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The Syjr,11: Chronicle of Saturday supplies sonic particulars of a Tory meeting a Ipswich on the previous Thursday, when a requisi- tion to Colnael Broke to allow himself to be pot in nomination was agreed upon. Mr. I hitidaa, the late Alember, was present ; and a Mr. Bacon was chairman. The latter abused the Government witlt much virulence- " If," lie said, " we can submit to Stich a Oovernment as that, I soy, Shame upon us. (Three cheeis were Iwoe given for Mr. !Moths. ) It is not f a me to make any telleetions moat the character of the Committee of the 11.11-0 ,,r Coll:moos who w;..ro appainte41 to try the merits oldie petition ag tin-t the late
return to Parli.onem. I noett obsenve, that as soon at, they were st. . It•. eted, a letter was received iu this town from Mr. Nl'ason, stating that they had g.a.
Cm- ' Why was it e Oki] it Iva.: rennet, of a matorny of it 141:4-a144. nitit,g1 with fta Pai4.1s, 1., des/n..1 :,c1c Uri!, 1\'C11 the; aro cutting from utolvr yoar feet the enn-
stitnrimi on which your rights am! 11t.ertios are founded. ' -" I ant exttetnety leTpy to sre our friend sir. niumlas again amongst us, Mr. Hondas
is a to., -t i..1,1; le, is a t:it••ol to the country—a fri-mil to the t:onsti. totioll; and !tope we ',ni' shall 1.44r:';,t the surviers hr has rentl:Tell to this town. Let Nat 1;2 tr,t,!.,1 how It,• in ty by the Radicals. I hope he v.O11 always find a welcome r.a.ei tiou arnon:Ist his Tine Blue friends is Mr. Fonnereau extsdiel Are,,a-s. mind Kt fly, and encouraged the 'I' ()ries to tiL:lit the battle over again with the scme tecolions_ " It is from a most tiofortuttate circumstance that we an- placed in that posi- tion that we have to light again that battle which we hail won ftirly, and lamottraidy„tial strai:;htforwardly, by a good upstanding fight, carried on upon the fatrest priticiplet.”
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." Never since time passing of that art under which Committees of the House of Cotonou!, deride on controverted elections, has it ever taken place that an election has be .:n declared void, and also that the sitting Member's opposition to e petition has been declared frivolous and vexatious. . . . . The opposition to our return which we: curio! into the House of Commons, I shall prove to you, and to the stet-fiction of all, and it is quite notorious in NVestminster amongst lawyers u hit are acquainted with the evidetwe, Hod thetion was deebir,•4 y ITt 7 eh rr!./ ; and I will not say Who Was flie per son Si. aete,1 as agent tia that petition, by means which wToild he discredibthle and divr‘a,j'al the diced by:mums close of jxrvuts who disfiruce the (111S(' of h The nOnlination took place on Wednesday, in the Town-hall ; which was filled in a few 'nitrites after the doors were opened—the Tories taking the left, the Reformers the right side of the building. After the candidates Ind been proposed and seconded by their respective friends, Mr. Morrison addressed the electors, amidst mingled cheers and hisses. He defended the decision of the Committee which had unseated Messrs. Dundas and Kelly, and expressed his determination again to petition, if he were defeated by bribery ; but be said— The lilues, bold and dating as they had been, dared not bribe to-morrow. A lesson had now leteu taught them, and it was impossible for them to repeat the experiment. If they did not resort to bribery and corruption, lee had no doubt the Liberals would beat them by a large majority. Ile felt it incumbent upon him to bring the matter before the !louse of Commons; and if the Blues were again returned by bribery, another petition would be presented, to which he anticipated the same result: Mr. IraS011 suet with more interruption than Mr. Morrison. In reference to the proceedings before the Committee, and the means em- ployed by the Tories to carry their election, he said— He only regretted that those who were the real incinals in the transaction, 11/undas and Kelly, were not placed in prison, instead of those four un- fortunate nuhviduals ; and no effort should be wanting on his part to place them there. It the same caiculating means were used at this election he would take cue that their net should he larger, and equally strong, so as to encircle a few others ; and he had no doubt they would not be allowed to escape. If the Blues now succeeded, he would state that he already knew at least of three eases of lathery, which were quite sufliciant to upset their election- ( Cries of "Atone! pito gorged 151. to bribe the but cher ?") One of them was per- petrated :he day before yesterday. They might mark the fact; and if the matter demanded an investigation; his statements should be amply authenticated. With respect to intimidation, he would state one case in which Mr. Rodwell was deeply and personally implicated. Mr. Rodwell here came forward, and requested that the ea ue should be given of the individual that had been referred to. Mr. Wason Said he would, immediately after the election, give Mr. Rodwell the natne. Ile would now, however, state some circumstances that might bring the case to his recollection. Au elector told him that Mr. Rodwell had called six or seven times to solicit his vote in favour of the Blues ; and the last answer given to that solicitation was, that although a poor man, he respected political consistency ; and although be load worked for Mr. Brehm:II on one or two occasions, it was as unjust to call on him to vote for Colonel Broke and Mr. Holmes, as it would be in him to call on Mr. Rodwell to vote fur 11 Ir. Morrison and Mr. Wastm.
Mr. declared innq solemnly, that the whole statement, from begin- ning to end, was an utter falsehood. Mr. 1Vason said, he believed the testimony of the honest elector, although he had not a tine coat on his back, in preference to that of :Air. Bodied!. ( Cheers ward eintrusLa.) lie pledged himself to give the name of the elector home-
shandy after the eke • ; and till then, he must be allowed to keep his own counsel.
t'olons I Broke avowed himself a supporter of Sir Robert Peel, and warmly disclaimed all support obtained by Inibery. Mr. Ilolmea adopted the same tone ; and hoped that the bribery cases mentioned by Alta Waasin could be discovered and exposed. The show of hands was greatly iu fisvour of Morrison and Wason, and a poll was demanded for the Tory candidates.
The polling commenced on Thursday. The Liberal candidates took the Laid, and maintained it througholit the time of pulling; and at time close of the day the numbers were—for Aforrisoo, 5 I ; 1Vason, 51 I ; Broke, .1-20; I relines, 107. The pulling proem:sled languidly yeslerdly. At the final close, the numbers were—fur Moo isan,:a12 ; Wason, ; Broke, -I ; I lolmes, 4;35. From this it appears, that Ali. Alorrison polled precisely the tousle number of votes that Alr. Kelly had at the last election. Colom-i Broke, in his farewell sptcch, said that he had been '° well beaten in a fair tight." Air. Holmes said, lee took leave of the elec- tors, ms he came to them, in perfect good-1411141MM '1' lie successful candidates wen- of course full of gratitude, and in high spirits.
Colonel Peyrossnet Thoissiosso, the celebrated author of the Corn Core/doss, is the Liberal catelidete for I lull ; Mr. Ashton Yates having ictired to tiwke way for him, and the. and Radicals being per-
fie:fly united in his favour. 1 N:sids e his public charaeter, Tholop,oit has the advantago of family connexi.,ms and local attach- ments at Hull. The Tories have srlec•teil :11r. IL St. John Afildrnay ;or their champion. as Mr. Bre:alley ref:tool to come forward. We are happy to say that Colonel Thoitipson's prospects of success are most erne:ins:ging. His talents, knowledge, and excellent ptinciples, would do honour to any legislative assem lily in the world.
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