The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-28 00:00:00

GLORIOUS GOODWOOD !

The stir and the bustle of preparation for the Good-
wood Meeting are widely displayed. Already have
many turfites packed up their "properties," and flitted
away to the Sussex coast. At Chichester and Singleton
people are on the constant look out for horses, and
augur, from the demand for stable accommodation, that,
so far as the fields are concerned, the meeting will be
worthy of its most brilliant predecessors. The pro-
gramme is, as usual, strong in attraction, the list for
each day possessing its distinguishing " feature." On
Tuesday, the opening day, the Stewards' Cup will be run
for ; on Wednesday " the Stakes," and the North and
South Biennial Stakes, for two-year-olds ; on Thursday
the Cup ; and on Friday the Nursery Stakes.
The betting on the Goodwood Stakes has, within the
last three days, undergone a marked and significant
change. Epaminondas is now the ruling favourite, and
the Newmarket folk deem the race all over but shouting.
Surgeon-General is steady, whilst a simultaneous move-
ment in Manchester and London yesterday brought
Quince
eaogn is again
prominently into notice.
Oulst reinstated in his "pride of place" for the
Cup, and has the decided call of the "foreigner," Baron-
cino.
Among the horses likely to fulfil their respective en-
gagements at Goodwood will be Fly-by-night, the first
favourite for the Derby, West Langton, and Voivode—
animals that have also been much talked about in con-
nection with their chance for the Great Epsom Encoun-
ter, 185 G. St. Hubert, although only half prepared, will
also put in an appearance to convince his St. Leger
backers that he is again sound and well. Altogether
the meeting seems likely to be attended with the most
important results.
On Monday I will enter fully into a discussion of the
probabilities. A FRESH MAN.
July 23.

NEWMIRKET, Saturday.—Left this morning for Good-
wood :—Epaminondas, Amshee, Pugnator, Besonian,
Hazel, Besika, Flageolet, Alcyone, Raglan, Protest, and
Nicotine.
Syvagee bas broken down.

MABYLEBONE ELECTION.
(THIS DAY.)

crinsecoielice of the appointment of Sir Del,ja,n;n
Hall to be Chief Commissioner of Public Works, a va-
cancy was caused in the representation of this borough,
and therefore it was determined by the returning officer,
C-. Tamplin, Esq., to appoint this day, at eleven o'clock,
for the electron of a fit and proper person to represent
the borough of Maryleboue in Parliament.
The hustings were erected as usual in Park-crescent.
Among the gentlemen present we observed—Jacob
Bell, Esq., Sir Walter Stirling, W. Williams, Esq.,
M.P. for Lambeth, Lord Ebrington, &c., &c. At
eleven o'clock Sir B. Hall, accompanied by his friends,
arrived in a carriage gaily decorated with crimson. The
committee of the hon. gentleman all wore a crimson
clove in their coats. The right lion. baronet was most
enthusiastically received.

At ten minutes after 11 o'clock Mr. G. TAMPLIN
opened the proceedings, and entreated a fair and im-
partial hearing for any and every gentleman who wished
to address the electors. Ho said they were assembled
there again under circumstances of a very different de-
scription to those which called them together on the last
occasion. Then they were called together to elect a
successor to one whose memory will ever be remembered.
Now they were assembled to re-elect Sir B. Hall, who
had been called upon by her Majesty to fulfil a very im-
portant office. The selection of the hon. baronet the
member for Marylebone would by all of them be deemed
a great honour. (Cheers.) He did not know that any
opposition would bo offered to the re-election
of Sir Benjamin Hall ; he had heard of none.
Without detaining them any longer, he would
call upon Dr. Joseph to nominate Sir B. Hall. (Cheers.)
Dr. JOSEPH then came forward to propose Sir B. Hall.
In doing so he passed a high eulogium upon the hon.
baronet. He alluded to the great efforts that had been
made by their late representative to improve the metro-
polis, and he felt that when the history of the present
Parliament would have to be written, the two acts which
would hereafter be known as "Hall's Acts" would be
quite sufficient to stamp his fame. He had now had the
honour of representing Marylebone for 18 years, which
fact of itself was sufficient to secure the return of the
right hon. gentleman. He, therefore, called upon the
meeting to elect Sir B. Hall to the vacant seat.
Mr. SToclvroN said he had great pleasure in seconding
the motion.

