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ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. MR. DISRAELI AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. NEWPORT PAGNELL, JULY 14.—Mr. Dupre and Mr. Disraeli dined this afternoon with a numerous body of their constituents, comprising the leading farmers and m any of the gentry and clergy in the neighbourhood. Covers were laid at the Anchor Hotel for nearly 200, and they were all occupied. A sumptuous dinner was disposed of, and afterwards the Chairmain, Mr. GREAYES, a tenant farmer, gave the usual loyal toasts. He then gave " Her Majesty's Ministers."—(Cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI was received with great applause on rising to respond. He said—As lam the only one of her Majesty's Ministers who is present on this occasion, you will permit me to return you thanks, on their part, for the manner in which you have received the toast of the chairman. Her Majesty's Ministers, gentlemen, at the present moment are before the country; yet I can say, on their part, with the utmost sincerity, that they are not afraid of the verdict that will be given by the country.—(Loud cheers.) Fortified by that which they believe will be the verdict of the nation, it will be their duty, to the utmost of their power, to propose measures to Parliament which they believe are neces sary to promote the good of all classes of the coramnity. —(Cheers.) And in doing so, gentlemen, you may confidently rely that they will not forget the pledges they have given nor the promises they have made to the agricultural interest of the country.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN followed with the toast, " Our Con servative candidates." Mr. DUPRE made a speech in reply. Mr. DISRAELI agoßn rose, and was interrupted for a few minutes by a disorderly man outside, who was making a speech to those who could not get into the room. He proceeded—lt becomes me, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen— The CHAIRMAN (to the disorderly man)—Hold y our tongue, Sir, or you'll be put into the treadmill. Mr. DISRAELI—I hops that (the treadmill) is not the of the candidates who oppose us.--(Loud laughter.) I rfipear before you to -day, as also my Hon. Friend, as a candidate for your suffrages, and I feel sensibly the difference in my present position at the present moment, at this conjuncture, from what it was when I had the honour, in this room, of addressing you on the last oc casion, becadse on that occasion I Was sustained by what I feel to be the greatest honour a gentleman can attain, that of being your representative.—(Applause.) Gentlemen, I should be perfectly to leave our cause to the plea just put forward by my l a te colleague and able friend, Mr. Duet& put forth with a power and eloquence which on more than one occesioe he has shown in this county—an eloquence which is only faulty in this re spect, namely, that it is not so extended as I could wish, for often I have advised my Hon. Friend that in the House of Commons I think he would bo a distinguished ores ment.—(Hear, 11 e ',ar.) Gentlemen, my Hon. Friend has s poken c,f tne candidates re may have to onoounter—of one gentleman, at least, who, if there be anything of th a t shivering we h ear so :nach of in the present day, would be afraid to m e et us i n a f ree an d open field, and that is Dr. L'ele.—(La u s a ht er, ) But Ido not feel the harmless ness of that individual which my Hon. Friend has ex pressed;'for pray remember that Dr. Lee has pat out a programme of :principles poseeesing many popular features, and he has enlieted on his s i de the w h o l e of the rair sex, (Loud laughter)—and as far as that point is concerned, if there is to be any alteration in the suffrage, I shall adopt the plan of Dr. Lee, anl I trust ell hie friends on that head will give me their second votes.— (Lauehter.) Gentlemen, when I addressed you lest, as your Member; in ttaie room, you will remember whet was then the position of the Opposition u that day. It tt irs on e of very great difficulty. The change of 1846 was a change of the most remarkable description. I was, among_ others opposed to that c h ange . I t h ought the risk of that change was too great under the einem stances—too great for this country to incur. I thou ht the disturbing circumstances, so far as the, Agricultural interest was concerned, which that change would duce, were rsot a matter of theory; pro that they were able, and t . .nat no ore had a right to incu e r d - t it h a e: o r d easpoenebility of voting for a charge, so unpreea in secure, and eo inconsistent —(Hear, hea r , an d c h eers )— and I must say, gentlemen, that every subsecinent ses sion of Parliament has perfectly fortified the opinion I then for med. — (Cheers.) I knew—all knew the effect of that change upon our position. We all knew that we should have very great difficulty to regain the position we had lost. At all times it is difficult to regain a posi ti ma which is forfeited, and I stated years ago my indi vidual conviction of that sound policy which it was your duty to fellow. But, gentlemen, your opponents were ever anxious that yen should pursue a false policy. They have always arid, " Ask only for that which it is impos sible to get, and then you will occupy a sensible posi tion."—(Laughter.) But, gentlemen, we occupy safe ground by demanding that which is truly practicable, instead of following the tactics of an Opposition, which would in the precipitancy of their strong convictions knock their brains against the first opposing wall they meet.—(Laughter.) Gentlemen, I told you to form your views a little more deep than foolish. I said, " There is great agriculearal distress in consequence of a change in the law; your opponents taunt you when you seek to go hack to that law, and they are all-sufficient in their opposition. I want you to acertain what is the cause of your suffaring, and, if possible, to accept the new policy, and to consider what recompense you can find in other measures."—(Hear.) Gentlemen, that was tho advice I presumed to give, and it is a question most interesting to the numerous and most influential body assembled here to-day. I say—what is the reason the English pro ducer, the English occupier of land, cannot compete with the foreign producer or occupier of land?—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") I have always said, and I don't know that I have ever heard any argument of an intelligent opponent which I really could refer to as in any way conclusive against it—l have always said, the mason is, " that the English producer is under a system of taxation—(Loud cheers)-3 system which is in ge neral applied to himself—which is in particular applied to the class to which he belongs—entailing upon him burdens which do not allow him to run the race on equal terms with the others."—(Loud cheers.) That is what. I said. And gentlemen, I have also said that the protectionist system was not to be justified unless you e 3ll show these circumstances ex i s t . —(H ear, h ear. ) And I still believe these circumstances do exist in this country, however much they may be modified. and that the principl e o f pro t ect i on i s sound—that i n a society which is artificial, in which there exists a finan cial system so complicated as oar own, it was much better to adhere to compensating c , arrangem ents f or the protection of the cultivators of the soil th an that you should madly leave him an unequal comp e ti tor with the foreigner.—(Cheers.) And this principle, I s a y , is at all times to be modified ac cor di ng t o existing circumstances, But, gentlemen, the pr o t ec ti ve p r i nc i p l e was not only t; sound one, but it w as a pr i nc i p l e to the advantage of the country, and the only principle upon which our present system of finance could be vindicated. y ou could not vindicate a system that rested individually and mainly upon the cultivators of the soil, unless in its operation it gave compensatory relief to those whom it placed under particular restrictions. Well, I say, gen tlemen, if the country has chosen to abrogate that sys tem, and if the majority of the people of this country are of opinion it would be unwise to recur to it, I say we must seek by other means — (Cheers)—and in ano ther direction—(Repeated cheers)---to place the cultiva tors of the soil in a fair and just position.—(Loud cheers.) Now, gentlemen, that is all I have ever said. It is what lam nerfectly ready to maintain. I said it in opposition, as your Member; and I say n ow, a . 7. a Minister of the Crown, I am perfectly p r te pared to advise her Majesty to carry it out.—(G reat cheering.) Now, gentlemen, it has sometimes been said that the policy I wish to pursue has been of but limited compass—that it referred only to the burdens entailed upon land by our system of unfair taxation. Well, g en _ tlemen, in the first place, if there are any particular bur dens on on e class which the rest of society do not bear, I say, as a matter of principle, that there ought to bo re dress.—(Hear, hear.) But I utterly deny that at any time I have told you that proper measures of redress were solely or wholly to be got by any advantage which might arise from the adjustment of particular burdens entailed by local taxation. Three years ago, in this room, I ad vised you to take that particular grievance into your con sideration, and to work it out, because your claim for re dress was founded upon justice.—(Yes, yes.) And be cauao justice would be sanctioned by the great body of the country.—(Ch eers. ) A n d w h at h as happene d s i nc e I thus advised you proves that my advice was a good many one, for gentlemen in th e H ouse o f C ommons who did not r the motionse I resentagricultural constituencies voted for they could brought forward on th e su bj ec t , b ecause not withhold their app rova l o f w h at h a d t h e hip E sanction (Cheers.) Bat, gentleman, f national justice for its support.— ge t n h tlemen, I have not told you—l do not tell yoes s e ew _ that this would give you a sufficient, or that fieis wo)uldlg:ve you 'the chief means of redress. —(Hear, hear. no. It is in reviewing —it is in adjusting—the whole system of national taxation ;it is upon a just basis that the pro in placing this system ducer will findlaitrhataliTstice which the consura4— uhuepright man —could wish which every ) 3-entlemen, the old him to secure. —(Loud question was simply this cheers.) said it required a sy tem of legislation which would u se h cu t re t to you an artificial to believe that in price. You were always tau raising prices you would findg redress; wisenot and, in my opinion, it would have been very have destroyed the old systern.