The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.

The re-election of Mr. Milner Gibson, appointed'
President cf the Poor Law Board, took place yews:clay morn-
ing in the Town-hall of Ashton-under-Lyne. Several hun-
dred pemone wore present, and the proceedings were very
quiet and orderly, there being nut the faintest display of
op ration.
air. Gtusorr, on presenting himself, was reoeired with
cheering. lie said—l believe that it is the earnest desire of
the uteri nt government to maintain a strict neutrality, sad
to continue to this =may the bleating. of peace. I believe
that the foreign policy of this country, under Lord .1. Russell,
will be conducted In a spirit of moomation and of justice.
(Hear.) I holler.) that It will be a conciliatory foreign policy,
and that It will be no fault of the government of due
country if England does not, on the one hand, maintain Its
own dignity, its own rights, its own independence, and, en
the other hand, maintain friendly relations with the various
nations of the world. (Cheers.) In representing this borough
of Ashton, I feel that I am connected with the great manu-
facturing interests of this country. I am not one of those who
would draw invidious distinctions between the importance
of one branch of induetry and that of another. I betters that
thaw ben identity of interest, if miaow, be really well con-
sidered sad understood, between all the int:lt/Mine& C 14•110110(
this country ; but I am strongly impremed with thie feeling,
that the prosperity of the manufacturing interests of England
la vital to the welfare and greatness of this country. 1 be-
Here chore is nothing to incumbent opts a ministry sato con-
sider in its policy the stability and the welfare of the manu-
facturing and sommeralsl closes, of this country ; for Than
we look at the vast population whose daily bread ma/tapes,
upon the prosperity ef them manufactures, wined =ashes
tares and vitt* trade may be materially affected by mils
takes, whether in fuesign policy or in the arraorment of
our fiscal system, I do think that, more then any other tote-
rest an this country, the manufartares and the trade deserve
the opecial ogre and consideration of whatever men may be
entrusted by the crown with the administration of public
affairs, (Meas.) It therefore will be my endeavour to act
to that spirit mad. I em convinced that in so acting I am not
manly median you, hut I ea serriug the best inte-
rests of the whole nation. (Loud cheers.) I keel
this coal Ines, that whammy fault you may find
with me In the future, it will orbs front error of judgment on
my part, and not from any betrayal of the trust with which
you are now phased to invest use; and I feel quite certain
that parliamante will aster last to long, within any pwlsd
that we can honk forward to, that you w U not have very
fropteat oppornutitios of changing your representative it he
does not do Ms duty by yon. (Hoar.) It may be said by
many that I ought to have joined no government, sad espe-
cially a government in which there are men with whom I
may have previously disagreed. Sir, the other evening,
when I had the honour ut sddressiag a misting of the
electors sad now electors, 1 made some observations upon
that point. I must tell you frankly that I began, fur one to
be a little sick of a continual thugs that was brought against
the liberal party of this country, teat we were so divided into
section., and so dietwvered front one another, that however
numerous we might be we should always be totally in-
eatable of carrying on the goverantent of the country.
We bare tern repeatedly taunted with our diviaions,
and now I find that when there la a prospect
of union and of harmony we are taunted with
our nevreme.at and it in called • factions coalition.
(Laughter and ;haws.) Now, I say, it is no factious coali-
tion upon which the present government is founded. It is
founded upon certain broad, fundamental principle*, on
which rill members of the cabinet are prepared to agree.
Thor differences are matters of degree, and perhaps may not
tura out to be matters of principle, and their desire is to co-
operate cordially together, in order to give effect to the
gmteral prieciploo of the great liberal petty of this country
teat now is inclined to trust them with the adminlettation of
affairs. (Cheers.)