The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-27 00:00:00

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The first candidate who me& Io Appearance in front of
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the hustings was Lord John Russell: His lordship wa
greeted with minglod ehmrs and hissing, the rumor predo-
minating, Baron Rothschild came forward neat, and

eneounterod • slight ovation, but neither Mr. Craw-
ford nor Mr. ltaikes Currie received a cheer. So

41111,11 r• Duke oppoeired dioinelined to come to the
front, and kin prowenee woo nut otwerveol.
Mr. Sheriff Merhi acted no the presiding °Meer, hi, col-
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leagno Mr. Sheriff Ke•te being absent from indiapoeitien.
The usual formalities having boon gene through.
The SHERIF!' told the etcetera that they were met en •

very important erasion; if there Wlsa one cirmunetance
more than another calculated to agitate the public
mind it watt an election of members to iterve in

puiiament, but, its Englitthmen, he was eure they would
agree with hint that every man wee entitled to u fair hearing.
(Cheers.) It; then, they would eappert him in now follow-
ing that onutee, it would greatly (militate thu diepateh of the
bueinera for the day, and, without troubling them further,
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be would mill upon„ thme who had candidate* to prop.* to
come forward and do MO. (Cheer*, and ern*. of "Bravo :"
" Well done, Mechi :"
Mr. T. A. HANKEI then proposed Lord John RuroeU an
an old and long-tried reformer. Ili* lordwhip bad reprc-
noted them in three parliaments, and he hoped the citizen
of Loudon would allow him to do ro in a fourth. (Chem.)
Ilia nmtw wan amoriated with the program of civil and
religioux liberty and aoeial and political reform, and be was
sure they could not do better than once more retunt him as
their rermientative. (Cheer..)
Mr. E. BENNO(.11 aetronded the noble lord's nomination,

and excited a sheer by commencing hie shire. thus
..Brother electors, laths. and gentlemen." Ile rainnorted
Lord John Russell as the wisest statesmen in England;
then was no name more extensively written on our statute
book than that of the noble lord, while he had
always shown himself to be the champion of pro-
many° reform in polities, and the stecdy opponent of
bigotry, intolerance, wt prejudice. (Hear, hear.) Born in
an aristocratic sphere, his lordship had boldly forsaken Lis
clam, and placing himself at the hoed of the people, he had
obtained from en unwilling oligarchy a noaeure of parlia-
mentary reform, without which neither he nor many others
could have been there to-day. (Ches..) Hie lordship had
been forsaken by some of his old Mends, but acting up to
hie spirit of old, he had manfully determined to appeal from
the decision of 20 to that of 20,000 ; to the judgmeut of the
latter against the injustice of the fernier; and he for one
was convinced the appeal would not be made in vain.
(Chsers.)
Mr. Alderman Wine proposed Benin Lionel de Rothschild,
who, he said, had been returned again and again upon the
ground that the crimes of London were the .deserts of
ivil and religious liberty, and he woe sure they would not
lure ott wasting that principle until intelerent bigote of the
Thome of Lords were made to yield to the division of the
people. ((heers.) It had been argued that it ...old be
nukes to return the begun, because ho could nut
take his seat under the cajoling law; but he was
mewed that the electors would not desert the baron
at this time in his utmost need. (Deer, bear.) Bieidee, the
baron had pledged himself not to allow either the House of
Lurie or the House of Coalmine to rent until they Allowed
him to take his scat, and, considering that the baron was one
of the greatest upholders of the immerse of the great city,
he could not help feeling that it WWI their duty es well us
their Mimed, to return hiss again. (Cheers.)
Mr. Deputy DARIN secended the Lemon's nomination, and,
in doing so, "Warred that the eleciont would confer a privi-
lege upon the conatitution as well m do themselves honour, in
once more electing.• Jewish representative. (Cheers.)
Mr. Itieranto ma'am Tax proposed Sir James Duke as
a repreeentative who had already done them good service;
and seeing that he had performed his duty and fulfilled his
promise, he was entitled to beagain returned. (Cheers.)
Mr. JOHN CHAPMAN SOCOWANI Sir DUDES Duke'a nomina-
tion, and spoke of the great service which the hou. Memel
had already rendered the Load interests of the City. Ileitis'
never failed to watch over the rights end privileges of the
corporation. (" Oh, oh :" and cheers.)
Mr. JoillN 'rusts, amidst considerable disapprobation,
but occasionally interrupted by *few feint cheer., tame for-
ward to propose Mr. Crielorl. The electors would not hear
him, however, and what he had to say was addremed to the
reporter,. Amidst the din and uprootr we gathered that
Lo was tensions to defend himself against a charge
of treachery to Lord John Russell which Lad Leen
made against him. He admitted the, Lord John Russell
was a gnat and useful e'en—ono who deserved well of Lis
country, but at the mute time lie thought the noble lord had
foiled in hie duty to the electors, particularly in the course
ho took at the Congers of Tatum, and in supporting
Me. Cobden. worm on the Chins quer ion.
Ihmesely a word of what Mr. Dillon said could
be beard at a distance of a yard from where he
stood, but Lorl John Rumen some to his
side, and listened with a respectful end attentive, but Mill
Inn bearing, to what hie runner supporter had to say against
him. At length, however, the patience of the electors be-
came completely exhausted, and Mr. Dillon was forced to
retire, bllloweil by a piercing cheer.
Mr. DAWIIIT seconded Mr. Cnewfoni's nomination, and
reminded the electors that his candidate's family Led for IVES
been connected with the City. Ile meta men who would take
ewe of the political end commenial interest of thee. blurry. Lord
John Rummell, in playing fast and loose with the Registration
Society, had metal in a manner that was unworthy of Lie
great historic Dam.
lir. W. Cl. I:Restore, the banker, epotted Mr. Rama.
Carrie, and in doing as he appinutkd tie course which Lord
Palmerston had taken in dissolving parliament. Mr. Wilkes
Currie, he said, WWI a tried reformer, while his knowledge
elemewerebel affairs ought to render Lim peeoliorly accept-
able to the citizens, with whom, like Mr. Crawford, ho had
SRI beredal/7/IMOSX4OII.
Ste. AKTUAA ANDEUNON, in ono brief sentence, seconded
Mr. Hakes Currie's nomination.
There being no Miter candidate.,
Loud Joan MANSELL came forward to address the elector.,
and was orodeed with cheering that lasted for several mi-
nutes. H lordship wee attended by hie eon,. youth of pre-
end appeared to be much moved by the
CZ74.lg mid he apred there to protest
wino* 611 Benin. of the Registration Society,
bee belie be proceeded further be mut" answer what had
r.a
ben Mr. Dillon, a gentleman for whom
itaisised • ainoere respect. It was quite
tree that be wrote him a letter announcing Lie intention to
resign, but before Mr. Dillon received that letter he had
1 another plat into his hand, announcing that he (Lord
John) Intended to take a week or a het:night
to mender whet course lee should take in regard to his ear
iikkgare for the City. And yet, in the for of that *mem
the iiegfatration Society proceeded to cam a reeolutien which
etlly went to exclude him; and thereupon he
determined that tame was only ono course open to him.
That was to le the eleetore aguinat this eelbeoneti-
, lifted tot eal be sow 4.401 them to sty whether
I fay ler 41111 ed this decision. (Hear, hem.) It
ma sun, bisolloll id he had filtIDP. Who hid not f
(Hear, beer) Were there before them now four faultless
candidate.? (Hear.) Well, then, he asked , for fair piny, and
nothing mere. Most likely ninny who did not sympathise
with La polities' views would support him, but it limiters'
not to him whether they were Jerks, coneerestiYea, or
chartiete ; he accepted their votes only as an
mimed= of opinion that lie had not had
fair play. (Cheer., and s voice. ie But you !hull have It to-
narrew, , Lord John.") But there was soother question for

