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bury is an advocate for the extension of the franchise,
but preserves a silence in his address relative to the bal-
lot. The Liberal candidates appear to be aware of the
common danger to which they are exposed from split
votes, and it would seem from the names of Grosvenor
and Hanbury being printed in the same placards, and
from other symptoms, that the two Whig candidates
have coalesced in order to secure their joint return. The
election will take place at Brentford 'on Thursday next.
A numerous and highly
_respectable meeting of the
electors of this county,_ composed of the inhabitants of
Old and New Brampton, Chelsea, Kensington, and Ful-
ham, was held last evening at the Riding-school, Fulham-
road, Old Brompton, for the purpose of hearing Lord R.
Grosvenor and Mr. R: Hanbury, jun., explain their po-
litical opinions.
Mr. RYMILL, who. occupied the chair, having intro-
duced the two candidates to the meeting,
Lord R. GROSVENOR commenced by stating his rea-
sons foi. his vote on Mr. Cobden's motion on the pro-
ceedings at Canton (which have already appeared in
his published address). He then passed on to the
Sunday Bill, the mention of which was received
with such loud and long continued hisses that
the cha rman was obliged .to rise to appease the
meeting. When order had been restored, the noble
lord said that at two meetings, in the Tower Ham-
lets and at Brentford, he -had explained his conduct
satisfactorily, and he hoped that he should now
now do so again. (Hisses.) He was not surprised at the
irritation which existed, for the whole of his proposition
had been grossly misinterpreted, and the press of the
country had held him up to ridicule,'and obtained for
him the illwill of the working classes, to 'whom he had
always been most friendly, and in whose behalf he had,
over and over again, lifted up his voice in Parliement.
He had been represented as a sanctified bigot, a maud-
lin hypocrite, and a man who would compel the obser-
vance of the Sabbath, by Act of Parliament. (Hear.) Let
them now
.listen to the whole history. of tlas-tßaUsr - .the-year 1834 some gentlemen `came to him and asked
him to take charge of a bill for putting down unneces-
sary trading on Sunday. He said to them that he en-
tirely agreed with them, but that the question had beer''
tried before, and that they had better not attempt it
again 'as it bad not suoceeded in the previous instance,
and he saw no probability of it succeeding now. They
iwent away, satisfied with his objections, but the next
year they came to him again, and told him that they had
on the meanwhile canvassed the metropolis to ascertain
the feelings of the working classes on the matter, and
had received from the working classes subscriptions to
the amount of ls. or 6d. each person to carry out the
attempt. He then told them that as the working classes
concurred in rhe` shutting up of shops and the abandon-
ing of all trade on Sunday, if they could also assure him
that the majority of the metropolitan members were in
favour of it he would undertake the bill. At the end of
the week these gentlemen came back to him with the
assurance that the majority of the metropolitan members
were in favour of the bill, and he,then stated that ho
would undertake the charge of it, on condition that
'two of them put their names to the back of it.
Could he have done more to ascertain the feelings of
the people ? (Hear, hear.) He had accordingly intro-
duced the bill, and he did not think that he could
well be blamed for having brought it forward when there
had been six petiti,n4 for it, signed by 6,500 persons, and
it had been supported by alt the metropolitan members
with the exception of one, who stated that his constitn•
ents were so divided en the subject that he was compelled
to vote against the Bill. (Williams.?) No, it was Mr.
W;lkinson, a good member and a 'good man in every re-
spect, and who he was sorry to see had lost his seat.
With respect to reform in Parliament and purity of elec-
tion, be had always been in favour of extension of tbe
suffrage, and had mended three clauses in the Bill for
corrupt practices, and had succeeded in making all treat-
ing illegal, and in limiting the polling in counties to one
day. His opinion on the subject of church-rates had un-_
dergonesome modification. When first elected he thought
that he never should have voted against them, but when
he saw by the census of 1850 there were no less than
5,000,000 Noccomformiets who paid to the Established
Church, but at the same time supported their own by
iduntarYsubser'ptionv, he felt it his duty to show some
public mark of respect to them, and he would have the
rate not Compulsory, but optional. (Laughter.) He was
in favour of the equalisation of poor-rates throughout all
the districts of the Metropolitan Board of Works. (The
Ballet ?) When he was first elected he. was against the
ballot, but finding that it was a subject interesting to his
,constituents, he had tried if he could not convince him-
self. (Laughter.) He thought that the best thing he could
do was to examine how it worked'in the United States,
and from'what he had read in books and heard in con-
versation from Americans his mind was made up against
secret voting. (Cries of Bravo I hissee, and three cheers
for the ballot!) The ballot was incurably evil; it
was radically false in principle. It made a politician
irresponsible, and he had lived too long not to
know that no man was fit to be trusted with irresponsi-
ble power. The noble lord then proceeded to give other
reasons against the ballot, which created much disturb-
ance, in the midst of which his lordship resumed his seat.
A WORKING MAN asked Lord R. Grosvenor, if he
were returned to Parliament, whether he would reintro-
duce the Sunday Bil which had produced such disturb-
ance in Hyde Park last year—(great'applause, disturb-
ance, and cries of " Order 1") —and vote for the closing
Of publtchouses on Sunday ?
Lord R. GROSVENOR replied that he should have a
species of courage amounting to foolhardiness if he were
to bring in such a bill again after the little encourage-
ment he had received in 1855, when his motives bad
been misrepresented, his windows broken, and himself
made a subject of popular and comic songs. (Laughter.)
He would not vote for the shutting up of publichouses
on Sunday.

