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TlllO OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. THIS
--kt EVENING, and every evening during the
• week, the GRAND F,LEITSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC
and MYSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, the Great
Wizard of the North, in 12 acts with ever-changing variety
of incidents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary
effects.

Magic: and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment, pos-
Eesshlir, distinctive characteristics and peculiar phases of
amusement. It is not a monologue, for the audience them-
selves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of
them en the stage and others in front ; it is not an exhibition,
P,r though everything becomes metamorphosed before the
rayes of the visitors no one cau be positive that he sees any
•one thing; but it is a comedy really performed by the com-
pany ; a melodrama replete with startling positions and unex-
pected denouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of
the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and an ex-
travi.ganza, in which all that seems to be is entirely beyond
the 'bounds of probability. •
'?rofessor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged and
fa shionablo audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum
IL'heatre to overflow, and
,by means of whose generous aid he
has been enabled to announce Magic and Mystery for con-
tinuous repetition. He believes that no professor of his art
has at any time or in any place been honoured with an
amount of success so extensive, so decided, and so unusual.
He -would attribuf-a—that success to three-causes ; first, that
;n his present entertainment he bas placed before his visitors
lbe results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of
perfected skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect Which he
rims travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has
spared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on
the stage iu the most elaborate manner, by the employment
of the first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly,
that, w'nile endeavouring to provide amusement for those
who.honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that
it is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor-
tunk- should not be neglected of exposing conjuring where-
ever it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by
res,ortivg to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner,
Pao designing have succeeded in making dupes of the
credulous.

The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pro-
fessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening the
theatre up to the present elate, bear witness to the great in-
terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst
many of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which
atte-ad a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the "
tusdists." Judging simply by the correspondence which has
to suited, Professor Anderson's exposé of spirit-rapping and
b'is illustration of the so-called table phenomena, have pro-
'duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex-
pose a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible
for Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the
communications which reach him on the subject. He regrets
that many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen
who, from their position in society and their well-known in-
tellectual attainments, he would least have expected to have
been converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so
easily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every
evening, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on
spirit-rapp,ing are expressed, and every evening, within the
Lyceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited
and el:aeidated. It is respectfully requested that this
publAe exposition will be accepted generally as Professor
AsJderson's only mode of replying at full length to his
Waltitudinons correspondents. He regrets that the
names of the great and learned of the land should
lave been made to figure in the documents emanating
from the spirit-rappers, as for instance the following, ex-
tracted from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem-
ber 20, and taken by that journal from the New York Spiri-
tual Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American
spirit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster
frankly confesses that he is sorely puzzled' at what he has
witnessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be
thoroughly nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought
the whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the
solution of the phenomena; but the presence of substantial,
actual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits
who thus clothed themselves for the time, and moved mate-
zial objects about the room, proved to be too much of a ques-
4Lion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Hume, the author of the
above, has recently left England, and the following account of
who, and what he is, occurs in the Family Herald, No. 648:
—" This young man, who is a Scotchman by birth, and now
in Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations
swithout apparatus, Barnum, who is well-known throughout
the Anglo-Saxon world as a splendidhumbug, offered him 2.000
dollars per annum if he would perform at his museum in New
York-. ilarnum then took it for granted that mediums could
be beright. He was somewhat astonished when his offer was
reinsek Hume, on telling the fact in London lately, simply
and 'Ltsmestly remarked, that the money would have been very
acceptable tp him, for ho was poor, young (under 20), an or-
Psstn, and in very bad health : but he would have been afraid
e losing his power as a medium, and he would sooner lose
'lds life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful.
11e inquired into the subject; and now Barnum, one of the
greatest humbugs in the world, and withal a conjuror, is
one of the firmest believers in spiritualism." It is cer-
tainly surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the
seditorial article of an established journal, the editor of whom
might be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe
in spirit-rapping--does spirit-rapping gain or lose by
`rails accession to its adherents ? and, with Barnum's endorse-
ment to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likely
1,9 'be negotiated ? Professor Anderson would believe not ;
?'it, when he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of
3Elngland have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross
ca swindle, when he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the
-Rev. N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts his belief in it, and
writes a book on the subject, he considers it to be time for
:him to state that which he knows of the mechanism by which
:it is effected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the
-Morning Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir
David Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel,
in company with Lord Brougham. He distinctly states that
7-which the Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that
spirit-rapping is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad
purposes. In the Morning Advertiser of the following day,
IsoweVer, there is an answer to Sir David's letter from one
-who was present when be and Lord Brougham had their
séance with the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the
table (a large dinner-table, I believe) moved about in the most
.extraordinary manner, and, among other things, a large ac-
cordion was conveyed by an invisible agency to my hand and
then to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's
right hand, apart from any person, it played an air through-
cut." With such a statement, printed for the edification of
the people of the 19th century, with the facts before us that
-the most talented men of the day are permitting themselves
Ito be deluded .by these juggling spirit-mongers—that the
igTeatest novelist of the age is now engaged in making it the
subject of a new work, and that a " spiritual convention"
'has actually been advertised to be hold in St. Martin's-hall,
Professor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual-
ists of America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will
be received by the people of England as genuine honest at-
tempts to provide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual
_jugglers.

