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

Ile cslawlseldM Memi to Wm imposition. It was in his
te gin the sooM
'4,;tery comps
; lete and crushing owls to
oar of those statement bet his had so might to
take up time which bellowed to ether easdadates.
peers.) The gentlemen who preceded him had
referred to certain charges "gust himself. Although he
(sa W. Clay) might Bud • justification for retaking nee of
(lose charges in the moree which had been pursued towards
himself, still be would not take part in anythihg that could
be termed slander. (Chore amidst the continued uproar.)
When ne found anion willing audience, he would defend
the whole of bia past conduct ; hut he would not continue
soy longer the painful effort of talking to thaw whom he
could not coosider a fait epecimeu of the men of the Tower
Bainletor (('heers.)
Idr. ASH ON commenced by saying that he thought the
electors had a right to feel insulted by the course taken by
the pr" ceding speakers in speaking at the ride of the hustings.
fie also observed that Sir William Clay had based his pre-
tensions on the fact of having represented the borough for
twenty years, as if the Tower Hamlets were his property.
The 11011. electors present had shown themselves worthy of
the suffrage ; they could be quiet when they had before
them men who were prepared to address them. Ile then
(-implanted that the power of wealth was being brought to
bar on that eleetien, and that even the insolence of
wealth had been shown at Hackney. Some who professed
to be in favour of the ballot, had no reel desire to see it
estahlished. If they could have their own way, three would
OAe of thing+ under which it would suffice to *end
their butler—(laughter)—to canvass the electors. Ile had
c, me to the rescue of the 'Tower 'Lamle, Ile came for-
ward not as the representative of any one elates, but i.f all
chows. especially the working num; and, though he had
so wish to coerce any man, he hoped the principl,s which
he aieeeated would prove triumphant. (Cheers.)
Mr. PT TI.ER was understood to deny the chat ge brought
*crest him by Mr. Thompson, of having deprecated hie
return at a f outer election as '• • calamity to the church."
As huodrod vile placards had been issued sitainst him, but
be had nut condescended to notice one of them ; acid lie he-
'Stied that„notwithstandiug such (Trio/anon, he should
stand triumphantly at the head of the poll. lie was a
:dormer iii all noses of the word ; but he had nut freedom
ea hi. lips and insurrection in his heart. (Cheers.) lie
would sunport economy and retrenchment, and vote for
priding the property tea. One of Mr. Thompson 's sup-
'erten had charged him (Mr. Butler) with having signed
• church rate. Ile did nut believe he hail ever done so in
his lite bat had he been called open to do so, he must
hove diseharged his dutv es • I...o.giatrate. As to the
Ma) nooth grant, he would waived hieneelt with saying that
it was teMirfed a. a peace offering, :.std had failed in its
object. Ilad he been in the Illouee of Common. last session
he would have opposed the Militia pill, though the contrary
had been slanderously insinuated by his uppenents. As he
bad told them from the lint, he was in fulmar of the ballot,
to which the people had as geed • right as the chits (Ilear,
hear.) Ile Wt. °prow.' to centraliratiim. '('hey could ma-
nage their own Mews much better then the government
could manage them. What bail the government done for
them in ttlAtioll to the sewer"? 'I he government had
taken '2O .1410 i . from th. m, and had superseded the local
commissioners, hut he di n:eil that the borough had received
ally benefit. Ito Itae been accused of being a tory. He
ce rtainle would not consent to pull dews the church, for,
na the ch.,irman of one of his committees, a ells:Twee, said,
U they pulled down the church the chapels: must follow.
Me was, however, prepared to reform the church; he was
prepared to pay the , oer curates, fairly and honestly for
tboir work, and to deal cut equal justice to all as regarded
religion. Ile had no protiesions to make. lie was
an untried man. lie did not promise a large
amount of intellectuality or eloquence, but he did
premise independence of thought and of action. Ile
ILO nut tiehting fur himself hut for the independence of
the borough, which he to rescue from the hands of
those w !led dominated over it. (Cheers.)
Mr. NEWTON, who was received with great cheering,
and bia. red to with more attention than either of the other
speaker 6, seid the tout candidates who hail spekett had all
stated that they would be at the head of the ; COON'
quentli. there was no competitor with himself for the
genial place. Ll:aughter.) All that the working classed
'ranted was to represeuted. Let the electors recollect
that in that borough there were 60,000 non-electors. had
they no consideration for them, or would they leave them
to he misrepresented as they bad been? (Cheers.) Wes it
sudieient to elect men whom they saw except when
u election took place ? (Hear, hear.) They wanted for
their r. presentative' men who mined with the people—men
who 'roil,: condescend to attend their meetings, to listen to
thiir complaints, to represent their wishes, and who would
labour for the destruction of huge. monopoly. The great
interests of labour must he represented—the interest.. of
those who, on O late occasion, had peacefully, and with
au much dignity, asserted their rights. (Cheers.)
The returning officer then took • show of hands for each
candidat., in succession, observing the previous order, and,
atter doing so, declared that the election had fallen on Mr.
Newton and Mr. 0. 1 hompson.
A poll was then demanded on behalf of each of the
tan hide, 5,, and fixed to commence at eight o'clock on the
following (this) day.
on the motion of Mr. Tuoursost, seconded by Sir W.
CLAY, a vote of thanks was given to Mr. Child, the return-
log officer, for his impartiality in the discharge of his office.

WESTMINSTER.
EVANS'S AND SHELLEY'S MEETING.

Sir lk 1.. Evans and Sir Jahn Shelley addressed
the electors of the parishes of St. George, Hanover-square,
and St. James, yesterday, at the Hanover-square Dooms,
where Mr. W. Gesstre presided,
Mr. Routmeou moved and Mr. BZDOOOD then seconded
the following resolution That this meeting, highly ap-
proving the political sentiments of Sir De Lacy Evans and
Sri John Shelley, earnestly call on their brother reformers
throughout the city and liberty of Westminster to use their
best energies to secure the election of those gentle men, be-
lieving that the cause of refotui throughout the empire will
be thereby greatly atrengtheatd," which was carried with
only four dissentients—the number of electors present being
between 300 and GOO.

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In the afternoon the same two candidates met the parish-
ioni n of St. Anne, Soho, at Caldwell's-rooms, Dean-street,
and in the evening the inhabitants of l'imlico, at the Wind-
sor Castle, Vauahall-bridge-road, and at both meetings they
gave similar eaplanations of their views, Sir J. Shelley add-
ing that he was prepared to support such an alteration of
the hasty duty as should make real property liable equally
with pereonal property.
At both meetings resolutions in favour of the candidates
sad pledges of support were carried all but unanimously.