The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-01 00:00:00

MAR YLEBONE ELECTION.

NOMINATION.-(TIIIS DAY.)

The nomination of the candidates for the representation of
this borough, took place to-day, on the hustings, Portland-
place. Some time before the hour appointed by the returning
officer for the commencement of the proceedings, eleven o'clock,
Messrs. Ewart and Colonel Thompson, the two Reform . can-
didates, appeared on the hustings, and were greeted with the
most enthusiastic cheering. Upon Lord Teignmouth.inaking
his appearance, the cheering was very partial. Upon the
hustings we noticed Mr. Mackinnon, M. P., Mr. Vigors, M. P.,
and Mr. Hope, M. P. At eleven o'clock the crowd a-;sembled was
but small, in consequence of the state of the weather, the rain
pouring down in torr nits. The arrangement on the hustings
for the admission of Reporters was extremely hid, and the
greatest difficulty was experienced by them in obtaining ad-
mission. Indeed several of our own Reportei s were indebted
to the kindness of Colonel Thompson for admission to the
hustings. Among the different placards in the crowd were
the following Working men of Marylebone, attend the
hustings this day to support Colonel Thompson, and thereby
rescue the Borough from Whin' and. Tory domination."
" Teignmouth, the friend of the' people, the Queen, and
the Constitution." Tcignmouth for Marylebone." " Vote
for Ewart, the friend of the People." " Mr. Ewart
now speaking"—this placard caused considerable laugh-
ter. t, Vote for Ewart, the friend of the Repeal
of the Corn Lawa and the Window Tax." " Re-
formers, beware—be united—vote for Mr. Ewart." " Re-
formers of Marylebone, remember while the lion and
tiger fought, the fox stole the prize. Be united—the fox will
be disappointed—vote for Ewart."
The Returning Officer, Mr. Alderman LArmoN, did
not arrive at the hustings till half-past eleven o'clock.
When the precept—the Act against bribery and corruption
were read, and the usual formalities had been gone through,

