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WEST RIDING ELECTION.
THE NOMINATION AT WAKEFIELD.
Yesterday the nomination of candidates for the
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"presentation of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in place
of Lord Viscount Morpeth, now Earl of Carlisle, took
place at Wakefield.
A very spacious hustings had been erected on the east
side of the Court-house, within the Court-house-yard,
the bulk of the auditory standing outside the railings;
and, as if in remembrance of the fatal events of the no-
mination of July, 1837, occasioned by the collision of
parties, a strong wooden railing had been erected from
the Court-house railings to the Music Saloon, separat-
ing Wood-street from the vacant space in front of the
Tammy-hall, on the right of the hustings. The morning
was remarkably fine and mild, considering the hazy
cheerless weather of the preceding week; and the at-
tendance was consequently larger than it might other-
wise have been. At one time there could not have been
fewer than 20,000 persons present. Mr. Denison and
his friends arrived on the hustings shortly before eleven
o'clock, taking np their position on the right of tine
Sheriff's compartment; and Sir Culling Eardley's friends
standing on the left. The Hon. Baronet was absent
from continued indisposition. In the absence of the
High Sheriff, Yarburgh Greame, Esq., who was attend-
ing the Judges at the County Assizes, the proceedings
of the Court were conducted by William Gray, Esq., of
York, the Under-Sheriff.
Mr. UNDER-SIIRRIIT said that the High Sheriff,
having received the writ for the election on the 30th Nov.,
had fixed this the earliest day for that purpose; and it
unfortunately happened that this was the first day of
the winter assiae. He was therefore charged to express
the High Sheriff's regret at his unavoidable absence;
and in his absence the duty of conducting the proceed-
ings of the election devolved upon him. He then read
the writ at length. The other formalities usual on the
occasion were then proceeded with. Whilst the Bribery
Act was being read by Benjamin Dixon, Esq., a deputy
Sheriff, gr. Kydd, the Chartist, arrived, followed by a
number of friends, wearing white favours, and preceded
by some musicians and two green boards; inscribed,
" Hands up for Kydd."
J. HAMERTON, Esq., of Ifelifield Peel, near Skipton,
stood forward to propose Sir Culling Eardley Eardley,
Bart., as a fit and proper person to represent the West
Riding in Parliament. He felt that a more than ordi-
nary responsibility attached to his doing so, because of
Sir Culling's unavoidable absence from illness. He had
seen him in bed, and he was unable to be present. They
had lost, as they had heard, their valued friend, Lord
Morpeth, but he had only been raised to the Upper
House, where they would, doubtless, have the benefit of
his valuable services. He appeared before them as a
Reformer; and he trusted that none of them would
countenance the continuance of heavy expenditure and
increased debt. By the alteration in the currency
many had been ruined, and the Act of 1844 had worked
great injustice to many. He referred to the pillar at
Athens, and likened the people of England to the ca-
pital of the column. At a county meeting held at York,
after the trial of Queen Caroline, Lord Milton declared
that the House of Commons did not represent the
people; and front that time he dated the measures which
led to the passing of the Reform Bill. But, though it
was admirable as far as it went, it did not give all that
was requisite; and they must be content to get a little at
a time. They had obtained some advantages by their
exertions, and they alone were not the parties benefited
thereby. Amongst other measures they had achieved
was the repeal of the corn-law; and though there were
some who said that it would now be madness to re-enact
that law, there were some who were mad enough to op-
pose its repeal. The capital of the column had been ex-
amined, and there was still a canker in it. That was
bribery and corruption; and he believed that could only
be cured by the ballot. He would not enter into the
question of the suffrage: give him the ballot, and he
believed all others would follow of course. He objected
to the continuance of capital punishments, and alluded
to several cases of the conviction of innocent persons.
He sincerely wished success to the pillar of England,
and wished it to be preserved, but at less expense to
the nation.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by recom-
mending Sir Culling Eardley as a fit successor to Lord
Morpeth.—((;heers.)
FRANCIS CARBUTT, Esq., of Leeds, seconded the no-
mination. On standing forward he was met with a cry
of "No chapel." He said that with that cry the secret
was out. A monopoly of churches was wanted; but they
were met there to put down all monopolies.—(Cheers.)
He regretted the absence of Sir Culling Eardley, and
also the absence of many gentlemen who had usually
taken their place on that side of the hustings. Had
they changed their colours or their principles!—(No,
no.) it were the case that they remained unchanged
in their attachment to liberal principles—and he hoped
to prove that it was the case—he called upon all those
who had gone backward on that occasion, to forget minor
matters, and to join with them in returning Sir Culling
Eardley. If they did not do that they would disgrace
themselves for ever. Before he set before them the
claims of Sir Culling Eardley, he wished to state that
his supporters had been anxious to pay all proper ra.
specs to the landed gentry of the Riding, and they had
thought it right to offer to them the nomination of a re-
presentative. That offer was made, and they knew
what use had been made of it. The grounds on which
that proposal was made were accepted by the Norman-
ton meeting, Lord Milton, Mr. George Fitzwilliam, Mr.
Crompton Stansfield, Mr. Wm. Milner, M.P., and others
assembled. But when Mr. Charles Fitzwilliam's ad-

