Star.
London, England, 1831-04-29 00:00:00

NEWS FOR CANDIDATES AND ELECTORS.

SOUTHWARK.—(THts DAY.)
DEFEAT OF THE BOROUGHMONGERS.
At nine o'clock this morning, the High Bailiff, accom-
panied by WILLIAM BROUGHAM and CHARLES CALVERT,
Fsqrs. &c. appeared on the hustings; and the usual forms
having been gone through, SOLOMON DAVIS, Esq. pro-
CH A EES CALVERT. Eaq. 88 a Candidate for the
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p riesentation of the Borough, which was seconded by
JOHN ELLIS, Esq.
J. Richards, Esq. propored William Brougham, Esq.
and was seconded by Mr. Davis, High-street, Borough.—
The proposers, seconders, and candidates, severally ad-
dressed the meeting ; but we are under the necessity
of abstaining from entering into their speeches this day :
suffice it to say, they pledged themselves to support
the Reform Bill. We may probably give the speeches
to-morrow. At eleven o'clock, C. Calvert Esq. and Wm.
Brougham, Esq. were declared duly elected members for the
independent borough, amidst the loudest cheers for the
King and Constitution. Thanks were voted to the High
Bailiff, after which, the Constitutional supporters of the can-
didates departed for the City—by which the Reform Bill
has gained-0 NE.
Dover has returned Mr. Powlett Thompson, and Captain
Stanhope, instead of Sir J. R. Reid, by which the Reform
Bill has gained—ONE.
BOROUGH OF ST. ALBANS.
FIRST DAY'S POLL.
Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. - . 139
Lord Orimston 137
Sr. Godson 130
There is little doubt but Sir Francis Vincent and Mr.
Godson will be returned.

M I DDLESE X.—Since the dissolution of Parliament, Mr.
Hume has engaged himself in daily visiting his late consti-
tuents in different parts of the county of Middlesex, every
where meeting with the most cordial reception. Yesterday
he visited Acton, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes, Hillingdon,
and Uxbridge; at Acton, the whole of the freeholders
of that parish, near forty in number, had assembled at the
mansion of Kelly, Esq. where they one and all ten-
dered their votes and services for the re-election of Mr.

