The Express.
London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

ASHTON-lINDER-LYNE.

The nomination of candidates for the representa-
tion of Ashton-under-Lyne took place yesterday morning,
an butiep mooted in the Market-pease, and in the preteence
c 4 4,000 to 62i000 persons.
Mr. AIRE HECKERT proposed, and Mr. ALFRED RAY,. ER
esmided, the Right Hon. homes Milner Gibson to repre-
sent the borough in parliament. (Groans and cheers)
Mr. JORILFIE STEAD proposed, sad Mr. J. WHITEHEAD
moonded, Mr. Booth Mama.
The Right Hon. T. M. Goesor then addressed the
aleatory, and was received with alternate grosses and cheer-
iinegg himself as a candidate to represent
• -but had be obtruded Mutest( (" No, no,"
i= ind posse.) He had not come unsolicited, but
by • requisition of the electors. He pre-
sented himself face to face with the inhabitants, in
a publk naeodni, and received their amoval—(cheery)—
md day by day he had received fresh encouragement.
Having represented Manchester for 16 years. he had learnt
the wantsiof the manufatering and oommercial community ;
and he would undertake to my thee, if he had not retained
the confidence of all those who originally supported him, it
was not because he bed not earnestly and- perseveringly
endeavoured to pmmote the interims of manufactures and
of commerce. (Loud cheers and (groans.) If he had the
honour of representing Ashton he would persevere ia ad-
vocating the interests of trade. He believed that in the
prosperity of these districts lay the greatness of England;
end that if our manufacturing system, with the great body
of our industrioue clauses in these districts, should be mat
down by lengthened premium, the very() foundations of
Orandrsgran fatADC•wfewould becluidtenMenirkamadit ch.
Gibsot
menend his seat 'midst much cheering.
Mr. MasoN,
_who was received with loud cheers, mid he
bad not °blended himself, but had been called to his present
position by asset number of the non-electors and electors of
this borough. His committee was composed of all creeds
and all elmme. He should go m a working member, his vote
would carry as much influence se the Eight Hon. Thomas
Whew Gi 's, and he could express his sentiments as
emphatically Rs Mr. Gibson. A man who understood his
subject could my all In • few wade. He was an inde-
pendent Englishman ; if sort to paliantent no minister
mid bribe him • her sought neither place nor
harms—he despised than all. If we had vote by ballot,
he should be returned by three-feetrties of that oonstituenqe
—(,hewn)—tharefon be was in favour of the ballot. Ho
WY for triennia parliaments, and would give a vote to every
man who inhabited a cottager and paid rater. He was for the
church, the throne, and the cottage t the church, so long as
it wee proloonms, and so loupe ; the throne, so long as it
maintained these great principles which placed the family of
Victoria upon it ; ad the oeuvre, its rights and liberties to
maintain and defend. The present was therefore not • ques-
tion of politic it was whether they would return a towns.
mu, brought beim theta by the great MN of the electors
and non-electors, or whether they would have • man thrust
down their throats. In conclusion, he might say that he
steed remarkably well on his nevus, and should head the
poll if the pledges he bed recalled were fulfilled. (Cheers.)
Mr. Mason, Wag mind whetherhe woe not recently
connected with or sorter al, an Orange lodge, replied, It
is my pride to my that I am." (Cheers.) Be also declared
himself is favour o!thoabelltiou of church rates.
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tarp number, end the Kalol lodated the majority to be ba
tarsi of Yr. *aim. . .

vai demanded toe Xr. Meow, which will take
piece today (Saturday).