The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-03 00:00:00

FINSBLItY ELECTION.

A rtce.ting of the non-electors of this borough took
plplaayn.....t , winner, at the Finsbury Literary and Scientific
Institution, en Saffron hill, in order to hear from Mr.
Weld an explaaation of the political views on which he
ground. ltis claim to represent Finsbury in parliament.
The their was taken by Mr. HARVEY, who opened the
proceedings by • brief statement of the object of the meet-
ing. and an appeal to then present to maintain order and
give fair play to all persons desirous of addressing them.
Mr. WY LID was glad to meet the non-electors of the
borough, fur, though yet unenfranchised they possessed
equal spirit, energy, and intelligence with the enfranchised,
and therefore exercised very considerable control over pulite,
opinion. He desired tome the franchnecatended to its widest
possible basis, with such safeguards only as would ensure
the el ntity of the voter. And in order to fit the possessors
ot the vote to employ it with greater advantage to them-
e :se, an,l society generally, he should vote for • general
system of secular education. (Cheers.) It was the first
dot) of the state to educate its citizens, and he should err-
ta:i..? mist in promoting any plan for the better approprie.
t, the sums misappropriated by the church, which was
h.. it for educational purposes. In his opinion • gnat
r01e,•.,n, and at the same time • greater equalisation of
tie burden of taxation might be elf eted. There Were
mint texes, such as those on tea and tobacco, which
pnwd must heavily on the labouring classes.
The annual expenditure for the ordnance, the navy, and
the dedionatic service might, by judicious economy, be re-
duced several millions. The expenditure for the colonial
service alight also be much lessened by giving to the colo-
nies the privilege of self-government which thy asked fur.
Ile did sot think that the expenditure fur the army could
be much needed, as it was our only means of defence
egainet attack; but he most certainly objected to the militia.
la respect to trade the bon. gentleman declared himself a
supporter of free trade to it. utmost extent, and expressed
his wish that those principles might at once be carried out
Is • more rectal and praclic d manner. [A Voice : How
about elaynooth In reply to that question be would
state that he considered all taxes raised for secular pur-
po., should be so applied, and that no church, no matter
what its creel, ought to receive support from the general
tuation of the country. lie objected to the endowment of
Mayeoeth on the same ground that he objected to the en-
dowment of the English church—to the regians domes, or
to the 'denten' money. He was in favour of perftet tell
picas 'quality, and would vote for the admission of Jews
to parliament. In conclusion the hon. gentleman said that
be *Meld be happy to answer any questions. (Great
generate mixed with groans and various indistinct cries,
white hail also at various intervals interrupted the hoe.
gentle we's speech.)
Mr. D. Collett, Mr. Moore, and others put a eerie§ of
gaestious to the hoe. candidate, during the whole of which •
nutmeg tire of unheard and therefore unanswered elm
Meanie, of an interrogatory character was kept up
in the body of the meeting, the friends of the
castle:ate being loud in their condemnations of
dr. Walters unfrequent attendance in parliament, his
heavy duties in connexion with the corooership and the
Lewd, and the friends of the present members wen
equaLy loud in their exclamations of " How about the
Gkile end " Who voted for this or that obnoxious mea-
sure Occasionally, when the excitement rose to • higher
pitch from • charge being made by one party that the
Mau menu made by another were fain and uefounded, fer
from isolated conflicts both in words and gestures beneeth
numerous couples and even trios of the enlightened nem
electors, the noise beam* so great, that it was imposibb
to obtaia more than an imperfect idea of libel the apetheee
were talking about. Whoa the mike bad setacerbst 'M-
elded, two or three mum spoke very endhly of the kly
of a third radical coming Arrant to sem= the b=
which was already repesemend by twe =ire
Among them Mr. Rada, whim seat nem to be the one
Night I. be emiesgenel, kmaistest eoqunit end energetic
wapperten. • sessemswietisa which wee thrown out,
this the memeat the semdmiene of the electors mold be
: eineetained, the favoureereendliethe should be allowed to
mai over the course, mu rose Ileassei
• Ml. Caugaox then moved, and lir. Rose meesied a
I Mention pledging the nesting to ewmpsee Mr. Wiebszys
Mead proper tan4Y5N kr the repientelellen of
An amendment baths Mew owed nil seassiek ht the
*feat that the prim= regimented.= ef the Weigh were
eid, tried, and faithful servants, and set lightly to be die-
settivd,
The amendment was put first, sad desisted to have been
ken ; and on the resolution being pt, the Chairman de-
elan d it to have been carried.

