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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-23 00:00:00

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We thank P. P. for his hint, and shall keep an eye on the
" meddling body" to whom ho alludes. He will rue the day
on which he compels us to administer the infliction which kis
pretended conservatism, and his disguised radicalism, se
richly deserve. We have been in the habit of sparing per-
sons of his cloth, but, if tempted, we know how to chastise.

'rbe ¶Lthcrpool ,StanVarb.

FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1835.

The cause of the Queen of SPAIN is daily declining..
General MINA, `from whose energetic exertions so many
important results were expected, has either been dis-
missed as incompetent or has resigned in disgust. The
greatest alarm prevails at Madrid. The regular troops
have been superseded by the city militia, and the former
have been maroked to the north in order to stay, if possi-
ble, thEiadvanceU the army under Don CARLOS. We
may shortly expect important news from that unhappy
kingdom.

M. HUMANN, the French Minister of Finance, has
brought the message of the American President and the
treaty of 1831 under the consideration of the Chamber
of Deputies. His introductory speech evinces no small-
share of irritability, and, what is worse, it is replete
with disingenuousness. He states that the French mi-
nistry were-preparing to submit to their consideration
the "measures necessary for the execution of the treaty."
when the• arrival of the message " interrupted the exe-
cution of the project !"
Is M. HUMANN to be believed? The Chambers of
France had been assembled for some time, and yet not a
word was allowed to toanspire relative to the intentions
of the government on the subject. No allusion was
made to the unexecuted treaty in the speech of Lours
PHILIPPE. Nothing was known—nothing was inquired
into on the subject. It was not even mooted in
the newspapers. In short we cannot help thinking
that, but for the angry and threatening message of Gem
JACKSON, the Chambers would not have been troubled
with any consideration of the treaty up to the present
hour—nay, would not have been troubled at all.
The Minister of Finance says that •the message has
"interrupted the execution" of the ministerial project.
How? An honest man, when he is threatened with ar-
rest for a just debt, does not resist the payment in con-
sequence of the threat. If an unjust debt—if an exor-
bitant demand—if% fraudulent claim—then resistance.
becomes a duty for the sake of the individual and of so.
ciety. M. HUMANN does not say that the preferred
claim is an unjust debt. He could hardly assert this, for
there is the signature of Louts PHILIPPE to the bond,
He does not even contend that the government or the
King was trepanned into signing the deed. In short he
offers no opinion on the subject, and all we can conjee.
ture or surmise is founded upon the ill-concealed soreness
of his feelings. Thetubject has been forced upon him;
he is compelled to do something for the sake of decency ;
but he would rather have avoided it altogether. He
knows that it is a question which has already broken up
one ministry—that it is an unpopular subject—and he
perhaps entertains ale? that, should ministers take any
decided part in it, theirlmistence as a government might
be of short duration.

He has therefore referred the whole treaty, and all the
correspondence connected with it, to the oonsideratioa
of a committee appointed by the deputies. But the
question so referred is hampered by conditions of an ex-
traordinary nature. The committee are not to confine
themselves to the letter and spirit of the treaty, but are
required to investigate questions which can have no
earthly contlexion with it. For instance, the project of
law submitted by M. HUMANN defines the mode and
extent of the inquiry in the third article as follows
" Art. 3.—The payments on account of the sum of tics:liy.
five millions of francs shall not be made till it shall be ascot.
tamed that the government of the United States has not doe*
anything TO THE INJURY OF THE FRENCH INTEREST?."
This we contend is a drag upon the wheel in order to
prolong inquiry to an indefinite period, if need be. It is
evidently an intended loop-hole of retreat for the minis-
try in case of necessity ; and we are much mistaken if it
be not an insurmountable obstacle to any thing like a
speedy or satisfactory adjustment. What does M.
Ho-
MANN mean by "injury to the French interests ?" Has
the President's message affected the " interests- of the
gentlemen of the Bourse ? Has his master, Louis
PHILIPPE, lost a per shent upon his stock ? Has M.
THIERS been taken in by an unfortunate purchase, whoa
he meditated a rise instead of a fall in the national secu-
rities? No one will deny but that these "interests" have
been seriously affected. All this, however, is provided
against. The committee may sit for as many years as
there are millions in the debt without coming to any de-
cision—without making any report; for it is expressly
provided by the article we have quoted that no portion
of the twenty-five millions is to be paid " till it shall be
ascertained," &c., as above.

