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London, England, 1849-07-04 00:00:00

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so you all can rely on my feeble and humble assistance.
—(Cheers.) But I do nst think I ought to enter into
any further details, or answer any of the remarks about
our committee having taken a due advantage of the
organization of our forces in bringing up the electors.
We have here two most honourable gentlemen who
fixed the day of election—your Sheriffs.—(Hear, hear.)
Well, it has been left to their decision, and I have on
this occasion to thank them, not only for their kindness
and for their impartiality, but for their great
trouble, and more trouble than any other sheriffs
have taken on similar occasions, in seeing that
everything was fairly and properly conducted.
These gentlemen fixed the day, and they are here to see
that everything is done constitutionally, and according
to the law. Gentlemen, it has been said that we had
our forces better organized than those of the other party.
Now that is not the case. Our friends have made more
show. The other party knew they had a losing game,
and did not come forward with much zeal, for they
knew that right and justice was on our side.—(Loud
cheers.) Thursday night was the period when we
began to prepare ourselves for the contest.
There was a meeting of our committeemen,
and it was then decided what course we should adopt,
and we all pledged ourselves to do anything in our
r power
to gain the cause.—(Cheers.) My Nobleord
Friend
John Manners generously informed me that he intended
to come forward. This was a very generous intimation
on his part, since be had no right to cemmunic rte
in-
tention to us. This was on Saturday.had
dhis only
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from Saturday till Monday to prepare
and our opponents had as much
afraid, gentlemen, that I havedetainedNo,ho,,,
and a cry
time
for the contest,
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you we had.
longerh ad;
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than
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I ought.—(Loud cries of " m
.. We like the look of you.") have,
I it is true, entered
into these details to set myself right. I trust it will be
a long time before we shall have another contest. I
could not, on such an occasion as this, have a thought in
my heart which I did not communicate to you. I beg to
thank you for listening to me with so much patience.—
(A voice, "Don't go yet.") I beg, in conclusion, to
thank you for the honour you have conferred upon me.
Lord J. MANNERS then came forward, and was re-
ceived with general cheers and waving of hats. He
spoke nearly as follows:—Gentlemen, citizens, and elec-
tors of the City of London, I come forward to thank those
who have unsolicited and uncanvassed registered their
votes in my favour. Not, indeed, for me alone,
but in behalf of those principles of which I fear I have
been but an inefficient defender. I stand here, gentle-
men, to express my own satisfaction, and the satisfac-
tion of the gentlemen at whose request I consented to
come forward, at the number of votes which have been
registered in support of those principles—and I stand
here to return my heartfelt and cordial acknowledge-
ments to those electors who have registered their votes
in my favour; but still more do I come forward
now to assure the electors of the city of London that on
future occasions there would be no shrinking, but a firm
determination again to maintain those principles, and to
defend this cause which has now suffered a temporary
defeat.—(Groans and hisses.) I have said that I would
apologise—and perhaps you will allow me to do so—for
having been the individual that was raised to defend
them.
It was charged against me by the Lion. Gentleman who proposed my Hon. Friend and opponent, that
eight years ago—being then a very young man—l pub-
lished some rather absurd poetry.—(Laughter.) Now,
gentlemen, I should have thought that the
votee, the speeches, and the conduct of a man, who for
six, not eventful, years, had taken a fair share in pub
lie debate in the House of Commons, would have been
a fair criterion by which to test my qualifications to re
present this great and important city; but it seemed to
some Hon. Gentlemen that it was a safer test to select
the words of some poems, written when almost a boy,
for the purpose of showing that he was disquelified, and
for the purpose of vilifying him.—(A. Voice--" Then
you must go home to your mother—we don't want a
poet.") I have not the least wish to dissent from that
qualification, since no one can more cordially coin-
cide in it than I do. If it was indifferent in sen•
timent, the meaning which it conveyed was
still worse. And now in taking leave o'
the subject I would heartily assure him that it
the sentiment was bad, and the poetry still worse, I
would rather be the boy that penned it than the
grey-headed man who the day before yesterday came
forwardf and blamed the writer. Gentlemen, I now take
you—(A voice, " Get thee to a nunnery—go,"
and elaeughter)—l believe without having given the least
cause of offence to any of the gentlemen with whom I
have come in contact. Sure am I that I have
received none from my honourable opponent and
friend ; and I take thispublic op of thanking him for the
uniform cepurtesy andportunit kindnessy which I have experienced at his hands. The sentiments
of goodwill which he has expressed I most cordially
and heartily reciprocate, and I hope that nothing that
has fallen from me will diminish in the least degree the
respect which he has been kind enough to express for
me. The Romans had but one word for poet and
for prophet. Now, gentlemen, you have decided that in
the former capacity I am not likely to achieve much re-
putation, but allow me, in taking leave to say, that in the
latter capacity I may have more success.—(Loud cries
of " No, no.") Friends and supporters, for the gene-
l'ees, cordial, and magnanimous manner in which
Yen have tendered your support I heartily
thank you, and my Honourable Friend and
opponent, for the good humour, moderation and courtesy
With which they nave exercised their opposition; and ie
now retiring from this ball, and relinquishing this con-
test, sure I am that the principles that are dawn to-day
will be up tomorrow—(Groans and hisses)—that at the
next general election, come wheu it may, those great
principles—this great cause—the Church, the Queen,
and the people, will be vindicated—(Uproar)—they will
be vindicated, not perhaps in my person, but in the
persons of the great and intelligent constituencies or
this empire. ( rhe Noble Lord then retired amidst
partial cheering.)
