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      _SHBFPIBIi ,-We publish at full length the speeeh of Mr Thomas Claris , delivered hy him at the nomination ou Wednesday week . Mr CtAEKon presenting himself was recsived with ihe most enthusiastic applause . He said , —Mr Mayor , Electors , and Kbn-electors of Sheffield , I ha * e much pleasure in _presenting myself before jou this day , and of soliciting at jour bands ihe heBour of becoming one of your representatives in parliament . _( Cneere . ) I wid , gentlemen , first deal witb the _objections made by one ot my honourable opponents , Mr Ward , against tlte principles set forth in my printed address , and in doing so I acknowledge tbe candour with whicb such objections have beea urged , and I hope to be equally candid in mianswers . ( Cheers ) I acres with Mr Ward that we are not now to tie . it bim as an individual member

      of parliament , but as part and pared of the government to which he belongs . ( Eb . ar _. ) Tou will understand that I shall deal more in general terms and principles than either of tbe gentlemen who bavt " proposed snd seconded me . Tbey hare necessarily confiut'd themselves a good deal to local matters wbicb I am _aot acquainted with , and in which I have no desire to interfere . ( Mr Ward : ( Hear , hear . ) I object to my honourable opponents , because whilst they state the ; have not violated an ; of the great principles they were sent to represent _, we have noi heard from tbem _^ to-day one great principle , or a principle of an ; hind , for which tbe ; contend . 1 looked iu -vain for the enunciation of some principles oi reform . I expected from Mr Ward , at least , the announcement that be was favourable to the extension _oftheSnffirage . but I was disappointed . ( Mr Ward .

      • I am for Household Suffrage . _' J _Gentleman , the excustof Mr Ward fer leaving the honse when Mr _Dancombi- ' _j motion was made for repealing the ratepayrog _clautes . is , that as part of the administration , be was bound to give support to tbe opposition or leave tbe house , tbat hem-ght not vote against tbe government . But 1 want to know why his _condact was aot regulated by tbe saint principle on tbe Ten Hours' BiU . The noble lord , at the head of the government , gave his support to thai popular measure . Ms Ward gave it hiB decided aud unmitigated opposition . ( _3 fr IVanl : ' Idid . 'J If the _Cabinetallowtd tbe Ten Hours ' _Bill to be an open question , and Hr Ward could vote against tbe Administration , why conld not he have done tbe same on tbe ratepaying clanses T ( Hear , he . r . ) And , gentlemen , the country bad a pledge from Lord John Bussell . that the member *

      of his administration should give their votes _tteelj on snch subjects as the ; considered important . It was un deretood , from tbe declaration of the noble lord , tbai he would not coerce , but _tould allow tbem to vote freel on erery snbject on wbich tbe ; differed in opinion . ( Mr "Ward : No—only on such as were specified . ) But Mr Ward would not even leave the house when the Ten Hoars' Bill was nnder consideration . H- voted against it . J > i _3 herepresent ; ouropintonoutbatsubjectf ( Mr Ward : ' I said 1 did not . ' ) He did not represent you , though as a member of the administration , be wat , net bound to vote against yen . Mr Ward bag not opposed Church Extension , as it was understood hiwonld do from hi * motions on the Irish Church . When the hill to create a new bishop was under consideration , why did be not act ashe did on Mr Duncombe ' s

      mouon , rather tban vote in favour of it ! ( Cheers . ) Gentlemen , I attack the principles of my bon . opponents I believe Mr Parker to be equally culpable with Mr Ward . ( Mr Parker : * Hear , hear . ') I see no reason to make an ; distinction . ( Mr Parker : * Hear , hear . ' ) Tbe ; were both for the Bishops' Bill . ( Mr Parker : * Hear , hear . ' ) And they voted fo * tbat against the feelings and interest * _, of the people of Sheffield . ( Xt Ward : * Their interests were not concerned in the matter . '} _MrJWard wishes the connexion of tbe Cbnrcb with tbe State to _continue . He calls it the National Church , bat t _^ e onlynationul feature aboutitis _. the tithe wbicb the people are compelled to pa ; . I am anxious to learn on what principle tbe * compel me , as a Dissenter , to pay for . tbat Church . ( Cheers . ) I dissent from it , and I ask my hon . _opponents on what principle or ground the ; make me

      maintain it ! My hon . _opponents neglected to state the principle . The ; said that , ia thos ep \ w > _n , but the ; gave _mreason , it was a nationalinstitntion . ( Mr Ward : ' It is the _Choreh of tbe majority . ' ) Tbe ; know it is no : national , aad I trill undertake to demonstrate , on an occasion , that it is not so . ( Hear , bear . ) Mr Parkei tells us thatone reasonfor his support of theNew Bishop * Bill is , tbat no additional funds will _cjfne outofyouv pockets that we are to have an additional bishop without additional funds . Is that the conduct of Reformers Are these men _Eoformers ! They _harie voted for mon bishops , rather than give back to the people the larpe sums to he taken for their maintenance . ( Cheers . ) 11 is the duty of Reformers to reduce expenditure . H thert are sufficient funds to pay for new bishops , why not return themoney to the nationalfonds , to lighten someoi

