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EVENING, JUNE 30, 1859.

to take office. He combated that, and in 1854,
when he accepted a public department, and came
before his constituents for re-election, they threw
aside the objections which had been raised, and then,
as on subsequent occasions, they had elected him un-
animously and triumphantly. (Cheers.) He bad
always felt grateful to the electors for the' kind
way in which they had, as a body, always sup-
ported him; and he was sure they felt grateful
to him for the services he had -rendered them.
(Cheers.) In that, as in all other great.communi-
ties, there were some who were sure to be discon-
tented, and would try to pick holes in this or that
act of a public man—(hear, hear)—but the proper
way to judge of a man was by his general conduct
and character, and not by isolated cases of disagree-
ment with his votes. That had been' the way in
which he (the noble lord) had been judged by the
mass of the constituency, and he took leave to say
that, unless there was that feeling on the part of
the constituency towards its representative, no man
could sit for that borough. (Hear, hear.) There-
fore, whenever he (Lord Llanover) had felt himself
in any difficulty, his appeal to the good sense of the
constituency had always brought him triumphantly
out of it. (Cheers.) When people had said to him,
How is it that you have managed to sit so long for
that borough of Marylebone e his reply was,
because there is a thorough confidence between the
representative and the represented. (Cheers.)
Although this severance took place between them,
and in that he felt deep regret, they must not sup-
pose that in assuming the' position to which by his
Sovereign's favour he had been called, that, he was
about to forego his career of usefulness. From his
pogtion he believed he was as well as any one
fully acquainted, not only with the wants of the
metropolis, but of that borough in. particufar.
Although, therefore, his connsti with them as
their representative was about to be severed, still
they would find him (the noble lord) at all times
ready to serve them, and they should have the same
access to him that they had always had. (Loud
cheers.) The noble lord again thanked the vestry
for the assistance they had always afforded him in
his labours, and resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic
rounds of cheering.
Mr. EDWIN JAMES, M.P., amidst renewed
applause, said he wished to say a few words on the
loss which he, as well as the borough, was about to
sustain, and which, he believed, would have the
effect of inducing him to claim the forbearance of
his constituents, deprived, as he should be, of the
kind and cordial support of his friend and colleague.
The loss of such a man as the noble lord from the
House of Commons at such a crisis as the, present was
a most serious one, and could not be easily supplied.
(Hear, hear.) The noble lord had ever been found
raising his voice and his hand in vindication of that
.great principle which he (Mr. James) looked upon
us the safeguard of English liberty—social self-
government. (Cheers.) The noble lord had ever
been the advocate of popular principles—(hear,
hear)-1-and when he took his seat in the House of
Lords, he believed they would there find him as
they had ever found him, the consistent and honest
advocate for the advancement of the rights and
liberties of the people. (Loud and continued
cheering.)
Lord Llanover then left the Vestry-hall amidst
reiterated rounds of applause.

ELECTION. INTELLIGENCE.

THE SECRETARY FOR WAR.
SALISBURY, WEDNESDAY.

The nomination of a knight of the shire for South
Wilts, in the room of Mr. Sidney Herbert, who has
accepted the office of Secretary of State for the War
Department, took place in the Market-house, Salis-
bury, this morning.
Mr. A. PowELL proposed, and Mr. J. JACOB
seconded, the re-election of the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert. _ _

No other candidate being proposed, the UNDER-
SHERIFF declared the right hon. gentleman duly
elected.

Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, in thanking the electors,
said—The last words of the High Sheriff announc-
ing that a candidate is duly elected is a great relief
to the mind of a candidate; and certainly at no
time could they be a greater relief to my mind than
at a moment when I have undertaken to discharge
duties so responsible and so onerous that the time
which would be taken up by a contested election
would greatly weaken my efforts to•fulfil them. I
feel that owing to this constituency, as I do, every
step in a public career which has now become
rather a long one, it is an additional source of gra-
tude on my part towards them to find that on this
occasion none even of my opponents in this county
have thought it their duty to attempt to disturb
the proceedings. (Hear, hear.) I wish that in
every other constituency so fair and honourable a
course had been pursued, because I think that it is
the duty of the constituency to look not only to
their private leanings and longings, but also to
the effect that the course they may pursue would
have upon the public service. (Hear, and cheers.)
Now, gentlemen, I have said it is to you that I
owe every step in my public life, and if now a great
honour has been conferred upon me, accompanied
by great labour and great exertion, I must say that
as my share will be by the labour and the exertion
honourable to me—for exertion and labour in this
country are honours—you also have your share,
and have the gratification of seeing your selection
ratified by the appointment I now hold. (Cheers,)
Lec me now say a few words as to the nature of
the duties that the new Government have under-
taken. I have met you here so recently, and I
have had the opportunity so lately of stating in the
house of Commons, in the debate upon the want
of confidence motion, the opinions that I hold upon
the state of public affairs, that I need hardly de-
tain you for any length of time now. But the
present moment is one of peculiar difficulty. As
you know, the peace of Europe has been broken,
and some of the most beautiful portions of Europe
are being devastated by war. It is the duty
of the Government not to deal out reproaches
to the combatants. We are the allies of
both parties—honest, I hope, but sincere allies,
and it is our duty, should an occasion arise in which
our interposition would be useful, to give such
counsel and advice as ma i- tend to reconcile the
great Powers now engage( in hostilities. (Cheers.)
But we have a. further duty, which to Englishmen
is still more imperative, and that is—if it be possi-
ble—to maintain peace at home. (Hear, hear, and
cheers.) Ido not see upon what grounds we can
be called upon to take part in the struggle that is
now raging in Italy ; but at the same time while
we profess the most sincere and honest neutrality,
while we make every endeavour to preserve peace,
it is, in my opinion, our duty to see that this coun-
try is in such a state with respect to its defences
that we need be under no apprehension or fear of
invasion at home. (Cheers.) I have heard it said
that great armaments and great defences imply
upon the part of those who forward them some
covert intentions at some future time of making
war. I utterly deny that proposition. We are to
use what is commonly called a moral influence in
Europe, and no country exercises a greater influ-
ence than England ; because from her free institu-
tions, from her freedom of thought and freedom of
speech, she is enabled to hold up to the world a
lesson which cannot be acquired from any other
source. (Cheers.) But when you speak of moral
influence depend upon it there must be something
behind which is more than moral. If you are to
give advice; and make it respected, it must be un-
derstood that you are strong ; and, in my opinion,
any Government would be guilty of a great dere-
liction of dirty which did not press forward the ut-
most preparations for the national defence, (Cheers.)
On the sea, which is the chief defence of England,
the greatest exertions mustbemade. (Cheers.) That
is our first line, and it is a line which ought never to be
broken; but if it be broken then we must fall back
upon our second line—namely, the defences we can
make upon our own shores. Now, I hope them will
be no mistakes upon this subject. I allude to it
because there have been rumours spread abroad,
founded upon the grossest, the most absurd mis-
takes, that the Government will be disposed, in
order to reduce the expenditure, to reduce the pre-
parations for national defence. The mistake arose,
I believe, from some order given (and not by any
means an improper order) upon some trifling
.sub-
ject by the late Board of Admiralty. But it is an
entire mistake, and I believe that at this moment
you will find that, so far from any preparations
being relaxed, every effort is being made for the
purpose of putting the country into a proper and
safe state of defence. (Cheers.) With respect to
domestic questions, there is just one observation
which I wish to make, and upon which I will not
detain you long. There is one question which has
been the subject of a great deal of controversy—
namely, the question of Reform. Now, I believe
that this country is not inclined to revolution—

