Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION. THE NOMINATION, YESTERDAY. The nomimation of candidates t o represent the Southern division of Lancashire, in the Honse of Commons, took place at ten o'clock yesterday morning, at Newton. In front of the building known as the Assembly-rooms, a hustings was erected, around which a large crowd was gathered some time before the opening of the proceedings. Special trains left Liverpool at 8.40 a.m., for the purpose of con. , ey!pg electors upon either 'side; but the numhg,- who availed of these means of accommodation was considerably less than might have been expected, nor did the intermediate stations contribute many additional numbers. The portion of the hustings allotted to the candidates, ipporters on either side 'e well filled, but out that degree of crowding, at least at the opening of the proceedings, which we fully expected to see. Among the supporters of Messrs. Cheetham and Heywood, who rip. TO Messrs. Thomas Brockle- William Earle, James R. geared upon the husi,—, Taank, Ralph Brocklebank, Jeffery, William Brown, J. C. Evart, M P., Earle, Clarke Aspinall, Thomas Bolton, J. MX., T. Gair, Samuel Thornley, J. Rickarby, J. Peck, Gibson. Mark Phillips (lfanchester), Charles Holland (Liverpool) Robertson Gladstone, George Holt, D. Rae, C. Gladstone T. S. Raffles, Thos. Bazley, M.P., T. B. Smith, J. Kershaw, M.P., Sir Elkanah Armitage, Robert Phillips J. L. Kennedy, Geo. Wilson, Henry Ashworth, E , :lwd Ashworth, James Heywood ' J. Livesey, 11. A. Bri g C. E. Rawlins, C. J. Corbally, Haylock, &c. Among the friends of Messrs. Egerton were :---Ifessrs. Thomas E. Moss, James A. .Bold, J. Ridley, Gilbert Greenall , C a p ta in Browne, Su Brooke, Captain Brooke, R. C. Naylor, Hooton ; Lawrence Peel, Captain White, Captain Gray, MP , John Buck Lloyd, J. C. Living.Aone, Colonel Blackburn, George Henry Uorsfall, Rev. F. Hopwood, J. R. Woolfall, Egremont. At ten o'clock, the High Sheriff, Sir Robert Gerard, arrived garria,ge, and was greeted with loud cheers. A con time followed before the proceedings commenced, and it was - n the siderat and Leh rlynna more than a quarter past ten o'clock nal documents took place. reading of the The High Sheriff then came forward with loud cheers. II nd was received 1: Gendomen, and El€ southern division of the Co nty of .Lincasi happy t you mor barn hai never c +h.+ What is th my friend less of I the ballot. these country , district: think pros Darby; to Ice to like every man. p'rt o wai QIIi of Lord DL;r But, I will ho in 1832 candidat eded to the landed A Voice I think that y at all that I to vot( ow «h • w amid muoli con. his, it f . SouiTt t would you, if y Q t tie is in fttvour of lw no ,hough _to my disgrace I con- , my ter.) ainst In a - great 1 s' viii i t verpool, young, y that my duty, this moroin4, will not dc than a very few Minutes Youa - are aware, and artily tell you of that w here this morning for the Purpose of nominating two mem bars for the southern division of this county. There are several gentlemen, here, whose duty it will he to propose members for your consideration, and I request and entreat you, gentlemen, to give those speakers who shall address you this morning the most fair and impartial hearing. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) It will be very much more for your own amusement, as well as your ,instruction (loud laughter and cheering) to keep such silence as will enable you to hear what they have to (Hear, hear.) I have now only to ask whether any nt has any one to propose as a membor for this division of the coun Mr. Marl Ic Phillips, of %achester, came forward, and was received with cheers. He said : Mr. High sheriff and fellow electors of the southern division of the county of Laticashire, if I were inclined to make a lung speech, I could not (hear, hear), for have been electioneering for some time past, and I have lost my voice. I rise, however, for the purpose of proposing a person to represent your . _ interests in Parliament. (dear,liPar.) I inve, there fore, great pleasure in proposing Mr. John Cheetham, (cheers), a gentleman who has done so mnch for us that I am sur return him to parliam you fir point to a stain in ha 1 (Laughter.) Bat I am the conduct of Mr. Cheetharn's I were not I would not be hypocritical enough to come here and ask you to give him your support. I think teat it is only fitting and proper that we should place in the hands of commercial men those immense interests you cannot find a parallel for V, if 7011 satisfied proceedings which are ours D vast, that this country Ind, I may say, in any other count lid not he consultin f we di I not ack service: ny retnrnin him again to I sit down ") I can c you that it is no slight .matter that will take a man from his family, and all that is dear to him, to take himself the trials and anxieties which f cries of holding such a responsible office, - and I ask if you participate in my feeling, to return Mr. Cheetham to Parliament. (No. no, and cheers.) Iu this agricultural district, which is msre so than many others of South Lancashire, wh , , , re many of us have come from this morning, you are deeply concerned for and in v tural in tE you'd any of your (No. considerably interested, I as farms be less cultivated because of free trade. no, and hisses.) I am p ro ud t o see not hi ng o f ti been brought forward on the strength of old times, and times memorable, but these are too remote to bring forward two novices, who have no experience whatever in in parliamentary business. But; apart from the question of commercial interest and immediate reform, and progress at home, there is another issue that Lord Derby and his party have now put before you. (Cheers and hisses.) That issue is, that they are the only parties competent to rule the destinies of England. (Nonsense, and cries of " Yes, yes.") Now, what have we of. the experience we have had of Lord Derby and his party. (Interruption, during which the name of Lord Malmeshury was heard.) I doubt that the sentiment expressed by Lord Derby the last night in the House of Lords will be the sentiment that will rule during the neutrality of this country. Ile has given us another version of it, but that is a second edition of what he said, and au amendment on his speech. (Cheers) We cannot tell what eventualities may arise; hut we see despots banding together, and we know that Louis Napoleon and the emperor of Russia put together do not care a straw for the protection of nationality. The thing is absurd ; and looking forward to becomingthe possibility of matters worse, what