We confess there is a plentiful lack of sineerity in this
measure. It is an artful document, replete with chi-
canery, and the object of which is to obtain delay and to
trust to events. The minister dared not recommend the
fulfilment of the treaty; he obviously does not expect its
ratification by the Chamber; and he has framed an ex-
cuse for delay which will unquestionably be seized upon
by.the committee. A rogue's lawyer never had a better
case or a more susceptible jury ; and when our cousin
across the water is made acquainted with the craftiness
of his loving allies, and the ingenious scheme they have.
adopted for defrauding him of what he considers a just
debt, if he do not storm, and growl, and spit; and become
"'ridiculously tempestuous" in his manners, we shall set
him down as a much altered man and a more refined gen-
tleman than he was when Mrs. TaoLoPa wrote her amus-
ing book.
But let us do justice to all parties. M. HUMANN is
perfectly right when he says, " General JACKSON has
been mistaken with respect to the extent of the powers
which the constitution of the state has given us." Br
the word us M. HuMANN means the ministers of Louts
PHILIPPE, King of the French. The King and his mi-
nisters, acting upon constitutional principles, have the
power to declare war or make peace. They can sign.
and accept, and ratify all treaties ; but every man of the
slightest intelligence knows that a treaty in commeraisi

matters, or incumbered by financial concessions, is no-
thing more than a piece of waste paper unless sanctioned
by the estates of the realm. The treaty of the 4th July,
1831, was one of those conventional acts which evinced
a friendly disposition, but had no virtue, and never was
intended to have any value, until sanctioned by the Par-
liament of France. Mr. President JACKSON, therefore,
either in blind ignorance, or infatuated obstinacy, acted
a most unworthy part, when he drew a bill upon the trea-
sury of Paris for a sum of money unknown to and un-
provided by the people who had to pay it. But we can-
not descend to the excessive and absurd charity of be-
lieving that it was ignorance. The President well knew
that in his own case he had not the power of fulfilling
the conditions of any treaty unratified by the senate and
representatives of the United States. But we have no
such excuse to offer for his obstinacy. He rushed into
this quarrel with his eyes open. He knew lre was wrong
—perhaps he had a sufficiency of reason left to tell him
he was mad—but still he knew he was involving his
country in all the possible and probable consequences of
a war, on grounds indefensible, on claims informal, on
,If representations most fallacious. He knew that his Con-
duct was unjustifiable, and irreconcilable with the usages
and the rights of a constitutional government. That the
40 measure be had recourse to was popular is no excuse in
the chief magistrate. That his bravadoes would be con-
sidered a proof of valour by the citizens was no evidence
of their good sense or their good taste. That the idea of
making war upon France might be the means of obtain-
ing for him a loud cheer in the pot-houses of New York,
and an echo in the sentimental acclamation of the manu-
facturers of New England, we are ready to concede ; and
this, perhaps, was all that General JACKSON aspired to;
but it nevertheless shows a narrow mind, a vicious tem-
per, a debauched patriotism, an unhallowed resentment,
in a man, making his country the victim of his own vile
ii passions, his own malignant feelings, and caring no-
thing for the blood that might flow, or the ruin that
might ensue, provided he gratified the most rancorous
desires of dotard humanity.
Our opinion is, that the peOple of the United States
will yet dearly rue that they ever bad ANDREW JACKSON
for their chief magistrate. The President of such a com-
monwealth must be more or less a despot. Mr. JACK-
"N. is a tyrant. He was not dragged from his corn-
fields like CINCINNATUS to rule the republic. He was
supposed to be a warrior—he was accounted a hero—be
flattered himself he was a soldier—he had fired a musket
over a mud bank, defended by bales of cotton ; and he
came with his sword in hand, borne aloft by the mob, to
govern a country whose prosperity, and renown, and
happiness solely depended upon peaceful pursuits.
lie has committed a sad mi4ake, and his admirers
will Perhaps find it out when it is too late. He is in this
predicament, that he must either carry his threats against
France into effect or—RESIGN ! The Americans cannot
i afford to go to war with France; but if they do, propel-
! led thereto by faction, and the hope of fame, the repub-
lic will speedily be at an end.

