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The General Election. The Notes Of Prepa...
question was still under the consideration of the judges , and could not bo tested at the earliest until tbe month of November . In the meantime what did he do ? He camo down to Greenwich , and , notwithstanding the impending dissolution of Parliament , he called meetings , and offered to resign , but there was never in any one case more than half a dozen gentlemen who held up their hands for his resignation , so that , under those circumstances , he should not have been doing justice to the . general body of the electors had he vacated his Seat . ( Cheers and countercheering . ) He robed upon the electors to return him to Parliament again . He had honestly discharged his duty to them , and in the cause of religious liberty a partial , if not a complete , triumph had been achieved through their
means . Ihey knew that au act of Parliament had received tho Royal assent by which the penalties hitherto existing had been removed , and those of outlawry attaching fo the offence of voting in the House of Commons had been abolished . Ho hoped the electors would struggle on and continue to aid him in his efforts to put an end altogether to the disabilities which remained , and which attached to himself and his religionists . ' * ( Loudapplause . ) Admiral Stewart fired away upon the Free-trade topic also , frankly professing his admiration for Lord Derby , but declining to leave the carrying out of Freetrade in his hands . He urged the electors to prove that the charge of Government influence having been used at the last election to obtain his return was
unfounded , unjust , and untrue . Air . Montague Chambers did not attempt to explain his political opinions because , he said , they were well known , but exhorted his hearers to vote for " Chambers and the independence of the borough . " Mr . Roll , the Tory , in vain attempted-to make himself heard ; but a better fate attended Air . Knight , the Chartist , who expatiated upon the five points at great length , but declined to go to the poll . The show of hands went for Rolt and Chambers , the polling commenced on Wednesday , and terminated as follows : —
Air . Rolt 2415 ¦ Air . Chambers ...... 2360 Admiral Stewart 2026 Alderman Salomons .... 1102 Grimsby . —Annesley , 341 ; Heneage , 283 . Guildford . —Four candidates have besieged this lxxrough , wlio . se principles seem to differ very slightly . if we regard their expression of them they are all liberal . Tbey are Air . Mangles , former representative ,
Free-trader , and Whig-radical ; Air . Carrie , tha other late member , not quite a Whig , but for Free-trade , who afterwards withdrew ; Air . Tlmrlow , a strange species of candidate , without definite opinions , aud , poor man , " willing to give Free-trade a fair trial ;" and Air . Bell , a AVhig-radical , like Air . Alangles . The two latter obtained the majority of hands in their favour ; but a poll wa . s demanded , and the next day the numbers
were—Alangles 370 Red ' 251 Thurlow 244 Halifax . — Four candidates , Sir Charles Wood and Air . Frank Crossloy , Liberal ; and Air . Falwards , Tory , and Air . Fmest . Jones , Chartist , in league with the Tories . The former carried the nomination and the poll . Wood 5 !) 0 Crosslcy 573 Edwards 520 . Jones 3 S _IIaiuvku . -For the favours of this polluted place , four gent lemon offered themselves . Air Bagshaw , Whig ; Al . i . Waddingfon , Derbyite ; Air . Montague Peacock ,
Derbyite ; and Captain Warbuifoii , Free-trader . Each of these gentlemen addressed the immaculate electors belt ire them ; and the show of hands went in favour of Air . _Wuddingtoii and Mr . Peacock , ? Peacock . . 135 Waddingfon \ _'M Bagshaw 125 Warburtoii lit ) H _AVKitt'oitowr . ST . Phillips ( Protectionist ) , 413 ; Evans ( Liberal ) , 350 . Majority , IKS . IlEiucroi . i .. The candidates were , Sir Koberf Price , Radical ; Colonel Cliflbrd , not a Derbyite ; and Captain Aloyritl .. Sir IL Price 45 S
