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London, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

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Mr. V. HOILE, of Deal, seconded the nomination.
Captain NOTT, R.N., of Deal, proposed Sir J.
'ergusson, who was not present.
Mr. DENNE, of Sandwich, seconded the nomi-
m ition.
Mr. KNATCIIBULL-HUGESSEN then addressed the
meeting. He said that he appeared before the
constituency, and asked for its renewed confidence
on the present occasion because he had thought fit
to accept office under an Administration formed in
accordance with the desire of the Queen that her
Ministry should possess the confidence of the House
of Commons. (Hear.) With regard to the state-
ments made by the mover and seconder of Sir James
Fergusson, he entirely denied that the members of
the present Government had ever attempted to par-
tially disfranchise that borough ; and the reference
made by Mr. Denne as to his (Mr. Hugessen's)
change of opinion, was founded upon an address
which he delivered seven years since, when a very
young man, at an agricultural meeting. He now
appealed to the electors under very peculiar cir-
cumstances, and although he had no fear as to the
result of the election, had he been in the position
of Sir James Fergusson, he would have said—"We
had a fair stand-up fight eight weeks since, and
now I shall not renew the contest." He cordially
thanked a number of the most respectable Conser-
vatives in the borough for declining to have any-
thing to do with the present contest. (Hear, hear,
and cries of "It won't do.") The present opposi-
tion was got up by a section of the Conservative
party to serve a certain purpose. Mr. Hugessen
then referred to the petition which had been pre-
sented against the return of himself and Lord
Clarence Paget. By whom was that petition
signed ? Why, the charges contained in the
petition were such that those gentlemen now
on the huetings who were • leaders 'of the
Conlervative party at that election dared
not ' put their names to that document.
(Cheers.) He now looked at the hustings, and
appearances indicated a great difference between
the former and the present contest. He missed
many of the more respectable Conservatives. (Cries
of " They are ashamed of it.") At the nomination
in April a number of clergymen were on the plat-
form. He now saw but one. (Laughter.) Surely
if the Conservatives were bent'upon returning their
candidate they did not put their best face upon it
at present. Ho did not believe that Sir James
Fergusson wished to come forward, but he was
dragged into the contest. (Oh, oh, and cheers.)
If the electors believed that Sandwich was an
honest borough, and that the allegations set forth
in the petition by Mr. Langley—and the Lord
knows who—were untrue, they would return him
at the polling-booth by a large majority. (Cries of
"We will," and "Don't you wish you may get it 9")
He denounced the placards stating that any vote
given for him would be thrown away, as untrue,
and his opponents knew it. Oh, but what great
lawyers they had got—(laughter)—men so exceed-
ingly skilled in elections ! They had, however, gone
beyond the mark this time, and rendered good ser-
vice to the Liberals by detaching many highly
respectable voters from the Conservative ranks, as
they would take no part in the present proceed-
ings, Mr. Hugessen concluded a brief address by
requesting his supporters to be early at the poll,
and declaring that it should be no fault of his if
his wicked libellers escaped with impunity.
A show of hands was then taken, and declared
by the mayor to be in favour of Mr. Hugessen.
Captain NOTT, R.N., then demanded a poll on
behalf of Sir James Fergusson.
The proceedings terminated at three o'clock.

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