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

FINSBURY.

The poll commenced yesterday, and from the first
Mr. Alderman Challis, contrary to general expectation,
took the lead and maintained it throughout the day. The
001 l was conducted with the greatest quietness and order.
The returns of the committees of *sett of the candidates
varied considerably. We give the state of the poll at the
close according to the accounts published by the two success.
fal candidates. Mr. Wyld's committee made no return of
the result.

CLOSE OP Till POLL.
Mr. Alderman Cluillls's Committee.
Challis
Duneombe 6,669
Wyld
Mr. Duncombe's Committee,
Duncombe 6,683
Challis
W
At eightyld o'clock Me Alderman CHALLIS eddreseed hie
supporters, who were assembled at the Belvidere Tavern.
He thanked them for their exertion% and said he tasted
that all acrimonious feelings would now pass away. When
he *ma first invited to stand for the borough, he had no hos-
tility to Mr. Wakley, who, be considered, had discharged
his duty, and was a man of eminent ability, and he, there-
fore, refused to stand without &requisition stating a vacancy,
and that he was a proper person to fill it. In corielipioe,
the hon. gentleman expressed a hope that his conduct in
parliament would be such as to merit their future con-
fidence sod support.

SOUTHWARK.

The polling commenced at K o'clock yesterday
eseraing. The following were the emotion et the

