The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-06 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ELECTION.

The real business of the Liverpool Election, upon which
depends the momentQus question whether this great commer-
cial port shall be represented by men of high personal character
and Mental attainments, or the nominees of the rabble led on by
a few destructivee, commenced yesterday morning. At half-
past nine the Mayor, attended by the Recorder, Bailiffs, Town-
clerk, Sword and Mace Bearers, appeared on the hustings. The
Town-clerk immediately proceeded to read the precept autho-
rising and commanding the return of two burgesses to serve in
the ensuing parliament as members for the borough of Liver-
pool. The first candidate who approached the hustings was
Mr. William Ewart, one of the late members for the borough.
The friends of this gentleman met him at the Adelphi Hotel,
where his procession was marshalled. A few minutes after Mr.
Ewart made his appearance, Lord Sandon advanced towards
the hustings, accompanied by Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr.
John Moss, Mr. Alderman Sandbach, Mr. Alderman Horsfall,
Mr. C. S. Parker, Sir John Tobin, Mr. Saudars, Mr. George
Green, Mr. J. D. Bold, Mr. T. Bold, Mr. Irving, and a large
belly of most influential merchants. This party was attended
by a large body of electors preceded by a capital baud of music—
the banners carried on the occasion by his lordship's supporters
bore appropriate inscriptions.
His lordship', reception was loud and enthusiastic. Lord
&linden's party was followed by that of Sir Howard Douglas.
The gallant general was seated in a barouche drawn by four
horses. Sir Howard was accompanied by Mr. Alderman Wright,
Mr. Alderman Leyland, Mr. Duncan Gibb, Sir Thos. Brancker,
Mr. Alderman Peter Bourne, Mr. Alderman Rubinson, Mr.
Faulkner, Mr. Riteon, Mr. R. 11. Frank, Mr. Thomas Moss,
Mr. Robert Horsfall, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, 111 r. John Shand,
Mr. Adam Lodge, Mr. George Grant, Mr. Henry Moss, Mr.
Thos. Shaw, Mr. Lowe, and a great number of other gentlemen.
Sir Howard was preceded by a baud of music, headed by a
banner bearing his shield or arms and motto, " Lock sicker,—
Be Firm." Other banners were also carried in the procession ;
these were greater in number and variety than was ever exhi-
bited on any similar occasion. From some of them we collected
the following inscriptions:--" From country and King my sup-
port never wandered ;" " Merry England for ever, our King
and our laws,—hark forward, true blues, our country to save!"
"Fiat et fit.—Fortiter et adeliter ;" " Yeo! pull together to the
end, and elect Sir H. Douglas, our 'church and king-friend :"
"}lima for the King, constitution, and church,—may all plotting
contrivers be left iu the lurch!"
As soon as Lord Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas appeared
en the huctings, " Three cheers" and " One cheer more" were
called for and given for each with a heartiness and good-will
that bespoke the general feeling of the multitude which by this
time filled the entire of Castle-street and all the open space_ i❑
the neighbourhood of the Town-hall from which a glimpse of
the hustings could be caught.
About five minutes before ten o'clock, Mr. Morris also
ascended the hustings. This gentleman's " troops of friends"
were principally composed of the " great unknown," if we
except Mr. Win. Earle, jun., and Mr. Lawrence Heywortb, for
they were the only men of any note or likelihood that we could
recognise. The appearance of this gentleman did not appear
to excite any very great attention, except from a rabble that
immediately followed him. On the hustings he was so little
known that the question " Which is Morris ?" was very
generally asked, and as generally answered with " I don't
know."
The hustings were fitted up in the manner usual on the days
of nomination ; with this difference, however, that two boxes
were exclusively set apart, ou either side of the Mayor's seat,
for the accommodation of " the gentlemen of the press." For
this act of liberalism we, on the part of our own reporters and
those of our contemporaries tender his worship our best thanks.
By the time the candidates had reached the hustings, the
whole of Castle-street, and the open spaces on both sides of its
end opposite the Town-ball, presented a dense mass of men,
through whwn it appeared impossible to pass or repass. Those
immediately in front of the hustings waved to and fro occasion-
ally, as if, like poor Lord Grey, they were unable to resist the
pressure from without. Noise, almost ceaseless, was the order
of the day; but, with very few exceptions, we saw no attempts
at violence, although, as will be seen in the sequel, not a few
provocatives were liberally administered by the liberal candidates
and their liberal supporters. A strong posse of special consta
Isles were stationed in front of the hustings to preserve some-
thing like order. Two or three fellows were seized and dragged
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out of the crowd with great intrepidity by the police, for being
inclined to be as active with their hands as with their throats.
One for throwing dirt (we believe at Lord Bandon.) But, on
Use whole, as the crowd was only noisy, it was one of which we

save nothing more to say than that the greater part of the per.

