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MARCH 14, 1857. rate party considerations. In many cases I perfectly understand that, weighing the evils or advantages of two alternatives, it may be perfectly justifiable to prefer the retaining a good Government in office rather than the carrying any particular motion, however good. But there must be some limit to these party feelings. I cannot rate war and all its horrors as a light matter. For the shedding of the blood, even of our enemies, I believe we are responsible to a higher tribunal ; we have no right to go to war without a justifiable cause, and I do not reckon as a justifiable cause the desire to keep my friends in office. I am told that the honour of Eugland requires that their agents should be supported. Is this a rule in all cases? Is a Resident abroad to Commence a war ? and has the Queen, the Government, Parliament, the nation, no power to disapprove of his conduct? But as to the honour of the country, I will put you one pies- Lion. On the I lth of October, 185(, Sir John Bowring writes to Mr. Parkes It appears on examination that the Arrow had no right to hoist the British flag; the license to do so expired ou the '27th of September, from which period she had not been entitled to protection.' On the 14th of November the same Sir John Bowring declares solemnly to Commissioner Ych—` Whatever representa tions have been made to your Excellency, there is no doubt that the lorcha Arrow lawfully bore the British flag under a register granted by me.' What do you call this ? Is it necessary t 4 the honour of England that entire approbation should be given to such conduct? Is this man to represent the Queen of England, and are we to go to war and shed blood at his bidding? I run told again that the Government had no choice when the operations bad begun, and am asked whether I am prepared to recall Sir John Bowring, to withdraw the ships, and leave the lives of the English at Canton in danger. lam not aware that any such proposal was made, certainly not in the resolution, which learea, and wisely I think, to the Executive a free action according to circumstances. But I have no Lesita tion so tar as I am concerned in answering the question. The conduct of affairs should at once have been taken out of the hands of Sir John Bowring; he has shown himself utterly unfit for such grave duties. On the receipt of the first intelligence a man of firm but calm temper should have been sent out with instructions framed in a concilia tory spirit. Much must have been left to his discretion. I am not one to believe that the instant withdrawal of our forces, and at all hazards, would contribute to the object peace. But I believe every effort should be made, and in a conciliatory spirit, to bring us out of the discreditable and difficult position in which Sir John Bowring has placed us. There are many points to which I would willingly advert, but time and space will riot allow me. I gave my vote with a sincere desire to do my duty as a man, as well as a member of Parliament. The conscience of others I do not pretend to judge ; I acted, as 1 was boned, according to the dictates of my own." Viscount Monck met his constituents on Wednesday in the Hall of the Beneficial Society. After the meeting had been aiLlressed by the hon. member and several other gentlemen, the chairman put the following resolution, moved by Mr. Alderman George Sheppard, and seconded by Dr. Woolley .—" That, in the opinion of this meeting, her Majesty's Government has merited the entire confidence of the country, and Lord Monck, as a member of that Government, and as one of the representatives of the borough in Parliament, is worthy of the continued support of the electors." There were about 1.50 hands held up in favour of the resolution, and about 1,000 against it. There were from 1,2?)0 to 1,500 persons present. Great cheering and uproar followed this result. Mr. Howell Howell then moved, and Mr. Alderman White seconded :—" That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is not judicious to return Viscount Monck to Parliament, unless be pledges himself to support the extension of the suffrage and vote by ballot." This motion was carried by , about the same number of hands as ignored the first. PRESTON.—The Conservative member, Mr. R. T. Parker, has intimated his intention of resigning his seat. Sir G. Strickland has not vet made any announcement. Mr. Grenfell, a Liberal Whig, is now in the field. RADNORSHIRE Bonons.