The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-27 00:00:00

TOWER HAMLETS.

Yesterday evening a numerous and highly influential
meeting of the friends of Major-General Fox was held
at the Manor House (lato the Mermaid Tavern), Hack-
ney, for the purpose of adopting measures to secure the
re-election of that gentleman for the borough of the
Tower Hamlets.

About half-past seven o'clock Major General Fox en-
tered the Manor House and was received with loud and
prolonged cheering.
Mr. G. OVERDEN having been called to the chair,
said, he regretted the absence of Mr. Charles 6alisbury,
who had intended presiding, but who was unavoidably
absent. He rejoiced in meeting an old friend with an old
face.—(Hear, hear.) The meeting knew something of
the stock whence Major-General Fox sprung, and that
they were oue and all the promoters of civil and reli-
gious liberty.—(Cheers.) He would at once call on that
gentleman to state his own views and his own prin-
ciples.—(Cheers.)
General Fox, who rose amidst almost tumultuous
cheering, rejoiced in seeing himself surrounded by old
friends, though he regretted the absence of some he could
have wished to see present. He could not but regret this,
as he was not aware of having in any one single point
changed his principles. He would point to his votes and
acts during the past six years, as entitling him to some
claim to their support. He was, and always bad been, a
warm and staunch advocate of civil and religious liberty
—(Cheers)—and he would always promote, as far as la)
in his power, any measure for doing away with the pre-
sent religious disabilities of the Jews.—(" Bravo.") 01
the great principles of free trade he had always
been a supporter, and would sooner forfeit his re-
election than flinch ' from those principles.—(Cheers.)
The Honourable Candidate then alluded to his oppu
neat, Mr. George Thompson, and characterised lin.
coming forward as a very needless and groundless action.
Was he a free-trader? So was he. Was he a friend
of civil and religious liberty ? He was more. 0a
the great question of national edueation he was afraid
he had lust a great r.umber of his foimer supporters ;
but he could not but think that any giant of money for
promoting so great and glorious an object as national
education must be beneficial. What was 100,000/, a
year ? Wby, in his own profession, the country were
contented to vote away 7,000,000/. annually. The
General concluded by expressing his surprise that any
person could suppose that the name of Russell or of Fox
could be associated with any restrictions on religious
freedom. The Hon. Candidate sat down amidst loud
applause.
The CHAIRMAN having intimated that the Gallant
General was ready to answer any question that might
be proposed,

- Sir:Haiti stepped forward and inquired, amidst some
confusion, whether the Gallant General would give the
prelerence to reducing the Established Church to the
level of other denominations with respect to state pa-
trenage and support, or whether ho would offer that
patronage and support to all denominations alike ?
General Fox could give no di,tinct pledges—(Load
cheers)—and this question particularly, as one that WAS
not betore the country, he did not consider a fair one.
The only observation he could make on the subieL.t
I70s:
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Mr. HARE considered this answer no answer at all.
done to restore ecclesiastical pdeahce
way of Protestant (,hunch Establish-
-1? secondly, by sharing
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- the clergy of the Church of England
Roman Catholic
and those of the persuasion? or, thirdly,
Roman Catholic
clergy
IFlnri'erillsatn, d between
by providing for theout of the
general revenue of the
.United Kingdom?
General Fox did not consider himself bound t
answer either of the very ingenious propositions put 1);
Mr. Hare. He would state again generally that he w,
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would not pledge himself to any such
g.—(Cheers.)
After some observations from Mr. MARTIN,IL ridiculing,
the questions proposed by Mr. Hare, as most
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te andoßN c insensate,AsT,
amidst some laughter, asked
whether the General could
in the Court of Chancery? hold out any hopes of a re-
form
The GENERAL thought all law was bad enough.—
Chance
(Hear, hear.) H(
La ug ereally
r .
of ry. )knew very little of the Court
Mr. WILLIAM DENNIS then, in allusion to the Health
of Towns Bill, inquired whether the Hon. Candidaty
would support any measure that would effectually put
an end to the corruptions of the existieg Board of Sewers
in the Tower Hamlets district?
The Gallant GENERAL would support any measure
having for its object the abolition of such corrupt and
indefensible boards.
Numerous other questions were then put to the lion.
Candidate, to which he answered generally—that he
would not vote for the total abolition of corporal punish.
meat in the army, at any rate not until some effectual
substitute for such punishment was found; he thought
the game laws might be easier and better than they are;
he thought the suffrage ought to be co-extensive with
education; as regarded the ballot, he thought it would