THERE is NO REACTlONltittinfilytint'm
Such is still the cry of the discomfited and infatuated
whigs.. The triumph of conservatism is as conspicuous
as the sun in the heavens, or the earth on which they
tread, but they will not see it—they cannot be induced
to confess it. The truth stands before them as palpably

as any thing that the eye ever beheld, or the hand
touched; but they still persevere in their parrot scream,
deny it with the most ridiculous effrontery, and exclaim,
there is "noyeaction!" Well! We must, we suppose,
allow them to cackle in their own foolish way as long as
they please.

We told the electors of South Lancashire that Lord
MOLYNEUZ was an unfit person to represent them in
Parliament ; and the electors have accordingly rejected
Lord MoLYNEux I We also told them that the return
of Mr. GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD as their representative
would reflect indelible disgrace on the county and them-

selves. The electors have nobly responded to the
charge, and we have the inexpressible pleasure of an-
nottneing that Mr. GEORGE WILLIAM WOOD is not one
of the, representatives for South Lancashire 1 Lord
FRANCIS EGERTON, and the Hon. R. B. WILBRAHAM,
two uncompromising conservatives, fill the places for-
merly 'occupied by Lord MOLYNEUX and Mr. WOOD, two
avowed and pledged destructives.
This is a triumph ! We have signally defeated our
tnost arrogant enemies on their own lands, in the place
they deemed impregnable—we have driven the radical
Whigs from the field—we have silenced the orator of
Clayton-square—we have humbled the pride of the
lord, backed though he was by the yet uncoroneted
EARLES—we have gloriously triumphed over the influ-
ence, the activity, and the intimidation of the noble
houses of DERBY and SEFTON, and we have placed the
• banner of conservatism over the grave of the whigs and
the pretensions of the unitarians.
The electors have dune their duty in a way that will
procure for them lasting renown, the thanks of every
loyal heart, the gratitude of every man who is proud of
the noble land to which he belongs, and of the institu-
tions, sac-ed and venerable, which lie has inherited
from his forefathers—of every man, in short, who FEARS
GOD AND HONOURS THE KING
We shall not again use the word " reaction" lest it should
give offence, and wound the feelings of the sensitive and
delicate persons who are opposed to us. It is uncivil to
defend corporal punishments in the presence of a man
who has been flogged at the cart's tail. We therefore
willingly avoid all painful allusions; but we beg permis-
sion to be allowed to count the difference between the
poll books of 1832 and those of 1835—in other words,
between the last and present election. Here it is.

1832. 1835.
Wood
Molyneux
Ilesketh
Wood
This extraordinary difference proves something—what,
we leave the reader to decide. Here we find that Mr.
Woon polled on the present occasion 1313 votes less
than he polled in the year 1832. Lord MOLYNECX polled
005 less than on the former election. The conservative
candidate only mustered 3067 votes in 1832; the conser-
vative candidates polled in 1835, for Lord FRANCIS
EoxaroN 5613, for Mr. WILBRAHAM 4708, making an
increase in 'favour of principli and loyalty of'2.s46•votes
in the one case, and 1641 votes in the other. This speaks
not only ❑umbers but volumes in favour of our cause.
We eau make a most liberal allowance for the sore
and angry feelings manifested by the discomfited party.
We are even desirous of sinking a considerable portion of
their invectives and their falsehoods in oblivion. We
can forgive their tricks and stratagems, which have been
resorted to in vain ; and we can afford to smile at the
indecent and bullying exertions of some of the agents of
the Lad of DERBY; but the conduct of Lord AlovisEux
at the close of the poll in Liverpool on Wednesday
evening cannot be passed over so lightly. His lordship
told the rabble whom he addressed from his committee-
room that the conservatives had purchased the election
by bribery and corruption, by treating and the profusion
of spirits and ale; and had even the mendacity and the
bad taste to predict the consequences of what he con-
sidered a wasteful expenditure of money. He pre-
dicted that the estates of the parties whom he falsely
accused would shortly be sold by auction in order to defray
the expense, and that GEORGE ROBINS would be called
in to square accounts between the candidates.and their
ored t ors.