—Sir 'George C. Lewis presents himself for re-election. REIoATE.—There are two Liberal candidates for this borolgh, Mr. W. Hackblock, one of the directors of the City ltank, who is a resident and a well-known and inde pendent Liberal, supporting Lord Palmerston on his foreign policy, and Colonel Panatt, who contested the borough at the last general election. ROCHDALE.—Mr. Miall's return will be contested by the Conservative party. ROCHESTER.-Mr. P. W. Martin, one of the present members for this city, will again be brought forward by the Liberal party, in conjunction with Mr. Sergeant King lake, the Recorder of Bristol. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake is in favour of an extension of the suffrage, of the abolition of church rates, and also advocates the adoption of vote by Imllot. Mr. Martin voted in the minority against Mr. Coliden's motion. Susoan.—Mr. Langworthy it is reported retires, to nuke room for Mr. Cobden. SALISBURY (Crrr).—Mr. Slade, Q.C., will probably present himself on the Conservative interest. Scatinoaorou.--Lord 3lulgrave has issued an address, announcing himself again as a candidate, and as a decided friend of the Government of Lord Palmerston, the recent opposition to whom he condemns as frivolous and petti. fogging, STIEFFIELD.—Mr. Eoebuck and Mr. Hadfield on Wed nesday addressed upwards of 10,0u0 persons in Paradise* square, justifying their recent votes against Lord Pal merston. Both members were entlins:astically received awl unanimously propose.d to Le re-elected. Sovrit Suracns.—Mr. Ingham has issued an address tom tgents in South Shields, offering himself for THE PRESS. STAFFORDSHME ( &um ).—Besides Mr. Littleton and the Earl of Uxbridge, the Hon. Arthur Wrottesley and the Hon. Frederick Calthorpe (both Liberals) have been named. SURREY (EAST AND WEST)—Mr. H. Currie, of West Horsley, offers himself as a candidate for the western division of the county of Surrey, in the room of Mr. W. J. Evelyn, who retires at the close of the present Parliament. He describes himself as a Liberal Conservative and a true friend of liberty, hut as having a dislike to the ballot, as leading to deceit and corruption. Mr. H. Drummond has not yet issued an address, but it is supposed tbat he will again offer himself. Mr. Long, of Farnham, is also spoken of as likely to contest the representation of West Surrey. ➢lr. Alcock and Mr. Locke King present them- selves for re election. SUSSEX (EAST AND WEST).-Mr. Dodson will again dispute this seat with Lord Pevensey. The' other Con• servative members will be returned. St:Nnunt.AND.—Mr. Hudson ham offered himself for re• election ; but Mr. Richard Hoare, of the firm of Hoare, Buxton, and Co., merchants, of London, has issued an ad dress to the electors, announcing himself as a candidate on the Liberal interest. SWAN EA.-Mr. C. H. Smith, of Derwen Mawr, near Swansea, and Mr. Grove, Q.C., will solicit the suffrages of the electors. Mr. Smith's address has just been issued. He avows himself a Liberal, believing that the possession of ci%it and religious liberty ever consti• tuted the best and safest bulwark of a free and great country. TANwonnt.—lt is well understood here that Sir Robert Peel and Viscount Raynham will be again returned. TAUNTON.—The Right Hon. H. Labouchere will again off:r himself for this borough. Sir John Ramsden will not come forward for Taunton, but it is said will seek the representation of the West Riding, in opposition to Mr. Cobden, or probably stand for the borough of Hudders field, where he has considerable property. The Conser vatives bring forward Mr. Arthur Mills. TEwKEsni - ev.--Two Conservative candidates, Mr. Cox, of the Northern Circuit, who only a fortnight ago addressed the electors, declaring his intention to renew the offer of his services at the next election, and the Hon. F. Lygon, son of Earl Beauchamp, will contest this borough with Mr. Martin and the notorious Humphrey Brown. TrvEwrow.—Lord Palmerston presents himself for re election. His colleague, Mr. Heathcoat, is expected to retire, on the dissolution, from parliamentary life, owing to increased age and infirmity. hlr. Heron Max well will contest the election on Conservative interests. TOTNESS.