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London, England, 1841-07-08 00:00:00

gister, where would be found Mr. Cust's name as a
freeholder, and no inconsiderable one. Mr. Chaplin
then read a letter that had been sent to him from the
Reform Club, of which the Noble Lord was a member :
it.asked for a subscription in aid of the Printing Corn-
mittee of the Reform Club, to take 10/. worth of placards
and handbills and other squibs against the Corn-aws,
for distribution in his neighbourhood, by which the
funds of the Society would be greatly helped. He had
another little document ; this was a letter from the Isle
of Wight, where Lord Worsley's father -had great pro-
' perty, and where the letter stated that the Noble Lord's
influence was beinc, used in favour of the Anti-Corn-law
candidates, and the writer, a Mr. J. Hamilton, thought
the electors of Lincolnshire should be acquainted with
the fact. Now, if these gentlemen had been returned
from the Isle of Wight, they would have been voting
against the Corn-laws, whilst the Noble Lord was giving
hi. 4 single vote in their favour. On these grounds he
should support his Gallant and Honourable Friend,
Who would oppose any Ministry that would not uphold
the Corn-laws. Lord Worsley had determined to stand
by his party, who, for the sake of place, would ruin
agriculture, would set the West Indies in a flame, and
risk another rebellion in Canada. In conclusion he pro-
posed the Hon. Charles Henry Cust.—(Cheers and yells.)
Colonel SIBTHORP, M.P.. said that, in seconding the
nomination of the Hon. C. H. Cust, he had little to do,
as the recommendation of Mr. Chaplin was slfficient to
claim their regard. He had no personal animosity to
Lord Worsley, but in political conflicts private friend-
ship was but as a feather in the scale. Colonel Sibthorp
then launched out into a tirade against Lord John Rus-
sell in particular, as the rejected of so many places, and
against the Ministry in general. He said their only re-
trenchment had been the leather tax and that on dogs'
tails, which had done no one 6d. worth of good. He
spoke of the Corn-laws as their last dirty shift to keep
office, and the trick to create two new equity judges ;
speakinr, of Sir John Campbell, as the Whig Attorney-
General, a fellow most odious to him.—(A loud tumult
of hooting soon drowned the faint Tory cheers at these
expressions.) Of the cry of "cheap sugar, they were 110 t
so treacle-mouthed as to be invited by so paltry a
bait, which would not alter the price a halfpenny a pound;
or of "cheap timber," that would not cave 10s. in
the cost of building a cottage worth 801. or 1001. ; and
then there was the proposal to put a fixed duty on corn,
which three measures the Whig Attorney-General had
said were to be considered as one common proposal. He
begged to ask the Noble Lord whether he had not said
in June, 1838, on Mr. Warburton's motion respecting
Lord Cawdor's tenantry, that he regretted he had voted
for the 501. clause. He found it so reported in the
Times newspaper.--(Yells, and cries of " the bloody old
Times.")
Lord WORSLEY dared say he had so expressed himself.
Colonel SinTgoxp—They would perceive that his
memory was good , and yet after such a vote they pre-
tended to call his Lordship the farmer's friend ! Colonel
Sibthorp continued to speak for some time in his usual
" miscellaneous estimate " style, and the disturbance
rather increasing than otherwise, notwithstanding Lord
Worsley's interference, he concluded rather abruptly
by seconding the nomination of the Hon. Charles Henry
(Just.

Lord WORSLEY (after the tremendous cheering with
which he was received had subsided) said—You have
heard Mr. Heneage and Mr. Angerstein, two very large
landed proprietors of this division, recommend me to
your notice as a proper person to represent you in Par-
liament. Do you think that these gentlemen, or any
other of their class, would have come forward to recom-
mend me if they thought that I was not the farmers'
friend.—(" No, no," and cheers.) I have been rather
surprised at many of the statements which I have heard
made against me during my canvass. My friend and
colleague, Mr. Christopher, in a manner which I have
never before heard of being used by one colleague to-
wards another, spoke to me in the House of Commons
with regard to what I had said at the county meeting
at Lincoln. I do not say that it was intentionally unkind
of him, he might have stated what he did in consequence
of the disappointment he felt at my not . supporting Sir
Robert Peel's motion after what he thotight I had said
at the county meeting. Gentlemen, after a very ex-
tensive cant ass, a large majority in the division who
attended that meeting are not of the same opinions with
Mr. Christopher.—(Hear, hear.) Some of my politi-
cal opponents who attended that day and heard what I
said, tell me that they thought I should have voted as
I did after what I had said.—("No, no," from some of the
Tory party.) I tell ymiwhat I have heard them say—if you
do not believe me I cannot help it. I state what I have
been told by my political opponents ; I have been in-
formed that Mr. Christopher, in his speech at Horn-
castle, stated that he was surprised that I should rise
up in my place in the House of Commons to oppose the
motion of Sir R. Peel, and pull out of my pocket a piece
of paper, which was the report of a speech of mine
made at Lincoln, which I had corrected and then taken
from the Lincoln Gazette. I did see a copy of my speech
made at that meeting, which I corrected ; but I never,
saw the speech of Mr. Brailsford, and my reply, until
I saw them reported in the Morning Post, and I took
the report from that paper, because it was possible that
some Members might have got hold of a garbled report
from some of the London papers.—(Hear, hear.) This
I will tell you that nobody asked me to speak when I
did on the motion of Sir Robert Peel, and no person
connected with the Government, either directly or in-
directly knew, within a short time before the decision
upon that motion, how I should vote. Did Igo to Par-
liament to oppose everything Sir R. Peel brought for-
ward, when he was in office ? Did I not tell you on
these hustings that I would not offer a factious opposi-
tion ? Did I not assist them on their votes of supplies?
