The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

SOUTH NOTTINGHAM ELECTION

NEWARK, TIIIIRSDAY.—The High Sheriff of the county, Mr. T. D.
Hall, having received the writ, proclamation has been made, and the
nomination of candidates for this election will take place on Satur-
day, the 20th of February instant, at the Town-hall. Through his
agent, Mr. Winter, the Duke of Newcastleis using every exertion to
ensure the return of Mr. Hildyard as a Member favourable to pro-
tection. At Southwell, and at Bingham, there is much opposition to
Lord Lincoln, whereas at Carlton, Calverton, Woodb)reugh, and
other adjacent village's, the electors are resolved upon supporting his
Lordship. About noon, the Earl of Lincoln, accompanied by several
personal friends, repaired to the Town-hall, where a large concourse
of people had assemb'ed. Having stepped forward to address the
meeting:.
Lord LINCOLN, said, he. readily availed himself of that opportunity
(the first sine the publilltion of his address) to express to them, as
their late representative, his.honest sentiments upon the great ques-
tion now agitating, the country. He was ready to vindicate the
course he had deeniedft hfs 'fluty to ptirfme, and he would appeal to
them whether, under all the circumstances of the case, he had not
acted for their welfare, and the interests of the country at large
(Hear.) He was willing, at any time, to speak at length on the
proposed measures of Government, but he thought it would be a
more fitting opportunity, when the electors should be assembled at
the hustings, for the purpose of nominating their candidates. With re-
ference to the manner tin which he had recently vacated his seat,
in Parliament as representative for that division of the county, he
wished to say a few words. Had he consulted his feelings he should
have accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, and appealed to the general
body of the electors, but from a sense of duty, lie made a great
sacrifice of his personal feelings, and declined that course. The
office he now held having been offered to him in a few days after-
wards, he considered the acceptance of it a legitimate opportunity to
appeal to the electors, and he rejoiced in the occasion. He regretted
that Mr. Hildyard, as be was a young man unknown to the consti-
tuency, was Lot then present, since he (Lord Lincoln) would
now ,have no opportunity of hearing his opponent's senti-
ments upon the great subject at issue until they met
upon the hustings, and then not until he himself had
expressed his cwn senthnents. He believed Mr. Hildyard to be
an honourable man, but at the same time he considered he was nn-
acquainted with public business, and particularly the great business
he was intending to go into Parliament to transact.—(Hear.) Though
lie knew Mr. Hildyard, as he had said, to be a very honourable man,
he did not consider it fair in him to state, as he had done In his ad-
dress, that "a vacancy had occurred by the resignation of Lord Lin-
coln." This, in his Lordship's view, was not fair, when they knew
that he was coming again ; and he appealed to the meeting, as Eng-
lishmen, if they considered it honourable on the part of his
opponent thus to misrepresent him.—(Loud cries of "No,
it is not.") There were other attacks by Mr. Hildyard,
of -which he did not approve. That gentleman had announced
that " certain " influential landowners were against his Lordship,
when such was not correct. He would read an extract from a letter
he had received from a large landed proprietor in the neighbourhood,
whom he highly esteemed and respected as an excellent man, who
had been stated to be against him. lie should not announce his
name, but in his letter he writes—" that he is so satisfied with Lord
Lincoln's conduct and principles, that he most anxiously hopes he
will be returned again as the Member for South Nottinghamshire."—
(Applause.) 'lbis gentleman had been represented by his opponents
as being opposed to his election.—(Hear, hear.)
A member of the Protection Saciety here Interrupted the noble
speaker, but the latter having requested him to desist until his re-
marks were concluded,
Lord LINCOLN continued. He would have shrunk from appearing
before the electors that day, had he not been convinced that the
course be had adopted was right; and had he shrunk from giving his
opinions he would never have shown his face &gain.— (Applause.)
lie had been told that those opinions were not his own, and that lie
had yielded to the opinions of Sir R. Peel. He had no hesitation in
speaking highly of the great and superior talents and judgment of
Sir R. Peel, and to express his flip belief that in everything
Sir R. Peel did he acted conscientiously, and from thorough
conviction for the good of his country ; but he, at the same
time, would say that the sentiments he (Lord Lincoln) enter-
tained were his own, and that his opinions had not been changed
in deference to Sir Robert Peel's.— (Applause.) His own change
had been effected by the silent process of conviction of mind.
The Government was not about to deal with the corn-laws alone,
they were not sacrificing one interest for another, but they were
dealing with all alike. Protection will be taken from all, and his
conviction was that from all the circumstances of the country and
the world, all parties will be better without protection than with it.
—(Applause.) The Government believed the manufacturer of
woollen cloths and other fabrics will be better without protective
laws, and they call upon the agriculturists as well as the manufac-
turers to give up all protection.— (Hear, hear.) With regard to the
farmers, he believed that the protection they had enjoyed of late
years had not operated in the least degree to benefit them
as a class, and that to continue it would be prejudicial
to their interests than they could conceive.—(Hear, hear.)
He trusted the electors would not reject him, after they had heard
him ; but should they do to, he would tell them, that the measures
of Government would still be carried No election would have any
effect upon these measures, which he would venture to predict would
be carried in the House of Commons in the course of the present
week—(Applause)—.and further, by a majority of upwards of 100.—
(Applause.) The tide of opinion had set in, and it could not be
stayed.—((;ries of " Bravo," and applause.) He warned the electors
not to believe that the body of men whom they respected and whom
he respected, he meant the Peers of this kingdom, would throw out
the Bill sent up from the House of Commons, as lie was convinced
they would do us such thing.—(Hear, hear.) Day by day, he could
assure the electors, the Peers in all directions, and the large landed
proprietors of the kingdom, were sending in their adhesion on this
point, and their promises of support to the Government.—(Applause)
If they could by possibility stem the torrent for a moment, it would
return with redoubled force. If they should reject the measures,
they would have to engage in a much fiercer contest, as the Corn-
law League, the manufacturing districts, and the industrious classes
of the country would all unite, and with the protective societies in
opposition, one great and mighty struggle with leagues and clubs of
every description would ensue ; and the most fearful results must
ineviably follow. The country would be convulsed from one end to
the other, industry would be stifled, and political agitation would
extend througtout the land.—(Hear, hear.) He begged once more
that the electors, would not promise their votes against him till the
day of nomination when he should be heard, and they would have an
opportunity of judging which of the two candidates was most fit to
be their representative. Until he heard the sheriff declare that Mr.
I I ildyard was their Member, lie should never believe that they hail
rejected lilm.—(Applause.)
A Volue.—.‘ I hope heaven will reject them if theydo you."
Lord LINCOLN said he should be in Newark on Wednesday next,
and should be ready to explain any roint the electors might wish.
Ile would say farewell ; but he prayed they would not pledge them-
selves agains him till he had done everything to explain himself; and,
having done this, he hoped, at the end of tile second day's poll, lie
should be returned as their representative.—(Applause,)
Several questions were asked by the person who had previously
interrupted, a Mr. Chouler, and these having been severally and
fully answered by Lord Lincoln, his Lordship and friends returned
to their committee-room, and the meeting dissolved.