will be the con lition of this country, unless she has a Parliament that „,,,,,ree to smot,. r oppression. Would this country b, safe in the hands of Lord Derby ? (Yes, yes ; No, no.) I for one would be exceedingly sorry that we should be rednud to such an extremity. We have no faith in in him, and it now becomes our duty to appoint one who will represent our feeling's, our interest, and our sympathies. He concluded by seconding the nomination of Mr. ye then came forward, and thanked the manner in which they had treated him 14 years which he represented - them in parliament, and sail he would have felt it his duty to come forward again for re-election, had his . health permitted hiM. He had now to propose a gentleman to them as a fit and proper person as one of the representatives for the southern division of Lancashire, Mr, John Pemberton Heywood. (Applause.) They would permit him positively to contradict a rumour that had gone abroad, which was injurious to his friend It had been stated that h e h a d b een di ctate d to by, and was a nominee of a leazue, and had been nomifiatedby a clique in Liverpool. What were the facts ? The clique was summarilly dissolved many years ago, and, he believed, at that moment, they would find, probably in the ranks of the opponents, as many gentlemen who then belont , ed to the as they would find gentlemen on this (the Lib hustings. Mr. Heywood icTIONIPI and respected ieLiverpool, both by the C, and the Liberal party in Liverpool. A friend wrote to him. if to was well Unser vati ve (qr. Brown) to London, aski . ng if he would support Mr. Heywood, and he said it would give him the greatest pleasure, for he did not know where they would find a gentle - non so well fitted as Mr. Heywood. Mr. Heywood had received a monied education in London, and he had received a ny,mied education in Liverpool. He represented the mercantile community, and the united interests of the country. He had ever been a free trader, and anxious, as far es his means could afford, to contribute to the social position of his fellow countrymen. He had on every occa sion endeavoured to discharge his duties and contribut, towards the support of the established religion. If t . _ looked through t' ..ae contributions towards the building o, cnurches they would see that he was a most liberal and staunch supporter of the established religion. At the time he held liberal views. Tic thought the antecedents of Mr. Heywood were greatly in his favour. Mr. Heywood had excellent parts, and had no visionary desire to carry re form so far as to endanger the country, but merely so far as salutary reforms wr dr -Lie and 4to the interests of the Country ,A.abio He believed that, so far ey should have a moderate instalment, and the franchis wm concerned then, at a. future period, a further instalment _ the most prosperous . people in the world. Property better protected than in any country in the world: Out We ax e unequalled, and w is to realise a very la )d deal behind th eral IV, be that you a kry,w tij able to prom . ot re you, and God f your int is not acqu: likely to be done tht Dry result, treated in ;he Lan, al question, I am c ed he will work -c Tie manner, as respects the entire o 1 - said this mach, I think it to say But I would as. Cheetham becatis- eers.) stipulation in 1 a do 4, ghter), .and I w was lo4t in the nd if there is e ballot, speech by One of the candidates e astonished that he stated that there was no ii. in this country. I hope he meant this county o o -P fighter.) *I 'ill be no in or than my 1 Iva your Mr. Ch ,ham wrong for ray Having Shut .I.tt tin, 3 n (1 crnitin ,f tin_ It would Ince t - 11 .-- ri - - R . tti ba I ansto of —utr arethe contrite] this county And w e a re to t of th. a bout to I sevent V; they b. ver of the . I r q No, (rent] bt's in opposition jcn they a at Win Nnd we c , ent the interest of this county tt fellow out of that. thl other their f. —.lot mistake the reason The whole of the division as it does Manchester and Liverpool, is ft hive of industry, arising from manufactures and are we to be told that Mr. Cheetham is tl have done before, and it as your representative rs, and dud superior Ile has that time you cannot (Cheers.) You more in th 13t it haYe tl capital, which enabl wait) only to be kept out of o the pre trope. lle heard from Lord Palm, speech and and who was knew a good deal of foreign polic Ind and th dement between policy for En ,shingt - on, wh said that it was the .ndto keep a good understanding with Commons, to mind home a# and not to - meddle in purstio that course, trusted that this government would His friend, Mr. Heywood.. would ildepeniently f measure Ie did n care one ?or L9rcr n Rusiell, or any ;ive measures which he thou:rht bound tip - together so much, that it was very important `o send a man to parliament who understood both. man had a better opportunity of judging of both Mr. Heywood.- Tie was quite sure that Mr. Hoy.; wand was as 'mach in as he (Mr. Brown) w:; 3onthera Divisia of Lancashire, as a fi proper person to represent them i . Klward Ashworth, of Bolton, came forward to the nomination. He said he came forward with leywood, groat plemure to s m(1 the nomination of Mr aid he - came forward with ih€ canidates that Lancashire could now find riot times of ordinary events, with two This was the time w in war military forces in for Lancashire to make a most judicious selection wag nc man prc :lose interests were not involved in gle, although they might not at the moment se e it. f man should And wl the interests of this gieat Tere the interests of this great county? commercial in Of what avail was an ac it was not for the trade of it st in that county if the r, not a labpuring - ty avolved in that elect was not a ten la3t fo There was not a labourir whose inte:•est would n mntry was entangled in war. T ars. lie was the more proud to adv who had been nominated b 3rown. (Cheers.) lan, N. - lowa that the eireamstano ltative of n into a v [loam it was well of their having Mr. Brown •, it wa rrin,t; to the ad ice given by day that 'ernment of th own to tli :re not brought into a war with the Amen ) man wai in a better position, and no man could tell " cif,ct of continental wars on Europe than Mr. 7ho hal larze interests in ti,gt He was a . 