      the burdens under which the people labour ? ( Cheers . ) I object , also , to tbe _conductofmyhonoorableopponent _* . because tbe ; are _supportcrscfsomeefthemostunpopulsi measuresbrought in hy even any administration . Mr _Ww-. is a supporter of fte infamous and abominable _Jfc w Pooi Law . JJow , I believe that , on that point , he does not represent tbe feelings ofthe men of Sheffield . It not . why should he ba sent to Parliament ? Itis the duty oi a representative not to speak his own _sentimtnts . feelings , and wishes , but those ofthe people whom he _repro sente . In regard to the New Pen- law , I differ from m > honourable opponents , because I believe it to be a crml - law , an infamous law , which no man of right _andChriE-j tian feeling can vindicate . ( Cheers . J I am sure , _a" all i events , it is a law Mr Ward would never assent to if h < j were ever likely to become one of its victims . { Hear ,

      hear , and loud cheers . ) But , gentlemen , I have & furth . r objection to the conduct of _m ; honourable opponents , arte tfceHew Boot Iaw . Mr Ward is aware that a _proposition _wtsmjdeb ; Peter Borthwick , providing that old married couples , of sixty years , of age and upwards , should be allowed to live together in the workhouses , whicb | m otion was resisted by Lord Jobn Russell . What was the conduct of my honourable opponents on that occasion ? 1 appeal to jou , as _feeling men , as fathers as husbands , and I ask you what yon think they did « ( Cheers . ) Did thej openly declare _against _' _sorevoltiugandbarbarons apie . _-l of conflict on the part of the Prime _Minister ? Did the j vindicate their _feelings » a men hy _supparting the proposition ! Or did they leave the house , as Mr Ward did on the subject of the _ratepajiag clauses , and leava the

      _Minister to stand or fall try his own acts ! Ko : the ; remained , and tbey recorded their rota that aged persona , of sixty years of age , should not live _together . (" Shame , shame . ") I oppose the _honourable gentlemen because they support the New Poor Law . I observed _tbstthroaghont tbe addresses of both candidates , so ailnsioo was made to that law . I believe it to be a disgrace to tbem £ 3 men , a Stigma , upon their characters as parents , anda _szandal to the house of Commons that supported sueh a proposition , ( Hear , hear . ) As Mr Ward has tali yon , 1 stated in my address that I woxAd provide an honourable competence for industrious old age , just on the same principle tbat Mr Wsrd _. jfhe . r _^ tires from oflfce after a certain period , willha _^ _apenv sion . On the same principle , when a man _hasr _^ jven bis Wood , his sweat , big sinews , his marrow , Mi'boaeB , to the creation of

      wealth , be surely deserves as well of tbe country as a Secretary of d _gg | SmiraIty . ( Hear . ) Mr Wardisawaro that _sndflgfp & n is made for . soldiers and sadors- _"b _^ giP _^ Wdage ,- enjoy a Hnd of honourable _eout _^^^ A £ ajj _^^^ men wbosp £ na their _Hves , H o _^^^ fv - hn _^ _St telieve . in a useless and _^^™ _£ | pSe _? 4 _pe > can be provided by the _pubnc . _w _^ _fSmpeS _^ on _what priaciple U the _mnwboiusrjg _^ g _^^ b _^ _f _^ lBbjnr > who # by bis _^^ m _^ msm _^^ . ' 5 bas augmented the _tewMi _^ _. _^^^ _Ml _^^ n _^ fhapprinciple is he to he neglected ami ffl _% Mtedfn 5 _Sg old age ? ( Hear , hear . ) Why shouId vnot he , too ; he supported b ; tbe public ? It is the men who create _thVwealth of England not the men wb ' o'iian her j _r _& _fdea sails—who Constitute her peatnew . ( _HKur , fiear : ) ' , Wa « ire ear country's power totter genin ? j tl _^ skai , _tSiri _^ _elijgencej _anaiadastry , _^ _te _^ _IWJPhn & e . _iahsvoua far _Sawetarips nf ths

