The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-30 00:00:00

THE GENE I, ELECTION

(THIS DAY.)

CITY OF LONDON.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
One o'clock was the hour appointed for the official de-
claration of the pol, but long before that hour the
Guildhall was ciowded to exce-s in every part.
Shortly after twelve o'clock Ldy John Russell, ac-
companied by the Countess of Minto, and several other
ladies connected with the successful candidates, entered
a side gallery, and up9n being recognised by the assem-
bled multitude were loudly and vig-rously cheered.
Shortly after one o'clock Lord John Russell, Mr. Pat-
tison, Sir G. 'Argent, and Baron Rothschi:d, made their
appearance on the platform, accompanied by Jones
Loyd, Esq., Abel Smith, Eiq., Sir Moses Montefiore,
Alderman Humphcry, and several of their movers and
seconders, members of their committees, and numerous
other influential supporters and friends of the Liberal
cause. The cheering which followed their appearance
was most tremendous, and lasted for several minutes.

Mr. Freshtield, and the other Conservative candidatPs,
and their supporters, were received with various marks of
disapprobation.

Mr. Sheriff CHALLIS came forward, and stated that,
UI on casting up the poll, he found the numbers to be as
follows :

Lord John Russell . 7,137
James Pattison, Esq. ... 7,030
Baron Lionel de Rothschild 6,792
John Masterman, Esq. 6,722
Sir G. Larpent 6 719
B. C L. Bevan, Esq. ... 5,268
Alderman J..tinson ... 5.069
J. W. Fresh&ld 4,704
8',.. Payne ... ... 513
The announcement of the return of Mr. Masterman,
and the numbers of the other Conservative candidates,
was received with yells, hisses, hootlngs, and other
marks of disapprobation, which lasted for some time.
Mr. Sheriff CHALLIS then declared Lord John Rus•
sell, James Patiison, Esq., Baron Lionel de Rothschild,
and J. Mastertnan, Esq., to be duly returned Members to
serve in the ensuing Parliament for the city of London.
Lord Jour/ RussELL then stood forward, and was re-
ceived with tremendous cheering, and waiving of hats and
handkerchiefs from the ladies' gallery, which lasted for
several minutes; silence having been restored, the Noble
Lord proceeded to say—Gentlemen, I will now venture
to address you for a few minutes, to return you my
thanks for the honour which you have done, not only in
electing me again to be returned to Parliament as the
Member for the city of London, but also for the eminent
distinction which you have conferred upon me, of placing
me at the head of the poll.—(Loud cheers.) I consider
that your so acting is a great triumph for the principles
of the Retorm Act—(Cheers)--for it was said, when
that Act was under discussion, that it would be itn-

