The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-10 00:00:00

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NOMINA'f if_Ce.iS Ceil':',Wl
This day being fixed for the nomination of can „sodid°
to represent the borough of Southwark, in theeroomedthe late Benjamin Wood, Esq., the hustings were e e fewer
at an early hour in High.street, in front of tb
hall. The hour appointed by the High Bailiff for ulfte
ing the proceedings was ten o'clock, but shortly.t 0
nine o'clock the wide area was densely
choice a multitude of non-electors as the river sin what
Blackfriars to Bermondsey could send forth. ;ore
was a large portion of coalheavers and wharf-1)00
wearing in their hats huge labels with the
coot)
" Pilcher and Ourselves." This powerful, resPe sting
crowded.?enfproo
and most orderly body of men came to the h° bor
headed by an elderly bravo-looking personage'
dishing a broom, and shouting " Filcher for c,/..0`0t of
" Filcher and a cheap loaf." Immediately in 1;,, the
the hustings, and close to the desk (preparedi 1,2006/
kindness of the High Bailiff for the accouul”
the public press) there was stationed a crowd 01,, to irk
voured, ragged, and ruffianly boys, of ages from 1100
who kept up an incessant uproar, quite drowning wlt
del;
jarring trebles the boisterous bellowing of the Gael'
heavers. A gentleman on the hustings called to
ss the
those urchins, asking him to carry a note ser:°llooe
way ; but the young specimen of "public 4'3 TM
1 1°
plied, " I can't go, lam one of Pitcher's men peg
request was made to one of the independent elerto
comrades, but a score or two of the ragamuffins
squad shouted out, "You musn't go, Bill—ncal Pr," fel
go—we're Pilcher's men—huzza ! three 01°— JO
Pilcher. Ha ! Miall—ha ! ha ! ha !" and tretnenicat
hisses and groans for Miall and Molesworth foll°ol
Whereupon the negotiation between the hu,stiteell,
Pilcher's young " men" fell to the ground. It is S'eeiF
necessary to say, now, what sort of reception the,s_e
candidates met with on their appearance upon tliLde
tings. But it must be mentioned as somewhat o,,asVi
teristic of the assemblage, that one of Mr• r.
agents having presented himself on the hustingsoo
gently rebuked the " men " for their 100
was answered with cheers and a cry of "Wre'Pa
some beer, master," a reply which elicited re,"„evece
cheers and prodigious laughter. In the deleetabw,tdir
geny of " Young England" here collected, the Bi(); tsr,
tinguished was a ferocious-looking negro, Whos; 10.
bulence the whole morning was most disoustirevel°
who was occasionally termed by some obt
• `"
facetious associates the " Barbadoes pilchard?' ~„ oori
negro, of more decent appearance, bat scarre'J,
decent conduct, also signalised himself by the Po"„
his voice and the violence of his demeanour.
ace9°'
At ten o'clock the High Bailiff, Mr. Pritchard, -101101
panied by the Deputy Bailiff, Mr. Jones, and Sir.,.eerl
Pirie, Alderman, came upon the busting, and we',
tainly received in a more orderly and quiet Tosol
than could have been expected from the previou''
bition
The ofusu the morning.
al preliminaries having been gone tbrellgbi
The HIGH BAILIFF then came forward and saii' t)/
the electors of Southwark were now met to exerelera
rights vested in them by the Constitution.—P
They were met in consequence of the demise °f
Nvad
late lamented representative, Mr. Benjamin 'or
without presuming to offer any opinion on 0100
merits of that gentleman, he thought it might,heit
lf„
mitted that during the period he had acted 0,5 "'goy
presentative, he had sustained, in the Commons IA
of Parliament, the character of an independent' tlto
useful, and trustworthy servant. Deprived by m-get
1
those services, they were now met to elect a sueoe'-oss,
his place in that House—(Cheers)—and he need
dress the constituents of that borough upon the I'o'
ance of the trust they were that day 3,41;„0
ereise.—(Loud cheers.) He was surronn
the influential and wealthy electors of le;
wark, and he was sure that they would show bit 40(!
conduct that they estimated aright the importsiqtyl:
they were met to discharge.—(Cheers)' H 101
e e fori
ail'
where there were so many antagonistic feelings it 0.4,,
be impossible that some ebullition of feeling silr',°•
take place, and he only hoped that they would, asst
in discharging their duty in such a "manrer
reflect credit upon all.
The proper officer then read the w-Aft, and si
tered the oaths against bribery, &c. „ 04
Mr. W. HAwEs then came tomard, and Jel; 0:0
minutes the noise was so graat that no fi.Ll
could be heard in his imrreadiate, neighbourhood'Aeeo.
silence was somewhat 'restored, lie proceeded I°, r
he was there present to nominate Sir Willnefeii9
worth as v fit and proper person to 6.)
them in Parliament.—(Cheers, groans, and hiss'elsaeir
was a person who would use his utmost
to procure to the electors of Southwark those pr'rg.
of which they ware that day deprived—(Cheerp
confusion)—he 'meant the elective franchise.
roof
not indeed promise them universal suffrage—(G but that extension which was based upon Pro
He supported Sir William Molesworth because he t
sented the commercial interest of the borourf
himself extensively connected with it by the ties 0
perty.—(Cheers and hisses.) He was an u'.1114
advocate for the repeal of the corn-laws.---(;jef
He had advocated this opinion when it was -olttot
do so, and he had recorded that opinion iee Ir;rI
Commons.—(Cheers.) He supported 'sir let
worth also because he represented the, civil and re
opinions and feelings of the majority in that g' 11'0'4
important borough, and he advocated religiotisol
with a zeal and an earnestness which Waded
honour to their choice.--(Cheers.) He bad
every man justice ier the course of that electi°l)lo,
while maintaining lass own principles, he did n°.it ioff
tise those of the other candidates.—(Cheers and 04
He did net resort to the disgraceful placard ,7..)
He (141 not tax the other candidates with infideli4
he had., at least, sought their suffrages honese
fairly. Who did Mr. Filcher represent ? Not the
mercial interests of the borough, as had been sts;olo2
the bigotry and exclusiveness of Toryism•-le
and hisses.) And who were the friends of Mr' OF:
What were the parties by whom he was surroilt.
Certainly not those who were interested in the COO,4J'
vial prosperity of the borough, or knew anytho;ell
trading affairs. He was surrounded by the r
this and that, but not by the commercial gels
of the borough.—(Hear, hear.) His friends

