The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-06 00:00:00

Mr. A. FINNIE rose to propose Mr. Colythoun, whom he
described as an old and tried friend of the people of Kilmar-
nock; but he was received with so much disapprobation that
we could with difficulty hear his expressions. Having earned
Mr. Colquhoun, he said it was of no use to hold an argument
with those who were determined to do nothing but halloo and

hiss.
No other candidate being proposed, the two gentlemen named
proceeded to address the meeting.
Mr. COLQUHOUN was received with a storm of hissing and
hooting, which lasted for some minutes, during which he stood
with great patience waiting silence. He then proceeded :
If they wished him t o speak he was ready to do so ; but if not,
he would be most hippy to hold his tongue.—(Cries of " Go
on," and' No, no.") They were good enough to hear him
in 1837, but perhaps they were not incliDed to hear him in
1841. (No, no.) Well, well, just as you ple.:se, Gentlemen.
—( Another pause.) I have not the power, eves: if I had the
will, to halloa you down.—(Cries of Go on, lout tell no
lies.") He had heard a good deal about corrupt GoverOent,
but a Government more corrupt than the present—a GoveLm-
ment more profligate, and one that had broken more pledges
and promises he had never known. They promised peace, and
made many remonstrances against war; but from the in-
capacity of these men this country had been involved in
not fewer than four wars since they came into office. They
promised economy, but they had enormously increased the debt
and burdens of the country.—( Another pause for silence, when
a person called out, " Take off your hat," which Mr. Colqu-
houn did, bowing most profoundly.) Mr. Johnston was an ad-
vocate for the ballot. He was no* but he was assured that if
twelve men were to be drawn by ballot from .the House of
Commons, they would manage the affairs of the country with
more honesty, economy, and integrity, than the present Go-
v, rnment hail done. He rejoiced, however, to think that they
would very soon be sent to the right-about, into that obscurity
which their misdeeds deserved.—( Cries of " So will you," fol-
lowed by another long pause.) He saw Lord James Stuart
present. He did not know whether he was a Member for the
Ayr burghs or not, but he should be very glad if he was.
Mr. Colquhoun said they had got a great many promises from
his opponent, and he would now give them one promise also.
He would do all in his power to overturn the most profligate
Government that ever held the reins of office.--(Great disap-
probation, and cries of " Off, off.") He would support a Go-
vernment which would not talk so much about trade, but
would nevertheless do much more for trade than their present
Government had ever done. Mr. Colquhoun withdrew amid
a storm of hisses from the audience, which were drowned in a
tremendous cheat on
Mr. JOHNSTON coming forward. When the applause had
subsided, he spoke to the . following effect—Gentlemen of
Kilmarnock, you have heard a long speech from my opponent,
Mr. Colquhoun, blaming the Whig Government for extra-
vagance, increasing their own salaries, and increasing your bur-
dens. Now, gentlemen, what have the Whig Government really
done? Was it not the Whig Government that passed the Re-
form Bill, and gave to Kilmarnock the privilege of sending a
Member to Parliament ?—( Cheers.) Was it not the Whigs
who abolished the East and West India monopolies?—(Great
cheering.) Was it not to the Whig Government that we owed
the Municipal Corporations Bill, by which the people now have
the appointment of their own municipal government?—(Re-
newed cheers.) Did the Tories ever do that ? or have they not
rather opposed every measure to give popular rights, or to give
the public in general a voice or share in the legislation of the
country. Now, Gentlemen, where are the wars the Whig Go-
vernment have plunged you into? There was the civil war in
Canada ; but that was the consequence of previous Tory mis-
rule. A spirit had been engendered in Canada by that party
which it was necessary that the Whig Government shouid
control, and I am happy to say that they have controlled it.—
( Tremendous cheering.) There was war raging in China, but
that war had been the result of necessity, arising from the
overbearing and insolent conduct of Lin, the Chinese Commis-
sioner, who had insulted our representative. This, then, was
not the result of Whig mismanagement, but the result of ty-
ranny on the part of the Chinese Government. Again, there
was a war in Syria, but the Government of this country had
in no way whatever been the cause of it.—(Hear, hear.) It
had been the result of the policy of M. Thiers and the French
Ministry, in order to embroil Europe in a general war, but
which had been promptly and successfully met and defeated by
the masterly policy of Lord Palmerston, and the energy
and sagacity of Sir Charles Napier, and which would re-
dound both to the honour and advantage of this country.
—( Hear, hear, and great cheering.) Now, gentlemen,
although I approve of the general policy of the Go-
vernment, I am not prepared to vindicate or agree with all its
acts. I blame them, because they have not gone far enough
in those reforms—particularly those commercial reforms which
are for the benefit of the community generally—(Hear)—and
some time ago, when attending a great demonstration in favour
of the abolition of the Corn-laws in Glasgow, I then stated
that if the Government did not go forward with measures to
carry the country out of its difficulties, the sootier Lord Mel-
bourne, Lord J. Russell, and the Hon. Mr. Labouchere were
