Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-27
THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

edfds ri The HOUSE M tnn1ns Elections, inst have been
rinr In G-rai Britain and d. not know when
We have heen more amused. entertained or instructed
An Election day Ia be a sanualla IN England -
The electors begged more. l.seg ed more aSed
mue. wheedled mur.. fatirred more, and he'd nj
# possible. Than IN this eon ntfy while. general
rule there Is ia less decenry The musings. deco
nm er ORDER or sound practical discussion. We have
no idea hat Fnplish election low. Even
ord palnersnn. the Minister ol Foreign Anhrs. AZ
81 criticised and cacchlsed 1iyerton, by Radical
NAMED Illrnoy. who condemned IN Ell swoap his
Who'll foreign policy f8r years, tai the Minister # For
ean Affairs (oll mpeled 10 unb himself and dis
r 81 the springs Of his dpamae, f1r years. Ills speech
Of the lappi,st and ables rlllrs Of The kind
have read, aud only regret that We have mol
fo1n tar II IN uur columns. Nalt unfolding the vast
md complicated administration # British ffirn
aflffs fr years. he Mnsitr nevtttht l.ss ~ bela
b I'd AID made fan Of the Radical who 5rscl hun thai
bfs speech is q rich and raef IS ii is Instructive
l. shows The freedom, howev fine British people when
thus, ~ he uup as Ne say very inferior person
Ia intellect. "a wtll ~ IN sal on draw chef
Nnisler Of III" realm. and compel him to tell all he
/ kna"s. Mr. Dlsrael1, Ne see, well badgcnd loo
IN Burkinqhanshlre Three meub,rs are elected from
that district II is the eusiom f9f slne one 10 propose
and sum one 10 Second. candidate IN rmal reechcs
Iaoa Mr. D'I.racl's colleagues wcnt on aad went
IN. without any opposition, but II DIsr1rli there was
pfeat hal 81 noisy informal opposition although
taken against hun of II hereis 10 poll called for by
nsal eand date, the eAprnse Of VIII ch is large tn
sp5f II - the custom Of the candidates. when thus
nominated, 10 nuke their addresses and declare what
they Will do. Kisses and gfoans mel D'lsrac when SO
doing. aud nj the stan with lond cries # "Ohl aud
" Ahl'-the claculatofs OF whleh D'lrmci denounced
on the spot gaping efaiafs." "mcIolinus Nv -
Sc .="Wh Sc most brilliant rhetoric IS howl. and
"huss happlcst rpariee lsa hiss &c, Sc. Further
On scene IKE this occurred. tsouo one 10 the crowd
having hawlcd out TO him ''speak quckr)
@srrak quick (ret9fled D'lsaei) Il is very essy
L
aonos,labe. Cloud cheers AID laughicr) ulwhru
SIOUX ruslmcasure my words. Ihdrc 10 open qoin,
eteot thick head (.auehlef) u hat / spcak IS 10
eaigtten you III bfwl like You, you VIII leave The
place as lsromni as You entered 1T Renewed laugh
ter
Another thing remarkable in these elections is tn. utter
ignorance which man, oil the boraughs or counties hive
II the mon whom they voting for, London sends
DOWN from Us numerous clubs candidates who ray will
and II ilry pay enough, they seem generally win The
Jay. In Shrewsbury We see member elected whom
the peoilo Of Shrewsbury never heard Of broro' Mr.
tahden elected IN the p5pnlnls West dine, Of York
hr. nhrto 30 600 electors elect two members af Par
lamrot (lnrd Norprh being his coIolgue) Wilhant
herg pcs m at the poll.--inderd while on the conn
nrni ii fuWpc,-an utter stranger ny p-rs n Ia them
Top sed but on the day Of election aud carried IN rtr9
roec without dlvsoni What is remarkable. too he
bud been previously elected from NOiycrh1mpan s.,
that he noN holds Two seats one # which, how ever he
Nil be called upon odetlne probably Novrth1mpiun
boeafahle constituencies i the realm Indeed money
md the 1cnagogur's o.gaeuce have now such melphl
N England that one Is tempted 10 credL the beRa mri
ii the Hines" whlch slts.--
- y snme time to euue. II Is plain, ony two classes
ii persons can supply members II 7 atllamenthe rich
and iulod, who buy inherit botmphs and COUNT and
he roaming decIamer. who can on a hustlngs A
heaNt purse ~ ptescnpiivc right ON the one hand
lcapnP Nehemencn On the ether-huse have succeeded
10 e patronage which. II often abused, Was irequentl,
Tff4 4HF#tf Il.
the grandeur Of the Bsh empire For the scholar tn
student, the man Of research Of learning and coniem
platoon, thrre IS. and iar years th,o will be- Il.
pace IN the Lower llanse What ten pound c5u
saluehey would adopt the modest wisdom and unoblfu
" ave kun" ledge OF lerner2 Nha borough wonld m
ileclae the untr ended genius # Canning of dftre
= the hnde'olred powers Of a predestlncd Ch1ham1-
aasl 10 Such men the eNllncion Of parJns Is ia Dr.
ii lase railway direction or stroIlng asials4a
nov The path t. greatness =
Thus, while money will buy anyb DIV vat In s5rr.
dist etsn others some brilliant Macaulcy unsealed b
An nhhnnwn and ignorant man. upon some excitement ,
: The Excise Law, or by Inrraut and hired dema
" gogoe hike lhomrs0n, or sumo ravlng Chaftisi hk
Feargus O'Conu,r.
:, We have not room 10 show up the numerous scene
ii foi and disorder that occurred which ty the way al
: pronounced To be much less numerous than usual \
he lower llamets, here the notoruus George lhoml
son ran IN opp sillon to Alaer Gen. Fox there wei
: many flch The Reporter IN DE- scthlne the ear
" vass, SAYS
= 'sAloJor Gencr, Fo. advanced but the reception Whc
he met prevented werd he said being heard beyon
. hose Immediately around HIM The noise can oni, /
, described as "hooiuq' Inhumemho questions couel
+ ed IN pn7zng phrasco gy put tho candidate
- lht fal ant hcer tnfard to the right 81 10
~ le slt"' as II To give r'rly than he assaulted
- new vocy Of Kisses In portion Of his address who
- may almost be- said ehavo Aeen dumb show. se war
,s ''bsh'p WAS frequently pranounccd, and that day
. number "t 'Purrh,' with the principal vuodcut pom
nent, was Immediately waved in the sight of the cr.N
by man who had been elevated for the purp Sc on III
. shoulders ol hue IN his neiphhorho d. This inci,lei
eccaslo"ed great ausher cheers Tor Punch were sll
gesed ard IN the Increased confusion thus iutlted II
- mol surprising that the vlo~s OF the gallant General WI
~ respect 10 The religious lupcs touched on by The pec.
:, dug speaker were not distinctly comprcheudcd"
~ The liver llamles, may he said however
"a anone large aud ppopnlaue constituency and th,r,
Al therefore. such scenes II rot and disorder might he =,
peced. But, unfortunately, The scenes ia s.ne Of II
~ small constituencies wuise In Abingdon
- where the pall stood only
SIR + lhesiger. (Con) 1853
:. Gen. eauihcId, (Llbefa) l5l
Msjority for Thesger
If the trputt saws
II "A seen If tie utmost confusion onsucd in which Il,
nval pazans got upon the table Coats were tom ink
N Stands we've set, and game islicufls aesed N
5 proves uf The CONT atanls"
n Aolngdn, perhaps, is rolous pace-we In ,
i'd IN the aslocstic watering place of Brighton Tn
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