Colonel Clifford 47 . 2 _Ciiplnin Meyrick 202 _lliCHTFOlti .. —Gn the tiny of nomination , Mr . Dinisdale , Derbyite , and Mr . T . Chambers , Liberal , wen ; elected ; hut Lord Million and Mr . Con per , the lido members , demanded a poll . Cowper 302 Chambers _~ 37 Million _Ul <» lVniisdalo ' 1 H 2 llioii _Wvcomiie . -The nomination for Ibis borough took place yesterday . The I hive Liberal candidal es _, Sir G . Dasbwootl , Mr . Smith , ami Mr . Simpson , were proposed with the usual formalities , and the show <» 1
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hands was declared in favour of Sir G . Dashwood and Mr . Simpson . Sir G . Dashwood 262 Smith 208 Simpson 116 Hontton . —Sir James Weir Hogg and Mr . Locke were elected on the nomination day . But as the other candidate , 'Air . Gard , did not think his chance desperate , he went to the poll ; and at the close on _Wednesday the numbers stood—Locke 1 G 6 Hogg 151 Gard 123
I-IonsiiAM . —Air . Fitzgerald , a Derbyite , who is prepared to accept Free-trade , was returned on Tuesday , without a contest . _Huddekseiexd . —Air . Stansfield was opposed by Air . _AVilliams , a local merchant . Both are Freetraders anil Liberals . At the poll , the popular candidate was defeated . Stansfield ... . . . . . . 625 Williams 590
_JIvjAj . —Air . James Clay and Lord Goderich , Liberals ; Air . Rransley Aloore and Mr . Butler , Derbyites . Lord Goderich said he was strongly in favour of free trade , an extension of the franchise , vote by ballot , and triennial parliaments . Air . Clay and Lord Goderich carried the show of hands . At the poll next day , the numbers were for Clay 2264 Goderich 225 S Aloore 1831 Butler 1616 _Huntingdon has returned its old members , Colonel
Peel and Mr . Thomas Baring , without a contest . Hythe . —The Liberal , Air . Brockman , is elected by a vast majority over Mr . Shandish Matte , IrswiCH . —Air . Cobbold and Air . Bateson , Derbyites , and Air . Adair and Air . Hobhouse , Liberals , were nominated on AVednesday . The show of hands was in favour of the Free-trade candidates . Cobbold 809 Adair 782 Bateson 725 Hobhouse . , 725
_KiDDERiiiNSTER . —The contest here was remarkable on account of the candidature of Afr . Robert Lowe , one of tbe most able advocates of the true interests of the colonies . It is also understood that he writes the admirable colonial articles in the Times . His opponent was Air . Best , the late member , a declared Derbyite ; while Mr . Lowe is a Liberal and Free-trader . Tbe nomination took place on Tuesday . Lowe 240 Be-t 152 _Launce . _stov . —The Honourable Josoclyn Percy . IjF . mi / . _s . —Sir James Goodman and Mr . Baines were
unopposed . Lv .. cKs , _vr . _t' .. —The polling has resulted in the triumphant return of Walnisley and Gardner . The numbers at the cio .-e of the poll at four o ' clock were—Sir . J . Walnisley 1650 Gardner 1650 Wilde 1000 Palmer 1000 Li ; o . M iN _.-iTKit . —Three candidates entered the field the late member , Mr . George Arkwright ; a Liberal and Free-trader , Mr . . 1 . ( 5 . Philliniore ; and a supporter of Lord Derby , Air . Willoughby . Tht ; show of" hands on Tuesday was in favour of the latter gentleman . Mr . Arkwright demanded a poll , which took place on Wednesday .
Arkwright 260 Philliniore 206 Willoughby 11 ) 0 LicioioKTKit . — It was a matter of course that Sir Joshua . Wabnesh'v and Mr . Richard Gardiner , both staunch Radicals , should carry , by a tremendous majority , the show of hands against the Tories , Wilde and Pahncr . The latter demanded a poll , which took place on Thursday . Lew . KM . Tht ; late member , Air . Fifzroy , Peelite , and famous for his County _Coui'ls Bill , was elected , with the Honourable Henry Rrand , sou of Lord Dacre of Giyndc , on Tuesday . Both are Free-traders , anil Mr . Rrand is a Liberal in addition .
_LiciiFiKi . n .--The show of hands on Wednesday was in favour of Viscount Anson und _^ Lord Alfred Paget ; hut a poll was demanded on behalf of their opponent , Mr . Foiled ,. Anson 370 Pagel 325 Foiled 22 1 , Lincoln . — Colonel Sihlhorp and Mr . Charles Scclcy free-trader , were nominated by a show of bands on Tuesday ; but Mr . Heneage , Derbyite , demanded a poll .
