The Sun. — London, England, 1852-07-09 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE LAMBETH. Though the contest for this borough terminated at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, at which time it was generally understood that the successful candidates were Mr. Wilkins en (by an immense majority) and Mr. Williams, yet, in consequence of the scrutiny to which it was found necessary to submit the polling lists, the official announcement did not take place before twelve o'clock yesterday, at which hour, and long previously, a very large concourse assembled in front of the hus einza, at Kennington-common. The RETURNING OFFICER advanced to the front of the platform, and informed the assemblage that the num bers were— For Mr. Wilkinson 4,732 For Mr. Williams... ... 4,022 For Mr. D'Eyncourt . 3,829 Mr. Wuxi:lsm; came forward to address the elec tors, and was received with loud cheers. He said that, at noon on Saturday last, he acceded for the first mo ment to the application which had been made to him by what he supposed he might now be allowed to call a respectable deputetion.—(Chaers.) He did not wish to detain thorn long under the building. [A Voice--Don't, or you'll drive us mad.] He had been returned by the great mass of the working classes.—(No, no, yes, yes, and clamour.) The poll-books would show that he stated the fact.—(Clamour.) He observed it stated ia one of the newspapers of that day that a large body of men of a particular establishment voted for him because of his subscriptions to the Amalgamated Association of Engineers. He begged to state he never subscribed a shilling to that body._(Hear, hear.) He believed one element of his Success consisted in the treatment by the other side; of the gentleman who preceded him—(Mr. Harvey)—treatment which the honest indignation of Englishmen rose up against—(Hear, hear.) Whatever might have been Mr. Harvey's position in early years, he had now lived in the borough thirty years, and had ever sustained an irreproachable character and repute tion.—(llear, hear.) Therefore, to have attacked his early character ia the manner in which it had been at tacked was neither a just, a generous. or a manly act.— (Cheers.) The duties of the constituency were now for the present concluded, whilst his duties were only about to commence; and he hoped to discharge those duties in the same holiest and exemplary manner in which the constituency had discharged theirs in electing him as their representative.—(Hear, bear, and cheers.) Mr. WILLIAMS next came forward, and was warmly greeted. He begged to express his deep and heartfelt thanks for the honour which they had now for the se cond time conferred upon him. He had been charged with coalition with the Right Hon. Mr. D'Eyncourt.— (Cries of "'Tis true.") He did not complain nor find fault with any man who believed so, as all appearances tended in that way; but he could assure them that he bad no more to do with the formation of that coalition than any individual present.—(Hear, hear, and Oh, oh.) Between Mr. D'Eyncourt and himself there had not been a word of understanding on the question of coali tion.—(Hear, hear, from Mr. D'Eyncourt.) Now, as regarded himself (Mr. Williams), be should say that as they heretofore found him so should they ever find him. At the end of the next session ho should invite them to meet him and scrutinise his every act as their represen tative, and the more they looked into his conduct the more pleased should he be to meet them.—(Cheers.) Mr. D'ETNCOURT lastly presented himself, and was very warmly received, there being a marked difference in the reception as compared with that of Tuesday last. He said that,. as this might be the last occasion on which he should have the honour of aldresaing the electors of Lambeth, and as even it might be the last day of his public life, he hoped they would treat him with at least some forbearance.—(Cheers.) It had been said that he lost his election in consequence of certain slanders heaped upon Mr. Harvey.—(Hear, hear.) He challenged an y man to say if ha had ever heard him utter any such slander, or that h e h a d ever b een a party to its -ut terance.—(Cries of "Your comm i ttee. " ) He was not aware th at his committee ever uttered those calumnies. —(Hear, hear, and Oh, oh) He understood there were papers circulated in reference to that gentl eman; b ut neither he nor his committee had any concern in them. He cccid not be a man it , after twenty years of intimate and confident coneexion, the bond which united them could be severed without a pang of feeling.—(Hear, hear.) And now, whentht he had' from them, it was a consolation to know polled in his favour a leraeerprevious then de n ); numberhalast the sufkient to return at the s.s of election.—(Cheers.) Wits these observations, and wishing them collectively and individually every happiness, ho then bade them f31 "ell--(Llear, and cheers.) GREENWICH. At one o'clock yesterday the returning officer for the borough declared the final state of the poll to be as followe: Rolt ••• ... 2,415 Chambers ••• ... 2,360 Stewart ..• •,• •.. 2,026 Silomons ••• ••• ... 1,102 The officer then declared Messrs. Rolt and Chambers to be duly elected Members to represent the borough in Parliament, amidst deafening cheering of their respective supporters. The newly-elected members having addressed the as semblage, they were " chaired" through the three towns, numerous bands of amain, and a profuse display of flags and bann ,, rs, with coaches and carriages, form ing the two processions. ABINGDON. The election of a Member to represent this borough in the next Parliament took piles yesterday. General Caulfield was the only candidate, his return being unop posed by the late Ikaabc7, Sir F. Thesiger, in conse quence of a mutual arrangeraqnt at the time of the ac cession to office of the present llinistny. A second can didate, in the person of G. W. Llope, issued an address to the electors, but without any serious intention to contest the borough, as ho withdrew early this morning. The proceedings occupied a very short time. and the town presented but little deviation from its accustomed tranquillity. After the usual preliminaries had been gone through, the Mayor called upon those electors who had candidates to propose. Mr. GA/ORIEL DAVIES proposed, and Mr. EDWIN PAYNE seeocded, General Caulfield as a fit and proper person to represent the borough. After asking if there was any other candidate, the Mayor declared General Caulfield duly elected. MIDDLESEX. A meeting of the electors was held yesterday at the public rooms, Uxbridge, to hear addresses from Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Osborne. As the announce ment had been pit forward that_ morning of th e i n t en ti on to start a Torycandlda candidate, a n additional interest was im parted to the proceedings, and there was a crowded attendance. It was market day in Uxbridge, and this usually quiet little lace display e d a ll t h e b ustle indica tive of an approeching election. Placards were posted in all directions, thatas well in th e i nterest of the l ate Mem bers a s i n h orse, . of o f the expect e d can did a t e , th e " d ar k an ~.Whom all th a t seems to b e k nown i s , t h at h e i s l u ‘ i ni.synooth man. Hi s bill s d we ll em phatically on the blessings of our " Protest int Constitution," and wind up with strong recommendation to the electors to " beware of Osborne." • Cdr. T. N. Richer) presidA. Lard R. GROSVENOR was received with gvat cheering. Re referred to his kind reception on former occasions in that room, and expressed a hope that he had not lost their confidence, but that he had faithfully and eon- ecientiously discharged the obligations conferred on him at the last election. There were then three candidates ; now there were but two; and though he was sorry for this on account of the electors, knowing how dull an uncontested election was, he was not sorry for himself and his colleague.—(Hear, hear.) The electors had been asked to reserve their votes; he knew not whether they were to have a contest or not; but, contest or none, he was exceedingly glad of that opportunity of appearing before them. He rejoiced in frequent personal inter course with his constituents, as a means of thoroughly understanding and appreciating their opinions; for it was only while convinced that he represented a con siderable majority of the electors that be wished to trouble them.—(Hear, hear.) It was his desire to re present the electors, not to be brought in by influence.- - (Cheers.) His opinions were the same as he had held during a ; political life of thirty years; and he had no reason to suppose that the electors of Middlesex had changed their opinions any more than he had.—(Hear, „ s i te .great. changes had occurred In the five year s was,fermerly returned; but to these he would not allud e fa de ealtieee Theuhange of Government was a Minis ters ilentatillerested most . persons. The n ew certainly did not possess hire peculiar circumstance; they his.d9y.not ta e ff e - e — t i i — et ,„ el kee; but he had felt it to be to snort *pen to carry factious opposition, but - oLan acfPeall being made to alse -1 measures, on condition at the; earli es t p oss ibl e , PartOd., 4 , %"ri on their principles opposed the ip eo p ositie , to ‘ -- "ler e hear.) He had .mentarY seats, thinking .that ii — ; 4l ‘ the four Torna dos& thee-qtteition of Parlianaentaere.l4"4e.._ t thereby to had welts= to - consideristion.oh ei s i; Cl ";,%Cill. • Middlesex braced several large dis tricts—Cheise -4411 th ( 7. -„ it ; e32l , - leotirliood—which were entitled to - nl and --- tat rZgu" (Cheers.) He had opposed the Militia Bill 11 t uft — i t = thinking it .a moat absurd measure; and h e ik be 1 ? " Oil: framers now saw it t o b e so . i nefficient that never be brought int o operation.--(Cheers, )e. appeal:now Made to the• cou n t ry , h e should be glad° the W know .who understood the Ministerialmaannyifoensteoesrethat had been put forward.—(Laught er .) If dii, he hoped they would explain them b e f ore theP meet leg separated. They had gone round the country agi tating against free trade; and now they dared not appeal to the country on that principle.