—(Hear.) materially ßu to uohftaLourreidoosi t there is another view of the case—another view tion—another means by which you may —and a means more practical than recurring to the redress —which is beset with infinite difficulties. It is not to increase , prices in order that you may have a fair re muneration for your toil; but it is, gentlemen, to reduce the cost of production. — (lmmense cheering.) N ow that is the sound advice which the agricultural interest must act upon.—(Hear, hear.) You are told that it is one of the necessities for the prosperous condition of England that the bread of the people should be cheap. Well, I say take care that the producer of that bread shall be able to produce it as cheap as possible.—(Loud cheers.) Now gentlemen, you will find if you ad e pt that view of the case that you who are occupiers of the soil will more gradually get the feeling of the country in your favour, and at the same time more perfectly secure compensation for yOUTSC IVO9. It is, as I have said, in reviewin g t h e system of taxation which exists, and in the adjustment of thst system, that the cultiva tors of the soil will find that compensation which they have a right to expect from tho abrogetion of that law which gave them artificial prices—(Cheers)—and I say, in accordance with the spirit of the age and with the temper of the country, l et your produce now be raised upon the cheapest P oss ible principle.—(Loud cheers.) Bat, then , it follows You must not allow your native produce to be shackled by laws which hinder the producer from competing wi t h foreien coun tries. It follows that in the new principle of justice the cultivators of the soil shall no longer r e main the only class incapable of receiving a fair profit for th e i r in- dustry. It follows you must take care that the same justice be done to all her Majesty's subjects.—(Cheers.) And I am well aware, gentlemen, if the question be viewed in that light, and if taxation shall certainly be placed upon a new principle, I am convinced we shall be able to bring forward measures of relief which will re ceive the sympathy and approbation and support of all the various classes of this country.—(Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I am sometimes told that we supported in Opposition what is called the Protectionist policy, but have abandoned it in the responsible position of the Ministers of the Crown. Gentlemen, I should like to hear that accusation made in the House of Commons by any of my opponents. You know very well, gentle men, I never have been one of those who asserted that any sufficient compensation for the abrogation of a law of protection could be fairly found in a moderate fixed duty upon corn. I have all along declared, in my official position, that I should be extremely glad, as a financial measure, if a moderate duty were agreed upon. It would bring an immense quota to the national revenue, and I think. it is a very great mistake so far as financial considerations are concerned, to suppose that a duty upon corn is a trifle; but it seems to be determined that we shall not raise any portion of the revenue from foreign grain. But suppose, gentlemen, that a measure were passed, say a ss. or a 4s. duty upon the importa tion of corn into thi s coun try—suppose this; and, I ask, will that place you in a position equal to that which you occupied in 1845?—(No, no!) This would be a relief, gentl emen, I have never suppor ted, and it would not, by any means , eatl y contr ib u t e to place you in a just positi on . The moderate rise in prices t h at mi ght gr accrue from this to the producer before it fell upon the consumer would not really remunerate you for the suf fering you have encountered, nor rectify much that un just legislation of which you are the victims.—(Hear.) But if you could secure this course, if you could manage to Ret this done, you would meet w ith g reat p rovoc ation rrom other classes, at the same time that you reaped no great or particular advantages. I believe if the counsel I have gum:, 4. taken , b1...0_ w hich I hope, as far as I am concerned, we shall bales _t execute—l beli eve you will receive an efficient, an effective reuseay—(Cheers.) I do not mean to say, gentlemen, that a neg ligent man without capital—(No, no)—would find my remedy much to his advantage.—(Laughter.) That none of you would desire.—(Hear, hear.) Bat I say the cultivator of the soil, who embarks in his undertaking with ardour and with enterprise, with all the personal conditions requisite to success—who brings an adequate amount of skill on the one hand, and a fair share of capital on the other, will then be allowed to enter on his undertaking with a fair prospect of obtain ing that remuneration to which he is entitled.—(Loud cheers.) Well I say, gentlemen, it is, in my opinion, the duty of a Government to redress the grievances un der which the agriculturists have unjustly suffered. I say more, it is their duty to do so if they have the op portunity; and I say further, it is their duty to meet the electors of the country, and to ask from them an op portunity of effecting this redress.—(Cheers.) And eta countiesi n tha t r that eb-f i p i r a e r s t i s c b u y l , a a r ? e 0 h l t f i h l u a t h t i o o u n g b h f t w s n e n e p o o u r Id only fiom what are our pro s p ec t s , gen tl emen, of success in o th b England, although I might think the case . abstractedly a just one ; alth oug h I m i ght feel that be log . just we should not refrain f rom d o i ng which that is founded in justice, yet I cou ld on l y do it with regret ? under such circumstances I might shrink from attempting risk o ce aciliation.—(Flear.) Bat 83 fareslesantehieewgrteleaet appeal which my Lord Derby has made to the naeion,l see no evidence that only one class—the agricultural class—is about to give its sanction to such views,—(Hear.) I see some of the greatest towns its the country—(A. voice— " Liverpool")—ea g erly and zealously advancing to give u 3 the Opportunity of bringing forward these measures, and taut they believe such remedial measures to be just and necessary. An Hon. Friend has just mentioned Liverpool, and Liverpool is the greatest port in England —(Cheers)—much more extensive than London. But this decision of Liverpool is not unaccompanied, by others equally startling and satisfactory. The city of Dublin—(Cheers) —has done the same; and I have leernBd within these few hours that the great manufac turing town of Belfast—the Manchester of Ireland—has returned two Members to support the Government.— (14 end cheers.) And if I take the other great towns of the country—Dover, Greenwich, and Pie mouth—(Cheers) —I ;find the same result. Well, gentlemen, it is unnecessary for me further to vindicate the course which we took in opposition, and which we mean to preserve in power. You have only to adhere to that principle, and make justice to the land the condition of all th ose you return to Parliament, and I am certain measures will be brought for yard which will place you in a position to get a fair return with cheerfulness. I say with cheer fulness, for no man can do where there is injustice. I shall not for the present trouble you with the details of any measures we may present. We have been some times asked. " Why don't you say what you will do?" Why, gentlemen, we ought to go to the country upon principle, and not upon details. We say we think there should be measures brought forward to place the culti vamrs of the soil in a position to allow him to compete with foreign industry. That is the principle. We are not going to tell you what these measures of detail are. Aye or no, do you think it fair that English industry should be burdened?—that is the question.—(Cheers.) We do not look back, gentlemen, to oar opposition to Sir Robert Peel in 1846 with regret. We think his measures were conceived in panic and carried in preci pitancy—(Cheers)--without any accompaniment of re medial plans; we ask England to support us that we may establish a just policy.—(Cheers.) And, gentle men, as far as the measures we propose go, I may say that I sincerely believe they will receive the general approbation of all the great classes in the community.— (Cheers) Mind you, gentlemen, I am not using that lan guage now as a condition of office. I am speaking, at least, with the responsibility of one, however reluctantly to him self, who is honoured with the important trust of an ad viser to the Crown.—(Cheers.) My Hon. Friead, gen men (Mr. Dup.-6), has referred to the circumstances under which the present Government acceded to office. Gentlemen, I would n o t h av e touched upon that theme had it not been brought before me ; and it is only in justice to myself, as a member of that Government, that I bring it under your notice. It is only, I think, four months ago, since, at our county town, with I believe the unanimous feeling of the county, I was returned to Parliament as a Minister of the Crown ; and then it was said that within l's or 15 days our authority would ter maintain th e business ter minate through our incapacity to of Parliament.—(L au ghter.) And, gentlemen, no sooner had I taken my seat in the House of Commons than I was subjected to a most extraordinary cross-examina tion.—(Laughter.) I was called upon to announce when we would appeal to the country, and I suppose some of them wanted that event to take place within a week.—(Laughter.) I su ggested that certain great questions should be settled before an appeal was made to the nation ; and I specified measures respecting the de fences of the co un try, the reform of Chancery, and some others. Lord J. Russell hoped that we would not perse vere with any measure for the defence of the country, although he was the author of that project—(Cheers)-- and as a friend his Lordship advised me not to meddle with the Court of Chaneery.—(Laughter.) And another great statesman, no ot h e r than Lord Palmerston, al though offering no factious opposition to the Ministry, said he was very sorry to hear that th e House was about into Chancery. to be p ut —(Laughter.) Well, we had all these sneers and jibes to encounter. But, gentlemen, we carried a ll the measures we introduced.