The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-16 00:00:00

TAU'NTON'.-TUESDAY, JUNE 13.

At eleven o'clock this day, the several candidates entered the
hustings, undet the market-house, accompanied by their respective
friends and counsel, the bailiff, and assessor. The place was soon
thronged, and many hundreds could not obtain admittance.
Mr. Wet. C. Cox rose to propose General Peachey as a can-
didate. No man could ever hope to come into Taunton, as a suc-
cessful candidate, who did not support the poor man's interests.
Who brought Mr. Baring here?—The poor man. Who turned
him out?—[From the crowd, " Pine crow, Charles Cox.]—
(Cheers anti hissings.) I should be sorry if the poor man did not
dictate in this election. On these grounds he begged to nominate
Lieutenant-General William Peachey as a fit and proper person to
represent the borough in Parliament.—(Cheers from the Blues.)
Mr. Jrnoutir seconded the nomination. - (Voice from the
crowd,' " I propose Mrs. Peachey.")
General Pxaeltry rose, amidst cheering, and said, " Gentle-
men, my friends and worthy and independent electors of the
borough of Taunton, it is with particular feelings of gratitude
that I present myself to acknowledge the very kind and flattering
manner in which I have this day been proposed as your candi-
date. I do, indeed, make some allowance fur the partiality and
kindness of my friends, hut. I hope that. I shall never ,do. any
thing, whilst a drop of blood runs through my body, which' shall
prove me unworthy to eitstain that character which they think
belong* to me. If Y felt, Clentlerneri, any lurking feeling of ma-
lignity in my heart toward*. any other man, I should feel less
-confident than I dodia day. I should feel myself to be worse
than I think I am._ I should think worse of human nature."—
(Long continued cries of " Peachey for ever !")
Mr. HENRY JAMES LEIGH proposed Henry Seymour, Esq. as
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a fit and proper pfrson to represent the borough.
Mr. Ihurrr rose to second the nomination. If he had the gifts
of oratory, he should not think it needful to employ them, after,
the very eloquent manner in which the qualifications of Mr. Sey-
mour had been represented :to the electors. But though ht was
no orator, his heart was as good as any man's: he feared neither
the sneers nor the scorn of any man.....-(lnterruptions.)—lf any
man dared to insult him, he was ready to meet him as a gentleman,
and would pl edge himself that Mr. Seymour would stand the poll
to the last man.—(Cheers.)

Mr. Szymora rose amidst loud cheers, and addressed hithself
to the electors as their old and tried friend. Six years ago he was
ambitious of the honour of reprenting them in Parliament, and
had 'continued to he an up to tins time. At this moment he felt
himself very much embarrassed by the flattering manner in which
he had been introduced.—(Cheers, long continued, " Seymour
for ever!")

Mr. CHARLES Wzr.cn rose to propose Richard Esteourt Cress-
well, Esq. as a :non of sound, honest, and independent princi-
ples.—(lmmense cheers)!

Mr. 'BUNTER then rose and said, "Acre has been so much
gond temper in the manner, and good sense in the matter of °sir
opponents, that I am almost sorry to say' any thing which may
disturb the good feeling which exists among us. In fact, it seems
now the fashion to adopt and extol the principles which were
'formerly decried ; and acting for principle and not for men, we
find little to object to in the professioas of our political opponents.
So much for principle. Now, gentlemen, I am sorry to tourh
upon conduct which 1110 been witnessed on other occasions, since
the commencement of this contest, us well as language which it
was unpleasant to repeat, and which ought not to have been made
use of for any purpose. I reliT to the scenes of the Market-house,
when one of your present candidates applied the terms of "mis-
creant and villain,' and suited the action to the word. Shall I
proceed to describe that action ?
General PEactlxv--"Do, Sir, I beg you will."—(ltnmense
cheering from the blues, " Peachey ;" and " Buster" from the
other side.)
Mr. BUNTER-.." Am I, then, to imitate the manner of the can-
didate on this occasion ? I was challenged so to do, and am not
disposed to shiink from any thing I say ; but it is not necessary.
What I also witnesses! was witnessed by hundreds."
Gen. PEACHEY......" I deny it as an infamous falsehood.
(Confusion and cheers on each aide.)
Mr. BUNTER resumed-e-" What does the Hon. Gentleman
mean is an infamqns falsehood?"
Gen. PEacnEv-4, I deny your base insinuation."
Rev. Mr. Carasweta.—Why does not the General avow what
he did say and do?"—(From the crowd--" You are not an elec-
tor, and have no right to ask the question.")—(lmmtnse clamour,
and cheers for the respective parties.)

Mr. Buterrit resumed--" Then, Sir, I stand here in this situ-
ation—the candidate says I have made a base insinuation; I chal-
lenge hitn to tell me what he means, and he refuses to answer.--.
(After some pause.)—l now proceed to other matters, in the way
best calculated to enable you to come to a sound and honest deci-
sion. To enable you so to do, a paper has been put out, if not
industriously circulated, without any name to it, weighing the
characters and claims of the respective candidates. The first on
the ground was the gallant General Peachey t—‘ What has been
his ambition through life ? Has he not moat strenuously exerted
himself at all times for his country's welfare and prosperity ?' "
General PZACUrr rose in great agitation, and said " Nor--
This extraordinary emotion
produced roars of laughter.
Mr. Bo wran.--" The paper goes on—' Has be not exposed
himself to all the dangers of war and climate in defetice of our
rights as Engliihmen ?"f his St:it:retie mode of address is very
good, but it
might have been as well if,the questions had been
answered."

