The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

WEST RIDING ELECTION.
DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
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Yesterday was the day appointed for declaring the re-
sult of the poll, for the representation of the West:Riding
at the place of election fined by the Reform Act, the
Court-house, Wakefield. In consequence of an an-
nouncement that Sir Culling Eardley Eardley would at-
tend at the hustings on the occasion, there was a larger
attendance than would otherwise have been the case.
The business of casting up the poll-books commenced
shortly after eight o'clock, but was not concluded till
some time after noon. Moray after that portion of
the business had been concluded, Mr. Denison and his
friends arrived in procession, attended by bands of musi-
cians, and sundry white flags, inscribed, " The Queen,
the Church, and the People;" " The Rights of Labour,
and the Rights of Property;" " Denison and Constitu-
tional Liberty;" " Unite to put down Intolerance,
Bigotry, and Hypocrisy." Mr. Denison, who was girt
with a sword as a knight of the shire, and rode a white
charger, was loudly cheered as he approached the hust-
ings. Sir Curling Eardley was also loudly cheered by
his friends on his arrival at the hustings.
At half-past three o'clock silence was proclaimed, and
the Under-Sheriff announced that the result of the poll
Was—

For Edmund Denison, Esq. ... ... 14,743
Sir Culling Eardley Eardley, Bart. 11,795

Majority for Mr. Denison ... 2,948
He therefore declared Mr. Denison duly elected a knight
of the shire for the West Riding of the county of York.
—(Cheers.) The indenture of the return was then read
at length, and signed by the sheriff and sundry free-
holders.