—(Cheers.) We carried that reform of the Chancery Court which Sir James Graham at Carlisle has stated to be a matter with which everybody must be pleased; and I will tell you a little, Parli amen t ar y anecdote. When the report of tehe Chancery commissioners was placed upon the table of the House of Commons, the report upon which I admit our Bill s were founded, Sir James Graham said these w ment to were the greatest measures put before Parlia ment to carry the abuses; bat where, asked he, is the --(Loud cheers) y ee t r eem out? We, gentlemen, found the man we carried every reform under the present Lord Chancellor Gentlemen, theyr reform proposed in our Bills.—(Cheers.) we should hav e e is another subject upon it is expected absorbing topic, ti v l :rY clear opinions—l mean that all day. I know, religious feeling of the present gentle to treat; but I h ave ua 'n, this is a subject difficult sense. Gentlemen, ineXdence in your extreme good cently delivered, her ma .:Peech from the Throne, re uphold the Protestant iiisjtY expresses her desire to (Cheers.) Now there was eintetions of the country.— engrossed the people of this :Ou'lhiect which very much met, and that was the endowment °f before Parliament and there existed a very strong fe ° 24aynooth College, not limited to any one class; and it n an the subject, the height of folly for her Majesty's Zald have been treated that feeling with contempt. I could'aters to have son ally occupied a position with respect to have per which would, if acted upon, have done away question controversy; for I was one of those who Y with all no opposed that en dowment at first — (Cheers) -- thinking it betr ayed a total ignorance of the wa n t s of the age, and that it would ultimately be opposed by those who were obligated a s well as those who had given it as a concession; but I had to view the question, not in the light of my personal feeling, and I thought it necessary to support the motion for inquiry of Mr. Spooner; for this was an age in which Roman Catholics themselves should not oppose inquiry. —(Hean hear.) But the Government were pressed to in stitute a Royal commission of inquiry. Gentlemen , a ee 'bora commission has not the power of compelling the a ttend ancewitnesses, and its proceedings would be of i liabl e to all kinds misrepresentation; but, however in decorous may ' sof a House of Commons, the country, at proceeding in such a; tribunal, being composed se t ti least, has confidence there is anoth er of men of all ßut, gentlemen, there ing of the county Point connected with the religious feel tion a little. tee %upon which I must crave your atten tion to issue thoughtai it our duty to advise her tention of preserving gsl proclamation, with the in doing this, every species e of Peace of society. But in circulated ; and I confess mi srepresentation has been do not object to unrestrictthat to this free country I men, we have been told ed criticism • , but, gentle issued to ' that is 1 influence the election 1 proclamation was statement made by rather hi wet© I have seen that hustings. All i could wish g authority upon the such statements in the Housewere they should it might of c , . be brought to the emultnons, make test before so that tribunal whether such sordid 'loft great Governm means ever Government. Gentlemen, in the course ced the were only influenced by a great imperial we took We matter was laid before the Privy . necessity. Th Council, an - e ner which could not be mistaken,' din 4 n dence supported by most and with eye. which we took care toexaminehigh authority—evidence act—evidence that, in before we proceeded to certain districts in England, i n consequence of numerous processions which the Rom an Catholic priestho o d had instituted, consequences would result, in more than thirt ' endanger the life of manyyPohrebs at least, which would What was our duty u n d er these ec e'r a Majesty's subjects. gentlemen, the moment bad come finrc•ns to mstances? Why, cou ld not hesitete. We recoramendedtlsa t inter fere. her Majesty We s hould issue that proclamation which h as received the THE SUN, LONDON, approbation of the kingdom. lam told that the riots at Stockport were caused by that proclamation. Why, if the proclamation had not been issued the same dis order would have taken place in fifty parts of the king dom.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, instead of this measure tending to excite the Roman Catholic population, it was the providential cause of maintaining peace and of sav ing the country from bloodshed. And our precautions, gentlemen, were so great, that we previously interfered with the Orange processions which were understood to come off in Ireland. This was the course we took, gen tlemen, instead of being guided by those sordid and selfish motives which are the tactics of party.—(Hear.) We shall, gentlemen, with your permission, carry out our views of policy on all these matters with more effi coney, and, I believe, with more success in the new Par liament.—(Cheers.) It is my firm conviction that the Government of Lord Derby will meet Parliament in the autumn with an absolute majority.—(Cheers.) To me that is not a subject of doubt. And the Ministry shall, therefore, no longer have to meet a hostile Parliament, or be restrained in it; policy by an overpowering Oppo sition. We shall meet Parliament prepared to do our duty, under a firm conviction that the country will steadily support us. My Honourable Friend ()Ir. Dupre) has referred to the position in which the country would be placed if the Government did not suc ceed. Gentlemen, I will not conceive the alternative; but at the same time no one can be blind to the fact that the Opposition will create its organisation upon re volutionary principles.--(Hear, hear.) Happy was the prescience of Lord Derby when he told the Whig oppo sition that the pear was not ripe last year.—(Laughter.) The Whigs were in office. They have shown us their character, and their policy has been received with uni versal scouting by the country; and they cannot, gentle men, attain to popula r ity aga i n , except b y calling to their councils the Ja co bi n Cl u b s o f L ancas hi re .—(Loud laughter.) But I feel, gentl emen , th a t th e present Go vernment is necessary for th e p reserva ti on o f the English constitution; but the future institution of the Opposition already peeps from its shell and developes its horns, and from that shell the Opposition cannot emerge except enveloped in the shrine of sedition.—(Continued laughter.) change in the Institutions of the country will be the condition of its success; and you must indeed be false to all your professions—false to that high spirit which Englishmen have ever shown—false to the traditionary associations of your country, if you suffer an Opposition founded upon such principles to govern this nation. Well, then, gentlemen, when we meet in the county hall on Friday, I want to know if you will support the princi ples and practices which I have so feebly detailed? — (Loud cries of " Yes, yes.") Will you be prepared to say, "We shall have justice done to the soil—(Yes yes) —we shall have our legislation conceived in the spirit of the age—(Yes, yes)—which is the s pirit of justice."—(Cheers.) Will yo u b e p re p a red to say , , We , will have the Protestant constitution of this country preserved, not with the s ec t ar i an i sm o f bigots', but with those who believe that P ro t es t an ti sm is the only safe guard of English liberty."—(L ou d cheers.) Th ese g en. , t dawn, are the issues before you. Be prepared to fight against those difficulties and compunctions which an un wise and eccentric opposition may create, and in the ancient spirit of the men of hire, which has conquered in times that are past, and which now, I believe, will carry us on to that higher triumph which yet awaits us.—(Loud and repeated cheering.) Toasts followed, and the spirit of th maintained for some time, when Mr. Dapm and r. Disraeli returned to town. a rneetirg w_as SUFFOLK (EAST). The nomination and e l ect i on o f two knights of the shire, to curve in Parliament for the eastern division of the county of Suffolk, took placa yesterday ( Wedues day) on hustings ere c t e d on the Corn hill, Ipswich, in the presence of Mr. A ns t rut h er, the Si g h Sheriff of the county, and a great concourse of persons- T here was ne contest on th e cccas i on can didates being r S i i e r li F st i , t , zr w o h y o reKepllryesaenndt. a SirtnEe.SG the onl y division a t the close of the occb, both Ministe. , last Parliament. Mr. W. C. F ONNEREAII proposed, an d captain F. COR tureen seconded, Si r E . S . G ooc h ; and Sir Fitzroy Kelly was n om i nated and seconde d, respectively, by Colonel BENCE and Mr. N. BeitmenorP• The HIGH SHERIFF then asked if any other elector had a candidate to nominate, and no reply being made, he declared Sir E. S. Gooch and Sir Fitzroy Kelly to have been duly elected. Sir E. S. GOOCH said, he was grateful for the honour they had done him, which was one of the greatest that i could be best owe d on an Engl i s h c ommoner in his native county.th,irlocal Fur nt e r t e h s e t ef,u andtu re to he thosewouldo sedulously them in P ar li ament, and they country attend large.to This was th e t hi r d t i me they ha d e lected him to repre sentmight rely on it that the confidenc e t h ey h a d aga i n re p o sed in him should never be abused. He should be a humble supporter of the Government of Lord Derby, for to that nobleman and his Administration alone they mast look now for the good of the country.—(Cheers and derisive laugh. ter.) On the subject of Protection, he was afraid they should not have a re-imposition of the duty en foreign corn—(A laugh)—but under the auspices of the present good Government he hoped that taxes would be removed and the saddle put upon the right horse.—(Cheers.) Although John Bull was a good horse, he was at present over-weighted, and all he (Sir E. S. Gooch) wanted to see was his carrying no more than his fair weight in a fair race.—(Cheers.) Sir FITZROY KELLY, who was received with cheers, mingled with partial disapprobation, said—lt now be comes my pleasing and welcome duty to return you my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the distinguished honour which you have just conferred on me, an honour which I assure you no man in England more highly appre ciates than myself.