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

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Thanks having been voted to the Chairraaa, the meet•
ing separated at a little before 11 o'clock.

BOROUG U OF FINSBURY.
A pubrc meeting was held last evening is the British
School-room, Greenmaes-lane, Islington, for the purpose
of promoting the re-election of Mr. T. S. Duncornbe.
The chair was taken at eight o'clock by Mr, Hodgkin.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, ex-
pressed his regret that there should be any neceisity for
a meeting of electors on that occasion, as he thought
that there should have been no opposition offered to Mr.
Duneombe, after his many years of service, but that he
should have been returned to Parliamentby the accla-
mations of the people, as one of the most tried and un-
flinehing advocates of the popular cause.—(Hear, hear.)
With regard to one of Mr. Dancombe's opponents, Mr.
Wyld, he (the chairman) did not wish to say anything,
and on any other occasion he might have given him his
support. But with respeot to Alderman Challis, it should
ae remembered that he was a member of a body that
'axed the people's coals. and was in other respects op-
posed to the interests of the metropolis, ana he was,
(n mn herefore, ill-qualified to represent that great and pepu-
I)lirpc.usetoitmuebepc,ya.ndliteo calledpiace uponhim otlenemThtcorsradlalyy
atro theund
head of the poll.— (Cheers.)
Mr. C. WILLIAMS, in moving the first resolution, said
they might be well assured that the principles of her
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Inv until lrt
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tisn s nits!
Majesty's present Ministers were not changed, although
errhe also politic.,l Protestants—a thing
e
they were
(IL,;(c)ihrlndaeallalD:nso;srttbhhyvieerayaslendt.o bo deprecated, because it was a mere
trading commodity, and d inset of pia} hog off one party
igainst another.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Pro-
t-ctionists owed tbeer erbvv-r to the un'ai'hfulness ot Lord
John Ruis,,ll and the Whip to the cause of the people,
hands of Rbeadwiacealreigabnrc:idaeoteds, wbeho
would
'mud it was of the utmost importance at present to
strengthen the
parties alike. Mr. Dirueoinbe'had supported John Ru•sell
ppo .e both
eat no
apor4Rvuedase trueuttvto a
nhdiswp.ruilud-
et' ist)su ;rt but h iinMr. againD uus oc
ol asong w
;1 we
e keeprt ed
t be
asupport,
tthhi'e Np,o,bpluelaLroreu
was
Lord one,,
hear) They all
e, moment in power if he
Knew what Mr. Dubcombe's principles were, and that
they had remained unaltered on all important points
.1 l] ring
candidateih e lesti nall
eighteenrespects
deservingyears . B Believing
(kir. Williams) called upon them to agree to the follow-
.ng resolution:— vtihreigirtha
_This meeting highly approving of the political .
prin-
ciples, and being grateful for Ile past services of Mr.
Duncombe as one of the Members tor' this ba0115,11---. re.
shins to return -him again' at the coming election.'
Mr. PARRY seconded the motion.
Mr. DIINC 3)1BE, who was received with loud cheers,
then came forward. and said that that meeting would
close the public canvass which he had felt it his duty to
so through during the last fortnight, in order that be
might ascertain the feelings and wishes of the electors
Finsbury with regard to the ensuing conte.t. Per-
haps they -ere not aware, for be had himself heard it
officially only that evening, that one of his opponents,
Mr. G ,rdiner bad retired from the contest—(Laughter)
—consequently there remained only the late member for
Bodmin (Mr. Wyld) and Alderman Challis; and be must
confess that he wished they were going to the poll under
different circumstances, and had to contend with him on
opposing principles, but, as it was, they were putting
him on the defensive, and were trying to diplace him,
although they held the same principles as himself.—
(Hear, hear, and no, no.) He did not know whether
the elector who said "no," meant to assert that his op-
ponents had no wish to supplant him • but it should be
remembered, that both Alderman Challis and Mr. Wyld
had come forward before Mr. Wakley had resigned.—
(Hear.) He (Mr. Duncombe) formed no coalition with
any one, and if they would only place him at the head of
the. poll, they might do as they pleased with respect to
Alderman Challis and Mr. Wyld. He had always been
of opinion that when a representative of the people had
enoenedscinentiously discharged his duties in Parliament, he
nevethatr heatfre electors
aidoime
of Finsburyetiritghisedfei ww-citizens, and
he belie.
ere persuaded
that he had, at all events,
nesty, sincerity, and zeal. performed his
part
,with ho-
) His oppo-
nents said that they would attend to the local interests
of the borough, and great stress had been laid upon that
point; but he wanted to know when he had ever betrayed
or neglected their local interests?—(Cheers.) When the
local Acts of the borough had been endangered he had
always been at his post to defend them, and he had al-
ways done his best to a ff,ct the repeal of that obnoxious
law, called Sturges Beurne's Act. —_(Hear, hear.) It
was not fur any want of application on hie part that they
had not at present a park in Finsbury. He bad always
used his best exertions with the Minister of the day to

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effect that most desirable object, and he believed that if
Lord Seymour bad remained in office a park would by
that time have been granted to them. The Honourable
Gtistleman, after briefly alluding to his support of the
Metropolitan Water Supply and Extramural Interments
Bills of last session, concluded, amidst loud cheers, by
.-ntreatiog the electors to be early at the po ling booths
on Thursday morning, so a 4 to ensure a speedy and de-
cisive triumph for those Liberal and Radical principles
for which they had so often fought together.
The resolution was then put, and carried unani-

(noway.
Mr. W. WILKES moved the following resolution:—
•' For eff,ctivg the obj«ct now in view, this meeting
Pledges it-elf to place Mr. Dartcomne in that position on

the pol 3 whivb be i, entitled to occupy, and afao Lasts& in
re,urning him free of extJun‘e."
in,,t,i,,n hnving be, n s c.,ntlei by Mr. EDWARDS,
was carried unauitnutoly, and the procet,dicg,i ttku trt-
minuted.