Baron ROTRSCIIILD then came forward and proposed
a vote of thanks to the Sher
iff
they had performed their
seerviffiesesf.or the way in which
Lord JOHN MANNERS seconded the motion amidst
the utmost noise.
Mr. Deteeoet then came forward and put the motion to
the meeting,
It was carried by great acclamation, and
was followed by three cheers for the Sheriffs.
Mr. Sheriff FINNIS advancsd to return thanks, and
was received with loud cheers. He told the meeting
that it was highly gratifying to the Sheriffs to
find that the arrangements which they had
made for conducting the election had given
satisfaction to both parties.—(Cheers.) They had only
done what they considered to be their duty, viz., acted, in an impartial mintier throughout the whole proceed-
ings.—(Cheers.) He had no hesitation in saying that
immediately on receiving the writ they felt
that it was their bounden duty to fix a day for
the election.—(Cheers.) He was perfectly aware
that the business of this great city must be much im•
peded by the excitement of an election, and, therefore,
it was thought to be to the interest of all parties that
while no undue haste was shown in fixing the election,
it should take place with all convenient speed.—
(Cheers.) He had much pleasure in returning thanks
for their unanimous vote to himself and his brother
Sheriff.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HALL said he was glad that they had shown to
the Noble Lord and his supporters that they could be
generous as well as true.—(Cheers.) He trusted they
would prepare themselves for the next fight.—(Cheers.)
They were told by the Noble Lord who briefly ad-
dressed them, that on another occasion he would again
solicit their suffrages, and that he was confident
of being returned.—(Cries of " Never.") He
(Mr. Hall) would accept that challenge on the part of
the citizens, and would pledge himself that some one
would meet him on the hustings to take up the cause of
the people against the House of Lords.—(Loud cheers.)
Let their Lordships know that while we concede
to them their rights and privileges, we will at the
same time maintain our own.—(Continued cheers.) Let
then understand most distinctly that the rights of the
People are the security of their property, the safety
of the Church, and the safety of the younger branches
of their families.—(Cheers.) He thought they had
acted very silly in sending this ill-advised young man
among them there.—(Laughter and cries of " A boy.")
Ile entirely admitted his right to come forward, but he
had no doubt that he had been most shamefully advised
by those who professed to have the confidence of the
citizens of London.—(Laughter and cheers.) A gross
insult had been offered to them in the House of Lords
jlitthe Bishop of Oxford, who said that they had been
0,0,114° "wish gold.—(Laughter and hisses.) Now, he
fro" not be at all surprised if that Bishop brought
ward the ballot in the House of Lords, to screen them
m the money of the Jews.—(Laughter, and a
cry of
House The Bishops have no business in the
use ef Lords we'll have them cut.") Let them
mind their business, and we will mind ours; but do
not let them insulttahk' us, for if they do they must
eeycawreeroef the consequences.—(Laughter and cheers.)
neighbours onoth
disturbance, norttoe
going to follow the example of their
would have their hCro.iungtinent; they wanted. to create no
about any revolution, but they
hir. HARItE nghts.—(Loud cheers.)
formally lt.'
the crier, then came forward, and
Mr.
D.vir dissolvedvv the assemblage.
presented himselfil;
having been in answer to vociferous calls, then
. to the electors. He said, the victory
manner, fhaemed in a triumphant and successful
and
Lord e electors having dismissed the Noble
, ho
hadhebeen deluded into the City, to the sweets
with the victor
of literature,
theyvia sure they would now be content
Meat) But howish had gained for the present.—
ans to their future con to
say
would
settled a word to the electors
uct on this great question. It was
bY th • uld ham t int. returning Baron Rothschild.
It
he called o be settled in the
doing linen the el House of Commons, and
as Bonn
__ lectors of London to b and
e up
meeting in e„,." the new Bill • h . 3'. ward should be introduced,
mons with d and besieging the House of Co -
(Hear, hear.)
