The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-09 00:00:00

DROITWICH.

Yesterday the Right Hon. Sir John Somerset
Pakington, Dart., was re-elected without opposition to
represent the borough of Droitwich in the new parliament.
The nomination took peace on hustings erected in a field a
short cl!stance from the town.

prnp;ed and Mr. PAUL AMPIILISIT
seconded the Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pakington,
13srt.

No other candidate being proposed,
The Mann declared the Right lion. Sir John Peking-
ton to be duly elected amidst general cheering.
Sir JOIIN PARINGTON then stood forward, and was
received with enthusiastic cheering. After a few general
observation. he said : You must all have heard of the maxim,
" Never show your teeth unless you mean to bite."
(Laughter.) Now, I never saw such a show of teeth in
all my life as we bad. There they sat, night altar night,
showing their teeth and grinning at us ; but they never
bit. The menaced short supplies were never moved ; and
whet was the first charge that they made ? Why, "Oh !
you came into office upon false pretences; you have always
been • protectionist party, and why do you not make a
protective motion. We expect you to make • protective
motion directly." This was the trap which they bad set for
us ; but we did not go into their trap. Well, but we have been
accused with entering upon office under talse pretences.
This language has tome, I am sorry to say, from so distin-
guished a man ae Lord John Russell—a man whom, what-
ever our political differences, I sincerely respect, although
I cannot say that I have ever regarded him as a great
statesman; but Sir James Graham has just declared before
the electors at Carlisle that we climbed into office on pro-
tection, and that now we have kicked down the ladder by
which we nee. Now, gentlemen, I say there never was a
more unfounded charge brought against public men. Upon
, that question we never have changed minds. We have told
you from that day to this, that justice ought to be done to
the suffering classes ; but we have also told you from that
Iday to this that a policy once deliberately adopted by
a British parliament, and especially a policy which
was so interesting to the people of this country,
as one which relates to the duties on the great articles of
general consumption, could not lightly or hastily be re-
versed, and indeed never could be reversed, unless by the
strong concurrence of public opinion, that that
.policy had
been carried too far. We did not come into office
on any motion of our own ; we came into office
because our predecessors went out of it. (Laughter.
That really was the true reason. We did not even assail the)
late government. They bad been tottering and tottering for
a long period before—they had been getting weaker and
weaker, and more subdivided amongst themselves—and
having leas and less confidence in theirleaders—until at last
they went out more as you see your bedroom candles go out
at night than any other simile that I know of. (Lauglbter.)
office. They were truly burnt out, and that was the reason why they
left office. We did not tun them out upon a protection
motion ; and, more than that, we never have made a pro•
tection motion. Ever since the year 1817 the party with
which I have the honour to act have never yet made a mo
tion for a return to protection. Do you recollect the
year 1895? Do you recollect the manner in which
Sir Robert Peel was then turned out of office ?
Lord John Russell came into office, not as we
have done, merely becau•• our opponents went out ;
but he came in in consequence of the succets of his own
direct attack ;* and from that day to this we hive never
heard a word about the appropriation clause. (Cheers.)
Now, gentlemen, as a butter of plain sense and common
justice, I should like to know whether Lord John Russell,
In 1835, or Lord Derby in 1852—1 should like to know
which of these two is the party who did come into
office upon false pretences. (" Rees, hear," and
cheers.) I am prepared, gentlemen, on the part of
the government, to maintain that it is a long time since any
session has been more marked by useful and important
legislation than the session which has just terminated.
There is one subject of legislation during the late session
to which I advert with the greeter difficulty because it is
connected with the office which I have the honour to hold