Ti111:41;11;;01tiee6;17men elicited the loudest aid
meat marked disapprobation. An angry tumult arose ea
all sides—the sanctity of the chair was invaded, the
decision of the chairman we. impugned, and one penes
even moved a vote of censure on the chairmaa aid die tide.
porters. In the midst of the noise mad seshiestmliik
issued, during which the reporters' table !Si invaded by
angry orators gesticulating without regard to the proximity
of others, the chairman and the hon. candidate quietly left
the platform, and descended the stairs amid Ste sheers of
the batter's wayporten.
lif:wDLET.—The present member kat Oh borough
baring ,tiered himaelfes a candidate Is, Heatiespimeldre,
swam by the death of Mr. Thornhill, it le expelled that
as election will take place as soon as the writ ma be wed
foe. The candidates who have already addressed As ske-
an are Sir Thomas Winnington (liberal) mad lir. Ilesdare,
the preseat member for Yarmouth.
CisesctirrEt.—A revrisition is in course 'legitim-
ate calling on Mr. 8. Bowley, the well-known temperance
advorate, to come forward at the dissolution.
CiaNattilneinlltE Bosocorts.—A eLdrited seated
L likely to take place km these bereeibe. enmities to
the intim member, Mr. RieLkes. • eer!ijies bee bees em•
trosi vi ly si.rnod, rogeseded AL R. 100,0• I, ad all Mail.
bndee, to allow himself le be tot
_be embed= hr the
boroughs. That Reetleems, IS Me, adhered the
electors to the effect that. if pulmard le be will
do his part towards emesithealstette ems et li-
berty, and aiding, by mule of trade. he and
cadres
Comm, rciai progress of the eeeatry. lie she premises to
advocate vole by ballot, extension of the sullies, and, as
tar as pro-ticable, the general diminution of taxation.
Liv rarooL—Yeeterdity, it balf-pint 3 p.m., Mr.
Cardwell arrived in Livmseel, when he was received by
he (Grareittie, and maned to the Exchange, jut as the
lambent. were in full business. intimation of the inten
two ~f Meson. Cardwell and Ewart to address the electors
ea l'h4ll,t having been given to the opposing candidates,
Messrs. i'orbie Mackenzie, sad Chartes Turner, were
Igretilily brought from another part of the town; and not-
vritlaitanding s very heavy shower which was falling at the
time, the lath r gentleman held forth to the assembled
wealth of Liverpool, from an open window of Messrs. Lit-
tledali 's sile.roonts, facing the Town-hall. The audience
wire pretty equally divided ia their applause and dieser
Iso,viii ; but is a few minutes Messrs. Cardwell and Ewart
mods their appearance at an open window in Mr. Hornby's
sinew, which ia at right angles with that occupied by their
*porn nos For upwards of an hour the scene was such as
Daly a hotly contested English election can furnish ; it was
inivaadile to hear a word uttered by either of the midi-
L,..
l'ilEsTON.—Mr. Towneley Parker has at length
favoured the electors with an address. The address calls
for Ii w rrearia. Mr. Parker reiterates his adherence to
fn,: trade, bat offers his allegiance to Lord Derby-4 pro-
faun that ought at once to secure has rejection by any
'autism my desirous of progressive reform, and aszious to
purest the benefits of free trade being frittered away by
leri os schemes for " adnistment of burthens."—Prestoes
'Wowitiefe.
WlNleedl, WZDIrtaDAT NIGHT.—Lord Charles •
Wellesley arrived here this morning, and hail been diligently '
"a'a`..nir the electors throughout the whole of the day.
Captain Ilulkeley commenced his cinema yesterday, and
th ' le•lnnes be has already received induce him to say that
6..i.a1l in to the poll with a good prospect of success Mr.
t,reafeli, M.l'., completed his canvass this morning,
sad bi- issued an address in which he says: "It has
m50,.5.l m. the bighted gratification to rind, whilst offering
lon ay pc renal acknowledgments for your kind and
adous support at the late election, that I may safely rely
'90., • tins wal of youreonfidence, when the approaching
new.lution of parlianseat shall again render it necessary for
P.. 1.. sir„ Ai. your elective franchise.- It is fully endor-
ses d .n,,t Mr. °reared will head the poll by a considerable
IN 'i 7, and the struggle will ouseemently be between the
IN
letaye s. o, natives. Lord Charles Virelleeley is the " court •na
.nsk.i,y , hut the chances an is hewer of Captain
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of t:l,.r
%I`l StRRET .—Mr. Henry Urnnimood, M.P.,
tit_ ) • l'ark, who was lint elected for the ceeaty ia '
, .. 6-_:,. ;•tut;l the following ridden* to the electors:—
..,eldeo,—Parlianient being about to be dissolved, the'