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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . It is impossible -to acknowledge the mass of letters wo receive . Their _insertiodjlh often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it is frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . No notice can be taken of anonymous communications . Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of tho writer ; not necessarily for publication , but as a guarantee of his good faith . We cannot undertake to return rejected communications . All letters for the Editor should be addressed to 10 , Wellingtonstreet , Strand , London . Communications should always bo legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it increases the difficulty of finding space for them .
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Satueday, July 3. Activity Now Pervades ...
Satueday , July 3 . Activity now pervades every constituency where there is likely to be a contest . In the metropolitan boroughs there has been good a deal of meeting and speechmaking all the week . Last night the three candidates for Westminster held district meetings . The Siamese candidates , both baronets , both nominated by the old Westminster reform clique , Sir De Lacy Evans and Sir John Shelley , addressed their friends at the Crystal Hall , in St . Martin's-lane . Mr . Coningham was received by a crowded and enthusiastic audience , at the Wheatsheaf Tavern , Vcrestreet , Clare-market . Mr . Beale was in the chair . He
said that for the last , thirty or forty years . Westminster had been ruled by a so-called rump , which had sat in the Strand and the streets adjacent . That rump had set up the cry that Mr . Coningham was in the pay of the Carlton Club , and he had been taunted with dividing the Liberal interest in order to let in a Tory . He denied , however , in the strongest terms of which he was capable that such was the case . Mr . Coningham , who was most heartily cheered , said that the reception which they had given him showed that in that quarter of the town at least he was not unknown .
" Their kindness was , he assured them , extremely _gratifying to him , more particularly when lie remembered that tbat was the spot , and no doubt that on which he stood was the chair , from which his excellent and worthy friend Mr . Prout , when presiding over the meeting of tbeir opponents , had delivered such sage doctrines and expressions . ( A laugh . ) lie might well say " of their opponents , " for Shelley and Evans had propounded in their joint advertisement that Mr . Coningham having foolishly come forward at this time , now was the moment to make war against the common enemy . ( Cheers . ) That was an open
declaration of war . He liketl it , and he accepted it , but he must say he thought it very questionable policy of the new , and , he would add , popular candidate ( Sir J . Shelley ) allying himself with the old worn-out Westminster rum ] ) antl Sir Do L . Evans . ( Cheers . ) By such a course be believed that . Sir J . Shelley imperilled his election ; but , if he would only have moral courage enough to throw iho rump and Sir Do L , Evans overboard , the two _intlependaiif candidates for Westminster would come in triumphantly af , the head of the poll . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Prout might be a very good judge of quack medicines , hut he could not defer lo him in his choice of a memboi :
of Parliament , and he contended that ho had no right to put , himself forward as the author of the political destinies of Westminister . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Prout did not represent the . manhood of Westminister— -that , manhood which he trusted , before any length of time should elapse , to nee truly represented in the House of Commons . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Prout bad warned his audience not to weaken the Liberal cause by voting for one whose principles were " ultra-Chartism anil French Socialism , as Mr . Coningliam ' s were said lo be . " Now , though bis opinions coincided in a very great , measure with the Chartists , still he had never formed one of what was called tho Chartist parly . lie had never takeii any part in the Chartist
movement ; but the opinions which lie had advocated and expressed were those in whioh lie had been brought up , which be bad inherited from his father , and which bo had learned from the writings of William Cobbett . ( Bond cheers . ) With regard to French Socialism , that was a very vague term , which ho wa . s at a loss to comprehend as applied fo an individual ; because , in the course of his peregrinations in France , be had known many French Socialists , but be bail never known any two of them who agreed in their doctrines . ( Applause . ) What was generally understood , however , in this country by Socialism was (' oiiuiiutiisiii . If that were what , was meant with reference to him , it was a most grievous misapplication of the term . Me most lirinly , but steadfast ly , repudiated Communism . Mo looked upon <' oiniiiunisiii as
only another form of despotism ; antl if he claimed absolute and unrestricted liberty , antl refused tbe despotism ol one master , most certainly he should refuse tint despotism of a hundred . ( Cheers . ) If any gentlemen lilietl to live in it community , let them do so . for himself , he could only say , Hint lie bad the gootl fortune to be blessed with it _charming wife ami two lovely children , anil be would not change his delightful home for all the charming prospects of _I'hidnnsleriaiis or French Socialists . ( Ureal applause . ) Me had been asked why he camo to Westminster i Mis _Mtiswcr was plain , simple , and unvarnished , lie bad found Central Kvans to be widely ami extensively unpopular . ( Cheers . ) lie knew him to be an ollieer in the army receiving her Majesty ' s pay , ami looking to the Government for promotion . He wits uf opinion that they ought lo send
Satueday, July 3. Activity Now Pervades ...
