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every side. The procession, on its return, had to pass
the Seven Stars, the hotel of the Blues, in order to reach
the Seymour Hotel, in Bridge-town, on the opposite side
of the river. Close by the Seven Stars is an opening
known as Mill-lane, and from the bottom of this lane a
miscreant named Beer, a chimney-sweeper, threw a
bottle of vitriol at a purple silk flag, bearing Mr. Mills's
name and the words " Free Trade Triumphant." Un-
fortunately, in addition to destroying a very handsome
banner, some of the contents fell ,on the spectators and on
some of the persons in the procession. A young man, an as-
sistant to a chemist, was burnt on the whole of one side of
his face, and a child named Ash 1439 so much injured that
it is supposed the sight of one eye will be lost. A second
bottle of vitriol was thrown at the procession almost
simultaneously, by a person unknown, from either a
house or spot near the bridge. The contents made sad
havoc with the dresses of the ladies, and of several men,
but fortunately did not increase to any terrible extent
the injuries above mentioned. The procession having
crossed the bridge and escorted Mr. Mills to the Sey-
mour Hotel, returned to the Seven Stars, and, under the
impression that the vitriol was thrown from one of the
windows, commenced an attack upon the house, smash-
ing the windows, and endeavouring to force the doors,
which had been opportunely closed. A gentleman
unconnected with either p srty, who was staying
at the Seven Stars, jumped out of one of the
win,levvs, which was very near the ground, and tried to
pacify the men, who were greatly irritated by the abomi-
nable acts just described. Finding his efforts useless he
proceeded at once to the Seymour tlotel, and called upon
Mr. Mills to come to the scene of riot and prevent fur-
ther mischief. That gentleman was about to do so when
his agent dissuaded him from it en the ground of per-
sonal danger to the Hon. Gentleman. The agent, how-
ever, returned with the person who had come from the
Seven Stars, and was just in time to intercept some
twenty or thirty stout fellows, who were pursuing a
phaeton, containing a lady, which was being driven with
great rapidity across the bridge. At that moment a
gentleman, who evidently belonged to the carriage, was
beset in his attempts to make good the escape of the
lady, and stones were being thrown in considerable
numbers. They had come over from Torquay, not
thinking of the election, to view the beautiful scenery of
the Dart; and, therefore, the attack on them was
prompted by the simple fact that their carriage drove
out of the Seven Stars yard. Mr. Mills' agent mixed
amongst the crowd, and succeeded in preventing any
further breach of the peace. The Blue party at the
Seven Stars came out, and repudiated countenancing or
knowing anything of the vitriol being thrown. That,
however excellent in putting a stop to further mischief,
could not recal the injuries inflicted. and the matter will
be the subject of magisterial inquiry, as warrants are
raissuedan, for
suspectedthe apprehensionthrownof the
theman bottle Beer
secondan d ao
vitriol. The night passed off very quietly.

