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London, England, 1852-07-03 00:00:00

EVENING, JULY 3, 1852.

their re-election. The theatre was crowded in every
part, and the bean were graced by the presence of a
number of ladies. Oa the step the candidates were
accompanied by a large number of the lea ling rcfnrai
electors of the borough; and, among several persons
attired in Asiatic costume, we observed Runge Bops-tee
the ve.keel of the late Rajah of Satter%
Mr. A. DANIELL, having been called to the chair,
shortly addressed the meeting, and congratulated them
on the prospect of their late beloved representatives
being returned in a few days without opposition.
Dr. JOSEPH then rose to propose a resolution to the
meeting, and observed that this was the first occasion on
which, at an election for Marylebono, they had been
saved the trouble ot a contest. He then proceeded to FINSBURY.
make some humorous remarks on the policy of
Last evening a public meeting of the electors of Fins-
the Derby Administration, who were now, in bury, for the purpose of promoting the re-election of
spite of themselves, compelled to swallow the bitter Mr. Duncombe, was held in the School-room, Cowper-
pill of free trade. In the addresses of their sup- street, City-road. About a thousand persons were pre-
porters the word " protection " was carefully sent on the occasion. Among those on the platform we
avoided, and the only description that could now be given observed Mr Edward Miall, editor of the Nonconformist,
them was that they were Dieraelites indeed, in whom Mr. J. H. Parry, barrister, Mr. John Feast, church-
there was a great deal of guile —(Laughter.) Mr. Dis-
warden of St. Luke's, &c. Mr. Shillibeer having been
r,
raeli had spoken of something that "looms in the N-
called to the chat
ture." The most probable thing that they had to look Mr. EDwARDS moved the following resolution:—
for in the future was the expulsion of his party from " That the long and faithful services of Mr. Thomas
office—(A laugh)—and then there loomed in the future Slingsby Duncombe as representative of the borough of
the extension of the suffrage, the ballot, and all the other Finsbury, in his uniform and consistent support of the
reforms so eagerly demanded by the people of this principles of civil and religious liberty, Parliamentary
country.—(Bear, hear.) After passing a high eulogium reform, commercial freedom, economical expenditure,
upon Sir B. Hall and Lord D. Stuart for the fidelity with and local self-government, eminently entitle him to the
which they had discharged their Parliamentary duties, support of the electors; and this meeting pledges itself
ho proposed the following to use every exertion with the view of returning him by
resolution i—
e That, in the opinion of this meeting, the long and a triumphant majority the future Member for Finsbury,
valuable services rendered to this borough, and the free of expense "
country at large, by Sir B. Hall and Lord D. Stuart, Mr. EDWARDS said, that for 26 years Mr. Duncombe
eminently entitle them to the gratitude and confidence of had stood before the country as the advocate of the po-
the constituency."—(Cheers.)
pular cause. What he wrote in 1826, when desiring to
The resolution was seconded by Mr. DI/PANDER,
enter Parliament for the first time, ho might successfully
junior,
present now to prove the consistency of his sentiments.
Mr. thresh wished to say a few words, as he was
At one of his meetings the other night he produced the
_ address which which he issued in when. he first solicited
of the electors 1834,f
anxious to leave the meeting for the purpose of set
suffrages Finsbury; and it was
ting off in a few hours for Scotland. He had had the
1 re to observetheaeneuxmerthtion of the points
forty years' acquaintance as a rate-payer with Mary- quite
h'ehahpa de pleasure
n gained by the exertions rhiiosnos ofo opinions having
allviLn-
lebone, and he could say that the borough had never
been represented so well as during the last Parliament combowl and others since that
boon gradually adopted by the greatest meni of the land,
by their two excellent representatives. (Cheers.)
