Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-07-28
RICHMOND WHIG.
FRIDAY MoRNING......JULY 28, 1865.
From the London Times, July 18th.
THE ELECTIONS IN ENGL AND.

confusion, said: 1t would be entirely useless for
me 10 attempt to make speech which it would
be impossible for you to hear. am not here by
my own seeking am here because numerous
and distinguished body of electors invited me-
They thought that an important and numerous
portion OF this constituency, who are advanced
Liberals, were entitled to a representative, and
that my opinions, which have been fully, freely
and unreseryedly expressed both In print and at
crowded meetings, qualified me to be that repre-.
sentative. They also thought that by electing me
they would assert principle which has been ig
noTed In Westminster up TO this time-tte princi.
pie OF selecting represeL tatiges for some other
reason than their money II now rests with the
electors OF Westminster, who have the means OF
forming their own opinions as 10 the manner In
which this contest has been carried on TO Judge
for themselves whether have q claim to be Sc
lected by them as an advocate of purity Of elec
tiOn and as an advanced Liberal, against Con.
servatlve opponent Of all Liberalism whatever.
AT LAMBETH,
Mr.. Hughes, whose appearance was the signal
for enthusiastic and protracted cheering, accom-
panied by the waving of hats and handkerchief
said that the reception with which he had met
proved that he had made no mistake in becoming
candidate. [Renewed cheering.l He was there
in consequence of the dissatisfaction which was
felt by large portion OF the people of Lambeth
with the past representation OF the borough
T. No, no" and cheers The question as to
whether that dissatisfaction was or was not real
would be decided, not upon these hustings, but on
the following day at the poll, where he hoped that
all the electors would present themselves and
vote Tor the men whom IN their consciences they
beileved 70 be most fitted TO serve their borough
In Parliament. lCrles OF Lawrence and Doul-
ton" mo Popery,' and No lawyers"l Before
that trial came he wished TO make his protect
against the assertion which had sometimes been
made that Lambeth was one of the most corrupt
boroughs in the kingdom, and that no
man could be returned for il without spending
thousands and thousands of pounds. In his
own case all his canyassing had been done by
volunteers lcheers, and cry II Spurgeon," and
among Others two hundred w0rkingmen had Civ
en- all their spare time to that work. Renewed
cheering lie had addressed so many meetings
in different parts of the borough that he need not
then enter In detail upon any profession OF politi
cal opinions. he would only say that he felt
certain in the new Parliament good measure of
reform would be proposed, and that whoever they
might send TO the House Of Commons as their
representative would vote In It's favor The ground
upon which they stood had been rendered classi-
cal in connection with the question of reform.
Only seventeen years ago, upon the neighborlng
common, which was now park, stood = body Of
men who were determined by main force TO com.
pei Parliament TO pass measure OF reform. The
very class OF men who then filed the ranks of
the Chartists were now Volunteers, armed by the
Government for the defence of the kingdom
Gould there be any better proof that there was
no reason to fear the people OF this country :
lCheers
At Sheffield Mr.. ROebuck, at the end of a long
address, spoke as follows concerning America ::
lie concluded by referring as follows TO the opn
| ions he had expressed on the Federal States and
the American Government Recollect that the
United States of America extend over q territory
so large and so beautifully fertile that by.and by
xUhan IL Ia filled N will HiIad ha
Anglo-Saxon race that people-mark my words,
our children may learn TO believe them-that
people will govern the world. Hear hear My
| feeling was and is, that they have manifested
so arrogant a disposition, they have insulted
England whenever she could be insuted, that
| | said, IL will, as far as | am concerned, aid
and assist in breaking up that powerful union
| In communities that will be less powerful and
better believed" aear, hear said it openly
in the House of Commons say it now. |
| believe it 10 be true; have / done wrong in
saying what ] beieye2 [Cheers, and No, no. y
But then it was said that the North-the Fede.
rals, as they then called themseves-weIe the enc.
mics OF slavery, and the South the friends of
| slavery. My answer was, THE Federas are the
foes of slavery, but there Is one thing they hate
| more than slavery itself-and that is the black
slaves" Hear hear.l Wherever you find a
black person in the Northern cities of America,
be Is most wrechedly treated he is treated worse
| than you would treat dog, and you have poi.
soned a good number of them in Sheffeld.-
[Laughter At this moment there are fights
constantly taking place in Washington and other
cities because the poor black man wishes to ride
| in an omnabus. Hear, hear. | said the people
who would do that are not the friends Of the
black man. Cheers. | said II am his friend
! believe that If you had allowed them to 90 on
quietly they would have been liberated cheerfully
wisely, for the Americans and for the negro" and
he would not have been as he is nova wretch
ed, miserable, starved creature, il.treated on all
sides buffeted and thumped, cruelty miltreated
| fence about America.
CITY OF LONDON.
During the whole of yesterday much of the
| ordinary business Of the city was made 10 give
way to the all absorbing subject Of the election. In
the neighborhood of Guildhall especially which
was the principal polling place, and the centre oil
news touching the state of the POLL a strong body
of police was on duty keeping order and facilita.
| ting the admission of voters TO the Hall. BY 8
o'clock the four Liberal candidates had headed
the poll, and they maintained the lead thr ughoui
the day Mr.. Crawford being often at the top and
sometimes Mr. Goschen, while Alderman Law.
renee and Baron Rothschild were always respec-
lively third and fourth. At o'clock the contest
was practically decided.
Baron Rothschild had then, according to the re.
| turns of the Liberal Central Committee, q ma.
jorlty over Mr.. Lyall Of l,763 which In the next
hour he increased to 2,C67, and by 4 o'clock to
1873. From . to o'clock Mr. Lyall polled only
45l votes, and Mr.. Fowler All, while for Baron
Rothschd whom they were trying to beat, 1861
| were recorded. The Conservative Central Com.
mittee published no return after . o'clock, which
was regarded as a sign of the inevitable defeat
that awaited them.
The final state of the poll at 4 o'clock, as re.
turned by the Liberal Committee, stood thus
GoscheD, Liberal 1924 ROthschid [Lib.l 649l
Crawford do. $3.50 Lyall lCOnsev.l Ais
Lawrence, do. 6545 Fowler, do. 1891
WESTMINSTER.
The polling began at s o'clock. The result at
different periods of the day were as follows:
9 o'clock. IL O'clock
Grosvenor, 7S2 Grosvenor 2,772
Mill, 764 MILL 2764
Smith, I'll Smith, 2,575
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