The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-24 00:00:00

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__AVIASOBANQT_TET TO THE
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.
The Lord Mayer having accepted the invitation of
the Freemasons of Southwold, to a banquet on Mon-
day, the 23d instant, the Mayor-convened a public
meeting of the inhabitants on the 17th instant, to
adopt measures for giving his Lordship a due re-
ception.
The Lord Mayor and Sheriff Nicoll reached South-
wold at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and pro-
ceeded at once to Hill House, the residence of Cap-
tain Hill, who had made preparations on the most
liberal scale for the entertainment of his Lordship
and the Sheriff. His Lordship was accompanied by
Me. Starling, Mr. Cox, and his Lordship's chaplain,
the R Charles Marshall.
The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of Southwold
presented to the Lord Mayor the following address :
" We, the Mayor' Aldermen, end Burgesses of the
borough of Southwold, beg to express to your Lord-
ship the sincere gratification which we and the other
inhabitants of South Wold derive froto your Lordship's
visit to their ancient town. In common with all
classes of her Majesty's subj ects, we regard with just
pride and pleasure the dignity and importance of the
vast city over which your Lordship presides. As
Englishmen, we glory in the unrivalled greatness of
is commerce, the splendid privileges by which it is
distinguished, the magnificence of its public institu-
tions, its unexampled benevolence, and the unequalled
wealth, and power, and greatness, which constitute it
the first and noblest city in the world.
"At any time, my Lord, it would be an honour
and gratificgtion to welcome to Southwold the head
of such a city as the great metropolis of her Majesty's
dominions, but our pleasure at the visit of your Lord-
ship is two-fold. It not only of girds us an oppor-
tunity of testifying our admiration of the city of
London, but also of expressing our respect, personally
and individually, for one in whose hands the power
and dignity which rightfully belong to your high
office, are supported with unexampled splendour,mag-
nifieence, and hospitality.
" Be assured, my Lord, that we, and indeed every
inhabitant of Southwold, are desirous to do whatever
is in our and their power, to render the visit of your
Lordship to their town in the highest degree agree-
able to your Lordship.
"In no place in the United Kingdom (although at
an immeasurable distance from those localities and
boroughs which.have received, or are about to enter-
tain, your Lordship as their honoured guest, in re-
spect to wealth, population, and influence) will your
Lordship find more devoted loyalty to our Most Gra-
cious Sovereign greater respect for the city of Lon-
don, or more unfeigned admiration of your Lordship's
conduct in your office of chief municipal magistrate
in the kingdom.
"Entertaining these sentiments, we respectfully
offer to your Lordship a most hearty welcome, and
have to beg your Lordship to believe that, however
deficient your reception has been in splendour and
magnificence, it is, at all events, replete with cor-
diality, sincerity, respect, and friendly feeling ; and in
taking our leave, permit us to wish your Lordship
health, happiness, and a long time to enjoy the fame
and public estimation which your Lordship's libe-
rality, princely hospitality, merits, and character,
have so effectually achieved."
To which his Lordship gave the following reply :
"Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of South-
wold,—Your address, to which I have listened with
deep interest, is, I aysure you, highly gratifying to
my feelings, whether I consider -the respect which you
have paid to the city of London, or the kind expres-
sions which you have made towards myself as the
chief magistrate.

" To visit your borough on the present occasion is
to me a source of much pleasure, and the pleasure is
increased by a consideration of the especial object of
my visit—to meet with many of my brethren of the
Masonic Order.

"I hope that during the remainder of my year of
office I shall continue to give satisfaction to my fel-
low-citizens, and that at the close they will give me
credit for having desired to discharge it:; important
duties faithfully. I beg again to assure you of my
secse of your kindness, and to express, for the
marked respect which you have paid me, my cordial
thanks."

The Town Hall was appropriated by the corpora-
tion to the banquet. The entertainment was of the
very highest character, and the wines, which were
supplied by Messrs. Hooper and Sons, wine-mer-
chants, of Queenhithe, were all of the first-rate
quality. The town was brilliantly illuminated in the
evening. Every one present was a Freemason. There
could not have existed stronger evidence of complete
brotherhood than were displayed throughout the day.
The Lord Mayor leaves Sluthwold early this morn-
ing, to attend a Court of Aldermen for the election of
a Recorder.