_
PLUSS OF THI POLL.
Maletworth
Pellatt
Seemed 2,629


-q-.7."r7
1 ._..... • MIDDLESEX.
MEETING AT UXBRIDGE.
ii,d4trairt Ghrosvopr, and Mr. 13. Osborne are
stall= candidateeld ;the field for Middlesex ; but
placards have been puldruy numerously at all the prin-
,cipal voting places 1 eta county requesting the electors to
te reserve" their votes : and this circumstance, in conjunc-
liana arith certain equivocal advertisements in the daily pa pen,
signed by the conservative registration agent for Middle-
sex, =tams the general impression that a Derbyite can-
didate" is to be brought forward at the last momeut. The
name of the Marquis of Illandford has been very generally
mention ii as the contingent tory candidate ; but it was
understood yesterday that Lord bertGroaver.or had ads
ceived a letter from the noble marquis stating positively.
that he has refused to allow himself to be put ii 11001i11111,
tiara The contemplated opposition is directed against Mr.
Osborne, and the grounds taken are solely " religious," so
called. It is believed, however, that his great popularity
readers him perfectly " safe."
Yesterday afternoon (market-day) a meeting was con-
mod at Uxbridge to receive and bear addresses from Lord
Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Osborne. The public rooms in
which the meeting was held, were well filled, many of thus
present being farmers.
The chair was taken by Mr. P. If. Rictus, who, after a
few brief observations, introduced
it Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR—His lordship said he
regretted, for their sakes, that in presenting himself on this
Manion to the electors of Middlesex, there were only two
candidates. It was a circumstance, however, at which bo
himself greatly rejoiced. They might desire the excite-
ment of a contest ; but he did not. Perhaps, however, he
wasjiansature ; and, after all, there might be • contestint-
c . In going round the market place just now,
met a man bearing a placard which re•
quested the electors to "reserve" their votes. Re-
serve was a very good thing, if not carried too
far; but it mightcarried too far ; and he trusted the
electors of Middlesex would not permit themselves to be
tricked, but that they would deal as fairly and frankly
with the candidates before them as those candidates de.
sired to deal with the electors. He, himself, came before
them frankly—and was glad to see them, and to communi-
cate with them. lie did not present himself for their vote.
on the strength of his connexion, of his family, or his in-
fluence. He depended on his character, on what the
electors knew of him, and on the course he had taken as
their representative. His public life extended over 30 years ;
it was fully known to the electors, and he had therefore
no delirofession of principles to offer. The noble
lord proceeded to speak of the change of government dur-
ing the last session, and of the conduct of the present go-
vernment. lie had no confidence in the present govern-
ment. Referring to the Militia Bill, ho said that it was •
most ridiculous measure; and he believed the government
were so satisfied of its absurdity that they already regarded
it as waste paper, and never intended to bring it into ope-
ration. The ministerial manifestos he did not understand,
and he thought that the next novel of Mr. Disraeli
should be entitled " A Government in Search of
a Policy." If the government meant a return to pro-
tection he would oppose them, and he believed tho majority
would vote on the same side and defeat them. If they
meant by a " revision of taxation class legislation, he would
also oppose them. Ile knew he was addreesing an agricul-
tural body ; and he believed that many protectionist gen-
tlemen had given him their support at the last election ;
but he believed they had so honoured him because they
found he was • steady, consistent man, and he would
never consent to disguise his real sentiments. (Cheers.)
He had been a party man all his life. He
had acted with a party which he regarded as
potent for good, and which he knew had conferred
those benefits which the community are now enjoy-
icg. (Cheers.) But he had never given a slavish adher-
ence to any party ; and while now distinctly expressing his
want of confidence in the present government, he wished it
to be understood that if their measures were good—which
he didn't expect—he would support those measures. lie
believed the corn-laws had been too hurriedly repealed;
but the evil of that baste had been now fully got over;
and there could be no retracing of our steps.
He wished to see the commercial policy of the last ten
years continued, and the more especially as regarded the
articles of tea, tobacco, and spirits. As regarded the finan-
cial scheme, which " loomed in the future," he was in fa-
vour of a direct in preference to an indirect system of taxa-
tion. The relief to the agricultural interest which he would
propose would be the removal of the malt tax. (Cheers.)
He had very few words to say on the question of reform
of parliament. lie did not like organic changes,
and he still less liked frequent changes. But he was
quite prepared to face fairly the demand now
being generally made to go beyond the bill of
1832. The time, he believed, had arrived for an
extension of the suffrage • and especially for a greater
equalisation of electoral districts. (Cheers.) lie had no
objection whatever to vote for Mr. Locke King's motion
for giving the franchise to 101. householders in counties.
(Cheers.) Should he be sent to parliament he would vote,
therefore, for an extension of the suffrage. [An Elector—
What would you do with the colonies?) As to that point
he would say that if the colonies got proper self-govern-
ment,they would not want representatives in Westminster?
He would also vote for the abolition-of the property qualifica-
tion. That restriction did not work practically, and was
an absurdity. [An Eyncron—And give the constituents
the ballot-box.] He thought that electors ought to take
the elections more into their own hands, and that they
ought to bear the expenses of elections. In conclusion, he
had only to say that in his past life were the pledges for his
