The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-26 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.

MEETING OF COL. THOMPSON'S FRIENDS.
A meeting of the electors of the borough of Maryle-
bone, favourable to the return of Colonel Thompson, was
held this day, at one o'clock, at the Mechanics' Institu-
tion, Circus-street, New-road. The room was crowded long
, before the time of commencing the proceedings ; and on the
Gallant Colonel entering the meeting he was loudly and en-
thusiastically cheered.
On the motion of Mr. YOUNG, D. W. Harvey, Esq., M. P.,
was called upon to preside.
The CHAIRMAN said, though he did not doubt that a great
diversity of opinion prevailed in the meeting, yet he felt as-
sured there would be an anxious desire to give every gentle-
man a fair and candid hearing.—(Cheers.) However per-
sons of opposite creeds might feel the advantage of con-
cealing the truth, that could not be the object of men who
wished to advance the cause of freedom.—(Cheers. )
-Nlarylebone must always hold a prominent place ; but at the
present moment, when the eye of the nation was directed to
their conduct, it was of importance the country should be
made familiar with the objects they meant to pursue. With
Lord Teignmouth and the Tories they had nought to do but to
beat them.—( Cheers.) The great question was, who was the
best man to record the objects for which they were attending?
It would not advantage the cause of Colonel Thompson to say
anything in aid of the cause of Mr. Ewart, who was an honest
and able man.--( Cheers.) The question was, what were the
superior claims of Mr. Ewart to lead the electors to introduce
him to the prejudice of one who was a candidate previously?
—( Cheers.) When the question was urged, why the parti-
zans of Colonel Thompson step in, it was for the advocates
of Ewart to say why he stepped in to defeat the paramount
claims of Colonel Thompson.—(Loud cheers.) It was con-
ceded by the friends of Mr. Ewart that Colonel Thompson
was a respectable character, and as uniform and consistent in
his public principles. The obligation was thrown on Mr.
Ewart to establish his priority of pretension. It was as-
sumed that Ewart could succeed—that Colonel Thomp-
son must fail. If Col. Thompson's character and principles
were as pure as those of Mr. Ewart—if he was a candidate
when Mr. Swart was a candidate for another place—why
was it to be said that Mr. Ewart must succeed, and Colonel
Thompson must fail ?—( Cheers.) They meant to say
that Mr. Ewart was a Whig-Radical, and that Colonel
Thompson was a pure Radical.—(Loud cheers.) It was
precisely on that ground that he (Mr. Harvey) gave
countenance to the pretensions of the latter, by whom
the Radicals of Marylebone ought to take their stand. It was
said that the reform interest would be down, and Lord Teign-
mouth be successful. In the degree, Mr. Ewart's friends be-
lieved it to be true—ought they to be anxious to withdraw (one
of the two). Mr. Ewart's party maintained, that if the
two were to stand, Lord Teignmouth must come in. To
give then the full weight to the concession that
Lord Teignmouth must succeed, it becomes them to con-
sider whether they were not the parties to bring about that
evil.—(" No," and loud cries of" Yea, yes," and " Poor Law
Bill.") It was incumbent on the friends of Mr. Ewart to
chew that if he were to retire, and Colonel Thompson to stand,
that the latter could not fight Lord Teignmouth single-
handed.—(" He could.") He called on the friends of
Mr. Ewart to answer that question. It must be, either
that he was not so acceptable—that was disclaimed.
Was it because he was not so good a politician ?
No; it was because he did not belong to the party who were
lending a blind adherence to the Whig Government—
( Loud cheers.) While, on the other hand, Colonel Thompson
did not conceal his opinion that, from the moment the Ad-
dress of the Queen, to the present, the Ministry had not en-
joyed the public opinion.—( Cheers.) On the present de-
cision depended the question whether the present Govern-
ment enjoyed the confidence of the country.—( Cheers.) The
electors ought now to give a practical proof of their opinion.
The question put to gentlemen advocating the same opinion as
the Gallant Colonel, was, " Do you wish to return the Tories

