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palled to support another.—(Loud cheers.) I would also
confine the clergy to sectilar pursuits—and not allow them
to interfere in politics.—( Cheers.) The interests of reli-
aion have been materially injured by its Ministers interrer-
,ng in temporal and political matters; for every one will
recollect the disgrace and odour which the Bench of
Bishops brought upon themselves on a recent occasion.
Fhe Bench of Bishops form no small portion of the House
if Lords—taking minors into consideration. I should
think they will form about one-tenth of the House. Now
would not have them form one-hundredth part of it.—
(Applause.) I would not allow a single Bishop to
',aye a seat at all.—(Cheering.) I think also that parsons
iught not to he on the commission of the peace—it mili-
tates against their holy.calling.—(Cheers.) In some coon-
-ies I know that the Lord Lieutenants' have set their faces
tgainst the practice ; but I am sorry to say they have few
witations. For my own part, I neither like parson-justices
aor el ctioneering parsons'.—(Cheers and laughter.) I
think I would put them all into schedule A.—(A laugh.)
Look to Scotland—a country of which I hare some
knowledge: there is not a country in the world where
the inhabitants are more religious than the Scotch, or
vhere the Ministers are more revered by their flock.
Yet they have no I3ishops—(Cheers)—no Deans and
Chapters—(Applause)—no fat livings.—no curates starv-
ing upon 401. a year—nor no fat rectors with forty-
undred a-year !—(Loud and continued cheering.) Yet
the people' are moral and religious to a degree—and
heir clergy are well paid, and sincerely respected.—
;Cheers.) Well, now, I would have no pluralists—nor
my curates, except where old age requires their services
—(Cheers)—but I would pay the parsons well, and make
them do their work.—(Cheers.) We cannot, however,
expect such a sweeping Reform of the Church of England
as they got in Scotland. Earl Grey is a good Reformer ;
but I question if he be so radical and thorough a Reformer
is John Knox was.—(Cheers and laughter.) However,
I trust that such a measure of Church Reform will be
brought forward as will be satisfactory to the people.—
(Cheers.) The text questions are the renewal of the
East India and Bank Charters. I am against monopolies of
every kind. I think the China and the East India trade
ought to be thrown open to the British merchant ; and
that capit d and enterprise ought not to be shackled
by any unjust monopolies.—(Tremendous cheering.)
Competition is the life of every thing; and for this rea-
.on I would not allow the B ink of England to mono-
polize the ruling trade of London.—(Cheers.) It may be
necessary for the Government to have a Bank to do its
business, and I would grant that ; but I think that the
other banks in London ought to enjoy the privilege to
issue notes as well as the Bank of England.—(Cheers.)
I now come to the corn laws.—(Hear, hear.) lal
ways disapproved of the present system, although I voted
for it. But the reason I voted for them was because the
present Bill was an improvement upon the late one. I
vould have the grower protected by a fixed duty.—
(Cheers.) To allow a foreigner to compete upon
equal terms with the farmer of this country, would cer-
tainly be wrong, because the farmer of this country is
heivily taxed, and the foreigner is not; therefore I would
fix a duty upon foreign grain, equivalent to the amount paid
by the British firmer in highway rates, county-rates, tithes,
mod the different assessments which he has to pay.—
(Cheers.) lam an advocate fur good and cheap Go-
vernment, and I will support every measure which will
tend to lessen the burdens of the people.—Cheers.) It
does not occur to me that there is any other topic on which
I can give an opinion ; but if there be any one present
that has any questions to ask, I shall be most ready to
answer him.—(Mr. Brougham sat down amidst much
cheering.)
The 111Ayon then inquired if there were any other in-
dividual that had a candidate to propose, and no answer
aeing returned, he declared that James Brougham, Esq.,
had been duly elected. This announcement was hailed
%via: 3 times 3 cheers.
JAMES BROUGHAI.f, Esq., then stood forward, and said
—Gentlemen, I feel deeply impressed with gratitude for
the high and distinguished honour you have just paid me,
by unan;mously electing me as your first representative to
he ensuing Parliament.—( Cheers.) But lam too much
dive to a sense of my own unworthine-s, and too oppressed
with the honour you have done me, to feel completely
happy.—(Cheers.) There has been no contest here;
but I ant well aware that there is a party in this town—
very small in number—who do not agree with my senti-
ments, and to them I feel much indebted for not having
revived a faithless and vexatious opposition, when they
found that they could not succeed in returning me for
their candidate.—(Cheers.) I am sorry that we differ
in opinion; and sincerely hope they will meet to alter
their political creed. if they will not reform, they must
conform; because they used to pride themselves on their
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it is to be hoped that they will follow the example.
Mr. RICHARD WILSON had much pleasure in congra-
tulating his brother electors on the successful termination
of the proceedings of the Court, and hoped that the same
z al which had animated the electors on the present occa-
sion, would be displayed again in a few days at the county
election.—(Cheers.) It certainly would have been dis-
graceful to them to have rejected the very man who was
mainly instrumental in securing to them the privilege of
returning a Member to Parliament, for a man who did a

in his power to prevent the franchise from being trans-
ferred from Appleby to Kendal.—(Cheers.) But the
electors had done honour to themselves, and set an example
worthy of imitation all over the country.—(Cheers.)
There were many other reforms requisite before we
should he set right as a nation, one of which he was
most desirous to see done speedily, and that was, a reform
in the Corporation.—(Loud cheers.) He hoped to hear
.portly that Lord Gray had brought in a Bill to allow the
101. householders to elect the burgesses and Aldermen of
any Corporation ; and if he did this, he was sure we
should never want good Mayors !—(Cheers and laughter.)
We will then add a few liberal men to these bodies, who
will not fail to enlighten the minds of their present mem-
bers, and make them really useful and efficient to the
public.—(Cheers.) The Court then adjourned.