The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-29 00:00:00

events, in that small corner for once (referring t•I
a smell kner ”t !tee y iediveleelee, will so far ehl)
'tt cut. it short and I n"Pe.,l
11"). she • hi-. re,p. ei, e el be amply ""sue Ur
b the e • t lie 1 r. -in..r..-w. ~11 to
Mr. ! ENNiTs i).!YNCOURT then Caine roteeer hie
:I,;tirt-zs titt, ti. rs. ,v, y, COCSide
brtos_
cheering. l'eie was the fitte time he had swot tiLga!
hustiegs to ask for the suffreges of the electors hf fears
beth.—(Chters.) Fur the long' period of fit teen le
he challenged all and each of them to state a sihrf,,
instance in which he hail violated a single from
ciple, or broken a single promise, or departedb
oda•
any implied pledge they had received at his ,(1)1 re-
-(Loud cheering.) He stood there readY
of the
ceive their judgment.—(Cheers.) The
detinie s
hands 01 such 0
the
country were in their heeds and the
them.--(Cheers.) The power had been returned to DI
hands of the people, alter a lapse of six Y,ei.
etilrg. the
his opinion it ought to hare been aAi big
lapse of three years—(Loud cheers)--413'1d have
voting had been of any avail a new election Wt' $e
taken place three years and a-half
hb,d
ago.—(Cheers.',)o the
trusted that in future they would be sent bac' he
I: the
people in a much shorter time —(Cheers.)
d ask bin
electors were not satisfied with the- votes he k ban
Parliament, he was anxious that they shoulde
any questions which they thought proper. the
been said with respect to the means of P "Geoid
su
institutions of the country ; his means were' "°-sets.!
suffrage, vote by ballot, and annual P adieu:ll:my et
(Cheers.) Uctil they got an end put to the, finality et
the Reform Bill, the people would not get their re'te be
(Cheers.) In his opin:oa the poor law ougl:it a
eeto -
amended, the income tax ought to be resolve owe
property-tax, so as to reach the income of thee&er9)•
and not attach to the profits of labour.---k eDeer
With respect to the questions of education, Chef
ments, and the bishops, he was happy t° 1,551 r 05
had got rid of three of them, and he hoped fp-reenlist
of the City of London election would show the With
that he had better not go on with such a question. pore
respect to flogging in the army, no one vihrisa the
against it than himself—(Cheers)---and they had
opinion of the Duke of Wellington that that pest to
ought to be discontinued.—(Cheers.) With reito
the state of parties in that borough, he felt bound colt'
in justice to himself, having been charged with, l, eoes'
tion with every one, that he had coalesced vrit"ltb; be
Much had been said about the state of his heareeegtil
assured the electors that he had physical 3-000..-'
enough to do their business in the House of Coll.ng to
(Cheers.) He had been taunted with not otte,,tl vicotaa
divisions in the House of Com Mons. Now, if hadtuc ee:
put their linger upon any great question that d oov
curred in the House of Commons on which he:l,lW!
divided with the people, lie was ready t°,:-liiehr
his pretensions to represent Lambeth. eueete firm
Honourable Gentleman concluded by stating ;repro'
belief that he should egain have the honour 01.
senting Lambeth in Parliament. h Itig"
Mr. Cox was desirous of knowing from Cho tbe
Hon. Gentleman how it was teat he had vote,'
tbst
endowment to the Boinan Catholics?