—(C beers.) This is not the first time on which I have had to thank you for having con ferred that distinction upon me; but when I came be fore you on the last occasion, it was under circumstances very different from those under which I now have the ter t a wouldi that e n h t t p l e e liet satisfaction of presenting myself to your noti ce . U pon that occasion I was comparatively unknow n , and alto gether untried (Oh oh! laughter, andcounter cheer s )—b u t I had somethi ng t o p o i n t at i n my earlier and I andl ventureddid notto hopeen me, county, i w n h v e a ra i n a . y S t o h m in e k h y a o d u n w o h t ot the e r e e onnofiwd e listening hties and remember that for several weeks my pretensions unanimously before he entireelected bod then,y o a s t h l e h ave t electors, he tee honour of being unanimously elected now ( 11 ud I believe that I was chosen not from s.) m any merits of my own, but because you believed —and I hope you did not believe without just grounds—that I was attached to the same principles, identified with the same views and in terests as yourselves, and that it was not my custom to depart from those principles which I had professed when gratification and that werewa asking the suffrages of any constituency, should they place me in the proud pos i tion of advocating their in terests in the Commons House of Parliament. I believ e also I came before you with con fid ence i n the supportl should receive, not only on the grounds I have stated, but because I was known to be a member of that Go. vernment which stands b e t ween this people and demo. cracy—(Loud cheer s an d uproar)—which;stands betwee our constitution and revolution—which stands between the prosperity and the destruction of the agricultural interest of this country.—(Renewed cheers and confusion.) I ought no longer to detain you without coining a, once to the great question which agitates the country, which you are assembled here to lend your aid in de termining, and on which our institutions, our constitu tion, the monarchy, and the church, depend for their existence or their destruction.—(Cheers,) The ge es , tiou is, whether you will, by your representatives in Parliament, and by the power with which the constitu tion has invested you, support and advance what is called the doctrine of free trade in this country, or whether you are satisfied that it has already done enough of evil, and are ready to withstand its further progress, or at least its progress in the same direction, with all the power which the constitution has enabled you to confer on your representatives in Parliament.—(Cheers and disapprobation.) I desire especially, while addressing the assembled body of those whom I am proud and happy to call my constituents—(lronical laughter) —not to be misunderstood on this all-important occasion. It is easy, indeed, for those who speak in the absence of others of whom they speak—it is easy for certain newspaper writers, to whom most public men have as little leisure as inclination to reply in print in their own coining—it is easy, I say, for persons on such occasions to misrepresent the sentiments, the, principles, and the language of any public man.—(Hear, hear.) I have—but I do not complain of it—come in for my full share of such misrepresentation, not only for the few weeks which preceded the last election, when you were pleased to return me to Parliament, but during every month and week and day, I had almost aid(' every hour, which has elapsed from that time to the present. It has been supposed that I denied the beneficial conse quences to the country of all the measures brought for ward in Parliament by the late Sir Robert Peel. Let me Bet myself right on this matter, and if I only have the hon our of your attention I will endeavour to make Cl early intelligible to the understanding of every man who h ears me the extent to which I supported and do n ow approve of those measures, and the dividing line beyond which I held, a nd still hold, that they were productive of nothing but evil and injustice to many of the more important class of the community. I was of opinion that those measures under which import duties were repealed on a great number of articles of constant and daily consumption by all classes of the people were calculated greatly to benefit the great mass of the community, and that they had that effect throughout the whole realm of England. But when I comp to the last, and I lament to say the crowning act of the Government of Sir Robert Peel—when I come to the repeal of the corn-laws, which took place in 1846—it is there that 1 stop—it is there that :I protest—it is there that I deny any substantial good; and I affirm that that measure was followed by un mitigated evil.—(Cheers and disapprobation.) Does it require the aid of argument or of eloquence to prove to you practical men—the most of you engaged in the pur suit of agriculture—the mischievous results of a mea sure which, while it left every burden untouched and undiminished, which pressed upon the productive in terests of the country, had the inevitable effect—by in troducing competition with untaxed foreigners over, I had almost said, the entire surface of the globe—of rendering it impossible for the cultivators of the soil in this country to realise those prices for their produce w tehrt h e, i e c ce h ..u_i w tiv o a n t l o d r r o e f munerate them for the expense of raising it from the earth? Such was the effect of the repeal of m op i e n r i a sh ti e o d n . s ' the corn -laws in 1846, which rendered it impossible for thesoil in this country to carry on with while rates p competition d every burden which " and taxee and tithes, an presses d tends to embarrass his th e fearful to which he was exposed, on the land an tends from the IQafndlord t o - the tu t r e a n l an u The entire.y u I nrelaxed and undi and feel. • , ha confined to any particular branch or class 8 he result h as b e en, what all of you know not been the agricul and fromt om fa m rm un er it , y,but ex- the tenant farmer to the labourer, involving within its terrible and fearful consequences every man, woman, and child whose interests are identified with agriculture.— (Cheers.) I think I shall be able to satisfy you—if you—thattyiot i u o r n own painful experience has not a l rea dy sa ti s fi e d the effect of this unc h ec k e d comps between the producers of grain in this country and the cultivators of the soil in other countries where there is little or no taxation at all, must be to bring an influx o renders it utterly impossible for you to obtain the of corn into this co un t r y, w hi c h price which alone will enable every o ne o f y ou, o f what ever class or conditiontoliveand to pay your d e bt s a t th e end of every year of your life. When you consider that these consequences have fallen on all of you, I think I may confidently ask your support for that Government which is pledged and determined to withstand the fur progress of that fatal system of legislation to you and your families, an d your i mportant class, t h wh a hn v irli have been made the victims. Before I quit this subject I must be permitted to ask —and I eppeal with confi dence even to those who differ from me—whether in the face of actual returns to Parliament, tewhich I will now briefly call your attention, it ca n b e sa id —whatever may b b r ethe case with some few limited classes of the com munity—that the whole mass of the people have been really and substantially benefited by free trade? I here repeat, without dread of contradiction, what I have over and over again affermed in a neighbouring county, and in many places in this county, that the effect of the free-trade legislation in 1946, and the great influx of corn into this country from abroad, was not to put one addi tional pound of bread per annum into the mouths of the people of this country.—(oh, oh, and laughter.) I will prove it. This Statement has been often denied and often controverted, but never disproved —never re futed; and I undertake, if there be truth in the returns to which I have alluded, to satisfy the moat doubting and the most hostile among you that I rather under stated than overstated the truth, when I affirmed that fact on the occasion to which I have referred. It has been said that upwards of 3 ,000,000 quarters of wheat more were imported in 1850 and 1851 than in 1845 and 1846, before the repeal of the corn-laws took place. A similar or a proportionate increase in other grains— such as barley, oats, and other agricultural produce—has additional corn a n d gra i n, an d t h e b rea d place; and it ha s th ence b een i n f erre d that o u u l l b t thistak en that was made from it, went to increase the food of the various classes of this country, and, therefore, the com forts and enjoyments of the people. While I admitted, as I do now, the truth of the fact that there was this increase in the importation, I venture to assert that the food, the comforts and enjoyments of the people, have been in no wise increased; have not, taking them as a mass, been increased at all; for if 3,000,000 more quar ters have been imported, 3,000,000 quarters less nave been produced in this country.—(Cheers.) The effect, therefore, is this, that while there is no increase to the comforts, to the food, or to the enjoyments of the people, there is the sale at a profit, the producing at a remunerating price, of upwards of 3 ,000,000 quarters of wheat in favour of foreigners, to the prejudice end loss of the British producer.