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

In consequence of the appointment of Sir Benjamin
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,
G. Tamplio, Esq., to appoint this day, at eleven o'clock,
for the election of a fit and proper person to represent
the borough of Marylebone 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 hon. 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. He 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 be 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. STOCKTON 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•
peering, declared the Right Hon. 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, be 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 had the honour to preside he had
done all that was possible for the interests of the borough
of Marylebone. He bad 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 had
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,
would 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 be 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 be (Sir B. Hall) asked
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 1 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 he was
the First Minister of the Crown ; and let his enemies
say what they might, he (Sir B. Hall) again
reiterated that he had nut for an instant relaxed his exer-
tions. No doubt many present had read Lord Claren-
don's despatches, and let him ask whethei 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 them look to a most
important document that had made its appearance
within the last 48 hours—he meant the instructions to
Lord J. Russell. Those instructions, be felt assured,'
were of themselves sufficient to justify him in saying that
Lcrd Palmerston was honest. He (Sieß. Hall) felt he
need hardly assure the assembled electors of Alarylebone
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 utmost determination
and vigour ; and with those feelings and opinions ho 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 he'was told that he 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 fi)l. He was at first told be would
not succeed, but he had done so, and he now stood
before them, now that be 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 today had been very har-
moniously conducted, and he sincerely trusted that the
same course would be pursued when another election
should take place. The lion. gentleman then returned
thanks. (Vociferous cheering.)
Mr. BEACON said ho begged to give a hint to the re-
presentative, which he thought he might lay before his
colleague. It was said that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer was greatly in want of money. Now he begged
to suggest the propriety of taxing titles. (Hear, and
laughter.) It wan the course pursued when James I.
was king, and he raised a pretty considerable sum by it.
(Laughter.) He bad 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 came forward and proposed a vote of
thanks to the returning officer, Cr. Tamplin, Esq.
Mr. J. BELL said it afforded him much gratification in
seconding the motion. With respect to their esteemed
representative the electors had 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
he 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 returningle
lofficerlord
proceeded with his address. obtained a hearing for him,
He said be 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 more," 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—
(hisses and groans)—he did think it was possible to pur-
chase furniture and clothing on other days than Sundays.
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
be bad a perfect right to do as
a trip into the c oun to church was his ff
own aair,he
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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-
seect 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 loan, would prove
his and, as regards Lord Palmerston, he felt
suremost anxious desire was to pursue the war
with
th
vigour which befitted a great country like this.
i sinceritytthhaatt his ;
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 be having
alluded to several local matters requiring reform, the
proceedings terminated,