In the course of tho last five weeks 100,017 persons have
-visited. the Lyceum Theatre,—a larger number, it is believed,
than has over before been assembled within its walls in so
short a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even.
ing, the programme being continually changed. Grand
Fashionable Day Performance, or Saturday, October 27, at 2
o'clock ; the programme being thus arranged ;

Part I.—Act 1. Tho Mesmeric Coucb: or, the Clinical
Capabilities of the Atmosphere : in which the Wizard will do
by magic that which some suppose to be effected by mesmer-
ism, and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in
the air.

Act 2. The Aqua-Avial Paradox ; exemplifying the power
of producing animated nature from fire and water only, and
the possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements the most
complex forms of ornithological existence.
Act 3. Le Livre des Recueils Choisies: or, Puck's Own
.Pocket Book, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the
..evening's entertainment in the production of the very volu-
Tminous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude
out of minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears
-for its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and
in bringing forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely
place for to be found.

Act 4. Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Trou-
ble. , In which will bo comprised—the Adventures of a Wed-
ding Ring, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfor-
mation—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article
in the position which would seem the most inappropriate.
Ant 5. L'Ecrin de Verre ; or, the Casket of Crcesus. Into
which, though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent,
and suspended so as to be visible to the eyes of all present,
the Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport
itself, and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed,
locked, and the key in the possession of the audience.
Ac* 6. Clairvoyance Extraordinary ; or, the Transparency
of Opacity.
Act. 7. A New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Wine
and Spirit Store. An improvement upon the " inexhaustible
bottle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in-
exhaustible, but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the
word of command, producing soda-water, butter-milk,
Epsom salts, Port, Sherry, brand
oyeau, or any other wine or spirit, in
. requiredwhisky, ; and finally
li
proving to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry,
and occupying the whole space when tightly p
Act 8. Half an Hour with the Spirits ; or, an
ack
Expose
of
Spirit-rapping. , Introducing the spirit-rapping table and
tocsin of the invisibles.
Act. 9. Grand Mystic Amalgam, in which the property of
the -Wizard's patrons will undergo some strange metamor-
phoses, and, amongst others, their handkerchiefs become
transformed into the flags of victory—the banners of Eng-
land, France, Turkey, and Sardinia.
Act. 10. The Enchanted Chair of Comus, in which be who
seats himself will be under the magic spell, and appear to
the audience, under circumstances least expected, in a posi-
tion as peculiar as perplexing.
Act, 11. The Mystery of tho Charmed Chest ; or, the
Nucleus of the Night's Wonders. To comprehend which the
audience will have the goodness to observe, iu an earlier part
of the evening, the chest suspended (like Mahommed's coffin)
in mid-air, into which all things will travel, and out of which
Inn will produced.
Act. 12. The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest
Route to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of
ridding ourselves of a troublesome friend, and the advantages
of the newly-discovered dia-terrestrial passage from the west-
ern to the eastern hemisphere.
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Yesterday evening a very crowded meeting of the
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Hotel, London-bridge, to hear an address from Sir C.
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late lamented representative, Sir W. Molesworth. He be-
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sentation of the borough. He bad too high a respect
for that gentleman as a Minister of State and as an up-
right and honest man to wish to turn him out ; but he
(Sir Charles) took that opportunity of stating to the
electors of Southwark what his political sentiments were,
and he now came forward at the request of a great
many of the electors of Southwark to offer himself to be
