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_tfoTTixGHAM . July 2 . t"h . if . DB _** Fbiexds _, ! _" v _huiTV of business _, increased by the I" _arfliint ofthe people to become ihemj _^?_ . r _« 'us Land Plan , I steal a _mo-& to putW in possession of our position _^ _ .. ecu here- Last night ( Tuesday ) we _^ e of out ° _^ ' mect _* ngs _mthemaiket-^* . f coui"tless thousands , to receive our -3 _»* j on ( he People ' s Friend ; and a glorious _f _^ _Lritwai-. A _» r numbers , enthusiasm , and
- _- _*_ . This day ( Wednesday ) we met the foe _^ nen _battk- Hobhouse . Gisborne , O'Connor , j 'Sn Walter , jun ., were proposed as can-* 5 _u-- __ , to a Hall full of nation ' s pride , and such _s ? . _tfso g - * n , en « f _Nottingham never _ber _ . . '< ** O'Connors speech was such an _ftiii _* . .-is was never heard here , and never ex-* Ll _am-where . It beat his last admirable jL _ta iit _' . thinsr . and , though it lasted over two fLg the attention never abated . _' l _^_ . a slasher : and , though a poor man , I _^ _BrtliavegottherastigationtliatHobhou-e 1 _^ 3 _Gi- _^ h _onie ¦ received for all they are worth . _^ _lpartie *« vere compelled to listen lnbreathless
. lice- _uhile I literally thought the workies Lid nave gone mad with delight . . "We ' - have _f 0 _% _e dji r _>*^* _ er . togive a verbatim report of J _£ _tV _^ _* ' < ler _^ . _^ . portion of the _counts liter ature ; . and it not being possible to _^ jt _^ irho | e : _Jig 1 eiitireiri _ u . " wi __ . _\ Sidr , _^ _rlfficaotis . tHat "; * _t _slipuld "_ idt W _. _iaaiila _. ied _, _jfiprojvo- _^ deferring its _pubUratiqnvtill ;____ _ieet _, when it shall go to-the world as the jfaitiusihaui Manifesto of popular opinion . I _^ _sert th . it wi pen can givea _ es <* np _ ono _.
_gj _ _. p _etch or its effects , which , at the close ; jas followed by several rounds of hearty app _ha-tf from all parties . He maintained every point of the People ' s Charter with manly p _ j __ _, and , upon a show of hands being _dejaandeA for each candidate , of the vast multitude representing Labour not a single fist was i _ d up for Hobhouse or Gisborne , while lor n _ eimor aforest of hands were proudly raised , s _ ul nearl y as many for Walter . The _proposer __ " Waiter offered to withdraw him if _GisboriT __ hl withdraw , and allow Hobhouse and O'Connor to he elected . The town is iu a - . ate of ferment . We will poll to the last : . nil if _iill are as true us thev promise , OUli MAN " IS OUR MEMBER . Prejudice u _filiiiiir . and he has the respect of all . i must _ o to my work , so adieu for the _rre--V ' _t- James Sweet .
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NOTTINGHAM ELECTION CLOSE OF THE POLL . O'Connor - - - 1340 Walter - - - - 1830 _Holiliouse - - 974 Gi . borne - 1089
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SOTTING HAM . [ From the Times . ) Tii ? frienisof the late *_ _,. _ , bei - lor this borough ca __ ra * uia _ _ theinse _vea almost up to the la __ t _ _io--. entthat there would be no serious oppo-ition to their re-e ' . ecu _. n . By the _particulars detailed below it will be seen thst tbey were _dammed to be aissppointcd . Two dais since a few of Mr Walter ' s supporters st tbe last election , feeling sure lhat a large body of tbe electors were eager for that _g-jnileman ' s return , determined upon r . _ominating , and if possible , _ret _. rnin _. iii _* a without cither his knawled _. e or _conss _ t . Fceiing strong in ibis conviction the _necess _ v __» - were _inwue-. _. _atelv t __ e _ to secure Mr
Walter _. _elei-tion . That _leutlenian was duly proposed an . _--eeocded on Wednesday , ami tbe poll fixed lii . following day . At first tbe attendance of voters wa > raiiier _;_* _., so that at nine o ' clock _Mja _. cely __ . elect ' rs _lia-i p .. ' ed , and by ten o'c ' _oi-k , tbe number wi ** - not more tban trebled ; Messrs Walter , 1 __! . __ . and Gisborne , _kefpin- * pretty nearly tone h r . a ; : d Mr _O'Connor _kllywi-ig rather distssiat . h . t ¦ _•< * > ear . The early statements put out on each _ _a _ ' .-ere s . extremely at variance tbat nogoed per .. _ _« _. :: i-J be _answered by _q-. _o'ing them . It __ y b _,- - _* .-d in brief terms , however _, tn .-itfor a tin . Sir -J Ln llobhou .. stcod _slightly first , owiu < j io _ _. _ si- <>* the 3-. ipport . rs of Mr Waker giving
l . _rr _?? _::: ' ! vote lor b "; : n : but about eleven o ' clock tis _os _' ai . r was r .: ver ? ed , tlie dissenters , in consi-_ __' . _ muni . rs vorin . pi ; mpei __ for . Ur Gisborue . fbus p ?___ g ldni a . the bead of tbe poll . This ita :- nf things , _however , lasted bnt fur a very _ hor : ti _. e , aits _. o'clock Mr John Walter heading Jlr a . _iiborn _. by nearly 400 vota 2 _ ! The numbers then were— Mi Walter ... " ... ... 1 , 040 Mr Gisborne G 92 - Sir John Hobhouse 636 _ _. r O'Connor 611 Tbe electors were so closely watched by the _nontk . _tors , _tiiat no system vf _bribery cou d ca . n . _eniently
be resorted to . and ibis contest being conducted on purity _priua-ijiie _. the i . ll _. wivg return at haif- . _* a _. t 3 o ' _clock . hers the result of spontaneous popular f- _" _-n _ : — . Mr Walter 1 , 506 Mr O ' Cnnor 982 _Mi-Gi . wnc 902 _SitJoim Hobhouse S 31 Tii ' s _av . iiouncc-meni was received witb cheers that ran . i ' ir . i ! - * ii the whole town—reaching _ T _ n to the _! _... ; _: bs ; * > utth « . c plaudits were _companitively
_in-5 !__ i _ ' - _-. _'j : - _* _-i cc */ u : > ared with the shout _? which rent lie air wlien the figures at the final close of the poll f ... dc-lared to be—Mr Water 1 . S 30 . Mr O'G . nnor 1 _, * J _ I MrGi _ .:. me 1 , 050 _ : _rJti ' aii Hobhouse 071 Mr * . Connor is now ( 4 30 p . m . ) s _.-iidiiig the psui of - . riuniph from the Exchange windnw , the - * l __ ct-5 _' ! . -.. _e { oneof theJai _^ cst in _ a _^ Iand ) being d . a-vJv _craawdeal .