savings the people were enabled to make. He would
now make those three tests. He contended that the
state of pauperism and crime were diminished by the
policy of 1842, but not by the policy of 1846. The
savings of the people were much larger under the former
policy, and had fallen off under the latter policy.—
(Hear, hear.) That there might be no mistake about
this he had taken down the figures. The poor-rates in
1845 were 6,791,0061. That was the year before the
repeal of the corn-laws, and it was much about the same
in the years 1843 and 1844, or two years after the new
tariff of 1842. Now what had been the poor-rate since
the corn-lawn had been repealed, or during the years
1847, 1848, and 1849? It was, as he had said,
6,791,0061. in 1845; in 1847 it was 6,964,821/.; in 1848
it was 7,817,4301.; and in 1849, 7,694,146/. Contrast
the figures and then they would be enabled to tell whe-
ther the improved condition of the country arose from
the one-aided policy of 1816, or the policy of 1842. The
next thing was the state of crime, and he owned ho was
astonished when he looked at those returns. He would
take the three years following the policy of 1842, and
the three years following the policy of 1846. Now, crime
increased in the country up to the year 1842. From
1812 to 1845, for the first time in the history of this
coutory, crone, b sth in commitments and in convictions,
was materially diminished. In 1813 the commitments
were 29,591 ; in 1844, 26,542 ; and in 1845, 24,303.
Now, since the policy of 1846, which was to give to the
country correspondir g advantages, and when they otL,,ht
to have expPcte:dacdi,miniurnatioennt(sAwcerirme
crime
28,833 ;
in
Is fi4oBll,
that, in 1847, he commitments
30,319; and in 1849, 27.816. He thought he had shown
that it was only an act of justice, the advantages having
been taken away, that the agriculturists should also have
the burdens to which they were exposed also taken away.
they would
He thought as an act of
act
of
gorfeaptoelricytb,
etnhebaemfeorue,ntantdo bweeuraldiseedleforomimlpnendde
of the community were not subjected to, because as a.n,
policy that the land ought not
to be left with any burden upon it which other classes
wtoeulaa
(Applause.) The
great extent the labour, the industry, and the prospe-
rity of the people.—
this was not by the re-imposition of duties, but rather
that it should be thought advisable to re-adjust the
taxation of the country so as to make it more ildl
one, hut, not, he hoped, entirely unirn
and even.—(Applause.) The second subject on which
he had to give them some account was a much shorter Four
the intimation of their
months ago he was in that hall to receive from the elec-
tors.s
way to remedy
opinion whether they
acceptance of office was approved of, and
1 en
had that confidence in him which he had previsy
and
joyed. They we, e pleased to return him thorn,
Whig
when he got back to London he found that thet
as
tpoorwta
but
had felien to pieces, because his own
Government was not turned out by
hittsupporterspar party, but
He
njther hi
found
support it no longer. (Loud cheers.)
arrayed against
that a determined opposition was erra-was to take
them—that a new organisation of p
place—that every ner.e was to strainedbe Conservative made to cause the downfall of the the Whig
Govern-
ment; that independent of the business
whichavuured to pro-
Government bad left undone the
endeavoured
idea of any
mote a dissolution, and they ridiculede Derby Govern-
efficient legislation on the part of th
s and effort
folly for them to
ment. They said to them that it
vias
had among them
attempt it; but, thank Heaven, they
as gallant and high-minded a statesman
as ever adorned
Ile told them
the annals of this county Cheers.)
h
when the threat was hold out to te
0 Government
that there was all the private business of the country
to get through; and he reminded
eti'em that there
r the were measures measures necessary to be Pass-el- „hfor
e purposes
tection of the country, and for os -
of useful legislation. Lord Derby
them whether they would carry
that if they
appealed
to
a mere
party warfare, and be bold)
avowed th
would not desist, that no difficulties, no mortification,
al j should induce him to recommend her -osty to a"
d
dis-
solve Parliament until he had attended to and provided
) And what has
committed to his charge.—(Applausev
r the first time
for all the great and important interests which were
been the result? The result was that .or
in the annals of history, every single measure
which the
Government had introduced had been passed into law.
189 private Bills had also become the law of the land,
them would
and the advantages which had resulted
from
attended to
have been postponed if the Government
had
the advice of their political opponents. But that was
of the
not all. They had provided for the
invasionetate
of
country, so as to be at any rate in such a
se-
curity as to be prepared for any the law and
also improved, to an unprecedented extent,
procedure in
equity of this country.—(Applause.) `rho
les-
sened, and he hoped they would no longer be such a
surprise. They had
reproach as they had hitherto been.
been doze mainly because they had at their head o
the most remarkable lawyers that ever lived—a man
station
who, be it remembered, had risen from the lowest
to that magnificent height to which ho had now at•
—(Cheers.) Thinsehaedt
tained solely and entirely by his own industry and
abilities. The Government, too, had materially centri-
buted towards the sanitary improvement of the metro-
polis. They had given the metropolis a better and purer
supply of water, such as the inhabitants had never had
bmore. In addition to this they had passed other acts,
amounting, he believed, to 88 in number. The ministry
bad been accused of incompetence and inexperience; but
in the face of an opposition which had boon divided
against the Government upwards of 100 times, they had
been beaten, he believed, only on three occasions.—
(Cheers.) He knew that it had been stated that that
success was owing to the forbearance of their opponents.
Forbearance, indeed! Why, their opponents never lost