—(Cheers.) Bat it was ' said the Ministers were a barrier against the waves of democracy. Where were those waves coming from 2— (Hear, hear.) Next they were advocating a greater share of representation for the people in the Reuse of Coninons. Their pretensions were utterly inconsistent. Protection was now to be abandoned for revsion of taxa tion, whereby the poor agriculturists were to be com pensated for the loss of the corn-laws. Still the Go vernment stubbornly refused to state what their pro posal wa s to be. ' Had they proposed such a reduc tion of expenditure, or to lighten the burdens of the people generally ., they would have commanded his respect..--(11 -- e l , 3 e ; hear.) He bad always acted with the .P . arty , wuC CU W ing . the last seventeen years, had car ried into eff.vt the greatest measures of reform that ever were passed. Still, he was not a party man. He h a d a lways acted as the representative of a party. If the present Ministers brought in goo d measures they would r, - ceive his, support. - Though speaking in the snag of an agricultural district, he must express his hope that the old corn-laws wer e It m i g h t have been better bad gone -ever.—(Cheers.) they seen loss abruptly -repealed,. for the tenant-farmers bad. undeubtedly.suf fered much. Prices had just b een art i ficially rai34/1, til/14 f:gaiii(2 Ir4aud, aid landlords na- THE SUN, turally unwilling to lower their rents. He hoped, how ever, that they would come to a fair understanding, so that " Live and let live" might be the order of the day. —(Cheers.) But what was to be said of those who had gone round the country preaching to the farmers that they could not live without protection; and then, when protection was removed, had refused to lower their rents? —(Hear, hear.) He found that day that the price of the best wheat in Uxbridge market was 523. or 535. the quarter; the pattern loaf was 51(1. to 61d.; and was there a Protectionist who would say that the poor man ought to pay more? Since the last election there had been a reduction of taxation to the extent of five or six millions ; and not only had the revenue not suffered, but the eight millions borrowed during the Irish famine had been paid off. He was anxious for further reductions of duty, especially on the articles of tea, tobacco, and spirits. At present a labourer who, with his family, consumed 261bs. of tea annually, paid a tax of about 60s. a year, Were this sum levied on him as a direct tax, it would be much more than 7d. in the pound on his income, probably three times as much. He believed that the tea duty might be reduced by ls. 2d. per pound without injury to the revenue, provided it were done at the rate of 4d. a year. He was also favour able to the repeal of the malt-tax.—(Cheers.) That was the relief he would give to the agricultural interest. He believed all excise duties to be prejudicial, as tend ing to promote fraud. The malt-tax might be got rid of by a small addition of direct taxation. The question of Parliamentary reform was ono of great interest. He was opposed to frequent changes. He approved of Mr. Locke King's proposal to give the 101. franchise in counties.—(Cheers.) The time was also come for an extension of the suffrage, and above all for an equaliza tion of electoral districts—(Cheers) —for it was impos sible longer to defend a system whore 300 voters had the same power as 300,000.—(Hear.) A GENTLEMAN—What will you do with the West India colonies? Lord R. Gnoevesoa said he was desirous to see them represented, or at least governed by their own represen tatives, as New Zealand and Australia would be.— (Cheers.) Along with an extension of the suffrage, and a re-arrangement of the electoral districts, he should vote for the abolition of the property qualification, de siring to extend the basis of the choice of the electors. —(Hear, hear.) He also thought that Members ought to be returned free of expense. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He would extend the number of polling places, and limit the poll to one day.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. OSBoRNE was greeted with much enthusiam. He said he agreed entirely with his Noble Colleague on most of the subjects to which he had adverted. It had been said in certain quarters, " Why should we have Mr. Osborne for Middlesex?"—(Hear, and " Why should we not ?") He admitted that ho was not qualified by for tune or influence for such a post; but he had not thrust himself on the constituency. He had been brought for ward five years ago by a distinguished inhabitant of in that town, Mr. Henryh,iaaehiadone and he a hull.—(Cheers.) used. 1 Middlesex — Bada ddu ( i Hte C ps ehehr party—not e xi ed( e alteh r rp That eLtsfhnbee(dor gentleman eerrirneeegd)e r magisterial might too.i)atEinhhoeet candidate.—(Hear, influence was v , d e be n e i red n o na e w t mtehe no he had pet ft a h a ce d r eoa e or t: ad had apposed and still meant to oppose ' Lord Derby's Government.—(Hear, hear.) H e would not slink into Parliament by any back door, but would come boldly before the electors in all parts of the county.—(Cheers.) It was for these reasons that a certain peddling requisition had been hawked about by magistrates and others,—(Hear, hear.) mitted that the represenlitaetivl vha o s f n t o ha l t evclier, and possessado holding a t h c e e r s t a a m i n e r p a r c i k n i p l l f e sa resident country gentleman, , county ought t could be induced to stand, he would retire; for he could have a quiet seat else where.—(Hear, hear.) But he felt, having been re turned by the middle and working classes of the electors, that he was bound to stand by them.—(Cheers.) He had been accused of Popish tendencies in a bill of rain bow hues, which reminded him of the present Govern ment—a government constructed, like the kaleidoscope, of little bits of coloured glass, which might be turned so as to please all eyes.—(Cheers and laughter.) He had been returned at the lest election on free-trade prin ciples when those principles were less in fashion; and he rejoiced that the corn-laws had been totally and at once repealed, and that the working classes had thereby been enabled to consume fifty million quarters of grain additional.—(Cheers.) He had always voted for tree trade in its fullest sense, and ho therefore claimed the support of all who held those principles.—(Hear, hear.) He had never attempted to gull those singularly confiding men, the farmers, with promises of protection; nor had he ever denounced the greatest minister this country had seen for two hundred years as the leader of an " organized hypocrisy," and then turned round and adopted his principles. Had he done so, the electors might well be exhorted to " beware of Osborne."— (Cneers.) He would say—" Beware of Lord Derby," or the Protestantism of 1852 would be left in the same position as the Protection of 184 7.—(Cheers.) A new dodge was about to be tried on the constituency. Farmers were now , told to exercise a temperate forbearance, and to look only for a modification of taxation.—(Hear, hear.) They were much in the position of the man who supposed he had been promised an elephant by a friend in India, but which in reality was an equivalent, and turned out to be a Japan tea-tray.—(Laughter.) They were promised an inquiry into the burdens on land. What were they? It would never be dis covered in the House that they were any other than Sir John Tyrrel, and Mr. Newdegate, and one of their neighbours, who was hawking about the requisi tion against him—(Cheers and laughter.) As to the malt tax, he considered that its abolition would be a relief to the consumer. He would vote for its repeal if any substitute could be found. Ho believed that the alleged burdens on land were a mere sham and delusion, got up by that accomplished juggler, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was a quibbler and a political Pu seyite—(Ceeers.) Along with his Noble Colleague, he was favourable to removing the duties from tea and to bacco as soon as the condition of the revenue would allow. He had been charged with holding extreme political principles. He was a man of small but inde pendent fortune, and had everything to lose by violence. Ho saw no danger in admitting the people to the suffrage, convinced that if England ever fell, it would be by the vices of the upper, not of th© lower classes.—(Cheers.) He was an advocate for our representative system being made a reality, and not a sham; and he was no true Conservative who refused to throw open the portals of the constitution and a dmit the people to power. As to civil and religious liberty, he had ulways voted with Lord John Russell for the admission of the Jews to Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) He asked no man his re ligious principles; that was a matter btw n or thohi and his Maker.—(Cheers.) Though a member Estab lishment, he had voted for the abolition of church-rates, believing; that this paltry ta x was an injury to the Church. —(Hear, hear.) But it w h This said was a misreprese votedor ntation. the grant to Maynoote. as t hat he had f He had ne ve r done so. y no oth He had voted for Mr. Ward's s a h m o e u n ld dro be en t t ak t e h n at fr t o h m o additional p m r ° o 4 p e e Y rty of Ireland. forM9 — (Cheers.) Lord Derby himself was the very man mho, on the 3d o f April, thaeddci 1845, had proposed in the House of Lords the additional 14,000/.—(Hear, hear.) Was not this of a piece with all the other trickery that was going on? Ia Irelind the Derbyite candidates said they would maintain the Maynooth grant, just as in these benighted counties where Mr. Christopher pre sided, they were still taught to believe in Protection. — (etear, hear.) But it wee said that he was a member of " the - e--(Laughter.) He had-cer tainly take n l4 3 nbrass-sand."—(Laughter.) opaesrs;band. i n the Ecclesiastical Titles ex cept on th e th i rd rea di ng , believing Bill, that Lord John Russell had taken the wrong course. He thought it a disgraceful concession to a cry.—(Cheers.) If they wished to confront ignorance—and he often thought Po pery and ignorance 'convertible terms—it must be done theiro confidence. by tducetion, not by persecution.