      _Ad _^ d _^ _mtWme _MSfitew , * _s should do so for those who are Englauc ?* great support ber industrious _^ _J _?*;* . * - - _^ _** _^ -- honourable opponent ( Mr Ward ) is opposed to universal _suflrage ; but on what _P _^ _ZP _* * _}*** _' _** » M conferred on him _theaathority _<*«? _£ SW _& emaiioh 8 of intelli gent men . _'YoaWl _nojhavetfe _- sjffirage ? _WhogZbim _StenuBriiy and power ! Whenc _edoeshederiwfce right ! Do not _*^ S # ? _f . _"P _?? nent 8 « " *«« the franchise ! D „ ?? _t tt _# J « . ' _6 _" * - I . too , _olaimit aa a right Ihavei : fi » myadf , andl _exencisa itin supportiagMr Wakley and Mr Huncombe , Bnt I claim it also for seven millions of _unrepresented men . _Neither of the men _wbooppose this _. can represent jou upon _thiaieallv vital _question , [ ft . is clear they do not agree with you They _misrepresent some _smaH portion ofthe eonstitui _enqy , bnt i beliere that at the poll they will find a less number of _menvoting for them than ever voted for them before . It is ' _fiffcen years sines tbe Beform Bill wat passed . Bath these gentlemen pvofesB to be Reformers

      • -progressive Reformers , _ifr Ward says he advocates household suffrage ; Will Mr Ward recall to oar mind ' s tte time when he moved in tbe House ef Commons that tte _saffrageshonldbegiven to every hoW _& older S How 7 _«* know he ia ia _fasaoi of it ? When aid he vote A _^ d _rltZ _^ t ! " make a motion for il ! lfe r . r . _™ _Si , Uf £ " _tww of Jt - You want men of . _tand op , and _wift thn _^ - men _^ _^ _l nbhity possess ** by ' _mVfc _^ * ° ™ , and _KfceTheir _pncciple . _4 1 & ' _2 £ _^ _J » Z ~

      _Ihave stated w « ny » a _«« s that I _beJiew fte ffo _^ o ( lords to _bea _bmltMVuponiho common sense of Bt « c-Bsbm e _.. Whenever J *« _wmPMna f B 0 f ! Md are in .

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      I m . — - —¦ — diced to _passanymeaiure , there ia no power in the House of Lords to ro ist them . If then , the House of Lords cannot oppose tbe lower House , it is a practical nullity . Itis of use merely to _provideplaees for bishops and members of the aristocratic class . I now call the _attention of my bon . opponents to the prkeiple on whicb tbe House of Lords is constitute ! . It is _* _-m hereditary _OTanchoftheiesisUture . Men do not owe tbeir seats tbere to intelligence or virtue , but to birth . Jfea go to the House of Peers not _bicause they are fitted for the work ol legislation , bnt because , being tbe sons of Peer ! 1 , tbey become Peers themselves . If this principle be good , if it b 2 tight and just , and proper , if this upper branch of tbe legislature is constituted in such a manner as to approve itself to the _judgmeut of men of sense , then

      all men should act on the same principle . In America they are governed without Lords and Bishops ; and if tbey can do without , why cannot we ! What liberal measures do the bishops _suppctU Do tbty support the extension of the suffrage ! . Just as much ps my bon . opponents . ( Laughter . ) They are not for Churcn _reform . Notwithstanding tbis , my boa . opponents wi _« mainhin this in _. titotion . Mr Ward . _^ ys it Ib necessary to check the _enthusiasm of tbe lower house . From tne coolmaBn . Tinwhicbmyhon . _opponeDtshaveaddressea jou , I should say there is _seldom _aW «™ bwM , f . ™ feeling on tbeirpart . If the ; are a fair specimen of tbe nouse :-and in pomt of talent they are not , for the ; , rebothfariaadvanceof _mue-tenths of tbe mrn who go _there-I say there is no _reasen to dispute their coolness a _^ calmnessor to place any check upon them .

      , Mr Ward is perfectly cool , calm , and eolkcteu . My other hon . opponent is equally so , and I see no reason why there _sbnuld be a bench of bishops , and a number of _Looted men _inasecond branch of the government , to restrain their feelings and passions . ( Cheers . ) lt they are really so enthusiastic , so warm and so passionate , as to require a curb , tbat is a reason why you should not return them . ( Cheers . ) Ton should send men who require no curb . The faet is , I believe Mr Ward is too much curbed already . He wears oue curb—the government curb . ( Cheers and laughter . ) Lord Jobn Russell has hold of one rein , and I think that is quite sufficient . ( Laughter . ) I mean tbis not offensively . No one will say tbat Mr Ward bas not a right to bo a member of the administration ; or , as a member of the _internment , he is notentitled to a fair reward . I dare

      sa ; his duties are onerous . But it is onr impression that many of the offices that now exist might be _obolHhed _, with advantage to the people . I am opposed to the « is > ence of the House of Lords , because it is founded on the hereditary principle . If that he a right principle , why have we not hereditary barristers , lawyers , and generals ! If that be so , we ought to have m the Marquis of Donro another hero of a _hamflred _splits . If tbis is to bathe principle , tho son « f a cabinet maker should be a cabinet maker , and the son of ever ; rogue should be a rogue , because his father was a rogue . ( Laughter and cheers . — ' Henry , how does thou like that ! ' ) Then the suns of honest men shouid be honest men , because their fathers were so . This may appear very ridiculous to some