to office ?" The answer was " No—the Tories are at present
in office."—( Loud cheers.) It might be said that Mr. Ewart
was of the same sentiment.—(No, he is a shuffing Whig.)
He was copious in his lamentations over the defects of
the Government, but always reverted to the question,
What were they to do ?—( Hear, hear, and laughter.)
This was a struggle of mighty importance ; the country was
looking intently on the present struggle, and the electors
ought to be ready to say, if asked why they prefer Colonel
Thompson to Mr. Ewart, because be was as good as Mr:
Ewart—that they prefered him to Mr. Ewart because he was
a candidate before Mr. Ewart was thought of
made a disinterested retirement when his continuance
might have injured the popular cause—that they were for
him in preference to Mr. Ewart because they were fearful he
was only a blind follower of the Whigs. —(" No," "Yes, yes.")
that they were for Colonel Thompson, because he would be•
what he had ever been, an active and disinterested, and en-
lightened friend of the people.—(Cheers.) Colonel Thomp-
son was the advocate of a system of policy which would give
some value to labour by extinguishing all injurious monopolies
—that encouragement to industry which would destroy all
unnecessary burdens bearing unduly upon the people.--(" So
will Ewart.") So would Mr. Ewart, but he would not do so
if by any motion or proceeding it was calculated to damage
the character or endanger the continuance of the Govern-
ment. Finally, if they were asked would they support
the man who would give a triumph to the Tories? The an-
swer was, that Mr. Ewart was pursuing that dangerous course.
(" No," " Yes, yes," and loud cheers.) Which was the more
censurable in him and his party, because they viewed such a
change in the Government as a more perilous proceeding
than the friends of Col. Thompson.—(Loud cheers.)
Colonel THOMPSON then came forward, and was received with
loud and long-continued cheering. He hoped they would al-
low him to go back a little, because it was from past facts
alone that men could shape their judgment of the present
and future.—(Hear, hear.) He would not repeat at length
the circumstances to which the Chairman had alluded,
but they were aware that he fairly and honourably re-
tired at a former election, in consequence of the ma-
jority which had been put forward against him, at a
meeting of the electors.—( Hear, hear, and loud cheers.)
He felt that as a fair and honest man, conscious of the impor-
tance which union was to a party, he was bound to sacrifice
any feeling of ambition or personal interest to the public good.
Another circumstance hid occurred to which he called their
attention, inasmuch as he thought it gave him some claim to
their support. At the last general election he received in-
vitations from two important boroughs in the North, for
which there was already a Whig candidate in the
field.—( Hear, hear.) The invitation was accompanied with
an intimation that there was not the slightest doubt of
his success, an assurance which was confirmed by the
fact that the gentleman who was his opponent, and who
was a firm opponent of the Ballot during the previous
session of Parliament, had abstained ever since he had
obtained his seat for the borough alluded to by his (Colonel
Thompson's) resignation, from either speaking or voting
against that question. Well, he retired from that contest,
although assured of success, because while he disapproved of
many of the measures of the Ministry, he did not
wish to hazard a vote to the cause of general liberty.—( Hear,
hear, and cheers.) In acting thus he had only done what an
honest man and a prudent leader of the people would
be expected to do under the same circumstances. For
this he ought to have been treated with tenderness
and consideration, but instead of that he had been attacked,
not by the Whigs, but by the Whig-Radicals, with whom he
was more nearly connected, and that too in the very place
where he had attempted to raise a little fabric of wholesome
popularity, and a candidate was started behind his back.
He would tell the meeting the history of that part of the pro-
ceeding. At the end of the last year, or the beginning of the
present, Mr. Ewart, his rival candidate, called on him at his
house and said, " Are you going to stand for Marylebone?"
He (Mr. T.) answered, Yes, he was ; he had been in the
field since the last election, and he was pledged to his
friends. Mr. Ewart replied, Oh I then perhaps I ought
not to hare spoken to you.—( Laughter.) There was
in history—stated this fact with respect to a French diplo-
matist—old Talleyrand--that some man had said of him,
that if any person, in the presence of a full Court
was to give Talleyrand a blow behind he certainly would
not show the least perturbility in his countenance.—( Cheers.)
Mr. Ewart had not arrived at that state yet. Mr. Ewart
let out that he had committed a political fault.—
(Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. Ewart had shown
that he had done all to supplant him.—( Cheers.) Was that
fair and proper ?—(Closers and cries of " No, no,) And to
prove that, he would tell them further, that no con-
sultation had been held with him to shew that the pub-
lic cause would be injured by his standing.—( Cheers.)
The whole proceeding was one for the purpose of endeavour-
ing to oust hitn.—( Cheers, and cries of " Shame.") Would
it not, he would ask, have been decent that somebody should
have communicated with him on the subject ? He did
not confine himself to Mr. Ewart ; he thought Mr. Hume
might have made some communication to him on the snbject ;
if he had, be could have shown him some reasons why he should
not have supported Mr. Ewart. One reason was, that he
could not retire from Marylebone—(Cheers)—because n
hay'l g
been deceived by the Whigs he had declared that he
would
stand for the first place where he could have a favourable
opportunity of opposing the Whigs.—(Cheers.) If he
was under such circumstances to retire from the contest of the
borough, it would be said he was a bully.—( Cheers. ) He
could also have pointed out to Mr. Hume if he communicated
with him, the imprudence of placing any man in opposition
him ; he could have pointed out to him the impolicy of pro-
moting a supporter of the Poor-law.—( Cheers, which lasted
for several minutes. )

