The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-05 00:00:00

MEETING OF MR. PILCIIER'S FRIENDS.

Last evening, at seven o'clock, a meeting of electors
favourable to Mr. Pilcher was held at the Dundee Arms,
Horsley do xn, at which Mr. Pilcher attended to give an
exposition of his political sentiments. The room, which
night accommodate about two hundred, was crowded to
excess. Charles Shaw, Esq., as on the two previous °e-
vasions, occupied the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, on rising to address the meeting, was
received with eh( era. lie said that he had now the ho-
nour of presiding fur the third time over these meetings,
and he hoped every speaker would have a full and im-
parti,l hearing. They al knew the business for which
the meeting had been called. If they looked into the
shop windows and on the walls they would all know
what was going forward in the borough. They were in
the midst of an election, and there were three candidates
in the field. He bad already dealt with some of the prin-
ciples of tv,o of the eindidaes (Mr. Miall and Sir Wm.
Molesworth ) He had disposed of Universal Suffrage
and thel3allot, and he would now say a few words on
Triennial Parliaments. On this question he would say,
that if they looked at the history of Parliament, they
would find, from the Rump Parliament down to the
present one, that the average length of Parliaments was
about three years and three- quarters ; so it appeared
from this, that it would make little difference whether
Parliainents were triennial or septennial. He would,
therefore, wake no Brest dispute on that point, as there
would be little lost or gained by it. He now came to a
far more important question—that of free trade and the
coin-laws. This was a subject on which they, ought to
be cautious: Southwark was a great commercial borough,
and much interested in the extension of trade ; yet in
carrying out that extension they should take care it was
in agreement with the best interests of the country.
Sir Wm.Molesworth, it was said, was a great scholar. As
Hudibras said—

" Ile can as easily spJak Greek
As sucking pig can grunt and sqiteak."
But though he could do sb, he did not dunk him a safe
guide on the question of free tialle: He advocated the
repeal of the corn-laws. On this question he (the
Chairman) would beg the meeting to turn their attention
to' the condition of Ancient Rome. The Roman States
when in the zenith of their power, supporte I free trade
in corn. They drew their supplies ft.= Egypt arid
other foreign States, and neglected the cultivators of
their own soil. The result was, these cultivators found
themselves so overtaxed and burdened, and the price of
corn so reduced, that they ro•e in rebellion against the
Gtwernment. In so dangerous a position did the Ronan
Government find itself, that it was obliged to call in its
troops from distant countries to put down the insurrec-
tion at home.-----(llear, hear.) Ile would ask them, should
they like to reduce the cultivators of the land at home to
•the same condition as the cultivators of ancient Rome ?
NVini!d they support such a policy as would turn the
agricultural interest against them ? Ile would ask Sir
William Moleaworth to look to this case, and meet it if
he could.— (ilheer..) There was anoth r important
qUestion to which he would call their RtivittiOn. Sir
was an advocate for the separation
of Church and Sate, and for the destruction of that
Protestant faith that had been prouluctive of so much
benefit to the British empire. 'they need only contrast
the condition of the country now to what it was ander
Roca inistn, before the Reformation, to be satisfied of the
grew. improvement that had taken place by the introdua-
tion of Protestantism. rheChairinun,tifter going ut length
into the views iopiorted by Mr. Miall and Sir Widiarn
Molesworih, concluded by introducing Mr. Pitcher to
the meeting.
Mr. FILCHER was received with great cheering on
rising to address the meeting. Ile stated he had the
gri act hopes of belie, reta.-red as their repreaerttative
to Parliament. The ladies, he was glad to say, were
in his favour, and if they only exerted themselves with
their husbands, fathers, and sans, he was sure he wou'd
command a proud majority on the poll. If elected, as
the gauvass would fully justify him in supposing, he would
do his best to serve the interests of the borough. Ile
would aarward every scheme that would advance the
health, cleanliness, and commercial interest of the
borough.. Ile would support the formation of the
docks in contemplation to remove the steam-boats from
crowding the river. He would not on that occa-
sion go at length into his principles, as he
had given his views already fully on the subject of
the Maynouth grant and religion in general. If elected,
he should feel prouder than if he was elected for the
great county of York. It was his native borough, and
he would do his best to serve it.—(Cheers.)
Mr. MISHIX moved a resolution that Mr. Pileher was
an efficient parson to represent the borough in Parlia-
ment.
Mr. BRISTOW seconded the motion, which was put and
agreed to, with only one dissentient.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting
separated.

MEETING OF MR. MIALL'S FRIENDS.
Last evening a meeting of about 500 electors and in-
habitants of this borough took place at the CAtherine
Wheel Inn, High-Aron, 6outhwark, to promote the
election of Mr. Miall, and receive his address.
Several of the `,air six graced the pinery opposite:
the platform, and joined heartily in the bursts of ap-
plause ooca,iotted by any happy remark made by the
speakers.
WEBB unanirriwisy called to the cii ir, and
in tt e usual ;,.anner opened the pr--c .edings of

V.l 0
M. MULL then ro,e, c itLinuncing his address,
obserred that he was glad to lirar tl,aL contraclic
tion had been riven to the report that the public-
houses were op-Ited free to the supporters of Sir
Wiliam Molesworth. Ireland was, however, the ques-
tion of the most importance at present. Ireland had
all the capabilities of becoming a brave and important
nation ; and those who knew anything of her resources
must be aware that she had in her the germs of great-