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MEETING AT HALIFAX.
(From an Extraordinary Edition of the Leeds Mercury.)
Sir Culling Eardley Eardley, Bart, and Edmund Denison,
Esq., met again upon the same platform at Halifax, and
never had the Tories a more complete defeat even in that
goOttcavn. ~
• Tfie weather irtis‘.tnest inauspicious, rain and sleet, some.
times very heavy, falling" during most of the time that the
caNidatei were ealdressieg the electors. Notwithstanding
thisiChere was a•Arge gathering of electors and non-
eleetX•S in the spAiiout Area, of the Piece-hall. From two
to three thousane peisons were in attendance, most of
.
*jmna oiccupiedalte ellen space in front of the side gallery,
and enttlieined their, liesition gallantly with the aid of
ultliA as.; • t't 'l4
i r...
....A. rilhe p.an‘speeches by friends and candidates a
r:i I:,•Tr'l4k2ll-91 e. very important nature, and which
w"i 4011)Y„SiieCitUifg Eardley, took place between the
...3Tgefiiil,TlPtte• .3.7'l4e.Treceeding was altogether a novel
ne ct•ii?it d -C- Ilia lis.;eliest interest: so deeply were all
press serbed lititktliat questions which would otherwise
hAiy
ip • • - -
to
t. n asked sem:never put at all. Sir Culling came off
risosfit4ip,mphanazoud in the opinion of all impartial
Ib.WA-put his optenint to utter shame. He was frequently
*OVloudly applauded; and when a show of hands was about
to takeislace, the 'Tories sought to hide their diminished
haticklay a precipitate retreat. Before they had escaped
from the gallery, however, in which they had stood, the
shOwtook place, and every hand appeared to be held up for
Sir Culling Eai.BleY i bat one solitary hand was elevated
among the crowd for Mr. Denison. The result was hailed
with 'great cheering, which was renewed on the Honourable
Baronet's arrival at his committee-room, and on the way
thither. .. , .
'The two candidates hada•eached ffelifax j.il the same rail-
way carriage, and eachlialk keen conducted to his Com-
mittee-room. --Almost' inim diately after, processions of
their leading friends were - formed and they walked to the
Piece-hall. ..` „ ' -.
Among the gentlementho walked in procession with Sir
Culling Eardley, or who urrounded him on the platform in
the Piece-hall, were Frank Crossley, Esq., George Binns,
Esq., the Mayor of Bradford, John Crossley, Esq., Samuel
Hodgson, Esq., (the 134wers), Thomas Hodgson, Esq., Ald.
Ramsdem, Ald. W. Thompson,,— Sutcliffe, Esq., (Willow
Housq), Ald. Binns, David Sugden, Esq., E. M. Wavill, Esq.,
Jas. 'Hodgson, Esq , (Stubbin House); Morley, Esq.,
(Sowerbv Bridge); Royston Oliver, Esq., (Hebden Bridge);
James Fawcett. Esq., ((Veen Field); T. T. Ormerod, Esq.,
(Brighouse); John Holland, Esq., Charles and Abraham
Pitchforth, Esqs., Mr. Councillor R. Brook, Fredk. Baines,
Esq., and All. Richardson, of Leeds, &c.
It is worthy of notice ,thet not a single member of that
party (the Whigs) whom Mx... Denison had attempted to
decoy into his ranks by pulling down the blue and hoisting
the,evhite flag, and of whose gulmort he too confidently
hosite, attended him to the hustings or manifested interest
hi Ilk favour. Had any of them been in his ranks, they
coul pot have continued there when the Hon. Gentleman
was' reed by the question of 'Sir C. Eardley to acknow-
i
ledg- hat "his principles and his colour were just the same
as e !" and that he would have voted against Mr. Fitz-
william ! But to the proceedings of the day.
GEORGE BINNS, Esq., of Norland, came forward, and
amidst much applause introduced Sir Culling Eardley to the
asse 'oly. He said,-aGentlemen, Freeholders, Electors and
Non ..,lectors.— (Hear, hear.) We have an important busi-
ness decide to-day. It is a business which interests all
his AlAjesty's subjects in my opinion.—(Laughter, and cries
of "Her Majesty.") Well, Gentlemen, I always respected
my king, but I doubly respect my Queen.—( Cheers.) We
wish the business of the day to be conducted in a peaceable,
patient, and ,orderly manner. Let the candidates speak
fairly without any interruption ; hear all they have got to
say, and then I have no doubt you will arrive at a proper con-
clusion.—(Hear, bearse) I have a firm faith and always have
bad in Reform principles.—(Hear, hear.) I have supported
them all lily life; new I am near 70, and shall never desert
them.—(Cheers. V Gentlemen, I will not detain you a mo-
ment longer, except to introduce to your notice Sir Culling
Eardley Eardley„and I have no doubt he is a man who will
tell you freely his whole heart and mind on all the subjects
connected with government which require reform and im-
provement.--,(Cheeh.)