This _txtraordinary result nny partly _> accounted fer by . -bort _cinver-ation overheard by _osir reporter _M-riiii- _j . o ' _- 'ing booth-sliorth btfore < lie cluck _struck i : — . \ _-V'TR-down mechanic _-Xt- ' aiuied tt . a _compaaion _, * Poor old Mr Walter , what a deal of _gratiiuaie w _ owe liim , anal yet Imw ba . ly he «_ s treau-i . " The _rtj'iindc-r was , " Ye .-, but I wish he *_ ¦ _ have lived to see this _tesuii ; I ' m sure he'd W i-o ; : _s " ikT-d it aa ample recompense . " The _dc-a h of ihe geut'em _* _. !! _ailud ' to has been aconstat . » . so- _ . ee of regret during tiie whole day by all ck-sc :. wlm _liavc found time , even amidst the cxci ! ei ! i _: __ of a vi . lent ' _-. _ntest , t _< i canvass over his * s *_ e __ ei _ i _aiualiiies .
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TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND . Fiuexds a _ d BnoTHEns . —Look above , and R > v , ivhether or not our victory is north the _paltrv price at which we bought it . I write in Uie hurry of the moment- anil in the midst of such a *" " excitement as _Nottingham ., or the world never ivitnes . _. d before . Mr O'Connor , and the representatives of Mr Waiter , have been chuired _thrmtuh the town amid the shouts of mil lions of rejoicing- people- _Tojinies _. at the number , would be ,. ii _ etil * _. u _ * the result has | _-araJy . _ _iJ the WJji _^ s , mul _ha-3 taught them what their position will be when the TWO KXDS meet . Walter .-md O'Connor are iiok' the virtuous
representatives of an unbought constituency , anal you will learn why Whiggery is anxious to p _re-5-. rve that old sy _* -tem of corruption , by which they were enabled to uphold a rotten system which in turn upheld them . They liia . now _cidl us 'Tory Charti _ fc . " and Mr Walter a ' Chartist Tory , ' but they never shall call us . ' Wlii }*; Chartists' or * ' Whig Tools again . _Jlrotliers , our expenses are heavy . It is for you to say , whether the bargain is worth itprice , and if so , it becomes your duty to enable us to discharge our liabilities consequent upon the struggle .
_U-t , then , all those who see a benefit in our _victiuv . assist iu _takiiii . the burden off our shoulders . Let all monies on behalf of the Nottingham Election be forwarded forthwith , either to Janus Sweet , Bookseller , Goosegatc . Nottii )« l _ . i ! ji ; or , to Feargus O'Connor . M . P ., Kwlheru Star Office , IU . Great Windmill _Street , London ; ami when the affairs ar . Wound up , a balance sheet shall we published _i-Ale Sorihera S : > ir . 1 tru _. t , and tlie Oomttiltei- join me in tlie hope , that no time will l > e lost . Mr . O-Cviiuor .-ays that the members of the Non-electors' Committee , who had _" " _wfced like slaves by night and day , should _» e remunerated for their " : great services ; and * l _« ere is _^ the Chartist , or where } is Landsman ,
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_ . T _fj T , Uttle fr 0 m each thilt _wai make up the whole ? We have received a _verbatim report of Mr O _^ CohnorV spl endid oration which won yoa the triumph and Mm the election , and which will appear in full in the next . number of the Northern Star , and every man who has the pride of _seeing his _ngjts advocated with unflinching honesty , _*^' ll treasure that number to the last hour of his existence .
"HURRAH FOR NOTTINGHAM '' FOR WALTER AND O'CONNOR "FOR THE _tAND AND THE ' C ' HAR-¦ TERr ... ' - ' - " _: ; ' _'* We are all used .-up . _ ut , nbw . that the work is done ,-we _^ nay " res _ : ¦ " *' - . **• - '' ¦ ( _- _^ ' i . ; - . 7 . v '?• ¦ * You . friend ahd' _^ ervant _i , J , . ' _..,. _' . . " ' ! . ' - / ,. _'V . V :. _ _;^ James Swcet . _7 ¦] - ~ i - ' . . ' - ' , ; -. _ . poqse _^ gat _& 'Nottingham . _-.
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_GH __ _t __ S _ CANDIDATES . ; . _; . BOLTON . * - ' . i All has been bustle and excitement , the nomination is just over , and instead of a May or we have a second Ram of _D-rbj _* . The candidates are Dr _-Bowring , John Brooks , of Manchester , and Vim . - - _' . lling , " of Bolton . The two first-have both _pledcod for the Charter and the return of Frosl .. _ Villianis , and J « _ es . The latter gentleman is a rank Tory . Tbe mayor isalso of the same school . The show of hands was first taken for Dr _Bowrins , and be had about four-fifths of tbe as ? em blage in bis faveur ; it was then taken for Mr _Boiling , and ho bad tbe remaining fifth ; it was then taken lor John Brooks , and be had abont the same support as tho Doctor . Well , tlie mayor had the politeness to declare thu W . Boiling and John Brooks was duly appointed to represent Bolton , and the Doctor had to demand a poll .
Covesirt . —The Chartists invited Mr . Norri 9 „ o Bristol , to contest their city , who issued the following address :
TO TIIE FREEMEJ * . ELECTORS . AXD . XONELECTOUS OF THE CITY OF COVENTRY . _Gsstlexes , _—ITavi . _£ received a requisition to offer myself as a candidate for the representation of your city in Parliament , I proceed to lay before you an outline of my political views . I approve of the _principU-scontained in the " _T _. ople ' s Charter . " I am an advocate for the _entire « e , _ r _ tion ot the Chnrch from the State . 1 think that Frost , Williams , and Jones ought to be restored to tbeir native country . I ara utterly opposed to the Xew Poor taws and the laws of Primogeniture and Entail . I earnestly believe that free discussion and
moral force ought to be the guidingprinciples in all attempts at _Rcformatiea . These gentlemen , are mj heading political opinions , to whose advocacy in the House of Commons I would faithfully _derote myself should I be )>• - nourci to represtntyou in that assembly , an . shall taUv an earlj- opporranitj- of personally addressing jou in further explanation of my views _uptin these and other matters . And am , Gentlemen , Yours , very respectfully , Bristol , July 26 , 1 S 47 . ll- _ e _ t Kobbis . \\ Te hear that Mr _ ~ orris a _' terwards withdrew in consc-ajuence of a coalition between tbe Wbig and Tory lacti . ns .
DUDLEY . On Monday last Mr John Linney , of Bilston , issued aa _address to the electors and _non-electors of thc b . rough of Dudley , declaring he would offer himself as a candidate for the suffrages on Chartist principles , in _opposition to Mr Benbow . tbe Tory candidate . This announcement has created a great sensation amongst Mr Benbow _ party ; they are evidently afraid to meet with an advocate ol truth and justice . Hence , the Dudley men could not get a bellman to announce a meeting for Mr Linney ! Even this dodse was no go : the Chartists will not be tricked . Thomas Almond got a bell , and made the following announcement : — " To the electors and non-electors of the borough of Dudley , and especially to the working classes : Mr Linney , of Bilston , the Chartist candidate , who will contest the borough on Chartist
principle . * , in opposition to Mr Benbow , the Tory candidate , wiil , in a few minutes , address a public meeting at the OidDock , when he will expound the principles he will _advoa'ate , should he be returned as your representative . " The people flocked in droves to the meeting , and _ Ir Cook was unanimously appointed to tbe chair . After commenting in an able manner on the principles of Mr Linney . he introduced bim to the meeting . Mr Linney was received with hearty welcomes , and after the cheerins- had subsided , he enter ** - separately into every proposition advanced in his address , and discussed them in pleasing , eloquent , and convincing strains , demonstrating to bis audience that practical Chartism would be conducive of good to all men , whilst Toryism always had , and always would degrade , plunder , and enslave the working population—to aggrandise the drones of society . Mr Linney was loudly applauded at the conclusion of his address .
