The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-11 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

BIRMINGHAM ELECTION-RETURN OF
MB. ARIGHT.

BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY.

The election of a successor to Mr. Muntz in the
representation of thin borough took place in the Town 114
here to-day at noon. The hail was immensely crowded,
notwithstanding the absence of the lion candidate himself.
The formal business over, Mr. Alderman LLOYD proposed
Mr. John Bright as a fit and proper person to represent the
borough in parliament. In doings) he described Mr. Bright
asone of the very tint amongst the BUN ale in this country
• man of whom it might be said that he was a thoroughly
pure, honest; and disinterested politician. Birmingham had
always been in the foremost ranks in the reform movement
that had been shown by the part it took in the greet struggle
of 1830 and 1831 ; and by ata subsequent return to parliament
attach men ea Mr. Attwood and Mr. Mum.. A more suitable

eucceseor to either of these gentlemen could not be found than
Mr. Bright ; he would do the town credit in every respect
from him wotud never be heerd any uncertain sound. (Hear.)
Mr. Bright, although personally unknown to a large portion
of this constituency, was really a stranger to none in this
land who read the newspapers or took an interest in what was
going on in parliament; his name was easociated with all
the great mowers of the day, but with those having in view
the mold la t of the people Mr. Bright was fully
identified. car.) John Bright was neither the follower
of • ministry nor a party ; neither:would he truckle to any man ;
but, on the contrary. he was the terror of all those who hung
en by maws of party. Mr. Bright wan the ancomatal cham-
pion of free trade, and the ardour be brought to bear on
that great struggle was evidenced in every act of his public
life. (Cheers.) He (Mr. Lloyd) did not egress wills every
opinion held by Mr. Bright, or with a ng ha
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when the serriess of snob • men se Bright would be
needed. Amongst the great googlies& pending which most
undergo parliamentary disunion wee the refugee " qua-
tion—(hear, hear)—whether there was to be any truckling
for the sake of the friendship of a gnat ally. For hi. part,
he (Mr. Lloyd) believed that not the friendship of the
greatest nation on the earth would induce the people of
Ens-
land to comment to give up political exiles. (Cheer..) Mr. Bright
was the man of all others to speak out in reference to is
matter, to tell Lord Palmerston that England had always
been the sanctuary of political exiles, and must remain so.
(Cheers.) There was another great question—that of par-
Hamentary reform—to be agitated. Who coo fit to deal
with it as John Bright? Who so fit to watch the bantling of
Lord Palmerston an Dr. Bright; or to see that union it rams
out a very Sol:wishing baby it was smothered in the process?
(Loud cheers.) Then there was the Indian difficulty. Who
so well informed, in the House of Commons or out of it, as
Mr. Bright? He had pressed for inquiry into matins con-
nected with the government of India years ago he had en-
deavoured to stir up the people in all parts of the country to
• coosideration of this subject. In that very hell his voice woe
heard year. ago in relation to it; and although he did not
mean to my that Mr. Bright could have prevented the fire-
men very alarming disturbances, be would have done
much, had his views been attended to, towards obtaining
for India a better system of government. Mr.
Bright now said that every possible means men
be taken to suppress the revolt; but in doing that they
must take care not to commit &Oceans of which they might
hereafter repent. (Hear.) What Mr. Bright had mid
and doss with reference to India, and what he now said,
was • proof of the moral courage of the man. (Hear.) He
had heard some people my that Mr. Bright we, not English.
Why, be was English to the beck •bone. When Koseuth
came to this country, and • trumpery pretence
was got up to identify him with • sort of conspiracy,
who so forward to denounce, and effectually to de-
pounce, it as Mr. Bright? (Cheer..) And whenever the
Italian question came to be discerned it would be found that
he would bring • fulness of information to bear on the sub-
ject which no other man in the Howe of Common, would
be able to comrnaosd. (Hoar, hear.) There was one
question peculiarly local in its interest to which
he (Mr. Lloyd) wished to refer—tt was that of the
gun trade. Ile was glad to see that some of the gen-makers
bad come to a right view of this matter. Mr. Bright, se •
1 free trader, was opposed to the Enfield manufactory, and to
any attempt by government to set up a manufactory of their
own for the sake of removing the trade front this town.
(Rear.) He (Mr. Lloyd) regretted that Mr. Bright was not
present toeapLain his own views on this subject. When he
saw him on 6aterday, the hon. gentleman said that he felt
like • war-horse, end should like of all things to be present
that day' but the very enthasiesm he felt was a reason why
he should be absent. The fact was Mr. Bright waa • martyr
in the service of the people; in their cause his health gave
way, and then it wee that the ungrateful men of Manchester,
unmindful of the splendid services of their representative,
took the opportunity of electing him from the representation.
(Hear, hear.) Mr. Bright's medical men had ordered two
Deus of complete repose; of those two year. eighteen month.
had expired, end when parliament re-assembled he would be
ready to take his seat. (Cheers.) In electing him to
represent this town they were doing honour to themeelves
he believed that there was not in all the country a liberei
constituency—s thoroughly liberal one—that would not, if a
vacancy erase in its representation, be proud to elect John
Bright. (Cheers.) After some other remarks of • general
nature, Mr. Lloyd remarked that the election wee now nearly
over; he expressed a hope that whatever division there had
been amongst the liberals would mon be forgotten. Then Mr.
Baron Webster ao man could have behaved more home=
or with more consistency as a gentleman. A more
and manly fellow did not exist ; and although he (Mr. Lloyd)
preferred Mr. Bright for the borough, Mr. Webster shou2
have his hearty support for the county. (Cheers.) Mr.
Lloyd concluded by proposing Mr. John Bright as • fit and
proper person to represent the borough in parliament. (Im-
mense e..ing.)
Mr. GEORGE EDMOND& clerk of the peace, seconded the
nomination of Mr. BrighC In doing so,
.he remarked that
it was now forty years since the first political meeting was
held in Birmingham ; at this he was present, and all the
great principles enounced at that meeting free trade
amongst the rest—had since received the sanction of par-
iament. . _