—There is likely to be a severe contest in this small borough. The present members, Earl Gifford and Mr. Mills, it is understood, will offer themselves for re election. and Mr. Mackenzie, a merchant, who previously announced himself as a candidate for the borough, but retired from the contest, has stated his intention of ad dressing a meeting of the electors when he will announce his political views. Mr. Gregory, a banker, azd a Cn servative, will also, it is said, come, forward as a candidate . TRl*Ro.—The sitting members present themselves for reelection. TYNE3IOI.III. - Mr. W. S. Lindsay has issued an address in defence of his vote on the China question. In the course of his address he says :—" I was not actuated by any party or factions motive. lam not, as you are aware, a member of any ' Peace Society,' but I love peace, and, above all, I love justice, and I am tenacious of England's honour, which I feel has been sullied by the acts of Sir John Bowring in China. If any one of you will take tip the papers connected with this lamentable affair which were laid by the Government upon the table of the House of Commons, and read them carefully, calmly, and im- partially, as I did, you will arrive at the same conclusion. My feelings are with Lord Palmerston; the country owes him a debt of gratitude for the part he took in the Russian war, and, anxious to maintain him in office until some greater Minister of progress was prepared to fill it, I attended the meeting in Downing street, and there asked his lordship if he confirmed all the acts of Sir John Bowring—if he thought he was justified in going to the extent he did, without first communicating with this country—if he thought any of our representatives abroad were, under any circumstances, warranted in setting aside all the usages of modern warfare, bombarding a peace• able city, and throwing shot and shell amid dense masses of innocent people? I further asked his lordship if he did not intend to institute any inquiry into this sad affair. He answered me at considerable length, stating that he confirmed the whole of the acts of Sir John Bowring, and that he did nut consider any inquiry necessary. What was Ito do? I appeal to you as a Christian people, and ask, could I, as an honest man, vote otherwise than I did ? If his lordship had only said that he would have sent out some one high in authority (which he is now doing, after the vote of the house) to inquire into this lamentable matter, and if the war was just and necessary, to pi osecute it, if not, to settle it, I would have been satisfied, and my vote would have been recorded in his favour. But though I respect Lord Palmerston, I cannot go to the extent of voting with his lordship when my clearest convictions tell me he is wrong." On Wednesday night Mr. Lindsay attended the largest meetito , ever heir: in the town, and justified his vote ag.iinst Lord Palmerston on the China rinegtion. A rot° of confidence in Mr. Lindsay was unanimously carried. WARwxcisuu (NORTH AND SOUTH)—There is no opposition contemplated to tho reelection of thepresent members. W.tanualf.—There are three candidates in the field for the representation of this borough. Mr. Liras, the sitting member, a Conservative, and Colonel Burton, his sotldndatt•, Rif) offer themselves OU 410 cOUSO;TIOTO into• 249 rest; Mr. John Hales Cakraft (Liberal), who formerly represented \Vareham, has commenced his canvass as a supporter of the Palmerston Government. WAEZFIELD. —Mr. George Sanders retires from the representation of Wakefield on account of ill-health. Mr. J. C. D. Charlesworth, a Conservative, and Mr. W. H. Leathern, a Whig, are already canvassing the borough. VALLINGFORD.—There is no opposition anticipated to the return of Mr. Melina. WESTMINSTER.-31r. Westerton, the churchwarden of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, the promoter of the suit against the Hon. and Rev. R. Liddell, the incumbent of St Paul and St. Barnabas, has been proposed. Sir De Lacy E vans has issued his address. WEymouTur.—Mr. G. Butt, one of the present members, offers himself for re-election. WESTBURY.-Sir Massey Lnpez bits addressed the constituents in the room of Mr. James Wilson, who seeks the representation of lievonport. WHI7EHAVEN.-31r.lyard, the sittinr , member, has intimated his intention of again seeking the suffrages of the electors. WILTS ( NORTH AND SouTu).—Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. Wyndham, and Lord Henry Thynne are canvassing for the southern division of the county, and it is expectad that the contest will be a very severe one. Mr. Eat court offers himself for re-election. WOODSTOCK.