The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-22 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE.

On Saturday evening the Annual General Meeting
of the Borough of Marylebono Reform and Registration
Association took place at the spacious rooms of the As-
sociation, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, for the pur-
pose of receiving the Report of the Managing Com-
mittee on the political state of the borough and the pro-
eedings of the Society durint, the past year.
JOHN BAGSHAW, Eq. (late 11I.P. for Sudbury),
occupied the Chair, and amongst those present were,
Henry Waymouth, Esq. ; Major Revell ; Alfred
D aniell, Esq. ; J. B. Bacon, Esq. ; Joseph Duke,
Esq., &c. &c.
The CHAIRMAN on taking his seat said that he was
exceedingly gratified to meet so numerous and respect-
able a body of the Reform electors on the present im-
portant occasion. A number of things had occur-ed
during the past year in reference to the borough, which
was to that Association particularly gratifying. The
most important point was that through the great acti-
vity of the Staff, coupled with the materiel of the As-
sociation, they were ready, at one hour's notice, with all
the necessaries to contest an election, let it come when it
might.—( Hear.) On all former occasions the borough
had been taken by surprise, but the Tories would find that
the machinery of that Association was in such a condi-
tion, that they were prepared to grapple with them at a
moment's notice. The only other important point to
which he wished to direct the attention of the meeting,
was a let:er which had been addressed to the Managing
Committee by a Mr. Wall, calling upon them to sup-
port a gentleman who had several times been unsuccess-
ful as a candidate for that borough. He meant Mr.
Young.—(ll-ar, hear.) He hoped that Hon. and
Learned Gentleman would show his sincerity as a Re-
former by abstaining from putting himself forward, and
thus endanger the elect;on of two good Reformers for
t,le borough. Wit'A regard to the letter, it would be
unnecessary for him to read it, as ho had not the least
doubt that every person then present had read it, as
it had been printed and circulated throughout the bo-
rough before the manuscript was received by the Corn-
mittee.---(Shame.) He (the Chairman) would read
the answer which was returned to the Hon. Gentleman,
but which he had not thought proper to publish. It
was as follows :—" The Managing Committee of
the borough of Marylebono and Registration As-

sociation beg to refer you to the resolution
already passed by this Association on the 6th
of June, 1839, a copy of which was transmitted to you.
In the spirit of those resolutions they again repeat they
are unwilling to dictate to the borough any particular
candirlate of their own, but they feal satisfied that for
the fourth time to put before the constituency Mr.
Young, who has been already so repeatedly rejected, is
again to endanger the retarn of two Liberals to Parlia-
ment, which otherwise may be most certainly secured."
The Chairman alter referring to the difficulties in which
the Tories were placed, and the recent declaration of
Lord Teignmouth of his intention to retire from the
representation of the borough, concluded by assuring
the meeting that come an election when it might they
vrouli be able to return Sir B. Hall and another good
Liberal to Parliament.

Mr. ALLEN, the Secretary, then road the Report of
the Managing Committee for the past year. They ten-
dere] their sincere gratitude to those friends who had
supported the Association in time of need, and enabled
them to accomplish the great objects for which it had
been established. In proof of this they begged to
refer to the elaborate reports laid before the Association
through the medium of the public press. The report
of the late revision, which proved in so distinct a manner
the active and successful exertions of the Association
had already appeared in the newspapers ; and the Com-
mittee now begged to lay before the electors a most gra-
tifying report of the general condition of the borough.
The existing constituency might be divided into two parts ;
those who by their previous votes in 1837 and 1838,
had given public evidence of their political principles,
and those who appeared on the register without having
recorded their votes at either of those elections. Of

11,559 voters on the present register, 6,225 re-
corded their votes in the elections of the years
1837 and 1838 ; of these there voted for Reformers
3,442, for Tories 2,783, leaving a majority of known
blank votes 659. With regard to the remaining 5,334
persons on the register, who had not hitherto signified
their opinions by their vote?, it was satisfactory to re-
mark that in every district but one, where Teignmouth
had obtained a majority, the number of votes bad de-
creased, and on the contrary in every district save one,
were Ewart obtained a majority, the number of voters
had increased. In the former districts, viz., Padding-
ton, All Souls, and Trinity, Rectory and East Pancras,
the decrease had been 402, and in the latter, viz.,
Christ Church, West Pancras, South Pancras, and
North Pancras, the increase bad been 174. The Re-
formers of the borough had cause to be proud of the
exertions of the Association, and they might confidently
assure the public, that at the next election, the borough
would be relieved from the stigma of being the only
metropolitan borough which returned a Tory. That
such boast was not an idle one, is proved by the fact,
that Lord Teignmouth, already anticipating his defeat,
had prudently announced his intention to retire
from the borough. The Report concluded,
by observing that the books of the Association were in
such efficient and perfect order, that they are ready at a
moment's notice to give the most efficient assistance to
the two Reform candidates, whom it might be the plea-
sure of the borough to support. The receipts for the
past year were 301/. 86. 3d.. and the expenditure
310/. I9s. leaving a deficit of 9/. I Is. 7d.
Mr. WA MOUTH moved the adoption of the report,
and observed, that it was most gratifying for Reformers
to find the register in so satisfactory a state, and he
sincerely congratulated them upon it. It was evident
that there was great schism in the Tory camp by the
recent declaration of Lord Teignmouth, of his intention
not to contest the borough again. This looked well for
the Liberal cause, and only let them get another and as
good a man as their present representative Sir B. Hall,
and the return of two honest Liberals to Parliament was
certain.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. A. DANIELL seconded the motion, and congra-
tulated the meeting on the excellent prospect the bo-
rough had 'of redeeming its character. He believed
that at the next election, spite of all attempts to dis-
unite Reformers, that they would triumphantly return
two Liberal Members.

Mr. SMART observed, that the borough was in-
debted for its present position to the executive of that
excellent Society in so faithfully fighting the Liberal
cause in the Revising Barrister's Court.—( Hear, hear.)
As far as Lord Teignmouth was concerned, it was his
(Mr. Smart's) belief that the Tories themselves were
ashamed of him.—(Laughter.) He was never to be
found—(Hear)—but that was not the case with their
other excellent representative, Sir B. Hall—(Hear)—
who was always ready and willing to serve his consti-
tuents at any time.—(Ci.cers.) He hoped if Mr.
Young was really the man he professed to be, he would
not for the fifth time endeavour to force himself down
the throats of the electors.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.)
lie was a dose they did not like.—(Liughter.) He
believed he would nor, but if he did he (Mr. Smart.)
felt assured that the register was in such a satisfactory
state that they could afford to give him the few hundred
votes he would poll, and still obtain a triumph over the
Tories, and any little clique who wished to dictate to
to the borough.—(Cheers.)
Professor Key, Mr. Chambers, Mr. Stockton, Mr.
Stock, and several other gentlemen addressed the meet-
ing. Mr. liagshaw was unanimously re-elected Presi-
dent of the Association for the ensuing year, and Mr.
Raikes Currie, M.P., Treasurer, and the Trustees,
Committee, and Auditors, and other officers, having also
been appointed, thanks were given to the Chairman,
and the meeting separated.