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that decision, that the discussion took place, anu not upon see _
sugar duties. (Hear.) If we refer to a short period of the request each of you to give me an acre of land in order to re-
history of this administration I think it will leave no doubt plenish my pockets." Then we are told in all the husting
whatever upon the minds of those lam addressing that the speeches, "It is absolutely necessary for our commerce
position of ministers in the. present [late] parliament has not and manufactures, and for all our interests, that these race-
been in consequence of any recent measures, but in conse- sures should be passed." We hear upon the hustings of
quence of their policy for some time back. (Hear.) I shall London of " unswaddling the great giant of British corn-
not follow the example set by the Paymaster of the Forces, merce," and there is no bombast, however inflated, which is
the ex-member for North Cheshire,—(loud cheers)—who, in not pressed into the service of the proposition of her Majes-
his speech at Knutsford, in justification of the administration ty's ministers. (Hear, hear, and cries of " prove it.") Some
of affairs by the ministry of which he is one, endeavoured of these gentlemen whom lam addressing to-day have asked
to identify the policy of the present administration with the me to prove these assertions. Well, 1 will not take the
policy of Lord Grey. (Hear, hear.) I shall not think it assertions of Lord John Russell. I will look for some proof,
necessary to revert to the policy of Lord Grey, for this plain more than mere guessing, and where can I find better proof
and simple reason, that the politics proposed by her majestys than in those constituencies which are most deeply and ma-
ministers are diametrically opposite to those professed by terially affected by these measures? (Hear, hear,) If lam
Lord Grey. (Great cheers.) Where are those distinguished told that it is essentially necessary for our commerce, that
men, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Stanley, Sir J. Graham. this free trade should be carried on, I naturally turn to those
and (Some hisses from the radicals drowned the close of constituencies where the great commerce of the country is
the interrogation.) Where are those men, I ask, who were chiefly concentrated. I look to London, and I find the first
at once the ornament and the essence of Lord Grey's ad- commercial city of the world returning two conservatives in
ministration ? They are arrayed among the opponents of the the place of two radicals—(cheers),—and this is not all, but
present administration ! (Loud cheers.) Where are the I find that the very proposer of these measures is returned
gentlemen of property and influence, where are the yeomanry by a majority of nine only ! (Renewed cheers.) I look to
of the country? (lienewed cheers.) Where are all those parties Bristol, to Hull,•and to Dublin, for a corroboration of these
to whose instrumentality the passing of the Reform Bill was views; but above all I look to Liverpool—(great cheers),—
mainly owing, and who supported it only under a distinct and for this reason that in Liverpool our great commerce
and positive pledge that it was to be the final settlement of with the Brazils and South America is carried on. Liverpool
that great question? Where are they? (Hear, hear, hear.) is the port alluded to in the House of Commons as likely to
They are falling off from the ranks of her majesty's ministers be most deeply affected by those measures, and being the
like leaves in autumn,—they are leaving them as a blackened residence of the great body of the Brazilian trade, I think
and leafless tree to be pointed at with scorn and derision. the opinion of Liverpool is of infinite importance. (Hear.)