So spoke the Lord AfOLVNEUX in all the loudness of a
vulgar orator. But the noble loid forgot that, while he
was confiscating and selling the estates of others, he had
none of his own to sell. He forgot, while talking of
nioney, that be himself is not worth a shilling. He also
forgot to inform his sweet audience who it was who sup-
plied the means of bringing up his reluctant voters on
the present occasion. If he had been animated by a sin-
gle spark of candour, he would have enlightened us on
this subject. Can it be true that the heir of the house of
SEPToic is indebted for his electioneering supplies to a
Manchester manufacturer, who is an unitarian ? Has he
touched any of the gold which has passed through the
coffers of the defamed and deeply-injured Lady HEwLEy?
This may not be the case, and we hope it is not; but

Lord MOLYNEUr should not vapour about money and
estates. It looks pitiful to see the son of a peer trading
in politics upon so precarious a capital, and drawing
upon such resources for his supplies. He is now, how-
ever, reduced to his proper level—the level of a leveller.
He has been beaten in his father's preserves, and driven
from the field of battle where the game-cocks of the
house of DERBY achieved many a victory. All their in-
terest and influence did not avail against the sturdy
yeomen, the conscientious tenantry, the independent
freeholdei:s of South Lancashire. The conservatives met
them in a fair field, and beat them gallantly and glo-
riously.

But victory is thrust upon us. In Kent, in Shropshire,
in Essex, in Surrey, in Westmoreland, in Yorkshire—
froM almost every county in England we have the most
gratifying returns But the immortal triumph in Hamp-
shire outshines them all. Alas for the unhappy lord of
the protocols! He has come down to the ground at last !
He who has kissed the band of every minister—be who
has eaten the bread of every cabinet for the last thirty
years—who has dived deep in slime for a bit of bread—
who never wore a coat which was not ten times turned—,
who has courted all parties and betrayed all—he, thank
Gon, has had his day of reckoning, and has been flung
in scorn from his seat in Hants. Need we say we allude
to Lord PALMERSTON ? Our remarks would not apply
to any other man in England. Of all the vile apostates
from toryism he is the basest. But he has now received
his reward, and the sooner he retires from public life,
by secluding himself like Lord BROUGHAM in some Italian
chateau, the more agreeably will he spend the remainder
of his days. He has dragged down another Whig in his
fall—Sir GEORGE STAUNTON. So much the better. If
there bad been fifty of his class hanging by his coat, or
supporting him by his collar, they should all have gone
down together. The electors of Hampshire have won
the thanks of the :whole nation. In an evil hour they
bestowed their suffrages upon a recreant ; but the passion
of the hour having passed away, they saw the folly they
had committed,:and they have redeemed it by discarding
that minister whoencouraged the invasion of Flanders
by the French, and who danced his quadrilles while Ant-
werp was burning. He is gone, however, and may we
never hear. his name or his voice again in political
society !

IN the Liverpool Times of Tuesday last, an unfortu-
nate paper conducted upon obsolete whig principles, we
are happy to find the following complimentary passages
in reference to the electors of South Lancashire.

Our contemporary, after calling upon the electors to
follow the example of Middlesex, in the case of JOSEPH
liumE, is-pleased to observe—" The events of to-day and
to-morrow will decide whether this district, which, in
wealth, population, and intelligence, does not yield to the
proudest of them, will emulate the example they have
set, or fall away from the principles which, two years
ago, it so boldly asserted, and pass over to the ranks of
tore ism."

This is an' honest confession; but it tells seriously
against our contemporary, and is singularly adverse to
his hopes and expectations. The electors of South Lan-
cashire, whose " wealth, population, and intelligence"
have been so truly described, have rejeeted the Whig
candidates—have refused to return Lord MoLYNEUX and
Mr. WOOD ; and hence it clearly follows that the "wealth,
population, and intelligence" of the county are opposed
to these gentlemen, and decidedly in favour of Lord
FRANCIS EGERTON and Mr. WILBRAHAM.

