The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-31 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

To MEMBERS, CANDIDATES, COMMITTEES, and
ELECTORS.—Being anxious to give the fullest and
most correct account of the Elections throughout the
Kingdom, we shall be very thankful to any Gentle.
man immediately interested, to favour us by post or
otherwise, with the state of the Polling, and other
matters connected with the Election, in his Town or
County.

BARNSTAPLE.—Sir Francis Ommaney retires ;
Mr. Alderman Atkins having also withdrawn, the
only candidates are Mr. Henry Alexander and Mr.
Hodgson, who are likely to walk over the course.
CoLcintsntn.—The late hour at which Mr.
Wildman announced his determination to decline
coming forward as a candidate to represent the
borough of Colchester in the new Parliament, had
thrown the respectable part of the • electors into some
difficulty, which has, however, been most satisfactorily
removed, by a deputation sent by the unanimous voice
of the body corporate, who waited upon Sir George
Henry Smyth, Bart. of Berechurch-hall, when that
gentleman, after the most pressing invitation, con-
sented to offer himself. To Sir G. H. Smyth, whose
character stands pre-eminent as a country gentleman,
every free burgess will most cheerfully tender his vote,
if justice, honour, integrity, and the love of his
country, faithfully influence him in the exercise of
that right which was delegated under the most sacred
injunction,—that he should reject, with honest indig-
nation, every candidate who did not practice the like
virtuous principles.---Ezsex Herald.
HEREFORD.--The pledge of numerous of the
freemen of the city of Hereford to support and vote
for Lord Eastnor, at the next election, although hav-
ing intimated his intention of retiring, and to which
375 signatures were attached, having been forwarded
to Eastnor Castle, the Hon. James Somers Cocks
has replied thereto, expressing himself « satisfied"
that his brother, notwithstanding his public declara-
tion, " will, with 'sincere thanks, accept their most
flattering offer of support."
LINCOLN.—Mr. Fazakerly, Mr. Corbett, and Mr.
Nolan, are candidates. A Requisition, signed by a
very numerous body of Freemen, has been sent to
Colonel Sibthorp, soliciting that Gentleman to come
forward, and another to Mr. John Williams.
MAIDSTONE,—It is rumoured that Mr. Wells re-
tires. We have not heard that any other candidate
has yet offered.

STAFFORD.—The secession of Sir George Chet-
wynde, Bart., from the representation of Stafford, and
his retirement altogether from Parliament, are now
placed beyond all doubt. B. Benyon, Esq., the other
sitting Member, also takes his leave of the Stafford
burgesses at the dissolution of the present Parliament.
Two candidates—lt. Ironmonger, Esq., who was
unsuccessful in 1820, and It. Benson, Esq„ who re-
presented the borough in a former Parliament, have
issued addresses to the electors. J. Campbell, Esq.,
we understand, is also holding himself in readiness,
and will be down immediately on the event of a disso-
lution.

WAnwlcKo—Sir C. Graville and Mr. Tomes, are
expected to be returned without opposition.

IRELAND.
(From the Dublin Evening Post. )
In Ireland there.is no doubt that a very material
change will take place, and for the better. We shall
now return to the general view of the state of the re-
presentation, and of the pretensions of the respective
candidates. We shall begin with Ulster..
COUNTY OF ARMAGH.—This, which is the seat
of the Primacy, is one of the most thoroughly Pro-
testant Church of England, and we were going to say,
Orange counties in Ireland. Yet this county, and
without the slightest contest, will return two of the
most strenuous friends and supporters of catholic
emancipation—Colonel Caulfield, brother of the Earl
of Charlemont, and Charles Brownlow. We have
heard a great deal of what is called the ascendancy
interest ; but here is a high ascendancy county, and
yet they cannot get an aseudancy-man : indeed, they
are not looking for any to represent their Toryism
and loyalty in Parliament. When we hear in future
of the hostility of the Irish Protestants to Catholic
emancipation, we shall constantly quote the county of
Armagh as a reply.
CITY OS ARMAGH.—The representation of this
borough is vested in the Primate. It is now held by
Mr. Stuart, the son of the late Archbishop. This
gentleman, we imagine, will be compelled to resign in
favour of some saintly scion of the noble house of
Waterford. In short, we shall have a Beresford for
the borough of Armagh. Now, although the loss of
such a county as Waterford to a family who has used
that county so long in the promotion of its personal
aggrandizement, must be allowed in candour to be a
severe check upon the pride of the Noble Marquis,
yet wlien the church affords Lord George Beresford,
as it llas done to so many of his family, a safe and
honourable retreat, we would advise him as a friend
to go into Parliament for the city of Armagh, and
leave the county of 'Waterford for higher spirits to
bustle in. Whether this,sage advice will be followed,
we know not. But if it be not followed, the family
will lose some 30,0001. or 40,0001., and the county
besides..