(Tremendous cheers.), This is a sufficient reason to me why What do we find there ? Why, we find the two conserve-
Mr. Stanley should go into a discussion of Lord Grey's tive caedidates carried by a majority of 1400 over their op-
policy ; and it is also a sufficient reason to me to abstain from ponents, one of whom being a very active member of the cabi-
such a course. (Loud cheers.) I shall merely allude to net ! (Enthusiastic cheers.) What was my surprise also
the session of 1839, for I think the point from which when I paid a visit to my late constituents at Birkenhead to
we must start in this consideration, is the attempt upon see a Brazilian merchant come forward to propose a resolu-
the part of her Majesty's ministers to introduce a bill tion in my favour ! (Cheers.) If the commercial cities of
into the House of Commons, to .annihilate the constitution this empire be returning conservatives, let us look at the ma-
of Jamaica, one of the most rich, fertile, and important nufacturing. (Hear.) There the people will be most affected
islands in the British colonies. (Hear.) That bill was in- by these measures, and we will abide their decision. If we
troduced into the House of Commons, and I believe had it look at the state of the poll in the various manufacturing
passed into law, it would have had the effect of wresting districts, Ido not find any material decrease in the power
from the British crown that most valuable island. (Hear, of the conservatives. 1 find Leeds, and a multitude of other
hear.) That is not all., I believe that if it had passed, we places, the seats and centres of our manufactures, returning
should have seen the West India islands so many little re- conservative members. (Cheers.) I see the great manufac-
publics at this moment, modelled upon the example of St. turing constituency of the West Riding of Yorkshire return-
Domingo. (Hear, hear.) Her Majesty's ministers carried ing two members by a majority of about one thousand, in
that bill by so small a majority, that they deemed it their opposition to Lord Morpeth, also one of her Majesty's mi-
duty to resign their offices. (Hear.) Their consciences then nisters. (Great cheers.) Nay, more, I have a living illus-
were more tender than they are now ; they were not then so tration near me at this moment, in the representative for
reckless of the constitution of the country as they have shown North Cheshire (tremendous applause)—that the great
themselves to be by their late acts. (Hear, hear.) They re- manufacturing constituency of this county do not entertain
signed their offices to be sure, but they left their better halves the views of Lord John Russell upon
,this subject. (Re-
behind. (Cheers and laughter.) They were resolved to newed cheers.) Allusion has been made by some gentlemen
maintain a crowd of partisans in the immediate presence, to the part 1 took upon the River Weaver bill. (A voice—
and around the immediate person, of the sovereign, and Sir " Aye, let's have that.") Well, if you'll have a little patience
Robert Peel was effectually prevented from carrying on his you shall have it. (Cheers.) I look upon the part I took
administration bythese means. Whether Sir lt.Peel was justi- in advocating that measure as the brightest spot in my poli-
tied or not in the course he took. there was a difference of tical career. (Hear, hear.) I pride myself more upon the
opinion; but I think those who have considered the tragical advocacy of that measure, and upon the success which
events which followed closely upon the heels of this in the attended my efforts to carry it, than upon any other since
palace of the sovereign, will agree with me—at all events that I have had the honour of representing you in parliament.
fairer portion of the community, so vilely calumniated by (Cheers.) And why ? I look upon it that we, the trustees
Mr. O'Connell, and his secretary Lord Morpeth, those of the River Weaver, who have been the means of assem-
lovely caskets in which is deposited the bright jewels of bling large multitudes of our fellow creatures together to
modesty and morality will agree with me—that whatever effect advance our interests, and make our income, are entitled and
they had upon the political atmosphere of the palace. the bound, to provide for the spiritual welfare and education of
moral atmosphere of it would not be deteriorated by the re- those people. (Immense cheering.) I must allude now
tirement of those ladies from it. (Tremendous cheering.) to the false reports which have been spread about this
Shortly after this an attempt was made to obtain a grant of county as to the increase of the county-rate being owing
public money for the purpose of promoting education dis- to the expense of building these churches. (Hear, hear.)
connected from the religion of the country. That was car- These churches are not yet built, nor bas one farthing
ried by such a small majority .that they relinquished the been granted for their erection. (Hear, hear, and a cry of
scheme. (Cheers.) So closed the session of 1839, and at " Mr. Hostage's bill.") Certainly the expense of obtaining
the same time the power of her Majesty's ministers to corn- the act of parliament has been something considerable, but
mend majorities of the House of Commons. (Cheers.) The who have you to thank for that ? Who but they by whose
session of 1840 opened by a motion from Mr. Herries, who opposition it was incurred, and who, not content with
found that the mystification of the public accounts was such putting the trust to enormous expense, actually wanted to
that it was impossible to understand the state of our finances. saddle upon the trustees the payment of the expenses of the
(Hear, hear.) He brought forward a motion for a return to opposition to the bill ! (Great cheering.) I cannot more
explain these matters, and he carried that motion by a ma- satisfactorily answer your queries upon this question than by
jority of the House of Commons against her Majesty's mi- referring you to a speech of a noble lord in the House of
nisters. (Cheers.) The next was a question of patronage. Lords who was upon the committee of that bill, and dia-
Mr. Liddel conceived that a case of gross jobbing and patron- metrically opposed in politics to those who advocated it.