The Liverpool Times proceeds to say, "As for Mr.
WILBRAHAM, he, we believe, has no chance whatever; and,
though Lord FRANCIS EGERTON is better supported, his
hopes of success rest more upon the supposed divisions
of the reformers than on his own strength."
Let facts bear witness. Mr. WILBRAHAM, who had
" no chance whatever," is returned ; and Lord FRANCIS
EGERTON, whose " success " depended upon the " sup-
posed divisions of the reformers," has polled near a thou•
sand votes over Lord MoLyNEui, and no less than 1,236
over Woon, who, as a reformer, was at the top of the
poll at the last election ! These facts speak for them-
selves, and they make the reformers look very small.
But there is NO reaction!

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

City, Wednesday Evening, half-past Seven o'clock.

We had a striking evidence of the unfitness of the present
members for the city to represent the interests of this great,
though decaying port, displayed at the meeting of the Ship-
owners' Society Yesterday. There was found at his post Mr.
Carruthers, the conservative member for Hull, to guard and
watch the interests of his constituency. Mr. Alderman Thomp-
son, the member for Sunderland, was at his post, and various
other representatives were there present. 'But neither Alderman
" VOod," Mr. Pattison, Mr. Grote, or Mr. Crawford attended
on this occasion, all-important as are the shipping interests to
London, and interesting to a large portion of their constituents
as all matter must be connected with the meeting. Had it been
an assembly of dingy destructives to assail the King and violate
the constitution, we should have had the sweet voices of these
four individuals splitting the ears of the groundhogs with their
democratic denunciations; but as it was a 'meeting unlikely to
bring about mob-popularity, and as it was composed of those by
whom theoretic ignorance would not be permitted to pass as
sterling sense, the four representatives (!) of the city were of
course away. We shall hail the day when the oonstituency of
London follow the example set them by Hull, by East Surrey,
and by other parts of the empire, and esteem honest men of good
sound sense, men of commercial experience, instead of the
biped magpies, which at present stand forward as the represen-
tatives of the metropolis. •
To-day has been settling-day in Consols, and it has proved a
bear account. The money market is very buoyant, and money
easy. The price both for money and the new account in Con-
sols is 916 1. Exchequer Bills are 41 to 43, and India Bonds
are 20 to '2'2.
We have had the new Spanish Stock introduced since we last
wrote. It came out at 60, and has been as high as 11 prem.,
but closed at 11 1 prem., this afternoon. In the Cortes Bonds
there is some degree of flatness, and 55+ is the quotation.
All our northern bonds are exceedingly buoyant. Belgian
are 991 to 100; Dutch 5 per cents. are 101 i, and 21 per cents.
54i 1; The Brazilian Stock is exceedingly buoyant, 821 83
being the price. The Chilian Stock have undergone a very
important advance to-day, 37 to 38 having been the quotation
at the dose of business. Colombian Bonds are also better,
being at 321334.
We have had Calcutta papers to-day to the 4th September.
They bring accounts of the positive defeat. of Shah Shujat, by
Dust Mahommed Khan, in his attempt to regain the throne of
Cabul. The defe4ed. Shah was endeavouring to reach the
Company's territories. He appears to have been betrayed by
his Durrance followers, who were bought over by Dust Mahom.
med. We have in these papers further particulars of the
operations contemplated by the British government against
Joudpore. It was Understood that propositions had been for-
warded to the Rajah Main Singh through the political agent,
Major Alves, and that, should he reject them, a force of 10,000
men would immediately take the field against him. The 2d,
4th, 6th, and 7th Cavalry regiments, and 11. M. 13th Light In-
fantry, with five companies of Artillery and 36. battering guns,
were to form part of the expedition. Notwithstanding the
great damage done almost throughout Hindustan, by inunda-
tion, the indigo crop was estimated at 90,000 maunds. Nearly
all the factories at jessore, Dacca, and Ringpore had closed.
The accounts from Buxar are highly favourable, those. from
Jessore considerably less than last year, but those from Dacca
and Ringpore better. Along the whole line of the Ganges,
from Pubna to Putna, the crop was reported to be almost a total
failure.