the eleetois to consider, and that wag the independence of
nt. (Hear, hear.) He quite allowed that
MiamlPalsnerston was a fit man to preude over
the administration, but at the same time he contended that
the House of Comment ought to remain independent,
and to decide, not in accordance with the with
of the minister, but only upon the merits of
the rubjects submitted to their decision. (Cheers.) As re-
garded the future, one measure which he thought ought to be
Norepiteel,to lero2armo to
seoafirs that.. t(g‘t.rowe)iult tene a
ho wsa
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in otficc he brought in ouch a measure, but owing to the
want of immure, both in and out of parliament, he was
obliged to withdraw it. (Hear, bear.) He woe glad, how-
-1 ever, now to ace that the opinion of the country had
changed on the question, and if Lord Palmerston did not
revive such a measure of Parliamentary refornt but preferred
rather to take the mum he had followed on Mr. Locke
King's motion, the noble lord would not have his support.
(Cheers, and ilia; of "Bravo, Lord John," and
"Do it youmelf.") upon the question of the ad-
mission of Jews into paliantent, he was still of
the moue opinion as that which he had more than once ea-
pressed in that hall, and he hoped that, as well so the sehject
of church rate., would engage the early attention of tie
DOW parlistenent. (Hear, hear.) Upon the question cies
ballot he had nothing more to my than what he had already
Mated; but, as regarded foreign pulitia, he wished to say a
few words, particularly in reference to his conduct
at Vienna. (Cheea.) A propmal which he made
front Vienna would hove online-4.d the protection of Circaesis
as well as that of Turkey, and ho could not help regretting
that this proposal had not been embodied in the Treaty of
Paris, for then we should not have non Russia taking
step, now to subdue Cireaseia, and thereby endanger the
security of Turkey. (Chicre.) The made lord then pro-
eseded to defend hie China vote, and in doing so he con-
tended that the euhoequent immures of the government
showed that it was airrei t. The noble lord concluded with
• full confidence in the result.
n LIONKL 111 Liltheoaddreasedthe meeting.
Sir Juste, Dual. Bert., followed, after which Mr. C ItA N •
net), epoke, expensing his adherence to reform principles'.
Mr. karats CURRIE was the last to present himself. He
was Neared with groans., llama, esti:Abe and whitt-
ling. A few hats were fiantiadly waved in
hie behidf. but the citirene would not hear him,
and like Mr. Dillon he bad to roar his speech into the
ears of the reporters. We were at too great a distance from
him to hear what be said.
The show of hands was then taken nearly all were held
up for Lord John Russell ; slat et as many for Baron Roths-
child and Sir lama Duke; and a tolerable show for Mr.
Crawford. Mr. Rates Conte had the fewest hands.
The Se mare &tiered the show of hands to be in favour
of Lord John Russell, Sir James Duke, Baron Rothachild,
and Mr. It. W. Crawford
A poll was demanded and fixed for to-morrow.
Thanks were then voted to the Sheriff, and the proceedings
terminated.