The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-28 00:00:00

LAMBETH ELECTION.

A meeting of the electors of Lambeth was held last
night at the Horns, Kennington, to take the conduct of
Mr. Hawes, M.P., into consideration. Mr. Bigg in the
chair.

Mr. L L. STEVENS read letters from Mr. Hawes,
M.P., and Mr. D'Eyncourt, M.P., stating that they
could not attend any meeting on so short a notice, and
especially on Thursday night, as they were necessarily
engaged otherwise, and because the notice calling the
meeting was signed by nobody. But they would be
happy on any occasion, after due notice, to attend any
meeting of the electors duly and respectably called. Mr.
Stevens then read, amidst much confusion, a letter from
some of the electors calling upon Mr. D. W. Harvey to
become a candidate for the borough, and was proceeding
to read Mr. Harvey's answer, but the noise and clamour
of parties calling out " Question," and " Authority for
writing," were so great, that
The Rev. JOHN BURNET rose to beg the meeting
would permit the proceedings to advance quietly, as be-
came a deliberative assembly. Without resuming his
seat he proceeded to move, " That Benjamin Hawes,
Esq., having recently voted against the entire repeal of
the corn-laws, the extension of the suffrage, and the rate-
paying clauses of the Reform Act, and in favour of cor-
poral punishment in the army, the vote to Maynooth,
and the Government plan of education ; and having ac-
cepted office as a minister without consulting with his
constituents, had forfeited the support of the electors."
He was opposed to votes from Government for objects
for which Government was not instituted. He did not
object to another receiving that which he would take
himself. He would refuse a pension for himself, for his
schoolmaster, or for his brethren in the ministry.—(Con-
fusion.) He did not object because the vote named went
to the Catholics. Ho would not have the Independents
endowed ; he did not wish that he should get the money
of the Catholics, and why should they come and put
their hands into his pocket ? It was for the indepen-
dence of England that this should be the doctrine and
the practice of her Government and her people. He
trusted the meeting would desist from noise, and delibe •
rate on the resolution calmly.
Mr. FULLER, an elector, seconded the resolution. He
considered that Mr. Hawes had pledged himself to vote
for the entire and immediate repeal of the corn-laws.
He bad done so at a meeting held on a former occasion
in that room, but when Mr. Villiers's motion was intro•
duced, and when the House divided he went into the
lobby with the Government. Mr. Hawes had continu-
ally professed to be the friend of civil and religious
liberty. But how did he act on the occasion of Mr.
Duncombe's motion for the repeal of the rate-paying
clauses ? He was in the House on that occasion, he was
in the Conservative gallery, and would have sneaked
out, but Lord John Russell wanted his vote, and he had
time to get round to the door of the House to vote with
the 58 majority who threw out that liberal measure. He
might go through many other votes by which Mr.
Hawes showed himself opposed to many of the principles
to which he had pledged himself, and acted like a lackey
of Lord John Russell.
The CHAIRMAN then read the resolution, and said he
would be glad to hear any of the supporters of Mr.
Hawes in reply.
Mr. GRADY came forward, and said he felt so confi
dent of the high merit and consistent conduct of their
Member, that he only wished an epportunity to be
heard. He said he disliked the intolerant bigotry of the
resolution, and he would not be turned from the real
question before the meeting by it. He then read an
amendment, to the effect that the long and consistent
services of their Member, Mr. Hawes, for the last 14
years in favour of the interests of the borough and the
country were such, that certain questions, imprudently
urged forward upon the new Ministry on the eve of a
general election, would not induce them to withdraw
their votes. He said that much had been said of the
vote to Maynooth. Was it not right? Did his Rev.
Friend have any religion in his heart and not wish to
propagate religion? But could they do so without
educating the clergy? The Catholics, however, were
too poor, and had they no right to receive back that
which had been taken from them? He trusted to hear
no more of that. But why speak of the corn-laws—
were they not ended?—(Laughter.) And the franchise
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which Lord John Russell had been so imprudent as 'on
ask him to vote.—(Laughter and noise.) He hoped they
would support the amendment.