—(Cheers.) He had resisted the Militia Bill in all its stages. Having thus given anof account of his stewardship, he asked fur a re newalciples and lf a man of like liberal prin- Maynooth.—(Flea ready to retire ; standing could be found he was but let the electors beware of getting a bitter Protectionist vourable to the ball' ear.) beneathb the cloak of opposition to After avowing himself fa sat down. Robert Grosvenor and a ballet and reform generally, Mr. Osborne the resolution, port of the electors of Middle Mr. ,SWABEY moved resolution sex. declaring Lord mr. Mr,mouroomElty_se_conOdesdborne entitled to the sup- -1 The thanks of the meeting unanimously agreed to. so t l h u c t n ion v , o w te h d ic t h o was chairman, SHEFFIELD. DECLARATION OF TEM POLL. -There was a second monster Ineotir,p; at seven o'clock eg Wednesday evening. in ti l e New ilaymarket, on the oee3sior. o f the . decitfratlOn of th e poll. It was decidedly larger s then the nomination meetin g o f the previou day. generally estimated at a near a p 0 The number the hustings, about a planter before seven matiOn to 20,000. Mr. Hadfield was loudly chee re d his arrival on William Overend, who arrived next, wa s o'clock. reatest amount of hooting. Mr. Parker and Mr. Roe b u ck considerable amount of cheering for Mr. trh.eg came about five minutes to seven. plaudits in honour of Mr. Roebuck There the . Parker, bat assailedwabsya cans, only 20,000 pairs of lungs can simulta neouslywere such as 0---/ raise. frequent bows. the hustings at seven the greeting by . place on The Honourable Member acknowledged The MA.voit took his o'clock. He said—G en tlemen, I am now about to knee as you can possibly give have to inform you that I declare the state of the poll. 2,092 votes, I me. must have as much si- I Mr. John Arthur Roebuck has received M r. George Hadfield has received...... 1,863 votes, Mr. John P arker hat received....... • ••• 1,580 votes, and Mr. Willi am Overend has received... 1,180 votes. I therefore, gentlemen, proclaim that Mr. r Arthu John .., Roebuck and M r. George Hadfield are duly chosen and elected Members to serve in Parliament for the borough of Sheffield.—((Vociferous cheering and waving' of hats.) [A Voice—" Two Radicals for Sheffield r' Mr. Roebuck —" Here's one, at any rate." Hear, and laughter.] Mr. PARXER, who was welcomed with loud applause, mingled with blight hooting, said—a 1 ent L N.4emen, I am a beaten and defeated candidate.—(That'a a fact.) I ad mit the fact. The poll is a matter from which none of ns can appeal; and I am the first man in the world to recognise and acknowledge what has happened.—(Gear, hear.) It is not for me to say how and by what means that course of events has taken place.—(.< Fair play," and slight hooting.) Now I am not going to say a word that can disturb the unanimity of this meeting.—(H ear, ' hear.) I b e tt er k now my obligation to the whole pops. lation of this borough.—(Hear, and cheers.) You will never find that from me, however much I may regret the severance of a tie which has existed for twenty years._ (Hear.) And, gentlemen, though it may be a matter of honourable, if you please, exultation, that you have at tained what appears to you a proper and a constitutional [ victory, I aaaucejOu I do not grudge an y m an th e 1 ;:i.. , : tri=p:: all bootimblo r.ll au uprigttly-ooz tested election.—(Cheers.) The poll of England is a fair poll. The elections of England are free elections. I have hitherto been elected by great majorities, and I never heard those who were not so fortunate complain that they were left improperly in the minority. I make no complaint. I have fought what I consider a good fight —(Hear, hear.) I have this ample consolation, that I retire into private life having been supported by those gentlemen at this poll and on all occasions who originally did me the honour of introducing me to the favour of the borough. And, though Ido not ask you at all to feel otherwise with regard to my successful competitors than becomes the honourable position they have attained, I believe that, when you come to consider to-morrow my course of conduct for twenty years, you will not feel otherwise towards me than as a person who may have occasionally had the misfortune, from a sense of duty, to take a course which you might not approve. But we part, I hope I may go away from you thinking, good friends. Nobody can say that I have endeavoured in any respect to do otherwise, I think, than what was the conscientious result of my conviction. I accept your deci sion. You have a right to give it. I accept it most re spectfully as to what has taken place, and I feel must grateful to the friends by whom I am supported. Seven teen hundred good and true men at the poll have stood by me from the first to the last.—(Cheers and uproar.) I don't allude to gentlemen offensively. Far from that. But I may fairly, I am sure, expect the right of a de feated candidate, to thank my friends. And you won't think worse of me if I say that I hope this borough will prosper—(Cheers)—and that its trade and com merce may attain that perfection and that progression which it has ever been my object to assist and to endea vour to attain for you.—(Loud cheers.) After a few words from Mr. W 24. OVEREND, the other unsuccessful candidate, Mr. RoEsucK, who was received with loud cheers, said—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen—(Speak up)—l can't speak louder, and you must be silent. It is impossible in a meeting like this to make a speech. I cannot. I have thoughts and feelings in my breast that I can' t enunciate to a multitud e lik e this. Impossible I find i t; but I do wish to say someth i ng.—(Cheers.) The only desire I have at th e p resent moment is, if I can, to ex plain here a word I uttered yesterday, Speaking of my friend Mr. Overend, I said he was a supporter of Westminster-hall two motions will be made Lord Derby's Government — (Cheers.) I want to ex plain to him why I said so. So soon as wo meet ill fa vour of the principles of free trade, the other against the present A dministration,—(g ear N In favour ion.—(Hear, hear. i bie of the first I should expect the vote of my honours friend.—(Hear, hear.) . lam sure he would be against the second; therefore I say he would be a friend of Lord Derby's Government —(Cheers; and Mr. Overend, "No, no.") My friend says " No, no." I will tell you how be mods would be put it. The second motion about to be this, that Lord Derby and his friends , havin conductinOp the Government based on the principles —one in to do. — position always opposed free trade, are unfit (Cheers.) Would my honourable friend suppo rt is on motion? I say he would not.—Bear, hear.) Derby's Lord that ground that I call him a friend of I say. He Government. The practical result is as hat motion would vote against that motion, and u pon ra t that Government. — (Loud t crnment.— depends the existence of Lord Derby's — °v tit I thank (Loud cheers.) I can't talk to you to-nig — vo of free t done. — you from my heart for what you bays I shall (You're welcome ! God bless you!) I _ (Cheers.) I maintain every principle I have express ed • I have hitherto hope to do so with all the efficiency that An d I do hops done, whatever it may be.—(Cheers.) 1 1111 f o r otten— that all past differences in this town will be heffi g eld shall (Loud cheers)—and that I as Member for -- Mr Had be with my lion. Colleague here (pointing. to .. a field, which action S followed by loud cheerings).— friend and supporter of all great liberal advao e c e e st a (Cheers.) And I hope to find in his rote at i will I forget great support.—(Cheers.) - Not at this hour we not my friend. I have lost him as a colleague — Iwill forget him as a man.—(Cheers.) [A Voice—Lordahhas forgotten Bath Duncan.] I have not forgotten Lord Dun can ' forgotten him as well as me. B u t Ido believe that hi a more thoroughly honest —however much I believedes upon in many cases to be a mistaken — P °litician ( I ) K n I 100 upon exist than John Parker. —(Loud cheers.) him as a personal friend. I differ from that h I will forget as a l politician, b ut i t is not on this day forget our fri en d s h ip or deny my a ll i ance.—(Loud cheers.) But I h ave a new alliance. I a m Member for Sheffield. I must think of that. You have determi ne d on a second Mem b er . I will work with him for Your benefit and for all the i n t e rests of hu manity.—(Cheers.) I hoe I trust, I believe, that I shall not be d eserted in my Course, and that in his vote 1 at least I s h a l l have a firm supporter.—(Cheers.)Had- He can't go beyo n d me.—(Loud applause, in which Mr. Had field heartily joined.) In civil and religious liberty I hope he will be my supporter. In that trust I accept your addition, He is a Member for Sheffield —so am I. I accept him cheerfully and in friendship as a colleague. —(Cheers.) I hope hereafter that the Liberal party in Sheffield may n ot b e di v id e d— that we ma y go on with the great b us i ness we are engaged ill---(C heers)—so that the peopl e w i ll have the power of e xpressing in the polling booth that which they are expressing here. —(Cheers.) In the belief that you have chosen a man who will aid me in these matters, I sa y to you—l bow to your decision, however much my personal feelings may be wounded on the occaiion.—(Cheers.) I bow, and make my thanks to you.—(Cheers, and " God bless you.") _ - Mr: HADFIELD next returned thanks, and the pro ceedings terminated. CANTERBURY. The polling commenced yesterday morning at eight o'clock. The following is the final state of the poll at four o'clock:— Gipps Johnstone ••• ... 757 Somerville ... 569 Romilly ... 532 Smythe ... 