a single opportunity of taking all the advantage of them
they could. The real truck was, that instead of that
success being derived from the forbearance of their
opponents, it had been arrived at in spite of their oppo-
sition, and because the measures had such intrinsic
merits in themselves that they were not open
to objection or opposition.—(Cheers.) He had now
rendered his account of the pest. lie had detailed
to them some of the entries of that account. He had
struck a balance and he asked them if they would not
pass ie es audited and approved, and whether it was
discreditable either to the party or to the Government
to which he had the honour to belong?—(Applause.)
Ho would now take up a more difficult theme, and say a
few words with respect to the future. The future to
them all was a matter of uncertainty, and in speaking of
the future there was a certain amount of peril. But be,
thought they could avoid that peril if they did not speak
too confidently or promise too much. He did not in-
tend to boast at a time like this, when the general elec-
tions were going on, and when tha voice of the country
wee being appealed to, and when it was to the interest
of all that they should uuderstand each other so as to
ascertain whether the Government possessed the confi-
dence of the country or r: en The best way of judging
of the policy of a government or of a party was by re-
ference to the men who produced that policy, and not to
the measures they undertook to propose. Tha free
promise of measures might be defective; but the
mind, the character, the conduct of men were
open to them all, and they could judge pretty
well by the conduct and character of men as
to their future policy in reference to the affairs
which would be brought under their notice.—(hear,
hear.) Men, not measures, said they; men, not mea-
sures, said he.—(Applause.) The Right Hon. Gentle-
man then took a comprehensive view of the relative po-
litions of parties. In the late Parliament, he said, there
were four distinct parties, and ho had no doubt there
woeid be the same number in the next. There wore the
followers of the late Sir Robert Peel; the Whigs, under
the leadership of Lord John Russell; the ultra-Liberal,
or movement party; and a great body of Conservatives,
who supported Lord Derby. Of the first of these par•
ties, the followers of Sir Robert Peel unquestionably
were men of great power and ability—(Hear, hear)—but
their numerical strength was trifling and insignificant.
They would, no doubt, have great weight with the
Legislature. They would either have to unite them-
selves with the Conservative party, or they would be led,
from motives of ambitionettti join the Whigs, although
ho did not think there was much fellow-feeling ex-
isting between them. If they did, the former Govern-
ment would gain considerable weight and importance by
that connexion, but they would add another page to the
history of too inconsistencies of public men. The next
party to which ho had adverted were the Whigs, at the
head of which was Lord John Russell, than whom no one
had obtained a more lasting reputation as a state.mion,
and whose constitutional knowled,e, manly eloquence,
power of debate, courage. and noble bearing, had won
for him the admiration of his friends and the respect of
his opponents,—(Cheers.) But in thus frankly speaking
of his Lordship ho thought he had lately made two
that he consented, without
mistakes—one when in office, and the other when he
n the great queetionmf Parliamentary
just cause, to re-op
the re-open
that he had joined himself to
reform; and ee
him further than the safety of
who would carry. .
a party
had quitted it. The first was
justify, tor Lord John Russell had
institutions would
of Parliamentary re-
form,recently stated that the subject
the country and the iutegrity and maintenance of our
the greenest possible care. Tho third party were
doubt they
when once settled, ought to be re-opened with
the ultra-Liberal or movement party. No ,y
in-
fluential party ill the Legislature, but he doubted whether
were men of great energy and ability, and formed an
thriir influence was of that kind which was likely to in-
spire confidence in the people of this country. The
supporters fourth party were the • pporters and followers of Lord
Derby; and the best way, perhaps, to describe that
party would be by contrasting them with the opinions of
the other parties. The Right lion. Gentleman then in
general terms adverted to
the questions of free trade,
the maintenance of our present institutions, and the
questiva of the further extension of the franchise, In
respect to the first question, as he had already stated,
he thought all classes of the community had a right to
be put ou a fair footing
of eq ualit In reference to the y
maintenance of their present institutions, they had been
menaced with danger from two groat quarters; they
.
had been menaced from without, and they had been
menaced from within. While he was opposed
to those attacks, ho would maintain for the ut-
most and fullest toleration; but in doing so, if any one
under that plea, interfered or encroached upon the pre-
roe,
he Crown, or the law of the land, or the
rights of
'reit.° of t
the people, his answer would be, that such a
within, ho would speak of that with a degree
attack from
of this country gave
The establishments
toleration could not be endured. With regard to the
but it could not
of hesitation.
give
ilviebetrbtayt
of action to any any
itsmembers;sing ularities of
duce disputes or lead to division.
kind which might pro
its members within its
He would endeavour to keep all
ein harmony and peace. He
pale, so that they should b
olfibaecrttiyon to all.
Passed to the subject and ho would do al he could to
of sacred truth,
Might Hon. Gentleman next
strengthen them. Tho een
believed that their establishments were greatl deposito-
riesHe was strongly op-
posed to any organic chat-ores,
" d would do all he
practical grievances and abuses, an
but organic changes
could to improve their institutiota,
he would of reform.
however, if the
strongly resist. Ho believed, . ,
new atualp,amatiou of party was carried into effect