—(Hear, hear.) Now, let me trouble you with the very driest of all subjects, with what we call " statistics" when we meet in another place. I will call your attention to a statement founded on returns made to Parliament, of which, mind, lem not the author—the author is a gentleman of repute, Mr. Hutsack, of the Temple. It is a statement founded on returns made to Parliament of the quantities of wheat grown in this country and in Scotland and Ireland du ring several years before and including the year 1846; and in the several years since 1846, terminating with, but including 1851. Now, bear in mind that the in creased importation, which is said to be so much in crease in the food of the people, amounts to something more than 3,000,000 quarters of wheat. That is the difference between 1850 or 1851, and 1846 or 1845. Now, what is the quantity of wheat produced and sold la this country? In 1844, there were 5,456.307 quitters of wheat produced in England; in 1845, 6,666,240 quar ters; and in 1846, 5,958 962 quarters. The fair average of that production, taking the three years, was somewhere about 6 ,000,000 quarters of wheat produced in England by the farmers and the cultivators of the soil. Now, let us see the years that succeeded. In 1849—for the returns pass over the intermediate years before free trade had had a fair trial —in 1849, when the Act of Parliament hed first a complete effect, the production was 4,459,983 quarters; in 1850, 4,688,274 quarters; and in 1851, 4,487,041 quarters. Taking the fair average and speakin g in round numbers, that would be a production in England of about 4,500,000 quarters per annum since the rep ea l o f the corn-laws. Then what is the diffe rence? That whil e i n th e th ree y ears b e f ore th e re peal of th e corn laws the British cultivators of the soil produced and m a d e a profit on 6,000,000 quarters o f wheat, in th e t h ree years succee d ing the repeal that important class had fallen off in their production to 4,500,000 quarters. Here is an annual loss and dimi nution in the production of wheat in this country of 1,500,000 quarters p e r annum. I s h a ll no t weary you by going into detail figure by figure, with respect to the diminution in Scotland and Ireland, but I pledge myself it will be found on reference to these returns that the diminution is greater in Ireland, and some what leas in proportion in Scotland. The result of the whole is that nearly 3,500,000 quarters of wheat less were produced in England, Scotland, and Ireland during the three years after free trade had had a fair trial, than in the three years be fore the passing of the Act. Now, with regard to oats, in 1845 and in 1846 there were about 2,000,000 quarters of oats produced in each year in this country. In 1850 and 1851 the production of oats in this country was under 1,000,000 quarters; so that while you find the falling-off in the production of wheat in this country lamounts to one-fourth of the whole quantity, you find that in oats the production is reduced from 2,000,000 to less than 1,000,000 of quarters. And this is the sys tem electors on that side of the market-place, bold out as so of free trade whic h some of my friends, the worthy strikingly beneficial to the people of this country. Two of the best tests of the prosperity of the great body of England and le vied throughout Wales for the relief of the poor, and in th e amount of money deposited in savings ban the people are found in the am ount of the poor-rates ks by that c lass of the c ommunity whose prosperity we seek to promote. Let us lo o k at the question of the poor-rates, because I have read i n a newspaper, and even on the author ityhigh honour of Rigserving under her Majesty—l hof a ht Hon. Baronet, with whom I had the Sir James Graham, who has recently been re mean f Carl/310 on free -trade principles.—(Great turned ' or _.. a pplaud him, d t for he is a man of transcen an you may t before you make him your Member here cheering from . the . L . ih m er , al Party . in the crowd.) Oh, bu e questioas with regard to the agriculture of and the measuresby which he would sup the country, and • erest. But it has been said by Sir James port that and by others, that tho amount levied by poor- Graham' • • 'n of is fair criterion ability;khim som a questioas the general prosperity of the rates a . and it has been asserted that the amount of been far less sin the repeal of the corn laws poor during the three years before 1846. But laws than nthe facts? There was in 1845—(" Aye, that's what a rc . l e - , ,, t and laughter) —yes, but it is a true brief, your brief, you ill listen you will learn something from it. and if g )In 1845 there • d for the relief cheers.) was raise - _(C o unter poor in England and Wales 6,791,006/. relief of the tt, much had the .poor out of it?") I hope they (`` EL°- whole of it. This I know, that we paid it all. country sad the , tu ra raised for the relief of the poor was I n 1846 L . ~,,q/ ( , 4 i n 1847, 6.964,825/ ; in 1848, 7,817,410/.; 6,Boo,u` — ' "7,674,1461.; in 1850, 7,270,4931.; and poor-rated has in 149 ' 6,7 78,914/. : making, therefore, in round in 1851, numbers, the fair average am o u n t l ev i e d f or t h e re li e f in England and Wales nearly, if not ex -0,000/. sterling a year more than before ceeding, I,oos were repealed. It is easy for manufac turer", corn leawf r those well-paid labourers who have not turere, On , . for effects of this fearful course of t felt the .t to themselves, and laud and rejoice ye point legislation, to r of the poor taking such towns as Manchester, Liver prosperity of the country; bat, remem ber, I am Stockport, any more than the counties of Sul pool, or , I am taking the entire kingdom folk or Es s " - sa far from your system of free trade together ; and, increased the general prosperity of the country, having llion a year has been required to support in the increuaosted the poor since than its completion.—(Cheers.) Now, I see more than a Lin had arrived before the entire system of free trade at r kino• classes before me, who doubtless several of the it feel the inestimab le : c ondition or station in society. They ever may be their t advantagest' of independence, what are the most i ra ri t he well-being, but the very existence for on their labour de pends, not mere l Y: hrt c a :m t community; and it is well to see of the rest be able, on behalf of themselves and benefitted as to increase their investments in legislative changes, they are so far their whether, ta m a f i t l e i r e n s f g , r t e - a et Now I deposited in savings savings banks. Nowbanks was 29,504,8611,; in 1845, find in 1844 the amount 31,743,250/. Here we advance 30 ,748,8684 ; and Lie - I n 1846 was passed the measure to the dividing line : e , beseeching your cool and calm to which I am n 0 ,6 t h a t Act began to operate upon attention. From 1 " important class of the community that numerous and sits in savings banks; and the deposits who contributed to t of deposits from the close of now let us see the amount fell from 31,743,2501, to that year. In 1847 ti i fell to 28,114,1361.; in 1849 to 30,20 7,1801. ; in 1848 -- tt oo the last year to which we 28,53 7,0104; and in 185 u n o, gs t 846, In have an accurate return Ito system ,s6 34— 0 ( f li fr e e a e r' trade, the last year before this u e corn-laws, began to operate, based on the repeal of tne. country contributed no less this the labouring classes 01 --ritiOini2i7te, ; e a banks; but in 1850, when than 31,743,2501. to sav in g taken full effect, thi s the rep ea l of the corn l a ws contribute 27,198,5631. in same class w as on ly able off ia t° the profits and savings, and that w ay - -a falling 0- t t and happiness of this therefore in the comfort s, p eace, iimmit to the amount of important class of the " 21- 1 believe in my conscience, 1,500,000/, i n „„evenee,i as f , , with which we are now of this change in the corn -l aw s . of the country. I as for the consideration a question rather than over- . I am reminded that I have understated diminution, the corn stated this amount, and that ne arer 4,000,000/. than Paring 18 46 with 185 0 , is a d that, whatever may 1,500,0001. If, therefore, we find this be the caseof the people 0 f with certain class es - with the well-paid country, whatever may be the ease ; es towns, who have not workmen in large manu fa cturing menu —if yet felt th e effect of th i s co arse of legislation get we find, when w e take the whole o f the c ommunity together, it is adver s it y and loss, an d n ot gain and prosperity, and if w e which this ch ange in the law has produced; into the de find, when we look a little more minutely legislation to that groat tails of the consequences of this whom Edmund class of the community with respec t to of statesmen,declared that it was un- Burke, the wisest with the farmers wise and dangerous to try experiments e if we find, taking of Great Britain ---(A. derisive laugh/ the three cl asees of which they are ceinp -oged, that they • landlords are un are reduced to this condition. that tne d cheers) able to obtain their rents—(Laughter an — even comp that to make—. after the d eduction's they are come • • • and toiling from that the tenant farmer, after working one end of tho year to the other, and expending the sweat of his b row, so far from ga i nin • g has sustained a , THURSDAY EVENING-, JULY 15, 1852. loss, and is obliged to fall 1-ack upon his capital to pay his just debts; and that many of the labourers are un able to obtain employment, while some of them are obliged to content themselves with wages of 75., Bs., and 9s. a week—l ask you whether it is not time to put a stop to this fatal march of unholy legislation, and to stand forward to defend the agricultural interests of this country against their reckless and remorseless enemies? —(Cheers.) You are embarked with us in the same un dertaking—in the effort which we shall make to reform the abuses of legislation, and to remedy the grievances under which we labour. We are the supporters of an Administration to which alone you can look for safety and succour, without which that w hi c h h as a l rea dy b een productive of evil and mischief must become fatal, and end in your entire ruin. When I last addressed you in this place the Government had been but lately entrusted by her Majesty to administer the affairs of this country, and I came before you, only being able to hold out a pledge that I would do my best to serve you. But let mo remind you that so little did the Earl of Derby— who, unlike his predecessor, has never forced himself into office, and has never obtruded himself into the councils of his Sovereign—imagine it to be his destiny at so early a period to be called on to fill his present high office, that he was indulging in convivialities with a friend in the country at the time when the late Govern ment fell to pieces from its own weakness and inability. That Noble Lord and those who joined him in an at tempt to administer the affairs of the country are the real benefactors of the people, for they boldly met their friends and enemies in both Houses of Parliament, with a large minority in ono House, and certainly no striking majority in the other—feeling their own stead fastness of purpose, and their determination to do their best to improve the condition of the people, and promote the interests of the empire.