Seeing, therefore, that Mr. Duncombe had served them
to the subject of the Church, and he was satisfied
enftriam on
faithfully, why should they change him?—(Cheers.)
the research ho had exhibited, that his efforts would be Could they find in Alderman Challis such a man as Mr.
of the greatest possible benefit, not only to the public Duncombe? Or was Mr. Wyld a raan fit to go along
bat to the Church itself.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord with him? If they (the electors) changed, they ought
to change for the better.—(Cheers.) Whoever might be
had also nobly exerted himself on every great question
the second on the poll, let the electors be careful to place
of humanity, and was ever ready to advocate the cause
Mr. Duncombe decidedly at the head, and, if possible,
of the distressed, whether at home or abroad. But it
was not upon questions like these alone that their two freem rofmexpense.—(Applause.)
. became i ,
acquaintedi n
ithhe resolution,m said that he
first
representatives had done their duty. They had always
gone into the lobby with him in favour of economy, andf,.r. Duncombe by the
, ,c,ommon appellation whicht was then given him of
ofr
sufoundn-
they had uniformly voted for an extension of the su
honest Tom Duncombe," and such he had
him. In times of difficulty as well as in daeyvse
forge, vote by ballot, and the shortening of Parliam.entrs-,
hmi
sa loudkpirnogniis
es,
besides having paid marked attention to the local inter-
shine he had always been the same, never rofessions, but always fully performing his ests of the people of Marylebone. It was therefore
He remembered with great gratitude to him the part
highly honourable to the electors that they were about P
to return their late representatives once more to Parlia-
ment, and he rejoiced that they were doing so free of which he took in defence of JohansflsoTorbdoforGrogatoohloedfhorewltphhohoenwoo'xa:
' as
expense, an example which he hoped would one day be
imprisoned so long in Chelmsford
universally followed.—(Hear.) p ayment of church-rates, and
Mr. WEBB, who described himself as a working man, tended to Mr. Barnes, who was confined for ten months
here rose in the pit, and said ho dissented from
tthe
tihneLseuiheeesetetroGf
civil
aolfoarntdhreesliagmioeusoffliehnecrety.—h(eC(hmeerr.s.m)
iall of free trade.—(" Oh, oh 1" and laughter.) He On
principles of their representatives on the broad question
had narr j
hun toaswaylytwhaattchhee
had
andi his
nevervotes
foaanndd sap esei
ncgh el
es
' vote and
hh ee hadfelt
that every man who lived by his industry should
ioehouplrdhavoef b d
given, nor a reason assigned for it, from which he could
his industry protected.—(Laughter.)
cognise a man and a
dissent. With respect to thebrother in every one of his
suffrage, he saw him every kind of labour had been very much diminished
cheers.) It was needless to
ro-
under free trade.—(Loud cres of "No, nor) He asked
sfeniela°l7-eiotTifzhenefsr.; (Ltertladtle. Protection was dead.—(A
if the tradesmen of Marylebone got the same prices fete
their labour now as formerly ?—(Cries of " Yes, yes."
ltlu h.)
The speaker, who now found it
the present struggle
and great confusion.) forg
anger.—(Applause.) The happiest
was not a struggle
impossible to proceed, concluded by moving au amend-maintenanced of free trade ; that principle
merit, to the effect that the was in no
elates was to forget all they had said and done in sup-
The thing could
candidate who would not meeting should support no
pledge himself to protect Bd.. that occur to Lord Derby and his aeso-
port of the corn-laws; and nothing h
fish industry from the unlimited competition to which it
please them so effectually as that in the present strangle
p-
was exposed,
the principle of protection should effectual)''
eenwPtiarselYunsrt°etwasudled,
The amendment did not, however, receive a seconder,
and that they should be enabled to take up a new oei_
and was, therefore not put to the meeting.
The resolution was then carried unanimonsly,
tion.—(Cheers and laughter.)