7 Mr. Smythe put out the foll owing handbill in con &caution of his resignation yesterday morning. But, nevertheless, half a dozen of his supporters voted for him, in the belief that, if bribery was proved against both the other parties, the seat would belong to Mr. Smythe:- "TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CANTERBURY. " Gentlemen,—A! I understand , not w i t h standing my twice repeated resignation, by address and upon the hustings, that it is the ill-advised, if well-meant, inten tion of certain gentlemen to vote for me, I feel it neces sary thus publicly to decline such supp ort, not only as ntterly futile, unavailing, and absurd, but as personally disadvantageous and displeasing to myself. "I am, gentlemen, always your very faithful servant, " GEORGE SYDNEY SMYTHE. " Canterbury, July 8." g b e t o m n e eyaerr announcedits DEVO N PORT. closethe the C et o a n te se e rv f a t t b i e ve p s eil took te b the e : The polling took pl ace on W e d nes d ay, and from the b l e e a g d t n i T c Mr. Tut nell ..• ... 1,079 Sir G. Berkeley ... 1,056 Sir J. Romilly 1046 Sir J. 11. Maxwell .. 1,032 Sir J. lio)fluv rose amid loud cheers, but an old sailor with a Syrian medal to his breast, in a fury of ex citement, threw his cap towards the Right Honourable Gentleman. I appear before you, said Sir John, in a character quite different from that which I expected— that of a defeated candidate, and I assure you that the statement I made respecting the result of this election was no other than that which I fully and sincerely be lieved it would turn out.—(Cheers.) But I am disap pointed, and I regret the result. I submit to your deci sion, and congratulate the Gallant General on his return, and I trust he may servo you as faithfully as I have en deavoured to do.—(Cheers.) I trust he may even serve you more to your advantage, and that these sentiments of free trade which he now professes to entertain may be carried out in every stage of progressive reform for toe general advancement of the country.—(Cheers.) Sir JOHN MAXWELL—I also appear before you to-day a defeated candidate, but not a dispirited candidate. — (Loud cheers, and a cry of " You will be returned next . time.") The Right Hon. Gentleman has shown you that he has a fluent tongue. I only asked for the votes of honest men—(Laughter)—and I declare to you that if we had got all the promises redeemed, you would have seen me returned now instead of him.—(oh, oh.) Let me, in taking farewell of you for the present, assur e you, that in any way in which my influence with the Government can be of use to any ono of you, it will give m e the greatest happiness.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. TurrtELL then rose, and was r ece i ve d with a h ea rty welcome by his friends. Ile said—Gentlemen, r appear with mingled feelings of thankfulness on ac count of the proud position in which you have placed me at the head of the poll, and of regret that my name as y ou r repres en t a tive should be no longer associated with omi that 6f Sir John a P Ily. I will not now state by what moans the victory has been au ieved —(A cry of `° Bribery ")—undue influence and intimidation have here jumped upon the plat been used. (Mr. Glencross but • it was form and vociferated with great indignation, utterly impossible at first to ca t c h what he said. At last we heard the words "Prove ill A pretty joke thatt you have had it for twenty years, and you cry out because You have lost it." —Laughter.) That intimidation shall be investigated.—(Tory gro ans.) I will take care that the electors who have been intimidated or corrupted this time shall have their rights asserted. Gentlemen, I did hope that at this important crisis the intelligent con stituency of this borough would have returned t h o se who were determi ne d to carry out to their full extent the principles of commercial freedom, by which the whole country is so much benefited. lam disappointed at the result, but I am not disheartened at the cause; though it is defeated here it will be triumphant in the country. We shall have in th e next Parliament a majority which will show the Derby Ministry that they have no chance of retaining power.—(Loud cheers.) Sir GEORGE BERKELEY also briefly returned thanks, but we bad great difficulty in hearing what he said. Having thanked them for returning him, he said that Devonport was no longer a close borough;l it was now free and open, and he hoped and trusted that it would a l wa ys be no. As they had d one h i m t h e h onour o f e l ec ting him. he would do what he could for Devonport. On Thursday morning Mr. Tufnell issued an address thanking the electors for his r e turn , and deploring the divisions which had been the means of the Liberals losing one of their most able and staun c h a d voc ates i n ominy. th e person of Sir Jo hn tt door- DERBY. Great excite men t prevailed in Derby yesterday in con sequence of the seizure of a briber on the Tor y side, who was cleverly captured in a d ark room at an inn with a large sum of money befor e him. There was a re g ular keep e r, and passwords were used. A letter was _found u p on t h e briber, which, it i s stated, is likely to lead to imp ortan t results. A description of three other persona Was obtained by the Liberals, but they were uot ' c ' - " . '7~0 - , ..—v•ct , r73s s , Nry .e ore ono. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1852 CLOSE OF THE POLL, Bass ... ... ... ••• ... 1,352 Horsfall ... ... ... ... 1,025 Heyworth ... ... ... ... 1,018 GRIMSBY. The Tories have triumphed here by a majority of 56 upon a poll. Out of a constituency of 800 only 600 voted. The old cry of Protestantism in the country districts was revived on this occasion; and although the late Member (Mr. lleneage) declared his adherence to Protestantism during tho whole of his life, and his deter mination to oppose the Maynooth grant, should he find, upon examination, its proceeds and its diffusion applied to purposes alien to the intention of the grantees, he was defeated on going to a poll by 56. Party pique is sup posed to have a great deal to do with this return, but there is no doubt it will act as a salutary caution to the Liberal interest to be more careful in future. CARLISLE. CARLISLE, THURSDAY. — Yesterday the mayor opened his Parliament cour hustingso em wereber s to erectedserve i on in fr fo t r he thi e s l e ec it i y i r o T f he tw the Market - place, in front of the Tow n -h a ll. The usual formalities having b een gone through, a situation" of a novel a n d w hi ms i ca l character presented itself, and seemed likely to hav e t h e effect o' postponi ng t h e election, which many t h ousan d s i n front of the hust ings had assembled to wit ness an d take part in. It is usual for the ex-Members t o b e nominated first, but from some cause—perhaps to avoid the disadvantage of being followed by two opponents in succession—the friends of Mr. Hodgson were not desirous that the cus tomary courso should be followed on this occasion. An unlooked-for pause therefore occurred, and when at length the supporters of Sir James Graham and Mr. Ferguson called upon their opponents to proceed, the latter politely intimated that Sir James Graham having held high office, an d b e i ng a Privy Couocillor, was entitled to precetie nce . I n va i n did Sir J. Graham's friends waive the proffered distinction; his punctilious opponents conld not on any account be guilty of a breach of etiquette. The two parties, therefore, stood looking at each other like opp, sing armies, with arms grounded during a temporary truce. The conver sation on the hustings being carried on in a low tone, the crowd in front of the hustings were quite ignorant of the state of affairs above, and, ;although wondering at the delay, bore it. with great. patience and good humour— qualities which characterised their demeanour through out the whole proceedings of the day.: After about a quarter of an hour had elapsed, a man' in the crowd caused considerable merriment by addressing to the mayor, in the tone and dialect of Cumberla n d , , 4 Mr. Mayor, is there lie candidate s ?" Ti me wore on, but still no sign was given by either party. When nearly half an hour badpassed in this strange fashion the town clerk intimated that he would advise the mayor to ad journ tho court. The Conservatives seemed prepared to endure even this insult with indifference. At length it began to be whispered that any elector might nominate Mr. Hodgson if tho gentleman who had been selected by his own party to perform that service did not think pro per to do so. This reaching the ears of the other party brought matters to a crisis, for, amid much merriment and some disapprobation on the part of the people in front of the hustings who could not at once understand how matters stood, Mr. ROUGH, the Conservative agent, and Mr. PER RING, the editor of the Patriot, the Conservative news paper, at once stepped forward and proposed and se conded Sir J. Graham as a fit and proper person to represent the city of Carlisle in Parliament. Mr. G. N. HEAD then proposed Mr. Hodgson and Mr. J. Nausore seconded the nomination, in doing which he alluded to the many places which Sir J. Graham had represented, and said that if Carlisle elected him it would be called the city of refuge. Mr. J. Mime and Mr. J. IRVING, disregarding the previous nomination of Sir J. Graham by his opponents, now again proposed and seconded his nomination as a candidate. Mr. MOUNSEY proposed, and Mr. CART WELL seconded the nomieation of Mr. Ferguson, the other cundulate in the Liberal intere3t. A pause of some minutes now ensued, and some per sons began to anticipate a repetition of the scene which had already occurred, when Sir J. GRAHAM stepped forward and said—Gentle men, my respect for you is so sincere, and my sense of the gravity of this occasion is so deep, that I am not pre pared to make the proceedings of this day ridiculous.— (Applause.) I waited, according to the ordinary cour tesy observed at elections, to give the friends of the late sitting Member, who again solicits your suffrages, the opportunity of proposing him. I and my friends waited for a long time, but waited in vain. Even now, I again waited to give my opponent the opportunity of expres sing his opinions before me, but since I perceive that he wishes I should speak first, I will not " stand on the order of our going," and, not being afraid of appealing to you, without hesitation I proceed to address you, al though in doing so I take precedence of your former Member. I have great encouragement in doing so, because, although sudden conversions are now the order of the day, I certainly was not prepared to hear myself proposed and seconded by the two gentlemen who have done me that honour from the other side.