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London, England, 1852-07-07 00:00:00

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teetion, and he would not cease to agitate , if he got
into Pre.dement, until free•trade was fully developed
and carried oet.---(Cheers.) He asked whet re were the
Proteeziooists now? Nowhere, and why wer e they co-
where, why simply because the sympath les of the
people were sot with them.—(Cheers.) lii nehle
preset del not want for the support of the fi sir sex, for
he saw belore him a great number of ladiee in the W-
eenies of the market " sporting" the Noble Loreds
colours, but he hoped these fair creatures woulil
care not to coerce their perfumer or draper it he
happened to vote for him.—(Cheers and laughter.) lie
was for a fair, open, stand-up fight, a clear stage, and
no favour, that was what he wanted, give him team (411,1
ho did not fear the result.—(Cheers.) There ttaire as
good men out of office as in, and only let him get into
the House and he would the care that the tuts reats of
Werarniaster were not neglected by either side.
Lord MAIDSTONE addressed the electors amiciat re
stowed uproar. He said he was rejoiced to arid the t the
only argument that could be brought against hire. was
that the ladies were in ilia favour.—(Hear, heare; He
appeared there as the supporters of the cause of ordee.
The country did not want Socialism or Red Its publi-
cenism, but an honest and fair Government:.—(Cl teems.)
Don't find fault with Lord Derby until you see what
the present Government intended to do for the eta entry.
The Whigs went to pieces like a rope of sand, th rough
their own imbecility, aad left eflice, leaving the eteuntry
the Kafir war as a legacy.—(On. oh.) He warned the
electors not to be led away by those specious pia
which had worked the ruin of France; and be called
upon them to support those who would perform, what
they pronaised.—(Hear.) Lie was as independent isa
any one of his honourable opponents, and if they
returned him to Parliament he should only vote
for Lord Derby so long as the measures he proposed were
good.—(Cheers.) The Tories were said to be °primeee.
to the people, but it was no such thing, and he hoped.
Westminster would confirm that opinion by retaining'
him.—(Cheers.)
Mr. CONINGSAM was received with much cheering.
It was said he came forward to divide and injure. Ile,
certainly had not come forward to divide, but certainly
to conquer.—(Cheers.) He was convinced he ahouli I
stand at the top of the poll to-morrow,—(Cheers.) Lorca
Maidstone asked what was there atter Lord Derby but-
the deluge; but he warned them that after Lord
Derby they might again have the Whig happy-
family—(A latsgh)—which he did not wiet
ever to sue.—(Cheers.) Too long had Westminster
been made the tool of a few, and he had come forward
as the liberator of Westminster, which in days of old
was a staunch supporter of manhood suffrage, and not
the franchise which attached to bricks and morter.—
(Cheers.) Thus it was that Charles James Fox strug-
gled, and if they returned him he should endeavour to.
tollow in that great statesman's footsteps.—(Oheers.),
Ile wanted to see every man armed with the fran-
chise, and protected with the secresy of the ballot.
(Cheers.) Lord John Russell yesterday evatlea these
questions, and therefore ho said the NoWle Lore
was not fit to be the leader of a party.—(Cheers.) For
his own part, he was in favour of manhood. suffrage,
and for annual Pariiaments, but the latter quit stion was
not, like the former, one of principle but of di aail; and
he should never allow that to stand in the w ay of hie,
voting for any good measure of Parliamentas y reform.
—(Cheers.) As he was in favour of manhood suffrage,
so he was a supporter of equal electoral dist ricts, nea
in favour of the development of free trade th roughout
the whole of our commercial system.—(Cheer s.) pre,
trade in bread very properly came first, ti ut there
was also free trade in knowledge.—(Great ebeeri.ng.)
First fill the bread-basket and then the know/cdge-
box.—(Cheers and laughter.) Free trade was aa wide
as the world, and as time advanced so it would npread
until the happiness of the people was comp) ete.—
(Cheers.) America was far in advance of us, a: ad far
beyond France, where the country was governed, not by
the enlightened wishes of the people, bat by this power
of the sword.--(Cheers.) Louis Napoleon the little
npeavoeeriachoeurl di havea ad
udaei
vet
rhse co a
i,sup de Et at
ag eat that I
prevailed,
i did .
or
r hadin
the Legislative Assembly, which was elected b y uni-
versal
shsuffrage,eosotlm Westminster,
stood true to their colours and.
pledges.--(Cheers.)
He went beyond the. Man-
chester
snt e r his,b y returning notions
hoifm,freweodataimi,
show
he hoped
the world, not alone the country, the way to f reed,Qm;
thneno
be—ThMeasnhhoorr od
of suffrage, e
was, and
and he called upon the electors to let their cry to• morrow
taken.snrren d eTr lh—e
r(oCilt
,ieere te: very
few held up for Evans and Maidstone, stone,but a large
number for Shelley, and
a complete forest ifo r Co-
ninghem.

The HIGH BAILIFF declared the election, tuN :ording
to the show of hands, to be in favour of Sao John
Shelley and Mr. Coninghana.
A poll was immediately demanded on behel'i of Sir
Do Lacy Evans, and it was appointed to be o p ened to-
morrow at eight o'clock.

A 'vote of thanks was then passed to the High
Bailiff, and The proceedings terminated, as tb began,
amidst a scene cf uproar and confusion, short ay before
two o'clock.

THE GENERAL ELECTION

STATE OF POLLS-(THIS DAY).
CITY OF LONDON.

The polling commenced this morning at eight o'clock,
but owing to some defect in the arrangements, no state
of: the poll was issued at the various committee )-rooms.
On inquiry at the Central Liberal Cat amittee,
it was ascertained that it was not their intention, to pub.
lish the numbers until the close of the poll.
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
Masterman 1,541

Russell ... ••• ••• ... 1,340
Duke . . 1,227
Ruthschild ... •.. 1,0ii2
Crawford ••• ••• —• 74,4
TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Masterman ••• ••• ••• 2,488
Russell ... ••• ••• ••• 2,092
Duke ••• ••• ••• ••.

Rothschild ... ••• ••• ••• 1,721

Crawford ...

• • •• 1,27'0

ONE O'CLOCK•

Masteman ..• 2,68 1
Russell • ••• 2,313

Duke ••• 2,27.2 -
Rothschild ••• 1,89.0
Crawford .. 1,431
LAMBETH'
NINE O'CLOCK.

Williams ... ... ••• ••• 711
D'Eyncourt... • ••• ••• 584
Wilkinson ... ... ••• ... 528