The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-20 00:00:00

REPRESEN7ATION OF MID DLESEX.

Mr. Labouchere addressed two meetings of elec-
tors, one at Edgware and the other at Finchley
The meeting at the latter place was held at the.
Park-road Hotel, and was largely attended. The
Rev. T. Hill took the chair.

Mr. LABOUCHERE, who was loudly cheered, said
there was no measure for which he should vote with
a stronger conviction that he was doing right than
Mr. Gladstone's proposal to disestablish the Irish
Church. It was a measure which would be an act
of justice to Ireland, an advantage to the whole
empire, and a benefit to the Protestant religion.
(Cbeers.) The State had no right to impose upon
a people a religion in which that people did not be-
lieve; and though he did not contend that disaffec-
tion in Ireland, which was England's chief weak-
ness, would cease when the Church was disestab-
lished, yet he held with Mr. Fox where there was
disaffection you must remove the grievance, and
the disaffection will cease. (Cheers.) With re-
gard to the disposition of the money now enjoyed
by the Irish Church, he asked that before he was
called on to agree with, or differ from, the policy of
a party, that party should state what its policy was.
So far Mr. Gladstone had stated his policy, and Mr.
Disraeli had not ; and he agreed with the policy of
Mr. Gladstone. (Cheers.) Clergymen who cried
out against that policy seemed to forget that they
were the clergy of the whole empire. They would
do well to look at the faults of the Church of Eng-
land, and remove the causes which were sending
perverts to Rome perpetually. (Cheers.) The
title of the Established Church to exist in England
was the will of the majority—(cheers)—and if the
Irish Church had any such title it would not be in-
terfered with. (Hear, hear.) Referring to the
question of economy, he contended the Conservative
Government was more expensive than the Liberal
Government. He called attention to the fact that
28,000 men were kept in Ireland to repress disaffec-
tion ; and he said, if the country followed Mr.
Gladstone's policy, they would remove the disaffec-
tion, and it would be no longer necessary to
keep such an army there, or to spend the money
the Government was now expending upon the
army so maintained. (Hear, hear.) He objected
to the whole system of finance now existing ; and
he advocated the proposal of Mr. Bright, which
was once brought before the House of Commons by
Mr. White, the member for Brighton, that ques-
tions of expenditure and the estimates should be
submitted to a select committee of the house. (Hear,
hear.) He was in favour of compulsory education
as an economical measure, which would save ex-
penditure in workhouses and gaols. (Cheers.) He
spoke in favour of Mr. Locke King's measure, in
reference to the disposal of the real property of in-
testates, and of the ballot. Ele thought the ballot
an absolute necessity, though Liberals differed on
the subject, and even Mr. Mill was opposed to it.
He was sorry Mr. Mill had lost his seat for West-
minster, because he was very much of the opinion
of a working man he had heard say in front of the
hustings at Westminster, " All the Smiths in the
world don't know as much in their whole bodies as
Mill knows in his little finger." (Laughter and
cheers.) There was a good deal of intimidation even
in Middlesex; and he preferred that a man should
vote secretly, in accordance with his own opi-
nions, rather than publicly in accordance with
other people's opinions. (Loud cheers.) He was in
favour of the equalisation of poor rates—(loud
cheers)—and, with regard to Reform, he thought
that the redistribution of seats must go much fur-
ther—(hear, hear)—and that the personal payment
of rates must be done away with. (Loud cheers.)
He reminded the meeting that all that was
left of the Reform Bill as it was brought in by Mr.
Disraeli was the simple word " Whereas—(loud
laughter)—as Mr. Childers had told the country
already. He thought Middlesex wanted a change
in its system of magistracy. (Cheers) The deci-
sions of the unpaid magistrates (who in Middlesex
were a mere nest of malignant Tories) were not
satisfactory, and their system of licensing was a
system of favouritism. (Loud laughter and cheers.)
The police system of the county called for much
improvement, as he pointed out in detail. (Cheers.)
In answer to questions, he said he thought the whole
question of police management ought to be brought
before a committee of the House of Commons. He
would not advocate a reference of the licenses of
beerhouses to the unpaid magistracy, and he was
not in favour of the Permissive Bill. (Hear.)

