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London, England, 1857-03-12 00:00:00

of the land. A Mid° exeition will also secure the
satisfactory adjustment of Church Rates. We
trust that the necerisary steps will not be omitted
to secure these grilat objects.

Major-GeneraP., rather Colonel, TrromrsoN, once
more for Bradfo rd ! No announcement of pos-
sible changes will give genuine Reformers, and
grateful Free-tray tiers, more pleasure than this.
His failure at tho last contest in Bradford was '
unhappily due to a piece of Ecclesiastical revenge.
The Catholics, fo r whom he had laboured so effi-
ciently to procny:e Emancipation, could not for-
give him his opl ?osition to what went by the name
of "The Papal Aggression." We will not revert
afresh to the discreditable stratagem, by villa,
under archiepiscopal direction, they ejected, on a
petty quarrel, the man who had done so much for
them in the great contest. Suffice it to say that
Catholicism is, we trust, on the one hand not im-
placable and 'ungrateful, that Liberals are not
unforgiving ; and that an opportunity is now
offered to the 'Catholic voters of showing that they
remember great services, although, unwisely and
unkindly we t hink, they resented at the last elec-
tion a then rect •nt affront. As the consequence they
then procured the return of a man who, however
worthy iu othf)r respects, was one of the " No-
Popery school," and who would, certainly, rather
have put soate of the old fetters on Catholics
again than have granted them fresh liberties.
Mr. Minrai.laav, a thoroughly oonsistent Liberal,
retires, the demand on his health being too
severe ; an of Hafting occurs, and the Liberals have
prepared to contest the borough with TITUS SALT,
Esq., the noble-minded proprietor of the world-
famous Saltaire manufactory, and Col. THOMPSON,
for their candidates. A mo+e unexceptionable
choice for this great centre of the worsted trade
could scarcely have been made. No one can better
understand the business details and requirements
of the trade of Bradford than Mr. SALT ; while
no living Free-trader can be mentioned with COl.
TiroalrsoN, as the philosophical populariser of
Free-trade principles. A better combination of
theory and practice could hardly represent any
business constituency in the kingdom.
Some hints have been dropped of the more Con-
servative Whigs supporting Mr. WICKHAM, the
Tory candidate. We trust that they will not thus,
AO far as Bradford is concerned, set the example
of weakening, and dividing the Liberal interest.
The wealthy manufacturer of Saltaire—a Liberal,
too, as consistent as wealthy—may well satisfy
the most Couservative of the Liberals ; and in h
borough with such a large amount in it of Radi-
calism as Bradford, it is but fair that Radicals
should return one member. When the choice of
the latter rests on a candidata renowned through,
out Civilisation for his literary attainments and
writings, even the old-school Whigs may well be
proud to keep all Liberal electors together by
aiding in the return of a Candidate who will
do them more honour than they can do him. They
are not asked to vote for a demagogue, but for an
author to whose writings on Free Trade Bradford
owes perhaps half its present prosperity. Even if
his Reform principles do go further than theirs,
they may comfort themselves with the certainty of
their not being carried out in the new Parliament
elected under the auspices of Lord PALMERSTON ;
while the whole town, and every manufacturing

town in the kingdom, owes him a debt, which
RIOHARD COGHIEI4 himself and JOHN BRIGHT
would tall them they could never repay. If they
pass over this opportunity of doing honour to the
Apostle of Free Trade another may never occur;
the town did well to honour a departed PEEL, lAA
it would do better to honour a living THOMPSON.
Why should death be necessary to open people's
oyes to the, merits of men whom they neglected
when living ?