COUNTY OF ANTRIM.—This is also an Orange
county, but it will unfortunately be represented by
Orangemen. A man with Miles:tan blood, or at least
he has a Mileaian 0 to his name—a man who claims
descent from the last Kings of Ulster. O'Neil him-
self will represent this county in copartnery with an
English importation, Lord Beauchamp. The first,
we need not mention, is the brother of one of our
postmasters-general, and Grand Master of the Orange-
men of Ireland : the latter is the son of that respect-
able Peer the Marquis of Hertford. With respect to
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the Hertford interest, it is a paramount in the county ;
and although an absentee, we are, in candour, bound
to admit, that he is an excellent landlord. In fact,
Lord Hertford could return the two Members if he
pleased ; and we imagine that it is to his interest prin-
a melancholy fact, that Lord O'Neil, notwithstanding
cipally that Col. O'Neil will owe his return—for it is
the stout part he has taken in behalf of the Orange-
men, has lost much of the influence which his family
formerly possessed in this county.
COUNTY or 1)0
w,N,This county is at present
represented by two friends of emancipation. Lord
Arthur Hill, the brother of Lord Downshire, and
Mr. horde. It is likely, however, that the latter will
be obliged to retire from the representation, for the
Purse of ulaideg room fol Lord Castlereagh, the son
of Lord Londonderry, who is said to, be coming from
the Continent, for the purpose of offering himself to
the electors. Although, God knows, the name of
Castlereagh produces any thing but an agreeable as-
sociation, yet the present young man, while he has to
answer for none of the sins I
obis uncle, inherits all

his attachment to the Catholic cause. That attach-
ment we believe to have been sincere ; but whether it
was so or not, no reasonable doubt can be entertained
of the sincerity of the present Lord Londonderry's son.

COUNTY OF CAVAN.-It is well known to the
readers of the Dublin Evening Post, that the pre-
sent members for the county of Cavan, Mr. Nathaniel
Sneyd and Mr. Henry Maxwell, represent the Orange
interest of that county. Of the present members it is
only necessary to say, that Mr. Sneyd has personally
no interest whatever, and that he will retire after the
present dissolution. Mr. Maxwell has, of course, the
interest of his uncle, Lord Farnham, and the Orange-
men, high and low. The new candidates spoken of
are Coote, Southwell, Young, and Saunderson. But
it is supposed that only one of them will stand. If
these gentlemen clubbed their interest, we have good
reason to know that any two of the three would turn
out the sitting members. But there are so many,
shades of Purple, Orange, Green, and Blue in their
opinions, that we are afraid it is vain to hope for such
a junCtion. But certainly one liberal member might
be placed in Parliament by a judicious junction of
any two of them. It is supposed that such a junction
has taken place, and that Mr. Southwell is the gentle-
man selected, as the fit and proper person for liberat-
ing the county.

(From the Dublin Patriot.)
CITY OF DUBLIN.—The three candidates hitherto
named for this city, are—Sir J. Kingston James,
Bart., Alderman Shaw, and Henry Grattan, Esq.
Sir J. K. James, Bart., goes upon what is called the
Corporation interest—that is, he is a true blue, an
ascendancy man, an advocate for good old nuisances,
and mischief as it is, rather than improvement, as it
ought to be. To do Sir J. K. James justice, how-
ever, although he differs with us in our conscientious
conviction as to some measures which we deem neces-
sary for the country—it is only a difference of means ;
Sir J. K. James is, we believe, opposed to Catholic
emancipation, but he has not mingled himself with
the violent abettors of factious excitements. The
amiable private character of Alderman Shaw is well
known in public life ; though returned by the Cor-
poration,_ he has voted for Catholic emancipation.
This vote was contrary to his interest as a candidate,
and must have been therefore conscientious. Had
not he done so, his election would now have been
secure. Mr. H. Grattan is the candidate of the
liberal interest, and the son of the immortal Grattan :
his return is considered certain.
COUNTY DUBLIN.—There have been for some
time four candidates named for this county, the old
members, Messrs. Talbot and White, and two new
ones, Lord Brabazon and Mr. Hamilton. The three
former of these gentlemen are liberal in their princi-
ples, and it became a painful alternative in which the
liberal electors were placed, to be obliged, in case Lord
Brabazon should persevere in offering himself, either
to vote against a. young nobleman, whose character,
principles, and family rendered him an object of re-
spect, or else oppose those who, with all these claims
to confidence and attachment, had the added claims of
tried services, promises fulfilled, and long-continued
intercourse of personal and political friendship. To
oppose the old members would, therefore, have been
ingratitude—to oppose Lord Brabazon would be a
painful duty. A respectable deputation waited upon
this young nobleman, to represent these facts, and he
has, in compliance with it, relinquished the present
contest, though not his future claims. It is still
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THE COLLEGE.-Mr. Plunkett will be again re-
turned, should no circumstances occur to induce him
to decline offering himself. But should he stand, he
will not be opposed by Mr. Croker or -Mr. North ;
and as for poor Mr. Moore, should he indeed exhibit
himself to the ridicule of a contest, it will be exactly
what is wanted to render the victory of Mr. Plunkett,
and the triumph of rational and expanded principles
of public policy, more striking, and the disgrace at-
tached to imbecility, united with presumption, more
complete and exemplary. Should Mr. Plunkett de-
cline offering himself, the contest will then be between
Mr. Croker and Mr. North. There are about 95
electors in College ; some of these are probably un-
qualified as being under age. Mr. Croker having
canvassed the College on a former occasion, gives him
a great advantage over. Mr. North. The consequence
is, he has, we understand, promises from forty-six,
and there are about twenty who have not yet decided—
so that, deducting a fow under age, the twenty unde-
cided, and five or six who, and they now regret it, un-
thinkingly committed themselves by promises to Mr.
Moore, Mr. North's strength may be pretty nearly
ascertained. Had he not Mr. Croker opposed to
him, there could be no possible doubt of his success.