The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-24 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

Duanam, MARCH 20.—0 n Saturday lest, on
the conclusion of •his canvass in this City, \lr.
It : WuanTobt, M.P. met his friends iu the I own
Elan, and, after thanking thew for thi-ir
Lions, assured them that he had never before met

with so kind a reception, or so successful a ear..
vass ; and on Tursclay last he went to 'Sunder-
land, to solicit the suffrages of the Frectnen of the
City of Durham, resident in that place. The
morning was ushered in by the tinging of bells

and every' other outward demonstration of joy 3
while the manner in which he was received pi.ved
that the people of Sunderland were not uogrEue-
ha for the many acts of kindo,ss which the wor-
thy Member has conferred upon them. A pets` a
like Mr. IVHAIITON is ifivalmible to a commercial

town—and it is but justice to say, that whenever

he was requested to forward any measure tending
to the interest' of Sunderland, his nil] fence, was
exerted to the utmost. .1 he friends of Nlr.-
who attended him on the -canvass, were not only
very numerous, but also highly respectable. In
a word, a more popular man never canvassed tie
town of Sunderland, either for County or City.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR, M.P. amved, after his can-
vass at Newcastle, &c. at Ward's, the Wheatstreaf
Inn, Durban', on Friday evening, having been con-
ducted into the town by a numerous party of the
Freemen, whom he addressed at sonic length from
the Tcrtace in front of the house. Lie canvassed
the butchers in the market-place on Saturday, mid
on Sunday proceeded to Carlisle, Harnaid-Castle,
&c. lie returnee/ to Durham on Thursday last.
Mr. ALLAN, M. P. arrived at his seat at Grange
yesterday, and may be expected in a day or two
to canvass this City.
The following Letter has exci:ed a consi.
derable sensation, and it is concluded the F ee-
men in the TumelisT Interest will now vote SC..
COI ding to their own inclinations :

" London, March 14, ISIS.
SlR,—Deeply interested in whatever concerns my daughter,
Lady Frances Vane Tempest, and anxious as I mu to preserve
for her, unimpaired, that influence and interest in the county
of Durham, which was so dear to, and highly valued by, her
deceased father, the late Sir Henry Vane Tempest ; I cannot
but consider the canvass made by Mr. Taylor fur tho City of
Durham, in the circumstances in which it is mark, as a mea-
sure which may, without exp!anation, tend to lessen that
influence and interest. You will therefore allow toe, Sir, to
express to you my conviction, that the canvass of Mr. taj,or
for the city is inconsistent with the interests of my daughter,
arid, as I believe, without her concurrence ; and that the
first wish of her deceased father miuld have been, that any
influence or interest which followed him, should not have
been so used. I be also to observe, that neither of the
agents or persons employed in the concerns of my daughter
are in any manner authorisetrto use her name, or-that of the
late Sir Henry, for the purposes of such canvass and election;
and this I am induced to state from informatiori which bao
been given to me, that certain of the agents or persons em-
ployed about the estate of my daughter have been engaged
in such canvass.

" If Mr. Taylor has personal merits and claims on the
Freemen of the city of Durham, he will seek their support
on that ground; and all that I wish to express is, that he
has no pretence or right to seek it on any ground connected
with the late Sir Henry Vane Tempest or of my daughter.
" Your situation and character i►► the county will, I trust,
be my apology for troubling you with this letter, which you
have my permission to use in any manner ytiu may think
►ight. "I remain, Sir,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" Rev. - NESFIELD, Durham. ANTRIM."

PETERSFIRLD.—THOMAS ANDREW NJ INCH IN,
Esq. of the Glove, has declared himself. ti C3utti.
date for this Borough at the ensuing General
Election.

StissEx.—JouN
_FLILLER,. Esq. is mentioned se
likely to offer himself again for this County—•
than whom a mor2 liberal, uptight, and honest
man, does not exist.

PORTSMOUTH.—At a Meeting recently held in
this Borough, a Petition' for Parliamentary Re-
forni was agreed to. The Mayor was in the
Chair, and he, with two of the Aldermen, con-•
eurred in the propriety of the meastne. It i 5;
however, somewhat singular, that whilst the pre-
dominant Party in this Borough possess the power
of admitting:, trithout limitation of numbers, all
the respectable inhabitants to the right of voting for
its Representatives in Parliament, they exclude
them; at the same time professing the most ar-
dent attachment for Parliamentary Reform, and
joining in the Peti:ion to obtain that end. Now
it appears to us, that it would be more constitu-
tional, and more likely to secure in the end -an
extension of the Elective Franchise, if the Family
who hold the keys of admission to this ancient
Borough were to set at once the disintet ested ex-
ample of making the respectable inhabitants of the
Parishes of Portsmouth and Portsea (within the
Guild) free of theßorough; than to- adhete to the
old family practice of making NoN-Risidents,
many of them living at a distance, Freemen,
merely to support and perpetuate an irfloence
which has proved so detrimental to the general
welfare of the Towns of Portsmouth, Portsea, and
Gosport. Even so late as the last autumn, the
Member for Norwich and several strangers, were
.elected Freemen of this Borough, in preference
to peisODS of the first respectability and property
residing within it.
NEWCASTLE-CINDER LYNE.-Mr. PFABSON, it
appears, intends to offer for this Borough ; we,
however, cannot suppose the Freemen will so soon
forget the struggle they made to establish their
independence, which they did by the election of
their present MeMbers, whose firm attachment
to the. Constitution of the country, in Church and
State, must always endear them to their Consti-
tuents.

KENT COUNTY.—.It is generally believed that
Sir WILLIAM GEARY will not stand again for this
County. It has been said that Mr. HUNEYWOOD
will be the new Candi,!ate.

Jt is now the prevailing opinion that the County
of Cork will not be contested at the ensuing Elec-
tion ;—for the City of Cork the contest will be,
it is believed; most severe.
Sir ROBERT WILSON is to be one of the Candi-
dates for the Borough of Southwark. In the
County of Surrey, Mr. DENNISON perseveres, and
therefore, unless one of the present iVlembers re-
tires, the contest will be keen.

There is some idea that Guildford will he again
disputed, but against which of its present Mem-
bers the opposition is to be made we have uot
yet beard.