Mr. DENIsoN then said that the West Riding of York
had proved itself sound at heart, the working classes
had behaved with admirable good temper and good:He con-
duct throughout the excitement of the contest
honoured them for their conduct, which had raised thern
greatly in his estimation.—(Cheers and g
la hta
u
1113 i his friend Lord Wharicliffe wasl 8 he had been
pelted4B with stones;
in 1841 he got a portion of it ; but in
fairly heard. He therefore again
thankviresedttheßmidigfnor
their good conduct. The electors of the
had emphatically
have any man to represent that they would not
epresest them who would
separate Church and State. He knew very well
that it was his declaration that he would main-
Sain it,, and their love and affection for it, that had in-
duces' them to vote for him in such numbers; and
though he would not wish to say anything offensive in
the hour of victory, if his Hon. Opponent thought that
the eleven or twelve thousand who supported him differed
from him (Mr. Denison) in their opinions on the Church
and State question, he would tell him he was grossly
deceived—(Cheers, and "No, no")—deceived as he had
been from the first issuing of his address to the close of
the poll as to his chance of success; for he could tell
him that if he (Mr. Denison) had been in danger of
being in a minority, many who were now unpolled would
have rushed to the rescue and gives him their votes.
He did not know whether the Hon. Baronet intended to
come again as a candidate; but, if he did, he would say
that if any man would come out on the question of edu-
cation of the people and the union of Church and State,
the man who opposed them would be in a woful minority.
Many friends of both those questions had voted for the
Honourable Baronet under their original colour; but
if those were the trial points they would do other-
wise. With respect to the great question of the edu-
cation of the children of the working classes, it was
now generally admitted that the State ought to do it.
The friends of voluntaryism were very few, and he was
happy to find that on that point he should have an able
colleague in Mr. Cobden.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Cobden
had emphatically declared that it was the duty of the
State to do it. The principle of doing so was settled;
the details might be altered; but the working men before
him might have their children so educated. lie there-
fore looked forward with much hope to the rising gene-
ration, and had no doubt that many of the offices of State
would be attained by the children of the working classes.
—(Cheers.) Ho had already told them, and he now re-
peated, that if he could reduce the national burdens he
should be happy to do so. He had nothing to gain by
keeping up a large army or useless offices, or high sala-
ries, and therefore should be glad to reduce them to the
lowest effective force that might be necessary. With re-
spect to trade, now that ho was their representative he
would be glad to do anything that would promote the better
employment of the working classes. If they were not
well employed the increase of the poor-rates was a small
consideration as compared with the mischief that was
done them in other respects. He would, therefore, be
happy to get reasonable wages and good employ for the
working men. He was happy to say that there were
appearances which indicated an improved demand for
our manu'actured articles. lie feared he might not be
able to do all that he could wish to do; but, now that he
was in Parliament, he would do his best. He begged
again to thank them for making him a second time one
of their representatives. He could entertain no doubt.
knowing the determination of the people of this empire,
that we should maintain our superiority over other na-
tions ; and after what had passed during the year he
thought every one had much reason to be proud of being
an Englishman. He hoped to prove himself a zealous
and faithful representative.—(Applause).
Sir CuLLnio FAILDLEY was also loudly cheered by his
friends. He said he had the greatest pleasure in being
now present, as he was prevented last week by severe
illness; and it was with some difficulty that he could now
make himself heard. He would not, therefore, have to
ask them in vain for a patient hearing, especially in his
position of a defeated candidate. He had been tee
subject of misrepresentation—he believed not wilful. It
was not the habit of Englishmen to object to a man ex-
plaining, when he had been misrepresented. Before
alluding to the topics he meant to flee he must allude to
the observations of his respected and lion. Opponent. He