Mr. JAQUES proposed, and Mr. ROBERTSON se-
conded, a vote of confidence in Mr. Labouchere ;
and the resolution was carried with one dissentient.
Mr. 14.1.BOUCIIERE, in reply, referred to the pro-
posal of the Conservatives to put up Sir John Kars-
lake as the second Conservative candidate for the
county. (Laughter.) He had no objection to a
fair stand-up fight between the two parties ; but it
was monstrous that the Carlton Club should look
on Middlesex as though it were a nice little rotten
borough which would return any law officer who
had lost his seat elsewhere—(hear, hear)—espe-
cially in the present case, when it would not matter
much to Mr. Disraeli if, for the rest of his term
of office, he should be without law officers in
the House of Commons. (Loud laughter and
cheers.)
The candidate answered some other questions ;
and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought the

.hmeeeting to a close. After the meeting it was ex-
plained by a member of the local committee that
arrangements had been made by which the cen-
tral committee would be able to secure the con-
veyance to the poll of voters communicating with
them.

Lord George Hamilton addressed a meeting of
his friends and supporters at Mr. Bird's Room,
Crouch-end, Hornsey, yesterday, at 5 o'clock.
Mr. Wm. BIRD presided, and expressed a hope
that the chivalry which his lordship had displayed
in coming forward to contest a county which had
been so long misrepresented in Parliament would
gain him a host of friends, and that his youth, and
determin ttion would disarm all his enemies.

Lord GEORGE HAMILTON explained the reasons
which had induced him to present himself before the
electors, and said he would not have ventured to
assume the position of a candidate for the repre-
sentation of such a constituency, had he not been
assured that unless he came forward no one else
would. He then adverted to the present crisis,
and said he objected both to the manner in which
Mr. G 1 idstone's proposition with regard to the
Irish Church had been submittrsd to the House of
Counnons, and to the principles it embodied, lie
maintained that he was fully justified in using the
word "abruptly" in the paragraph of his address
describing the introduction of- the resolutions, and
denied that the threatened action of the Opposition
could be fairly said to apply only to the Irish Church,
because, until the Act of Union was repealed, the
Church of England and Ireland was indissoluble.
(Applause.) Endowments had been enjoyed by
the Protestants in Ireland for three hundred years,
and they were secured by the Act of Union, the
Act of Settlement, and the Coronation Oath.
The Protestants of Ireland had never done any-
thing to forfeit these endowments. It would
be manifestly unjust to suddenly deprive them
of what they had enjoyed so long ; and fur-
ther, if the proposition were carried out, it
would materially affect the rights of property,
But, besides the plea of justice which was urged
in defence of this attack upon the Church, there
was the other argument of conciliation. But he
contended that no one had a right to say that the
Roman Catholic laity of Ireland felt very strongly
on this question. (Hear, hear.) He admitted that
the Roman Catholic hierarchy—the priests—did
feel strongly in the matter ; but they had an equal
hate to the Church in England, and the overthrow
of the Irish Church would not content them. (Ap-
plause.) Was Rome ever yet content with religious
equality ? (Hear, hear.) What she required was
supremacy, and therefore this measure would only
tend to give political power and aggrandisement to
the Church of Rome. (Applause.) The real ques-
tion to be considered was that of the land tenure--
(hear, hear)—and it was a pity that the very good
measure brought into Parliament to amend the lay/
was " squashed "by the Opposition. (Hear, hear,
and laughter.) It was of material importance that
the present pernicious system of agitation in Ire-
land, conducted by interested men, should cease:
for, so long as it continued, men would not invest
money in improvements ; and until the country was
more settled and became richer, emigration, which
was draining the land of its best population, must
continue. (Applause.) If people could be induced
to turn their attention to the real wants of Ireland,
he would feel that happier days were in store for
that country, and that she might yet become the
home of a contented people. Speaking of public
expenditure, his lordship said he would not deaf
that the Government had exceeded the estimates ;
but that was the fault of those who had built forts
without supplying them with guns. (Hear, hear,
and laughter.) He did not view with favour the
proposal of compulsory education. (Hear, hear)
To the poor man it was not merely a question of
whether he wished his child to be educated, but
also of whether he could afford to dispense
,with the
money which the child might earn. (Hear, hear:)
But he would support any measure to give addl.'
tional grants to aid the voluntary system. (AP-
plause.) lie considered that the amendment ::)f
the poor law effected by Mr. Hardy was a step 11:1
the right direction ; and, although he knew he
differed from some of his supporters, he could not
think that the present system of Idocal taxation is
the metropolis was right. In the Eastern parishes
it often happened that a large number of workmen
were thrown out of work, and then the rest of the
inhabitants, who from the very same causes which
had deprived the others of employment were pro"
bably working at reduced wages, had to support
them ; while in the next parish, or the next but
one, inhabited by well-to•do-people, the rates
were very low. (Hear, hear.) Therefore he
should approve of any measure which would tend
to a more equal levying of rates.—(Applause
and a Voice—" Equalisation, sir." Laughter.)
The present Government had conscientiously
endeavoured to do their duty to the country
Some persons said they had not passed the Reforte
Bill ; but, anyhow, they assisted to pass it—(aP
plause and laughter)—and they had done more °
ameliorate the condition of the poor than had been
accomplished in the previous thirty years. (AP"
plause.) The present Government inherited 1:
legacy in the shape of the Abyssinian war ; but it
was turned, as he dared to say it would be—(N°.l
no)—he could not tell—(laughter)—the legacy 1
would leave would be the amicable adjustment 0f
the Alabama claims. (Cheers.) [A Voice :
about the ballot?] (Laughter.) He did not ar
•
prove of the ballot-box being introduced in E ug"
land. It was contrary to the nature of English"
men to wish to use a public trust in a private ma°..
ner. (Hear, hear.) The sole advantage of tile
.
ballot was said to be that it would prevent bribery'
but anybody who had been in America—and he
had spent some time there—would tell them that
the system carried on there would astonish the most
corrupt borough in England. (Applause.) A grO
victory had been achieved in Westminster, and 11,e0
hoped they would achieve as great a victory I