possible for any one to be concerned in carrying on the
Government of this great empire and at the same time
retain the confidence of large and popular bodies of
the constituents. It must be admitted that it was nut
possible that such elections should take place, together
with such a system of government as was useful for
the interests of the country, unless the Member
who was thus concerned in the administration of
affairs was ready to brave temporary unpopularity
upon certain political questions, arid never to shrink
from his duty while he thought that he saw the clear
path of public interest before him—(Cheers)—neither
was it possitsle, it the constituents, making no allowance
tor the difficulties of the Government, making no allow-
ance for tran'ient differences of opinion, should insist
that upon all questions their Me-mbsrs should represent
their own opinions, and should give effect to those opi-
nions upon every particular vu e which might have
to be given in the Commons House of Parliament.
I trust that we may all or us say--I on my part as the
Member, you on your part as electors of this great
city—that we have not shrunk from that profession of
duty which belongs to us upon those great questions
affecting the public interests.—(Loud cheers.) I trust
teat I may say that in carrying on the business of Par-
liament, whether I was one of those who was a Member
of what was called " the Oppssition," but which
was not in effect the Opposition, or whether I
was concerned in the government of the country,
I have not shrunk from the performance of all my duties.
—(Loud cheers.) Whether I were right in the opinions
I formed, or whether I were mistaken in my judgment
upon particular questions, I trust that no base desire to
preserve a vote in the House of Commons contrary to
the dictates of my conscience—(Cheers)—no mean feel-
ing of shrinking tram temp,rary unpopularity, has
guided my course while I have been in office.—
; (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I have only to give you
toy hearty and grateful thanks, not presuming that
ail those oho have done me the honour to the amount
of 7.000 electors of recording their votes for me, not
that I presume to think that each part of my conduct
has met with your approbation, but I have to thank you
because that, seeing the exigencies of the Government,
seeing the difference there is and always must be be-
tween carrying into effect great principles in the mode
in which it seems alone practicable, and conforming in
every detail to that which may be the prevailing
opinions of the moment, that you have acted with for-
bearance, with indulgence, and with generous confidence
to one who, hose ever unworthy of that confidence, still
felt that he was conscientiously performing that which
he thought was his duty.—(Tremendous cheering.) In
that respect, Gentlemen, this election has been in my
person a great triumph for the civil liberty of the coun-
try.— (Cheers.) In other respects it has been a great
triumph fur the commercial liberties of the country, for
although, genletnen, with the greatest personal respect
and regard tor Mr. Masterman—(Hisses)—l confess
that I am disappointed in the fourth return at this
election.—(Loud cheers.) Still, Gentlemen, I think,
considering what happened in the year 1841,
considering the votes which were given in toe last year
by Mr. Masterman, considering what has since hap-
pened in that interval, that it is a great triumph for
the principles of commercial liberty that we see the re-
turn which has now been made.—(Loud cries of " No
Masterman"' "We won't have him.") Gentlemen, I
believe that all the best statesmen of this day believe
that with the progress of commercial freedom is linked
the progress of this country in wealth and happiness.—
(Loud cheers.) I believe that these principles,
of which we have been the advocates, are the true prin-
ciples for the bsnefit of this country, and I cannot ex-
pect that there will be any reaction on this sub-
ject.—(Cheters ) I expect that the Parliament
which is as out to be elected will confirm
those laws which were enacted in the late Parliament,
the doing away with the duties upon corn---(Cheers)—
and the deferential duties upon sugar—(Loud cheers)
:end by that means allowing the people of Eng-
land all the advantages which are to he obtained
by the free competition with the other nations of the
odd. And can any of us doubt that that there is in
die midst of this great metropolis, in the midst of a metro.
polls that has risen to a size, and wealth, and prosperity,
which I believe to be unt xample d in the history
of the globe—(Loud cheers)—con I have any doubt
that in that competition with other nations—(At this
moment Mr. Masterman made his appearance on the
p;atform, which produced the greatest uproar and con-
fusion. Order having "been in some measure restored)—
The Noble Lord resumed, " Can I' doubt, Gentlemen,
'hat thss great country, with the commerce and weans
to which it has arisen—with this metropolis as the sign
slid symbol of that prosperity —will he able to equal, to
surpass, perhaps to distance all the other nations of the
globe in that rsce of free competitien.—(Loud cheers.)
Having expressed in the absence of Mr. Masterman my
personal regard for him, let me add here, that
I was rejoiced to find that in the great
contest of the last year in that suc-
cessful attempt to free corn and other articles from
the heavy and injurious duties imposed upon them,
that Mr. Masterman was one of those who voted for
tt.e repeal of those duties.—(Cheers and laughter.)
Such, Gentlemen, is the progress we have made in the.
course of six years in the great question of commercial
freedom. (Cheers.) And now I will touch upon
another subjecr, connected with which the present return
Is no less a triumph--s triumph of the principle
of civil and religious liberty.—(Cheers;) I am happy
to say that, although the progress has not been
so quick,
_although the progress of the nation in the
principles of religious freedom has not been so rapid as
that to which I; have already adverted, yet, if
we look back some hasty years, and consider
that then religious intolerance was in its prime and
vigour—that in that cause "Ni) Popery" had raise d
a powerful and predominant cry against those
who differed from ourselves upon religious sub-
jects, but that the day was now come when
the disabilities which affected the Protestants
Dissenters, when the disabilities which affected the r
Roman Catholics having been removed, that the day is
now come when you have declared, by the election of
Baron Rothschild, that the day has now arrived for the
removal of the last vestiges of religious intolerance—
(Cheers)—and that hereafter the privilege of a free
public of this United Kingdom—the privilege to serve
the Crown—the privilege to represent the people
in Parliament, are to be enjoyed by all
the subjects of her Majesty, without dis
tinction of religious persuasions.—(Loud cheers.)
Can I doubt that ouch a decision on the part of the elec-
tors of the city of London will have its weight, its great
weight, I should say its prevailieg weight—(Loud
cheers)—and that we shall see that the next Parliament
will have the glory of establishing and proclaiming at once
the completion of the great social edifice of civil, com-
mercial, and religious freedom.—(Tremendous cheering.)
Gentlemen, I have said in an early part of what I have
addressed to you that I had to thank you for the
election and liberal confidence with which you have
entrusted me, a Minister of the Crown, with the
duties of your representative.—(Loud cheers.) I con-
sider that it would be inconsistent with that con-
fidence—it would be inconsistent with those duties—if I
now attempt to sketch out to you what would be my course
in the ensuing Parliament., so long as I think that my
advice to the Sovereign may be a benefit to the people of
the United Kingdom, I shall endeavour to discharge that
duty to the best of my power and abilities.—(Cheers.)
The Noble Lord concluded amid• t loud cheess, by say-
ing teat he took .leave of them, giving them again his
grateful thanks, and the expressing his ardent wishes,
for the prosperity, the liberty, and the continued wealth
of that great city.
The other candidates then addressed the electors.
Their addresses will be given fully in our Third Edition.

WESTMINSTER—(THIS DAY.)
DECLARATION OF TIIE POLL.
It loirig generally understood that the declaration of
the poll would take place at twulve t -day in
Covont-garden, a crowd nearly as great as on the day of
the nomination congregated at that time in front of the
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