dress appeared it wholly overlooked the Normanton
resolution. And did those gentlemen take any steps in
consequence ? No, they were as quiescent as if they
were about to betray the Riding and to bow to Lord Fitz-
william's influence. But Mr. Chit'les Fitawilliam had
eventually given way to the opinion of the electors, and
had retired. The consequence was that a meeting of
delegates held at Normanton felt the necessity of bring-
ing out a candidate immediately ; but not having been
treated respectfully before, they had not gone to the
landed gentry again, but had themselves resolved to
bring Sir Culling Eardley before the electors. The only
difference between the present proceeding and those of
former days, was, that at other times there had been a
tacit understanding as to what was expected of the can-
didate ; but on this occasion it had been reduced to
writing in the Normanton resolutions.—(Hear, hear.)
All the points involved therein were of importance,
some more and some less, but he thought the course
they had taken was the right one. If it were to be a
question between the land and the towns, be it so ;
they would meet them at the poll on that issue.—
(Hear, hear, and disapprobation.) Thero were
two leading objections to Sir Culling—that he was a
bigot and an alien. As to the charge of bigotry, he
thought he had sufficiently rebutted that during his
canvass. They had no right to ask him whether he was
a churchman or a chapelman, but they should be satis-
fied that he was the friend of civil and religious liberty.
As to his being en alien, bad they returned to the times
of the Ileptarchy ? Was Mr. Cobden an alien? or was
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Mr. Brougham an alien? He regretted to say that Sir
Culling was not present, but he Oust say that there was

no man more earnest and sealous in the support of the
admirable principles which they had put forward on this
occasion, and which might almost be summed up in four
words—free-trade, economical reform, au extension of
the suffrage, and opposition to all further endowments,
whether to the chapel or to the church.—(Hear and dis-
sent.) He enlarged upon the mode in which Sir Cul-
ling Eardley would support these various points of public
policy, especially with regard to the suffrage. Though
he would first go for the extension of the municipal suf-
frage to the Parliamentary franchise, he would not ob-
ject, if it were shown to be safe, to go on for household
suffrage, coupled with the ballot. With regard to Church
endowments, he considered it a species of persecution to
take money from a man in the shape of taxes to be ap-
plied in the propagation of a religion which he believed
to be erroneous. Upon this principle Sir Culling
Eardley would oppose all further endowments whatever.
On all grounds he strongly recommended him to their

support; and he was ready to answer all questions that
might be required—(Cheers.) In what he had said he
had no wish to offer a word of disrespect to Sir Cul-
ling's honourable opponent.. He was a gentleman of the
highest respectability, who bad in past times served the
Riding well ; but the present was not a question of men
but of principles. Be therefore hoped for their support
to Sir Culling.—(Loud applause.)
The Hon. EDWIN LASCELLES, M.P., was cheered on
presenting himself to propose Edmund Denison, Esq., as
a fit and proper man to represent the West Riding. This
was not the first time that he had had that honour. He