they would have a groat organic change. That was
the reason why he would not, or could not, give in his
adhesion to the further extension of reform. In con-
clusion, Mr, Walpole said the Government was now
standing at the bar of public opinion. The elections ?in.()
taking place thoughout the length and breadth of the
land. The voice of the country was now being appealed
to, and it was not for the Government to say what the
verdict of the country would be. There was no doubt
they would await that verdict with some anxiety; but,
at all events, they should bow to their decision with per-
fect submission. If the elections ended by the country
telling them that the confidence of the country was not
to be given to the Government, he believed that most of
those forming the Government would relinquish the
duties and responsibilities of their office with submission;
but if confidence was to be given to them, which he was
inclined to think, from the manner in which he had been
received that day, would be the case, then there were no
efforts which they would not make to maintain and up-
hold the dignity of the Queen.—(Loud cheers.)
After passing a vote of th.inks to the High Bailiff, the.
meeting dispersed.

._: ~.
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INVERNESS BURGHS.
The nomination to,il-; place on Thursday. The only
candidate was the late Member, l'Ar. A. Matheson who
ms. 4 therefore again elected. ,

Mr. MATHE iON, in returning thanks, said—My votes
in h 3
an
bi'3ultoiln:aarlriialloabiT•nt it will b,) my en-
(l(rIe: on the Bide of pro-
g (An Elector—
" What of Alaynooth?") lam opposed to the grant of
Maynooth, and pledge myself to Oppose it, from a con-
viction of i!s bad character. I behave we aro about to
ontnr on ono of the most momentous sessions that has
occurred in the annals of public history. We shall bo
called on to affirm or reverse that great freo.trade
policy which has been already attended with go much
good to the country. All my commercial experience has
tended to make me a Free-trader—(Cheers)—and it
shall be my study to uphold that system under which
we are now so happily placed by every means in my
power. I shall do my utmost also to maintain inviolate
the Protestant institutions of our land; to promote the
extension of Scriptural education, and the cause of legal
and Parliamentary reform. Every practical measure of
economy and reduction of taxation, as well as its equal
distribution on all classes, will have my cordial support,
and I shall also rejoice to encourage national interven-
tion on the ground of peace.--(Cheers.)