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Sibthorp 840 Heneage 661 Seeley _" 47 S Liverpool .- —The nomination came off here ou Tuesday . The town has been in a state of intense excitement , increased * on Monday by the report that a large quantity of pike handles , ordered by an alderman of Orange principles , had been seized ; and somewhat allayed hy the counter movement on the part of the authorities , who ordered all the firemen to be on duty , in order that popular passion might be cooled down with copious streams of water in ca . se of a riot . It was wildly announced that the Tories meant to " win ,
tie , or bring it to a wrangle . ' On Tuesday the supporters of the Government candidates made a great demonstration as far as flags and banners , orange and red ribands , and coloured paper , were concerned , but the Free-traders were not foolish enough to follow their childish example . The friends of " Cardwell and Ewart" contented themselves with a few blue and white flags , the greater part of which belonged to operative societies . Of course the "bigloat" could not he dispensed with , and it was surmounted hy a contented and jolly looking face . The disguised Protectionists also exhibited two loaves—the " Radical loaf , " labelled " 141 b ., Is . and no employment ; " and the " Alackenzie loaf , 10 lb ., Is ., and lots of employment . "
The Orangemen and other societies joined the Derby procession , and never was there such a miscellaneous collection of banners , flags , emblems , and colours . Messrs . Alackenzie and Turner came np to the hustings in a carriage drawn by four grey horse ? , with the jockeys " rigged out" in most dazzling splendorr . Having been duly nominated and seconded , the candidates addressed the electors . Mr . Cardwell made a long and eloquent speech , in which he mainly _directed his remarks to prove that free trade in corn and the repeal of the navigation laws had been completely successful . He made the present contest turn on the Free-trade question , and he deprecated religious animosity , persecution , and conflicts on that ground . The Derbyite cry about Maynooth was only a cloak for the attainment of a concealed object .
Mr . Forbes Alackenzie , on the contrary , after declaring himself utterly and entirely against the last alteration of the navigation laws , which he said had caused great injury to tbe British shipowner , said that the whole question between them did not lie there . And then he commenced and continued a furious and bigotted attack on the Roman Catholics , declaring himself in every sense of the word a Protestant , aihd one who preferred that the Queen should reign over him rather than the Pope . Air . Turner and Air . Ewart then spoke—both Freetraders . All four candidates were vehemently cheered .
A scene of considerable confusion then occurred , arising from the attempt of an elector on the platform to address a question to Mr . Alackenzie . The noise and confusion was so great , arising from the enthusiastic force of tbe _Kentish-fire and " Derry stamping , " that the gentleman " ( Mr . Daniel Neilson ) could not make himself heard by Air . Alackenzie . By an extraordinary exertion he caused the following question to reach the hon . candidate ' s cars : — " Are you prepared to oppose every Government- grant in which Roman Catholics are interested ? " s Air . Alackenzie . — I don't think the question is fairly put . If you will interrogate me with respect , to any particular grant , I will give yon an answer . ( Confusion . )
Mr . Neilson . — 'tow did you volo for the Government educational grant last year ? Air . _Mackenzie ( shouting through bis bauds to make ; himself heard ) . — i don't know . ( Loud mu _\ prolonged laughter . ) The answer not being understood by a great hotly of gentlemen on the platform , Air . Neilson , with considerable animation- exclaimed several times , amidst great laughter , " lie don ' t , know . "
In reply to another elector , whether , if no one else in flit ; House proposed the repeal of Ihe grant loAlaynoofh , be would do so , Air . Mackenzie equivocally replied , " Thai , be knew some one else would propose it . " Tho answer created considerable hubbub , which rendered if . impossible for further questions to bo put . Tbe Mayor demanded a show of bands , which he declared to he in favour of Messrs . Cardwell and Fwarf , an announcement whioh was received with the greatest _, enthusiasm . Air . James Tyrcr demanded a poll ou behalf of Messrs . Mackenzie and Turner .
A vote of thanks fn the Mayor , moved by Mr . Card well and seconded by Mr . Mackenzie , terminated thi proceedings , ami tht ; assemblage broke up , the proces shins faking different , routes . A number of _eiifbusiasfii workmen were about to take the horses fconi Messrs Cardwell and Kwnrt ' tf carriage , when tbey were for-
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Leader (1850-1860), July 10, 1852, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10071852/page/6/
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