The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-09 00:00:00

BRIGHTON HOTEL.

The annual meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the London Tavern, Mr. A. Smee in the
chair.

Mr. Lindford, the secretary,"read the report,which
stated that the net profit for the five months since
its opening had been £4,156, which, after payment
of interest on debentures, mortgages, &c., left 12,686,
out of which the directors recommended a dividend
at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, leaving £l,OOO
to be carried forward.

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The report was adopted, and the dividend declared
as recommended.

Mdssrs. Burke, Dugdale, and King, the retiring
directors, were then re-elected.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

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THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER.

Last evening a meeting of the electors of the city
of Westminster was held in St. James's-hall, Picca-
dilly, at the invitation of the Hon. Captain R. W.
Grosvenor;who is a candidate for the representation
of the city in Parliament. The Hon. Frederick
Byng, who occupied the chair, briefly introduced the
candidate. Captain Grosvenor, on coming forward,
said the numerous readers of the Times might have
seen beneath the advertisement in the paper on Satur-
day last inviting the electors to the present meet-
ing another advertisement asking them not to
promise their support to any candidate for the pre-
sent, as it was intended to bring forward an " able
and proper candidate." He respected the quarter
from which this advertisement emanated, but it was
a proof to him that when one went electioneering
compliments must be placed among the things which,
however much to be desired, were not to be expected.
After referring to the services of Sir De L. Evans,
the retiring member, he said that objections had
been made to his candidature on the grounds that
he rested his claims on his social position, that he
was too young, and that he was untried. But he
did not feel himself disqualified because his father was
a Grosvenor and his mother a Wellesley, and he was
not so young as some persons had sought to make
out, and he believed that an untried man in many
cases made a better representative than a man of
note in whom a constituency wouldmerge themselves.
He then stated his opinions. He was opposed to
church rates, yet a loyal member of the Church.
He was favourable to an extension of the suffrage,
but thought the measures of reform proposed by Mr.
Baines and Mr. Locke unwise, as he had faith in
the leaders of the Liberals, who were pledged to
bring forward such a measure as would enlist the
warmest support of the whole party. He was favour-
able to the ballot, as he thought that all persons
should be protected in the exercise of the franchise.
With respect to the Poor Law, he thought that a
union rating would do away with many social wrongs
which now press hard on the people. He was favour-
able to a consistent non-intervention. He thought
that if England's patience got exhausted under re-
peated insults from the Northern States, and she
entered into a war with that power, the verdict of
Europe would be, if America were worsted, that she
had brought the misfortune on herself. If, however,
they thought he would move one finger to involve
this country in the horrors of war, or attempt to move
her from the dignified position she had hitherto held
and now holds, then they had better wait for the
" able and proper candidate" promised them. He ex-
pressed himself as determined to be the nominee of
neither party in the constituency, but to hold an in-
dependent course, and concluded amid loud cheers
by saying that if elected he would go to Parliament
to serve them faithfully according to the dictates of
his conscience. Mr. Grenfell, M.P., said he was op-
posed to the hon. candidate in some particulars, but
thought he would be a valuable member of the
House of Comic:tons, and moved a resolution pledg-
ing the meeting to support him. Mr. J. Abel Smith,
M.P., seconded the motion. Dr. Brewer, amid ge-
neral interruption, made a speech as to what was
required in a candidate, and was followed by Mr.
Beal, who put a variety of questions which, he
thought, the candidate should be requested to an-
swer. He suggested at the same time that the meet-
ing should be adjourned for a week that he might
consider the questions. The suggestion was not
adopted, and the motion on being put to the meet-
ing was declared to be carried, though the decl -
tion was disputed. The meeting concluded with a
vote of thanks to the chairman.