condition by giving him double
work.—( Loud laughter.) The Learned Doctor asked
what induced the King to dismiss his late Ministers ?
It was because the late Lord Chancellor said little

was done last session, and less would be done this.

As soon as

the patriotic King heard this, he dismissed what Lord Stanley
called the thimble-riggers.—( Laughter, and cries of " Off.")
That is the truth. I stand here without fear, and I never
did an action in my life lam ashamed of. Some insinua-
tion have been thrown out about my conduct in canvassing,
but I treat it with contempt, scorn, and ridicule.—( Loud
laughter.) With respect to Sir Robert Peel's address, I
believe there never was A more straightforward, manly,
and Constitutional address—( Groans.) Give the Ministers a
fair trial as far as they go for the benefit of the country—l
ask you no farther—(Laughter.) AA Hon. Gentleman had
said, " never was such a sorry list." What had the Duke of
Wellington done ?—( Groans, uproar, and cries for Mr. Hume. )
There was an Hon. Gent. who went about as an itinerant
orator—why don't he confine himself to Middlesex ?—(zdaugh-
ter.) I believe he is the abettor of the rebellion of the colo-
nies—( Groans.) We are told the Duke of Wellington mad:
a declaration against all Reform. I admit it, and say it was
wrong. But has he done no good for his country? Why
Lord John Russell declared he knew nothing better than the

whole lump of the Constitution. Ido not want to make state-
ments like some men to catch the electors. You arc too liable
to be led away by sophistry and cant.—( Loud laughter.) I
am ready to hear Mr. Hume, but there is not a more staunch
man in the country than I am, and I will not be intimidated
by him or any one else.—( Laughter.) At a meetino, at the
Mermaid Tavern, a party of my opponents came in and brought
forward a resolution that I was mentally deficient, but I have a
medal in my hand given to me by the Royal Society for an im-
portant invention.—( The Gallant Captain retired amidst loud
groans and uproar.)
The Returning Officer then put the names of the candidates
to a show of hands.
For Dr. Lushington All
For Mr. Clay All
For Captain R. Burton, about 5O

The Returning Officer then declared the decision to have
fallen on W. Clay, Esq., and Dr. Lushington.--4 Cries of
" Burton resign.")
Captain Bu-N.vori—l never resign as long as I have a shot in
the locker.—( Laughter and groans.)
A poll was demandgd on behalf of Captain Burton by Mr.
Scatchard.
Mr. WARTON (Returning Officer) announced that the poll-
ing would commence on Friday next.
Mr. Hum& came forward in compliance with loud
As one of the discarded members, he had come

calls.

here to see whether any re-action bad taken place in the feeling
they exemplified in 1.83% when they returned two reformers.
(Cheers.) He left the gallant Captain to go to his master—
(Laughter and cheers)—.to go to the Duke of Wellington,
that reformed character he had said he was.—( Laughter.)
Captain BURTON—I have no master.
Mr. HUME—The gallant Captain had come no doubt with
his instructions, for Captains did not go to sea without sail-
ing instructions.—( Cheers. )
Captain BURTON—The instructions came from my heart.
Mr. HVME—I have no doubt of it, from an honourable

heart.—(Laughter.) The Gallant Captain should adhere to
truth when he spoke of persons not present.—( Hear, hear. )
I deny that ever Lord John Russell uttered any declaration in
favour of the corruptions that exist in the State. As to the
Colonies, I would stand at Charing-cross, and ask the first 500
men that came by their opinions on the question, and I am
sure not one of them would betray such ignorance as the Gal-
lant Captain had..—( Great laughter, and cries of " Take
very great care, Mr. Hume, or you will be shot I")
I won't weary you by examples--but he says don't listen to
those who reason on facts—that is sophistry—( Laughter.) I
do him the credit to say there is no sophistry about him—
( Laughter. ) I am ashamed to hear him as a gentleman, talk
about free-trade as he does. He says " Look down the river,"
but I pledge myself he will never set the Thames on fire—when
he does, you may elect him--{ Loud laughter.) In short, the
speech of the gallant Captain appears not directed to the ob-
ject of our meeting. He had alluded to Lord Brougham.
The explanation of that sentence he could give ; what he
meant was, that he knew the intrigues of the Tory party
that bad stopped reform, and the intention that existed
of turning out the Reform Ministry on the first oppor-
tunity. At that time Sir Robert Peel had agreed to
form a Government, the first moment the King would call
upon him.--( Hear, hear.) Lord Brougham knew that the
Tories would soon be replaced; and was he not wrong, there-
fore, when he said less would be done next session ? But the
Noble Lord had done his duty formerly, and we will have him
back again. We will drive out the Tories.—(Cheers.) We
will not condemn Lord Brougham or Dr. Lushington, be-
cause they may differ from us in one solitary instance.—
(Cheers.) What was the object of the gallant Captain ? To
sow disunion among Reformers.--(, No," from Captain Bur-
ton.)" Then he comes to promote order, peace, and union.—
( Laughter.) He is a Reformer, but I have been ono before
be thought of the name.—( Hear.) The Tories are so
roamed of their name, that like highwaymen and pickpockets

they take another, and call themselves Conservatives....
(Laughter.) The gallant Captain cries " Oh, oh 1" I ask
you, as men of honour, if I use bad names ? for he tells me
I do, and that I may be acquainted with pickpockets.—
( Shame, shame.) I would ask him the manner in
which he explains that ? But we are not come to quar-
rel about words. Let us to business. This was one of
the most critical moments, and we must send men to Parlia-
ment who will support reform in Church and State.—("Hear"
from Captain Burton.) The Captain said " hear " because
ho bad said he would reform abuses, but he would not tell them
what those abuses were. The Captain was continuing to
throw in what might be termed dead-weight, which, however,
would up-right the vessel of Reform.—( Cheers.) He
came there with a Union Jack in his hand, but
that flag had never been the emblem of corruption,—
( Hoar.) He came as the advocate of the present
Ministry. ( Captain Burton, " I deny it.") He had re-
cognised Sir R. Peel's address, who was one of the squad.
He came as a Tory in disguise.----( Captain Burton—" I deny
it.") If he acknowledged the manifesto of Sir R. Peel, he
was the supporter of tyranny and bigotry, and the enemy of
civil and religious liberty.—( Cheers.) The question was,
should they be free or allow the Tories to reign again ? His
watchword was " Out with the Tories 1" The Captain had
better capitulate on honourable terms. He (Mr. H.) would
assure him and the electors that he would give the
Tories no quarter.—( Cheers.) Let them not then listen
to the sneers of the gallant Captain, for he had nothing but
sneers against Dr. Lushington, whose votes and speeches were
walls of brass against his petty attacks. ( Mr. Hume here exhi-
' kited a silk banner inscribed " Reform in Church and State,"
which he said he had brought from the enemies' camp.) This
Reform they must effect by their votes. He wanted to see the
Bishops out of the House of Lords.—(" No," from Capt. Bur-
ton, and deafening cheers.) Let the watchword be Clay and
Lushington, and let them, like the city, return honest Re-
formers.
Three cheers were then given for Lord Brougham, and the
meeting dispersed at a quarter past throe o'clock.