sons who composed it were not electors of Liverpool. Never-
theless it will most likely be praised by some of our contempo-
raries as the most respectable and most sensible crowd that ever
was assembled in Liverpool, because the liberal portion of it was
indisposed to hear more than one side of a question.
There appeared to have been some understanding, or rather
misunderstanding, as to a division of the...hustings:between the
Liberal and tory candidates. The former claimed, by the mouth
of their spokesman, Mr. Wm. Earle, the exclusive possession
of the eastern division i_ but the Mayor, as we understood, re-
plied that he had nu power to interfere in any way, and there-
foie could not direct either party as to the exact spot where
they should or should not stand.
Mr. JAUES Briarecasa then advanced to the front of the
hustings for the purpose of nominating his friend Mr. William
Swart. This privilege was not objected to by the tories, who
endeavoured to procure, and with some difficulty obtained, for
him something like a hearing. Mr. Braucker commenced his
address by saying that be stood before them (the electors) by
the right of conquest!—his fellow-townsmen having three timer
within a few short years placed the gentleman he should have
the honour of proposing at the head of the poll. The spoilt of
victory were before them. (A laugh.) He once more, there-
fore, claimed the right to staud forward first on the present oc-
•esion. As the proceedings of the day must necessarily be
somewhat long, and as his worship the Mayor was anxious that
those proceedings should terminate by one o'clock, to allow the
workmen time to erect the booths for polling, he should not de-
tain the court long, as, besides comViance with his worship's
request, he end the other gentlemen present were anxious to
proceed to the business snore immediately conducive to the
greet contest ia which they were about to embark. The occa-
sion which had brought the meeting together was one of great
singularity.—(A laugh.) Parliament had been dissolved by a
sort of a kind of legerdemain process—(No, no !—Three cheers
for the King were here called for and given)—by a hocus-pocus
trick. They had all seen, all read—they had all heard that
tissue of falsehood and absurdity, the proclamation of Sir Robert
Peel.—(" We have." Three more cheers for Sir Robert Peel
were instantly given. Cries of " Propose, propose !" Amid
the confusion Mr. R. Sheil made an attempt to address the
meeting, but was silenced by the Mayor, who requested both
parties to be quiet and hear etch other.) Mr. Brancker having
obtained a partial hearing, said, that he should not waste their
time by attempting to defend Mr. Ewart's votes in Parliament.
(Cheers, and cries of " No, DO I Hear him out; the more he
speaks, the better the people will be convinced of his folly.")
As soon as we could hear the worthy gentleman, he said,—Mr.
Mayor, I have exhausted my voice. Gentlemen, I always find
that the losing body is the first to lose temper—the most apt to
he angry ;—(a loud laugh)—l shill, therefore, conclude by pro-
posing William Ewart, Esq., as a fit and proper person to repre-
tont the borough of Liverpool in the ensuing Parliament.
Mr. W. W. CURRIE seconded Mr. Ewart's nomination.
Twice before it had fallen to his lot to share in the nomination
tit tint gentleman; nor di 1 he feel the least disposition to shrink
from doing so on the present occasion. There were certain votes
which Mr. near: had given of which he did nut approve, and in
Iskiilt he could not go along with him. While he felt that, in every
vets which Mr. Ewart had given, he could not agree, he was free to
admit that the party opposed to Mr. Ewart might disagree still
mete with that gentleman's public conduct. He could not, how-
ever, account for the feeling which prevailed in certain quarters
against that gentleman., (Cheers.) Mr. Evart was pursued
with an intense malignity—with a never-dying rancour, kept
alive like a vestal's fire, which, in his opinion, far exceeds the
fair and legitimate bounds of political opposition with respect
to Mr. Ewart's public couduct. Opposition was, however,
directed against his public character; against his private cha-
racter calumny had not dared to say a word. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Currie concluded by seconding the nomination of Mr.
Swart.