—I allude to the bill conferring a constitution on the in-
terestinf colony of New Zealand. lam satisfied with the
moan it met with. It is now the law of the land ; and,
In recapitulating the legislation of the put session, I cannot,
with °pungency or truth, pass over an act which deserves
to be reprded as one of the most important measures of
that emeion. There was another measure connected with my
own office with regard to the great revenues that may be
anticipated from the recent gold discoveries in Australia— 1
a measure which cannot be considered without importance,
and which our opponents allowed to be one of the greatest
ever conferred on the colonies of the British crown.
(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, I think I may ask you to
infer from our conduct, both in and out of office, during
the last live years, what will be the policy upon which, if
the country so wills it, we shall °outline to govern
this great empire. (Hear, hear.) It is our anxious
wish so to govern the country, and so to shape our
legislation upon this, as upon all other subjects, as wits re-
concile all its conflicting claws. I believe that the true
policy for this country is that the interests of the land and
the interests of the manufectures should be one and the
same—(than—end that we should so adjust these matters
as to give fairness sad justice to the one without
inflicting injury on the other. net, as regards thin great
subject will be thi line which her Majesty's ministers will
I take. 'We willalatendbtheaisrlo aho otherWithregard next to thatof
rtierids_ on which agitates the public mind—and
•it it does agitate it—l mean the support of
OM church and our protestant hutitutions, it
tell
obapresent
set of the government that that pro-
Wend Ittsa:irootestant institutions gall suffer
roar, shill no detriment, either by the epee
of Rama opponents or by the mem tar
dans attacks et dime who incline to Hosuotionttedart altS
gemelvm. (Cheese.) I refer to this Oittlitit.
"Mk Smiley se the deepest pain. I will sever
ibee delis a momentary ebeer—l mover have
iemplieo4 told yea frankly when I appeared
talime Melte. Mr months age, that every dispoddma
et my mid, inestimilludis 40 illy heart and cobsclends,
e.....alwaye heists embed the howl of fellowship to oar
ells MlieloCheblems, But when we find
iillobelbheetleneeel 4111 ger shanty is met in m dif.
IllnieligkiamidoetheeMy le dembeeeme the bemedes duty
d mil otelartant subjest of the mast seed mew
eflheniikliem of a Prolonest toes, te lake eerie.=
protestant church and the inetirsdons of thin.
country shall be duly osppeneed. (Hear.
hear.) It is an idle =hake totoilie
imillond that we haw,
tome into power er thee we if we can, to lee-
main in power, sek See ear• belated question, hew.
ever, may be. We Mead upon broader
ell rat= Mem thill sad objects. We come
fore yea to support the Ideserell.,le cheek the tide of en-
due democracy. We wish to onemnes and respect the
rif" of the mgt. bat te 110:opt a conservative policy
which shall wigs' not only the r*hts, of the people
at large, but the rights of 'the crown, Om rights of
_pro-
perty, and the rights of every elam and section of the
community. (Chews.)
Sir CH•RLIOI Hammes mid that he wished to ask the
right hon. bayonet a Tiss... of &beet
taxation was ragilke itememille,
who were free 10 tha= th=allige •banswir,
thee& the Was tax as at present levbeleMii, me&
bled annlandaln“ ... wm.._ 4 sad the present Chsiscollord do IlidAb•
spur ma .01 out hir.te that woad bliamiNt
sumo le sew. degree in the mull ;
pm=
Ml* 11111ffsed the late rests deal
an, semi *A sigma ',rho bad eel ispitalfiefir ; and
thimble', whinever
with
had an apportiosilp be bad ques-
tioned oineiMis sriqi *IL Only pagoda, ice had
obtained huge Va. et Worcester, $ pledse line he
would nee emproset the of the um It is preallit
nape. The quietly& WWI he now wished to pet was,
whether M. righthere. bet would advocate the meal;,.
MEM of the memo ton[.
Sir J. PAHINGTON reminded his hon. trienla that to
ask_ an independent member of revilement whet he would
the an hey gives abstract question, and to ask n Waist*, of
.__Leme lerown what he intended to propose eevand menthe
yee'.. .tos were very different things. They Otos, all feel that
'.• had been very confidential that mottling, and he had
told theme° many secrets that he tietraght his hon. friend
would not expect him to tell them any mom. (Laughter.)
Anything that he.mdafteleriet be mid for his colleagues
es well se )Slarelf. He (nit J. Pskington) was not the
Obomollse it Ilky Exchequer, but he was sure if his hon.
Mod VOIIII write to the right hon. gentleman he would
tell Ides an about it. (Loud shems.)
Mr. Cuanza. thaughtlket the question put by Sir (hm.
t=lk wm intended aP. bill to catch the tight bee.
'III. The " l'.oacher," however, had been disep•
plait ef Ids ame. (A laugh.)
Thuds having been voted te the Mayor, for Ms able con-
duit ea OM occasion, the procession returned to the town,
whewn GM right hon. baronet and his friends partook of a
MINIMM et the George Motel.

