The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-14 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

BIRMINGHAM.
Left night Mr. Bright ad Irected another ward
steeling at the Saltley Carriage Works, Binninghae.
Navas, ennmeuried the various questions on which the
tory ratty bad proved to be wrong, be said they would be
found arrayed in the same way ou all the great questica,
of the future. They wo.ild resist education as the; bail
resisted reform. and they would rw.nt reinetM: bf the
national expenditure. That expenditure was s immuk,,,,
that if the people could bet concave hit martitao.
and could but see the evils itiproducod. eday walk! mike
the (pantry too hot to hold any set of men who inside
upon relict atteg twit a scandalous wrong epos a Ml-
rious and suffering people. By economy it would be pie-
teetly poseita to abolieb the duties on tea, sugar, cone,
and to sit-earls people "a free-bretkfast bible,' and the
beneficial elects of this change would be felt through-
out all -edema of society ; by well governing Ireland.
the expense of maiutaining en army there might bowed;
our Cads could be withdrawn from *Hi where they wore
of vu use, and dockyard and milit ry itlPOßaitare might
Ise very greatly reduced. All that WM perfectly poeible,
and would be carried out speedily if the new am ditu-
*mem in.ieted upon it.
A rote of iouhunce in the three liberal candidates was
carried.

Tact night Captain Grosvenor and Mr. Seirret min ad-
dressed a meeting of electors et St. James's-hall,
ll eadilly. The large hall was crowded in every part.
Both the hon. andidates on coming forward were loudly
she ered, the audience rising en mane.
Mr. Ferjearit Parry. in the absence of Mr. T. Hulas,
it was stated. bad been detained at Frome in cone-
eueeee of an opposition at the last moment), was eualled to
the chair. and havmg opened the proceedings,
Captain nEOPIVIDIOA was called linen, and was received
with a round of cheering. He said that the parliament
expend lust Wednesday. under sonewhat remarkable
firemen alit !P. A new podia ment would shortly be elected
Dv a new consti•uenev. What would he its duty when
it a: sembled. (A Voice, "To p t Disrueli out.")
(Laughter) That was its first duty, but what were
they to do &Bente ds ? To complete reform. and to re-
trench. would he their bounden duty. but the pressing
nerd of the hour was a cordial union between Ore it
Britain and Ireland, not a union kept up with bayonets
fixed and liberty suspended, but one based upon equality
of law and civil and religious liberty. The leader of the
lid eral party hes pledged himself that the Irish church
should cease to exist if his efforts could avail, and he was
mot likely to recoil before the cry of "No Popery,"
libels bigotry and prejudice had raised. What
good had the protestant religion ever obtained
horn the Irish church establishment? Protestant.
in Ireland were less now than 200 years ago.
Vow was it that truth was so heavily handis
eajped that it could make no p against error?
If it were true that in many cases =an catholic emi-
gre:de be ame protestant, after they had left their native
land, was it not because in Ireland the protestant truth
was ennveyed to their mind in a form so unpalatable
that they would have nothing to do with it ?
The church of England was etnphatiedly the
church of the poor. (Loud cries of " No. no.")
If the light of the Reformation was not the true
light it would be quenched. but if it was it would require
no artificial system of polities] pampering to keep it hum-
bug till the end of time. (Interruption, cheers, and cries
of t• Go on.") If he remained there till
four o'clock in the morning he meant to offer
the very few observations he had to make.
The elections were at hand, the issue was important, and
the country was aroused , men were turning their eyes
on the great metropolitan constituencies; there was great
force in example, and he wanted to know whether they
were going to set the example of returning a tory.. (No.
no.) They were told that Colonel Talor was coming all
the way from Ireland to vote for Mr. Amith. (Langhterr
That would not do it. All the country gentlemen who had
Lewes in London were coming forward to vote for Mr.
Keith. That would not do it ; but disunion might. and if
a tory wire elected in Westminster, the cause of the
liberal patty would be weakened throughout the land.
