The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

WINDSOR ELECTION.

WINDSOR, SATURDAY EVENING.—The election of a
Member of Parliament for this borough, in eonsticitaTee
of Mr. Neville having vacated his seat by accepting the
office of one of the Lords of the Treasury, took place
this day, at the Town-hall at eleven o'clock. No oppo-
sition to the Honourable Member's re-election having
been anticipated, although it was fully expected that a
gentleman would have been put in nomination for the
purpose of addressing the electors on the subject of the
corn-laws, there was very little excitement on the sub-
ject. Mr. Neville having secured the support of a large
and influential section of the Liberal portion of the con-
stituency, in consequence of his having become the
chairman of the Windsor and Staines A tmo:pheric
Railway Company, and having also secured the support
of many of his former friend;, any opposition to his re-
turn, at this election, was considered to be totally use-
less.

Shortly before eleven o'clock, Mr. Neville, accom-
panied by the chairman and members of his committee,
and a large party of the Liberal electors, entered the
Town-hall, and took their seats on the bench, Mr.
Thomas Adams, the mayor, and some of the members of
the corporation, having previously arrived.
Among those electors who accompanied Mr. Neville
to the hustings were Captain Bulkeley, Mr. William
Jennings, Mr. W. Legh (one of the magistrates for the
borough), Mr. Alderman Banister, Mr. Alderman
Snowden, Mr. Clode, Mr. John Clode, jun., Mr. Darvill,
Mr. H. Adams, Mr. Burridge, Major Wathen, Mr. C.
S. Voules, Mr. Martin, Mr. John Lawrence, the Rev.
Mr. Canning (one of the canons of Windsor), Mr. Hol-
derness, the Rev. Mr. Pope, Mr. Bovingdon, Mr. Long,
and several large shareholders in the Atmospheric Rail-
way Company. The hour of eleven having arrived,
The MAYOR rose and said—Gentlemen and fellow-
townsmen—We are here assembled in consequence of
my having received a precept from the High-sheriff of
the county of Berks to elect a Member of Parliament
for the Borough of New Windsor. It forms no part of
my duty to speak of your late Member, Mr. Neville, who
has accepted the office of a Lord of the Treasury, and
who will, no doubt, as be is a candidate for re-election,
address you himself. I hove only to express a hope
that every gentleman who has occasion to address you
during the proceedings will receive from sou the same
attention you have been pleased to give to me.
The Sheriff's precept having been read by Mr.
Seeker, the town-clerk, the oaths taken by the Mayor,
the Act against bribery read, and the usual formalities
gone through,
Captain BULKELEY, of the Ist Life Guards, rose to
propose Ralph Neville, Esq., of Cavendish-square, as a
fit and proper person to represent the borough in Parlia-
ment. The gallant captain commenced by observing—
It is now neatly five years ago since it fell to my lot to
propose Mr. Neville as a fit person to fill that situation,
to which he, a second time, aspires. I then laboured
under the disadvantage of recommending to your
suffrages an unknown man, but I felt sure, that if you
then returned him to Parliament, he would not fail to
carry out your wishes. The case is now, however, very
materially altered, for you have now the power to decide
whether the votes he -has given, since he has been in
Parliament are in accordance with your wishes or not.—
(Hear, hear.) Our o')ject in returning Mr. Neville in
1841 was to aid in placing Sir Robert Peel in office, and
turning out Lord Melbourne and the Whigs.--(Cheers.)
Since that period Mr. Neville had given to Sir Robert
Peel his steady and constant support.—(A cry of " Yes,
and got 1,200/. a year for it.") In 1841, when Sir
Robert Peel took office, the annual expenditure of the
country exceeded the revenue by three millions
of money. In 1842 Sir Robert Peel proposed his new
measures—the property-tax and the tariff, and every-
thing since has gone on prosperously. By the Ministry
taking off the duties from the raw material, the workmen
of this country will be enabled successfully to compete
with foreigners—(Hear)---for even now, we are abso-
lutely sending out of the country more silks to France
than France is sending to us. Then with reference' to
foreign cattle—look at the price of meat, and you will
find the farmers are now getting better prices for their
cattle than before the new tariff was introduced. I have
heard it stated that the borough is so much ander the
influence of the Crown, that a protectionist, from that
cirumstance, would, just now, stand no chance of being
returned.' Now what was the fact in 1841, with refer-
ence to the presumed influence of the Crown? Why, In
that year we returned Mr. Neville, in spite of the oppo-
sition of the Crown and the Government.—(Cheers.)
trust you will show your desire to support the Govern-
ment of Sir R. Peel, by your returning Mr. Neville to
Parliament.—(The Gallant Captain resumed his seat
amidst loud dicers.)
Mr. WILLIAM JENNINGs, the chairman of Mr. Ne-
ville's Committee, in seconding the nomination of their
late Member, expressed his entire satisfaction at his past
conduct, and considered that the electors of Windsor
owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Neville for fighting the
Conservative hauls in 1841. He had, ever since he had
been their representative, exerted himself to the utmost
of his power and ability to support the advantages and
improve the prosperity of the borough. He had, in
fact, brought certain parties together around him as his
friends, by whom he bad formerly been most strong])
opposed.--(A voice, "Aye, the railroad has done that,"
and laughter.) Mr. Neville, like themselves, had a high
stake in the country, and that was a guarantee that he
would ever support the constitution of the ceuntry, and
also give his support to those measures which would ad-
vance the prosperity of the borough and the community
at large.
After a short pause, no other candidate having been
proposed,
Mr. NEVILLE rose and said—Mr. Mayor and gentle-
men, the last time I had the honour of addressing you,
it was for the purpose of returning you my sincere
thanks for your having thus conferred upon me the
highest honour it was possible for me to receive—the
honour of my being elected to-represent the borough o
New Windsor in Parliament. When you sent .me to the
Commons House of Parliament, I went there unfettered
by any pledge to be dictated to as to whether I should
vote for or against this question, or for or against ano-
ther. I was left perfectly free and unshackled to vote
in that way which I honestly considered in my heart to
be right.—(Cheers.) I had then. I confess, but very
little experience in public affairs.— (Hear, hear.)
When I took my seat in the House of Commons, lament-
able were the accounts of the distress which prevailed in
many parts of the country, and especially in the manufac-
turing.districts. The workmen of the town of Paisley, for
instance, were in so reduced a state as to be dependent
upon public charity for support. The high prohibitory
duties which were in existence when the present Govern-
ment came into power bad been gradually and mode-
rately reduced, and with great success as regarded the
trade and commerce of the country.—(Cheers.) Iu 1843
the Canadian Corn Bill was passed, and in 1844 a great
reduction took place in wool ; and the Government
are now about reducing the duties upon those articles
which will materially tend to the benefit of the poor
man.—(Hear.) At the end of three years the duties on
corn will cease.—(Cheers.) I will not now enter into a
detail of all those measures, contemplated by the Minister,
which have been so ably discussed in the House of
Commons. It has been to me, however, a source of
great gratification to find that no member of my con-
stituency have attempted any opposition to my return.
—(A voice, " The atmospheric.") After alluding to the
recent victory achieved by the British troops in India, the
Hon. Candidate proceeded : You formerly returned, as
your representative for this borough, a nobleman, great
as the gallant general, Sir Henry Hardicge, to whom I
have referred. I allude to the late Marquis Wellesley,
own brother to the Duke of Wellington. The Noble
Marquis, at the period he was a candidate, asked you for
your suffrages as a Lord of the Treasury. I ask the
same ; but let me assure you that howeve r high may be
that honour, the honour of representing you in Parliament
I consider far greater.—(Cheers.) Mr. Jennings has
very kindly alluded to the interest I have taken in the
affairs of the borough. All interests connected with the
prosperity of the borough and its inhabitants, whether
of high or low, shall always receive my support. I lately
presented two petitions to the House of Commons (one from
the corporation, the other from the inhabitants) in favour
of the Windsor and Staines Atmospheric Railway, of
which company I am chairman. 'Whether as the
chairman of the company, or as the representative of
the town, it will be my earnest endeavour to carry out
the objects of those petitions, feeling assured that the
railway in question will prove to the advantage and
benefit of the borough.—(Loud cheers.) I sineerely
thank you for the very kind manner in which you have
listened to me, and I trust that for Many years to come
I shall enjoy the confidence of the electors of Windsor.
—(Loud cheers greeted Mr. Neville at the close of his
address.)
No other candidate having been proposed, after wait-
ing a quarter of an hour,
The MAyoR declared Ralph Neville, Esq., to be duly
elected.

