The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-10 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

Notwithstanding the division which exists in the
Liberal ranks, Alderman Sir R. W. Carden has not
ventured, after his defeat at the last election, again
to contest this borough in the Conservative interest.
The return of Mr. H. Lewis, whose Parliamentary
conduct has given general satisfaction to his consti-
tuents, is regarded as secure ; but an impression
prevails among a large section of the Liberal party
that Lord Fermoy has not discharged his duty as
the representative of the borough with sufficient as-
siduity to entitle him to be again elected, and Mr.
T. Chambers has accordingly been brought forward
in opposition to him. Lord Fermoy protests against
.the trouble and expense of a contested election
being thrown upon him in a case where no party
principles are involved, and where the new comer is
a rather less advanced Liberal than himself. Mr. T.
Chambers, on the other hand, denies that his inten-
tion in coming forward is to split the Liberal inte-
rest, and asserts the right of the electors to a choice
of candidates. The three candidates are working
hard. On Saturday Mr. H. Lewis attended three,
Lord Fermoy attended two, and Mr. T. Chambers,
who has to make the best use of the short time left
him to introduce himself to the electors, attended
four meetings. On each occasion the candidates had
to make long speeches, to answer questions, and to
listen to praise or blame, so that they cannot be
charged with want of energy or endurance.
At 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Lord Fermoy
addressed a numerously attended meeting of the
electors at the Marylebone Theatre, when Mr. J. A.
Nicholay took the chair.
In answer to questions put to him by the electors,
his lordship denied that he had ever been absent
from the House of Commons when any great ques-
tions affecting the people were being discussed, and
he had always given his vote in divisions on such
questions on the Liberal side.

A resolution was then carried, pledging the meet-
ing to support Lord FLrmoy, a proposition to pass
a vote of want of confidence being laughed down.
His lordship met the electors again at 8 o'clock
at Milton-hall, Kentish-town, when Mr. Munn
occupied the chair. His lordship having explained
his political principles, a resolution approving his
Parliamentary conduct was carried.
Mr. Harvey Lewis addressed a large meeting at 4
o'clock in the afternoon from the balcony of theßen
Johnson Tavern, Paddington ; Mr. E. M. Roche in
the chair. Resolutions were passed expressing the
confidence of the electors in their late member, and
pledging themselves to return him at the head of the
poll.
In the evening he again addressed the electors at
the Vestry-hall, St. Pancras, when Mr. Silas Taylor
took the chair.

Mr. Harvey Lewis said no one proposed to con-
test the election with him, and he hoped those who
had before honoured him with their N otes had been
satisfied with his conduct and his votes. (Cheers.)
If they again elected him as one of their represen-
tatives, he should vote for the extension of the fran-
chise to every lodger who showed, by his intelli-
gence and education, that he had a right to a vote,
but he should not support what was called manhood
suffrage. He should also vote for the abolition of
church rates, for the principle of non-intervention,
and for a reduction of taxation. They might rest
assured that, while thinking of the great interests of
the country generally, he should not be forgetful of
their local requirements. In answer to various
questions, he said he should vote against Mr. Law-
son's Permissive Bill and Mr. Somes's bill to shut up
public-houses altogether on Sundays.
A resolution was then carried, approving Mr.
Harvey Lewis's conduct in Parliament, and pledging
the meeting to return him as their representative in
the new Parliament.
Mr. Thomas Chambers delivered his first address
to a crowded meeting at the Feathers Tavern, War-
ren-street, Fitzroy-square, when Mr. Morton pre-
sided. The second meeting was held at the Oxford
Tavern, Kentish-town, at 4 o'clock, when Mr. E.
Billing acted as chairman. He made his third speech
at Westbourne-hall, Westbourne-grove, and his
fourth at 8 o'clock at Portman-hall, Carlisle-street,
Portman-market, when Mr. A. M. Shaw took the
chair. His principles were " free trade" as extended
to the labour of the poor ; " free worship," apart
from the insult of toleration ; " free Government,"
meaning a Ministry appointed by the Sovereign,
and dependent upon a House of Commons fully re-
presenting the people ; " the franchise," to which
he pledged himself in the following words—"l will
support the widest and largest measure of electoral
reform which any Government will bring in."
In answer to a question he said he was anxious
for reform in the law courts.

At all of the meetings resolutions in favour of
returning Mr. Chambers were adopted unanimously.
Mr. John Hope Fox, a Liberal-Conservative, has
issued an address, in which he says he is opposed to
the ballot, and is in favour of a thorough reform in
the bankruptcy laws. He has announced his inten-
tion of addressing the electors somewhere in St.
Pancras this evening, " the time and place to be
hereafter named by placard."