The Worthy ALDERMAN came forward to address the Elec-
tors. He said that they were again called together to exer-
cise their electoral franchise, for the purpose of returning a
sufficient and proper person to represent the Borough of Ma-
rylebone in Parliament, in the room of Sir Samuel Whalley.
Ile trusted that they would give every person a fair and candid
hearing while they expressed their sentiments, and that they
would so conduct themselves as to set an example to their
surrounding neighbours. —( Cheers. )
Mr. YoeNo the came forward to !tropes,: Colonel Thomp-
son. He appeared before them as an elector of the borough
of Marylebone, for the .purpose of proposing Colonel
Thompson—( Loud cheers)—as the most fit and proper person
—(Cheers, and cries of " No, no !" and " Yes, yes 1")—
to receive the support of their voices to-day and their votes
at the polling-places to-morrow.—( Cheers.) In doing this,
he would not disguise from the electors that he had a
somewhat difficult task in comparing the merits of the two
Reform Candidates that were in the field.—(Cheers.) In
doing this he would not use expressions that would wound the
feelings of Mr. Ewart or his friends. Ile would avoid any-
thing of that sort.—(Cheers.) Although he was not person-
ally acquainted with Mr. Ewart, of his private character,
and worth no man entertained a higher opinion than himself.
--(Cheers.) The electors were there to discharge and to ex-
ercise their rights, and to perform the duties of electors and
freemen. Mr. Ewart had come before them as a candidate to
represent the borough of Marylebone in Parliament,
and his public character therefore was public property._
(Cheers.) Mr. Ewart knew too well the rights that belonged
to the electors of Marylebone, to object to any fair and impar-
tial discussion of his claims to the notice of the electors of the
borough.—( Cheers.) He supported Colonel Thompson on
the present occasion—first, because he had a prior claim to
the notice of the electors of the borough ; secondly, because
he was a resident in the borough—(Cheers)—which was a
fact that ought not to be left out of the consideration of the
electors ; and thirdly, because there were peculiar consi-
derations why the electors of Marylebone should prefer
Colonel Thompson to Mr. Ewart.—( Continued cheers.)
Re felt himself peculiarly called upon to bear testimony to
the facts that had come within his personal knowledge.—
(Cheers.) Colonel Thompson, influenced by the most
honourable motives, had retired at the last election.—( Great
cheering)—in order to prevent a division in the Reform in-
terest.—( Cheers.) Colonel Thompson, believing if he had
Stood the contest he would have created disunion, retired,
when he found that that disunion was likely to take place.
For having sacrificed his feelings in this manner, Colonel
Thompson in his (Mr. Young's) opinion, was entitled to the
votes and support of the electors of Marylebone.—( Cheers.)
On an occasion like this, when it might be somewhat difficult
to discriminate between the merits arid claims of the two can-
didates, they ought not to lay entirely out of their consideration
the fact that Colonel Thompson was a resident in the borough
and that Mr. Ewart belonged to Liverpool.—( Hear. )
Mr. E WART-That is a mistake. I do not live in Liverpool.
Mr. YOUNG said that if Mr. Ewart did not live in Liverpool
lie certainly did not live in Marylebone, arid he would submit
that if a man resided among them, if he took an interest in their
local affairs, and endeavoured on all occasions to perform the
duties of a good neighbour, the electors were hound in such a
ease as that to take those claims into their consideration.—
(Hear, hear.) He would proceed now, with their permission,
to allude to those political considerations which induced him
tee prefer Colonel Thompson as a Reform Candidate to Mr.
i'lLwart, He was delighted that Mr. Ewart was present to
"'ar every word he had to say, and to explain any misrepre-
nlation he might make. It would pain no man more than
Iftself if he misapprehended Mr. Ewart's sentiments, and no
man was more anxious to be convinced of his error than he
Was, It was well known in that borough that they
known
attached to their Local Elective Vestries ; it was well
"own there was not a more blind attachment to a parochial
and local institution. The people were attached to it as to a
Principle, and they detested the principle of central power.
'a all courtesy he made the charge against Mr. Ewart
°I having fallen into a grievous political error on the
'Ubjeet of the Poor Law Amendment Act. —( Cheers.) He
Charged Mr. Ewart with having declared himself the advocate
belierinciple of centralizing power, which lie (Mr. Young)
,ed had the tendency to poison the springs of public
Liberty at their very source.—(Cheers, and cries of " Shame,
tllame.") It was not him (Mr. Young)
e who alone stated this,
but page 217 of the " Mirror of Parliament" also declared it—
(Cries of Hear, hear")—and if Mr. Ewart had been mis-
represented, he was there to set the electors right ; but
s° long as Mr. Ewart entertained those opinions,
and so long as the electors of Marylebone were at-
tached to the principle of local self-government, Mr.
-y,a art could not, and ought not, to expet-it their support in
Coming forward to represent that borough.—( Cheers.) In
addition to those circumstances, resolutions had been passed
y the Reformers of Hull, the place that Colonel Thompson
formerly represented, and in one of those resolutions they de-
scribed the anxiety with which they looked on the Marylebone
election. He had also a respectable requisition from the emi-
grant Poles in London, calling on the electors of Marylebone
to support Colonel Thompson as the friend of public liberty,
vent only in his own country, but throughout the Continent
of Europe,. Mr. Ewart said that he came forward as an lade-
11?odent candidate, but the electors of Marylebone knew that
Ewart was supported by those who were not independent.
'-(Cries of ‘• Hear, hear," and hisses.) They all knew there
:lets not a placeman in the borough, from the gentleman who
'lied the high and dignified situation of registrar to the Tithe
ornmissioners, down to every district registrar who was a
placeman at pleasure under the present Government, that was
tp,t. moved by some unknown extraordinary impulse to support
1 • Ewart.—( Hear.) What inference did the plain men
r,Marylebone draw from this fact ? They were willing to
sable Mr. Ewart himself was independent, but was it pos-
e to believe that the claim of gratitude alone would not in•
title
° him to think of the parties who brought him into Parlia-
ment, and not the electors of Marylebone.—( Hear, hear, and
cries of What have you got to say about the Tory Lord
,i
e•
ignmouth?") He was asked what lie was going to say of
ote id Teignmouth—he would tell them.—(Laughter.) As
,lieformers they had nothing to do with Lord Teignmouth
nut to treat him as they treated him last time (Great
Cheering and laughter)—to heat him soundly, and send
hen home.—( Rene wed laughter and cheers.) If they wished
to give effect to Lord John Russell's declaration against all
further Reform, he would advise them to return tire candidate
Vflio was supported by Ministerial influence. If they wished
to show Lord John Russell that the people of England repu-
diated the doctrine that the Reform Bill was final, he called
°Pon the electors of Marylebone to vote for that candidate
Who would go into Parliament supported only by the indepen-
dent electors.—( Hear, hear.) He believed that Mr. Ewart
did not know the extent to which he would be shackled en
ringil into the House of Commons as a Ministerial candidate.
The electors of Marylebone were anxious and desirous
• writing themselves down as her Majesty's Marylebone
PPosition so long as Lord John Russell continued his de-
claration agtainst Reform.— ( Hear, hear.) Thanking them
for the kindness with which they had
~heard him, he begged
leave to propose Colonel Perronett Thompson as the most fit
ofdof Parliament._-(
person to represent them in the Commons House
rarliament.—( Cheers. )
R 4". MURPHY then came forward to second the nomination.
,eev would give his reasons for the support which he should
e to Colonel Thompson, in prefeience to Lord Teign-
ttnes°l4ll the Tory, or Mr. Ewart the Whig Radical.—(
tur and cheers.) The question was, whether they were to
L augh-
woPP,ort shuffling principles of Reform, or principles which
(clud compel the Legislature to do justice to the people—
(Cheers.) As to Lord Teignmouth, they would leave him
the
re they left him at the last election.—( Cheers.) During
whole course of his (Mr. Murphy's) life, he had
tvli,en struggling hard against the infamous faction with
W"°,ll Lord Teignmouth had been connected, and which had
ejetantly raised the standard of despotism in opposition to
icjlehts of the people.—(Cheers.) There was nothing to
ae
from his Lordship's false pretences—they would not be
leeat'd•—( Cheers.) Why, his Lordship had dared to call
Lord Teignmouth.)
an uncompromising Reformer.—( Hear, hear, from
o"
The Noble Lord dare not avow his real
entirn
n eillg—(" I do, I do," from Lord Teignmouth) -but
tightti to delude the electors by calling himself a Coeserva-
that is he would preserve all thet was rotten and bad
eule Constitution, and refuse to reform all abuses in the
b
rieutr.ch or State..—((No, no, from Lord Teignirouth and his
mien-stse-load cheering.) He (Mr. ) did not knowee tiler the Noble Lord's being a Lord would
a very strong recommendation to the --na,elebone
tl, mc?l°.--( Laughter, and cheers.) Now he would come to
Wl!' real antagonist, the 'Whig-Radical, Mr. Ewart. The
act:elga had been in power eight years, and what have they
t for the people? What single measure of Reform had
bey brought forward for promoting the intermit of the work-
ellis classes— the industrious millions of the country ?--e Loud
ac eerr.) This man,
Liver William Ewart, bad, when Member
at werpool, been a strong and firm supporter of that
2°P• rlsledn
or desp,,tis. which was brought in by the Whigs and
by the Tories-010r, hear) }
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