On Wednesday morning the nomination of candidates for thc borough of Dudley took place . Mr Linney ascended the hustings in the company of Thomas Almond , John Jone .-, and Thomas Davies . of Bilston . Oa the other hand , tbe Tories were accompanied by their friends and supporters . Dr _ rows proposed , and Dr _Cak-wright seconded Mr Benbow , amidst the jeers of the assembled multitude . _ lr Samcei Cooh , of Dudley , proposed Mr Linney as a Gt and proper person to represent the borough of Dudley in Parliament . . Ir Cook briefly , but ably , en . red into the propositions advanced in Mr Linney _ address , and at the _< ionclusi « n of bis speech , Mr S . Cook , jun ., came forward to second the nomination of Mr Linney , when , to his surprise , he wa > told he was not on the list . Two electors in the body of the meeting came forward to second the nomination of Mr Linney .
Mr Parsons , hosier , seconded Mf Linney ' s nomination ; immediately after whieh a lawyer , nnder Benbiw ' s party , served Mr Linney with the followtng notice : — " We , the _nndersi-jned , _being twoof the registered electors of the borough of Dudley , in thc county of Worcester , having a right to vote at the present election of a member of Parliament of the said borough , do hereby require of you , as one of thc said candidates at this election , to make and subscribe , without delay , a declaration of the qualification under which you are qualified , or claim to be _qujlifie-l , or entitled , to be elected as a member of the House of Commons , according to the true intent and _meaning of the Act pasted in the second year of his reign of Queen Victoria , intituled An Act to Ameud tLe Laws Relating to the qualification of members to serre in Parliament , " ( Signed ) " Edwis _Dcdli .., " To Mr Linu _. v , " Wm . _CALntcoiT .
" Oneof tht Candidates , at * - - . ' The returnitis officer requested Mc Linney to show his qualification , but was rather surprised when Me Linney told him he would do so at tbe praiper time and place , and that he had not been legally served with the notice . Mr Linney t _ d him , tbat if he could show him an act of Parliament to convince him he had n < i right to speak , he would desist , bat not otherwise I This determination on Mr Linnev ' s part completely flabbergasted the Tory partv , and thev—afaiii 3 t their _inclinatioQ—were compelled to hear Mr Liuney expound his principles . At this stage of the proceedings Mr Palmer , a Unitarian Christian Mimster , endeavonred tocreate a disturbance on the platform . Mr Linney , in the
mo-t _resoectful manner , asked Mr Palmer to allow bim to stand as near Mr Benbow as he could to _iisten to his speech , when Mr Palmer grasped Mr Cook by tlie middle , aud endeavoured to oust him fromthe position he had taken ! Thomas Almond perceiving this , immediately seize d Mr Palmer by the collar of his coat , and told him if that was _hisinientinohe was prepared for bim ; seeing theoppositi < n be had to contend with he desisted , and the hon . Tory _Benkuv . addressed the meeting in such an inaudible and uuiiitelli » ib ' e manner , that an interpreter I * as _necei-ary to explain what he advanced : this created roars of laughter , and made old Benbow look truly ludicrous ! his _proposer , Dr Brown , the Vicar , was _sca . uted ai d jeered by the assembled thousands _repeatedly during the meeting .
When Mr Liskey . advanced to tbc front of the platform to expound his political principles and address the multitude , he was received with thunders of _applause ; he entered separately into every topic advauced iu his _addiess " to the electors and non---l . ct _ r .- _ " aud with . eloquent and mo 3 t powerful arguments convinced the living mass before him , that tb" principles of the People's Charter are the only principles by which thc working classes can ameliorate tlieir condition . Mr Linney -was repeatedly interrupted by deafening shouts of applause durii _.. * his address , and when he retired thc cheering was immense .
The returning officer then took _theshowofhand--for Tory Benbow , when , comparatively speaking , very few were held up , whilst on the other hand , when the show was taken for Mr Linney , a whole forest ot _ ra >« ny hands were displayed ; thus the Chartist bodv hare achieved a complete victory !—they have
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enforced their glorious principles upon those parties wbo at another time- would not listen to tliem , and they have made a favourable impression ' on public opinion . The returning ! officer acknowledged that Mr Linney was returned by show of hands , and the anouncement was received with tremendous applause . As usual , the reporter of the 'Birmingham Journal'laid down his pencil whilst Linney waa _speakini * . As soon as the meeting for nominating candidatewas .. ver , the following announcement was made---4 Notice , ; Mr Liuney , the Parliamentary representative of- the men of Dudley . ' will address a public meeting , atthe Old Dock , when he will'discuss , the right _s of the working . lasses . " ' " ' . 'I
; : _ fr Chance , of S tour bridge , was unanimously called to the chair , ho dwelt at great length ion the inability of-M _^ Benbow , " and the : fitness of Mr _Linney-to repr (_ enl . th _$ / i » wn of padley _,- _ ftfer . _" whieh , he introduced M _^ _innefy * 1 o . address-the meeting ; . / . Mr ' Linney ably exposed the Wrongs which working-men are . _unjuBtly _' subjected to , and contended , that Chartism ,-and il alone , is the only balm which'will cure their wounds and restore 'tbem to a healthy state of society .,. _; ..: , ..: ¦ .: ¦ .-. - ¦_ . ; . _;¦ . ,. _.-.-:-- * j ,- ;/ -: ¦
.- ' . -, ; .. : . _^ HALIFAX ' _-.- * •• •¦ _'•* <¦*' . * . The . excitement in this borough ia indescribable ; at thei _; same . time _.-. that the utmost order is _dbsorved . The _' rapid _jstridesimade by theiglorious principles of Chartism , exceedr expectation . : The leading dissenting . ministers and numbers ofthe leading manufacturers have . pledgedto Mr Ernest'Junes , and ; we . are confident of a glorious result . ' . > . - On-. Tuesday evening , a t . * eat- mooting of women exclusively was held m the Odd-Fellows' Hall , to promote the return of the people ' s candidate . There could not have been less than two thousand women present . The proceedings were conducted with _lh _<* utmost enthusiasm and order . This was one of thc most novel and pleasing sights ever witnessed .
THE _KOMISATIOS HAT . On Wednesday , the nomination took place . Early in the morning , thousands began thronging into the Piece-Hall , and by the time the candidates _an-ived , about two thousand five hundred persons were present . i \ fr Jones was the first to reach the hustines _, and was greeted with a reception that almost b . _iffli-s description , whicb affected the honourable candidate almost to tears . Mr Miall's reception was also gratifying in the extreme . Sir Charles Wood , and Mr Edward * , the Tory , were received with one universal groan . The Tory had obtained numbers of able bodied men from distant villages , * yho bore large cards in tlieir hats with ' Edwards forever . " They were marched in in bodies of two and three hundred each , and kept arriving in divisions during the inorriing—they marched in in compact bodies , but were soon broken and scattered through that magnificent meeting , like drops of water in the sea . _Hone of tbe other candidates had favours .
