The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-08 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

the electors had every reason to be satisfied wi:h his Parliamen-
tary conduct. He had supported those measures which were
for the maintenance of the institutions they so highly valued,
and he had consistently opposed her Majesty's Ministers.—
( Great uproar and cheering.) His conduct with reference to
Mr. Byng proved that he was no factious Tory, and that he
was not actuated by any wish to give that gentleman factious
opposition.—(Hooting, hissing, and cheers from the Tory
party.) He repeated that the conduct of the Conservatives of
Middlesex and their Representative, Col. Wood, towards that
venerable gentleman proved that they were no factious party.
But he warned the Honourable Gentleman, however.
highly respectable his private character might be,
and none had proved their respect for it more
than the Conservatives of Middlesex, that he must not look
for a continuance of that forbearance.—(Hear, and cheers. )
Mr. Byng had identified himself with her Majesty's Ministers,
who, he believed, were aiming a vital stab at the dearest in-
terests of the country. The circumstance of his being
seconded on the present occa;ion by one who was so nearly
connected with her Majesty's Ministers, identified him still
more with that Administration. He warned him therefore--
(Much confusion)—he learned him that those who had
hitherto divided their interest between the Conservative Can-
didate and himself were daily disappearing from the register.
He believed that those electors had acted from conscientious
motives. In former 3ears Mr. Byng's political conduct had
commanded their respect, if it did not meet their approval.
They respected him as a politician as much as the Conserva-
tives now respected him as a private gentleman. 'He was now,
however, identified with the policy of Ministers; first, he had
voted for the appropriation clause ; secondly, he had coalesced
with Mr. flume ; and thirdly, he had supported the present
Ministry. His private character was not consistent with his
public one, fur he had given thousands for the support of the
Church, and at the same time had voted for the appropriation
clause. He was a man of high personalcharacter, and had al-
ways professed himself attached to his duties as a country gen-
tleman, but the policy of Ministers now, which he had sup-
ported, would ruin the agricultural interests—( Cries of " No.")
He could only say that he looked at his conduct as that of one
supporting the institutions he professed to admire with the lett
hand, while he struck them to the heart with the right arm of
his political conduct. On these grounds he must reluctantly
refuse to continue to support the Hon. Gentleman, and he
trusted that on the next occasion he would not give them the
painful duty of opposing him. He had great pleasure in se-
conding the nomination of Colonel Wood.
The Ilium SHERIFF then inquired if there was any other
candidate, when no other appearing, the show of hands was
taken. The crowd appeared unanimous respecting Mr. Byng,
but not more than fifty or sixty hands were held up for Colonel
Wood.
The SHERIFF then said—Gentlemen, you have been called
here to select two fit and discreet knights to serve in the ensu-
ing Parliament, and you have chosen George Byng, Esq.—
( Cheers)—and Thomas Wood Esq.(No, no)—I therefore
declare them duly elected.—(Cheers )
Mr. BYNG then came forward and said, they had that day
done.him the greatest honour that was ever conferred on any
private gentleman, they hid that day called upon him for the
fifteenth time—(Cheers)—to serve them in Parliament. He •
had neverhad one feeling frotn the time he was first proposed
to them, and that was not to serve himself, but
to serve them.—(Loud cheers.) The late Parliament
was dissolved because a majority of the opponents
of her Majesty's Ministers, together with all those who were
interested in the support of unjust monopolies, had arrayed
themselves against the Government, who were determined to
oppose every thing in the shape of monopoly.—(Cheers.) He
(Jr. Byng) had uniformly, as the Hon. Baronet had men-
tioned, supported her Majesty's Government for ten years.--
(Cheers.) And why?—because there never was a Govern-
ment that had ever rendered equal or a tenth part the service
to the country that had been rendered by that Govern-
ment—( Cheers)—and the very last act they had brought for-
ward had rendered them dearer to him than they ever were
before.—( Cheers. ) Was it ever before known when money
was wanted to pay for an expensive war which had placed this
country at the head of the world, as it now was by the whole
world's confession—(Cheers)—that instead of imposing fresh
taxes they should reduce the taxes, yet increase the revenue?—
(Cheers.) He ( Mr. Byng) must contend that the greatest
evil that could exist to the injury of our trade and manufac-
tures, was the existing Corn-laws—(Loud cheers)—and
the monopoly of sugar—(Loud cheers)—the monopoly
of every thing that came from the West and East Indies. The
Government knew that this system must be reformed, and they
had attempted to reform it, because they wished co do justice
to all classes, and to give at the same time sufficient protection
to the landed interest and to the West India interest.--
(Cheers. ) He (Mr. 113-ng) had been deceived in the opera-
tion of what they called the sliding duty.—( Cheers.) He had
fir the last ten years Lund that it had not the effect he had
hoped and trusted, namely, that of keeping the s rice of corn
nearly the same on every year.—( Cheers.) But he could
assure them that, within the last five years, he had known
wheat to be sold at 4s. 3d. a bushel, and at 10s. a bushel.—
( Cries of " The Tories would have it. still at l Os. a bushel.)
What the Government wished was to throw open the trade of
the country, and thus give employment to that portion
of the population who were now unfortunately employed only
three days of the week in the manufacturing districts. Addi-
tional employment would get the people money, and money
would get the people bread, and this was a benefit that all
could appreciate. Providence had destined that all mankind
should have free intercourse with each other, and if the
nation entered into a treaty with the oilier nations of the
earth, the mutual wants c f both parties could be supplied.