Sir CIILLING,.EARDLEY EARDLEY was received with
chars. 1 He. 'sil-4Gentlemen, I suppose my Honourable
Friend wha i. qduaciel int is of the same opinion as the
person r low siseealtjng about our Government the other
day, The seitlava haffi,, A better way in England of making
revolutias, the-AMY:have in France, and that we were
in ttis couary Maileiega‘evolutions continually, for when we
Were tiredoijogitVornment we turned the Ministry out of
polyipiy-s4l:,eii, . e;'- .It another in its place.—(year,
liiar) ' * 1,396. speak of her Majesty's. Govern-
alierrr de.:' . effan—Lord John' Russell.—(Hear,
heir)' n . fic ,sI &film before you to-day, not as an
tfk.l
advkiiii: 0.-"efaiiig - Jbhn " or of Ring Robert, but
ft
I .tom • ':f ere :--.14, as an advocate of King John
BUIL-a(Skautlet„gr ap cheers.) I owe my allegiance to
my Qtaesksgrsailthei „love her, and I hope I shall never
see tf4.ekhy aitign-we shall cease to have a constitutional
111onarcM, ' _lbis' 'country. (Loud cheers.) And
one rehTeet- is' 1 love'rny Queen .is because I believe she
loves 4frilt s•llny,lind is anxious to promote the interests of
all.—Ga . se. tiee.) Gentlemen, I will endeavour, as the
weatliepsoso• unfavourable, and youhave to stand in the
rain, to malivn ayg,story short, especially as I shall have a
great nicy,sti 'ects to speak to you about. Gentlemen, I
am speakirkg not -only to y-ou in front, but (turning to Mr.
Denison any! his friends) to those on the side.—(llear, bear.)
And lan', glkid,- to have them by the side of me.--(Hear,
hear.) They would not come and meet us yesterday at
Wakefield.—( Hear, hear.) I believe they had enough of us
the day before at Bradford.—(Laughter.) Now that they
are here, we shall have a fair fight and no favour, and you
shall say who is the best man that can serve the county best
in Parliament.—(Cheers, and cries of "Not you," from the
Tories.) sGentlemen, the question is not, who will serve the
county best at Quarter Sessions; if it were, Mr. Denison is
worth a dozen of me.—(" Hear," " No, no," and laughter.)
Is have no doubt in that be is far superior to me, as lie has
had a great deal more to do at quarter sessions than I have,
but I should stand some chance with him if the buSiness of
aboard of guardians was thequestion. I have been there
as well as he. If you were going to choose a man merely
because be happened to be a good magistrate, a respectable
gentleman and a neighbour, why you would take him and
not me. But r take it that is not the question to-day.
(No, no.) ,You want a man to represent your opinions in
Parliament.—(lnterruption from the Tories, and cries of
"Go on," "Go on," from the crowd.) Gentlemen, lam
sorry you ale obliged to be out in the rain so; therefore, I
will tell you as briefly as I can what lam for. lam for, the
ballot.—(A voice, "Yes, but not without the suffrage.")
Well, I'll tell you all about that presently. lam in favour
of an extension of the suffrage too.—( A voice,—" How
far?") lam for its extension at present to those who now
vote for town councillors.: lam for that at present, and a
further extension afterwards. Will that do for the suffrage?
—(No.) Why, how far should I say?—(A voice—" House-
hold.") I don't go for that at' present, but I will ex-
plain to you my views. If you had got the ballot, the great
big gentlemen could not compel you to vote against your
consciences ; and if you had municipal suffrage, I believe you
would have good government. I come next to the question
of economy, and I will tell you why. Because the two sub-
jects are intimately connected together; for if you have a
Parliament which represents public opinion in the country
properly, fairly, and fully, the pounds, shillings, and pence
will he .looked after better than they are at ent.—
(Cheers.)'' And lam not afraid to say this, althoughres Sir
Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, happens to
be Member for this borough,—(Cries of " He's one, and our
grendfather for Vother," followed by much laughter.) I have
a great rkect for Sir Charles Wood, but my respect for him
is not to prevent me looking sharply after his accounts. I
think it is high time the exchequer of this country was
looked after more sharply than it has been.—(Hear, hear.)