Sin Ciiari . es Woon first addressed the meeting , and though received with one burst of indignation , was listened to with the utmost older . Mr Ernest Joxks followed , and gave the whig minister and tbe Tory candidate a lesson that we believe they will never forget , amid the continuous shouts and laughter of the audience , who greeted the honourable gentleman at his conclusion with , r-u . ii _clic'i _. as must hare struck terror into the heart of finality . Mr EnwARDS next addressed the meeting , prompted by the gentlemen around bim . Such a laughable _specimen of Tory oratory we never remember to have heard , and the honourable candidate losing his temper , _descended to personal abuse , and sat down amid thejeer _. and laughter of the audience . Mr Miall delivered a powerful and splendid address , and was greeted throughout with rapturous applause .
On the show of bands taking place , we were astonished ! Such a sight cm rarely have been witnessed , Not one hundred hands were heid up tot the Whig minister , and tho ' villagers' from thc distance , produced a somewhat large muster for the Tory , while every hand ofthis stupendous meeting was held up for Messrs . Jone .. and Miall . A noble and dignified demeanour characterised the proceedings ou thc part of the people . On one occasion , Sir Charles Wood being , however , unable to obtain a hearing , Mr E . Jones , at the wish ofthe returning officer , addressed the meeting to obtain silence , which was instantly procured by our Chartist friend for the Whig cabinet minister . There is a deep moral in this .
The Returnin Officer declared the show of hands in favour of Messrs . Jones and Miall amid the thundering acclamations of thc multitude , when a poll was demanded on behalf of Sir Charles Wood and Mr Edwards . Thursday was fixed for the polling-day . Wo are bound to say , the returning officer acted with the most respectful courtesy . After the nomination , Mr Jones addressed the friends who escorted him from the windows of the Odd-Fellows' Hall . A full account of the proceedings will be given next week . Thursday . —The following is the issue of the contest . Cap _' ain H . Edwards . 00 Sir C . Wood 506 -Mr Miall 34 S Mr E . Jones 279
SIIEFHELD . On Monday evening last , Mr Thomas Clark , thc candidate in the Chartist interest , arrived here , and on tho sani _. evening addressed a meeting nf several thousands of electors and non-electors in _Paradisesquare , and after explaining to them tho principles upon which their suffrages were sought , hu solicited by him , a resolution was unanimously adopted , approving of Mr Clark as the only _person then in the field fit to represent the interests ofthe borough in Parliament . On Tuesday , Mr Clark again addressed three large out-door meetings , at all of which he was approved of as the people's candidate .
THE NOMINATION . Glorious _Tuii _ rii . —According to proclamation , tbe meeting for the nomination of candidates was held in M _.-rke . square , commencing at ten o ' clock on Wednesday morning . There could not have heen less than ten thousand persons present . After reading the precept , and other documents , issued upon 3 uch occasions , the Mayor demanded if any elect or present had a candidate to propose ; whereupon , two gentlemen proposed Mr Parker , one of the late _niemlaers , and two others proposed and seconded Mi * George Henry Ward , the late colleague ol Mr Parker . The proposers and seconders of both candidate . " were brief in their remarks , probably from a conviction , that the less aaid the better . After the above nomination had taken place , Mr Town
Councillor Briggs proposed , and Mr Town Councillor Konsides seconded , Mr Thomas Clark , as a lit and proper person to represent the town of Sheffield in parliament , —this nominatiou was received with tbe utmost enthusiasm- Both the proposer and seconder of Mr Clark made able and telling speeches . Mr Parker was the first speaker , and , as nsaal with that gentleman , both in and out of Parliament , hia speech was short , and contained nothing at all of importance . He was received with great coolness by all parties . Mr Ward next spoke , amidst considerable confusion and kterruption . He made as able and subtle a defence of the Whig policy as he well could ; and retired , declaring that he knew he was not the popular candidate , as that honour was reserved for his _honourable opponent Mr Clark .
Mr Clark spoke last , and delivered himself of an address of remarkable ability , in the course of which he administered a most severe castigation to the two Whig candidates , much to the satisfaction and enjovment of the thousands ol listeners . " Upon the show ot bands being taken , tbere appeared about an equal number for Messrs Parker and Ward . The most extravagant calculator bas not assigned to either of thera more than two hundred hands , whilst the _^ _show for Mr Clark was fully ten thouon Tin _' Upon bein" called upon to decide , the mayor declared Thomas Clark , Esq ., and George Henry Ward , Etq ., the duly elected members for the ° ilr Alderman Dunn then demanded a poll on behalf of Mr Parker .
To-morrow , Thursday , the polling wihtake place , and the friends here are confident that Mr Clark will occupy a proud position at the close . He is amazingly popular , and the greatest exoitement ever known in Sheffield exists in his favour . We will send the result of the poll by to-morrow . post . Hurrah for the Charter ! CLOSE Ol ? THE I'OLL . _f Parker J * 12 ;" Ward 1 . 1 _HJ Clark « 38
STOCKPORT . The men of Stockport have so far proved themselves worthy of liberty ; for notwithstanding the continued efforts of all the renegades , traitors , and disreputable characters who have endeavoured , through the means of theservile press ofthis boroug h , to blacken the character of Mr Westand hia supporters , they have already obtained the means of pay- . tho whole ofthe expenses of bringing Mr West to
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" wft . _^ ni _____ _ _ii- a , 11 on _^ . whom are to . . he "found the _nSafe r _tJi __ LW _^ b . TiDff 0 , ° purse ofthe Whig and _the-press of the Leaguer at their command _. -are w _ f -f- l _ _"T , ean 8 .. , *¦ . & the character of Mr West . Mitchell , particularly , being / a new convert , and _nq-jsenuig all the anient zeal that converts are are always _so _^ _oted . for , is desirous of proving his _faitlifiilness to his new masters , by charging _^ Mr _W-at with beini * a Tory tool , and . oneof . the _creatures of Lord Georae Bentinck . '; . '¦ _^? _^ _^ *' ici 3 _^ 'mi ! ng , fi _' pni' Hia . _qti __* tcr _| : ar . received _ r _theirjustvalutfby ' tlie _' peopie ol * S _ ck-P _? . * : _^ ° F _> _ipsnrtf _& _toryMpufttie n . bpleon their guard a-minst- { _-hesji : met * n / and dastardly ¦ rene " ' cades _^ so - that , they ; : may know how ' to " treat them
S » ' _{?;?' . _tl : |» . _^ !» _^ P « * h 4 Public ! It ' should be publicly known that one of these worthies . Mi . clie . ll was ¦ proved to be a " Tory tool" upon a late' _. cdiSiou . and has now been engaged _forseverafweelj . dbiiie the l _*" " _% j ° |» " of the * _Whigs _^ siich _^ aa ; tii . _fribti . iii' _- -bills'and cirulars—and _has ' _als _. „ e <_ _Tsb ' m . ah * as to offer his services to the Chaftist _^ if _^ Bcy _' we ' uld pay him the ' _sataie as ; tb ' _eot'lieVs were paying him ' , i ' _-vvTIies-areihe ' pa _^ thjeWhig _^ andida . tes , assisted by a . . trolling Socialist , whose peculiar " social notions of _•' _, __ _$ ' Working' a'fewhours'in the week' induces bini-to send "His wife to the factory to toil all the _> - ? _cek ; ivhilo he ; instead of making shoes , ' kneads the" dough " , wash _ ,. _• .., ¦ __« . Itis universally admitted that the Whig candidate would have stood a' better chance if he could have induced more _bonestmeiito render him assistance .
