The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

The usual ceremonies having been gone through,

Mr. Sheriff MEont then came forward and asked the
elect)rs to propose a gentleman -to represent them- in
Parliament.

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Mr. MONTGOMERY, after referring 'to the last election
whiCh took place a few months sines, said he had then
the honour ofproposing to them Lord B. Grosvenor as
their representative. Stipp then that gentleman had
been , elevated to the peerage, and he looked upon
it as a matter of great satisfaction, because it
showed, to a certain extent her Majesty approved
of their choice. A. more honest and consciencious
member than Lori Ebury never represented the county,
and he hoped he waull make such conduct as apparent
iu the House of Lords as he had in the House of Com--
mons. At the last election they selected a gentleman as
Lord Ebury's colleague who was considered competent
to represent the great commercial community of the
county, and when this vacancy arose it was thought by
those who took an active part in public matters connected
with the county, that they should seek a gentleman to
supply it who was connected with the county by
property, family,
land station, and of liberal politico,
and from the comparatively few of such there were
in the county, they had no difficulty in fixing upon the
Hon. George Byng, of Wrotham Park. (Cheers.) He
was a gentleman who had bad some experience in Par-
liament, and was conversant with most of the topics of ,
the present day. Although he was a young man, his
efforts in the House of Commons had been very success-
ful, and he was spoken of by every one as a man of
rising talent and of independence of character that en-
titled him to the consideration of the electors of Middle-
sex. (Hear, hear.) The z honourable gentleman'
then stated that Mr.
,tyng was prepared to support
Parliamentary reform, 'vote by ballot, Church reform,
Army, and a reform in the Civil Service department.'
(Hear, bear.) He (Mr. Montgomery) was for severing
the Church from.the State entirely—(hear, hear)--and
for the equalising tb.e payment of the ministers of the
Church Establishment;so as to raise the incomes of
those who now ,worked hard and were ill paid, by
bringing down the revenues of the pluralists and those
who enjoyed large patronage. (Hear, hear.) The;
only objection he had heard to Mr: Byng was that sated
by a morning newspaper, that by, electing him they
would then have, with their other member, two bop
to represent them. Their present representative_ was a
man 35 years of age, with a wife and family—(laughter)
—and if he was not old enough for amember,of,Parlia-
ment he did not know who was. Mr. Byng was 28
years of age. Ho was a gentleman who. had taken high
honours at College, and had successfolly represented a
small constituency for five years, which he (Hr. Mont-
gomery) considered a sufficient guarantee of his capa-
bility, to satisfactorily represent the county of Middlepex
(Heat, )dear.) lie concluded by moving the election of
the Hon. G. Byeg. (Cheers.)
Mr. R. MILLS seconded the nomination of Mr. Byng.
Ho was a gentleman who brought with him an honour-
able name, andafragrance that was justly esteemed by

the electorzt of Middlesex, and he felt certain that if they

elected that gentleman their representative that he would
transmit that name with equal honours to succeeding
generations. (Hear, hear.) They were not called on to
take'an untried gentleman. Mr. Byng had represented
Tavistock for five years, and during that time he had
recorded his vote in favour of the abolition of
of church-rates, vote by ballot, the abolition of Jewish
disabilities, and an extension of the suffrage, which
showed his attachment to the great principles of civil
and religious liberty, and on those grounds he cordially
recommended bin; to the support of the electors. (Hear.)
A. reform of the House of Commons was rendered
necessary, and if they sent Mr. Byng to Parliament -as
their representative, they would send a gentleman there
who was independent in station and mind, and who,
instead of taking his cue from the Minister of the
day would tell him what were the wants and expectations
of the people of Middlesex, and maintain their interests
in the House of Commons ? (Hear, hear,) What was
wanted in a reform of ParliaMent was the extinction of
nomination boroughs and a large extension of the suffrage,
both of which Mr. Byng was ready to Support. (Hear,
hear.) Adverting to the unfortuate affairs in India the
honourable gentleman said, that undoubtedly a great
change must take place in the administration

of the Government of India which must devolve
on the Home Government, but care must be taken
that the great patronage it would give a Government
should not be need Eis a means of corrupting both Houses
of Parliament, disastrous to the liberties of the peop'e.
(Elear, hear.) The only way to prevent it was by in-
creasing the franchise by the admission of men of intel:i-
gence to its participation. (Hear, hear.)
No other candidate being proposed,
Mr. Sheriff MEM declared the Hon. G. Byng duly
eleoted a knight of the shire to represent the County •f

Middlesex in the present Parliament.
The Hon. G. BYNG then came forward and addressed
the people at some length on the important and interest-
ing topics of the day. He commenced by stating that
he appeared before them to a-k their support with
mingled feelings of heartfelt pride, and, he trusted, also
with a not -unbecoming humility—with heartfelt pride,
because be felt glad that the same name and the same
lib ral principles were as acceptable to the electors of
Middlesex in 1857 as they were upwards of a nentury
ago, when his great grand rather first stood for-thecaunly-;
and be appeared Were theib with feelings- of humility
because he felt that the varied interests of a groat county
like Middlesex demanded, in its representative, talents
far higher and superior to any he could venture to boast
for himself. At 'the same time, having been elected
their member, he begged to assure them that be was not
ignorant of what duties he was thereby called on to
perform, and he assured them that,
.so far as his
health and strength would permit, he freely
dedicated his time and such talents and abilicies.
as he possessed to the full and conscientious;
discharge of those duties. (Cheers.) These were no'
.days of hOliday legislation, for there would be subject
to be discussed in the next session of Parliament of vital'
interest both at home and abroad. The hon. member
then adverted to the events in India, to our foreign
P iliey, to Parliamentary. reform, as well as vote
by ballot, the removal of the Jewish disabilities, re-
lief from church-rates, and one or two other subjects
of interest, in terms similar to those expressed by him
at the various meetings he addresed in the county
prior to the day of election, and which ao net now re-
quire repetition. He said that during the five years he
had been in Parliament he bad voted for the ballot, and
for the admission of Jews into Parliament, and he should
continue to do so, and so long as he had a seat in Par•
iia:nent he should give his support to all measures of a
liberal character.
On the motion of lir. Hanbury, M.P., seconded by i
Mr. Byng, M.P., a vote of thanks was given to the
she riff, which Mr. Sheriff Meciai briefly acknowledged,
and the proceedings terminated.

According to a Parliamentary paper published yester-
day the totals of gold shipped from Australia during the
ear 1856 were 138,007/. from New 'S ,uth Walee, and
12,015,2241. from Victoria. Ot the latter 10,809,6521.
was sent to England, 774,4961.' to India and China,
429,716/. to Sydney, Adelaide, and Tasmania, and 1,3001.
to America. The largest shipment.; were made ip
January, March, April, August, and,December ; and
the smallest in July and November.