The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-27 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX COUNTY MEETING.

At a meeting of the requisitionists at the Guildhall,
Sheriff RAPHAEL in the Chair, supported by Sheriff Illidge,
The SHERIFF had called together some of the gentlemen
who had signed the requisition, in order that he might learn
their wishes as to the most convenient place and time for
holding the county meeting. It had represented to them
that Hackney, where county meetings had been generally
held, was at so great a distance from where the great body
of the electors resided, that some more suitable spot ought
to be selected.

Sir JOHN SCOTT LILLIE said that Hackney was most
inconveniently situated for such a purpose. It was at the
very verge of the metropolis. He should recommend the
large premises in Gray's Inn-lane, where 4,000 persons
could be accommodated.—:( Hear.)
A Gentleman proposed Exeter Hall, but it was said the
proprietors could not let it for political meetings. Several
other places were mentioned.

Sir J. SCOTT LILLIE proposed, and Captain FITZGE-
nALD (a County Magistrate) seconded, a motion that the
Sheriffs should be recommended to hold the meeting on
Monday, the 29th instant, at the Freemasons' Tavern, or
at the spacious Riding-school, near the Diorama, in the
New-road.

The resolution was agreed to, and the meeting adjourned.

GREAT MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF

MAR YLEBONE.

Yesterday a most important meeting of the electors of the
parish of Marylebone, was held in the Yorkshire Stingo, to
receive the report of the Sub-Committee of the Vestries of
the three parishes of St. Pancras, Marylebone, and Padding-
ton, appointed to consider who would be the most proper per-
son to elect as their Representative along with Sir Samuel
Whalley. The meeting, !considering that it was principally
composed of the electors, was perhaps one of the most numer-
ous of the kind ever held in the borough, The great hall
was crowded. Mr. HuME, M. P., in the Chair.

The Secretary, Mr. IVIMEY, at the request of the Chair-
man, read the Report of the Sub-Committee. The following
aye the leading passages :
" Your Sub-Committee further state, that immediately after the
meeting of the 2d December, your Sub-Committee waited upon
D. W. Harvey, Esq., but he was then from home, and they could
not see him till the following day. After some time had been
spent with him, it was found that no definitive answer could be
given till after the result of a deputation from the, borough of
::outhwark to that gentleman was ascertained. In the evening,
however, the Sub-Committee received from D. W. Harvey, Esq.,
the following letter :

" Tuesday Evening, Dec. 22, 1834.

" Gentlemen,—l trust I duly appreciate the high distinction
which your communication confers, and peculiar circumstances
could alone have withheld my instant compliance with an invitation
which is an ample recompense to my feelings for all the exertions I
have made in the cause of the people.
" It will, lam persuaded, be gratifying to you to hear of the
spontaneous feeling which the borough of Southwark ha: mani-
fested towards me, and which had led me to make inquiries into
the chances of
.places before I received your communication, and
certainly they justify the most sanguine expectations. Yet all this
I should have foregone instantly, and have at once yielded to your
wishes, but for the announcement of Mr. Brougham's resignation,
which has this afternoon been made, and opens a prospect of
triumph at which lam sure you will be the first to rejoice., Thus
circumstanced, I dare not ask you to suspend purpose any longer.
" ' I am, Gentlemen,
44 ' With much respect, your most obedient servant,
" W. HARVEY.,
" Your Sub-Committee, acting upon the resolution of their
meeting, viz., that in case the highest candidate in the ballot
should not be able to accept the office, the next candidate on should
stand in his place, immediately waited upon H. L. Bulwer, Esq.,
and from him received the following letter :
" No. 93,. Hill-street, Berkeley-square, Dec. 24, 1834.
" Sta,—l have this moment returned to town, where I find
your flattering communication, and I lose no time in saying that,
having been informed of the principles upon which you wish a
candidate to come forward for the district of Marylebone, I shall
be happy to do so on those principles, if, as I venture to presume,
the general meeting of Friday, which I shall have great pleasure
in attending, should concur in your decision.—l have the honour
to be, Sir, yours respectfully and faithfully,
" HENRY L. BULWER.
" Mr. Wilson, Chairman of the Committee, No. 46,
Chapel-street, Edgware-road.'
" Your Sub-Committee, finding that their preliminary arrange-
ments were now complete, and that the principal duty which re-
mained for them to perform was to obtain the sanction of the
electors to their proceedings, accordingly convened the present
public meeting.
" The unanimous opinion of the Vestrymen, therefore, is that
the utmost exertions should be made to return to Parliament, free
from expense, Sir Samuel Whalley and H. L. Bulwer, Esq.
" Your Committee, however, cannot conclude without stating
that the only motive which has actuated them has been the anxious
desire to promote concord and union among Reformers ; they dis-
tinctly disavow any wish to dictate to the independent voters of
this borough, and the reason why they were the first to take the
necessary steps for returning two reformers to Parliment,:was that,
as the vestries were already constituted bodies, they could act to-
gether without loss of time."

The report having been read,
Mr, REDWOOD, a member of the Society of Friends, moved
the following resolution :—" That all the proceedings of the
united Committee of Vestrymen, be now approved and con-
firmed, and that this meeting pledges itself to use its utmost
endeavours to return to Parliament, as Members for this Bo-
rough, Sir Samuel Whalley, hnd H. L. Bulwer, Esq., free
from any expense to them."
Sir H. DE BATH seconded the resolution.
Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY then addressed the meeting. He
felt extremely gratified for the kind support which he had re-
ceived on this as well as on the former occasion, from the
electors of Marylebone. Sir Samuel then referred to his con-
duct during the two sessions he had sat in Parliament, and
should he hare the good fortune to ho again returned, it would
be his great object to represent their opinions fully and fairly.
HENRY LYTTON BVLWER, Esq., fully concurred in all the
conditions which had been proposed to his acceptanee. He
would vote for triennial Parliaments, the extension of the suf-
frage, and the protection of the electors of the vote by ballot.
He was a decided friend to the reduction of taxation, wherever
practicable, but especially to the abolition of all taxes on
knowledge. That would be the best way to make the consti-
tuents worthy of the privilege of the elective franchise.
The resolution was then put and carried, amidst loud accla-
mations, 'there being only three dissentient hands held up
against it.
Mr. illuapiiv then moved the following resolution :—" That
Sir William Horne, and Mr. Young being professed Re-
formers, it is the opinion of this meeting that they should with-
draw their pretensions to represent this borough, in order not to
divide the Reformers."
_ . .

Mr. LANGHAM seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, which
was given with tremendous cheers.
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said, that Sir Robert
Peel had called together the most bigotted and most imbecile
Of the Tory faction, as if with the intention of insulting the
country. They must have the Tories out of office, and if the
people did their duty they would have but a short day of it. A
great meeting of the electors of the county was to be held on
Monday, and he had no doubt it would be one of the largest
which had ever taken place.
Three cheers were then given for the Candidates, three
groans for the Tories, and three groans for the Times, which
were given with great earnestness; after which the meeting
broke up.