had done so in 1841, when he was triumphantly re-
turned with his friend Mr. Wortley; and he had no
doubt that if now returned ho would serve them faith-

fally again. He need not stand there to pronounce any
eulogium of Mr. Denison's character; they knew him
well, and he appealed to the testimonies which had been
borne to his'servicei at the 'election of 1847. He was a
man well acquainted with the interests of the Riding,
agricultural, manufacturing; and commercial; and there-
fore he had much pleasure in again proposing him. He
wished them to understand the real battle-ground on this
occasion. Those who had taken the field against them
went for the dissolution of Church and State, which
would be the first step in a mad, wild democracy.—
(Cheers and groans.) It was plausibly put forward
that they were to do a little now and more hereafter;
but he knew the party who were at work, and felt
that they must be opposed. He regretted the absence
of the Hon. Baronet who was opposed to them. He re-
gretted the cause of that absence; but he could not help
remarking that it was singular that this should be the
second election at which the candidate opposed to them
had not appeared ou the hustings. At the last election
a gentleman was unexpectedly opposed to his friend Mr.
Denison; and he was prepared to take the responsibility
of what was done on that occasion; for he felt that he
could not advise his Eton. Friend to go to a poll with
85,000 votes, and cnly two days for a canvass. At pre-
sent they met on equal ground in that respect. Sir Cul-
ling Eardley, in his address, had stated that he was
thankful for the Reform Bill; and he believed that he
was so thankful from his experience at Pontefract. It
would be remembered with respect to that measure that
the first Reform Bill -was lost by a majority of ono vote
in favour of General Gascoyne's motion not to reduce
the number of representatives. That one vote was Sir
Culling Eardley's; and in his speech he said he ob-
jected to the first Reform Bill because it was based
too much upon population and too little upon property.
J. RAND, Esq., of Bradford, seconded the nomination

[PRICE SD.

of Mr. Denison. • Ile said that when the vacancy they
were now to fill up first occurred, a party at Leeds, who
had assumed to themselves a power of direction in the
matter of
.the representation which would not be sub-
mitted to by the landed gentry, had met and agreed that
it was proper that 'the landed gentry should name the
candidate. That resolve was sheer hypocrisy, as the re-
sult had proved. Mr. Charles Fitzwilliam had shown a
high degree of moral courage in refusing to recognise the
resolution with which that offer was accompanied; but
because he had refused to submit to a degree of dictation
to which no gentleman ought to be expected to submit,
they had been obliged to (go a second time into another
county to find a candidate. These proceedings had led
to a counter-movement. (A large and influential meeting
was held at Leeds, which had resolved upon calling out
Mr. Denison, and that determination had been confirmed
by a still larger meeting of influential Conservatives
and Whigs; and having been so called out Mr. Denison
would be returned. Het had enlisted in his support,
from the manner in which he had performed his duty,
the wise and the good of all parties. He cheerfully
seconded his nomination, from a decided conviction that
he possessed all the attributes of a good representative.
In electing Mr. Denison they would secure the services
of a man who would take care to preserve unimpaired
our glorious constitution, whether assailed by an open or
a secret foe, and would take care to see that the educa-
tion of the country was not left so much unattended to
as it had been. Knowing the grave and serious import-
ance of the question, be would take care that out of some
portion of the taxes contributed by the people, aid was
rendered to educate their sons. The interests of the
Conservatives and Conservative-Whigs could be safely
entrusted to him, and in their hands he could safely:leave
him, for he felt assured that before Friday next the in-
terests of Yorkshire would be secured by the triumphant
return of Mr. Denison.—(Cheers and groans.)
Mr. ISAAC IRONSIDEs, of Sheffield, then stood forward
for the purpose -of nominating &litel Kydd—(Laagh-
ter)—as a fit and proper person to represent the Riding
in Parliament. The last time they met here Lord Mor-
peth had informed them that the election of a represen-
tative for the Riding was one of the most important
works they could be engaged in. Since then they had
seen great ehanges abroad—thrones had tottered and
empires had fallen. The cause was, that the people must
live. Yet what had the Government of England done ?
Literally nothing, except in spending the taxes raised
front the people in inveigling the leaders of the people,
and then pouncing upon them to deprive them of their
liberty.—(Groans.) When Mr. Fitzwilliam was invited
to stand, he (Mr. Ironsides) had promised to come here
and propose another candidate. Since then Mr. C. Fitz-
william had retired, and they had now two candidates
before them. Mr. Denison, when questioned at Sheffield,
had said he could alter nothing.
Mr. DENISON—I never said so.

