The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-14 00:00:00

NORTHUMBERLAND ELECTION.
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THE following succinct Statement appeared in the
Tyne Mercury of the 3lstnlt., and also as an advertise-
l'atilti s,oineuthet modified, in the Newcastle Courant of the 3d
inst. Although emanating from the Editor of the former Paper,
it is perfectly in unison with all the straight-forward proceedings of
Mt. BEAUMONT'S Committee. This stimulating document,
however, remains wholly unanswered by Lord Howick's Com-
mittee—unless, indeed, the lute ultra proceedings of the Chairman
at North Shields, Morpetb, &c. are to be viewed in that light.
I At the commencement of the last election, Mr. Beaumont
received a letter front Mr. Liddell, soliciting his support against
Lord Howick, on the ground of their private friendship. The
way candidates then in the field were Lord Howick and Mr. Lid-
dell, Mr. Bell not having then declared his intention of coming
forward. Lord Howick had then made no application to Mr.
maurnont, nor did Mr. B. expect it. Without regard to private
friendship—without regard to this mark of attention on the one
I°,l*, and neglect of it on the other, Mr. Beaumont, with that true
nobility of mind and sacred regard to public principle which
always distinguishes him, instantly wrote an answer to Mr. Lid-
Ml, distinctly refusing to support hint against Lord Howick, on
account of the difference in their political opinions. When Mr.
hell came forward as a candidate, and after Lord Howick had de-
clined, Mr. Beaumont, with equal promptitude and with the same
regard to public principle, gave his cordial support to Mr. Liddell
against Mr. Bell, because of the two Tory Candidates, he deemed
him the more liberal, and the result has shown the correctness of
his opinion. Did the conduct of Mr. Beaumont, upon that occa-
sion, evince any thing like' personal hostility towards Lord
Howick? •
H. On the very first day of Mr. Beaumont's canvass for the
Present election, he gave a public dinner in Newcastle, and in a
speech which he delivered at that dinner, he expressed himself to,
• the following effect, as we'are assured by a correspondent who was
Present :•-.:r." Of Lord Howick I know nothing.personally, but his
lordship has been represented to me us a young nobleman of very
Promising talents, and from what I have observed of hie conduct
upon the 'meting* at AlinVick, I have formed a most favourable
opinion of him. His political opinions and mine are nearly the'
same, and nothing would afford me greater pleasure than to see
nis Lordship returned along with myself, though I shall enter
into a coalition with no party whatever.". Did those senti-
loents breathe Inutility to Lord Howick ? And yet hie Lord-
Ship has been advised to make a speech, accusing Mr. Beaumont
°I canvassing against him, on the same day, that those expre,
lions were used at a public dinner.
111. Shortly after 'the commencement of Mr. Beaumont's can-
' /ilsa, a friend of his ordered a certain number of copies of a band-
hill, which had been printed by another party, to be sent to Mr.
', Beaumont's committee. thinking that the circulation of it might
4 serviceable to his cause. The committee found upon reading
thie handbill, that it contained some expressions unfavourable
is Lord Howiek, and although it was a very harmless electioneer-
tug squib, and contained nothing libelloue or personally offensive,
they instantly paid fur the copies, and returned them to the printer,
Without having circulated one of them.
IV. About the same period, a printer in Newcastle sent to Mr.
hese. •
-Inent'a committee the Ist number of an electioneering 'Jell
-44prit which was intended to be published twice a week, and
'guested them to patronise it by subscribing for a certain number
°I eopies. This they declined to do, although it was written
entirely in favour of Mr. Beaumont, front an apprehension that.
it might inadvertently or otherwire be made the vehiele of per-.
sonal attack upon Lord Howick. So much for the conduct of
Air. Beaumont and his friends towards Lord Howiek. We shall
now come to the promised contrast.
V. The most pewerful of Lord Howick's friends have promised
their own votes, mid hive induced such freeholders as they could
influence to promise theirs, in favour of Lord Howiek and the
t°l'y candidate, Mr. Bell. • .
"I. At the very commencement of Lord Howick'e canvass, a
roost intemperate and vindictive anonymous attack upon Mr.-
. Beaumont eigned " Vistuxe was published in. the newspapers,
and extensively circulated in handbills. This production was
Published by a number of Loiyl Hoicielf's committee.
VII. At a subsequent period, a most atrocious anonymous libel
lipon Mr. Beaumont, signed C°*, was also published by one of
4ord Howiek's .rummittee, anti other publications of similar cha-
racter have, since. *mei from the same quarter.
So much for the Conduct of Lord Howick's committee.—We
shall now in justice to his Lordship, state the following fact.
VIII! After the publication of the hand-bill signed Vindex,
' but before the others made their appearance, Lord Howick was
setting in a room in Ilexham, in company with some of his friends.
Information was brought to his Lordship that some dirty libeller
lied Posted against, the'well a
.copy of a malicious and slanderous
atteck 'uPon Mr. Beaumont,: similar in character to those after-
Warda issued by some of his LOrdship's
.own Committee. Lord
k not only instantly ordered the libel to be iorn'down, but sent
to the printer, purchased all the copies which had been struck off,
*tut indignantly thrust them into the tire.
Woe hope and believe that LOrd Howick Was sincere in this ex.
presuiou of his indignation against a system of vindictive and
'onymottslihelling ; but how comes it that his Committee have
u,.,utli luyioe and since that time acted upon this vile system?
'truly his Lordship and his CoMMittee appear to have been play-
; I,g at crust purposes. We sincerely hope that this exposure may
have the olfect of rescuing his Lordship's character from all .auspi-
-1100 of being an encourager
.of anonymous slander, and that this
u'ay he the hot time that nee Shill have the painful task of making
ittly ebeereationupon eo truly disgusting a subject.
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