—(Cheers and laughter.) One of these gentlemen, who I think is intimately connected certainlyw that with t in uMr his . wasn opiniono t Hodgson,f prepared paid wee th em for. most a me mhrt.complimentppee person ereinn which I g t o repre sent the city of Carlisle.—(Much cheering.) I think the expression used by Mr. Head was that I was the right man, and ought to have the precedence.—(Cheers.) Mr. Head likewise said ho had road history. I also have read history, and I will tell you the result of my read ing and of my experience. I think that the prosperity of this country is to be traced to its constitution and its trade, and that the lifeblood of both is freedom.— (Cheers.) Well, what is the rule of that freedom, as em bodied in our representative system? It is that the majority shall decide for the minority; and if the majo rity of the t is electors quite rightof Hadecidedlye should ld opinion he ve that a Derbyito candidate is not in pre sen t c i rcumstances eligible, it the opportunity of vindicating their opinions and return ing two Members both pledged to free trade and reform. —(Cheers.) I perceive there is great unanimity among us. / a m proposed by the agent from the opposite party, seconded by one of their principal supporters, and they make it appear that there is no real dif ferencer t oe f e a - r t r a as e r , I a Reformer, eln un under stand, and a friend - nd, x 1 ofr. betweeneconomy and ret renc h ment. If so, I should llodgsonasi As aFs Free-trader, really like to know what is the m a tt er i n di s p ute b etwee n us.—(Cheers and l aug h ter.) Why am I so little eligible , a nd he so much to be pr e f e rr e d? M r . s Hodgson's seconder was somewhat severe upon me per- sonally. He said I had perambulated England, and re presented many places, and that Carlisle, if it should now return me, might probably b o ca ll e d t h e asylum for the desti tute. Now, have I shown an unwilling ness to appear before popular assembli e s? True, I hav e re presented other places, but it is equa lly t rue t h at, twenty-six Carlisle—(Cheers) —and no w , a f ter th i rty-two years of p u blic service , I c o me again before the el ec t ors of I challenge an Cerlisle.investigation of my gen e r a l p u blic conduct , a nd i f, as you have been told, I h ave solicited the favours of other constitu enc i es, I h ave Como home at last, years ago, I had th e h onour of representing and it is i n t h e c i ty of Carlisle that Inake my appearance on a public hustings.—(Great cheering.) 1 am very un w illi ng to speak of myself, but the course that has been pursued renders it abso lutely necessary. Mr. Head, who proposed Mr. Lledg that many individuals n prefer n o shoeerhe claimh a dr stated,teo as one of the reasons for preferring that son, Lo me, favours from him. re ceived eaea. mans vote.—(Applause.) I solicit no favour from any I com e here to vindicate a public principle. In you . • on these hustings I obey the invitation of the appearing . of Carlisle. I have canvassed no roan.—(Ap plause) ) All that has fallen from me with reference to plause . i election has been spoken in gentleman this e public assembly of the people. I t h a s been said—Lord D er b y hi mse lf has said —!hat danger, is to be apprehended f rom th e i ncrease of democracy in this country. His Lordship ha s d ec l are d that, h t d r eading the inroads of democracy, he is prep are d to make a s tand against:its furth er i ncurs i ons, and to raise barriers to stay its progress. My experience leads me to this conclusion—that the utmost wisdom of policy is, to know not only what concessions to make, but when to make them.—(Cheers.) Ti me l y concessions are amicable arrangements with friends, while tardy and reluctant concessions are a dangerous triumph extorted by fear from an unwilling adversary. Speaking only in a conservative sense, timely concession is the greatest proof of conservative wisdom in any statesman. With your ion permiss • • I will make one or two observations in illustration of this point- I had the honour of being the colleague of Lord Derby in 1832, when the Reform Bill was introduced. Precisely the same alarm which is now expressed regarding the increase of democracy was manifested as to the result of that measure. W e wore then told that it, would en danger the monarchy—that it would imperil the great institutions of the country, and that it would invest the democracy with overwhelming power. What has been the experience of the last 20 years? Do facts sub stantiate theory? Have we had no Conservative Go vernments? Have we not now a Government, over Which Lord Derby presides, composed of the old Tory party? Have not the aristocracy and the land due weight in the country? Yet all the alarms and throats of danger which were urged in 1832 are now repeated with the view of preventing further popular conces einns• I have no such apprehensions.—(Cheers.) I be lieve that further popular concessions may be made with out d M r. anger.—(Renewed che erin g.) We are told that ear. Hodgson is a friend , to r eform. I should like to hear what measure; of Parliamentary reform he is pre pared to advocate.—(Laughter.) I ask you this ques 6ml:ie.-Mae there an individual in England, on the morn ing of the 10th of April, 1848, when kings and emperors were flying into exile, and thrones were tottering throughout Europe--I say, was there a person in Eng land, from the Queen on the throne to the humblest yeoman in possession of his two acres of land, who did not in heart rejoice that the Reform Act had been pas se d and the corn-laws repealed before that day arrived?--- (Much cheering.) j put that question to any man be fore me, or to any one on the opposite side of the hustings. (AVoiee, "Church and State.") Yes, Church and Stetel and they will be maintained by the people of this country, if you give them fair play.—(Bravo.) It is said that there are many imperfections and flaws in my Public conduct. I will not deny that in the course of 32 Years of public service, I have committed many errors, but I must say this, that into that eventful period the revolutions of ages had been crowded, and it cannot be expected of me that in the short space of half an hour I Should be able to vindicate all the decisions 1 have had to take under circumstances of difficulty- 0 i the most pressing difficulty—(Applause.) To jud ge of my conduct f a i r l y y ou should know all the motives, a ll the circumstanc es which influenced my judgment iti each Particular case; and, need I say that time would fail me WM I to ettompt t o 13y Wita apeo Moro you. This, 1 lat least, I can say—l have acted in the face of day. My public life—either for good or evil—stands in a clear light. It is in the power of every man to judge what, on the whole, has been the course of my proceeding. I tell you—not on my own account, but for the sake of public men in general—it is for the interest of the public that you should not pry too closely into the characters of public men, nor hunt too narrowly for particular excep tions to their, general conduct. Look rather to the general tenor of their lives. Try them by this test—has tiv4rice or ambition misled them from the path of public duty—have they, in the course of long public service, gained honours and advantages for them selves at the- cost of the public? Try me by this test, and I • fear not the result.—(Loud cheering.) If, on the whole, my conduct will bear this test, would you ant wisely and justly to mark the close of such a pu bli c lif e with your reprobation?—(No.) And let me glance at what I have done. I have helped out of office to secure to the great hely of my fellow subjects throughout the United Kingdom perfect equality of civil rights without. religious distinction. In the service of the Crown I helped to wipe away the great reproach of British freedom by the emancipation of the negroes in th e British Colonies. In office with Lord G re y and Lord John Russell, I was intrusted with the preparation of the Retorm Act, and on that occasion I certainly had the good fortune greatly to extend the popular rights of my fellow citizene.—(Cheers.) When in power I was a party to issuing the commission of inquiry from which emanated , he great measure of m un i c i pa l re f orm that es tablished the principle of self-government in our cor porations. lam sure there cannot be a popular as sembly in which the names I am about to mention will not command sympathy and respect.. In conjunction wi'.h my departed friend Sir Robert Peel—(Hear, hear) was fortunate enough to contribute to the great un dertaking of supplying the people of this country with cheap bread. I ulso aided that great statesman in repealing all the duties on the raw material of manufacture by means of which, and the measure before alluded to, the food and clothing of t h e poor and needy have been . greatly chea pened.—(Cheers.) More. than this, I did my best, and not unsuccessfully, .tai establish the peace of Europe, by cementing those amicable relations with foreign powers which free trade and extended 'commerce never fail to bring in their train; Is this all?- Great 'attachment to law reform is professed on the other side. Before I left office in 1846, I prepared a County Courts Bill, which I gave to my successor, and, almost without change, it has become the law of the land.—(Cheers.) Even the other day—out of office—unbought, and having no per sonal object to gratify, I devoted my time during last year almost exoiusively to the Commission of Inquiry into the abuses of the Court of Chancery, from which emanated the measure of reform on account of which Lord Derby's Government has taken much credit to itself. With respect to the British colonies, extending es they do to the utmost limits of the earth, I have given my strenuous support to all attempts to emancipate them from the thraldom and overweening influence of the mother country. In short, I have borne my part with the beat men in their beet actions during the last thirty-two. years, and I man honestly say with Burke, "I can shut the book; I might wish to read a page or two more, but I have done enough for the full measure . of my ambition, and I have endea voured not to' live in vain: —(Great' applause.) W e ll, then, after perambulating' England, there come home at last, and once more appear before the Carlisle consti tuency.. I have no, personal object to gratify,—(s ome laughter, on the hestings.) The getitlemeg , who pro posed, .and seconded me en the other sidenhould not mock me with derision. If they think I have any per sonal object to gratify, why did they nominate me as a candidate?