Mr. IRONSIDES—Not in direct terms, certainly; but
when he asked him if he could propose any measure for
the permanent remunerative employment of the people,
he answered, " I don't know."—(Cries of " Do you ?")
He (Mr. Ironsides) was not on his trial, but he would
try to do so. If those who ought to do so had no
plan for removing the distresses of the people, why did
they present themselves before the people? Ireland had
been said to be the great difficulty to many ➢Ministers.
To remove that he would restore the nationality of Ire•
land, and then those who came here to seek labour
would remain in Ireland. He would restore the nation-
ality of Scotland; would prune down the expenses of
royalty; would restore the property of the Church to

its original purpose ; would disband the army ; and
would reduce the navy to something like due proportion.
He would abolish the cursed game-laws, and would have
boards established in every district to provide for the
profitable employment of the people. He would restore
to every man the right which he had under Magna
Charta, and of which they had been deprived; he would
give to every man who contributed taxes the right to
vote. These were a few of the things he would do.
His friend Carlyle, in his " Past and Future," said,
" this which they call the organization of labour, is, if
well understood, the question of the whole future, for
all who are well prepared to govern men—the impera-
tive pressing question being, how to deal with the active
labour of the million." The man he had proposed would
explain that.—(Cheers.)
Mr. H. BROOK., of Huddersfield, seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr. Kydd.
JOHN BRIGHT, ESQ., M.P., then presented himself
amidst loud cheers and some interruption. He said he
had been requested to read to the meeting a brief ad-
dress which had been forwarded for their information
from Sir Culling Eardley. He regretted, and they
would all regret, that any candidate should be pre-
vented by illness from being present. He therefore
asked for silence whilst he read that paper, which he
would not ask for any observations of his own. Sir
Culling regretted his absence. His medical adviser told
him that ho could not be permitted to be present ;
and, if present, he could not have spoken. He wished
them to make the contest one of principle, and not a
source of acrimony. He had been the subject of many
calumnies respecting which he had felt indignant ; this
address would be his protest against the attacks which
had been made upon him. To that portion of the press
which had slandered him he owed no apology. The assas-
sin behind a leading article, was as bad as the assassin be.
hind a hedge.—(Shame; no.) The country required the
ballot, and the abolition of small constituencies; there
should be larger districts—he would not say equal dis-
tricts; yet he thought there were some that might be
advantageously divided, if they would not kill their can.
didates. He did not see why there should be a different
qualification for Members in England and Scotland; and
if a man could afford to live in London as a Member; he
must have a stake in the country; and the man who had
a little stake could be as honest as a man who had a
large stake. He was for an extension of the suffrage,
and though he would not be crotchety, he would prefer
household suffrage to standing still; yet he thought that
household suffrage would be too much as a first step.
He was for a revision of the national expenditure, and
for doing justice to all. Why were the payers of rates
in towns to elect those who imposed the rates, and not
the payers of rates in counties? He would advocate the
repeal of the game-laws, which led to great demoralisa-
tion.—(Hear, hear.) Upon Church endowment they
must either pay all or pay none; and he as a citizen
would say " let us pay none."—(Loud cheers.) With
his Catholic fellow• countrymen he would not cope on
the hustings, but would meet them on the platform.
And he would not be satisfied till either he had convinced
Lord Arundel or Lord Arundel had convinced him. In
conclusion, if they were pleased to elect him as their re-
presentative— (" We will ") he would represent all
classes. His opponents had never known from him that
they had been so. If he had never possessed the freedom
of Yorkshire, he knew no better means of acquiring it
than by the votes of the electors, and if so honoured he
would endeavour to prove himself a faithful guardian of
their local interests.—(Loud cheers.) In continuation
Mr. Bright essayed to speak.
After some interruption and cries of " Spoke spoke."
The SHERIYF interposed, and said that upon the pre-
cedent of the last election, when no objection was made,
he thought Mr. Bright had a right to proceed.—(Cries
of " No, no; he has read his candidate's address.")
Mr. BRIGHT attempted to proceed, but in vain.
The Hon. E. LASCELLES asked Mr. Bright what was
the decision of: the Sheriff on the question of right, and
being informed by Mr. Bright, Mr. Lascelles waved his
hand apparently in deference to it.
Mr. BRIGHT made several ineffectual attempts to pro-
ceed.

