The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-24 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, D.-r)7,

ELECTION INTBLLIOENCE.

LORD PALMERSTON'S ADDRESS.

TO THE ELECTORS OF TIVERTON.

Gentlemen,—Parliament haying been dissolved
in order.that the electors of-the United Kingdom
may have an opportunity of expressing their opinion
on the existing state of pithlic affairs, I preaent
myself to you as a candidate for the continence of
that confidence wiih which,- as your representative,
I have so long been favoured.
' The questionWhich:is Submitted to the judgment
of the country is, which shall be the men to whose
hands shall be committed the destinies of 'the na-
tion, and whether that charge shall continue to be
confided to the present Administration, or whether
it shall betransferred to that aggregation of hitherto
discordant elements, by whose coinbined action on
a late occasion a vote of censure was passed upon
her Majesty's Government.
-,The claims of the present Administration to the
confidence of the country rest upon facts and events
which will form an important chapter in the history
of these times.
We undertook the-conduct of affairs in obedience
to the call of our Sovereign at a moment of no
small difficulty, in the midst of a great war, and
when those men who bail heretofore been looked up
to as the leaders of 'parties had for.various-reasons
declined the responsibility of office, or had been
unable to form such an Administration as-was in
their opinion equal to the crisis.
We carried on with energy and vigour the war
in which the country was engaged ; and in hearty
co-operation with our gallant allies, the, French,
the Sardinians, and the Turks, we brought it to a.
successful termination ; and the result W 0.3 a treaty
of peace which 'accomplished the objects of the war,
and which secured for the allies conditions which
some of those to whom I have alluded bad deemed
it unreasonable to propose, and impossible to
obtain.

In the execution of the stipulations of th;s treaty
difficulties in regard to matters of great importance

arose. Those difficulties, by firmness in negotia-
t'on, her Majesty's Government mainly contributed
in a satisfactory manner to remove, and the full
attainment of the treaty, in regard to the matters
which those difficulties related, has thus keen
secured.

,At the beginning of the recent session of Parlia-
ment we announced our intention of taking off the
war portion of the income tax, and we proposed a
budget which was approved by a majority of 80 votes.
The Persian war, which bad originated in aggres-
sions and breach of engagement by the Persian
Government, was put an end to by a treaty of
peace concluded at Paris.
Our diplomatic relations with the United States
had been replaced upon their usual footing- by the
appointment of Lord Napier, and his departure for
Washington,

Papers had been presented. to Parliament ex-
plaining the reasons why the British and French
missions had been withdrawn from Naples, and no
notice had been given of any motion to be founded
on those paperg.
Upon none of these papers did the Opposition
deem it possible to found any successful attack on
the GoVernment. But events of much impottince
had happened in Cbina—unforeseen by her Majes-
ty's Government, and not the consequence of any
steps taken by them.
An insolent barbarian, wielding authority at
-Canton, had violated the British flag, broken the
engagements of treaties, offered rewards for the

heads of British subjects in that art of China, and
planned their dez:tructioh by nitiA r, assassinations,
and poisons.

The British .oflicers, civil and naval, on the sta-
tion had taken those measures which appearei to
them to be proper and necessary to obtain satisfac-tion and redress ; and her Majesty's Government
had approved of the course pursued_ by those offi-
cers in vindication of the national honour and for
the assertion of our national rights. A combination
of political parties—not till the last session united
—tarried a resolution, declaring the course pursued
by our officers in China unjustifiable, and conse-
quently censuring her Majesty's Government for
having approved that course.

But-if that course was unjustifiable, the Pritish
Government, instead of demanding an apology,
ought to make one, and instead of expecting satin-
frictivl, ought to offer compensation to the Chinese
Commissioner ; and this course the combined op-
ponents of the Government, if their Parliamentary
victory had installed them in office, must, in con-
;•iritency, have bean prepared to pursue.
Will the British nation give their support to
men who have thus endeavoured to make the humi-
liation and degradation of their country a stepping-
stone to power ?
I confidently assert that, such will not be the an-
swer that will be given to the appeal now made to
the'electors of the United Kingdom.
We offer to the country a Government founded
upon far different principles.

Abroad it will be our earnest endeavour to pro-
cure peace, but peace with honour and with safety
—peace with the maintenance of national rights—
peace with security to our fellow-countrymen in
foreign lands.
At home onr guiding principles will be judicious
and well-regulated economy, progressive improve-

ment in all that concerns the welfare of the nation,

the continued diffusion of education among the
people, and such well-considered reforms as from
time to time may ba required by changes of cir-
cumstances and by the increasing growth of intel-

ligence.
On these grounds I present myself to you, and I
anticipate with confidence the result of the shara
which you are about to take in the solemn decision
which the constituencies of the United Kingdom are
about to pronounce.—l have the honour to be, gen-
tlem.en, your obedient and devoted servant,
PALMERSTON.
94, Piccadilly, March 23, 1857.

Until the nomination the contest altogether 'pro-
mises to be a dull and spiritless affair. IJ

WESTMINSTER.