0 man could tell bettert could _ have on the funds, an nicre e the coining have a nt At this ronst tell 1 ink+ expi of exoeiionc v they affected the in %shire th ag wolf anis off (Hear, dear,) The concluded by recommencing Mr. liexwood. t Joint slm hung with banns The Queen rraption was caused I 'ring A.l t a . to force in:s. It and the sch in . serip: ' " Lord " endea- t and Demo( way through the crowd, in front of ad compelled to 'le Split mod of M l's build] id, he was only th man whom I hay 3), and I 3 another awa rward, and sa: acashire, I hay veneers atid groans.) old block. (Great cheers.) Is birth, by his education. hr hig I)e3, not come the ca old to m •and-twenty. (On, oh.) day to propose is between thirty. ;hat that xe - flt f hasine:l than at a, they at the gentle. Ire Le hallo. (Cheri and :Clieers:) Well, r another reason the ballot, the next thing they will do is to as Ir elections at twelve o'clock at night. (Chee r s.) They' oit in the dark. (Cheers and laughter.) Gentlenar n. you to deci,le to-dav, whether you will have _ r Quaker Bright. (Great hissing and cheering.) I cam 70n1 the neighbourhood of Rochdale. My next neighbour is ohn Bright. (Groaning and cheering,) lam chairman for eat district on th e C onservative side, and I can tell you eat we shall bent the Lord De (Great ell. shall not &lair ' cm two t o one of " no, no.") Gentlemen, I ; - er, but wits propose that tile lion. A !ering, and pa4sed f or that therty 0 it? (No,sno.) r.) tiontlemen, I hope it will the honourable g entleman whom I ven ue to nominate as your second candidate that he ventured is lifeblood in the service of his country. (Great cheering.) t is i not o a l reason that he sho u ld not b e elected by you nnnlzn 1, 1 r‘ner be no detrimen shirtings (la gliter) ; p and t ,Great clieerin,; convbrsan shoul( ghter), about jacconeis;—(la; and spinning jenni. er.) It is no reason bees )Icl he issnot Eierefore, he •epresent this county .0t as many w :to and Mr. Leg' Great cheering%) ;orne others, yet he can and cheers.) Believin that the Hon ter, and cries of To is no honour A. Voice :' helm) s of th t the I Bond basis, I invite you to give your support to tliese gentlemen ; and I now beg leave to propose Mr. W. Legh, as a fit and proper person to represe county nev and cries • and interropti m.) fr. J. Myers (Liverpool), said : I cordially second the nomination of Mr. W. J. MO. Gentlemen, I think it due to this assembly. I think it due to :our dignity, Mr. High Sheriff, and to my own h ono u r , that I should st ite the We ga preseuta himself .4 soils why so hum THE NORTHERN TIMES:TU . ESDAI, MAY 3, 1859 declared a fit and proper person to represent you in Parlia ment—(cheers, and cries of "no, no.")—and I may tell you that I have n o t seen so f i t a man to-day. (Cheers and laughter.) Colonel Blackburne said, Mr. High Sheriff, and brother lectors, I never hesitated a moment to second the name of the gentleman that has been proposed to you, because I believe faithfully and heartily that he is a man who will do his duty if you send him to the Commons House of Parlia ment. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, we have been represented for some years by gentlemen who havebeen supported by the clique in ganchester, which has dictated to us too long (loud cheers), and we are assembled here to-day in these numbers to assert Conservative principles in contra distinction to those democratic principles which have been so frequently put before us in a very able manner, I confess, but in a most dangerous manner for the peace of this country. (Hear, hear, cheers and groans.) Gentlemen, you may possibly growl and make a noise, and even prevent me from being heard, but on Thursday neat we shall be prepared to go to the poll, and we there will assert those Conservative principles which are defined easily, and which are supported by men who, honestly and faithfully, wish to correct all abuses in Church and State, and are prepared upon all occasions to look after the interests of the working classes---(loud cheers)---and who are ready upon all occa sions to do good, to live and let live,. (itenewed cheers, and some laughter.) Gentlemen, I have not had an appor tunity of hearing any of the observations which have been made from the other side---(hear, hear, and laughter) ---b at I have no doubt that they were very much of the same nature as those which we have read in the . public prints during the last fortnight, and I feel that this is a moment when every man who has a stake in the country, whether he has that stake in commerce, in land, or in the savings' bank, to come forward and declare, according to the means constitutionally provided fur him, that he does not require those democratic principles, and will not have them. (Loud cheers.) That universal suffrage, vote by ballot, and all these other move ments of the same sort will not he permitted by this great country. ( Renewed cheers, groans, and laughter.) Gentle men, let us remove the cloud whieh has been hanging over South Lancashire for these some years back. (Cheers.) Let us cause that cloud to disperse, and let each of you go to his polling booth on Thursday next, and give his vote for the two Conservative :lacers) am not going to answer arguments which have been brought forward in support of the ballot. )e proposed 3 YOU tO-, A Voice : " I believe you my boy." (Laughter and cheering.) Colonel 131ackburne : But I would ask you to hear an explanation from one of your candidates to-day, of what he is reported in the papers to have said that if you had the ballot, you must have it compulsory, or else 99 nut of everrlo3 would vote openly. (Hear, hear, ant cheers.) Let him explain that to you. (Hear, hear.) I take the honourable candidate's own words, as put in the paper, and if I misrepresent them, he will have an opportunity of saying so. (Hear, .hear.) Gentlemen, lam not going to detain you any longer. A great number of speakers have already been heard, and you have yet to listen to the candidates ; but I now _beg _ leave to do what I had not the slightest hesitation - in undertaking, to second the nomination of the Hon. Algernon E,rerton, as a fit and proper person to represent this division of the county in Parliament. (Cheers.) Mr.* Willia . m Fordo Hulton next came forward. His opening observations we heard very imperfectly, owing to the noise which prevailed, but we understood him to say that, it was refreshing to, him .to find himself once more upon that ground where a band of determined Conservatives, small at first, ultimately succeeded in rescuing the county from the sway of a party who had long opposed them, ani thprn rr' he county had been again wrested from cents, but so long as they believed their 'e fairly and honourably representing it, They believed, however, that an made to carry out a system of as Mr. Canning himself the measures of 're of the peacc . Gentlemen, the speak the by their op° id not i 1 opinion had said, to precipitate mast be subver any order itinned, I am prepared to concede to those who diff,r trom me in political opinion the same freedom of speaking and of voting which I endeavour to secure for myself ; and I trust that that calmness and good spirit which have up to the present time on both t. