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

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

THE BREECH-LOADING ARMOURY
COMPANY (Limited).
(Messrs. Calisher and Terry, Contractors, London and
Birmingham.)
The detailed Prospectus of this Company can be had at
the Offices, 32, New Broad-street, City, or of the Bankers,
Brokers, and Solicitor. It contains the most ample infor-
mation, with reports and opinions of the leading journals
on the great superiority of the well-known Rifle manufac-
tured solely by this lirm, whose patents for England,
France, America, Austria, and Belgium are transferred to
Company has been effected upon the most advantageous
terms ; and Shareholders come into possession of a tried
this Company. The transfer of the business to this
and highly remunerative concern, free from exorbitant
cbarges, while the profits, which will commence at once,
and permanent investment. The dividends will be paid at
certain.pwoilslitbi;elargadveanantadgeto
capitaTlitits s as
aCompanyfirst- offersc a h
first-class,
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the London and Birmingham Banks.
APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company
must be forwarded to the London and Westminster
Bank, Lothbury ; Messrs. Hallett, ommanney, and Co.,
Bankers, Great George-street, Westminster ; National
Provincial Bank of England, Birmingham; or to the
Secretary, John Bowing, Esq., 0.E., at the Offices of the
Company, 32, New Broad-street, City.
A large number of Shares have been already subscribed,
1 and the Share List will be shortly closed.

THE BREECH-LOADING ARMOURY
COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the LIST of
APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be
and MONDAY, the 3d, for e Country.
By the
or der.
t, the Ist July, for London,
CLOSED on SATURDAY next,
JOHN BOWING, C.E., Secretary.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are 'capable of
coutaining several hundred more beds, had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, -is wholly de-
pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas-
)erman, Esq., NiohOlaS-lane; also by Messrs. Coutta and Co. ;
Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom
and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ;
Barclay afid Co. ; W illiams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gur-
ney, ancl Co.; Nisbet and Co. , Berners-street ; I. Barned and
00.1LlverP091; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 6.
IiTANFORD aMITB, tilegtets*

CITY OF LONDON.
Until within the last few days the City Liberal
Registration Association, which usually takes the
initiative at elections in selecting the candidates

likely to enlist the confidence of the party, had not
brought one forward for the seat about to be vacated
by the retirement of Sir J. Duke. When in the autumn
of last year Sir James publicly intimated his inten-
tion of not again presenting himself for re-election
at the close of the present Parliament, AldermanW.
Lawrence, then lord mayor, became a candidate for
the vacant seat in the Liberal interest, and his ad-
dress has been before the constituency for the last
six months; but up to Friday last his pretensions
had not been recognised by the association, with-
out whose aid the chance of success would be but
doubtful at any time. On that day, however, at a
special meeting of the society, held at the London
Tavern, to decide upon the four candidates who
should be selected to stand for the representation,
Mr. Lawrence's fitness was admitted, and on the
motion of Mr. J. 11. Hankey it was resolved, with
but four dissentients—
" That Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.P., Mr. R. W.
Crawford, M.P., Mr. Goschen, M.P., and Mr. Alderman
Wm. Lawrence, are fit and proper persons to represent the
City of London in the House of Commons in the ensuing
Parliament, and the electors present pledge themselves to
use their best endeavours to secure their return."
• At that meeting, which had been announced to be
private, but the proceedings at which have since been
made public, the chairman, Mr. Kirkman D. Hodg-
son, M.P., alluding to Mr. Lyall and Mr. R. N.
Fowler, the two Conservative candidates, and to
their professions of Liberalism, remarked that of
them it might be truly said that " the face was the
face of Jacob, but the hands were the hands of
Esau ;" and he urged upon the Liberals the absolute
necessity of standing shoulder to shoulder in the ap-
proaching contest ; for, if they did not, the Conser-
vatives would instantly take advantage of their dis-
union, the only chance which their opponents had
lying in their division. Mr. Hankey, too, who had
moved the resolution, referred to, observed that it
was the positive duty of the city of London to show
the rest of the kingdom what its true political spirit
was. Mr. George Moore, of Cheapside, in seconding
the resolution, took occasion to refer to theill-health
of Baron Rothschild, but surely, he said, no one
would be ungenerous enough to blame a man for hav-
ing been afflicted by Providence ? When Baron
Rothschild was in full health he was always at their
call, and endeavoured to do his duty to the best
of his ability. Mr. Moore spoke in praise of the ser-
vices which Mr. Crawford had rendered the consti-
tuency, and of the extraordinary promise shown by
Mr. Goschen as a statesman. Adverting to Mr. Law-
rence, he said he was of opinion that the Corporation
ought to share in the representation of the city. He
thought, therefore, they ought to include the alder-
man among the candidates, and with those four he
considered they would have a pretty strong team,
especially in comparison with that of their oppo-
nents. Mr. Bennett, on the other hand; said if Mr.
Lawrence stood he would vote for him, but he was
afraid he was not big enough to fight the two Tories;
and if they thought they could not carry his election,
then he was the wrong man. Mr. Alderman Phillips,
who was among the speakers, observed that much
stress had been laid upon the indisposition of Baron
Rothschild ; but he was sure the Baron would act
according to the wishes and feelings of the consti-
tuency, and if, through any unhappy accident, he
should not be able to f alfil his duties properly, he
would do that which every high-minded gentleman
would do—withdraw from the representation. But
he had no hesitation in saying that his health was
materially improved, and he hoped and believed
that if they were united for the purposes of this elec-
tion they would soon see the Baron in his place in
the House of Commons. Mr. Alderman Lawrence
explained his views at some length to the meeting,
and the grounds on which he sought to take part in
the representation. Mr. Nathaniel Rothschild re-
gretted that his father could not be present, owing
to indisposition. He was sure they could not find
fault with his political opinions, and he was in great
hopes that his health would so improve that he would
be able properly to discharge his duties. Although
he was not speaking with his father's authority, he
was sure that if he continued too unwell he would
do that which they had a right to expect.
On the motion of Mr. Crawford, M.P., seconded
by Mr. Goschen, M.P., Mr. K. Hodgson, M.P., was
appointed chairman of the Liberal Electors' Com-
mittee; and Mr. J. Dillon, Mr. H. R. Grenfell, M.P.,
Mr. J. P. Gassiot, Mr. John A. Hankey, and Mr.
George Moore were nominated deputy-chairmen.
It is said that there will be a personal canvass of
the constituency by both Liberals and Conserva-
tives. The number of electors on the register is
17,455, of whom 5,535 are liverymen, making to-
gether 22,990, but from these about 2,000 must be
deducted in respect of double entries. The Liberal
party have opened committee-rooms in Cheapside ;
the head-quarters of the Conservatives are at the
London Tavern.
Last night a public meeting was held of the elec-
tors of the City of London at Stapleton's Horse Re-
pository. Mr. Charles Gilpin, M.P., occupied the
chair. The meeting was very numerously attended.
Mr. CHARLBs GILPIN introduced the business of
the meeting, and concluded by calling upon.
Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., who said that for any ex-
pression of his political views he must refer the elec-
tors to his published address, which he hoped they
had done him the honour of reading. He had had
the honour of addressing the electors of the Ward of
Bishopsgate upon very many occasions. He remem-
bered the time when they used to meet at the White
Hart, but it seemed that modern improvements re-
moved the old landmarks, and left them no place of
rest. He hoped the electors would afford no resting
place to the advocates of the Tory party. He was
there, not to advocate his own claims to their support,
but the claims of the Liberals ; to advocate a union,
and to ask the electors not to run the risk of allow-
ing a Conservative to slip in through indecision and
disunion in their own ranks.
Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD next addressed the meet-
ing in support of the claims of his father, who was
unable to be present. He disclaimed any wish or in-
tention on his part of dividing the Liberal interest.
Mr. GoscuEtc, M.P., followed. He observed that
it was but two years ago since he asked the electors
to return him to Parliament. They did so; and he
had done his bestto promote the interests of the elec-
tors, which were bound up with the Liberal party.