age had been perpetrated to provide for Lord Monteagle, and When it was introduced into the House of Lords he stated,
he brought forward a motion in the House of Commons, con- that after the most full investigation and enquiry, he not only
demnatory of that act : that motion was likewise carried considered that the trustees of the River Weaver were in
against her Majesty's ministers. (Renewed cheers.) They duty bound to make the application to parliament, but that
next came down to the house, and proposed the exorbitant had they not done so, they would have laid themselves open
sum of £50,000 a-year to support the establishment of Prince to the cherge of violation of their trust, and parliament would
Albert. (Hear, hear.) We considered that a most extrava- have been fully justified in depriving them of their powers.
gant sum, and that proposition was also defeated in the (Immense cheering.) I shall detain you no longer, gentle-
House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) lam happy to see the men, upon questions of political principle. My principles
groom of the stole to Prince Albert present upon this occa- are identical with those I professed when first I came for-
sion, and I will take this opportunity of telling him, as I tell ward to solicit your suffrages. (Hear.) My principles are
you, that if his distinguished master finds that the sum of strictly conservative. (Renewed cheers.) I entertain a
money which he receives annually from the country is inade- deeply-rooted affection and devotion for the holy and epos-
quate to support that state and dignity which, in his position, tolic branch of the Protestant religion by law established in
he ought to support, or if there is any one comfort and luxury these realms,—(cheers)---and I accompany with this the
which he is unable to obtain, I myself am perfectly willing to greatest possible respect for those who conscientiously differ
acknowledge that I committed an error in opposing the pro- from her tenets, and also with the sincere prayer that they
position for £50,000. (Hear, hear.) Shortly after this Lord may eventually find repose in her bosom. (Applause.) I
Stanley introduced his bill to amend the system of registra- entertain the warmest and most devoted attachment to the
tion in Ireland, and he succeeded on five separate occasions queen, not merely as a secular _officer, but as over all' persons
in carrying majorities against her Majesty's ministers. and all cases ecclesiastical as well as civil in these her do-
(Cheers.) The session of 1841 opened with the introduction, minions supreme ; and I take leave to say that this is a loyalty
by Lord Morpeth, of an opposition measure upon the subject very different from the loyalty of those who, with loyalty upon
of an Irish registration ; but that measure; upon two sepa- their lips, have encouraged agitation until it ripened into ae-
rate occasions. was defeated by majorities of the House of dition, and sedition till it swelled into open treason. (Tre.
Commons. (Renewed cheers.) I now come down to the mendous cheering.) I consider this loyalty very different
topics which are more immediately connected with this elec- from the professions of those who would throw open all
tion. It was the consideration of these repeated defeats that offices of importance and responsibility in these kingdoms to
compelled her Majesty's ministers to believe that something those who are unable, without doing violence to their creed,
was necessary to be done by them in order to retain their of- to take the oath of allegiance and supremacy. (Renewed
fices—(hear) ;—and it was upon this account that these cries cheers.) I consider this loyalty very distinct from the loyalty
of cheap sugar, cheap bread, and cheap timber were intro- of those who do not scruple to admit the very prophet of
duced. (Applause.) But I ask the people of England to filthiness and insubordination and infidelity into the presence
consider whether, in refusing to obey the verdict of that tri- of the sovereign. (Thunders of applause.) I entertain the
banal before which every former administration has sue- greatest veneration for our constitution. (Hear, hear.) I
cumbed, they are not acting in direct opposition to the spirit am determined to uphold that constitution in all its integrity,
of the constitution of these realms? (Cheers.) I ask any not magnifying the power, of the crown, not abrogating the
rational man to consider whether this course is not likely to independence of the House of Lords, and lastly, not depriving
give too much reason to the people of England to imagine the people of this country of the voice which they ought to
that a collusion exists between the ministers of the crown have in the legislature, and of which, I think, the position of
and the crown, to defraud them of their just and proper her majesty's ministers at this moment is likely to deprive
rights? (Much cheering.) I think, gentlemen, I have suf- them. (Hear, hear.) I thank you, gentlemen, much, for
ficiently demonstrated that the position of her Majesty's mi- your attendance to day ; and I can only say, that should you
nisters, at the present moment, is not one that has arisen again confide your interests to me, I will devote my time,
suddenly, but that it is consequent upon the causes I have attention, and talent, in the best manner lam able, to the
enumerated ; therefore I think lam right in saying that the discharge of your business. The hon. baronet then retired
prominent question for the constituency of this country to amidst enthusiastic and long-continued cheering.