Stocktort . —Decision of tlie electors and nonelectors of Stockport , at the monster meeting , in thc Castle-yard , held on Thursday evening , July 22 nd . —Tho _follai-vvin * : was the substance of the first resolution proposed by tho _Kershawites : — " That _, tltisraeotici ; is of opinion that Mr Kershaw is the most fit and proper person to _rwrcsent this borough in the ensuing parliament . " The fallowing was the amendment : — "That from the published opinions of Mr Heald and -Mr Kershaw , this meeting is ol opinion that _nc'thcr of these _gentlemen possess either talents , honesty or principles , _thsit arc necessary for any gentlemen _l-presentin- ; the various
interests of this great country . "Wc , therefore , declare that neither of these gentlemen deserves the confidence or support nf tlie elector . * , but bavin !* seen anil heard the declaration of-principles put forth and explained by Mr Wcst _. wc call upon the electors to give him their support , and we pledge ourselves to use onr endeavours to secure his return . " The amendment was carried by an overwhelming mnjority , amid the most enthusiastic applause , greatly ta the discomfiture of tho Kei _. hawitcs . The next resolution wiis the following : — "That this meelin * : request the electors to split their votes between Mr West and Mr Cobden . " Carried unanimously .
WIGAN . We give apnrtion of Mr W . Dixon ' s address to the Electors and Non-electors of the borough of _"Wif-an , and wc are sorry to curtail it , but the demand upon onr columns compels us to leave out several excellent paragraphs . We give the following : — Gentlemen . —The honour , hoppincsc , and comfort of every class of her MHjesty ' s subjects , is the object which I have iu view . ¦ ' _Justice to all , and _hvjuviic to none , " ie the foundation of my politic . il _crceal . Class legislation and irresponsible pjwer is opposed to this ; I believe them , _therefore , to bo thc source of all our miseriesgovernment bv and for the Peoplu the only remedy .
It is almost unnecessary to tell . tou _ivliat my principles and opinions are : they have been before you for years ; Eut in order that none may be ignorant _of'tlacm , I will _bi-ia-fly state tliem , so that all may know tliem , and thtreby be prqinra-il to support cr reject , its thc conscience dictates and their duty to their country demands . Justice to the people requires that th . voice o . the " " ' representatives be heard in the _legislature which makes laws _affeefitiji tlieir lives , nivalis of _subsistence , ami _happiness . This justice to the people is not only compatible with , but inseparable from the real happiness of nil . My principles are therefore embodied in the l ' . _ioplo ' s Charier , It will give fo every mala- of sound mind and _twenty-avno years of agi > , a vote : the Ballot - Annual
Parliaments ; Not Property , but n Common Sense _Quaiific-. _tiam ; Payment of _Jfembet's _, and the Division of the Cuuntry into Electoral Districts Justice to the people demands that this extension of the suffrage be immediately passed into laiv ; and if I am returned as _tiatrepresentative of jour honourable , borough , I pledge myself , witli my vote and influence , to the iihme . _i-ite enactment of tht'People ' s Charter . Thc principles ol the Charter would rest the government ofthe country in men of mature age and sound mind ; the present syst . tn enfranchises mad legislates for bricks , mortar , mid money : the former is n livi ; i _( - soul , the latter a _alcaal matter suffrage . I am Cor direct taxation , and would therefore vote fair tho abolition of nil duties upon imports anal exports ; and , abolishing all other taxes , would provide the needful _cxpens-. s of a just government by a tax upon the _property of the country . I am not only for the abolition of Church Kates , but the _cntiro separation of Church and State , believing that all State endowments
ara opposed to the _ba-st interests of Religion . I inn tor the entire abolition of the Law of Primogeniture and Entail , inasmuch as it places the power in the hands ol thc landed _aristocraey to lock tip the raw material , from whence man derives every article his sustenance and comfort require . The state of Ireland demands Uie statesman ' s serious consideration ; and after mature deliberation , I am in favour of the Repeal of the Legislative Union existing between Ireland and this country , believing ( hat a Domestic Parliament , in which tbc whole of the Irish peoplo should be fully and fairly represented , would be best calculated to understand the real wants of the people , and the developement of the resources of the country . 1 maintain tho right of thc unemployed labourer , as avell as the aged and infirm , to a subsistence from the soil of their native land , and shall therefore oppose the present Poor Law as insufficient in its _provisiams , as well as insulting and despotic in its administration .
Gentlemen , —1 have given thc condition ofthe labouring classes my serious consideration , anal find the _stMiige anomaly in existence , that in a country , the acreage of whicii is capable of maintaining four times its present population , the people arc starving for want of the common ncc _ _3 _itrit _* s of life : I , therefore , if returned for your borough , shall consider it to be my duty as your representative to -till upon the government ( irrespective of what party may be in power ) to take immediate steps for carrying out a just system of Homo Coloinzation , by whicii thc _utuviHing idlers in the busy scats of industry such as H'igan , Manchester , Leeds , Liverpool , Bradford , & c _, may be drafted out of tho over-stocked . ibour lmarket , and located upon the land , where , by industry , they may provide for themselves and families , without tbe degradation of becoming chargeable to the pari-. li for relief .
Gentlemen , —There aro many other questions which might be mentioned which the limits of this address will not . i ' _. _' mit of , but which I shall have an opportunity of submitting to you shortly ; in thc mean time , 1 assure jou tha' - your choice shall be my qualitication _, your approbation my reward , and the promotion of your universal interests my highest happiness , I am , Gentlemen , Your Friend and Servant . Manchester , July 23 , 1847 ; Yfi _.-iASt Dixon .
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CITl' Ob' LONDON . Wednesday having been appointed by the returning officers for the nomination of the different candidates for the wpresent'ition ot tho City of London in the ensuing parliament , from an early hour _Guiltlhall-yard was the rendezvous for all the idlers of thti metropoli » , whoge luxury consists in the broils , conflicts , bustle , and confusion of u contested election . Many of those assembled were of the Hebrew persuasion and all bore on some part of their outward goat the card of the four liberal candidates . Ill-assorted
jokes and gross personalities served to arauso the motley thronj * until the hour tit whicii it had been proclaimed that the Guildhall would he thrown open lor the reception of her Majesty ' s lieges , the electors , liverymen , and householders of the metropolitan city . There was , however , a total absence of those concomitants of an election , suc ' _-i as the display of banners , processions headed by bands of music , which heretofore we have been accustomed to sec , and thc absence of these exhilirating adjuncts threw
a chilliness over the proceedings . The representatives of the press , and those who had . active duties to perform in the proceedings of tho day , wore admitted into the hall by tickets at half-past ten o ' clock , and shortly after that time the principal agents ot the several candidates began to arrive . Precisely at eleven o ' clock the sheriffs ( Mr Aid . _Ohiillis and R . IV . Kcnnard , Esq .. ) attended by Mr Undcr-Shcrill Baylis , Mr Secondary Potter , and other civic functionaries , took their places on the hustings , where ihey were speedily followed by the candidates .
