The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-06 00:00:00

it is (laughter)--althongh he was the winner, yet he
hut upwards of 1001. of expenses to pay. Came like
WO CST loudly for redress. (Cheers.) I think it is also a
hardship, when the home article is charged with duty, that
the same privileges are not given in regard to it as to foreign
and celestial spirits. Foreign and colonial spirits only pay
gut, when they are taken out of bond and entered for
tonsureption, whereas hemeemade spirits, whenever they
tooth English or Irish soil, do so. These and other abuses
in the excise laws I am willing to aid in removing. The
gosling of the country is against the present vexatious '
"dam ; and that feeling has been very aptly illustrated in
the worsts of our greet national poet :
The Detrital fiddling through the toes,
And dane'd awe we the exciseman.
Charteris next took up the subject of religion:
With regard to the important question of religion, thoegh I
am myself firmly and deeply attached to the protestant faith
and to the churchestablishment -Aeries of • Oh, oh!" and
gluing) —I am Prepared to extend to the utmost limits the I
spirit of tolerate:a to every other sect of religionists, leaving
every ma to worship his God in the manner most agreeable
to his consciences but having, in the course of my canvass,
deal said against the proposition for endowing
thheea
g°°4 d
inan catholic clergy of Irel ind Ihave re aced must take this
of stating what I in
public opportunity
private -namely, that while from the great
ferences of op inioa which exist upon the quer •
eion--frons the feet that • large proportion of the Roman
catholic clergy and laity in Ireland have stated that they will
not receive state support—from the circumstance that such a
measure would meet with the hostility of the people of this
country, I see no likelihood of its being brought forward for
many years to come, yet I must decline to fetter myself by '
lay pledge. (Hisses.) I think it unwise in a representative
to give, es it is i• a constituency to ask, pledges, because it
makes him not a member but a mere delegate. It is this
orison which induces me not to pledge myself on this qua-
ties. i Cries of " Macaulay.") lam sorry that Mr. Macaulay
has been turned out of Edinburgh. Mr. Charteris expressed
a disposition to come to a comps aise respecting the game-
laws.
Sir DAVIR, BAIRD. after some compliments on the cha-
racter of his opponent, proceeded to state that—For my own
part, up to this election, I had conceived that the real mean-
ing of this great and important principle of conservatism
was opposition to the whips. But here lam again involved
is a labyrinth ot fresh difficulties—( • laugh) ; for down
comes my hon. friend from Gloucestershire among as, and a-
thongh he was one of those who assisted to turn the whips
out of office in 1811, yet here he is backed by more of these '
very whip, who, like the spaniel, now liek the hand that
beat them. (Cheers and laughter.) It has been often said
toms that, to judge from our printed addresses, there is
little difference existing between us. I entertain quite an
opposite opinion. Itk true indeed that he tells us in his
&adm i
it that he s willing and ready to correct all proved
abuses. ( Hear," and a laugh.) Now, there is sae
question but that the principles to which my honeur-
able friend refers, in his printed address. are those of free
trade: but the moment we apply the touchstone of free trade
in land, he fails at once. (A laugh.) My hon. friend has
been lately studying in the new school of political economy,
but, although he has made some progress, his education is
far from complete. Now, if he has studied to any purpose
he must hold that land is nothing but the raw materill for.
the manufacture of food for the population. Now' if this be
a proper definition, what, I ask, can be more opposed to the
principles of the modern school of philosophy than that in-
sannottatable obstacles should be interposed to the proper
development of the full resources of the raw material?
Dees me hon. friend say that he is ready to remove and
correct all proved abuses, and still keep up the most ob-
jectionable features of the law of entail? (Cheers.)
Sir David then referred to Sir R. Peel's currency measures,
and expressed himself opposed to all restrictions upon the
banking system. This question he considered to be not
a Scottish but an imperial question ; and he would,
if returned, use his best endeavours to rescind Sir Robert
Peel's act, end to supplant it by a measure which would not
be ttg tested by abstractions of this or that commodity. but
aaaad • as the necessities end the trade of this great
empire required. (Cheers.) On the game-law question he
did not feel it necessary to say much, as he had already ex-
plained his opinions at length upon it. Though he was not
inclined to go the total length of repealing those laws,
be was anxious for an extensive modification of them.
Re would exclude hares altogether from the game list, and,
with regard to other descriptions of game, he would give
the tenants equal rights with the landlords. (Cheers.) On this
question public opinion was every day Letting more strongly
against the exclusive privileges claimed by some of the land-
lords. IV bile he was favourable to the removal of all restric-
tions which impeded man in his worldly pursuits, he was
willing to keep clear the many paths which existed in this
country for the journey of man heavenwards. (Cheers.)
Every phase of religionists ought to obtain equal justice.
He was opposed to all additional endowments, as well as to
the endowment of the catholic clergy of Ireland ; and he
approved of the recent minute of the Privy Council on
education, by which they renounced all right to the inspection
of the religious part of education.
A number of questions were then put to Mr. Charteris by
Mr. Sawyers, Dunbar, and Mr. Stevenson, Redside, to
which answers were elicited to the effect that Lord Elcho
was going to take no part in the Peebleshire election ; that
he (Mr. Charteris) would support good measures from
whatever quarter they came; that he would not support a
bill to make it compulsory on proprietors to grant sites for
churches • that he would not pledge himself to abolish reli-
gious tenti in schools and colleges ; that he would not pledge
himself to vote for a measure to admit all subjects of her Ma-
jesty, without any religious distinction, into parliament, dec.
—A show of hands was then taken, when a considerable ma-
jority appeared for Sir David Baird.—A poll was then de-
manded on the part of Mr. Charteris, whkh was fixed for
Thursday and Friday.