Mr. MIOHELL then moved a resolution, pledging the
The struggle in theP
of the many against the privileges of the few,
meeting to make every effort to return Sir B. Hall and sent_ election was emphatically a struggle for the rightspre-
baicg hl a tande yolhaaadldtboe
Lord 1). Stuart at the -next election, which, having been
decide
eed to oevwernantdhetmhe-
seconded by Mr, wn,
was, whether the
measly. TMORE, was also carried unani- qpueeosptlieonofwE,
Amid a good deal cf noise and interruption, Mr. selves, or whether they should be governed by a all
MACDOUGALL asked whether the candidates would sup. and exclusive classe The Parliament which was a, nut
port a system of " universal direct taxation, and univer- to be returned would probable be that which would de
arse a simplification of the statute-1)00W tide the basis of the next Reform Bill. What was
sal free trade, a
The querist made a long and earnest attempt to address wanted, therefore, was honest men, having right views,
the meeting in explanation of his questions, hut was courage, experience, and inn reify; and, judging all
obliged to retire amid loud cries for the candidates, these eminently attaching to Mr. Duncombe, he should
Lord D. STUART wile was received with loud sheers, (unless summoned elsewhere) give at least one of his
then addressed the meeting. Ile commenced by ex- votes to that gentleman. Whether he should give a
pressing the pleasure he felt at seeing
so many of the second vote he would not say; but to place Mr. Dun-
fair sex present on the occasion.—(A Voice—" They're combe at the head of the poll should be the first object
Bloomers," and loud laughter.) Hos rejoiced to see them of all his friends, for, after his long and faithful services,
there, knowing as he did the greatinfluence tney pos. it would be a deep and indelible
disgrace to the electors
sessed and exercised in every noble, just, and generous of Finsbury if Mr. Duncombe were allowed to take a
cause. He did not now come before the electors corn- second place on the poll.—(Cheers.)
paratively a stranger, as he had done five years ago, The resolution was then put and carried unanimously,
but as one who had served them during a long and not Mr. DUNCOIIIIE then came forward, and was received
uneventful period; and he could confidently ask them with loud and prolonged applause. He said that he had
whether he had not more than fulfilled every promise he often had the pleasure of meeting large assemblages within
had held out to them when first he became their repro- those walls, and upon great and important public ques-
sentative? He had always been on the side of liberal tions, but never before, he believed, had he had the
opinions and of progress; and, though a member of honour of meeting them on a subject in which ho was
the Liberal party, he could not be called an uucompro- so personally concerned as at that moment. He was
wising supporter of the late Whig Cabinet, for he so there to solicit a continuance of their support and con-
often voted against their measures, that he might be said fidfnee at the ensuing election, and he WAS desirous to
to be in Opposition rather than a friend of the Govern- appear before them in order to enable them to judge for
meat.—(Bear, hear.) He had been asked whether h© themselves of that which he was • going to submit to
was in favour of direct taxation, and universal free- them. It had been stated to him that although he had
trade, In this country, where the trading and commer- the confidence and support of a large majorit of the
cial interests were so vast and multifarious, it was not electors, and the good wishes of the unenfraynchised
possible to make all the changes that were necessary at thousands of Finsbury, yet, for the good of his health, it
once; but he was in favour of all measures tending to- would not be proper to return him again to the House
wards direct taxation, and he was anxious to see osta- of COMMOnS.(Laughter.) Now lt was true that his
blished a system of universal free trado.—(Cheers.) health had suffered much within the last few years, but
What he earnestly desired to see was such a reduction he was told by those who were the best judges of those
and distribution of taxes as would lessen the burden on subjects, as well as by his own feelings, that with the
the middling and working classes; and the only way to commonest prudence during the next few months
get a thorough reduction of taxation was to obtain Parlia- he should be able to discharge the duties of their
mentary reform. The Noble Lord then referred to the representatives as efficiently (if he had ever discharged
support he had given to extension of the suffrage, vote thorn efficiently) as he had done during the last eighteen
by ballot, short Parliaments, and other reforms in Par- years.— re With respect to his political opinions
C What of •tho income-tax?") His belief and past conduct, he had not heard the least ob'ection
was that nothing could be more unjust than the income- started at any of the meetings of the electors which he
tax. He was in favour of a property-tax.—(Cheers.) had attended during the last ten days. He had, how-
It was impossible to defend a system by which a person ever, seen a placard signed by " A Member of the
who depended upon professional income was charged Church of England," containing a number of severe re-
upon the same principle with the man who possessed flections, not only upon him, but likewise upon the elec.
