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London, England, 1847-07-21 00:00:00

WAKLEY, ESQRS.

" We, the undersigned electors of the borough of
Finsbury, having now for many years had the benefit of
your services as our 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 net 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.
"Peill}lC*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 en Monday, at:Captain Ha't's Riding-rloms,
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. Birkheck, 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 Shee
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. He 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 had 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, w hich 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 herald of success for the
future. While he thus disclaimed anything breathing a
spirit of hostility to his Noble Friend and the Learned
Sergeant, he thought there were circumstances which,
as characteristic of the cause and in gratitude to the
borough, ought not to be concealed.—(Bear, hear.)
They had secured this great result by exertions alto-
gether of a personal kind.—(Hear, hear.) Individually,
he (Mr. Harvey) had not entered one house to canvass
one vote.—(Great applause.) He had engaged no
canvasser and paid no cab.—(Great applause.) The
result was a splendid monument of what tree men could
do who rightly understood their rights, and had a prin-
ciple stamped on their minds. He was told that before
to-morrow's sun should set there would be proclaimed
the names of their opponents. Whether they had to
I contend with one sturdy knight—(Laughter)—or two,
was equally a matter of no importance if they were true
and faithful.—(Cheers.) For himself, he should be pre-
pared to give the only earnest—no feeble one—of his
sincerity and devotion to the object in which he had
embarked, by throwing off those fetters which bound
him, which would enable him to cast himself into their
arms, and repose there.—(Tremendous cheers.) Let
them permit him to say, without dwelling on any of the
various topics which be had discussed in addressing
their large meetings, that there was one point with
regard to this last subject which ought to be one of the
principal motives which would induce them to emanci-
pate him from the thraldom in which be had been
thrown by the contrivances of parties. For the first
time in the history of the country was a clause intro-
duced into an Act of Parliament by which, when made
a commissioner of police, he was rendered incapable
of being elected. The fact was, that he was not ap-
pointed by the Crown, but chosen, 4364 of other candi-
dates, by the City. The Hon. Gentleman having pro.
seeded to expose the dangers of a Tory policy, when the
Tory candidates appeared, concluded his address, which
was warmly cheered throughout, by stating that he was
sure that what the herald proclaimed to-day of their
power, was but a presage of their own omnipotence.
Lord D. STUART, in a brief address, grecefullp with-
drew his pretensions, and congratulated his
oppo-
nent.—(Cheers.)
There were loud cries for Mr. Sergeant Shee, but Mr.
Ivimey explained that he was kept away unavoidably;
and

Sir B. HALL made several attempts to address the
meeting, which were very ungraciously received.