England owed more than any country in existence, yet it was
the country possessed of the most money. America had no
national debt, yet they owed this country twenty millions of
money, which they would gladly pay in tobacco or corn if Eng-
land entered into a treaty with them. With the exception of
the city, the cause of free trade had a triumph in the metropo-
lis. Of the Corn-laws he should say that it was his belief, it
corn were brought into this country, it would tend in some
degree to raisethe price of corn on the Continent, and thus en-
hance the rate of wages, and enable this county y still to com-
pete in the foreign markets with all others. He believed that
if the farmer could not afford to pay the present rent, the only
resource for the landlord's adoption would be to lower it.—
(Loud cheers.) The landlord had nothing else to do, and as
every necessary of life would be consequently cheaper, he could
afford to live upon a less nominal income.—(Bear, hear, and
cheers)—and no landlord who was a Christian would or shoul-a
charge a tenant more than he was able to pay—(fremenil.ous
cheering.) Every landlord should look upon his tenant? with
feelings something akin to what he regards his family
with, and perhaps with feelings even mores kindly,
as being more numerous they were the more important. Some
few years hence the House of Commons appointe d a Commit-
tee to inquire into the state of the agricultural 'distress, and he
was glad to be able to say that two tenants of his were those
whose clear and lucid views of the' matter under consideration,
were moat appreciated. After the evidence of the Committee
was printed, a French gentleman, whom he had known during
the revolution, being invited to dine with him, said that after
reading it he should feel happy in accepting the invitation, as he
was certain of Betting a good dinner, and that if every farmer
and every landlord held the same relations, the population of
England-would be better and more cheaply supplied with food..
Let every landlord lay out more money and do all in his power
to improve his land, and he 'will be able to say to his te,-
nants, " if I do justice to you, I have alright to see that you
do justice to your labourers"— (Cheers)—and it was most
gratifeing to him that such was the use which was made of
the property which it was his lot to possess.—(Cheers.) He
could assure the electors that as long as he lived he should
abide by the principles which he had throughout his .past:
life professed and adhered to, and he would always support
those Ministers who had contributed so much to the liber-
ties and happiness of the millions in this country. ( The Hon.
Member concluded amidst the most prodigious and continued
cheers. )
Colonel Woon next addressed the electors, but he was re-
ceived with a tremendous din of hisses, groans, hooting, and
laughter, which being continued throughout the whole of his
speech, rendered him for the most part inaudible. In front of
him was held up this inscription—" Wood's maiden speech—
Oh ! spare my uncle's pension," close beside which were dis-
played two pike. staffs surmounted each with a loaf, one very
small, coveted with crape, and inscribed with--" Wood's
the other of gigantic dimensions, decorated with the Whig
colours, and inscribed—" Byng's loaf." We understood the
Hon. and Gallant Gentleman to thank the electors for again
returning him as their Representative, and he assured them he
should always pursue the same course as hitherto.—(A cry of
." You are the right sort of Conservative to take care of your
self," and another of " Ah, and he takes care of the rabbitv
too.") Mr. Whitbread had said, that after a long life his.
colleague, Mr. Byng, was allied with the friends in connection
-with whom lie commenced his political life; but he (Colonel.
'Wood) could tell both the Hon. Gentlemen that the party was
now broken up, and that was the lamentable consequence of a
dissolution.—( Renewed uproar.) That dissolution, he confi-
dently affirmed, bad broken up for ever that powerful party of
which Mr. Whitbread's father was so distinguished a member.
—( Hisses.) Ile had heard Mr. Byng on a former occasion
tell a story of the coalition which, having been formed after
Mr. Pitt's death, vaunted that they would send the Opposition
home in two hackney coaches, but he (Colonel Wood) hoped
that when he next appeared upon these hustings, he should be
able to say he sent home the Opposition in two hackney cabs.
—(Laughter and great interruption, which rendered.the. Hon..
and Gallant Gentleman totally inaudible for severelleicesceruotewegri
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was proposed, not by Sir Robert Peel, `but
by Lord Howick, the son of Earl Grey, the oldest and
staunchest Whig iii Parliament. (Great interrup-
tion, and cries of He'll pay for it.") His amendment
was carried by a r aajority of 12, and the next day the Whigs,
for the first time , brought forward their Budget. Now they
the Budget was arranged beforehand, but if so,
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the Queen's speech.—( Interruption.) They now
pretendeda
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, bread, and to promote commerce, but in fact they
introdu eCcl their measures merely for the purpose of raising re-
venue —not because the revenues of the country had fallen off,
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but' oecause that peace-loving Ministry had increased
the Tory
iditure. —( Groans, and a cry of " What do you saYuf tilted with
v .ar ?") He would say that was a war that wdaoswaetterenvohetion.
some glory, and if it did nothing else, it p
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sugar—upon slave-grown sugar.
to be raised upon foreign
sue_sugar,
and they wanted to
be raised, but would that make bre
The duty was now 635. upon h
the price of sugar was 60s. the
lower it to 365. Last year when
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they, " we are engaged
of etaree labour." And now, when
grow sugar by means
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same Government resild all c•hange. And why ? because, said
sugar had
pound—(Laughterfallen—(Cries of
it had fallen to 40s. And now
in
from the West Indies—for
that great country the East.
sugar • alone could grow sufficient to supply, not only
Indies, which
they said they would abandon those expectations of free-grown
thisall our best interests in order to open our markets to Brazil.
country, but one half of the world. They would hazard
and above all to Cuba, where the horrible slave trade existed
in full force.—( Hear, hear, hear.) We remonstrated
with the Americans upon that traffic, and most wisely they
said, "Destroy the market for their produce, and you destroy the
trade. Now, as to timber, what was the proposition? The
duty upon cheap timber was now 105. a load, and upon Baltic