(Chews.) He hoped. therefore, no liberal voter would
plump for either candidate, but again place the ancient
city of Westminster in its proper position as the homo and
nursery of enlightened opinion. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Ulu. then came forward, and was received with
the most enthusiastic cheering, which lasted for some
two or three minutes, the vast audience rising, waving
'their hats, and cheenng at the top of their voices. The
honourable candidate commenced by saying that no one
present was unaware of the issue which was about
to be decided, namely, whether the Reform Bill
should Lace any consequencee 1' Thom who voted
for tones meant that the Reform Bill should have
no cc mop :ewes ; for, if the tories had wished
for the consequences of reform, they would not have with-
stood it for 60 long. The best thing that could be said in
their excuse was that, as the potsen was sure to be al-
genii-treed by some one, they might sa well administer it
in a double dorm and so ensure for some further time the
advantage of being the patient's physician. It was said
that conservatives would hold them back when they were
going too fast. Horses sometimes re-wired to bi held
back, but they did not generals's:he:are those whose sole
recommendation was that they pulled backwards.
The tortes were Lest as a drag, and they
would best perform that duty when out of
'See, for when in, they would gallop down
kill twice as fast as the others. They were far too fond of
the old era to be fit to inaugurate the new. Not only did
they cot want a tory, but they did not want
a Talmo:Mon government. He hail often heard
it red that Lord I 'alinerston demo-Wired the
Bosse of et magas; but he was not altogether re-
rpons.be for that, though lee was an extremely suitable
lesser to a House of Commons which had fallen into that
state. Be sans ale sysi prepared to Leigh and joke ear
ni stars, away. A member was sometimes returned who
did net quite answer expetations : but stall ient SHOW.IIICe
was not made for the sort of company in which he
found himself, namely, with those who did not
enter the ev.lo which they wished to remedy. Comfortable
preile did not much l:ke those who would not let a sleep-
ing dog be. (Laughter and cheers.) He had observed
threephout life that when a man has made up his mind
not todo any gond, he noon persuaded himself that there was
no geed to be dune. If a young man of hope went into
pail anuut he was told. "For Gods sake don't meddle
w.th this or that. the party would not be so este inc.:lice.
err wou'd not get into office so soon ;" mei what was
verse, if anyone raised new questions and voted on
them, they were sure to offend some of their con-
stituents. In the old Palmerstonlan days there had grown
up a general freLug in favour of let ing thinge alone ;
but there was one man who could do better, that was Mr.
Gladstone. (Cheers.) He was constant y b saying him-
elf to do peed for the nation, which the nation harl not
the wit to ask him. No one forced Mr. Gladstone to
establish the Post-office Savings Banks or the Post-office
Insurance, or to take off the paper duty. It wen Mr.
Gladstone who, by insisting on reform, broke the sleep of
a whole par lament, and he it weir who had conceived the
proyr:ety of ;rising justice to Ire'and—so suddenly, said
the toriee' though it wire sifter the lapse of three centu-
ries. (Cheers.) Yet he was said to be an unsafe man.
He hey.ed the people would be governed by such men,
sad that the present election would proclaim in a voice
of thunder hat the l'almeistenian age was at an end.
(( tares) Well, then, first let them begin with clean
lands. Don't let them have the reproach of
oel ree'ion on them. For 700 year. they had oppressed
]rc'ai.d. They repented it now ; even the tones re-
pented ; but repentance was not worth mu..l without
atentment arid reparation. (Cheers.) Not only ha-1 Ire-
land a right to demand the removal of a foreign and
Intrusire church, but for te generation at least she ought
to he the spoilt child of England. They must put an
end hi a system of tenure the Eke of which had not
existed in England since the people were serfs. (Cheers.)
9hey would have to con-ider the same things
icy and bye with respect to the tenure of land
is Engrend. (War. hear.) Ile did not wish to
conceal the difiiculties of the quested. It was not
say easy to find landlords an the HOI6O of Commons
without prejudice; but the land question must be put
into the hands of geople who would not, because there
was a terming icrenklance letween the systems of
the two coueniee, refuse to apply to Ireland reme-
dies which might appear too strong for England.