The CHAIRMAN rose and requested that if any gentleman
was incommoded, the door was open and he might withdraw.
Laughter. )
Colonel THOMPSON resumed :—He could have told
Mr. Hume that if he brought into Marylebone the
constant supporter of the principle of the Poor-law
Bill, such a man would find that vastly more than two hun-
dred would vote for the Tory in preference to him.—( Cries
of " No, no," and
" Yes, yes," with loud cheers.) Whereas
the majority, upon which at best the Liberal would expect,
was about four hundred. This he could have told, if he had
been asked, which was not the case, for they came
into the borough behind his back.—( Loud cheering.)
Now he came to the more melancholy part of the history.—
( Hear, hear.) A meeting was called at the Yorkshire
Stingo, by a public advertisement, in which it was stated that
the object of the meeting was to bring about an accommodation
between the Liberal Members, and that Col. Thompson was
invited. Besides, he received a letter from Mr. Love, Secretary
of Mr. Ewart's committee, meeting at the Cape of Good
Hope, in Albany-street, to the same effect as the advertise-
ment, although (as we underatood):Mr. Love had published
in The Sun a letter in quite a different spirit.—( Hear, hear. )
Being so invited, what eould he do but go? He went, and
he found on the walls of the Yorkshire Stingo placards de-

Glaring that the meeting was a public meeting of the friends
of Mr. Ewa&t_(Hear, and a laugh)—and on going into the
Committee-room, he was told by the Chairman that the meet-
ing was not public—(Laughter, and cries of " Shame")--and
Mr. Hume, who was present, said that the invitation sent hint
(Colonel Thompson) to attend was a mistake, committed by a
District Committee.—( Laughter, and cries of " Shame.")
(To be concluded in our Second Edition.)

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
CORN EXCHANGE.
There were moderate arrivals of English Grain aad Flour in the past
week, but a good quantity of Oats from Ireland. Little business trans-
acted, during the week, and prices were unvaried. This morning the
fresh supplies of all kinds of Corn are short, the vessels being out, of
course, in consequence of the late interruption from the frost. Fine
Wheat very scarce, has obtained rather higher prices, while
the other samples being chiefly tender and of middling
quality sold slowly at last quotations. Barley still meets a dull sale, and
with difficulty maintains its former value. Beans and Pease support
their late quotations. In the Oat trade there has been a fair extent of
business at the same prices as last week. Flour meets a moderate de-
mand, and all descriptions are unchanged in value.
riucEs ON BOARD •F SHIP.
Wheat, Red (old) s2s. 625. Beans, Small (new) 36s 330
-White (01d)... No. r6s.
- Red ,1837 423. 465. - Tick (new) 2Bs 31s.
- Fine 50s. Ms.
Superfine '-Ns. 60s. - Harrow (new) '24.345.
- White (1837) 445. 535.
------ Fine 54s Me. Brank
Superfine fills 6.1.5. Oats, Feed
--Foreign free ...... ...50s. i)Bs.
Rye 30s. 34s -- Poland
Barley 22, 25*. New 20.4.24..
- Grinding 21- 275. - Potatee . 264.'2.8 .
- Malting 30s. 345.
Malt 465. 545, - Scotch 24=.27•.
- Fine New 565. 60s, - Irish 17s 208.23..
Pease, Grey, New 30s. 31s. Flour Town sper 5ack)....... 50..52.,
- Maple New '32x. p 33. - Seconds 45,.451.
- 'White 355. 35: - North Country 42; 4is
- Boilers 375. 385.1 Brats B. 9:.
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEE,.
' Wheat. Barley. oats. t.14..a
Engii,,h
Irish - - 4,817
Foreign I - - - --...

