The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-11 00:00:00

AYLESBURY ELECTION.-THR NOMI-

NATION.

APLIaRVaP. APRIL 10.
The nomination of the candidates for the repre-
tentation of this borough took place this morning in the
County-hull, bitiiee the returning officer, Mr. Cross. Shortly
before eleven o'clock, Mr. Bothell, Mr Ferrand, and their
friends, appeared on the hustings. There was a total ab-
nellre of the usual concomitants of a contested election. The
body of the hall was well filled with artisans and labourers,
with whom, to judge from the reception given to him, Mr.
Bethel' appeared to lie decidedly the popular candidate.
Mr. LOVETT, brewer, of Aeleshury, proposed William
Busfield remand, E.g., as a tilted proper person to repre-
sent the borough in parliament. Mr. !falai, a lucid magi-
strate, seconded the nomination.
Mr. Ac-ves Ti lout. proposed, and Mr. DOVE., of Cad-
tliugton, seconded, the nomination of Mr. Bethel'.
'so other candidate having been put in nomination,
Mr. FEItRAND came forward, and on presenting him-
self was received with loud cheers from his friends, and a
variety of discordant voices from the large majority in the
ball. Ile said—Me hon. opponent has been proposed to-day
by Mr. Acton Tindal, a member, I believe, of the Conser-
vative Club. (A voice—•' Oh, dear, why dud they nut go to
the Reform Club?") Because my uppenent'a political prin-
ciples hitherto have been protectionist. (A voice—" 'that
is another lie.") He repeated, Mr. Bethel] had hitherto
been a protectionist. In IM7 he stood for Shaftsbury
as candidate in oppreition to Mr. Brinsley Sheridan,
who declared that Mr. Bethel' talked, at that elec-
tion, the rankest pmtectionism. (Great uproar, and
cries of " Speak the truth.") It was fair to his
opponent that he should have an opportunity of explaining
thew eiresonstanees. It was only right that they should lie
put to him fairly. (A voice, " You should not be telling
hes fur him to contradict them.") These interruptions
were not manly—they were not generous. (A voice, " Then
keep to the truth.") Ile should like vi hear his hun. oppo-
pent distinctly deny having met the whipper-in of the pro-
teetionist party at the chambers of an eminent protectionist
barrister. Thu whipper-in having been asked to go to those
chambers, through a message sent by the private solicitor
of his lion. opponent, and w Nether, when there, he did nut
propose to go down to Shoreham and stand for that borough
on protectionist principles ? And ha was authorised by that
gentleman to say that he was prepared to come forward and
maintain that WOO Ilion, (" Hear," end upoetry Ilia hon.
opmatent had announced that he was Mr. Calvert's friend,
and eh it his principles were Mr. Calvert's principles. Now,
w loci Mr. I sal vet was retunted fur this borough, hail he not
yrontest the f.srmere to do all in his power in the Ileum of
rODIIIIOIIs to metros, their grievance.. No sooner did he
get Olt re than he joined the whir, and voted against Mr.
Dune li's motion for an inquiry into the Callen% of distress
in the agricultural district.. Mr. Ferranti emiteluded his
address a• Elertors of the lwrough and hundred.
of Aylesbury], the eyes of all England are upon you. The
farmers of /mutant' earet you to do your duty. (Laugh-
ter.) Yhti may laugh today, but you will try toanerrow.
(I anfusion and cheers.) Come early to the poll to-morrow,
anti place int , a. I am sum you will, at the bead of the poll
at it. commeheement, and keep nit them until 4 o'clock.
(Hear, hi as, and confulion.) And I tell my hon. opponent
that he het in this election VS much ehauee of becoming
inemler her this boroneh as I have of loving appointee, a
Vim Chaim-whir. (Uproar and laughter.) Now, my
friends, remember thew wonle—'• England expects that
every nom to-rourruw will els his duty." (The hon. mem-
ber %Milian re frosts the table amidst cheers and uproar.)
Mr. BETHEL!. then pre-whited himself, and was warmly
greeted by his irientle and supporter. The kneeled gentle-
man commenced hy saying that first of all he hail to rescue
halletelf ism the charge of tueonsisteney which hail been
against hint; and lie was sorry to find that part of
tin' time of his heneurable opponent Lad been occupied Is
watching for grounds mem which to found an accusation
against him, Wit he (Mr. Bethell) avowed the elector.
that he smiled at them all, for those who told his
hoot. ornament all these thing., hail mined him most
grit wooly. (laud t hee re) From his outset in public life,
he had tit ver entertained but • set of op ni . On cell-
