The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-30 00:00:00

NING

REPRESENTATION OF SALIS-
BURY.
Shortly before six o'clock on. Monday evening, a large and
highly respectable party of the electors, nearly 200 in num-
ber, dined together at the Cduncil Chamber, Mr. R. Hetley
in the chair. The dinner, which was provided by Mr. Ro-
gers of the Red Lion, and Mr. Fig es of the Three Swans
was a very excellent one, and the wines were of the best.
quality. After the removal of the cloth, ".2Von. loins Dotnine'
was finely sung by the musical gentlemen present, who,
during
the evening, sang several songs and glees in a very
superior style, and were much applended.
The usual loyal and occasional toasts followed, and were
received with due honours. The health of the Mayor of
Salisbury was drunk with three times three. That of the
Bishop and Clergy of the diocese also elicited loud cheering.
Mr Pane, in proposing the health of Mr. Campbell Wynd-
ham their senior Member, remarked, that, although theywould
very soon be deprived of his services as a representa•
tive, he trusted that they should always have him as a
neighbour and friend.—(Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then rose, and remarked that they had
now arrived at the toast of the evening,—the health of Mr.
Chaplin—(Cheers.) He congratulated his brother electors
on the choice they had that day made of a representative—
(Cheers.) He had looked forward with great pleasure to
that day, and he firmly believed that Salisbury bad on that
occasion done the hest thing she had done for a long time,
since he was fully persuaded that Mr. Chaplin would always
feel happy to prowte the best interests of the city.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Chaplin's health wax received with continued rounds
of cheers, and when he rose to return thanks, the applause
was long-cuntinned and of the most enthusiastic character.
Silence having at length been obtained, Mr. Chaplin re-
marked, that their excellent chairman had certainly given
him a good character; but he could not have anticipated'
that his health would have been received in such an en-
thusiastic. manner. So very kind a reception had left him
without the power to express the intensity of his feelings.—
(Cheers.) He was labouring under a weight of grati-
tude—gratitude for what he had just exrerienced at their
hands, and gratitude fury the great kindness he had received
from the people of Salisbury at large.—(Cheers.) He felt
proud of the people of Salisbury. He was proud of their
independence —an independence which he could not have
anticipated, -sinus he had-isard much of the bribery and
corruption, and of the powerful interest brought to bear upon
the poorer votersi n borough towns. He honestly believed,
however, that on that occasion no such influence had
bean exercised.—(Cheers.) As he had said in the morn-
ing, he felt proud at the independence manifested by the
people of Salisbury, all classes having joined together,
irrespective of party-, animated by the single desire of
contributing to the general good.—(Cheers.) Voters who
had never voted before had come forward on that occa-
sion ; and persons who had never before attended an elec-
tion festival were that evening assembled with them in
that room—thus acting together with a praiseworthy
independence of party considerations.—(Cheers.) They
had sent him as a free and independent man to Parlia-
ment. His time had hitherto been occupied in private pur-
suits, so that he had not had occasion to seek the favour of
any Government, nor was it very likely that he ever should.
—( Laughter and cheers.) llis desire was to me rg e politics
in good feeling, and a hearty desire to co-operate for the wel-
fare of the town.—(Cheers.) He was aware of the responsi-
bility lie was incurring in taking up a position between the
two parties into which Salisbury was divided ; but
lie should pursue an honest, straightforward course ;
and he trusted that he should experience no
difficulty in securing among them a spirit of
harmony and good will.—(Cheers.) After a few further
remarks, Mr. Chaplin proceeded to say, that he hoped the
example of Salisbury would be a beacon fur the guidance of
all the provincial towns in the kingdom.—(Cheers.) The
electors of Salisbury had not required from him a pledge;
but he voluntarily pledged himself, determinate's. and sin-
cerely, to exert himself on all occasions in the best pos-
sible manner to promote the prosperity of the town.—
(Cheers.) In conclusion, Mr. Chaplin proposed as a toast,
" Prosperity to the city of Salisbury," with three times
three."

The next toast was :" The Members for the County."
