The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

Last night the respective candidates for the borough
addressed considerable masses of the constituents, Air.
Scovell met his supporters at the Literary Institution,
in the Borough-road, where a public meeting was pre-
sided over by Mr. Collinson, of Blackman-street.
The feature of the meeting was that the gentlemen
who took part in it appeared to be respected and influ-
ential inhabitants of the borough.
The CHAIRMAN took a view solely of the local interest
of the constituency, and though he admitted the high
abilities of Sir NV. Molesworth he denied that the bo-
rough bad been adequately represented by him. Sir C.
Napier might under other circumstances have proved a
formidable opponent to the present candidate, but he
had not appeared in that character in the Baltic. (Some
disapprobation.) Southwark, however, wanted a per-
son who would attend to local interests, which were so
important as to require the undivided attention of a man
of business. In the emphatic language of the leading
organ of public opinion, they wanted the right man in
the right place, and he believed that they would have
him. (Cheers.) He had no doubt that in prefe-
rence to the old man-of-war's man the electors of South-
wark would take the screw propeller. (Cheers.)
Mr. ScovELL then presented himself, and was received
with unbounded applause. After alluding to the private
circumstances of the borough, which, though locally in-
teresting, command no public sympathy, he urged the
claims which be had as an employerand a resident among
them. He pressed this not too much upon them, but
his character was before them—he was well known—he
trusted that he was nomen elarum et venerabile, and upon
this be should take his stand. The hon. candidate then
went through the various points of his address, and ex-
plained in detail the principles upon which he sought the
suffrages of the voters. These have been already ex-
plained on former occasions. They partake of the charac-
ter usuallydescribedas "moderately liberal," and appeared
to coincide with the wishes of his large and influential audi-
ence—an audience which, though not characterised by any
great amount of discrimination may probably be taken as an
exponent of the sentiments of the borough. He would
not enlarge upon those topics. He did not emulate the
eloquence of his predecessor, and he had no personal
grievance to enlarge upon. He should be happy, how-
ever, to answer candidly, honestly, and openly, any
question which might be put to him.
Mr. T. MARTIN proposed a vote of confidence in Mr.
Scovell. He drew a distinction between the representa-
tive of local interests and the official man, and expressed
his approval of the former. He spoke in the highest terms
also of Mr. A. Pellatt, but said that he thought the best
member Southwark had ever had was " Obstinate Ben,"
as he was called, or the late Mr. B. Wood.

Mr. J. PUTLEY seconded the resolution, and it was
carried with acclamation.

In answer to Mr. DAT, the candidate expressed him-
self in favour of equalisation of the poor's-rate ; and
having replied satisfactorily to some other questions the
mating was brought to a termination.