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London, England, 1847-07-29 00:00:00

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ira The P.ETURNING OFFICER returned thanks, and th.
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TOWER HAMLETS.
NOMINATION.
the nomination for Members to represent the Tower
hamlets I •
n Parliament, took place to-day, in Stepney-
shortly after twelve o'clock. The crowd in front
13f the hustings was large, and party feeling
ziPPeared quite as strong and boisterous as at
%
..,,1/11d,Y of the metropolitan contests. Sir William
ay's debut was received with mingled cheers and hisses,
Whilst Mr. George Thompson's appearance on the bust-
ings was the signal for loud and general cheers. Gen.
ffox's reception was, like that of Sir William Clay,
ar
from flattering. The hisses certainly predominated.
construction of the hustings, and the accommoda-
'en Prtivided for the press, were excellent, and reflected
great credit on Mr. Child, the returning officer, and Mr.
t.(l
Yner, by whom they were constructed.
a ctir• REYNOLDS, the high constable, whose regimentals
mrlleiie:harger looked like a compressed edition of the
43_
r.O mia inbgton statue, having proclaimed the object of the
ge, and requested silence.
th.4l_ rCHILD, the returning officer, went through
.e-ea Preliminaries incidental to all election pro-
ings, and briefly addressed the meeting, and
earing.—P? them to g
ed' 11give every gentleman a fair
Cheers.) No doubt, enough had taken
.I)lliace to cause much excitement in the borough, but
liLatt he trusted, would not prevent them from acting
Englishmen, and giving every one an opportunity
'l'l making his sentiments known. (Cheers.) They
1,.°111d 'recollect that the polling booth was the place
`'ere those sentiments could be most effectually carried
tag.

11r. SielPsoer proposed Sir William Clay as a fit
end proper person to represent
and
dmhine
nPeaerdlianmotenret.milnlde
had represented them 15 years, an
the
had been elected to
then hew well he had fulfilled every duty appertaining
to the import= situation which h,e,
yes.")
'they
411.--(Cries of " No, no," and Yes,
sentiments which
twheeenild recollect that he was strongly. recommended mheendeendtetro.
on account of the
tnned with respect to the corn-laws.—(Loud che_earws.s),
~,44 had voted for the repeal of thoseun.ust
laws,l
•Aud his opposition to these, as well as other
tendered him a fit and proper person to repiesjent them
•ill Parliament. The Tower Hamlets were, from the
nature of the Pursuits carried on within them, pecu-
liarly interested in the abrogation of restrictive laws.
Mr. LawItENCE seconded the motion with pleasure.
lie had been before them for fifteen years ; he had
always stood before them
*mod -his principles to explain his conduct
, and they from tirae to ti
lead elected him as a
faithful servant. If they lookedme at
-the votes which he had given in Parr ent, they would
find them all on the side of the people,m and in favour of
the protection of their liberties. lie held the state of
the poll of the city of London in his hand, and it ap-
peared that Lord John Russell—(Cheers, hisses, and
cheers)—had
at the polled more than 3,000, and that he was
tl) of the 13011.—(Cheers.) Sir William Clay
was in favour of equal rights and liberties being afforded
to all classes and sects of the people.—(Loud cheers.)
_ Sir EDWARD BUXTON said he had the honour, on a
Termer occasion to Propose General Fox—(Hisses)—as a
candidate, and he now came forward to propose him
I,teagolaixitnhh.e2(lttilhiiewssarei,a.)sonlfwthhyeyhwe would listen to him he would
always steed on the side of the
s eupported Ldiihders2—(
principles, and had
Hear.) General
cheers.) Since he steed before thPceneoplseiX—(No,
years ago great
cheers.) no, and
anges had taken place. They were then anxious to
secure even an Bs. duty on corn, but now they had more
Gan they
sett ht at that time—free trade!—(Cheers.)
liki net Fox was an honourable and upright man, and,
tould leave was
undone to promote the happiness of
11-hoemgrr.eatest numbers in the future, as he had in the
Past.
