The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-02 00:00:00

member for Westminster. (Cheers.) In 1818
Westminster did itself the honour of electing a man
who.,did his country the greatest service in the house
—Sir Samuel Romilly (cheers), and that election
had a great influence upon the then Parliament, and
Mr. Mill must be elected to Parliament to carry out
further and further the great principles which Sir
Samuel Romilly so well championed. (Cheers.)
Mr. Mill had not rendered any great services
in Parliament for one reason, that he had never
been there (a laugh) ; but he had rendered great
services to his country and to the world at large
out of Parliament, for no one man had more
thoroughly educated men in politics than he had.
If Mr. Mill had any opponent, let that opponent
read the little tract on " Representative Govern-
ment," and he would vote for the writer. Mr. Mill
was not a " cut and dry" candidate, who would give
up his opinions to any constituency, and the manli-
ness with which he said he was not a believer in the
necessity for the ballot entitled him to their warmest
support. (Cheers.) With respect to giving the
suffrage to the ladies—(a laugh)—if any man but
Mr. Mill had put forward that opinion he would have
been ridiculed and hooted by the press ; but the
press bad not dared to do so with him. Logically-
there was no answer to the assertion that a woman
had a right to the vote ; but, then, the English were
so practical. Women were made to suffer the penal-
ties of the law, and women had been tried for trea-
son in his day. One of the greatest monarchs who
ever ruled over England was a woman, and one of
the gentlest ruled over England still. (Cheers.)
Women voted in the local elections, for he had seen
many an old woman carried off in a cab to exercise
her right—(laughter)—women were liable even now,
at common law, to serve as constables, and it was
well known that they frequently served as overseers.
(Laughter and cheers.) The learned gentleman
drew attention to the principles advocated by Mr.
Mill, and said that that gentleman's election would
be a great triumph forlarge constituencies, and more
especially for the one which returned him.

Mr. I. W. PROBYN also addressed the meeting;
and the motion was carried with acclamation.

A vote of thanks to Dr. Lankester for presiding
terminated the proceedings.

SURREY.

Mr. Charles Buxton, of Fox Warren, Surrey,who
now sits for Maidstone, has offered himself as a
Liberal candidate for the representation of the
eastern division of this county, in the room of Mr.
Alcock, who, it is stated, will not stand, on the
ground of ill-health. Mr. Buxton, in his address to
the electors, observes—
" If chosen by you as your representative I shall give
Lord Palmerston's Government a cordial though indepen-
dent support. Since Lord Palmerston became Premier
taxation has been greatly reduced. England never was so
prosperous. Her name never stood so high. I advocate
the claims of the working class to a fair but not over-
whelming share of political power. Any well-digested
and comprehensive' scheme of Reform will have my hearty
support. I regard church rates as unjust to Dissenters
and mischievous to the Church. I disapprove all oaths
except those required in courts of justice. Those enforced
specially on Roman Catholics seem to me at once insulting
and futile. Taking a deep interest in the spread of educa-
tion, I would relax those restrictions which keep several
thousands of poor schools from receiving Government
grants. lam against imposing rates for purposes of edu-
cation. lam strongly in favour of the conscience clause.'
The plans recently suggested for improving the comfort
and character of our soldiers deserve hearty support. I
look on flogging in the army and navy as a pernicious
as well as a barbarous punishment. lam persuaded
that our naval and military forces might be greatly reduced
without the smallest danger. It seems to me sheer folly to
lavish vast sums at the present moment upon fortifications.
I trust the country will cherish the principle that she ought
to observe absolute neutrality as to the disputes of other na-
tions. Such neutrality, if wisely used, would only enhance
our influence as the advocates of peace, justice, and
humanity. Some questions of great importance are now
pending with regard to suppression of the Cuban slave trade
and the civilisation of Western Africa. In such cases I take
an hereditary and intense interest. At home many abuses
still need to be cleared away. The administration of bank-
ruptcy ought to be transferred, as in Scotland, from the
lawyers to the creditors themselves. Law reform still lags
as far behind. In Ireland the two questions of the tenure
of land and the position of the Established Church press for
settlement."

Mr. C. Buxton is the third son of the late Sir T.
Fowell Buxton, of BeMeld, • Dorset, and Colne-
house, Norfolk. Mr. Buxton is a partner in the
firm of Truman, Hanbury, and Co., brewers, and
lieut.-colonel of the Ist Battalion Tower Hamlets
Rifle Volunteers, and also a magistrate for Surrey
and Norfolk. He sat for Newport from April, 1857,
till May, 1859, when he was elected for Maidstone.