The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-27 00:00:00

vote for it or not." "We don't want to be sowed oiFurr
in this way," and " He's a humbug!") They muss%
allow him to judge of the order in which these thing,
were to be introduced. If he saw a feasible proposal by
which he felt sure the two things could be obtained'
simultaneously, he would support it, but unless ho saw
that feasibility they might be leaping out of the frying-
pan into the fire. Therefore he was not prepared to
vote for any such measure.—(" Take him home.") The
Hon. Baronet then made some observations in reply to
Mr. Barker's speech, who, he complained, had misty--
represented his views. He declared that he would abolish
church-rates, but when they asked him him in the lump
whether he was prepared to vote for the abolition as
the Church Establishment, he told them that there was,
not that state of public opinion which demanded it at
present.—(Cries of " And never will be.")
Mr. BA.IIKER having moved that Mr. Carbutt should
be appointed chairman, and the proposition having been
assented to, proposed that the meeting should declare
an opinion by show of hands, whether they were in
favour of Sir C. Eardley's views regarding the extension
of the suffrage, or whether they desired something more
extensive?

The CHAIRMAN demurred to the question being put
to the meeting, but at last he consented to put it on con-
dition " that it should not prejudice the question all to
whether they would have Sir C. Eardley for a repre-
sentative."

A large ninjotity of hands were held up in farciur eta
greater extension of the suffrage than that for which the
Hor. Candidate declared himselt willing to rote at present.

Mr: Alderman BowEti said, the question wiis—Did
the meeting think that the candidate was a likely man
to represent the West Riding of Yorkshire?—(Hear.)
He (Mr. Bower) thought he was a likely man.
Mr. A. MEcsoN wished to ask the Hon. Candidate
whither he shared the opinions of Sir Andrew Agnew
and Mr. Plumptre in regard to the prevention of Sunday
tray. lling and Sunday recreation?
Sir C. EARDLEY—If I agreed with Sir A. Agnew on
the subject, I believe I should be Member for Edinburgh
at this moment, and it was because.l cctuld not agree
with him that I retired from Edinburgh. Though I
honour the Sabbath day, and wish it should be honeured,
and though I wish the amount of Sabbath desecration
could be diminished, yet I do not think it should be in-
terfered with by law, and I will never be a party to in-
terfere with it by law.
Mr. MaCSON—Referring you to the recent case in
which the Duchess of Sutherland was prevented by the
intolerance of certain railway directors from attending
the deathbed of her father, and seeing that railway di-
rectors have obtained a virtual monopoly of the public
conveyance, would you support a measure which would
compel them to afford to the public reasonable means of
travelling on Sundays ?
Sir C. EARDLEY said he would not compel trains not
to run, and, on the same principle of free trade, he would
not compel trains to ran. Ho thought the subject ought
to rest with the railway company, and if he had been a
director he would have held up his hand in order that
the Duchess of Sutherland might have had a train on
that occasion.

In answer to another question,
Sir C. EAaDLET said, he was decidedly of opinion that
the municipal system of voting ought to be introduced
before the system of household suffrage was adopted.
Mr. Alderman BOWER then proposed, and Mr. Alder-
man RICHARDSON seconded, a resolution to the effect—
" That Sir C. Eardley is a fit and proper person to re-
present the riding in Parliament."
Mr. BARKER proposed as an amendment—" That hav-
ing beard Sir C. Eurdley's answers to the questions put
to him, it is the opinion of this meeting that he is not a
fit man to represent the riding in Parliament, but that
it is desirable that a person of more democratic and po-
pular principles—namely, Mr. J. A. Roebuck—should be
brought forward."—(Cheers.)
Mr. W. BROOK seconded the proposition, and said,
that Mr. Roebuck had been slighted because he was too
independent and honest.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN wished to say a word upon the point
before the meeting. Mr. Roebuck was not here as a
candidate in opposition to Sir C. Eardley. Therefore
the only proper course for the meeting to pursue would
be to express an opinio❑ as to the fitness of the gtritle-
man before them. If that opinion should be favourable,
then the matter would be decided; if unfavourable, then
it would be a matter for future consideration whether
any other candidate should be brought forward
(" Where was Richard Cobden when he was carried?")
As chairman of the meeting he (Mr. Carbutt) could not
put the amendment.—(Great disapprobation.)
Mr. BARKER claimed that the amendment should be
put, and was more convinced now than ever that Sir C.
Eardley and his advisers were temporising and trim-
ming.—(" Send him home.")
The CHAIRMAN would ask this question of Mr. Barker
and Mr. Brook. If they would pledge themselves to
bring forward Mr. Roebuck supposing the amendment
should bo carried, it was then a legitimate one, but not
otherwise. Were they prepared to bring Mr: Roebuck
forward if the amendment should be carried?

Mr. BARKER wished for an expression of opinion on
the subject. If Mr. Roebuck should be carried they
would correspond with him.