The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-27 00:00:00

COL THOMPSON (in continuation from our First Edition of
yesterday) said that he and his friends went away. Mr. Hume
took the chair after that time, and the newspapers announced
that Mr. Flume said he hoped all parties would have a fair and
impartial hearing.—( Cheers and laughter.) He was told on
the authority of an individual present that Mr. Hume said the
meeting was not for the purpose of serving any particular
man, but of deciding upon a Representative.—(" He did.")
Would the gentlemen who confirmed this assertion say whether
Mr. flume also called to the persons at the extremity of the
room, begging them to come forward, saying he wished exery
body !to hear, he wished the whole parish to hear.—
(" Hes said so.") How did they proceed afterwards? They
took ea show of hands as to which representative should
stand., (Laughter.)-- Was any thing so absurd ever before
heard of ?—(" It is not true.") The report in the news-
paper tstated that only two or three hands were held up for
Colortsil Thompson.—(Laughter.) By what miracle could
three 'hands be held up for Colonel Thompson if no show of
hands took place ?—( Cheers and laughter.) He (Colonel
Thom ripen) would not for one consent to march longer under
adei rs who exposed the Liberal cause to such extreme degra-
datim t and contempt.—(Loud cheers.) What were • the
charges thrown out by the Tories ? He would not attempt
to go into the whole cf their vocabulary, but they called
the IZr:formers scurvy names ; and would they march under
men evho exposed them to the risk of the Tories ?-
--(Loud cries of "No, no.") Let them merely, then,
bear hi.s (Col. Thompson's) determination. From ;this time
there vas a split, unless explanations the most perfect, the
most complete, were made by the other party—unless they
knew ;by what new mathematical principles both these asser-
tions iaould be true—that the proceeding was an error of the
Distri et Committee, and still that when he ( Col. Thompson)
and hi 3 friends were sent away, Mr. Hume, nevertheless,
hoped all parties would be fairly and impartially heard.—
( Che ers.) Unless it was explained in the clearest manner,
he di .savowed and cast from him all connection with the party
whic h showed itself so very ignorant of what constituted the
real strength of a party as depending on their reputation.
He (Colonel Thompson) was a man who spoke out plainly.
He. bated every thing like introduction of personal acerbity
into politics, but there were limits beyond which no man
could endure. He would not " march through Coventry,"
with t hem. He would not lose his reputation by being seen
in cot tnection with such a party as that had proved itself to
he. Be protested against the miserable system by which the
bight tar of the Tory advent to power was held up as likely to
redue x them to the situation by which every danger they
couli f suffer from the Tories would be small in comparison.
WEN at was the worst of servility ? A conqueror's satrap
thrown within their gates.—( Cheers.) Lord John Russell
was. the satrap--Sir Robert Peel thb conqueror.—( Great
ehrsering. ) It' the Tories had been in office they would not
la re undertaken the measures which the Whigs had done.
'The Dorchester labourers, for instance—( Cheers)—would
the Tories have ventured on that with a liberal opposition ?-
4(N0.) They were much too wise and teo intelligent to have
'committed themselves in such a manner. The Glasgow cotton-
: spinners--would a Tory Government have acted as the Liberal
Government had done in that instance ?—(No.) On the trial the
jury were divided eight to seven, which in England would
have been a triumphant acquittal.—( Cheers.) He now came
to another subject. Did any one think that if the Tories had
been in office they would have presumed to take away the pri-
vilege of regulating the right of supply, which the Whigs had
(lone with complete success, by trying the question first in
Canada ?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) They would not.
Now, he wished to make a short explanation with respect to
a subject of another kind. They no doubt had heard asserted
that h c had littered strong sentiments on the subject of Canada.
He admitted that the charge was true; he had uttered strong sen-
timents, for he had intended them to be strong, but he denied
that he lead used all the expressions which had been attributed
to him.. What he said was this, " that as the Ministry had
seined. on the supplies of Canada without the consent of the
Hisusa of Assembly they had committed an net of treason—
(lieer hear)—which Englishmen if they were wise would
PlAni sh when they were able."—( Hear, hear, and cheers.)
Thai: he had said, and would say again in the House of Com-
mon s, if ho could find a constituency that would put him in
the -position of being able, not only to make the assertion,
but to prove it.—( Hear, hear, hear, and cheers.) He had
certi only stated at the time he made that assertion, that the
prool'which he would give that the act which he had alluded to
was treasonable, was to be adduced from history, for a King
hiad suffered at the scaffold for the very same thing.—(Hear,
eat.) That was all he had said. The other sentiments that
bad been attributed to him were false and exaggerated. He
had said -nothing that could in any way be construed into dis-
l'espeot 'or disloyalty towards their present gracious Queen,—
(Pea'r, hear.) Another charge against him was that he had
%gen tedhimself from the division on Church-rates. Now
What MIS the fact—a meeting of his constituents at Hull
wal called on the occasion of the Queen's attaining her
majority which they summoned him to attend. He under-
Stood 'the Ministerial manceuvre that took place with respect
to that division, and he did not hesitate to obey their commands.
He 'walked out of the House of Commons that very night
with his orders in his pocket, put himself into the mail, and
Went to Hull, where he declared his reasons for supporting
the Government of the Princess Victoria, and for that he had
been attacked in the newspapers, and denominated the man
Who had talked about a crick in the neek.—( Cries of
" ime.") He admitted that he had made such a statement,
but i n using those words he begged to say they were
/let his own, but those of one of the greatest wits of the day,
Valaaire.—( Cheers.) The question involved was whether
r".leal principles should be put clown in Marylebone forever.