fixed property.--(Hear, hear.) He had taken a great tors of Finsbury; for if he (Mr. Dunscombe) was all
deal of interest in foreign affairs, and he was satisfied that the placard had described him to be, the electors
that in this country no Government could long retain were also implicated in the charge for having elected
power that did not sympathise with free and liberal opi- him.—(Hear, hear.) The placard professed to be in
nions abroad. He was far from wishing this country support of Alderman Challis, Now, he (Mr. Dun-
to intermeddle with foreign affairs that she had nothing combe) was not going to say a word against Alderman
to do with, or to get herself embroiled in war; but, at Challis. He was ready to admit that he was "a Chris-
the same time, he wished to see England take her proper tian," as the placard called him, and also that he was a
place among the nations of the world, and her moral very good alderman.—(Laughter.) He bad no fault to
influence exerted in favour of those who were strug_ find with him, except hat he was desirous of supplant-
gling for freedom.—(Cheers.) He would not interfere in; him in the affections of the electors of Finsbury;
with other countries as to their form of government, but and people did not always speak of their rivals as he
he heartily hated those tyrants who aided and abetted now Spoke of the alderman.—(Hear, hear.) Alder-
each other in trampling upon the liberties cf nations, men were a class of men extremely useful in the House
It was for this that he thought the Emperor of of Commons; and whenever there was any question about
Russia should be hated and abhorred as well as Austria, the Coffee-room, or the refreshment-rooms, they always
which had now sunk into a mere tool of the Russian put aldermen on the Committee. As they had lost Al-
despot, The curse of all free men would for ever rest derman Humphery, as one of the Refreshment Cra-
upon the tyrants who suppressed the rising liberties of mittee, why
should they not have Alderman Challisoin
nations,—eers.) A man like (Ch Kossuth might well his place?—(Laughter.) If returned he was sure to b
contemn the frowns of men in power when he received put on the Committee, and ho could not help h' I n
the approbation and sympathy and honest plaudits of the he must look after the cooks, the kitcnon maiditcese f;
people of England.—(Cheers.) After referring to the waiters, and see that the Members had good r;.', and
removal of Lord Palmerston and the downfal of the late (Continued laughter.) Ile had no cornoo
int ,Are,......
, then against
Cabinet, the Noble Lord asked what the country had Alderman Challis, except that he had
to expect from the party now in power? They had, no sive placard to which ho had referred slowed
u okffel
doubt, great ability. Lord Derby was a finished orator, over his committpe-roorns th he toldbehasrdley and Mr. Mr. Disraeli was not only renowned for his writings, lieve he could have sanctioned suchearaubbish. -After
but as a great orator also. He had only one fault to quoting and replying to Several in the placard,
pat
it find with him—he had no principles.—(A laugh.) As Mr.Duncombeproceed (1 Proceeded to say that it 7
-as'as false through-
to the For • ffi he •ht bring forward a whole out as regard d 11maintained had
eign-o ce, might
, e himself. He that he a
string of cases to show how the interests of Englishmen been faithful to the pledges he gave them at the be-
abroad were neglected, but he would only refer theta to ginning of their acquaintance. Nay, he had not only
Noblee est() of Mr. Mather at Florence.—(Hear.) The done so, but, if anything, he had rather gone beyond
Lord, after some other observations, concluded by them—(Cheers)—and a
ena—( beers)—an a
d a he had acted in the past so
thanking the electors for their attention, and sat down would he
amid loud
a,
their representative. With respect to the Maynooth
Sir Is • "tiers.