Then followed " The Magistrates for the city," the Chair-
man remarking that all things had been conducted so
quietly of late, that they had not had much to do: still
they were to be thanked for keeping them in such good order.
T. O. STEVENS returned thanks. He congratulated
the meeting on the gratifying manner in which the pro-
ceedings of that day had passed off, and on the good feeling
which had been manifested by all classes in the city—so that
the interference of the magistrates had been rendered wholly
uunscesiary.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ANDRE\VS then gave the healths of the gentlemen who
had proposed and seconded the nomination of Mr. Chaplin,
with many thanks to them for the able manner in which
they had performed that duty.—(Cheers.)
The Citazamax (Mr. netley) returned thanks for
the very kind manner in which they had received the
toast. He assured the company that it was far from
his wish to have taken so prominent a part in the pro-
ceeding!, of the day. Another gentleman would have pro-
posed Mr. Chaplin, had ho not been prevented bra bad cold.
Having put his shoulder to the wheel, however, be (Mr. Het-
ley) was determined not to stop at any point, but to go
through with any duty he might be required to undertake
—(Cheers). Ile again returned thanks for the Kindness
with which the toast had been received.
Mr. FAwcErr returned thanks in an able address, in
which he said that he had never in the whole course of
his life felt more just reason to be proud than of the
part be had taken that day in seconding the nomination of
Mr. Chaplin as their representative. lie felt proud also that
he had been in some measure instrumental in introducing
Mr. Chaplin to their notice, since he knew that that gen-
tleman must prove most acceptable to the city.—(Cheers.)
Free trade was now settled, and all parties concurred
in the opinion that it ought to have a full and fair
trial.—(Cheers.) Mr. Fawcett then pointed out the advan-
tages to be derived by Salisbury from railway extension, As
affording employment to the poor, and giving the means
of a ready transit to all parts of the United Kingdom, which
would lead people from a distance to visit them, and purchase
the commodities for which Wiltshire was celebrated—corn
and cattle—they receiving in turn fuel and other commodi-
ties of which they stood in need for domestic use. He was
convinced, that groat benefit world thus be experienced by
free commercial intercourse, not merely by his fellow citizens,
but by the country at large.—(Cheers.) After some furthert
remarks, Mr. Fawcett concluded by the expression of an,:aiarnes
wish that all present might long to
see
Mr.f
Cr
lininni
in
their representative, and that Mr. Chaplin
years occupy the position in which they had that day placed
. . might o y

him.—(Cheers. )
The health of Mr. George Pain was then proposed by Mr.
Vandenhoff, and heartily responded to.
In returning thanks, Mr. Pain acknowledged the very
kind and enthusiasted manner in which the toast had been
received. He had felt it to be his duty to act,
.in tll:
present instance, for the interests f
defied arty one to say, that he had evere itnhethecic-onrshead,of
his life acted upon improper motives.—(Cheers') lie
in the present awful circumstances of the country, thought
it bettor to consult the best interests of his fellow-citizenshine
preference to adhering to the interest of ad that
trusted, by the blessing of God, that the step they h.
day taken would be attended by the happiest consequences.
n honour for
The health of the Vice-Presidents followed---9.
which Mr. W. Blackmore returned thanks.
osed, as
party, add
Mr. T. 0. STEVENS then, in an able address, pro', ,a
toast, " Prosperity to the South-Western Com-
pany,RaiwistY and the health of the Secretary, Mr. Laurentz
are.,
Camp-
bell." In the course of his speech, Mr. Stevens remkn
that he had at one period been opposed to railway construc-
tion, being apprehensive that that mode cf tranisaicw.oruold
have the effect of centralising and drawing all the trttlice
,1 otiale
the provinces to the metropolis; but having
kingdom,ll he
general extension of railways throughout the
had become aware that it was absolutely essential that tiinaituiStaiolias.-
bury should be included in that mode of
"%laical prin-
Thal, with regard to any alleged change in his p
w__ not the
ciples, he had only to observe, that the presenrtt a 5
y feeling.—
time to sacrifice the general welfare to mere
and he had
(Cheers.) He thought the step they had Just adopted cal •
culated to further the best interests of Salisbury
p'olitical con-
therefore felt it to be his duty, irrespective of
siderations, to use his best exertions to secure the return of
their new rnember.—(Loud (Simpers.)
