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

and unattainable modes of redress.—(Cheers.) He
would, therefore, state candidly that he was not for
universal or manhood suffrage, nor for annual Parlia-
ments—(Cheers and hisses)—but he would tell them
presently the extent to which he would go as regarded
those points. He was for Mr. Hump's motion as re-
spected the borough, and for Mr. Locke King's as re-
garded the county franchise ; but supposing that such
an extension of the suffrage were conceded, as ho had
no doubt it would be, it next became a question how to
secure its fair exercise, and for that purpose he was de-
cidedly in favour of vote by ballot.—(Loud. cheers.)
Then, having voted for their representative, they must
next consider how long he was to be trusted on the
promises which he had made, before again coming be-
fore them to give an account of the fulfilment of those
promises. Atter full consideration upon this point, he
was decidedly in favour of triennial Parliaments, be-
cause he conceived that no one could object to come be-
fore his constituents once in three years.—(Loud
cheers.) He deemed it almost unnecessary to
state the other principles which he most ho-
nestly professed, because, with thee objects at-
tained, that retrenchment would follow which any
reasonable man could wish or expect.—(Cheers.) He
was strenuously opposed to the income-tax—at least
under the present regulations, because ho believed it to
be, as at present levied, unjust and inquisitorial. But
ho would unhesitatingly vote for a continuance of the
property-tax, because he believed that the best mode of
securing property was to make it bear ite due proportion
of the burdens of the State, by which course means
might be afforded for a reduction of that taxation which
bore more heavily upon the poorer classes.—(Cheers.)
He was also favourable to a revision of the present sys-
tem of levying Customs' duties, and he would vote for
the gradual abolition of all Excise duties. He was for
the abolition of all taxes which pressed upon the dis-
semination of knowledge; but he would begin by
abolishing the duty on paper, because he believed
that to be the great barrier in the way of that
spreading of knowledge which he should wish to see
more universal than it wan—(Cheers.) With re-
ference to poor-rates, which he knew was an interesting
question to some of them, he was most anxious that
they should fall as lightly as proper vigilance could
make them; and he hoped to live to see the day when
church-rates would be entirely abolished.—(Cheers.)
He said this in no hostile spirit to the Established
Church, of which he was a sincere member, but because
he believed it to be the best safeguard of that union of
Church and State, for the severance of which he was not
prepared to record his vote. He was beyond all doubt
opposed to any restrictions which forbade a man, on ac-
count of his religion, from holding any office in the
State; and he should, therefore, be prepared to sup-
port any measure which favoured the admission of
Jews into Parliament. He was likewise opposed to
all endowments for any religion whatever, and he
should certainly vote against any future endowments
for such purposes; but he was not prepared to disturb
the grant to Aleynooth, because ho considered it de
facto an educational grant, and not strictly a grant for
irreligious
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upon the various questions of the day, he called
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show of hands was then taken, which was declared
to be in favour of Sir W. Molesworth and Mr. Apsley
Pellatt; and a poll having been demanded on behalf of
Mr. Scovell, and a vote of thanks passed to the High
Bailiff, the proceedings terminated.