The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-18 00:00:00

SUNDERLAND ELECT
SATrItpAY, AUGUST 16. Yesterday vvts Ihej.
pointed b the may or and returning eweertti
Allison, Esq.) for the official declaration och
Colon(' Thompson took leave of the public op ltro"
evening, and left for London by the six o'clonl;
morning. Mr. Bright, M,P., and George Wl!'
took their departure ab ut the same time, as I
solved not to take any part in the proceeding
declaration. mei
At ten o'clock, pursuant to previous arrange-0
Hudson's friends met him at the George Inn, fe'r
pose of accompanying him to the hustings.
Soon after eleven o'clock, the Mayor, accolit,,:
several magistrates and others, appeared on the to
and was followed by Mr. Hudson and his 'tb)C,-
At this hour about 5,000 individuals were asseP
the number at no period much greater. of C'
working classes (who are nearly all in favour 00h,
Thompson) studiously kept away, but by those 00'
present the reception of the successful candidsteio,
thing but flattering. With the exception of
turbance which arose from a body of Mr. Bun e
friends, who had come by special train from tP.ticd.
sisting on forcing themselves through the c'„ce.
w Mist doing so one man was rather roughly htl'o,
populace expended their arger in yells and grlcej
o; her discordant noises. The Mayor was alre3rece,...o,
similar expressions of disapprobation. Freviu"Di!ii
election he has always been a leading and actiffooti
and reports were circulated that on this occas.,4:
ordered his tenants and workmen to vote for
116. e;
son, and used every exertion to promote the :of,
the Tory candidate. It is also stated that he,' e
lessly read the Riot Act on the preceeding
increased his unpopularity. One of these reiSr
be seen the Mayor denied, and we have not 101 it)
ascertain whether the other is correct.
When order had been partially restored,
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declared the result of the poll to be as follows;,.00
For George Hudson, of York, and slue'.;
of that city .........................................
For Lieutenant-Colonel Ferronet Thompson

dG
Majority for Hudson ..................•
present this borough in the Commons House
tel
He therefore declared Mr. Hudson duly elects
anent.—(Cheers and hisses.) He might also tete:
in consequence of what had) taken place on the Pt t
day, that he had not voted at this election; that
not asked any individual to vote; and further,
first to last he had never asked any elsetor 130'6
n retie
tended to vote.—(Aprlause.) He bad
bring into the town a large number of the countl'
but relying on the good sense and right feelinio
inhabitants, he had refused to do so. lie
them, however, that if any violence were conue
ttta
person guilty of it would certainly be brouOftrbi v
end dealt with'according to law. They rni, be
cheer as much and as often as they pleased, bu'' b of"
strongly advise them not to commit a breac,,,ge
peace.—(Cheers.) Mr. Hudson is a man of greslos
and he had no doubt Mr. Hudson will, as he
is
mised, do all he can to promote the local interleo.
borough.—(Hisses.) He again entreated
tb
their own sakes, to keep order during the P
of the day. bur
and.
hisses HUDSON then presented himself, an. geol
hisses and groans arose, which continued (.0.3v
occasional cheers) during the whole of his brle4
He observed that it had now become his Ple,itito
as the representative of this borough, to otrA'coole'd
his grateful thanks for the honour they hautiosly
upon him. They might rest assured the deelt
life would exemplify the gratitude which he .0000
only alloy to the gratification of such an oeeasid
pre-ent was that all could not be successful, a:n.,„elli
opponent could not 'be elected as well as iniik
laugh)—but he assured the Gallant Colonel that',.