determine is, whether or not they have confidence in her Mr. TOLLEMACHE next proceeded to address the electors.
Majesty's ministers. (Tremendous applause.) Although I There seemed to be a pre-arrangement on the part of the
have occupied you for some time, I think I should allude to professing liberals that the honourable gentlemen should not
those questions of the policy of her Majesty's ministers which be heard, and they succeeded tolerably well, for but very few
have been alluded to by my opponents. (Hear.) Gentle- sentences were audible. We understood him, to say that if
men, lam ready now, as I ever am, to give any explanation he had consulted his own feelings he should have declined the
of the course I have taken in public life. Why, it was only distinguished honour conferred upon him by the requisition
the other day that I received a letter from one of the most of a large portion of the electors soliciting him to become a
influential and important of Mr. Wilbraham's supporters, candidate for the representation of this county. But the
in which he informed me that he approved of my address for present period—the most important in the history of the
its straightforwardness and manliness more than any of the country, when parties were so evenly balanced, and when one
addresses issued in this county. In answer to that letter. I vote might be of the utmost consequence to the protestant
told him that whenever I found it necessary to have recourse religion, and the welfare of the nation—demanded that some
to ambiguity in communicating with my constituents, I individual should be elected for this county who, with Sir
should consider the period had arrived when it was necessary Philip Egerton, would support the integrity of the consti-
for me to resign the trust they had reposed in me. (Hear, tution. And as he was the humble individual fixed upon by
hear.) I give the same answer now to you. (Cheers.) I the requisitionists he was determined to do his duty by
now proceed to the question of the corn laws and sugar du- them, however disagreeable and painful the opposition to Mr.
ties. Upon the great question of the corn laws, I consider Wilbraham might make that duty to him. (Much uproar.)
there are three separate and distinct parties : those who ad- He should not follow the example of some of his opponents,
vocate the sliding scale, those who advocate a fixed duty, who had appealed to the passions of the electors instead of
and those who advocate total repeal. (Hear, hear.) Her their senses. For Mr. Davenport, who had done him the
Majesty's ministers are endeavouring most studiously and high honour to comment so freely upon his political conduct,
most skilfully to confound the two latter parties ; they are lie had in private life the highest respect ; but he could not
endeavouring to lull the agricultural interest into a con- allow the authority and opinion of any one, however respect-
sciousness of security, in order to ride into power upon the able, to have any weight with him, and particularly one
backs of the total repealers. (Hear, hear, hear.) The mi- whose principles were little short of those of a thorough-
nisterial organs, the Globe and some others, in accordance going radical. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) The charge
with this trick, describe all those who are opposing her Ma- of inconsistency which had been made against him (Mr.
jesty's ministers as monopolists, whereas they arrogate to Tollemacbe) was much easier made than proved. (Hear.)
