The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-19 00:00:00

WEST SOMERSET.

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The people have again triumphed in this county. The for-
mer Liberal Members, Messrs. Sanford and Tynte, have been
again returned by a great majority, in the face of the Tory
aristocracy and money of the county. The contest has been
most desperate. On the one side was the wealth, the oligarchy
of Somerset--nn the other principle and independence. The
former tried all that gold could buy—all that threats could
effect—all that compulsion could enforce—but in vain—they
could not curb the spirit of our yeomen, the farmers of Somer-
set were resolved that they would not be slaves. The aristo-
cracy and clergy have now done their worst—it was impossi-
ble that zeal and activity, and money could do more, and yet
they arc left in a minority of 817. It is a singular but me-
lancholy fact, that the clergy should almost to a man have ar-
rayed themselves on the side of tyranny against the people, but
they also are disappeinted. The state of the poll at its close
was as follows :
Sanford
Tynte
Escott

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Somersetshire has thus nobly done its duty. Of 13 Mem-
bers it has returned to the new Parliament 12 Reformers.
This is our answer to the appeal whether we are in love with
Toryism. The Duke and Joseph find no sympathy here.

BIRMINGHAM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR—Since you did me the favour to insert my two letters
(one dated the 29th of last month, the other the 3d instant),
addressed to the Bishop of -, relating to the condition of
the curates of the Established Church, Lord Stanley's speech
at the nomination of candidates for the Northern Division of
the county of Lancaster has appeared in the daily publications,
through which accounts of such proceedings are usually con-
veyed.
After adverting to the necessity of doing away with non-
residence, pluralities, &c., Lord Stanley, whose talents as a
Statesman must command the admiration and respect of every
true friend to his country, stated that the revenues of the
Church should be so disposed of as to give the people of Eng-
Lnd the greatest amount of benefit from the division of cons-
pelen:.4l paid ministers. " I look also with anxiety," said his
Lordship, " to see some measure which may give to the supe-
rior clergy a more effectual control and a more real superin-
tendence over the inte6or clergy of their dioceses, and give
them more effectual means of removing those cases of scandal
which occasionally arise, and for 1:11ich the present law gives
no remedy." This is what must be done for the safety of the
Established Church. But it is not enough that the superior
clergy should be inxested by law with power to remove those
ministers, who, from neglect of duty or gross immoral con-
duct, shall be found unworthy of their appointments. It is
further requisite that the inferior clergy (the curates), on
whom the parochial duty chiefly falls, and who, if, like good
and faithful servants, they have laboured indefatigably in the
exercise of their office, and have set examples, both in regard
to religion and morality, to all others engaged in the same eall-
ing, should be duly recompensed. How this may be done, I
have endeavoured to show in the two letters above referred to.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Birminghtm, Jan. 17. A LAYMAN.