      who are in tbe habit of avowing their admiration and respect for the House of Lords . But I believe the practical good sense ofthe nation is not in tbe House of Lords , and that Mr Ward would find as much in the countinghouses , ay , and in the workshops of tbe country , as iu the Honse of Lords . ( Cheers . ) 1 do not withhold my opinions . I tell you honestly , that if returned , I will , nithoat fail , vote for the abolition ofthe Houseof Lords . _Neither Mr Ward or Mi Parker has stated a satisfactory reason why the Suffrage should not be extended . They are well aware that when the Beform Bill was agitated , the working men of England banded themselves together to aid tbe present electoral body to get the franchise . They told you tbat if you would assist the upper and middle classes to obtain it , they would use it with a vie *

      of securing the Suffrage to every male adult . Has tbat part of tbe compact been kept % How bave my honourable _oppotjents fulfilled it ! Are they prepared to give their support toil ? They have honestly stated , they will not . Tbat should be considered b ; sou the first ground for tbeir disqualification . There is now a feeling in tbe country in ta vour of Universal Suffrage such as there never was before . Millions are beginning to read and think . And these reading and thinking men imagine themselves as much entitled to the representation as any other class . In the House of Commons , the lords _represent the aristocracy . —the landlords the land—the fundholders tbe _fbnds , —tbere are captains , colonels , generals , and admirals , all representing their respective interests . Labour _ooly is unrepresented ; and why should

      not Labour have justice . ( Cheers . ) I am sorry that Mr Ward shonld have any fear of allowing the genius and intelligence of the labouring men to find their -way into tbe Senate Honse . There is as mucb intelligence among tbecommercial _, trading , and operative classes , _asbelongs to an ; other class in the State . Are tbes * arguments trueand valid ? Have you intelligence ! Orifyouhave not , when did they attempt te supply it * Have they _Jone anything for your education ! They tell you yoa are to be enfranchised wfcea you are intelligent . But at a bat point of intelligence do they expect yoa to arrive before ; ou are to have the franchise ! Will they say ivh at you are to learn Are you to learn to make shoes , or coats , or bats ! Are you to learn grammar ? or tbe _sciences ! or to become pcqucinted with the geography of

      the world ? What kind ei intelligence do they want ? ( Cheers . ) WiU Mr Ward sty what is the point of intelligence yoa are to reach ? _Kignorance be a disqualification , on what ground do tbe ; allow the farmers to vote ? ( laughter . ) Are they more intelligent than you _? Are they more independent ! Taking them as a _elass , and _comparingthem with you , I assert that you possess 1 , 000 per cent . m « re intelligence . ( Mt Ward : 'Yon are quite right . ) Ifr Ward says I am right . If I am right , why does be not a _^ mit of your enfranchisement f Or , why does he not bring in a hill to disfranchise the ignorant farmers . ( Laughter . ) I thinfc that , on reflection , my bon . _ppponents must admit jtbat there is not one solid or _substantial argument ia tbeir faipur , I was this morning reading the very able speech of Mr

      Ward _aeatnst tbe Ten Hours'Bill , and tbere I find bim advocating cheap labour . He says we ean maintain our position only by cheap labour . ... ( Mr Ward : ' I said clieap ' goods , not cheap labour . ) Mr Clark : I have quoted the speech as I read It , and if it be not accurate , I am nut responsible fer tbat , I give the _honourable gentleman tbe bentfit of the correction , and cvhat does it amount to ! Substitute cheap goods for c & eap labour , and what tben ? Mr Ward holds a _disttttgui _& ed position among the political economists of England , and I put it to biB good sense , how can you have cheap goods without cheap labour ? ( Hear , bear . ) _Bothftetms mean the _» _me thing . Yon cannot bave cheaper boots and pay the same price for making them . You cannot have a cheap coat and pay the tailor a high ' price fer making

      it . So that , after correcting me , my honourable opponent Still remains the advocate of cheap labour , I do not complain of cheap labour if cheap lebour will purchase as many comforts as dear _labour , but when tbey cheapen wages , they sheuld also reduce _taxation . ( Cheers . ) If they reduce your wages from 100 millions te 75 millions , tbey must not continue to take 33 millions in taxes . Justice demands tbat , wben tbe wages of labour are rednced by the laws , or hy an ; other cause , there _ehcujl be a corresponding reduction il taxation , Ut _VTatd says , -we must maintain national faitb and private hononr , [ hope ba does not mean to insinuate t' ; _st anything I have said or published is opposed to the maintenance of national faith . So far from wishing to endanger the nation's faith , I would compel those wbo