Muuerl they had passed the Bill.ra
Lords, he hoped the as he respected the II of
Ouse
before that Noble _ electors h
House, w:, ,Iva en the Bill got
to the question put by a )tight' h" .
give an answer
be asked._" Where are the Reverend Prelate,when
Let
Bill?" Let the Bishops petitioners in f
by the and the
he number of petitions, that th favour of the
se of Lords know
andt) desirous that the Bill should ? were determined
H saw a gentleman pointin P es.— determined
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on the board—as if to say gth o hear,number
petition. Well, he agreed with him; that
was
the best
satisfactory petition to the House of Lordst ought to be
the House disregard the • ; but should
the course they had VOIC3 of the people, and pursue reject the Bill lately followed, and again
child came . I he trusted, if Baron B '
back to them oths-
be returned by a again, he would
much l
would never cease a • •arger majority, and that they
seat in the Rouse r
Commons,
until they saw him like his
consequences.(lL without fear of ulterior
not let them • (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) D
not in an misunderstand each other. The 43
tions y way interfee • ef the o firing with the y were
established institu-
titera 4
1,, ountry. They wished
a ell u all the privileges rather to preserve
of the souse of Lords,

but at the same time they asked the House of Lords to
respect the privileges of the people. It was the un-
doubted right of the people to elect whom they chose to
be their representative; and although, in spite of bigotry
and intolerance, they had Elected a man chose faith
differed from their own, he hoped they would not rest
satisfied until they saw him seated in the House of Com-
mons.—(Cheers.) He told them yesterday that they
should use their victory with moderation, as he did not
think that they could carry any great cause by abusing
other people. They might respect their prejudices and
pity the errors of their judgments, but still they would
endeavour to carry conviction to their under-
standings. The Noble Lord who bad just
parted from them, in a manner characterised
by his usual good feelings and gentlemanly
politeness, had, he trusted, learned a lesson from this
contest, namely, that the people of England were not
what he designated them in the House of Commons, " an
abstract something or nothing"—(A laugh)—but the
only source of legitimate pow er.—(Cheers.) The Noble
Lord, he trusted, would find that theirs was a power
wielded and exercised for the good of all classes of his
fellow-tubjecte, and that when, therefore, the voice of
the people was heard, it wes paramount and ought to he
obeyed.—(Cheers.) There ss ere two principles
involved in this contest, one to choose their own repre-
sentatives, which the House of Lords had set aside, and
den'ed to them, but they had ratified their former
choice—they bad vindicated their former decision. The
next principle was the great principle of civil and reli-
gious liberty, and he felt assured that in this the nine-
teenth century, though they could not say that they had
got rid of all, they would soon have abolished the re-
maining records of bigotry and intollerance,
and that they would be as free to act and think
for themselves without reference to religion. The prin-
ciple involved here was simply, this, not whether they
should choose a man of wealth, a man of commercial
standing, and a citizen baron, but whether they should
choose that man with all those attributes because
he happened to differ with them in religious views
(Cheers, and a Voice, " He's a man for all that.") Yes
he was, and they had chosen him, and they would choose
him again and again, till they taught the bigots and in-
tolerants in this country that their principles were
abhorrent alike to Christianity, to freedom, and good sense
—(Cheers.) He was glad they had vindicated their
rights by a large majority, but large as it was he was
satisfied it would have been more than doubled
had not many of their friends felt at ease when they saw
the Baron upwards of 3,000 ahead, and refrained from
voting.—(Hear, hear.) If, however, the necessity
had been demonstrated to them, he was convinced the
majority would have been double what it was, since the
e bole City of London and the household electors almost
to a man would have vindicated the great and glorious
principle upon which this contest had been conducted.
It must be gratifying to the electors of London to know
that the present contest had been conducted without
asperity on either side—(Cheers)—and that the Noble
Lord, for whom no one felt greater respect than he did
for his private virtues, and no one hated more than he
did his political opinions, had come down, as he
said, to advocate the rights of the people,
but, in reality, as their most bitter opponent,
had contented himself with declaring his principles on a
printed address, and a speech that no one could hear.—
(Cheers.) He trusted that the whole Livery of London
would consider that they had performed their duty, but h t
them not rest satisfied with that.—(Cheers.) He would
not say to them agitate, agitate, agitate—(Great
cheering)--but he would say to them, petition, petition,
petition—(Great cheering)—till the Bill became a law,
bt cause if they did so there could be no doubt that they
would ultimately succeed.—(Cheers.) He had now said
enough on the subject of the election, but he could not
allow the freeholders of London to leave that
hall, the assemblages in which had ever been
noted for their affection to the Sovereign, without
testifying their loyalty to the Queen.—(Great cheering,
and cries of " God bless her, she's one of the right
sort.") He asked them to give three hearty cheers for
the great Queen of England.—(Cheers, and cries of
Who will not do it?" " God bless the Queen, and down
with the Bishops.") The Hon. Gentleman concluded
amid much cheering.
The hall was then dissolved.