vandild e
relection
hfoarr
atehliys, borougthehv
et osoakt
WOLVERHAMPTON.
d
meTnahhoernso, mmiensastriso.n
duly elected to represent the
place yesterday, and resulted in the return
old
andfor tmher.hTorhoaninghassiTnheenrlnBe3lys.
The MAYOR declared the Hon. Charles P. Villiers
burgesses of Wolverhampton in Parliament.
Mr. VILLIERS advanced to the front of the hustings
immediately, and was received with much cheering* He
said, by the declaration of your worthy
mayor, I am
again your representative in Parliament. I should,
under any circumstances, be gratified at that announce-
ment, but I am especially so for the very handsome way
in which the compliment has been conferred.—(Cheers )
For I consider that for a public man to obtain a seat in
Parliament in the honourable manner in which you
have again and again elected me is one of the
greatest distinctions that can bs offered to any one in
this country.—(Cheers.) Here there is not, neither
has there ever been coercion or corruption—my con-
nexion with you is a very different kind of thing to that
which takes place elsewhere; whilst, indepedently re-
turned and representing you as independent men,
we know that you desire that we do that which we
believe will best conduce to the interest and prosperity
of the community at large—(Cheers.) The town of
Wolverhampton is a credit to the representation in this
county.—(hear, hear.) When I first appeared here
you were fresh from the struggle to obtain a share in
the representation in the Commons House of Parliament.
You have obtained it, and you have shown that you
know how to use it.—(Cheers.) You gave somewhat of
a contradiction to those great folk who said that the
efforts you made to secure a share in the power of re-
turning Members to Parliament was for the purpose only
of " pulling down." You have shown that it was for
the purpose of
preserving and perpetuating all that was
good in what is called the constitution.—(Cheers.) You
know that in the old House of Commons they did what
people were in the habit of doing when they have the
chance—they helped themselves.—(Hear, hear, and
laughter.) When I first went into the House of
Commons the conduct of it was disgusting. You
might aAaek the Crown—the Constitution—anything
you liked—eve., the bench of bishops—anything you
liked, so that you did not mention free trade. If
you did, then the row begsn.—(Laughter) Then you
were declared to be a bad subject, a ropublicsn, a level-
ler, and indeed all aorta of hard things.—(Renewed
laughter.) You had to endure the advice of all kinds of
friends, who said, "Don't meddle with that question
(meaning free trade); if you meddle with it you will
never get on in life—you will ruin yourself." Now, I
was glad to hear that sort of thing, for it determined rats
to persevere.—(Cbeers.) It was anything but pleasant
work at that time, I assure you.—(Hear, hear.) I re-
member my old friend, Mr. Fryer, your first Member,
said to me the first time I came here, " Have you the
courage to go on—to persevere, year after year, and not
only to do that, but to move for unconditional repeal?"
—(Cheers.) I replied that I knew a great sacrifice was
required, but that I knew the thing was right in princi-
ple-, and I would try.—(Cheers.) And I did so.—
(Hear, hear.) For the first six years, gentlemen, after
that time, our friends, as they were called, were in
power, but they did not try any means like this question
of free trade.—(Hear, hear.) Lord Melbourne said it
was madness to talk of such a thing, and other mem-
bers of his party said it was a mischievous principle to
advoeste.—elfear.) Well, gentlemen, I kept my pro-
mise to your old friend—that genuine Free-t revie:74r-
Fryer. For years I struggled, annuallittOitlidiheWais
in succession I moved for a repeal of those laws un-
successfully ; but look at the result; can you appreciate
my satisfaction and my gladness of heart—l, who strug-
gled so long and so unsuccessfully in the face of such
bitter opposition awl such lukewarm support? No, gen-
tlemen, none can appreciate or enter into the satisfaction
and not all the places nor all the
I feel unless they had gone through that struggle under
have obtained would have induced
usi(PevillOirltfl'ocgri:.e:guolaltsmhtliaigntchewtsh;ich I enjoy.— (Cheers.) Why,
gentlemen, at last the whole country has come round to
the views you entertained at tho time you first elected
me.—(Hear, hear.) Look at the state of the country
new, and cast your mind back to what it was in 1842
that most horrible year of suffering.—(Hear, hear.)
full; hospitals full; the road-sides all occu-
Yon witnessed it hero, gentlemen. Poor-houses full;
school-houses deserted; the workshops
Aye, gentlemen, the suffering and the desti-
tution was such that the honest artisan had not even
the decent apparel to appear in the house of prayer.—
cietaie) There had been three bad harvests, and you
had given notice to all countries now to grow food for
empty.
prisonspied;
n p ty.
you, But that sad year helped us to victory; it con-
vertdd Sir Robert Peel. That great man looked on the
sad events and the misery of that year, and he said,
There must be no more years of famine in England."
In 1846 there was famine again in the land, and then
Sir Robert Peel surrendered the garrison. If ho ever
had thought that the principles of protection ought to
be maintained, he now give it up at once.— (Hear, hear.)
There was only 0110 man in his Cabinet who dissented;
that man, gentlemen, was the Earl of Derby.—(Hoar.)
But was not in a very responsible office then; he is
now, h
ande very anxious, I have no doubt, that the prin-
ciplea prosperity under protection; why, in 1842,
the of protection should be given up.—(Cheers.) Talk
nomore of
value of our manufacturing products
exported was forty-six millions, last year the
vahlue
was seventy-four millions, and our imports
have increased in like proportion.—(Hear, hear.)
A
but, say the Derbyites, the increase of
pauperism is frightful.—(Laughter.) Well, gentlemen,
1834 the poor-rates amounted to Bs. 6d. in the pound;
of
last year it was only ss. 4cl.—(flear, hear.) Last year
the n
17,000 less than in 1834, though the popula-
tion has increased two millions.—(Hear, hear.) Why it
i k above number
flying
the face of heaven to say that prosperity
waslt
eur a e able-bodied paupers applying for relief
does not exist when wo see it every day. And now what
is all this turmoil in the country about? Why simply
that the constituencies of England may say whether they
will go back to that blessed year 1842, and to the sys-
tem then in force.—([lsar,hear.) Was there ever such
an absurdity? It's like asking a man who had been
ling ill whether he was tired of improved health.—
(Cheers and laughter.) You know, gentlemen, that as
eoon as the Derby Administration came into office I
put a certain motion relative to free trade on the paper.
Well, I didn't go on with it, because it was at once
acknowledged that the Parliament was in a ma-
jority for free trade, and now you know Lord
Derby has what is called "gone to the country" on the
question. Lord Derby . would do well to consult the
ask them what is the state of the cupboard. I think
women of England on this question—(Hear, hear)---to
there is little doubt of the reply. A Noble Lord (Lord
Maidstone) recently a candidate for the borough of
Newark, went down there, and I believe the honest
women there threatened to scratch his Lordship's eyes
out unless his Lordship was a Free-trader.—(Laughter.)
Lord Maidstone is
said to have gone back to Lord
Derby, and advised him to give up Protection. And
the Party have rather now modified the thing; they say
its not protection they want; but " the Constitution."—
(Roars of laughter.) But they won't admit that pro-
teciion is dead, though if I were a Protectionist I should
think it was; therefore the best thing for us is to look
out lest it should wake up again, all alive. Now, Lord
Derby and his friends say, we do not want to tax your
bread, only let us keep in office. In this, gentlemen,
he resembles the mouse, who, saying to you, let me go
into your cupboard, I won't touch the bread, says
nothing about the cheese and butter.—(Hear, hear.)
They don't, you see, give up the principle; but they
talk instead of revision of taxation—though I don't
know exaot I
what they mean by that phrase; and
about compensation to the landowners, and equalising of
their burdens, and that sort of thing. Now, if
anybody
is entitled to compensation, it is the hard-working man,
who ought to have had the blessings and benefits arising
from free trade long before ho got it.—(hear, hear.)
But these phrases that I don't understand. You
know Mr. Disraeli is a very clover man indeed, and
perhaps he knows how to shuffle the pack so as to turn
up trumps for the landowners.--(Hear, hear.) Now,
the only revision of taxes I know of that is required is
to carry free trade still further—(Cheers)—for the more
inerkets yon open the better off will the man be who
lives by his labour.—(Cheers.) I am told that I
only players ono string—(lleac, hear, and laughter)—
that may
be so, and that is hecau.° it seems to me that
the tune I play is the only one worth listening to.—
(near.) The domestic comforts of the people should of
all things be the first care of every Government; great
people talk fur them about education and the epiritua

