The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-08 00:00:00

SHEFFIELD.

The nomination took place at three olclock on Tues-
day, at the Corn Exchange, there being from 14,000 to
15,000 electors and non-electors present. The candidates
were—Mr. Parker, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Hadfield, and Mr.
W. Overend.
Mr. PARKER addressed the elcctors, and said that he
had supported a free trade throughout the realm before
Mr. Cobden was in Parliament. He had sat up many
nights, and laboured many days, before it was attained.
Having been a Reformer all his life, ho should continue
a Reformer. He was a friend to progress and to edu-
cation.

Mr. ROEBUCK said—l want to know why we are here

o-n.g aThe reason is this, that Lord berby and his
friends have got into power by false pretences. They
pretended to be anti-Free-traders, in favour of the impo-
sition of the corn-laws, an
i ht•
dagainst the free-trade doe-
trines of the late Sir Robe
pretence, they got into Pow.,etr. Peel. That being their
They want to retain
power. You are here becaue
Robert
becaus© Lord Darby wants to
do away with free trade. You have a right to ask
%Peat my opinions are. I wilt tell you them. For the
Government at home the widest liberty, civil and
religious. I want to see the people trusted, because
in them I have faith. I want our celonies to be
trusted, because in them I have faith. In our foreign
peace—peace by showing that we
are not afraid
relations, lam 4or 1; would not crawl to any
of anybody
Luman being nor to any
%, nation. We are England—
deminant, great, powerful, and we must maintain our These are my principles.
I want you to have power and I
position all the world over- T
want you to be educated.
__
wish to
ask
why I
These being my opinions, you may
um by the side of a Whig, and not by the side of ii
have had a Radical
Radical? I should have liked to
along with me. First and foremost, I want you to re-
turn two Liberals to Parliament. There was upon a
time that harmless animal celled a roebuck, and he was
trotting along as he thought, in the path of duty, when
1111 on a sudden he heard a cry of hounds upon his
haunches, fierce, and loud, and terrifying. They wanted
to hound him off They wanted to catch him and tear
him to pieces. The day went on, and there was a bright
fairy who told this flock of hounds;that they wore on the
wrong scent; that the roebuck would beat them. And
ail of a sudden these hounds were changed into Roebucks.
I 'vat" to know if that allegory does not illustrate the
facts up to the present time? Let there be no mistake. I
Le, those who call themselves my friends to-day prove
themselves my friends to-morrow; and that the
be
no misunderstan re may
ding , I will tell you what I think
you ought to do. It • '
may be a thing very vain to say,
hat I hope you will not for,'
,„et to vote tor me. It ia all
very well to call out " Hadfield and Hoebucl-," hut to-
ra,,rrow the vote must ha for Roebuck.--
hope* Cheers.) I
there may be no mistake • d(
nr:ghtly as the sue shines now, yo,uarn that to-morrow,
bebriht:
that there may lel no mistake in whatunTialyve saidgand
what you have done, and that one may coincide with
the other. I appeal to my past life...-I appeal to my
opinions as expressed ofteu te You, Rad I confidently 6a
-v..
I hope to-morrow you will vote for ais.
Ge tlemen, e
have done.—(Leud and repew,ocl cheering.) n
Mr. HADFIELD said that, his principles were the saran
ai those of the.great bod of the electors, and he
bad received from them writsel andt ueeeitten Pledges
far exceeding the
majority . t e elvetora on the
: Ho stood there in favour of Parliamen-
register.
fury ref)ra3,
which was the great question of th
Financial R.,forcner, and th °
del-
efriend
of Pace.
Ile was a
He went into an elaboration of statistics'
with the design of proving the unequal distribution of
•e
franchise with reference to the whole pope.
the elective
that parties is the House of Commons
lati'm. prytsavi'balanced under the present system, which
were 50 -.--1- tation of the people of England, that
WI
not the representation
affairs of this country could nut go on long upon then
b
eople of England.—
of t k-3 • -
present censtituency
(Cheers.) He had sixpoints of a charter. N.), 1, the
seffrage; No. 2 the ballot;
No. 3, no property quslifi-
,
eition for Members of Parliament; No. 4, revision of
the electoral districts, so that propertyand people may
~ Parliaments;
ba represented; No. 5,
ellections. the shortening 0
and No. 6, a better mode of conducineT
yells,
Mr. OVEREND then sp Conserve-
oks amid shouts, lsnd
e
greens. He said he was there because the , _
tive voice of Sheffield had never yet been heard in
Par-
liament, and a large body of . the constituency thought
the time had arrived when it ought to be so heard.
Ho stood there as the supporter of no Government.
lle believed the people ho addressed to be
the happiest, the freest, the noblest people on the face
of the earth by reason of our valuable institutions.
And ho wanted to preserve them intact, fitting them to
the exigencies and requirements of the times. He would
never be a party to throwing the balance of power en-
tirely into the hands of one class. He was as good a
Free-trader as Mr. Hadfield, and would carry out the
principles of free trade into every branch, not Only of
, Geeernment, but of the country. In religion he would
I give the most perfect tolerce. He sheuld be very glad
to sea the grant withdrawann from Maynooth.
The show of hands was declared in favour of Mr. John
Arthur Roebuck and Mr. George Hadfield, and a poll
was demended for Messrs. Overend and Parker.
The polling took place yesterday, and the numbers at
theecloeing, of the poll were
. ,
Hadfield ...
Parker .
Overend

... 1,553
... 1,240
... 1,039
... 1,030