future performances ; and, if elected, he would be glad to
continue to serve them just in the cams manner as that in
which he had already served them.
Mr. B OSBORNE then addressed the meeting, stating
that his principal duty on this occasion was to answer the
charges, urged and :the faults found, against him in con-
nexion with the period during which he had represented
Middlesex. An anonymous effort was being made to dam-
age him in the estimation of the electors ; and every one
of the attacks which had been made, he was now fully
prepared to meet. His secret opponents had gone into de-
tails to serve their malice. First of all it was alleged that
has social position did not qualify him to represent so im-
portant a conatitueocy as that of Middlesex. lie
, admitted that fully. The sneer that he was not in
point of wealth and position fit for this candidature
did not hurt him : for, in the flat place, he begged it would
be remembered he had not thrust himself on the county,
and in the next place he did not think the electors of Mid-
dlesex were the men to believe that wealth was the prin-
cipal test of the fitness of their parliamentary representative.
(Cheers.) But what did this charge against him amount
to ? To this—that because he was not the pet and protege
of the magistrates of Middlesex he had no right to pre-
sent himself to the county. Well, he knew very well that
there were excellent men among themagistrates, but he
denied that they had the right to dictate in regard to this
question, and he knew well enough that if the majority of
the electors returned him again to parliament it would be not '
on his own merits as to worldly position or otherwise, but
.n their princip.es. (Cheers.) But the faults found with
him were various. In the requisition calling upon the
" Protestant electors" to reserve their votes, and which was
being hawked about from house to house in Uxbridge,
he was accused of entertaining " Popish tendencies."
(Laughter.) There was a worse fault urged against him—
that he had pandered to no government, (Cheers.) Worse'
still—that he had offered what was called in the slang of
the day, a " factious opposition" to the government of
Lord Derby, and that he intended still to offer that opposi-
tion. (Cheers.) However, he was not going to sneak into
parliament. He would shirk no question, and shrink from
no test.' (Cheers) He had always been sensible that the
representation of Middlesex ought to devolve on a man of a
con= rank in life ; for he was no leveller. But where
wino they—the electors of Middlesex—of the working-
cheese, sad of the middle-dames, who bad returned him
er Mr. Osborne) at the last election, to find such • man ? If
rcould find a resident gentleman willing to advocate in
isment the opinions he had advocated, and able, too, to
express those optnions—(cheers)—then, even at the eleventh
hour, he would retire in that gentleman's favour. (Cheers.)
He had no petty ambition, he hoped, about him; and if
• seat in the House of Commons were, indeed, the great
desideratum for an English gentleman, then he thought he
eadd manage to find a seat, and what was called a " quiet
seat " elsewhere. Bat he had felt this, in coming forward
en this occasion, that having been returned at the last elec-
tion by the noble, independent, and hard-working exer-
tions of the middle and working classes of Middlesex, it
would have been unworthy of him now to run away from a
neatest. (Cheers.) In short, he had determined that as
km as they wculd stick to him he would stick to them.
(Cheers.) The principles on which he had been returned
Is 1847 might be briefly described. At that time free trade
was not so fashionable a system as at present, and he had
been elected as an advocate of free trade in the fullest and
widest sense. (Cheers.) lie did not agree with his noble
colleague in regretting that the free trade policy hsil been
resorted to all at once, and on a sudden. Ile rather thought
it was a matter for national shame that wo had endured
at all for any time that great conspiracy of
landlords which in the year 1815 determined that the
bread of the poor man should be taxed. (Cheers.) lie had
always regarded the corn laws as involving the simplest of
all questions, a question of rent between the landowner and
the farmer with which the consumer had properly nothing
to do. (Hear, hoar.) Well, he was not ashamed of the re-
sults of free trade; be was not brokenhearted because
50,000,000 of quarters had been imported into this country,
paid for, and eaten since the free trade system had been
adopted; and by those results he was willing that the early
advocates of the new principle should be judged. (Cheers.)
As • frestrader he was, then, still entitled to their support.
(Cheers.) They were not to " beware of Osborne" because
be had predicted that the wages of labour would fall, that 1
there would be a drain of gold from this country, and that the
British lion would cease to wag his tall ; whenever, forsooth, '
the poor man began to est his bread at its natural price.
(Cheers.) His language on this question had been of one
sort from the beginning. Ile had never joined in de-
nouncing and hunting to death the greatest minister this
country had seen foe two hundred years. (Cheers.) lie
had not attacked Sir R. Peel as the leader of an " *r-
emained hypocrisy," and then, when the loaves and fishes
of the Treasury were secured, turned round and main-
Wined, in a magnificent budget speech, that a free trade
policy was the only policy to secure the prosperity of the
country. (Cheers and laughter.) These men who did this
might find it their„purpose to attack him (Mr. Osborne) ;
but he would say to the electors—to those Englishmen
who could appreciate all the shuffling and un-English
trickery of the last three months—beware of Lord Derhy,and
take care that the protestant= of 1852 is not left in the
same lurch as the protection of 1547. (Loud cheers.) The
new " dodge " was a" modification of taxation." Well,
he would say to the farmers who were listening to him,
hoping that they would take good advice, even though it
proceeded from one whom they did not regard as a
friend, that this new " dodge " was a palpable attempt St

