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111 AR YLEBONE REGISTRATION
ASSOCIATION.
On Thursday evening, pursuant to advertisement, an
adjourned Special General :heeling of the Members of
the Borough of Marylebone Reform and Registratium
Association" took place at their Rooms, in Warren-street,
Fitzroy-square, for the purpose of considering the state-
of the affairs of the Association, and thepropriety of re-
solving on its immediate dissolution. •
Mr. J. Bscsitsw, late M.P. for Sudbury, was,nt t.ight
o'clock, unanimously appointed to the Chair. He ob-
served that, in his capacity of President of that Associa-
tion, he had had the good fortune to meet its members
when they were at the summit of prosperity and happi-
ness. He had also met them at periods when dissensions
and disunion affected their ranks, and when other cir-
cumstances had left them apparently without a hope.
Although the Association was at the present moment in
the latter position, lie felt assured that there was still
spirit enough left among the Reformers of Marylebone
not to let so admirable and useful an institution be lost for
want of funds. To the efforts of that Association was
mainly attributable the triumphant result of the late
election in that Borough—(Hear)—and although they
were now at rather a low ebb, and were taunted by their
political opponents and the public press, that they were
in the last throes and agonies of death, he believed that
the Reformers would come forward and rescue the Bo-
rough from the disgrace of allowing such an Institution
to die.—(Hear.) It was for the present Special General
Assembly of the Associatien to decide its fate. They
were left, with a debt of 20(11, and if that were wiped off
there was no doubt but they should be enabled to go on
efficiently. It might be asked how had they got into such
a dilemma. He could assert that (here had been no lack
of economy, but it must be borne in mind that they had
no regular collector, and gentlemen who had acted as
such in their various districts, had, in consequence of
being occulted in the late election, been unable to devote
so much time as during previous years. It might appear
strange, that out of 50,000 electors who recorded their
votes for the Reform candidates, that an Institution like
that Association should not receive sufficient support.
The same reasons, however, that kept many good Re-
formtrs from recording their votes at elections kept
them also from giving publicity to their statements
by joining the Association.— (Hear, hear.) The
taunts cast upon the Association by that portion
of the public press of the opposite side of polities had,
during the past week, been of the most venomous eha•
meter, but the defamatory languge used had only tended
to rouse the spirit of Reformers, as exhibited that
evening.— (Hear, hear.) lie hoped in the discussion
that gentlemen would steer a different course from their
opponents, and that whilst they Mt as he did, that the
cause of Reform was a sacred one, that they had no
right to indulge in -vituperation against others who held
adverse opinions.—(Cheers.) To revert to the situa-
tion of the Association, the most essential part of the
business of that evening was the needful to carry out its
objects. They were full of life yet.— (Laughter.) Pros-
pects had brightened—(Bear)—already a number of
gentlemen had come flirward in the most handsome man-
ner fur the purpose of securing to the Reform cause the
continuance of so excellent and useful an Institution,
and the pi° nines from other sources assured him (the
Chairman) that their's was not a lost hope.—(Cheers.) Ho
hoped the appeal which had been made would also not be
made in vain to gentlemen present, and that before the
proceedings terminated the Association would be re-
lieved to a great extent from its present difficulties and
liabilities.

Mr. ALLEN, the Svcretary, here read the Report of
the Managing Committee explanatory of the position of
the Association, as also several letters, regretting the
absence of the writers, and inclosing subscriptions.
Mr. Cox begged to present a letter from Mr. Kensett,
whose illness alone prevented his being present. The
letter, after r.gretting the position of the Association,
and offering to contribute what was deemed necessary,
caked the attention of the meeting to the existence of
an Alter Reform Association in the Borough, and that
there was an implied contract between them, that after
the late election they should both be dissolved and a new
one formed, which would be open to all Reformers, and
which latter course the writer trusted would be adopted.
The CHAIRMAN was surprised at the tenour of this
letter. The Association was not only open to every
Reformer in the borough, but he could assure the meet-
ing that he, as President, knew of no " implied contract"
whatever between that and any other Society. Indeed,
he believed that there was now no other Reform Associa-
tion in that borough in existence.—(Hear.)
Mr. KARR wished to know if the great majority of
Vice-Presidents of the Association were not Members of
Parliament ; and why they, as Reformers, had not come
forward to assist it ?
The CHAIRMAN—''Most of them were Members of Par-
liatueut, but the " fortune of war" has reversed the
order of things; they are not so now. In the list before
me I find unseated our friend Rowland Alston, General
Evans, Messrs. Grote Duckworth, Pattison and amongst
the rest, our friend Grote,
Hume.-(Laughter.) When
I ask them to assist our Association, they say, Bagshaw,
why don't you assist me in my borough.—(Renewed
laughter.)
Mr. KARR considered they ought to set a better ex-
ample, as Reformers.—(Hear, hear.) He was well aware
that 51. was not to be picked up every day, but there
were hundreds of gentlemen in that borough who could,
without missingit, contribute their 51. annually towards
the support of so good a Society.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN fully concurred in the views of Mr.
Karr; but, be it observed, that many of those gentlemen
had, to fight very hard battles, and spend a great deal of
money! in the boroughs they had contested. He had,
himself; on the late occasion, fought a very hard battle at
Harwich, and he could assure them that he parted with
his Si very. reluctantly.—(hear.)
Professor KEY observed, that twenty-five gentlemen,
amongst whom were some of the Vice-Presidents, had
come forward, and had pledged themselves to raise,
either by themselves or friends, the turn of 5/. per an-
num each, towards the support of the Institution ; and
he had no doubt but many more would do the same.—

