The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-02 00:00:00

England were about to be sold to Jewish gold.—(Cries
of "Shame, shame and " Oh, oh.") Now,
the Bishop forgot, the Jewish commandment—
" Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh-
bour."—(Cheers.) I am sure he cannot find any law in
the New Testament to prevent Jews sitting in the Louse
of Commons; but can he find a law in it to allow bisboes
to live in palaces and to sit in the House of Lords. The
Earl of Viiinchilsea has said that one Jew would
unchristianize the House of Commons.—(leoud cheers.)
Now in w hat a pitiable state must the Members of the
House ofi Commons be if one Jew is to uncbristianize
the whole of them.—(Elear, and uproar.) I hope silence
will be observtd—l ask it not only for myself
but for those who are opposed to us. I
hope you will listen to all parties upon
this occasion, for this is one of the most important ques-
tions which can come before the city of London. I
have great respect for the Noble Lord (Lord John
Manners) in his personal and private capacity. He says
he comes here to defend the rights of the House of
Lords—(Hear, and groans)—and to maintain the majesty
of the law.—(Groans.) Now, gentlemen, in my humble
capacity, I stand here to defend the House of Lords—
not to defend their rights or their wrongs, but to de-
fend their follies and ab-urdities.—(Cheers.) My Hon.
Friend, aho proposed Baron Nethschild, read an ex,
tract from the works of the Noble Lord, who now
stands before you. I admire his talents—l admire
his pot try but, like other poetry, it is not
founded upon fact.—(Jheers.) I put it to you whether
that passage quoted by my Hon. Friend does not dis-
qualify the Noble Lord to I epresent the city of London
in Parliament?

" Let wealth and commerce, laws and learning die,
But save us still our old nobility."—(Cheering.)
Are you prepared to forego all the rights you have ac-
quired, ar;el rush into the embraces of our old nobility?
—(Laughter and cheers.) Let it not be supposed that
I speak in derogation of the House of Peers—that body
have maintained our rights in Parliament; remember
that I do not speak insultingly of them, for the
Peers of England have raised themselves from
the ranks of the people ; that very commerce which the
Noble Lord alludes to has established them in that
House, and the existence of those very laws has been the
foundation, if I may so call it, of some of the most re-
vered characters which the House of Peers
contains. Therefore, I cannot be supposed
as deprecating the House of Lords, but let them not for-
get themselves.—(Cheers.) Let them remember that
the people of England have rights as well as themselves.
—(Cheers.) Let them not raise that awful question
between the people and the aristocracy; let them not
raise up an awful bar between castes and distinctions
o: society—let them remember their place, and we, the
citiz-ns of London, will remember ours—(Cheers)—and
hero I claim on the part of the citizens of London our
right to return whom we please to represent us in Par ha-
ment.—(Loud cheers.) The time has now come, whatever
may have been the past, when we are prepared to main-
tain the broad and open principles of free trade, if
you please of opinion—(Continued cheering)—that
every mart is qualified to sit in Parliament who is sent
there by the people, whatever,may be his religious creed
—and for that reason he most cordially seconded the
norninstion. of Baron Rothschild.—(Loud cheering.)
Mr. THOMAS BARING then presenitd himself in front
of the hustings to nominate Lord John Manners, and
v,.ai greeted vtirh a terrific roar of hisses, hooting, and
yells. Of course what he said was perfectly inaudible,
although he spoke out lustily, and went through a good
deal of pantomime with his arms and hgs. At length
he saw how futile it was to struggle against the storm,
and retired to the background, followed by renewed
which if possible were increased in impetuosity,
when