delusion. (Cheer,.) He didn't agree with his motile Iriend
in respect to the malt-tux. He didn't regard the malt-tax
as a burden on land : it was a tax on the consenter. (Ilea;
hear.) It was not a tax to be lightly dealt with'
fir it produced 5,000,000 f. He saw several gentlemen in
that room who had money in the funds, rind he thought
they would hesitate before they gave a vote for ravine.
down the revenue by 5,000,0001. And as a tux on the e, a:
sumer, he could not remind to throw it up unless nay
showed him that the amount would be endured in dire-
taxes, or that it could be rained in slime other way, and that
the public creditor would not raiffir. He would nuke h 9
vague promises or declarations. lie hadn't three P.'s—
popery, property, and pretestantism ; nett be lit
thertible-nemer. (Cheers and lauehter ) Then there
was another so called burden tin land—the county r,•„ .
but surely the borough rates belanced the m. (Bear, hear
There was the tithe rent-charge ; but all land was Igau;e
subject tu that charge, and it was no grievance. lie wouldn't
say much shout church-ratee ; but, at all events, they were
borne equally in boroughs and counties. These " huedthe
on land " were a mere sham ; they only amounted to a
phrase got up by that stupendous juggler—a very able and
distinguished man, but a juggler—the pentad Chew:eller
of the Exchequer. (Canes.) That gentleman bad 01GE
observed
cl 2
him;
;C:nbdridhgee mmarrbiot;pholanicee,)ari4dlitedelethetoors.hhiadie
acknowledging Mr. Disraeli's ability, they bad remarked
that he was not straightforward. (Cheer.) lie (Me. Us-
borne) was saying nothing behind his back which be had
not said to his face ; and his estimate of Mr. Disraeli was
this—that he was a quibbler and a political Puieyite.
(Cbeen and laughter.) lie (Mr. Osborne) went cer-
dually with his noble friend generally a. to
taxation. Ile would take off the taxes ~n tea
and tobacco. But, observe, in saying this, he was
not wanting to make an electioneering speech. lie
said all this, subject to conditions affecting the maintenance
of the necessary revenue. lie would do all he could, but
he would make no rash pledge. (Cheers.) He spoke out
and had no concealments ; and if they did not like him for
their member, why he was a farmer, and could go hack to
his farm—and he begged to say, that farming was net only
an amusement, but that, with an expenditure of proper
cupital, it was a lucrative amusement. (Hear, hear.) lie
wanted no support he was not entitled to. The magi.aratts
mightn't like him, and the fashionable parts of the come-
tueney mightn't like him; but he did'nt look for fashion-
able suffrages. in 1847 he had been returned lir'nen-
fashionable Middlesex; and he hoped they would m-elect
him. (Cheers, and cry of "Of course we will.") Ile had
now done with the tree-trade and financial question.,
and he came to the question of parliamentary reform. HIS
course on this question appeared to have frightened a good
many persons. They cried out that he was a leveller and a
dangerous man. They had heard of Louis Blanc, and they
said he was that sort of man. (Laughter.) Now, all this
was very absurd. Ile did not know what he could get by
"levelling." He yenned, perhaps a small, hut certainly
an independent, fortune ; and he had everything to lose by
unwise political and social changes. Ills levelling just ex-
tended to this—that he would make the representation of
the people a reality, instead of a glaring sham. (Great
cheering.) lie was not afraid of the people ; and if there
should be danger to the social system, he thought it would
rather arise from the vices of the higher orders than from
the follies of those who were vulgarly called the " lower
orders." (Loud cheers.) lie was a real con-
servative in looking for that representative chino
which was wanted to save us from stagnation, and to re.
lieve us from a dead lock ; and he would maintain that
representative government could not last in this country
unless toe system was rendered real and faithful. (lend
cheers.) I. eve trade was in danger it wee said; and if so,
why ? Because we had no real representat on of the peo-
ple ; and the country might be rent sure that unless we