A RAILROAD ON FIRE.—The wooden viaduct of the
South Devon Railway at Cockwood, about eleven miles from Exeter,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire on Wednesday morning. The
workmen had lighted a fire on the viaduct to heatisome pitch, when,
In neglecting to attend to the pitch pot, the contents boiled over and
ran down the line, setting the timber of the structure in a blaze.
For a limo it was feared, from the intensity of the flame, that the
entire work would be destroyed, and an engine:was directly dis-
patchedi to Exeter for the aid of the fire engine. In the:course of
half an hour it returned with an engine in a truck behind, and after
some difficulty the fire was subdued.
LATE HOURS OF BUSINESS.— Last night a public
meeting, called at the instance of the Metropolitan Drapers Associa-
tion, for the abridgment of the hours of labour by the early closing of
shops, took place in the Music-hall, Store-street, Bediord-square.
B. B. Cabbell, Esq., was in the chair, and resolutions in accordance
with the objects of the meeting were passed unanimously.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR.—We have received the
following particulars from Messrs. Graham (late Everington and
Graham), of Ludgate-hill :—" A most extraordinary circumstance
has just taken place. A large Durham cow carne in at one of our
doors, walked round the shop, passing between some very valuable
large china jars and the glass, and made her exit through the second
door, without doing any datnage. This took place at about seven
o'clock in the evening, when the shop was lighted up. "
'The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry have
arrived at Holderness House, from Wynyard Park.

Houns BILL.—On Monday last, the 9th inst.,
a very numerous !meting of weavers took place in the Alhioa Rooms,
upwards ufsoo beirg pre: silt. Letters were read frcln Lord Ashley.
lonel Lygon, M and T. S. Buncombe, Esq., M.l'., in favour of
a ihnitatlon of the hours of labour. Several spirited addresses were
delivered, and a petition was adopted i.rayingthat the carpet weavers
should be Included in the provisions of the Bill, which will be brought
•OM on the 18th instant.-L. Worcestershire Chronicle.

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ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL-
WAY.-A special petty sessions was held on Wednesday last at Far-
leigh, near Maidstone, for the purpose of entering into a prosecution,
instituted by the south-Eastern Railway Company against the offi-
cers having charge of the East Farleigh station, namely, William
Hughes, station-master and clerk, and William 11 cilia, a gate-heepet
and porter in the service of the company, who, by their negligence
on Monday lad, caused an- express train to run off the line into a
siding, whereby a collision took place, and the lives of the passen-
gers were placed in imminent danger. Itir. J. E. liberty, the super-
intendent of the South-Eastern hallway, conducted the presectitim
for the company. The cause of the accident was fully proved to
have arisen from the inattention of the prisoners in nut having pro-
perly shifted the " joints" heading to the side line, and the Chairman
lined Hughes in the sum of 5/., and Wallis 505., or in default two
months' imprisanrxent.
TKO % LATE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN ARDOUR-
sQuAnn, ComstraciAn-ROAD.--Last evening an inquest was held on
the bodies. The evidence did not vary materially from the account
which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, and the jury, after a patient
investigation, returned a verdiet, " That the deceased, Jeremiah
Spenee .Stark, cbstroyed himself and wife, lieltn, by cutting their
throats, while in a state of temporary iasanity."