Mr. T. D'EYNcouter said that he bad eonsideretieettlyg
vote merely as a vote for civil government for COD
the people from vice to virtue. a was rtr
Mr. C. PEARSON then presented himself, an,e„ ado:
be
ceived with loud ch• ers. Whatever might ti;,;01
ences of opinion which might prevail, he ;
see the orderly demeanour of that great asseoew of to
showed a marked progress in the improvement, Orel
masses of the people of this country.—(Cheell'eie hti/
were now met to choose two men to ci"reperti
by which the lives, the liberties, and the,Y.-tibjec.;
of a population of a hundred millions of British "ow
were to be governed—(Cheers)—both in thi,re ;el;
and in the large dependencies of the United lehe'd 000-
-(Cheers.) [At this instant Mr. Club, Wheirriale 14);
time since proposed coming forward as a calleee-cetist
peered on the common with banners and flags! io
considerable disturbance.] He had said neth'l3:htee
course of the proceedings which bad taken Ira g00(1,
excite any ill-feeling ; he had expressed a liteteit
natured raillery ; but an election would be a rd,
indeed if it were nut relieved by a little of tentsree,
thing. He did not wish to say allYttativr,e
paraging to the conduct of their late repro hie or;
He wished to stand solely and alone orne Wee
merits. He would, however, make a few revs been of
the statements of Mr. D'Eyncourt, that theloo ro,
constant attendant upon his duties in yes",
Commons. He found that, during the last slf*00,1"11A
there had been one thousand and eighty divielbeetiarrii
that gentleman had been present only upon on.,,eflon
and forty of them, and had been absent
divisions on the Poor-law Amendment Act, 11"witte;
millions of money were voted away in the C°lllnleti lil
a Supply. He knew that older Members e/1-0100.."'
privilege of being absent on a great mail lit et,
and leaving the younger Members to perfortnide tiotifee-
general duties. If he were returned, he W°-eiseht/Zed
take to assist that gentleman in the wes
of his duties.—(Hear and cheers.) hir•dgroewneetheiree
told them truly that there was but a slight
the opinion of three of the candidates, hot eor,ttb
was a fourth candidate in the field, and it %%bat
electors to decide whether they would return r three;
didate, who differed in opinion from the oithde ref,
Had they read an old German work cell' old
Schimell," who had sold his shadow to the the u"
tleman," and if Mr. Hawes sold his services, orr:
vernment, and was thereby compelled to sLitisa solo boa
opinion, he would be like the man who " reef!
shadow to that " old gentleman" he had befl° 00, t;
to.—(Loud laughter.) Mr. Hawes, from hie and IP„-
ouse,iniori, ex.
dustry, and constant attendance in the by
Ministry which he served, placed him, in his i a
oeenP heoet
the very pinnacle which ought tO'
a person who should speak u on all uestions wiAt there
right to vote. It Mr. Hawesr' were gnot reterne",,' atithob'
were many snug places, such as Harwich, I"l„sieere're
end other places, where the Government had e°l3,-eeit ,ee"
influence, and to which they were in the ""
sending down at those elections what was es°.
a warming pan." And if their favotiPteotabgl
didate should lose his teat in the larger its cos
then the " warming pan" e ae taken out, teed tiler slica
cessful candidate put in ..he bed.—(Laughter)- eer•
place Mr. Hawes might be sent by the Govern his
the borough of Lambeth would not then lose ben do'
tion and services, and the Government would he oati,
also.—(Laughter and cheers.) lie would gilt% WI
little advice, he would recommend them lint horota
their words. There were 1,900 voters in t,bigh
,arod
who had promised " plumpers " to him. and -reeeee 'eoe
that they would come to the poll early to-1000e 00,
fulfil their promises. Some remarks had been ofig
fairly, as he thought, with respect to his bibslei,Xecoe
cited electors to give plumpers to him to i
sion of the other candidates. He most on(flubeerge.roe
denied that such had been the case &el )
and he bad written a letter to (CheiBas.s
court distinctly disclaiming such conduct.--
„testrihe
He had no fear for the termination of the °°"-eeisede
supposing he should be unfortunate, he would Ly 0,
electors in future to have short accounts as bay
long friends.—(Cheers.) Let them in let"- el'. 0
planations from their representatives everlhe woe),
It' he had the honour of their suffrages' (Obeer:ol
never have to settle a seven years' account.e-s,„id Le" 0
Mr. GURNEY then addressed the electors 9-bo
confusion. Since the last election 7,000 Oteeeed, dietfe
added to the constituency, and the electors "'sotto
fore, a right to choose who would be their r,,,el3.rteh tellrof
out of a greater number of candidates. "I"be if
to the important question of the incorne'tat pa tqiitir
opinion that that tax weighed too mucher 013°0-
and that it ought to commence at 3001. P-ht to
..dr
and that no one having a less income ougelot ral
any thing to it. He also thought I, to fos
sons with incomes of 100,0001. a-year 0g :we elyt-fg
a tax of 10 per cent., and some in pror'-ci" eend
larger incomes. If as a Conservative he Wt, asueoo
Parliament, he would vote for such a monstilaP
that means they would get rid of the vvindoff.,:ert‘Pit 0
those on tea and tobacco. He thought that 'eat ;he
ought to have a fair trial, and he would Wry° 'to
glorious navigation-laws. He would support %et e
poor-laws, under judicious uidancen,
tof with
the
poot e
gttltjote
out-door relief. He was ang
laws, thinking them a disgrace to the je the
book. He was also opposed to ilogging fOr„o4
army.
