The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-27 00:00:00

TO the INDEPENDENT ELECTORS of the
BOROUGH of MALIIIMBRIty. A

flierriais EL—ln offering myself as • Csalditc, at the coming
genres) election, for the honour of representing your borough in
Parliament, I feel it right to state, that while my principles are
easeutially Conservative yen will ever need me an ardent advocate
and supporter of all usefal and jeldiCiOUS reforms.
The times fn whisk we Hee are times of but I hold that
all right prvctesn mast be based upon Moos broad and solid foun-
dations of our glorious constitution, which has been the envy of
other nations, and the charter of liberty and national prosperity
to ourselves.
While, therefore, I shall offer my most strenuous tion to
the elisestablishment of the Protestant Church of as •
so azure calculated to sap and undermine, and eventually 'to de.
stray our Protestant n I. at the MOM time, freely admit the
desirability of much moditkation in the united Protestant Church
of Ireland as by law establish. d: and to such modkicatiotui se will
build up, and not destroy. I will give my ardent support.
But, eantlemen, while I thus uphold the union of Church and
Ptate, I uphold also oomplete religious equality. The age of reli-
gious ezelusii; ness is gone by, and our sr shocid be one of
uilituul toleration end respect fur the rehruus oonriOtione of
°thr.
Moeiving the local institutions of this neighbourhood I look with
poculiar interest upon the ancient Corporation of Maknesbury ;
and it I. alvrays be my earnest desire to protect the right.; and
privileges of the members of the corporation, which their fore.
Path, rsso nobly earned.
. .

A. a resident in the immediate neighbourhood of your bomngh.
my time and attention will alwayn he at your command: and if I
have the honour to to. returned an your member, I pledge myself
to ratty out with all fidelity "moll auagentionn on your part as may
approve themselves to be for the r., al good.
1 have themhonour to remain,

- —•-
r,,,unt,y.bonse. Jut)", laM• WALTER POWELL

TO the FREEHOLDERS end INDEPENDENT
ELECTORS of the EAST RIDING of YORKSHIRE.
(ft.NT I. KM EL—Haring received so many promisee of support in
the . s rut of a contort for the Emit Riding, I venture most reapaot-
tully to otter myself ae a mu:dictate for the honour of representing
jou in Parliament. I beg, in common with the great majority of
my brother electors. to expires sincere resist that Lord Hotham,
in colooquenee of advancing year. and a long life veld in the aer-
s ire of hie country, hoe announced hie intention of retiring from
the Howse of Commons at the end of the session.
. . _

In enlieiting your rotes I beg to Any I hare ways been a eon-
sistent oupporter of liberal men rod though no contest ham
tokiti plicy for • genttation in our dirision of the county. lam
sure %bat my politieal Opelliol2. are well known to moot of you.
I deplore at • nattonal calamity_ the temporary exclusion fr....*
hire of that great nat.+ wan, Mr. Gladstone, and I
claim at Of. growing expenditure fn moped to the lanT and ma,
snd the t onsequent incriax in Laotian.
• .• •

I 6,0 thlunullt ,thel.arti,to T..toffh of tli Church, as
-przurholf4. 11Mo whts m bulb HOIIPM rattiamena believ-
ing that such a mcifeare WM verve to be remedy for
Wd , and the most errtain means of giving contentment to that
disaffected and unhappy portion of the empire, without being in-
jurious to the true interest and permanvnt avabbeing of the Church
of huld-
I E
am DS
by birth, by education, and by conviotion a staunch sup-
porter of the Church Digland, thouvrb I have always opposed the
compulsory payment of thurehrative
I have for may 'rein hem an fictive magistrate and sealous
talker of volunteers. and I trust that I have, both in
re minas ton parade, done my duty.
I have she always taken the greatest interest on behalf of the
fannersand ratepayers, and I remind vim that I helped at quarter
wreaths successfully to reject the proposed adoption of the High-
-A
lAadct. also, during the hard Mara nosed by the cattle plague, the
ratilltaction of assisting In the formation of cattle insurance woods-
tlone, loth at Mallon and in North BrAderneris, where Dinette
essitber time nor expense in rendering them useful and gaarantee-
Mg their wearily.
lam in favour of an increased grant for educational purposes,
[so that the children of the power classes, especially m the rural
districts, may in these days of improved bsMry be enabledto
work their way in the world, and fit themselves for the exercise
of the franchise in future yaws.
I have now clearly dated my sentiments, which I hope in due
time were tally to explain I come forward as the independent
Liberal candidate • and though the election cannot take place be-
fore November, I risk you now to peotaithens your rotas and sop-
mg
And in the meantime I earnestly trust that, by the bless-
ing of l'rovuithw, we may have an early and abundant harvest
I have the honour to be, thuitlemen.
Your moth obedient
llulllkaiitousla July hiss,tirviAßtifOrnit