out of office the better.—(Cheers.) But now they had come
forward with those measures which, if adopted, would go far to
relieve the embarrassed and oppressed operations of trade and
commerce in such towns as Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Now, gentlemen, we have heard a great deal of Colquhoun
upon the promises—(Cheers and laughter)—but if he had kept
his promises, I would not have been here to do him honour.
Mr. Colquhoun went into Parliament for the county of Dum-
barton, where he hoisted the flag of reform, and having got
himself returned under false colours, he voted in every case
against the principles which he had professed. But when his
time was done, did he go back to claim their suffrages ? He
did not. He dared not. He knew he had been watched, and
that he would not again be trusted. Instead, therefore, of
going back to the county of Dumbarton, he came to Kilmar-
nock under the same flag of liberality. —( Great disapprobation. )
Gentlemen, I find that in his address to you in 1837, he
speaks thus :—" I have declared my attachment to the cause
of Reform, by which I do not mean the name and gene-
ral profession of Reform, but a searching inquiry into
every department of Government, and the firm correc-
tion of every abuse. I have professed, no less openly, my at-
tachment to popular rights. I never can regard the privileges
of any one class of equal importance with the rights of all
classes of the people, nor will I be induced to abandon the in-
terests of the great body of the people, in order to promote the
views of a limited party. I regard with indifference the strug-
gles of party, and can take no interest in any measures which
do not promote the welfare of the people; the measures which
have this tendency alone are entitled to my support, and they
shall receive it, from whatever party they originate." These
are promises, Gentlemen, beautiful promises ; and he comes
now and tells you that he has performed what he pro-
mised. Let us see how he did so. Mr. Colquhoun
ratted against the abolition of Negro Apprentice-
ship ; thus showing himself a friend to popular
rights.—( Great cheering.) He ratted against the repeal
of the duty on soap, although he had promised not to abandon
the interests of the great body of the people, in order to pro-
mote the views of a limited party.—( Renewed cheering. )
What were his promises now? He comes and tells you he
will reform the Church of England ; but what does
the man do in Parliament? Why, he iatted against the
reform of the English Church, although universally ad-
mitted to be encumbered with a far greater number of
abuses than the establishment in this country.—(" Oh the
hypocrite ;" laughter, and cheers.) What faith, then, could
they place in the professions of such a man ? Here is the
friend of the equal rights of all. He voted against the bill for
relieving Dissenters in England from paying Church-rates ;
he voted against Mr. Wallace's motion for Scotch law re-
form, which proposed to diminish the number of Judges in
the Supreme Courts of this country. Here is a friend of
economy for you.—(Long continued cheering.) He pledged
himself to do everything in his power to correct abuses. Here
is the man and his promises, and you see how he has per-
formed them.—(Great applause.) Last of all, the Ministry
bring in their Bill for the porpose of doing away with all re-
strictions, in order that the sugar, and coffee, and corn might
be cheapened, and made more abundant in this country.
And what does this friend of the trade and commerce of Kil-
marnock and the other burghs do ? Why, he votes against
the measure. Nay, more, this enemy of all monopoly, who
is pledged to support all measures of reform, along with the
other opponents of the Ministry, voted want of confidence in
those men who had brought forward the measure.—(Renewed
cheers, followed by groans of detestation atthe Teryeandidate.)
Mr. Johnston concluded amidst a burst of approbation.
The Sheriff then took a show of hands for the respective can-
didates, when not above 1 in 500 was held up for Mr. Colqu-
houn. The poll was fixed for Monday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSA.LL'S—YESTERDAY.
Enough was said and done to enable us to make out
a short list of prices, but the room was thinly attended;
and, except that a few of the prices were indicative of
improvement, and the consequence, no doubt, of the
scarcity of books, business was alike flat and unim-
portant. The last odds were as under:--
JULY STAKES.
Even between. the field and Lord Bruce's Rosalie colt;
offers to take sto 4 either way. 3to 1 agst Mr. Sad-
ler's Mule (take 4 to 1).
LIVERPOOL CUP.
13 to 2 'agst Mr. Johnstone's Charles the TsVelftli
8 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Calypso
9 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Orelia—taken
14 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's The Young 'un—ditto
GOODWOOD STAKES.
10 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Welfare •
10 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Fitzroy
12 to 1 agst Mr. Jones' Portrait—taken
12 to I agst Duke of Richmond's Coufusione
16 to 1 agst Mr. Goodman's Isabella
20 to 1 agst Lord George Bentineles Hatsbane
25 to 1 agst Hon. S., Herbert's Carlotta—taken.
GOODWOOD CUP.
7 to 1 agst Mr. Johnstone's Charles Xll.—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. Greatrex's Pocahontas—taken-
-10 to 1 agst Lord H. Seymour's Nautilus.
Mr. Carter's Vendredi arrived from France on Sun-
day. The Recorder's weight is 7st 51b, and not 7st
121 b, as stated in our list of weights ; 11 e overlooked his
alowanceas a gelding. •

DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Artful Dodger.

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, 1841.

Acceptances for the Trades Cup.—Charles Kit, 5 yrs 9st 31b ;
Bloomsbury, 5 yrs, 9st ; Maroon, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b , Sampson,
5 yrs, Bst 616 ; The Currier, 5 yrs, Bst 4113 ; Arctic, aged,
Bst 316 ; The Potentate, aged, Bst 316 ; Cruiskeen, aged,
Bst 316 ; Calypso, 4 yrs, est 21b ; Fitzroy, 4 yrs, Bst 216 ; Re-
triever, 5 yrs, Bst 41b ; Tubalcain, 5 yrs, Bst ; The Dean,
5 yrs, Bst ; Tamburini, 5 yrs, Bst ; Modesty, aged, Bst ;
Mountain Sylph, 4 yrs, 7st 916 ; Ernest the First, 5 yrs, 7st
91b ; Vulcan, 4 yrs, 7st 816 ; Recorder, 5 yrs, 7st 716 ; George,
6 yrs, 7st 7113 ; Orelia, 5 yrs, 7st 616 ; Grey Milton, 4 yrs,
7st 41b; Maworth, 4 yrs, 7st 316 ; Champagne, 4 yrs, 7st 21b;
Johnny, 4 yrs, 7st 216 ; Clinker, 5 yrs, 7st ; Rough Robin'
4 yrs, 6st 131 b ; Muleteer, 4 yrs, Est l llb ; Rhodanthe, 4 yrs,
6st 1016 ; Queen Bee, 4 yrs, fist 10113; Longsight, 3 yrs, 6st
101 b ; Jack Sheppard, 3 yrs, 6st 1016 ; The Young'un, 4 yrs,
6st 91b ; Wirrestrew, 5 yrs, Est 81b ; Alilksop, 4 yrs, 6st 7113 ;
St. Cross, 3 yrs, 6st 516 ; Nancy Dawson, 4 yrs, 6st 21b.

NEWMARKET.-MONDAY NIGIIT.

Entry for the Handicap.— Garryowen, Bst 71b; Spangle
Bst ; Young Quo Minus, Bst ; Abydos, 7st 71b ; Minx, 7st
Hawk's-eye, 7st 31b ; Diversion, 6st 1 llb ; c by Taurus, ou
of Perfume, Est 51b. This and the July Stakes complete th
list for to-day. Mule, Passion, and the Rosalie colt hare arrivede

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The works of the Paris and Orleans railroad are
going on with great rapidity, and in order to be fully prepared,
twenty-four locomotive engines were ordered of Mr. Stephen-
son, of Newcastle, several months ago. The results of the
branch of the railway already opened to the public, viz., from
Paris to Corbeil, have just been published by the Company.
It appears that from the 20th September last, to the 31st May,
253 days, the number of passengers was 505,394, and the total
amount of the receipts 764,360 f., being an average of lf. 51c.
for each person. This total gives an average of nearly 2,000
persons per day, or about 739,000 per annum ; the receipts for
whom would be about 1,100,000 f. Estimating the expense of
this portion of the road at 10,000,000 f., and the current ex-
penses at 45 per cent., it would give a net revenue of about
600,000 f., or about 6 per cent. interest,— Galignani's Mes-
senger.