A meeting of the electors of Marylebone was held yesterday,
at the Yorkshire Stingo ; Mr. Hume in the chair. A resolution was passed almost unanimously—three bands only being held tip against it—.that Me, Ewart is " the most fit and proper person " to represent the borough of Marylebone in Parliament. Mr. Murphy, who professed himself the stanch friend of Colonel Thompson, declared that he would not be bound by the resolution, and that Colonel Thompson would certainly go to the poll. This declaration was very annoying to the meeting• and several persons represented to Mr. Murphy the danger of dividing the Liberal party, but without effect. We have received from a friend of Colonel Thompson some particulars respecting the management of this meeting, not stated in the newspaper reports. It was advertised as a public meeting, and Colonel Thompson was invited by name to attend it. The Colonel went accordingly ; and was told in the presence of Mr. Hume and Mr. Ewart, that it was not a public meeting, and that he was not invited. The Colonel and his friends of course went away. After they were gone, the public character of the meeting was resumed, This fact, indeed, plainly appears from the report of the proceedings is the Morning Advertiser ; which states that, the meeting was held . . . . " for the purpose of determining and giving expression to their*. nions as to which of the candidates on the Reform interest were best entitled to the support of the electors, and were the most fit and proper persons to repro. sent the borough of Marylebone in Parliament."
And the first resolution pledged the meeting to support " the most popular candidate on the Reform interest." It was then decided that Mr. Ewart was the most popular candidate, the friends of the other candidates being excluded ! It is very likely that Mr. Ewart is the most popular candidate ; but by this mode of proceeding no advantage is gained for his cause.
At a meeting of his supporters last night, Colonel Thompson again pledged himself to go to the poll. Lord Nugent has announced his withdrawal from the contest, in an address containing several cogent reasons for that prudent step. He says- " I am assured by friends in whom I trust, that by an immediate and close canvass on my behalf, such as has already been made on behalf of other candi- dates, and by an outlay of money in agencies and other courses too commonly resorted to at elections, but at variance with their opinions and mine, I might have a fair prospect of success; but that, unless I proceeded to an expenditure beyond my means, and for objects which I will never sanction, my coming to the poll would have the effect of endangering the result of the election to the Liberal cause, by dividing the support which it ought to receive unanimously from Reformers."
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