The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-19 00:00:00

COUNTY OF LANCASTER,

A* ten o'clock the Court of Election was opened' in the Shire
ITO. The Assessor, in the absence of the High Hsiliff, who was
ndisposed; presided.

Mr. Born floortroti proposed Mr. 131.ACKUURliE, and ML
3tesoel seconded the nomination.—Lord STawr tY was then pro.
►oaed by C. RAWNTHORNI, bsq., and seconded by Mr. Tow tmty

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The third eandioatm, nt.EXANnits, vas proptstk
by .111 r. Jacesorz, And seconded by Mt. Itti3tAttn TowNL Y.
Mr. BLACICRUAN it then addressed the electors.—Foi two Mid
forty years he had:served them in Perlitunint, And though he was
not so active as he had been at the age of 25,• still lie felt he
had strength enough left to 'try.: hie constituents.
Lord Svaatitv then stood forward, anti was partially cheered.
Unlike his venerable colleague, he could not boast of services ren-
dered to this county in nine successive Parliaments, but still he
could state before them thatint was.not mimed to public business.
and not unacquainted with the interests of this his almost native
county. The Noble Lord then explained the articles of his poll-
flea! creed. So anxious an admirer was he of .the advantages
which the British Constitutiotepossessed Over all others,
.that he
wished to see it extended all over the , world. A well organised
opposition he thought as necessary to the Constitution as an ad-
ministration, on the principle that men intrusted with power re-
quired to be narrowly watched. There was, however, a great
(Hillman:is between a constitutional opposition and unprincipled
faction. To the one he professed himself ettached—to the
other, no consideration on earth could induce him to
lend binwelf. —( Cheers. )--During a long course of years
this. country had beet, agitated, .by.-whet were " called
Tory and Whig parties. - A Tory was a person who originally
professed a'hlind and passive obedience to al Ololute- power, The
changes in the reigning fitnily,tkthio,otintrY had had much in-
finance upon these. two ,pitet. its, and his .(Lord 8.4) private "Pi"
nion was, that the safer course lay between these twit eailemeA,
extremes; and that a' moderate Tory and nimeeeto Whig were the
assns Ifrhad often &eked even highly.-gifted,Whigs, to define to
him tlieir iprinciples,, hut ~Onnl4. Pot- get, a ,tiatisfactorY clOana.
tion. A Tory's political faith was more defined and intelligible.
A Whig was described to he a person who justified reeiatance,
to
the power antler which Ans was louring ePd 9pYr.elled. '* Very
rested his confidence upOn the good faith of, Ministers- lie aces
foe. extendint the 'prevogative of the Crown, ivltjlat the' Whig
viewed Vointitt nature In a less generous light, and, aware of the
insatialdc 'temper of power, thought that Ministers were not the
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place they watilit place him in such a situation on the poll as cor,
responded with their former kindness.—(Applause.)
Mr. Nowci.t, then CAM forward, and was receieed with a
tumult of applause, which lasted for several minutes. Upon the
occasion on which he had the hotionr to address them he said, it
was of course not to he expected that he could appeal to past con-
duct as an earnest of future exertions., To the future, therefore,
he was •to call their attention, and his guarantee, was the fair fame
which he 'hail brought with him out,of the bosom of private life
to,the front of these h noting'. u...( Loaf! applause.)-All his inte-
rests—all his abilities, and all his talents were pledged to the
.dischargeof his public duty. Thed in camps, it was, painful to
him to address such an assembly as this, and he hoped they
would extend their indulgence to him. (Cheers. )—Others might
he more talented, but he would come into Parliament determined
conscientiously end faithfully .to discharge his duty. He pledged
himself to nothing—be meant to he independent. At present he
should say no more but that,this was his first attempt in public,
and he hoped that a majority of the freeholder* would deem him
win thy of their confidence.
Sir Tnostas Hamm said, that he rose under feelings of
considerable embarrassment, as the circumstances under which he
was to address this assembly were unprecedented in the annals of
elections. Having at the last election declared his intention of
standing for the county on some future occasion, he now felt him-
self called upon to repeat that declaration, and to state further,
that he persisted in intending tooffer himself for so great an honour
when, in the course of nature or other circumstances, the present
candidates should withdraw. He concluded by recommending to
Gentlemen to mark their sense of this opposition, by bringing
their tenants to the poll free of cycle*.
Mr. NOWJELL craved the indulgence of the Meeting for one
moment, whilst he replied to some of the observations of the Hon.
Baronet. The Hon. Baronet had charged him with conspiring,
or at least concurring, with others to take the county by surprise.
He told the Hon. Baronet he was incapable of an ungracious act,
if he knew it to he such.,—(Loud cheers).—lt was not in his na-
ture, not in his blood, to do so. The fact was, that he had re-
ceived the requisition only this week, and in half an hour after ac-
cepting it hapublished hie address. It was impossible, under such
circumstances, he could give more time.
Sir THOMAS lIESKETH said, that if he had been betrayed into
any expression imputing to the Honourable Gentleman dishonour-
able conduct, he was willing to explain it. Ile imputed no unfair
motives to the Honourable Gentleman--.on the contrary, he had
too much reason to know, from the friends with whom he was
connected in this town, that he was incapable of such conduct.—
(Cheers.)
The Sheriff's Assessor then celled upon the friends of the re-
spective candidates to hold up their hands, when there appeared a
decided majority in favour of Mr. Nowell.
The Officer then declared Lord Stanley and Mr. Nowell duly
elected, amid the loudest cheering. •
Mr. HOGMTON demanded a poll for Mr. Blackburne, and stated

that he would not leave the hustings till it was finished.
The Sheriff's Assessor then stated that by law the poll might
he proceeded in immediately or adjourned to the next day. As
preparations had not been made, the Court was adjourned to ten
o'clock to-morrow.

The candidates were then asked whether they would put the

long oath to the Catholics, and Lord Stanley and Mr. Nowell
declared they would net enforce it. Mr. Blackburn. said he
would give no pledge, but he would not require the oath to be
put for the present.
About three o'clock a declaration wits put forth, signed by Sir
Thomas Hesketh and some other gentlemen, expressing their de-
termination to being up their tenants, free of expence, for Mr.
Blackburne, to the poll. Communications were also made,,it was
said, by that gentleman's Committee to theta Mr. Nowell, ap-
pealing to him, whether, without the least prospect of success, he
would continue a contest which disturbed the peace of the
county? It was ales said that Mr. Nowell's own Committee
sent into him an estimate of a certain Wm of money which it
would he necessary to have in hand before beginning the election.
Which of these appeals carried with it the strongest conviction to
the mind of the Hon. Gentleman it is hard to say, but certain it
is that, in the course of the afternoon, a notice was posted up,
stating that Mr. Nowell's Committee had advised him to strike
his colours, which he did, shout four o'clock, to the no small dis-
may of the innkeepers and publicans of Lancaster. The two for-
mer Members will, of course,'be now returned.