Current:

Leader (1850-1860), 10th July 1852, Edition Town of 2, Page 651

Page 651
Page 7
7 of 24

On this page

  • Text (1)

      Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

    • Untitled Article

      Untitled Article

  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      Untitled Article

      r .-A !„« bv the former gentleman , with the exclamation ' T ut them alone ; let horses do horses' work . " The official declaration was as follows : — Turner 6563 Mackenzie <^ bd Cardwell ....... 5234 E wart .. ... ... 4 . 913 T ttdI-oW Three candidates were nominated on wZrlnesday—Colonel Salwey , the late Radical member ; Z Hive a Tory and Protectionist , son of the member for South ' shropshire ; and Lord William Vane Pow-Sfc a Derbyite Protectionist . The show of hands was in favour of Mr . Clive and Colonel Salwey . The poll at 2 o ' clock stood Clive • • • 22 ?

      Powlett ...... .. 195 Salwey , . 12 , 2 From the limited natnre of the constituency , it is impossible for Colonel Salwey to retrieve the ground he has lost . Symington was invaded by two Derbyites , named respectively Hutchins and Carnac , and the gentleman known as Mr . George Hudson . The Liberal candidate was Mr . Mackinnon , famous for attempting to make everybody consume his own smoke . When the show of hands was taken it was found in favour of Hutchins and Carnac . Mr . George Hudson then resigned , and Mr . Mackinnon demanded a poll . The electors voted on Wednesday , when there

      were—Carnac . , 2 ^ 1 Hutchins 158 Mackinnon 139 Lynn . —The nomination was on Wednesday . Viscount Jocelyn first presented himself , and based his claim to the support of the electors upon his past conduct . He went into the history of the late commercial measures , and gave his reasons for his votes . He

      had voted for the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill , as the only protest that was offered against the arrogance of the Pope . He would not bind himself to any particular course in regard to the Maynooth grant . ^ He then explained his reasons for supporting the Militia Bill . He detested the electoral ballot . In reply to questions put to him , he hoped to see some improvement in the mode of levying Church-rates ; he could not admit the inherent right of man to the suffrage .

      Lord Stanley next appeared . He believed that there was no great difference between his views and those of Lord Jocelyn . Lord Stanley said that the real question involved was whether the agricultural or commercial class should have the preponderance of potver , and thinking that the commercial class had now the advantage , he believed a return to Protection utterly impossible , but was conscious of the depression of the agricultural class , and thought it the duty of the Government to take measures for their relief . Mr . Pasitley , Q . C ., Relieved that if the electors were left to themselves , there was not one in twenty that would not support him . He was a Radical . The show of hands was declared in favour of Mr . Pashley

      and Lord Stanley . . Tocclyn ........ 627 . Stanley 551 Pa-shley 383 Macct . ksimbm ") . —Mr . John Williams , Radical , Mr . Nrocklehurst , Free-trader ; and Mr . Kgorton , Derbyite , were the candidates . Mr . Egerton could scarcely obtain a hearing from the twelve or fifteen thousand people . Finally be rotiml abruptly . A show of hands decided in favour of the two former , but the latter de-Juanded a poll . Hrocklehurst 028 Egertoii 530 Williams 460

      Maidktonk .- —The nomination for this borough took place on Tuesday , and , contrary to anticipation , a second Liberal candidate was proposed in the person of Mr . Lee , a gentleman residing near Maidstone . The show of hands was in favour of Mr . Whatman and Mr . Lee , the two Liberal candidates . A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr . Dodd , the (' niiservntivo candidate , which took place on Wednesday , and ended hh follows : — Whatn . au H-18 Dodd 7 < M » Lee HS'li Mai . muhimiuv wits contented 1 > 3 ' Mr . Lovell , Derbyite , and Mr . Luce , Liberal . The former carried the hIiow of IiiiihIk

      Luce 133 Lovell I ^> MAlton . — Mr . John Kvelyn Denison and Mr . Fit / .-williiuu , unopposed . M * N <;» iKH'i'uie . —Mr . Milner Gibson and Mr . 'B right wen ; opposed by two gentlemen professing Liberalism , Mr . Lock and Captain Dunmiui . The gentlemen who

      nominated and seconded the former were well-known supporters of the Anti-Corn-law League—Mr . Alderman Watkins , Sir E . Armitage , Mr . Mark Phillips , and Mr . George Wilson . The opposition was carried to extremes . When Mr . Gibson rose to speak be was met by cheers and groans ; but he succeeded in obtaining a hearing , and spoke for some time with great effect upon the topics familiarly known to our readers . He considered that Free-trade was not safe , and he made the election turn on that . Mr . Bright , who was suffering from a severe cold , was most Enthusiastically received . He met frankly every charge of his opponents , and stood boldly to those popular principles which have gained him an honourable fame . . .

