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

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1859.

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ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

foreign affairs to the general policy of the cabinet., he ex- e
pressed a hope that the new administration would be the
means of promoting and earrytag through parliament mea-
sures of great social benefit calculate) to contribute to the
welfare of the teople. An elector had drawn hie attention
to the intensity there existed for an equalisation of the poor
rate. No man wee more eatialed on that point View he was
himself; he had already directed his attention to the
sebject, and not long since, in en interview with
Mr.
_Ayrton, the member for tha Tower Hamlets,
he bad dirceseed the question. For the present, he
need do no more than say that he disapproved of consolida-
tions, believing that their Local affairs were beet managed
la=was, in feet, one of the great principles of our
n that the people should be trained in the science
of govessiment. (Hurl The sort of " centralization"
nailer the pour laws was the result of the atones which had
taken place under the old system, which seemed to render
some general supervision neceseary. After dianassing one or
two other unimportant punster, Sir Richard went on to say
that he anticipated, on the part of the new administration,
great skill in the management of the revenue and Snare of
the country, that being the true 84111T8 of retrenchment and
economy. In this department of the new administration men
had teen selected, not with • view to financial ability alone,
bat to reform in the edmicitstration of the revenue.
(Hear, hear.) The amendment of the law—that great
and crying grievance, that most oppressive evil— would
be fully conaidered, and effete made to being about
reforms by lawyer. who would, he hoped, tsithfelly, honestly,
sad without any view to private advantage promote this
work. (Hear, hear.) The state of dm dew with regard to
the sale and conveyance of landed property required improve-
ment, as any of those he was addressieg who had acquired •
piece of land by parched were very welt aware.
knew the trouble, the cost, and the delay in getting a
pa completed, and the like tin:natty waa up-rimed if
money war required to bridged on mortgege. (Hear.) He
behaved that tar sale and transfer of land might be made
nearly al eke rely and expeditiously ea 1001. in Consols, or
Abuse Ina rallway—(hear)—he believed that suck • result
might be achieved, bat, at all events, they might get an
approximate advantage, not only to the great coovenknce
of the public, bat It would be the mum Of raising the edge
of lead all over the country. This subject had !egg
sloes engaged much of his attention. A rued of •
coramiselon had been obtained in favour of a certain change ;
and, although It was fined inconvenient to carry matins im-
provement in Lord Palmerston's late administration, It hid
been taken up by Lord Derby's government, who won
golden opinions by introducing that measure. They bad not
been succerfal in carrying it through parliament; but it
was the intention of the pretreat government to take the
measure up, toed he hoped with sneer. (Hear, bear.) He
thought all would admit that the law of bankruptcy was In
a dreadful state. (Hoer, hear.) So with the inwlveocy
laws, and those applying to debtors generally—each regtitjgg
• cotepteltensive and searching reform ; and so far as any
Influencehe might poetess was available, it would be used
to prevent the continuance of the law in some brushes In
ite present disgraceful state. (Hear, hear.) Such was the
dsdre of the present administretion ; they hoped to cut
down the Statute book to a convenient and portable
form ; and thet a diminution of litigation wont! te the
rush. If the present administration was loyal and true to
Itself U there wee an abnegation of selfieh ends and selfish
Interests; if mere personal views sad prejudices were alto.
tuber set aside, there were men in the present administra-
tion equal to frame tray measure of social and administrative
reform of whirl the country might stand in need. (Cheers.)
It was for the people in a crisis like the present to counsel
unanimity and mutual super., sad without any man being
so .01f-confident as to thithhicoself altogether right and un-
willing to concede points to others. There must be a dis-
position to give end take, to yield one to the other; if this
wee done, If this principle animated the government, =Abe
sincerely hoped that it would do so, the nation would at
length possu a stroeg and united government, one that
would carry on the affairs of the country, and not wade the
time which bad been last file year in the strife and quarrels
of party. (Cheers.) The present government must be
supported by the country. These memos rs of the liberal
party who were excluded from the cabinet for the present
must be content to work for the general good, with those who
were included. If that should be the case, then he hoped that
when they met again he should be able to convince them that
they had a government whose object had been to consult
the interests end devote itself to the happiness of the
people. (Cheers.)
'the election concluded with a vote of thanks to the Mayor.