men of peace , and not men of war , to the House of Commons ; and , finding that Westminster wanted a real , thorough-going Radical to represent them in Parliament , he had had no hesitation in offering himself for their suffrages . ( Cheers . ) Sir J . Shelley appeared hi middle life to have taken up some very good Liberal opinions , a circumstance which was the more remarkable , since he had started in life as a red hot Tory , and was the son of a Tory of the deepest dye , and the nominee of one of the rotten boroughs , which Mr ' . Cobbett did So much to destroy . Liberal , however , as Sh J . Shelley now avowed himself to be , he must repeat , that the rump had beeen indiscreet in the extreme , in endeavouring to foist SirDe L . Evans
into Parliament upon the shoulders of the new and popular candidate . He ( Mr . Coningham ) came forward on independent grounds . He Avas not the supporter of any political faction , Whig or Tory ; he was for measures , and ho cared not one button about the men . He was prepared to fight their battles for them , and if they would onl y support him in this contest , he promised them that there should be an end for ever to the old Whig clique which had so long misguided them , and had in effect converted Westminster into a pocket borough . ( Hear . ) The candidate then enumerated the heads of his political creed as they have been already
advertised , and in a clear and lucid manner enlarged upon each topic as it presented itself . In conclusion , he said ho had told them honestly what he was . While 'hesitating between progress and retrogression , the real interests of the people were lost sight of . The principles on which practical legislation was to be carried out should be clearly laid down , and then , when the minds of the people became thoroughly saturated with those principles , there . would be some chance for honest practical legislation taking the place of the shifting and peddling policy of these latter days . ( Loud cheers . )"
Several questions were asked , and answered satisfactorily ; and a resolution of support carried . Mr . Coningham has announced that he shall poll to tbe last man , and the last minute . Westminster has now a chance of electing a real and hearty representative , of coiind Radical conviction . At the Marylebone Theatre , Lord Dudley Stuart and Sir Benjamin Hall spoke to crowded benches . Lord Dudley made a speech chiefly about foreign politics , and said nothing new to our readers on that subject ; Sir Benjamin Hall delivered an anti-Derbyite oration , of that plain outspoken kind characteristic of the honourable baronet . Of course the candidates were warmly supported .
A genuine meeting of the men of Finsbury was held in the Cowper-street School-rooms , Mr . Shillibeer in tbe chair . Mr . Miall made a very hearty speech in favour of Mr . Duncombe . The following resolution was passed : — " That , the long and faithful services of Mr . Thomas Slingsby Duncombe as representative of the borough of Pinsbury , in his uniform and consistent support , of the principles of civil and religious liberty , Parliamentary reform , commercial freedom , economical expenditure , and local self-government , eminently entitle him to tho support of the electors ; and this meeting pledges itself to use every exertion with the view of returning him by a triumphant majority the future member for Pinsbury , free of expense . "
Mr . Duncombe spoke , and , among other things , signalised one of those party tricks which disgrace a certain species of electors . " With respect lo his political opinions and past , conduct , be bad not heard the least objection started at , any of the meetings of the electors which he had attended during the last , ten days . Jle had , however , seen n . placard , signed by 'A Member of the . Church of England , ' containing it number of seven ; reflections , not only upon him , but likewise upon the electors-of Finsbury ; for if he ( Mr . Duncombe ) was all that , the placard had described him lo be , the electors were also implicated iu the charge for having elected him . ( Hear , hear . ) The placard professed
to be in support , of Alderman Chillis . JSlow , lit _; ( Mr . Buncombe ) was not going to say a word against . Alderman Challis . He v \ us ready to admit , that be was ' a Christian , ' as tin ; placard called him , and also that be wan n . very gootl alderman . ( Laughter . ) Ho had no fault ; to lind with him . except , that , ho was desirous of supplanting him in the _nlVections of tho electors of _Pinshury ; mid people did not always speak of their rivals as he now spoke of the . alderman . ( Hear , hear . ) Aldermen were a . class of men extremely useful in ( lit ! I louse of Commons ; and whenever there was itny question about , flit ; eoll ' ee-rooin ,
or the refreshment-rooms , Ihey _al \\ ays put aldermen on the commit lee . As they had lost Alderman H tiinplicry , UN one of the Kefre . _linirnl . Committee , why should they not . have Alderman Challis in his placer' ( Laughter . ) If returned , be was sure , to be put on the Committee , anil he could not help himself ; be must look after the cooks , I . lie k ilelien-inaiti-, antl waiter ;; , anil see Mint , the members had good fare . ( Continued lintghler . ) He had no complaint , then , against . Alderman Challis , except that he had allowed ( he oll ' ensive placard to which he had referred , to be stuck all over his committee-rooms , though he could hardly believe lit ; could have sune . t ioiiod such rubbish . "
Mr . Wyld also addressed bis supporters , at . the Eve Tavern , Liverpool-road . The nomination will take place on Wednesday , the polling on Thursday , antl tbe declaration on Friday , and we , believe the same days are li . _xetl Ior the other London boroughs . In fhe Tower Hamlets , Mr . _( Jeorge Thompson mid Mr . Ayrton have coalesced , and Sir W . Clay antl Mr . Butler bave adopted the same policy . Mr . William _JNcwtou stands alone .