Yesterday afternoon a pun' c meeting of electors of the
bar-ugh at Finsbury was held at the George and Blue
Boar, H•gb Holborn; Mr. Stepht R Pearson in the chair.
Mr. J. WYLD addressed the meeting in explanation of
his vit,wza and opinions on various political and social
qaestions, and on his course of conduct in the House of
eummorli in the event of his election, which appeared to
meet with the approb.ttion of the meeting.
Mr. JAMES moved a resolution expressive of con&
eence in Mr, Wyld, and pledging the meeting to support
him at the ensuing diction. He announced that Mr.
Gardner, one of the candidates for the representation of
the bk,rough, had re,igued in favour of Mr. Wyld.
LINDO second.d the resolution. He said that the
questwn to to decided at the ensuing election was no
larger Free Trade or Protection, tor even Lord Maid-
stone, the Conserv4tive candidate for Westminster—
(Laughter)—had publicly announced that Protection
cull no longer be supported; the question to be de-
cided by the electors was prograiion or retrogression.
The resolution was then adopted unanimously.

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WESTMINSTER.
The Liberal candidates have availed themselves of
every opportunity of explaining their views to the elec-
tors, while Lord Maidstone has declined to address any
public meeting, and has contented himself by appealing
to the conatituency through the medium of an active
band of friends, and of a brass baud of music drawn
through the streets in line with several vans bearing his
Lordship's name as candidate for Westminster. There
is a request issued hem his central committee-room to
his friends to send in their lists of promised men, and it
cannot be doubted they will bo found very numerous, for
the efforts of his supporters have been most energetic
and unceasing. Meantime the opposition of Mr. Co-
ningham to Sir D. Evans and Sir J. Shelley has assumed
a more formidable aspect, and, judging from the way in
which that gentleman has been received at the meetings
he has convened, and the number of public-houses pla-
carded with his name, he must have made many friends
arid supporters in the borough. There were. no less than
three meetings held to-day—one by Sir D. L. Evens
Ile large room of the King's Arms Hotel,
and Sir J. Shelley, the other two by Mr. Coningham.
Sir D. L. Evans and Sir J. Shelley had a meeting last
night in t
Palace yard, Mr. Wright in the chair.
Sir D. L. EVANS, who was well received, in the course
of his addres!, observed that his opponent had charged
him with being a soldier, and looking to the Government
for promotion, but the fact was, that he had after many
His last step was thirty-seven years
00, and he had gained no
years' service obtained ail the promotion he could look
having been
seniority, which was the rule in
theoal:ghro:Bra British stepett ihshenc scbairarnstmiel ye b.ouftHlbeV;ahtaedri been accused of
many important Parliamentary divisions,
even admitting that he had been absent, he by no
electors of W
absent from
co„,ja admitted, as Mr. Conniugham inferred, that his
voting fur many of those motions wend have been a test
hemwra.s ac soollier twenty y
of his Parliainentary fitness. The
est-
bad not rejected him.and yet
they Mr. Coningbam bad dealt
with matters which were quite irrelevant ta
,t.. 13 —who was the best man for W 3 the -"8"
ningharn said he
Dad commauder had been a
(mLoutirt,e rh:
an er.w)
in Spitn, What had that to do-with
the issue between them? Iwaoted a general t-was pretty clear -if they
they would never substitute for him ex-
Ensign Coningham.—(Cheers and laughter.)
should he have voted .- Why
on questions which Mr. Cobden,
Mr. lime, and Mr. Bright had not supportedby
theirifMr. F. O'Connor
onnor could only b • ring
15 votes in support of his motion for universal But&
age
and annual Parliaments, it was a proof those subjects
were not yet ripe for legislation, and that b i ' r nging them
forward in such a premature way would be rather inju-
rious than otherwise.—(Hear, hear.) He was, meter-
thr.less, in favour of shorter Parliaments and of universal
suffrage. As to his votes, on whatever questionalie
might have been abst nt, he could say that he bad as-
sisted in abolishing the duty on Canadian timber•4s
colonial sugar,—that he bad aided in the demciftloa'4".
the monopoly of the East Indian trade, and that, last'
not least, he had lent his humble endeavours in the
struggle for free trade, which was now placed beyond
doubt, though, like many other useful meesures, it had
been• retarded by the party to which his Noble Op.
porient, Lord M•tidt.tone, belonged.—(Cbcer'.) With
regard to the Militia Bill—(Hear, hear)--they line*
how he had acted; he bad opposed that Inpacire on
the ground of public setety and economy, for he are/
eooviticed hat both of these objects would Le gained
fax more eff-uively by reducing our garrisons in the
colonies and bringing the men. at least two-thirdS of
whom could to spared from their present stations, to
defend the ci-nntry. The tisllatit Officer then enume-
rated Li, past Parliamentary services in detail, and called
to mind that be bad, be extending the time for the pay-
ment of the rates under the ra'epaying clause of the
Reform Bill, added 20,000 to the metropolitan constitu-
ency, as compared with its numbers in 1841; that 2,000
of these voters had added to Westnste t he
r* tha
had voted for Sir B. nd Mr. Hmi
orsmau, in their
endeavours to reduce our enormous aristocratic episcopal
establishments; that he had opposed the extension of
;he episcoPanY in our colonies, the Regium Doilltmof
ail grants to religious bodies, including that to 211117,.
„wan—(Bear, hear)--and that be had supported the iti,
quirt inW aho state of Oxford and Ambridge. FM