There is among the statutes of Trinity College, Oxford, one
by which the scholars of the foundation are ordered "to be
whipped to the twentieth year."
• - _

On Sunday the Hon. Mr. Canning, from Constantinople, and
Mr. Urquhart, from; Berlin, arrived at the Foreign-office in
Downing-street.
The four city members subscribed to defray part of the ex-
pences of Mr. flume's election, though the legitimate Whigs do
not consider him as belonging to their party, particularly since
he announced with apparent delight that Sir Robert Peel would
be borne into office ou the shoulders of the people.—Morning
Post.

r.-HOT WORK FOR THE AGITATOR.—Mr. O'Connell will have
to defend the following petitions on the meeting of parliament :
—From the city of Dublin against his own return, from the
borough of Tralee against the return of his son Alaulice, and
from Yotighal against the return of his son John. A new
tribute is already spoken of. _

An incendiary fire took place' on Wednesday night week in
the premises of John Aldridge. of- Ba don. near Southampton.
A large barley rick was entirely consumed, and an adjoining
harp was with difficulty saved. The Perpetrator has not yet
been discovered. -The property Was partly insured in the County
Fire-office.

There is at present in Chelsea a veteran named Roseworthy,
formerly in a dragoon regiment, who has attained the age of
105 years, and, being one of the most hearty and active men on
the staff of that establishivent, seems likely still to prolong a
green old age.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION,

TRIUMPH OF THE
CONSERVATIVES.

SIGNAL DEFEAT OF J3OTH THE WHIGS.

At the close of the first day's poll on Tuesday last the num-
bers stood as follows :

CONSERVATIVES.

Lord Francis Egerton 4564
Hon. M r. Wilbraham 3871

IV li IG S.

Lord Molyneux 3459
Mr. G. W. Wood • 3323
On the second day, at the close of the poll, the numbers
Were :

Lord Francis Egerton 5613
Hon. Mr. Wilbraham 4708
Lord Molyneux 46.4 ,
i Mr. Wood

These numbers ~rive Lord Francis Egerton a majority
over Lord .111olyneux
over Mr. Wood 1236
To Mr. Wilbraham over Lord Molyneux
over Mr. Wood 431
How are the mighty fallen !

