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

HALIFAL

Yesterday Sir Charles Wood, net Lord of the
Admiralty ; kr. Fmk Crossley (L); and Major Edwards
(C) wale ussassteL
fib Cuaacia Woon, who wee remised with loud clew-
lag from the 10,000 pawns rumahled ia the quedressile,
reminded theta that he had supported the typal of those
laws which oneeseed the dismiss, sad the mg laws

affecting the Roma esibeiles_ Sane ]KO, which con-
ferred tbe french. spa lkillbs wwwepdtbe saber peat bo•
=of England; dbe Nies lesslelpl seiporattow
bed awtributed, stew as et beleAmedwit weetbee et
rellsalast or se saletor, awes wesentrot
which bed removed ben Orb mad ammo the bonds
by which they we PK sed istelkod abbe the
manufacturers, the oprisituebk awl whet ewe mill
more, the greet ems et wwwwww la this owestry. (Hear
and applause.) 11s wow width be bed hitherto pursued
for imam* of 30 yews peltrosuitiry lb he nit
teed to
continua to the and. fro anneel ot o-
ceedi of government the late mien, sad denied
the Mlegation that the inistry was one characterised by
turbulence and eggreedon. An smemblage of parties differ-
ing on every conceivable point except that it wee desirable
to torn out Lord Palmerston's government had defostml
ministers on the China question in the House of Commons.
They bad smiled to the country, and it was for the electors
to my whether, as far so they bad gone, they had acted in
accordance with the opinion of the country. With
regard to the result t j hoot the country zd generallit
at Halifax in particular, he found little or no di
opinion—(applause)—and even his hon. opponent (Major
Edward.) declared that if he had been in the Home of Com-
MOM he would hare voted with the government in the wino-
rlty, lt
had bnePer'sat gal:: policy
to
being Chi uttr x
sent to_parlismant would be that a now peer would be ammo
to the Howe et Lords ; but ho domed to be allowed to my
that be bed as such ambition ; ho prekrred being the se-
lected 10,00•01600 of MIMI to the hereto* his
=esabl water ups him. (Great a .He
the sliders for *dr poet kindnom in enabling him
es angpwt est poet ram of civil and religious liberty they
bed as owe it boort • sod be hoped that next day ho would
bow to dr* lbws bribe tenth tone for having placed him
Is the piths It was bit wish to occupy—that of one of the
nembees ter flee blimp at Halifax. (Cheery)
Mr. P. CIOOISLIT Menet to his parlismentary conduct,
more eepecially with vellsrasee to the reduction of the
tea defier, rad the encemelen Duties Rill, and declared
blimemlf fee the abolition of the Meanie tax, the reduction of
tbe mitlimel debt by terminable annuities, and a morn ex-
tended ketetelles.

K*r ZDRAIIIIB laid he would have voted with Lord
Pabesedia is the China wean, but he did not am why
Haim Audi heneseopshred by the government. He had
npposed bestride, b that question had Famed, and he wee
in favour of peeper, of voluntary education, the remora of
churchman and the Mension of the Maiden
On a abow of bands, not quite half the meeting held up
for Sir C. Wood, sore than Mro•thinis for Mr. ,Crcealey ad
two-thirds for Major Edwardn A poU wee demanded on
behalf of Sir C. Wood.

The nomination of candidates for the borough of
filtalllaid took place yesterday. Their must hare been
20,000 Fermata mann, though it rein id heavily part of the
tints.

