The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

• greatly checked the extravagance of the Government—.
(cheers)--and was therefore entitled to support.
Mr. RHODES nominated Mr. Wilkinson. (Cheers and
hisses.) Re had pra-ctically carried out the principles
on which he was returned—(cries of "No," "Yes,"
and cheers)—and in addressing his constituents he bad
by manly arguments sustained his principles and con-
duct. (Cheers and hisses.) After some further remarks,
inaudiLle from the noise and confusion that prevailed,
Mr. Rhodes concluded by expressing his conviction that
Mr. Wilkinson would be returned at the head of the poll.
Mr. R. A. GRAY seconded the nomination.
Mr. P. Done Tore nominated Mr. Roupell. (Cheers.)
He expressed his regret that the electors bad not given
a patient hearing to the previous speakers. He asked
them to support Mr. Ronpell for various reasons.
(Cheers.) The first reason was—(a voice, " Recanse he
has plenty of money," cheers and bisses)—that he was a
resident and an employer of labour within the borough ;
secondly, on account of his attachment to the great prin-
ciples of reform ; and, thirdly, that he was not a enp.
porter of any party. (Cheers.) He expressed his confidence
in Mr. Roupell'sreturn, and called on the electors toratify
that statement by placing Mr. Roupell at the head of
the pal on Monday.
Mr. GROVES seconded the nomination of Mr. Ronpell.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that he had represented the elec-
tors for nearly seven years. He had served them as a
faithful and honest man, and he asked them to renew
their confidence in him. (Cheers.) No man in the
last Parliament bad taken so much care of their pockets
'as he Lad—(cheers, hisses, and cries of liumbug)—and
he had attended to his duties in the House of Commons
more than four times that of any other member.
(Hear, and laughter.) They would hardly believe teat
the present was a liberal Government when he in-
formed them that they required six millions of
money more than was wanted io the last year of peace
by Lord Derby and Lord Aberdeen. It was necessary,
therefore, for the people to return men to Parliament
wile would oppose such extravagance. (Hear.) Since
he bad been in Parliament he had devoted more time to
his Parliamentary duties than any other member, in •
order to protect their pockets, and those of the country
at large, from being drained by official extravagance.
(Cheers.) He had also accomplished two of the most im port.
ant financial reforms that had ever been accomplished with-
in the memory of man, that of compelling the sir mil-
lions paid for collecting the revenue being brought into
the accounts and paid out again by votes in Parliament
instead of its being intercepted as formerly, whereby
they had now a complete supervision of the expenditure ;
and the other was the imposition of the legacy duty on
land, which from the landholders having been so long
the law makers, they had for 60 years been relieved,
whilst every otherdescription of property had had to pay
the tax. (Cheers.) It had this year taken two millions
rom the pockets of the landowners and relieved the tax
payer to that amount. (Cheers.) The hon. gentleman
then stated his opposition to the income tax, and denied
that his motion in reference to it at the sudden termi-
nation of the session was intended as an electioneering
claptrap. (Hear, and cheers.) Be entered into a
defence of his vote on the China question, and in con-
clusion asked the electors to look at his conduct and
that of his opponents, and then to fairly judge between
them as to which was most likely to faithfully and
honestly represent them in the present Parliament.
(Cheers.)
Mr. WILKINSON then came forward, but from the
uproar that prevailed he could scarcely be heard.' He
said that he came forward on the last occasion at the
last hour, at their request, and he' ndw asked them to
place him in his late position. During the time he was
in Parliament he gave 700 votes, and it was not to be
expected that he had pleased every one, but he was pre
pared to defend every vote he had given. He did net
intend to tell them the profligacy of the Govern•
moot, or that he was the only honest man in Par-
liament, but he did intend to say that the Government
bad acted right in reference to China, and the news re-
ceived this morning confirmed that assertion, the Em-
peror of China having disowned the acts of Commissioner
Yeh. (Cheers.) After some further remarks from the
hon. gentleman in defence of his conduct, he desisted
from addressing the meeting in consequence of the
clamour that prevailed from a certain section of the
crowd.
Mr. ROUPELL then came forward and was loudly
cheered. In the course of his address he stated that he
had come forward at the earnest solicitation of his
friends as a local and independent candidate, and it was
in the strongest and fullest sense of the word that he
solicited their suffrages. He was happy to find that
the principles he entertained had been sanctioned
at crowded meetings of the electors. (Hear, hear.)
Connected as, he was with the borough, he felt that he
could not better devote his means and position than in
advancing the interests of the borough, and he asked for
no higher honour than being its representative. He
was a supporter of Parliamentary reform, and he would
labour hard to get rid of the anomaly that but one man
out of seven should be entitled to vote. He was
an administrative reformer, and as regarded social
questions he was anxious to see the working classes cared
for—(cheers)—and their hours of toil lessened without
at the same time lessening their wages. (Loud cheers.)
He wished to see the working classes properly repre-
sented. They were the bone and sinew of the country,
without whom our national greatness would soon
decay. (Loud cheers.) He wished to see. the horrid
truck system abolished. He wished also to see
the factory children and women properly cared
for, and he called on the men of England to stand up and
protect these defenceless persons. (Cheers.) He was
prepared to support Lord Palmerston in all liberal mea-
sures, but not otherwise. He bad an inestimable advan-
tage there over the other candidate, for, not having been
in Parliament, he bad no bad votes to account for. lie,
however, now pledged them that he would support mea-
sures of reform and progress if returned, and be should
be happy at all times to render them an account
of his conduct as a public man. Two objections had
been made to him. The first was his age. It was true
he did pot offer them the last days of a used-up man or
a hackneyed statesman, but years that were valuable to
himself and friends, and which he had no doubt would be
found valuable to the electors. The other objection was
that he was wealthy. So far from that being an objec-
tion it should be a recommendation, because in such a
populous borough as Lambeth, containing 250,000
inhabitants, them would' be ample opportunity afforded
him of devoting it to the advantage of his poorer g
brethren.