At the close of the poll at Liverpool, on Wednesday, the
hustings in the Haymarket were crowded with a large assem-
blage of electors. The concourse in front of the booths was
also very considerable, but the greater part of these were of the
" great unknown." As soon as the business of the day had ter-
minated, a gentleman on the hustings proposed three cheers for
Lord Francis Egerton, which was responded to most enthu-
siastically by the greater part of the persons present. Three
more cheers were as cordially given for Mr. Bootle Wilbraham,
and similar honours were bestowed upon the names of Sir Robt.
Peel, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Howard Douglas, and Lord
Saudon. Au attempt was then made to get up one cheer fur
Lord Molyneux and George William Wood, but, to prove that
there was no re-action, notwithstanding the presence of the no-
ble lord, it was a complete failure. Lord Molyneux, nothing
daunted, then left the hustings, and crossed the Haymarket,-
accompanied by a retinue of his "great unknown" friends, to
the New Ha.vmarket Tavern, from a window of which he ad-
dressed his followers to the following effect:—lt was impossible
for him to allow the election to pass over without thanking his
friends personally for the great exertions they had made in his
behalf, and in behalf of the great cause in islich he was en-
gaged. The duties of his friends, and especially those of his
committees, during the struggle, had been most laborious.
(Cheers.) The contest had been one of much anxiety to the
county, and he regretted that he was then unable to furnish
them with the result, as it was not possible until a few honrs had
elapsed to obtain an accurate account of the state of the poll.
He could, however, inform them of the result of their exertions
in this part of the county, which was exceedingly flattering to
himself, as being an assurance that where his political senti-
ments and character were best known, he had received the
greatest support. (Cries of "Shut your mouth," and cheers.)
Irom the state of the poll in Liverpool, at its close, it appeared
that the number of votes which he (Lord Molyneux) had re-
ceived amounted to 1110. The other candidates stood as fol-
lows :—Mr. Wilbraham, 967; Lord Egerton, 916; and Mr.
George William Wood, 772. This, to him, cheering state of
the poll, proved what he anticipated, and what he knew they all
expected, viz., that Liverpool would stand true to We cause—
the cause of reform, which it had always espoused. (Cheers
and hisses.) For himself he had to thank them for the great
exertions they had made, and to congratulate the freeholders of
Liverpool on their firmness. It was not his intention to detain
theta by entering into political details for two reasons • one of
which was, that his sentiments were so well known to them as
not to require repetition; (cheers;) and the other, because he
might not have an opportunity of putting in practice his profes-
sions by being returned as their representative. (Cheers.) Thus
much, however, he would say, that if he was elected he should
go to the House of Commons with determined hostility to his
majesty's ministers, (Cheers, groans, and hisses.) If the
choice of the electors fell upon him, and Lord Francis Egerton
was also returned, he should have, he was happy to state, a most
honourable colleague, however they might differ in politics.
He should, however, regret that noble lord's return, as they
would then be deprived of the services of Mr. Geo. Wm. Wood,
which to the mercantile community would be a great loss.
(Cries of " Dreadful!" and cheers.) He regretted to find that
the tories had gained an advance upon them by, their trick k and
manoeuvres, and they (the reformers) had been fightin„o.` the
battle under great disadvantages. The tories had been under-
mining their interests in every possible way; they commenced
at the last election, and had continued to do so up to the
present time. (Cheers.) He would just refer to what occurred
at the novination on Saturday. He was then told that his
talents were more suited to Clayton-square than the House of
Commons. (Hear.) That might be a matter of opinion; but,
in answer to the assertion, he would say that he considered it a
much higher honour to address an independent body of men
who came voluntarily to hear him than a marshalled band in the
House of Commons, or a packed community before a hustings,
with 'squires and 'squires' sons for fuglemen, who cheered and
hissed and hissed and cheered promiscuously, without knowing
when the applause or the disapprobation should come in. He
did not believe that the gentleman who made the remark ever
experienced the proud feelings of self-satisfaction in having
done his duty whic h be (Lord M.) had experienced when ad-
dressing them in Clayton-square, or his opinion of the honour
conferred by such an assembly would be of a far different na-
ture. He begged leave now to congratulate them upon what
he anticipated the result of the elections throughout the country
would be. He hoped South Lancashire would return one re-
former at least, and he did not fear for the reformers obtaining
such a majority throughout the country over the tories as to in-
capacitate the present ministers from holding their places.
(Hisses and cheers.) There was one consolation for them,
whatever the result might be, which was, that in consequence
of these elections the pockets of the tories would be found to be
considerably lighter, and should they,on finding a majority against
them in the House of Commons, venture again to dissolve the
parliament, lie predicted that many flue estates would be ad-
vertised in the newspapers for sale. (Cries of " You've none
to sell!" and cheers.) The talents of Mr. Geo. Robins would
then be brought into. requisitiou, and the papers would teem with
enticing paragraphs to the capitalist. The noble lord concluded
his " speech" by saying he should take his leave by thanking
them kindly for the support they had afforded him at the election
and for their kindness in listening to him, and hoped that when-
ever his services were required he would not be found to shrink
from his duty.

The announcement of the result of the South Lancashire
election on Wednesday evening was received at the Exchange
Newsroom with a degree of enthusiasm which beggars descrip-
tion. Three cheers and " one cheer more" for Lord Francis
Egerton and Mr. Bootle Wilbraham followed each other for a
considerable time. 'These were so long, scdoud, and so general
as to drown any attempt to express a contrary feeling, had such
an inclination existed in the mind of any person present. The
greater part of the conversation in the room yesterday consisted
of friend congratulating friend on the successful termination of
their labours, and of recounting anecdotes connected. with them.
Now and then a little good-humoured banter on the " no reac-
tion" was indulged it. A. liberal merchant complained bitterly
of the indelicacy of ringing the bells. •To his ears their music
perhaps sounded somewhat melancholy and funereal, because
the liberals had triumphed in Liverpool! In short, he frankly
acknowledged that he wished those who had set the clappers of
St. Nicholas's Church in motion in the hands of old Nicholas
himself. Some few who had picked up a few of the crumbs of
comfort and consolation that fell from Lord Molyneux's mouth
in the Haymarket attributed the success of the conservatives to
tory bribery, &c. &c. Notwithstanding all that has been spent,
we could not learn that any tory bills had been dishonoured, or
that a single tory residence was in the market for sale. We
fear the radicals will lose their contemplated good bargains in
this way, as well as their late representatives. This is a very
melancholy thing no doubt. They are much to be pitied, and
we pity them.