Mr. Cox.—It is an annnym.ous paper: we disavow it.--
(Cries from the crowd, "'Von circulated it. We know nothing
of that paper.")
Mr. IitINTEI4,-..." one of the committee gave it to roe.—(Art-
other voice And in me;' anpther, And to me:')—(lmmense
uproar).--Mr. Bunter prOceeded " Many papers have teen, dis-'
tributed which had better have been left alone; but I was not
prepared to see one so full of conlllliment to two of the candidateal
and so much in the contrary 4irit to the other, disclaimed by the
friends of the former. (lid 110 expect that any body would father
it. Thew, papers do not fill from the moon. I find them corning
'from persona employed by the Blue Committee— 'Acre are also
other papers; one, ter instance, signed 'picky Gotiiiip.'—(Fr°rn
the crowd, The Blue Committee have nothing to do with 4.1

tut if a committee close to circulate, or cause to be circulated,
papers like these, atideking the personal characters of some indi-
viduals, and complimenting others, am I not to protium that they
were published with the authority of that committee." Mr.
Bunter then complained.of a coalition having taken place between
General Peachey and Mr. Seyinour. •
Mr. SErmoint declared there was no coalition; be should feel
degraded by it. He had seen enough of coalitions to prevent him
from making any. .The coalition between Mr. Baring and Mr.
Warre was an awful warning. He found that gentleman here
ruling every thing. Where was he know?

BUi4TER.:-I am asked, where is Mr. Baring? I left
him 48 hours ago at Callington. The first vote I ever gave was
for Mr. Baring—l never repented it. I supported him for 20
years, and I believed I supported one of the most able, and ho-
nourable, and important men, who ever sat in Parliament.
Mr. CRISSiVELL rose to make an appeal to the common sense
of the electors': he totally disclaimed any feeling Of malignity or
personal towards either of the other candidates. As to
the poll, he would stand it as long as ever he found his friends
willing to support him. They should sec him every day on the
hustings. The worthy candidate was received with great atten-
tion, and we are sorry to be obliged to abridge his speech for want
of time.

The Bailiffs put the names of the difterent candidates to the
show of hands; aud, after some considerable dittculty, declared
the advantage to be in favour of Seymour and Cresswell.

BRIDGEWATER.

Consistently with that we have ventured to assert would be the
result of the election for Bridgewater, we have the pleasure of
stating that Mr. Age!) and Mr. Tynte were on Friday last again
returned to represent that borough in Parliament.—There is not,
perhaps, another instance in the kingdom in which the voters have
behaved with such integrity, and there can be no conduct transpire
more worthy of emulation than that of the honest electors of Bridge-
Water in tln present etereise of their elective franchise. Not a shil-
ling of expense has been incurred by either of the members, nor
have they resorted to any of the vile stimulants of borough elections.
The electors were virtuous, end did not require them, and the
members they have returned were too deserving to need such so-
phisticated and disgraceful arts. A pure recognition of personal
esteem,. enforced by the dictates of publie justice, have alone actu-
ated the electors of Bridgewater; and in this creditable exercise
of their judgment it is not to he questioned that they will feel a
more delightful reward, and individually more permanent benefit,
than any derivable from a less scrupulous manifestation of their
privilege. They now stand nobly redeemed from the heavy odium
of that period when the infamous Bubb Doddington, Baron of
Melcombe Regis, but too truly said of them, in his Diary—
. " April 14, 15, Hi—Spent in the infamous and disagreeable
compliance with the low habits of venal wretches—the electors of
Bridgewater !"

Instead of being the reproach of the western comities, they now
present a splendid and enviable example of public virtue to all
England.

COVENTRY-JuwE 14.

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The corporation-mob has been more outrageous to-day at the
booth than at any time since the commencement of the election.
Moore and Ellice's voters had their coats torn off, and were in
other respects most shamefully maltreated ; and this conduct has
been continued throughout the day. The state of the poll, there-
for., cannot excite surprise, when these circumstances are taken
into consideration. At the close the numbers were—
For Mr. Eyler - - ' - 1,162
-111 - Heathcote - - 1,161
Mr. Ellice - - - 377
Mr. Moore - - - 369
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If the blues would remaidatauncli, it is supposed that it would
he possible for them yet to succeed ; but as so ma'ny will turn to
the winning side
-for the ss. on the chairing-day, and the honour
of a triumph, no expectation of ultimate success is entertained but
by the moat sanguine partisans.
After the close of the poll, Mr. Ellice addressed his friends.
Conscious of having advocated the interests of his constituents
with the utmost of his ability, he expressed himself as an honest
man would do, who was treated with ingratitude. A more de-
voted servant the freetuan never bad, and the state of the poll ex-
hibited their disgraceful requital. He assured them he was
certain of success, and that he had a large majority to poll. May
it prove so !