The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-03 00:00:00

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out irte ruption, for a .period of 20
_years. That was a
Tory war. The Whigs, in 1793, with Mr. Fox at their head ,
did all they could to keep the country out of that war. The y
said, ' Let France alone to settle her own affairs. You wi II
involve this country in great expenses, mid in the cslatnitics
and miseries of war.' But the s oice of the Whigs was not
listened to ; and what was the result? Why, the war cost the
country 800,000,0001. It has raised the taxation of this
country as a natural consequence. The whole expenditure
of this country, previous to 1793, was only 12,000,0001.,
which paid the interest of the debt, the army, the navy,
and everything connected with the establishment of Go-
vernment. At this moment, after being greatly reduced,
the expenditure of the country amounts to 47,000,000/. a s
year. These are the fruits of a Tory system of Govern-
ment. It ch urged the circumstances of the country in re-
gard to taxation, from 12,000,000/. a year to nearly
50,000,000/. There is a point which I wish to call parti-
cularly to y ur attention—that we have not a Monarch who
has ado' ted the principles of Toryism, but a young Queen,
--(lmmense cheering)—who, by her declaration in the
hour of ascending the Throne, declared her intention of
going forward mith the great measures of Reform of the
different irg:itutions of the country.—(Cheers.) She has
confirmed the sincerity of that declaration by appointing
Lord Melbourne and his colleagues to be her Ministers,
and likewise by selecting suitable persons to her household ;
and in every answer given to addresses she has recorded
the principles that governed her opinions and declarations.
—(Cheering.) This is no little matter ; for though, the
Queen is young, she is sufficiently advanced in age to be
thoroughly acquainted and conversant with the great public
questions which relate to this country.—(Cheers.) Now,
1 say, the decision you are come to is not so much affecting
me as an individual or a friend to the Government, but as
decisive of the great question of how these countries are to
be governed. I have not the least 'doubt that what my
honourable friend has said is perfectly true—that, if the
result of this general election is to return to Parliament a
majority of Tot), members, and establish a Tory Govern-
ment, that that Tory Government would deprive you liy
some means .or other of the benefits of the act of reform.
I do not mean to say they would bring in a bill to repeal
the Reform Act. lam quite certain that no such thing
will be attempted ; but there is no one so ignorant as not
to know that Government, by various ways and expedients,
can. adopt means to throw obstructions in way of the fran-
chise being fairly exercised. The great defect of the Re-
form Act is that it is too full of provisions and restrictions
which tend to annoy and disfranchise a vast number of ex-
cellent electors. I would also conceive, that the result of
a Tory Government would be, to adopt all those sorts of
measures which might, in the end, lead us into new wars,
new debts, and new taxes. The situation of Ministers is
now different from what it was some months ago. For two
years they had difficulties of all sorts to encounter. They have
been opposed in such a manner that it is wonderful how
they got any measure passed at all, yet they succeeded in
carrying a number of good measures. Now that the cir-
cumstances are changed, and that we are looking forward
to be supported by a majority in the new Parliament, it is
reasonable to expect :hat they will come forward and pro-
pose and carry through, not only such measures as they
have hitherto attempted, but such further measures as
May give satisfaction to all true Reformers.—(Cheers.)
Now, with regard to myself; 1 offer you my services as
your representative, to carry into effect the working of a
system of Liberal policy. Ido not consider it in any other
point of view ; I do not refer to anything like personal
consideration ; but, if I can prove that, during a long public
life I have Lean the consistent supporter of Liberal prin-
ciples, I think you will place confidence in me, that I will
do all in my power to promote your interests.—(Cheers.) I
was returned to Parliament in 1806 ; and as far as my me-
mory "serves me, I can say, that I have been constantly
voting for every measure that had for its object the good of
the country, and constantly voted against every measure I
thought wrong, and which in most cases turned out in prac-
tice to be wrong. In regard to general political principles,
I have not changed any one of them, and have, as far as
possible, acted upon them, and I think, in some degree suc-
cessfully. There is one great question on which I must
particularly and distinctly state my opinion—the question
of the ballot. lam a decided friend to that measure.—
(Cheers.) There is no man more sincerely in favour of it
than I am : I will go so far as to state, that I consider the
*existence and permanence of a Liberal system of Government
depend on the carrying of the ballot. All the arguments in
favour of it are, in my opinion, good ; and the arguments
:against it are not worthy of regard. Ido assure you that I
will use every exertion to induce the Ministry to make it an
*open question. I have succeeded so far in being allowed not
to vote against it. This was a step gained. I trust, that, as
"the circumstances of Ministers arc changed, this and other
great questions will be made open questions.—(Cheers.)
With regard to the Septennial Act, 1 am anxious to see it
repealed; and I do not think that there is so much difficulty
in the way of making this an open question, as exists in re-
gard to some others. lam decidedly in favour of a repeal
of the Corn-laws.—(Cheers.) There is one point more
oenly on which I will touch, and that is the Civil List, which
ysou know includes the question of pensions. I have had
seine communication with Ministers on the subject ; but I
cannot say that I am authorized to state what their inten-
tions are. I have no power whatever to say what they
mean to do ; but I um able to say this, that, from
"what I
have heard, I believe that the present Government will
propose the same motion as I made in 1830, on the Civil
List, which motion, as you are aware, turned the Duke of
Wellington out of office.—(Cheers.) I believe they mean
to adopt the very words of the motion ; and that being the
case, I am fully convinced that the whole subject of the
Civil List, and that of the pensions, will come under a free
inquiry, and 1 doubt not this inquiry will lead to a conside-
rable diminution of expenditure.
Mr. fILADSTONL next craved a hearing, but he experi-
enced the same kind of interruption as that so fatal to the
speeches of his nominator and seconder. He endeavoured
to proceed ; but what he said was only audible to those
around him.
The SHERIFF then took a show of hands for Sir Henry
Parnell ; when every band save those on the left side of the
hustings, was held up, amidst great cheering. Mr. Glad-
stone had only the hands of those around him in his favour.
The Sheriff declared that the show of hands was in favour
of Sir Henry. A poll was demanded by Mr. Anderson lOr
Mr. Gladstone. The Sheriff fixed Tuesday (to-tuorrow)
for the poll, beginning at eight o'clock in the morning, and
closing at four in the afternoon.

