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London, England, 1847-08-05 00:00:00

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it a riiinorly ee'metsTe7f.o/77,77.7
on.l7:llartri4l7s
I men, and Hived to see it carried
the year 1847 by those groat majorities which you y`;>•all witnessed, I have no doubt, with the gretttt sat-EC
faction. That measure has nt
now become the law fthe '/li/XesivT"'
; land—(Cheers)—and, for nay part, I have no fear of
the
result. alien 'Aare voteit(er tirealieraneasure which, ..
pet haps, aff.cts the working Mali as muck xs any eel. asib
—namely, for the diminution of the enlistme-nt • f the
soldier.—ketifers.) - I never vote'd' for any teiug with
greater pleasure, in my lite, because I wish to open au -
honourible'Profetsidn to the' son 'of the working man, '
that he' might see'. his son-become a soldier without
fearing that he should have to undergo for ever a separa- .
tion between himself and "his child.=-(Cheers.) The
period (proceeded the Noble Lord) had been reduced to
twelve hitt he.hoped to.see the time when a greater
reduction would take place. Ile voted for the thew tire in all
its stages propo,ed to give the peer man fe provision
from the sod of his country—(Ctieers)—and at-e fen the
Seduction Bill, though. he regretted to find thqt his Hon.
Friend Mr. Spooner, the .111,7mbet ror Birmingham, had .
been unseate;t in con:wilt:l,lw ot that measure; hut, how-
ever,
for the &aimless courage of -that Hen. Gentleman
he should riot have dared the ohatacles -in the way to _
protecting the daughters of the winking men against the
evils and arts of the eroWds-ot harpies e traded in se-
duction. Yet the Bill, when they thought it on the point
of passirig, was rejected, but he had seen this happen more
than once with respect to measures which he had subse-
quently- eeen carried. Ile had voted for the Health of
emortins nil
menisi
btinnm
Towns Bill with great pteasnre, but he :slight say of it— •
li
which, freely translated;
ant "P c'"
e,...e to its ashes. ;" he hoped in.ariOther s session it would ri-e i cetex•
like from its ashes',.anef that, after' being
that it ,would not prevent local and central
might4aslomntprrocl,vleidt
would pass Into a ?acv.—(Gear, hear.)
offence to some by saying that he voted wih great
gl'e
oir.asure, for a grant of 100,0001. tor the education ofthe
people--(Cheers;--and 'might • state with truth that
the minutes of the Privy Council were formed with tht
earnest desire of being impartial to.every denemination
of professing .Christiens.—(Cbeers.) . The Church might
find fault with him, .but he..comidered is quite possible
that that system of education might be purely secular, -
(Cheers.) He held that opinion, lung ago,
and when the Whig Government,, some years ago,
proposed a grant of mohey to. a Normal •
school, gip.ter Hall blazed up and the House of Com-
mons was inundated with petitions 'from both Church-
men and Dissenters against 'the proposition, and after
such opposition a Minister would have been insane if -
he had brought in any measure other than the one he
had—one palatable to all sects of the people, and he
trusted that they had laid the f;undation of a general
scheme of education co much ~ouglit after. -He asked if he
h-d not acted up to the proqqationS he had made. In the
ehctions throughout the country, turn had been ask. d to
pledge therasetv. a n.-t to vote one .tartitiiirgoatiiirm: underh,
en
duwment of the Roman Cathode, clergy if
any circumstances.
~No one, profeio.,d to bring 'such a
proposition forward, and again, there was, a loud call ior
the s. Aeration of Church and State ; but he doubted
much whether many In the crowd, himself. included,
knew what this meant.—(Laughter) All he could say
was, that he 'would not brine in a measure ot the kind
himself, but at the same time he did not consider
that the endowment of the Rowel Catholic priesthood
would be sinful. Notwithstanding 'the " home corres-
pondence," he would not. pledge himself on the subject.
The whole subject of Church property would lie brought
under review next-- session—(Cries of " That's the
ticket")—and he trusted they would be able, by a better
distribution of that. property, to .render that Church
more efficient ; but so long as the Church did its duty
he would not vote for the extraction of a single shilling
from her; but he trusted they weuld distribute the reve-
nues in such a way as to afford the working clergy a
sufficient stipend,- for their labours. After some further
observations, the'Neble Lord concluded by trusting that •
he should be re elected, and retired amidst loud cheers.
Mr. RAUH OSBORNE then presented -himself, and
was received with loud Cheers and the waving
of hats. He said he hoped, •on this occasion,
that he should not be considered the political
Polly to whom reference' bad been -made.. He had the
highest respect for Colonel Wood; but he considered
that the opinions he supported were not those professed
by a majority of the constituency.—(Cheers). 'J'he state
of the county representation during the last ten 3 ears
had been of the most " humdrum" style, as one Whig