had told them that his friends had rallied round the
Church, and that those who had supported him (Sir Cul-
ling) had not done so because they were Dissenters.— ( Ex-
pressions of dissent.) Now could there be a stronger proof
that,whilst the religious feelings had been appealed to, his
(Sir Culling's) battle had been fought by those who dis-
agreed on religions points, but who were united in sup-
port of the great principles of civil and religious liberty?
--(Cheers and " No.") Another disturbing point al-
luded to by Mr. Denison was the Education of the rising
generation, and he had stated, if he had not much mis-
taken his words, that to an education based upon religion
he desired that the State should contribute. The pre-
vious Member for the West Riding had stated that he
did not wish religion to be interfered with.
Mr. DENISON said he had repeatedly stated that he
had no anxiety that the inspectVs of schools appointed
by Government should interfere with the religion taught
in the schools. He approved of the minutes of the Com-
mittee of Council which forbade any such inquiry.
Sir C. EARDLEY maintained that Mr. Denison was for
a religious education, whilst Mr. Cobden was for educa-
tion purely secular. But he would not detain them
on those points, which were exciting. He would, there-
fore, proceed to express his thanks to those 12,000
electors who had, on the present occasion, rallied, not
round him, but round their own principles.—(Cheers.)
Fifteen hundred votes abstracted from the other side,
and given to him, would have given him the victory.
And he begged to state to them a fact as to whence
those 1,500 voters came.—(Cries of " Lancashire.") He
had carefully compared the votes given in the agricul-
tural districts for Lord Milton in 1841, and for himself
in 1848, and he had found that nearly 1,100 persons who
voted for Lord Milton in 1841 had not voted for him in
1848.—(Cheers.) They might make what use they
pleased of the fact—but it was that, in the agricultural
districts, 1,100 persons, Whigs, or tenants of Whigs,
persons who either voted from their own conviction or
because they had received letters from their landlords—
(Cheers and counter cheers)—he would give them an-
other alternative—or who were shown copies of letters
written by their landlords—voted against him.
Mr. DENISON appealed to the gentlemen around and
before him„ as a personal favour to himself, to hear Sir
Culling Eardley, who, from illness, had not been able to
go round the Riding.
Sir CULLING EARDLEY said he had already accounted
for 1,100 votes, and those who knew the state of the
agricultural districts would be able to account for the
other 400. He did not consider that he was defeated.
True, the electors had supported Toryism, but it was be-
cause Whiggery had deserted Yorkshire.—(Hear, and
cheers.) He now came to speak of those matters in
which he hteahitaadritesn misrepresented.
ishraerneseg sntd. He had been reported
taken the lead in opposition
to the Dissenters' Chapels
tofßut
Englandthat Bill
fwasrom passedlB4 2
in August, 1844, and he was o
till the autumn of 1844, with the
of four weeks
in 1843; and during his absence exception
i
question. Upon this he had btreelio (takwilas° part
sure in the
a Li:weft:other point he
tentionally) misrepresented.
bad been misrepresented b 5
platform—the Right Hon. aoletVio-44him°1rtialoy; on the
owed it to Mr. Wortley as well They
all that he had to say upon it. He had endelivot° edhear,
wain till now to get a 'specific statement of intolurer
He had called on the reporters to take down his
call
upon the editor of the Times to put his charge of
bigotry into a tangible shape, or to withdraw it; bat he
had failed to get that done. The Times had published
all that he had said but one sentence, and that sen-
tence was the one in which he appealed for justice.
Before ho came to Yorkshire he believed that the Times's
statetaent of facts was to be relied on; but now he was
2%0116,041 that the reports were altered in the Times
otiose. Another person had written from Edinburgh a
revolution charging him with intolerance; and he had
refused an explanation, saying that a chairman was not
responsible for resolutions of a meeting to which he had
put his name. But now, thanks to Yorkshire honesty,
be had met a gentleman who would try to prove what
be stated. Mr. Wortley had said that he was intolerant.
What was the instance selected by him? Why, that he
(Sir Culling) was intolerant because opposed to the in-
struction of the Roman Catholics by the State.
Mr. WORTLEY—Not to Catholics alone, but to all who
differ.