Mr Alderman LAWRENCE then, in a strain highly compli-
mentary to the electors at large, and commendatory of the po-
litical conduct and consistency of Lord Sandon, proposed that
nobleman as a fit and proper person to represent the "good old
borough" in parliament. Mr. Lawrence concluded amid the
most enthusiastic cheers.

JOHN Moss, Esq. said that he had great pleasure in seconding
tit. nomination of Lord Sandon, because he was quite sure his
lordship had dono his duty in the two last sessions of parliament.
(Cheers.) lle would not detain the court longer, but would
eonclude by saying, that, without any mental reservation, he
approved of all Lord Sandon's votes. (Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman WR tour said,—Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen—
The time has now arcived when the freemen and electors of
this borough are called upon to exercise one of their most sacred
duties; a duty, sir, which 1 feel assured they will best perform
by returning as their representatives in the succeeding parlia-
ment such gentletnea as they are convinced will be faithful to
their King and country—flathfut to the end in preserving to us
the benefits of that constitution and those institutions which
have raised those kingdoms to their present preeminent station
among the nations of Europe; and, whilst they endeavour
zealously to forward and support the general interests of the
empire, shall watch over and guard those belonging to this great
ec,maniunity in a more especial manner ; gentlemen who, whilst
they are found ever ready to uphold the rights of the country,
will not forget to stand tip manfully in their placer in parlia-
meat. and defend with their greatest ability the rights and fran-
chises of their constituents Whoa they are attached. Such, my