' he had a very simple tale to tell them. When
lietaa was received with much cheering, The question
last ti a
me he appeared on those boards was to perform his the ant was an annual one he steadily voted against it;
grant -
part in a d which might when Sir R. Peel proposed to make it a permanent
ranee have been called the "Con-
thshed Eketiont,,
but now lie came forward under very grant under an Act of Parliament he opposed the Bill
different circumstances, and the drama in •
which they in every stage in the House of Commons; a I '
re if ever
were
itshould be proposed
to repeal the Bill (which he hoped
Ha now playing a part be called the " United -- . PPY Famile e • 1. •h il might doing • to would be .he case) they mieht depend
.7, in w ilea, were their best e upon it that such
carry
a proposal should have •
y °at reform td • 1 in Capers.) his hearty support '
He would p incie es Merylebone.—(
because the grant went to rho , n 0,,,
not go over the questions which had been o endowment of a Rom
taken u Catholic s '
seminary—hr, should be ashamed c le- an
not and discussed by his N blo Colleague, but he ,
could not hei A
U; . f ° ent to the important if he supported it upon any such narrow de' irase!f
subject of tit
..eePbaally trtin§hoorneomusesTty
of
the
ballot was ground--(Cheers)—but because he wasan sectarian
evident, in eee o 'they viewed the position of all religious grants and endowments wh opposed to
the voters , atm r aspect
atover by the
' d out, it would not State.--(Renewed cheers.) Lot the R
, out thou-h it was came
stover
Catholics
in any degre ' 6 of'
° effect the just influence property, .or,
c have Maynooth and their own
syt ,t
in all circumstancesand rank and station by all means, but let thaw e boom
et education
property
pay for it themselves;
would exercise ther'le inmate influence upon society.— i for he maintained that it was noth'
(Hear, hear.) To referg to another matter, he was glad steation, oppression, and tyranny, to ingi less than per-
to see their
friend in the pit who stood up and avowed for the religious faith of another.—
ma to one man pff
himself a Protecti ist for it was so much a matter of I begged, in conclusion, to assure the (Rear, hear.)
no
on ,
sons of toil and curiosity now leh) He liked to I dustry that, it. returned to Parliament, to see one.—(A aue .
he would, as he
see a real honest P t ctionist, for he must say he had always done, endeavour to protect their interests
felt the greatest disgustCo e
when he saw a set of political and extend their rights t
fungi—a class of mushroom politicians—who had now did, that the principles to our
utmost. Believing,asanhde
ad hitherto advocated,
appeared calling themselves Tory Free-traders.—(Flear, which he was ready to ad 1 lated
hear, and laughter.) He looked upon a Tory Free- to promote the best interests and welfare of t
trader as he did upon a leaseyite. A Tory Free-trader —(Cheers)—he was ther t confidence
0 again to solicitt
was a man who was a Protectionist, but who had /tot which, during eighteeths*e honour to
d n years, he had had
the moral courage and honesty to avow his opinions.— receive at their h
an a, and which he could conscientiously
(Cheers.) He did not say he was a Protectionist, but say that he had
never wantonly betrayed.—(Cheers.)
declared h® was re dif returned to Parliament, to , Mr. Parr barrister, and Mr. Washington Wilke, a
vote for Lord Db a hear.) Now, Lord Derby I non-elector Y;t
er y.— (Hear,
respectively addressed the meeting
had said, " Give me a majority, and I will put a tag in 'of auving
a support tier the which
upon the food of the people"—(Hear, hear)—so that were * Duncombe,.proceedings,
harmonious . throughout, were closed
they knew well what the real principles of the party with a exceedingly
vote of thanks to the chairman
Wednesday
were.—(Hear, hear.) Of all the miserable, contemph Th nomination takes place on next on
tible compositions ho had ever read, some of the ad. Ch. l e 'lreenwell-green, the polling on Thursday, and the
dresses put forward by persons endeavouring to gain declaration on Friday.
