The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-17 00:00:00

MARI LEBONE ELECTION.

THE NOMINATION.—Tms DAY.

The nomination of candidates for the vacant seat
in Parliament for Marylebone took place this day,
at the hustings erected in Portland-place: Since
the resignation of Mr. Edwin James became publicly
known, the contest in the borough for the honour
has been very strong, no less than five candi-
dates having issued their addresses, and stated their
determination of going to the poll.
At eleven o'clock the Returning Officer having
made his appearance in front of the hustings) he
was received with loud cheering from the crowd,
which was not so large as usually is the case on
such occasions.
The precept having been read,
The RETURNING OFFICER told the electors they
were met there that day to elect a fit and proper
person to represent them in the Commons House of
Parliament, and in order that they might be enabled
to judge of the respective qualifications of the gen-
tlemen who offered themselves it was necessary
they should preserve silence and give each
a fair hearing. He had no doubt the ob-
ject of each elector was to select a good man for
Marylebone, and he must say, on the present occa-
sion, they had plenty to choose from. (Cheers and
laughter.) As Mr. Lewis had been first in the field
he should call upon that gentleman's supporters to
proceed with the business of the day. (Cheers.)
Mr. PETER GRAHAM then came forward to
nominate Harvey Lewis, Esq., as a fit and
proper person to represent Marylebone in
Parliament. (Cheers.) He had been first
in the field, and having had the honour of his
friendship for many years, he knew him to be
man of integrity, and one:whom they might safely
trust to represent them in Parliament. (Cheers.)
He was for reform and economy, and altogether
he looked upon him as the best man that could be
selected. (Cheers.)
Mr. COLLINS seconded the nomination of Mr.
Lewis, as he felt convinced he was a thorough and
sincere reformer. (Cheers.) A Conservative can-
didate had come forward at the last moment, but
the object was plain enough. Sir Robert Carden
thought he should get into Parliament by the divi-
sion in the Liberal ranks, but he thought he would
find himself mistaken. He thought Sir Robert
might have been content with the honour of having
been a Lord Mayor, and not have come forward only
when he saw there was a diversity of opinion in
the Liberal ranks. (Cries of "We won't have him.
" How about the orange girls.") Then, with respect
to Mr. Cooke, why, he was clearly the nominee of
the Times newspaper. That journal had carefully
given the whole of Mr. Cooke's speech, while not
single sentence of any other had been published by
them. To the honour of the other daily journals
they had not acted in such an unfair manner.
(Hisses and uproar.) He thought the electors
would agree with him that it was an attempt
to hand the borough of Marylebone over to the
limes newspaper; and therefore, he hoped, they
would support Mr. Lewis in preference to any
other candidate. (Cheers.)
Mr. WYLD, M.P., nominated Mr. George Win-
grove Cooke—(cheers, and uproar)—because be
knew him to be a tried friend and constant re-
former. (Cheers.) He denied that he was the
nominee of the Times. (Cries of "He is.") His
friend, Mr. Cooke, at the present time had not
the slightest influence over that journal, and it was
a mere electioneering dodge to say he had. He
thought the electors of Marylebone would do well
to send him to Parliament, and he confidently ex-
pected to see him to-morrow at the head of the
poll. (Cheers.)
Mr. Ross seconded the nomination of Mr. Cooke.
Mr. M. STEVENSON nominated Mr. Henry Marsh-
man. He was a man of intelligence and progress,
and one who would be an honour to any place that
sent him to Parliament.
Mr. BENHAM briefly seconded the nomination of
Mr. Marshman.
Sir JOHN HAMILTON, in coming forward to nomi-
nate Sir Walter Robert Carden, was received with
the most disCordant sounds. He said the electors
of Marylebone had plenty of candidates for their
favours on the present occasion, but there was only
one first-rate article amongst them. (Laughter,
hisses and cheers.) His friend Sir Walter
Robert Carden—[A Voice—Take him back—w•
don't want him)—was a man well worthy of their
support. (No, no, and hisses.) He was one who
would support their interests to the utmost of his
ability in Parliament—(a cry, " How about the
oranges")—and he most cordially recommended him
as the best man amongst the lot that now were
candidates for their votes. (Confusion,) He would
fill the high position of their representative with
honour to himself and credit to the borough. (Cries
of no, he won't.)
Mr. PENNY seconded the nomination of Sir B.
Carden.

Mr. JABEZ INWARDS nominated Mr. Harper
Twelvetreees—(cheers)—and he advised the electors
to secure the services of that gentleman. He was
not, it was true, of the nobility, but what was
better, he was a man who had risen from
the people, and one who was fully con-
versant with their wants. (Cheers, and cries
of "No starch wanted.") Mr. Twelvetrees was a
thorough-going Liberal—(cries of " Soap")—he
was one whose vote might be relied upon as always
being on the right side, and one who, if elected,
would fearlessly do his duty to those who sent him
to Parliament. (Cries of " Gammon.")
Mr. HATTERSLEY having seconded the nomina-
tion of Mr. Twelvetrees,
The Returning Officer asked if there was any
other candidate to propose, a question that evoked
loud laughter. No other having been mentioned
he called upon the respective candidates to address
the electors.
Mr, LEWIS, oncoming forward, was received
with loud cheers. He said it would be a pride to
represent Marylebone in Parliament, and he felt
that, as he had been the first in the field to fight
the battle of Liberalism, he should be successful in
the end. (Cheers.) His principles were well
known. He was in favour of vote by ballot, a
large extension of the suffrage, the abolition of
church rates, law reform, and free trade, and strongly
opposed to the income-tax, which he thought was
most unfairly levied- upon the professional and
working man, (Cheers.)
Mr. WINGROVE COOKE said his great wish was
to reduce taxation and to further every proposition
for the reform of the House of Commons. He bad
made himself familiar with the wants of the people,
and he trusted they would confer upon him the
high honour of representing St. Marylebone in
Parliament. If that trust was confided to him be
would jealously guard it, and when his constituent/
thought he had forfeited that trust, he should net
hesitate to place his seat at their disposal. (Cheers.)
Mr. MARSRMAN said he was a reformer in the
strictest sense of the word, and every principle he
had put forth in his address he would most strenu-
ously support. It he was sent to Parliament they
might rely upon it he would act in a spirit of inde-
pendence, as befitted the representative of so large
and important a borough as Marylebone. (Cheers.)
Sir W. R. CARDEN was received with cheers,
hisses, and loud cries of " Oranges, oranges." Se
said he stood before them that day as a Conserva-
tive—(hisses)—and from the promises of support he
had been honoured with, he did not doubt that be
should be elected their representative. (Cheers
and hisses.) His principles were well known ana
he defied any one to say he had ever varied is
the advocacy of those views. He placed his ser-
vices at their disposal, and if they accepted thou
he would, to the best of his ability, advocate and
guard their interests in the House of Commons.
Mr. HARPER TWELVETREES said he was, it was
true, a man sprung from the people, and that being
the case he thought he knew how to represent them
in Parliament. He had made his political prin-
ciples widely known, and if they met with the
approval of the electors of Marylebone, and he was
returned to the House of Commons, he would fulfil
them to the very letter.
A show of hands was then taken, which the
re turning officer declared to be in favour of Mr.
Lewis.

A poll baying been demanded, Mr. Tamplin an-
nounced it would be taken to-morrow, commencing
at eight o'clock in the morning, and finally closing
at four in the afternoon.

Mr. TWELVETREES announced that he should not
divide the Liberal interest, and would not there-
fore go to the poll.

Avote of thanks to the returning officer termi-
nated the proceedings.