The Sun. — 1833-08-09 (London, England)

STAFFORD BOROUGH. Sir T. FRENIANTLE presented a Bill to excluile the borough of Stafford from sending burgesses to helve iii Parliament.  The Bill was read a fist time, and appointe to be read a second time this day three werks. But, Sir T. Fremantle stated, he should not proceed tviti the Bill until next session.  Mr. E. L. BULWER withdrew his motion relative to the repeal of the stamp duty on newspapers, and expressed his determination to bring it forward in the nev, session, before the Noble Lord brought forward his financial statement.  Major FANCOURT withdrew his motion respecting the practice of military flogging, which, he said, he should renew at the earliest period in the next session, and not cease to agitate until this system of torture was abolished. Col. EVANS also withdrew his motion for an amendment in the Reform Bill, in consequence of the lateness of the session.--(Hear.) Mr. HALCOMB presented a petition signed by 960 electors of the city of Coventry, complaining of the conduct of the Sheriffs of Coventry at the elecmion far that city in December last.—(Hear, hear.) The lion. Member then said it was his duty to press the motion he had on the paper, in consonance with the prayer of the petition he had presented ; which was, that the Sheriffs of Coventry do attend at the bar of that House, for their misconduct at the election for that city in December last, as appeared upon the report of the Election Committee ; and that the Attorney-Generalandfor directedprosecute said others Thetwoh,ii which hiH, had had I,Memberebee,e;p. pdwod adduced ete,dio ntboet fo showe vfsar ict the Select (c,fo emt i m t Cnt eco,es he ventryelection in December last, that the most outrageous and cruel attacks had heen made on the electors by a gang of artificers, called "Navigation men," who acted as bullies ; while no effectual means had been taken by the Shm riffs of Coventry, although disturbance was appre. vended, for the purpose of preventing it.—(Hear, hear.) From the evidence, it appeared that many of the electors only escaped with their lives by retreating into the King's Head. The instructions given by a Mr. R indall, who always led the mob, and who gave the signal by holding out his arm, were, that whenever he gave the signal, they were to fall upon the electors, and not to murder, but leave them hardly alive. The electors were kicked and bruised in the severest manner. The cry frequently was, " Rip them up." That expression was well understood n Coventry. It meant that they were to seize their vieiins by their clothes behind, rip them up, tear them lite',illy from their backs until they were entirely stripped, and then to injure their persons severely.—( Hear, hear ) One of the men we, asked what he was employed to do at Coventry, and he replied, with a great number of others, all from the country, to be " bullies" at the election for Alessrs. Bulwer and Ellice; that he put up at the Pack Horse Inn, where the others put up, to the 'umber of about fifty, and they were all to act under the mi tiers of Randall, the landlord. They then paraded the town previous to the nomination. Having met Mr. Ellice and Bulwer, who joined them, they returned, and seeing Mr. Eyler and Mr. Thomas coming from the King's Head and oy a preconcerted signal from Randall, they " beat hem, and drove them back to the King's Head." rite witness proceeded to say that on Sunday be was gain sent for; the parties were brought into .he Moose, .nil everything Was prepared for operation on the ttl,,imh Friar's Green. that morning they were all taken to Grey Green. They came round wish Randall at their nptaurpty,to and there wire 2,000 or 3.000 per-and. moll which was occupied brat blow. They Randall, the prize-tighter, ti;me'irti,dcilakindgleiintihi,i.„ll,l6deuintw‘e%,:wkiiitikoteidijNeim:ilvelbilsl:l3lilistictt,otacntitdha•-I:trivaelpwavi Bulwer. .et as the, could. He next pmeem tied., amid cries of h e and time reiter.,ted fiat rruptions of he to mawthat the corporation, to rei.imt these desperate men, mad armed their constabhs with osier twigs only; that the uneitables, so adorn d With os;t4atwigs, were seen durin; struck the e.T1,1 i'peiYms opposite