flume, with assurances that at every point where their votes
and exertions could be available (several of them being free-
holders of other counties), to serve the great cause of Re-
form, as proposed by the present Ministers and sanctioned
by the King, they should be exercised. At Uxbridge,
where it was market-day, and where Mr. Hume was
hardly personally known to any individual, a meeting of se-
veral hundreds of the inhabitants, icnluding all the free-
holders of the town and adjoining parishes, was held at three
o'clock, in the large room over the Market-house, when re-
solutions of thanks for his past, and pledges of support to
Mr. Hume in confidence of his future conduct in Parlia-
ment; and addresses to the King and his present Ministers,
for the Reform Bill which the Ministers had brought for-
ward, were unanimously agreed to. In the manifestation of
sincerity of the proceedings of the meeting, none were more
earnest than the Quakers, of which society there are several
very wealthy and amiable families in Uxbridge, at the house
of one of whom Mr. Hume, and a gentleman who accom-
panied him, with several other gentlemen of the town and
neighbourhood, were hospitably and elegantly entertained.
Uxbridge contains a great number of freeholder. of the
county of Buckingham, and from its contiguity and con-
nection with that county, an equal interest in regard to the
election therein was manifested. Before Mr. Hume left the
town, several subscriptions were offered to him, one of 2001.
and another of 1,0001. or 2,0001. if necessary, in support
of any gentleman of character in opposition to Lord Chan-
doe, and who would pledge himself to support the great
measure of Reform, as recently proposed.
We understand, if Mr. Fyler hesitates or equivocates at
Coventry, that a candidate of high moral• worth, and dis-
tinguished as a reformer, is ready to obey the call of the
electors. We must never forget that your moderate reformers
refused even to transfer the forfeited franchise of East Ret-
ford to Birmingham! Yet such men have the hypocrisy to
call themselves reformers. Such hypocrites are more dan-
gerous than open enemies.
A coalition of Western and Wellesley will assure the re-
turn of two reformers for Essex. Mr. Western standing
on his past services and high public character is coy, but in
being so he hazards the triumph of the county over an in-
veterate Tory, who in these days ought to know that he
ought not to aspire to represent real electors. We commend
to Mr. Western, and to all gentlemen in his situation, to
lay aside private piques and ancient jealousies for the public
good. A tory candidate may be an agreeable neighbour,
but he ought, by a genuine patriot, to be regarded as the
most offensive of all colleagues in a reforming Parliament.
Mr. Gore Langton is invited, by a requisition numerously
signed, to stand for Somersetshire ; and Mr. Sandford has
earned the good-will and preference of the freeholders by
his past conduct.
Sir W. B.Guise is certain of his return for Gloucestershire ;
and he has found a worthy colleague in Mr. Morton, of Las-
borough, who is invited by 2,100 freeholders out of less
than 6,000. The hated influence of the Beaufort& is there-
fore likely to be destroyed in this county.
Bristol seems likely to rescue its intelligence from the
ignominy of misrepresentation. E. B. Fripp, Esq. has pre-
sided at a large meeting, which has pledged itself to main-
tain that Bristol, in spite of appearances, is worthy of rank-
ing as the second city in the empire. A member for so great
a population ought not to be the most infuriated and unflinch-
ing supporter of all abuses.
Mr. Curteis offers himself again for Sussex, as a st?ady
supporter of the Reform Bill, and also Lord J. G. Lennox,
in the same interest. Mr. C. M. Burrell for Bramber and
Shoreham, on principles of independence ! Mr. Howard
for the same, as the well-known friend of the Reform Bill.
Sir John Shelley as its opponent, because he tells the borough
of Lewes, it increases the members for Catholic Ireland,
and is a wild scheme of real revolution to entrap We un-
wary into the support of the ministerial faction ! Mr. Kemp
also for Lewes, says, if be sits in parliament it must be as
a reformer and friend of the bill. Sir C. R. Blunt calls on
Lewes to support him as a determined enemy of the bo-
roughmongers.
Lord D. C. Stuart is canvassing Arundel, in opposition to
Alderman Atkins.
It is generally supposed that there will be 200 new mem-
bers returned to the new parliament, and that the majority
of decided votes for the Reform Bill will be at least 100.
What a revolution in fortunes of adventurer., who have so
long lived on politics, and on the sale of their votes in
support of parliamentary jobs.
Mr. Talbot is the popular candidate for Athlone. The
Duke of Devonshire has the nomination this time of Baud's
Bridge. Sir Thomas Butler and Mr. H. Rochfort are
spoken of for Carlow county. Mr. Napier is proposed as a
eolleague of Lord Killeen. An independent candidate is to
start for Dublin. Mr. North has been canvassing in vain.
Sir W. Hart is announced for Kildare. Mr. Tuite's return.
for Westmeath is considered certain. Mr. Jos. O'Donnell
will contest Mayo. Mr. Wallace, the eminent and worthy
barrister, starts for Drogheda, with the certainty of success.
The example of the city of London ought to be imitated
every where : the reforming candidates ought to have but one
committee. Coalitions, in this instance, are for the public

GENERAL ELECTION.
good. If they hold together, and electors do not split their
votes with tory candidates, the result will be certain. If
candidates hesitate, owing to personal feelings, committees
should combine aa•their own act, and refractory candidates
be excluded, and others found. By this means tory can-
didates may be shut out from all counties and all places
where there is free election.

When " the Charles-street funds" are brought to bear as
at Harwich and other rotten boroughs, other candidates
should be started, and then try the election before a com-
mittee of parliament. In that case the Charles-street funds
would be exerted in vain.
We need not wonder at the splendid sums set down by
borough patrons to the Charles-street association. They are
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an edge-off. There are no buyers in the market, but if the
fund buy, the subscription is returned in the beneficial sale
of a property otherwise valueless. A. has two boroughs ;
B. C. D. and E. cannot afford to buy for a short reforming
parliament under a retrenching administration. A. then puts
down his name for 10,0001. and sells his four seats for
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20,0001. to the fund, who buy for B. C. D. and E. No bad
speculation, and a fair specimen of the sacrifices of borough-

mongers.
Messrs. Penleaze and Atherley start as reformers for
Southampton, with every assurance of decided success.
The friends of the Hon. H. B. Lygon, in Worcester-
shire, are making active arrangements to meet any opposi-
tion which may be offered to his return, in case of a disso-
lution of parliament. Two new candidates for the repre-
sentation of the county, have presented themselves—Sir T.
PhiHipps, hart. of Middle-hill, Broadway, and Mr. Richards,
the eminent hop-merchant, of London. Mr. R. has pur-
chased Wessell Grove, the property of the late Daniel I,
Rogers, Esq. He intends to make it his residence for a
part of the year. Sir Thomas Phillippa is very candid in
his address to the freeholders; he tells them, at starting,
that he stands forward on the principle of " Election free
of expense to the candidate ;" but the hon. bart. seems
aware that this principle is not very palatable, for he con-
cludes by saying " I must acknowledge I have little hopes
of success."