and one Tory had been elected to neutralise die effect
of each other's votes—(Cheers)—and they could not
deny that on this occasion there :had -not been an
attempt to compromise the county'7-(Cries of `•Yes,
yes")—and he asked, therefore,. the, electors if
they were prepared:to allow the great county of Mid-
dlesex to degenerate into such places as Old Gatton and
Sarum?—(Cheers.) And he told them frai,kly that in
default of a better matt he had edme forward at the eleventh
hour in order to give them an opportunity of recording
by their votes that such a compromise did not exist.
He was in favour of giving pledges-to a certain extent,
but he could not forget the fatal blow which had been
given to public confidence by men voting at
the end of their career diametrically opposite
to the course they had :formerly .adopted.—(Cheers.)
Why Ca:holic emancipation was carried by. the very
men who were pledged to oppose it (Renewed
cheering)—and they, should recollect new that they
pledged themselves Ir. 1841 as the supporters of pro-
tecion, and as the 'farmers' friends had deserted their
principles, as the corn-laws were carried by those men
who stated the contrary on all the hustings in the king-
dom, and who upset-Lord Jdlin Russell's Government on
that very point, tend when the Noble Lord, in 1841,
propounded a scheme for the repeal of the
corn laws, and for the reduction of the-duty on. sugar,
and for the revisal of the whole system of taxation, Co-
lonel Wood voted in the majority of 112 which turned
out Lord John Russell and the. then Free trade Ministry.
lie did not-consider that he deserved. the term of a poli-
tical apostate, but he was of a ductile mind.—(Laughter.)
In 1837, the Gallant Colonel protessed principles diffe •
rent from those whiCh he announced in 1847. In 1837
there was not a breath whispered about a repeal of the
corn-laws. but on the contrary, fin.- he professed him-
self the farmer's friend; and if the same course Was
pursued with •respect to t e• Church, he would say,
God defend him from his friends."—(Cheers) He had
no hesitation in telling them what course be would
pursue on the subject ot endowments. Colonel Thomas
Wood appeared to be ilichned.to the endowment of the
li,,man Catholic Church in Ireland, but he had spoken
with ainingu:ty. He (air. Osborne) was opposed to the
payment of any church from the fonds of the State. lie
lied voted against the grant of 39,900/. to the Presby-
terians of the North of Irelaiid, because he was opposed
to all endowment on principle.—(Chess's.) The
system of -taxation would be °tie of the first
snbjects which would be considered by the
Legislature.—(Cheers.) He bad voted against the
imposition of the incomdtax, 'and he did so because he
thought that income from trades should be team+ in the
same way that income from land was. It was his wish to
,-ce a graduated property-tax-establish, d. If returned to
Parliament, he would vote for the repeal of the wii.clow..
tax ; and he thought. there were other modes of keeping
up the revenue without imposing uniair burdens on the
tradesman. He was in favour of direct taxation.
He wished to repeal the.. duty ,on tea, which was
necessary to 'the people of the country. Be was a mem-
ber of the Church, but was opposed. to any further en-
dowment. He bad but one motto inscribed on his
banner, and that was." The Sdrereignty of the People."
—(Cheers.) Ile had not. voted pith Colonel Wood in
favour of additional'lnshopszthat 'Gallant Gentleman
concluded his Parliamentary career for Middlesex by
voting for more bishops.—(Cheers.) The surplus
revenues • of- the' Church 'should -be given to in-
crease the • stipends • of -the poorer • clergy, and
not to the increase of the number of bishops. There
were so many, subjects on which he -had addressed the
electors during the last week, that it was unneci ssary for
him to trespass at any length on their time or patience. It
had been asked," Whp is Mr. Osborne?" and he hoped the
electors of Middlesex would give the same answer to ibis
question that had been iven to Mr. G. Thompson in the
Tower Hamlets. He would tell 'them that Mr. Osborne was
not one that would change his mind and give no tpportU-
nity tO the electors to express their opinions. Mr.,9,sborne,
was not one who would call the ballot un • Enregikne
tern, and he asked if bribery and corruption
lish
or hon.aireble.. lie was a Conservative,
the love of
preparedword
tog ad-
the country
evhaanncege,wbituht
ethhaengt.iiim,ges...
t thr e e
then taken, when 'a few were
standcieTm The
atibdici,t,bwi
et
oheriaiihnenceldei
hands
is .hwe)osam,a.
sd
Wood,
ou
dr
a n him
d toa Parliament.ieas
tie .trus.e that they would
of
henn"thcetienege changing
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f
multitude held up their hands for Lord
•
fhoeulrdthuspofroe.
still
show
aw_ fl
hands
a nOds otron eb. be
a.
IL Grosvenor, and a greater number for Mr.
Osborne.
f Colonel Thomas
favour
was demanded
dFito
nu beacenrl adlieGeddr ootsnhveeb ne;
•
Wood, which will commence oribMll,,nod
next.ay A. vote of thanks having been
Iphasedto the Sheriff
the proceedings terminated,

REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS
DURING- THE WEEK ENDING JULY 31.
Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the wary.
Males ...
F ... •.. .494 .Males ... .. . "' 65 .494
.. ... 470 Females ••• ••• 659

Total
- • 964

Total ... 1,324

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I;OIIFRESSED•AIR ENGINE COMPANY.—Yestercky
the annual meeting of ;tie shareholders of this compe9'
"as held ot, the Thatched Douse Tavern. The chair,
the absence or Alderman Farenrother, was
ibke:nmpiletion
Miley. The only thing yet done towards
:roe re ceiver of the preliminary expernn nes
after eighteen months, was nearlyvZes'etyt_
at the factory of Messrs. Robinson.
o ..
thy had spent
fle'relib-reeicn.gor':bhtiliad
received 8,1681. Bs. in calls,
5121. 17s. Bd. on the engine account, oanclount,hi:TOhhsl. for the engi-
furniture, and salaries,
veer, 1,083/. 16s. lir! for
and 1,6151. Os. sd. in
lahwanwdasoothnelyr
4;:sreslliLmiln3asr.yriepenes.so
pees. The balance ucein and
read,
a long discussion took place SS
to the delay in
report having beentesting
the invention, and a resolution
was appointing a committee of five shareholders
to i passed
uvestig atetheaffaiii of the company, and to co-ope-
rate with the directors in arranging with Mr. Palley
with a view to the experiment being properly made,
when the meeting adjourned.
Suicinx OF A T,RADESNIAN.---MF, W. Payne held
an inquest last evening, at the Bird-in-Iland Tavern,
Garden-row, London-road, Southwark, on the body of
John (,aunt, lately residing at N. 3, Garden-row. The
deeeLned had formerly carded on a lucrative business in
the Walworth-road, but latterly his affairs . had been
much embarrassed. On Monday last one of his creditortr
vatted upon him for the payment of an account which;
ne was unabee to meet. At au early hour on Tuesday
morning the deceased was discovered suspended by a
rope, which-he had fixed to shook in his shop, life bf sing
quite extinct, The jury plumed a verb* of Tel pp-
rary Imlay,"