Rte MARTIN seconded the nomination. There was
He halter lover of liberty than General Fox.—(Cheers.)
his tare suPported all the great
liberties'
Of the 84 ancestor Fox—the civil and religious
principles
.enunciated by
,Pietcorti.ja,„Pe arid long before the repeal of the odiousJ.
liuse )7,4 left the side of the Noble Lord (Lord
Mr.seve") and voted from time to time for the motions of
Ur' Mincers. He was a truth- loving and a sincere man.
George 11 He
then came forward to propose Mr.
10%,„(it'tgfeletel trzpgshoni as fir and proper person to reCl•e-
After eers'
an
n Paarli4ament, and was receiavtetdenxti•onnh.
d listened to with the utmost t
en-
deo sa3ing that he should he the last man osu. .
_s_
err to sever the connexion which had
nia.
tEaltl e between them and their present represe eel via, because he esteemed them in all the.
ih at
-"s
of life----(Cheers)—yet he was justified in say
rlig that their votes had not been in accordance with the
mendments of the great body of the people.—(Cheers.)
s a proximate Dissenter, opposed to all endo7.n-
religtisouttindmaaltlteinr interference at the hands of the State
extend Gov s.
Lord John R. pledged to
Ca-
excluded theijos erninent aid for education
ussetoll
wentexcaitte and although he did not wish to see. any sects
thweasßpo
tescdacted from benefits which others might enjoy, lie .
all interference at the hands of the State in religious
Ile was, therefore, opposed to the Gt.ve.
Ca; B:,hetne of education, and admitted that Sir Wfoirlhahmis
as deserving of the thanks of the electors
tielire to modify the t ffect of the Government plan.
their. FRY seconded the motion. Mr. 'Thompson was
eiedMeari
,1: the people ; he would vote for religious and
suffrageeltlalltY• He would vote for the extension of the
i the
and for the ballot believing that an extension_
l'h suffrage and the ballot was the inherent right of
,tteePle--(Cheers.)
4,, e RETURNING OFFICER then inquired if there was
Sira:other candidate, and none answering,
, Iv), c
tie '... LAY stood forward to address the mndeiedtiantge:
but nod he appeared before them as a ca
t had served them
in fo,.as a stranger, as he
La' Parliarnents.—(hear, hear.) He
reposed
was proud
coat foe so long a time they had
that trust
in them, and he had endeavoured to discharge
be ha
trust in
and properly. At all the meetingsoe „asnead attended in these hamlets he did
breacaho could say that he had swervedo t
one meet
enunciated,hair's
and t the principles which lie had
lia that hemhad not promoted the interests of the Td oeverieers
of to to the utmost of his power.—(Cheers an
lead‘N°' to.") They could not be ignorant of the cours_eth.
the
fesadopted in the last Parliament. He had supportedde
heh
joeuecitrade
L, measures of Sir Robert Peel. It was
himselfhi measures
in a peculiar position, because he found
N3Poste, thveo
vtitn,
rgy on tile side of those to whom he had been
ed .
heard , and he thought he was dreaming when he
sure Areas„,... sentiments he supper ed enunciated from
-,...), bench ; but he considered that those ri
fetof his the less acceptable because they came
~ bis
supported all the
-odifie . °Pleonents. He had .
In the tariff brought forward in 18.41 h,
wanads
.einalated by the repeal of the corn-laws, whicnts
e_
, _z
neriens
admission of the truth of the argumeof
the 'dui tiePP""ts.