A show of hands was then taken, which was in favour
of Mr. Rouptll and Mr. Williams.
Mr. Wilkinson demanded a poll, which WAS granted,
The polling will commence on Monday.
A vote of thanks to the returning officer then termi-
nated the proceedings.

SOUTH WARS..
The nomination of candidates for the representation of
the borough of Southwark took place this day at the
hustings, which had been erected in front of the Town-
hall, in High-street.

There was a very large and noisy assemblage in front
of the building at an early hour this morning, and for
some time before the regular proceedings of the day corn.
tnenced great atnusemeet was created by different parties
in the crowd calling for "Three cheers for N3pier and
Locke !" and the admirers and supporters of Mr. Apsley
Pellatt calling for the same compliment to him. The crowd
answered vociferously in the case of Napier and Locke, but
when the cheers for Apsley Pellatt were called for, loud
cries of " British Bank" were raised.
At twelve o'clock the High Bailiff, Mr. ParrcriAnD,
attended by Sir C. Napier, who wore a large number of
honours on his breast, Mr. Locke, and 'Mr. Pellatt,
arrived, and on the gallant admiral appearing in front of
the hustings he was most lustily cheered.
The precept having been read,

The HIGH BAILI?F raid they were assembled that day
for the purpose of electing two persons to sit in Par-
liament for the borough of Southwark. There were
three candidates for the honour, and he trusted the
electors would give each party in attendance a hearing.
(Loud cheers )

Dr. EVANS then came forward to nominate Sir Chas.
Napier as a fit and properperson to represent the borough
in Parliament. The electors had no reason to be dissa-
tisfied with the votes of Sir Charles in Parliament, and
therefore he trusted they would again return him as one
of their representatives. (L,,ud cheers, and cries of
Yes, yes.")
Mr. VICARS secondel the nomination of Sir Charles
Napier.

Mr. T. POCOCK nominated Mr. Locke. He said he
did not think it wa9 possible for the electors of South.
wark to select a better candidate. He was in favour of
liberal and progressive reform, and of all measures that
were calculated to improve the condition of the country
at large. (Loud chews, and cries of " He'll do, he'll
do.") . .

Mr. T. MARTIN said it gave him great pleasure to
second the nomination of Mr. Locke.
Dr. CHALLrs then came forward to nnniinate Mr. A.
Pellatt. At this moment the proceedings, which had
been of a very noisy description, became perfectly up-
roariocg, and the whole of the observations were lost
amidst cries of "British Bank," "Turn nut," &c.
The nomination cf Mr. Pellatt having been seconded,
Toe FjIUII B &MIFF called fora show of bands, which
was in favour of Sir C. Napier and Mr. Locke.
A poll was demanded, which will take place on Mon-
day.

At the nominations for the following placer to-dry
poll was demanded :
Barnstaple—Mr R. Guiness, Mr J. Taylor, Mr Potts,
and Mr J. Laurie

Cawbridge—Mr Shafto Adair, Mr J. Hibbert, Mr
R. Macaulay, and Mr Steuart,
Denbigh—Mr T. Mainwarinq and Mr J. Maurice
Flint--Mr R. Warren and Sir J. Hamner
Rochdale—Mr Mial! and Sir A, Ramsay