themselves the title of anti-monopolists. Now it appears to The present government, whether radical or whig, bad united
me that themonopolist, if there is any at all, is he who ad- itself to that party to which the whigs were before opposed,
vocates the fixed duty. (Hear, hear, hear.) I apprehend and the leader of which had been denounced by the whigs in
that the man who advocates the sliding scale, which provides a speech from the throne, and who in return denounced the
in years of scarcity that the price of corn shall not exceed a whigs as "base, brutal, and bloody." (Loud cheers.) He
reasonable price, is not a monopolist; but the man who will (Mr. Tollemache) for one would not be such a slave to party
support a fixed duty, and, when seasons of scarcity arise, as to be dragged into sanctioning an union so disgraceful and
will maintain it—(hear, hear)—he is the monopolist, and unprincipled, and which, if allowed to continue, would corn-
not he who is the advocate of a sliding scale. (Cheers.) A pletely undermine the Protestant religion, and destroy every-
fixed duty must be one of two things—either an adequata thing valuable and sacred in our constitution. (Loud cheers,
protection to the corn-grower, or it Must not. If, as we are and great confusion, which prevented the speaker from being
led to suppose, the proposal of government will be a suffi- heard for some minutes.) This union, he considered, had
cient protection to the home grower, let me ask what becomes led to the attempt to thrust an anti-scriptural system of edu-
of the cry of cheap bread with which they are deluding the cation upon the country ; and Lord Melbourne himself, the
populace? (Hear.) This is a dilemma from which there is prime minister, to introduce to our young Queen the noto-
no escape. (Hear, hear.) Either the fixed duty is a pro- rious professor of infidelity, blasphemy, and immorality.
tection, and, if it is, the cry of cheap bread is a delusion; or (Tremendous cheers from the conservatives, and great uproar
the fixed duty is not a protection, and, if the fixed duty be among the whigs, during whit stones were twice thrown at
not a protection, what is the condition that this great cows- the police, who were attempts to restrain the crowd.) He
try will be reduced to ? (Hear.) The lands which are now considered such conduct totally unworthy of this great coun-
flourishing with abundant crops of corn will be thrown out try ; and that it was the bounden duty of every well-wisher
of cultivation ; landlords will be compelled to lower their to our institutions, to drive them from the seat of power.
rents—(A cry of " Aye, there's the rub.") Well, gen- (Cheers.) In offering himself as a candidate for the repre-
tlemen, as a landlord of this county, lam perfectly willing sentation of this county, he avowed himself a supporter of
to lower my rents (cheers) ; but if I lower my rents, I must our Protestant church, and of our Protestant institutions :he
lower my expenses also : I must diminish my establishment ; declared himself the uncompromising friend of our Protes-
I must reduce my charitable contributions ; and, let me ask, taut privileges, and of the privileges of all classes of her Ma-
if this course is forced upon the landlords of this country, jesty's subjects. (Loud cheers.) He was, too, a decided
what is to become of those who will be thrown out of em- opponent of all abuses that might in any degree tend to im-
ployment by this operation? (Hear.) But there is another pair the stability and efficiency of our institutions. (Cheers.)
part of the question of great national importance—another As regarded the great question of the corn laws, he thought
point of view in which to look at this question. Imagine, the principle of a fluctuating duty just and excellent, and
for a moment, foreign countries to refuse us supplies, from efficient for the purposes for which it was intended, namely,
war having arisen, or any other cause. (Hear, hear.) Shall to check sudden and great fluctuations in the price of corn, as
we not become beggars upon foreign countries for the suste- a protection to the consumer in times of scarcity, and to the
nance of our people ? (Cries of " Yes," and cheers.) These grower in times of abundance. (Loud cheers, and much
are the views which have induced me to advocate a sliding confusion). A fixed duty might be of use, but it would be
scale. (Hear.) They are, I think, sound and dispassionate impossible to maintain it in times of scarcity. (At this point
views, and those who have been deluded by the cry for a a great disturbance arose in consequence of some of there-
fixed duty or for total repeal, will do well to consider the ar- dicals again beginning to throw stones. The police inter-
guments which I have adduced against them. (Cheers.) fered, and after great exertions they succeeded in driving off
Upon the question of the sugar duties Ido not deem it ne- some of the disturbers, and from this moment the whigs
