The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-06 00:00:00

THE LAMBETH ELECTION.

We are in a position not only to state, but to prove,
that certain gentlemen on the committee of Messrs.
D'Eyncourt and Williams have, within the last few
days, resorted to an act which surpasses in the
quality of disgracefulness anything which has yet
occurred in the Lambeth contest, which, on
the side of the late Members, has been con-
ducted in a manner the most inhuman and in-
decent to Mr. Harvey, of- - any election which ever
took place in this country. The persons to whom we
refer, taking advantage of the state of high nervousness
into which that gentleman has been thrown by the
dastardly conduct of his opponents, actually sought,
towards the close of last week, to intimidate Mr. Har-
vey into signing a paper, requesting all his
triends to support Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourt
and Mr. Williams, by tho threat of exposing
some private transactions which took place thirty-five
years ago. Considering that Mr. Harvey's life is
certified by four distinguished medical gentlemen to be
in danger through the cruel treatment he has received
at the hands of the supporters of his opponents, the fact
we have stated exceeds in atrocity anything ever before
recorded in the annals of elections. Surely, no friend of
Mr. Harvey, surely, no man who has any respect for the
principles of justice, humanity,, or even decency, can,
after this, vote for either Mr. D.Epicoult or Mr. Wil-
liams, but will express his deep indignation at such con-
duct by voting for Mr. Wilkinson. —Morning Advertiser.

MARLBRO'-STREET--(THIS DAY.)
ATTEMPTED FRAIID.--Richard Williams, a respect-
ably-dressed young man, was brought before Mr. Bing.
,
ham on the following charge:—
3, Halfmoon-street
Mr. Thomas Peregrine, M.Da
(prisoner) 55.,
stated that about a month eo the prisoner called upon
him and asked him to lend'hira at the
same time stating that he wanted that amount to enable
him to join his regiment at Uxbridge at night, he being
an officer, and a son of Captain Williams, who
when ho (prisoner)
had been a patient of his some time previous.
payment of
Witness declined to lend it him,
offered to leave his cane as a deposit for the
when the
the loan. Witness told the prisoner he did not know
such a person as Captain Williams;defendant
apologised for intruding at so late an hour, giving as
a
reason that he was a gentleman, and felt sure that wit-
ness could sympathise with him. Defendant then left
the house, and witness afterwards regretted not having
lent him the amount, and subsequently mentioned
circumstance to Dr. Walsh, a neighbour ofmentioned the
,
his.
Mr. Charles Robert Walsh, M.D., ao half
c,
Moon-
street, said, last night, about nine o'cloel- the defendant
called at his house, apologised for having disturbed him,
and said ho was very slightly known to
to his brother; he also said it w him, but better
as
wanted to go to Kensington, and very hot, and he
would not refuse to lend him , was sure witness
o
not the pleasure of knowing him- * Witness said he had
when defendantc re-
lied " Oh,tim yeo
as, yo, ou
in do; you gave me one of your
,
you- Defendant
of your brother,
re-
cards some
and invited me to visit
the a
friend Of hips.efelntdtahuetn
occurred added th
to
Sir John Sykes was
him that deiendant was the
person Dr. Peregrine had
spoken to him ( witness) about, and he called his servant
to take a note to that
became much gentleman. On hearing this de-
fendantagitated and said. " Oh, it is of no
consequence, don t
trouble yourself." This rather
strengthened his suspicions, and he took the defendant
wh
to Dr. Peregrine, at once identified him. A Con-
stable was then sent for, and prisoner was given in
charge,
Inspector Monckton, C division, said ho wished to
have the prisoner remanded, and no doubt if due pub-
licity was given to the case, many other charges would
be preferred against the prisoner, whom he understood
had been in custody before.
The detendant, who made a very lame defence, was
remanded until Monday next.