—(Appleuse.)• .1 repeat that I aminfluenced by ht!, personal object on. this occasion. I see a great public interest at stake, and I think it of the last im portance that this capital of the borders should send no doubtful votes to the approaching Parliament.—(Lond cheers.)' If 'the eleetors of Carlisle think that free trade can be safely eutrusted to the guardianship of itr ene mies, let them return a Darbyite; if, on the contrary, they think it should be entrusted to the guardianship of its friends, let them return me and Mr. Ferguson. If the electors of this city shall be of. opinion that the time has arrived when, with reference to the public, interest, I - should withdraw from the publio serviee, will-respectfullyeretire; if, on the other hand, they be of opinion That my labours may still be useful to the public, I am to the public content fora short time longer to give best exertions.—(Cheering.) I cannot promise yote that ' they will be more zealous, more energetic, th an they have been, nor am I vain enough to expect that my exertions can be attended with greater success than has crowned my past efforts. It now only remains for me to.thank you cordially for the kindness with 'which you have heard me. I bear no resentment to any gentleman opposite; and if, during this contest, I have uttered a syllableoffensive totally one it has been unintentionlly.—(Applause,) I say, with the utmost possible respect, that -you, the eleotoriehave a great duty to perform. You have to, decide 'who, on the whole, are the persons fiitest- to represent the city of Carlisle. I leave the case in your hinds, and abide your decision with anxiety, but also w i t h great confidence.—(Cheers.) Mr. HoDOSON said the time had arrived when the electors of Carlisle were ealled upon to return two re presentatives to Parliament. Never had they been called upon to exercise the privilege of electors under more trying circumstances, and it became them to select as their representatives men in whoae political honesty, courage, and consistency they could confide. A sneer had been paSsed on him on the alleged ground that h e had thought . fit to change his mind on certain political questions; but he hoped to satisfy them, before h e con cluded, tat he had been guilty of no inconsistency whatever.---(Applause.) No one could canvass the con stituency of Carliale without being aware of its opinion on the question of free trade. • • The Right Hon. Baronet had twitted. him as if 'he had changed his opinions on that 'question; bat he told the Right Hon. Baronet to his face that he (Mr. Hodgson) was a free trader long before he Was.—(Cheers.) The candidates for whom he bad voted in Carlisle had always been free-traders. That was the case with Sir Philip Musgrave when he opposed Mr. Crowen with Mr. Garnett and Sir J. Malcolm. Never in- his life had he done anything so much against free trade as • when be voted for the Right Hon. Baronet .—( Cheers and laughter.) In the Ri g h t Hon. Baronet's printed address he told the electors to ask him whether he (Mr. Hodgson) was a supporter of Lord Derby's Government. Without hesi tation` he would' avow that he was.—(Applause.) If elected he would be a general supporter of Lord Derby's GoVernment, and he would tell them why. On looking around, and viewing . the aspect of political affairs, he came to the conclusion that no other Government could be forined than that which Lord Derby presided over. — (Applause and laughter.) The late Government died a natural death. Lord Lansdowne declared in the House of Lords that he was almost ashamed of being a mem ber of it for the last twelve months of its existence, so im becile and tottering was its condition. During that period the Government cenld_ carry no measure which it thought essential_ for the good 9f the country. But, if it *ere thought important to have . Lord Jobn Russell at the head of affairs, .he must be ,ullowed to ask the Right Hon. Baronet -why he was not in his place in P trliatneut• to defend him when he needed support ? When Lord John Russell declared,. in February lest, that, Bill if Lord P a l mers ton's amendment to the Militia ... should b e carr i e d ; • be would resign office, did Sir Jathes Grit:ha—reed -conduct evince any earnest desire to maintain in power a Free-trade Government? He saw the Right Hon: Baronet in the House above five or ten minutes before the division took place, but when the di vision bell ran g be was non est inve ntu s. — (C heers and laughter.) The Right Hon. Baronet on that occassion. did not COU2O forward to support his friend, and he did not wonder at it. Let him ask this question, too: Who made the most virulent and acrimonious speech against the Whig Government on the motion for inquiry into the foreign olio of Lord Palmerston? The Right Hon. Baronet. Where wits. free-trade then?— (Applause.) Who again made the most acrimonious speech and did his best to throw out the Government on the question of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill? Free trade Was' never thought of lentil 'it was desired to get ri d of Lord Derby's Government, and then the cry was got up for the occasion.—(Cheers.) He had long been a ' t ee -trader, and would confine° so, and would never vote for any measure oelculeted to diminish the benefits the.people bad derived from free- trade.—(Cheers.) "as not in England when the corn laws were repeal e d , but Mr. Mounsey, who proposed Mr. Ferguson this d ay, then signed' a petition against their repeal. Yet Mr, m ounsey now •oame forward to preside over Mee • tlegs at which monopolists were denounced. gh at h • necessa satd . ought to satisfy the' people that it was L et the ry to near , both sides of _the question.—(Cheers,) en not accept as true the statements made on the °ell er po _ eacte as to his being opposet to the interests of the man. The R'ebt H,q. Baronet had alluded to' a !cater° f • 0 Chancery reform being befo re in eentemplat b io u n t while the present Government came into office; of e ha i n aa• Whiga were.talking about reforming the Court The quest. "T. Lord Derby bad- don. it.—(Cheers.) D t elt bad been on the tapes for 25 years, but Lord St er r bY ' "'listed b the greatest lawyer of the day, Lord "collard' • had settled it in three months.—(Cheers.) He beli eveda u d: n L , sthistLordDerby was actuated by the best te en ° ,,eleit feelings to w ards the people, If the condi he—'et` the poor handloom weavers could be improved, b---ey ed that Lord Derby was t he man to do it.— (C heers.). It wa e only the other day a distinguished tne ee th e ber eof the Government informed him that he was di e c ,c, in the next session , to bestow his earnest con -81 assent on that subject. Re could readily give his "-' to every wor d which had fallen f r om the Ri g h t H op'R R. —41. 06 a -on the e u bject of refOrm; but the Right Hon. Baronet had left himself a loophole by which he could evade —4 . question Th e Right Hon. Baronet did not state whether.he wanted . a 51" 521, or a 1/. suffrage. It would Baronet' s. Wear, . f rom the language of the Ri g ht Hone Prop_oser, that ho me . .„, re he as for universal suffrage; bat to th at (Mr. Hodgson) was decidedly opposed. ---( Ch ee rs.) A ll us i o n to the ballot had been avoid e d,•to-d a .y, an d. if he . mistoo k not, there was as much differentia of opinion on that question between his 913enec ts as there was between himself. and Sir. J. Graham on any other point. Allusion having been made to retrenchment, he might be permitted to say that he had 'voted 'for every motion for retrenchment except one brought forward by Mr.' Cobden, which would have Sw ept away ten millions of taxes at once, and endangered the interest of the debt. When the Right Hon. Baronet's friends. spoke of his. being. the friend of Reform and r etrenchment, he must remind theta that he never voted for Mr. H ume e e motion for Reform, nor did he vote for Mr. Henley's and Mr. Drummond's motions for retrenchment.—(Cheers.) Before concluding, he must enter his earnest protest against the c t) on (- duct of the opposite party , for causing s ome persons be apprehended by the pollee and placed in the corpora tion dungeon for merely expressing disapprobation at a public meeting on Friday last.—(Cheers) He would also explain how it happened !.hat his friends had pro- posed Sir James Graham. The . fact was, „they were in fortued.tbs I 11 owa of the Right 011. Bstouet's climb were about to propose him (Ur. Hodgson), and so they determined to have the start of them.—(Cheers and laughter.) His public life was before the electors. If they returned him they would find him undeviating in his attachment t o constitution and the Protestantin stitutions of the country. Shou'd the electors not return him the day might nm be fur distant when they would that they had at least one Member who would stand up in defence of those Protestant institutions on which he believed the honour, glory, p,ae,, and welfare of the empire essentially dependA.—(Loud cheers.) Mr- FERGUSON contended that at present the country enjoyed on l y an i nstalment of free trade, and antici pated the greatest advaritases from the full development of the system. Tho country having 'once tasted the blesdngs of free trade, he believed that no Minister, however powerful, would venture to revers,) it; hut it behoved the people to take care that nothing was done in a disguised form to give the rich compensation for the loss of proe etion at the expense of the poor.