The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-15 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.

A public meeting of the electors of Paddington was
assembled on Wedne•dsv to hear Mr. Hope's sentiments;

Sir JASPER NICHOLS, K.C.8., in the Chair.

Mr. FRESLIFIELD proposed a resolution of support to
Mr. Hope. .
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Mr. WHITE, in seconding the motion, could not refrain
from expressing his gratitude to the late Mr. Hope, by
supporting his son on the present occasion. He referred t
the former's exertions in the Vo•unt•ers many years ago—

G, eat laughter)--also tie great itnrovcment hr had effected

Omit erlanit.gste. as evid-nee of his patri"tic sp rit.

Mr. RAIKES CURRIE then presented himielt to the
meeting (which had now b,come much more numerous
than at fist), and was received with applause. He said,
he re di), was on this occasi• n, although it was somewhat
hackneyed phrase, reluctant to address the meeting ; but
he had thought th ut he was to h .ve had the pirJSUre nt
meeting many of his neighbours at a Paddington meeting,
hut was surprised to find so few presen.. M. Hope,
in feed, had co lecu.d ab•sut him his usual b dy of friend-,
and app ared on the occasio' like a comet with his tail—
(Gteat laught,r)--but it might surely have 'seen expecten
that a Chairman could have been found in the district,
and that they need not have been under the necessity to
plating the respectable gentleman before hitn in that posi-
tion in whatever district they visited. He concluded b)
moving a esolution :
" That the vote of H. T. Hope, Esq., in February, 1832,
against giving the elective franchise to the Metropolitan Dis-
tricts constitutes a moral disqualification for representing Mary-
lebone in Parliament."

liossELL ELtas Eq., seconded the motion.
The CHAIRMAN, atter some hesitation, put the amend-
ment A great num er of hands were held up for it;
liut the Cl] &man, to the treat stirpti.e and indignation oi
t e meeting, declared it (on the suggebtion of tt ose arouto.
him) to he lost. A scene of gteat confusion here took
p .cc, which delayed the proceedings for a cumiderable
time.

Ai,. CARRUTHERS at length was heard speak;ng with
gte tt warmth rtspecting Mr Hope's eminent (poll .ati..o.,
and earnesly recom.neniiing him to the meeting, and enead
by musing a resolution.
Dr. A. T. THOMPSON said, he could scarcely conceive

the possibility of the electors of the great borough so fir
foroting their obligations to the present Ministry—(Vio-
lent interuption and treat applau-e)—yes, he would re
peat—to the Ministry that hid carried the Reform Bill
and given to them in particulir that franchise to which
om the .r numbers, their wealth, an 1. above a'l, their in-
telligence, they hail been Po long ent tied—(Great applau-e
hisses—he would not believe that they would send
a gentleman to the Huns, of Commons to oppose all then
great measures which they h id pledged themselves to support.
Mr. Hors was now called for, and at length pre-
sented him-elf to the meeting. As to his principles,
h.- would at once state that he did advocate moderate
Conservative principles. (Some appl iuse—great dis-
approbation, and such long-continued interruption, that,
on being appealed to, Mr. Raikes Currie was corn-
polled to mount the table, and entreat a hearing for the
Hon. Candidate.) Oa being able to resume, he said that
he dill not mean to assert that all inquiry was unneces-
sary, but that he was averse to any unnecessary and
dangerous experimental changes ; he respected the rights
of the prop!, ; he was willing to give them all the liberty
possible that was consistent with security; those who
wanted more, he was conv,nced were not such friends to
their ecuntry as he was.—(Much confusion.)
Mr. ASTELL moved a vote of thanks to Sir Jasprr

Nichols, for his impartial conduct in the chair.
Mr. RAIKES CURRIE expressed his regret that he could
not con-cientiously join in it. It was put, negatived,
amid the uproar, the meting dissolved.