the sweet voices of the agricultural electoral body oration the roost abominable and disgraceful.—(Heal;)
He here A meeting of Mr. Weld's supporters was held last
ad night in the Adam and Eve Tavern, Liverpool-road; Mr.
not the slightest confidence in the Derby AdMin. ittrat
lion; he could have no confidence in men who for e aes in the chair.
got.
on. on Jon, Mr, WYLD was received with loud cheers, and pro-
the Treasury bench all they had said in 0
They used to tell the miserable, deluded aKotitieded to state his ewe on the leasing topics of the dek ,
that it was impossible they could p •
ce dews
' There was no person, he thought, that cast his eye over
Oar Noble Marquis told them the
timestheir
Wore•
so
bad great sham. Was property represented? Were pers as
ht axes; yet ho represented? No; the present system wa.s nothing but
was informed that this Noble Lord had ad his estates a system of compromise. To have a full, fair, and free
valued lately, and had got a considerable increase of in- representation of the people there ought to be a greater
come thereby.—(A laugh.) Jr, sees •
in his extension of the suffrage. The mass of the people on opinion, that the present state of mattersassibiP' could last, for to be represented, but so that personation and freud
the people, on a due consideration of
the political con- should be prevented.
_The abstract principle was that
duct of the Ministry, war® likely soon to say, "You arer every man of age, who had neither civil
not the men for us, because you are
nor
intentions."—(Cheers.) The lion. BaronetoughtChurch sand pointed
P .. e
t. k
hol. h
.ehtor should have the
, and same qualitica ion 'w ic Inv parochial and local institu-

out the enormous incomes possessed by some of the
Church (3igniJaries; also to the disgract,ful condition of
the ecrle.ilmtieal courts, repeating the sLtements which
he has of late so often brought unlur the notice of 13,kr-
liament. In conclusion, he expressed the great confi-
dence which he felt in the Power of our institutions,
properly reformed, to promote the interests of all par-
ties in the State—to maintain the Throne and the aria-
tocracy, and, at the same time, advance the freedom, the
happiness, and the prosperity of all classes of the people.
The Hon. Baronet resumed his seat amid loud cheers.
Thanks having been voted to the chairman the meet-
ing separated.

tions of this country required; he should have the quell..
fication of resideuce. The vote ought to be taken by
ballot. The duration of Parliament ought to be shorter.
let granting political power they ought to accom-
pany it by an extension of education. Ho expressed
himself as favour able to a system of secular education,
giving opportunities after school hours and on Sundays
to communicate religious education. There existed large
funds for educational purposes at present; but many
cases were known in which those funds went into the
pockets of the clergy. A large portion might be paid
into a general fund for educational purposes. He ac-
knowledged the large contributions made by different
denominations for such objects. There was a great
English spirit peeping out in charitable, religious, and
educational institutions; and wherever the English race
had diffused itself there would be found the hospital, the
school, the church, carrying out what appeared to be the
feeling of the English race in favour of religion, bene-
volence, and education. A people actuated by such feel-
ings was, he argued, worthy to be entrusted with an ex-
Leaded suffrage; but education must go hand in hand with
an extension of political power, and the disappointment of
the people of the continent in their endeavours to secure
freedom seemed attributable to their having neither se-
cular nor political education. He impressed upon those
whom he addressed the necessity of guarding against
encroachments on the great principle of local self-go-
vernment. In their parishes and districts, the people
ought carefully to watch the least attempt on the part
of the Imperial Government to lay a hand on their pri-
vileges ; because they might depend upon it the great
English mind was instructed in the exercise of political
power by exercising the power it did in the parish, in
the county, or the division. Political progress had not
maintained itself abroad, because the people were not
used to the exercise of power in their local character.