he had met and opposed him on public grotinl
was ready to extend to him the right band:re:4
ship. They had all a right to hold and 6‘rr tlll4
political opinions, but now that the occasion w{d')
pression of those opinions had passed, be trueatirl
would forget any asperities which might bald)
the progress of the contest, and all unite wbepe
furthering the interests of Sunderland ancimid 5.1 e
the country.—(Cheers and hisses.) lie r
times addressed them before, and the time d 0 cad
%%as now past. The time fur acting is at ban, vo°4l
that they had placed him in the high and -der,/
position as their representative, he should et} b iv/
rsdeem the pledge he had given ; and altbougtobilit
the electors might feel annoyed that his bonh°
ponent had not been elected, he hoped, a$ telee mi
had declared themselves in his favour, tbat,ild
would forget those feelings, and that he 81'°; the ild
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their assistance in endeavouring to advance ss,`('lol
interests of this large and important borough' hic!).)
suggestions from all of them as to the way In d IP,O
object may be bestEffected.—(Applause
Ile had only a short tenure of office. 'IV) 'OOll
have an opportunity of again exercisingt,vgliy,
ehise, which it is the glory of an t
to possess, and of discharging the 11."5be 0Vo;
the constitution has reposed in them. All
his opponents was, that they would give bint i 0
—(shouts of " Hear, hear")—and to his fri,el),4ol/,
" Recollect that he whom you have sent to rin'toki
only a man," and then he was sure they woolunsiol°
his faults, when they considered that he was t 1!
earnest in his endeavours to serve the borough' the Oly
At this moment a parcel was brought upon 0111.,ii
tings containing copies of the Times of Fridalh'itb
result of the poll of the preceding day, '
fre'ely distributed. tee
" See," continued Mr. Hudson, his cetl fei
beaming with delight, and ffinginghe 'Jr;
copies amongst the crowd, " here is tl-se
ice
The containing the result of 'ce
The statement was sent off by special engt arY
terday afternoon. and the papers have Ps', Vdil
by an express train. See what railways can de gtriol
the march of intellect which is going on ! This i 9 01?
of genius, and it is owing much to the railwaibsoto
district." After these exclamations he concluded a .0'
ing the Mayor for the kindness which be
to him during his residence here. He was stl'ocev?
one could have discharged the duties of theitis° ,fr;011
more faithful and honourable manner than 7, be4;ge
had done ; then to all he said—" I thank Y°,.`" 011'
and sincerely ; God bless you."—(Laughter tO,
pla
Theuse.)
M fell?
MAYOR further alluded to the railw.-;,0061Y
which Mr. Hudson had spoken, and then 0)
(in compliance with the desire of some frieil ,
tlish!lA
Hon. Member) that Mr. Hudson had left inoei
of Mr. Wright and Mr. Spoor the sum of
ins"
given for the benefit of the charitable ins"- 01
the town.
c, 90y
This concluded the business on the hustlogg''oll;li
(AM gentlemen retired to the office of the,loea
where the return to the writ was prepared
signed,
t in 1;11fil
Soon afterwards Mr. Hudson took his sea- wilq 4
gantiv decorated chair, placed in a carriage d 1.14„ eg
go
greys, and the form of " chairing" was ne LP"• cfri'
the dole of the procession Mr. Hudson met Leo f°o4
in his committee-room, and took leave of °;',01,10
present. He then left the town for Mr. See°l. ',13,
at Whitburn, where he and Mrs. Hudson,
Lowther, M.P., Mr. Hodgson Hindu, M.P.'