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) ay continue to Hulton county is mu Ilemen, I - cannot hut say that this ited_ to that particular portion of it at Manchester, repre 'fear, hear.) from which I come r Look at Mr. tiaziey. a venerable man (hear, hear)—a 7,0°4 Christian to my own knowledge (laughter), although I differ from him. (Renewed laughter.) Look at Mr Turner, the other member, also from Bolton. (Hear, hear.) I had the re just now of seeing upon the other side of the hustings One of the movers conders of of ]ward Ashworili, also of ed to say that I come from ring and laughter.) Gentle ye have long enough been under the n of a faction which, like the proboscis of the t. is ready to extend itself to the greatest length to p all it can, and at other times to contract itself within unallest . dimensions to catch up the most minute particle ers and laughter) —to strain at one time to tear up an and contra— . . Bolton ; and I am not ash we bell. ct at another time to pick up a pin. and cheers) Gentlemen; we do not tome lo come with • • an anxious desire to beat our opponents (hear, hear, and laughter) ; and I can only say that, as a genuine John Bull, liking, as he always does, a good dinner, and a bottle of wine, I shall be happy, with such aids to the preservation of g ood humour, to talk over any, points of discord with any of my opponents after the battle is over. (Cheers and laughter.) hope our flag Will be in the ascendant, and I have no doubt that it will be so. (Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") Gen tlenen, we do not deal in clap-trap and tell you that we are here before you to support- Toryism. (Hear, hear.) Bat -- do tell y ou , w hil e you g i ve a cons iderable amount, a amount of liberty to those who differ from us in hand, take care not to ton, you :oast, on the othe unprotected vont -- OWII religious freedom. (licar, hear, and loud cheers.) We do tell you to support the Majesty of the Throne. (Cheers.) We do tell you that while you struggle, and while we ought all to struggle, for lnd of liberal measures,. we 01,- . lireP should be solid, sound and . (hlcar, hear, and cheers.) It was asked e other endof the hustings. ntry b large cottor you before you upon this occasion. (Hear, hear.) It had •been arranged that a gentleman from Manchester, and one from Liverpool, should have taken part in the Conservative proceedings upon this occasion. By some accident, for which I am not able to account, the gen tlemen from Manchester has not made his appearance here. His heart is with us I know, but it so happens that he is not here to-day. I therefore stand alone to express, on behalf of Liverpool, my sentiments up on thi s occasion. Gentlemen, I apprehend that the reason why I stand here to-dav is because I am a native of that ancient borough; and, further, that I am one of those much maligned, but, I believe, truly loyal subjects (loud uproar and confusion, which drowned the remainder of the sentence.) I believe that the cause of dissolution in this instauce---the question of Reform---never had any great hold open the public mind ; and I believe it has now lost even that hold, because we all see that the cloud of war is gathering over us, and we only look to the man who will take care of the dignity and interests of England. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I have heard it said that the choice of England is now between Lord Darby and Mr. John Bright. (Hisses.) Can any Englishman doubt as to such a choibe. (Cries of "No, no," and cheers.) Lord Derby is a nobleman and a statesman, who, if peace can be preserved with honour, will preserve it; but if war must take place to guard the honour, the dignity, and the welfare of England, then he is the man to conduct that war. (Cries of hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Gentlemen, some excavations were once being made, and at the bottom a black man was working, as a brick-setter Some one above him dropped a brick which grazed his his head; and blackey looked up and said : " Master, if you don't want your bricks broke, just keep them from dropping on my head." (Cheers and laughter.) Gentlemen, it is so with England. (Cheers.) Lord Derby is just the man to say to every country, whether enemy or friend, "If you want , to preserve your bricks, just keep them frum coming against the wooden walls of old England." (Loud cheers.) At this moment the eyes of the whole world are upon England, and England turns to South Lancashire to know whether you will or will not support her noblest son. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I know what your answer will be. (Hear, hear.) As one of those who were concerned in these elections even long before 1834, when Lord Francis Egart^n was at the head of the poll, I beg to urge upon you an early attendance at the polling places ; for this I know and believe, that one vote given before twelve o'clock is worth two at any later time of the day. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) The High Sheriff the n askedl if any other gentleman had a candidate to propose. No one came forward to , answer. Mr. Cheetham came forward, and was received with loud cheers. He said : Mr. Sheriff and gentlemen, allow me to say to my friends that if they will be quiet, I will endea vour so to exert myself by speaking that I may be heard ; and to my opponents, I would give them one word of warning, that no noise will prevent me from continuing my observations. (Cheers.) This - is now the third time that I have appeared at this place to solicit yorir support as one of your representatives for the southern district of the county of Lancashire. On the first occasion I had no oppo nents visible ; on the second I was surrounded by friends, and amongst them a very considerable number of gentlemen who are now on the opposite side of the hustings. (Cheers and hisses.) I do not inquire into the motives that has led them to change from this side to the other ; probably that may be very much in accordance with the ministry they are en deavouring to support, by sending two gentlemen to repre sent you in Parliament. Gentlemen, what is the'cause that has convened you together ? What has led to the dissolu tion of Parliament, to the resignation ? The Ministerial Reform Bill. I know my opponents say that this is not the cause of the dissolution. Why .. do they say so? Be cause the discussion of the Ministerial Rebrn Bill is a very sore subject to them. (Cheers.) 