The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-20 00:00:00

PETERSFIELD.

Never were public gratitude and exultation
more strongly evinced than at this place on Sa-
turday last, which was the day fixed Or' Mr.
ATCHESON'S first visit, since the• successfUNermi-
nation, on the 29th May last, oiNthe .proceedings
in the House of Commons, on the-right-of Elec-
tion of Members of Parliament" for this Borough.
A. meeting of the inhabitants was held some time
since, and a Committee was appointed to consi-
der of the best means of receiving Mr. ATCHESON
in a manner consistent with their sense_of the great
services which he has rendered to the Borough,
by his unremitting. endeavours to release them
from an influence which had long been banefully
exercised over the election of their Representa-
tives, and which has depressed the town and re-
duced it from a state of opulence and -power to
comparative poverty. The Committee were un-
remitting in the discharge.of the trust delegated
to them, and in their exertions to complete
every arrangement which could insure regularity,
and give effect to the wishes of the inhabitants.
A letter was addressed to Mr. ATCHESON, re-
questing him to name the day when they might
expect 'to see him once more amongst them,
and to invite him to a public dinner, at which
it was the desire of the inhabitants to wel-
come his return, and to congratulate him on
the success which had crowned his efforts in '
their cause ; and Saturday last was the day
fixed upon for his arrival. It was arranged
that Mr. ATcnEsoN should be met a mile
from Petersfield, and that his approach should
be announced by a person stationed on a bill,
who, as a signal to an engineer placed on Peters-
field Heath with a cannon, was to announce the
happy event to, the town by the discharge
of a salute of twenty one rounds, which the
bells from the Church Tower were to an-
swer by ringing a loud and merry peal. Many
days were busily occupied in preparing for the
occasion. The most intense anxiety prevailed
throughout the ' town, neighbourhood, and ad-
joining villages, and every one seemed to emu-
late his neighbour in his exertions to contribute
individually to the conduct of the arrangements
for the day.

The morning was occupied in erecting a
triumphal arch formed of branches of laurel across
the street on the entrance to the town, and in
decorating the new Ball-room at the Red Lion
Inn, where the dinner was to take place, with
festoons and wreaths of flowers and various ban-
ners and flags.

About two o'clock the inhabitants began to as-
semble, and proceeded with a numerous and
powerful band of music, and with the flags and
banners that were to be displayed on the occasion,
to the place appointed, where they were arranged
in order, ank: marshalled by the Gentlemen who
had been deputed by the Committee to conduct
the Procession.—About three o'clock Mr. ATCIIE-.
soN's carriage was seen descending the hill that
leads to the bridge, and on his arrival he was
received with loud and repeated cheers.—The
horses were taken from his carriage, and their
place was supplied by four others, provided by
the CoMmittee ;—the Postillions were very
neatly dressed, in new dark blue jackets, fur
the occasion, and the populace were expressly
for bidden by the Committee to draw the carriage
into the town, not only to prevent accident, but
an exhibition, which, when coolly considered,
must appear degrading to those whose feelings
might lead them to engage in it.
After some little time passed while Mr. ATCIID.
SON was receiving the congratulations of friends
who were near the carriage, the procession moved
to the town in the following order, attended by
some thousands of spectators :

The Grand National Union,
borne by a Freeholder on horseback.

Three small Flags,
borne by .
Freeholders.

Freeholders
and Inhabitants,
three abreast.

Three small Flags,
borne by
Freeholders.

Freeholders on A large Silk Flag, with Freeholders on
horseback, " Emancipation" horseback,
two abreast. inscribed thereon. two abreast.
Freeholders and
Inhabitants,
three abreast.
The Flag of the The British Union
lamlet of Buriton, Flag, borne on
borne on horseback., horseback.
A small Flag.

Three small Flags.

tree small Flags.

:she Flag of the
famlet of Sheet,
me on horseback.
A small Flag.

The Band of Music.
The I'etersfield Union Flag,"
borne by a Freeholder on
horseback, having Mr. Atche-
son's urns and those of the
Borough richly painted on it,
and the following inscription:
—" In commemoration of the
final establishment of the '
Right of Election in the
Borough Of PETERSFIELD,
obtained in a Committee of
Appeal of the House of Com-
mons, by Nathaniel Atche-
son, Esq., May 29, 1821." J
Three small Flags, with various emblematical I
'A large yel-' "A large blue
low Silk Flag Silk -Flag,
borne by a borne by a
Freeholder Freeholder
on horse- on horse-
back, having back, having
the arms of Mr. A tche-
the Borough son's Arms,
encircled Crest, and
with branch- I Motto, be-
es of the tween Palm
Rose, the and Olive
Thistle, and Branches,
the Oak,and and on the
the Motto, I reverse an
" Virescit Inscription
vulnere Li- I alluding to
bertas." On t therecentde-
the reverse lcisian.
an Inscrip-
tion alluding
to the Bo-
irough. , -

Freeholders on
horseback.

Freeholders on
horseback.

levicea thereon.

Three
Freeholders
abreast.

Three
Freeholders

abreast.

Four Gentlemen, Four Gentlemen,
Freeholders, on Ma. ATCHESON.B Freeholders, on
Horseback, Carriage. Horseback,
Members of the Members of the
Committee. . Committee.
Freeholders on i
Three small Flags { Horseback, two ,K- Three small' Flags
abreast. J

Upou the arrival of the procession opposite
Churcher's College, it halted, and the band ceased,
and three cheers were given, after which it pro-
ceeded till the carriage had arrived under the
triumphal arch,when it again halted, and the cor-
tege again gave vent to their feelings in three
cheers ; the procession was then 1,-(1 down the
new way into the square, and from thence to Mr.
ATCULSQN'S alighted, and Elie