Witness—Yes.
By Mr. Commissioner Wortley—To whom ?
Witness—To a constable.
By Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley—Do you know
his number?
Witness—No ; he was one of the A division.
Mr. Commissioner Armstrong—Did you come here to
tell us that?
Witness—No. He mentioned the circumstance above
alluded to in a report he made to his superior officer.
By Mr. Mitchell—Men did you make the report ?
Witness—One or two days after the Sunday.
By Mr. Mitchell—Will you swear these men with the
sticks were not paid agents of the police ?
Witness—l shouldn't think the police such fools as to
do that.
Police-Sergeant 349 A said be was 35 years of age,
and had been in the force 14 years. As he was taking
his men down the drive he was struck by a stone thrown
at the police. He denied coming in contact or striking
a cripple. (This is the man identified by Martin, of the
Royal Albert, wounded in the trenches before Sebasto-
pol.)
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He struck no one
during the day.
By Mr. Commissioner Henderson—Might you not
unknowingly have touched or struck a crippled sailor ?
nitness—l do not think it possible.
Police-sergeant 31 D, 25 years of age, and has been in
the force two years. He denied striking a boy when
on the ground. As he was taking a boy into custody
the crowd pressed so much on them that they both fell
down, the boy's elbow striking witness in the chest,
which caused him much suffering, being subject to pal-
pitation of the heart. It was in consequence of the
pain he felt that he left the boy and went to the rail-
ings, and not for feeling ashamed of his conduct as de-
posed by Mr. J. A. Blanchard. He was called after
" rabbit-pie," " area sneak," &e. (Laughter.)
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He did not strike
any one during the day. He did not know of any
person being struck that day by the police.
375 A, examined yesterday as a corroborative witness,
deposed to-day he did not kick a man on the ground, nor
strike a man over the temple. He was conveying a pri-
soner to Vine-street station the time he was sworn to
being in the park.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He had had many
such "shindies" in his life, but it was not his practice,
when in the Irish constabulary, to knock people down.
He did not see a man struck during the day.
By Mr. Commissioner Henderson— He did not chase
a man over the green. The lad he had in custody fell
on the ground, but he did not kick or strike him.
There was a discrepancy also here with regard to the
time spoken of by Mr. Blanchard and the time witness
took the lad into custody, which is very likely, when it
is considered_ the public who witnessed the acts com-
plained of bad no idea of being called up to state them
and the tints at which they occurred. The difference
of time in most cases is so triffing as not to make it a
material circumstance in exonerating the men charged
with the particular offences.
387 A. has been in the police force upwards of six
years. He denied he struck any boys as spoken to by
Mr. Ayrton. He struck at them to drive them away.
In reply to questions from the Commissioner he said he
did not strike at the boys, but waved his staff to frighten
them.
109 B, the man who apprehended Mr. Bawstead, a
commercial traveller, on his way to Brompton with his
wife, was next called. Mr. Bawstead did not attend to
identify the man, but had written a letter to Mr. Ellice
stating he had no complaint against the policeman per-
sonally. He complained of his apprehension, and after-
wards the refusal of bail. In reply to Mr. Ellice's ques-
tions, the policeman said he apprehended Bawstead for
hissing and shouting at the top of his voice, and charged
him with riotous conduct.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—Superdt. Hughes
cautioned Mr. Bawstead before he was taken into cus
tody. After that he hissed at a cab passing with priso-
ners, and witness took him into custody. Mr. Hughes
was on his horse in front of Mr. Bawstead at the time.
Mr. Hughes was perfectly coot and collected the whole
of the day. He did not strike any one during the day.
Police Serjeant 403 A is 30 years of age, and has been
in the force upwards of 10 years. He took Mr. Rey-
nolds into custody after cautioning him. He denied
more violence was used than was necessary to take him
into custody. He dii not ask the other constables to
desist from striking Reynolds. He did not strike him
when conveyi-ng him in a cab to the station. No evi-
dence was given against Reynolds before the magis-

trates.
31 G corroborated the last man's evidence. He did
net strike Reynolds.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He was in the Park
from 2 o'clock till half-past 9 o'clock, and during that
time he saw no one struck by the police.
354 A was in the cat) with 403 A and Reynolds. 403
did not strike him. Reynold was waving his handker-
chief out of the cab window, and 403 A pulled his arm
back. He struck no one for the day.
554 A 25 years of age, and has been in the force
about 7or 8 months. He was net ordered to take a
man into custody by Inspector Martin, as spoken to by
Mr. Geo. Payne. He was not aware his conduct that
day entitled it to be " characterised by brutality" or
acting under " periodical fits of something or other."
He struck no man during the day.
Police sergeant 20 A, is 26 years of age, and has been
in the service seven years. He was on leave that day,
and not in Hyde•park as spoken to by Mr. Henry
Horton.
Mr. Ellice said it was strange that in all the cases of
the men in the park on the Ist, the witness who had
spoken to their numbers had not appeared to identify
them.
Inspector Bray deposed police sergeant 20 A was not
on duty that day.
380 A denied that he rushed on a little boy 14 years
of age, and struck him on the back or used disgusting
language that day. He struck one man because he at-
tempted to rescue a prisoner.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He heard many re-
marKs of " Rabbit Pie," " Who Stole the G oose ? " &O ,
but he never took persons into custody for it because he
attfributed it to their ignorance.
John King, the boy who it was stated by his father
was struck so violently by 147 A, was unable to identify

him.
147 A, in answer to a question from the Commis-
sioner, said he was unable to identify the lad as the one
from whom he took one of the sticks he produced.
[LEFT SITTING.]

SPORTING NOTES.

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, tha 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. Epaininondas 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 again prominently into notice.
Oulston is 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, 1856. 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 discnssion of the
probabilities. A FRESH MAN .
July 28.

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NEWMARKET, Saturday.—Left tbis morning for Good-
wood :—Epaminondas, Arnsbee, Pagnator, BeSoDian,
Hazel, Besika, Flageolot, Alcyone, Raglan, Protest, and
Nicotine.
Syvageo has broken down.