The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-30 00:00:00

' SOUTHWARK.
MEETING OF MR. SCOVEWS FRIENDS.

—...—
A very numerous meeting of electors of the
borough of Southwark was held yesterday evening at the
Literary Institution, Southwark, to hear from Mr. Seovell
a declaration of his liolitical opinions, and to pass resolu-
tions rel.tive to his candidature Tne chair was lateen by
Mr. ELILIN4iTos, who wade the Waal claim fur a fair hear-
ir g, aft. r which
Mr. G. 81:0VELL stated that as to his general to Wield
principles, he was an advocate fur extension of the suffrage,
but not fur universal suffrage, which would nut, in his
opinion, give a fair representation of the people. 11e
con-
tended that they were not half represented in the House of
Commons, and would cordially support Mr. Ilunie's mo-
tion. The present franchise required it 101. rating to the
poor, and that he thought wan too limited. Mr. Hume pro-
posed that every householder and every lodger of 12
months' standing should have a vote; and that, in his
opinion, was only a fair widening of the constitutimal bases.
(Cheers.) But how lunch mire was reform wanted in the
counties. There he was prepared roust heartily to sup-
port Mr. Locke King's motion. (flier, hear.) But, :titer
the extension of the franchise, it could wily be 61.1Celh•fully
protected from undue influence by the ballot. (Loud
cheers.) It was precti-ed iu every club in London, and,
therefore, why Nhould not the people have a right to try it ?
(Continued cheering.) Having extended the suffrage, and
secured it by the ballot, the next question was the dura-
tion of parliament; and, in his opinion, three yeery
was long enough to entrust any twin with a seat
in parliament. Ile objected to annual parliaments as keep-
ing the people in perpetual hut water, but three years
would he thought meet every necessity. So much for the
requirements of civil liberty, and the mew: of mutating re.
trenehmentin government expend:ture and a suppression of
all owlets offices, which with triennial parliaments would
soon vanish before the voice of the people. On the gut scion
of taxation he drew a marked distinction betweee. an income
and a property tax. The latter had enabled the great Sir
It. Peel so much to relieve our tariff, but us for the inqui-
sitorial income tax his best exertions should be devoted to
procuring its careful revision. lie now came to the
question of religious liberty, and, to begin, he hoped to see
the Jews admitted into parliament. dicer, hear.) Of
course he was against all future endowments for religious
purposes. (A Voice: "Maynuoth.") He was coming to
that, end even for the mike of representing them in parlia-
ment he could not conceal his opinions. lie certainly was
not in favour of distutb:ng the present grant to Mnotiooth.
(Loud cheers.) Ile was aware of the general and deep
interest of the subject, and had therefore given it his moat
careful comideratton. He would briefly recapitulate the
history of the grant. Having gone through the history of
the grant from its first establishment I y George 111 , he
surd that, having been establahed by one of the most pro-
testant of our kings, it had since been annually brought
be tore parliament whit annual irritation, until Sir It. Peel,
for the purpose of putting an end to this animal discord,
removed it from the annual eetimates. Ile would ask them'
whether, having pledged the faith of the country to
this grant, they were now to reclaim it, and
thus give a fresh ground for complaint to our
Roman catholic brethren. But this he would promise,
that, should they return him to parliament, he would op-
pose any future endowment of any religious establishment,
no matter what might be its doctrines. He was now ready
to answer any questions the constituency might see fit to
Iput to him. (Mr. Scovell resumed his seat amid the
loudest cheers.).. . . . . . .

Several quiations hn%ing been asked and satisfactorily
"'lowered, . .

Mr. CHAXLES CURLINO moved, and Mr. Norr seconded,
resolutions pledging the meetir.g to ...ippon Mr. Scovell ;
and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the proceed.
ings terminated.

FINSBUItY.

