allegations of bribery and corruption concerning the Tory candidate for Cambridge in the 1835 general election, Henslow put himself forward as the nominal prosecutor. Supporters of the Tory candidate subjected him to abuse and wrote "Henslow, common informer" on walls.

His appointment in 1837 to the remunerative Crown living at Hitcham, Suffolk marked a turning-point in his life. This time, in 1839, he moved to the parish, and as rector of Hitcham he lived at the rectory. He worked there, endearing