The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-17 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE.

A meeting of the electors of this borough, very
numerous and highly respectable, was held last even-
ing in the large room at the York and:Albany Hotel,
near Regent's Park, for the purpose of hearing Lord
Dudley Coutts Stuart's explanation of his political
conduct and opinions.

!dr. Churclivvarden HOWARTH, in taking the chair,
explained the position of affairs at the present mo-
ment, and the circumstances under which the pro-
posed ballot had been suggested by Lord D. C.
Stuart, and agreed to by his competitors, observing
that the object was to preclude the possibility of a
Tory " slipping in, not to represent but to misre-
present the borough."—(Great applause.) The wor-
thy Chairman, after a few words in praise of Lord
D. C. Stuart, and in recommendation of him as a fit
representative for the borough sat down amidst great
and enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. WATKINS, apologising for coming forward at
an unseasonable moment, said that when Lord Dudley
Stuart was M.P. for Arundel, he (Mr. Watkins) was
one of his constituents, and having heard of Lord
Dudley Stuart's intention to set up for Marylebone,
he considered it his duty to come forward and say
that the whole constituency were well satisfied with
his Lordship's conduct, and that he considered him
the best Member they could possibly select.
Lord DUDLEY STUART then addressed the meeting.
He was very uncomfortable at being obliged to listen
to so much praise of himself.—(A laugh.) At the
same time, Parliamentary candidates must not be
shamefaced, they must have no false delicacy.—
(Much laughter.) He was prepared to receive
whatever praise was due to him, and to meet and
repel whatever attacks might be made upon him.—
(Great applause.) His Lordship then proceeded to
give an outline of his conduct when in Parliament,
and to enumerate some of the liberal measures
which he had given his support to and had voted for
Amongst these were—The Reform Bill, the glorious
Reform Bill—(Great applause)—the abolition of
slavery—(Cheers)—of impressment—of the Jewish
disabilities —of property qualification —of the
rate-paying clause—and of long Parliaments.—
(Immense cheering.) Not only these measures,
but also the amendment of the poor-laws, the
granting of out-door relief, and the abolition of the
odious practice of separating man and wife, parent
and child, in the workhouses.—(Great applause.) He
had voted for the admission of Dissenters to the
Universities.— (Cheers.) He was in favour of
local government. He hated central boards—
all commissioners—poor-law commissioners, health of
towns commissioners, and police commissioners.—
(Great laughter, and applause.) It was for this
reason that he opposed the Health of Towns Bill.
Some such Bill was necessary ; some Bill was re-
quired to prevent people from being poisoned by the
filth of their towns, but it could be done by other
means. It could be done without centralisation—
without commissioners. It could be done as well—
better—more constitutionally— by local boards, and hu
was determined to give all the opposition in his
power to any proposal for taking such matters out cf
the hands of the local board, and placing them in the
hands of central boards. The rate-payers who paid
the money ought to have the spending of it.—
(Cheers.) He was also of opinion that the window-
tax was a most unjust and impolitic enactment, and
ought, nay must, be repealed.—(Hear, hear.) He
thought the suffrage ought to be extended not only
to all housekeepers but to many others, as there
were many lodgers who were men of sufficient intel-
ligence and stake in the country to entitle and
qualify them to vote.—(Great applause.) It had
been said that he was not a true reformer. He thought
if any proof was wanting of his sincerity in respect to
reform, he had given one quite sufficient to convince
the electors of Marylebone, within the last week or
ten days,
hdays, by suggesting the ballot between himself
a
twarrvieyval.L,
(MHare.Sr:rgeant Shee and Mr. Daniel
Whittilse hear.) His Lordship then
entered at some length into an explanation of the ar-
rangements on that subject. He was in favour of the
ballot.—(Cheers.) He would rather people could
voteren od
s
ei y . It was repulsive to his feelings to see
charging a duty in secret.—(Hear.) But was
it not better men shouldhl discharge a duty in private
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than betra it
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it, and the objection must be abandoned. There was
no doubt that milli
meny acted honestly in spite of
those who, having them i
nfl
uence
their power, tyrannically
endeavoured to
their votes. There were
many such in Marylebone; but we had no right to
call upon a man to make
such a sacrifice.—(Great
cheering.) He ought to be protected.—(Hear.)
His Lordship proceeded then to go
been
a number of
tno madea against
charges of inconsistency which had
him by his opponents or their friendsee
he gave clear and satisfactory answers. Aflteorf which
dwell-
ing at some length on the Polish question, the
Lord sat down amidst the most enthusiastic cheers
ble
Several questions having been put to his Lordship,
and answered by him, a resolution, pledging the meet-
ing to support his Lordship at the ballot on Monday,
was unanimously passed.
After giving three cheers for Lord D. Stuart, and
moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting
separated.

A letter from Berne, of the title, in the Constitu.
t;onnei, says :—" The sit'i,;ng of the Diet to day was, like
that of yesterday, t:::fcen up with the discussion of mi-
litary affairs. What is more interesting than the deli-
berations of the Diet, is a report, believed itl some
circles, that the Ambassador of France yesterday paid
a visit to the President of the Directory, to read him
a recent dispatch of M. Guizot, giving not only his en-
tire approbation to the written speech of M. Bois le
Comte on Juno 2, but dwelling still more on the
strange doctrines contained in it. It was said that M.
llochsenbein expressed the greatest surprise at the lan-
guage of M. Guizot, being so sensibly different from
that employed by that Minister in his recent explanations
in the Chamber of Deputies. The President of the di-
rectory, it is also said, spoke still more firmly than in
the first interview of the French Envoy, against certain
doctrines which that diplomatist endeavoured to uphold.
Without guaranteeing the fact which I thus inform you
of, I have every reason to believe is exact."
GLASGOW PIG-IRON MA.F;KET, JULY 13.—The
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