The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to express his
conviction that free trade was the only policy for the
people of this country who were the receivers of the
whole world ; and adverted to the necessity of altering
a system of taxation under which great inequalities
existed, the 2s. 20. of tax paid on tea, which
did not cost the merchant at Canton more,
perhaps, than 7d. per lb., being imposed on
the inferior qualities used by the poor as well
as the higher qualities used by the rich. He
deprecated the continuance of the taxes on knowledge,
and assimilated the advertisement duty to the tax on Lea,
the tax paid by the richest merchant being the same
with that paid by the poorest maid-servant. He de-
clared that his desire was to conserve what was good,
and to reject and amend what was bad. He thought
that this country ought not to be called on to pay
4,000,0001. for its colonies, reversing the ancient rule,
and making the mother country the tributary of those
colonies for the sake of some patronage to ministers. A
saving might also he effected in the diplomatic establish-
ments. With respect to the question of civil and reli-
gious liberty, he held that there ought to be religious
equality—that every person, whether Jew, Roman Ca-
tholic, Dissenter, or Churchman, was, without inquiry
into his creed, entitled, as a citizen of the State, to all
its privileges. Ho thought also that the Government
ought not to pay for any religious teaching. He had
been asked if he was in favour of the grant to Maynooth.
He was in favour of no grant. The taxes raised for
secular purposes ought to be applied to secular purposes
alone. The Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amid
loud expressions of applause.
In answer to questions,
Mr. WYLD said he had always voted for the emanci-
pation of the Jews. There was a distinction in the
House of Commons between public and private Bills,
many of the private Bills being public jobs; and the
reason why his name did not appear in so many divi-
sions as others was, that he never did vote for a job, and
he hoped he never would With respect to his absence
from divisions on the ballet (an elector had stated that
the Hon. Gentleman had been absent from four), he
bad written to Mr. Berkeley on the subject. Alf.
Berkeley thought he paired off, and suggested that, on
reference to the Times or some other journal, the cir-
cumstance would he found mentioned; and Mr. Berkeley
added thet the feeling on his mind was, that he (Mr.
Wyld) had been and would be a supporter of the ballot.
There was no public question on which he thought his con-
stituents interested on which he would not vote, whether
he were ill or whether he were well. On every occa-
sion on which even the poorest and meanest of his con-
stituents had an interest he should be present. [An
elector stated that the Hon. Gentleman had voted with
the Whig Government, and when not, that he had been
absent; and asked whether, should the Whigs come into
office again, hp would sit for Finsbury independent of
Whig or Tory T] He had been a perfectly independent
Member; he was no liken of the Whigs, who had failed
in fulfilling their promises. He should be very careful
again in trusting such promises, and the should vote as a
perfectly independent Member. The Hon. Gentleman,
in reply to further inquiries, stated that he should cer-
tainly go to the poll, having given a pledge of his since-
rity in paying his contribution for the hustings. He had
voted for the repeal of the malt tax, would repeal the
tax on fire and life assurances, give an account of his
stewardship annually, and resign on receiving a requi-
sition as numerously signed as that on which he had
become a candidate.
Mr. Masos, printer, urged the meeting to support
Mr. Wyld, in conjunction with Mr. Duncombe, and
moved the following resolution:—
" That having heard Mr. Wyld's declaration of his
political principles, and being of opinion that the pro-
motion of such principles will advance the happiness and
prosperity of the nation, we pledge ourselves to promote
his return to the House of Commons as one of the repre-
sentatives of the borough of Finsbury."
Mr. Matteizeto seconded the resolution, which was
carried by acclamation, and
The proceedings terminated.

TOWER HAMLETS.
There will be a strong contest is this, the largest
borough constituency in the kingdom, the effect of which
will be to split up the Liberal interest into a variety of
sections. Mr. G. Thompson has now publicly coalesced
with Mr. Acton S. Avrton, and it is understood that a
similar arrangement has been virtually made between
Sir W. Clay and Ur. Salusbury Butler. Mr. W. New-
ton, of the defunct Amalgamated Society, stands alone,
resting his claims upon the advocacy of the rights of
labour, and his hopes upon the Compound Householders
Bill, Which confers the franchise upon a numerous plass
in this borough.