their representative in Parliament. (Hear, hear.) He
knew it was a very great honour which he asked at
their hands when he asked to be elected as the represen-
tative of so large a constituency as that of the borough
of Southwark. Still ho felt satisfied and convinced that
many of the independent men of Southwark would not
be sorry to see him their representative. He had been
before the public a good many years, both as a naval
officer and the representative in Parliament of another
metropolitan borough—that of Marylebone. He bad
represented Marylebone for six years in Parliament, and
he was not ashamed of any vote he gave during the
whole time he sat for that borough, and he would defy
any one to say that he ever gave an improper vote. If
the electors of Southwark did him thehonour to send him
to Parliament, be would come back to them at the pro-
per time, and he would then challenge any one to say
whether he had given an improper vote as their repre-
sentative. It was well known Out we had embarked in
a long, and, he feared, a dangerous war with Russia.
The war had been going on for two years, and they all
knew, and knew full well, that that war had not been
carried on in a way that a war ought to be conducted.
(Hear, hear.) They all would recollect the sentiment
expressed by the Duke of Wellington, that "this
country could not carry on a little war." That anti-
ment ought to be engraved on the heart of every Eng-
lishman, for it was the sentiment of a great man, and
one who well knew the art of war, and the necessity for
carrying on war in a proper manner. He (Sir Charles)
admitted that there were various excuses for the Go-
vernment with regard to the bad way in which the war
had been carried on in the Crimea. But, though be ad-
mitted that there were excuses for the Government, owing
to the long duration of peace, yet still it was to be
blamed that, during that long peace, we were not pre-
pared for war, and our officers and our army made ready
for every contingency ; but everything had been ne-
glected, and when the day of trial came everything was
found wanting. Look at the enormous loss of life in the
Crimea ; did that not show negligence in preparation ?
(Hear.) Look at the state of the hospitals. (Hear.) But
it was no use going over all that, for they all knew the
state of the hospitals in the East after the blows which
had been inflicted on Russia. There was no excuse for
such bad conduct as that, and the fact was simply this—
that the Government during the peace had put the wrong
men in the right places, and so had brought on all the
misery and confusion which had occurred during this war.
He must say that, though he complained of the conduct
of the war, the soldiers had at Alma behaved like those
who fought in Spain ; and at Inkerman too, which,
as the Duke of Cambridge had said, was the "soldiers'
battle." (Hear, hear.) But why was that not an " offi-
cers' battle" also ? Because the officers had not been
brought up in peace to understand their duties in war.
Could a nation like this expect to be at peace for ever ?
But it seemed as if we did so expect ; and no military
education was given to our officers to fit them for the
conduct of war. When he looked at the campaign in the
Crimea—when he thought of the men in the trenches,
up to their necks in water, and when they returned to
their quarters without bedding or any comforts—he
could not but ask whose fault that was ? And he must
say that it was the fault of the Government and the
fault of our system. We had for Minister of War a very
excellent man, but one who knew nothing of war. How
should he have known anything of it, when it was our
system to pick up a duke or a marquis for such an office;
and he knowing nothing of war sent out troops and
officers to carry on the war necessarily in an imperfect
and incomplete manner. But that was all over now. The
battle of Alma was a glorious battle ; at Inkerman our
troops fought gloriously ; and at Balaklava, where our
cavalry was sent to do impossibilities, they yet maintained
the honour of England—(cheers)—but with a loss which
ought never to have been incurred. (Hear.) We had
carried on the war in the Crimea for eleven long months;

sometimes our guns gave way, and sometimes our mor•
tars gave way, but the courage of the British soldier
never gave way. (Hear, hear.) Well ! Sebastopol fell
at last. He would not say a word about the officers of
Our army employed at Sebastopol, but he lamented to
say that the British troops were not successful. He
did not blame them, for there were impossibilities in
war 1%8 much as there were impossibilities in other

