, 1869-01-13
JOHN BRIGHT ON ENGLISH ElEO.
Ti0M8.
Corruption aud Debauchory 1t.
tending tho Hastings.
Tho Ballot tho Only Remedy.
Entcr os1lng Speech al Dirminx.
ham.

AAt' 40 ANA& Ab " A@%EFkluK lilo 0lucE QI
rlca!dcnt ot The Doard Of Trade in the nov
government yacnttd hIs scat 10, 1 1ts borough
few days ag0, pEc.ented himself On Dec. II
to bis old constituents Tor reelection.
The right honorst bio gentleman, Tn reach.
Ing The hnstinRs, was received With loud
cletst, and .he cheers were '.lll louapr aud
moro pttnnHcd when, In reading Tic writ
C. nm handing tho election, the town clerk Ut !.
tered lhu words " our rtxtt trusty apd wall.
beloved COUNCILLOR, John Bright" as used IN
Tho name Of the Queen.
Mr.. bright then ro's, amid loud cheering.
sssno. unoot which hn hsd becu requested
10 lako portion In the Cabinet, hc pro-
cccdca ~ follows to xtyc hla yirwt Of tho mol
Ivy Of The new government:
rhc Roseshutnt nhicn IA noH.formcd 10 tho cx-
rfrss 1cpfcN nt1tion and cttauQQ Ut tho Kfuat Ia
te' iasni Ltbofai party IN tho brtc Kit gdom,. Thu
atet arsat aa stlnu To- which naoes.srtly too go..
tfLen. G mu'. .pnay !t*of - th.s wassa 80 pat
pfeas qu. Atlon Of tao i.,sh Chutcn-anl oa th1t
Question Sou have returned I verdict which no
nst enter lt.o any argument about shn lnsh
Church. 1ho lime for 1rgnnontihas pasasd tho
tins for eetinn~4nd 1noson9h, uasnrat ac'i D.
AID tho ntans by winch it wat obtained, / viii
~ ono word with rsRaEd 70 what happened 1t
tho reeeLt election, fok that great mode Of asrcr
tion has, 10 me- ita sad and Its dark lcn,urss. Ia
this toEn. wneEe tho mz|ority was enormous,
tho dun nlsy was NOT 20 great: bnttf you survey
the DoroaRhs throughout ths s,nedom-I Qua nt
to cnnhnu mJte.f very much to GnRland aau Eso-
ana; os Sseaad nsy p to aIge
exelctse o, tue cntstitutiona! f1cht Of creating
Par isment has besn accom- onnleu By muca lhat
rearet ard eordemn. We have had tamatt In
eeof.s Of boroaRts. Those twin demons. dis
'ea Il sy s.se of hsgs o towns s saa IN M
the poorer cissses Of votess ttere can be
no 70. cont soa.t sEa5 IT,. n!1oety to grest extent
has e.sed Thefs ~ been 1re st.ag to s,
borouHhs thfc BIS been in many cases feisnt.
less compulsloR which nas deurtr-d thou.atds,
The nent and tho freedom to ~hcn BY il. ,3eJ
were tutiled Tho wnole ptctur ;, ss [ snrve} ed
1t num da, to day in the Newspaper reports, vas
Illuminating 10 u IN vp1y great degree. ana that
estr: ole u u phoolu ass hlu-ef whether II 10
pcse1ele 70 appll remedy for such s'a'e Of
f1kt N coming down from old ttnor, timcs very
dl1Frett fron4 these, 10 nas: :atous, ana is no
sotgsr tolersois. never. tot tnslauee eau under
haze wiat We term tho process and cese.
n"nJ q! public nomination. II Is all
Wien We srs ali aqreedET6en To ara "a not 20 M. M.
roesouf, 1t1t We CAnuot meet urCer fr.c where
thr1a y room foE esessoooI. good num5r in
&s vii Ing to listen hut IN mott Of our clettons
the troct n u Of ver1 different character. Tbs
| ITO to'l'sesl ps1uss are more equally distdrd
| lheJ ne nsrtha led By tae,r ltaaera, men arc
brought IL from en1EounainE villa .es aud o,e-
! trtctr, cla.e Of q en- not glen 10 pcAceable
.tansast'ons 70 often tn.roaaccd, alxnals ara
o1her. aid what arc called Iur speeches a. 70 Al
| pa1lcts a1e not stes scnts at Ill. cut simply At.
