The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-08 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

found to be the advocate of civil and religious liberty, arzd
always opposed to the utmost that monster monopoly., s
Corn-laws.—(Great cheering.) He had supported the yew
b' Ballot—( Increased cheering)—and he had also the:
his best to forward and tippet those measures of el veil
and commercial policy whi h were intended to he, an ! woele
be, if acted uponand carried out with vigourseiroductive of tee
best results to the country.—(Cheers.) 'The Noble Lerd•
had also done his best to carry out those measures which we tee.
tend to the prosperity of the community.—( Cheers. ) And if
he might be allowed for one moment to place out, of view
these general interests, and come to these with whiee hate
was 'more intimately connected, he thought that in .ado ,g so
the conduct of the Noble Lord whose nomination he due tl,e
honour to second, would bear comparison with the abseteee
Lord who was now one of their representatives.—( Cheers. t
The electors of Bath ought also to recollect that the family of
the Noble Lord had done all in their power to support the
trading community in Bath.—(Cheers.) They had isiteee
mere than any resident citizens, and upon those grounds eleee
he thought the Noble Lord was entitled to the votes andenterrets
of the Liberal electors of Bath.—(Cheers.) He was sere
that in an assembly of the citizens of Bath, he ought to epoize
gise for-making such an appeal, as he felt convineedeteat- that
constituency to a man was operated upon by no personahconsi-
derations ; but that the lofty feeling of the patriot, and these
alone urged them onward in the course thee were pursuing.
They had now two powerful interests opposed to eaeh other--
on the one side they had the enemies of freedom, and on the
other the friends of the rights of conscience. The Libersl
party were prepared manfully to battle for their cause. are le-
the blessing of God they would be sure to succeed.--(Chee,s.
On the one side they had Powerscourt and Bruges. wee wez
ready to support scarcity and monopoly, while, on the cell. r
side, they had Duncan and Roebuck—(Great cheerizig)--ro•
whin were ready to gird up their loins on the behalf of r, heiress
freedom, liberty; and plenty.—( Cheers. ) When such Was e•c
case no man ought to be neuter.—(Cheers.) Let all recol-
lect that there was no middle course Ito take.—( Cheers.) Lord
Duncan had come forward for the purpose of giving to :he
constituency of Bath an opportunity of fighting the bag le
fairly and equally—(Cheers)—and he was prepared to stand
side by side with their old representative. He came teere to
put down monopoly.—(Cheers.) He came there to ea: re
two votes fur the city or none.--( Loud cheering.) H
trusted that those who were of his opinion would be itispiree
with the same spirit—(Cheers)—and that all ill feeling woe@
be laid aside, and every exertion used by the electors of B.e
to return two honest and trustworthy men as their Represeii-
tatives in Parliament. In conclusion he had only to say the!
he most cordially seconded the proposition that Lord Darn
was a fit and proper Representative for the City ol'Bath in Par-
liament.—( Cheers. )
Admiral GORDON then came forward for the purpose of pr
posing Mr. Roebuck as a fit and proper person to represei •
the city of Bath in Parliament, and was most enthusiasticalle
cheered. He thought it a most wonderful thing that the (-es
of Bath should ever have such Members as those that they I-
at present ; and having carefully considered and looked ;see
the matter, he had discovered that the only reason why tle
had such Members, was because the constituency was (livid it.
—( Cheers.) He had no hesitation in saying that if they were
united they would succeed —(Cheers.) With respect to sir.
Roebuck much had been said against him, but he (Admire;
Gordon), thought that he was much more sinned against
than sinning.—(Loud cheers.) He was delighted to know the
that gentleman intended to pursue the course he had nui-
formly adopted.—(Cheering.) Mr. Roebuck had been stated
to be a man of no principle. Now with respect to that he
would let facts speak for themselves.--( Cheers.) In the first
place he was supposed to be hostile to religion, tend why? Be-
case he was hostile to the abuse of it.—(Cheers.) Again, e
was said that he was hostile to the Dissenters. He was no
such thing. He had done all in his power to remove their -
ligious disabilities--(Cheers)—and he had done more for tee
removal of that odious impost, Church-rates, than perhaps any
man of his day.—( Cheers.) He had been proved to be ar:
gious man, and one that was friendly to religious Pone e
throughout the world, and looking at his former conduct eh
one could doubt that he would do all in his power to unite
every shade of difference.--( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He
trusted the people of Bath would immortalise themselves by
electing Lord Duncan and Mr. Roebuck, as thereby they
would declare that Bath was still Liberal, and thet she was di
termined to take her leave for ever of her present unworthy
representatives.—(Cheers.) He trusted that the electors
would not relax in their exertions until the names of Lord
Duncan and Roebuck resounded through every street in Bath.