Tho proceeding , then commenced by the usual proclamation fur opening tho election . This was followed by the reading the statute against bribery and corruption , and the administration , hy Alderman Sir Chapman Marshall , to the sheriffs of tho oatli required by the statute . Thc sheriffs then directed tho hall to be thrown open to thc ceneral body of electors . Thc order was obeyed , and the _ _4 __ li which followed wag tremendous . In a few seconds tho vast chamber was densely crowded in every part ; but the centre area , _imms-
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diatelyiu front of tho hustings , was usurped , to the exclusion of electors , by amass of claqueurs , whoso noisy vociferations , throughout the day served only to protect : the proceedings ,: and to prevent all those who addressed the electors from being perfectly heard ,. even by those . who occupied positions nearest tothe . speakers . . ¦ v :-. > ¦ ••' . ,:,. . i Mr Junks Lloyd , proposed Lwd J , Russell in a -peech of some length , which , was partly interrupted , and in some ' parts totally inaudible ; as _ftspcdinieh we _takeithoconclusion ; , ' ' 'Iia ; thp . 'l _ a ' m ' e '' - "' i i _/ - 'a . lL tliose -great principles withfw . Iiich ; _theV : ri W _'" ' _,.- . _a-Jsocja _^ liberty , justly understood and ' . < in . bar . tial V . curried
outr- . in ; the . name of . public- education _^ extended equally to all classes of the community , without r _. ference tbreligiou . opinions—in the _ t __ m < B 'bllel- '_ - toral reform . by which the masses of this , _couiiti'f . ad hceti , " . _aised to the : _priyileis-es . of _^ _clf-goyertiraeiit-T-iii the name" of thei great charter ot reform ,- utuler _vihicli they were how assembled . to . exercise' the frane _' _hise , and of'which thennoble'lord _was-the father—ih the -nnme' ; o . tree-trad , e _ _-aiid of those _^ _^ _princip ) . s which ha'd _juiteawied this : coti ' nfry 3 hrongh ' a period of o ' mert"ency and difficulty of ' ah extreme ' , _ehar-ieter ' , ! with _thO'rcvoiiue . uninjured—in the name ot * all these great / principles , he : ( Mr'Lloyd ) _ca'led upon his fellow citizens _toreslore tho noble _lonl again to his place in the' -C ommons * House of Parliament . ' . '
Mr W . Hawks , brother to the member for Lamheth , scconded . tlie nomination " . 'Theother candidates ( titleiu ' gthe order of nomination ) were Mr Ma _ ertr . ftii , Mt Palte . W ; Mr Fr _ 8 „ fi . M , Sir G . Larpent , Mi _* A ! d . Johnson . _Biiron Rothschild , Mr Beven , and I Mr Payne ; The speeches of the movers and seconders ol tiie four conservative candidates were completely drowned by the yells and hooting of the hired'disturbers in _frontof the hustings , and the proceedings _llirimvhtmt were alistin _ uished by the utmost confusion lind uproar ,
Lord J . Russeu was well received by the great body of the hall . Dunn' , the whole of _liis address , however , snch a noiso and uproar prevailed , it wns frequently impossible to bear distinctly what he said _, lie commenced by saying , I promise , if you be sile & fc for a short time , that I will not detain you long . I have been returned as your representative bcl ' ore , und I now come before yon , the greatest and most numerous body of electors in the metropolis of the country and of thc empire , to ask you whether I am worthy again to represent . ( Loud cries of " You arc ! you are !) Gentlemen , when on a former occasion , six years ago , I solicited your suffrages , I had to contend with tliose who stood by tin . ' principle of protection to native industry . In the next _ e _* u- the
Mmisternf the Crown proposed great relaxations of duties . The bootmakers and others who wcreintercstcii in tliose relnxations came to mc to represent the injury they wouldsuflerby admitting , dutyfree , tliose articles which they manufactured , while corn was prohibited . -But - said to them , tltcy might depend upon it , that if the principle of free trade was admitted with respect to them , corn could not long be excluded , and that the whole system would become so odious tliat it must break down . ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , 'I fi _ nd that this assurance of mine has been _-Oiiti . __ d , 'in '__ first place , by the event ; in the next place , it is confirmed by the recent address of . Sir It . Peel to his constituents , in which he affirms that after the change of 1842 the corn laws became
_soodiousthat they could not be maintained ; and , lastly , it is confirmed by an address which I read in the newspapers to-day , in which the candidates . opposed to us have abjured the name of protectionists , thus _altogether giving up that cause lor which they contended in 1841 . ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , witli regard to otli _ questions 1 will net detain you now , because having very iately explained my sentiments to a very large body of electors , ' 1 think tht : time ia now come for action—( cheers!— and it will he for you to decide , to morrow , whether 1 am again worthy to represent you . There are persons who affect a great alarm for protestantism , and endeavour to
_fria-hten you ivith vain terror .. Gentlemen , pi _. _test-intism is in uo _dam-or ; but whilst wc _h-. d fast to ( irotestiinli . in , let us not forget our Christianity . ( Loud ehc . ring . ) With great respect for that body of _proteslaitt dissenters who have opposed mc on the question of education , I do say that it is a matter of national imp irtanco to promote the education of the people . ( Cheers . ) ' If the protestant di .-scnters conic to rac and complain of any grievance or any hardship which they unjustly suffer , 1 will use my hest cilbrts to relieve them from it ; but if they say Miat wc ought to abstain from promoting education , f declare tbat on this point I cannot yield to tbem . ( Cheers . ) I Km in favour of education in connection
with civil ami religions liberty , and to that cause J . mean to adhere . I will now finish by declaring that ¦ ¦ 'sa m ' uii . st _. r ot the crown I am not afraid of facing lliU great body of my fi'll . w-suhjects , and tha * I sball deem it the highest hon > _iur . should 1 again become your representative . ( Loud cheers . ) __ The Conservative candidates met thc same reception as their proposers , and tlieir speeches passed in dumb show . A fact , however , which they took care to remedy , hy having them printed iu ' full , in thc standard , in the evening . From these , it is to be gathered that they opposed Roman Carbolic endowments , were desirous of an alteration in the Bank , Charter Bill , would maintain ihe Navigation Laws , and were favourable to an alteration of the system of taxation by which the burden should fall ns ligiitly as passible on the labouring classes .
aVIr Pattiso .. ' said that the present was the fifth time that he appeared before tliem In 1 S 35 , tliey returned him by a _lar" . majority , and again in 1837 . lie was defeated in 1841 , because he was a supp rtcr ad' free trade and advocated a repeal oi' the corn laws . Since he had the honour of becoming their representative he stood true to his flag . ( Cheers . ) Ho always supported , and would , if again elected , support , vote by ballot , triennial parliaments , and an increase of the suffrage . ( Cheers . ) Sir G . Larpiot stood on the ground of his being an advocate of civil ond religious liberty and of free trade .