-I say not at Halifax what I will not say elsewhere. Now
will give you a decided and candid opinion where reduction
should taketilace.. I think it should not be simply a reduc-
tion of the salaries of the clerks and the subordinates in
office. wile: Opponent said, the other day, at Brad-
ford, that .103 '...was 'an economical man and that you might
trust hirna:ktliat pohlt, because he was Chairman of the
Great NOrthaltailway, and he had assisted to cut down
the.salariee at the clerks.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) I
thipk we should begin at the other end, and not cut down
nierely the little expenses, but begin at the top.—(Loud
cheers. r The 'Hon. Batonet then proceeded to point out
the necNity for a reduction in the expenses of our foreign
aeohissasleirs, public'offices, the army and navy, and in other
items...as reference to the question of free trade the Hon.
Barosietelig--I don't mean by free trade what my Hon.
Friendt* Ai.* •Re explained it in his way at -Bradford
the other day. al think he should endeavour to find some
echoolmaiter to teach him political economy, and instead of
going tb Parliament •he should go to school.—(Laughter,
cheers, and •tries of " Yes, send him to a Government
schopt") :brieiccellent Friend takes free trade to mean a
trade ViehadeCanYduties.--(Cries of " Nonsense; he didn't
undeestaeidrit.o sThitt is not my 'idea of free trade, but
what. I meae.lly it is that no taxes *mild be put on for the
interest'oPaerparfy in the State. Whether the articles
imported is'este from India or China, from the Brazils or
our' colonies, they should be taxed alike. My friend's idea
of free trade reminds me of what happened to some friends
of mine Wholvent to Italy. They were missionaries. They
went to Leghorn, which they understood was a free port.
On 'arriving they _immediately begantousnopoanc:kputtheaisrtborksto and distrilidte'them. - This, however, was
by the police, who took them up. They were surprised, and
on being told that this was prohibited, they said they thoug t
h the port was free for them to do what they liked.— (Laughter.) So my friend's idea of free trade is, that im-
porti3 should pay no taxes of any kind.—(Laughter.) Sir
C. D. also explained his views on the endowment question,
but as his views in detail on that point have already appeared
in print, it Is unnecessary to repeat theni here. The Hon.
Baronet concluded his speech amidst loud cheering,
H. EDWARDS, Esq , M.P. for Hal
lax' nexta
for use
ftoorwsaurcdh,l
but his appearance in front of the galle
a hubbub'and noise, that it was some time fhe could be
heArd at all. Every sentence he uttered beforemet with a
regular chorus of groans, of laughter, and loud vociferations
of "my grandfather." Such was the noise and uproar that
prevailed, that to give a full and accurate report of
his speech would be impoisible. We understood him
to say, Gentlemen,—With regard to the two gen-
tleinen who haye come forward to solicit your
suffrages as candidates for the representation of this great
constituency—(Laughter and groans )—I have the honour to
introduce one of them to your notice—(Tro , laughter,
—who hear, laughter,
"my grandfather ")
and hisses —a gentleman—(A cry of
—who has long lived amongst you, who was born and bred
amongst you, and who has before served you in Parliament
like a man.—(Shouts of laughter, and shouts of "Hear our
grandfather.") I have the honour to be in Parliament my-
self—(Groaning and interruption)—and I have the happi-
ness to represent yoie--(" No, no, misrepresent you mean,"
and cries of "Grandfather")—and having been in Parliament
myself, I can say to you he is a man—(lnterruption)—he is
a man who has served you on Committees. _(Uproar.) I will
tell you one thing my friends, and grandchildren ~ I say
again— (Peals of laughter, and uproar)—l will tell you I
know as a fact that he sat more than 100 days on Committees.
—(l7proar.) . Well, gentlemen, does not that show to you
he is a man capable, in the estimation of men of different
opinions, to serve yqu well in Parliament ?—(" Hear," from
the Tories, and cries of " Nought at sort, grandfather.")
You may talk as you like, but I say it does..-(Laughter.)