The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-23 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1859.

ELECTION MEETINGS.

HALIFAX.

A large see of the suorrters of the two
dates literal aaad for borough of slits: ((Sir C. Wood,
the some member, mad Me. James Mandel& km) took
plow ia the Odd Fellows' Hall, in that town, on Thursday.
' Mr. Jove CILOGSLIT presided, and opstimitha proossesp
qui • brut speech , • stir which,

Mr C. Woos rase le address the , sad was received
with chew In the nose at Ms he ead—Derhig
the 26 yeses art he Ind segsumnlld gramsat • M
bsdaMmoneidie delis slaty team Veleta snd
he *MUM Mirdianl the ginalleleS dha
re-
posed in his wee sem god lbse they- mat for
good Intentions sad heseetp. It ma Iseporible tar hie
Time to be in with. Owe of them all.
There were many shades of edgba smog the
liberal party is 11111ilez. Me was represded by erne fen
Fing tee be, md y nem for set ring kr enough.
reers rd Bat if the glib* oi the whole
boat perky le were to ItaFentlegi at all, Its
could eel tee mode ne se that of • es
of welt Mem* or *di of that party. Near, hear," and
chews) That wee Me wry mire open which the entire
liberal party could be emensintlid, Miff/
paressied oa lads pia be 114407 Pam=
were now poseadlse elks it le the Riding, and he
the peak is Ma am woad skier the widen. of ale
and a mere& He might be permitted to ye Wister M
ee nd Ms old 001301/10. Ind treated his reaps
c. beat 7 -erg Mil dere)
rarellilaiestat Iste tee aired lobbies is voting)
Reereal Onmeree ; sad be lespedi the ems would is the
emit with his
right ha.
IdagentiLitt—rn.
altrijitt
(lion.) 'Tin
mornewhat in MO vela an some pawed by that party
which now reversed this mussy en the dimmable
open *tbe Coarpbecy to Murder Bill, the defeat of which
led to the resigentien pr Lord Pahnereton's Ministry.
Whoa that hill ewe to its second reading an "asiendassal
was proposed whish theprfeent government supported ; end
he lesatloned thle be omens a resat weeks, when they
whet Ow Leda& Russia' amendment, thrj; were tend
&bins smart in so doing. But we voted against •
Mr disegommi, while they votAhsgainet
IMF ingessall.• ead tol=tlethalt theyw
Odds le salary stair" milks laft them he jay of
the brew of SIM Ma threw ewer bill 'whirr they
awwedl ) Lord Derby, on the realms.
ties of wee Metaled into office, in ea
avowed wirrialp, are the support of the liberal
limey, sled pessfellegM Weis measure.
• hill fee am be** governor ad India, a bill thattinot
deal with the anni-wee mesa sod • bill for the reform
of parliament. Now did limp pram the promises they had
made? They did Introduce • bliff for the better govern-
-2:l2edia ; but it wee a bill so absurd, so sloolutely
that they NM *attired to proceed with
It wee condemned by the whole country and by
ad its swims were only saved from defame
y withdrawing it amid the laughter end eon-
dam house. (Hear, hear.) With the forbearance of
dr they prunes*d to frame a bill upon remlutions,
stain= faIIMSI4II seeded; but seen this bill wee so in-
lithe Is Os see pakesed by
_Lord Paginates that every
which-thW wile hied moved was Mooed. Bo
the ant session. This meet took time to con-
ohlegtheir next measures, eaM they had had the belt of
thiAl amiderstion ta Wilr dm* rates and in their reform
lab bog early Isaasendea they introduced • bill neon
bet a Mil se lid kit it was rejected by •
of the liana ei Orracer. Re bat been of
Oig WOO perse irk, *et 11 was Impossible the
Cllimemit ever be asked bat la ass way—mary, their
ealelealea—(grest eppleaed—end he had therefore
wet lam Mr John Trelawny's bill. (Hear, beer.) He now
ears be the lest maw* which the gemarest had pro-
Catbair bill for the satendmeat of the mnreatenea.of
ptvb. meta bad bra well deseed both is am
mato and la praliment; but its provisioner& es eras.
mem that he should not do justice if DA wce est te tenth
ewe • Me' of its mat prominent defects—Meets which ap-
plied equally to town end coeotry. Os* of the most serious
of thine wee the proposal to abolish the freeholders' fran-
chise. (Shame.) The danger to county representation was
that it should fall exclusively into the heads of a few Mfg
landed mcpristors• and the enituity egkeet Ms MI woo
be Mad in the existence ef the anident Ineleehielm
the number of which gevermendletaeM SO se-
Timely to radon. The somber et' voles In coustles was
00110.814 ea ibe woe; dreekre te rubes the 'ember
• heehablers who weriladeparbat of the leadoentos was
to go hr to by the represented* of the menthe, wee-
• of the amaler owe; at the feet of • sew
landowner'. They gave, a 101. franchise, het that
only summated the evil which VW COSSEIOOOI4 by the dis-
fraMesemit of the borough freeholders. in Halifax it was
only nesessery to wearies cow-shed TOM to be =eternised.
But whoa be ventured to implant this matter to the Howe
of Cowmen they were perfectly taken aback and astonished
at the reinalace des iniquitous& system. Bat the ewers-
most amen west for beyned what now wined. It would
be as Math thin to mar cow-chad votes in counties;
but the goverment bill tech away the necessity even for
the aew-slied. They knew perfectly well how easy it was
