The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-18 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE

The nomination of candidates for South Lance,
shire took plats yesterday, at Newton le-Willows. The
beatings were in front of the Court-house, and a cossets's
of several thousand persons collected in front of it so take
part in the proceedings. Besides people from the neigh-
bourhood, monster trains from Manchester and Liverpool
brought great *umbers of freeholders ; and trains from
Bolton, Preston, Wipe, and Warrington contributed to the
assemblage.
Mr. Pararox, of Liverpool, high sheriff, presided as ro-
bin:dog officer.
Mr. BLALOCK'S= proposed, and Mr. ECU:BUST seconded,
the Hoe. Algereou Egerton.
Mr. Cim.immui proposed, and Mr. Bomum, M.P., se-
conded Mr. W. J. Leah.
Mr. Mons proposed, and Mr. H. MAUI seconded, Mr.
Charles Turner.
Mr. W. lisrammen,jan., proposed, and Mr. Baztry, M.P.,
wooded, the Bight Hon. W. E. Gladstone.
Mr. It. Seem proposed, Mr. Huns MASON semoded Mr.
James Heywood.
Mr. H. Ashworth proposed, and Mr. J. Anent seconded,
Mr. H. Yates Thompson.
There being no other candidate to propose, the High
Sheriff called upon the gentlemen nominated to edibles the
=dimes. The speeches were delivered amidst perpetual
end deafening uproar from the conservative side, when
went youths of the " navvy" type, with blue ribbons in
their hats, alternately fought, swore, and shouted, without
respect toanything that was said on either side.
Hoe. A. Eamrroir, who, like the other hoe. ciadi-
dates,was cheered by the conservatives and booted at by the
others, said that is asking them for re-election he had
reason to believe that the majority of the electors of South
Lancashire professed the same optimise es they did in 1859
and in 1861. In 1859 he came before them professing con-
servative opinions, and he had not swerved from that pro-
feriae. By conservative opinions he meant attachment to
the main features of the coostituticn mit at present existed,
used to the scion of church and state. Ile always had been
opposed to those measures which pointed:to the high road of
democracy. He would explain what he meant by a reference
to the pasties of reform, showing how different was the
view entertained by the conservatives as compared with that
of the liberals mad radicals. The conservatives believed that
the main end of government was freedom and liberty, and
therefore in any attempt to change present rules and laws
they wished to secure that freedom sad liberty. Comer-
vatives believed that universal or manhood suffrage would
do away with Use security for liberty, and therefore they
were also opposed to it. Os the other hand, the liberals
sad radicals did aot look at all to the end of government ;
they left that oat of eight, and eared not whether the
government was good or bad, or whether meet were happy
or unhappy, provided every man had • vote. They had
lied their principles of reform upon the extension of the
franchise alone, leaving out every other considerstioe. It
was well known the government bad broken every pledge.
Having taken office upon the question of reform, that goes.
ties was never raised again by them as • government. He
should continue hie opposition to Mr. Bainee's and Mr. Locke
King's reform bills, believing that a 61. franchise was only
a halting place on the road to universal suffrage, and
therefore to democracy, and that a 101. franchise would
do away with the just and proper representation of the
land which the land wee entitled to. He was foe lateral
extension, and not downward extension. Whilst be had
beau is parliament there had been of coarse many attacks,
as there always would be as long as there was a
radical party in the coootry, upon the panties of the Mel•
Baked church. Those attempts he had always resisted. If
the radicals or liberals would bring forward some measure
which would be netiefactory to the country sea compromise
on the church-rate question he would give it fair consider-
ation. He had lever offered • factious opposition to the
government. The great finance question brought before
parliament was the question of the French treaty mixed
up with the remold the paper duty. He believed if that
treaty had bow negotiated by • professional negotiator
instead of by Mr. Cobden himself— (universal cries of
" Shame," and booting) —the partial ruin which had fallen
upon the paper-makers would have been avoided. As the
Freed, trwitygemeally had been of advatitagetotbe country,
he was very glad be supported it. With respect to foreign
topics. the American, Polish, and SleswigHolatein queti ns
were of great importance. On two of them the government
betrayed the honour of the country, but it acted rightly in
pursuing • non-intervention policy in the American war.