      contracted the national debt to pay a , large portion of tbe interest of it . I have told yon m ; opinion tbat property , and not industry , shonld be tiled . Mr Ward tabes exception to tbat . Every man should be taxed in proportion to bis means . I would have a _graduated property tax . If a man has £ 29 a-year , or £ 1000 a-year , I would tax bim proportionately . I see nothing unfair , ilisbonest , or disgracefal in such a principle . ( Cheers . ) W : _'l my honourable opponent support tbat principle t No , he will oppose it . Thc time has arrived for the toiling millions ( to be heard in parliament , and I say , confidently , with all respect for the talents and character of my honourable _opponents ' tbat neither of them will represent the people . Mr Ward admits fairly that , as a member of the administration , he cannot do so . He

      says so in his published _acdreSB , and , as be bas commented with frankness and fairoeas upon mine , I will deal in _tbc ' _same way with his . He says , a man cannot join the government without forfeiting some degree of independence . How mucb does he give up ? Is it to be one vote in a year , or two , three , five , or ten ! The fact is , gentlemen , the _ttaatawAag of that part of Mr Ward ' s address is , that his conduct must be regnlated by the wants and conduct of the administration . If required to vote once against his conscience , he must do so . The next day , if required , he must do the same . Tbe next week , be ma ; be again called on to do the same thing . Then . it appears , hia old practice of coming among you every year is te be abandoned . He cannot do that now that he has joined

      the administration . It is a pity for the character and previous reputation of tbe honourable member , that be has became part of so contemptible a government , tbat be cannot he allowed to continue that wholesome and patriotic practice . Nothing is mora necessary tban tbat members should come before their constituents ever ; year . Sow , look atthe conduct of the government in reference to Ireland . What have they done f The honourable gentleman says , tbry bave voted large sums of money to _savethe lives ofthe people . Yes , tbey starved them first , and then voted yonr money to save tbem . ( Cheers . ) [ Mr Ward : Do you suppose we destroyed Hie potato crop ? j In tbe ( roe Irisb style tbey first give a cut on the bead , and then apply a plaster . Tbey bave voted twelve millions of your money to support the Irish . Tbat course tbey were bound to pursue , to provide for tbe starving people . But I complain that when the ; were votiwr the money , they took it out of your pockets ,

      instead of outoftboie ofthe Irish landlords . [ Hr Ward We conld not get it from them in time . ) Mt Ward says , ti _}«; have it not to pay . But tbe estates were there . Tfie land was accessible , and'I say tbat tbey had no right to tax yon to maintain tho destitution caused by landlord oppression and tyranny , ( Cheers . ) What have they _gfaeo Ireland ? A poor-law , when they were forced to it . In tbe first place , wben the ; cameintooffice _, tbey jave ber a Coercion Bill . ( No , no . ) In 183 * , they gave Ireland a Coercion BiU . Tbey then gave another Coer-- _¦ ion Bill , in a mitigated form . It was opposed b y Hr _sharman Crawford , who thereby lost his seat lor _Dunlalk , _bxause . Mr O'Connell supported tbe government . Man ; of the members of the Whig administration have arge tracts of territory in Ireland , and a 4 eal of ( be noneytbat bas been advanced , bas been swallowed np iy leading members of tbe Wbig party , ( Mr Otley : It iu gone t ° _{«? _fte Irish _landlords their rents . ) ONE

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      -, u *«« . t . aoole of Ireland _haveperisbed of famine . _STi te 5 *»¦ Pi" ? > " Tightly governed C IL ! I _advocate the repeal of the union with Irecountry i * , _^ t _^ wi ) rge off tnan ghe haa js _r ; _J _^ iaavoc 8 , e _,, _"" , " of tbe _trnlo _" , because it was obtained by cortne repra > _^^ _fl _,, bccau 8 e the people are driven _Zmthe ' r na tive fields into our large towns , and there S ly increase the competition in the labour market . Tinder a domestic _kgislatwe , the government would be bound to find employment for them at home . I thereoTadvocate the repeal of the union . The Irish per . ple Imow better how" to govern their own country than my _wSurable opponent , cau teach them . Perhaps _neithToTthose gentlemen bas seen Ireland . They may

      know nothing _absut the country , its capabilities , resources , extent , the ftelings of its people , and can it then be said tbat they _hava a better right to govern Ireland than tbe Irish people . Therefore I would repeal the _lecl « lative nnion as an act oi justice to Ireland , and as a means of withdrawing the Irish population from the large towns of England . ( Cheers . ) One good measure , fowled on a right principle , was brought in by ihe government of lord Jobn Russell . It had reference to the cultivation of tbe waste lands of Ireland . That measure was butked . There was not time to carry it , because the Irish landlords and their friends were delermined to oppose it . It the government had been manful and courageous enough to stand by that measure , the people of England would not have failed to enable them to beat down the opposition . If my honourable

