The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-24 00:00:00

SUIMEY COUN'I Y MEETING.

GUILDFORD. JUNE 23.—This morning, at eleven
o'clock, the High Sheriff, with the u,nal attend-
ants, took his seat in the Hall, immediately after
which every part of the building was filled with
as many of the multitude of Freeholders, assent.
bled trom all parts of the County, as could obtain
admittance. lie Writ having been read, and the
tr•oal forms passed through,

Mr. TROTTER, after descanting on the general
attention of their late Representative to the busi-
ness of the County and of his Constituents, con-
cluded a long address, by proposing Sum-
ner, Esq. as one of the :Representatives for the
County of Surrey.
Mr. PAL_MaR seconded the motion.

Mr. HOBBERT never offered himself to public
notice at a pet iod in whiob he felt more pooerfolly
the importance of the crisis. That the people of
this populous and respectable County should ret tan
men only of ability and strict integrity was more
peculiarly important when they looked to the
character of the late Parliament ; that Parii.-iment
saw the termination of a contest, the most fearful
that eser had been waged since the civilization of
Europe. A contest out of which we had come
breathless and exhausted, after efforts of constancy
and valour, which eclipsed those of every antece-
dent period ; with a load of 800 millions of debt ;
with a weight of taxes that had nearly extinguished
that most valuable of all ranks, the middle class
of society, and that diffused poverty in 'a sphere
so extended, that the rates for the support of the
poor in many instances exceeded the value of. the
land. What had the late Parliament done ? It
had attempted the revival of that most odious of
all impositions, the property, or rather the in-
come tax ; and front the defeat of that., project, to
whom were: they indebted Not to the Parlia-
ment, but to themselves. The Freelioldets of this
County, who, at the Meeting at Epsom, passel
those strong and marked resolutions which had
been so ably supported by the arguments of a
Gentleman, who, by his talents and known lute-
grity of character, he conceived more abundantly
(ratified for. the representation of this County,
than any Gentleman within his knowledge'; he
meant Mr. Denison, who with pleasure he could,
not express, had at last yielded to the wislres of his
numerous friends, in offering himself as a Candi-
date for the County.
Mr. LADattoKe, in a concise address, enforced
the arguments of the last speaker, and seconded
his proposition.
Mr. Somsiga addressed the meeting, stating,
that he hadlolfilled every pledge that he•had giVeu
from the first day of his nomination.
Mr. DENISON, aster entering into an historical
detail respecting former Elections for Surrey. said
I eagetly embrace this occasion to declare,
' in the face of the County, my political grin-
, ciples to be founded in a steady adherence to
the Constitution as established at the Re-
volution in 1688. And while 1 avow myself to
he a•steady and loyal adherent to my Sovereign,
I declare myself a rooted and avowed enemy to
anrman or Minister who shall attempt to encroach
upon the tights and liberties or subject. Re-
garding the relations of this kingdom as to fo-
reign politics, 1 ant the friend of .peace and con-
ciliation abroad—at home, of -economy and re-
form. Not that wild and theoretical reform,
which would infallibly involve this country in
anarchy and in ruin—but that moderate, rational,
and practicable reform, Which will conduce to the
benefit and the happiness of all classes of the State.
And of the many objects of reform, I conceive
the duration of Parliaments not amongst the least.
I am decidedly of opinion, that their duration ought
to he shortened, and that the expellee should be
diminished so as to render the situation of a Re-
presentative of the People accessible to every
gentleman of moderate fortunto—that the door miry
he open to every respectable character worthy of
politic confidence, and not confined to those only of
Hextended possessiot4s—to the man of bumble pre-
tensions, as well as to the proudest. Gentlemen,
against the wild-doctrines of reform and universal
suffrage that have late y,_ been in some places so
vehemently urged,.there is not a firmer or more
decided opponent—for I feel an absolute convic-
tion, that if by any possibility we could suppose

thin') to be ever carried into prAititie, (Le 6711I 1
must terminate hi the utter subvel•si".°,'
right's, our liberties, our property, our ltal'ine"-ri i
in fine, Of our glorious Constitution. Her —d
vderre
eluded, by thanking them for the honour c
upon him.
Mr. Denison and Mr. Sumner were thcii in
vest,f
°1"
ed with the stvord and spurs, and the ceicuan'
cunclultd by their being chaired round the lo'

SUSS .X ELECTION . JUNE 23.
In consequence of thenumination of Sir GOP:
FREY WEBSTER, Bart. one of the late Repre9el
tatives for this County in Parliament, at 1i,.4.
County Court yesterday, a friend of Sir GovEl{6,,
was immediately dispatched to the tlonourom,
Baronet at Battle, and it was represented to 01
that the majority of the Freeholders were aicit),u)fr
to do justice to his Parliamentary conduct, Isl
their decided support. Sir Go.,,rßEy WEBsIg
lost no time in at ending to the communicati°,ll:
Early this mottling, the Honourable Baronet
rived, having travelled all night, and was trr
umphantly drawn into. the City.
The Court opened at nine o'clock, Where (.111Honourable B,,rouct proceeded with a aurnerOS
escort of 1/15 friends.
Si: GODrREY Wr.t3sTert then addressed tilg
.thatt
aa-