—(Cheers ) The present Minist6 , ra could not be trusted to carry out the free trade system. They were unwilling agents, and their inclinations were the other way. The spirit of free trade was not iu them, and their ruling principle was protection. Ho concluded by declaring his steady adherence to the great principle s of reform which he had ever advocated, and retired amid great cheering. Dr. LCNSDALE thought that, as Sir J. Graham was sure to hold the highest place in the next Administra tion, it was desirable to ascertain his opinion on curtain points to which he had not alluded in his addre,s to the meeting. For this purpose he had drawn up certain questions . to which be requ i re d answers f rom the It'ght Lion. B ironer. Sir J. GRAHAM said that Dr. Lonsdale had put into his hand four questions, to which he would reply seriu*im. The first question was—" Would you in any future case, like th it of Hungary, where the liberties Of one State were interfered by another and despotic S ate (Rassia), do your best to put an end to that interference and to resist it as a violation of right? " It was impos sible for any lover of freedom not to participate in the aspirations after freedom in all foreign countries, and he knew no limit to practically aiding foreign countries in their endeavours to liberate themselves from the yoke of tyranny, except the paramount obligation of not involv ing this country in a war on account of interference in affairs not our own. The second question was—" Would you, in the ease of a people, now despotically governed, throwing.off the yoke by their own energies, and setting up a new Government by a revolution of their own making, urge the immediate and lull recognition of that Government by ours?" To this queation he could give a practical answer The great motto of Lord Grey's Go vernment, addition to reform and retrenchment, was non•interterence in the affairs of foreign countries. Act ing in accordance with this motto, L )rd Grey's Go vernment, following the example of their predecessors, recognized the Government of Louis Philippe, whom a revelation hid raised to the throne of France. Again, another revolution separated Belgium from Holland, and raised it into an independent kingdom, and in that case also Lord Grey's Government recogcized the newly created authority. Thirdly, when Louis Philippe was expelled from France by another revolution, and a Re public established in-that country, the British Govern ment acknowledged the new order of things—a course of which he entirely approved. The third question was —" Would you oppose any measures—an extradition Bill, recourse to letter opening, or the like—which could have for its object the restriction of the rights of refugees to find an asylum in England, safe from all espionage -on the part of our Government'?" He would make England a secure asylum to all foreigners seeking an asylum from the oppression of other Governments in any part of the world; but, in return, he would re quire that these foreigners' should not abuse our hos pitality by conduct which would endanger the peace of Europe. As to 'extradition he approved of the agreement into which we had entered with France and America fur the mutual surrender of three classes of crirainals • —narnely, murderers, forgerers, and fraudulent bankrupts: The fourth question was, •' Would you maintain the duty of this country to take steps fottbe efficient protection df"her su bj ects a bro a d?" His answer w as decidedly in the affirma tive . L e t our tellow.subject s a b roa d obey the laws of the country in which their residence is fixed, and should they, unof fending, be assailed by tyranny, he would, even at the risk of war, from which his feelings were abhorrent, protect them by the high hand of the power of this country. Dr. 401 , 75 DALE wished to have the Right Honourable Gentleman's opinion of the extension of the franchise. The Right Honourable Gentleman had shown that be was neither a Derbyite nor a Russellite. Then, what tee " was he ?—(I-fear, h ear, and laughter.) He called on him to state his vi ews as to theextension of the franchise. . . Sir JAMES GRAETAM said, it Was true he was not a Derbyite, and whet M e. H odgson had stated must have satisfi e d th em he WaS .not i Ra9sellite. He did riot vote for Lo r d J ohn Russell's Militia Bill be cause be did not approve of the sceeme as he announced it. Dr. Lousdale asked what " ite " he now was.. solved not i t i o ehd bind a Dt eu nselPineeie the i ie b t u te t rs ho was now of ;.nyparty, but would do his best as a private Member of Parliament, or in any•situetion which.it might be the pleasure of the Crown to call on bias to fill.—(Applause.) He would not bind himself' in the fetters or party so as to prevent him from exercising an iNdependent judgment as to the fittest mode in which his couniry could be served. Therefore, he was neither a Derhyite nor a Russellite; but his object was to be the independent member lor Carlisle, free to express his opinions in the House of Commons on all important questions as they might arise. —(Cheers.) That brought him to the question of re form. He certainly had been of opinion that the exten sion of the suffrages given by the Reform Act of 1832 was so extensive that it would have lasted his time. He now, however, was clearly of opinion that since the Queen had announced from the Throne that a revision of the Act of 1832 was necessary, and since Lord J. Russell, then First Minister of the Crown, who was his colleague in introducing the Act of 1832, had himself acknowledged that it was marked by great imperfec tions, it was his (Sir James Graham's) opinion that a revision of the measure was indispenable. Then, he was asked what franchise he was prepared to support? He would tell them he was not satisfied with the new Reform Bill introduced by the late Whig Go vernment. It sinned in one particular--it did not recur to the principles of the Act of 1832, which was the dis franchisement of small rotten boroughs, and the exten sion of the franchise to towns containing large numbers of intelligent citizens.—(Cheers.) If we are to revise the Reform Act, I think we must begin where we left off. We must look to see whether there are any de cayed boroughs to be disfranchised, and whether the franchise cannot be beneficially extended to large com munities not at present enjoying it; and with respect to cities and boroughs; he had no hesitation iu saying it appeared to him that the old English basis of residence and rating would be the legitimate foundation of any fu ture extension of the suffrage.—(Cheers.) In conclu sion, he hoped that his answers to Dr. Lonsdale's ques tions would secure 'him that gentleman's vote. Dr. Lon dale's questions were then put to the other candidates, and obtained from them answers substan tially the same as those given by Sir J. Graham. The Mayoit then took a show of hands, and decided that it was in favour of SFr J. Graham and Mx. Ferguson, whereupon a pull was deManded for Mr. Hodgson, and fixed fur to-morrow. The: assembly then quietly dispersed. The final result of the pull yesterday was— Sir J. Graham ... ••• ..• 505 W. Ferguson ... ..• •, 494 W. Hodgson GLASGOW (CITY). The nomination of two members for the city of Glasgow took place in the front of the Court -house on Wednesday, the 7th. Bailie M'DOWALL proposed Mr. John Macgregor, which was seconded by M r. CALLENDER, leather me Mr. A. ORR proposed Mr. Alexander Hastie, which was seconded by Mr. C. GREY, distiller. p Mr. MURRAY roposed Lord Melgund, which was se conded by Bailie SOURLA.Y. Sir J. CA 3traELL propose d M r . Peter Blackburn, which was seconded by Mr. L. W The three fir s t-named candidates Conservat ve. iul a ° re Liberals, and the fourth, Mr. Blackburn Mr. Alison, t h e fifth a a c Fr n ee didate, was not nominated, having retired . Mr. MACGRE GOR, who was received with g reat ap plause u by the d served, in the course mass in front of the hustings, ob ee of his addres—l consider that we require to carry , oat still further the principl es o f free tract-. We must abolish all the taxes or cu s t oms duties on every kind of raw material, such as timber. W e must remove the remainints duties on articles of f ood, such as butter, "cheese, and other articles I could name. We must reduce the duty on tea, which, as it at present stan ds, may be considered as a tax on temperance. If no one else does, I propose to bring in a measure of this kind myself, viz., to reduce the duty to one-half of what it now is. —(Great cheering.) Mr. HASTIE was received with loud cheers. He ob served that while he was quite disposed now, as he had pledged himself on a former occasion, to support mea sures not men, yet he could not, until he saw the mea sures of the present Government, place confidence in them.—(Cheers.) If, however, the present Government brought in good measures, measures likely to increase the trade of the country, to carry the glory of this coun try to the same pitch as it had attained in former days, then he should say that these men and their measures would have his warmest support.—(Cheers.) Lord MELGUND, who was received with mingled cheers and hisses, in the course of his speech observed—l have supported the same principles as the gentlemen who have spoken before me; and I think few men would have the courage to stand in the place which I now occupy, and say that we must go back to the system of protection. There are, however certain points in the conduct of our Legislature in which I do not so tho roughly agree with the Hon. Candidates who have spoken as I would wish to do. I differ with them on a paint which seems more particularly to affect the people of the northern division of the empire than ail other portion of her Majesty's dominions; I mean the princi ple of religious liberty and equelity. In my opinion there is a great amount of misunderstanding as to what is the nature of the Maynooth endowment, and the ob jects far which it was set on foot. In Ireland there is an enormous, wasithy, overpaid, and useless sinecure institution, which is kept there by the bayonets and physical power of the people of this country. So long as Parliament shall refuse to entertain the Irish Church question there will be no peace or equality for Ireland. —(Applause, hisses, and cries of "The franchise.") Well, as to Parlt:lmentary reform, this question will oe agi. tated in the next session of Parliament, and you are in a great mistake if you think it will be carried without a considerable struggle. Yeti must get the steam up much higher before you can induce the House of Commons or bully the novae of Loris int) p ass i us that measure. 