--(Cheers.) What have they done? They were met by taunts, jeers, and sar casms. They were told and taunted that they had as sembled together a Chancery barrister and some chair men of quarter sessions, and had attempted to form them into a Ministry to govern this great empire. It turns out—now that we can look at this matter by the light of experience —that this Chancery barrister and these chairmen of quarter sessions have proved themselves to be eloquent and invincible in debate, and possessed of the highest order of qualities, such as become statesmen filling the highest offices of the State. I will show you what they have done under the fearful difficulties by which they were met in Parliament. They were met on their first appearance in Parliament with the peremptory intimation that they would be allowed to pass the neces sary supplies, but should do nothing else, and that they must immediately proceed to appeal to the people. What was the answer of her Majesty's Ministers? They said we will not dissolve Parliament until we have passed those measures which wa think necessary for the well being of the country. You may oppose us by factions banded together against us. You may put us in minority after minority, bat we will trust to the people of Eng land, to whose voice you must listen, and who must con trol even you in your seats in the House of Commons. W e will pass thoso measures, and you must permit us to do so, or the country will visit it on you on the day of trial. What was the result? Why neither Sir J. Graham, Lord J. Russell, or Mr. Cardwell, the gentle man whose voice was heard of late at Liverpool, but heard is vain, wus able to turn a single Minister to the right or the left from the straightforward performance of his duty.—(Hear, hear.) And whey we are taunted with insincerity, anti with a want of power and talent to carry on the affairs of this great country, l e t me • call your attention, not to has passed more practical measures for the what we have promised, but to what we have performed —(Hear, hesr)—uot to what we have talked of, but to what we have actually done.—(Bear, hear.) I undertake to state, fearless of contradiction, that Lord Derby's Go vernments.) T h r a e tthf very rdme f lessefi n r e s e t benefit and good of the whole mass of the people in this t he la s o t t t h h e i thirty years.—(Oh, r a e r _s . a ( s O . t h o , p o r h o v , a d n e vast empire, within the period of three months, than any act tut whic hhgen ac flo country tit ot rw):eh against ae ennt did—braving gfosb. ry c o e o fi guat counter ehe invasion.— (Hissing, l unpopu laritycetihoaeplu people other Government that hay ruled in this country during and counter cheers.) We passed the measure in this country than the one which was produced by our predecessors; and we have now, at a comparatively trifling cost, placed the country in such a state of defence as to defy alike the secret machinations and the open aggression of any enemy on the face of the earth. And now permit mo to turn to you, my Liberal friends—you who are in favour of Liberal institutions, of representa tive government, and whO desire an extension of the franchise in this country—and to tell you that Lord Derby has eat a bright example to all future Go vernments, by conferring for the first time many Liberal institutions a representative Assembly, and a repre sentative Government upon the distant but most im portant colony of New Zealand, while your friends, the Whigs, whom you sent to Parliament, while Lord John Russell only talked about these things, while the Cob dens and Brights, careless of the colonies, provided they could increase by a halfpenny a yard the silk which they manufactured, and regardless if the whole colonial empire perished, so long as they could only have added a few hundreds a year to their enormous incomes, while those people only talked about a constitution, we gave a liberal constitution to New Zealand, accompanied with such safeguards as to render it an example to the rest of the colonies, and to justify them in demanding to be placed on a footing of liberty with this the freest country in the world.—(Cheers.) The Learned Solicitor- General then briefly reviewed the Metropolitan, Burials, and Water Bills carried through Parliament by the Government in the recent session, contrasting them with the kindred measures proposed by the late Ministry. (A. voice in the crowd—" Chancery reform.") I am reminded (he continued) of what is called Chancery reform. If there can be any subject which can ever 'occupy the attention of a statesman—with which, without presumption, I may venture to say I have, from an experience of now, I am sorry to say, some 30 years, become perfectly familiar—it is that which con cerns the administration of the law; and I take upon myself to state here that within the short period of three months the Government, of which I have the happiness and pride to be a humble member, has effected a far more extensive and more beneficial law reform than has been attempted oven during the present century by any Government that preceded it.—(Cheers.) I think that no fewer than 88 Acts of Parliament have been passed by the Government of the Earl of Derby, most, if not all of them, o f extensive practical benefit t o the community, during that short period of three months, in spite of the opposition and embarrassment created by adverse fac tions, the Government being only stimulated by their determination to do their duty to the people. I did in tend to say a word on the subject of the eetvigation-laws. (A Voice—" Harwich," and laughter.) I thaelt you for calling ray attention to Harwich, for it reminds me of a certain shipyard where more than 200 shipwrights once found employment, but where not 60 now obtain the means of subsistence since the repeal of the navigation laws in 1847.—(Hear.) I wish I had now before me every shipbuilder throughout the kingdom; I would ask every on of them whether his trade had increased, whether his profits had advanced since the repeal or alte ration of the n ' • I believe that alteration evigation-lawt in the law has gone far to annihilate one of the most important of our manufactures. The mischief is even greater than the throwing out of employment 150 or 200 with farad' n, tt . . a we should ic 9 , and it will be felt, il . ever age' . have a naval war, i n the way in which it has crippled our resources for manning our ships.—(Hear, hear.) I have said enough on this fatal and mischievous legislation to show that You' have not in vain bestowed your confi pleddence on in —7 Colleague in the representation and myself , they p ged and d etermined as we are to withstand the fur- ro f le. It on acts lik gress of tis system o e t hose to whic h h I have alluded that latio n I now is rest my claims to year further confidence and support. The Government entered on the arduous and solemn duties 1 ) ,- 1 .° E4 ce, finally determined to maintain the sacred re has i 5 of their country under which this great empire e s ' n ig flourished, and has sometimes stood almost alone, great, and proud, and powerful amid the storms and the ancient which have desolated Europe, levelling a ncient monarchy with the dust, and under which theY Pray our empire may yet flourish so long as the d world B hall endure.—(Cheers.) This religion they are u rn:lined to maintain against all enemies and against d a ggression• and it is their equally firm and solemn eterrai ' hatton now to dedicate their best efforts to unite the whole thei faculties of their minds to one great object— fro relief of the suffering agriculturist of this country the burdens,the distressand the ' grievances which h , es under We 811%13 has so long and unjustly laboured.—(Cheers.) the first Propose to the ensuing Parliament—it will be which gr ea t principle of our administration, on obi; we are• bound by the most sacred of and emegatie ns• e , to propose to Parliament—large, extensive, -- w hi ch . `t i tr,y measures, which I believe will b . e calculated fully ade honestly and conscientiously believe will b d.— ( Ro qtlate to the attainment of that great en , hewed cheers )It on these grounds that I have sought Your sup port 'e is confidence. It is by acting steadfastly and resolute]and of that great principle that I hop e , to retainin support probation; and, having thus pieug e d your ap promote your interest m yself t o do my best to and to give effect wishes, I can only thank you once more f ect to . your honour you have this day con or the high ferred uponl I trust when shall again meet you in tit' 'lle, and say f opinion that I have de la place you will be o served the he ou have conferred upon me by d o t, -nour which Y my countr. Three my duty to you and to for the Queen, and heart h were' then given and three f y e eers and with that ebullition or the High Sheriff, of - loyalty th e proceedings terminated, and the crowd dispersed. Sir Fitzroy S ir B. cE S. Gooch afterwarda their p dined with y an rinci d pa suppor ters White Horse at the Horse lan. .J 37 Lord The e l • eetton for the southern division of the county of Hants took nl (Wednesday), at the Guild, hall, s ace yesterday H. ' Co am The candidates were—Mr. Coomb e C ern __ • Compton, the late Member and representative of Lord southern division for the last eighteen years; and SOUTH ANTS. r d El• Chololondeley, succeeding to the seat deserted O. W e ll es l e y—vie need scarcely ado , both Con servatives. There was no opposition, though much had been threatened. LANAR KSHIRE. Tlao nomination and election for the count y of Lanark SresJtearradacys without ook plac e ou T uee d a y• Mr. Lockhart was proposed by Sir William M Axwe ll, of Calderwood , seconded by Mr. William Stirling, of KODIMUCO, and declared duly e l ected. SEL KIRKSHIRE. Russell, sogpepMoonrsd.iteildo:nlbi.oyttmuLero.crwkahatasorrt,rowrnoa.psoruedturbnyed l The election --o— plat yesterday. The Hon. Stuart Wortley Was proposed b y Captain Villiers Stuart, seconded by P ovost Gibson, of li ot h eay , COUNT fort his Y co O county ty t BU n T I, E. 7 and unanimously elected. LINLITIIGOVVSHIRE. Mr. Mullis was elected yesterday (Wednesday). He was proposed by Mr. Hog, and seconded by Mr. Shank. Mr. Dandas was absent on the continent, and his father returned thanks fur him. IREL AND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY EYENlNG.