(Cheers.) With regard to the observation of Mr. Ken-
sett, as to throwing the Association open to Reformers,
it was open to every resident of the borough contri-
buting 4s. annually ; and the person paying that sum had
equal right and power with those who subscribed ten

guineas.--(hear, hear.) No objection had ever been
made to any Reformer i • and even if Chartists wished to
become members of the Association, upon payment of the
year's subscription, they were not only bound, but
proud and happy to receive them.—(Cheers.)
Mr. IVIMEY said the question before the meeting was,
how were they to get out of their present diiiir.ulties 7
(Hear.) The only way to overcome it was for the Asso-

elation- to pledge 'itself; in the first place, to help the
Committee out of the 200/. debt ; and then came the
question as to whether the Association should be dis-
solved or not. It was hard that all the responsibility
should rest on the shoulders of the Trustees and Manag-
ing Committee only. He would move that the Associa-
tion agree to indemnify the Managing Committee
against the liability of the debt of 2002 incurred up to
Christmas.
Mr. BISHOP seconded the resolution. He wished it to
be understood that the insinuations in a certain portion
of the public press; of this debt having been incurred by
the Association in the part it took at the late election,
were unfounded. It had been incurred purely and
solely in carrying out the objects of the registration.—.
(Hear.) The result had arisen from want of proper atten-
tion in getting in subscriptions. Parochial as well as
severe political contests had taken up the time of gentle-
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gentle-
men who otherwise would have devoted it to that object.
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oaGot annual sum was re-
quired to keep the Association in an efficient state.
Mr. Cox could not see how that could be. In the first
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also to know if there was not.. a split in.ntth.elblA'uhst.schocheil'av:tlissohniehd?e
terik.)fr.
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side, and Mr. Kense3t.teso'n a split a short time since.
Mr. Cox—Ab,
amid much
Mr. DYKE-_coh
'rho resolution wandadopted unanimously,
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• - EwnEnwv felt great pleasure in moving, "That
in the opinion of the meeting the dissolution of the As-
sociation would deeply affect the cause of Reform in the
cheering. as tilPll put,
Borough, and that, therefore, it be not dissolved."
Mr. SMART, in seconding the motion, said he wished
to correct several misapprehensions which had gone for-
The letter of Mr. liensett insinuated that they were
ward with respect to the objects of that Association.
engaged in some partial cause, Now, the fact was, that
they - embraced the Reform cause generally, without re-
ference to any particular party. •It was also endeavoured,
h • the Times and other journals, to mix them up with
some debts said to be incurred at tne late election,
whereas they had nothing whatever to do with them.—
(Ileqr, hear.) With regard to the dissolution of that
Association, it would be the height of folly to content_
1 te such a course. By that Association was the e.
dentpa organization ffi
of Reformers at the last election
effected, and, if they permitted it to be dissolved, they
would not only never be enabled to establish another, but
the Reform cause would be ruined for ever.—(Hear.)
Mr. GILLES was of opinion that the sum of four shil-
lings per annum was too small a sum to constitute a
member.—(Cries of " No, no.")
Mr. DANIELL said, one of the complaints already
urged against the Association was, that it was too aristo-
cratie.—(Laughter.) If
•they raised the amount of sub-
scrizaion, it might be with soma truth. At all events, it
would shut out a large number of persons whom he (Mr.
Daniell) was aware were determined to join the Associa.
mien solely in consequence of the attacks made upon it in
in Wigmore-
the Times and Herta! newspapers.—(Cheers.)
Mr. BOYD believed that the editors of the Times and
Herald would never have indulged in the remarks the
had, if they had been aware of the still more unfortuy
nate position of the rival As;ociation
street—(Cries of "Hear, hear.") The Loyal and Constitu-
tional Association of Maryltbane, instead of being; in
debt but 200/. were in debt to the tune of 700/.......m,:-
Ile could name three public-houses in his own immediate
neighbourhood, the landlords of whit h had had their
rooms engaged by the Tory Association at the late elec-
tion, for Committees, at five gatneas each, and up to that
hour could not get a farthing.—(Hear, hear.) This was
not all, they were absolutely indebted in the sum of one
guinea, for services performe 1, to the poor starved fellow
who swept the crossings at the corner of Devonshire-
place and Devonshire-street.—(Cries of "Shame.") With
all this, that Association were abused for being in debt,
whilst their opponents were in a ten times worse position,
and were sending begging letters all over the borough.
—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
The resolution was here put and carried without a
single dissentient, amidst loud acclamation.
11., PTA& OiecTetit•thitt as OW was probably the last