he a Waal imprinter, without dieturbiog the actual won-
=• fame, to reghteer three air few vote. by putting up
at a con of 31. or 44; bet wen that expenine
we pendsred unsecensery by the gievernairt 1161,.ead say
Inge bailed proprietor sight, Mawr dietediag Use rear
otespilisa sees, est up hie estate Me se wow odes ea
bard hen pearls of natal In • mil enmity, they week
see at sue that such • seem* weak mho kit
Ora se deffeesd se ask se la old Wise It weekhe the
of Miasma sod Old lisma. (Her.) TM saws lwlealyk
is fee*, weeestessled to the breatelk hamar It wee as easy
to create • 40a freehold se • 10k eaupstioa, the diagram
berg ant they could mhe Ike el me at the oust of cm of
the elves. (Hear, Mr.) By the aninna Bill of 1832 mid-
dingo Is the borough wee rendered seemesey to the per
stoke of a vote, bat the bill of the gwerareent restored
sewessident voters, art they added to that the legation
Amite of voting papas, so that mesons might create *oti-
tis= mites, nevi-ter them in the maw ed perroas residing
ta Bade, sad it might thus happen that gOO es 400 our
ppm right be rewind lee in the day of Menke sad
entirely twee* the reel opiates of the constituency. Upon
this part a the government scheme he did sot
ray that it wee so reform, or that it was shading eta,
but that it was going back. (liesr, bees.) It was
the oonstitneseles of the weetry by met
le • worse situation than the stood bakes Ihs
Bill of 1832. Thies were the alas d °saki be sew
cam to she sine of omission. Why had say miens at fa
bra reaght asoreary fur years par by all risk=
why, la cansemsses minly of the improved in
edasstras sad morality of the working theses. In ONNIIP
rlt theme Improvements, thinking men bad owes le
sse encinska that a portion of the working cleans shoal
be admitted to a share of the franchise. It was else k
conesquence of the exemphr7 behaviour of tho w=l
cheese on the 10th of April, 1848, that Lord John
same down to the Howe of Common. with • provost to
include the better elms of working men in the number of
thee who sajnyed the franchise. Consequently, is 1852,
end again In 18M, a bill wee introduced by whom it wee
proposed t s effect • large extension of the suffrage. (Mr. F.
Creeeley at this period entered the mining, end was=
loudly she val.) Bet for the tarouraVe opinion
was es crested, so reform bill would have been embed
for sad be need sot inquire how the expectation of all
MIS bed been &appointed by the government bill.
The gemmed had sow evaded to the coustry whether
they would support the bill or confirm the decirin of the
Ham et Cemoons la rejecting it ? That was the question
white was sew to them, and he had little doubt
as to what thak judgment would be. (Heart hear.) The
next etnestien, therefore wee, what were the pnnoiples upon
which soy reform bill which would receive their support
must be founded? There moat be an enlargement of the
county and borough franchise, soma diefranchttemest, whole
=I, of the smeller borough., and • Sender of seats so
to the herr counties and town in the kingdom.
(Hear, hear) Up* these points there was no difference of
spike ; the digresses between different classes of reformers
wee we of degree and not of principle. (Hear.) He was
net is favour of say sweeping and extensive &sage ; he wee
eel in favour of universal suffrage. (Hew.) lie believed that
the Weise mares to pantie WIC to adopt the rime plan they
had hitherto done, and which had enabled them to enjoy
geseur eaessat d tondo , libel, and prosperity
Yea bed bra the lot e,f say other constry gorier
the ea. (Cheers) He was for taking the bib of 1832,
awing Its Mirky sod extaskap it afar ea rabeequent en-
=l. ema haprommest had shown le be desirable. (Hear,
He was apposed to household mange ; and he
snared at some length into his reason for that opinion,
=from the report of a committee el the Hones of
which had bet n investigate( the subject of the muni-
elplarschlr, to show that a certainelses of municipal vote's
mere willing t receive bribes, either in the shape of money,
be, or refreshments. But in giving his seldom°. before that
essemittes one withers said that they lied In their town two
*wee of working roses—one ekes who reed, think, and die-
m" and smother who think of nothing but the beerboase
ad whet they ran getter their vote.. Give him 'hoes who
.111 h, reed, awl ttkoaro, mid he wee wilds, to admit them
eli the kosehles ("Hew, hear," sad cheer) Talk to
hise el the who won balserted by each cardemicas se
meal sell beer, sad he was for exidedieg thew all.
Meer, bear.) Re did sot believe it to be far the intesest
the Mae deem of wearer roes that the letter elosslit be
Iletaime. Mesh kw.) The dikelry, however, was
cheek a irk by whisk ite sepeesim the two This MHO
bed been maidend by may et the AIM era of elks
=Mbar b seborry emir* hawing bow
st, as ail the Ulm tt to be possible le drair • lee
whisk deny esnaphdely separate thew An Weetatinel
ad had beta preperd. bat be did not think YIN would
rawer the Ha talked they mast eons to that
Irlieh he sit beim te be se hal • bat es NMI sewed
thlak--ela, deastassi lb to OM lb•

