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London, England, 1826-06-23 00:00:00

Liddell made his appearance, and was afterwards followed by Lord
Howick and Mr. Bell. They were cheered by their respective
friends as they appeared. •
Jorttex LEsq.. stepped forward, and spoke as follows :-
" Freeholders, .- I propose Thomas Wentworth Beaumont,
Esq. as ifit person to represent this county in Parliament."
T. 13. BaTans, EN,. begged to seoond the nomination of T.
W. Beamont, Esq.
T. W. Bx.s.6tonl', Eq. then spoke as follows :—" Gentle-
men, standing as I do in the proud aituation of laying been taw,
declared, at the county meeting at Atorpeth, me of those candi-
dates most prone- to represent this must important county in
Parliament, .it to scarcely possible for sue to use language sufli-
ciently strong to express my gratitude. Haying been selected as
one of the persoer/ moat proper to represent you, it is necessary
that I should state to you what are the pretensions on which I
ground my claims to your suffrage*. The present state of the
country is one of much difficulty ; there is such general corrup-
thin abroad, that it does indeed now require honest men to repro—
Sent you. We have lately, seen the whole of England in a state of
extreme eonimercial distreas ; we have had a general stagnation
in the manufacturing districts of the country ; we have heard tales
of woe, starvation, and horror,which would tear the heart were Ito.
go into all the details of them. It is to the system that we must
look for the cause--to that system which has brought ruin on
theniselves and misery on thousands. The country banks were
for the advantage of the country, and it was only for their own
inefficiency that ministers thought fit to throw all the blame upon
the bankers. Those gentlemen are not to blame. It is not
against them that indignation should be raised, any more than the
distresses among the manufacturing districts are owing to the
manufacturers, who have not the power to employ the workmen.
It is the administration, we must accuse—that administration
which has involved us in difficulties, which it has not honesty
enough to overcome and remove—not upright and bold enough
to say to the placemen and pensioners on whom it depends, We
rely upon an independent Houseof Commons—we rely upon the
sense of the people, and not on placemen and pensioners.' The next
queition is that relating to the alteration of the corn laws. I am
favourable to a revision and alteration of those laws.- This must
be the end at which we anti. Capital must be more widely dif-
fused, and more equally spread over the country. The enormous
taxes cannot be paid without it ; this I shall labour to effect. I
have now gone through all, that I wished to say to you. I am
grateful for .your kind attention. I feel that I have very inade-
quately expressed myself. I have stated what are my opinions,
and on what my pretensions are founded. I have only to repeat,
that if I ant again returned as your representative, Isbell discharge
my duty with zeal, fidelity, and integrity." Mr. Beaumont con-
cluded amid the most enthusiastic applause.
Sir CHAS. LORAINX, Baronet, proposed Matthew Bell, Esq.,
as a fit and proper person to represent this county in Parliament;
and C. J. CLAVPLINU, Esq. seconded the nomination.
.Manual Bata, Esq. then addressed the freeliolders.—He
observed he stood before them in the hope that with their appro-
bation he might become their organ in that assembly, which is the
roost free and enlightened in the universe. It was not long ago
since he declared his political sentiments to them; he had had an
opportunity of again declaring them still more recently at Mot--
path. He.had explained without reserve or equivocation what his
principlee were, and they remained unchanged. Those principles
were founded on an early and deep-rooted love of his country,
and the British Constitution, which, as long as there was breath
in hie body, he would endeavour to maintain, True liberty ex-
isted in this happy country alone. Though as much a friend to
liberty of conscience as to the liberty of the subject, he thought,
by admitting the claims of the Roman Catholics, they would be
endangering the safety of the State.—(lliireing and hooting, with
some applause.)—ln the opinion which lie had just expressed, he
maintained, as he had done elsewhere, thetas the King was Pro.
testant, every branch of the, Legislature should be Protestant also.
He begged it might not be concluded that he was an enemy to re-
ligious toleration he waie.nO more hostile to the worship of the
Catholic than of any other sect whatever. It was hardly neces-
sary for him to say that he was a warm supporter of his Majesty's
Ministers; but if they forgot their duty to the people, they would
find him their bitterest enemy.—(Great applause).
Sir M. W. RIDLICY, Bart. then proposed Lord Howick as a
proper person to represent this county.
W. ORH, Esq., M. P. for Morpeth, seconded the nomination.
Lord Howtcx then came forward. Mr. Beaumont had ob-
served that they ought only to look to the public principles of
their representatives. He thotight differently. He should first
state his own political sentiments, and, then remark on what Mr.
Beaumont had itated. Mr. Bell and Mr. Liddell, at the late
meeting at Morpeth, had hall professed their attachment to the
ceostitusion of thli'eriinitry. Ile would. yield. to :neither of, them
loYa of the but he must say he. could pot accord
the same need of *Manse, to his Majesty', present Ministers. He
differed with them on the. iibj,et of reform in Parliament, and
the extent to Which the natiOnal expenditure ought
,to.be reduced.
They prOfessed,' indeed, .to . desire economy, but economy was
with thcM' a vague word, and what they called economy, he per-
:lisps might call a profuse and waitefultxpenditure. Mr. Beau-
mont had attempted to justify- his conduct by,declaring that in
1819 he WAS not a Tory. What was he then? Uri that under-
standing it was Ire received the support of this Tory gentlemen of
the county.. If he was not then a Tory, he did. not,know of what
party he could be called. For a eitiliNate, to ask pardon of his
;constituents for nonattendance to his duties itr,Parliament,
something uneormoon. lie coiildi never hare made such excuses
as he had done.'
We are 'obliged reluctantly to cut short our report to sena it in
time for this day's mail.
T. tizniiet.t., Esq.,-then proposed the How. 11. T. Liddell,
and the nomination was seconded by F. Sitwell, .Lsq.
The lion. H. T. LIDDELL. then came forward, anti addressed
the assembled multitude at considerable length. Hs
_professed
himself generally a supporter of his Majesty's Ministers, and a
friend to Catholic emancipation, and the abolition of the slime-
trade.

Mr. CLAYTON, Under Sheriff, on the part of the High Sheriff,
called for a show of bawls, which was declared to be in favour of
Lord Howl& and Mr: Liddell, Mr. Beaumont and Mr. Bell's
friends immediately demanded a poll.
The meeting was then adjourned to the polling booths till one
o'clock. ittioUt half-pait four o'clock this afternoon, (Tuesday)
the state of the poll was declared to be as follows

Liddell -
Bell -
Rowick
Beaumont

- 74
- 70
- 86
-