WESTMINSTER.
A public meeting was held at the Regent Music-
hall, Regent-street, Westminster, last evening, for ,
the purpose of hearing Mr. H. W. Smith, the Con-
servative candidate, expound his political principles.
Mr. Elliot, of the firm of Elliot, Watney, and
Co., took the chair, and briefly stated that the
object of the meeting was to afford Mr. Smith the
opportunity of expressing his opinions on the great
political subjects of the day.
Mr. SMITH then came forward, and was received
most enthusiastically. He said he was a Westminster
man, and all that he possessed was in Westminster ;

the meeting might, therefore, believe that he felt
the deepest interest in the prosperity of that ancient
city. He renewed his declaration of being wholly
free from all party ties, and his assurance that if
elected he would act according to the best of his
judgment, without distinction of party. There was
a time when Westminster prided itself by being re-
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presented 'by men uninfluenced by party feeling.
That was his position now. His only aim was the
good of his country, and although holding
thoroughly Conservative opinions, he was desirous
of reforming every abuse that might exist either
under a Liberal or a Conservative administration.
Recent circumstances had crept in which told them

that personal administrative' reform was needed.
Referring to the suffrage, Mr. Smith repeated that
he would not be a party to the lowering of it below
£lO, because he considered it would be derogatory
to working men to declare that it was necessary
they should live in a house of less than ss. a
week to qualify them to be voters. Could any respect-
able working man get decent house accommodation
for ss. a week ? (Hear.) Let it not then be declared
that a house of £6 a year rent was sufficient

accommodation for a working man. (Cheers.) He
was quite willing to give the franchise to persons
who lived in first and second floors and paid from
7s. to Bs. rent weekly. He then adverted to the se-
veral local questions which required attention—such
as the Thames Embankment, the railways passing
through Westminster, the toll bridges, &c. In regard
to all these he was prepared to devote his utmost
attention. With regard to foreignaffairs, he thought
it very rarely happened that Englishmen at all un-
derstood the wishes or feelings of foreigners, and if
1 they had made one mistake greater than another it
was an insane desire to benefit the foreigner by in-
ducing him to introduce our institutions and ten-
dering to him our advice. He was grateful that the
civil war in America had passed away without this
country becoming involved in any question with
foreign Powers ; and he gladly supported the army,
navy, and Volunteers, as substantial means of na-
tional defence.
In answer to a question, Mr. SMITH said he was
in favour of a providence suffrage, but he could not
consent to give every member of a benefit society a
vote.

Lord EUSTACE CECIL said that he considered Mr.
Smith not only an able man, but a moderate, in-
dependent, and Liberal-Conservative, and in every
respect worthy to represent Westminster in Parlia-
ment. He then moved :
" That this meeting having heard with satisfaction Mr.
W. H. Smith's exposition of his political principles, pledge
themselves to use their utmost exertions to secure his re-
turn as one of the representatives.for Westminster."
Mr. JOSEPH CARTER WOOD seconded the resolu-
tion, and on its being put to the meeting it was car-
ried unanimously and with great applause.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the
proceedings.

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 loci
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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 13ut 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
house 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 iato 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 Procureur-General was a serious