CITY OF LONDON EL EC HON—MEETING IN
THE WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT.
On Monday an extremely numerous meeting of the
inhabitants of the ward of Farringdon Without took
place in the Farringdon Hall, King's Arms-yard, Hol-
born-hill, to hear the opinions of three of the Liberal
candidates—Mr. Pattison, M.P.,Baron Lionel de Roths-
schild, and Sir GeOrge Larpent, each of whom, wirticu
larly the first, was loudly cheered on entering the hall.
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Baron de RothscUki, he found no reasonable objection
to .ne could •,bj, ct to him in the relations of
private life, and he did not see eby any tliff -reace
should arise in public in itters.— (Hear, hear) Who-
ever reed the history it Criristianity would see that our
hitherto treatment o- the Jews was disgraceful, and he
hoped soon to see those laws broken down which pre-
vented the sans of Abraham from becoming their poli-
tical friends and advisi rs. The worthy chairman con-
cludt d by eulogising the public conduct of Mr. Pattison,
M.P., end Sir George Larpent.
Mr. PATTISUN, M.P., rose, and was received with im
mense cheers. He said that as his speeches for the last
eight or ten days, addressed to the electors of the City,
and containing expressions of his public principles, had
been publish, d in the d'fferent newspapers, he could say
but ver4 tle more than he had air. ady said. He would
rarniud Lae meeting of his votes in Parliament He had
voted tor tile ballot-0 :iieers)—tor triennial Nadia
msnts—(Chi ers)—fur hots, hold suffrage—(Chi ers)—
for aboli.ion of the punishment of death—(Cheers)—he
had voted for the repeal of the worst part of the Reform
Bill, the rate-paying clause—(Cheers)--and he believed
that his noble colleague, Lord J. Russell, would, if he
had time, in the present session, have passed a measure
to nullify that clause.—(Cheers.) For his other votes
he referred the electors to the published lists of divisions
in the House of Commons. He would persevere in up
holding his old principles, and he hoped that they would
get rid its time of the drags that still lay heavily on the
trade of the country. He felt great satisfaction in hav-
ing for his colleague the Prime Minister of the country,
who was not perfect—no man was—but who was he
(Mr. Pattison) believed, as honest a man as ever
breathed.—(Loud and long continued cheering.) Who,
asked Mr. Pattison energetically, will you get to re-
place him?—(" No one.") Sir Robert Peel is a great man,
and has done great good to the country, but his party is
nothing—(" It will be less")—and he could not now
form an Administration.—(Hear, hear.) Will my
friends have Lord George Bentinck?—(" No, no.") He
is the head of a third party, and I do not think that my
friends will support them.—(" No, no.") The other
candidates, Baron de Rothschild and Sir George Larpent
were known to the electors through their speeches. He
hoped they were Radicals, as he was. He was a Ra-
dical—that is, a person opposed to everything radically
bad, and friendly to everything radically good.—
(Cheers.) The Hon. Member then eulogized Baron de
Rothschild, who, he said, was a friend to religious
liberty, and he hoped that by electing him they would
get rid of Jewish disabilities, one of the last, together
with church rates, objectionable laws on the statute-
book.—(Cheers.) He firmly believed that if they elected
his excellent friend they would get rid of that monstrous
stain on the Legislature of the country.—(Hear, hear.)
Was not Baron de Rothschild a most charitable man?—
(Hear, hear.) Whenever he (Mr. Pattison) knew of a
case of distress, Baron de Rothschild was the very first
person he applied to for assistance. During the recent
and still prevailing distress in Ireland, Baron de Roths-
child not only subscribed most munificently, but placed
two steam-boats, at his own expense, at the service of
those conveying relief to Ireland.—(Cheers.) He hoped
the electors would back Baron de Rothschild, whose
family he would back for charity against the families of
a dozen noblemen.—(Cheers.)
The Baron DE RoTHSCHILD, on rising, was received
with loud hurrahs. He said, that as their veryable chair-
man could see no objection to his being a candidate, it
was equally clear, from the kind demonstration now dis-
played by the meeting, that they did not see any objec-
tion to him.—(Cheers.) At the suggestion of many of
his Liberal friends he had come forward, as they thought
that a trial for civil and religious liberty should be under-
taken through and by him—that they should have an
opportunity, not only of expressing their opinions on the
subject, but of proving them by public acts.—(Hear,
hear.) On those grounds he claimed their support.
The Hon. Candidate then expressed himself favourable
to free trade, showed its good effects, and said if Liberal
Members were returned the system would be followed
up to the greatest and most beneficial extent. As reli•
gious questions were now more agitated than easy other,
he begged to say that he was decidedly against church
endowment, and would oppose for such purpose any
grant of money from the public purse.—(Cheers.) He
would endeavour to support the progress of education
without any religious interference, and would pay the
greatest attention to the improvement of the franchise.
A large meeting would take place the next day, when
every question would be fully discussed, and when he
would be prepared to answer every querist, as he was
prepared now, and at which meeting he hoped to see
public opinion as great, and greater, in his favour than
ever.—(Cheers.)
Sir G. LARPENT then addressed the meeting. He
came forward as a merchant of the city of London,
professing liberal principles, to solicit the honour of tieing
chosen one of its representatives. He was a friend of
free tradh in the widest extent of the term. With re-
spect to social improvements, connected with the poor-
laws and the suffrage, they should receive his patient
attention. He would support reduction of taxation,
revision of the Excise laws, and would vote for the
removal of the window-tax. He considered a tax on
property right, and fair, and just, but an income-tax
was neither right, fair, nor just.—(Cheers.) He consi-
dered church-rates highly obnoxious. Persons should
not be forced against their conscience to support the
Church establishment, but it should not be allowed to
go to ruin. On the question of religion, he was opposed
to all endowment whatever taken from the general funds
of the country. All who contributed to the taxation of
the country had a right to share in the benefits of
public education. No system of public education should
receive his support which in the slightest degree inter-
fered with the conscience of any man.—(Hear, hear.)
Those were the opinions by which he meant to stand or
fall, and which he would support, if elected.—(Cheers.)
Baron DE ROTHSCHILD here withdrew, saying that he
had another meeting to attend.
Mr. PATTISON, M.P.—You must also excuse my going.
I am going to the House of Commons to vote against the
Bishop of Manchester.—(Loud cheers.)
The meeting shortly afterwards separated, having
expressed the fullest confidence in the three candidates.