The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-19 00:00:00

DERBYSHIRE, SOUTH.

DERBY, JAN. 17.—The nomination of the candidates for
the Southern division of the county of Derby took place
this day, at the County Hall.
Mr. EVANS, late M.P. for Leicester, proposed their old
and tried Member, the Hon. George Vernon. It had been
said that Mr. Vernon was indisposed and unable to serve
them. As to the state of his health, he would read them
a letter from Sir Stephen Hammick, a gentleman high in
the medical profession, which would disabuse them entirely
on that point. (Here Mr. Evans read the letter referred
to, the substance of wiAch was, that the alarming accounts
relative to Mr. Vernon's Lealth were without foundation,
and that a few weeks in a wa:m climate would make him
not only as well, but as equal as ev,-.‘r to the discharge of his
Parliamentary duties.) He (Mr.;Eva;2s) would make no
promises for Mr. Vernon—he would enter into no pledges
for him. If his Hon. Friend were there, he would say, like
Sir Robert Peel. " I do not claim your confiden,:!l for
what I promise to do, but for what I have clone, and to:
my known zeal and tried ability to serve you."

-Mr. DAWSON, late M.P. for South Leicestershire, se-
conded the nomination.

Mr. STRUTT, M.P. for Derby, proposed Lord Waterpark.
Mr. M. GISBdRNE, M.P., seconded the nomination.
Mr. E. MUNDY proposed Sir R. Gresley.—(Cheers and
groans.)
Mr. HASSELL seconded the nomination amidst loud
clamour.

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Mr. JOHN BALGUY proposed Sir G. Crewe.—(Cheers.)

Mr. HURT seconded the nomination.

Lord WaTERPAnx then presented himself to the meet-
ing amidst loud cheers, and said that in the absence of his
friend and late colleague, Mr. Vernon, he claimed the pri-
vilege of priority in addressing them.—(Uproar, during the
continuance of which the Noble Lord said, " I shall not go
till you are quiet, if I stay here all night.") Lord Water-
park then stated that out of 224 divisions in the House
given in the Mirror of Parliament, there were only 47
where both sides of the question were given, and out of the
175 which remained 169 contained the names of the
minority only, so that there were 169 questions on which
he might have voted with the majority. He believed he
could go through a great number of questions on which he
voted,but-the time would not allow of it. After entering
into a defence of some further particulars of his Parliamen-
tary conduct, the Noble Lord proceeded to say that he had
no wish to shirk the Poor Law Bill which was pressed
upon his attention. It was now the law of the land, and
if it was oppressive, they might obtain redress from a
Magistrate.—(Cries of "There's no redress to be had.")
The Duke of Wellington, now their idol, had declared
that it was the only good measure the Whigs, ever passed.
He had been accused of having been a stanch supporter of
the late Government. He admitted the charge, and if he
were again returned to Parliament he was only sorry that
he could not do so again. He had supported them because
he thought they had the interests of the people at heart.
When the Duke of Wellington quitted office he said that
no further reductions could be made without injuring the
civil services of the country ; yet in 4 years the Whigs had
taken upwards of five millions of taxes off. If he were re-
turned to Parliament he should support any good measure
that came. from the present Government, although he was
afraid that the chance of obtaining them was small, and, as
be had done before, he would serve them honostly and
faithfully.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GISBORNE, M.P., next addressed the meeting as
the representative of Mr. Vernon. He remembered when
the county sent only two members, that, for a long time, one
seat was always filled by the representative of a noble family,
at which he rejoiced, for their sentiments were in unison
with his own ; and the title to the other was settled by a
few country gentlemen, who met in the town, whether at
the Bell or the Tiger he did not know—(uproar), in some
little dirty back parlour suited to the occasion. These
were then good old Tory times, when the duties of an
Englishman were summed up in one single word of loyalty.
Mr. Vernon was the first man who broke through that
back parlour influence. He disdained to appeal to that
small knot of men, and preferred paying his court to the ma-
jority of the independent electors. If that were his only claim
to their gratitude,it ought never to be wiped from their recollec-
tion. Mr. Gisborne then went on to say, that he confidently
expected to have to return thanks for the election of Mr.
Vernon ; he had carefully inspected the returns of the
Liberal candidates, and he believed that by a determined
and simultaneous etrort, it was possible they might return
both the Liberal candidates. It was in their power to place
both the Liberal candidates at the head of the poll.
Sir R. GRNSLEY was received with three cheers by his
friends, but the groans and clamour of the opposite party
were so overpowering that, finding all his endeavours to ob-
tain a hearing fruitless, the Hon. Baronet merely said, that
the only answer ;:e had to make to all the objections di-
rected against him :vould be given at the close of the poll
on Wednesday evening%
Sir G. CREWE then presented himself. He pledged
himself to support any measure which would go to dimi-
nish unfair public burdens, and he would vote for the re-
form of- every abuse in Church aad State which was op-
pressive to the-people—(Uproar.)
The HIGH SHERiEr then called for the show of hands,
which he declared was in favour of Mr. Vernon and Lord
Waterpark, but few, except those who were on the hust-
ings, could have been electors.
A poll was demanded for Sir R. Gresley ari;! Sir G.
Crewe, which the 11;01 s.lieriff fixed for Tuesday and Weui-
nesday next.