The RETURNING OFFICER having inquired whether
there was any other candidate to propose, and none ap•
pearing, declared the Right Ron. Sir Benjamin Hall,
Bart., duly elected, amidst the most vociferous cheer-
ing.

Sir B. HALL came forward and said he begged most
heartily to thank them for the honour that had just been
conferred upon him. After paying a compliment to the
memory of the late Joseph Hume and Lord Dudley
Stuart, he proceeded to say that in the month of August
last he was invited to accept office, and he had no hesita-
tion in so doing, because he felt that the electors of Mary-
lebone were perfectly satisfied with him. In the office
over which he then bad the honour to preside he had
done all that was possible for the interests of the borough
of Maryiebone. He had introduced a measure for
the better' management of the metropolis, and he had
great pleasure in saying that that measure had
passed through the House of Commons, and bad
been read a second time in the House of Lords. Im-
mediately that act received the royal assent the evils
of divided responsibility, which had so long existed,
vrould be swept away. (Cheers.) He felt that the as-
sembled electors would expect to hear from him some
thing relative to the war ; and he would therefore just
make one or two remarks with respect to it. A great
deal had been said about Lord Palmerston—whether he
was sincere in pro secuting it with vigour. It was said,
when ho was Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, they were sure of having the war vigorously and
energetically prosecuted so long as the noble lord re-
mained in the Cabinet ; and now he,(Sir B. Hall) aelted
any candid man what had occurred since he became First
Minister of the Crown that had given any ground for sus-
pecting that he had for a moment neglected anything that
was necessary for a vigorous, energetic, and successful
prosecution of the war f He had opportunities of closely
watching the conduct of the noble lord, and he felt that
the noble lord was perfectly sincere in his objects
and entertaining that opinion he felt that as a public
man it was his (Sir B. Hall's) duty not to shrink from
the expression of his honest opinion. When Lord
Aberdeen was in office Lord Palmerston was, in fact,
Minister of War, although he never virtually held
the seals of office—but in a few hours after ho was
the First Minister of the Crown ; and let his enemies
say what they might, he (Sir B. Hall) again
ri iterated that he had not for an instantrelaxed his exer-
tions. No doubt many present had read Lord Claren-
don's despatches, and let him ask whether there was any-
thing to find fault with in them, for it ought to be well
Known that those despatches gave a clear view of the
opinions of Lord Palmerston, as those despatches would
never have gone forth had not he given his assent to
them. (Cheers.) Then again let thole look to a most
important document that had made its appearance
within the last 4S hours—he meant the instructions to
Lord J. Russell. Those instructions, he felt assured,
were of themselves sufficient to jusl him in saying that
Lord Palmerston was honest. He ( ir B. Hall) felt he
need hardly assure the assembled electors of Marylebone
that 'he, their representative, would never have given
his support to or joined any Government that was not
determined to prosecute the just and necessary war in
which we were engaged with the utinest determination
and vigour ; and with those feelings and opinions he had
joined Lord Palmerston's Ministry, feeling convinced
that he was perfectly sincere,'honest, and just with re-
spect to the conduct of the war. (Loud cheers.) It
was now eighteen years since he first stood before them.
He was then a much younger man than he was at pre-
sent, and heiwas told that ho might succeed once, but
never again. (Laughter.) The same thing had occurred
again with respect to the new appointment he had just
been called upon to fill. He was at first told he would
not succeed, but he had done so, and he now stood
before them, now that he had been placed in a higher
sphere, to obtain their approbation; and to inform them
that their interests.would not suffer in consequence of
his having been transferred to another office. (Loud
cheers.) Their proceedings to-day had been very har-
