The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

THE NOMINATIONS.
MIDDLESEX.
The nomination of candidates for the representation
of Middlesex took place yesterday at Brentford. The
proceedings were characterised by more than usual dis•
turbance, and the uproar was so general, and systematic
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that the whole scene resembled a ear_ garden" rather
than an assemblage of Englishmen met to discharge a
great constitutional duty.
The hustings were erected in front of the Court-house,
and notwithstanding the torrents of rain that fell about
10 o'clock a crowd of 2,000 persons assembled in the
market-place, and kept up a continued fire of what is
termed election wit, at the expense of the candidates.
Foremost in front of the hustings was a band of some 20
discharged militiamen, of whom Lord Chelsea had been
colonel. These fellows, who wore their tattered regi-
mental clothing, took up a position a few feet from the
front of the hustings, and bellowed and shouted
without intermission. They carried green branches in
their hands, and exhibited placards directed for the most
part against Lord Robert Grosvenor.
Messrs. Mechi and Keats, the Sheriffs of London and
Middlesex, attended as returning officers ; and among
the gentlemen on the hustings were the Baron Roths-
child, M.P., Sir Walter Stirling, Mr. Henry Poanall,
Mr. John Gurney Hoare, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Samuel
Morley, &c. M. Alexandre Dumas and several foreign-
ers were also present, who appeared much amused, if
not edified, by the mannerin which the proceedings were
conducted.
The usual formalities having been disposed of,
Sir WALTER STIRLING came forward and proposed
Lord lObert Grosvenor.
Mr. MONTGOMERY, of Brentford, seconded the nomina-
tion of Lord Robert Grosvenor. (Cries of "No ; send
him to his quack college," and groans.) Lord Rabert
Grosvenor was not the man to give pledges, but he was
Prepared to support the Government of Lord Palmerston
as long as it deserved the confidence of the country.
(flow very kind.) No man was more willing to assist
the needy in their distress than Lord Robt. Grosvenor.
(A. Voice—" He'd take their last shirt.") He (Mr,
Montgomery) recommended the noble lord as an honest,
straightforward Liberal. (Na, no, and cries of " Start
yourself, and you'll have a better chance.")
Mr. HENRY POWNALL they came forward to propose
Viscount Chelsea, and was received with cheers from
the ex-militiamen, and groans and hisses from the sup-
porters of Lord Robert Grosvenor. He begged to pro-
pose Lord Chelsea as a gentleman is every way fitted
for the honour of representing the county in Parliament.
(A. Voice—" He won't do at any price.") The noble
lord had no ether occupation, and could devote his whole
time to the interests of the county. (Cries of "Heis no
use," " Send him home," " No Chelsea buns," &c.)
Mr. FOWLER seconded the nomination, amid loud
cries of " Send him to Dover." The electors had met
that day to elect a fit and proper person to represent
them in Parliament—(A Voice—" Well, Chelsea's no
good—he'll not do. What has he done for Dover
Send him to 'Purnhatn-green," &c.)—and no one could
be more eligible in all respects than Lord Chelsea.
(Cries of " Off, off," and uproar, in the midst of which
Mr. Fowler retired )
Mr. J. G. HOARE, in proposing Mr. Robert Hanbury,
jun., said he was a straight-going Englishman, is favour
of economy, who, by his energy, talents, and high prin-
ciples, had raised himself to the position of one of the
greatest brewers of the country. (A. Voice—" Well, we
don't want too much beer. Send him to Brick-lane.")
As he considered Mr. Hanbury in every sense worthy of
the honour to which he aspired, be had great pleasure in
proposing him for election. (Loud cheers, and groans
from Lord Chelsea's friends.)
Mr. SAMUEL MORLEY seconded the nomination, and
said that he held Mr. Hanbury to be eminently fitted to
represent the county of Middlesex in Parliament.
Lord R. GROSVENOR then came forward, amid cheers
and hisses, and, after an interval of some moments, pro-
ceeded to observe that he was quite overwhelmed by all
these demonstrations of popular applause. (Laughter.)
He loved a joke as well as any one, but he would beg to
call the attention of the jokers to the fact that the Ist of
April was over, and that they had met together.—(A
Voice—" To make a fool of you ")—for the purpose of
discharging a most important duty. (A Voice—" Who
voted against Lord Palmerston?") (Groans.) He
could excuse all those noises which greeted him on the
present occasion, because the greater portion of the press
on a recent occasion had combined V° misrepresent his
motives. He was not therefore surprised at having in-
curred some unpopularity ; but on all those occasions on
which he had met the electors of Middlesex he had been
enabled to give a complete account of his share in the
Sunday Trading Bill, and had receiveda full justification
of his motives with reference to that measure. (" Oh, go
home, we don't want you. Where's the Chelsea bun 71
(Laughter.) He called upon those who were in favour
of Lord Chelsea not to be so unjust to that noble lord as
not to give his competitors a fair hearing. (Don't you
wish you may get it.) The excitement of the late war
bad prevented the discussion of those social subjects in
which the people took so much interest ; but those ques-
tions would, no doubt, receive the early attention of the
new Parliament. He was aware that the vote which he
had given on the China question had brought upon him
the dissatisfaction of some of his supporters. But that
vete was an independent vote; arid the more he consi-
dered the subject the more he felt he was justified in
giving it. [Groans and cheers, during which a drunken
man was raised upon the shoulders ct the crowd and pro-
ceeded to address the mob, declaring that this was the
only day in the year in which an intelligent Englishman
could speak his mind.] (Laughter.) A small coffin was
then exhibited, raised upon a pole, and in-cribed with
the words—" No Grosvenor."] There being no sign of
any diminution of the uproar, Lord Robert Grosvenor
proceeded to say that he was bound, in justice to
himself, to say that in giving an independent vote on
the China question he had no idea that he would
have been obliged to vindicate an independent vote be-
fore such a constituency as that of Middlesex. He was
in favour of extension of the suffrage and reform of Par-
liament. (Go home. No Sunday trading.) He had
fulfilled the pledges he had given by voting in favour of
Mr. Locke King's motion. (Hear.) In common with
that hon. gentleman, be had endeavoured to bring in
a measure which would extend the franchise from the
501. tenant-at-will to the 101. householder. (Go home,
and a voice—" I'm for war at any price.") In his opi-
nion, those who possessed the suffrage in Middlesex did
not treat it as a monopoly, but wished that the privilege
should be extended to their less opulent neighbours.