MIDHURST.
. WALPOLE, took
the esteray.
Home Secretary, who was pro-
posed
istb(yhilalvri.egT.hAee.a
Davis,Da
declared and seconded
returned)slecondedby said,M r.H
thatasler
whether in office or out of officee he assured them he
would do the best he could to serve
seven years since they first
Queen.—((;beers) This the
interest
ofthe
was the fourth time withinengaged him to serve as
their representative in Parliament, and he felt hound
to give them an account of his stewardship, and also
what they might expect of him in future. His friend,
Mr. Hollist, told them just now that the only point on
which in his address he had not been so specific ao he
(Mr. 'Jolliet) could have wished, was that which had
been called, erroneously, he though',, the free-trade sys-
tem. It had not been his habit, and never should be, to
reserve from his constituents his honest opinions.—
/Cheers.) It they agreed with him ho should expect
their support; but if they did not agree with him, he
was cure they would not entertain any hostile feeling to.
wards him in that respect. During the seven years that
he had had the honour of being their representative it
took them back to a most important period. Seven years
ago, in 1846, was first commenced the new system which
had agitated the country from that time to this. In the
year 1546 he was sent by them to Parliament, when the
Conservative party was completely broken up by the
conduct of those who had originally formed it, when the
principles Welch had brought that party into power
were abandoned and given up by all its leaders, only ex-
ceptine one, and that one was at the present time the
head of her Majesty's Government—(Cheers)—the one
faithful only among the faithless who had adhered to
the policy that had brought them into power, and which
had driven the Whigs from office in 184l.—(Cheers.)
The Conservative party being broken up, to whom
could he look, or in whom could he trust? All confi-
dence in public men had been broken, and any person
who was then sent to Parliament, for the first time,
could do nothing but examine for himself and judge for
himself, which lino of policy was the best for the
country, or which line of policy, upon the whole, it
would bo his duty to follow. There were two
policies prominently brought before them on that
occasion. There was the policy of 1842, sup-
ported by the whole Conservative party, and the
policy of 1846, which was supported by only a portion
of it. He pointed to that act because he tnought that
the main distinction between those two polices had
never been properly or sufficiently adverted to. That
policy was founded on commercial freedom. It was at
that time admitted and argued that commercial freedom
ought to be the principle upon which this country should
be governed, so far, at least, as they could have that
freedom in a highly taxed, highly cultivated, and in a
highly artificial state of society. Now, it was not so easy
a thing, iu such a state of society, to have abstractedly
tree trade, but they had to consider the application of
that eystem in reference to all the interests which were,
or which might be, effected by it. Now, by the policy
of 1542 there was a main and broad distinction between
~hat policy and the policy of 1816. By the policy of
1842 all prohibitory duties were entirely taken away.
By that policy, however small, duties were kept upon
all articles of import, particularly for the purpose of
realising therefrom the 1 trgest amount of public revenue,
and particularly far the purpose of protecting those
trades which made, and were instrumental in snaking
those articles, the duties on which were necessarily va-
rying duties, and they were regulated in amount in re-
ference to the points to which ho bad adverted. There
were duties of 5 per cent. on all articles of raw material;
there was a duty of 12 per cent. on :ill materials that were
partially manufactured; and there was a duty of 20 per
cent. on all manufactures that were completely made up.
That was the policy of 1842; but what was the policy of
1846? The greater portion of articles, the duties on
w n
vidaally, but very large in the aggregate, amounted, he
hich unquestionably were very small when take
indie
thought, to 1,250,0001. These were entirely taken away
without, he thought, any corresponding advantage to the
consumers of this country; but a general ad valorem
duty was put upon all articles of produce, whether they
were completely or only partially manufactured; while
those articles which arose from the produce of the land
had all the deities taken from them, while the corres-
ponding burdens affecting the soil were left upon the soil
and those who were immediately in the occupation or
cultivation of them. Tnat ho believed to be a perfect
account and just description of the policy established in
1851, and that introduced in 1846. That was the infe-
rence to be obviously drawn from it; and if he was right
in his description, the former policy was an equal, just,
and fqiiitable policy;
it put upon all the same burdens,
anti gave all the same advantages. The policy of 1846
was a one-sided policy; because, in point of fact, it did
not pat upon Eli the same burdens. It put greater bur-
dens upon
the
teheeerse f
answer to be given to his friend (Mr.
.‘,„l, w
,ihn reference to the mode in which they were to
',.ivisihedi to thatrnak question which was called free trade, he
equal to the whe(
or burden 7 cne other remark. The local taxation,
3 which were left upon land amounted, he
had taken awl, °f thought, to Whirl 15,000,0001. a year, a sum that was
eof the revenue of Russia. Now, they
dens to which it
son required that sorer,:
Ywea; bat had not taken away the bur-
the land hat'dw:t,
jothedadvantage of the high duty which
land for the burdensaw Surely justice and rep,-
Tsieda.lent should be given to the
away were still lett open when
which were required as an ti.th''
they had taken
Those were not his own corresponding advantages
en
.equivaleut for those burdens.
out by the hi hest authoritiesnions atone;
bear upon such a sehjec. aed which could be brought to
upon the facts to which he (lir
man than Mr. n'Oullocii Itthey woe© borne
wasar"hrT them by no loss a
that before this country admitted Walpole) had adverted,
from abroad we werea free
conviction, founded
imeopronriaatwionyoouf
) Ibeund to equalise
It sane this conic-
t; ll articles
a single
taxation at home.—(Loud cheers.
malt-tax
the
1 tion which compelled Sir James
hatif-ally, "that if you ono© repeal the°an to Ray stn.
ablesi
rt to
James
Graham the
ha d
P 4 ' '
will „ not
ilboew,
year.
h but be had not lent a hand •
corn-14w3, in alleviating the
arising from the malt tax. It was
burdens
con-
viction also which in a ed Mr. Gladst' li'
a highly ho-
nourable, independent man, and one of t'
the first pro-
moters,
he believed he might say one of the ablest ad-
vocates, o_ the ? • free-trade system, to support Mr.
' motions for relieving torsion
Disraeli in one of his from lima
'rig away from tt a pof
cultural distress, by taki
the pressure which arose
trona the payment of the poor
rate. But, he would 23k, had that relief been given?
the payment of the
Did not the p re arising from
ressa .
was, before that woe
poor-rate remain entirely where it
don supported by Mr.
was made b Mr. Disraeli and
Gladstone?—(Applause.) Bat ho had yet higher au-
thority to peed", It was the like convictions which in-
duced
Adain Smith to that there were certain
causes to evil in supportingsay
full development of the
principles of free t - a Now he would
just point out how r!seie in foreign produce.
those • -down byAdam
Smith had been gtossi principles as laid
of
the
present day. The late Sir violated by statesmen
when
he took off all the advantages
Peel violated them first
a protective duty aea
which the land enjoyed by
which pressed upon it. without The alleviating the burdens
J. Russell, in the second Government of Lord
place, had ' they repealed the navig .e , violated them when
Eaton laws v‘•
other nations should enter into a
, without requiring that
(Cheers.) He would ask them whethernel
tied reciprocity.—
fair answer to the observations he had there was any
said that the condition of the people
wmaade. It may be
ame-
liorated; that every class in the country,s greedy
owners and occupiers of the soil, have benefited
the
and every class in the country could not but be ted
byit,
by the system, benefited
until at last the owners and occupiers
the soil itself must participate in the commonp el
city. That unquestionably was a striking way ecfi-ro.
put-
ting it. He admitted what they said, and he believedowould be perfectly true and just as an inference, if' they
had had certainly inquired whether those bonefite had been
derived from the policy of 1822, or whether they had
sprung from the policy of 1846. There were two or
three teats ho would apply to this subject, and which
he trusted the country would never forget. The best
test to judge of the conditiou of die people, and the way
in which thal condition was improved, was the state of
pauperia3, the extuat; of crime, and the amount of