fellow-electors and brother-freemen, arc the gentlemen you
should return, and it gives me great gratification in being able
to propose to you one who, I am perfectly convinced, will, if
sent to parliament, fulfil every word I have uttered—a gentle-
man the greater part of whose life has been zealously devoted
to the service of his King and country in various situations—
a gentleman ever forward to support those iustitutious under
which we have the happiness to live; and one who has during
the past year effectually aided and assisted- the great exertions
of our late noble and most faithful representative, Lord Seniors,
in repelling the shameful attack which was made on your fran-
chises—need I say, my brother-freemen, I mean Sir Howard
Douglas, who I have now the honour of nominating as a fit and
proper person to represent this ancient borough iu the ensuing
parliament. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Alderman LEYLAND agreed in every word which had
fallen from his friend Mr. Wright. Ile considered Sir Howard
Douglas a fit and proper person to represent Liverpool i❑
parliament, and he had the highest pleasure iu seconding the
gallant baronet's nomination.
Mr. WILLI.tra Ennis, jun., then stood forward, with his
speech in one hand and his hat in the other. After making one
of his best bows to the Mayor, and after smiling complacently
upou the multitude outside the hustings, he said that he had
great pleasure in appearing before the meeting to propose a
fourth candidate; a man whom he considered well qualified,
indeed better qualified than either of the othercandidates (hear,
hear, and Mr. " Ewart's a candidate!") who had been already
proposed. (A good laugh.) He would not detain the court
very long, lest he should deprive the meeting of the opportunity
of listening to the eloquence which would shortly flow in copious
streams from the opposite side. The gentleman whom he had
the honour of bringing forward had not the advantage of an
acquired er hereditary character. (Loud cries of Hear,
hear.) He had heard it said that representatives who possessed
these accidental helps had freer access to the public offices than
the plain gentleman. (. laugh.) Now for his part he had no
idea of such a thing, it was all nonsense—the representative of
the town of Liverpool needed none of these auxiliaries. He
(Mr. Earle) did not mean to underrate their yalue, but he be-
longed to the levellers—(here all parties poured in a universal
hiss)—he belonged to what a gentleman opposite (Mr. Joseph
Sanders) once called the low party. (Loud laughing.) lie
knew what respect was due to that title; he was proud to pay
true honour—(Cries of nominate, nominate your man, when
will you hav'e 'done ?) 'l\To, sir, exclaimed Mr.' Earle, first
looking at the Mayor and then at his notes,' I have not done
yet. Mr. Morris is a merchant, one of the profession to which
lie (Mr. Earle) belonged. (Cries of he's a Cockney, nobody
knows him here.) Mr. Morris resides in London, but he has
connexions in Liverpool. If that gentleman were returned to
parliament, there would not be any occasion to send deputations
to London, there would not be the least occasion to cram their
representatives before the business could be understood and the
remedy sought. There would not be any occasion to keep up
the office, called the Liverpool Office, which was of great ser-
vice to men who did not understand business. Who is thereon
these hustings that dare declare that Mr. Morrison, (laughter,)
he meant that Mr. Morris is not admirably qualified to repre-
sent Liverpool in parliament ? (He's a bank director, endplay
be of great use to decayed houses.) Mr. Morris's political
opinions were those of a staunch reformer. He knew there
were persons within the walls of that magnificent building
(the Town-hall) through which he had passed to that hovel of
a hustings, to whom reform was as odious as—(what we could
not hear.) He said so because he had a seat in the Common
Council of Liverpool, which, however, he did not consider an
honour. (Why don't you resign-?) He had been admitted
into the Council-room not from any merit of his own. (Loud
laughter precluded the possibility of catching the remainder of
the sentence.) He hoped, however, that being there he might
be able to do some good. He took care at least to let the public
know what was going on in that room ! (Hear, hear, and
question.) Mr. Morris was a friend to reform, and, above all,
to corporate reform. (Cheers.) Could they expect as much
from the noble lord or the honourable general? (Cries of
" Yes 1 yes !") He admired the gallant general : he comes
forward like an honest, straightforward man. Ile tells us what
he is. (Cheers.) But what does the noble lord say ? If he
(Mr. E.) understood the English language, his lordship had
come among them as a reformer. (Yes he is.) To him (Mr.
Earle) it appeared that his lordship bad taken fright. But it
was the duty of the electors to prevent his lordship being placed
in a situation where his fears might prompt hint to injure us,
and by injuring us, injure the country. (Cheers and laughter.)
He (Mr. E.) had been invited to resign his seat in the Common
Council. He would not do so. (Cheers.) There were only
five of the members of that body who—(lnterruption, which
prevented us from hearing the remainder of the sentence.) Mr.
Earle concluded by expressing a hope that the householders
and the burgesses of Liverpool would return Mr. Morris as one
of their representatives to parliament. (Cheers and hisses.)
Mr. L. HEYWORTII seconded the nomination. lie hoped
common civility would be shown to every man who presented
himself here. He would state the reasons which had induced
him and multitudes of his fellow-townsmen to come forward in
favour of Mr. Morris. life was an intelligent merchant. He
knew what was most conducive to the interests of a mercan-
tile community and of the country at large. ("His interests
are not ours!") - Very few had even given due weight to the'
classes connected with the commercial and mercantile pursuits
of the country. Ile had said and he would say again, that
there was not a poor man—a labourer, receiving £.15 a-year,
which was little more than lss. a-week, (" Oh, oh !") if calcu-
lated at three per cent., that would be equal to a capital of
£l5OO. (Hisses.) He would state nothing but facts; if right'
let them have their proper impression: if wrong, let him be de-
nounced. On this principle, and this only, he would supp'ort
Mr. Morris. Every man who brought his talents and muscular

power to market realized a net capital of £l5OO. There were
5,000,000 persons above twenty years of age. He would take
them at 5,000,000; and, by multiplying that by £l5OO, (hides
and cries of '• No figures !") by multiplying 5,000,000 by £l5OO
they would have a capital of £7,500,000. (Cheers and groans.)
All belonging to the immense mass of the population. Should
this be put aside ? (Cheers.) Should they be squabbling about
a few livings in Ireland, and neglecting this immense ocean of
property, from which all of them sprung? (Cries of "Ques-
tion!") This was the question. It was no more true that
every bubbling fountain and every little rill (laughter) to the
great stream upon which their amazing commerce floated, all