things. Our troops attempted to storm the Roden, and
they took possession of it, but were unable to retain it.
He would say no more en that subject, but would
proceed to speak of the manner in which the war had
been carried on in the Baltic. (Hear, hear, and
cheers.) Her Majesty's Government thought proper
to appoint him to the command of the :fleet in the
Baltic. He went there with a very undisciplined
and badly-manned fleet, but with good and excellent
officers, and, indeed, with very good men too, though
they were undisciplined. It was new ground. We kneW
nothing of the Baltic—of its harbours or coasts, and
were obliged to search out those things ; and he would
way that during the time the fleet was there the British
❑avy did as much service as it was possible for it to do.
But the people of England, unused to war, looked for
the performance of services which were impossible. They
grew impatient, and ke was expected to go to Cronstadt,
and to St. Petersburg, and he believed absolutely that ho
was expected to sail up to Moscow. (Laughter.) He
did as much as he could do, and as much as the
admirals of former days would have done. They had
never heard of Nelson or Collingwood going into Tou-
lon, or Cherbourg, or Brest ; but ha was expected not
only to•go into places like tho!e, but even to take his
fleet overland to Moscow. (Laughter.) It was impossible
to go to Cronstadt, as there was not water to take the
ships in, and he had not a single gun-boat or mortar-
boat. In short, in 1854 the Government sent out the
fleet without a gun-beat or mortar-boat. He could not
do impossibilities. The people getting impatient, the
admiralty got alarmed, and endeavoured to put the
blame on him. He resisted that—he came honie and
endeavoured to show that he had been treated with in.
justice; and he believed that he had made out his case,
for the people of England, who were dissatisfied with
him at first, were now in his favour. (Hear.) 'He waa-1
superseded in his command. He did not say the Govern-
ment had no right so to do, for he held they had a right to
supersede any officer if they had not confidence in him.
But he did complain that they had refused him the redress
to which he was entitled. That was not the way in which
an English admiral ought to be treated. If he was said
to have behaved ill, let him be tried by a court-martial,
and punished if he deserved it—let him even be shot, as
they did with Byng ! But they refused to grant him (Sir
Charles) a court-martial. He remained quiet because
he knew it was dangerous for the country to make
an expose of the state of things in the Baltic ; and he
waited till a new fleet was sent out and operations took
place against Sweaborg. He did not blame his successor
in any way except in this : that be was one of the board
which censured him (Sir Charles), and having censured
him, he then took his place. (Hear.) Of course great
things were expected of the new fleet. Government sent
out with it 16 or 17 mortar-boats, and the French had

