The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

THE SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

Yesterday evening the electors of Southwark were
convened at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, for
the purpose of hearing an address from Bir William Moles-
worth, and considering the hon. baronet's claims in refer-
ence to the approaching election. The room, which is a
capacious one, was densely thronged. The hon. barouot,
on entering, was received with cheers and hisses—the
former, however, greatly preponderating, Ho was accom-
panied by Mr. B. Osborne, M.P., and several of his principal
supporters in the borough.
On the motion of Mr. Saanr, Mr. Scovsu, was called
to the chair.

The CHAIRMAN, after reminding the meeting of the
object for which it was assembled, said ho would candidly
confess that the chief ground of his own anxiety for the re-
election of Sir William Molesworth was the great attention
which he bad paid to local Interests. He was
thoroughly persuaded that the hon. baronet was the true
representative of a large majority of the constituents ; and
he would now call upon him to address the meeting.
Sir W. MOLISWORTR was received with cheers. He
said his object in addressing them was to ask them &pin
to do him the honour of returning him to parliament.'
(Cheers.) Twice already they had done him that honour.
Seven years he had at in the House of Commons as one of
their representatives ; for twenty years he had been &mem-
ber of the legislator* of this country. (Hear, hear.) The
first nil put
Irish at the present moment wee that of
free trade. gars Mien was now on the eve of ,being
settled in the Gals maser in which it could be settled,
after a seemmtul straggle of many years. For the
last six years the protectionist party had done
their blot to 0•1111.0111 free trade; now they
ware In power, and wow if ever, was their time to
restore pratestioni bat es wort,
was the power of truth,
*it bmos *ode hardy M shandon all their principles, and
IS Wands the Islam* of the statesman whom they so
usserupoloasly reviled and persecuted. Now, the only real
=r to free** which he saw looming in the distance
arise bees hepatiree of direct taxation. (Hear, I
bear.) V. art bate la mid that the Same tax was
the gibe we paid he free trade-that Sir IL. Peel imposed
the
inseam tax in seder to take dr rads dudes ups
imishst, if the Seem tax wen swede& ft weld pro-
be sitete re-issese duties on insert% hi order
le • re• sevenwe le defray the hi
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thie emernese Pee ht them o
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ballet, end asesallierima of amber of whirr;
he word nest leered to • quells which ex-
cited • geld vied ot Interest et thelresent moment ;
he ement the geleties Mayneoth. (Neer, hear. Now
bh wirer
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IMP beset sesigued for '
of lireseerk. the re bred upon anti-
pathay="emer radii the ethee • the gene-
ral grand that than druld bun. to by
the stale. Now, as by themsedtelissittZessomentry allChris-
tisa sera were admitted es spa Memo within the walls of
parlismest, it append le bin dud me lambs, of parliament
was raided, in his asis of legfrfrewr, to attar one single
word oohs the hair et die seas saddle faith—(hear,
hear)—er to 4111404111 by bh vole any hostility to that faith,
for by ding se he wadi Ashes the fundamental principle
of ragteas sue, arenget Christian sects which was
nay • pir etre erstisatlon of this country. Therefore
be wudi were vele fur the repeal of the great to May-
neer n the panda et may rape thy to any tenets of the
Manua mesa dere. Mims and cheers.) The amend I
reaseateerained iht disailowing Maynooth was based upon
Ike rind* that there ought to be no endowments
by slang_ Now he yea in favour of the
voluntary Re it should he the rule of
pal be brit efdde searouzini c:
Use glemies; but be Now
eie readability et all
risligisse endowments by the state in the United
and Ibrahim be doubted the expediency of rtisstgrese-
ral gsesties. Hut isee6 was to be rireg them
the preleeleat milsisfrbelelinseb air—olleers, hires,
sad seeer)—ead efree religions ealeinsents by the
rate In that comatey es* at the suns dins to share •
*She fete.
re=
ibr" If it were contrary to the
of and equal* te endow the
of the great nr‘rfiff et • rep* move wrong
it be to endow tht aura et tbe mall shalt, of a
people. (Hear, hear.) As long u the state meal gave
rapport to the seminaries of the Uglier mai