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TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY
_EVENING, JULY 10,

comforts of the people, but let them but enact such laws
as shall enable the people to live in a good home, to have
plenty of food .and the comforts of life, and they wit be
as anxion‘ for education and spiritual consolation as the
rich pevle are.—(Cheers.) Lord Derby said that the
time has eorae for stemming the tide of democricr; I
say that we have done for him, by giving the peoph; la-
bour and food, which has produced contentment, and
which truly shows that tho English people—a patient
people—have never complained without reason.—
(Cheers.) The people have a right to the fullest politi-
cal and commercial freedom, because they have always
shown themselves worthy of it.—(Cheers.) For myself,
gentlemen, thanking you again most sincerely for this
renewal of your confidence, I. have only, in conclusion,
to say, that I go to Parliament unfettered iz any way;
thoroughly independent—under an obligation to no man
—unaided by anything but your good opinion, and
that which I value won more—the conviction of having
laboured successfully under disadvantageous circum-
stances in a cause the object of which was to add to the
comforts of the public.—(Cheers.) When I return to
you, gentlemen, I h,pe you will have occasion to find
as little fault with me as you have at this election.
Mr, TIIORNELY. very briefly addressed the electors,
thanking them amidst much cheering for the renewed
proof of their confidence.

1852.

SEERIRRsHIRE—Wedaesday, July 14.
SHR',PSHIRE (NORTH)—Taesday, July 13.
SIMPSHIRE (SbuTH)L-Mondly, July 12.
STAFF >RDSHIRE (N..R.TH)—Moully, July 12.
STAFF )RDSHIRE—(S6UTH)—Tuesday, July 1:3.
STANFORD—Saturday, July 10.
STIRLINGSHIRE—Thursday, July 15.
SUFFOLK (EAST)—Wednesday, July 14.
SUFFOLK (WEgT)—TUi3sday, July 13.
SURREY (EAST)—Monday, July 12.
SURREY (WEST)—A.'Guildford, Sdturday, July 17.
SUSSEX (EAST)—Monday, July 12.
SUSSEX (WEsT)—Friday, July 16.
TlPPERARY—Ttiesday;July 20.
TYRONE (COUNTY)—JuIy 21.
WARWICK (NORTH)Monday, July 12.
WATERFORD—Monday; July 12.
WIGTOWN BURGHS—Monday, July 12.
WlCKLOW—Sattirday; July 15.
WILTSHIRE (NoßTH)—Saturday, July 17.
WILTsHIRE (SOUTH)-Saturday, July 17.
WOREESTERSIIIRE ( WEST)—Monday, July 12.
WoRcEsTETsHIRE (EAST) —Tuesday, July 13.
YORKSHIRE (NORTH RlDlNG)—Wednesday, July 14.
YORKSHIRE (EAST RlDlNG)—Tbursday, July 15.
YORKSHIRE (WEST HlDlNG)—Saturday, July 17.
YOU'd'HAL—Monday, 3.41 y 12.

11.1 ALTA.—THE. iIIEDITERRANEAN
SQUADRON, iv.
MALTA, JULY 2.—Just as I was closing my last letter
a report reached.me thi4 the. Fury steamer, which had
that morning male the tour of the island, had got on
shore on the Munithiar, but the report had so much the
air of .exaggeration, and. followed so closely on the pre-
tended loss of the Terrible, that I was little disposed to
credit it. It proved, however, correct, and that vessel is
now in dock, having had her•keel injured. She had a
pilot•on board—s man who knows, or should know, the
coast-well: he is• to be• sent to the fleet by the Fury
when she takes her departure, to be placed at the dis-
posal of Admiral:Donde% •

- The fleet, by the latest advices received in Malta, was
cruising off Cape de Gatt. There was no apparent in-
tention of the Admiral's returning to 'Malta for some
time to come.

On• -Saturday •last the Arabian screw-steamer, from
Smyrna to Liverpool, with a general cargo, was brought
in here in tow of the PtiolOe screw-steamer, having re-
Ceivechlamage ofrGalita;by the' breaking of the connect-
ing-rod to her main shaft and bursting one of her cylin.
ders. • She will he ready for-sea again in a few days.
Phoebe resumed her voyage on the following morning.
On the 30th June the drill of the volunteer corps was
suspended, during the heats of the summer, 'on which
occasion the Governor, at his 'own expense, allowed 13
rounds to be fired from 24-pounders; the steadiness of
the young men, and the-very eorreet* manner in which
their guns were laid—five of the shots going very near
indeed' to the target—caused general admiration:
An order was read in'Which his Excellency expressed
his gratification at the progress made by the volunteers,
their cheerfulness to enrol, and attention to instruction,
and hoped, on the' drill being resumed in November next,
to find several other enrolment's.
But- for the rigorous laiv which makes the " turning-
out" imperative, 'h'alf—if not tWo-thirds—of the com-
munity would have enrolled themselves to serve as a
corps Of volunteer's.:
- Colonel Baynes, -an offeer late of the Bth Regiment,
ia currently reported to be destined for the command of
Febbible Regiiiient, on the retirement of Lieutenant-
Colonelßusiet. Although Colonel Baynes was born in
Malta,
.speaks the language well, and is to a great ex-
tent identified with-the people, yet is the appointment
very unpopular, he not being considered " a native
Maltese;" but he 'Would'lie preferred before any other
person, no matter whoni;''
Breiet Major eaneia/ Of the rencibles, died last week,
after a long aud severe illness.
Thetondon mail of the 24th of June reached Malta
in, four days eight hours from the 'General Post-office
--four hours nudeiihe of last one brought_by
the Caradoc. •
Yeste'fday two gentlemen died—QUO Mi.
George Dalzell, fo.imerly in the navy,andenjoying
pension as the late 'endue master
her
eandan old re-
sident Orthe
the °ver/ Charles Underwood,
of Wye-terrace House, Rubs,
Herefordshire, who has
been resident here for some Y
e ti
rile past. The decease of
two gentlemen so w.e)l andfavoulabl known haa covered
the colony with a gloom that will not be suddenly dissi-
pated. They were.hoth very much res'Peeted in- the best
circles.
The town major, Mitf..
ord leaves Malta to-day 4 conga.—HeraldComospoudent:

