The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

FINSBURY.

Last evening a public meeting was held at
Myddelton-hall, Islington, to enable Mr. Wm. Cox,
who is described by his committee as " the old and
tried member," to solicit the suffrages of his con-
stituents. The hall was early crowded to excess,
and on the platform were many gentlemen of local
influence. Mr. Carr occupied the chair. When Mr.
Cox entered the hall, which he did after the pro-
ceedings had commenced, he was received with loud
applause and waving of hats.
Mr. LAWSON, who introduced himself as an " old
Radical elector" of Finsbury, said he had formerly
voted for " Tom Duncombe " and Mr. Wakley, and
he had supported Mr. Cox, considering that gentle-
man was the best exponent of Liberal views the
borough could have in place of their late excellent
representatives. Mr. Cox had been one of the most
independent and hardworking members of the house
of Commons, and he had given upwards of 600 votes,
none of which could be complained of. (Cheers.)
Mr. Cox then rose to address the meeting, and
was again received with cheers. He said he was
there to address them and to answer any questions
they liked to put to him with respect to his past
votes, seeking, as he did, their suffrages as their
member in the next session. He went on to say
that he should find a difficult task if he were to
speak upon all the votes he had given, seeing that
he had been in his place on every sitting of the
lhouse save once, when he was prevented attending
through a domestic misfortune. On the Ballot
question he had not changed his opinions, and he
had voted on every occasion on which the subject
had been brought forward in its favour, and he
was for shortening the terms of Parliament, and for
a large extension of the suffrage, principles he had
enunciated when he was before them for the first
time, and which he had steadfastly maintained.
Some very noisy persons who had been shouting
out " Stansfeld " from a remote part of the room
were here challenged by the hon. gentleman to come
upon the platform, and the great body of the meet-
ing gave the same invitation, in order, as it was
expressed, "to have it out." A person represent-
ing the discontented portion of the meeting then
stood forward, and amid great uproar put some
questions with respect to the matter on which Mr.
Stansfeld resigned office.
Mr. Cox replied that he a long time since sum-
moned a meeting of his constituents at the Agricul-
tural-hall, and before a very large assemblage of the
electors he went fully into the subject. A vote was
at that meeting passed that the explanation he gave
was fully satisfactory. All that he had to say was
that he considered the charge made against Mr.
Stansfeld by the Proeureur-General was a serious

_to_ them the. country is mainly indebted fotthe plea-
sures which have passed in the reformed Parliaments
of the last 30 years. He treated the extension of the
suffrage as an uncalled-for measure, and stated that
any man might acquire the franchise if he desired.
He invited questions, but none of any importance
were put.• His supporters gave him a hearty cheer,
which the Liberals met, though not in an uncour.
teous manner, with counter demonstrations.

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