Dlr. T. C. SALT, an old political unionist, also addressed
the electors. He mowed himself in favour of paid members,
m the best means of securing the attendance of the represen-
tative to the interests of hie constituents.

No other candidate havini been
ettrolosed, the NA TOE
declared Mr. John Brightduly el to represent the
borough in parliament.
This sanouneement wee received with immense enthu-
siasm; the cheering was again and again renewed, and
lasted several minutes.
Mr. DUNCAN Id 'Letter; (brothersin-law of Mr. Bright)
addressed the electors in acknowledgment of the honour
conferred upon his relative. He explained the canoe
of Mr. Bright's absence indisposition, the result of
too assidnoue application to hie parliamentary duties,
not alone in debates at night, but committees during
the day. The result was not so much a physical ailment, but
an over-worked brain, the injury to which could scarcely be
measured by medical or surgical skill. This had necessitated
not only • complete absence from exciting causes and publics
speaking, but involved the avoidance of all public meetings
whatever for a ceded of two years He (Mr. l'il•Ioren)
firmly believed and hoped that Mr. Bright would be able to
take his seat in the House of Commons at the opening of the
next session of parliament. It had ben mid that he might
have been present that day. No manila a greater wish to
do so than Mr. Bright, that he might express the grate-
ful feeling. of hie heart; but to have entered into
an excitement of that kind might have been the
means of destroying his power for usefulness in his
character as their representative. (Cheers.) The address
which had been circulated, no doubt most of them had reed.
With reference to that he might say that after Mr. Bright
saw some of the gentleman composing his committee he re-
tired into • private room for three-quarters of an hour, and
that mildews was written off-hand, with scarcely the altera-
tion of a word or syllable, so completely was it the effusion of
his own mind. (Cheers.) Mr. M•Laren next alluded to
some of the leading characteristics of Mr. Bright, who was
not (he said) a man to turn his sails to any breeze : he was
now what be had ever been, the friend of the working-
class, the advocate of good legiebition, and the
determined opponent of wrong-doing and claret-legit.-
lotion by whomsoever upheld, and regardless who he
pleased or displeased in enunciating his views. (Cheers)
The last words that Mr. Bright addressed to him (Mr.
11•Laren) before leaving the neighbourhood were—'• The
first plain in which I ever open my mouth to speak shall be
at • public meeting in Birmingham." (Cheers) Mr.
idlaren next made his acknowledgments to the other gen-
tlemen who bad come forward as candidates and retired, kw
the courtesy they had manifested, but, he odd, those aviator-
ledgmests were especially doe to Mr. Adderley, M.P., been
whom a letter wee received • very short time after Mr.
Bright left Tamwortb, in the course of which the writer ea-
premed the delight he should feel at seeing Mr. Bright age*
ea parliament. It contained. too, an invitation to Me. (bight
to Hams-hall (Mr. Adderley's residence) whilst he remained
in the neighbourhood. Altogether lide Adderley'ri. letter
was so kind, so courteous, and so considerate, that
be thought could not refrain mentioning the oireun'edance
Mr. Adderley was so well known. (Cheers.)
Mr. it'Laren made some further acknowledgment for the
" words of fellowship' which Birmingham tied held out to
Mr. Bright, whilst boa old constituents, in whose service his
health bad suffered, bad struck him when he wee down ; and
be etselnded by heartily thanking the electors, in Mr.
Bright's name, fee the honour conferred upon him. (Much
cheering.)
WILLIAM Luce, Esq.,
se
a magistrate of the borough,
moved, szikkir.OTOßGE AWSON CoadiNVa vote of du'ak°
to the ma , D
which terminated the proceedings in connexion
with the

CATITAL PALACI. ONI SHILLING DAT.
MONDAY, Aco. 10.—A4mmions ea payment, 10,134 ;
Ego, by seems tickets, 683 ; totg eludes, 10,817.

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