The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

ELECTION NEWS.

MR. PDX MAU LE AT PERTH.
Mr. Pox Mauler, who has been appointed to the
.Sete of President of the India Board, addressed the elec-
tors of Perth, in the City Hall there, on Thursday, asking
• renewal of the political connection that had so lung existed
between them. On the same day, Mr. Charles Gilpin ar-
rived in Perth to oppose Mr. Mande, and he also shortly
addressed the electors. The nomination is to tske place
es Monday, but it is not generally thought in Perth that
Mr. Gilpin will go to the pull, as his thence of success le
very remote.
Mr. M AXLE said the present was the fourth time be
had appeared before them as a candidate for that high
honour. Twice they had is turned him without a contest,
and once they had returned him triumphantly after • con-
test. It had been often stated and asserted, during the re-
cess, and dwelt upon with great perseverance by that por-
tion of the press opposed to the present cabinet, that nothing
existed but • weak government, unable to guide and con-
, trot the destinies of this great nation. lle did nut stand
there to praise the governmant• hut this he would say, that
the present government had been in power long s nough not
to be unwilling now to retire, and they remained in office
more for the nuke of the country, and of the crown, than
from any wish to claim to peace If those persons who were
' always complaining of the goys mount as weak, and blaming
them for their tenaciousuess of office, would look back over
a year or two, they would find that whea Lor I John Rua-
; sell hot, not the confidence of his polititul opponents—for
that he never sought to obtain —hut what he supposed to be
! the entifidence of his political friends, he immediately ten-
dered his resign etion to her Majesty. That resignation was
not accepted. If it were shown to him that there was a
stronger government arid a better government ready to as-
sume the reins of power, he would at once give place to it.
But so long as no stronger government was pointed out to
them, so lung as no other party was prepared to form a go-
vernment, her Majesty's present advisers would continue
were they were—they would go on in what they conceived
to be the path of duty, laying before Parliament such mea-
sures as they believed to be conducise to the good of the
country, nod submitting without regret to the judgment of
Parliament concerning them. On various occasions he had
felt it his duty to oppme what he considered extreme views
oa the question of Reform. He was rematched with having,
on several occasions, oppoeesd motions in the House of
Commons by Mr. Hume. Ile admitted that he hail done
an, and he was ready to give his reasons for so doing.
With regard to the People s Charter, he frankly avowed
that h.• was no Chartist, and no man need look for him
to support the Charter. Ile confessed that sew' tel nics
tiona had been made by Mr. flume, the purport of which
he (Mr. Mauls.) could not pretend to understand. Mr.
'fume had made motions for household suffrage. He
(Mr. Haute) did sot understand what Mr. flume's house-
hold suffrage meant. If it meant that the owners of houses
should have a vote, its effect would be to restrict the pre-
sent sLifrage ; and if it meant that every occupant of a
hour should have • vote, then that would be equivalent
to unisersal suffrage, and this he (Mr. Maul?) could not
support. Another point brought forward by Mr. Hume
was what was called "electoral districts." Neither could
he cote for this. It was a measure which would have the
effect of disfranchising Perth—of merging it in a large nor-
roundeig rural district —and, instead of sending • member
to parliament as at present, it would, under the proposed
arrangement, have the privilege of returning only the
fractional part of a member. He had resist, d this proposal,
and would resist it, for the sake of the integrity of the
electoral privileges of Perth; and he would warn all small
burybs to beware of being swamped in the proposed elec.
lona districts. Another question was the ballot. When he
was first re turned for title county, and afterwards when he
was retut tied for the city, he was opposed to the ballot. After
that on one occasion he voted for it in the Helmet( Com-
mons. A practice prevailed in some places, and particu-
larly in some counties in the south of Scotland, of manu-
facturing faggot voters; and after careful investigation of
the evil, be came to the conclusion that the ballot was the
only effectual cure for it, and under that impression he
voted for it. But though sworn to secrecy as to the pro-
posed measure of the government, hr was at liberty to say
this much in reference to the forthcoming Reform Bill—
that it would effectually provide against the manufacture
of those fictitious votes. That being the case, the only rea-
son that ever appeared to him to justify the ballot would be
done away with. If they had universal suffrage, the ballot
might follow as a matter of course; but so long
as there were two classes—so long as there was the
distinction of electors and non•electors—he had no right—
ists person hail any right—so withhold from the non-elector
the knowledge of how the elector gave his vote. If they
had the ballot the elector might talk bravely and valiantly
to hid neighbour the non-eleetor of how he meant to vote,
and might then go and deposit his vote secretly in the
electoral urn in quite • different way. But farther, the
ballot never reeved the purpose far which it was intended.
In the United States they had the ballot in name, but not
in essence, for every one knew how his neighbour voted.
And if they creased the channel, did they find no warning
there ? They had the ballot in France, but had It given
them liberty—had it given liberty to the press or to the
CI:? It had done no such thing. They had the ballot,
ley had also a government which had no respect for
property, no respect for the liberty of the people, no respect
for the liberty of the press; they had the ballot, but the
press was gagged in ouch a way as, if he saw the like
here, he should blush for his native coeuggy. These
were practical arguments against the ballet, end be had
now made a clean breast on that subiset, He bad been
charged with extravagance as regatdsd the pull* expen-
diture. This was • hard charge In bring egoism the
present government, for they had made greaser red*.
Sous in pnblie salaries, and had est elf awe public and
useless offices than any other geversinest bed ever dose.
