Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-18

Further on like this occurred soe in the crowd
having bawled out to him. "speak quick !")
.'speak quick (retorted DIaeli) 1t is very easy for
you speak quick when you only utter stupid monosyl-
liable. Loud cheers and laughter But when speak
my words hare TO open your greai thick
head Laughierl What speak is 10 enlgatsn you. II
baw like you, you will leave the place ignorant as you
entered it," (Renewed laughter
Another thing remarkable in these elections is the utter g-
which many of the boroughs counties have OF the
men whom they voting for London sends down from
its clubs candidates who pay WELL and if they pay
enough they generally to win the day. In Shrewsbury
we member elected whom the people of Shrewsbury
heard of before Mr. Golden is elected in the popuous
West Riding of Yorkshire, where thirty thousand electors
elect members Of Parliament (Lord Morpeth being his
coleague without being present at the pol-indeed while
on the continent OF European utter stranger in person
hem proposed but the day of election carried in pua
voce without division What is remarkable too, he had
been previously elected from Wolverampton SO that he now
holds two Seats of which. however, he will be called up
to decline, probably Wolverhampton because the West
Riding Of Yorkshire of the honorable constituent
ces Of the realm Indeed money and the demagogues eo
quence have such weight in England that is tempted
to credit the bewailment of the " Times" which says
For time to it is plain only classes OF per-
sons supply members of Parliamenhe rich and the
titled, who buy inherit boroughs and counties and the
| roaming decamer who rave a hustings. heavy
purse prescrptve right On the han caprap vehe
the other those have succeeded the patronage
which, if often abused, frequently employed ia promo.
ting the prosperity and perpetuatng the grandeur the
tlsh empire. For the Scholar the student the of
search OF learning and contemplation here and for
years there will be place in the Lower House What
Popnd constituency would adopt the modest wisdom and
obrusive knowledge of Horner What borough would
appreciate the unended genius Of Canning detect the
undeveoped powers of predesined Chatham Alas to
such men the extinction of patrons is the denial of fame
railway direction strollng agitation the path
greatness"
Thus, while money will buy any body seat in dis
rcs in others some brilliant Macauay is unseated by
known and Ignorant man, some excitement of the
else law, by inerant and hired demagogue like
Thompson raving Chartst like Feargus OConnor
We have not to show up the Of
and disorder that occurred which, by the way pronounc
ed TO be much less than usual At the Tower Ham
let's where the notorious George Thompson opposition
to Major Gen. Fox, there many rich The Re-
porter in describing the canvass, says:
Major General Fox advanced but the reception which he
met prevented word he said being heard beyond those mm
diately around him. The noise only be described as
hoong lnnumeabe questions couched in puzzng phrase
oogy, put to the candidate but the gallant officer
turned the right the left side, if give
reply than he assailed by voey of Kisses. In
portion of his address, which may almost be said have been
dumb-show, the word bishop frequently pronounced
and that day number of PUNCH with the principal
cut prominent, Immediately waved in the sight Of the
crowd by who had been elevated for the pu pose
shoulders of those in his neighborhood This incident
stoned great laughter cheers for Punch suggested
and in the increased confusion thus nced not surprs
that the views of the gallant General with respect the
religious topics touched by the preceding speaker
distinctly comprehended"
The Tower Hamets, it may be said, however, is among
large and popuous constituency, and there therefore, such
Of riot and disorder might be expected But unfortu
naey the in Of the small constituencies
worse. In Abingdon, where the poll stood only
Sir F. Thesger, (Con n),....-............l53 }
Gen. Caulfeld, (Liberal) ..................l5t
Majority for Thesiger. .............
the Reporter says "a Of The confusion ensued
in which the rival pasans got upon the table, Goats
orn nkstands upset. and game iisticufs aesed
the prowess of the combatants."
Abingdon, perhaps a rotous place we know nothing of
it. however but let how things stand in the astocra,ic
waerngpIace of Brighton. The close of the poll stood
Captain Pechel, CLiberaD D......l,5n
Lord Alfred Hervey, (Con. ..........-...l, ,239
MT. Comngham. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
The Reporter says " The declaration Of the above num-
bers made from the hustngs at o'clock There was
large crowd consisting Of four thousand persons who
free vent to their sweet voices Lord Alfred Herveys
band, which in wagon drawn by four horses at
tackled, and the in it peed with The mob af
terwards destroyed Of Capt Peches banners when
the gallant Captain attempted thanks for deposition
they had placed him in, peed him Nth beach stones picked
up from The rond Of ,Vch cut his chin and caused The
blood 10 for They refused him hearing, but he made
speech to the reporters stating that the people, who
vexcd at the disappointment they had suffered, had them
selves only to bame and that he should support
of the franchise.
Lod Alfred Hervey also attempted to speak, but
ceved less graciousy than the gallant Captain, He
eed ~ trash, and he and erery one else ercep the
Captain ,co stood his ground compelled TO gire ray
before the Sto,oers Of small stones that HroWR The
stones however, fortunately did not inict much hurt"
g 0he, jam salts :"
THE MENAI VIADUCT.
The following description Of the suPendous bridge pro-
posed to he erected the Menai Straits and in pro.
gross, is from the Manchester (English) Examiner
" II suppose ourselves stationed in boat in the middle
Of the Mena Straits, few hundred yards distant from the