The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-20 00:00:00

WAKLEY, ESQRS,

" We, the undersigned electors; of the borough of
Finsbury, having now for many years had the benefit cif
your services as oar representatives in Parliament, and
being desirous of marking our unsolicited approval of
your past conduct, hereby request you to allow us,
without any interference on your part, to take all ne-
cessary steps to secure your return at the next general
election."

Messrs. Duncombe and Wakley yesterday returned
the following answer:—
" TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF FINSBURY.
"Gentlemen,—We are much gratified by the receipt
of a requisition, so numerously and respectably signed
as that which we have this day the honour of acknow-
ledging. Be assured that it is not only most satisfac-
tory to us to find our past political conduct marked by
your unsolicited approval,' but that, so long as we are
sustained by such honourable and independent proofs of
your confidence, we must feel proud of continuing your
representatives in Parliament.
"In obedience, therefore, to your wishes, we leave the
result in your hands, hoping that the example you have
placed before the electors of this country may exercise
a powerful influence on other independent constituencies.
"Permit us to add, that the recollection of your past
and present generous approval of our labours and in-
tentions can never be obliterated from our minds.—We
have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient and
faithful servants,

" THOMAS S. DUNCOMBE.
"THOMAS WAKLEY.

" July 19th, 1847."

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.—THE BALLOT.
The ballot to decide between Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr.
Daniel Whittle Harvey, and Sergeant Shee, took place
in accordance with the arrangements which we gave in
our paper of yesterday, at Captain Hall's Riding-rooms,
Albany-street. It commenced at nine, and terminated
at eight P.M., and was attended by no difficulty during
the day, though several complaints were heard that
letters had not been sent to all the electors. The neigh-
bourhood during the day exhibited the general features
of electioneering excitement. At eight o'clock the
doors were closed, and the ballot-boxes removed to un-
dergo the scrutiny of Messrs. Birkbeck, Everest, and
Ridge, who had been appointed as independent parties.
Four hours were occupied in this, during which several
hundred electors waited with great anxiety inside, while
the street was crowded with hundreds more, who were
temporarily excluded. At twelve o'clock the candidates
and committee entered, and Mr. J. Williams (chairman
of the committee of Mr. D. W. Harvey) having been
called to the chair, the following result was announced
amidst tremendous cheers:—
Sergeant Shoe
Lord D. Stuart 1,250
Mr. D. W. Harvey
The doors were then opened, and a general rush soon
increased the number of those present to upwards of
2,000, when

Mr. D. W. HARVEY rose to address them amidst
thunders of applause. Ho said that in the early stages
of the arrangement some controversy had taken place as
to the position in which the candidates names should be
inserted upon the card. He had asked to be placed last,
under the full conviction that the result of the ballot
would place him first—(Applause)--and this had been
realised beyond his most sanguine expectations ; and
gratifying as the result must be to the friends of sincere
and unequivocal reform, there was a result connected
with it even greater than that which had been attained.
With all the newness of an experiment, and though the
management of it was given to persons who it could
scarcely be expected could entirely divest themselves of
the character of partisans, they had had the great fact
established, that the ballot was a system which could be
well conducted—(Great cheering)—and that when it
should be reduced to a system it would be an admirable
one. At the same time there had been evinced through-
out the ballot a feeling, which he ventured to express,
when giving as his opinion to the great meetings of the
constituency, of the desirableness of this kind of voting,
that he considered it more valuable and essential to
small constituencies than to one like Marylebone, whose
independence was not to be assailed by any means from
any quarter. It was a remarkable fact that the greater
number of cards placed in the boxes bad been
with exultation exhibited to all around, so little were
the electors of this great borough disposed to conceal
their inclinations.—(Cheers.) But though they had se-
cured the victory, they ought not to make it—he trusted
they would not make it—a matter of boast. It had been
a course adopted by friends to decide the pretensions of
candidates, who, however they might differ in the differ-
ent degrees and views they entertained of reform, were
sincerely anxious for its support and promotion. It was,
therefore, for the welfare of the common cause of all
that they should now labour conjointly in it. Unless
the support of the others was now given, and they strove
together for common principles, they would only have to
look forward to bickerings and strife, which would defeat
the end they all had in view, and they would have to take
on themselves the shame of their indiscretion. He
therefore hoped, from this time, that all the electors who
had embraced the cause of the Noble Lord and the
Learned Sergeant would give them the same assistance
in their cause as they would have done had fortune been
on the other side.—(Cheers.) So anxious was he for
the advancement of the great cause which this borough
had served to-day beyond all example, that he should
not suffer any views of personal ambition to interfere
with the principle.—(Hear.) But he could not suppose
that the disposition which had been displayed could
be taken as anything but a lartilci of Dimon for the L