The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-13 00:00:00

BLEGIION INTBLLIG.ENCE.

WEST RIDING.—THE DECLARATION.
(From the Leeds Yerfeni.)
The declaration took place from the hustings at
Wakefield yeetaday rooming, in the presence of from 16,000
to 20,000 people. In the eerier part of the morning the
town wore • very genet aspect, but towards noon the steles
leading to and fronting the Illation were thronged by
electors and non-electors, who had come from ell parts of the
riding to wham the final moondinge in this great amine
Banda of music paraded the sot eta, and from a great number
of boners in varkes parts of the town then tested orange
lowers, the " yellow" bring the predominant and almost
the only colour observable in the town end amongst the
crowd" of
_people assembled in Wood-street cad on the
basting'. The liberal members, Sir John William Rome-
den and Frank Crossley, Req., entered Wakefield by Si.
John's, at twelve o'clock, sexonspealed by a procession of
emend thouaands, and standed by three or four bands of
music. They wee received with great 'atheneum, the
church bells riming out merry peels, end alter going
through the princi_pal thoroughfare they approached
the hustings up Wood-street, and so woe as they
mule their appear ante the aseembly burst forth in loud end
repeated chews, making the 'elide ring with the vehemence
of their applame. The. manifestation of enthusiasm con-
tinued until after the hon. gentlemen bed tikes their places
on the hudiage, to the left of the High Sheriff. They were
supported by the following amonget other gentlemen
Charles Wood M.P., Sir W. M. B. Milner, Right Hon. E.
Herman, MAI., R. A. Leetham, Rego Y.P. J. W. Chil-
ders, Ent , chairman of the mated committee% J. D. Dent,
Baq., Major Wend, R. N. Ykillge, Req., vim-chairman ot
the London coVe.
The High 8 Ow J. M. Pfildegtoe) wowed In front
of the hustings • hew minute. before one, &accompanied by the
ander sheriff (W. Gray, ) sod the thr sheriff (B.
Dixon, Pin-), sad imainiataly proceeded to mts Ike poll.
He seal--Geetlemen, 1 end that the remelt of the poll is as
follows
Sir John William Hamden 15,978
Mr. Freak Crowley
Hoe. J. 8. Wortley
(Cheers.) I therefore declare Str Joha William Hamden,
Bart., end Freak Crowley, Esq.,to be delyelected *straights
of the shim, to sewn la parliament for the West Riding of
the county of York. (Load deem)
The hon. memitem thea pates theireockedhate, and girded
themselves with their swards; after which
The I.7lettan-liaueurr read the writ, declaring their re-
hire.
Sir J. W. RXXIIDIN then mended to address the as-
sembly, and was received with an eethrtsintio burst of
applause. Re add—Mr. High Mien% Electors, and Non-
eleetore lithe Wed Riding, I return you my warmest
teanks. I offer you ay sincerest otevetolationa (Chews
and a vole.—" What for larthwy and Wimbledon.") The
haul. has bra years, sad Weedy you have fought it.
(Cheers.) The vheeey is your own, and nobly have you
won It. (Chews.) The struggle has beta suers. (" No,
ao," from the emeamatime.) It has been same, for our *p-
are strong, dad well have they nedetateed the fight.
raeasert from the conservatives) The prize was worthy of the
coamst, mad it le yours. (Loud cheers.) Bikes the kettle,
I said I would not boast ,• end now that the Timmy is won
I wi'l tot exult. (Hear, hear.) I rejokethat oar opponents
are so string as they are, for it le thsh slangs\ in which
condos oar vinery. (Chew.) It is their peewees width
doubles the oplesdour of our Mean. (Cheese.) I told
you Wore that this wet no personal contest. (Hear, bear.)
rile not whether my hoe. oolkague myeall, or the
rght hone gentlemen who opposed us, should lam this
real in the House of Commons • it is not that. We are in
ourselves nothing; we are lint the humble Whammies
of your power, the indicators of your will. (Cheers.)
We are the straws thrown up to show the direction of the
wind. (Hem, hear.) It was afar more important question.
Great principle" were at slake—a great and illwericas repo
melon Ms in jelpartty—the West Riding was each hid,
and we were called to do battle is defeats of those princi-
ples for which our fathers had fought in days of mire.
(Cheers.) Bravely have you fought that battle—(. Bew-
ley to erlt")—you have shown that you are not demimonde ;
you have proved that you are worthy of your met
tine—(cheers)—that you an true to the principles for
which, your Illudrion champions have done bade is days
of old. (Chem.) You have shown then yen Mill vane re..
Nene libuty—(cheers)—that peso" is s preakins in yam
eyes : that you we still attached to ccornerctal freedom—
(ebeers)—that reform is adi the mbeword of year porky—
(loud clawn)—end that political promise le the boson of
