The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-27 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27.

TIIE workir gof the representative eystem ef Bet
land has so important a bearing on the teeetinn
parliame::tary reform, that every contest oe urnet
at the present time is invested with an unwonta
interest.
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The results of these contests are, comp sritively
speaking, of minor consequence. At le els g, for
example, so little diffe enee was there be. we It the
candidates, that whether the mere Whig or tee mar-
riageable tory proved successful was a pee t se emu
independent politicians could have but em .: concerti.
But the working of the system under whit l: members
are elected—tee cause a that influence the mean of
one candidate and the rejection of another or- mat-
ters of deep moment to us all. From the tions
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thei ng desirabilityuvsatur taatioenohsfooawfn l
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of the mtheaby gall
the suffrage. 'We may learn from them w .st see
feeling of the people on the public topics .4 I!,e day,
and we may judge With g
ing is expressed by the body to which tee law has
limited the electoral preraga,ive.
The n. xt borough e lecton that will ce ur will be
at Kidderminster, where the-re is avs y occa-
sioned by the death of the late member, Mr. Gousoe.
These are many considerations which reed I it de-
sirable that the public should attentively wsech the
circumstances of th a contest. Kid term nee r has a
most elsgreceful repute: ion. It is a reststuketac fact
that this is the only borough entrench -ea by the
Reform Act in which bribery at d tr siting
have been systematically and regularly sse ctised.
Every election for Kidd. rminster since lied ess been
gained by direct and unblushing bribery, r x • p that
of 1817, when, in cons: quence of the &ince el cir-
cumst enees conueett d with the precedine te.c ten, no
see.:nd candidate could be induced to stand a poll.
Kidderminster, when it was constitusea a s
mentary borough, was presumed to ben decidedly
liberal town. The dissenters are espeeiallt nu serous
there, and the place is wholly dependent s n its mem.
factures. No aristocratic influence meta in it, nee
was there known to be any man, or any b dy • f men,
who could induce the mass of thel people t, swerve
from their opinions.
That which there was no other chance cf hinging
about the powers of gold accomplished. A severe
contest for the representation resulted in tee return
of Mr. GODSON by a majority which wee any
e. stioa-
ably purchased. At the next gener•sl elscias,
that of 1835, the corruetion was so ext ns ve that
I nearly 1'2,0001. was expended amongst .over 350
voters. And again, in 1841, a candidate woo only
went dawn two days before the nomiseti n woe
known to have been relieved of upwards of 5,0001.,
nearly the whole of which was expended in bribing
and treating. On every occasion, in tact, she retort
has been purchased, and it is estimated thu s ice its
enfranchisement the Kidderminster centre a cannot
have cost less than 30,0001., the greater proo .ruse of
which expenditure fell upon three individuals.
Tne publicans of K:dderminster form tee corrupt
pnrtion of its constituency. There are no less than
70 licensed public horses and nearly as many beer-
shops in the borough. The owners of a I pro.
portion of these houses have neve r been keep.. it to vote
without either receiving hard cosh or an us limited
order to open their houses to all comers. Tile eu-
didates and the par yes who supported thus
have heretofore submitted to tbis system.
The late member, with whom it cote
menced, absolutely gave it his personal enc.- ur errarnt
by going round to these houses and dri sking with
the voters in them. The tales which are told, in fed,
of Kidderminster electioneering, evidence an rote
11 disregard of the decent usages of society, of public
opinion, and of the law effeetng bribery a .d treetiog.
At, length, however, a prospect is opened of as
election in Kidderminster under eircumstasse.s cake
latee to give a blew to the infamous system tor which
this town bas been remarkable. A vscan y having
occurred by Mr. GODSON'S death, two ceedidetes
presented themselves to the electors, both of whoa
have, in some sort, pledged themselves not t s puma
the practices which have heretofore disgrcr••d es
borough. One of these gentlemen has come forme
as a protectionist—the other as an advaues d Ideal
Etch has, up to the present time, pursu-d hie emus
without exciting the baser passions of the p ople, and
the respectability of the town rejoices at ate ewes
moment in a change in the mode of cendueing
is
elections, which promises a decided public advantep
to the place.
There is, of course, a Tarty at Kiddermineer II
whom these things afford anything but satistectita
Whilst Messrs. BEST and GI-BORNE were proseatteg
their respective canvasses last week, an ate rept en
made by this party to bring forward a car dilete more
suited to their views. Mr. CaAwsRAT BAILEY, one
of the well-known iron masters of Sou lt %Vele', IN
brought down t Kidderminster, and his suspicion
arrival was marked by the simultaneous opening of t
large number of beer-houses and by the operatatest
the streets of a drunken mob bent apperttely m
reviving all the old scenes of brutality welch dr,
streets of the town have witnessed. Air. Beteg
however, despite the publicans, could not ft
on. His politics were herli tory, the same as ?hoed
Mr. BEST; and OS most of theleaders of t: e irny part!
were pledged to give Mr. BEST their guff acts,
BAILEY found that he could hope for no sects testi
like a judicious man retired from the contest.
Tne liberals on their parts eave not shown*
anxiety thus displayed by a section of the other tisk
to present a man to the constituency preferel
to buy the votes of the corrupt. On tse art
Vary, this occasion has been employed by till
liberal portion of the electorate to inform ed
instruct the people upon mutters on whet' the
have hitherto been greatly kept in ignorance. lake
places at the present day are the working clasarek.
instructed upon political subjects than at Kidder.
minster. Mr. COBDEN never penetrated here. Tte
League never exerted themselves as they did in othee,
places to enlighten the town on the great quesioae
free trade.
Mr. THOMAS GISBORNE, in the cenrse of his tee
vase, has now taken occasion to address to the electors
some of those clear and masterly political enrosineN
which in such large towns as Derby and N HMOs
have frequently told so forcibly upon the workig
men. The consequence has been on intense Wheelie
in his favour. The
stn-tors have I iff
a committee to supp him. The sectsoe
reformers heretofore called chartists have rte°l!
that he is a fit and proper man to represent the to!
and have given him their adhesion accordingly. ee
in fact, who are entitled to be classed amongi!f
thinking working population of the town haver!!!
Mr. TUOMAS GISBORNE'S banners : it is only telf
who still look for beer or money who seem inse7/11
to hold aloof from him.
resod:
Such
and a position of electioneeting affairs 0 r:
~
Such is the state of Kidderminster at e
presented to which the public attention to:
be beneficially directed. If things goon b4l
they have been begun, we can e
little doubt of the ultimate result. fletvreet4
two candidates, Mr. JOHN BEST and Mr. 'tptx
MAS GISBORNE, it is absurd to suppase
there can be a moment's hesitation. The formerio
very young man, and an entirely anknowa ueLeee,
son of a local magistrate at Kidderminster of 00
high standing and of no cansiderable propeft7,i..,
JOHN BEST studied for the bar, but, 111'04 '7O
too practice is the more respectable branches.
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profession, he purchased the right of preen
the Palace Court—
" That sty for fattening lawyers ia,
On the bones of honest men."
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