had sub-
Mr. LAURENTZ CAMPBELL (after the cheering.erc___bich had
sided) said, that he felt deeply the compliment t. ""
been paid him by coupling his name with that
very great
ful body ho rose to represent , but ho .felt also - - f
the presence o
diffidence in assuming such a position in of the power-
their new representative—(Cheers)—the
dbefore them.—
Company in whose name he then appeare
pportunity of
(Cheers.) He said he would take thud confidence he
Chairman of the
thanking Mr. Chaplin for the courtesyii
had shown towards him in intrusting
(Mr. Chaplin) could so much_omrer.
Ai Campbell) assured
have performed.—(Cheers.) II
conscious that the rapturous manner
alb lsyi t:eni(t.lhbae nde tfiacTa llliye-
them that he was quite
from
c i o the
sh feel-
ing w•ni n which
of
f kindness
the toast
felt was receivedthte i y arosea nd entirely i rael l?
0,
lies nd
sincerei returninga
them, in the name o
towards the Soutlii
proud faction to him to
I-11fVesthtearnt company,eemPa ;
for the honour which had resat done them, he assured
them that it would be aofp
represent, and a their labours were 80 highly
source
that the deepest gratification to
his directors to learn,
appreciated, and
he inhabitants of Salisbury,—(Lend
earnestly desired by t
their future prosperity so unanimously and
ed them that the direction of the South
cheering.`
i He assur comp of gentlemen of every shade
Western Railway
come before the people of Salisbury
of political opinion': butss that they were unanimous in request-
ing their chairman tothey y not pool
congratulations upon his return (Cheers) and that
unanimous in their oneheart rejoice in the
--
(Cheers)—but that they
results of that day.—(Loud cheers.)
peaceful tendencies and
Campbell)
had taken perhaps
hothese a
anore highly than he did proceed-
ings;theoieeh
conspi-
cuous, but he trusted fdfoitn
for no one value
which had been so honourably igts
of freedom in election 3'vindi-
cated,exercised, by the electors of Salisbury—
and so nobly in
as he did, that the
(Loud cheers)—but, hello
believing, as
upon a success
of
railway enterprise depended
feelings of the thorough appre-
ciation of the wants and
localities through which the railwaywas carried, he would
have failed in his duty had he not done all in his power to
at a time when, by the ha • •
make their acquaintance . pp) union
was offered, not of all parties, an opportunity )_ e to be lost, add
rarely to be met with.....(cheers. H would not enter upon
the question of politics; but thishe would say, that the re-
suit
of this election was, in fact, a triumph of principle over
party ; it was an echo of that spirit which, breathed by the
Sovereign in her Speech, had inspired the Legislature, and
would, he hoped, go forth and actuate enlightened England,
enduring Scotland, and unhappy' Ireland, as the surest mode
of alleviating those calamities which ho prayed might be
averted, but which now so unhappily impended._(send and
continued cliecring.) With respect to the railway system
generally, it had, in his (Mr. Campbell's) opinion, an espe-
cial claim to the sympathy of this Cathedral city—this seat
of Christianity; for he believed that its general adoption
would prove of the greatest benefit to the progress of civi-
lisation and to the extension of the saving truths of the
Gospel.—(Cheers.) In answer to an apprehension expressed
by the preceding speaker, that the spread of railways would
lead to a system of metropolitan centralisation, Mr. Camp-
bell said that he had no doubt he could quiet the apprehen-
sions of his friend Mr. Stevens, and of the company then
present, when he informed them that the object of the
South-Western Company was to render Salisbury their point
of centralisation in the West of England.—(Loud cheering.)
But lie did not believe that trio intelligent citizens of Sa Es •
bury bad chosen a representative simply from the prospective
benefit to be derived from that undertaking of which he was
the chairman ; but it was because they knew that the direc-
tors and shareholders of that railway were men of great in-