REPRESENTATION OF POOLE.
POOLE, MONDAY.—One of the most disgraceful
scenes that ever brought discredit on a constituency
has just been enacted in front of the Town-hall here,
under the guise of a nomination. All the candidates
save Mr. Seymour and Mr. Savage had retired, and
as each day the result of the contest continued enve-
loped in uncertainty, the friends of these two gentle-
men continued to manifest the greatest amount of
agitation and party spirit. At first the business of
canvassing proceeded with much good humour and
quietness; but as the nomination day approached hand-
bills of a most scurrilous character were circulated,
and affrays took place. ,In front of the hustings to-
day were displayed, not simply the large and small
loaves that are used to indicate free-trade and protec-
tion, but personal effigies, including a savage, two or
three rabbits, and a dog, the latter baring reference
to some transactions in which the name of one of
the candidate's valets (!), was introduced, and the
rabbits indicating a prosecution which Mr. Seymour
was said to have instigated against some poor men.
The first half-hour after the arrival of the respective
candidates was spent in vociferations, so that by the
' time the Sheriff appeared the most noisy of the party
were hoarse. The address of Mr. Ledgard, in pro-
posing Mr. Savage, was listened to very patiently;
but the appearance of Mr. Parrott to propose Mr.
Seymour, simultaneously with the advent of a large
banner, exhibiting a painted savage guarding a large
leaf, was the signal for the commencement of a row
of the most discreditable nature to any " free and en-
lightened" body of electors. It commenced with the
hooking down of the banner, which was quickly torn
to ribbands, and the flag-poles broken; a second flag
shared a similar fate, amidst the loud plaudits of the
gentlemen on the hustings. Then followed a few
fights, in which hats were lost and heads were broken.
Mr. aymeur's party then retaliated, being cheered
-on in the destruction of flags by their leaders. The
black loaves exhibited by the Blues were broken
to pieces and flung at the speakers and those on
the platform. Then followed rotten eggs, stones,
potatoes, rind carrots, in sufficient quantity to keep a
poor family a week ; and lastly, after the countenances
and attire of the leaders (which latter had had con-
siderable cure bestowed upon it) had been thoroughly
smeared with eggs, some one let loose a great quantity
of flour, and gave the carefully attired gentlemen the
appearance of a family of millers. A great many
suits must have been entirely -spoilt, and several
individuals received personal injury, though, we
believe, Mr. Seymour's steward was the only person
who was badly hurt. He, it was feared, had had his
ribs broken.
The usual formalities having been observed,
Mr. GEORGE LEDGARD, banker, proposed Mr.
Savage as a fit and proper person to represent the
borough in Parliament, observing that he did so on
public principle. 'The contest lay between free trade
and protection, and on no other grounds did he wish
the contest to be fought. When he advocated
protection he begged distinctly to declare that he was
no friend to monopoly.
Mr. SLADE, merchant, seconded the nomination.
Mr. PARROTT proposed Mr. Seymour, and then en-
sued the scene which we have attempted to describe.
We noticed one of the gentlemen take off his hat,
which was in en instant converted into the receptacle
of a rotten egg. Unwittingly the hat was placed on
the head only to be indented by a turnip, and when
a few moments after he removed his hat to address
the people the egg fell down on to his waistcoat. The
most violent on the hustings were cheering on their
party, when an egg settling on a frilled shirt or
clinging to a whisker, suddenly checked their enthu-
siasm, and sent them to the back of the hustings. One
gentleman received fifteen eggs, and his appearance,
after the flour had settled on their remains, may be
imagined but scarcely described.
Mr. GEORGE PENNY seconded the nomination.
Mr. SAVAGE then presented himself. He was, he
said, the advocate for moderate protection, and had
been so since 1847, from which period he had held
held himself in readiness to come forward in opposi-
tion to anything like nomineeship. He was opposed
to any further grant to the liomish Ciaurch, and a
friend to education.
Mr. SEYMOUR, whose address was all but inaudible,
said he stood forward as the supporter of Reform prin-
ciples. The two principles, the old and the new,
were now fairly before them. Were they prepared,
after untaxing the necessaries cf life and having ta,tscl
the blessings of frse trade, were they prepared to re-
turn to protection ? Would it not be better to go on
in the same course and release gradually from taxa-
tion all the articles of necessity and comfort, and
thu3 increase the wealth and happiness of the people ?
After some other remarks wholy inaudible, the
show of hands was taken amidst the wildest confusion,
and declared in favour of Mr. Seymour. The poll
was fixed for to-morrow (this day).
Mr. Seymour afterwards, in addressing the crowd
from the hotel, warmly deilied an insinuation that he
was a nominee of Sir John Guest.

EASTEIIN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—This company are
prosecuting several country carriers for an extensive robbery
of tarpaulins from the railway, amounting to about 100/.