Mr. Mill) seconded the amendment. He thoughrthey
were dealing hard by Mr. Hawes to condemn him for
three votes, one of which had been misstated. He had
voted against the income-tax; he had voted for Mr.
Duncombe's resolution freeing all trades from the impo-
sition of the tax; for Mr. Villiers' motion against the
corn-laws in 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845; for Mr.
Ward's motion in 1842, 1843, and 1845, for an inquiry
into the burdens of land; for Cobden's motion for an
inquiry into the effects of the protective system; for
Lord J. Russell's motion for the reduction of the duty
on sugar; for Sir John Easthope's Bill for the abolition
of church-rates; for Ward's motion on the Irish Church;
for the Maynooth grant; and against Mr. Roebuck's
motion for a purely intellectual system of education,
telling the country that he would vote for no education
not based upon religion. But the fact was, the present
movement was one suggested by Diventers, and with a
view to strike, not at political dereliction, but at the
advance of the Church of England.
Mr. MACLEOD and Mr. BROWN afterwards addressed
the meeting.

Mr. Fail objected to the way in which the meeting
had been called. It had been called by nobody knew
whom, and on a night when they were well aware Mr.
Hawes himself could not attend.
The Rev. J. BURNET replied.
The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment to the
meeting, and declared it to be negatived by a large
majority.

Mr. THOMAS HARVEY then moved, as an amendment
to the original resolution, that this meeting be adjourned
for a week, that the Members might have an opportunity
of being present.

The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, and declared it
negatived.

The original resolution was then put and carried, not
more than some ten hands in a very crowded meeting
being held up against it.
The Rev. Mr. MIRAMS then moved—" That this
meeting, not satisfied with the attendance of Mr. D'Eyn-
court on his Parlianientary duties, and as he had refused
with Mr. Hawes to attend this meeting, disapproved of
that course, and his probable coalition with his colleague,
Mr. Hawes, in future." Some, he said, called that a
hole-and-corner meeting; but it was one which Mr.
Hawes feared, and of which his friends were apprehen-
sive, for they had sent circulars to 300 persons requesting
them to attend, and bad canvassed in the counting-
houses of the electors.
Mr. THWAITES seconded the resolution.
Mr. DRUMMOND, in answer, defended Mr. D'Eyncourt,
as a gentleman who had in every instance striven to
reduce the borough rates.
It was discovered at this point that Mr. T. Harvey
was not an elector in the borough, and his amendment
was declared irregular.
Mr. DRUMMOND therefore moved the adjournment of
the meeting for a fortnight.
It was seconded, and on being put to the meeting, was
negatived.
The resolution was then passed unanimously.
Mr. ELLINGTON said, as an elector and a former friend
of Mr. Hawes, he was sorry to tell them, as he had told
that gentleman, that he did not think he any longer de-
served their votes. He hoped they would now put them-
selves in a better position. He had a gentleman to
propose for their suffrages—a gentleman into whose
character he had inquired, and found it all that the
meeting could desire in a representative. He moved—
" That D. W. Harvey, Esq., be invited to become a can-
didate for the borough of Lambeth."
Mr. FULLER seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN said the committee who had instituted
the present proceedings deemed it proper to write to Mr.
Harvey, and the answer might now be read to the meet-
ing if it was desired.
Mr. STEVENS then read a letter from Mr. Harvey,
stating that though a clause had been inserted in the
Metropolitan Police Bill for his exclusion from Parlia-
ment, he would, when it was clear that the electors of
La!nbeth would return him to Parliament, that moment
resign his situation in the Police Commission. His prin-
ciples were unchanged, and he would, when it was under-
stood that the electors disapproved of their present can-
didates, be happy to meet them.
A gentleman on the platform announced that George
Thompson, Esq., had resigned his intention of corning
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Si-LUNDID W.E:Arilra --GLORMUS NEw 6 . ys,l .
TuL , iVIAY 27.—Wheat. has fail,-r, 33. per
per quarter), in this market to-day, as Compared with
last week's market (Thursday) and no alistake,—From
a Correspondent.