---,,,ltties of "It shall not.") There was no place better
o.cd than Marylebone for the introduction into the metro-
la 415° boroughs of the principles of Radicalism.—( Cheers.)
a Q trusted,therefore, that every exertion'would be used to place
s advocates at the head of the poll. If they were not
t
ktir,ccessful they would have covered themselves with honour.—
•ties of " no, no," and of " yes.") He would readily change
e expression—they would save themselves from disgrace._
Slot successful, their sacrifices would be but few, and it
R111(1 be absurd to place those sacrifices in competition
h. the establishment of the great principle of liberal-
-1,411A in Marylebone.—( Cheers.) It might, it was true,
"Q said that Marylebone was fairly beaten upon the
Present occasion, but if it was so he would point to the many
Victories which that defeat had been the cause of.—( Cheers.)
'l.l conclusion, he trusted that those present would go home to
their wives and families, and ask them whether they would have
received them better if on the present occasion they had given
/:43-. titan they would for having declared their determination
fight the battle to the last.—( Cheers.) The Gallant Co-
°net retired amid loud and long-continued cheering.
i‘k YOUNG came forward amidst conflicting cries of
Young,"
" Ewart," cheers, hisses, groans, and clapping of
itat'as• He appeared for the purpose of proposing a reso-
-I°4 in favour of the return of Colonel Thompson.—
(heers.) The enemies of his Gallant Friend might pre-
:lt his being heard, but he trusted the meeting would
"rra away a just estimate of such conduct. He did not
'"me there as one unknown to the borough.--(Cheers, and
Cry of " Oh, you are well known." Laughter.) He
tPPeared as an elector to exercise his just right is explaining
the
7,h grounds upon which he should give his vote. When Cu!.
, ca'npson formerly came forward as a candidate, he retired
7f,soon as he found he could not have a majority.—( Hear. )
nat was one ground on which he supported him.—( Hear,
.ttQ!kti and loud cheering.) Again, it was well known that in
i 44 borough and parish the strongest feeling prevailed
favour of local self-government, and in opposition to the
1
'resale principle of centralisation. It was to the principle
110 kcal government that England and also that great country
aeteond the Atlantic which had- sprung from England owed
‘ir liberty.—( Cheers, and cries of " Question.") On the
Contrary, all the despotism of the Continent was founded
Pont; the principle of centralisation.--( Hear hear, and
e,ering, with great interruption.) That was the prin-
Z°e of the New Poor-law.—( Vehement cheering.)
aid they support Mr. Ewart, who was the bold and un-
tf°t9aomising advocate of the centralising, despotic principle
° that Bill ?—( Cheers and cries of " No, no.") A person
:the crowd saying, Mr. Ewart is not an advocate of,that
Tneiple.) Mr. Y. proceeded:—lf it could be shown
at Mr. Ewart was opposed to the principle, he would
lat'sPaort him.—(Cheers.) Mr. Y. then read extracts from
Ewart's speeches in Parliament, showing that he had
134PPorted the principle of the Bill, expressly because it was
one of centralisation. He (Mr. Y.) believed Mr. Ewart's
aPinion on this subject to be such as could not be entertained
by any man who had correct notions of liberty on any other
Point.—( Cheers and great confusion.) He concluded by
moving a resolution in favour of Colonel Thompson's return.
Mr. VINCENT seconded the resolution, in a speech of consi-
derable length, in which he was variously interrupted by
cheers and disapprobation from the two parties, the former
greatly preponderating. He supported Colonel Thompson
aenes4at'se he was first in the field ; because he was op-
tQv to the factions who were striving to oppress and
ut down the people of England, and because he was
aihfullaorter of those Radical and representative prin-
sfra for which the borough of Marylebone had ever been
be"th geished. He preferred that gentleman to Mr. Dwarf,
cause the latter came into the borough under the patron-
iitQ of the Whigs, who feared to let Colonel Thompson
an Parliament, because they were hostile to the
'171(:1Ple, and to the principles of freedom of which Colonel
la,dc'.lllPaon was the strenuous advocate. He called on the ,
and
lcals of Marylebone to crowd to the poll on Thursday
aatbgive their votes in favour of the man who Lad already
sorved the great constituency of that northern bo-
i,pugh, which once had the honour of sending Andrew Marvel
13, Parliament.—( Applause. )
'Lao The CHAIRMAN, before he put the resolution, appealed to
4r, meeting to give an attentive hearing to Mr. Wilson and
i„ °tiler gentleman, who wished to make explanations respect-
setae things that had been said.
rni"o• IVILSON then came forward, and was received with
taall,gled laughter and applause. He denied, in the outset,
the'' Reformers
had any party purpose. The difficulty which
gt- it had to contend with in this borough
It former contest was, that they had to select from
la, Many able men. There existed in the borough three
lellesentative bodies, elected under the Ballot and House-
he 4 S'uffrage. The opinion of these bodies was taken, and
(leer. W.) gave up the support of his own candidate, in
also-tenee to the sense of the majority. He mentioned that to
r w that he was not a man to create dissent amongst the Re-
-I;)ktrners, by pressing forward the person whom he in his p.ri-
judgment preferred.—( Hear.) When the late decision
t'
,°4lnst the return of Sir S. Whalley was knwn, the Re-
tkers had no time to lose. A deputation, o
chosen of an
(Gil number from each of the parishes, was appointed.—
xeat disapprobation and hisses, and cries
at. MURPHY denied that.— (Cheers and laughter.)
Wiesoe said that he had addressed notes to thirty
kllstlemeri in St. Pancras, whom he knew to be leading
e'onners, and he committed the notes to Mr, Ivamy,