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SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET. 7
A moderate supply today, and a moderate demand. Lent being 1107,1
about makes a difference for the worse in the meat trade. Inferio
Beef rather lower. Good Beef unaltered. Mutton rather dearer. 'Veal
a little cheaper. Pork as before.
PRICES PER STONE OF BLB. TO SINK THE OFFAL,. 1
s. d. to s. d. 1. d. to s.
Interior Beasts
Second quality ditto 2 6 3 0 Second quality ditto 3 4 Sel
Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 8 Coarinf.woolled ditto 3lO 4 f
l'i,rie Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves....,, 4 8 5 4 Large Hogs 3 2 4
l'rlme small ditto 5 6 6 0 Small Porkers •
Suckling Calves ,each ...17 0 35 lil Quarter old Pig teach) 12 u 20 0;
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
n2asts. I
Sheep. I Calves. I Pits
3,731 40,491 ICi 666
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s. d. to s. d.
Setif, inferior 2lO 3 8 Mutton, inferior
_ middling . ..... ....... 3 2 3 4 -- middling
- prime large 3 4 3 6 - prime
--- prime small 3 8 310 Pork, large
Veal
CITY FISH MARKET.
'illiM
More Fish at Market to-day than on Saturday, and prices To
Trade fair. Lobsters dear, Is. 6d. to 4s. for large ; Cod, Is. 6d. to 141..
for large; Turbot, 55. to 238: ; Whiting, 4d. to Bd. each; Haddock,
bd. to 10d. each,

2. El. to 2 EL
34 0 6
9 8 310
310 4 0
32 4 6
4 8 5 4:

PROVISION MARKET.
There is not much doing in this market, nor is there much expected
even to be done if the frost now permanently leaves us. Prices of all
kinds remain much as they were last week.
BERMONDSEY WATER SIDE POTATOE MARKET.
The supplies to-day were moderate, and the quality necessarily
affected by the weather. Trade was to a fair extent, and prices re-
main as they were this day week, which prices we gave in our report of
Wednesday last.

TALLOW MARKET.
There is not much doing in this department, and the price continues
at 495. 6d.

COLONIAL MARKETS.
To-day we have no public sales; but for the week there is a fair
business advertised, and as the frost seems now about permanently to
to leave us, extensive transactions are expected. Business which
has been bound, will become liberated. The chief sales for to-
morrow are Rice, Havannah and Manilla Sugar and Brazil Coffee,
with some spices. The market is in a firm state, and we ghoul&
say in good condition for the sellers. The imports are slender, an.sl,
so are the exports; but the deliveries at the Customs greater than;
they have been for the last seven or eight weeks.

DERBY CORN MARKET, FEB. 24.
Our Corn Market yesterday was well supplied with fine Wheat, and
made last weeks' prices. Inferior was very much looked after. Fine
Barley was also in good demand. Oats continue scarce. Best Wheat
575. to 595. ; Fine Barley 30s. to 335. ; Grinding ditto 265. to 286. ;, Old
Beans 425. 455. ; New ditto 30s. 345.
MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, FEB. 24.
The improvement noted in our last has since been fully confirmed,
and though the extent of business done during the week has not bee,'
considerable, the tendency of prices has been upwards. The import,
which is and has been for some time confined to Irish produce, is "S
heavy. Wakefield and Liverpool both steady yesterday. At our
Market this morning the business done was confined to the supply
consumptive demand. Fine Irish Wheats brought in some instances
Is. per bushel more than on this day week. Flour firm at late rates.
Good qualities of Oats %d. to ld. per bushel, and Meal 6d. per load
higher. Dry Beans and fine Malt on the spot brought ratter more
money. The stocks of all articles except Meal are low throughout this
district, whilst in the agricultural counties prices arc firm and rather
advancing. of the

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Fsa. 24.
Our market today has passed off rather quietly, about 2,300 bags
being the entire quantity purchased; but as holders showed no dispo—
sition to push their stock into the market, no change has occurred in.
the rates.

Barley.
s. d. to s. d.
0 12 0 0 10
—092 0 8 "
Oats .1
—o 8 g
-- 0 9 6 _ gg
—96 0 7
—O9O 0 0
0 10 0 7 0 8 u
0 11 0 0 9 0

CORNWALL MARKETS.
(Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.)

Wheat.

Truro
Helstone
St. Austell
Bodmin
Liskeard
Launceston
Came!ford
Penzance

s. d. to s. d.
0 20 0
0 20 0
0 20 6
0 19 6
0 17 0
0 19 6
16 0 19 0
19 0 21 0

Quantity of Copre,
Quantity of fine Cc

:INING INTO
Ore sold

[.. L I GPNCE. Tons. Cwt. 9"
.......... ..... ...... ....2,064, 0 4)
.......................... 165 0 0
.......................... 67,
.verage Standard, 1081. aid. 011.

