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the kingdom, had risen to 105,024,000/., so that the & walla?
value of that property had increased within the course of the
last eight years 10,000,0001.—(Hear, hear.) I confess when.
I saw those figures I was astounded. I think that the Bone
Gentleman who was good enough to second my nomination
said that this kingdom had made a -progress in wealth Of&
prosperity within the last ten years such as it had never
done before in a similar period. I quite agree with him, and.
I say advisedly, that accordiue to my apprehension and con-•
viction this country never made such a stride in wealth pros-
perity, happiness, and comfort os it has done within the last
ten years.—(Cheers.) But I must admit that there has been
one portion of her Majesty's subjects who have during that
time gone through a severe ordeal. Those undoubtedly are
the occupiers of land.—(Hear, hear.) Again I must remind
' you that I voted against the abolition of the corn-laws, be-
cause I was apprehensive that that suffering, and even worse
reduced,
would be gone through. But the worst is over, and I believe
that the occupiers of land, with their energies, with taxa-
thortmheduptoiesoono,and w
what theyill
becomeconsume reduced
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willn es
independent of other persons—of their landlords, and of the
manufacturing interest, as ever they were before.—( Hear,
hear.) That they will rise above all difficultiee 1 have not
the slightest doubt, and I beg and pray of thefts not to look
back, but to look forward, and not because
they have lost protection with regard to the corn, to believe
that they are ever to remain in the position of adversity in
which they have been. They are entitled undoubtedly'
to every consideration on the part of their landlords, who, I
have no doubn as a, body, will give them that considers,.
tien ; and I have also little doubt that, receiving that con-
sideration !rens their landlords, and alleviation from a
eduction of taxation, they will become as happy
and contented a part of the community as any one part of
her Majesty's subjectß. (Applause.) Therefore I assume
flat of protection we shall hear no more.--(Cbeers.) Let
whatever designation be used—cal! the people Free-traders,
or what you like-though I say the term "Free-traders" is
somewhat a misnomer, for it ought to be reducers of the
duties on taxed articles, but the r ame is not of much conse-
quence, provided we get the substance.— (Hear, hear.) I
have now dune with that part of the subject, and I shall
proceed to advert to the state of the population of the king-
dom. I have stated in my address that I wffi thoroughly
convinced that a larger sum of money ought to be granted
for the education of the children of the humbler classes.—
(Applause.) I hope that gentlemen who dissent from the
Church of England will not believe that I intend to say any-
thing disrespectful-t 4 them in advancing this opinion. I say
it because I believe that by the voluntary system the children
of the kingdom cannot be sufficiently educated.---(Applause,
and some disapprobation.) I state in my address that the first
duty of every individual is to see his child thoroughly and
religiously educated ; and certainly, from what I have seen
abroad and read of in France and other countries, I am con-
vinced that there is no real safety.for the monarchy under
which we have lived so long and so happily—that there is
no security for sustaining that monarchy, unless through
the rising population of this kingdom having their educa-
tion founded on strictly religious principles.—(Applause.)
It is that which will guide a man through life when grown
up, and by adopting this system you will be able to train
up a child in the way he should go.— (Applause.) I speak
now as a magistrate, and often have I lamented when I have
had to pass sentence on a boy of 14 years of age, who had.
actually been driven to acts of criminality because he had
not been better taught in his childhood.—(Hear.) There-
fore I ask those who may conscientiously dissent from
my particular views not to withhold their aid from a na-
tional effort to enable the whole children of the kingdom to
be religiously educated. I know they are with me in opi-
nion that the safety of the kingdom does depend on the
education of the children, and all I want is, that those
should not be left uneducated and untaught.—(Cheers.) If
all lam addressing here were uneducated—if you did not
know the value of the Bible—your duty to your God—l am
sure you would not observe at all times your duty to your
neighbours or to yourselves.—(Hear, hear.) It is this makes
me anxious that the system of education I have spoken of
should be persevered in—aye, with a most liberal hand— by
those who hold the purseatrings of the nation.—(Cheers.)
One word more, and I have done. It is in reference to the
Maynooth question, on which many of you hold strong opi-
nions.---(Hear, hear.) I have only to say that I voted
against that grant. I thought it was wrong in principle,
and I thought it would be inoperative in its effects. With
respect to the last point, I can form an opinion, and I am
sorry
to say I have been a true prophet.—( Hear, hear, and.
laughter.)h t lt has been inoperative. But the question is
w a is to be done the
deceive you. lam willing
having been made? I will not
ject before the Housewoi
t..ng to go into an inquiry on the sub-
self either to oppose or Commons; but I will not pledge my
self
be said on both sides uphold the grant until I hear what
sup-
port the Protestant institutions is
to
uphold and
intend no disrespect to the the kingdom.—(Cheers.)4l
members of the Roman Catholic
persuasion, but this I must say, that a d
Roman Catholic must always have principles good and sincere
with the principles and doctrines of a trueProtuesttav Protestant, and
therefore I have no right to expect that he will changen ;1.
• • les to accommodate himself to mine. I conside the
citadel citadel of the kingdom is Protestant, the Queen and her
Protestant subjects are within that Protestant citadel, and
there is no point for which I will fight harder or longer
than to uphold the Protestant institutions of the country_
—(Loud cheers.) I have served you, as I have said, for ten
years, and you have again elected me as your representa-
tive. In all human probability, this will be the last time
that I shall have the honour of addressing you as a candi-
date.—(Cries of " Nol") I shall act independently, as I
have hitherto done, as long as I am your representative. I
consider myself the representative of all. When you ap-
proach me on matters of business, I shall ask no questions as
to what sect you belong to, either with Ospect to religion or
politics.—(Applause.) I will do my best to West Riding of
Yorkshire.—(Loud cheers.)
The newly-elected Members were then
_girded with their
swords as knights for the West Riding. When Mr. Cobden
presented himself armed with this instrument of war, re-
peated jocose allusions to his " peace" doctrines occasioned
some little amusement.

Thanks having been voted to the Under-Sheriff, on tha
motion of Mr. COBDEN, seconded by Mr. B. DEinsoN,

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Sir (1.-We-,,,,,,,-kr.-.,...r-reveereety tatted for, stepped for.
~.... ay -end was received with cheers. He said he was afraid
that-he wttrOFit cif-order middresSing than; but as it was
so long since he had appeared on those hustings he
might he .perolitted is a-few:words to...congratulase-slown-un.
the -tritimpli-of those principles which they had so long ad-
vocated.—(Cheers.) In this riding of Yorkshire he little
expected to see the " orange" ana " blue " united in sup-
port of sound principles in such unaniunty.—(Applause.)
Thus truth must ever in the end prevail, and glad he was.
to hear, on the present occasion, no dissentient voice to dis-
turb their harmony. The West Riding had now sent two
Members to Parliament to represent one opinion, the opinion
of the Riding, that the food, the necessaries, and comforts of
the people, should not be stinted by any class legislation.—
(Loud cheers.) He congratulated them all on the result of
the present election, which would tell the Government, in
language not to be mistaken, that the people would not suffer
them to go back from that legislation which had proved so
calculated for the benefit of the masses.—(Loud cheers.)
Three cheers were then given for the Queen, and three more
for free trade.
At the conclusion of the proceedings Mr. Cobden and a
large party sat down to a cold collation at the Corn Ex-
change, Sir Charles Wood presiding. Mr. Denison and a
number of his supporters dined at the Strafford Arms.

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