He had even voted for the repeal tee_ s. on foreian asses—(L mghter)—althoughth.....he
:6" that th'e'y had enough of native grow
ani.
e3to, stating
f ughter.) Lorct George Bentinck had issued. am h
'det anon w e-
that he would take into cons' . toht.e.r._ the corn-laws ought not to be reins!ated in the course
11417,(1 3.1.5e,ar. I_Vhen the noble river which ebbed. tcl
and fie 3, the side of their borough deserted its
_trus ,
be sheilTeledberlielvnedthtalitereinstated,
might be
with
but not u • thoselittle
laws borough
differ
th 4
_e _ ntil then (Cheers.) He did not h
King'? Lynn,
tivos
rritunents of Mr. George Thompson, as
considered
on u °%-' the abolition of all civil disabilities____e
e was in
accont of religion. (Loud cheers.) H that
(Cheers
the religion of those who differed with him.:
no man should be called upon to
.raeese s.) Re should Oppose the imposition of churcha
Chu,. b He
had always done so, though he was
-c Man re . lso uppol,ed t
public fla --- nt ers.) He wee a
arch-gi°ll whielleeY being devoted to the endowment of _
"—he which
was professed by but a portion of the people
in
thteherefore should not concur in endow-
knew ,
this lien Catholic priesthood, though he
Party. 1 "na he should oppose many of the Liberaln
ahuttin Ile considered that the State was not
.justified i
opt
mug the People up in prison, and bringing the
the __ eta_of the gallows into force, until they had given
Yes, ccVe the beneflt of education.—(Cheers.) Oh,
cheerio would do this, because it was just.—(Renewed
do
~g.) But he
woid
• tie would not u tell them what
he would not
view the i
had in
ropairin vote for any measure which _
._
ile would not theg• °f• the property of the
would
not take away f'3,
the same reason that he
for i
..Lurch 1--
the Noncon-
ne mists, or the housel longing to , . ,
Nevertheless oft heir minister.—(Cheering.)
beca, ,he bad voted mthe Bishopric Bill,
;, ise he Considered that againstthe number of the working
lesratilaould be increased instead. Although he was op-
wee,
that
l-iirigs to the present Government, h .
wee, ,
evertest
forget the great debt which they owed to.
cestor
ofsetell_familY. They should recollect that the an
libel 1a,.. blood
Noble Lord at the head of the Governmen..
Loot, '7lood on the scaffold in defence of civil and re-
Were 'belly, and that Nonc-nformists and Dissenters
they indebted to him for many of the liberties which
cal of Cheers.) He should vote for the re
ewas
the rate-paying clauses and for the ballot, but There not prepared to vote for universal suffrage.
e-, was one topic more—he had voted for the Health.t
41.0-`mwns Bill in all its stages, but he thought that 1
vivo
uld be divided into two. Bills—one for London, and
,for the country. He expected the Government
1,..n!d. bring in a Bill for this purpose next session, and
dash fro
take care that it did not take too much power
8,:3' front local authorities. He had always voted for
poore rte Parliaments, and he should vote to make the
elaw more palatable to the people. He was the
d-nian'tnan of board of guardians in which the comforts
. the Poor had been increased, and the law expenses
Matnis.hed.
(the meeting had not concluded when our re

port left.)

GREENWICH.
tool; nomination of the candidates for this borough
tat) tative
set.t pace to-day. Admiral Dundas, the late repre-
of Greenwich, Barnard, Esq., D. E. Slo-
q Hof London, and a Mr. Keith having been pro-
ryte(l and seconded, severally addressed the meeting.
tl:!tuto.ralDuNDAs said that his conduct had been before
icro for the last 15 years,. during which he had acted
he son.formity wilh the pledges that he had given when
solicited their su'frn es. He would pursue that policy,
t.w,n,ioh had won for g their Confil,nce. He was quite
"Ltling to be a:,sociated with Mr. Barnard.
.11r. 13h.RNARD then entered into an elaborate state
znent of his opinions, which were entirely liberal.
SA.LWIONS said that he had consented, in conse
L
e.tGreeliwich,
`4'.e'-'ee of a re- uisitiou •- by 1,000 of the electors
Lito ba "otnioation for the borough.
thile he approved cue policy pursued generally
Y the pre.y:mit Government, he was opposed to all Government education; for as the money for such
Purpose WWI to come out of the pockets of the people, he