.. . . .
to be advocates of civil and religious ;;'4l!
but their civil and religious liberty was only f°,;ol/
selves, and not for any one else.—(Cheers too "'oft,
He saw none of the old and staunch reirporteredl
Liberal interest in the borough around Mr. giogic
was supported by the bigotted and the disaffect,
among others by Feareus O'Connor and his fft,l-
(Loud cheers and hisses.) While these were the
' I
porters of Mr. Mien, Mr. Filcher was brought;fis,
by the rank Teries.—(Uproar by Mr. Pitcher's " f
As they wore impatient of hearing him lltbs1)
not longer occupy their time, but only say, iftly
morrow would, he had no doubt, see Sir ,
Molesworth returned to Parliament as their repel
tative.—(Loud cheers and confusion.) Ile cone"; to
moving that gentleman as a fit and proper perSe
present the borough in Parliament.
059
Mr. MARTIN second,d the nomination, He ri ,
in being able to bring such a candidate before ipj,
He had been for many years working with theleep7
Liberal interest, and before that time he had ly9i
the present hustings leading them on to victory' J"
cheers and uproar.) He hoped to do so on the/ ti
occasion.—(Loud cheers, and much uproar.) (Yi
there to support Sir William l'..sioleswortb;l
cheers.) He supported him because he conside
to be an honest man, and an honest ma's °ow
noblest work of God. Sir W. Molesworth was tbbili
1$
eate of religious liberty. He supported the maxim' 014
should do unto others as they would that othellperill
do unto them.—(Loud cheers and hisses.) 110,_r-001-di
an honest Tory, but he could not understand the
of Mr. Miall. The only course lei% to that ger,' ,
he had refased to adopt—the submitting 'his Cle'4e
ballot of the electors. Ho would not longer Ofifi
their attention, but conclude bygseconding the 1/1101
tion of Sir W. Molesworth, feeling assured to
Jr
morrow evening the poll would place him in 014
position of Member of Parliament for the IPre-esl'
Southwark.—(Loud cheers and much interno
e") 1
uproar.) Pee
Mr. Mr. EDWARD PALMER then came forward to
ell
Mr. Pitcher. (Ile was greeted with immense itlier
by the multitude who surrounded the leader 11,J9e.
" broom," and who now occupied the front, of to
ings : but the supporters of Molesvvor'hh 00.,,:d frill!
and Miall on the other had by this time wecubtheti
in, and it was difficult to determine Wile.-tort
friendly centre or the hostile right and left obi
buted most to the mingled, tumult 0f PAS and groans, which rendered the Conservative o
for the most part inaudible, even to those w'',oll9l
close by his side.)—He was understood to itnPrfeiTi,
the electors the importance of the duty which tßoil"-S1
this day called upon to perform as Englis.&mell,,,,,tl o 9
men. He strongly recommended to the e1;,b0,/ !
Southwark a man whom they all knew, and rej4
acquainted with and devoted to their local inteeficejoth
(Cheers and uproar of every kind.) He was a '',3o 04
our glorious Protestant constitution in Church 0,,,p1y
to which, as it was established in the Reforms' ~,(1
owed the most valuable of our civil libertieeAr
roar.) Mr. Filcher would go into Parliament 119450!'el
by party bonds. He would be the supporter of 1501