1 take conteston this one ground, and .as supported or not. Pies of ye - yes, Now, gentlemen, I wo u ld a l you reviewing the policy of . Lord Ihrby's whether home or - are " to be condemned, whether, in tld not _be in half as-gooa'a7r, but I tell you tlitt -ven supposing the cotton mills were, from any circumstance, destroyed —sup posing that cotton went out of fashion, and that we all wore linen—(langhter) —supposing that all the mills were left empty, we should then have to come upon the land for taxation. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) The land would 3oth the cotton kid and the countr vi t II ou invective or ill-nature, to ask the gentlemen who represer cts in this neighbourhoo( whether it is not fine, that when they have made the. v like to invest it in land. (Hear, hear, an, -- we believe that general opinion is wit ) Gent we hav — e determ to test it we have hat I have no fish itteme 3 lvish to etate to those w )30 zentlpmf liffor from vhose' fortune are eel- forward • • _ _ and protecting. both These are the grounds Li last, not least, have the honour Of member for the (Loud government r not qually First of all how did the Government get into office ? (Interruption.) You know that Lord Palmerston brought in a bill in connection with the law regarding aliens in this country_ That hill vac anpported 6 - 3 f the votes and speeches of those who represent the gentlemen on the oppositeside of the hustings. Within a week from that day, they supported an amendment which was moved against the bill by my right- honourable friend, Milner Gibson. These men supported, in the first place, thp 11 , Incnirnov Rill by thoir .....--..- ousto the Welfare of this country, and wards vaed against it A Voice.: To get into place, Yes, they voted against it to get into Thit is the first of a series hall refer When -the what did .0 the House in eriernbr.3 the benefit of the people ake care that t well-established just now the co foreign, One pa nument money opinion, or to see represented--- ich, nitho. (hear_ 1 3 are capable ( . (ITear, hear _ _ to you a se, .on of this county, Mr. W. Legh. have heard a great cry raised about liberty What is the liberty you would ask for ? (( Ides - of no, no.) kmarican slaver (Hear, hear, and cheers.) rrance you want? (N o , no. ) Look at the ;volutions which from time to time have taken (Rear, hear.) Is it the liberty of • - it the I berty of Eniland ? (COnd Mr. Cheethanc: Cheers.) of acts to which had - got into place, bill was brought befori subject that, for thirty y agitated, and which was nb for and repe carried, but always lost in the House of Lords admission of Jews into the Houses of Parliament. bill was ()noosed as fatal to the internat. n - va, rue LUVUL M.. W.- t.uu country, nut when that *finistry got into power, they carried the bill. Gentlemen, I say they did right; let the gentlemen on the other side say so. (Interruption.) There is another bill b' • ' upon by gentlemen, supposed as honourable ; they are, chartists. There are fire points to the- charter; one of these points was no property qualificatiosof members of Parliament. My hon. friend, Mr. Locke King, introduced a bill to carry that point, and it was lost in the House of Lords. ii,ut when the gentlemen who opposed it changed seats, and when they were in power, they carried that bill. (Cheers and groans. Gentlemen, did I say that it was wrong ? I say it was right ; but let them reconcile it with honesty. (Cheers.) A Voice : It's all, a sham. Mr. Cheetharn : Gent !men, there was a bill brought the m .to the - abolition of the East India Com the reform of the government of. Intl' by Lord Palmerston. It was oppose representing the other side, and, cor the house, it was refused to go into divlsion Derby, when they changed sides in tlir had realised the sweets of plae this bill, so fatal and so ruin ministerial object to achiev proposed a bill to governrnen,, and ridiculous, that in its first reading it laughed out of the house. (Cheers ) A Voice : Talk about the ballot. Mr. Cheetham : We will come to that again. This ministry, who are par excellence reformers, and the new lights of the day, the Libei.al Consrm•• will show us how reform.may dangerous to any party, and for introduced zentlemen trary to the - usa But 'lord house, when they (cheers' gentlemmi to England, 'becom (Hisses and hat it was tires say they be carried ont, and not be They brought in a Refo the seven years which I have sat in Bill ; and I prot e nous ie of C, I never saw a measure universally condemned, at. more meekly supported and m 'eatures of that I s ha . ie time. But a measure more de and a _ delusion, he never kr points in t refeto, and one imm e di a t e ly con nowlefore me (in the crowd.) gen as Musj of Common boilv :rs to the electoral In the_ first plat disiranchi several thousands, reform liiil foi• himself Ministry be is going to sup/ set about a reform bill fo; vith what t rward, he li t is actually more ultra, more Cor than the bill of the G unty anc sses were written He bring.: 16 fran )sed a X increase of nu it set all id groans.) Not stitisfi says he is for a reform bill which shall preserve franchise for £5O occupation for tenants in fit £lO freeholds in the town. Why, my Lord D in a bill to give a £lO in county ; and my friend ono f a'£so fr with the movement, because the, in the Conservative retreat in WI go down, and what did he do r 450 occupation down to Z2O, and he brings chive down to 48, a point which Lord Derby woul, This gentleman ig .4 - ITy franei,•; , - • polies- of tl e reformer oppusi on look into the dein( and if you to gentlemen the obje - it of the Lt, you . have of, but everything to coridezia foreign policy, it is the same. creed is the ballot. (Cheers and g that is exactly the terror of and side. They say Why nelvnnnte ceeding as the" ballot' ballot? It i s a machir accortlinn. t what is o enable the elc freely at )r to express his fearlessly, and and regist er hi s vote ? (C r i es of yes, arid no, no.) said that there was no intimidation in Lancashire. at a public meeting here in this county, that it "that an officer, in soliciting votes in one of the district, said that numbers of the elector. 