1, For my part, I am willing to go as far as a 51. houiroli francbi3e, which in this town I am informed will he equal to a household suffrage. When you get this much, you will be strong enough to ask for more. The Noblo Lord concluded by expressing the interest which he took in the question of popular education, and his earnest &sire to see a system adopted which would acknowledge the equal rilz - hts of all religious sects. 2,1 r. PLACKBURNE'S address was chiefly directed to the subject of the Mayrsooth grant, which he regarded as an endowment cf error, only justifiable by the adop tion of the voluntary principle. Sir A. ALISoN, the sheriff, having taken the show of hands, declared the result to be in favour of Mr. Mac gregor and Mr. Hastio, A poll wa , 3 demanded on behalf of the other two can didates, and was fixed to take place on Friday (this day). • After the usual complimentary vote to the sheriff, the proceedings, which hed ben conducted in the most or derly manner, terminate d. DOVER. " The election has termina.tud in a most unexpected manner. Lord Ceelsea, thelDerhy candidate, has been returned at the head of the 'poll.' The numbers are as follow Lord Chelsea ..• ... 1 097 Mr. Rico (Free-trader) 893 Sir George Clerk (Pcelite) ... 791 Up to t , ne o'clock Mr. Rice •as at the head of the poll, and the contest was considered to lie between Lord Chelsea aticl S r Gorge Cierk. Afier that hour, how .-ver. the I/I) . i suppor era arrived in greater numbers, an Lord Chelsea soon • b , ained a majority, w hi c h be kept up till th e c l ose o f t h e election. Accusations of bri bery flea thick and fa-4, and the crowd of electors in front of the hustings vociferated lustily for a committee. That the .Nobh Lurd :Mould have b- en returned would not have caused so much astoni hment, hut that be should be returned with so triumphant a . majority has excited the unpleasant wonder of all parties. None are more astounded (Ilan the Derbyice voters themselves, and judging from the hearry--..even regretful —manner in which Sir G. Clerk was received when taking his leave of the constituency, the enthusiastic acclamations which greeted hire, and the desires of the electors, re repeatedly expresed, " that he would stand again," the fickle crowd appeared already to have repented the sen tence th.y•had recorded against their old representative. The sp eches of the Members in returning their thanks to the electors were short.. Lord Chelsea, avoiding all topics which might prove unpleasant or exciting, m e rely stated that he would exert himself to support the inte rests of his constituents. Mr. Rice referred, amid re peated bursts of cheering, to the support that he did not promise them, but which he had already given them throughout the whole course of his political career as their representative. With a hard bit at Lord Chelsea's independence as the nominee of the Derby Government, of his being compelled to vote fur his chief, and with a sarcastic explanation of the Noble Lord's success, on the ground of the hospitality of 'the Dover electors, Mr. Rice concluded a short but effective speech. With the chair ing of the successful candidate the proceedings of the day were to be finally terminated. There cannot be a - question but that sinister influences have been at work, and estimates of expenses incurred on the side of the Derby candidate run very high. NOTTINGHAM. Mr. BALL, sheriff of this borough, officially declared the state' of the poll yesterday at 3 o'clock, when the numbers, after having been carefully calculated, were found to be as follows:-- Strutt • ... 1,960 Walter • ... 1,863 Sturgeon ... 512 Tho whole proceedings were conducted in the greatest good humour, and the result was evidently satisfactory to the inhabitants. The friends of Mr. Walter dined together in consi derable numbers on 'Wednesday evening at the George IV. Inn; and a grand fête to celebrate the return of Messrs. Walter and Struts; at which, it is supposed, both parties will join, will shortly take place at the Ar boretum. KNA.RESBORO LTG U. The nomination of candidates for this borough took place yesterd4y. There were four gentlemen who sought the suffrages ot the electors --namely, the two old Mem bers (Mr. J. B. P. Westhead and Mr. T. Collins), and Mr. J. D. Dent and Mr. B. T. Wood. The candidates having addressed the meetinz, the show of hands was taken, and declared to be in favour ot Westhead and D ent . A poll was demanded by their opponeniff_. • - PLYMOUTH. The nomination yo:terday. Mr. Collier (barrister), was prOpo.ed by Mr. Burnell and s e conded by Mr. 13rickham. Mr. B E,cott Was proposed by Mr. Ha)cruf and c.oaed Ply Mr. Cadd. Mr. Charles M a re was prep 'sea by Dr. Ruil..r and s , couded by Mr. te .Wd3 in fav our o f M r. Coll i e r v an he snow of halide u d s. Mr. ' I C HELTENUAII • The Hon, Craven 14'Itziardiuge fi-rkeley and Sir Wit" loughby.J , nes were nomicat,d; aMr Robert G. Gem' mato (C , artist) was also propo , ed. The show of hands which a. was deetared iu fay.eor ot Sir Willoughby Jones, upon pull dtmandE-d. PEMBROKESHIRE (BOROUGHS). The erindiciAtes nomiuktte.d were Sir John Owen (Li" heral Conservative), Captain Childs (Radical), , Yesterday th e nominWati.m ELLS took place. The canal' dates are the Right Hun. G. Hayter, Mr. Tredwaf , and Mr. Sergeant Kinglake. Tne show of hands wtO in favour of Mr. Hayter and Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, 011 which a pull was demanded for Mr. Tredway. Yosterday was the day of nominati on . M r . Moncrieff. Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Dlckey are the candidates. At poll wal.dernanded for the two latter, and will take place tu•day. ROCHESTER. The nomination for this city took place yesterday. The candidates are Mr. Bernal and Mr. T. H o dges (the kte Members) and the Hon. F. Villiers and Sir H. ➢Maddock. The show of hands was in favour of the latter tWo, upon which a poll was demanded for the two former. ..............,...,..„....... STOCKPORT. • The nomination took plat,-, psterday, and three can' didates were proposed, Mr. Heald and Mr. KerrohaW , the late Members, and Mr. T% B. Smith, late M.P. for the Stirlinv, boroughs. The show of. hands was declared to be in favour of Messrs. Kershaw and Smith, and 0 poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Heald. GATESHEAD. Yesterday the rfetnination took place. The candidates are Mr. Hutt, the Hon. A, Liddell, and Air. Walters. NEWPORToni 1 p 5 1 1 4 , 0 12 _ ----- The nomi 37 0 e F st, W rd I a G y. HT T . he can di' dates 're the late ni , mbers ( \lr. W. H. Plowde❑ and Mr. C. W 3 Itehara Martin), and Mr. W. Biggs and Mr• W. M 66 sPY (Liberals). The show of bands was in fir Your of the two latter, upon which a poll was demanded for the former. LANCASTER. The nomination for chin h _or ough took place yesterday The CalliltdnteS Were the late inernbr•rs (Mr. Greene and Mr. B. B. Armstrong), Mr. S. Gregs on (Liberal), , Mr. John Ellis (perbyite) A i•evere contest is expected. NE WARK. Ypacerday the nomination for this borough took place. The candidates were Mr. Sutton, Mr. Vernon. and Mr. Turner. The show of hands wds in favour of Mr. &two and Mr. Turntr, 'on Which a poll was demanded for Mr. Vernon. ItAILWA Y sitaitE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, JULY 8. riirce . a KX C 1 ANG K.—The buSiness to-day was rather li mited, hut prices were firm. The transactions were as f°l ' low :-.Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead) 191— Eastern Counties, 10 3 4 —Lancashire and Yorksh 831/I—London and North- Western, Ne rr Quarters, 32 Midland, 7414—Dutch Rhenish, 2 1 / 2 dis. , MANCI - ite+Tit h.. JULY 8 ~.. -Lan- STOCK EXCHANGE —The transactions low :----East 'Anglian, Preference, cashire and Yorkshire, 83'A6per caenndt"North-W-e"stefr°nl: p." - wMannitcheheasvteern. and d d Birmingham Furness, 7. —London( C, - G The Hight Lion. W. E. .Gladslone has left town for the v se E a u t T of ie S E ir m S E t N e T ph d e — n Glynne, iEtk Ii a i r O d it eri A C EI L B D t I s e , o C u Ll o e u te li r • AxnHOLLOWAY'S Pans.—An asto un di ng cure ! kr this mirmedicine, iuter every other means had f a i led. See extract from hil l Lordship's letter, dated " beg Villto aca Messina, Legh orn; Feb 21, 1845. Professor Holloway—Sir : 1 quaint you that y our fected a.cure of a disorder i n my liver and stomach vrhich pills hayed' ost eminent of the faculty, at h ome and all over the continent nt, C hadnct been able to effect ; nay, not ever, the wat ers of Carlsbad or b1,, 1 ", rientirld. (Signed) " ALtisoxocon." These wonderful pills w"; cure any disease of the liver or stomach. —Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, us' b. co, mmieinp v.n.fer4 thrn,i,thoot th e eiv , lhip.l wertd rtliTllB. OF A SON. od the sth ing., at Dartmouth-house, Blackheath, the wit . ? Gibraltar, of a of Catain Lnoch Gardi ner , R.A A ~ filitary Secretary 8 ' Ou an h ed eir. the 6th inst., at Southsea, the wife of the Rev. Edgar B. Barnes, R.N. OF A DAITGFITEIt. On the 7th inst. at Greenwich, t h e wife of Samue l Williams, Esq. , At Windsor, on the sth inst., the wife of the Rev. T. A. Miller. On the 6th inst. second son of ,at E 4 RRIED Henry, En field Old Church, Willi am Mr. Alderman Challis, to Margaret, seco nd daughter of John Millar,Es9., M.D., Enfield. On the 6th i nst., at Barnsbury-terrace, Islington, William Thornton, E, q., aged 63. DIED On the 6th inst ,at Green-street, Mrs.SydneySmith, widow' of the late Rev. Sydney Smith, aged 77. On the 7th inst., Charles Ctratiwicke Jones, Esq., aged 52. On the 4th inst., at Upper Seymour-street, Edward A• Swaine, Esq., o f Lee&. On the 4th inst., at Bayswater, Miss A. Pratten, aged 75. On the sth inst., at Selwood-place, Brompton, Mrs. Susan Wilson, relict of the late A. A. Wilson, Esq., of Tavistock, Devon, aged 82. On the 6th inst. , , at Tulse-hill, T. Sc o tt , E sq., aged 60. Samuel Long, Esq., aged 52. 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