world., thane lad ,shed (Hear, hear.) Ho
gaits *greed that • 104 haute wee far too high. It excluded
atrtZ.L portloa of those whom he wee anxious to see =-
With a view to remedy this, two bills, one in
1862 sad one in 1854, were proposed to parliament la
both years he wee one of the go,s neat of the day, and
respoadble the those bills. Ia both the franchise was
heard lima a rated value, and his opinion was that it would
be a puma advantage to eetablieh the Award* upon a aged
mina. (Cries of No, no.") He Mew the el4ections to a
hoschies ; but if it could be combed Into Abet be be-
mold be the best aremgementi end be ghoul be
=to support a 61. racism elf& he bellowed to be
hd
at to a W. esatal, which was the eedoolioa he sow
porta la 1882, es one of Lord J. RueseWe govemommt. But
Mem lem mas romeheas in the
gimes premato rment vss7
to layering the fessobles below I ime these not
nmenteem it • very ecinmewatim dem bat w pee Ism
sera
what marred 25 years ago, and not Meg so.
=with the edemas of the istelEgoat worldng damsel
I day, considered It veal bspesjadielel to lower the
fraailleatet all. He would not mods manses, tot he base
two Mad amebas teprematag a Imp thin la the math
of BagLM, both of whom were
them opposed to my redsollea
• a the hemehise, and the mesons they pm ware •
That the NW. voters were liberal meta and retained two
Mend mikes& The oceservidiess, however, at armitigal
Omahas bribed that clam who bid not now
! prat
CM IMO lbw mrdolblar that if
ode mit he thereasot of
=t ar
as
ratirligriildonehno,
what at they samillte
mem of merying. (Che), ff lellegfog fa •
_toe
Illterelmimmere themeinotim Of waif Imam= se he had
alluded to, they dome them le vote sand them, It woe tem-
tug the parlituneatary majority es the able of these whoweneld
give nothing. (Hem) He urged them to 011tIOIMOIR to
obtals what was preetioal, end to become limited. Depend
upon it, the worst bill the liberals would per would be
inflaitely better thin env measure the tortes would give
them, and thee wee nothing to prevent them in the halms
resiag he what they thought desirable. He was of opiaion
that a memo of reform was better, safer, end mom
then a small sae • but, after ell, they met
hT7c:iriii7a samara Which there was a prospect of terry-
a•kg, sad vet to those which would have the arm of seeding
gees* number of the anal numbers Into the tory lobby
ono dlikeims. (Hoer, laud,)tO the ballot, to which
Mr Charlet next adearlitd, he said be Mil alwsys o
belewhig that the best sqtr foe the right disc
say duty was :rem of pot* minim (Baer.) If *
WM wore se* hamar, he lad not the slightest fear
of
what ma doom* *agar he should mei be
Misled of the of their odfemlMatitethas.
(Applmes.) Oa tic topka he did not .hues that there
mat -much more that he need say. Than wee, however,
the absorbing topic of peat* or war. It won bapoieible to
deny that the state of X foe some thmitad meth
as to twat the peat,* as wee W liver
that before parliament red her Majprirg's *Whim
might have bees in • patios to give a mere eacouraging
sesureacs than they had • dons as to the Mohateity ofpeace
being aesistalned wpm the Continent; but he amid not
discover in Oak speeches mote ate ember might in
eaatE sarmger pearl of lisp Mee that whicr tilt;
two or three wall. ego. All he mild say wee
ma so mere detetimined fihiad end advocate of
mem than lehimeif, and he ballad no effort would be
spayed by the sommomat of the country, in whatever
hands it might to, to panne the peace of Europe.
(Cheers.) He cosimeed that he looked with some degree of
apprehension spin tie emesegierncea which might trim
from the damohdion. He knew that the decl tra. ion* which

