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

MARYLEBONE ELECT lON

PUBLIC MEETING—(THIS DAY )
A Meeting of Colonel Thompson's friends took place this
day at Hall's Riding House; bctween 200 and 300 persons

were present.
Mr Rosaucx, about 12 o'clock, took the Chair. On his
right hand was Mr. Murphy, on the left, Colonel Thomp-
son. The Learned Gentleman dwelt at great length
upon the insincerity of the Whigs in regar to Reform.
—(Hear.) The Whigs were sepporters of the Government,
the members of which • were as truly Conservative a; their
Tory friends—( No, no, and hear)—and who had distinctly
pledged themselves against any further extension of Re.
form.—( Loud cheers.) That the Radicals were anxiously
desirous to enlarge the political power of the people of this
country.—(Cheei-s.) The Whigs were only desirous of re-
taining their places.—( Somebody cried out " Canada.")
Ah ! Canada! I will 'not trust myself to speak of it.—
( Loud cheers.) The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to
advert to the conduct of the Whigs respecting Canada.—
( Some individual having created an interruption, immense'
uproar ensued in the endeavour to eject him, which
was at last effected, and order was restored. The
Learned Gentleman went on to characterize the measures
of the Ministry regarding Canada, as a " dire deed of inirno-
rality."—( Cheers.) The men who had acted thus towards the
Canadians, wore just the men to act in the same way, if they
dared, towards the people of this country.—( Hear, hear,
hear.) The Tory was a bold, impudent fellow ; one knew how
to deal with him—(Laughter)—but the Whig was a
shuffling coward. —( Cheers.) Thank God the reign of
the Whigs was corning to an end.—( Hear, hear, and
cheers.) Since IMO reforming principles had not pro-
gressed, because a Ministry had been in power, only anxious
to retain their offices—not to advocate liberal principles.—
(Cheers.) The Marylebone election was one of the means'
they adopted to weaken the real Reformers, and pre-
serve their tottering power.--( Loud cheers.) They wished
to
.get in a Whig for Marylebone.—( Hear, and cheers.)
If they succeeded, they would try the same policy in West-
minster, and the other Metropolitan boroughs, which at pre-
sent were thorns in their sides. —(Cheers.) Would the
meeting support Mr. Ewart, or an unshackled Radical Re-
former ?—( Cheers.)
An individual in the crowd here called out, " You wish to
insinuate that Mr. Ewart is shackled ; now do you recollect
a conversation with Mr. Ewart in the street, when you said,
Will you stand for Marylebone with me ?' "
Mr. ROEBUCK—Yes—(Cries of " Turn him out ;" " Mr.
Eivart ;" hisses, cheers, aad immense uproar, which lasted for
a considerable time. )
When the noise had in some degree subsided, Mr. Ron-
BUCK said he would explain the private conversation with
Mr. Ewart, which he did not well know how the person who
put the question became possessed of,—( Hear, hear, and re-
newed confusion.)
A voice in the crowd, " How do you know Mr. Etvart
to be shackled ?"
Mr. RoEnucK—Because I see him connected with parties
I know to be Whigs only.—( Continued interruption.) He
'considered, moreover, that Colonel Thompson had a prior
claim on the constituency of this borough.—(Cheers.) He
now begged to introduce to the meeting Colonel Thompson,
for their approval now, and their votes at the poll.—( Cheers.)
Colonel THOMPSON then came forward and was greeted
with the most enthusiastic applause. His claims had been so
well put forward by his Learned Friend, that it was not ne-
cessary for him to go over the ground on which he had
touched, or to state more than a few facts, which
could not possibly have come under his cognizance.
The Gallant Gentleman then, proceeded to detail the circum-
stances of the interview which took place between him and
Mr. Ewart, with respect to their mutual claims upon the
constituency of Marylebone, to which he alluded at the
meeting which took place yesterday at the Mechanics'
Imtitution. Ho then referred to the proceedings at the
Yorkshire Stingo, and dwelt on the ungrateful conduct of his
former friends towards him. He came before them a
wronged and injured man—( Hear, hear)—but notwithstanding
the little clique at the Yorkshire Stingo, he would trium-
phantly bear down the obstacles that were opposed to him. His
rival, who was about six times wealthier than he was, was,
he understood, sending about the begging box.—( Laughter. )
This, however, was anything but a strong- point in his (Mr.
Ewart's) case. To what purpose could this money be in-
tended to be devoted, for the legitimate expenses of the elec.
tion were not not more than a few hundred pounds ?—( Hear,
hear, hear.) Such proceedings were only calculated
to hold them up to the scorn and derision of their enemies.—
( Hear, hear.) What were the claims of Mr. E wart on the
constituency of Marylebone ? He invited them to draw out
a balance-sheet of their respective claims. Mr. Ewart, to be sure,
(To be Concluded in our Second Edition.)