In reply to Mr. Dowling, be pledged himself to sup-
port a bill for making Kensington, Chelsea, Fulham, and
Brompton a borough separate from the county.
Mr. R. HANBEIRY then came forward and stated his
political opinions, which were in substance similar to
those which he has put forth in his address.
Lord R. GROSTENOR, in r. ply to questions from Mr.
Gaskell and other electors, declared himself unfavour-
able to triennial Parliaments, and could not pledge him-
self to vote fur Lord J. Russell's promised Reform Bill
until he knew its contents, nor to bring in a bill for en-
franchising Kensington, Brompton, Chelsea, and Ful-
ham ; but would be very happy to avail himself of the
first favourable opportunity to get them made a separate
borough.

Mr: GODDRIDGE then moved, Mr. WILKINSON se-
conded, and Mr. DELANEY supported a resolution, which
was carried by a majority, to the effect that Lord R.
Grosvenor and Mr. R. Hanbury, jun., were deserving
the suppi,rt of the constituency, and that the mewing
pledged itself to use every exertion to secure their re-
turn.

The usual vote of thanks to the chairman brought the
proceedings to a close.

DERBYSHIRE (SOUTH).—The nomination took place
yesterday i❑ the County-hall, Derby. Mr. Colvile (Con-
servative-Liberal), was nominated by Mr. F. Wright, of
Osinaston Manor, and seconded by Mr. F. Hurt ; Mr.
T. W. Evans (Liberal) was nominated by Lord Water-
park, and seconded by the Hon. E. Coke ; Mr. Clowes
(Conservative) was proposed by Mr. W. Mundy (late
M.P.), and seconded by Mr. Joli Ali Lewis ; Lord Stan-
hope was nominated by Mr. Pole, and seconded by Mr.
Harrison, jun. Mr. Colvile and Mr. Evans delivered
speeches which were most enthusiastically cheered. Mr.
Clowes and Lord Stanhope followed, amid the cheers of
their supporters. The Sheriff then took a show of
bands, when an overwhelming majority declared in
favour of Evans and Colvile. A poll was demanded, to
take place on Thursday next.

HANTS (SOUTEl).—itee Liberals having accepted the
offer made by the Conservatives, that the latter should
withdraw one of their candidates, provided no second
candidate were named by the former party, the refusal
of the seat was tendered to Lord Henry Cholmondeley.
His lordAhip has declined on the score of ill health, and
the Hon. Ralph Dutton and Sir J. Clark Jervoise will
be returned without a contest. Sir J. C. Jervoise is the
first Liberal who has been elected for this division of the
county f.,r a groat many years past. The election will
take place on Saturday, the 4th prox., at the Guildhall,
Southampton.
HONITON.—The nomination took place yesterday.
The Mayor presided. Colonel Ord proposed, and Dr.
Rogers seconde,), the nomination of Sir J. W. Hogg.
Mr. Aberdein proposed, and Mr. Ashley seconded, the
nomination of Mr. Locke. Dr. Jerrard proposed, and
Mr. H. V. Mules seconded, the nomination of Major
Wortley. The show of hands was in favour of Mr.
Locke and Major Wortley, and a poll was demanded
for Sir J. W. Hogg.
HERTFORDSHIRE.—Mr. Abel Smitb, jun., has inti-
mated to the electors that it is not his intention to go
to the poll.

LANCASHIRE (SouTH).—The opposition to Mr. E;er-
ton, brother to Lord Eilesmere, has been for the present
withdrawn. A number of his friends were to have gone
to Newton-ie-Wiflows yesterday to launch that gentle
man, but the order given to the railway company for a
special train was withdrawn, and the intention aban-
doned, on the understanding that the League did not
intend to disturb the present state of the representation.
Mr. W. Brown and Mr. J. Cheetham will therefore, it is
expected, be re-elected without opposition on Wedaeaday.