—( Cheers. )
Mr. EDIUDGE seconded the nomination of Mr. Rciebeek.
He was always happy to look an assembly of Englishmen in
their faces.--( Cheers. ) They were met there that d,,y in a
most noble cause.—(Great cheering.) He believed that all
present would agree with him, that for some years pest trees-
had been on the decline; that there had not been full melee.-
ment for the industrious population of the country.—(Cheers.)
He had hitherto been unable to discover how relief Ives to
obtained; but now he saw it in the declaration of her
jesty's Ministers in favour of ft ee trade.—( Cheers. ) The people
of Eng'aed had had immense difficulties to struggle against
but of this lie felt confident, that if they endeavoured to
retrieve the condition of the country by establishing commerce
on a firm and solid basis they would go a great way to eelset
the great object they had in view—(Cheering)—and in corer-
ing out that object he was sure they would have the bratty
support of Mr. Roebuck.--(Cheering.) The assistance of thee
gentleman at the present crisis was of the utmcet, imortatce,
for without freedom of commerce it would be utterly zni-
poseble that the people should have the comfores end pal le=
new of life.—(Cheering.) The Tories had acted a most le-
consistent part—they wanted to get fifty millions of taxes from
the people, and yet they boned up their hands, thereby
making it impossible for them to get the money.—( Chereitig. )
Feeling convinced that ell who were then present were ae-
quainted with the fearless manner in which Mr Itoebuck heti
advocated Free-trade, he was sure that they would all to a
man support his nomination, and return him tritunpliantly to
Parliament as the representative of the City of Bath.—(C heere. )
Lc re DUNCAN then come forward to address the Electors,
and was received with the most enthusiastic cheering whites
lasted several minutes. After the cheeringhad somewhat sue:sheet
his Lordship proceeded with his address. He was sure tleo
they would believe him when he stated it was with feelings of
no ordinary embarrassment that he rose to address them on the
present occasion ; those feelings of embarrassment were caused
by knowing that he was incapable of giving utterance in suffi-
ciently strong language to his thanks to them for the enthu-
siastic reception that he had met with in Bath. Those feelings
of embarrassment were increased when he looked around him
and saw so many gentlemen—so many old tried and con-
sistent Liberals, who were far more able than himself, and far
better qualified in every respect to occupy the station to which
lie that, day proudly aspired.—(Loud cheering.) But if he
entertained feelings of embarrassment he must own that these
feelings were somewhat alleviated when he considered the can,)
which lie hail come forward that day to advocate. Their chiee
was the (Aire of the people, or it was no cause at all —( Cheer,. )
In what he was about to say he trusted that they would mete
allowances for his weakness in consideration of the strength of
the cause.—(Cheers.) He had come to Bath prepared to
contest the two seats for that city.—(Loud cheers.) There oss
no mistake about that.—(Cheers.) He had met his Nob"e
opponent the other day, and he had told him that he would Lo
opposed with spirit, but with perfect good humour—(Cheers)
—and at the same time he had also stated that he hoped thee
he would use his influence with his friends to gain ,tpe sans
advantage for them.—(Cbeers.) If they had fair prey there
could be no doubt of their success, for they had numbers and
arguments also on their side.—(Cheers.) Of this he was
certain that there was one man of whom the Tories were iu
dread, and that was the worthy gentleman who was to be put
in nomination with himself.—(Great cheering.) He had
taken upon himself the responsibility of pledging his friends
to discuss the different questions fairly and openly, at the same
time expressing a hope that the same pledge would be gives,
on the other side, and if such were the case, if they were al-
lowed to meet and discuss the different questions in dispute fairly
and openly, so help him God they would not be afraid. He
wished at the beginning to leave no question unanswered; lie
would state his principles, and he trusted that the meatissg
world hear him patiently to the end. The first thing that he
would discuss was the questicn which had been repeatedly
asked him, which was—Why did Lord Duncan leave Soath-
ampton ; and why did he come to Bath ?—(Laughter.) That.