Sir C. LUMLEY—It was confined to the Roman Ca-
tholics, in the report in the Leeds Intelligencer. Ile
wanted to know where the intolerance lay? Did it he
with him (Sir Culling Eardley), who refused religious
education to Roman Catholics and all others also; or did
it lie with those who will give it only to one religion—
who will give the Regium Donum in Ireland, but who in
consequence of the odium eccleriastieum would not give
vs penny to support the Roman Catholic priests? An-
other misrepresentation relative to his conduct as an
early politician. Mr. Wortley had also stated that he
(Sir Culling-Eardley) was one of twenty who had not
the manliness" to vote pro or con on the second reading
of the Miami Bill. lie was summoned to the death-
bed of a brother-in-law in Italy, but he remained in
England to speak in favour of the Reform Bill, and
Was the first person who spcke after the mover and
seconder of the Bill. By that delay he was too late to
see his brother alive, cad was kept too long to be back
in time to .vote on the' question of the second reading.
But if his 6pinton, had undergone some change in seven-
teen yew, he should not be ashamed of it. Whether

was it better that he should turn from Whig to Tory,
or from Tory to Whig?—(Cheers.) The names of Jo-
seph Planta and William Holmes, the Tory whippers-in,
were well known; and they well knew that he was not
pledged to support the Duke of Wellington's Govern-
ment. He had paid for his seat, and he had a right to
do as he liked.—(Oh, oh.) He had paid for his seat, and
he was ashamed of it. If he had gone into Parliament
as a Tory, and had turned round and voted Against all his
pledges as Sir Robert Peel did, what would they have
said?—(Cheers.) There is no party so thoroughly con-
temptible as that. He respected Mr. Denison's party and
Mr. Bright's party—the one, because they were Protec-
tionists; the other as Free-traders, because they had been
consistent ; but for those who were otherwise he had
no respect. He congratulated them upon two or three
points resulting from the contest. Twenty-five thousand
electors had declared by their votes that there should
be no Roman Catholic endowment in Ireland. Through-
out the Riding there was unanimity in favour of eco-
nomy and retrenchment ; he therefore hoped th. at they
would establish in the Riding a branch of the Liverpool
Financial Reform Association; and he felt persuad.ed
that Mr. Denison, if applied to, would give a subscrip-
tion. And lest this should beet he last occasion on which
he should visit Yorkshire, begged to congratulate
them that Exeter-hall
_had some persons of use to the
people. It proved that bibles and tracts did not make
men bigots ; and that the more ardently a man had laid
hold of the essence of Christianity, the genuine of the
bark (laying aside, or in the back-ground, motives
for division) the more he would be deserving of
their support. It was not to Christianity they were
opposed, but to the selfish form of Christianity.—
(What does selfish form mean ?) He meant that which
led men to get all they could for themselves, and to
give nothing to other people.—(Hear, and laughter.)
In taking his leave of this great assembly, he
desired nothing more than that the Gospel might be
spread among those before and around him, and why?
Because as it spread it would make them not only bet-
ter landlords and better tenants, better able to bear
high and low stations, but it would unite all classes in
support of the rights and liberties and the franchise of
the people.--(Loud applause.)
The Right Hon. J. S. WORTLEY was cheered on pre-
senting himself. He said he was unwilling to detain
them any longer, but they would allow that after the
observations from the other side of the hustings he was
bound to say a word. They had met at Oxford, and he
should be sorry to say a word affecting his personal ho-
nour, still more should he be grieved if he had misrepre-
sented him. Now that he had heard him, he was bold to
say that in no respect he had misrepresented him; and
that if he wanted the proof Sir Calling had supplied it.
He did not call Sir Culling a bigot—he hated the word.
But Sir Culling was intolerant. What else had led him
to denounce the form of religion which two-thirds of this
assembly professed, as a selfish form of Christianity?
What else but intolerance was it that induced him to tell
Mr. Turnbull, when he canvassed him, that he was a Ro-
man Catholic, not because of his convictions, but because
he liked paintings rather than plain brass?—(Disapproba-
tion.) When they had held up to observation those who
had not supported Sir Eardley, he thought it was right,
when he read a canvassing letter from Mr. Carbutt, re-
commending Sir Culling as a friend to reform and re-
trenshment, to state what course he had taken respect-
ing the reform. But, although Sir Culling could not
vote on that occasion, he might have paired—yet he did
not even do that. Another point he would allude to—
Sir Culling was for economy and retrenchment, yet Sir
Culling had voted against Sir H. Parnell's motion for
referring the Civil List to a committee. With respect
to the speech which Sir Culling had made on the Reform
BM, it must not be forgotten that he said that that Bill
was based too much upon population and too little upon
property; and on General Gascoigne's motion he voted
not only against his speech, but against the Bill. He
would now appeal to the meeting whether he had mis-
represented him?—(Cries of " No, no.") Sir Culling
had appealed to a jury of honest Yorkahiremen; he
hoped he was satisfied with the verdict.—(Cheers.)
Sir CULLING EARDLEY said he was driven, contrary
to his own wishes, to refer again to the subject. He had
two explanations to give, and only two—one with regard
to a vote on the subject of the Reform Bill, and one with
regard to a supposed imputation upon a religious body
of men.—(lnterruption) Mr. Wortley had said that
he bad voted against the Reform Bill. Did the people
know what General Gascoigne's motion was? It was
against the reduction of Members of the House of Com-
mons, and it is now the law of the land. It was em-
bodied by Lord John Russell in the second Bill, for
which he voted, considering it had a good object, though
it was wrested to party purposes. H. ? had been accused
of disrespectfully speaking of a religious body; that he
was disrespectful to the gentleman who had written to
him from Edinburgh.—(lnterruption.) He prayed them
to hear him on this subject. If he had not received a
letter from that individual, in which, while he refused
to be present, he had called him (Sir Culling) a
knave and a fool, and such offensive language, that
he could nut reply to it, he should have written to him
to express his regret, that in the heat of electioneering
excitement he should have said anything offensive to
him. He denied that he had r. ferrei to the Church of
England when speaking of a selfish form of religion.
Many members of the Church of England had supported
him. What he referred to was that which, whatever its
doctrinal opinions. while it claimed every advantage
for itself, refused to give similar advantages to others.
Mr. DENISON regretted that they bad been detained
so long, but would only further detain them to propose
a vote of thanks to the sheriff fur the manner in which
he had conducted the election.

