The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

horwegie in the Hones of Ceersnee. (Cheers.)g.-kef .es
often recapitulated his political principles that it meld not
be necessary for him to enlarge upon there then: He teas
forward as • supporter of parliamentary reform. (Cheen.)
He wanted to see the glaring inconsistencies in our repteeen-
tative memo wiped away—(renewed cheers)—he wnfd
to see justice done to the masses; he wanted to on
the removal of the anomaly of only one in seven Wet enti-
tled to vote. (A voice " What does Wilkinson say to that n
Another subject in which he took peculiar interest was ad-
ministratiee reform. During the brat war this country vas
very newly shipweeeked through the gross incapacity +I
government officials. Blood and treasure were lavished nn the
sitar of incompetence. What was the remedy ? Why to
fill radio oMem with men of business habits, not with men
whole sole qualification was that they bed • handle to their
names. (Cheers.) Again, he took • peculiar interest In
social questions. He was anxious to see the wordring climes
more eared for. (Ilear' mto hear.) He wee anemsee
their hours of toil shocked without their wages
being lammed. (Cheers.) He was anxious to ere
the horrid truck system done away with for their
sakes. (Cheer.) He was anxious to see proper re-
creation provided for them, and espeeielly did he desire to me
women and girls in factories protected against excemive
labour. (Cheers.) He had been called an ultra Palmer-
sterile's. That charge woe untrue; while he was prepared
to support Lord Palmerston to • certain extent, and to
er give honour where honour was due." He coeld net help
that Lord Palmerston was net • liberal—(hear,
bear:liP therefore be would only support him so far se he
cement to carry out them noble principles
which he (Mr. Roswell) Lad embodied in his address.
(Climere.) In the present struggle he had ere
inestimable advantage in his favour, namely that he bad no
bad votes to account for. (Cheers and laughter.) Only two eb-
pyttbed been urged against him—one having to
:ch: eilhader to the largo pro bees pleasd tpoortion o
ass f goods which
With regard to age, that was a very delicate question.
Hs (was happy to my that, on that OCCII6III, age
bad gone before honesty. (Laughter.) He did not rouee
forward to oefer to the electors the last year of a " %med..%
man. (Laughter,). He hoped to be able to
many
.yeare of valuable service, and It age were
an objection, he would make • solemn premiss
that he would grow olds—(laughter) ; ea to the means with
which Providence had blessed him, he could not
consider that • fault or a disadvantage. In •
=CiLie Lambeth, with its 250,000 inhabitant., there
bte ample oypartunrtres for him to devote his MIMS to
the advantage of'hie poorer brethren. (Cheers.) In con-
dada, he declard that if he were returned to the House
of Commons, he should go there the pledged friend of the
working man. (Cheers.)
A show of hands was then taken, and declared to be ire
favour of Mr. Roupell and Mr. Williams. There were net
mine than thirty or forty held up for Mr. Wilkinson..
A poll, however, woe demanded on his behalf, said (land to
open on Monday.
On the motion of Mr. Rol:rem., seconded by Mr. WIT,
LIAM, thanks war voted to the returning °Meer, and the
assembly then diapered.