Mr. Richards, who is related to the Attwood family,
has published the ablest address that we have yet read, and
he assails, with great point, the Ligon and Foley interests,
which hitherto have reduced Worcester to the condition of a

nomination borough, and exposes the false pretensions of
lawyers to the preference of independent electors.
Some silly creature, who had not sense enough to feel for
himself that no timo is to be lost by the friends of reform,
has called a meeting at the White Hart, Bath; but such
ignorant persons injure a cause which is already in better
boas.

Forty of the principal inhabitants of Salisbury have pre-
sented an address to W. Brodie, Esq. requesting him to al-
low himself to be put in nomination as a candidate to repre-
sent that city in Parliament, principally on the ground of
that gentleman's being known to fully approve of the Reform
Bill. To this requisition Mr. Brodie has replied, that he is
not without hope that " his old and much-valued friend," the
present member for Salisbury, will ultimately be induced to
support the Reform measure : should he, however, be dis-
appointed in that expectation, " then Gentlemen," says Mr.
B. " will the field be fairly open to me—then will I accept
your offer, and run an honourable race with any competitor,
should one arise, for the prize you hold out as the reward of
him who will exert himself to contend for it."

Mr Patten is obnoxious, and meetings have been held to
obtain an opponent in Lancashire, Lord John Russell is
invited, but he stands for Devonshire. Mr. P. is a friend
to part of the bill l but Lord Stanley to the whole bill.
Lord E. Somerset fills the papers with lists of his sup-
porters—you scratch me and I scratch you.
Mr. Tracey, a country gentleman of liberal character,
starts for Tewkesbury, in opposition to Mr. Dowdeswell,
who qualifies his support of the bill.
Mr. Webb starts again for Gloucester, and adops Capt.
F. Berkeley as his colleague, both of them reformers. Glou-
cestershire will therefore be severely contested in every place,
but the result is not doubtful.
LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—We understand that it is the
intention of several influential gentlemen to invite Lord
Francis Leveson Gower, son of the Marquis of Stafford, and
late Secretary for Ireland, to offer himself as a candidate
for the representation of Liverpool in Parliament. We also
understand, that his lordship, if invited, will offer himself.
Lord Francis is, we bear, a moderate reformer. Should a
writ for Liverpool be issued, the election will take place on
Saturday or Monday next. We hear that the town will
be divided into districts, and that a booth for receiving the
votes of freemen will be erected in each. This arrangement
will materially shorten the duration of the poll. Mr.
Ewart, General Gascoyne, and Mr. Denison are expected
in town to-day or to-morrrow, to commence their canvass.
—Liverpool Albion.
PRESTON ELECTION.—This election is fixed for Friday
next, and we regret to say that there is as yet but little
prospect of any gentleman offering himself in opposition to
the " Preston Cock," who is now scouted by every class of
society in the country. It was intended that Mr. Stanley
should be put in nomination ; but it having been ascertained
that that gentleman would not at present give up Wind-
sor, the idea of nominating him has been abandoned.—
The respectable electors being disappointed of obtaining
Mr. Stanley, determined, on Monday last, to invite Mr.
Richard Potter, of Manchester ; and accordingly two
gentlemen were deputed to wait upon him ; but their
mission was unsuccessful, as Mr. Pott.r is engaged
in canvassing the electors of Wigan. Mr. Wood and NI r.
Hunt both arrived in Preston on Monday : the reception of
the latter, though not marked by any strong marks of open
hostility, was entirely divested of that enthusiasm with which
he was formerly received. He addressed the people from his
old lodgings at the top of Lime-street, in a long rambly
speech, with scarcely a single point in it to create a respond-
ing cheer : it was flat and spiritless in the extreme : if any
gentleman will offer himself upon liberal principles, Mr
Hunt's rejection is certain. From a communication received
last night, it appears that Mr. Charles Swainson has been
invited to become a candidate, but he also has declined.—
Blackburn Gazette.
Sir James Graham is opposed for Cumberland, by the
Leviathan of tho North; but there is no county more dis-
tinguished for its sturdy independence than the men of
Cumberland, and no man deserves better of Lis country than
Sir James Graham.
Sir W. Forbes offers himself again for Kirkcudbright, as
an opponent of the bill. Sir R. C Fergusson for the same.
Sir J. J. H. Johnstone, for Dumfries ; also Mr. W. R. K.
Douglas ; Mr. M. Sharpe, for the royal burgh ; and Sir A.
Agnew, for Wigtown.
We lament to learn that the patriotic Mr. Richards, of
Worcester, has been appalled by the bold front of the Beau-
champs, at the head of whom is an old Lady, with
her 50,0001. It is paying a bad compliment to the Free-
holders of Worcestershire ; but it may be hoped that Mr. R.
will become a candidate elsewhere. He is a reformer, and
he understands the currency question.
It is said Mr. Sadler retires from Newark, but though he
voted for his patron on the reform question, yet Mr. Sadler
was in other respects so valuable a member, that it may be
hoped he will be in the next Parliament, and be able to act
for bieopelf.