your course. (Renewed cheer..) Well have you bight
and nobly have you won. Tea bass won a victory not
here eons, but is rho eyes et valet IWO 011111111111-
Inlet upon your fight. (Cheers. I tell on
that"taaiar
t was for as to redress the • mkt
have)—that the cense of liberal principle! me emmitied to
your hands ,• that with you it rested whether those=
should be borne up victorious or cast down
(Cheers.) Your answer cannot be rairosieroteed.
cheers.) And 1 rejects to think that though we hare=
fleece contest—though we have wen • &delve victory—
we Dave done so in perfect good hemmer. (Crimea( " Barns-
ley," and Interruptions from the mssiewethms.) Imy has
to our opponents, I don't accuse them of easing en unworthy
pert In this at:arse—(. Yon can't")—and I trust that they
will be able to bear the saw testimony to no (" No, no,"
from the conservative., and counter-cheers.) Yorkshiremen
are always Lad of fair play, and never enjoy it
so mach as when they fight with each other—
(a laugh)—but thrush two petits ma fight, and
gamey so too, only ono ma win, and thanks, It Is that
I trod three who are Waded to-d•y_will *el no titterers
—(cries d " Bear, hose," from Mr. Wowley)--aad that tom
who have the triumph will ghee way to no ungenerous exal-
tation. (Mame.) bt. 'zooid. peat day Pe the West
Kiting. We have &hewn the we me worthy ef est meat
position. (Cheers.) Loeg may In oentinse h the muse
coarm—(cheers)—tong may the West Itlihrg methane arm
to the eiplea it her maser upheld—(eirem)—less may be
continua ondiviltd and uldropalowl, to stand the trot sad
foremost amongst the constimaseles et &Wand. (Loud
chewy.) Ands he eke be the grealmt—se he Imparteassis
the most overwhelming—long may be maths* to he the
staunched champion of the greet principles of piece, of
proems, and of reform. (Loud cheer )
Mr. onneniar next pertented htneew, and ma rewind
with watt nataalio elven, which wore soak and again re-
mash Rs said—Gentlemen, from the bottom of my beset
1 theidt eon for the noble victory you have won this day.
R&M liatters no man, sad I would not light up a straw to
male that defeat worse to bear by my right hon. ponent
this the fact makes it. (Hear, beer.) For swanyears I
have had the honour of • seat in parliament, along with that
right hen gentleman, and riming the whole of that time I
have resolved nothing at bit hands but wormy end respect.
(Hear, hear.) Oentl.m°n, there etenstbleg about lds
manly Miming, there is soething about his musical voice,
there is something in his unadorned but natural oratory,
that I for one shall be sorry to be deprived of. (Hear, hear.)
I th'nk the right hoe. gentleman hse not beea well used
on this occasion. (Laughter. cheers, and an exclamation,"
By his own friends.") His friend., who induced him
to like up a high arid lionmiable_yeasition. told him
that they could return him far the West Riding at the
heed of the poll. (" They never could.") They deceived
him when they told him so—(hear, howl—rod II they did
net know they were doing at they might to ham done.
(Hear, hear) I remember some tints ago that the right
honourable gentleman told me in the lobby of the Hems
of Commons that be found It very herd work to fight
the
battle of consermthat in the borough of Halifax. He has
new found that it is much more difficult to fight
the bottle of coneematisui In the West Riding of York-
eldre—(hesr, hear)—for there he wee beaten by Attlee
and by hundreds, bat here he is beaten by thousands.
(Cheers, and " No, no.") Although the right hon. natio-
nal' may not now be able to come in for Bute, 1 hope he will
be able to come in for some constituency that is ermervative
is its principles—some or nerituenry *trete they ham not so
many penny papers flying about every day, where they rely
ski the news after it is a week old, where they ham the blue
y shove them, ad the grew „d below them, bat not the
opportunity of rubbing together co often as you have in the
West Riding, and of ascertaining each other's opinions.
Thew are the places that conwervatina might seek to repre-
sent, but the time is gone by f,r • sonsamades to be Mimed
for the Wed Riding of Norkabina. rimers and cries et
"No, no.")
The Right Hon. 5. 8. W elm &Mewed the sect-
but, end, though defeated, spoken so desponding Om* ad-
mitting that the victory bat been fairly wan.
A vo'e of thanks to the high sheriff laretaated the pro-

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

Additional members returned since our pablica-
nos of yotanisy
Watuderd (county) Yr. Ban-ndo (L)
Mr. Talbot (C)

Total Meals 946
Commativao

Yager, re'utued

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poll a domoadel by lbws. Sosaids mad Issaessy.

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