not men—of principle, not party. He understood
wailed
of of
wants of the borough and the commercial lO
country, and (as we understood) he was opPos.detrse
landed interest, so far as that was to be coos; befegii
exclusive one. But Sir Wm. Molesworth cool" ay, /
sympathy with the electors as a commercial Se t 0
he could have no knowledge o? their peculiar l'ofitla
(Great uproar.) Mr. Pitcher was well 1‘..13 se,
the people of Southwark as a friend to the 1)0'i:60 1
liberal supporter of their charitable instrit-oti d tY,
(Cheers and groans.) He would always be °f it 09
ccssible to his constituents, and he would not Jiieet, I,
promise which he had made, that he would ilfs.pet lei
consult them on all important occasions.---kojegoo?
and uproar.) ;I.lr. Palmer then proceeded to
.„„e C 0V
the pretensions of the other candidates, but ; to j
gather but little of what he said. With resP,icalortete
Williorn Molesworth, he riferred to the "`")„(1), fa,/
Britannica" article, " Hobbes" (as we underst°"oo_4ooe
which he argued that Sir W. Molesworth, es ell relin'll°
of that writer, was unworthy to represent tiled' eie
constituency.—(Confusion.) Hobbes's book, ee thef jorA
Leviathan,' was condemned by Parliament ill, Abe.eet
of Charles 11., in a Bill against profaneness 50" tee 11)1/
in the year 1661.—(Uproar continued.) In ive %el°
1683, the Convocation ordered his work de Cwo iba 0
burnt. And when his physician told him hie to Oeifee
to die, he said that he should be " gIV olefiepidi
last a hole to creep out of the world. --er 1‘ oe
confusion, cheers, groans, and yells of elf ciVilb OA.
Moreover, Hobbes was utterly opposed 10 whir,
religious liberty.—(Confusion indescribable, I,' )1.,11,
" broom " leader vainly laboured to control) oeal
next adverted to the poor-laws, and the gIY"
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CAN DI Oia:6S.
fornination of candidotel
athwart:, in the room ,
.he hustings were erectea
in front of the Tow
lie High Bailiff for opca'
clock, but shortly after
,tensely crowded with se
frs as the river side frocl
mad send forth. Tbere
vers and wharf-porters',.
labels with the Oro,
is powerful, respectale'
• came to the busting
7,oking personage, b 11,1.:
Eig " Pitcher for o'er'
Immediately in Irate;
desk (prepared hy' the
✓ the accoufenotlatioa,
itionecl a crowd of ill•fr
PYs, of ages frow t°,let
quite drowning with ct'ot
bellowing of the eof
hustings called to
carry a note acrosy*
of "public opinion
)f Pitcher's men I" „„vl
the independent elecELI
the ragamuffins ia P'll
l't go, be lie
Izza, ! three cheers
el
ha !" and tretueill
id Molesworth follociA
ietween the hustifign,
ie ground. It is scar?
be
't of reception the see
bor
appearance upon t
led as somewhat chce2/1
at one of Mr. riim-oi
elf on the hustings,g,
" for their 11:01
cl a cry of
which elicited retie
• the delectablq;,,
re collected, the nioet'
)king negro, whose tllori
as most distfusting,
by some of his alf
does pilchard." AcSte
.ante, bat scarcely vi
Eirnself by the pooe°
s demeanour.
Mr. Pritchard, 01°6
I°l
Mr. Ones, and Sir
he. busting, and well
deny and quiet eallir
from
the previous er

