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

LAMBETH.

A numerous meeting of the supporters of Mr. William
A. Wilkinson, the new candidate, was held last night in
the Victoria Theatre. The chair was taken by Mr. J.
Sewell.

The CHAlnstiN said that sixteen persons in the be
rough were of opinion that they should re-elect
their-
former representatives; on the other hand, a great pro-
portion of the electors being determined to have a new
Member—(Cheers)—a requisition had been presented- to
Mr. Harvey, but he was hunted opt of the representa-
tion, and almost hunted to
„9enih,—(Elear, hear.) They
had now selected Mr. ~,,m .
he begged to int,. r• iuson as their candidate, and
.outiee hits to the notice of the meet- '
ire.--(Cheers.)
Mr • - W
ILYINBON came forward to address the meet-
ing, and was received with loud cheers. He said that
seventy-two hours ago he had no notion whatever of
000uNing • the position of a candidate. He had ima-
gined that when Mr. Harvey started he was pursuing a
hopeless course, and that the late Members were almost
certain of being returned. From that state of feeling
he had been roused on Friday evening by the gentle-
men Who waited upon him on the resignation of Mr.
Harvey, tor the purpose of inducing him to come for-
ward as a can iciate. Those gen;lemen had shown
him, and their statements were borne out by all sub-
sequent investigation, that a large number of the
inhabitants of the borough were dissatisfied with the
present state of the representation.—(Hear, hear.) On
that ground, and that ground only, he appeared before
them; because he confessed that his opinions were
nearly identical with those of the gentlemen who lately
represented them.—(Cheers.) When he found there
was a large majority in the borough who were -inclined
to support Mr. Harvey if he could bear the brunt of the
greatest, he (Hr. Wilkinson) did not think it unbecoming
on his part to offer himself as a candidate to the electors
for the purpose of supplying the want under which they
labonred.—(Cheers.) There might be a hundred rea-
sons why they should think that they were not pro
perly represented by the late Members, but it was not
necessary for him to refer to them;: it was enough for
him to know that there was a desire entertained by a
number of the electors that a new Member should be
selected.—(hear, hear.) He did not wholly rely upon
the stathments ct the gentlemen who called upon him,
.and who he had never seen before, but he had got his
friends to apply for information in the highest quarter,
and the naiversal answer was, that dissatisfaction
exists vrith the present state f the representation,
that he should go on, and that he would
win the battle.—(Cheers.) He perceived that a letter
from Mr. Cobden had been published, containing an
opinion favourable to the late Members, but an opinion
was generally founded on the case that was put to the
party whose opinion was required —(Rear, hear)—and
he watt sure if he nad said to Mr. Cobden, here are two
Members representing a large constituency, and for cer-
tain reasons a large portion of the constituency is dis-
satisfied with them, have:l a right to put myself forward
to support the interests of the dissatisfied parties, that
Mr. Cobden would have said that is the business of the
electors, and not my business.—(Cheers.) If they put
in a man that will vote as well as the ethers, let them
satisfy themselves.—(Cheers) He would remind them
that it was a dangerous thing to have the borough re-
presented by two Liberal Members with whom a great
number of the inhabitants of the borough were not satis-
fied.—(Hear, hear.) Was there not danger, under such
circumstances, that a Tory might get in.—(Hear, hear.)
Whatever might be his deficiencies, he nad made some
of the sujec's most interesting to the electors his
particular study.—(Cheers.) .114 had as much know-
ledge of the ptinciples of political iconomy, and of go-
vernment in general as either of the other candidates,
and he was as well qualified 50 represent such consti-
tuents as he saw before him.—(Hear, hear.) He appeared
before them at the eleventh hohr to afford them an
opportunity of returning a new member; it was a time
when very few candidates would have a chance of suc-
cess, and-he believed he should have little chance of suc-
cess were it not for the exertions of the gentlemen who
had supported Mr. Harvey.—(Cheers.) He must ex-
press hit regret at the course that had been pursued in
reference to that gentleman by the opposite side.—
(Hear, hear.) He did not think it was fair or manly to
pursue a public opponent with private slander.—
(Cheers.) If a similar attempt were made against him
he should laugh it to scorn.---(Cheers.) He was con-
scious that he was there in the discharge of his duty, and
he would not succumb to any one:
Mr. GILES moved a resolution to the effect that the
meeting had heard Mr. Wilkinson's
address with satis-
faction, and
pledged themselves to use their endeavours
to secure his return at the forthcoming election.—
(Cheers.) The opponents of Mr. Harvey had not only
attacked him, but they could not let tree
wife alone; be
had been hunted down, and his opponents had obtained
a victory.
Mr. REDFERN seconded the resolution.
Mr. ROREETION, after making various ineffectual
efforts to address the meeting, moved, as an amendment,
that the masons
were insufficie given for- uatroducing a new candidate
Mr.
MOORt addnaned the meeting
t
Wilkinson.
The mover of the amendesee in support of Mr.
the meeting, - and'. the original
was then expelled from
with acclamation. in—.l cam"
Mr. was ca"
Mr. WILKINSON basing •
sembly-disperaed. e -"---71111 thanks, the as-
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sourawAmc.
Last night a most numerous meeting of the friends of
Mr. Scovell was held at Lsnsdell's coach
faetnry,
site the Drieklayera' Arms, Old Kent-rend;
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lkin
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ton in the ehair. An omnibus was drawn up in.frout of-
the factory; from which the speakers addressed
the
meeting, which reached nearly across the end of the
New Kent-road.
Mr. SCoVELL stated ho was a Free-trader of old stand-
ing, and would never consent to the commerce of the
country being crippled by restrictions. The time had
gone by for the renewal of protection on any branch of
cornumrce whatever. lie was an advocate for the ex-
tension of the suffrage to the t xtent of Mr. Home's mo-
tion; which was, that every lodger as well as house-
holder, of twelve months' standing, should have a vote
in the aff Airs of the nation. He was also of opinion that
that vote should be protected by l'atlot. tie was an
adwocan for tricnnill rarliament3. Ht, would, it seat
to Parliament, pr,tis f..r the übolitton of the inc. me-tsx,
or its revision, so that it sh mkt be mote 'fairly adjusted.
He should also vote for the revision of the property-tsx,
that it might be more equitably levied, and b eve the
Country I"En the expense of that obnoxious ettablish-
meat which pressed so heavily on the working c '.asses—
the txclie.
'e would move for a revision at the poor-
rate systtna, out WOU I not consent to mAlring it c con-
solidated fund by E
u-lizing the rate, fur that would
take the control of
Ileir own money ouX of their hands.
A VOICE—How about Maynooth?
Mr. t CoVELL said he was averse to an future endow-
ments out of the public puree. The grunt to Meynooth
was commenced by Georgelll. fitly-s,3v2n y, ars ago,
and was continued annually by alt
Parlr.ameuta until the
Protestant Sir Robert Peel made it a p..inianent grant.
He considered the faith of the country ''ledged to
he would not vote for disturbing that glt'ant. It way not
purposes, but for izducatiorlal
rt, and
a grant for religious pur-
po es. The priests that wete educated t sere made better
and more faithful subjects than when sera to foreign
colleges for tastructioll. Se stvuld volt ft)r the Ehnis.