The UNDE3-SHERINF explained that he had had a
communication from Sir Culling Eardley to the effect
that Mr. Bright would read an address from him as his
representative.

Mr. BRIGHT, however, could scarcely make himself
heard to the reporters immediately in front of him, and
not at all by those two or three paces from him. He was
understood to say he was sure that the respectable portion
of the opposition would not object to bear him. No man
favourable to discussion would make the outcries some
were doing. He had nothing to say against the per-
sonal qualifications of their opponent. He had met
him on many occasions, he bad spoken to him in the
House of Commons. and he was free So say that he
bad never heard anything of his private character that
he could not approve of. Sir Culling Eardley was not,
it was true, a native of the county; but if he were
elected for the Riding, he would be as much a York-,
shireman as any man present. In the course of the
canvass a body of men with whom he had long acted
had been much assailed, though both candidates offered
themselves as free-traders. He wished to ask Mr. De-
nison one question, which he might answer when he
spoke.—(lnterruption continued.) He wanted to ask
Mr. Denison if he, being a free-trader, has changed
his views, or if he adheres to the sentiments he ex-
pressed on the hustings last year. No man can now
restore the corn-laws, but if
.they were not now re-
pealed would Mr. Denison now repeal thenal"Mr. De-
nison and his friends had opposed repeal of Test
and Corporation Acts, opposed the reform of corpora-
tions,e;
and the repeal of the Corn Bill,
they now come forward to ask to be the makers of
the laws. Sir Culling Eardley had been attacked on
the question of endowments ; but compare the two
candidates. Mr. Denison would not give up the pro-
perty of the Church ; but if he would not endow others
he should give up altogether. Sir Culling had de-
clared that what he asked for his own sect he would
give to all others. There was a project to endow the
Roman Catholic priesthood, rather than to redress the
wrongs of their people; but Sir Culling Eardley was for
redressing those wrongs, and not for withdrawing the
Catholic priesthood from the care of their flocks. In
return for the interruptions he had received, he thought
it would be the best return they could make to hear Mr.
Denison dispassionately. In conclusion, he had merely
to tell them that many hundred West Riding electors
would come from Lancashire to help them. They had
the sympathy of the whole Liberal party, and it they
succeeded, as they believed they would, it would be long
remembered that the lovers of freedom in the West
Riding prevailed over the lovers of oppression. The
newspapers would tell the world what a small minority
were afraid to hear; but when the show was taken, they
would see how the majority were inclined. He begged of
them not to relax, but to renew their exertions in favour
of their candidate till the election was over. Yorkshire
was Yorkshire still; truth was truth still; and they were
strong enough in the 'Riding to uphold the faith which
they had inherited from their forefathers. With the