fur or five, and there were also some gun-boats, while
in other respects the fleet was equal to his. But a most
extraordinary thing occurred. They brought up the
mortar-boats against Sweaborg, and they destroyed the
whole of the dockyards and other buildings. No doubt
that was a great triumph. But ho wanted to know why
the Admiralty, who knew from his reports the state of
Sweaborg, did not have 16 sail of the line before it at
the same time, and follow up the success of the mortar-
boats with the ships of the lino ? But the Admiralty
did not do that. He did not blame Admiral Dundee,
for the whole campaign was formed and laid down
at the Admiralty ; and he would say that they did not
do their duty when they neglected to collect the whole
fleet to follow up the success of the mortar-boats before
Sweaborg. He did not say it could have been done
easily, or that we should not have lost four or five sail
of the line ; but the people of England wanted to take
Sweaborg, and they would not have cared a draw for
that loss. You could not fight battles withoutlosingships.
If, in the exercise of that which had been so much
spoken of—his " discretion"—the admiral saw an oppor-
tunity of attacking a place, he should do it, and let the
people of England see what the fleet could do. The case
was, in fact, this—that in 1854 the Government sent
out a fleet without gun or mortar-boats, and in 1855
they sent the gun and mortar-boats to act without
the fleet. ar, hear, and cheers.) That was
the state in which things now were. He had advised
that 100 gun and mortar-vessels, at least, should be sent
out this year, and 16 or 17 only had been sent ; and
tlrst was the way in which the money of the people was
expended ueelesely. (Hear.) Next year it was not 100
gun and inorter-boats that would be required-to destroy
Cronstadt and Sweaborg, but 200, and it was possible
that even then it would not be done at all. That was the
way the war was carried on. He would say that it was
necessary that there should be men in the House of
Commons who understood war, and who were bold enough
to ask the Government why they had done this or that ;
and also to telt the people that they must not ex-
pect impossibilities, such as the taking of Cronstadt or
Sweaborg with imperfect means. Look how distrustful
the country had become of Gen. Simpson. Whether that
officer had done right or wrong he (Sir Charles) was not
prepared to say ; but he thought that after what had
been said of Gen. Simpson, when that officer came borne
he ought to have a court-martial granted him. He
(Sir Charles) was as much in favour of the liberty of the
press as any man, but still he thought that officers
ought not to be superseded merely because the press
disapproved of them ; and, therefore, he thought that
General Simpson ought to be allowed a court-martial,
at which he could defend himself on the charges which
had been brought against him. With regard to the
immediate subject of the meeting, he could only say
that he was there to offer himself as their representa-
tive if they thought proper to elect him. (Hear.) If
they did not, all he could say was, " Choose some one
else," and he would take off his hat and wish them
good morning. With regard to the mode of carrying
on an election, there were various opinions. He thought
a candidate should hold public meetings in all parts of
the borough, and state what his political sentiments were.
It was not necessary for him to explain his. They were
well known, or else the greater part of his life had been
thrown away. He intended to hold a meeting to-morrow
(this) evening at the Literary Institution, and on other
days at different places, of which advertisements would
be duly published. After a few observations on the state
of political parties, in which men were one day Whigs,
another Tories, and another a jumble of both, he stated
that all he could say was that he would act fairly and
candidly if they sent him to Parliament as their repre-
sentative. He did not propose to canvass the electors,
because it was impossible to canvass personally 19,000
or 15,000 men. The other candidates acted by means
of paid canvassers—they were never themselves seen by
the electors, and they got a number of promises of sup-
port which often at the day of election turned up blauks.
He hoped the electors would not take offence at his not
visiting them, or sending paid cauvassserd to Clem.
(" No," and cheers.) He would not have anything
to say to a paid canvasser who came to ask him for his
vote, and he held that every one should act as indepen-
dently as he did himself ; and, therefore, he did not in-
tend to employ a set of paid canvassers at 3s. or 4s. a
day. If they expected him to do that, he told them at
once he should lose his election, for he would not do it.
He was prepared now, and would be at all meetings of
the electors, to answer any questions which might be
put to him, and he would do his best to give satisfaction
to the electors, if they sent him to Parliament ; but, at
the same time, he must say that he would not be their
mere delegate, but would exerciee his best judgment on
all questions, and vote for what he thought right, and
against what be thought wrong. He would never be the
instrument of any Ministry. (Hear, hear.) In his opi-
nions he was, as they well knew, liberal to the back
bone. He approved of Lord Palmerston as Prime
Minister ; he thought be was the best we could have ;
for he was a strong man, and a bold man, and one
who would never make an inglorious peace with Russia.
He thought we were in a position that, if Russia sued
for peace, it might be granted ; but she must sue for it ;
and, as it were, go on her knees to ask for it. Then, and
then only, it would be the duty of the Ministry to agree
to such a peace as would be secure, and would tie down
Russia in such a manner as to prevent her again disturb-
ing the tranquillity of Europe. We all saw, since Se-
bastopol had been taken, that the navy was released, and
was going to work as it did in former days, and it
was certain that it would now do what it had ever done.
The fleet in the Black Sea was commanded by a most
excellent officer, a friend of his, and he was sure that
that commander would not let the grass grow under his
feet. He had nothing more to add, and he left the elec-
tion totally and entirely in their hands. (Loud cheers,
and three cheers for Sir Charles, which were given with
great emphasis.)
Mr. SHARPE moved, and Mr. LAWRENCE seconded,
the following resolution :—" That this meeting, knowing
the public character and conduct of Sir C. Napier, and
having this evening heard his sentiments, highly approve
of them, especially those relating to the present war with
Russia ; and believing that the country wants energetic
and honest men to conduct the same to a glorious and
honourable peace, thinks him a very fit and proper per-
son to represent the large and important borough of
Southwark in Parliament."
Mr. NEWMAN addressed the meeting, and urged that
it was necessary to know something beyond Sir Charles's
opinion on the question of the war ; and ho inquired
whether Sir Charles was in favour of au extension of the
suffrage, and, if so, what kind of extension ? Whether
he was in favour of the ballot as a protection to the
working classes ? Whether he was opposed to church
rates, and the expenditure of public money on religious
endowments ? Whether he would support the repeal of
the land tax, and reform of taxation generally, and
would make the probate duty applicable to land as well
as to other property ? Whether ho was in favour of
administrative reform ? And lastly, if he would support
the nationalitio3 of Europe with reference to the war ?
Sir C. NAPIER said that he was always of opinion that
the suffrage ought to be extended ; but he should not be
Et to be a senator if he attempted then to point out the

