The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-21 00:00:00

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eeoriedeatiss. asy, he might add, with whatever %Mil
tolbled is its merits, to deal at cage with ail the gt•Z,4
public subjects which would &mad its attention; cad
le hoped it would ad be supposed the peewit miateb7
exercised a choke, and they endeavoured first to present
to the public sad parliament that which Wu most urgent
sad most weighty, that they were inclined to postpone
the rot. (Hear, hear.) Beikarries to the question bear-
*, upon the relations between capital sad labour, be ex-
pressed his conviction that they were porfootly capable of
friendly and satisfactory solution. He believed that the
difliccdties which had arisen bad simply been the
incidents asossiarily attacking to a period of
Dandling and • period of advancement which involved
great changes in the relation of capital and labour,
and that all these difficulties would be solved, and solved
not so much by the compulsory action of parliament
as by the good sense of both the claws principally con-
cerned and with the general satisfaction and concurrence.
(Applause.) Touching the subject of the national ex-
penditure, the right hon. gentleman deeply regretted that
in the two years and a half that had elapsed
since the government that had been that of Lord Pal-
merston and subsequently of Earl Russell lift office,
a large, and in his opinion, an unnecessary addition
had been made to the public charges. He did not
mean the addition that referred to the casualty
of the Abyssinian war—he meant the addition that had been
made to the standing charges of the country, and constantly
roaming in the ultimata that ware submitted to parliament.
He know of no reason why 3,000,0001. should have been
added, in the period with which he was dealing, to the
expanses of our establishments. (Cheers.) It was ogee
thing, he was very wall aware, to put on 3,000,0001.,
it was another thing to take it off. (Laughter.) When
they put 3,000,0001. on to the expenditure they
created a number of new reiationo—Oaughber)—

• number of new otiose--a =adieu; of new'
claims, and a number of new expectations. (Renewed
laughter.) But they could not, sad what is more, they
ought not to destroy all this in • mouent. The
work of retrenchment mast be a well ooneidered
and a careful work. Referring to the eosapositice of the
cabinet, be observed that the idea that had governed the
hematite of the prated administration had been to pleas
able and tried men in sharp of the public puss—ma of
administrative experience and proved ability ; and lastly,
men holding their places in the Hoes, of (bosons,
and therefore immediately responelige to the re-
premitatives of the people. Dealing at length
with the Irish question, he remand that his policy bad
been met by, he would not my a pharisaical, but at any
rate a womanish lamentation on the part of their oppo-
nenb. He scouted the notion that there was any
analogy between the established church and the
Irish church, and with regard to the allegation
that the Roman catholic* were seeking to obtain religious
ascendancy in this country—be asked those by whom it
was made, if they thought that the people of England
and of Scotland, and the protestant of Ireland, were a
lot of dummies, and totally unable to reed any such
attempt.

At the conclusion of the right hon. gentleman's address
he was enthusiastically cheered.
A vote of thanks to the returning officer brought the
proceedings to a close.
Three cheers were then given for the Queen, in which
Mr. Gladstone joined.
Mr. Gladstone's carriage was besieged with enthusiastic
crowds as be drove away to lunch with Mr. Angerstein.

CITY OF LONDON.

RETURN OF THE RIGHT. HON. G. J. GOSCHEN,

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A vote of thanks to the Vico-Cheneellor closed the pso.

BOUTHWARX.
RE-BLBCTION OP MR. LATAD.D.
This morning Mr. Layard, who had vacated his
seat for Southwark by his acceptanoe of the office of First
Comathuicser of Weeks, was re-elected for Southwark with-
out opposition. The hustings were erected under an arch
near the Borough-road Station of the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway, and the proceedings excited but little
interest, there being at no time present more than 150 to
200 perms.

Dr. Itionnw nominated Mr. Layard, and Mr. Atrial)
P 0000: wooded the nomination.
Mr. LINARD then addressed the electors at considerable
length. He said in accepting office he had acted in ac-
cordance with the wishes and feelings of his friends in
Southwark. Mr. Gladstone, he said, was a man of peace
and not of war, and as a minister of peace he was an
economical minister, and we should no doubt soon ese a
great reduction in our naval and military expenditure.
The honourable member abo referred to the eastern
question, declaring himself in favour of non-in-
terventien. and denouncing lard Stanley's speech at
Lynn, which be regarded as one of the causes of the pre-
sent position of the relations between Turkey and Greece.
There being no ethic candidates Mr. Layard was de.
elated duly elected, and the terminated with
a vote of thanks to the High

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BIEHINGILLIE, Mostrair.
The nomination for the vacant seat in this
licroagla took plea this morales to Binlay Hall.
Mr. J. 8. Wine" proposed. end Yr. W. Hints
seconded Hr. Bright, who wee declared by the Mayor to
be duly elected.

Theis was a large &Mesdames, and the right hon. gentle-
man, who spoke for an hour and a quarter, was received
with acclainationa.

PLYMOUTH.

PLYMOUTH, lima T.

The Attorney-General (Bir R. Collier) ) was re-
elected this morning. The nomination took place at the
Guildhall, the Mayor presiding. The proceeding, were of
a purely formal character. The learned gentleman was
proposed by Mr. Brown and encoded by Mr. Mob. Sir
R. Collier briefly returned thanks ; but reserved the ex.
position of his political views till the afternoon for the
convenience of the constituency.

• Mr. Coleridge was unanimously re-elected this
morning. The learned gentleman expressed a hops that
the constituents would keep the government alive respect-
ing the Irish church, laud tenure, the ballot, education,
and other matters which should engage their attention.

TRURO.

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The Hon. Captain Vivian, the new War Lord of
the Tremstry, wee this morning re-elected without oppo-
sition.

THE WARDMOTES.-(THIS DAY)

Tbia being St. Thomas's Day, according to an-
nual custom the inhabitants of the various wards through-
out the City proceeded to the election of representatives
in the Court of Common Council.

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