cessary to go at any great length. This question has been seemed determined to put Mr. Tollemache down by their
most fully and amply discussed in the House of Commons; clamour and disorder.) He was an advocate for and would
it was discussed last year when Mr. Ewart brought it for- support the connection which existed between the manufac-
ward ; and her majesty's ministers then opposed the very taring and agricultural interests. (Cries of "Off, off.") He
measure which they this year introduced themselves! knew that distress existed among the former but he attri -
(Cheers.) If last year, when the price of sugar was certainly buted it, not to the working of the corn laws, but to the wild
exorbitant, her majesty's ministers thought fit to oppose the and extravagant spirit of speculation which stock.jobbing and
motion of Mr. Ewart, let me ask with what grace do they bank jobbing had given rise to. He was aware of the pow-
come now to this great country and ask them to pass that mea- erful interests arrayed in their support ; but he was also
sure ? (Cheers.) Are you prepared to give up the interests aware of the very strongand powerful body of electors whose
of your West India proprietors? (Cries of "No.") Are Protestant principles and patriotic feelings would induce
you prepared to re-establish the slave trade ? (Great cries them to throw aside all party considerations for the benefit
of " No.") Are you prepared to say to the universe, " We, of their country. It was on this party he relied, and to this
the people of England, have for centuries struggled to abolish party that he
looked, for being carried successfully through
hwe ehl la
da aware rmeoosft theth o
thorough
this impious traffic in human beings, and we have given this contest. (Great cheers and uproar.) In accepting the
twenty millions of our money to effect it; but see what a requisition to comerwardshlaendwears
signal failure has attended our efforts ; we cannot supply slander and party abuseaatdo which he should subject himself.
w conscience
that
commendedi ncoming
him ourselves with sugar cheap enough, and we are obliged to go to For that party abuse
(Cheers.) His kno
d • countries where it is grown by means of slave labour to sup- contempt; he set itat defiance,
pdt
oea rst
se
b prospecte moreh
for-
ply our markets." This is the point of view in which I think ward he was merely doing is. duty to those electors who bad
those who have any spark of humanity left must look at this invited hi
question. (Cheers.) These are the reasons which induced for the part behadhataken ; and all his regret was that the
worthyp eoref e
svouef
odue theirfs
os r.
her majesty's ministers to oppose the measure at a time conservativedhpialaptrtrtloyeasr.7d.tnthtwaaacsagiirimed
e
when the price of sugar was extravagant, yet they now come confidence, more deservingi of their support, and who would
therefore
had he should conclude with thanking
to ask the country to ratify the very measure which they
themselves then opposed ! (Hear, hear.) The question of (
cheap timber has been made a clap-trap upon this occasion. him to go on;
I consider that this is, at all events, the most inopportune those gentlemen who
done him the honour to listen to
fight h e rs, theiran
period that such a question should be introduced. You have him. He would remind them that the battle had to be
just passed a bill effecting a total alteration in the relations of fought, not at the hustings but in the polling booths.
the Canadas ; you have united them, and the first parliament (Cheers.) At the latter place he entreated their attendance
under that hill has only just assembled. I think you must on Tuesday and Wednesday next, assuring them that those
be aware that it was most ill-judged to have brought forward electors who then voted for him would be recording their
this measure at such a eriod ; and n°tonlY that, hut, with- votes against Mr. O'Connell and Mr. O'Connell's overn-
out notke in the queen's speech or any other way. to ask the went. The hon. gentleman then retired amidst enthusiastic
House of
.Commons
0 ommons to ass that measure before those whose conservative cheers.
interests w materiallymeeting then dispersed.
time
tern were and deeply affected had even had The
me toamow
.that ornm
ministers ,Losuels,was the intention of her majesty's The polling commences this m g, (Tuesday,) and will
of her majesty's ministers nheeee.) These great financial measures close to-morrow.
proposed to thes rnisters were followed up by a resolution
House of Commons, which stated that her
majesty's ministers
the exchequer without
had discovered a method of replenishing
increasing the •
taxation of the country.
Well, gentlemen, taxation
robbery is not taxation, and that ay. sometimes be robbery, but
is the meaning of Lord John

Letters from the country speak favourably of the prospects
of our sportsmen on hill and moor. Grouse are very strong
"and plentiful, and other descriptions of game equally pro-
mising.