The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ELECTION.

Yesterday morning the election of a knight of the shire
to represent the county of Buckingham, took place in the
County Hall, Aylesbury.
The candidates were Mr. R. B. Harvey, in the Conser-
vative interest, and Dr. Lee on the Liberal side. There were
no demonstrations in the town, fore although Mr. Harvey
was met at the George, formerly the scene of county political
gatherings, ho was only escorted by a select band of friends
to the County Court. Dr. Lee was also met on his arrival
by many of his friends, who gave hint a hearty welcome.
The venerable doctor, who is 82 years of age, was habited
in the old " Whig blue and buff," and presented, as may be
well imagined, a very venerable appearance.
The High Sheriff having opened the proceedings,

Sir PHILIP DukcomuE, Bart., came forward to nominate
as a fit and proper person to represent the county of Bucks,
Mr. Robert Bateson Harvey. He said that, on the part of
himself and his friends, he deplored the melancholy event
that had called them together. For himself and for them all,
he offered their sincere condolences to their late member,
who was a gentleman respected by all classes of politicians.
On several occasions he (Sir P. Duncombe) had stood be-
fore them to recommend candidates for the representation
of Bucks, and he was happy to say that it had always been
with the same unvarying result. (Loud cheers.) He was
sure, also, that the gentleman he proposed that day would
be equally successful. It was true that he could not recom-
mend him for his past services, inasmuch as this was the
first time that he had offered himself for the representation
of his native county. For honesty of purpose, however
and for high character, he was sure he might recommend
Mr. Harvey to the electors of tha county of Buckingham.
Never, perhaps, was there so greg a lull in politics on the
none hand iter7---on-tiatretherTa grea4er ansailluity ; I►ut at
the same time he did not think that it required much fore-
sight to see that there were many turbulent spirits amongst
us who would, if they could, plunge us into all the difficul-
ties of a Litter party warfare. If returned, ho should not but
regard it as a triumph of a great constitutional principle.
In the course of his address the speaker alluded to the fact
that the only domestic calamity we had to regret was that
arising out of the distress in the manufacturing districts—
that distress arising out of principles of government which
we in this country had been asked to adopt. [No, no.)
Mr. It. R. CLAYTON seconded the nomination. He spoke
of the urbanity, forbearance, and kind disposition which
had endeared Lord Chesham to all parties in that county,
and elsewhere. He was happy to know that the son, who
succeeded to his titles, also inherited his virtues. (Cheers.)
On the last occasion on which he (Mr. Clayton) stood on
that platform—(A Voice—" Yes, you were very queerly
treated then")—he was a candidate for the suffrages of the
electors of Aylesbury. On this occasion he had no personal
ambition to gratifi,, and he had no hesitation in recommend-
ing Mr. Harvey. That gentleman was no friend of abuses,
and no enemy to reform ; on the contrary, he was deter-
mined to support the manufacturing and commercial inte-
rests of this great empire. Ho wished to say that he be-
lieved a better man than Dr. Lee could not exist ;
but at the came time he thought he entertained
such ideas as rendered him totally unfit to re-
present the county of Buckingham in Parliament,
In fact, the learned doctor's political views were as eratic
as the heavenly bodies he was so much accustomed to
watch—(laughter)—he would have no wine; he could not
bear the fumes of tobacco; neither a pipe nor a cigar must
come "betwixt the wind and his nobility." He believed
that if Dr. Lee were returned he would do his duty; but
that at the same time no man could be more disappointed
than himself at his success, and no one could be more com-
pletely overwhelmed by sitting in the House of Commons
day and night engrossed by his senatorial honours. Of him
it might indeed be said, in the words of our great poet,
" The wine of life is drawn—mere lees is left."

He sincerely hoped that by the return of such men as Mr.
Harvey, Conservatism would become the ruling principle
of the Government of this country. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. STUCHBERY proposed Dr. Lee, whom Mr, WARD
seconded.
The show of hands was in favour of Dr. Lee, and a poll
was granted.