Thin was the course they had pereeed, mid this seine they
still intended to pursue. The peaty, be wield not say of
the government, but of the pmeed„ had been to reduce
taxes. Alluding to the eadowmea* of Nemeth, Mr.
Mande observed, formerly the vete he Maysooth came be-
fore parliament every year, amens what were called the
miscellaneous estimates. It was • Mending occasion of
hitter religious disputes in parliament as often as it was
be forward. Year aftaryair he had voted for this
Bat in 1845 Sir R. Pod teelt the gnat out of
Srlianda of parliament
a altogether, end_ pissed it as •
on the consolidated lead. Me (Mr. Sault) did
enerrin. k that this was the preps ODOM, end he voted
seeing Sir It. Peel's bill Ia our. The bill was
mewled, however, by kW t Now, it was ono
*Mg to oppose a maser* les theught was wrong, and
tulle smother thing amble* to mile it, especialkin them
BM these. lf, thseehee. any bill sheet ls, prep* es
any modes be forward he the repeal of the
Inimmaint he dopehltalese ft. Ns knew
Wirsh_ calf se he was the opiates ef may
who hared hiss ; brat he es twenty pore ex-
of his pestuctest pelaelpies to suite* him Is that
. He mid not vete to withdraw tbe endowment
to Illaywooth, het be wadi resit any andeerment of the
I, esthetic priettbeed. Preis this ha would pus to the
question ef national edeseties. The time was
yet neon he meat to ache up the adulation
questies in They could only amenespe **efforts
tithe various religious parties who were labeering volun-
tarily in that field. But in any such eassulegement it was
the duty of government Mme that eseeiseednestion be em-
hued with religious feadrenties. Be aided. *et although
they reight expose to be Owed bp ell peardes, the govern-
ment had almost wade up thele mils to intareduee a mea-
sure et undenal edeenties tee Seethed is the mune of this
smeles. Mr. Nash__ puma hem these question' epees to
moms ef war. His own opinion me, that eat ph
in the Quass's epee* in which the =Nally epsskaof ing
on hems of army with her nothiners, was sever more
true *es es the pement meads* Ns believed there was
sot the *Om* intention es the part of any nation to
enter less a mu with this esentry. But there was not
one pretest wile did not reed or hear every day of
what wen ping en ia •withering es* try of greet
military nesereleg and we abstained ism
ea
inteelbrome Is the affairs of
pr=—ffernehwe
did sot eleampt to dictate either to or people—
elk is • meta, like this, where everything 11=1111 on
the westatemmore of credit, cadia keeping hoe
all the kiresto and re) nit= Of the emmiry, weeildinte
ill
bonne ue to live in a hers pun** an say
_odes* what-
soever; sad it en; am might venture to pre** what Lett
is Farm vitals the next two menthe, the events
dike last two meat* would start up to reprove lie rash-
mes. It behoved us Marafore to be en our unird. Ha did
set think that it was geed policy to peek bible the world
all war mesas of ohm% to the hi* bares* end the last
skimpyems hue he was poinnead Oat Geed BMWs bud sow
mesas le mist any peosible aggresion from any
querter, and by Gets Wring they should know how to
see them if smades alba for it. (Load chain.) But let
no peek paresis them es the subset of invades, There
wee so reams hr It ; and if the essemigy pm pine le penis
• gemenesent might arise which might Pimp govern
ti mode. and molt a government would be tire wont and
meet anger*, of governments. He teemed that the
mentry wen* leave the matter of embed defames in the
heeds of mielelare ; and he was permaihoi that if they found
secedes to ova upon the country to ems, high and low, poor
and rich, would be ready to do their ditty.
No question were put to Mr. Mauls, and slier • vote of
thanks to him and to the Lord Provost (who sempied the
ehaiir), and three cheers for the Queen, the rands( broke up.
GRF.IVIWICII (TEISDAt.V.—The roturodagofficer for
tlia borough having sprain this daytertsasminationofa
At and proper pleseste SU the Tammy* the repreeentation
of the three embed tow.., at tea this ineening an immense
belly a the inasbiteste of Greenwich. Deptford, and Wool-
ed*, be* deft= and aes-electocee sembied at the hue
*gm sleeted at the emseed Londeadeest, Is High-street,
Cirennria. The abed, kering read the writ add Bribery
bees Mt. Lung peopmed Mr. M..Clembees. who was ascended
g eat. Me* and rase hair bees wade by these gen-
ii Pope* this ILr. Pantiles proposed
Ailed theweet Beab einadaile then addremed the
meembishe. Try
jr4 sheriff; urn a show of hands, de-
shred slaw in favour of Mr. Chambers. The
demmemes to-morrow (Tuesday) morning. The
Y likely be be a very severe one. The candidates '
me Aiming Metielem Stewart, one of the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, and Mr. N. Chambers, Q.C. Notwithstanding
ski inihmsee, it is gessrally thought that the
ill NII
net emseed. He smile bis hot appearance
bears the eiseine es Saturday mei& et the Lecture
Hull, Gromerish. Mr. Mamba* had its advantage of
be=the Sold same thee beton the pint Mass.
WOAD COVIIIM—TIWO trio osadidstoo have
eared their services to the election hr Nersheishke, at
the dinelaties ef the peon* Frame* Me. *misery
and Mler. Inns Wog Pam be* Men hems' span the
princip of pmebeelles. Mr. Boehm at the resist agricul-
tural &me, egelbelleally Ns Wanks of spin