(hear, hear)—and that if reform is to be carried out
it must be a reform which shall strengthen and not
undermine our institutions. But for that purpose,
in order to strengthen them—in order to have as
large a force as you can within the citadel to defend
the constitution, you must bring in those whose

intelligence and honesty and good conduct entitle
them to the suffrage, (Hear, hear) I hope that
the Government will be able to deal with the
question of reform in a manner which will not on
the one hand be forgetful of the past, or on
the other be reckless as to the future—(hear,
hear)—and that their measures will be of a
character to strengthen our institutions by attaching
to them a larger number of •persons -in that
way which most attaches men to institutions—
namely, by giving them a fair share in the working
of them. (Cheers.) It is true that we may have
to encounter great difficulties upon this subject in
Parliament. We have not got any very large force
in Parliament though we were obliged to take up
the challenge thrown down by the late Govern-
ment. It is not in the nature of Englishmen when
a challenge is made openly in the face of day to re-
fuse to tike it up. We were challenged to test the
result of a general election as to how we stood in
numbers. Well, we opened the question at once,
and the answer has been given, but it has not been
given. by any great majority; and the Government
which now stands before the country will have
great difficulties to contend with from the large
number of gentlemen arrayed in hostility ,to them.
But if we are to succeed it must be by the impres-
sion which our conduct and our measures make. upon
the great mass of the people of England. (Cheers.)
,That will react upon the Parliament, and you must
bear in mind that in the serried ranks opposed to
,us there are many whose high character and liberal
feeling will never allow them to sacrifice the in-
terests of the country merely for the interests of
party. (Hear, hear.) I trust therefore that through
their aid, and, above all, through the confidence of
the people of England, we shall be able to carry
out the difficult and respdnsible task we have un-
dertaken in such a manner as to promote the,
strength and happiness of the country. I promised
to be short, and therefore I have only again most
sincerely to thank you for the honour you have-con-
ferred upon me. I have been to you,
,I confess, a
very troublesome member—(laughter)—for I think
this is the fourth time, apart from, the occasions
when a general election has compelled me to appear
before you—this is the fourth time that I have, upon
taking office, imposed upon you the additional
trouble of an extra election. All I can say is
that I trust I shall be able to show, by the zeal
and assiduity with which I hope to perform my
duties, that I am not unworthy of your choice.
As long as I have health and strength,
and as long as I possess your confidence, I un-
dertake to say that neither zeal, hard work, nor
determination shall be wanting in the per-
formance of my duties. (Cheers.)
A vote of thanks to the Under-Sheriff terminated
the proceedings.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.

OXFORD, WEDNESDAY.
The polling to-day was somewhat languid, the
entire number of voters who appeared being 346.
Of these 177 were supporters of Mr. Gladstone,
while 169 voted for Lord. Chandos. The poll at
lie end of the day stood thus :
For Mr. Gladstone
For Lord Chandos....
Majority..

6G3
(3 1 0

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Among Mr.-Glailstone's voters were Lord Rad-
stock, Sir Thomas Acland, T. D. Acland, Esq., G.
E. Vernon Harcourt, Esq., C. M. Lushington, Esq.,
Archdeacon Grant, Archdeacon Horry, Professors
Maskelyne and H. H. Wilson, Rev. J. Earle (late
Professor of Anglo-Saxon), Rev. W. Scott, Rev. W.
B. Pusey, Rev. R. C. Conybeare, Rev. H. Wood-
gate, Rev. A. Pott, Dr. Chambers, Dr. Shipton, &c.
On the other side there voted Lord Villiers, the
Bishop of St. Andrew's, the President of Corpus,
G. S. Booth, Esq., M.P., C. 0. Morgan, Esq., M.P.,
C. S. B. Hanbury, Esq., M.P., Sir John Gibbon,
Archdeacon Cotton, and Dr. Lempriere.