Sir CULLING EARDLEY, in seconding the proposition,
expressed a hope that they would be able to meet here-
after with pertect cordiality.
W. GRAY, E-A., expressed his thanks for the compli•
ment, and declared the county court dissolved. Mr.
Denison then remounted his charger, and, accompanied
by a large procession, rode through various streets in
the town.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The annual Bal Masque
which took place last night, exceeded, if possiLle, in
numoers and brilliancy, any preceding entertainment of
this description given by the illustrious M. Jullien. In
point of effect, it was tar be) and the usual opera bails
given at Paris. The orchestra, in c xcellence and real
power, casts into the shade that of the famous Strauss of
Vienna, or the great " toe impelling " Musard, and the
selection of the music was admirable. The dresses were
in some few instances, fancitul, and well devised; but
the large majority of the audience being in " mufti,"
rather damaged the coup d'cril, though the rush of the
galops was effective and inspiring. The dress circle was
crowded, and the private boxes were tenanted by many
cf the leading members of the at istocracy. The deco-
rations were graceful and elegant—the wreaths of
flowers pendant from the ceiling, supporting cupids and
birds, had a charming effect. Mr. Gye has established
himself in the foremost rank of decorative artists.

SHOCKING CASE.—Last night an inquest was held
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, touching the death of
Mary Ann Morrison, aged 18. The deceased, a straw
bonnet maker, resided with her parents at 10, New
Hall-street, Lower-road, Islington. On the evening of
the 13th instant she ran, with her clothes on fire, into the
room in which her father was sitting. He extinguished
the flames, and surgical aid being called in, the unfor-
tunate girl was put to bed iu her father's house, in spite
of her entreaties to be taken to the hospital. In the
course of the night her sister-in-law asked her how the
fire had occurred, and the deceased replied, " Let no one
be blamed for it, I did it myself, but not with an inten-
tion to destroy myself." It further transpired, from
questioning her, that ehe had been inveigled into a housie
in Windsor- street, Ci,y road, by a fellow who said he
was a commercial traveller, where he had seduced her,
and she was in the family way. She said she could not
bear the jeers of her friends, and she thought if she set
fire to her clothes she should b.) taken to the hospital
and get well without their knowing anything about it.
The next morning, from the great severity of her burns,
' it was thought desirable to take her to the above hos-
pital, where she expired the same night. The jury re-
turned a verdict, " That the deceased died from burns
caused by setting her clothes on fire, but not with an in-
tent to destroy herself."
HER MAJESTY'S CHRISTMAS BOUNTY TO THE
POOR.—Yesterday the royal alms were distributed by
command of her Nfajesty by the Rev. Mr. Goodenough,
the sub-almoner, at the Almonry-office, Middle Scotland-
yard, to poor aged men and women, who had received
the royal Christmas bounty of five shillings each. As
early as two o'clock yesterday morning the recipients
began to assemble, and at five o'clock about four
hundred had collected in the vicinity of the office, which
opened at six o'clock, and continued paying till nine at
night, between 500 and 600 receiving the bounty, all
being above 60, a great many 90, and three upwards of
a century old. The payments of the royal gift will be
resumed to-day. Queen Ann's Bounty was also distributed
yesterday according to ancient custom at the Royal
Almonry-office in Middle Scotland-yard, Whitehall.
Nearly seven hundred poor persons (the majority being
widows of good character and well recommended), resi-
dent in the
ne, OOL WINT metropolis, were the recipients. Each indi-
vidual
vidtial received ss.
Constar
, and T
L
. Eit ASSlZES.—Yesterday, Joseph
James Stott
IVEIVE
Thomas Kenworthy, Jonathan Walker,
ehfomas Tassiker were placed in the
dock on a charge
Act of last session.
ef Tttiee Attorney-General stated the
The felony under the new
the evidence
which was in effect
case on behalf
merely a repetition ot
Ratcliffe. Mr. Baron Alderesovnidleinee given in the case of
carefully summed
up, the jury returned a verdict or having
against all the
prisoners. The Court then sentenceduilty
Stott, and Thomas
Jonathan
fourteen years'
Chartists were
tine, Thomas Kenworthy, j„es tToseph Constan-
i .
Tassiker to- transportation for life-
Walker and J. Napoleon Sefton to'
transportation. Ten of the Manchester
then put on their trial for sedition. The trill
ceeding when our report left.
HIGH HONOUR CONFERRED BY HEIR MAJESTY ON
A Juw.—The Queen has been pleased, on the nomina-
tion of Lord Foley, to appoint the under-mentioned
wentlemen to her Majesty's Honourable Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms: Herbert Rice, Esq., Francis
Vanderlure Mills, Esq., and Philip Salomons, Esq.; the
last-named gentleman being a Jew. When we consider
that the office of Gentleman-at-Arms requires attendance
on her Majesty's person, we think the distinction a very
high one, and another omen of the ultimate removal of
the last barrier which yet prevents our admission into
the Legislature.—Jeecish Chronicle.
EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.--On Thursday last an
extraordinary feat was performed in a field, comprising
part of Moor Farm, near this town. A bet having been
made between two parties that Edward Phalen, footman
to Capt. Maher, would leap an extraordinary distance, a
number of persons met at the above place to witness the
feat, which was that he would leap 12 feet from a ditch
and over a ditch 8 feet—in all 20 feet. Phalen, having
taken off his coat and shoes, started at a place 25 yards'
from the ditch, and carried a brickbat in each hand.
The feat was accomplished, Phalen jumping six inches
over the required distance,—Somerset County Gaze*,