owed their origin to toe great ocean itself, than that every other
kind of capital was derived from that great ocean of capital of
which he bad spoken_ Mr. Morris came forward as a mer-
chant who understood what was beat for the community and
the prosperity of the productive classes. (Cheers from with-
out.) Fur this reason, and for others qualifying him for the
situation, he had much pleasure iu seconding the nomination
of Mr. Morris.
Mr. EwART came forward, and was received with great
cheering. He commenced by thanking his worship, the Mayor,
for the advantage of an open stage, and be hoped they should
be indebted to their adversaries for no favour. (Cheers.) lie
stood there as the advocate of every party. (Shouts of " No,
no!") He claimed a fair hearing for every party. (Some
disturbance.) He was sorry any disturbance should be shown
to any one who advocated all parties. He cordially concurred
with Mr. Hey worth in advocating the cause of the artisan and
labouring population. (Loud cheers.) They must have a fair
consideration of the character of the present administration.
Every party must have the freedom to censure or panegyrise
them. lie asked them if they were not public men on a public
stage, and were they not the spectators? Two years ago, three
of the candidates now present had au opportunity, from that
place, of addressing those whose votes they solicited. Those
two years had been two years of vital importance to the country.
They would be most memorable in its future history. The

opening of those two years had been remarkable for the com-
mencement of improvements. The close was equally ternark-
able for its sudden interruption. Why the recent dissolution
of the ministry bad taken place—why the late parliament had
been sent to its account before the country—was at present a
mystery. (Here the tumult and disturbance which took place
outside became so violent that Mr. James Brancker was in-
duced to turn to the crowd and beg a hearing for Mr. Ewart,
as he was addressing the court on the subject of their rights and
privileges.) Great was the astonishment of the country when
the late government was dissolved. (Renewed interruption.)
Mr. Ewart continued :--Great was the amazement of the peo-
ple, when they saw not only the old hands brought back, but
an additional number of recruits taken into the tory ranks who
had never before figured in the Wellington battalion. (Cheers,
and a shout of " Three cheers for the Duke of Wellington,"
which were given with astounding vehemence, and repeated
again and again.) At this moment the confusion outside be-
came so outrageous that to proceed was impossible. Mr.
Ewart made several attempts to get a hearing, but was unable.
Mr. Brancker said it was a tory plot to prevent Mr. Ewart
being heard. This was stoutly contradicted on the other side,
who urged Mr. Ewart to go on. They Mayor put it to Mr.
Ewart whether he had not better proceed and address the court,
as Iris turning to them outside seemed to cause much noise.
Mr. Ewart was understood to say, that he was perfectly in. forum.
He was addressing the court.

Mr. RUSHTON.--Mr. Mayor, I have had some experience in
these hustings, and it does appear to me that there is a deter-
mination to prevent the candidate speaking. (Cries of " No,
no!—Chair, chair! Go on !" and much disturbance.)
The MATOR.—Gentlemen, if you wish to retain that charac-
ter which you have always had for patience and good humour,
you will allow Mr. Ewart to proceed without interruption.--
-(Beer, hear, and cheers.)

Mr. EWART resumed.—When he saw the old battalion
brought back, he did confess it reminded him of the muster-roll
of Sir John Falstaft--( Laughter.) He by no means wished to
disparage their military talents ; but it did appear to him that
they had been sebncted by the Duke of Wellington much upon
the same plan as Sir John Falstaff had adopted, namely, as
food for powder.—(Laughter and cheers.) He did think they
were more adapted for figuring in the camp than in debate,
And as Sir Joka said to Shallow, whin ha staked the reason