echolders, and canaitily s: at ed thenr,
wily motive in withdrao l .o„: himself from the uP';'i
test, arose from a confidcoti
Nobleman of high rank %voild come forw•ard
ad
solicit their suifriges. IL.. et- this imession, 'et
W 55 not ambitious to ewer
honour of being a itepreseutative for the
fantCollo;
at the sacrifice of his fortune, becausehis
would not, nor did lie wish them- to den
emolument from his services inPailiament• 1-1-4
that consideration he was induced to withdro
himself; but circumstances had changed, ‘eil.itL
coin into a conies' for al'
pelled him to adopt another line of condocie
Ile owed a duty to the County at large, t.nd,g
the respectability of the heeholders, by
himself, when he found that the nomination It
confined only to a new Candidate, and lie wrli's
not shrink to rescue the County from the dileir,”.?i
in which it was likely to fall from the proeeewirlif
of yesterday.—lt was an imperative duty he ''o,l(
now to perform, anti in the accomplistiment
t,
which all private considerations became sec`ide
dary. The Freeholders must accept his sl'lcf,r.
assurance, that nothing else but bodily .
fatigue e.
the la,t seven days, the loss of rest, and t6`
1.1,1‘
Ifog all night, connected with bisteeling 1 og
harassed, alone prevented hitt) from adlirt;s'tile
them on a variety of topics, conrvicted
business of bringing forward a person s° ;10
known to the Freeholders. The 11,,p,
lowily•cl)eered in the course of his address.,
Mr. SUGDEg re-stated • the several opilli(),"glif
had expr,tssed in public as well as iirivete,
another Candidate should come -for Ward lre v",l
withdraw his pretensions einirely, and
had never acted in hostility to he other C 4104
dates. It %vas the Freeholders who thonght..,fie
the lionourable Baronet was not a fit repleke'le
tine in Parliament, and he did not he,itive
dare, that in his opinion the floe. hart. .trr"
fit person. to reptesintt the County. Ai -1
to
words, Godfrey Webster, who was Clo3';,,ft.'
an
Mr. Sugden, faced that Gemletn, and Wii"iiiitt
kilt expression of manly feelings, viewol,,ol
from head to foot, tin! a few seconds, iodicst':l,o
asst.mishutent that he could presuine to nokel.tfts
a oFclaration. A torrent of ilkScs
sentiments of the Freeholders to this.deei"3„;
Mr. Sugden resumed, and said that ;it vo°ll
001(
clamour, but by their votes, that would 011'1-1e
a good cause, and to the issue of that dcrislfire
would leave his claims. The. polling then'ibti
menced,' and at the close the Sheriff deciale
following to be the state Of • 1%?1,
WEBSTER, 267—BURRELL, 171—SCGC4' ' 14-
MI% SUGDEN in a very handsome Inom):
dined the continuance of the
,poll.

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MAIDSTONE, it7Nr. tifeb
The election for this town comm.encedorlivar
nesday. The Candidates were Niessrs
Longman, and %Veils (Sir E. Brydge d
djned the contest.) Mr. Itobrats was po'eni:jo
by Mr. Edward Russell, and seconded blrf,.
'
Cnliie ; Mr. Longman was proposed by 0-c0;
C. Vine, an:l seconded by Mr. Joshu a 115il.
and ‘Vr. Wells was proposed by PhilipCl,l°l(ll 11'1
Esq. and seconded by Coot ten;y
The poll was opened at half past 10, aP" re3llre
closed at two in the aftn, owing to "" re;
signation of Me. Wells,ernoo when the unnther6 ‘e
For Mr. Rohm ti • 2v,-2

Mr. I,,a4taan „ en
Mr. Wells
George. Longman, Esq. who former
sented this town, arrived here late an —°, tovA
night, hiriving-come down in canseqceoce jowl
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solicitations of a great body of the frteracli'af ihtl
Wells, Esq. of-Brickley, late High Sheri. 11 to.
,I 0 i.,
cotpty, was biought forward in arr,"-all to
him. on Tuesday, but at too late a p4"°-
effectual.
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FATAL DRINK ING.—YCSterdhy en ingtic fitirti
tahep On the body of one Jaite Mills, 'd tht4
Court, Gray's-inn-lane, when it erPearqe4 balf
the deceased had on Saturday drank- -0,11116 t;
quarterns of gin at different drain-shops, a_ disco
Is poll opening her body, her stomach w''dtitilt:,-
vered to have been completely corroded b.Y3600.
ing. Verdict—" Died in a fit Of intoxic
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, • . BlIrl'll:;. . r r., the -36-1
On thelflth inst. at Evertor) House, realordso' -s g u
0 v'
of William Astell,so TT:I.
On Sunday, in Gower-M street, the Ladv of --°r3
Esq. of a dauhter.
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M AR.
oremar, ,
Oil the 11th inst. at Mary
-1-two?. Ncv.' ch
Rev. Wu). Hooper, Of Milton', Hamoshire, J3ne9dauete r
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done, F,sq. Surgeon, Royal Nave, to Eli,raliett,), ,
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the late Alexander Hislop, Esq. of knighls"g-
1 , sstr;
• DIED. welsforw
At Plymonth, after a ling.ering illnes,),Gi!es ' 5,
Vbirt thf
mercant, of that place.
. Onht he 20th inst. at Pentonville, aged 64, Al r' 9,rj• 1- 1
On the leth May, IVlattrit'w Cireg,;ry Lewes' gd,"'
Gulf of Florida. , fill illne,.s9'of 77
On Sunday mornin?:, after a tong and Pain f'4' o•.`
Macttarnara, reiiet of the late John Macnatoarat nstoti i
1 • C0„.07'
Christopher's, and nuttier to.tht• present Lac.;

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