got a real representation we should move no further in
carrying out the principles of Sir Robert Peel's commercial
policy. (Cheers.) Ile came to the next act of steaks nn
him—attacks provoked by his series of votes in favour of
religious liberty. On this point he had nothing to el glee
He had voted for the admission of Jews ir.to parliam, at,
and he would give the same vote again. lie had nothing
to do with the conscience of men ; that was an
affair between them and their Maker. (('heers.) That
man who paid taxes was in his eyes a citizen, and wan,
whatever his religious views, entitled to the rights of citi-
zenship. (Cheers.) lie would exclude no man from par-
liament or from the Fondue., because of Isis religious views;
and in saying that ho included all known creeds. Ile had
also give* big vote while member for Middlesex for the
abolition of church rates. (Cheers.) He was no dissenter.
He was a sincere member of the established church ; and
he was satisfied that the church would he strengthened in
the affections of the people if she would consent to abandon
this paltry dole. (Loud cheers.) He came to the great
charge against him. It had been said that he had voted
for the grant to alaynooth. It was very wonderful to see
what respectable men would say in the heat of a general
election. In this instance they stated that which was not
true. (Loud cheers.) lie had never voted for the grant to
Maynooth. (Loud cheers.) He wished to take distinct
political ground on all these so-called religious questions.
He, as a politician and legislator, had faced the fact that
our Queen reigns over an empire of all religions—an empire
in which were protestants, Roman eatholim, Jews, Mahom-
medans, Buddhists, and pagans; and we, the "good pro-
testrints "—though, by the bye, that was a phrase covering
a multitude of not over-Chriatianly sins—could not say, like
the Anabaptists of Munster, that no one should exist without
our pale. (Loud cheers.) But on this Maynooth question
his explanation was clear. He had not voted for the grant.
In 1846 Sir It. Peel was carrying through the House of
Commons a measure increasing the grant to Maynooth by
14,0001. a year; and thereupon Sir H. Ward, then member
for Sheffield, moved as an amendment that that additional
sum should be taken, not from the consolidated fund—or,
in other words, the public taxes—but from the revenues of
the Irish established church. He (Mr. Osborne) had
voted for that amendment. But that wasn't voting for May-
nooth; that wee a vote not one of his former supporters
could object to. (Loud cheers.) Who, however, were the
men urging this charge against him ? The supporters of
the present government. But this was iniquitous; fur
it so happened that the man who proposed that in-
creased Maynooth grant to the House of Lords
was Lord Stanley, the Lord Derby now heading her
Majesty's par cm:fence protestant government (Cheers.)
He did not desire to be a party to any contest which would
risk the interests of the county. But he warned them,
while " bewaring" of Osborne, not to allow a protectionist
candidate to creep in, M the sheep's clothing of a \o-popery
zealot. (Cheers.) Let the electors look to the Derbyite
banners. On one side, turned towards them, they will Pee
" Protestantism;" but let them walk round, and on the
other side they would perceive the letters of " Protection"
in reserve. (Cheers and laughter.) He had no disguises,
no reserves. He was a free-trader. He was for an ezten-
'ion of the suffrage, and for vote by ballot. (Great
cheering.) And, m a word, he was for civil and
religious liberty —just now, not a mere euphonism,
but a principle to bestuck to. (Lead cheers.) In an ener-
getic peroration Mr. Osborne, amidst great applause, called
upon the electors to set for themselves, and to deal with
the election as smatter of business, in its results vitally
affecting their daily lives and permanent welfare.
The meeting was brought to a close by Mr. MAURICE
SWAREY (J. P.) moving, and Mr. MONTGOMERY (J. P.)
seconding, * resolution, which was carried unanimously,
to the effect that Lord R. Orovenor anal Mr. Osborne were
" lit and proper" persons to represent Middlesex in paella-
' meet.