r LEEDS.
1 The nomination of candidates for the repreeenta-
' tion of this borough to..'( place yesterday at the usital_plaes
of such ceremonials, nameti, Woodhouse Moor. There
being no contest anticipated, the display and excitement
customary on such occasions were comparatively small.
Nevertheless, probably 20,000 persons asembled, chiefly of
the liberal party, who fur the first time expected to return,
their candidates without a contest. In this they were. how-
ever,, disappointed, the protectionists ~t the lest moment in=' two candidates, namely, Robert hall, Esq..
bm.,„ter, of the Northern Circuit, and Alderman Sidney, of
I Load.", towards the expenses of whose return it is said
5,000/j tee this morning been sent from the Carlton Club.
After the 'Purl preliminaries,
The MATOIIi mete a few observations asking Cie order •
*ad attention to the various speakers.
47 AMMO GAIITH M•INSUALL, I{l., nominated and Mr. T.
W. Tornz seconded the Right lion. Matthew Talbot':
Babes. _ _

Jwsrrt Cur's, Esq. ' proposed and E. BAINTII, Esq.;'
seconded Sir George Goodman, Knt.
Mr. TllOlll,ll Footers's next same forward, and created
much laughter by his nnezposted appearance. After
speaking fur some time with considerable difficulty he pro-
Mta conservative candidate, Robert flail, Esq., of
a as
inster, barrister. The name was received with a few
cheers, and much laughter and surprise.
Mr. TEMP/MIT, a protectionist, seconded the nomination.
Ile declared they would go to a poll, and poll to iho last
man.

Mr. THOS. Tg,WLNT (protectionist) briefly propneed, as
•At and proper person to represent Leeds, Thomas Sidney,
req., of London.
rM. JOHN Woontwran, a painter, seconded the nomina-
tion. (Slight cheering.)
The Right Hon. M. T. DAINES then addressed the elec-
tors. He had a most cordial rive-stifle. He especially
dwelt upon the importance of the principles of free trade ;
showed the jealousy with which those principles ought, ese
peoially at the present crisis, to be guested, now that we.
have a ministry in power threatening to deprive the people
of the blessing bestowed by the free importation of corn.
He also urged them to be cautious that they were not mis-
led by any delusion, that there was no intention to alter
the corn laws ; for, .if that were not done, they would
probably have the same evils entailed upon them by taxes
upon tea and coffee, and other articles of general
use and consumption. He declared himself favourable to
an extension of the suffrage, but against the ballot, which
he believed would rather hide than sopprees the evils of
bribery and corruption. Ile was likewise in favour of a
more just principle of representation, more consistent with
the extent of population, and was the advocate of extensive
' law reform. He hoped to see the time when ecclesiastical
' courts would be thoroughly and searchingly reformed, as
he conceived them to be nothing less than nuisinces.
Having adverted to several other topics, and avowed him-
self an advocate of civil, commercial, and religious liberty,
he concluded a lon address amidst long continued cheering.
Sir GEORGE GOODMAN next addressed the electors.
Like Mr. Baines, he was enthusiastically received. He
enunciated similar principles to those avowed by Mr.
Baines ' • pointed out the general and individual happiness
which had resulted from free trade, and hoped that his
native town would set a noble example in resistiug any re-
trograde movement which would deprive them of the bless-
ings they now enjoyed.
Mr. Sr. Jolts Witeemiousn, a barrister, next came
forward to represent Mr. Robert Hall, and declared that
Mr. Hall intended to go to the poll. He spoke amidst much
Interruption and laughter.
Mr. TrXr6ST stated that Mr. Sidney was not present.
Mr. CARTZR asked the two gentlemen who represented
Mr. !tall and Mr. Sauey what were the principles of their
candidates as to the free importation of corn.,
Mr. WHEELHOVRE, amidst much derisive laughter, de-
clined to commit his candidate to any question.
Mr. Cairrea next questioned Mr. Wheelhouse and Mr.
Tempest as to the opinion of their candidates on the ques-
tion of the suffrage.
Mr. Witzetnouse drew down tremendous disapproba-
tion by again refusing to answer for Mr. Hall in his
absence.

Mr. TEMPIST also excited much derisive laughter by
declining to say anything for Mr. Sidney.
After some farther questioning and confusion, the Mayor
took the show of hands fur the respectivo candidates.
Seven-eighths of those present held up their hands for Mr.
Bu nes and Sir George Goodman, while only a►out 200
hands were held up for Mr. Hall, and 60 or 60 for Mr.
Sidney.
A poll wu demanded on behalf of Mr. Hall and Mr.
Sidney, which wu fixed to oommenee at 8 o'clock the fol-
lowing (this) morning.