the ear Of ,fiendly rot Ter. The result u this,
ttat tho day of Loci1a.ton Il q preliminary
eklrm.eh to the general oattis Of tbs morrow,
s.r'y to ~ tnal zlqucnti5 sottl- oi ihen RI cI
ctcd. eyen ne1otd The excitement OF 4 poiltlea
eont.tt rhey mott to2s :ner thez pss.i ioes ara
skiEE sshea ccarring In the crowd; aoa oef6re
tho cay u orcf srfy conAldefable portion O
ne R9t n;sn ,1, q he Hougn ready
lion differing IN pp!n'uo OF IN part1s snshI Ip iron
It. Tn.n tuere comes the open voting md tt,
R4owe. ana - tha tine Iears when tue race II
a-out to be decided, even III oo.oughs 30 vol
conducted ~ 'his. and Nhere tho PROPORTIONS sr'
se.1es and trsns.etious oeeus 1 wnten ,ne 1u d.,
| afsts every onu III N look bacE upon viii
regret NY. ny bottom Of tht' aue,.1o'
hree wsrds, whleh now con,a,ns just ~ nan, Ian
t1sctms a. th,rs were slcc'ors fjr Blsmtug "a q
ten .chts szp. you can ha~e -four elections TO
turmoil and COZ q ct and fa;cc Of punic uoulins
nont-+u It night bt e8tT t. arrange tnAt Al
elections fes ta.nsmen, might re eo1duc:ed q
| itu, tLtettek Of freedom thfoashout tne conn:rs
| Akaiu. With regatd to thai o1hrr question OF tn
| mode Of sotlnV. to which rtG.r-ncc hiss aIea1
Teen 1uate. an ver1 glad ro tell sou tnat wnc
! Invent uD to London LIST week found. | was z.
.ng 10 Fay, sl1ost nobody, protesting to D. Ii
| traf on tho Ii lhelal a:du Of tue House OF onanon
wno was not in fav, Of the ballot rhose wno 5
P1eTicusiy been N IL Isroy nave beon sttouK!
ttopr, 2nd eonc important persoue, Nh
hcTctcft1c nsre ~ttnhe'o thett eountenanea tror
II. now adn.lt WITH tho greatest freedom TIL
what they haze seen Of late hls entirely change
tn.1r oplhlcn. and they es,uye that, with ur
| tfteit WIDE duufaRl-1 don't Know why
tfoafd fe mort Just IN one c2s4 than IN the 9TH
| --tbe adoption vi tho Lallot Is not onlr prQpt
| but inevitable. There Is Atothcr .hluR as 4
| arr Amrrsf antztnG our tr.htu'ions, about whic
| with 10 eaT woru. ThAt verF foolt.a phras
! 3ou ~fa 1lm'm 'mneE, was adopted bT the ltlen<
and pslusane OF ste iaie government, vi
!ncR'e!s.s is.s 1s.t .aa ss.s toSk the grsste
non curing our lifeuue. But, - | y,
tho elections IN eonae American Stltea which
forzd 20 be very usctul and Il u th:s tcat On II
d. ct tho polling N tie chie.. the pnn!ic h7us
asc t1osed. n uut opinion Ii, that 81 h / m
wcnld tend greatly to The tfaaqoiH ~ Of o.
| toALs; ard tt ~uuld prpnably ttua TO promo
thar resfte-s OF !ntslc which IL ., ncecss1
Tor rtkEtl4 exercising tho prisl1rRe OF the fra
chiee. Bat the question has cons low 10 th
pu,nt, II y 1t appears 10 mo Abso1ate1t ntcessA
whole unjees OF ou1 Moda ot election, and th
| Parliament VIII not tu.tl IT. dutJ to itself or
! TIE country unless II tAkea lhs mater up with
| thorough crternlnAnon 10 apply 10 the evils
which kave alluded tho es and kperdlest r.
| etY Of which khS9 Af4 cAp2bt4.