They laid a right to expect that government should try to
elleirete that poverty. Flat of ell, the health of great
cities, towns, and dwellings should be considered. Fliers
was no objecton en the port of the tones to make im-
provements of this kind, but it wanted bolder mon to
term large plans to benefit the people. (Cheers.) Then there
were the tremendous subjects of crime and pauperism,
and a government that was fit to exi-t now should plan
before itself no less grand an object than their extinction.
lie did notsupposethey would succeed; but Christ had said,
"Be ye perfect as your Father is perfect." Christ did not
rap .we that we could be perfect, but His words implied
Wave should endeavour to attain that perfection which
humanity was capable of. Education would do something,
and improvements of all sorts would effect more. But
there must be minds to direct the state suffieently power-
ful to grap these great things, and he knew of no other
man capable of the work than Mr. Gladstone, who would
never allow a great evil to exist without attempting to
alleviate it. (Cheers.) The more supporters they sent
to parliament for Mr. Gladstone the more good he
would do; and if they made him sufficiently powerful
they would never repent it. Mr. Gladstone was the man
whom alone he could follow—as um whom he believed to
be a fit leader for the people. (Loud and continued
Cheering.)
Mr. Fsweree moved, and Mr. EDWAHOS seconded, a
resolution by A Ilia the meeting pledged dealt to support
the two candidates, which was carried enthusiastically,
mid a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

WESTMINSTED AND CHELSEA.
Last night the conservative candidates for the
city of Wcpfmtnnter and the borough Chelivaa (Messrs.
W. H. ihnith, C. J. Freake, and W. H. Hinson) were
announced to address a conjoint raesting of their fricndi
and tupporfern, at the Hiding-school of the Duke of
Wellington, Witightstridge, his grtee having kindly lent
the building for the °minion. There was en immen4e
cathering, fired° du Loins to guin admission long
Won the time appointed for the consincoccincut of tho
proceedings. Mr. W. H. Smith and Dr. Russell were

Primmt.bst.. Ur. !leaks, the second eenservative
crate for was unable to attend throllik sews
-seed Geo. Hamilton, the tory easedate for
=".T.
_"%rex, and Mr. Looock Webb, the constitutional
tam, 'Ante for Hackney, occumed seats on the
Patrons, an did also the folbwiniutctlemen :
At Charles Russell, Lieut.-General Sir w Waugh,
Bea. E. C. Curzon, Sir E. viama, Bart., Lord W.
Le sox, Colonel Ron. F. Mande, (teased
Major-General W. De Remy, Sir E. Hilditab, Major-
General Sir G. Lawrence, C. 8.. Admiral Sir W. Sydney
Smith, Lieut.-General Alexander Tulloch, Major-Gmeral
W. J. White, dc.
General WOOD occupied the chair, and, laving briefly
opened the prooredings, called upon Mr. Smith to firrstt
address the electors.
Mr. SMITH'S reception was of the most enthusiastic
character. In the source of his remark's he said the
country was now on the eve of • very great crisis, and he
bad co fear but that the reach would be in favour of the
maintenance of thong: old principles of the constitu-
tion which bad made land what she was. He protested
scarlet tbc often-repra *emetics that the conserva-
tives were opposed to all progress. (Chaim) He coo-
eidered that they were in reality the true reformers, as
they were the true ecurinvatore of the state. Reform
meant conservatism, if it was properly administered, and
therefore conservatism wee nothing tees than peeing*
and reform. Referring to the Irish church, he de-
clined to give the slightest eouatsnsaes to the
half and half and undeveloped scheme of Mr. Glalidono.
Dr. RUSSELL, in addressing the meeting, announced
that it was extreme illness which alone had prevented hie
colleague (Mr. k'reake), from t at
this great meeting. Referring to the Irish :X:, Dr.
Russell denied that the existence of that establishment
was the real cause of discontent amongst the people of
Ire land. (Cheers.) As regarded the charge of reckless
eigenditure, which had been brought against the present
government, Dr. Russell quoted what he termed the
.L crushing' reply which had been made by General Peel.
Sir ERAS. Ittlaell. moved and Lord Gao. Iliattrox
eccotded • vote of confidence in the candidates, which was
emit d. The proceedings terminated with • vote of
theta's to the chairman.