Mr. W. Fisher, sea. proposed, end Mr. R. Leader,
jun., seconded, Mr .Roebuck. Alderman H. E. Hook
posed and Mr.fileorgeWestenbolin (Master Cutler)
Mr. George Redfield. Mr. W. F. Dixon proposed,end Mr.'
B. Vickers seconded, Mr. Demand, Q.C.
The three candidates each briefly addressed the meeting.
Mr. Roseree, who was received with loud cheers, mul—
-1 have not kept my *ekes hidden ander a bushel. You
know what they are, and you do not wait till to-day to have
them explained; but I think you will allow me to state—
which I will do very shortly—the true nature of this contest.
It le not upon the Canton question that you have to decide.
You have to decide between mylf and my honourable
friend Mr. Hadfield on the one side,se representing advance-
meat in government, and my hon. and learned Mend on my
rig. Ir—(outeries)—who is against advancement. (" Hear,
hear," and " :so, no.") That is the real distinction be-
tween us. It is not whether Mr. Hadfield and I have given
one wrong vote—not a wrong vote in my opinion—but it is
are you to be fairly and faithfully repreasted in the coming
house of parliament F. (Hear, hear, end a cry "We would
soon do it if we reek' I") I have no doubt that if the suffrage
were in the hands of the persons I now see before me the
shower hands would determine what yea would dn. (Cheers)
But you know, gentlemen, the suffrage is restricted. It is in
a few hands at present. But still I are confident that even
with those few hands we shall be suoreseful. And I will tell
you why. The few who hold the suffrage are Englishmen.
(Hear.) They won't discard and forget honest and long err-
Owe. I have nothing to say to my learned friend. When I
vice—t ey won't put aside tried men for untried men. (Ap-
meet him in social life such I consider him. (Hear, hear.)
But he and I, in forming our opinions have come to an
honest C011t14•1011. Ile takes one side in politics and I take
another. Now meet him fairly, hear him, give him every
liberty, and when you have dune so, deride between tut. He
is a gentleman : I hope I am. Treat him fairly as you would
treat toe, and fairly beet him. (Laughter.) Thie I take to
be the proper way to maintain a contest. Into it no personal
rancour ought to enter. No allusion of a personal deerriptlon
ought to ho indulged in. Political opinions are fair game.
A public man—and he is now a public men—you have a
right to discuss ell his opinions. You have a right to discus.
theopiniess of his Mends. (Hear, hear) And Imyto my
bonoweble and learned Mead that I believe him to be
what he was In 18.52. (Cheers.) He was then a ceases
verve I believe him to be so now. (Hoar, hear.) I
see him surrounded by the some friends. (" Oh." A
Voice: "And manyof yours too." Laughter.) But then Lord
Derby was in power. I have lived to see greet changes, and
in no people greater changes than in the party to which my
hon. Mend belongs. ("Turn him out.") Well, I think that
to very neer an securate sentiment. (A laugh.) When I
first entered public life I found them rampant against
catholic emancipation—l found them vehement against par-
liamentary reform—l found them crying their lungs to penal
n in favour of the corn laws and against free trade
ear.
h em. (hear.) i.)hollnd now there other They e seen nihthings
emirted in
we desire
which which they in their hearts object to,
.and we shall carry them
in spite of them. (Applause.) Wgthuelt we have not at all
attained to anything_ like perfeetea. Outs is an owned
court, Change has no terrors for us. We do not stick in
the ancient way. because they are ancient. We are not
conservatives, but liberals. (Hear, hear.) And depend
upon it that if you send my learned Mend to parlia-
ment, though he may be a Palmerstonian on one ques-
tion, be will be a conservative in all else. Now, I say
that before hint. I know that what I ray is true. What 1
beliuvo of hint I Key before him as I would say behind his
beck. We can afford to be honest opponents. I know the
character of my learned friend. I believe him to be a tho-
roughly honest gentleman—(eed cries of " hear, bear")—
very much mistaken in his political view,. (Laughter.) And
depend upon it if he can persuade you to vote for him and
tend him to parliament you will be very much mistakts too.
(Laughter.) Now, gentlemen, I will not I.crupy your time.
You we in no ronfortable poratine. (Go on go on I) But
I to my past life. Have I demived the people of Eng-
land!' (No, no.) I have ever been it friend of reform, reli-
gious and civil. I have aided every mat ehenge curl alit-
provetneut that Ism taken place since I have been in public
life, and against which every one of that conservative party
ham been °greed. That party I opp.e now, and I believe
I shall do it to my dying day. Now, gentlemen, I thr.w
myself with confidence again upon the people of Shotlield. I
=to my
irzed in the screiee of your country, unl
yew to me.

Mr. H•D1111.D, after tome other remark, upon the objertu
of the 'lbws/ party, aid We want to call into esichiwu hew
millions of men—into political existentr I mean —fora.
millions of . . .