question was raised by no friend of his ; still it was a questions
and it should be answered. He would tell the person, who
ever he might be, who had raised that question, that he would
not shrink from it. He had been received most kindly by the
liberal electors of Southampton, and he confessed that he owed
to them an eternal debt of gratitude.—( Cheers.) It was trio
that Ire had left that constituency, but he was happy to say he
had left it in good hands.—( Cheers. ) 'The free trade prin-
ciple had gone down there, and there was every prospect of
Captain Mangles and Mr. Hutchins securing their seats there,
in the Liberal interest. —( Cheers. ) He now came to the
reasons which had induced him to present himself before tee
worthy electors of Bath. He had long felt that he ought not
to interfere with the representation of that city. Three or
four c,ordidates had hitherto been in the field—Mr. Ilobhotese.
and other Hon. Gentlemen professing Liberal principles ; anti
feeling as he had always done that the Liberal plate
ought rot
to be divided, lie had refrained from asking the suffrages of the
electors of Bath. He invariably saw the oPPmite party
united. Unity was strength, and he felt no hesitation in Ail-
ing that if the Liberals were united they would be sure to be
successful.—(Cheers. ) Application after application bad bt'eu_
made to him to allow himself to be
~that in nomination, ?Tire'
he had as frequently refused, until it was stated to hist et If
he would come dawn upon the present occasion there was 1,
chance of securing both the seats.—(Hear, hear, ,tug I(4'
cheers.) A 1 toms as that was stated to him he felt there
he should be wanting in his duty to those whore' ho -
would call his fellow-townsmen in Bath, if he did siot
come manfully forward, and he felt also that he should be
wanting in his duty to Mr. Roebuck if he did not stand by Wee-
-( Great cheering). With the permission of the reetetielesll!
would state generally what his principles were since_ he lied
been in Parliement ; he had ever supported the Liberal party—
be
had done his utmost to support that Government wilio
boon
upon it first came into office, conferred that
whichgreet
upon the country, the Reform Bill—(Cheers)--bethe
constituency of Bath was raised from 30 to SOO_ •---(Lotla
cheers.) Another reason why he supported the
was, because they had brought forward
the Municipal
thew
itiolveßrnernat
Bill.—(Loud cheers.) Another reason why
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called upon also to support them when
lion of Negro Slavery. It was triueotfhtaht
carried at great cost, but the peoples _
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He supported
They had done so to a vere
they always reduced taxed
would carry this
great extent, and he had no doubt that they
principle out much farther.
Ministry had
many
that of
redactionsoi::
taxation which the present had made was
Postage. As far as that was conoerned, perhaps, the arkto•
cracy did not feel much benefit from it, but the majority te tee
people
of the country, he would unhesitatingly say, had derived,
the greatest benefit from it. Lastly, he had supported her
Majesty's Ministers, because they had endeavoured to do what
they could to effect a satisfactory adjustment of tithes. He
had been educated by a man who had during his whole
life been attached to the Established Church. He had been
brought up in one of the Universities of this country. He was,
therefore, a friend to the Established Church. But at the
same time he must say he was an enemy to pluralities, slid
also to the Ecclesiastical Courts.—(Great cheering.) He
wished to see men, if they were to be confined in prison.
placed there by a Jury of their countrymen, but he never
eished to see them placed there because their sentimeres on
religion did not coincide with those who were considered the
dominant party in the State.—(Cheers.) He would vote fer
the abolition of Church-rates.—( Hear, hear, and great cis, er-
ing.) No one could doubt that the people had a right
to patronise what sects they pleased, but there was no
right whatever, in his opinion, for any particular seat to cell
upon another to support the house in which they worshipped
God.—( Loud cheers.) He had voted in favour of the Ballot.
( Cheers.) He regretted that the Ballot should be necessary,
hut seeing that it was so, he should at all times support it.__.
(Cheers.) In America property was much more equally
divided than it was in this country, and yet there the Ballot
had been established. There was not a single Union in that
State in which the Ballot had not been introduced, and if it
was necessary there, looking at the state of property in that
country, how much more necessary, he would ask, was it it:
t LIR ens n try ?—( Great cheering.) He would nut shrink ft we
any question that might be put to him. lie was peeper., 1„
advocate education in its widest sense. No one had e
more consistently forward than his worthy friend Mr. toms
buck to support it. Why did he (Lord Duncan) supper.
education ? Because that the present franchise was not