The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

Last night a numerous meeting of the Committee of the West-
minster Reform Society was held at Stannard's Hotel, Charles-street,
Covent-garden (at which p 1 c !the previous eveiting'it was:resolved to
support the election of Cert. Sir De Lacy Evans, as the representative
of the City of Westminster), for the purl ose of taking prompt and
immediate measures to carry out that object. There were present
some of the most active and tried Reformers of Westminster, among
whom were Mr. Prout, Mr. Trott, Mr. Coppock, Mr. I'ouncey, Mt.
Charlwood, Mr. Childs. Mr. Lewis, jun., Mr. Hocken, &c. The Gallant
General also entered the room previous to the commencement of the
business.

Mr• P
- sort. having been called to the chair, directed the atten-
of the
Boit a
appointed
to the circumstance of the High-Bailiff
havin
titioen,imapnrdeamthie:lollowing day (
Tuesday next as the day of nomina-
Wednesday) far the election.
being exercised briti,h them the necessity of the utmost exertion
occasion, to ensure tk
eelteformers of Westminster upon the present
Central :Committee- return of General Evans, and stated that the
;Committee-mornt
would be opened this day at the Ship
Hotel, Charing-crow
hen announced that the following noble-
men and gentlemen had consented to act with the committee chosen
to promot3etpb. CehChairmanan oft
electionr of General Evans, viz.:—The Hon. E. P.
Bouverie, L
Central Committee ; the Mon. G.
S. Byng, M.P. ; the Hen. W. Cow
lion.
W. H. Colborne, 31 P. ;
M.P. ; Lord Duncannon, 31. p. ; ITIr4 lion
the Earl of Shelburne,
Sir J. EasthoPe, Bart., M.P. ; the
31r. c .
pn:villi Elphinstone, 31. P. ;
thl lien. G. Fitzwilliam, M.P.;
T. Duncombe, 31. P. They had also been prone' era' 31•1'. ; and Mr.
Marquis of Tavistock, M.P.; Lord It. Gros
the Hon. F. 1
the support of this
Marcus Hill, M.P. ; the Hon. E. J. Stanley,Yn. 11.1..• Lord
z to their
Mauls, M.P. ;and Mr. E. Ellis, M.P. It vras meet diee
cause to receive the support of noblemen and gentlemen"
of Parliament, and of such high respectability and infiluierberne
society. ee
It was unanimously resolved that the names of those offer!, g
themselves should be added to the Committee.
Several gentlemen from the various parishes stated that active
exertions were being made to promote the election of the Gallant
General.
It was subsequently arranged that a meeting of the elactors should
take place this evening at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand ;
another on Saturday night at Willis's Booms, Brewer-street, St.
James's; and on Monday a third and list meeting at Pimlico, for
General Evans to meet the constituency.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting
separated.
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THE ROYAL ASYLUM OF THE ST, ANN'S SOCIETY.—
Yesterday, a general half-yearly court of the Governors of this t
s,:
so-
ciety (formerly known as the St. Ann's Society, but which aes
lion has been, by the express command of her Majesty, who is
patron, changed to that of the " Royal Asylum"),
was held at the
London Tavern, for the.purpoe of receiving.Lreport, to elect officers
for the ensiling year, and to elect by ballot ertrfit additional boys and
four girls out of a list of 97 candidates, into the asylum at Brixton.
The Lord Mayor was in the chair. The report read by the secretary
stated that there arc now 212 boys and girls in the asylum, and yes-
terday's election would increase that number to 244. In addition to
the asylum at Brixton, there 15 a town school In Aldersgate, in which
28 boys and 27 girls are clothed and educated. The Lord Mayor
briefly, but emphatically, supported the claims of the institution.
At three o'clock the ballot closed, when the names of the successful
candidates were announced, thanks were voted to his Lordship, and
the meetlfig broke up. His Royal flightless the Duke of Cambridge,
one of the noble patrons, has appointed the 30th of April next for
the celebration of the annual festival, at which his Royal Highness
bag consemted to preside.
THE HORRIBLE CASE AT GREENWICH.—The coro-
na's (aqui*, into this painful ease was brought to a conclusion yes-
tJr.l V, and -the jury having remained in deliberation for nearly an
h ,ar, rata rlied a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against William
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