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preyed of the rights of dui/m=lllw. (Appleuse.) We want
to put en end to all distinctions of a telighain nature between
one man and his neighbour. (Hear, bear.) We want to
make every inemover his profession may be—hi run
this race, whisk as he the best character and the best
chime. base, sad laughter.) We want to devdop
those mighty mussass la the colnnien, in all
parte of bits • dentinigns, that shall supply our
market with Or food, with the best imitrrial
b treds—wee treat !rate with ell parties who
Hasa eons ban ompetalors for your custom and
him in emerge your inanufsstures. (Hear, lem-.)
I Hew, the groat content to coming on
al• jpartof the elsetces. You my you are trustee.
liar the nedlelnde—do your trust faithfully thin time.
r h.,- binge, and hooting.) Gentlemen, my
boa Mal bee & t i pledges that they will support him to-
warrow at the call (" Heart hear, and einem.) 1 MI
, hammed with 3.072, and the election in in your heels. Do
!pier duty. and I twangs nuppose rn imponstble a thing WI
that William,, Overend, Esq., should be substituted for John
Arthur Roebuck. (Applause.) In srntitnent we ore united,
rarely are we neon or hoard of in different lobbim during a
boo-ion, and my friend has sequin -A—and justly acquired—
a world-wide reputation fur the 'harness of lot judgment
and the independence of bin character. ('' Hear, heur, and
appanage.) In the people of Sheffield I bore n most perfect
osedidsses ; they will never fornake their old mambas fur
et**. (Applause.)
hL 0•13111 ND WAS received with loud groan. and chore-
*. Bs said-4U great cause why we nre hero to-day Mr.
isobeak and Mr. Hadfield have endeavoured as much so
=tmesh. My Lord Patten-mon has determined to
er mare of the country Co to whether you will support
hiss se act ia the conduct of a very necessary war. If you
own Mr. Rostock sad Mr. Hadfield you will paralyee hi,
Mao sad diegrr.oe England. (Lona gemming and ehree-
Ye.) 1 rah my friend, Mr. Ittalmea, whore are his old
where a the tone that formeily !Omni by bin
nimisirlO re
ticed around him? Where am the merehants of
lbsillsid y To a man they hare deserted hunt, for be &-
serial Lord Palmerston. (Grans and therm.) Now,
hos as two candidate:, who hare voted against the

Zii&ese war The- gtinienten whn Male formed to
micond the nomination of Mr. Hadfield inn man who signed
the MenbOrill Mating that lie would port Lord Polioirs.on,
sad now he him seconded a man who liar rime all he tan to
?matfett Lord Palaseratin. (Laughter, cheers, and greening
Now then, gentkrocri, am v.. in fivour of the war or not
(Loud trim of Li Tee, yes,' and * No. no-) Win von rap-
port Lord Palmerston nr not I' Will you scud men hark to
perliement to tell hint he has done army, and that tho public
some is against hint ? If you .end hark three two member.
yen will tell him that you I,IIV fITIViIIO him. Hut I am sore
you will not do so. The people Englead see in favour of
Lord Palmernon's condurt, and you will custom law as
nobleeheertod Engliiinmen onght to do. (Cheers and Marv.)
Now. gentlemen, they tell yua I em it eeneervative, and
they tell you right. (Gruen+) I am s conaervAive ; and
I believe every men Is who knows the value of the
eneratution. M friend, ?dr. Embark. would not like to
&grey the ion, and he then lore is is et,TIAPTVaIiVe.
I ma ea liberal as "Ix. Roebuck. (A loud Must of sTOSIIII

and hisses, followed by cheering I would advance MI6
Mr. Roebuck in amending and improving the ounstitalkak.
I would destroy nomination boroughs, and give the mew
to a great many who don't possess it. Imu for unloonoll
liberty, both religions and civil, for all the world. las IS
favour, as strongly as • man can kw, of educating the
lirry friend, Mr. Iladtteld,would give grunts of money Cle
soiling you, but no grants for educating you, and In dist
r. Hadfield and I diger. In conclusion, you know my
sentiments; if man can have faith in promises, I shall cera
tainly be elected. Gentlemen, I am very much obliged fo
you.
The show of hands was then taken, and proved to be i"
favour of Mr. Hadfield and Mr. Roebuck. A poll was de.
mended on behalf of Mr. Overend, and warn fined to begin to.
day (Saturday), at 8 o'clock.