      opponents should go to Parliament again , though I hope they will not—I _amBurethey ought not , —( Cbeers , )— yet if theyshouldgo _sgai _" . ' , ru 8 t they will see that measure speedily reintroduced and carried . In consequence of the great tuition 1 bavemade for tbelaBttwo or three days , it is impossible for me to go through all the points of tbe addresses of my honourable opponents . They have not stated to you any great principle on which they are prepared to act . They will maintain the connexion of Church and State . I ask tbe electors , the non-conforming electors , if they are prepared to stultify tbem selves by voting for thera ! Working men , will you show your good seose by supporting them ! They tell you you are too ignorant to have the suffrage , ( Hear . ) If so , then you are too ignorant to understand their capabilities ,

      and to hold up your hands for them . ( Cheers . ) I leave the matter with you . I come before jou as an advocate of civil and teltgiouB liberty . I would uatrammel the conscience of England . I will advocate every necessary reform If you return me to Parliament , I shall con * eider It my duty to support every class in the state that requires support atmv bands . I will not consent to be a party man . It bas been * tated that it is not roy _Inteutton to go to the poll , as my honourable opponents are so sure to tc returned . Allow me to disabuse ; ou of tbat error , I mean to go to the poll . ( Cbeers . ) I will afford you an opportunity of wiping from the character of 1 Mb constituency the disgrace , the positive disgrace of returning two men to support tbe Whig government . Another objection made against me is , that I have risen from the

      ranks of labour . ( Mr Ward : ' No , no . ' ) I say , to their credit , that this objection has not come from either of tbe honourable gentlemen . I am alluding to reports that have been spread through the town . Gentlemen , I have risen from tbe ranks of labour ! ( Loud cheers , in wbicb Mr Father and Mr Ward joined , ) I am proud of it . Cobbett did the same . These bauds have often borne the blisters oflabour , and I consider them quite as honourable marks as the stars that glitter on tbe breasts of the titled and noble born . ( Cheers . ) I feel a pride and pleasure in appealing to yonr love of liberty and independence . Let mo give you one single piece oi advice as to this contest , 1 hope we shall conduct it with good humour and with respect for each other ' s feelings . It has been intimated to me that several of my friends bare

      urged threats of exclusive dealing , to induce men to give me tbeir votes . 1 denounce most emphatically any attempt of that kind . ( Mr Parker and Mr Ward : ' Hear , hear , ' and lend cheers . ) 1 should feel myself disgraced if any vote was given in my favour through tear . 1 want no votes recorded iu my favour , but such as are tbe free and spontaneous off . riDg of generous minds , 1 do not come here as a party man . 1 war not ou any class or party . 1 war only on principles . 1 respect tbe talents and even tbe prejudices of my opponents . 1 ask at their hands only that which 1 have a right to expect , and tbat wbich 1 have received—fair and manly candour . ( Cbeers . ) Now 1 appeal with confidence to you . Electors , nonconformiii 7 ejectors , _Especially , wbatererof democracy we enjoy is due to the non-conforming spirit of your

      forefathers . 1 hope the non conforming spirit of _thepresent day is not less pure and true . Though 1 would be no party to anything fanatical , 1 say that no dissenting elector can honestly vote for two men who tell you the ; will maintain the connexion of Church and State . ( Cheers . ) 1 bave stated my principles , and 1 am now prepared to give every honest man in Sheffield an opportunity to vote for honest principles . 1 come before you , as Mr Ward states he came on the former occasion , a stranger . You have now the opportunity to replace bim by another man , to whom yon may give an equal trial . 1 hope you are prepared to bold up jour bands , not for me , but for my principles . 1 have declared tbem in antagonism to

      tbe principles of my honourable opponents , if they bave any . Yon will not give your votes to-day in favour of an insignificant person like myself , but lor the great principles of civil and religious liberty , of which 1 am an humble advocate . 1 thank you for the great kindness and patience with which you have heard me . * To the Mayor , wbo has presided < rith such candour and fairness , and who kindly advised me on several occasions when there was a movement in the crowd , 1 return my sincere thanks . My honourable opponents are equally entitled to my thanks for the candour , tbe manliness , and the spirit of fair play they have evinced . And now 1 retire , confidently leaving the matter in your hands . ( Loud cheers . )

      Worcester. The Result Of Tbe Election Fo...

      WORCESTER . The result of tbe election for this city has a strong tendency to establish this point , tbat tbe advocacy of Universal Suffrage , Ballot , he ., is the wa ; to secure not only the popular \ _oice but tbe _Buffrige of tbe electors . Mr Hardy , the Chartist candidate , has lost tbe election by about 200 votes : tbis it _nmst be recollected is bat a _smalljminority out of upwards of 3 , 005 clccto rs _^ _'r Hardy did not canvass a single elector , employ a _cijt _^ l' lawyer , or spend one shilling ; he is not an eloqucni speaker , and is near seventy years of age . The Conservative _candidate spared no expense , nearly -ever ; put > Kc-hous _« in the town being kept open . Mr Hardy , on the other band , in bis address , telling the electors tbat he should not even appoint a single committee to look after bis election , that whatever was done , it was their duty to do and _notbis _.