1 why he did not select better men, the reason was that they
presented no mark to the enemy. They might as well take aim
at the edge of a penknife.—(Laughter.) The great principle
upon which the Duke of Wellington appeared to have selected
his men consisted, in two words, of silence and obedience.—
(Applause.) He (lid not think Mr. Peel's valour would so
touch have outrun that which was generally supposed to be the
better part of valour, as to have induced him to ,take the lieu•
tenancy in that remarkable cohort.—(Laughter.) He said the
lieutenancy, for who would suppose that Sir Robert Peel Was to
be the captain? He was, indeed, to be spokesman,lint he
would never be the captain, and only the spokesman, as far as
Ancient Pistol was the spokesman to Sir John Falstaff. He
had alluded to the manifesto of Sir Robert Peel. It was some-
what unintelligible from its perplexities, but it was character.
ized by two plain features. It pronounced no opinion, and it
preserved every thing for future consideration. Sir Robert's
speech, which was a kind of postscript to that manifesto, made
nothing clearer.—(llear.) He began by telling them all was
tranquil and quiet ; but he erroneously attributed that tranquil-
lity and that quiesence to the interposition of the Duke of Wel-
lington, as if they had not been quiet before, as if this great
nation was to be frightened from its propriety, and to unsettle
the calm repose of its diguity, because the Duke of 'Wellington
was premier. No ; the country was determined to resist, by
constitutional means, the great military commander, not, as
Sir Robert I'eel would have them believe, because the Duke of
Wellington had exclaimed, in military phraseology, " Stand at
ease !"—(Laughter and a cry of " Attention !") Who had been
guilty of disturbing the tranquillity ? He could lay his hand on
his heart and say, in the faith of an honest man, that those who
had advised that ill-advised dissolution—those who had aided
and abetted it--were the real agitators. Posterity and history
would point to them as the cause of any future disturbance
which might be brought about, and which he ventured to hope
that their rashness would not cause. In that celebrated after-
dinner speech, they were told, in opposition to the authority of
the Times, which veered round with every change, that they
would look not to measures but to men. Sir Robert had told
them to look only to the personal character of the ministers.
But it was not to the personal honour, but to the public charac-
ter of men, that they ought to look.—(Loud cheers.) Ilad
they forgotten that these were the men who expelled Hus-
kisson from office ? (Cries of " You have forgot!") Did they
forget that these were-the very men who—he spoke severely,
but he spblee with truth—to whom the finger of history would
point as having joined with a portion of the aristocracy to hunt
to the death the over-wearied and expiring genius of Canning?
(Cries of " Lord Althorp and the ballot." " The disfranchise-
ment bill.") Such were the men who had separated between
the King and the people. (Three cheers for the King were
called for and heartily given.) Another appeal had been made
to the feelings and reason of the people. There had been a
vain attempt to say that property was in danger. (here Mr.
Ewart was unable to proceed from the disapprobation which
prevailed. Mr. Brancker said, " You may depend upon it t)iat
unless you hear Mr. Ewart the other parties shall not be heard.")
Their opponents had vainly attempted to say that the security
of property was inconsistent with the progress of reform. It
was true, indeed, that the progress of reform was not in accord-
ance with the preservation of abuses, but in his opinion it
would tend greatly to increase the security of property. Mr.
Burke had said, and to his opinion he presumed the geutletnen
on his left would pay some attention—Mr. Burke had said, that
that the security of property was iuconsisteut with injury and
injustice. (Cheers.) Now he asked them whether those who
advocated the principles of reform had or had not shown the
existence of justice. He mould throw the whole question on
this issue—had they, or had they nut, proved the existence of
injustice ? In the first place, had they proved the existence of
religious injustice and injury? Did the dissenters not pay for
a church which was not their own ? (" Oh, oh !" and uproar.)
Now, if he were asked what was the remedy, he would say op-
pose to the utmost the present ministry, and let the watch-word
be " Turu them out!" (Three cheers were given for church
and king.) He would ask whether the present municipal sys
tern was not a system of injustice? (Cries of " No, it is not!")
He asked was it not unjust that those who were declared qua li
fled to vote for a parliamentary representative should be pre-
cluded voting for a common councillor? He trusted the day
was approaching when, without reference to party politics,- the
man who was most eligible would be the most successful candi-
date for corporation offices. " I hope," continued Mr. Ewart,
" the day will come when we shall see you, sir, borne aloft on
the shoulders of your fellow-townsmen." (Great laughter, fol-
lowed by three cheers for the Mayor.) He hoped to see the
day when the chief magistrate would be elected by a court of
aldermen, thethselves elected by the people. Now, what was
his remedy for the existing system of corporation abuses? He
replied, oppose the present ministry, and let the word be
" Turn them out." (Hisses.) And again, he asked if the
corn laws were not a fruitful source of injustice? They were
not only opposed to every principle of equity, but they were
opposed to the first principles of English common law, and
every lawyer from Sir Edward Coke downwards had maintained
this opinion. His remedy for the corn laws was to turn out the
ministry. (Great disapprobation.) He now came to another
subject, ecclesiastical reform. (" Oh, oh.") He demanded
an ecclesiastical reform in the name of justice. He had
always been a humble and faithful adherent of the' ChurCh
of England, and the first duty he owed to his fellow-a:en
was universal charity. (Hear, hear.) Never would he im-
pute unfounded motives to any of his fellow-men, especially
on the sacred question of their religion. (Hear.) Another
great paramount duty of religion was the virtue of humility, and
as an Englishman he complained that this virtue was not suffi-
ciently an object in the arrangements ofthe Church of England.
(Oh, oh.) He had always been opposed to that struggle for
pre-eminence among clergymen which was evinced when they
neglected the service of their Lord for the grosser ambition of
a seat on the bench or a chairmanship of sessions. He won-
dered that they could so far forget the loftiest ambition which
any man could indulge, to promote the future and eternalavel-
fare of their fellow men, for a pragmatic seat or a pragmatic
voice at sessions or at gaol deliveries. (Hear, hear, hear.)
What was his specific for this evil? He would repeat, with
reference to the present ministry, " Turn them out." (Cries of
" We'll turn you out first.") lie sincerely hoped and-believed'
that there would be a voice resounding from the Land's-Endlo
the Cheviots, from the-Cheviots to the Orkneys, and echoed
back from Ireland of " Turn them out I" (Cries of "You'll be
mistaken," "'Three cheers for hig Majesty's ministers," which
were heartily given.) Mr. Ewart resumed. After that small
parenthesis of opposition, be would again repeat, " Turn them
out," not only because they were opposed to the principles he
had already laid down, but because they were opposed to the
general principles of reform. Because they opposed reform on
principle, he would wish to see them abdicate office. It was no'
improbable that they would do so,—(oh, oh! and laughter,)

