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

SOUTHWARK.

The nomination took place at noon, this day, at a
hustings erected outside the Town-hall, Mr. PRITCSARD,
the high bailiS, presiding.
Mr. T. POCOCIL and Mr. T. Maim proposed and
wended the re-election of Mr. Apsky ?ellen, but not •
syllable of their eyeeches reached our reporter, in come-
qaenoe of the disappeuliation which the appearance of Mr.
Pellatt treated ainongin the crowd.

Mr. Crzus Lzooproposed the re-election of Sir Charles
If spier, whose name, he rid, had been for many years before
the public, and who had never done a thing to disgrace either
himself es hts country. (Cheers.)
Mr. lona VICKI3II seconded the nomination.

Dr. Cxe.kr.tcs had post pleasure in proposing Mr. John
Locket • foe to intolerance, a friend to liberty, religious and
civil, and a firm adveoateof the working man. (Loud cheers.)

TEIOIIB.II W seconded the

Mr. Patterr was received with vociferous booting,
which lasted the whole time he was speaking. The efforts
of the High Bailiff and of Mr. Locke having failed to pro-
cure the least approach to silence, Mr. ?ellen contented
himself with haranguing the reporter for the journal which
is more particularly devoted to his intereits.
Sir CHABLIS NAPIER, on the other hand, wee received
with load cheers. The gallant admiral repudiated any con-
nexion with Mr. Follett, and explained that he had not been
a party to the sending out of hie election earls with those of
his late colleague. The fame of Lord Palmerston had spread
to the utmost corner of the world. The Emperor of China
himself was a supporter of Lord Palmerston; and he (Sir C.
Napier) wondered what sort of face the coalition would have
new (Cheers.) He had no doubt that in the course of a
week they would have news that the war was at an end, or at
any rate that Admiral Seymour was putting an end to it with
cannon-balls as fast as possible. (Laughter and cheers.)
Be (Sir C. Napier) was not a party man; he was no thick
and thin supporter of Lord Palmerston ; and when the noble
lord was wreing—which he was sorry to say was
veer should give him bis hearty opposition,
just se he bed given him his hearty support
elm he thought the noble lord wee right. (Cheers.) He
add secure the meeting that be would only support the
noble lad in the character of a true reformer. (Cheers.)
He hovel Sit Se Sot reform would be the ballot. (Cheers.)
That mhos meld tat an end to what he might all "the
battle dam immairs"—(laugbter)--and the election for
Southeultmedi Aft be carried not by blue bills, or whits
MIK eir cep
_Mil ea the face of God's creation. (Lsughterel
ab l
The ly by ditch elections ought to be carri
mee the lin te of the people. He shoal
Newt the for assimilating the borough and
sad for extending both as far ea
=mid stases it the least. (Cheers.) He considered it
a eseriel that the intelligent working classes should be
erhheet the privilege et voting. He ha
dalways been in
fleece et en 4W. at the suffrage ; and if they could only
get household suffrage, he thought they would soon go a little
farther. (Cheats.) Another long vexed 'question wee the
abolition of Church rates. There was not the smallest
doubt that if the government had been in earnest last year
they would have been able to carry that important reform.
There were no disputer so bad as those which
arose out of conscientious scruples. They talked of freedom;
but the first celestial to all freedom was the freedon of the
sod. (Cheers.) He trusted, therefore, that they would
neat session settle this question of the church rates, and gut
an end to religious diacumions. (Cheers.) Another quest=
of great interest wag the emancipate° of the Jews. He
thought that the great and enlightened city of London was
perfectly right in rianisting in sending Baron Rothschild to
parliament, and he hoped they would continue to do so until
that stigma upon our cemtitution had been removal.
(Cheers.) The gallant admiral concluded by thanking
the constituency of Southwark for the kindness,
civility, and attention he had received during Na
canvass. That comma had been most satisfactory.
Indeed if all who had promised him their votes would
come to the poll—and he had too high a sense of their
honour to doubt it for a moment—it wee absolutely
certain that he would be their smesber at 4 o'clock on

Monday aften7oon. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Locke was received with loud cheers. He announced
himself aLwrperter of Lord Palmerston because he considered
that the of that noble lord was essentially one of
woe. (C and interruptioupsincipally upon the hustings.)
He was for the extension of the manage; and Lord PaL
!suntan had declared himself in favour at 'se im-
provement. Lord Granville had alio declared t the go-
vernment would have supported Mr. Locke King's measure if
it had been of a nature whit h could harebells canna into effect.
He (Mr. Locke) was in favour of the ballot, and of a return
to the ancient rule of this kingdom with to triennial
. He agreed in almost which had
everyVts..
=rot the lips of his hon. and t friend,
Sir Charles Napier, especially in w t he had
sald with reference to religious equality. (Cheers.)
He was encased to all interference with the ormacientious
=Allis of churchmen mid dissenters; and be was
in favour of the abolition of church-rates. (Cheers.)
He wee opposed also to the ratepaying clauses
of the lieifirem Act ; and he was in favour
of the ballot. (Cheers.) lie woo opposed to the income tax,
because it oould not be fairly applied; and Immure, being •
war tax, it ought to thew on the establishment of peace.
(Chows.) Though he appeared on those hustings for
the first time, he was not unconnected with the
borough. His father had carried on a business within iti
C(71:: trete) to lid aelpearuireathereh Ile competencyfa " of bee
• • which, he he said, wee a subject near
the beefs of many electors. (Cheers) He regretted
the state of public education; bocause he thought that wee
the true way of deeding with the question of crime. (Cheers)
He wished that there wail • general eyetem of public
interaction, because he thought that that would not only
greatly tend to improve the tune of public morality, but be-
cause it would render the people more fit for the exercise of
that franehisewhichwould noon be extendedtothcm. (Cheers)
He (Mr. Locke) had made a most successful converse—indesd,
the reception ho had met with had been such as to aatoniih
him. He had been into the factories and workshops of
the artisans, and they had received him with cordiality,
becalms they believed him to be an honest man. (Cheer.)
He defied any one to put their fingers upon any act of his twe
which was even of a doubtful character; and, detected, um
doubt he should be, he should go to parliament independent
both in property end in soul. (Loud cheers, and interrup-
tion on the hustings.) Hie opponents were afraid to meet
him bee to face, and therefore they tried to strike
him behind his back. That might be considered worthy of
the Chinese, but it was not worthy of Englishmen. (Loud
cheers.) He (Mr. Locke) had no purposes of his own to
serve ; his cause was that of the people of Southwark, and
he had no doubt that they would return him by a triumphant
majority. (Loud cheers.)
in answer to Mr. J. Hexes,
Mr. Loess said that he would vote for a proposition to
open the British Mumma and the National Gallery on Sun-
. day, because they were the national property ; but not the
I Cl7Bal Palace or places of amusement.
The Moe Banter then called for a show of hands for
i Mr. Pellet', but a very few were held up. For the