      When _sucfcfactBas these are brought to light what does it show ? why , tbat tbe'day is rapidly coming , if not already _atrived , when an ; candidate throughout the country , professing Chartist principles , might secure his election at one tenth of the expense a Whig or Conservative must disburse . :

      Wolverhampton. As Soon As The Dudley Ele...

      WOLVERHAMPTON . As soon as the Dudley Election terminated on Wedneidaj , tbe Chartists ui Dudley and Bilston localities resolved to put Mr S , Cook forward as a candidate for Wolverhampton , in opposition to the great advocate and champion of Corn Law repeal—Mr Villiers . Ob Wednesday evening Mr Cook issued an address to . tbe elcQ _* tors and _non-electorsof Wolverhampton , which was well distributed through the town . This created a great sensation amongst ths inhabitants , and filled the minds of Mr _ViUlen and Us supporters with doubt and anxiety ; indeed so apprehensive were tbey of a defeat , tbat they and their friends crowded to tbe hustings long before the time appointed , and when Mr Cook and bis friends arrived it was with the greatest difficulty that they forced their way on to the platform . As soon as the other

      candidates were proposed , Mr Linne ; proposed Mr Cook , as a fit and proper person to _represent the _borough of Wolverhampton in Parliament . Mr Linney was lustily cheered by the majority of the working classes , but received insults and sneers from some ef tbe _respective supporters of Mr Villiers . Even Mr Villiers was _astonished tbat gentlemen on the platform should conduct themselves in such a disgraceful manner . Mr Linney explained the principles Mr COOk Would support should he be returned , and was much applauded , A working man seconded tbe nomination of Mr Cook . The Return-: ing Officer refused to allow Hr Cook tb _^ address ' the meeting until they paid , or gave a guarantee thtj _£ ' 4 hey would pay , a fab : proportion of the _elegjwra : _expenses ; this Mr Cook and Mr Linney objectedjo , ' contending

      that the demands were premature , and mat the proper time was when tbe ; demanded a poll . This , was of no avail , they positively _refnsed to takes show of hands , and declared Mr Villiers and Ur Tbornley dnly elected . The great champion of Free Trade prineiplee was evidently afraid to discuss tbc _principles of the Charter . During his address , a working than in tbe body of the meeting , asked bim to explain bis reason for voting against tbe Ten Hours' Bill ; he sneered at the question , and said he was not aware that tbe working men wanted less money for working for than tbey had at present—( disapprobation and groans )—If tbey reduced tbe hours oflabour they wonld not be paid for twelve hours'work , he was not aware tbat working men wanted a bill to restrict tbeir labour , it ought to be left to masters and men .

      J £ r Li »» _a * here stepped forward , and charged Mr _VitQers witb answering tbe question in an unfair way he had left women and children ( for whose benefit tbe measure was projected ) entirely out of sight ; he told Mr Villiers and bis friends , that were their wives and cbil drea compelled to work from twelve to U hours a dsv in an aawbbiesojie factory , breathing obnoxious air , whilst they , _thehusbaad * , were neglected and degraded _bs de pending on tbe Mr sex for support , they would quicklv changetheir opinions . . ( A pprobation and cheers l At the conclusion _ofVilliers oration , T . Almond asked him f be ' recognised tbe multitude " _™

      . before bim as _aTinte gent body of men . ' Villiers : Ye » . " _TbenarejouTe ' pared to support a measare wbich _^ ™ _WJ veaitZTubl ! ' _? mSD Wft ° attained to maturity of years , flndwho Jsans { aiMd bKtime < , Vimerg : I , ; ve w ! II . , _! uflr _** e , _« on condi i <»» t _^ 1 _™ * a ° * _U na _^ emutual . confidence in each other , and shouldameasure to tbat _effect be brought forward , and Isee tbatit should be supported I will do so , but I claim the right to act m accordance with my own ' opinion . ' ( Loud murmurs , ana slight applause . )

      The above _evagive and unprincipled answer was given in sucb a way that many parties thought Mr Villiers actually promised to give his support to Universal Suffrage , and when Almond rose to show tbe equivocation tb & _tVilUerBxwea , Mr Barker put tbe vote of thanks

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      amidst great _tumultand confusion . This is the treat . _SStteLiberal-CornJaw repealers _^ have give * the working classes . . They are , worse than the worst of Tories .

      Greenock. Mr M'Crae, The Chartist Candid...