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of people from all parts of the kingd tg,-t)
great things yet in store. He had come i'r-
port Sir Culling Eardley, believing him ei
and enlightened men. With them he wahle,,
Culling would be their representative.—
work at all times. Let them but be, enerk&;:'
independence of the Riding would •be achie. - -
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Mr. DENISON they presented himself, and.t4)
wasl
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- ceived with loud noises from his opponents and cheers
by his friends. He said, so great was the importance of
an election for the West Riding, that a man of the
highest pretensions might
.well quail on standing before
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so vast an assemblage to ask them for their support.
Well might the electors pause to consider how they
would vote and to whom they would entrust the
high honour of being their representative. The re- ,
suit of • this contest was watched in all parts of the
kingdom by Churchmen and Dissenters ; but great
would be the dismay if they were to allow it to be
recorded in favour of his opponent. Nothing
but the most urgent appeals from politicians of both
parties could have induced him to leave the privacy
of domestic life to have become a candidate; but he
hoped that the course which this election would take
would show that this Riding would not sanction so impu-
dent a dictation as that which had been attempted. With
respect to what was called free trade he had this to say--
that when in Parliament he had never opposed any pro-
posal for the reduction of duties on the principle of free
trade • but he was satisfied that the principle should be
applied with caution. There were those who did not
think they had derived all the advantages which had been
anticipated. He was free to admit that freedom should
be the rule and restriction the exception; but where the
freedom should end and the restriction begin it was diffi-
cult to decide. In all the discussions on the subject he
would give his best consideration to that point. As all
the protection had been taken off agriculture, the agri-
culturist bad a right to expect that what he required for
consumption should be made also cheap to him. He
would say, "Deal out justice to all ;" and he
would tell the manufacturers that, as they had
got agricultural duties repealed, they must also
be prepared to give up the duties on xnsuau-
factures imported. There were no Radicals and
Chartists in the agricultural districts ; they were
_all
fostered in the hotbeds of dissent—the towns ; and they
were told that, if they could get the ballot and such like
things, they would have a land flowing with milk and
honey. He did not believe that ; they were the working
bees of the hive, and neither the ballot nor universal suf-
frage would remove the pressure from them. He would
do Ivhat he. could to lighten their burdens ; he had no
interest in keeping up large expenditure. If be could
be _assured that 80,000 soldiers would do instead of
100,000, he would not object; but in order to catch their
votes he would not promise to cut down the army or the
-navy. He would retrench where practicable ; but he
would not for any personal purpose do what might be
unsafe. He came next to the question of the education
of the people. As it was the duty of a parent to edu-
cate his child, so he believed it was the duty of the State
to do it when the parents could not. He would say, give
them a sound religious education and they would become
sound, loyal, and industrious fellow-subjects, and make
greater progress than otherwise they could do. Sir
Culling Eardley objected to giving money to educate
anybody, especially as it was to educate them in religion.
But that was not so; for the education to be given was
not to be religious but secular; and the Government
inspectors were not called on to report on the religious
education, but only as to that which was secular. And
therefore, he said, that to refuse to Roman Catholics
their share of the grant for education would be unjust,
because they pay taxes the same as others. He was
asked if he would give money to Church of England
schools; and his answer was that he would. He respect-
fully ventured to tell those who entertained different
views, that if they neglected to assist the schools in their
respective neighbourhoods they failed in their duty.
Give them but the Bible, and a good usefuleducation, and
they would be brought up in the religious views of the
denomination they. belonged to. The chief point in dis.
pute at the present election was between chapel and
church, though the endowment of the Roman Catholic
Church was adroitly put forward. They were
excellent sappers and miners. No endowment
of the Roman Catholic Church, said Sir Calling;
no endowment whatever said his cunning friend, Mr.
Baines. But, says Sir Culling, " Let me get into Par-
liament on the anti-endowment of Popery question, and
then I will see what can be done in another direction."
The electors were not to be taken on the weak side in
that manner. Were they prepared to see their parish
churches stand on the voluntary principle?—(No.)
Would they see Westminster Abbey or York Minster
stand on the voluntary principle?—(No.) He knew they
would not; but they must look to what things were tend-
ing.—(Hear.) Every man had a duty to perform, and
if the electors were determined to put their confidence
in him, he had no proper ground for refusing. He knew
what were the arduous duties of the office; but if it were
their pleasure, as their pleasure he knew it would be to
elect him, he would promise them that nothingshould in-
duce him to give a vote that would endanger the constitu-
tion in Church and State.