Last night a very numerous meeting of the elec-
tors of Finsbury was held at the Music Hall, Store-street,
Bloomsbury, for the purpose of meetin2Mr.Duncombe, and
promoting the return to parliament of that gentleman, at
the approaching general election. Mr. Duacombe and Mr.
Wakley were received with loud applaose.
J. H. PARRY, Esq., having been elected to the chair,
briefly addressed the meeting.
Dr. Errs then moved a resolution to the effect "that the
long and faithful services of Thomas Slingsby Duncombe,
Esq., as representative of the borough, his uniform and con-
sistent support of the principles of civil and religious liberty,
parliamentary reform, commercial freedom, economical ex-
penditure, and local self-government, eminently entitle him
to the support of the elector.; and this meeting pledges
itself to use every exertion in its power) to secure his re-
election, free of expense."
Mr. IACLARIN seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried by acclamation.
coxnxaskedwhywerethreeliberalcandidatesin
the field, scrambling among themselves ? (Laughter.) They
had in his opinion no chance, but yet the victory was not
won until this election was over, and therefore he
trusted that his friends would not Musk* him. (," No,
ne," and cheers.) lie stated this because he considered
that the manner in which the canvass had been con-
ducted was founded on false premises. (Hear, hear.)
Requisitions were the order of the day. Alder.
man Challis was groaning under the weight of •
numerously signed requisition, and forced twin his
home and family. (Hear.) Then there was the member
for Bodmin. (Laughter.) He had also stated that a nu-
merously signed requisition had been presented to him ; but
when applied to for • sight of it, Mr. Wyld had stated that
it was upon so many sheets of paper that some of them
had got lost. (" Hear," and laughter.) All that he (Mr.
Duncombe) had to say to this was, that if Mr. Wyld could
show so many signatures asking him to come on, he (Mr.
Duneombe) would undertake to produce double the num-
her of signatures requesting him t, take himself off. (Ap-
plause.) These two candidates had made • point of soliet-
ing one vote, stating that Mr. Duncombe was safe ; but if
the electors believed this, and gave one vote to eac of the
men, be (Mr. Duncombe) would be left without a vote.
(Hear.) He bad been informed, and he believed truly,
that one or more tory candidates would come forward. He
hoped his friends would are him safe before splitting their
votes. Mr.Duncombe produced at copy of his address issued in
11131, and defied anyone to say that he had not fulfilled
what he therein premised.
Mr. WALLET was then loudly called for, and stood for-
ward amidst great cheering. He thanked them for their
warm greeting ; although his political connexion would
cease, he hoped to serve them again. (Hear.) He came
only at the invitation of the committee, to say what he
Buncombe, of Mr. Duncobe, and to ask of his friends one
political favour in his behalf. He could answer for
all that had been said in favour of his colleague.
He did not consider there was one man In the field worthy
to be termed an opponent of Mr. Duncombe. On some
future occasion he might have something to say respecting
their so-called opponents ; at present, it would be bad taste
to say one word about it. What he had to ask was, that
those votes which were intended for him should be given to
Mr. Buncombe. (Cheers.)
The meeting, sOich was Reseed by the presence of many
ladies, separated,—having previously passed a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE—Sir Thomas Hesketh and
the Hon. Capt. Egerton have now publicly declared their
determination not to contest South Lancashire. The
former gentleman is anxious " to see the repre-
sentation of this great and important county rescued
from the dictation of the Anti-Corn-law League," but
thinks that the time prior to the general election is too
short to admit of complete arrangements to secure success.
Captain Egerton, in reply, says the undertaking of op-
posing the present members " does not appear to me, and
those with whom I have consulted, to afford to such a can-
didate as myself that auurance of success, which would
alone relieve me from the charge of presumption in em
bracing it, and justify in prudence the sacrifices its conduct
would involve." His personal disqualifications, he holds,
disentitle him to appear as the representative of the censer
votive cause in the county, from the stoical certain risk of
defeat. He does not despair that the time and circum-
stances may arrive, which would justify him, "or some
other member" of his family, in seeking the prise which
he now considers beyond hie reach.
CoteHeerza.—ln consequence of the serious divi-
sion in the conservative phalanx, in this town, it is gene-
rally rumoured that Lord John Manners will not come for•
ward to contest the borough at the approaching election,
using a requisition, signed b a majority of the consti-
tuents, is forwarded to hi:lr.—Essex Herald.
EDINBVROII.—We (Caledonian Mercury) have
been requested to insert the following correspondenes:—
" Office of the Scottish Reformation Society, No. 6, York-
place, Edinburgh, June 21, 1862.—T0 the Right Hon. T.
B. Macaulay.—Sir: I am directed by the Committee of the
Scottish Reformation Society, many of whom are electors of
the city of Edinburgh, to transmit to you a copy of resolu-
tions adopted at the annual public meeting of the society
held in December last, and respectfully to inquire whether,
in the event of your being returned to parliament, you see
prepared to support a bill for the repeal of the act authoris-
ing the annual grant to the College of Maynooth, and also
to vote against any further grant to that institution.
I em also farther instructed to request the honour
of an early reply to this communication.-1 have
the honour to be, ite.. (Signed) Oso. Lvov, Se.
eretary."—.. To the Secretary of the Scottish Reformation
Society, ft. York-place, Edinburgh.—Albany, London,
June 23, 1852. Sir,-1 must beg to be excused from on •
earring the questions which you have put to me. I have a
treat respect for the gentlemen in whose name you write,
ut I have nothing to ask of them ; I am not a candidate
for their suffrages ; I have no desire to tit again in parlia-
ment; and 1 certainly shall never again sit there, except in
an event which I did not, till very lately, contemplate as
passible, and which even now seems to me highly impro-
b.ible. If, indeed, the electors of such a city as Edinburgh
Mould, without requiring from me any explanation, or any
guarantee, think fit to confide their interests to my care, I
should not feel myself justified in refusing to accept a
public trust offered to me in a manner so honourable and

so peculiar. I have not, lam sensible, the smallest right
to expect that I shall, on such terms, be chosen to repre-
sent a great constituent body. But I have a right to
say that on no other terms can I be induced to leave that
quiet and happy retirement in which I have passed the last
lour years.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) T. B.
MACAULAY:"

FIFESIIIRE.—The lion. Thomas Bruce, who was
to oppose Mr. Fergus fur the representation of this county,
has written a reply to the requisition transmitted to him,
in which be expresses Ilk intention not to come fur ercl as
a esuilidate.—Fife Herald.