The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Melton, who addressed the electors ester.
day evening at the Welworth Literary I end
subsoptently it the Jelly Outdoors, Priamm-reed,
hal met lir. Williams's *admits with a coaster placard,
In which he oomplains of being when by gur by
Xr. Wlllierna's change of impose, and states that itP_riall he bad
net lama round of Mr. William's hateaded retirement
be Dover should have own leeward es a can-
didate far the borough. Having, however, eomo forward,
sad having received the strongest encouragement from the
.eetese. hi hell that It woad amonet to a betrayal of desk
ittri.• Id sot afirrd them ea opportunity of declaring
their *WM, at the poll.
At the Walworth Institution the chair was taken by -
IBILVIIITEL, Rag., solicitor, Dover-roed.
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The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings by remind-
ing the meeting, that whether electors or non-electors they
had ma equal interest In the politics. of the country, and
therefore be trusted that they would give a fair hearing to
whoever should address them, whether whip, radicals, or

Mr. Pamarcn DOOLTON CS= leeward, and RS/ OM
brambly received. He acknowledged the arms
bility of the position he weer:far r 01111/11, sad bs
tor no time in stating what be meadved to be his slim
to terrine the borough in porliereat. Tire were two if
• gaselier whir he had to eenelider-rme was r to
the course he should tar In pediment if ideated; rod the
emceed, the radar, end he might say delicate, Folks to
which the borough was placed by a very reoswt swat. net,
ea
to the great question of reform, which had bet the near
of bringing them together that evening. Oa th:hrillegert
of that question depended the future welfare of
sad it was upon that question that the conaltaiwels=
have char and explicit statemeete. He Amid go le the
Hoar of Commons prepared not to newt the 6W 11131 r.
Bright, of Lord Derby, or Lord J. Ratesell, bat to
in a till as he ahonld deem best kr ths Interme:rti:
country. He did not sine with John Bright! In
but he believed that M over they had an tit
Rehm Bill, ft wadi be ember hem John=
thou dameither Lord Pelmerstoe rLordJ.
Of the bill of the heriest, he would eel) In that it
wouMmet enfreas the working classes, but rather con-
firm pew to the deems who had already too much of it.
He esademsed themenplicated " fancy fteaeblese " and with
reveille the tape franchise, although the principle wee
good, the sum ens Ise high to leaks the Derby bill period-
wally meek Zombi (vitiated the provide= of the govern-
ment 1111 et sem Lath, Mr. Diktat proceeded to eay that
every Wet ilk bind should meet with his tecompromising
°penal& He heed that key could net trot Lad Pi&
mantes sot
Lord I . Ibis question of memo, =km
there should be suit es ezpreeden of opinion ant of doors r
should atavism them that any tempering with the rights of
the people we lespcesible. He was not for unmoral
suffrage, but he was for a wide extension of the
humbler, beams he knew that the peeeserved
to be treated. Ifs feared that before parliament met
again Europe would be engaged in war. Ood forbid that
wla oratryahoeld participate ! (Loud cheers.) He wee be
nau-Interventien, bat we slemild be prepared to defend oar
ova. lie raid re Abort kr himself that England bad
!Ikeinr lambent
_her peeps b not impt coutience.
shems.) Looking at that
st moue me
he
ielibt he sleek be wanting a hie ddie es en Bmgliehmem
tw be net meek all efficient pregreekhei kr we mbeellthe
(ter, hem) With respect to heibqa elialkitl
shekel, kreted to the interests a( the Leidh.
L wise Whop then se a hominess mem, and stied le be
Web the of a badmen coestitessey. Hacker
gristles% sash h rank church and etre, he., his
*plater were ern to those rowed him, and he was
ready to answer any questions which might be put respecting
them. Now, one word with respect to the extraordinary
position in which they were placed at that moment. For
Clem years be bad looked forward to the honourable
position of their repreeentative, but ho had never sought to
divide the liberal interest in order to effect that purpose.
Prom the moment the dissolution was announced be received
an roue applications to stand, bat the rawer he had always
given was that he should never oppose either of their permit
',gereatatives. Pour-sad-twenty hours miter the &moieties
be was held that Mr. Williams did not tatted to stand, bet
he mew win plain and explicit, that until be saw Mr.
111111wmfe peeing address alined by his own bend be
abed/ and star himself to the electors. (Hear, hear.) He
tedled o em Sat document, bat further, meeting a gentle-
men who was going to see Mr. Williams, he mid, Tell
Mr. Mime I have herd rumours of his realgoattun, but
If be lamb to stead I shell not taper him." Mr. Williams'
wok wine "My medical relar tells tea my Ufa would
ma be safe were I to contest the borough. My mind
Is ash op." (Crelderable intarrapnote wee here canted by
• drellsallellitelleseept to eject a supporter of Mr. Wtllisme,
whe bed mlesesbed himself in the- back of the gallery.)
Tat-we me Welnewley esendeg, and be (Mr. Doulton)
kits to mpg, hh Wien* but still he waited until Fri-
day, whin ...Wawa seisslion appeared in the papers.
• truth wed has reetiparlea was, in which Mr. Williams
skied list Ids health wee se impaired that be could no
Lair elided, tftvesint the Inemente dab borough. He
nisei whether, vri such dronmessaces, be wee net tut'ii
jested Is weft forward. (Iced chess.) Hs bed ddrara
AIM ken rem meetings of elector, end eveywhise be met
with unanimous support. But me the previous evening he
was startled pith an announcement 'bleb made him Warned
ef humanity. He did not believe that any man could
have red so dishonourably ant dishonestly as
Mr. Wirliams had done. (Cheers and some in-
terruption.) He had now explained everything can-
didly and openly. He should go the poll, and what-
ever might he the result he should ever to sustained by
the 00/CIOWNSISS that he had done We duty. (Cheers, and •
cry of " Williams is the only man.")
Mr. F , an elector, eked whether Mr. Williams
was threatened with opposition by Mr. Doulton in 1857, and
that the threat was only withdrawn on the promise that Mr.
Williams should not again s'asd fee the borough.
Mr. DOULTON denW having over given utterence to a
threat of that derription. The accasetroa was wholly with-
oat foundation. He might, while os his legs, rawer another
qrstion which had been rubel before eateries the loom.
Ha solemnly assured them ho had had no band In publishing
Mr. Wilma' resignation. (Laughter.)
Mr. Cloven moved a resolution, declaring Mr. Doulton to
bee fit and proper person to represent the borough in parlia-
ment sad pledging the meeting to his support.
Mr. VILITINBOTTOM seconded the rsaelu'ioe, which was
carried, with one or two dissentients.
Mr. DOULTON subseqoenlly addreeted an equally crowded
meeting at the Jelly Gardeners.
Mr. Bourn had a meeting of his 'appetites at the Rose-
mary Branch, Peckham, when hisreception was ILOSS enthn-
biter.