In the other eases big words were used, but they were never
backed up by action. The Permissive Bill, he thought, was
a measure directed egaiest the poor upon whom it would
bare acted unfairly ; therefore be etad opposed, and would
continue to oppose it if he had the thence. He sup-
ported she Prisons Bill, but it bad not acted well, because it
was not stringent enough ; and if, as was likely, an amended
bill was brought in next session, he would support it. He
voted against the Catholic Oaths Bill on its introduction,
because he thought it wee intended to cover an attack upon
the Irish church. But be was for doing away with • re-
taliative oath altogether; and if be had a seat in
the next house of parliament be should support any
measure which might be brought in to assimilate the oaths
of all members. He had beard that a great point bad been
made by his opponents. especially by the seconder of one of
the other candidates, became he (Mr. Ego, too) bad been
absent on many divisions. That was perfectly true; but the
question was, had he neglected the interested his consti-
tuents? He could fearlessly assert that he hid not been
absent on any division of the slightest importance. He had
not neglected his oonstatudsta' interesta, either in or out of
parliament.

Mr. W. J. UGH said be was there as he was in 1859,
holding the same moderate conservative principles se he did
thee. He hod seen no reason to ithaege them, but had
been strengthened in them, although he had seen men of
more experiemee, and holding more moderate views, change
their principles during the last six years. During
that time he had carried out the policy he intended,
and the earn. might be said of the cooservative party gene.
rally. He &eked the elector, to judge by actions. not by
-words, and by that test to pronounce whether the conserva-
tive party bed forfeited their pledgee. Had the government
done so? Had the radical party done so? It was no use mincing
the matter because (the remainder of the sentence was lost
la an extra din caused by an attempt to "bonnet" a couple
of youthful naviiee whose bellowing, bad deafened the im.
mediate bystanders). Although he had been opposed to
the government he bad not gives it a factious opposition.
Indeed, to some cases he had gone to the assistance of the
ministry to prevent them being devoured by their own
party. ("How about Lord Westbury;!") He voted spinet
that. Ile gave the mieistry a certain amount of wedit for
their success in financial affairs, bat he would not give them
.11 the credit they claimed. Mr. Gladstone bad had a
mast prosperous tans since he came to the helm of affairs ;
the country had never been so prceperons as it had
during the last six year,. He had helped the government
when they were in great distress, and bad not always voted
with theteedersof his own)party. He voted against. the motion
for taking off the ten upon malt, thinking that although the
tax was very heavy and severe upon the: farmers, there
were other taxes which would give the poor people more
That wee why ha 'Wed foe the tax coming off tea
and sugar. He bad voted against all attempts to separate
efenreh and state. He tress strong churchman himself, but
while wi ling to throw open churches Led schools, he would
net let other, come and take property which did sot belong
to them. If the &heels Bill, for instance, bad pasted the
opponents of the church would have pertieipsted in endow-
ments to which they had no right at all. Although he
would allow persons to be of whet religiose they liked, be re.
served the right to support his own. It woe a curious
thing that the gentlemen who mode most noise about the
church rate mustier' were not affected by it all. Church
ram were only levied in raral parishes whore the people
*bass to have them : and let them if they chose. 'Them
max a good deal of talk about reform jaat now. He had
always voted against the 10/. and 61. franchise, mad should
slimy, vote against little bits of reform. He wanted to
see a further admission to the tionstituencies, but to see It
liblite is a drfferont way to that proposed by some. He
mould vets fee • bill to inquire into the present represesta-
taw. Tb 4.. as to the trUot, a great foam was made about
that et the last election, bat It was dying a slaw death