MID-LOTHIAN ELECTION.

(Abridged from a Second Edition of the Edinburgh .Evening
Courant of Monday.)
The Nomination of Candidates for this county tokik place
this day, at the hustings at the Cross, in the presence of
an immense crowd of persons. Sir George Clerk appeared
on the hustings a few minutes before twelve o'clock, accom-
panied by Sir John Hope, Captain Burn Callande r, Major
Pringle, Captain Boswall of Wardie, Mr. A.'iderson,
banker, and a great number of other gentlem en. Mr.
Gibson-Craig arrived shortly afterwards, accompanied by
Lord Dalmeny, Sir David Baird, Sir Thomas Dick: Lauder,
Sir John Dalrymple, Sir A. Maitland Gibson, :Sir Wm.
Hamilton, Hon. Mr. Primrose, Mr. Horsman, Atr. A. E.
Monteith, Mr. Forrest of Comiston, and a number of other
gent:emen.

The usual formalities having been gone through by the,
Sheriff; Captain Burn Cal'ander, seconded by Mr. Glen-
dinning, farmer; Alillrig, proposed Sir George Clerk. Lord
Dalnieny, seconded by Mr. Stark, fame', proposed Mr.
Gibson Craig.

Sir GEORGE CLERIC then stood forward, and was re-
ceived with much clamour, which continued more or less
throughout his speech.
Mr. GIBSON CRAIG then came forward, and was received
with great applause. Gentlemen, I should almost have
thought that my Hon. Friend, considering the doctrine he
held at last election, would not have appeared to-day against
me. We heard nothing then, but of the encroachments
on the prerogative of the King, and of the people attempt-
ing to dictate to the Crown ; and we 'rem told, that.
for the electors to attempt to oppose the Conservative
candidates, it was insulting to his Majesty.—(Loud
ter.) If that is the doctrine they held then, what must:
they say now ?—(Cheering.) Now, when we have our
Young and generous Queen reposing 1; cr confidence in a
Liberal Ministry (Contending cries of " No, no,',—
~ Yes, yes")—because she knows that. that Ministry has
the confidence of the people.—(Cheers.) To he sure, the
Hon. Gentleman who proposed Sir George Clerk found a
reason for the appearance of the Hon. Baronet here to-day,
by saying that the Queen had not, in fact, placed confidence
in her Ministers, hut is prepared to place confidence in those
gentlemen to whose. opinions every declaration she has made
is directly hostile.---(Hear, hear, from Sir George Clerk.)
My Hon. Friend has said, that her Majesty acted wisely
in takiug the sense of the nation in regard to the opinions
of the Ministry, and he trusted, that such a re-action had
taken place in the public mind that a majority of Conserva-
tives would be returned to Parliament. Gentlemen, I
don't think that this hustings is the place to talk of re-ac-
tior,—( Loud cheers)—recollecting what took place here
on the previous week, when no Conservative candidate dared
to show his face—(Cheers add laughter)—recollecting also
what took place at Leith at the same time.
The SHERIFF then called for a show of hands, and dee%ared
them to be in favour of Mr. Gibson Craig.

ith, and
18th, many
It is reported that the Neapolitan Vicercl has been
murdered at Pale:mo, and that numerousbands of robbers are
to, but Was k
masters of the city. On the 16th,
ships full of troops were sent froni Naples to Palerm9e ,
Pt back The
King was inclined to cmbcrk the
by the urgent entreaties of his N,lnnste.ra. The first troops that
lauded. near Pales mo met withresustance a little skirmish
ensued.