14; made hp 16e Isdlag etedtteen at the opening of the
present siorlot produced ne Inconsiderable effect apes
foreign powire ; end he considered it would be of infinite
value to strengthen the hands of the government in the ex.
preielon of the opinion, of the %lap of the country, as
conveyed by their representatives in parliament to Loin
ponces, that we should look with Jadeite disgust and 4imp-
mbation upon that power, be it which it might, that bra
the peace of the world. (Loud where.)
A number of questions were then put to Sir Charles. and
ha answered shoos &ppm/golly to the gumsl oaddootice of
retatissi.
Mr. BTILNIITILD thin addrootod thobsooay, and not with
a wiry cheering reception.
didate of theradicel kkaaMf
favourable to the 11= r.
'Bright ; but If he teased dolt toed 4i111114 oases lift
acceptance from the gore* body of Id dot Mn
of Commons he should Sad Idroseitri !Mai look
en that which he might oundlive *the seat bed laud*

At tha oonclueion of Mr. Staggers speech,
Mr. F. Camietry who mime fres the representation of
Babies to contest the West Riding of Yorkshire, as the col- ,
trof Sir 3. W. 'tamed's, rose, and was received with
end protracted cheering. Aber it had subsided he said—
Gentlemen, I believe thather Minty has prorogued par-
liament this day ; therefore I must tender to you my most 1
sincere thanks for the high honour you have doe* me is
sending me twice as your repremeistive to the Hoses of
COMMONS. Woo It not that you had done so, of course, ft ,
would ham been quite oat of chanter for me to have
thought of brig the candidate for the West Aiding ; but
by yolkndliecte you have enabled am to obtain seven
yeas' is the Bone of Common, and I
have I may say, • unanimous invitation
from both the landed gentry end from the mann-
facto/lug blereses to allow .anti to be nominated
for the riding. I felt that I should not be &flag my
duty to the cause which you as well as myself have at
haul, on an emergency like the present, to refuse that invi-
tation. (Rear.) You will be glad to know that in every
poling Meant which I and my mileages (Bir 3. W. issta-
isa) ham elated we have the largest emembile
which it his been my honour to meet, and we have enterer,
main meshed the unanimous approbation of the
thus autembled. (Cheers.) But I wish to my tenla
now that you have down your lineal semilakeisa !sr
It have bees from ma to say one wad bier re bigwigm
your choke, foe that would have mennei to dieliation ;
but now you have made your choice I think, se an their
of the borough of Halifax, I may cossgrabdate yen ea the
chine yes have made. (Clasen) I know that with regard
to nay We right *.hoe. coliegni (Sir C. Woad) mash feel-
leg hes arigen4e brown of mum se It will erns obis
there te • beg •; think it wend be wall if be send
have mete Innen eggenetailise of adineeeng
like the prenent. (Chimer.) Bat when yes bevelas rX
1 1 with whom you hem sena for seven years together
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same house, as I ham with bin, yea will admit
that I have had much better eppanmltlss of judging of
his character than you and i o have ; and I must say
that a more honourable, streightibewerd upright man it has
never been my pavane is&woolen with. When he was
made Filet Lord of the. Admiralty (in the year 1866)
• proposition came frock the onaervative party that
if he would only give them a pledge to lout with
them at the next election 'and th-ow me overboard
—(laughter)—they would glans their support. Whit did
he say to that Be' sold If be Mew got into parliament
=long as he lived be would never stoop to such a
action. (Appian). And now with regard to
year ether candidate. I may my that ,I ham known him
from hie youth ; I have had trimmed opportunities of meet-
ing Mee in London on various imams, and I have formed a
very high opinion of hie character. I am saddled that If
yon elect him as your representative you will not re=
the mem you have taken—(deers)—and, for myself, I
have MS greatest plemere in voting for the two candidates
you have selected. (Applause.) I meet my, with regard to
dir C. Wood, he has skOwn far more seal for the muse he
proforma to have at heart than to his own interest* ; because
he bad not taken the decided step of recommending me
to the landed salary, perhaps I might not have been sandal
' for the West Ridiag ; and I believe, if I bed not been
selected, we should have had no contest for the hamlet.
When you find a man not consulting his own perms private
• ease, and Interest, but looking to his public duty, it is oely
right that such mrviore Amid be acknowledged. (Cheers.)
I will not detain you farther, but thank you moat sincerely
' for the kindness you have shown me in listening to these
remarks. (Renewed cheery)
The meeting then 'entitled, after passing •• vote of
to tbethannen.