and he wondered they had not adopted the expedient already.
Ile had ventured to state that the reform of abuses in the
church was no violation of religion ; that the spirit of a sound
reform was in strict accordance with the security of property.
On other points his opinions were recorded by his votes in par-
liament. There might be a difference of opinion respecting
the question of triennial or septennial parliaments, and the
vote by ballot. He had taken his stand upon these principles,
which be believed to be right. His opinions on these subjects
were recorded, and, therefore, he need not trouble them with

any repetition of them. (" Thankye.") His friend, Mr.
Currie, had stated what he was sorry to hear, that he had in-
curred the obnoxious observation of Some of his fellow-towns-
men. Some friends had told him that the remarks of• his
opponents extended to culumny, or, at all events, to unjust
animadversion. If so, he felt more pity for them than pain for
himself. having come forward originally as a candidate for
this town, not from any Ipw object of ambition, or any un-
worthy motive, he presumed again to solicit the favour of their
suffrages; and, having maintained those principles which he
held to be favourable to popular freedom, favourable to exist-

iug institutions, favourable to property; and favourable to good
order, he would now call on them to :say whether, on those
principles, they would support him. (Cheers.) On these prin-
ciples he had come before them, and he trusted that, on these
principles, he would not again appeal to them in vain.—
( App liaise.)

Lord SANDON then came forward, but his entrance was the
signal for a loud burst of hisses and groans, answered by louder
cheers from his lordship's friends, so that it was with the ut-
most difficulty that a word of his speech could be heard in the
court. Mr. William Earle and Mr. James Brancker
cessively endeavoured to obtain a hearing for the noble lord,
but without avail. His lordship observed, that this was an il-
lustration of what they had to hope from those who called them-
selves " liberal; " those who assumed to themselves the exclu-

sive title. (Ilear, hear.) Ile had known them; he had been
much amongst them; and he was solemnly persuaded, that the
term liberality was only another name fur bigotry and in-
tolerance. (Loud cheering.) A cry had been raised about

military dictation. Let them remember that the little finger of
the dictation of the multitude was heavier than the wrist of the
Duke of Wellington. The little finger of Lord Durham and
Mr. O'Connell would be found heavier than the loins of the
present government. Gentlemen, having expressed myself so
recently and so fully in my late address, and seeing that the
time is already fur advanced, I shall now only touch upon such
points as sworn to be thought to stand in need of further
explanation. I find that I am thought by some to have ex-
pressed myself with an appearance of hostility to the dis-
senters, with too decided an attachment to the established
church, and too uncompromisingly in favour of the present
government. lam at a loss to know upon what grounds this
charge of hostility to my dissenting brethren rests; I have at

no time resisted and never shall resist any measure for the re-
lief of any real grievance, or for the removal of any civil dis-
ability on the ground of religious opinion. It can be surely no
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offence or hostility to them that I resist the endeavours

have been lately made to deprive my own church of those reve-
nues which the policy of the nation has so long secured to the

national faith. It can ba no hostility or offonce to them that I