Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-05 00:00:00

read a second tim3 on the 4th proxinio; for

in the buying and selling grain, &0.,
which will prevent me leaving London.
and two are in perfect unison with my vi
remark on thi: third, that I have
Bright sincerely believes his Reform Bill ol
adopt for the prosperity of the nation and the happiness utio
people. Here lam at issue with him. We must be very Pied
how we deal with it. We are now the most prosperous traweo
in the world. Civil and religious liberty is well maitiare alo
and in no other country are persons and property so sect
so well protected.—Yours ever respectfully,
(Signed) Wm. BR
Loud cheers followed those words which spoke of be
at iMssue
John Cheetham, ).LP., expressed his acknow tioo
ments for the invitation, and said : "In the resolll,lo,
yon have forwarded I cordially agree. I would ni
so
however, one reference to the one upon reform. ,ii
desirous to see such an extension of the franchi!aeot
would include wi thin its provisions the more illt,e111"
and industrious of our operative classes. This "Jeetir
think, may be achieved without giving them aet be
deratinm influence, whilst by thus enlisting theta in re
support of our national institutions, we should the Die
his add to their stability and endurance."

,hroughout the i,-1"v
Your resolutioasil
ws, and I kave °V, Vr.
so doubt whatever tha,'
the best o!, the

Mr. Cardwell, Ar.P., wrote

74, Eaton-square, 26th Fc
Gentlemen,—l entertain these temperate op:
Mr. Turaer is so excellent an exponent; arid bot

-on private grounds would cordially join you in offi?ring
expre>sion of a teem. My engagements n.quire that I sincerPt,
in London on the 4th proximo, and I regret that I cannot .0
the invitation w:lich you have done me the honour to send
for that day.—l remain, gentlemen, yours very faithfullY,
EDWARD CARD,".„ l'
Mr. Thomas Bazley expressed his thanks for th that
tation, but added--' whilst I beg to assure you Ibis
entertain feelings of the greatest personal respect for ote
gentleman, and am cordially acting with him to Pr°llloll
the best interests of our constituents, it is not in the
power, I regret, consistently with my position cL,II
present occasion to be your guest." Hisses arid
followed the reading of the last sentence. I'4
Letters were also received from Mr. Glenfell%
Lord Hastingdon, Mr. J. Walton, and others, whic,"ived
secretary read. Some others had been also ree;gior
which the writers did not wish to be read, not coact-nee.
them, the secretary stated of sufficient ifuVr`4,ll:
Among these were letters from Col. Wilson Patten,' ~,ett.
Right Hon. M. T. Baines, Mr. Cross, M.P , 11,ah—ae,
M.P., Mr. Akroyd, M.P. and Mr. William 11.3t''°
Liverpool. have
The Chairman said: Gentlemen, two yearse then
elapsed—l think two years this very day—since th for
Prime Minister of England appealed to the 001; is
its verdict upon the decision which had been comet t
the House of Commons. The circumstances ill"- the
familiar to you all. You will not have forgottellAtes
eternal lorcha, the Arrow. You will not have fer,,g'toolic
the long, somewhat warm and angry debates Ivhicus• is
place in the House of Commons, nor the niin°„f"'ilist
which the Prime Minister found himself uP°';ii Aso
occasion. He appealed to the country—and you to
not have forgotten the answe which the country se.-ji the
that appeal—,hear, hear), an answer justifying
course which he took and, and the views which he enters'
nor will you have forgotten that the present admirili,i the
tion took credit to itself for the successful issniejh hss,
work which Lord Palmerston then began, and vine":o
been so satisfactorily accomplished for the
British commerce in the East. (Hear, hear, and
It was said, upon that occasion, that in a moment of rho
citement we, citizens of Manchester, at least thosejobil,
supported the return of Mr. J. A. Turner and .s,ireci
Potter, that, in a moment of excitement, we sacrlnct.
-judgment to the impulse of the moment. (Cries of riit
no.") It was said that we were unmindful of the gjo.,
achievements and the great services which had beealluris
formed by the two representatives of this city, so.)
enter
1 tallied
a period of some 12, 13, or 14 years. (5,.;),:00,t
•It was said that we forgot that they had been L. cow
champions of Free Trade. (No no.) It w`—things'
gentlemen, that we were unmindful' of all theseirileeoJ
but there was no foundation for such a charge. 0-ter a'
It is pefectly true that upon that occasion Manchei—t. her

what, I believe, she never did before--remove two
representatives and substituted in their places tic° °t ~n 1
At the same time, it is well known to all that forces o,`
years past previous to that election, the differenopinion between a great portion of the constitneocti 510
their representatives had been growing gr,earte-yo.st
greater. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers. 1.°,"„ 01;
previously this had been going on. It was in no ..-°lovw
of excitement that we acted. We strove believed
ourselves represented by those ‘. who we fbee
would give a just and fair expression to our ;;;g ,
(Hear, hear, k cheers.) And we strove also—for "1-alson-
and just that this should be named as one of licAcoiol:
from which resulted the return of Mr. John frel
Turner, and Sir John Potter—we strove I sal CIO('
ourselves from the influence of an organisatio°,.os6
the t(

cneers)—an organisation which, surviving - tea `,t
for which it was. originally established, attemP t
61;ea of
exercise an influence over and to prevent that
noblest of our privileges aseectors from being ace our
the free exercise of our choice, the indepeaj'ence
oil. to
opinions. (Great cheering.) Gentlemen,
mind the events which have passed, and the words/ jooli'
have been uttered since that time —when uncle°
surreolo to
at the friends by whom I am
and the multitude which fills this room. r call 00.!
no other conclusion. than that Manchester, aPl'der
occasion, did not act upon any idle impulse, or nfla cal°
excited emotions, but that it spoke the Words 0 is 00t.
matured, and sober judgment. (Cheers.) lt ,re
however, to speak of the past that we come glee
aroa
evening, we have to speak of the future. ~rad,fort:'
audience who listened to the ()Teat speech reach-L'
m t hear-
received with acclamations of great speech
the
no man could be truly interested, and have truly, at int;
the great question of reform, who did not °°
and accept the propoials .of the bill which .n sub'
when whcil
su • bmitte, to them.
m, Laughter.) Gentlemen' 0004
met that it . is idle to da that we aro ja