gentlemen, have been guests for some days. her "oetti
nu To• day Mr. Hudson's committee, in "'i 'l`tior4
fifty, accompany him to York, by special frltP)lltjegfr
they will dine with the Lord Mayor and c°;,,iolol
and other gentlemen who have been invitee] tc).',,i,"";e'
The causes which have led to Col. Thooll*jef
have occasioned a disruption of the Liberal ri
0,0,5
and it is contemplated to hold a meeting 50 5,(30 elefoOL'
feelings of irritation consequent on the Pres,lslol.o
subsides, to conceremeasures for effecting a 0%1 °
the party, and selecting two gentlemen W„.-00„,re;
likely to receive the warm and earnest sarirtenliA•
Reformers at the general election. Colonel .9 Otter I
has made many devoted friends here, but it bens
lie must give place to some other Liberal If
iPO flie
vacancy shall again occur. irebu
It is said that a petition will be presentei.aerP
return of Mr. Hudson, on the ground of l'et'-er,
nothing definite has yet been done in the Inn'

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.--(ll,th I'l4
respodent.)—Yesterday, about 12 o'clock, "" gee
ov; CP
opposite Greenwich Hospital, a boat, conteilitleo,o
sons (all young men), was capsized by the /1 tes''teP
which was caused by one of the large Scot° the wee
h 04
and every one in it was precipitated int°, hie-b
coll'o
Boats Immediately put off from the shore e
managed by experienced watermen, and not,oaritoli
exceed their praiseworthy exertions in entle9'hitile°h et
extricate those who were capsized ; but it l'ithoegaelij#
a et
nco
another
its
,wn nee
tnaehrieagphopbbu
ewol
ngaesri
neighbourhood, , o
ddnooitn suchttakneen ha o wwee vlle.rp,
rtohs e r
bo e
k ad ,
very exhausted condition. of
tthoef party
"a rtYPteer titithtleat;
that
this
SADLER'S WELLS.—We witnes3ed at plitipbes;
on Saturday, the performance of ShalisPeare by 's
Merchant of Venice. The part of Shyleek,
od
was most ably sustained, and the same praise 14 ro
due to Mrs. Warner as Portia. We never saw. Aatotr" f:rjj
nett to more advantage than in the character of ossaio:,
Mr. B. Marston gave much satisfaction as 13a5 pler'rf-ea
clever actress Miss Cooper must not be forgotten o.f:ea gi oft),
in the scene where she and Portia restore the rl histrir,
them in their disguises as a doctor of laws a° ale, 11
by their respective husbands, the house w,at'be Old °,l
Mr. S. Buckingham played Gratiano well, au° tot s°
be said of Mr. Scharf and Mr. Williams as Lau_aocueglieut; 0,cl;
Gobbo ; altogether the play was well acted thr,e, Oree o'of
gave universal satisfaction. The scenery and dre,s:d io s vitit
as would do credit to any theatre, and we were g'at and IA
house so well filled ; it is pleasing to see the tale" itot,caco,
the present managers so well appreciated arid
,setbe
patronised. The performances concluded wit;,104,01
What Next ? in which Mr. A. YOUDge, OS
wood, played with much ability. W
131111-,, ley
ALARMING FIRE AT ST. JOHN'S, .1-`IIE
IJf
—We have just seen the following extract fr0r0445:.--- t aivit
dated St. John's, New Brunswick, July 3°9 a °s et
put you in an extra slip of paper to tell you oniced ahon oft:,
fire which happened here last night. It coauntowes, aid ot
o'clock in a row of woollen stores and
wharfs by the river side. Unfortunately Tereljw.ateier elatithe°‘
woe AO'
immediately obtained, and consequently the along arfol
were speedily consumed. The fire then sprea"._ itg
three streets, destroying a number of houses
aii_l a 1.,1
but was at length, by dint of great exertions
.1.'4 ao.tv'e.s,
supply of water arrested about halt-past thre
7, Jur Ogiodlll
broke. I was tlien assisting in the working e s. 07°01
got my eyes so much scorched by the intense itioioatols
that I can scarcely see this morning. The Ins_lleat aceso
to leave, and so I suppose you will not see any glst oehooo
this fire in the papers. Is it not very strange in
have
ehea,dNseowl a Yorke a, fire heree
rfoplllaocweisn
ign Northcl ee
e,:ve,„--,:eliroi et $O,: 1/:
have ju.t been subcribing for the people at Q
I sin- po.,e, we have to subscribe for ourselves'
yog
HUAGERFoIiD SUSPENSION-BRIDGE. .
opici:
tors have altered the name of this bridge. 51,00 it is
1,
Charing-cross Suspension-bridge, the direction ;go,'
have wi hin the last day or two been repainted, 1"
cross" substituted for " Hungerford.”