The Sun.
London, England, 1832-12-04 00:00:00

THE ELECTIONS.

WESTMINSTER.-COLONEL JONES.
A public meeting of the electors resident in St. Clement
Danes, Precincts of the Savoy, was held at the Crown and
Anchor last evening, for the purpose of hearing Colonel Evans.
Lord DUNBOYNE was called to the Chair.
Mr. PROUT, in moving the first resolution, observed, that
having taken his opinions from those of Sir Francis Burdett,
even when said to be most inflammatory, he was most sorry to
find, from various circumstances, that the Sir Francis Burdett
of former days seas not the Sir Francis Burdett of the present
date. From having been the protector of the rights and liber-
ties of his constituents and the country at large, he had become
the protector of Sir J. C, Hobhouse. He then read the first
resolution, which set forth the reasons why Sir John C. Hob.
house was not a proper person to represent this city. He most
sincerely proposed this resolution in the feeling which he had
derived from Sir Francis, that no person connected with the
Administration ought to be a representative (so called) of the
people.
Mr. SIMSON seconded the resolution. He adverted to the
" electioneering trick" made use of by Sir Francis Burdett and
Sir J. C. Hobhouse, in being the Captains to the Deputation
which waited on Lord Althorp on the subject of the assessed
taxes. This, he said, was only produced by the advocacy by
Colonel Evans of the abolition of those unjust taxes.
Mr. MERLE addressed the meeting in vindication of his
political career, which he said had been aspersed by Sir Francis
Burdett, who had stated that he and Mr. Michie, the mover
and seconder of a resolution at a former meeting, were Anti_
Reformers. Mr. Merle indignantly repelled this charge; he
had lost, he said, a situation of 1,000/. a year by his refasal to
support that Giant of Corruption the Duke of Wellington.
He (Mr. Merle) had always been a Reformer.
Lord DUNBOYNE, after contrasting the uniform conduct
of Colonel Evans with that of Sir J. C. Hobhouse, but the re-
solution, which was carried unanimously.
Mr. ARBOR, on moving the second resolution, entreated
the electors to beware how they were led away by the placard
information of fresh candidates having appeared in the field.
He believed these to be " weak inventions of the enemy." He
concluded by moving the second resolution, which stated Colonel
Evans to be a very fit and proper person to represent this City.
Colonel EVANS came before them stigmatized as a destrue.
live but so stigmatized by people who had all their lives till
now (there was no fear of them in this respect now)— (Laughter)
—been called destructives themselves. The Gallant Colonel
then adverted to a paper which had been placarded about, say-
ing, " Electors of Westminster, be not deceived—services are
better than professions :at the time the remodelling' Colonel
Evans was pawning and pledging away at the London Tavern,
Sir J. Hobhouse was actually (!) persuading Government to re-
peal the tax. The contest is between the Reformers and Con-
servatives!" This paper, the Gallant Colonel said, was a mere
electioneering subterfuge: they laid a great stress about his be-
ing a remodeller; indeed they seemed glad to catch at any striking
word—so they must be in a bad way.—(Laughter.). He was a re.
modeller; but, for all that, was no destructive; he had searched
for the definition of the words modcl and remodel ; and
in Johnson, and everywhere else, found it to mean Reform,
but not a word about destruction, or anything like it. He did
intend to reform all such things, and they were not a few, as
required it.—(Cheers.) The fact was, that Sir Francis and his
colleague were dreadfully afraid that the Reform Bill would go
to greater length than they had ever intended; they thought
the people would have been satisfied with the Bill and asked
for no more, and they did not wish men to get into Parliament
who would have the Bill paid. —(Clieers.) Colonel Evans
said he had extensively circulated an address explanatory of
his sentiments among the electors. Upon these he spoke for
a short time, in the same terms as we have before reported.
After a very extended, though eloquent speech, which was,
throughout, received in the most gratifying manner; he stated,
that notwithstanding the various hints given him—" Why,
we hear you're going to resign," and so on, yet he did most
certainly intend to stand the contest; and he would add,
from the generally most favourable reception he had met with
from electors determined to show their own right to inde-
pendence of thinking and action, that he really had very little
doubt of a successful result.— (This announcement was met by
a simultaneous shout of plaudatory feeling in the meeting, in
the midst of which the Gallant Colonel sat down, after having
solicited any person to put any question to him.)
The resolution, expressing the full approbation of the
meeting in the Gallant Colonel, was then read and carried
unanimously,

Mr. MICHIE addressed the meeting respecting the charge
made against him by the Ministerial organs, of being, as well
as Mr. Merle, an Anti-Reformer; he replied such an assertion
most indignantly, and referred to his past conduct to testify to
his r ght to be called a Reformer. He related the transaction
with Sir J. C. Hobhouse with respect to that Baronet's recep-
tion of the deputation who waited on him, and mentioned that
a letter from one of their party, which Sir J. C Hobhouse had
stated in a former meeting to have been in his pocket, directed
to Mr. Francis Place, in which that individual was desired to

name a proper representative for Westminster, was not in Sir
J. C. Hothouse's possession at the time, but in his. Mr. Michie
addressed the meeting on this and other subjects, which we
have before given.

Mr. MERLE said, he and Mr. Michie had been called by
The Times and The Globe the Ministerial organs—" bottle.
holders to Colonel Evans."—(A laugh.) Now, as to himself,
lie had only come to town on the morning of the day in ques.
tion, and had entered into the matter quite on the moment.
If he were a bottle.holder to such a man as Colonel Evans, he
should be in a prouder situation than he had ever yet attained;
for he should be an assistant, however humble, to a man who
would benefit his country, and who deserved well of that
country.—(Cheers.) He had known Colonel Evans long, and
he thought so highly of him, in every respect, that he consi.
tiered the Westminster electors would best consult their in. '
terests in electing him.---(Cheers, and "So we will.")
Thanks being voted to the Noble Chairman,
Lord DUNBOYNE eulogized the extremepropriety and de.
corum which had been shown in so large a-meeting.
It having been resolved that a Committee to promote Colonel
Evans's return should be formed, the meeting dissolved, after
giving three most enthusiastic cheers for that Gallant Colonel.