—The Marquis of Blandford has issued an address, in which he again offers himself for this borough. WoLvEßHAmrros.—Messrs. Villiers and Thornely will offer themselves for re-election. YORKSHIRE RIDIS<G BOROVONS.—Lord Goderich stands for the West Riding. Mr. Cobden retires. At Ripon it is stated that the Hon. H. ',micelles will retire. There is a prospect of a contest in the North Riding, the Hon. J. Dtindas opposing Mr. Duncombe. The East Riding members present themselves for re-election. No opposi• tion is expected. SCOTLAND. ADERDEEN.-11r. Thompson, the member for Aberdeen, has intimated his intention to retire from the representa- tion of that city. Mr. John Farley Leith, barrister, of London, and Professor of Law in Haileybury College, is a candidate for the vacant seat. AYasittaz.—Sir James Fergusson, who was elected for this county when in the trenches before Sebastopol, upon the death of Colonel Blair, who was killed at Inkermann, has again offered himself. AYR BURGHS.-Mr. Cranfuri, the sitting member for these burghs. has not yet made any communication to the electors, but Mr. Archibald T. Boyle has issued an address offering himself as a candidate. BEIMICK.—The candidates are Mr. Majoribanks, the present member, Mr. M. Forster, and Mr. Stapleton, a director of the Royal British Bank. CLVKMANNAN AND KINROSS.-Mr. J. Johnstone, the memLer for these counties, announces his intention to seek renewal of the confidence of his constituents DU3IFINES RULGIIS.—Mr. W. Ewart has again offered himself for these burghs. DUNDEE.-Sir John Ogilvie, who opposed Mr. Baxter at the last Montrose election, is to be nominated for Dundee, in the room of Mr. G. Duncan, who 'mires. _ _ EDINEURGII.-Mr. Black, who was elected for Edinburgh about a year ago, on the retirement of the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, again offers himself as a canuidate for the city, with every prospect of his being returned. Mr. Cowan, who ousted Mr. Macaulay in 1X37, and who still represents the city, has also intimated his intention again to stand. Various other candidates have been named as hkely to come forward, but no one has yet taken the field. ItrEsetinz.—ln this county the present Liberal mem ber, solntwhat contrary to expectation, will offer again ; but it is understood that Mr. Hay Wemyss, of Wemyss, son of the late Admiral Wemyss, long representative of the county, also intends to come forward on Liberal principles. Cvr.asdow.—Mr. Buchanan, the gentleman elected last week to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. John 3l•Gregor, has announced his intention of offering himself at the approaching general election. Mr. Alex. Hastie has also addressed the electors. _ GREENOCK.-Mr. A. Dunlop has intimated his retire ment from this burgh on account of his vote against tl.e Ministry, which is distasteful to the great msjority of the constituency. Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, Sir Henry Itawlinson, Lord Melgund, and several local gentlemen have been spoken of for the seat, but nothing is as )rt. de cided. HADDMOTONSHIRE.—Lord Elcho has no intention of retiring from the representation of East Lotbian, but will again offer himself to the constituency. His lordship's health, the state of which caused a temporary absence from his parliamentary duties, is now much improved. H:DIIINGTON 13uizuris —Sir Henry R. Ferguson Davie, who has represented these burghs for ten years on Liberal principles, has intimated his intention of again coming forward. kinacauov BURGHS.—Colonel Ferguson, who has repre sented these burgha for sixteen years, has announced his intention once more to tender his services. IitIit:CUDBRIORTSHIRE.-31r. Dleckie has intimated his intention of retiring, on account of bad health. Nu suc cessor has yet been named. LANAItIisHIRE.—Mr. A. Baillie Cochrane has again offered himself for this county, for which he aas elected about three months ago, on the death of Mr. WI I , Fern Lockhart. In lii* address Mr. B. Cochrane sa s s :—" Among the asseciations connected with the represei Lotion o f the county to which I shall ever occur with most satisfaction as the vote wbicli I recorded on the war in CULL Ts • 4 a. ,ta- of is for on In, ror he !se he pa he ek ad at ee, gh T. f r. till I . ; tin as I. • • n; • IS, of ral tat Ir. OL. a- I . he try en le- of ill p's im ie, R 1 ng re- nis his tin • '7 ed ern Dg he is