The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-23 00:00:00

the army. (A Voice—" You are looking out for it,
though.") It was said his opponent was a man of
the people ; he (Colonel Romilly) was one also ; so
was his father (cheers) who once resided
in a humble house in that very borough. All
he could say was, that if the electors conferred
upon him the honour he sought for he would do
his best to protect the rights and interests of
Marylebone.
Mr. EDWIN JAMES on presenting himself was re-
ceived with a perfect hurricane of applause. The first
few sentences of the learned gentleman's address were
entirely lost in the cheering, but we understood
him to say that he considered it a scandal and dis-
grace that five days only should be allowed the
constituency of Marylebone to select their
representative. They had heard of some
arrangement or other, but he put it to the
electors whether they would submit to be treated
as if Marylebone was a rotten borough, like Gatton
or Old Sarum. (Cheers.) They had heard of some
arrangements made in a drawing-room in Gros-
venor-square, but he thought the electors would
rebel against such a dictation. They had also
heard of a correspondence relative to a va-
cancy in their representation; but what had
Sir Benjamin Hall to do with the retiring
address of Lord Ebrington ? (Cheers.) He also
thought the electors would agree with him that the
correspondence left somebody else in a mess.
(Laughter and cheers.) The electors of Mary-
lebone:would do as Mr. Thomson Hankey had done
in the City of London—they would rebel against
dictation of any sort. They said in the City
" they did not want a young man from Northamp-
tonshire," and the electors of Marylebone would
say, " They did not want a colonel from, a drawing
room." (Loud cheers.) He asked the assembly
whether they would submit to fuch treat-
ment? (Cries of "No," and "There's pluck
in us yet.") The seconder of his opponent
had told them that lawyers were bought and.
sold like cattle in Smithfield ; but were Brougham,
Denman, or Erskine men likely to be sold ?
(Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") Then, again,
it was said that Colonel Romilly had greater
qualifications than he had—that he had nothing to
do—all he, Mr. James, could say to that was, that
he was just the man to do it. (Laughter and.
cheers.) If the electors selected him he should.
enter the House of Commons, not as the tool of
any party, but he would go there on entirely
independent grounds. They had heard a
great deal about reform. Lord Derby had
a bill, Mr. Bright had a bill, and Lord John Russell
said he had one in his coat-tail pocket ; but why
were they not produced ? If he found that Lord
Derby's bill was a good and sincere one, he would
give it his utmost support. He would be no party
to a factious opposition made by an effete faction,
who seemed to imagine they were born to govern.
(Loud cheers.) Let the bills be produced, and he
said again, if the Government bill was a good one,
he should support it—if not, he would do all he could
to upset the Government. He would support an ex-
tension of the suffrage, the abolition of church-rates,
and a wise supervision over the public expenditure.
Lord Palmerston had given notice for a motion on
Friday next, which looked rather ominous, but he
trusted war would never again arise ; but if
it did it was the duty of the Government
to be fully prepared for it. (Cheers.) His gallant
opponent, in one thing, was his superior, that was
"paid canvassers." (Cheers.) He (Mr. James) re-
lied upon the enthusiasm and honesty of the electors,
and he confidently expected that to-morrow he
should be returned as their representative at the
head of the poll. (Cheers, and a voice " with a
clear majority of 2,000.") With respect to his
non-residing. in the borough, all he could. say
was that, being a bachelor, it did not much matter
to him where he resided, but by their next meeting
that slight objection would be removed. (Cheers.)
The RETURNING OFFICER then called for a show
of hands, when about thirty at the most
in the whole of the vast assemblage, were held up
for Colonel Romilly. On Mr. Edwin James's
name being pronounced, the assembled thousands
held up their hands, and amidst enthusiastic cheer-
ing the returning officer declared the show to be in
favour of Mr. James.
A poll was demanded by Colonel Romilly, and it
was fixed to commence at 8 o'clock to-morrow
morning, and finally close at 4.
The proceedings, which had been of the most
orderly description, then terminated.