Baron Rothschild was greeted with loud cheers and a general waving of hats . He came forward to claim their support as a free trader , tn ask for their votes as a liim advocate of civil and religious liberty , and a zealous reformer of all abuses . These op in ions were now more prevalent than when he first espoused them ; but he trusted that he had ulso personal claims upon their support . Thc long connexion of bis family with their great cit . y had _niven bim every opportunity of becoming acquainted wiih tho sources of its prosperity , and his extensive intercourse with the continental states had enabled him to obtain an intimate knowledge of . their foreign trade , now more than ever an object of thc greatest importance . He did not , however , wish to ay any would onl
stress upon his personal merits , and lie y add that , * iJJ his interests wore connected with those of the electors , and that on every occasion in his private capacity he had contributed to the utmost ot his power to the attainment of those groat measures of reform and improvement which hud lately been passed . Iu assisting to the full developement of Uie princip ' es of free trade , and in securing perfect freedom of commerce , he should bo still more anxious to secure perfect liberty in religion . On all occasions he had expressed himself hostile to grants of money from the public funds for religious purposes ; and he thought every possible extension ougbt to be given to ducat ion , without the interference of the state in public religious instruction . The honourable candidate continued : My opponents say I cannot lake my soat . I might answer that this ia rather my affair than theirs ; for , after having taken the best advice ,
L am content to run the visk _, nnd teel well assured thai as yonr representative—as the representative of the most wealthy , tho most important , tho most intelligent constituency of the world , I shall not he refused admission to parliament on account of any form of words whatever . Ho thercforo called upon thorn I ' or their assistance in defence of thc great principle that political rights should not bo dependent upon religious opinion . Having stated his opinions on freedom of religion , freed m of trade , extension of knowledge , and consequently of extension of _sulfrage , he had only to ask the electors of the City of London to place him in such a position as to be able to give efficacy to tliose opinions which were not ouly his , but ho helicred to be theirs also . Tho honourable candidate , who was frequently interrupted hy bursts of cheering and counter . cheering , sat down amidst loud applause .
Ma Paynk was received with shouts of" Sham ! P « iyno , " " No ! Payne , " which continued duriug the whole period of his address . He said that he was the poor man ' s friend . He wantod to see the poor protected , and a humane system of poor laws in force . Ho was a friend of civil and religious liberty and was opposed to all religious endowments . *' Thc usual show of hands was thon taken . Mr Sheriff _Cualus declared that tho show of hands was in favour of Lord J . Russell ; , T . _Paltison , * m . ; __ . _u . Larpent , and Baron Rothschild . A poll was then demanded on behalf of thc other candidates . ci * * ' . . - , { l ' SSEr _' ' Proposed a vote of thanks to ( he _ . _ lor their fairaiul impartial conduct . Mr Mabtbrmas seconded thc motion .
At the close of tlio Poll , Lord John _llusscll , Mr _VaUison , Baron _Rotshchild , and Mr _tfasterman _, _wsrc declared to be olected .
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_ U _ _I _ __ I . . . ' The hoar appointed by tbo returning officer for' tii . ' nomination of tho candidatee for this borough was nine o ' clock on Wednesday , _mornitig ; . at which timn the hustings erected on Islington-green wero very fully attended by tko ' committee , and friends ' of M . _ i . ' Duncombe and Wnltlcy . '• • ' '• ' - Mr- Duneombe _Mvas not present ; but it certificate was shown , and afterwards read to the meeting , from Dr ' The hoar _oppoiHted by the returning ofliecr for : tii . ; -
E lmore , his _physicion , stating that he was too ill to attend , ' as he . was . suffering- from . bronchitis , . " . much increased hy bis recent exertions in tho ' . louse " p f Com . _ ons " but which might bo removed _- ¦ ¦ ' by _; a few / months ' cure and change of nir . " r ¦" ' 7 .. ' ' The usual preliminary procco . lings . _havlng been gone through by the returning _officer , the more immediate business of the day was commenced by . ' ., Mr _Y , Knight , Who came forward to . propose Mr Thomas Slingsbv Duneombe as a fit ar _ proper person to represent theborough of Finsbury in Parliament . He felt sure that the electors , "h . _- _'n tbey , mu * vv < _-d the put conduct of their representatives , would , all agree- that they had discharged their duties in the most txempiary manner , which had _entitk-d them not only to , ftan _*« lor the 11 : 1 st , but ulso to cor . fi ( i ™ cc for the future . ( Cheers . )
They hndbe . n ... staunch supporters of public nght and public liberty . ( Cheers . ) ¦ ' _Aj " to '" Mr" Duncomr . twenty years ago he fought the _biittle ' pf the ' _constitutioi at Hertford , where , he not only gave' _Jiis' * Talont 3 to thi cause , bu . als _. ' speot a largo' fortune , in securing tb \ rlgnts a ' rid ' liberties ' of . his . fellow-sub _^ _j'efs . _' . _^' ( Cheers . From _. thattiin . to tlie present he . _liad . a _^ advocating tiie ' . _caiiBe of his . poorer , _bre . _tiirera ' _. _ia nd the ; Jiadonly : to ' . oompai _. e . tli . _jii-insijili s _Wliit-hprevailed wh « r Mr D _nn-pihbo _^ commenced life with thoso _wliich were in _tboaBcehdhnt " now " in order " to ' appreciate' th ' o services lie Jiad reridere ' d ' to _tlieiJieopJe . ' _, _' ¦ Mr ' . ' Knigiit concluded by . prgjio ' situ ; 'M . T . _' _ _ _-i __ i _ b ., _ 8 a candidate for tl « representation ; o . f Finsbury ... ( _Ctieei's . _- )' ' ;•; - ; : * . ; Mi' C . Stuboeon came forward , to second _: tha ; _npmina _. ti' 6 nf . : ' . He-said it must be a satisfaction to the _Elector ! of Fin-bury ' _tliiit _ i ' cy-V 6 u !_ _'at'lea _ _ n '( lYrs * inml what the principles of the _caiididattswere _^ . Hu _. could not sa' t _ o same of most of tlio c ___ r _. in tlie _Utnitdoin . ' Then \
. were what used to , _bs ! called iTort ' os , - but who now took the name of Conservatives . . Tow that they had _ ot rid of tha * . corn laws ' and other _moiioyiolius he could not see wh ' _tat ' t ' liey Had ; to . conserve . ' ' ' . ( CHecrs . ) .. But they were so ; In _ _rlacei _ _- w '* tv the *_ _iiig ' s , thut ' it was ' impossible to _disliiasaiasU the _aliffei-enoa ) between the two , _;_„_» . there wore also : the .- ' Moling . _Englnriders . ' What were ' they ? * . _. all kne n * wli at old John Bull r vis ; but lie deli ed any one to tell what were tbo _pririi-iplcs of the ' . riuiig Englaud ' party . ' Then there was anoth . tr party _bailed the ' Pc litcs . What their pitneipl . ' wjr ' c ho one could make out . ( A laugh ) But , at the same time , no one bad a right to _blanio Sir It . Peel for what he did'tis to th ' .- cairn laavs . He acted honestly and honourably on that ( _. _uestion , and came foravard when he thought the jjood of the country required it . He did not deceive bis party ; ( iiey _deceived themselves . ( Cheers . ) Tlure w : i * auotl _. ci- set of persons who cviikd llienisvlves _nsu _. trals ; but it" you read their address _.-s it was impossible
to make out what they meant . ( _aV laugh . ) _Heconi-rat . luted the _eleetovs of Finsl . ury that they at le : \ -t had no _diflieulr-y in _Isnoiyinj , ' » bat thc principles of their representatives were . Mr Duneombe belonged to lhat good old English party—tho „ mHca _ . ( Cheers . ) AH men knew what thvy were , and what their principles meant , ( Cheers . ) II ' public men would act a 8 _Mi-ssr-t Wakley and Duneombe had done , they wotild be honoured mid respected by nil parties . ( Che . vs . ) He begged to second the _nomination of Mr Duneombe . Mv J . _TiDjuitsn , in pro . iusinj ; Mr "Vfakley , said it was Sllttahtctory _foa- the eleetoi . to plnee confidence iu a 111 : 10 who they knew would not benny tlnm . Look at Ibe cas _. of a neii _; bbouringborough , where a most _wiriiirlsiiblfi instance had been exhibited of confidence _betrayed .