Sir PETER LAURIE moved forward to second the 110-
ininstwo ut the Noble Lord. The worthy Alderman
anti Knight, however, put on a bolder face than his pre-
decsstor, ard amidst the lulls of the storm, our rc porter's
is reit caught the following sentences from his spee ch :
Gentle [Pt 0, he said—brother citizens and brother elec-
tors--Cries of "Go home")—l have been asked within
the last ten minutes to second the nomination of Lord
John Metnners.—(•t We won't have him—send him back
to his poetry.") i was told that I would not be heard.—
(Mr. Wire, " You shall;" and continued noise and up-
roar.") I replied that it would give great sa isfaction
to me not to be heard.—(" Then cut it short.") No,
ecntlemen, I will not, because I consider this an attack
upon the House of Lords.—(" 06, oh 1" and groans.)
Gentlemen, we have heard a little of Lord John Man-
eers's poetry.—(" And pretty stuff it is.") I should
like to have some of Baron Rothchild's verses to read to
you in answer to it. A Jew's poetry would, in my opi-
nion, be a curiosity. lam afraid it is not to be found in
his library, but in his breeches pocket.—(Yells and
cries of " Shut up—go home," &c.) You, gentlemen,
have elected a lord—you have get your Lord
John, and why should we not have our Lord
John? We have as much right to a Duke's
son as you have. You have got Lord John Russell, and
you ought in return to let us have Lord John Manners.
—(Cries of "Sn yox may, but take him home. We
won't have him.") The worthy Alderman and Knight
.finding it useless to contend further against the evident
feeling of the " Common Hall," abruptly cut short his
address and retired, amply seconding the nomination,
amidst derisive shouts.
Baron Romsournn was then introduced to the elec-
tors, and was received with the waving of hats, sticks, and
caps, and tremendous bursts of applause, which were re-
newed again and again. When silence was partially ob-
tained, the Baron proceeded to address the Hall to the
following effect:—Fellow citizens, when I had the
honour of presenting myself to you at the last
election you unequivocally expressed your opinion in
favour of civil and religious liberty, and by your electing
me you proved that you were above historical prejudices,
while you pronounced that religious sentiments do not
debar men from honestly discharging the duties of a Bri-
tish Legislature. And, gentlemen, it :is with feelings
of still greater satisfaction that I again see you are pre-
pared on this occasion to defend me against bigotry and
intolerance, and that this great city and the free and
liberal House of Commons of this great country no
longer recognize any distinction between men on
account of their religious opinions.—(Cheers.)
Gentlemen, during the two years I have enjoyed
your confidence, it has been my most anxious desire to
fulfil your wishes, and in every way to carry out
,your
views. I consulted, on every occasion that I had to act,
the opinion of some of your best friends, and all my pro-
ceedings w ere well considered before they were adopted.
But, gentlemen, this is not the time nor the place for
tee to enter into the details of my conduct. We have
met here to assert and vindicate a great and glorious
principle, which you were the first to establish, and we
may proudly say now that the city of London
was the that to raise its arm and break down the last
barrier of intolerance.— (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen,
give me leave just to ask what ate you called upon to do
to day? Why, you are called upon to exercise a cheri,hed
and time-honoured privilege in favour of a great principle,
and I can assure you, that in once more giving
m.
acting
the
.6 entfit of
accordance,yourwith the otes and suffrages,
spiritd of the you
say that you are ;consistently doing your duty, and
ca
constitution
fairly
;consistentlyas the house of Lords were in throwing outet,
Bit which had passed the House of Com-
mons en two consecutive occasions, and had
ceivecl the unanimous approbation of the country.—
(Cheers.) It is stated that on this question no sym-
pathy exists between the House of Commons and the
House of Lords, Doubtless that is so; but, gentlemen,
let us nt t forget that the boast of the latter institution
is, that it acts as a check to the hasty adoption
of popular movements on the part of the House of
Commone.—(Hear, hear.) Well then, gentlemen, you
have now an opportunity of saying that this act
of the Commons was no hasty adoption of
popular opinion), and in supporting me with your
votes you will give a practical and irresistible proof that
this was a properly and well-considered movement
on the part of the House of Commons and the constitu-
ency of London.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I come for-
ward on this second occasion to solicit your suffrages,
believing that your cause, if properly persevered in,
must ultimately succeed—l come forward, believing that
I and you have acted in a constitutional manner—
I come forward believing that both justice and
truth are on your side. On these three grounds, gen-
tlemen, I confidently claim your votes, notwithstanding
that th. House of Lords declares I am not qualified to
take a seat in the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) Gen-
tlemen, at the last election you gave me an opportu-
nity of defending myself against attacks characterised
by nothing but bigotry and intolerance, while you after-
wards asserted and successfully vindicated the principle
of civil and religious liberty, and I now come forward
to ask you again to join me in another endeavour to carry
out that principle to the fullest possible extent. Once
more then I call upon you for your suffrages, and in
taking leave of you now let me still hope that you will
return me with a large majority.—(Cheers.)
Lord Joule MANNERS next advanced to the front of
the platform hat in hand, ready to explain his
political views to the free and enlightened citizens
of London, but those of them who were assembled within
their ancient Guildhall treated his appearance as a joke,
and made his ;person and visage the subject of sarcastic
remarks. The Noble Lord, however unpopular his
creed may be, evinced no want of pluck, and
made repeated efforts to obtain the " ear" of the
noisy multitude he was braving. Of course his patience
and determination met with no sympathy, and the up-
roar increasing as time advanced,
Mr. Sheriff FINN'S came to the rescue, and ap-
pealed to the constituency to respect themselves,
it it did nut the pretensions of the Noble Lord
who stood before them. " Gentlemen," said he,
"you will only be doing an act of justice to yourselves
by hearing what each candidate has to say; but of this I
am convinced, that in doipg so you will be acting more
in accordance with the spirit of Englishmen and the
principles of the Constitution."—(Cheers.)
This pathetic appeal proving of no avail,
Baron 110THiCIIILD came forward and said—Fellow-
citizens, I have to ask from you a personal favour, and
being long acquainted with you, and living in the City,
I hope you will not refuse it. Gentlemen, I beg and
entreat of you to hear nay noble opponent, for whose
private character and virtues I entertain the highest
respect.
Lord JoEIN MANNERS, amid great confusion, said,
it after the appeal that had been made by his
noble opponent, they would not hear him, he shouid en-
deavour to appeal to the votes of his fellow-cititzens
(Great uproar.) He would not have crossed the path
of his Honourable opponent did he not feel that a
great principle was at stake. His Honourable
opponent had invited the citizens of Lon-
don to throw themselves into opposition to the
Lt gislatuts .—(Great uproar and confusion.) He called
new) the mto exercise 'heir franchise in a practical
r!,nitlF,ion.) Let thiln:ititol; of the rt
the conks, et) which it v.-‘ !s 1).1 wish of his lion. et-Joo.
et nt to force th,,in.—(Gre-ti upro2r and conrncion.)
they prepared to deny that the House of Lords had toe
right of exercising its opinion upon a question of the
greatest import? could they doubt that the House of