ng been gone throO
ne forward and sai, ot
now met to exeroiteeery) .
Constitution.--(Ctb
e of the demise
qr. Benjamin WooV
ny opinion on they
,hought it might !
of
he had acted as Oho
in the Commons ,P4l(
f an independent
it. Deprived by de!got!
net to elect a sucenir
.rs)—and he need
borough upon the !rare
ere that day tfea
e was surrottouj,
by electors of 7011
they would show
-ight the important
(Cheers) Ile Icoeviok
agonistic feelings it la
ion of feeling sliciti:ssl,4
that they w0u1(3.5!5140r
such a manrer
„
the sr‘ft, and PI
r, &c. t f 0;j
t.4)-Mard, and Jel", fr,
grr_at that not "iffr,
te, neighbourhood."' '
I, lie proceeded.„la°Wie:l
inate Sir Will"' lei'
er person to s,) oot
groans, and hiss-aeoefi
se his utmost ess:od
iouthwark those pr
y deprived—(Cheelte
ective franchise. ys
irsal suffrage—(GS
• -

ts based upon

esworth because

.st of the boroup
with it by the tie!

He was an U:

the corn-laws.•

when it was -tlni

lt opinion i v 1,13,,°,:
ipported r6ir "
Ited the, civil and
majolity in that g
Ldvocated religiou
estness which W
leers.) He had
arse of that elects

nciples, he did not
ates.—(Cheers anc
sgraceful placard
idates with infidel:
:ir suffrages hone
represent ? Not
gh, as had been stl

ss of Toryism.'
the friends of All

horn he was sa

interested in the
h, or knew anythl
mounded by the
he commercial g'

in) fiiT friends

and religious
liberty was only

Ise.—(Cheer an'

staunch surportel
01 around 'Air.
and the disaffec
reonnor arid his 1
'ha these were
leher was brought
r by Mr. Pilehers

hearing him ig',.bo,4`
e, but only say, .ZOl7
doubt, Eke Sir '„
liniment as their reiiied
fusion.) lie conclii 00
t and proper person
merit.
acmination, He vill°Rl
a candidate before of
working with the(
j,9.
that time he had liv ,
,hem on to victory.'4,
d to do so on the 6
much uproar.) P
(a
ham Ivioleswortlareoril
because he conside r
an honest mail liti!sliff.
0
Molesworth Was th,s,",s
sported the maxiat 0-014
y would that other°,Ferj:
and hissQ3,) Ile re'
e;;1
not und.erstand the P; t
yip A
se let to that get4cerd:
mbmitting 'his clal ji
would not longer oird
bylseconding the Os !II
feeling assured to
I place him in tho ,4,i
'meat for the boronv
,nd much interruPti° i
Oro
came forward to.l etioi
d with immense ~:tbe
.1
aded the leaderWi rj
ied the front of tht f A
Moleavvorszb on 013;AI
this time wedg,,t 7 '
pr
determine whet h'o4.,'
ile rig'at and left Ix
led tumult a:„
.4,
he Conservative Vftr -
even to those wb°,l,4
aderstood to impre'" irl
the duty which tbniditril
a as Englishmen „i/Ptolli
anded to the el'-bo /
y all knew, and fle 50$
to their local interllo
incl.) He was a ffseol,
d 04
tution in Church 0,114;00,,y
.d in the Reforrno';,(';',l
our civil libertiellA,
into Parliament 09 001:41
the supporter of 10151
y. He understood t" of ise
) commercial vvnotas telt/ 0
id) he was opposem, pd
t was to be consiti;l4.j
Molesworih could ,iPp V/
5 a commercial h°"'l*
en
-,i' their peculiar ici,/al ,
her was well Ice °,/
friend to the p00rf,.00.,
charitable institoOd rs
ald always be 1?11347tl
yi he would not Wet Ai
that he would 01,ealeto
,nt occasions.--(1000
en proceeded to no cop
candidates, but ''' to
id. With respecto A
red to the "1e fro
(as we understoeuipoto
[olesworth, es illlreli4ll°
to represent alai' .491
[obbes's book, es'e'be re,l:o
y Parliament in " On' of
profaneness and Ito 90.0
continued.) In te to ot
l his work de civorcob: 01
an told him h° ,ivr, 01;en
ald be ~ glad it'.:g". eve ,j,l
the world. "--‘•-‹ kilipil
td yells of ever', 11 0,0
of i, t
ly opposed to hie,. p
indescribable, .. IPA,
P
red to control, ow
and the avolYo