GENERAL ELECTION.
The people of Harwich are about to afford a practical proof
of the indispensible necessity of reform, by returning Messrs.
Herries and Dawson, v. ho have, it seems, established claims
on their gratitude, and are probably well backed by the
Charles-street fund.. All Essex is indignant at the affair.
Yo R TESIII It E.—The four liberal candidates of the county
of York Lo:d Morpeth, Sir John Johnstone, John
Charles Ramsden, F_sq. and George Strickland, Esq. acting
with the same decision and unanimity as the King and his
ministers, immediately on the prorogation of parliament,
sent forth their addresses to the freeholders, and within

three days took the field in person, by adiiieszing the pco-
ple of Leeds and the clothing district, at our cloth
halls. As it was known that the election would take

place in the course of next week. thC friends of Reform
throughout this vast county, excited in behalf of the glo
rious measure of Reform, beyond all former precedent,
began everywhere to make preparations for the return
of the four liberal candidates. It was well understood that

all the candidates were acting together—that no manner of
compromise would be listened to—that the aristocracy and
the mercantile classes the rich and the poor, were all per-
fectly united (except the few opposers of reform who ate
sprinkled over Yorkshire), in the firm reso:ve to support the
King and his Ministers, by returning four candidates who
would vote for the ministerial bill. It will be seen that the

election is now fixed for next Friday week, the 6th of May,
and therefore the candidates lost not a moment in commencing
their canvass. Mr. Strickland, who was at York, c mne over

to Leeds yesterday, and Lord Nlorpeth, Sir John Johnstone,
and Mr Ramiden arrived this morning at half-past 8 o'clock.

SCOTLAND.

REX EIFREWSIIIRE.-Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, one of
the few Scotch Members who supported the bill, has ad-
dressed the (4ectors.