LATEST FROM CATALONIA.

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night] :
We have just received the following from our own
correspondent at Barcelona :
_

"BARCELONA, DEC. 7

" The Cabecillas Posas and Monsarrat, being sum-
moned by Cabrera to give account of numerous
vexations committed against the population which
they overran, excused themselves with sundry pre-
texts, whilst they entered into communication with
Bejo del Oli (a Carlist chief already bought over by
Narvaez), with the view of making their submission
to the Government of Isabella, as it in fact was
effected. No sooner was General Cabrera informed
of this attempt, than he assembled together all the
forces he had then at hand, and presented himself
with his little army yesterday at noon before Barce-
lona, composed of 6,000 infantry and 400
cavalry. He immediately sent a threatening dis-
patch to Captain-General Concha, summoning him
to surrender the traitor Carlists, so basely bought
over and protected by the Government. This sum•
mom was accompanied with a threat, that should his
request be negatived, he would unhesitatingly shoot
43 officers of Isabella, whom he still retained prisoners:
Concha, astounded at the imperious request, directed
against Cabrera all the troops he could dispose of at
Barcelona-10,000 men. Cabrera, on seeing him-
eelf before a superior force, withdrew slowly, in-
viting the enemy to pursue him to the mountains

and two hours ago it begun to be whispered in Bar-
celona that a bloody rencontre had taken place, but it

is not yet known on which side is the victory.
But the most important point is, that the
population of Barcelona have evinced such a
bitter feeling against the Carlist traitors
in the very teeth of the Government, that they have
insulted them in the public streets by throwing stones
at and hooting them. Such an untoward manifesta-
tion gives rise to serious reflections. Concha, de.,
siring to protect the safety of the submitted Carlists
from the fury of the people, has shut them up in one
of the castles of the town. The Carlists who made
their submission are but 220, one hundred of whom
entered the ranks of Isabella, being incorporated in
the battalion of the Cazadores de Cataluna; the other
120 were sent to their homes, and, most probably,
have reached once more the Carlist bands. In con•
sequence of the popular movement turning so con-
spicuously in favour of Cabrera, General Concha is
going on very cautiously in his dealings with the
population of the principality. He takes great care
to limit his exactions, and seems to reckon on the
support of the people for the pacification of the pro-
vince. According to the opinion of many impartial
persons, General Concha has come too late, as it is
evident that Narvaez cannot put down the Montemo-
linists, when all the population declares in their
favour."