moniously conducted, and he sincerely trusted that the
same course would be pursued when another election
should take place. The hon. gentleman then retired
amidst vociferous cheering.)
Mr. BEACON said he begged to give a hint to the re-
presentative, which he thought he might lay before his
colleague. It was said that tha Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer was greatly in want of money. Nuw he begged
to suggest the propriety of taxing titles. (Hear, and
laughter.) It was the course pursued when James I.
was king, and he raised a pretty considerable sum by it.
(Laughter.) He had a regular scale of prices, and he
believed the charge for a knighthood , was three hun-
dred pounds—(laughter)—and such was the avidity
with which the honour was sought after that ladies
pawned their jewels to obtain for their husbands the
coveted honour. He had a regular scale---(laughter)—
and all who wanted titles would pay for it. (Continued
laughter.) Let them only consent to tax earls, lords,
honourables, and right honourables, and then they could
afford to let them have their tea, coffee, and sugar
cheaper than they did at present. (Loud laughter.)
Sir B. HALL then cane forward and proposed a vote of
thanks to the returning officer, G. Tamplin, Esq.
Mr. J. BELL said it afforded him much gratification in
seconding the motion. With respect to their esteemed
representative the electors bad for eighteen years
been satisfied with his exertions, and he thought
that a very great deal for him to be able to say.
The honourable gentleman had risen step by step
to the position he at present occupied, and when
lie was called upon to assume a much higher office he
was sure he would be found equal to the emergency.
It was said that, on joining the present Government, he
(Sir B. Hall) was joining a bad lot ; but the only way to
reform a Government was to infuse new blood into it.
(Loud cheers.)
On a call being made for Lord EBRINGTON, the noble
lord came forward, and was received with hisses, groans,
and other discordant sounds, drowning what he at.
tempted to address to the assembly. At length
the returning officer obtained a hearing for him,
and the noble lord proceeded with his address.
He said ho had not Intended to address to them
a single observation had he not been called
for. (Hisses.) It was not his habit to be put down by
clamour, and he felt that when he next came before them
to solicit a renewal--(the remainder of the sentence was
lost amidst cries of " No more," " No snore," and " Sun-
day Beer Bill.") He heard the cry of
"Sunday Beer
Bill," but with the passing of that measure he had no-
thing to do—he was not in Parliament when it was
passed. With respect to the Sunday Trading Bill—
h ias
ss
ee s
furnitureand groans)—he r o aannd clothing on other days than Sundays.
He did think it was possibfe to pnr-
h
He had been solicited to support that bill at the instance
of a great number of small tradesmen, who complained
that, in consequence of the evil arising from Sunday
trading, they were precluded from visiting Greenwich-
park and other places on Sundays. He did not think it
expedient to work seven days each week, and he believed
it was impossible to make a man either sober or reli-
gious by Act of Parliament. Whether a man went for
a trip into the country or to church was his own affair,
and he thought he had a perfect right to do as he
pleased—(loud cheers)—and as an instance of his sin-
cerity he had given notice of a motion for the next Ses-
sion of Parliament, the effect of which would
be to open both the British Museum and the
Crystal Palace on Sunday. (Loud cheers) With re-
snect to the conduct of the war, he felt sure every vote of
his, from the Sebastopol committee inquiry down to the
vote he gave last night on the Turkish loaw, would prove
his sincerity ; and, as regards Lord Palmerston, he felt
sure that his most anxious desire was to pursue the war
with that vigour which befitted a great country like this.
Entertaining those sentiments with respect to Lord Pal-
merston' he thought it would be base of him if he did
not stand up and defend him. (Loud cheers.)
The returning officer then bespoke a hearing for a
gentleman named Roberts, a non-elector, and he having
alluded to several local matters requiring reform, the
proceedings terminated,