A proclimatiQn has been issued -by Mr. Rimed--
ley, Ilgh-Bailiff of Westminster, appointing the
riomrnition for noon on • Thursday next, at the
usual place in Covent:garden-market. No signs of
'electioneering bustle and excitement are visible
within the precincts of this ancient city; which has
been the scene of so many severe political struggles.
Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir J. V. Shelley, thelate
members, fare the only candidates who have issued
addresses to the constituency, and there seemslitt'e
prospect of any opposition being offered to the re-
turn of these gentlemen. Mr. Westerton, whose
nameis Connection with the recent
IToceedings in the EcelesiaFtical .Court and before
the Judicial Committee cf the Privy Council rela-
tive to the. Puseyite Practices at St. Paul's Church,
Knightsbridge, and Mr. J. a Wood, a brewer; of
Victoria-street, Pimlico, have been mentioned as
candidates, the former
gentleman being recom-
mended as in favour of " Parliamentary Reform, a
large extension of the suffrage, votes by brllot, dis-
endowment of Maynooth, no church-rates,' and no
Tractiran encroachment," and the latter gentle-
man being described as a Liberal Conservative: No:
active measures appear, however, to have been
taken by either of these gentlemen, to bring their
claims prominently under the notice' of the elec-
tors. Mr: Westerton is ready t come forward,
provided he is returned wi diout expense to himself,
add we believe his friends Will determine this day
(Tuesday) who'her or riot lie gran take the field.

NEWCASTLE-lIPON-TYNE —There had leen
_va-
rious rumours of opposition to the sitting members
during the week, , but these assumed no tangible
form till Saturday evening, when a crowded public
meeting 'was held in the Lecture-room to consider
the present state of the representation, which was
alleged by the conveners of the meeting to be unsa-
tisfactory. Both the late members were present and
addreized the meeting. Mr. Colley, a town-coun-.
cillor, introduced Mr. Carstairs, of London, who,
he said, had:made his fortune a3'a merchant, an I
ryas now a retired independent • gentleman. Mr.
Carstairs then attires sCd the me It i lig, and. said that
on 'being acquainted that a suitable representative
was wanted for Newcptle. and 'solicited* to coma
forward he at once complied, and was now in their
hands ready to'undertake 'thd "represent ttiou of the
borough' in-the ensuing Parliament on L'beral prin-
ciple, which rather verged towards Radicalism.
With.respect to the Chinese, he said he was well ac-
quainted with their character,- and denounced them
as the greatest barbarians. He did not altogether
blame. Lord Palmerston for his Chinese policy,;
still he thought .wir should not be entered upon
save in the last resort. The Rev. Mr. 11.utherford

. ,
•followed with a:motion declaratory of the opinion
•of tho m-eting, that Mr. Ca rs tairs was a fit an,l
proper person to.rsTresent the borough in Parlia-
Innt. —Sir J. Fife, an alderman in the berough,,
. .opposed:this, and oAted,upon :the constituency to
re-elect the late membera. The motion was then
put, and a very considerable majority appeared for
'r. Carstair,>, -but still there was an important
difference of opinion.
,-Trarsrv-grul--(BoROUGH8). —The present-41 a}lory
Sir John Owen, of Toynton-house, is the only C'an--
did Ate for the Pembroke Boroughs.

SALFORD —There are now two Liberals in the
field—Sir Eik3nali Armitage and Mr. William
Maseey. Mr. Massey issued his address yesterday
and was introduced on the Manches'er Exchange

xi the afternoon,• where he was well-received

SHEFFIELD. —The nomination is fired for Friday,
and the poll. for Saturday. Mr. Roebuck's seat is
on all hands admitted to be secure, but there will
be a severe struggle for the second seat between Mr.
Hadfield, the present member,. and Mr. Overend,
Q.C., the Conservative-Palmerston'an candidate.
Up to Friday night the result of the can vasq, rs
stated by Messrs. Rod:trick and Hadfield's commit-
tee, was, Roebuck, 2,457 ; Hadfield,. 2,049 ; Over-
end, 911. 'the returns of Mr. Overeud's committee
were, Overend, 2,200; Roebuck, 1,800 ; -Hadfield,
1,400.. As there are not less than 6,800 voters the
returns of both committees . must as yet be impr-r-
-rect. Yesterday a large meeting of nron-electors
was held in Paradise-square; but in consequence of
the inclemency of the weather it was adjourned t)
the Town-hall. The greatest enthusi'tsm preVailed
in favour of Messrs. Roebuck and Hadfield.,

SUNDERLAND.-Thl ultra-Liberal party se?rn de-
termined to spare no effort:to unseat Mr. Fenwick,
in order that their candidate, Mr. Walters, may
be returned.

YORKS.TIIRE (NORTE( RID/NQ). - The Hon. 0.
Duncombe addressed the electors of the Not'i
Riding if I_,yburn on Friday. He defended his
vote on the Chinese question, and denied the fact
of any coalition hafng been effected tl overturn
the Palmerston Cabinet, to which he acknowledged
the country to be deeply indebted. The contest
promi!es to be a very severe one.