      Mr . Lock succeeded to Mr . Bright , hut owing to the uproar not a word of his speech was heard ; but he persisted , and written reports were forwarded to the journals . He did not profess to be more than a Whig and Free-trader . The main of his address was a party attack on Mr . Bright for having opposed Lord John Russell . Mr . Lock is also one of the bigotted anti-Catholics .

      Captain Denman , a frank sailorlike man , was m high favour , and his speech was listened to . He denied that he was a Tory or a Protectionist ; he was , on the contrary , in favour of extending the suffrage and Freetrade . He was for the Ten Hours Bill . As Mr . Lock had attacked Mr . Bright , so Captain Denman fastened on Mr . Gibson , accusing him of inconsistency , and citing portions of a Tory speech delivered by him in 1839 . He was also anti-Catholic , and made an onslaught upon the League , calling it a Jacobite (? Jacobin ) club . He denied that Free-trade was in danger : and if it were ,

      he declared that Mr . Brig ht and Mr . Gibson had placed it in danger by opposing Lord-John Russell . Dr . Watts then subjected Mr . Lock to a severe examination . When asked whether he would give the men below the franchise , he shook his head contemptuously , and replied , "No , not those men . " He would not vote for the repeal of the rate-paying clauses ; he would not abolish church-rates ; he was opposed to the ballot ; on education he preferred the principle of the local bill to the secular bill , but he would vote for

      neither . Mr . Gibson and Mr . Bright were elected by a tremendous majority on a show of hands , but a poll was demanded , which took place on Thursday . Gibson 5792 Bright 5494 Loch 43 G 3 Denman 3955 Maryborough has returned Lord Ernest Bruce and Mr . Henry Baring , Free-traders , without opposition . Merthyr . —Sir John Guest , elected without opposition . Monmotttii Burgh . —Mr . Crawshay Bailey , 1 < reetrade Derbyite , returned without opposition . NEWCASTLR-uroN-TrNE has returned the old members , both Liberals . Blackett 2418 Headlam 2 l 72 Watson 1 > 795 Northaxi / euton . —Mr . Wrig hton unopposed . Northampton . —The late members , both Liberals and Free-traders , Mr . Vernon Smith and Mr . Raikcs Currie , were opposed by Mr . Lockhart , a stanch Radical , and Mr . Hunt , " a supporter of Lord Derby . " The show of hands win in favour of Mr . Lockhart and Mr . Hunt . At the poll next day the candidates stood as follows : —¦ Smith 8 C > r > Currie 82 f > Hunt 745 Lockhart 106 Norwich . —This famous borough was sought by Mr . I »( , fco , the Marquis of Douro , Colonel Diekson , and Mr . Warner . Mr . Peto and Mr . Warner , Liberals , beat their opponents on the hustings on Wednesday . Next day n poll was taken . Nottingham .- —At the last hour Mr . Gisborne was compelled to resign , thus leaving the Whigs with only Mr . Strutt , the Tories with the Free-trader , Mr . Walter , of the Times , and the Radicals with Mr . Sturgeon . The nomination took place on Tuesday . Most of the

      speecjies were of merely local importance , but , were spoken with a great deal of spirit . Mr . Walter is , as be was , a Conservative Free-trader , unpledged to any pnvty ; Mr . Strutt . attacked the Derbyites , and rested bis ' chums on his Free-trado tidvocacy , and general Whig opinions . Mr . Sturgeon mine forward n . s a champion of manhood suffrage , the payment of members , the ballot , free toleration in rolipfious matters , and the reformation of all abuses in church and state . Ho was loudly cheered upon retiring . The aliow of handw wuu in favour of Mr . Walter and

      Mr . Sturgeon j but Mr . Strutt demanded a poll . This was taken on Wednesday , and resulted as follows : — Strutt I 960 Walter 1863 Sturgeon 512 The Tories deserted the Chartists , and voted for the Whig ; while the Whigs concentrated upon Strutt , and gave no votes to Sturgeon . Thi % is a lesson for Chartists who would coalesce with Tories .