siderate delibemtien hr hail formed thou. opinions, they had
obtained his reganl, to them he had become attached, and
to them he meant to adhere. (Applause and hi..',.)
As to app. argue at Shalteshury as a protectionist, let the
•ton whit Viet op bring both the proof of it. (l'heere and
anapprohation ) Again, whatever hail been told to his
hon. opponent (Mr. F. rrantl) with refer nee to the Tepee-
sentatem of Shorehain, hail been stated to mislead that hon.
mottlentatt. lie (Mr. Bethel') hail Men solicited by a
made duke (sinner led with the county of Susses to stand
for that honentlo, or, as it Wit. railed, the Rape of Itramber,
on fen •trittle pritieiple., and lie hail been waited upon by
the 1 .no tuber who hail la-en tle.signateil the protectiouist
whipper-in, and by the hon. and learned member for /did-
burst, to induce him to forego coming forward. lye had
foreatiste tieing so, and one of the sin, of the
Dale of Richmond, hecauw he (Mr. Bethel)) having no
landed witate in the county, Wie, aid Willing to come
fora and for the n•pres'ntatim Of PO large a district. "col
been returned. het any man go and inquire of Mr. Wal-
pole or Major Rensfonl, to whom referents• had Man
made. and he would he told that they fean d his (Mr.
Iletlielfa) coming forwent (Herr. hear.) He well remem-
bens' his conversation with Maim Iferestorti, and he
distinctly bad him that lii» own system of protection
was prim...lion for the farmer and not. for the land-
lord —to mhos.• the tenant farmer front thew thing,
which weighed him to the earth, and to Me him front
the heavy ineumbrantes, and from the (Navy rents, to
keep up which the agitation was in a great measure got
up. (liver, hear, anti eproar.) There are two meanings
to the barn " protection,' and two meanings to the term
?' trade." Presoction was slue to the tenant farmer in
nrder to put him on a level with other men whose burden,
had lava taken toff. l'rotectinet was due to him by equal. • g
the burden., by a naluction Of taxation, by affording him
better mi ans for the cultivati 0000 of 116 farm ;—these were
thing,. he was desirous of promoting, hot protection to
the landlords hr utterly disci-unite'. (('hives torn uproar.)
Ile would be found a canststent anti conwientious advocate
of evt rythinu tlhtt belonged to the proper meaning and in-
terpretation of the phrase -- religious liberty; and it would
be tor the sake el religious liberty, that he should oppose,
to death. the stablisliment of a papal hierarrhy in this
kingilinn, and that so much on behalf of the Roman catholic
laity thentselvist, as any other body. (Hear, hear.) Ile
thought the suffrage might be advantageouely extended and
equalised, in order to keep pare with the numbers. the
growing wealth, and the intelligence of the jemple. (Loud
churn,.) After declaring himself in favour of Chancery re-
form, and pledging himself to aid it by every means in his
power. eimelusion Mr. Bethel' called upon the elec-
tor* to join heart nnil hand with him in the assertion of
the primapits he had alvatierd. (levee. of •• We will ; we
will."') Ile invited them to make those principles their
watchword on this ometeitin„ and their bond of union, which
God forbid 'Mould ever be broken. (Cheers and uproar.)
Dr. LEY, expressed hi. deep chagrin that a resident in
the county of Bucks could not be found to come forward
fur the representation of this borough. Ile should have
preferred an honest Buckiughanwhim farmer to either the
able Clisuccry privateer or the stalwart Yorkshire pirate.
(Laughter nod uproar-) Rumour said Mr. Houghton had
retired from the Colltest in consideration of 400 guinea. re-
ceived from the „Man in the moon." (Uproar.) Was
that so?
Mr. 110UOIFIVN, amidst renewed uproar, said he
bad not seen one fraction of the SOO guineas spoken of. Ile
had sumindenel his pretensions in favour of Mr. Bothell
because he thought the battle would be better fought in
the penitem of the learned gentleman.
Thu names of both cautlidates were then put to a show
of hands, Irbil' a neat prependeraney of those exhibited
romans' ist f.tvour of Mr. Ih.ths.ll.
The Returning (Mime declared the show of bands to he
in favour of Mr. liethell, on which a poll was demanded on
behalf of Mr. Ferranti. This was granted, and appointed
to tanimenee at eight o'clock, and finally to close at four
O'clock to morrow (this day.)
Ott the motion of Mr. HETNTET. tetouded by Mr. FER-
suaU, a vote of thanks to the returning officer was carried
by acclamation, and the meeting separated.

IRELAND.