In the list of candidates for the Tower Hamlets, pub-
lished yesterday, the name of Mr. Butler was omitted.

LAMBETH.
Mr. Joseph Harvey ed, the excitement conse-
quent upon a contestedelection havine, proved altogether too much for his physique. It is stated by his supporters
that he had received nearly 7,000 promises out of a re-
gister of something less than 18,000, so that if he bad
persevered his chances would have been considerable.
The field is thus for the present left free to Messrs.
D'Eyncourt and Williams, but attempts are being made
to introduce other candidates. Amongst them Mr. D. W.
Wire has been waited on, but it is not probable that he
will consent to stand, or, if he does, that he will be re-
turned. An address to the electors from the chairmen
of Mr. Harvey's committee, and the copy of a medical
certificate BS to that gentleman's state of health have
been circulated in the borow7h.
c a nTdhi tel ar et
el.l moored that the nominations will
has bean
isruno talk whatever of a Conservative
take place on Thursday.

RAILWAY SIIARE IVIARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 2.
BTOCK ExcntANGE.—The business to- day was rather li-
mited, but prices were firm. The only transaction reported
was—Bristol and Exeter, 1001 A,
LIVERPOOL, JULY 2.
STOCK EXCHANGE had a very quiet market to-day,
and prices had a downward tendency. The transactions
Ywere as follow:—Eastern Counties, 101/2—Lancashire and
orkshire, 83%—Ditto, Fifths, 38 dis.—Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport, 20%s—London and North-Western, 1301/1—
Ditto, New Quarters, 31 7/8 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 34—Ditto, New Cl.,Preference, 1 73 —York and North p'—Midland,
26b1 —Dutch Rhenish,
dis.

BIRMINGHAII„TuLy 2.
STOCK EXCIIANOL—Prices to-day had an upward ten-
dency, and the market was somewhat firmer. The trans-
actions reported were Coventry and Nuneaton, 126—North
Staffordshire, 6 dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B),

MONEY MAEKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 4 per mine prem. (according to the new tariff), which,
at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100, per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange cf 23.27; and the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25.27, it follows
that gold is about at the same price in Paris and
London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold
is about 430 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 117/ ; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at
short being 13.8, it follows that gold is about 0.23 per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at CO days' sight is
1101 per cent., and the par of exchange between England
and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 0.92 per cent. in favour of England.
And, after making allowance for charges of transport, the
present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold
from the United Staten.

BIRTHS. •
OF A SON.
On the Ist inst., at Herne-hill, the wife of D. I. Noad, Esq.
OF A DAUGHTER,
On the Ist inst, the wife of James Du Buisson, Esq., of
Wandsworth-common, Surrey.
On the 29th ult., in the Minster Precincts, Peterborough,
the lady of the Rev. F. A. S. Ilarshall.
On the 23d ult., Jane, the wife of Francis Tothill, Esq., of
the Lower-crescent, Clifton, I.3ristol.

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On the 30th ult., atMAR IBA
Trinity Church, Paddington, Frede-
rick George, fourth son of Isaac
Westmorland
estmorland, ,q., of
Gloucester-gardens, liple p
second daughter of C. Joyce Esq., of the same place.
ark, to Rosa Isabella Josephine,

AprilAt sea, on
ship E' board the DEIDarl of Hardwick Indiaman,
, Prank M‘Pherson Ensign Bth (the King's)
RRegiment, third son of Lieut.-Colonel APPherson, 0.R., 17th
egiment, sincerely regretted by all who knew him, aged
years and 9 months.
On the 28th ult , at Parsloes, Essex, the Right Hon. Lady
Denman, aged 73..
On the 30th ult., at Finchley-road, St. John's-wood, Sir
,Janles McAdam, Knight, of Tindon-end, Great SartlP-
Lord, Essex aged 07.
On the 29th ult., at Stonefield-street, Islington, William
Cornish, Esq., aged 78.
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the 30th
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