EDIN BU KG lISII I v.e.—Sir George Clerk, in his address,
says " that he is ready to give his support to any measures
calculated to correct the abuses which may have grown up
in• the political system." That part of the system n hick
returns such men as the worthy candidate for a county is,
of all others, perhaps, the abuse most deserving correction.
H ADDINGTONSIIIRE.— \ Ir. Hope (late of Gatton) will
have an opponent on the side of the ministerial measure of
reform in Mr. Baird of Newbyth ; he says, " that measure
is founded on justice, and well adapted to calm the agitation
which now exists throughout the country."
ListuTitoowsittae.—General Sir A. Hope has again
come forward ; he was an opponent of the bill, and declares
himself opposed to any change tending to deprive those really
(parchment voters, query ?) interested in land of their just
influence in county representation.
LA N MESH I R E.—Sir C. Douglas, the late member, comes
forward again.
PEILTIIBIIIIt E.—Sir G. Murray is up again ; he declares
in his address, that " he has never been an enemy, at any
period of his public life, to prudent ameliorations of the po-
litical system of the country." Did not Sir George vote
against the transfer of the elective franchise from East
Retford to Birmingham ?
DUMBARTONSHIRE —Lord W. Graham is not again
coming forward. Mr. John C. Colquhoun, however, is in
the field, but has made no avowal of his principles with res-
pect to reform : the late member opposed the bill.
Ft yesui a E.—Mr. J. Lindsay opposes Captain Wemyss,
who supported ministers ; the new candidate is one of the
" well-regulated reform" supporters, and talks in his ad-
dress of " that religion (we suppose boroughmongering and
place-hunting) which the experience of many ages has
shown to be the surest foundation of our liberties and hap-
piness."
SELICIRILSHIv.E.—Mr. A. Pingle has solicited the suf-
frages of the freeholders ; be opposed the bill. Mr. A. E.
Lockhart is to be put in nomination on the other side.
KIRICUDBRIO HTIMIRE.—Mr. Cutler Ferguson has
come forward here on his old principles as a supporter of
the ministerial Bill of Reform. A second candidate has
started, Mr. Forbes, of Callendar House, who declares
himself" firmly resolved to support establishments in Church
and State," and " not indisposed to support any prudent
change in the representation, consistent with the safety of
the Constitution,' that is, with the maintenance of rotten
boroughs, and equally rotten Scotch counties.
ARO Y LLSHIRE.—Mr. W. Campbell is in the field for
this county. He voted for the bill.
ROX BUROHSHI RE.— Mr. Scott, who voted against mi-
nisters, says, in his address to the freeholders, that, " after
the late discussions, &c. in the house, he is inclined to be-
lieve (a new version of the Marquis of Londonderry's
almost lead me to think') that some equitable and moderate
alteration as to the distribution of the elective franchise
ought to be adopted." How parrot-like ! These " equi-
table, moderate, just, and fair" reformers seem to have obeyed
the instructions given them by the " Conservative Senate"
in Charles•street.
EDINBURGH CIT Y.—A meeting of the Merchants' Come
pany was held on Monday, at which it was unanimously re-
solved to memorialize the magistrates and town council to
do themselves and the city honour by selecting as their re-
presentative their fellow-citizen, the Lord Advocate. A
public meeting of the householders was about to be held for
the same purpose. The Edinburgh Political Union met for
the same purpose on Friday.
LElTH.—sMonday the inhabitants voted, una race, an ad-
dress to the King for having dissolved the late parliament.
GREENOCK.—The Magistrates have announced a meet-
ing to congratulate his Majesty on the firm and dtaermined
manner in which he has supported his Ministers on the sub-
ject of reform. The Political Union ere on the alert, can-
vassing for such candidates as may come forward as reformers
on the principle of the ministerial bill.
IRELAND.

Lox E.—Mr. James Talbot, n•ho petitioned against
the return of the patron's nominee, but without success, is
again coming forward, pledging himself as a " staunch and
an uncomprising reformer." Now is the time for the thirteen
corForittions to shake cif the yoke of Lord C;stlemaine, and
by one good act conciliate their townsmen.
MEATH.—Mr. Naper, of Laugherew, and !.,,rd Kii!cen,
both pledging themselves to reform, are in the held.
In the other parts of Ireland similar promi•iitiale is ex
hibited to return reformers. •
_ ELECTIONS FIXED.

Tit Is DA Y.— London, Canterbury, Chest( r, Norwich,
Great Yarmouth, Abingdon, Lewezi, York City, Homhain,
Preston, Lincoln, Hereford City.
SAT Ult DA Y.—Bath, Rochester, Bristol, Seaford, Leo-
minster.
Mo DAY, May 2.—lpswich, Sandal( h, Southampton,
Liverpool, Taunton, Ten( kesba y, Westminster.
Ty Es DA Y —Suffo: k (nomination), Cambridge iTniversity,
Shoreham.
Tit t: RS DA Y.—ESSEX, Surrey (at Guilford).
Fit IDA Y.-- Norfolk ; Sussex, at Chichester; Yorkshire;
Southamptoushire, nomination day; Was;
at Presteign ; Breckaockshire.
SA't u It DAY .—Herefordshire.
To LIMA Y.—Suffolk, at 11 swich ; Edinburghshirc.
WEDN VIDA Y.—Kent ; Somersetshire, at llchester.
Cl• We repeat our wishes lo be favoured tr Rh the State of PWI4,
day by day, by Candidates or Committees. This Paper lain,. during
the Election. Me focus of information. so interesting tevel Me people
of Empland. Hitherto our Rlcetion intelipence, derivrd from tits
Us: soirees, has supersede: loot of most of our Conleasperaries.