Star.
London, England, 1830-09-03 00:00:00

Derrynane Abbey, Aug. 28.

REPRRSEAVTATION OF SOUTHWARK.
MEETING OF DISSENTERS IN FAVOUIt OF LORD
JOHN RUSSELL

Yesterday evening, a numerous meeting of Dissenters and others was
held at the City of London Tavern, with a view of devising the best
means to obtain the co-operation of the Dissenters of London, who are
electors of Southwark, to procure the return of Lord John Russell for
that borough, in lieu of the late J. R. Harris, Esq.
At half-past six o'clock, Taos. Wrzsow, Esq. took the Chair. He
stated the objects of the meeting, and eulogized the conduct of the Noble
Lord in whose cause the meeting had been called. He considered that
the dissenters of England owed a debt of gratitude to Lord John Rus-
sell for his zeal, in pressing upon the attention of the House of Com.
mons the repeal of the Test and Corporation ACLi. Ministers were nt
present looking much to public opinion as their guide, and he firmly
believed that as a reformed House of Commons must soon take place,
that the people would effect that reform.--(Hear. hear, hear.)
Lord John ltussell would not waste a fortune in his endeavours to get
into Parliament for the Borough of Southwark—the time, he hoped, had
gone by when candidates were expected to enter the town with flags,
on which were denoted the amount they intended to give to each voter.
He thought the Borough of Southwark would do itself honour by re.
turning Lord Jahn Russell, and he therefore cordially supported the
objects of the present meeting.
Mr. PELLATT, of St. Paul's Church-yard, read a variety of letters
in support of the objects of the meeting; thew were from Messrs.
Hankies, the Hankers; Rogers, Towgood, and Co. Bankers; the Rev.
Joseph Fletcher, and from some other clergymen of respectability in
the Dissenting world ; they all warmly espoused the cause of Lord John
Russell—a debt of gatitude to whom was due by the Dissenters gene-
rally, for the great and successful exertions he made for a repeal of the
Test and Corporation Acts.
THOMAS WOOD, Esq. rose to move the first resolution ; in doing
so, he observed that the Dissenters ought to take shame to themselves
for not having long ere that time testified their gratitude, in a public
manner, to the noble lord who had wrought such a change in their behalf,
by the repeal of the Test Acts; that noble lord had upheld, in the truest
sense of the word, the glory of his ancestors, and shown that he was a
worthy scion of their house; it was a feet, that government was at
all times anxious to buy up talent at any price ; but amid all the
temptations thrown out by the Court, and all the temptations by which
a young man like his Lordship was surrounded, he still nobly stood on
independent grounds, and that he was superior to every temptation.
After glancing at his Lordship's recent defeat at Bedford, and the late
events in France, Mr Wood concluded by moving that Lord John
Russell, by his noble exertions in the cause of Civil and Religious Li.
berty, in bringing about the Test and Corporation Acts, is entitled to
the gratitude of all Dissenters.—(loud cheers.)
Mr. Pazzarr seconded the Resolution.

BENJAMIN WOOD, E'q. brother to Ald. Wood, rose to address the
meeting. He said he was not opposed to the resolutions which had just
been read, but he wished to set the meeting right, that it might not act
' under any delusion as to Lord John Russell's sentiments.—(Here
great opposition to the speakcr was evinced.) He begged to read a
letter which he had in his pocket, written by Lord John Russell, in
which he said, that if Mr. Calvert intended to stand for the repre-
sentation of Southwark, he should eneounter no opposition from his
Lordship. The confusion again became extreme, and Mr. Wood con.
eluded by saying that Lord John Russell would not allow his name to
be used as a candidate so long as Mr. Calvert showed any disposition to
come forward.

Mr. APTHOMPE explained, that Mr. Calvert had stated he never
would canvass the elt.ctors, and it was the opinion of his Committee that
he ought to canvass.
At this stage of the proceedings, a gentleman of the name of Carpen.
ter, presented himself from the bottom of the room, but was opposed,
and a scene which would have disgraced a bear-garden took place ; he
was ultimately heard, and asked whether it were true that Lord John
Russell had not himself stated that there were circumstances which would i
prevent his Lordship accepting the representation of the Borough of
Southwark ?
Mr. PELLATT said, that at a Meeting to be held next Monday his
Lordship would explain that matter. This Meeting was called to ob-
tain the co-operation of the Dissenters in support of Lots! John Russell,
in the event of his standing.
After sonic lengthened remarks from Dr. Styles, eulogizing the ex-
ertions of his Lordship for his manly, independent, persevering, and
successful efforts in the cause of civil and religious liberty, the resolu-
tion was adopted, and others to the effect that Lord John Russell should
be returned by the Dissenters free of expense.