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Mr . Scovell , the new candidate for Southwark , met his friends at tbe Jolly Sailor , Rotherhithe . Mr . Scovell appears to be a mild Whig Radical , whose _strongest point is Free Trade , and who bids for Catholic support , by standing up for the Maynooth Grant . At tne same time , he x > vofesses hostility to all future religious endowments . He is only willing to extend the suffrage on the basis of the poor rate and twelve months' residence . This will not do .
In the country the same activity prevails . At Bristol , the nomination will take place on Thursday ; at Coventry and Cirencester , on Tuesday j at Exeter , on Wednesday ; Leeds , on Thursday ; Gloucester and Leicester , on Wednesday ; at Liverpool , Manchester , Nottingham , Oxford , Stroud , and Windsor , on Tuesday ; at Walsall , on Thursday ; and Worcester , Wednesday . Next week , therefore , we shall have the returns from all these important constituencies .
Inquiries Commenced Into The Causes Of T...
Inquiries commenced into the causes of the riots at Stockport , on Wednesday , and an inquest began on the body of Michael Moran , on Thursday . The latter was carried no further than was necessary to establish the identity of the body , and that Moran was only casually passing , when he got knocked down . He was taken to Rock-row by a friend , but , in the storming of that locality , some one brutally gave him , when wounded and helpless , a finishing blow on the head . The inquest is adjourned until the 20 th of July .
But the inquiry before the magistrates is going on . They have elicited from witnesses that the procession was similar to many that have taken place within the last fourteen years ; that there were no emblems , save a ball and cross , and a dove ; that a kind of bodyguard accompanied the procession , headed by six soldiers ; that it passed through a crowd , and that no molestation was offered . Abraham Longson , the sergeant of the Stockport police , gave important evidence . He had refused to accompany the procession , to be near in case of insult , when asked by Mr . Frith , the Roman Catholic priest . Of the body-guard he said—¦
" There were six soldiers there—40 to 60 yards ahead of the priest . I knew several who walked in front—one was Edward Herarty , another John M'Gorovan . They were Irish , and they are people that I have come in contact with and had skirmishes with . They are chiefly Irish Catholics . I saw no disturbance during the procession , but about an hour after there was a regular fight between Irishmen and Englishmen . Some of these were Irish Catholics , one of the Englishmen was not a native of Stockport , I think . The town Avas remarkably quiet that night , considering . On the Sunday night previous he had been at live rows ; that night be _avos only at one . They usually had extra constables on duty during Saturday night and Sunday , in order to put down gambling , disorderly people , and the rows which usually take place . He heard no insulting expression except by one of the conductors of the procession , which he _ditl not remember .
Tbis was corroborated by another policemen ; and at present there is a general agreement in tbe testimony oJlere . il . The Irish at Manchester , said to number 80 , 000 , have been in an uneasy state . Tbe Roman Catholic Bishop of Sal ford has addressed a letter to them , enjoining peace in the name of their religion .
When The Hermann, Left New York, On The ...
When the Hermann , left New York , on the lf ) th ult ., Ihe latest telegraphic despatches from Baltimore , where the Whig Convention wais sitting , came down to 2 p . m . on that day , " when the numbers were as follows : General Scott , Bit ' ; Fillmore , P 2 S ; Webster , _J _10 . It is expected that the Fillmore men will go for Webster , or else that another man will bo named . Scott has no chance .
The Rtittlctin Tie Paris, Of Thursday, C...
The rtittlctin tie Paris , of Thursday , contains the _following- : - "The police have jukI- discovered a conspiracy with which some of the demagogical leaders in Loudon are connected . Thirteen were arrested last , night in the net of nittniifactiiriiig gunpowder and warlike implements , as well . as some papers of tho highest importance ; twelve more of the party were arrested at , it later hour . They belong lo a society called the _Vcnge-urs . " The Pa trie , ol Frit la y , gives some details concerning the infernal machine plot , says the arrests were elfeeled in an isolated house ol ihe Rue tit ; la Peine Blanche , behind the harrier of Fontiiiiiebleaii .
A modal has been si ruck in Belgium in honour ol lOiigene _!> ut : Bnderiiealh the bust of the popular novelist is this inscription : " Presented by Ihe . Liberals of Belgium lo Kugniic Sue ; " anil on tint reverse , u Bull of Clement XIV ., 177 : 5 Fdief of Louis XV ., I 7 ( i ! -Marin Theresa , 177 : i The Juif _larranl , I Hit . " In tiio middle of these four inscriptions is a . _thish of forked lighning crossed with _Kiigone Sue ' s pen , the whole surrounded with these words : " II is pen vanquishes the hydra which defied Rome and kings ; " in allusion to Kugone Sue ' s exposure of the Jesuits .
'Mr. (Jeorge Lingers, A I Railesnian At ...
' Mr . ( Jeorge lingers , a I railesnian at New 11 oxton , and a member of Ihe _Wesleyaii connexion , was yesterday charged before Mr . Hai ' iimill at Worship-street , with violent criminal mil rages upon two young women , the ono it milliner in Iho employ of his wife , and the other it domestic servant . The evidence was so strong that Mr . Ilainmill refused to admit bail . Tho wretched wife of Rogers clung passionately I . o bis neck as lie was placed in tho prison van .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 10, 1852, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10071852/page/14/
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