Middlesex. (Cheers.)
On the motion of Mr. T. SMITH, seconded by l‘lt'
ATTENBOROUGH, a resolution approving of the 03:0
didature of the noble lord was agreed to, and
meeting separated.
His Lordship addressed a second meeting 80
Tottenham, and a third at Wood-green, later in
evening.

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Births.
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BEARD—On the 19th inst., at Langdale-road, Pecß-of
the wife of 11. GJodlake Beard, of the India Office,
son. "et''

PYM—On the 17th inst., at 26, Phillimore-gardens,
slngton, the wife of Captain H. Pym, R.N., of a o'l.oo
RILEY—On the 18th inst., at Elm House, Wiafield,
wife of Major Riley, of a daughter.
Marriager.
DYER —CARR—On the 19th inst., et Christ Church, 00
caster-gate, Frederick C. S. Dyer, Esq., late Ca.,Pt"„.oce°
Regt., third son of Sir Thomas i'yer, Bart., to Xl.'"oarrt
Margaret, only daughter of the late Sir Willi In 0'
Kut., Chief Justice of Ceylon. leOP'
POTTER—BAni—On the 17th inst., at Edinburgh, A 0.141
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der Potter, of Upper Westbourne-terrace, Erie:ter f)
and Lloyd's, London, to Christian, youngest daag'.
William Bain, Esq., banker.
Deaths. COO'
CAMERON—On the 17th inst., at Seymour-streeooo
naught-square, Major-General T. M. Cameron, 1"'
to
Army.
CHAPMAN—On the 18th inst., at Turner's-hill, Chest 0
John F. Chapman, Esq., aged 86. Grosir°'
CHENEY - On the 17th inst., at 93, Mount-street,
nor-square, Mr. John Cheney, aged 76. , 410'
CHARETTIE —On the 18th inst., at 11, Ifornton-street,
sington, Captain John Charettie, aged 81.
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for nearly 40 years a member of the Stock I-74

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