Under these circumstances it would rp etilet
electors to say whether he was unworthy of 111,,-eosroe.
of the electors of Lambeth. He opposed the 9.411_,0P
of Romanism either in England or Irelane• e "-fie
spect to Jews sitting in Parliament, he for -011ple* ge
never allow them to legislate for a Christian Pea,6ll. epf
expressed his determination to proceed to the.„rerfte; 0
had oome forward at too late an hour to o"-d poa
canvass of the electors, but if they censider6lt 1/°
honest man, and deserving of their confidenEe'ir 0010
be their duty to come forward and give him t'elorfai Or.
A person of the name of CLUB then stood,er PO,
address the electors on " eddication and °;:;; Ontitjjer
acid" matters, amidst considerable confne"; teed °tbe
clamations of " Live soles! " Perrewinkles' as i 0 lase
cries which it was understood the Speaker,
oily al3Uhijr
habit of employing in the pursuit of his °aging him'
honourable avocations; and concluded by ple
obv3io og
self, if elected, to use his best endeavours he bad j°
ballot and household suffrage, which ue k 0•
" knowed " would be a benefit to the peePle.Ll eitslareti
The RETURNING OFFICER then proceed der WI
show of hands for the various candidates, se' ens
f ea ,koie
as the result that the election by show ° el u" 'o'
fallen on the Hon. Tennyson urg ttr) e
D'Ey pc° . moo
Pearson, Esq. (for the latter of whom on 1133- It•
rity of hands was held up). Dee
A poll was then demanded on behalf
000,001
Hawes EN
Mr. 'Armin, GURNEY came forward, 'the Pc' ote
his friends had requested him not to field, the
the ground that he was too late in the neV eroeepeo
therefore reluctantly compelled to withnr?' ebe b!l'dete
poll on the present occasion. At a future tith code
successfully again to appear before theirLselletentA'
for the honour of representing them in ward anr.aft,of
Mr. TEerrevsote D'EvecoußT came for eves' esp.;
dressed the electors, urging upon thew the 5°
an early attendance at the poll to-morrow.
,eed
of
Mr. CLunn declin-d going to the pollard jacitil% of
Mr. C. PEAnsoer then stood forward,. voiort log
the returning officer whether the large:
b thougt:t w!,°
hands was not held up in his favour, as eleet-1
he had acted erroneously by declarieg Chit Bed eelete
have fallen upon Mr. Tennyson D,Eyecoti.o Have
-
Pearson. He thought that his name ought
onee'
placed first. • I that ti
Mr. ONSLOW (the returning officer) sew C. Pe' of
tionably the uitijority was in favour of Mr' being Oro: if
but he thought it was his- duty to neentio!' l,"e
• b;
Mr. D'Eyncourt fir.o., on the ground of his .
as
elg..r
lot© representative.
o'clock The ptno-liminngrrwo•awsnathoertlidangin, onunn
tift•
o'clock of the same day.
A vote of thanks was then, on the ineti°rln.
; to the retryh
he
PEARSON, seconded by Mr. HAwEs, g-veh • h
ing officer for the ability and impartiality
had discharged the business of the dar,
daedcotnntitnaukee ePereeelfict;till