Ihe more the electors of Finsbury knew of Mr Wukley , the better understanding there was between them , and the more reason tin y had to trust him . ( Cheers . ) No doubt lie might have made enemies hy this bold and stri . gntforYr . ml conduct , But that made him abcltir man for the purposes of th-- clec'o rg of Fi „ $ bury , ( A _l'liigb . ) It appeared that the two candidates wme to he elected _. _witliaiut any opposition , lie alm . st wished that there had bem a little , because it often acted is a stimulus . In the case of the candidates before then :, _ho « vever , no sueh stimulus was necessary . _Th-ro had , it was true , been some show of opposition by a Mr Warren , He had retired ; and what reason had ho given 1 Why ,
" That all his _faieuds had gone out of town . " ( Laughter . ) Well , really that was very unkind ; more especially as it seemed , from thc commencement of his address , that those friends , wbo hud thus " _g-ineout of town , " and _doserted him , had " promised to _subsa-ribe munificently for his election . " ( A laugh . ) Mr _Warmi added , that *• it wiis otherwi _. with thos * who supported'Messrs Duneouibe and Wakley . " That was very true ; and it showed _nho were the best men , — those who stood staunch , or those who ran a way . ( A laugh . ) After sonic further remarks , Mr Tidniarsh concluded by pr . iposing Mr ' _(' . Wakley ns a fit and proper person to _represent the h' -rough of Fiushur-in Parliament .
Mr J . M'Ciaken _si-conaled the nomination of Mr Wakley , nnd in allusion to ths _t-. _trly hour at which the proceedings wore commenced and were about to terminate in the unopposed election of the two candidates , said , that as their _reprcsent-itiva-s would , be the first members returned to the new House of Commons , so he mi-lit justly assert they would be the best men there . Mr IJovkett then asked it ( here were any other candidates to be proposed , and none appearing , the returning officer proposed Mi * T . S . Duneombe to the electors as a fit and proper person to represent t _ _om in parliament , Thc show of hands having been unanimously in favour of the candidate , he was pronounced to have he ; 11 duly elected , ( Great cheering . ) Tho same ccremotiiul wr . s observed with respect to Mi- Wakley , « 'ho was also in like manner pronounced to have been duly elect-d , ( Loud cheers . )
Mr _WatKLET , amid loud cheering , then came forward und addressed the assembly . You have , said the hon . gentleman , again rendered it necessary that I should _alischai-ge n pleasing duty ; but the gratification on this occasion U , I c . u _ . sa blended with feelings of extreme pain , I ought not to bo the first to stand here to return thanks , 11 nd I occupy that position only because my esteemed and respected colleague is , I regret to say , labouring under sin indisposition so severe thathe could not attend a public meeting without danger to his life . Mr Duneombe , for some time past has suffered greatly , and I can assure you that the sympathy of all thc members on the Reform side of the Honse of Commons has boon painfully excited by observing his impaired health . Anil why has ho suft ' _vi'cd 1 Because he has displayed tho
mostexiraordinary _, indefaiigalde , and unwearied zeal in your cause , ( Loud cheers . ) He is , indeed , as we all know , oneof the most gallant fellows that ever entered the House of Commons .. ( Renewed applause . ) I respect and esteem liim much more than I can describe _. If he is the enemy of one man in iho world he is his own enemy , for ho forgets himself in his love for Ins fellow-ereatures , ( Great cheering , ) I say this with warmth ; and so long as I retain the distinction of rep . presenting you in Parliament I hope I shall have the _i _. _tronic felicity of having that honourable man by my side . MrDuneomhe is net the one to flinch in nny amergency _, or on any public occasion , and you may well conceive his own disappointment at finding himself unable to appear now before you . ( Hear , hear . ) Let us
hope , however , that he will pay that attention to his health whieh is _rea-mred , und I have no doubt ( hat with care and a temporary absence from public duties , he avill return to his post like a lion refreshed , and that you will ere long have the pride and satisfaction of knowing thatyou aro by liim faithfully represented in the Commains of this empire . ( Cheers . ) I would say much moro , but language- 's not adequate to express the feelings I entertain towards htm .. Had you seen him , as I have done , _fighting night after night and month after month the battle of the people , you would think as I do ; hut you can have no idea of what that mnn has to encounter who , in tha House of Commons , _strugales in your c _< iuse , ( Hear , hear , ) His own associates , thoso of his own order , ave
astonished and sneer at him , question .. his _^ motives , and entreat him to _causo less inconvenience ; others assail him more openly ; but _avrietlier false friend or treacherous foe , it matters little , — Tommy Duneombe is still the same man . ( Cheers and laughter . ) So enemy can make him quail ; _ no power can intimidate him ; never dial a moro devoted advocate of the people ' s cause serve in the Legislature . ( Applause . ) Once , you may remember , wc had a contest here . I did not know him , and he did not know me . Wc are I am glad to say , better acquainted now , The old wounds are long since healed ; and , since you sent us to Parliament , not an expression that is to he rcregrettcd has escaped between us . Wc have fought in the same field , sometimes winning , nnd at other times
losing together , but never halting in our efforts in the one direction . ( Hear , hear . ) Henceforth , therefore , I trust that the Radical party in Finsbury , . md I _uiipht say the Conservative party , if such a nasty word may be used in politics at all ( laughter ) , will work _toge'litr in coniidence , and that whenever our independenceis threat _cned , we shall not impair out * energies by a _wanto _" mutual understanding . ( Hear , hear . ) Ju _ . _ . ou * proceedings , it must bo admitted , have fallen somewhat 11 tit . If wo had nu enemy to fight with , we _shoulal have been a Uttle more excited , for we f hould have enjoyed tho pleasure of gaining a victory . ( " Hear , hoar , ' aud a laugh , ) Certainly , we hnd some chance ; there was an opponent—this unfortunate Sam Warren - another of tbe soft Sams , I suspect . ( Laughter , ) He , however , was not a candidate at all ; his letter tells us not that : he is a candidate , but that he is not going to come forward . Why who wanted to know that ! ( Uear , he : ar . ) The
idea of Sam Warren representing Finsbury ! ( Loud laughter . ) Why didn't lie come forward I He will be charged with cowardice if he does not show his *' aeo next time . He says his friends , if he has got any , havo all gone out of town . Where is he i-ia be out of town ? ( Hear , hear ) Having run away himself , what right has he to complain of others doiu _ the admo sensible _tliini . ? Ho iiafoaius us lie is on tlae W circuit . That is where he has gone to—looWiijr out for the pence Of ante poor devil loekod up in York Castle ( laughter ) , oi foraging fer some fellow , fool enough to give him a brief . ( Great laughter . ) There ' s not such a blockhead in the county of _Fork , lean tM htm . He ' s a writer for tho magazines . He has scribbled some trash that he calls til . " Diary of a late rhysicitm . " Why , if he's got my brains , "by doesn ' t he write for his own profession , _instead of talking nonsense about physic I I'll . 'warrant ( Continued in our 6 th PW , )\ C . ¦ ' _***
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 31, 1847, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_31071847/page/1/
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