RAIL WrA7'C----
TELLIGENCE.
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFDRD.-We understand thai
this important line will be opened on the Ist of Sept,
next. ... ••• •••
THE -SouTn WALES RAILWAY BRIDGE 01Elt THE
WYE.—There is little doubt now that the through trail
fie from•bence'vici Newport- to Swahsea, Ike., by means
of the South Walerliailvay, will, ere another month
has passed away from the present time, be complete, for,
we learn•from 'the best authority'that the transit across
the' River Wye at Ulu Chepstow and Tutshill picturesque
rocks, at the point of the highest tide in England, will
before the lst of Aug. next' be unbroken. At.present the.
26th instis fixed for the opening er the bridge for traffic..
The down-line .of the bridge, suspended from the stupen-
dous iron tube,which 'Was so successfully carried across that
river and raised, without mishap, 'to its final' resting
place last April, is now nearly complete, and With about
a fortnight's continuous labour, after the same rate of
the last few weeks, will be quite finished, and ready for
carrying engines and-trains over. this romantic river.
The government inspector bas already partially gone
over and'examined these unique and original works, and
the line, should his report hereafter be favourable, will
be opened for public traffic on the'26th,.as already stated.
From thenceforth the presinat break from Chepstow
Eat into the town and the west station, and the omnibus
transfer and road route of a Mile and a half, will be done
away with; to the great delight of the traveller. The
tube has now a far better appearance, with railroad and
side plate's, or retaining
_Aron attached, than
before, preserving, it the same time, its light and moat
graceful effect, so much, admired, while its unities
and connexion is •ievidet4, for, it .no longer seems
to stretch-itself aloft and alone,having nought to do
with the embankment and line, on perpendi
cular cylinders. on . the west end, and exca -
-
vated work and stone columns and arch at the east end.
When complete and opened, to tho.publie, this magnifi-
cent bridge, after the excitements of elections and poli-
tical contests are over in the provinces; will afford
another feature of attraction in. this already highly-
favoured locality for the tourist and, traveller this
autumn, a
•nd doubtless huatireds mill be led to these
parte to reconnoitre another of the vast wonders of
civilisation and art achieved in this happy and.highly-
favoured hind during Jate .years. The second tube for
the bridge is nearly finished and ready. for swinging
across the river and elevatipu to its final. resting-place
at the side Of its: elder.sister.. A. vast increase in the
goods' traffic is anticipated after August, and to our
vicinity and the town..of Cheltenham much benefit will
doubtless aecrue by the transmission of the cheap and
exeellent Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire coal, the
use and advantages of.which.have4g yet been denied us,
for want of a cheap and facile means of communication,
and we may safely calculate .on a still greater 'diminution
in its_price, at our doors.—Cheltenham Chronicle.

ROYAL COLLEGE• OF S------URGEoys.
The annual election of fillows-into the council of
nthoiws iinnstfihtuetiocnoutfosook Thursdaypo,flaecreeoention.Th.
f of the theatre, which is
library of the Collegei.instead afternoon in the
election since the grantinc,
expected that there would' .°
the new charter, it was
owing Is being the first
about ,have been an unusually large
attendance,..but
president, Mr. J. 180 attended.
the general Parliamentary
elections, only
lktesrs. Cs.. a P lents,
T.
8103uthattaennddedt.he Avtiole.occel k
Hawkins and J. -Luke entered, and
having explained to the-genttetnen aseeml;led the objects
of the meeting, concluded by calling on the secretary to
read the bye-lawerelating the mode of conducting the
election. This havingbeen done, the president then in-
vited the electors to hand in their balloting papers,
and at the concluSion stated that Messrs. Braneby Blake
Cooper and 'William Coulson had been re-elected, and
that Messrs. George Gulliver, F. 8.5., of St. Mark's..
crescent, Regent's-park*,-and Richard Partridge, af-
New-
street, Spring-gardens, had been elected members of the
council in the vacancia'occasiOned by the resignatier'
Mr. It. A. Staffoid anirthe death of Mr. J. Dalrymple,
ofe
In the evening the fellows dined at the Freemasons' r
vern, Mr. if: Green in "the chair, when a sumptuous en_
a
tertainmentivAs provided for them by Measr
Coggip, and Banks, who well maintained th 4. Watson,
of that renriwned establishment. Some e reputation
,
attended from Leeds,Bridge Exeter, of•tae electors
Margate, &e. !vater, Dover,
o
... ... . . .. .

ST. ANDREW, HOLBORN, PAROCHIAL
SCHOOLS,. •
On Thursday afternoon the anniversary dinner ortheee
schools, which have been instituted above 160 years, took
place at the-Highbury Barn Tavern' 'lslington, when
large party of the subscribers-t.ed friends partook of a
splendid entertainment, served up in Mr. Hinion's usual
good style,•-aud which-gave-every satisfaction. The
Rev. Jonathan James Toogood; M.A:, rector, of St. An-
drew, Holborn. in the chair, supported by Sir James
Duke, Bart4-M.P., Mr.-Sheriff Cotterell, Mi.:Under-
Sheriff Hopgood, the Rev. Messrs. Roberts and Gor-
don, and several dther -influential then.. After dinner
the Grace from theLaudt Spiritilale, A.D.1545, was sung
by the professional gentlemen. The Chairman then in
a few but appropriate words proposed' the health of her
Majesty the-Queen, which wis'received with great ap-
plauge, and the national anthem sung, the company
joining the chorus parts With Mach animation.. The health
of H. R. H. Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal
Family followed, and was well. received; the madrigal
by Bishop, entitled " Come o'er the Brook," was sing
by the musical party engaged. • Mr. Hooper, in a neat
speech, proposed the health of the Rev. President, whom
he described•as ono of the best pastors any parish could
possess; and who by his excellent qualities had gained
for himself the good opinion of his parishioners. Mr.
Toogood acknowledged the honour done hitn, and stated
that it was his desire to deserve their regard. lie had
the short time he had been their rector enjoyed the hap.
pieces of knowing that the best feeling existed in the
parish between tho clergy and the laity. The health of
Sir James Dicke, Bart., and the Corporation, elicited ap-
plause, and was acknowledged by Sir James in a suitable
Chairman, in
manner.. The school children, amounting to 270, were
then introduced, and their clean and
was the theme of observation. The Rev.
proposing prosperity to the . institution, took hne ,
feeling manner, and was lise-
opportunity of addressing the children,
great atiention.oa They. _then sung ,
Which h
did in a very
t sts, including the I
tened to with
an appropriate hymn. •Severat
'widths cf_the clergy, the churchwiircleno cumaittee, '