Mr. CopLEr, of Bradford, asked, if Mr. Denison
should be returned, and his party bring in a Bill of
which he disapproved, would he fraternize or be guided
by principle?

"Mr. DENISON—I would stick to principle.
Mr. COPLEY asked why he had changed his colour,
and deserted his principles?
Mr. DENISON said he had not deserted his principles,
and with colour helad nothing to do. If those who had
hitherto opposed him thought right to vote for him now
he should make his bow and thank them.
Mr. COPLEY was proceeding with his questions, but
the Sheriff intimated that they ought to have been asked
long ago, and he desisted.
KYDD then addressed the assemblage. He ex-
pressed his approval of the address which had been read
from Sir Culling Eardley, because it enunciated that
beautiful principle of "do as you would be done by."
Mr. Denison on the other hand seemed to think that the
reflective intelligence of the country had no claim to re-
presentation in the Legislature ; but it should be borne
in mind that public opinion was intelligence when
Ministers were ignorant. It should also be remembered
that the Tories, of whom Mr. Denison was one, had
fought those long wars with the French at the close of
the last century. Hrcomplained that the landed gentry
had driven the people off the land, a !act which he said
was demonstrable by the Parliamentary returns, which
showed that in 1842 there were 287,000 fewer persona
employed in the agricultural districts than there were in
1815, though the whole population had been increased
39i per cent. He then attacked the "execrable Whigs,"
who had attempted to treat poverty as a crime by the
passing of the Poor Law Amendment, Act. There were
now a million and a half of people out of employ, and
if they begged they were sent to gaol. He recommended
a return to the principles which characterised the
original poor law of Queen Elizabeth.
The UNDENSHERIFF then proceededito take the show,
which he declared to be in favour of Sir Culling Eardley.
A poll was then demanded for Mr. Denison. Mr.
Kydd withdrew from the contest.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SQUADRON OF EXERCISE.-A change of wind
detains this force at Spithead. Her Majesty, it was
conjectured, would have witnessed the departure of the
squadron, had it sailed yesterday. A message was sent
from Osborne to Sir Charles Napier upon that subject
yesterday morning.
On the arrival of the Calliope, 26-gun frigate, in Eng-
land from New Zealand, she is ordered to be put out of
commission at Portsmouth,
The Rifleman, 10-gun screw-schooner, Lieutenant
Cropton, RN., commanding, took a cruise yesterday to
test the working of her engines, &c., before joining Sir
Charles Napier, whose squadron she is ordered t•
sail with.

The superb, 80 guns, Captain E. Purcell, was hauled
to the jetty at Portsmouth Dockyard yesterday, to be
speedily refitted.
Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.8., the Commander-
in-Chief of Portsmouth Garrison, visited the fleet at
Spithead yesterday, and was saluted by the sag-ship.
THE AMERICAN FRIGATE ST. LA.WRICNCE.—The fol-
lowing is the armament of this frigate, which, although
called a " 44," mounts in reality 50, and could, if neces-
sary, point 54 guns:—
No. Pou3n2der..s..
57Weveetig. h2t.qrs.
9Lfetn. g6thig.
Main 26
Deck I 4
Upper t 16
Deck 3, 4
... 8 ft. 6 in.

Total .. 50 weighing 125 tons 5 cwt.
The crew musters 483 ; she is 185 feet long by 48
beam, and draws 21 feet aft and 19 forward. She will
leave Southampton in a few days for Lisbon, intending
to winter in the Tagus.
Mr. Tucker, late foreman of shipwrights on the lakes
of Canada, has projected a new boiler, and has invented
a new method of fitting the screw-propeller, and the Ad-
miralty have ordered models to be made of them with
the view of their practical application.
WOOLWICH, DEC. 11.—The Teazer steam-vessel:
Lieutenant Commander Selwyn, was taken into doc
to-day to have a false keel put on, and her &paure for
the Coast of Africa will, consequently, be deferred to
about the end of the month.

