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

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.
MELTING OF SIR WILLI
RS.AM MOLESWORTH'S
SUPPORT
Monday evening a crowded meeting of the friends of
eir William Molesworth was held in the Literary In-
stitution, Borough-road, at eight o'clock. The Theatre
efCse Institution, which is calculated to hold 1,200 per-
v, was crammed to suffocation, and at least as many
more were compelled to leave, having been unable to
Site admittance.
E r William, on entering, was greeted with enthu-
gess :c cheering, which lasted several minutes.
bi-:. MARTIN was called to the chair, and proceeded
io c sngratulate the meeting on the prospe.ct they had of
rep ening their candidate, despite of the unworthy con-
due pursued by Mr. Miall, in seeking to divide the li-
beral interest in the Borough.
fair W. MOLESWORTII then rose to address the meet-
ing, but was interrupted by a person in the body of the
room, who was, however, put down by the indignant
shout that arose from all parts of the Theatre. The
Tr in. Baronet was then allowed to proceed. He thanked
eem for the enthusiastic reception they had given him.
In all the meetings he had held he had been equally
well received, and he believed that his principles had
been generally approved of.—(Cheers.) He had so
often told them what those principles were that he sup-
pose.l they must now have them by heart.—(Cheers.)
He would not, therefore, go over the ground again, but
inst 'ad he should, with their permission, review the
leaeing features of the contest as far as it had gone.
An 1, first, as to the reasons which had induced him to
come forward. He had been asked to stand by a num-
ber of the electors in that Borough, and he was sorry,
ex, eedingly sorry, to find that after his address hed been
puldished some of those gentlemen who had prayed him
to come forward had gene over to another party.—
(C ies of " Shame.") There were but two antagonists
in ,he Borough, for Mr. Pitcher's chairman had pub-
stated that that gentleman's committee had called
upc. t the Liberal electors, asking them to support Mr.
211 all in his election.—(Cheers, and cries of " Sheme.")
an I tremendous uproar.) He was, however, confident
of uccess; and when retained to Parliament, he trusted
tlr .t the angry feelings which now actuated them would
be softened down, and that they would, even if late, do
him full justice.—(Cheers.) But what had first °cea-
se ,ned this disunion in the Liberal ranks ? Why, the
q cation of Maynooth.--(Cheers and hisses.)—Did he
sf. rk that questien ?—(Cries of " No, no," and cheering,
w ech was greatly increased when a stentorian voice
el+ aited out—t. You're a straightforward honest man.")
—•eir Wither& attempted to address the meeting in con-
tieuation, but was obliged to sit down Cm a time, as it
was absolutely impossible to make himself heard in con-
s quence of the confusion arising from the dense
c. ,wd admitted into the building. After con-
s !enable exertion oa the part of the Chair-
'. an, the Honourable Baronet proceeded to explain
reasons for holding that the grant to Maynooth was
t just one. Would any man there find fault with a
Pleasure which provided that a proper education should
b given to the ministers, who were to direct, at a future
vriod, the religion of seven millions of Irishmen?
Let them do away with the monster church of Ireland
---(cheers)—that incubus which pressed upon the ener-
g. of the country—(continued cheering)—and then
✓ Irish would not ask this country for their paltry
g- mt.—(Cheers and disapprobation.) A voce, "Be
q Miall's lot."—(Roars of laughter.) But this emi-
ts- t had turned rot upon the proper political questions,
br: • upon matters peculiar and personal to himself.—
(C.; teem.) The enemy, finding that they were driven
fi to the one position, the hypothetical question as to
st et he should have done on the subject of Maynooth
it to had been in the House of Commons, had tried other
g ound.—(Cheers.) The last question that had been
✓ ised—the last charge that had been made, had been
t it he hal edited the works of Thomas Hobbes of
.almesbury.—(Cheerg, hisses, and great confusion.)