(Cries of " Come to Hyde-park on a Sunday," and
" What does the Colonel of the Middlesex Militia pay his
supporters a day I" Here a small dog, dressed up in a
c 'cited hat and cloak, was placed sitting on the coffin.)
The noble lord proceeded, amid a scene of the wildest
uproar, to say that he bad been represented as the
enemy of the working man, and opposed to his recrea-
tion on a Sunday. He denied this assertion in the most
emphatic language, as be had always acted with a view
to promote the recreation of the people. No man was
less chargeable with a neglect of the interests of the
working classes than himself. (A. Voice—" Would you
like a walk in the park 1') He would go to the poll with
entire confidence that he would gain that position which
he had always occupied. (Groans, uproar, and cries of
—" Put away that Sunday Bill," " Go to bed," " Gros-
venor for ever."
Lord CHELSEA, amid great uproar, then presented him-
self. The noble lord was met with cries of "Go to Dover," "No Chelsea buns," groans, cheers, and cat-calls-
Ile commenced by stating that he had announced in his.
address that he came forward on Conservative principles,
and that to those principles he would adhere. (Look to,
your ruffians—your hired ruffians ; we want a gentle-
man for the county.) He was not a Tory, but a Liberal
Conservative. (No Chelsea buns —go to Dover.)
He wished to say nothing against the borough of Dover,
which he had represented for the last five years ; but
that be had left it was a sufficient reason for his ap-
pealing to the electors of Middlesex to return him to Par-
liament. I Ideal-, hear, cheers, and cries of "No Chelsea
buns," "No hired ruffians," "How do you pay your
cut-throats 7" &c) He was a disciple of the school of
politicians inaugurated by the late Sir R. Peel, and he
challenged them to say that that great man had ever
brought in any measure calculated to infringe upon or
Oppose the rights and privileges of the people. (That
won't do, Chelsea.) The vote which he had given
against Lord Palmerston on the China question he was
prepared to vindicate ; and although be had differed with
the noble lord oa that occasion he had always given him
his support when he believed him to be right. (That
won't wash, Chelsea.) tVith regard to questions of
fireince—(oll, yes, who pa
was in favour of those ristreynscla
de-
partments which would admitin
yourthir.ed
the
etfians I)—he
public
odious income tax in 1860. (Cries
" what4e) haves you enofBthine abolition of the
of ,60b, go home,
" No Chelsea buns,"
"How is Cremorne 1" done fur Dover I"
immediate and total abolition of Ile in favour of the
rates as soon as
a provision could be made for maintainingrch
the church. (Hear, hear.) Another thet. fabrics of
occupied a good deal of attention was badthat which
ference to the admission of Jews into Parliament.sl.'.-
(Hear, bear, and cries of "Old cloyNs mo,thei,
&c.) Now, inasmuch as Jews were 'consciention;ly
bound by the tenets of their religion to put down Chris.
tianity, he had no hesitation in saying that he would vote
against their admission into Parliament, no matter what
the consequences might be. (Cheers, and cries of "Old
"No Jews," "No Chelsea," &u.) The noble
lord concluded, amid a torrent of abuse, by expressing
his hope that the electors of Middlesex would exercise
their prerogative in his favour, and place him at the
head of the poll. ,
Mr. ROBERT HANBUI:Y, on presenting himself, was
received with lou 1 and general cheering. lie commeocee
by observing that if the electors returned film :es their
representative lie would come forward as the supporter
of Lord Palmerston. With regard to Church rates, his
feeling was, that those e•ho differed from him in religion
4htuld net be compelled to contribute towards the main-
tenance cf the Church. (Hear.) On the subject of edu-
cation he thought it necessary to say that he would not
like to see any system of educati, n confirmed that was
not based upon the Bible. ne believed it was impos-
;HAL, to carry out national education in a compulsory
system, and he feared that if the State were to endea-
vour to deal with the subject an its entirety, a stop
would be pot to the voluntary principle which had con-
ferred so many blessnge on the country. (Cheers.) He
was no enemy to tee Jews takiiig their seats in Parlia-
ment. They contributed to the texes of the country,
oug!q, to haee a sl:ase in its representation. It had
been feel the' lid was " the small beer of Brick-leue"—
(leughter) --ba t he faeciel taet beer, as it syse,
would prove too strornf ler the Torme_(heer, hear) --
and be assun d thorn that they would find a exit
resistance in it,. To Mr. lettike nietion for the
extsaiion of the freiesb!ee he '3'.'-'1•11 l give his hearty Etlit