The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-29 00:00:00

long time in vain to obtain Mr. Baldwin a herring, and it was only ti
here and there that we could catch a sentence of what fell from
the Hon. Candidate. We understood him to say that Sir It. Peel
was net such a foal as to tell them what sort of a Budget
he should bring forward, because if he had done so the Whig,
would have adopted it.—(Cliects end hisse,..) With regard to the
Corn-laws.—(A voice ft om the crowd, "The Duke of Buckingham
gives Js a week wages"—this was the signal for the greatest uproar
and confusion, and cries of " Off, off," which lasted throughout
remainder of the Hon. Gentleman's speech.) With regard to the
Poor-laws, he would vote for the repeal of the New Poor-law Act.
—(Cheers, groans, and hisses, and cries of "It won't do.") He
trusted that to-morrow they would place him at the head of the
poll.—(Cheers and uproar.)
An Elector here came forward, and put the following que,.
dens to Mr. Baldwin :
Etecloa—Will you vote for a fixed duty on corn?
Mr. BALDWIN—I will not.—(Great hissing and uproar.)
EhEcroa—Will you vote for the abolition of Church rates?
Mr. BALDWIN—I will not.—(Great hissing, and cries of " Off,
oil'!" " Go home."
ELECTOR—WiII you vote for Church Extension ?
Mr. Pkr.nwts—Yes.—( Hissings, hootings, groans, and cries of
" Go home, go home, you won't do.")
EteeToe—Do you repudiate the sentiments which appeared in
your paper, the Standard, that if the manufactories of England were
destroyed it would be for the benefit of the country?
Mr. BALDWIN—I never saw the article nor knew of its existence
until after it had appeared in the Standard.
Mr. I'. CARRELL then stood forward and was received with the
greatest uproar. It was'in vain that Mr. T. D'Eyncourt and Mr. Hawes
exerted themselves to obtain Mr. Cabbell a hearing. No sooner
did Mr. Cabbell make his appearance than he was greeted with
cries of " Where do you come from?"—" Who are you ?"
" What a shocking bad hat ?") After the the storm had somewhat
subsided, Mr. Cabbell said, " With regard to the Corn-laws." (The
conclusion of the sentence was drowned in cries of " No Monopoly,"
" No, Corn.laws," " Off," and the:Hon. Candidate was for a long
time inaudible, although it was evident, from his vehement gesti-
c:tea' ion, that he was speaking most energetically. Considerable
confusion was created on the hustings near where Mr. Cabbell was
,tanding, by the unseemly and disgraceful conduct of a tall, ill.
looking man, with pepper-and-salt whiskers, and apparently between
40 and 50 years of age, and disguised as a gentleman, who
'tore Conservative colours, and who having for a long time
amused himself by annoying every one about him, wound lip hi-
performances by committing a wanton anti unprovoked assault
upon a respectable looking old gentleman who was standing
near him, and who, by the bye, was a Conservative likewise.)
He saw it was useless to detain them ; he had hoped to have re-
ceived from them the courtesy usua'ly afforded to a stranger, but
as he had not received it, he would in conclusion beg to assure
them that, if to-morrow they would ensure his return to
Parliament, they would find him an honest and faithful
representative. The gentlemen who had before addressed
them had, like himself, come to them untried, and they
had been tried, whether to the satisfaction of the electors or not,
was best known to them, but he believed that the trial did not
afford them satisfaction.—(Loud cries of" No, no," " Yes, yes,"
and uproar.)
An ELECTOR inquired of Mr. Cabbell whether he was a Whig
or a Tory ?
Mr. Caanr.th said he would not answer that question. He
would tell them what his principles were. He would defend the
Crown—he would stand up for the House of Lords—(Groans and
hisses)—tor that House in which was congregated the property and
intelligence of the country. He wanted to see a good, powerful,
virtuous House of Commons. He wanted a House consist-
ing of Members of intiligence, not of such as tampered with
measures they did not and could not understand—not of violent
men who resorted to: violent measures, suet as free trade, cheap
bread, and so forth, not for the benefit of the country but for their
own purposes.—(Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. S. HAWKES said he bad come there to ask two questions of
the late Liberal Members of the borough. He wished to know how
they stood affectdd on the question of the Poor-law. He wished to
know what they had done and what they would do when the subject
came again before the House of Commons. He had heard them
talk much of the liberty of tha people, but they had not touched on
the sufferings of the poor. He hoped they would condescend to
give a distinct answer to these vital questions--(Cheers,)
Mr. Hawes said that he had told the electors at the last election
that he thought it his duty to support any measure that would at
once ptotect the poor and honest rate-payers—(Cheers)—while he
at the same time would also support any measure which would pro-
tect the poor—(Cheers)—and he would never give his support to
any measure which placed the poor still more in the hands of the
Guardians. lie founded his support of the Bill on the public
good which it had effected, and he meant to stand or fall by it.—
(Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. T. D'EvNeourt-r had certainly given his vote originally
against the Poor-law Bill, but when he found that that Bill was
supported by an immense majority of Tories—(Cheers, and cries
of" That's too true from the Tories")—he thought it time to re-
flect on the opinions he had formed respecting it ; the result of
which was, that he thought the present law should have a fair
trial . That trial had been made, and unless the Bill that would be
introduced in the next Parliament contained such alterations as
would affect its bearing on the people, he should oppose it.—
(Cheers.) His Hon. Friend and himself were agreed on these points.
He was always for a freer election of the guardians, thinking they
ought to be elected in open vestry.—(Loud cheers.) He should
vote to limit the power of the Commissioners to the shortest
possible period—(Cheers)—and he was anxious also to make better
provision for affording out-door relief.—(Loud cheers.) He was
opposed to the separation of families as it existed under the present
law. Unless amendments to the effect were introduced, he should
oppose it.— (Loud cheers.)
Mr. BALDWIN would pledge himself to vote for the total alters.
Lion of the obnoxious Poor-law Bill.—(Cheers.)
Several questions were put to the Tory candidates as to the man.
tier in which they would vote respecting particular provisions of the
Poor-law Bill, to each of which they answered they would vote
against them.
An ELECTOR inquired of Mr. Cabbell whether, if Sir It. Peel,
when in office, should support the Poor-law Bill, he would join in
a vote of no-confidence in his Government ?
Mr. CAIIBELL—I will.
To other questions put to him, the Hon. Candidate said he would
not vote for Household Suffrage nor against Church-rates, but that
he would vote in favour of Church Extension.
Several questions on the same subject were put by different elec-
tors to the various candidates, but the replies were inaudible, in
consequence of the uproar.
The show of hands was then taken, and declared to be in favour
of Messrs. Hawes and Tennyson D'Eyncourt.
Mr. Cabbell then demanded a poll, which was appointed to take
place to-morrow.
After three groans for the Poor-law Bill and three counter
groans for the Tories, the meeting separated.