Al- this time a person who had repeatedly interrupted
the lion. Baronet by his ill-timed and ridiculous ob-
s rvations, was ordered by the chairman to be turned
ott of the room. In a second the unfortunate
ight was with a degree of violence altogether
u. necessary, pitched over the seats to the very teet of
S : Wm. Moleswortb, and thence out to the street. A
ac cond person who had ventured to question the pro-
pr 'ety of this ewers, was by the same summary process
eji eted, and the rapidity of the punishment having
et acted the other malcontents the Hen Candidate con-
ti ued. He explained the nature of flohbes' works, dad
de.ied any of his opponents to produce from those works
ore line, or one sentence inimical to Christianity.—
(( beers.) Just before he had come to that meeting a
in per (the Putfriot) had been put into his hands, and
tb !re he found many extracts from Hobbes, but these he
w uld inform them were garbled, and to understand them
tb cy should be read with the context. Those extracts,
ho wever, could not be tortured into anything derogatory
t religion.—(Cheers.) Thomas Hobbes, he repeated,
w is one of the most profound writers of the times of the
C mmonwealtb, and he (Sir Wm. Molesworth) should
h. ve thought he was doing a service to the
lli craters of his country by spending a few thousand
p ,unda in editing the works of this great man—(Cheer-
✓ 4.) But he had been charged with having opened
p ,nlie-houses in the Borough.—(Cheers, and hear,
)..ar.) He indignantly denied the charge. Another
itt nutation had been mad! against him—a charge of
s ilful falsehood—by a person well known to them all.
tat person was Mr. Feargus O'Connor— (Great con-
I :sion, groaning, &c.)—and were he alone to be satis-
I ed he should disdain to reply.—(Cheers.) But he was
a eser ed to have advocated universal suffrage.—(Cheers
a el. confusion.) He denied it most unequivocally.—
( ;!seers.) Here a Chartist with the most admirable
a trig
.froid coolly distributed bills purporting to quote
F, r William Molesworth's speech in favour of universal
▪ :cage. The confusion that arose beggars description,
b it notwithstanding the shouts of " put him out,"
it, throw him over." the undaunted bill distributor stood
b a ground. Sir William thanked them for their kind-
s es and sat down.
Mr. HOWELL said that there had been some interuption
✓ their proceedings, but from whom had it arisen ?
F :orn professed Chartists—the tools of Feargus O'Cen-
ri is.--(Cheers, and tremendous confusion.) lie (Mr.
°welt) was that night entrusted with a resolution,
p elging the meeting to the support of Sir William
elesworth he did not expect that it would be carried
n animously, for he observed that there were several
w Il known persons in the meeting banded to oppose it.
(Cheers and hisses.) Why, even they were, it they
bi t told the truth, in favour of Sir William Molesworth's
pp Lneiplea, and on every question excepting one—the
Dl synooth grant.—(Cheers and hisses.) He would tell
tb what had occurred that morning to himself, and it
s one of those things that, better than anything else,
tot ted the opinions of candidates.—(Cheers.) Mr. Pitcher
ha I called upon him that morning, and after some con-
ye sation, told him that, if Sir Robert Peel brought in a
ms %sure next session for the repeal of the corn-laws, he
(IV r. Pitcher), if in Parliament, would support him
(C ries of " Oh, oh.") Now, would they not rather
pa their faith in the straightforward, than
an the candidate who varied in his opinions.—(Cheers.)
II might inform them that it had been said that Mr.
P eher hail promised, in the event of his being re-
.ned, to defray the half of Mr. Miell's expenses.
Er. HEARNE, in seconding the resolution, said that
sot- se gentlemen canvas3ing for Mr. Pitcher had called
up as his wife awl so frightened her with stories of Sir
Molesworth's infidelity that the good lady had
tL •eatened if he (Mr. Hearne) did net revoke his pro-
m ie to vote against Mr. Miall, that he should not have
suk hour's sleep—(Laughter)—and he had therefore made
up hie mind not to sleep at all till after the election.
the resolution was carried by a great majority.
Thanks were awarded to the Chairman, and the meet-
ing broke up at ten o'clock.