Indeed, I should have opposed them much more than I
did, if I had been determined to oppose everything they
proposed. This I would say, I had much rather have
measures of reform proposed by those who wished to pass
them, than by others who only do it because the country
forces them to pass them.—(Great cheering.) Now, I
do approve of the general conduct of the Government,
but they have committed one of those errors upon
which I oppose them. Mr. Christopher has stated, in
the course of his canvass, that at a meeting in London
I stated that I thought it " a profligate act" of
the Government to attempt a repeal of the Corn-
laws. I say so again, if they believed they had not
the power to carry their proposed measure for-
ward, if they only did it for the purpose of creating ex-
citement. But I have such confidence in our cause, that
I do not believe any such measures can be carried in our
lifetime. Before I could think it right to vote fur
Sir Robert Peel, I must have asked myself what reason
I had for leaving my former friends. What reason had
I, except that they proposed a measure which I disap-
proved of ? And I must be able to place implicit confi-
dence in Sir Robert Peel on the Corn-laws. I cannot do
this.—(Cheers.) I have been told that I have misrepre-
sented Sir Robert Peel's sentiments on the Corn-laws.
I have heard him say that he is opposed to a fixed duty,
but he is not prepared to pledge himself to maintain the
present graduated scale. /lave I not a right to suppose
that he may alter that scale so as not to be a sufficient
protection ? Mr. Christopher, I am informed, when
speaking at Boston, said that he would not pledge him-
self to support the present Corn-laws, but he would ad-
vocate a just protection to the farmer.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER—I did not say so.
Lord Woasaey—Two friends of nine who were there
at the time, took down the words unknown to each
other, and afterwards compared notes, and both had
taken the words alike. I wish to remind Mr. Chaplin,
that because I am a member of the Reform Club, it does
not follow that I am therefore responsible for what may
be done by its committees, any more than that Mr.
Christopher is to be responsible for all the acts of the
Carlton Club.—(Hear, hear)—because they sent a gen-
tleman round to give lectures in support of slavery, at
the time of the anti-slavery cry. The letter Mr. Chap-
lin has read, is not addressed to me ; they know my
opinions on that subject too well to send me one.—(A
voice, " Perhaps you've had one before.") I never saw
or heard of it before now. Sir Robert Peel, in his
motion, stated that it was uncons' itutional in the Govern-
ment to retain office. Sir Robert Peel, when he was
about taking office in 1839, knew that the majority of
this country had no confidence in him—and what did
he state ? "He wished so to constitute her Ma-
jesty's household, that her Majesty's servants might
have the advantage of a public demonstration of her
Majesty's full support and confidence." He knew
he had not the confidence of the country, and as he could
not turn out the Ladies of the Bedchamber, he resigned.
—(Cheers.) It is said by many of those who canvass for
Mr. Christopher that I am not a friend of civil and reli-
gious liberty. Have I not on all occasions been the sup-
porter of liberty of conscience and of freedom of election?
—(A voice from the Tory party, " The Ballot.) Yes,
the Ballot; I have always stated that I think there are
many objections to the Ballot, but I know of no other
way of putting an end to bribery and intimidation. I
should like a less objectionable remedy, but it is acknow-
ledged even by many. of the Tory Members, that the
evils of intimidation exist. This reminds me of almost the
only words I heard from Cot Sibthorp,'en my saying I re-
gretted having voted for the 501. clause. I did say, that if
I had any idea that it would have worked as it has, I
would have taken the advice of Lord Spencer, and voted
against it. What was the intention of that clause,
but to give to persons of respectability, tenants to
the amount of 50/., a right to vote, that they should
have their opinions represented ? Now I contend that
it has been too much used to represent the landlord's
opinions, and not the tenant's. A man occupying at
501. a year ought to have a share in the representation,
and I believe if you had the vote by ballot you would
have the feelings and opinions of that class of persons
represented, and then I should be delighted with it.—
(Immense cheering.) Before I was interrupted by some
one alluding to the Ballot I was going to ask whether
the charge against me of my not being a friend to civil
and religious liberty, was well founded. lam not aware
of any votes I have ever given which show that I am not
inclined to respect in every way the rights of conscience.
Am I to be stigmatised with not being a friend to the
Church 'beeause I allow every man to have a decent
place erected on land of my family, in which he may
worship his 'God as he pleases ?—(Cheers.) Can I not
be a Clatirchman, and yet be a tolerant Churchman ?
They thought I could not be a friend to religious
liberty because I subscribed towards the erection
of a Wesleyan chapel in Brigg, and did not give any thing
for a new Church. When I was applied to as to the
new church, I said I thought my father, who held the
property in that part, should subscribe to the new church;
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they applied- to him, and he gave them 50/.—(Cheers.)
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you diligently, faithfully, and with constant attention?—
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who sent me to the House of Commons, are to oust me,.
and'to take in my stead a person who, so far as personal
and private character goes, is perhaps better fitted than
myself.—(No, no.) But he has not had that experience
in the House of Commons ; and I believe he will not be
able to discharge his duties to you, if he continues in his
profession, and intends to discharge his duties as a sol-
dier.—(Hear, hear.) I will tell you why I think so. I
have had experience in this, and I found that when tie I