NORTHUMBERLAND (SOUTH).
The election for the southern division of Northumberland
took place at Ilexham on Thursday morning.—Copt. Coul-
son proposed Mr. Matthew Bell, the late member, as a fit and
proper person to represent the division.—Mr. Dixon Dixon
seconded the nomination.—Mr. Bell rested his claims upon
the consistency of his conduct during the long period he had
represented the division. He had opposed the free trade
measures of the late government, but believing that Sir R.
Peel was actuated by pure motives, he bad refrained from
joining those who factiously expelled that minister from
office. He was prepared now to give those measures
a fair trial, and to support the present government as
4swg as they adhered to an upright policy.—Mr. Ord,
NIX., proposed the re-election of Mr. Saville Ogle;
. lb. G. Silvertop seconded the noranation.—Mr. Ogle
Allinthai the adoption of free trade measures, for which
le tad feted, and declared that as the principle nab*•
alb lime measures must have free scope, it was idle
, to ospitiliat the navigation laws could be preserved in their
sem* shape.—An elector asked Mr. Ogle why he voted for
Nat bishops ? —Mr. Ogle replied that he disapproved of the
ifienehester Bishopric Bill, but did not join the violent oppo-
meta of that bill in their efferts to annoy the government.—
No other cat lidate being proposed, MUM. Bell and Ogle
were declared elected.—The new members returned thanks,
and afterwards walked through the town with their friends,
and music and banners.

NOTTING HAMS IRE (SOUTH).
Yesterday the nomination took place at Newark. Mr. T.
B. T. Hildyard, and Colonel Itolleston again solicited the
suffrages of the electors. The proceedings excited very little
interest. Mr. E. V. P. Barnett nominated Colonel Holies-
t," who was semaded by Mr. H. P. Sherbrooke ; Mr.
Hildyard was by Mr. W. H. Barrow, and seconded
by Mr. Game . No opposition being offered, the
two eindiaggs WO declared duly elected. In adamant
the elsabiekbelik smialamen expressed themselves as thorong
gworisMiaalsb alai Mends of the established church. The
ildilteradailad with a vote of thanks to the return-
P ies, and theyp sheen for the Queen.

SUFFOLK (EAST).
Yesterday Lord Rendleeham and Mr. R. S. Gooch setered
Ipswich, accompanied by about 100 yeomen ea horeideasks
lewd marriage*, with band and banners. The eniedidates
used desk friends having taken their phone en the kvatihr.
the mg formalities were gone through, when the sheriff
celled upon the Meters to nominate two candidates to re-
CZlonahm,
Mr
padlenesst —Colossi
enlthem s NUM proposed Lord
Akeelettleer emiliolien.—Mr.
• "C- I YlYeMos.e yespiesd as the essemil eanilikto, Mr. B. 8.
Votish, Width was seemled by Mr. fiekriefser.—The sheriff
then Med if dam was any other imlidate to nomi-
nate, and nn ewers being samMimed, Lord Ren-
diesham and Mr. Z. 8. Gooch were declared to be
dal y elected.—Lord Boadleshein eddreened the electors.
He had felt it his duty to sit in giving the reins of govern-
'mat into the herb ed Leval. Bumf, for he preferred an
Ogesi foe to as issidime Mend. Havingdone "le was pre-
treat:import Lord J. Ilmwsilwilleas eimthensi to carry on
Ile vestment with miliestim. Insbart,bledelsrmination
less le slapped nemuses nd net ma; for he eared not
vdteeber geed assns Beeneded keen Lord J. Russell, Si,
M. red, er even tram the elweliet that had boss lately »-
MM. His opinions in redwones is Ms trade had not
Mloti;‘,obutti; ilswidd the melt et the lees moms be
kw than he antisivded, as am in Ragland
mold be more gratified then himself. When he
milassid that, without notice, Amnia' alone had sent
to this mint', since the last here at no less than
four million quarters et aces, he could not help thinking
that, in a few years' tine, there would be a great depression
here. Still be advised therm not is be simeed or dispirited,
but to use their sesereilleels to mike dm feed mere fruitful.
In regard to the salt-tax, he wee preperel to may he should
rote for its meal but priudpidly Mem he thought its
repeal malt benefit the poor am. It was also
his. *aim that the agriculturists should have some
ellevialisa am the pressure of county rates for gaols,
asylums, ea • these were for the good of the whole
matey, awl druid come out of a consolidated fund. The
Poor kw he amid desire to have altered in souse lisped",
but he bed every hope that during the coming session the
law efesttlemeut would be revised. He thought that all
Properly should be rated alike, and not one parish be charged
at a rate of 3d., and another parish on the other side of the
hedge at Is. But in order to do this, the consolidated
loud of which he had spoken must be replenished ;
and this must be done by means of the income-tax. He ad-
mitted he liked this ten—it put the burden on the right
shoulders, and made the absentee pay his share of the tau.
lion. He conceived, however, that an alteration we, noes-
tart' fora man who gained his income by hard work
or by • profession should not be taxed as moth as
the man who mimed personal property. In regard
to the Roman catholic', he must say that he wished
them to enjoy all civil and political privileges, but he
objected strongly to all further concertina of a religious
character. He bad always voted against the grants that
had been proposed for them ; but he felt the subject to be
one of so much importance that should any circumstance
arise to induce him to change his mind upon it, he would
come down to them and resign the trust into their hands.—
lit. S. Gooch thanked the electors for the honour they
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