The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-03 00:00:00

ELECTION FOR MARYLEBONE.

A meeting of the electors of Marylebone, resident in the
-district of Kentish-town, was held last evening at the Assem-
liy-house, to take measures for securing the return or two
staunch Reformers to represent the borough in the next Par-
liament. The Chair was taken at eight o'clock by Mr.
Houghton, one of the Churchwardens of the pariah.
There were at this time about 400 electors present, aid the
Commodore, upon entering the room, was hailed with the most
vehement and long-continued cheering. •
The CHAIRMA N congratulated his friends and neighbours
upon the prospects with which their approaching contest with
the Tories was opened. They were about to fight the good
fight once more, and to encounter the enemies of free-
dom in the field of war, in which they would have the
assistance of the Gallant Englishmen who had already
fought the batles of England and of freedom in other parts of
the world, and had earned the title of the Nelson of the age._
( Great cheering.) That Gallant Officer was present, and
would state to this meeting, as he had done in other districts of
the borough, what were the principles on which be asked for
their suffrage.—( Hear, hear. )
Sir CHARLES NAPIER then rwe, and was greeted with a
universal burst of applause, which lasted severat minutes. He
again explained his views in favour of the Ballot, without
which, he repeated, an extension of the Suffrage would be use-
less, as was clearly proved in the case of the borough of Mary-
lebone, in which out of 38,000 persons qualified to vote,
only 8,0130 had ever gone to the poll, the rest
being deterred from exercising their right by the want of any
protection against the persecution of the wealthy Tories.—
( Hear, hear.) He also repeated his declarations in favour of
the shortening the duration of Parliaments, any expresed his
determination to give every support in his power to the propo-
sitions of her Majesty's Ministers respecting the duties on
corn, timber, and sugar.—(Loud and rel,eateecheering. ) He
had seen that some oi his !' iends" thought fit. to represent
him in a public advertisement as the supporter of flogging in
the army and navy, and of Poor-law bastiles.—( Great laugh-
ter.) Now, it was very well known that he hi,d declare dat
every meeting at which he was present in the borough, that no
man was more averse to flogging than he was, and that no man
had done more than he had done to put it down, as
far as the present system of manning and governing
the army and navy would admit.—(Cheers.) As to the Poor-
law hostiles, it was also well known that he was an enemy to
hostiles of every kind—(Cheers)—and so far was he from
wishing to shut up the poor in,workhouses, that he had always
insisted upon the right of the worn-out poor to be received in
those places, as in places of refuge and shelter, to which their
past services entitled them as much as the inmates of Green-
wich went entitled to that asylum, with perfect liberty to go out
and take their exercise and enjoyment as they pleased.—( Re-
peated cheering.) In reference to some observations which
had appeared in some of the newspapers respecting alleged
differences between him and Admiral Stopford during his
command in the Mediterranean, the Gallant Officer deried
that there was any ground far the allegations so far as he was
concerned. His explanation gave the greatest satisfaction to
the meeting, and when he sat, down there were given, in the
most hearty manner, " Three cheers for Napier."
Mr. A. JOHNSTON then said he had great pleasure in pro-
posing Commodore Sir C. Napier as one of the representatives
of the borough of i\larylebone at the ensuing election • and
he bail no doubt that tie electors present would readily pledge
themselves, and f-ithfully redeem their pledge, to use their
hest exertions to secure his re urn as a worthy colleague of
their tstemeed reptestntative Sir Benjamin Hall. He con-
cluded by moving a resolution to . the effect that the meeting
approved of, and would support, S r C. Napier and Sir B. Hall
as representatives of the borough at the next election.—
(Cheers. )
Mr. Wrecox had taken time to consider whether or not he
should support the resolution just read. He had carefully come
to the opinion that the question about to be put to issue
in the next election was—whether a few should govern
the nation for their own purposes, or that a few should be com-
pelled to govern for the good of the people?—(Cheers)—and
he felt that whatever difference of opinion there might exist
amongst the Reformers, it was the duty of individuals to merge
small differences in the abstract to secure unity of action._
(Cheers. ) If they did not act on that principle, they would be
easily defeated, through their division, by any small body who,
like the Tories, would act with singleness of purpose and unity
of action.—( Applause.) Tho questions of the Ballot and
Universal Suffrage were still subjects of much difference ; but of
this there could be but one opinion, that all those who
were desirous of the free exercise of the franchise, by what-
ever means that was to be secured, and all who were
desirous of carrying out the representative principle, ought to
unite in exertion to exclude from power the Tories, who would
only use it for their own advantage. It was their interest to
support Whiggery, which, under whatever form it appeared,
had this grand principle of republicanism—that those who
exercised the powers of the Gorernment should do so, not far
themselves, but fur the people, and should be controlled by the
will of the people.—(Cheers.) Having pronounced a warns
eulogium upon the personal and political character of the can-
didate before the meeting, he conclade4 amidst vehement ap-
plause, by seconding the resolution.
Dr. Coox TAYLOR, in an eloquent speech, which was ve-
hemently applauded, supported the resolutio t, which was car-
ried by an immense majority, only seven hands b.'ing held up
against it.
Sir C. NAPIER observed that his " seven friends" seemed
to stick, fur he found them present in the same numbers, and
no more, at every meeting he attended in the borough.—( Great
laugher, and cries of "ll:at's true ; they have no more.")
After a discussion of a merely personal nature, although
very mach protracted, between one of the ",EVEN" and a
gentleman named Portioner, who accused the gentleman (Mr.
iroung), with whose opposition they threaten Sir. C. Napier,
• f gross incoesistency,
Professor key moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman,
which was carried by acclamation.
Three cheers were then given for the " Commodore," and
the meeting separated.
Sir C. Napier was attended to his carriage by an immense
concourse, of whom a great part followed mast of the way to
his residence in Baker-street, repeatedly cheering, and crying-
out, .‘ Hurrah for the Hero of Acre—the true Patriot Sailor!" I

We have to announce the death of Rear Admiral
Samuel Mottley, on Thursday last at Portsmouth. He retired
as rear admiri.l on hail-pay in 1837, after a service, within a few
days, of 70 years, having entered the navy the 15th June 1771,
bent.- th,n at a very early age. His commission was dated lieut.
301.1:May, 1782 ; commander, 29th Apra, 1799 ; captain, 29th
April, lbo2 ; retired rear-admiral, 10th January, 1t.437.