—Government have dispatched military reinforcetnents to the south. Riots continue at Cork. A dreadful conflict between Orange men and Roman Catholics in Belfast. One man killed —several wounded. The Riot Act read. The military under arms at two o'c!ock this morning. Mr. Duffy has been returned for New Ross, Mr. Sad leir for Carlow, and Mr. Bowyer for Dundalk. TRALEE BOROUGH. Mr. Kinderley (Lord Derby's solicitor), has resigned, and Mr. M. O'Connell has o walk over. When the announcement became public, large num bers of the population paraded the town with music and shouts of triumph. ANTRIM. A numerously-signed requisition has been forwarded to Mr. Alexander Shafto Adair, calling upon hi m t o come forward, on Use Liberal and Free-trade interest, as a candidate for the county of Antrim. The people are enthusiastic in his favour. The " coalition " landlords themselves are in dread of this result, and they have ac cordingly subscribed a joint•stock purse of 3,0001. to carry on the war. BELFAST. Daring Monday evening the streets were crowded, the shop-windows were all secured by shutters, but, we are glad to state, no disturbance of any consequence took place, and up to two o'clock this morning all had been comparative quiet. A party of Lancers patrolled the streets in the evening, and after dark the police were stationed in such points of the town as was thought most advisable, in order to check any disorder if at tempted. Mr. Tracy, R.M., remained at the police-office till a late hour last night, lest his presence might be ne cessary in conjunction with the civil power. LIMERICK (CITY). The excitement throughout the city continues una bated; and, after my dispatch last evening tho mob tra versed all quarters in search of such of the Roman Catholic electors as were pledged to support Mr. Russell, and used such intimidation as to cause many to give way through terror, rather than sacrifice not only their property but the lives of themselves and families. Lieu tenant Knatchbull, 3d Dragoon Guards, was one of the officers badly wounded in the conflict yesterday. Mr. Barron, stipendiary magistrate was also struck, and Mr. T. Russell, brother of tho candidate, was knocked down and maltreated. The mob gutted the residences of seven respectable electors. This day they visited the " liberties" to inti midate the votes, but were repulsed by the military. Two fieldpieces of artillEry were called into requisition in addition to the other force; and the magistrates held a meeting, the result of which was the publication of the BIRMINGHAM, JULY '24. ITo tI LxCaAGE.--The business to-day mited, but p r i ces were firm. The transactions; were as 10 low; — Shrewsbury and Bi rm i ng h am (B), 6 34--Shropshire Union, 2/. 16 8 . 3d, dis. peas rather 11- HEALTH OF LONOONDURING THE J'VEZi r * (From the Register-General's Report.) The week that ended last Sa.urday brought a 0 ,0 1 - siderablo accession t o t h e mortality of London, wil'cu" rose higher than it had been in the eleven weeks Pwe" ceding, In the week ending 3d July, with a Mc"' temperature of 59.7 deg., the deaths registered '‘Yer e. 937; in last week ending 10th July, with a mean Wil l . perature of 70.9 deg., they Were 1,080, showing an crease Of nearly 100. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1842- 5( the average number of deaths was 889, which, with 0 , correction for increase of population, will be 978: The present return, therefore, shows a mortality greater than the estimated amount by 102. The average tem perature of the corresponding weeks was 62 deg. 'l' ool these facts it seems reasonable to draw the inference, that a sudden increase Of heat above the average , to the amount of nine degrees, has short ene d t h e lives of more than a hundred persons. A comparison of the returns of the last two weeks st?' pears to show that extreme heat has been unfavourable to the young and the old, while with regard to the middle' aged its tendency has been ben , ficial, except to such of these as were labouring under consumption. In the week endiug 3d July 416 children died under 15 years, last week the number rose to 505, exhibiting an increase of 21 per cent. ; in the previous week 187 persons of 60 years and upwards sunk under disease, last week the number was '203, showing an increase of about 9 per cent.; whereas the deaths about the middle age decreasel' from 383 in the former week to 349 in the last. But if will be observed that the number of fatal cases of OW' sis among persons between 15 and 60 years rose frail 110 in the preceding week to 127 recorded in the present return. Still comparing the facts of the last two week, it appears that ' there is an increase in the epidemic class, arising partly from scarlatina, and partly from a greater prevalence of diarrhoea; that diseases 0f the brain end nervous system numbered in both returns 131, while those of the digestive organs rose from 59 to 74, and those of the respiratory organs from 91 to 122. This important increase in the last-mentioned class is due to a greater fatality of bronchitis and inflam mation of the . lungs among childr en , f or w hi le only 39 of the young :Jed in the previous week of these diseases, they carried off 63 in the last. In the York-load on the sth of July, the son of gardener, aged 7 years, died of 44 asci:es and albuali" nuria supervening on ecarlatina." Three fatal twee of scarlatina have occurred i n thi s f am il y,. andea " other member of it is not expected to live', 'OO making inquiry (says Mr. ,Child) respecting Abe drainage, .1. find that the cesspools empty them selves into the front of the houses, and there the refuse lies for want of a proper sewer to carry it away. HaVitil{t. had an interview with th e l an dl or d upon the subject, am told that he has made several applications to th e Commissioners of Sewers, and has paid heavy rates since they have had.the matter in their hands, yet he catthet get assistance in any way. Twenty-four deaths occurred last week from shall" pox; two of these in the Small-pox Hospital. The !el' lowing are the particulars of the latter:— On sth July. a woman, aged 21 y ears , f rom Will ia m. street, K nnington, died of "small pox, confluent,.l l °' protected (14 days)." - On the 7th July, a tin-plate-worker, aged 28 year* from West Ram, "smell-pox, -confluent, unprotected (14 days) " In Lambeth, at 5, Heathfield-place, -Mason-stieet,' 00 7th July, a gentleman, aged 22 years, died of "debility consequent on small-pox." He bad been vaccinated is childhood, and .was discharged as cured from the Small' pox Hospital on the day before his death. At 13, Cock' pit-yard, Bt dford row, on the 9th July, the son .4:4 a horea-keeper, ag'd 6 months, died of "diarrhoea ( 2 weeks), convulsions (2 days), small-pox (12 hours).; l3 et vaccinated." Mr. Goodhugh states that "the tattler assigned as a reason for having neglected to vaccinate the child, that he did not know where to take him-" ° l2 the 2d July, at 15, New Gravel-lane, Sb a dviell, Abe daughter of a coal w hipp er , aged 8 onths. died °f " small-pox, confluent (12 days), unprotected;" and oa the 7th July, in the same lane, the son of a butcher; aged 10 weeks, "small-pox,' vaccinated - without effect. Mr. Ross, tholiTistrar of - the 3rib-district, makes the following remarks:---" I regret that I have again to4ect turn two deaths from small-pox, and there are a'goat number of persons suffering from the disease in my dis trict. When the pestilential cholera WAS decimating-the Population of this vast metropolis, the Government deemed it expedient to appoint district visitors to admi nister astringent - medicine to"those suffering from the die ease in its diarrhceal stage, and well I know that by this judicious step -thousands of lives were saved. MI then is not some measure now taken to stay the pro: gress of this loath some di sease, such as the appointment of every legally qualified medical - practitioner as 'or cinator?" Three deaths are attributed to the excessive heat o f last week; the particulars of. the cases are as follow:-•• On sth July, at 13, Wellington-row, Haekney-road , road, the son of a box-maker, aged 6 years, died of con' vulsions from ceup de-soleil (36 hours)." On 6th July, at 14, Thomas -street, Bt. Olive, ill daughter of a light erman, aged years and 8 months, die' of coup-de-soleil; congestion of the lungs." On 7th July, at 12, Dock-street, Whitechapel, a jour' Heyman sugar-baker, aged 36 years, died of "exhaustion produced by heat." The following eases were also registered last week: -- ' At 8, Plough-court, Whitechapel, on sth July, a sweep' aged 46 years, from " anthrax (10 days)." Six periwig' , aged respectively 'lO, 11, 14; 17, 23, and 24 years, were drowned accidentally in bathing; 3 were drowned in the River Lea, at Hackney (2 oh the - 411, - and one on the a B n th d 2on the one on the sth, in the Thames, at Putne y ; the 7th; at Point Pleasant, in Wandswortb4,,, STATE OF TIIE WEATHER Duat utg'PAST WEBS. SuxDAy.—The sk y was clear throughout the say Electri city — Positive, and tension moderate during the evening MONDAY. --The sky was for the most p ar t clear throUgh out the day. Tho .reading of the thermometer in air sv.l higher this day th an on any d ay s i nce July 5, 1846, an d L' mean temperatur e was higher than on, any day since DIY 5 1836. Ele c t r i c i ty— P os i t i ve, and tension moderate thro u g h , out the day. TUESDAY. —The sky was clear throughout the daP. Electricity —Nothing was shovin at ady examination. WEDNESDAY.—:The sky was clear 'throughout the day. Elect ricity—Positive, and tension variable. THURSDAY.—The sky was generally clear throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate. FRIDAY.—Three-fourths of the sky were. covered with cumulus and cirrocumulus during the afternoon ; at other, times of the day it was clear. Electricity —P 'tive, . ax tension variable. SATURDAY. --During the afternoon, clouds were prevaled , at other times of the day the sky was clear. Electricity"' Positive, and tension strong. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main' mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 74.4° ; and the metreading at 9h. P . M . was 70•2° • the mean Teadi n g a at th e ßoyal Observatory' For the same ' times were 77'2° and 66"5,. respectively. The reading of the barometer decreased from 30.02 in. at the beginning of the week t 0•29.70 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 6th; increased to 2J•92 in. by noon on the Bth; de creased to 29 81 in. by .3h. p. m. on the 9th; and increased t? 29.99 in. by the end of the week- THE COUNTRY MARKETS. ' Ep MEAL AIARKET, JULYJULYI3.—There were 1D thero ly ea ß l uH market to-day 4 sacks oatmeal, each weighiq imperial, which sold thus :-1 it 11 10s 64* average price of the whole I/ 10s Id 2-12ths. and D NEURGH Mix AND STRAW MARKET,. JULY 1 ::: 8s Od to 9s Od per kemple of 16 stones troll 208Eti t straw, wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 78 6d ; barley ditto, Os Od to. Os Od. Hoy, from 9d to I Id per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JULY 1 2.