Average Produce.,
Amount of S1e,11:

?.`_941.185. 6d.—A

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CONFLAGRATION OF MORDEN MILLS, NEAR
MERTON, SURREY.—On Thursday night last, between nine
and ten o'clock, the well-known and extensive mills, called
Morden Mills, near the village of Merton, in the courrty of
Surrey, were totally destroyed by fire, and all their valuable
contents; they are the property of Messrs. Taddy, Attselds
and Co., snuff-manufacturers, of the Minories, and were situate
on the banks .f the river Wandle, and occupy a considerable
space of land ; they ware considered, for extent and completeness
for the manufacturing of snuffs, the most important in the
country. It appears that the fire commenced in the eastern mill,
and was occasioned by some defect in a drying stove, 'Mien was
erected in an apartment in the lower part of the building.
Immediately on the intimation of the fire in Merton, the engine
belonging to the parochial authorities was drawn on the spot,
and was instantly put into motion; but, however, before a
drop of water was thrown on the mills, the whole of them,
and also one of the dwelling-houses, presented oac body of
lurid fire, producing such intense heat that it was impos-
sible to approach the premises. At a few minutes before
eleven o'clock one of the horse patrol arrived at the South-
wark station of the fire establishment, and gave intelligence
of the conflagration, at the same time stating that muck
alarm existed for the safety of the adjoining property..
The engines from Waterloo-road and Farringdon-street were
instantly sent off, each, of them accompanied by a strong muster
of firemen, and about twelve o'clock arrived at Morden,
and were followed shortly after by the powerful engine of the
West of England, drawn by post-horses. At this period the
saving of any portion of the extensive mills was impossible.
The roof of the dwelling-house of Mr. Attfield was then ora
fire, but that was, on the London engines being got to work,
soon extinguished. The reflection of the devouring element
was seen by the fire-brigade as soon as they had got out of
London, and had a terrific appearance. The excitement
that it produced in the country was very great; gentlemen
from all parts of Surrey were on the spot, and the village of
Merton was crowded. The mills, with all the machinery and
stock, are totally consumed, and nothing now remains of
them but a vast heap of smouldering ruins. The whole of the
property consumed and destroyed is insured to the full extent..
in the Globe Fire-office.
FATAL EVENT.—On Wednesday Mr. John Day't
of Evesham, attended a sale of wood at Offenham, where ne
stopped until after dark. Wishing to cross the river Avon,, as
his nearest way home, he called up the ferryman, who re-
fused to venture out, in consequence of the dangerous :nide
of the river from the floating masses of ice. Day said he
did not care, and if the man would not take him he would row
over alone, and got into the boat for that purpose. In the
morning the boat was found as far down the river as th .e ice
would allow it to go, and Day's hat was seen on the ie., near
it : but the unfortunate man has not since been hearsd of.---
Worcester Journal.

On Tuesday morning, between the hours of six and
seven o'clock, the steam-ship, Juno, a vessel of great power
and dimensions, was going down the pool, outward bound
and on arriving off Cherry-garden tier, Rotherhithe, she fell
in with a barge laden with four rooms of coals, belonging to
Mr. Sant of the Adelphi, proceeding towards London Bridge
with the tide. The barge's head was to the northward—
there was nothing else in the way—.ar.d, consequently, plenty'
of room for the steam-ship to go clear of her. The Junoi,
however, went right into the barge with tremendous force,
and run her down, cutting away her stern. The lighterrnan,
who was navigating the barge, jumped overboard directly th' e
collision took place, and was fortunately picked up by a waeir-
man named Wallineer, who was passing in his wherry. Th e
barge immediately began to fill, and about ten minutes aftet•-
wards sunk with her cargo. The paddle-floats of We Jun.°
were so much damaged by the collision with the br.rge th.st
she was obliged to put back to her moorings. Th e iujutri
having been made good she started again, soon after nil,'
o'clock, and proceeded on her voyage. The Rec.:Meat is at--
tributable to the man at the steamer's helm not steering her
properly when called to by the pilot on the paddle-box.
The Duke of Beaufort left Park-place for Bath, on
his way to Badminton, on Thursday. His Grace will con-
tinue to hunt the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire country unttl
the close of the Session in April.
On Monday night Mr. Dawson, a respectable
shipowner of Yarmouth wandered down to the North Defies,-
whilst labouring under delirium from illness, and got on dot:
lee. On the following morning the poor gentleman's ba,t
was found floating on the water sustained by a large piece ,
ice, and frozen to death.—Norfolk Chronicle.