      Oldham . —Being rather a riotous place special constables were sworn in to maintain the peace . The candidates were Mr . J . Fox , Radical , Mr . Duncaft , Freetrade Derbyite , and Mr . Cobbett , son of William Cobbett . There was a coalition between the latter , and they carried the show of hands . The polling took place on Thursday . Cobbett 004 Diinfiiift 801

      Fox 694 Oxford ( City ) . —Mr . Langston , Whig , and Sir W . Page Wood , Whig-Radical , both Free-traders , were returned , unopposed , on Tuesday . This is astounding , the Oxford Tories , so imperious of old , must be undergoing " sweet adversity , " and we hope they will profit by their humiliation . Peterborough . —Earl Fitzwilliam generally sends a nominee to represent this city . The present election

      forms no exception , for he has two candidates , Liberals of course , in the field—the Honourable G . W . Fitzwilliam and the Honourable R . Watson . To oppose these nominees , all the other sections united in support of Mr . Clifton , a Free-trade Derbyite . So strongly did they muster on Tuesday , that the show of hands in favour of Clifton was very much larger than his opponents . A poll on behalf of Mr . Watson was demanded , and on Wednesday , at its close , there

      were—Fitzwilliam • 263 Watson 230 Clifton 210 Petersfiexd . —Sir William Jolliffe elected without opposition : Derbyite . Pontefract elected Mr . Moncton Milnes and Mr . B . Oliveira , Liberals , by show of hands ; but the other candidate , Mr . Lewis , Tory , demanded a poll . Milnes . . 415 Oliveira .....-, . 335 Lewis 308 Pooxe . —Mr . Franklin and Mr . Seymour were elected without opposition .

      Portsmouth . —The only two candidates , Sir F . Baring , Whig , and Viscount Monck , Peelite , were elected on Tuesday without a contest . Preston . —The contest here was illustrative of the bad habit of dividing the Liberal party for personal ambition . Sir George Strickland was a tolerably good member , and Mr . Grenfell not amiss . But with a very high opinion of his merits , a gentleman named

      German , who thinks living in the neig hbourhood gives a man a claim on the next constituency , came forward , and was followed by Mr . Parker , also a resident , or " native , " as they say at Colchester , and a Derbyite to boot . The show of bands , on Tuesday , was in favour of Sir George and Mr . German . On Wednesday they all went to the poll , when there were—Parker L 31 G Strickland 1245

      Grenfell U 14 German Giii ) Rkaihno . —Two Liberals , Mr . Francis Pigotfc and Mr . Keating , were returned on Tuesday . An opposition was got up , and a Mr . Dickson nominated , but the show of bunds went against him . Pigott 748 Keating ( J 3 o Dickson « ) 09 Election conducted with great excitement and much fighting . Rkjuate . —A sudden opposition to Mr . Cocks , Freetrade Derbyite , sprung up at the last moment . Major Parrett , a Liberal , came forward , and went to the poll , but , was beaten by 100 to 70 .

      Richmond .-- The two former members , Mr . Kich and Mr . Wyvill , were re-elected on Tuesday , unopposed . RirON , contested for once by Mr . Newton , the League candidate , has had not only its nomination , but its polling day . Mr . Newton's opponents were the Honourable Kdwin Lascelles , Free Trade Derbyite , and Mr . Beckett , Vice , Trader . Tliewe two curried tho show of hands . Heckett 20 (> Lascelles 201 i Newton 7 t > Salioiu ) . — Mr . Flrothcrton has been again returned

      without a contest . HoAitnoKOUflii . —Sir John Johnstono and Mr . ( I . I ' Young , Derby i t o * , were opposed by Lord Mulgravc

      Untitled Article

      J ULY 10 , 1852 . ] T HE LEADER . 651

  • Citation
    • Leader (1850-1860), July 10, 1852, page 651, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1942/page/7/