The following is the placard referred to by Mr. Osborne,
and ita charges arc certainly surprisingly unexpected. Mr.
Newdegate (a Middlesex resident) is supposed to be the
author of it :

" Protestant electors of Middlesex. Reserve your votes.
Beware of Osborne, the advocate of papal aggeosion,
leader of the Pope's brass band, and member of the !rah
brigade."

SHEFFIELD.

There was a second monster meeting at 7 o'clock
on Wednesday evening, in the New Haymarket,on the oc-
casion of the declaration of the poll. It WAS decidedly
larger than the nomination meeting, on the previous day.
The number was generally estimated at a near approxima-
tion to 20,000. Mr. Hadfield was loudly cheered on his
arrival on the hustings, about a quarter before 7 o'clock.
Mr. Wm. Overend, who arrived next, was assailed by the
greatest amount of hooting. Mr. Parker and Mr. Roebuck
' came about five minutes to seven. There was a consider-
able amount of cheering fur Mr. Parker, but the plaudits
in honour of Mr. Roebuck were such as only twenty thou-
sand pairs of lungs can simultaneously raise.
The MA you took his place en the hustings at 7 o'clock.
He was applauded on his arrival, and there was evidently
a general disposition to restore immediate silence; but from
the tremendous pressure of the crowd, and the consequent
uncomfortableness,lsome time elapsed before a very mode-
rate degree of tranquillity could be established. The Mayor
at length made himself heard. He said—l have to inform
you that John Arthur Roebuck, Esq., has received 2,092
votes. (Cheers.) George Hadfield, Esq.. has received
1,84,3 votes. (Cheers.) John Parker, Esq., has received
1,580 votes. And William Overend, Esq„ has received
1,180 vows. I therefore, gentlemen, proclaim that John
Arthur Roebuck, Esq., and George Hadfield, Esq , are
duly chosen and elected members to serve in parliament for
the borough of Sheffield. (Vociferous cheering and waving
of hate:)
Mr. PARKER and Mr. OVEREND having addressed
the electors,
Mr. ROEBUCK was received with loud cheers. He
said—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen. (. Speak up.•') I can't
speak louder, and you must be silent. It is iniposqhle in a
meeting like this to make a speech. 1 cannot. 1 have
thoughts and feelings in my breast that I cannot enunciate
to a multitude like this. Impossible 1 find it ; but I do
wish to say something. (Cheers.) The only desire 1 have
attuttesiresent moment is, if I can, to explain here a word I
yesterday. Speaking of my friend Mr. Overend,
said he was a supporter of Lord Derby's government.
(Cheers.) I want to explain to him why L said so. so
soon as we meet in Westminster-hall two motions will be
made; one in favour of the principles of free trade, the
other against the present administration. (Hear, hear.) In
favour of the first I should expect the vote of my ho-
nourable friend. (Hear, hear.) I am sure he would
be against the second ; therefore, I say, be would be
a friend of Lord Derby's government. (Cheers, abr.!
Mr. Overend—" No, no.") My friend says "No, to.
I will tell you how I put it. The second motion about to he
made would be this : that Lord Derby and his friends
having in opposition always opposed free trade, are unlit to
conduct the government based on the principles 01 free
trade. (Cheers.) Would my honourable friend auppor,t
that motion? I say he would not. (Ilear, hear.) It is
on that ground that I call him a friend of Lord Ike .y's
government. The practical result is as I say. Ile would
vote against that motion, and upon that motion direenil the
existence of Lord Berb•j'a government. (Cheer,.) I can't

t., you to-night. I thank you from my heart for what
♦ u have done. (" You're welcome." "God blew you,")
1 beaeve I shall maintain every prineipls I have ex-
(('heers.) I hope to do so with all the efficiency
ihst I have hitheito done, whatever it may be,
ti h•, r- ) And I do hope thht ill past differences in
',so will be forsotten—(load cheen)—and that I,
a. whiner for Sheffield, shall be with my honourable
Acre—(tainting to Mr. Hadfield, which action
.▪
.t,...owed by baud eherring)—• friend and support( r of
,e.thr LM ral advances. (('beers) And I hope to find
gi he, lade at least a great support. (('heers.) Not at this
t,gr 1,13 110,14.1 my lii, nd. I have lost Limas a colleague
. I sitl not forget Lim us a man. (Cheer..) (A voice:
Los : I)nican.") I have nut forgot and Duncan, flash
r.raot hint as we las me. But I do believe that a
/note thoroughly honest—however roach I be:teve Lim
Inf to be a mistaken politician--does not exist than
J.. 1.0 Faker. (Loud cheers.) I look upon him as a per-
',hal mead. I differ from him so a politician, but it is sat
!h,,...biy that I will forget our friendship or deny my
,Loud cheers.) But I have a new alliance. 1
sw• no mber for Sheffield. I must think of that. You have
do maned on a stcond member. I will work with kin for
• no tit and bie all the interests of humanity. 1 hops,
tiast. I belie. e, that I shall not be deserted in my course,
sad that in his vote at least I shall have a tirm supporter.
Ile C4Ol go beyond me. (Loud applause, in
which Mr. Hadfield heartily joined.) In civil and religious
khan, I hope he will be my supporter. In that trust I
*Kepi year addition. Ile is member for Sheffield—so am
1. I accept him cheerfully and in friendship as a colleague.
I hope hereafter that the liberal parry in Shelf.
;km m.,y not be divided; that we may go on with the great
1•11•1,4 we are engaged in—(chcers)—so that the people
ina hive the power of expressing in the polling booth that
which they are exprewing hero. (Cheers.) In the belief
that you fume ellow.tt a man that will aid me in these
matters I way to you, I bow to your deeision, however much
mT p,esostai feelings may be wounded on the occasion.
o.h„e. I bow and make my thanks to you. (Loud cheers
wt,f •• tv.il bliss thee !")
Mr HADFIELD. in • brief address, proposed a vote of
tsl/1114V to the mayor. who acknowledged the compliment,
aaa the proceedings terminated at S o clock.