Mr. NEVILLE, having briefly expressed his acknow-
ledgments for the honour conferred upon him, proposed
a vote of thanks to the Mayor, which was seconded by
Captain BULKELEY, and carried.
Mr. ADAMS, the mayor, then caused immense laughter
throughout the hall, by rising arid saying, .‘ Gentlemen,
I hsve to return you my best thanks fur the honour you
have conferred upon me by drinking my good health."
The worthy chief magistrate, however, as soon as the
laughter had subsided, corrected himself by observing,
"I am so unaccustomed to public speaking, and my
health has been so often drunk in small parties, that
I fancied I was along with one now. However, I
return you my best thanks for the compliment you
have paid me."
_ _ _

After three cheers had been given for' Neville," and
" the Queen," the meeting bruke up, and Mr.. Neville
was escorted to his crmmittee-room by his friends.

BRISTOL SUGAR- MARKET, MARCH 13.—The demand
continues good, and a fair amount of business has been done
in raw sugar since our last report at very full prices. The
supply in the offices is most indifferent, and earl• arrivals
will come to a good market. Refined goods are compara-
tively scarce, and the refiners show much firmnesti; 655. and
70s. may be quoted as the extremes paid.—Bristol Mercury.
MANCRESTER PRODUCE MARKET.—There has been a quiet
market for sugar this week, but no alteration can be quoted
in prices. 600 bags low and middling white Bengal at auc-
tion were only partly realised from 50s. 6d. to 51 s. 6d. Good
white is inquired for, and some of this description will be of-
fered next week. No alteration to be noticed in refined goods.
The Board of Customs has granted the privilege of removing
tea under bond upon application. About 400 packages are to
be brought forward on the 19th inst. At the small public sale of
China silk on Thursday, there was a moderate attendance of
buyers, and a fair competition was experienced, excepting for
the lower qualities of Tsatlee ; and the prices realised, viz. 15s.
to 16s. 9d. for low to fair, were equal to recent transactions.
Further supplies are expected. There has been a good
inquiry for cotton, and sales to a fair extent have been
effected, generally at an advance of id. per lb.
MANCHESTER, FRIDAY, MARCH ld.—Since Tuesday, there
has been no appearance of improvement in our market.
Yarns continue heavy, with prices at the lowert rates. In
goods there has been less dune during the Ls,, t T or t
days. 'the quotations of pacts are tuicuitugeti ; but, except
in certain limited makes, there is much irregularity in actual
rates.—Dranchester Guardian.