The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-07 00:00:00

REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICH,

On Saturday evening a numerously attended
meeting of the electors of the borough of Green-
wich was held. in the hall of the Greenwich
Literary Institution for the purpose of hearing
.flin Lieutenant-General Sir William Codrington,
M.P..gor the borough, an account-of his steward-
ship. - Mr. James Laing occupied the chair.
General -CODUINGTON was very_ well
_received,
and proceeded to review in. rapid succession the
principal measures which had -engaged the atten-
tion of .the Legislature during the last. session of
Parliament. and the votes he had given on those
measures. Defending the con:duet of Lord Canning
as Governor-General of India; and condemning the
despatch which had been Written, against the pro-
clamation issued by his Lordship, he paid a well-
merited eulogium to the conduct of the troops
engaged in suppressing the revolt, inider the
gallant leadership of General Sir H. -Havelock,
Lord Clyde, Sir John Lawrence, and others. The
gallant General next referred to the attempt of
Orsini on the life of the Emperor of tho French, as
a miserable, dastardly, and impolitic crime, and
denied that-the Conspiracy Bill brought into the
House of Commons by 'Lord Palmerston was in-
tended as an interference with the 'right of asylum
so freely' granted by this country to foreigners.
(Hear, hear.) It was intended by that bill to make
those who in this country plotted, with others in
another country, to commit such crimes as that of
Orsini, amenable to the law for the consequences of
such lotting, although the offence might be com-
mitted abroad, and for the passing of which bill he
had given his vote, and would be prepared to do so
again if the opportunity occurred. (Cheers and
hisses.) Having referred to the votes hehad given
in favour of the admission of Jews to Parliament, the .
total abolition of church-rates, the property qualifica-
tion of members, and of Mr. Locke King's motion
for an extension of the county franchise, and his
opposition to the ballot, the gallant General ob-
served that when he first sought the honour of
representing the borough in Parliament hehad stated
that he considered an extension of the suffrage
necessary. (Cheers.) That opinion he still held.
(Renewed cheers.) He had given no pledge,
because he did not think it right for members or
for the interests of constituencies that a member
should be a mere delegate, as to what that exten-
sion should consist ; but, having pledged himself to
the principle, he hoped the electors would trust
him, as they had trusted him before, promising
them that he would not deceive them, that he
would support that measure which, in his opinion,
would most conduce to the happiness and prospe-
rity of the country. (Cheers.)
The meeting was next addressed by Mr. CROW
and Mr. MACARTHY, both of whom. declared that
General Codrington had not given that support
which he ought to procure an increase of pay to
Government dockyard labourers, Mr. Macarthy
producing a letter written by the General in Aug.
1857, to another person, to prove his remarks.
General CODRINGTON emphatically repelled the
statement made against him, and said, that not
only had he waited upon the Admiralty, but upon
the authorities at the War-office also, to procure an
increase of pay to the dockyard labourers. (Cheers.)
In proof of this he would direct attention to the
letter which had been produced with the intention
of- injuring him, merely observing that a private
letter written to another person had been by some
means obtained, and that, although he had no ob
jection to it being publicly read, yet it ought to be
a warning to representatives as to what they might
write even privately to any of their constituents.
(Hear, and cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN here read the letter, which was
simply an answer, received by General Codrington
from Sir C. Wood, to the effect that neither poli-
tical nor private influence could be permitted by
the Admiralty to be exercised in regard to the
amount of wages paid to persons in Government
dockyards, but that all complaints must be made
by the workmen themselves, through the different
Captain• Superintendents, when it was suggested
the Admiralty would have no objection to receive
one or two of the workmen as a deputation.
A scene of indescribable confusion here ensued,
with each 0111.61 'ancnrlva/ ihn -thiM-tne vrmienig--
stick of one of them had been broken, and they
were both ejected from the building that order was
restored.

Several other questions, including legal reform,
the rating of Government property, and a Maine
liquor law, having been answered,
Mr. NOBLE proposed a resolution, expressing
satisfaction in the past and confidence in the future
conduct of General Codrington as a representative
of the borough.
Mr. TEULON seconded the resolution, which was
carried.

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A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chair-
man, and the meeting was about separating, when
General CODRINGTON again came forward, and
said he had to request the attention of the electors
to a matter which affected them as well as himself.
On the 31st of January he had been offered a mili-
tary command abroad. At that time he had ar-
ranged to hold three public meetings in the borough
but at neither of the two meetings previously held,
at Deptford and Woolwich, had it been settled
whether he would accept that command, nor had it
been settled until within a quarter of an hour of
his coming to the meeting that evening. The
command to which he had referred would not be
vacant until April, and he had now to state that it
was his intention, when that time arrived, to resign
into the hands of the constituency that honour and
that important trust which they had conferred
upon him. In doing so, he had to thank the elec-
tors for the kindness and support he had received,
assuring them that when the time arrived for say-
ing farewell he should look back with the greatest
pleasure upon his connection with the borough.

Cheers..)
The above announcement took the meeting by
surprise, and as the second vacancy in the repre-
sentation of the borough will occur about the same
time as the writ is expected to be issued for the
election of a successor to Mr. John Townsend, dis-
qualified from taking his seat, it is generally sup-
posed that both seats will be contested at the same
election. Already it is rumoured that other candi-
dates, in addition to Mr. Alderman Salomons and
Mr. Angerstein, 'who i
have been some time in the
field, will present themselves in the course of a few
days, and that a numerously signed requisition will
be presented to Mr. Montagu. Chambers, Q.C., to
allow himself to be put in nomination.

REPRESS TATS RSHIRE.TION OF EAST WOR-
CES

WORCESTER, Saturday.

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interfered with, and his lordship was saluted with
a shower of wheat samples. An adjournment then
took place to the street, where Lord Ingestre spoke
for a short time, and was followed by the other
gentlemen mimed.
At Stourbridge last evening, at the close of the
market, there was a meeting of the friends of both
parties, when
Mr. H. J. W. FoLEY, M.P., spoke on behalf of
Mr. Calthorpe, but denied that he wa3 his political
sponsor, for on some points—the ballot for instance
—they did not agree. He (Mr. Foley) was for the
ballot, but Mr. Calthorpe opposed it. Neverthe-
less he supported Mr. Calthorpe, because he was in
other respects decidedly a Liberal.
Mr. F. LYGON, M.P., urged the electors to sup-
port England what she now was, and not to encourage
. support
those meri who would subvert and weaken those
institutions, and Americanise the country. He
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