--There were is . the market to-day 48 bags of oatmeal, 2of barleymeal, and of potbarley. Sales dull. Oatmeal down on the top 6d per beg: second quality 3d per bag down • barleymeal the same as last week ; potbarl e y a l so unchanged ' Oatmeal, per sack, of 260 lbs. First Second Third. imperial 29s 6d 28s Od 27s 641 ' Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal ... 22s Od —8 Od Od Flour —s Od --s Od ,Od Potbarle • y —s Od —a Od —a ..25s 6d --a Od --a MI COAL MARK 7•••••IrICEITSRDAY• Prices of Coal per ton at t Bate's West Hartley.. 13s 6d Buddle's W.; Hartley.. 13s 9d Chester Main l3s 3d Davison's West Hartley 14s Od Hasting's Hartley ... 14s Od HartlepooTW. Hartley 13e 6d Jonassohns Hartley, ...14s Od North Percy Hartley.. 13s 6d New Tanfield New:Pelton Main ' • Ils 6d Ravensworth'sW. Hart 14s Od Ravensworth Pelaw Tanfield Moor Butes l2s Od West Wylam Wall's End, &c. ,he dose of the market IWalker ....... l2s 6d Eden Main 143 9d Lambton.Pritnrose 1 53 Od . Braddyll. 153 6d. Uetton 1 63 od Haswell. .... ..... 153 Od Larabton ....... 6d, Russell's Hetton ..... lss 6d Stewart's .. is s 9d . Shotton ............ .....14s oa Kelloe ...... . ... ... 15s ba l l South Kelloe l4s 6d Whitworth . l3s Od Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff Wylani Harvey Coke l9s Od', 296 ..... 55 . Reston Ships at market, BIRTHS. OF A SON. Gardner. On the 11th inst., at Springfield, Upper Claptoa, Mrs. • On the 12th inst., at Fo xlydiate-house, near Bromagrovel the wife of 11. W. Johnson, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. of William E. T On the 12th inst., at Fr eeland -lodge, Oxfordshire, the wife aunton, Es q . On the 12th inst., Mrs. HenryY Parker Hutchinson. On the 13th. inst. MAR RIED. second son of th e hill, to Ell en , late John Blackett, Esq , of Stamford at Christ Church, Highbur v , Henry`, Upper Clapton. youngest daughter of Henry Mayor, Eeq., of PUBLIC NOTICE. "Any persons found collecting together or assembling in masses, and parading the streets, shouting and intimidating the peaceable inhabitants, stone-throwing, breaking win dows, or in any other manner conducting themselves with violence, or acting so as to lead to a breach of the peace, shall be immediately dispersed, and the rioters taken into custody and punished according to law- It should also be generally known that any person or persons found throwing stones at the military or police from the windows of houses or premises, such houses or premises shall be immediately taken possession of, and the occupier held responsible, and such use made of the premises as may be deemed essential for the safety of the public." At the houri write, nine o' c l oc k, tranqu illi ty p reva il s , a nd Mr. Russell's friends are yet sanguine of his return, arrangements - having been made to protect the voters from violence during the poll, which commences at eight o'clock in the morning. GENERAL EL lON. NOIINATION AND POLLING DAYS. ARMAGH (CoU4tiTy)-Friday, July 16. AYR BURGHS-Thursday, July 15. BEDFORDSHIRE-Monday, July 19. BERHSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. Bucxs-Friday,, July 16 . cAmßamommuE-Thursday, July 15; CARLOW (COUTITY)-Monday, July 19. CAVAN (Comvii)-Friday,. July 16. CHELTENHAM-Thursday, July 15. CLARE (CoeNTY)-Monday, July 19. CORK (COUNTY)-Monday, July 19. DENBIGHSHIRE-Frulay, July 16. DERBY SHIRE (NORTH)-Polling, Friday, July 16. DEVONSHIRE (SOUTH)-At Exeter, Friday, July 16. DONEGAL (COUNTY)-Tuesday, July 20. DORSETSHIRE-Friday, July 16. DOWN (COUNTY)-Tuesday, July 20. DUBLIN (COUNTY)-Monday, July 19. . DUMBARTONSHIRE-Friday, July 16. DURHAM COUNTY (NORTHERN DIVISION) - Friday, July 16. EDINBURGUSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. ESSEX (SOUTH)-July 15 and 16. FIFESHIRE-Thursday, July 15. FORFARSHIRE-Friday, July 16. GALWAY (COUNTY)-Thursday, July 22. HERTFORDSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. Polling, to Com mence on the 19th. KERRY (COUNTY)-Friday, July 16. KILDARE (COUNTY)-Tuesday, July 20. KILKENNY (CopiTY)-Monday, July 19. KINCARDINESHIRE-Friday, July 16. KING'S CouNTY=July 20. LEICESTERSHIRE (SOUTH)-Thursday, July 15. LEITRIM-Tuesday, July 20. LINCOLNSHIRE (NORTHERN DIVISION)-Friday, Julyl6. LINCOLNSHIRE (SOUTH)-Thursday, July 15. LONDONDERRY (COUNTY)-Friday, July 16. LouTH ( CO UNTY)-Friday, July 16 . MAYO (COUNTY).-Tuesday, July 20. MEATH (COUNTY)-Monday, July 19. MONAGHAN (Courrry)-Tuesday, July 20. MIDDLESEX --Saturday, July 17. NEWEY-Thur s d ay, J u ly 15. • • NORFOLK (WEST) -Saturday, July 17. NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTH) -Monday, July 19; and polling days on Thursday, the 22d, and Friday, 23d. NOTT INGHAMSHIRE (NORTH) -At Mansfield, Saturday, July 17. ORKNEY AND SHETLAND -Monday; July 19. PERTS S HIRE-Fridah July 16. QUEEN'S COUNTY-Monday , July. 19. EEN FREWSHIRE-Thursday,"July ls . Ross AND CRO3IARTY-Saturday, July 17. Rosoopiziorr-mauduy, July• 26, ••• •• SOMERSET (EAST)-Thur.day, July 15. ST IRLINGSHIRE-Thursday, July 15. SURREY (WEsT)- , -At Guildford, Saturday, July 17. SUSSEX (WEST)-Friday, July 16. Str atEaLaNnsurßE-Friday, July 16. TIPPERARY-Tuesday, July 20. WESTMEATH (COUNTY) -Thursday, July 15. WEXFORD (COUNTY)-Tuesday, July 20. WIcKLoW-Ss.turday, July 17. WILTSHIRE (SOUTH)-Friday, July 16. WILTSHIRE (NORTH)-Saturday, July 17. YORKSHIRE (EAST RIDING)-Thursday, July 15. YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING)-Saturday, July 17. RAILWAY MISDOINGS. The Correctional Tribunal of Versailles was occupied last Wednesday with the trial of M. Goudchaux, chef du mourement of the Left Bank Versailles Railway, M. Richard, a person employed on the same line, and M. Meager, manager at the Paris terminus, for having on the evening of the 13th ult. caused serious injuries to several persons in a train by their imprudence and in attention. It appeared in evidence that, on the evening in question, a train o f 24 carriages left Paris for Vera Mlles! but that before reaching that place the train was stopped a a and divided into twe, when the latter part retrograded, I got and ran with great violence along . the back from where it started, and that injuries took place there was the cause of the e d that the division ° s c ut t whichi d. The prisoners in their defence__ of the train, on arriving necessary in consequence of the len e g ne a t r h V e s e f t r a a i a t i , ll b e e s, t was s y admitted been applied, which in the to that breaks ought d . the three prisoners hurry of the moment had been neglected. The court, n e t and 300 f. fine; and after mature delibther,afiiziseelenne each to two condemned the director of the company as civilly a life annuity of 600 f. to M. Martel, responsible to Pay One o f the passengers who had had his thigh broken. Railway companies are often defrauded by persons taking tickets tor'the second or third class, and occupy. ingF 1)3- ing sea ts in carriages of the first. our men were tried on Thursday by the Tribunal of Corr ectional Poli ce o f V e rsailles for a now description of fraud, connected with railway travelling. One of them, named Cadot, employed in a waggon establishment at Chislon-sur- Seine, kept by a man named Fevre, had occasion to come to Paris from that place; but he only took a ticket to Fontaine, the nearest station. Ere, however, came up to Brunoy, , the station next to Paris. There Rozet, another of the accused, and in the same employment, got into the train with two tickets for Paris, one of w hi c h h e gave to Cadet to enable him to pass. But the fraud was discovered. Fevre and another of his men, named Daventure, were proved to have concocted the scheme. The. Tribunal convicted all four, and Favre was condemned to fifteen days' imprisonment and 300 f. fine; Cadot, to eight days' imprisonment and 2001. fine; Daranture and Rozet to 50f. and 25f. fine,—Galignani. RA. _ILWA y HARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULY 14. STOCK ExcHANGZ.—Prices to-day had an upward ten dency, and the m ar k et was somewhat firmer . Th e trans action; reported were —Great Western, 105%—York and North Midland, 54%. .„ LIVERPOOL, JULY 14. STOCK LXCILING E.—The transactions to-day were as fol low : Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire. (late Chester and Birkenhead), 19 7 / B —Eastern Counties, 11 5-16—East Lancashire, 21% —Great Northern, 21% —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 5534-London and North-Western, 135%—Ditto, New Quarters, 33%—Ditto, Quarters (C), p.—Man cheater. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 13%—Mid land, 79%—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, Pre ference Shares, 2% p.—Ditto (second allotment), 2% Scottish Central, 18 %—Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1% dis. South-Eastern and Dover, 23 1 / i South Staffordshire, dis.—York and North Midland, 274 —Dutch Rhenish, 1 7 / 8 dis. DIED hurc sm O y n th, t h e 3a l r l t t . h , a i: e s d t. t , ~ . B a . re t Bech-hall, Sir Ge orge H enr y R o ° b e n r t t b & e l e l a i d t e, h j a n g 3 e t d 8 " in l. , Bryanston-square, Gener a l th e H o n. On the 12th inst., in Jermyn-street, Lieutenant-Colonel Pipon, K.H., aged 60. ... On the hth inst., at Stuttgart, Germany, aged 81, M. MANCHESTER, JULY 14. Benedi ct, f ather of M. J u l es B ene di ct. _ fair amount r .O.Lancashire,' businessand On the 11th inst., E. Beard, Esq., of Cadogan-terrace. STOCK EKCHANGE.—There was a . On the 13th inst.. Ann Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the done to-day, without material' . itheration in prices. T he late C. W. Collins, Esq., of Claphana-rise, Surrey'. ..: , transactions were as follow :—Birkenhead, P On the 10th inst, at Mottingham, Kent, Benjamin Hara - : Quarters, Cheshire Junction, 9'-y a di,.-Eastern Counties, Li l A .... East LancaFbire, Preference, Quarter.. 9% --' Lancashire and York-- --- -- - _ —,,,,,L„.„...,„,.--........—.--...4.. 33x wick, Esq., of Weavers'-hall, London. shire, 88 --London and Nor . th-yestern,_N m , 31--Ditto, New 6/. . 14 ,—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham (U), Quarters, 2% p. ndOn: i P 2 rintzd and Published by MUP,D6YOUPIU, ri :, Blanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Strand/ in No. 1 , strand i •Prinier. at ThA Bun Moe, sro. 11t. f 1 . . !11 . a Precinct of the Savoy, in the oolurtv Cl Preference, 1 p.—Midland, 79%—Shrewebury an d Bi zm i no ._ haw (A), D....South-gait= itlid Dover ? 2N, b Aladdlega, Thurodaya Judy lb, 1852.