The Flamer steam-vessel was put out of [dock to-day,
and taken into the basin during the same tide. The
Black Eagle, Master Commander S. B. Cook, was also
taken into the basin to-day.
The Black Prince, 72-gun ship, taken to this dock-
yard from Chatham, to be fitted as a convict hulk instead
of the Justitia, is to have the requisite alterations made
in her by contract and hired workmen.
Commodore Henry Eden is expected to assume the
duties of superintendent of this dockyard on the 16th inst.
The converting of timber for two 60-gun frigates, from
designs by Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., sur-
veyor of the navy, has been commenced at Deptford
Dockyard, where they are to be built.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Lieutenant Blyth, 1 corporal, and
10 gunners of the Royal Marine Artillery; 1 sergeant,
1 drummer, and 10 privates of the Chatham division of
Marines, landed at Woolwich, on Saturday, on being paid
off from the Sampson, and the Royal Marine Artillery
proceeded to Portsmouth, and the others to Chatham, on
Monday.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Her Majesty's frigate Amazon,
26, Captain E. N. Troubridge, left the Sound this morn-
ing, and sailed for the East, Indies. Mr. Thomas, the
President of Liberia, left in her. She also took out
Messrs. Burt, Hicks, and Johnson, third-class assistant
engineers.
The Nile, 92, was docked on Friday.
The Express packet is having her defects raade.good,
and will be out of the hands of the dock-yard at the end
of the month.

Notice has • been served on the person who cOntracts
for the purchase of the waste chips, shavings, and saw.
dust from this dock-yard, that the ciantract will termi-
nate at the end of three months. It is intended to con-
same these materials at the steam-engines in the smithery,
by which it is expected that a saving will be effected.

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THEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMARKE
Mr. B. Webster, Stole Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton.
The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during
the recess, undergone very extensive repairs wad alterations and the
whole re-decorated.

THIS EVENING.
Will be performed the Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT. Viola,
Mrs. Charles Kean.
After which, THE RANSOM. Pauline, Mrs. Charles Kean.
11To conclude with HOW TO PAY TILE RENT.

TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
During the Recess this Theatre has been entirely re-decorated, the
original designs by Digby Wyatt, Esq., executed by Mr. Sang. A
new Stage, Curtain, Act Drop, and Chandelier. An approved sys-
tem of Ventilation, &c., &c. The Private Boxes enlarged, Backs
added to the Seats, and Stalls rendered more comfortable.

THIS EVENING
Will be performed ST. MARY'S EVE. A Story of the Solway.
Toni Boggs, Mr. Wright ; Madeline, Madame Celeste.
To be followed by THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Panl
Bedford ; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ariel, Madame Celeste.

After which a new Farce called SLASHER AND CRASHER,
Mr. Slasher, Mr. Wright ; Mr. Crasher, Mr. Paul Bedford.
To conclude with JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluck, Mr. Lambert ;
Eliza Melton, Miss E. Chaplin.

ROYAL LYCItUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Ma• he ?.s.
THIS EVEN rig(
Will be performed A PECULIAR POSITION.
After which UsED UP.
To be followed by an APPEAL TO THE T ÜBLIC.
To conclude with MY FATHER DID SO BEFORE ME, in which
r. John Reeve will appear.
Dress Boxes, as. ; Upper Boxes, -Ls. ; Pit, 2 ; Gallery, Is. No
half-price to any part of the house.
Phe view I.lox-office, No. 2, Wellington-stte:f, is open to the
public every day, from Ten till Six.

PRINCESS'S THEATCE.
Mr. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and ,`.tanager.
During the Recess this Theatre has been re-decorated and embel-
lished in a superb and costly manner ty Mr. Hurwitz. ♦ new Chan-
delier has been fitted, and the best arrinze men is have been made for
the duo Ventilation of the Theatre, and the cowiort and convenience
of the audience.