7 're willing to vote for the Liberal candidates, if certain gentlemen possessing influence and wealth, tarp estates, were no t i n the field. It_ was a fact that, they were told it. That their landlord had said, " I should 1 :1:1Ce to see any of my tenants voting against Me," 13'. another part of the cli4iict it was stated that " Ilrio our hearts, It - as I saw, Ibut our hands are fettered. We dare not vote Ut:fil we see the steward. If he votes for you we• will willingiF do so too. If he votes against you, alas, we must follmw." There is a subject at the present moment of the greatest importance to this country. I allude to a war between France and Austria, and, without great care on the part of the government of this country, it may extend to a European conflict, and involve us in all its disastrous results. I point with astonisment to the last speech of my Lord Derby, who seemed to have, in the first place, no other object than to stimulate Austria in its course of procedure. Immediately after that speech, Austria sent au ultimatum to Sardinia, declaring that she would enter the territories of. Sardinia •within three days if she did not disarm. Then my Lord Derby turned round and blamed Austria, and the result may be that the soil of Sardinia will be covered with the blood of her soldiers and their enemies. In this conflict, my.sym pathies are for neutrality. Italy, that country which is one of the most productive soils in Europe, a country whose early history, by its noble republic, set us an example not only of liberty, but also of commercial greatness that country has bren trodden down limier the iron heel of! Austria. I have no sYriiPathy with Austria. But, gentlemen,. I must say, we ought to stretch out the hand of liberty to Italy. When he has trodden under foot the liberties of his own people, we must, in this conflict, remain perfectly neutral. What says my Lord Derby ? It must be a per fect neutrality. I say we have nothing whatever to do between France and Austria, and our duty is to be prepared with a naval armament, so as to protect your own shore, and when the conificing parties have expended blood and men, we may be in a position to arbitrate for the recovery of Italian liberty. Mr. Cheetham went on to make some comments on some observations that had fallen from Mr. Egerton, that had appeared in a Wigan new s p a p er . H e di'd not see any qualification in the aristocracy which would lead him to .think that he was their inferior, and if Mr. Egerton wished to put his personal character in comparison with his (Mr. Cheetham's), he was perfectly willing to do so. He would allow Mr. Heywood to speak for himself, He had said that he was a nominee of a political club at Manchester, and that had been a great hobgoblin" with them, and this political club has had the power of returning uuopponu, auu i nave to ten toe gentiema._ other side, a political club has been established in Newton in-the-Willows, and was so strong, that it was able to erect a building ; lint, unfo r t una t e ly, that club had gone down, bat has, since that time, again revived. They thought to frighten me with the British Lion. I hope when you are going back to the station, you will guard me lest I am eaten up by that animal. I may say, that has been no. political party that has put me in nomi nation. I have been before this constituency for seven years, and I - have aided in carrying out that great measure which some gentlemen pretended to think would be destructive to the landed interest—l mean the abolition of the corn laws. If you think that my past services have been to your interest —if you think I have not broken faith with the political principles which I advocated—that in some degree I have been able to watch your interest---I say, with the same constancy and the same devotion, I will do so again, if returned to represent you in parliament. (Cheers.) Mr. Heywood then came forward, and said: I will not detain you long on the subject of Reform, because my opponents have made such progress during their canvass, with regard to the question of the franchise, that there seems to be no difference between us. Gentlemen, I have always considered that a re-arrangement of the seats was of much more consequence than the franchise, and as my opponents has made such progress, I hope, when the time comes for a Reform Bill, we will get a right distribution of seats. It i s nionitrons that towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants should have members, when places like St. Helens and Burnley has no members at all. I have said enough on that subject. Amongst the subjects of reform I should like to see carcied out, is the ballot. A Voice : Three cheers for the ballot. isva, J. Wlll Lett you canataty, tnat 1 having mixed in politics, though I was always for the ballot, for protection from inimidatioi, I was not aware that in this county . there was such. a deep feeling for the ballot. It ute clear that It was tnaki ncr crraat nrna•rnaa T bravo no aouot tnat this disioltition will sent another hundred votes in favour of the ballot. Gentlemen, lam for a per fect abolition of church rates. .(Cheers and hisses.) ido would fail withoat thi; rate landed gentry, to'suppOse such a thine. I think it is a libel on the I would take as own land. lam very anxious that these reforms should be carried, and leave. us at peace for years to come, and enable nd present to the world the majeitic spectacle of a loyal and united people. I will not enter into any personalities, or make any remarks on the observations of my opponents. If you think they are better fitted to represent yon than I am, I will bow to that decision. If lam rejected, I shall have much pleasure ide those differcnce in retiring into private lac, which I have been accustomed to. (Cheers.) The lion. Algernon Egerton then presented himself, and and was received with a loud burst of aonlause from the crowd at that side of the hustings. •Iles r a l id: - leCtOis - oi the Southern Division of the county of Lancashire, I ask ipport to-day upon Conservative principles. (Cheers.) -ected, I come prepared to go into parliammit, if I am . e as an indepmdent supporter of Lord Derby's g_ (Great cheering.) Before I proceed to go into any detail of my views upon political subjects, I be allowed, perhaps, to allude, with some satisfaction, that I stand in the very place where my father stood before (loud cheers), prepared to support the same principles as he oven' ment supported, I think with satisfaction t r oilie r— Colintii. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I understand . that one of my honourable opponents has accused me in his speech, just new, of having taunted him and my other opponent as being connected with trade and commerce, in my speech at Wigan. Gentlemen, I deny that the allusion in my speech at Wigan was at all directed to Mr. Cheetham or Mr. Heywood. (Cheers.) I am sorry that Mr. Cheetham or Mr. Heywood should enter tain the idea that I intended to make a personal attack noon either of them; gentl ien , for both of whom I have a high acar, a • A Voice : That's spoken like a gentlema Mr. Egerton : No man can be more co: of the encrmotts importance of the trade (Cheers.) the country I myself am nected with on (Hear, hear a very 511 Gmserva than'l am nti commerce of the largest mcerus in the country. How, then can it be &m -at I do not Iniw, or could undervalue, the import 11(1 cheers.) I s all now proceed to give you account of what I believe to be the meaning of I have defined t in the co of my canvass as attachment to the throne and the constitu tion of the country. (Cheers.) Voice : Rubbish. (Lau Mr. Eger,- _ am no bigot, but I certainly , Church and State man. .(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I be) that the Constitution of this country is at present in do (Cheers. Our opponents have tried to narrow th of the contest in this county to th— he mere consideration of ,ord Derby's n !form bill. I decline to accept so narrow an hear.) I . say that, our object in coming tore you to give the inty an opport istitution as at present t will utterly alter the (Cheers.) (Laughter.) very foundat A Uninn • ' of that Cr tether we s we can see, hear.) 'm, I will give you a that matter. I know ,rd to r session Describe tt A Voice : Oh, won't we, though ! (Laughter.) Mr. Egerton : We know, from the news which has :eived within the last half hour, that war has broken out it is impossible to say what may be the measures which will have to be brought forward during .session ; but I may tell you in all sincerity that, er a measure is brought forward for reform, I will very consiaerablo reform, both in county and in (Loud cheers.) I will explain n that state of thing the nez borough representation why r have not pledged myself to any pirticular franchise, either in counties or in boroughs. The reason (If it is, that I will make no bid for popular support. (Cheers.) If I Parliament, I will go as a representative ; and it would be impossible, if I were pledged to any particular rating, that I could give that fair consideration to any measure ;hat might be brought forward which I ahoald-feel bound to live. (Hear, hear.) I hope that you will trust me to ive any such measure that calm consideration which ipo7 ace demands, and I shall endeavour to justify ry . (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I wish for a rents to occupy your_ attention with a glance at that•trust now, unhappily, know that Europe is at prese n t at war.s, 'We know that two or three powertul nations hare drawn the sword against each other, and we cannot foresee any termination to the contest. I would ask you, what must be the policy of England in such a state of affairs ? Now, I say candidly that, in my opinion, any ministry, which iQ .and, must preserve her rom entangling alliances with any- of the reat countries of ~.„„, nt,..rino..) I was going to say that 1 will say that our watch-word It must be our object of Ene the contine s.) far as attacked. ye are attacked ; and at present, here is uo chance of our being Those nations, I trust, have w seep them for years to come. What about the uallot. (Hear, hear, and ;Leers.) 1 A Gentleman on the Hustings : Oh, never fear; we will tell you. (Cheers.) iair. Egerton : I should support Lord Derby, principally upon the ground that I think the government is to a great (-Vent pledged to peace ; and that, whilst it is so, it will, at illo same time, preserve and support the honour of thq that the coun try country. hayksometimes heard, among our opponents, an abstitu,4 o treyarillioneladr•L Q well a r rni de e r d. to d ( ox ar i, b is ear neL" s f orld insane cry for what I may call national disarmament • r cry is wholly absurd. (Hear, hear.) It is a bsolute cessary in the present state of things that England sloT ti , be ready to take a dignified part in the a ff airs of the for' j that she should be able, if necessary, to defend herself; also, if necessary, to strike an offensive blow in her fence. (Loud cheers.) I would, therefore, support anyreas°7:; sum which might be well expended upon our national d efeau tl and by national defences I mean the maintenance ot, sufficient army and a sufficient fleet. (Hear, hear.) — 1 tlemen, I must say a few words with regard to reforu (Hear, hear.) We have had a bill before parliament am not going to discuss Lord Derby's bill. There I l i several parts of it to which I objected, P. an d which, ,7 0 , been in parliament, I should not have supported. hear.) But I say there is a far worse bill before • country . —John Bright's bill. (Groans, hisses, and eliee_7 Mr. Bright aims at a peculiar distribution of seats, trierlPio parliaments, and :.the .ballot. (Hiss es . ) Morcover,fteo bringing forward his bill, he affirmed, ard indeed ha s A that said, that it is only to be a temporary measure, an" b2 rt we are to seek lower down and go further on in v i 3 - 0) cannot help terming revolutionary reform. (Iclear , 7, - t of Now, any bill I support will, I hope, keep h 0.- ) hot water for many years to come. (Hear, -ear re . I would not support Mr. bill, mo especially because I think the r proposes, in the last des,--- -distribUtion of sears, as itbs Ch eer s.) I think t borouglls seats which must be woe should be divided between the counties and the am manufacturing towns. (clear, hear.) lam far ,ring saying that there are not many of the large maav ie ' o tioa constituencies which have a right to larger repres ei Hi be in parliament; and I have no doubt that a bill V i vr4 brought in, which will give it to them; but I r ef arc also many of the counties which_have a right to 1 1., 0 representation, and if I have any hand in the 03 , tt li ree will support a measure which will give them 0 13 ', lio% representation. (Hear, hear ) With regard to the ljeeru3 ,) am against the ballot, most decidedly. , _ , (l : _o_u!, , che 1 I • • • away from some consider it a mean, sneaking measure. (Cheers.) ' t tS not prevent intimidation, but it will pre ve° he ad legitimate uifluence of public opinion (Ilear , i per As I do not intend ever to support n°o idee sure for universal suffrage, I must who that a voter has his vote in trust for those bo have no vote ; and a trust, I maintain, ought 701 exercised openly. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) tot that every man is answerable to th e country ent` 'c' lll persons who are not so directly re p r esented for tbe 7511 exercise of his vote. I also say that, the experieu ce eer , nations who have tried the ballot is against it. rt of hear.) In America, we are told that, the o b i e ; r a st ) secresy is not attained by it. Gentlemen, we hare h e det io many speeches to-day, that I do not wish to you any longer. If you return me to Parliamen t, tere st; go there not as the representative of th e landed in tio bl nor of the commercial interest ; nor of the manuf ac (LotP interest; but as the representative• o f all three. prity cheers.) Twill do my best ,to supp or t Conservati ve ciples and rational pro g ress. (Renewed cheering.),,h iond Mr. Legh then came forward, wl ` forward, and was received vet/ cheers. In the opening of his speech, which l o ce° imperfectly heard, he s aid, if, w h en a dd r essing 3g b ; he l during his recent canvass throughout the county , 4de felt almost inadequate to the task, how much more " l iiecto must he then feel, when about -to address the e° intelligence of the vast assembly before him. A Voice : Have you got y our task off ? (Laught er ; ) c tiqo Mr. Legh said, claiming the i n dul ge nce of the 0 1 ,,, t 1111 he should endeavour plainly an d man f u lly to state vo: $ political opinions, were. (Cheers.) He was th ere the Conselvative candidate.- (Hear and cheers.) Ire vixs g t to fight for the Conservative cause. (Renewed cheers' would, if elected, go to the House of Commons 9- ~s a~ A VOICE Mr. Le; what (Lang V I/ __.,..,porter of Lord Derby's Gorera ule f Tl o3 l l independent supporter of that government. He wa s w oof convinced that it was the only government which was; 6.4, 1 1 ' nn ~,,..h_ es, I. 4-1-." e. AI es nreSe n ' C God 'forbid that they should ever h;ve Lord Sohn and Mr. Bright. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The r that juncture of affairs was one which eminently requq e o .boo, some one should he at the head of thp anvprnment 1?—, full confidence. He i;;;;ITh - at th u e idesc e confidence in Lord Derby, and wou ld p ro ve that 6 ' o ol by returning him (the speak er ) as one of their rePolicy tives. (Cheers and laughter.) He thought the gesire to the Government ought to be guided by an earnestu,. f pirs° t keep the country free from being entangled in the 1, 0 tbs i the Continent. (Hear, hear.) It was his d e ; be o° l England should keep a strict neutrality, but , T a t ,,;. hea r t ,' time that she should do so with dignity. (n . „.. e n - e Cessa, r i l; For that reason they should be prepared to act-' ; ' h i e A Voice (alludiner to part of Mr. Lr ion percePl.',' Why did you not - get' it (Loud laughter and cheers.) sstl Mr. Legh said he should lik e t o see a judiciou s la% the of reform brought in, not one which woulddestr%rest constitution, but one which would give votes toe ; 0 14 many who now had no t go t th em . (Cheers.) h i e o f give them to those who had shown themselves 0;123%01. using them properly, and who'had a stake in the O l i o r (Cheers.) He was not for giving extension oct be ,, chise to all who were rated to any amount. li e , J ;10. lower the franchise both in counties and in 1)0014 (Cheers.) He would not go to parliament pledged to and particular rating franchise, but when an bill was bri) ilt" in affecting that question, he would, if returned t 4 „not , liament, g ive it his best consideration. As to the. r p j to he hated it. (Cheers and laughter.) If they wt asibeit give their own votes in sec r et ; h e cou ld not see w ' Y ' n the members of parliament should not b e a llowed to vo te 1- t hs‘ and he did not think, Gr ief satisfy the country. (Cheers etl u 0 I hear.) If they returned him . e into parliament wholly independent, did g ot would give his best exertions to their service. 11 , e ; ui tefe 4 ' wish to make any diff er en ce b e t ween th e landed ;" t eres" ,ercial interest, and the manufacturing ",.120111 .‘e all dependant upon on e an o th e r. If eye must fall too. He should, therefore, if el ecte f ell into parliament determined to su pp or t th e interests °,l;e3 alike, to the best of his ability. (Cheers.) II! P 9' l' l;l the electors for the good-natu r ed h ear i ng they 0 " "I would the comm They we mu, and resumed his seat amid londapphfiuse.' C 0,5 Mr. Rickarby, of Liverpool, put a question to i folv gard to the vote the/ c p. , rug of the Liverpool d ° c otgb question had been - before , f i f e° prepared at that moment t° servative can Tton said .aw. lie w Mr. E DII : I do. with r a aegioo , gh was understood to say that, in the even' introduced upon that subject, he would, A. show of ,tands was th en ca ll e d f or. • Ab ou t ' frov 0 _ k m a somewhat sma ll er proport i on o f those,. '-'‘'lssgll. .ue husting s , h e ld up t h e i r h an d s i n favour 431 Egerton and Legh, amid immense cheering. h Sheriff said : G en tl emen , I have no d' ai it °` -` 4- h. show of hands is in foc" The Hig bfl d cheet be ban i poll t S loved a vote of thanks to the nig- led by Mr. Cheetham, and carried bv ;eedings then, at one o'clock, terrain , tee hours. TO PRESERVE ?f t° OF EtTROPE The aspect of the w fills us with alarms, )ehold Sardinia; Fran Ami Austria in arms. lot that we tremble for ourselves, _ Here in our home sea-girt ; Yet still we would the of war rrom other lands avert d . 11 foreign politics it brains Peace to pricer xe racking now in Europe By all means, no matter how A dener !ongress they - - By means of which they trust The various points of difference To speed* adjust With all respect for ' I rather think I can Propose a muell more _ And a much lc , s tedious pla The self-same plan which I propose , When India rebelled,* Which plan was then adopted, And behold the mutiny quelled. ;11 wise heads. Let every one who peace desired To Kelly quickly hie, And him beseech each army With his butter to supply. On tasting which all thoughts of war Within each breast would come, And every voice break forth in pis Of butter and of peace. And tell me, would each hostile host A whit more glory gain __,„ • The brilli By struggling like Till tails alone rein uit suggestion 1857 :- !ferred to cP.,,cared ".The Government " Some Butter from 'cite celebrated Kelly, knd we all know what f , ' • ,Cowed ED w 'Bl,--,F.L..reeditileyarsterinddgter:ve_zup. co , .A ll7 d KELLY AND THE BUTTER PLACE TOP OF L LI A•lifSON-S QUA.Blis it be, but Messrs. Egerton an'd Le A poll T Heywood, a would open Thursday morning, which W SSC matiou The prc The_ t s demanded on behalf of Messrs nd the High Sheriff announced th,