exact length to which the extension should go. That was
a question which should be discussed by Parliament, and
all lie could say was that he would go as far as any roan
on that question. With regard to the ballot, he was of
opinion that the franchise was not worth sixpence with-
out it. (Hear.) With regard to administrative.reform,
what was the use of asking him 'such a question? Did not
they all know that all the evils .which had arisen from the
conduct of the Government were caused by the want of
administrative reform? He would go on that question to
the fidlest extent. As to reform in taxation, he did not
know what to say about it. We were paving 7A per edit..
income tax now, and next year we should have to pay 10
per cent. If the hon. gentleman could specifywhat taxes lie
wanted to be taken off, and what pot on to supply their
places, he might try to give an answer, but he was not a
financier, or acquainted with all the tricks and roguery
of that trade. (Hear.). No doubt they all wished not
to be taxed, but if they were determined to carry on the
war they must have taxation ; and all they could do
was, if they paid their money willingly, to see it pro-
perly expended. (Hear, bear, and cheers.) With re-
gard to the probate duty, that was also a financial ques-
tion, with which he could not pretend to deal. As re-
garded church-rates, he would be always ready to con-
sider any measure which proposed to deal with•that ob-
noxious impost. (Hear.)
Mr. J. G. WATTS attempted to address the meeting,
but was unable to obtain a hearing.
The resolution was then put and carried amidst loud
cheering.
Mr. A. B. RICHARDS moved a resolution to the effect
than" the meeting pledge itself to use every exertion to
secure the election of Sir C. Napier, arid thanked him for
his manly and straightforward address to the electors."
This was agreed to, and after a vote of thanks to the
chairman, the meeting, which had been very noisy and
confused, was brought to a close by Sir Chas. Napier
being_ alma earri_ed out roo 03,414,44,,ara;13. of, his
enthusiastic supporters.

MEETING OF MR. SCOVELL'S SUPPORTERS.
Yesterday evening a general meeting of the friends
land supporters of Mr. G. Scovell, one of the candidates
for the representation of the borough, was held at the
Queen's Head Inn, High-street, Southwark, to take into
consideration the address that that gentleman had issued
—Mr. Martin, who was called to the chair, read the
address, which stated that Mr. Scovell was prepared to
vote for the ballot, the non-endowment by the state of
any religious sect, an extension of the suffrage, a reform
of our defective system of administration in our public
departments, and all the measures which would promote
the well-doing of the working classes,
On the motion of Mr. HAWKIIIIEST, :ceconded by Mr.
WARNER, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted :- -" That the political sentiments of George
Scovell, Esq., as set forth in his address, are such as to
merit the fullest approbation of the electors of South-
wark, and therefore the meeting pledges itself to use
every possible exertion to secure his return."
Mr. SeovEnn was then introduced and the resolution
was read to him. He said it devolved upon him to re-
tern his very sincere thanks, not only for the resolution,
but also for the large and influential meeting by which it
had been passed. Before he entered upon other subjects,
there was one which was naturally paramount in his mind.
It would be unnecessary for him to allude to the feelings
with which he heard of the death of their late eFteemed
member the late Sir W. Molesworth. (Hear.) Moat of
the electors knew him well, but none so well as he (Hr.
Scovell), who was in constant communication with him
en the subject of commerce. He need not expatiate upon
the loss the nation must sustain by the death of such a
man, for he was the first instance of the sincerity of the
Government in putting the right man in the right place.
They had now to look about for another right man for
the right place ; and after the very flattering reception he
had met with, he had no doubt but that he would be the
man. Considering the manner in which he was treated
when he was a candidate at the last general election, he
did not think that he was advancing claims that could be
thought unreasonable. Much stress had frequently been
laid upon the advisability of having for its member a man
resident in the borough. As a very large employer his
interests were identical with those of the electors, and
they could never be opposed to them. (Hear.) He did
not know that he could add anything to the address
which he bad issued, but he was sorry to find that he
had omitted two subjects on which he was desirous of
speaking. The first was the emancipation of the Jews,
which he thought formed a very important element in
the great question of civil and religious liberty. For
that emancipation he would decidedly vote. Then as to
the much-vexed question of church rates, he was
decidedly opposed to that imposition, which, how-
ever, he now considered practically defunct. He
found that he was likely to be opposed by a gallant
admiral, who certainly was not the right man to claim
their suffrages. He wished to speak with the highest
respect of that gallant admiral ; but he considered that,
being more than 70 years of age, he was not qualified to
represent that borough, which required a man of great
energy and activity. Sir C. Napier was evidently desirous
to get into Parliament to avenge a personal quarrel ;
but the electors of Southwark, he was sure, would not
lend themselves to such an object. He believed that
the country was indebted to the gallant admiral for
many naval achievements, but that was no reason why
he should be elected in opposition to a resident candi-
date, and one whose interests were closely identified with
those of the electors. Mr. Scovell again thanked the
meeting for the resolution that had been passed, and
paid he would with confidence leave his interests in the
hands of the electors.

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Committees were formed for canvassing purposes, and
a series of district meetings were determined upon.
The proceedings then terminated.