      GREENOCK . Mr M'Crae , the Chartist candidate for thi * burgh , arrived in town on _Wednesday , _^ _nd addressed _^ ho electors and _non-electora m the Mechanics ' Hall . The meeting waa a bumper , and bra aMress was rapturously applauded throughout . Several _eleeiors and non-electors asKCd various questions relating to tho legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland , a ? also on the voluntary Churah principles , and the Currency Question , all of whieh he answered to tho seeming satisfaction of tbe _auerfsls , and the audience generally . Thursday , being the day fixed for the nomination , MrW . Crae ' _s committee waited on the voluntaries

      and Repeal e \ eetor 3 , to solicit their _suppoto ; but did not get that encouragement to warrant them in carrying Mr M'Crae to the poll . They , therefore , agreed that he Bhould withdraw from the contest alter the nomination was over . Twelve o ' clock arrived , and the several _eoramittees , with the respective candidates , repaired to the hustings . After the usual preliminaries were gone through , the sheriff addressed the great multitude assembled , in a manner both creditable to himself and satisfactory to his audience . . MrPunlopand Lord _Melgand having been proposed and seconded , Mr M'Crae was proposed by our old veteran , Mr John _Neilson , and seconded by Mr Alexander M'Kinzie .

      _MrNsitsoN gave the other proposers and seconders a most severe flogging , which told well . Tho whole audience cheered him on most heartily . Mr W . M'Crae , also , gave the _Whigs a dreadful slashing . , _., .. .. When tbe sheriff took a show of hands for tbe several candidates , there were about 10 . 000 held up for Mr M ' Crae , 7 , 000 for Mr Dunkp _. and 400 for hiB This ia the third time Mr M ' Crae has been declared by the sheriff the man of the people's choice . The polling commenced at eight o ' clock on _ifes following morning . Both Lord _Melgumi ' s and Mr Dunlop _' s committees were busily engaged the whole nieht : some in kidnapping the doubtful , others in

      watching , to prevent them from leaving the town . Many pledges were broken . Bribery , iutimidation , threatening , and corruption of every description , is said to have been in active operation . The wealthy ofthe inhabitants were real CbristiaBS on that day . Thpy were active in the performance of their Christian duties , viz , in visiting the afflicted—clothing the naked—feeding the hungry—and bountifully _supplyingthethirsty with drink . When questioning the various candidates on the Suffrage , tlie bribery and corruption carried on in Liverpool , and other corporate burghs in England , was the only excuse for not extending the Suffrage ; but Liverpool could never cope with this town on this occasion . Almost every spirit shop was opened , and many of them by both parties .

      Greenwich. This Bas Been A Glorious Week...

      GREENWICH . This bas been a glorious week for Chartism in this borough . Early on Monday , the Chartists were _hasy in posting the addresses of Mr Samuel Kydd to the electors and non-electors , and placards calling a meeting lor Wednesday evenjng on Blackheath . On Wednesday Mr Kydd arrived in Greenwich , and in the evening proceeded to the heath , _acsom * panied by the Electioneering Committee , who . having engaged a van , the committee , with Mr Kydd , mounted . Mr Joseph Morgan was called to the chair , and in a brief speech introduced Mr Kvbb , who addressed the hundreds present for upwards of _^ o hours , aud was frequently interrupted by thd immense applause . A vote of thinks was _fjiven to the speaker and the chairman , and the meeting quietly dispersed _.

      On Thursday , for two hours , a va 3 t crowd of some six thousands—of all classes—from wealth and its carriages , to wantand its rags—listened witb marked attention to a speech delivered by Mr Kydd , replete with fact and argument , satire and eloquence . Men of all parties paid a tribute of respect to talent , whilst the courtesy manifested by the speaker won for him thefavour of all . The leaders of all the cliques admit that at the next election the contest would be a doubtful one . Hundreds ofthe electors affirm that Mr Kydd will sit in the House of Commons as the Chartist representative of Greenwich . Mr Kydd had it in his power io insure the return of Salaraons against Barnard , and we will always remember his ¦ words on the hustings , in reply to tbe questions : '—

      • Kydd , will you assist Salaraons V ' No , sir ; there is no advantage in the change . 1 will aid tbe return of no Whig . Barnard is an old Wliig , Salamons a younger . Neither ofthe men are for the people . ' 'You will not loos » , Mr Kydd , by supporting Salamons . ' 'I do not know you , sir . I always loose if the people do not gain . Whig money is of no use to me . ' If the country do not reap the advantage of a full report of Mr Kydd ' s speech , it will for ever live in the memories of tbo 3 e who heard it . Despite of interest and faction , even Admiral Dundas honoured our candidate ; and the committee of the opposition

      candidates who were on the hustings , unanimously praised Mr Kydd ' s address . It was cool , _terooerats , and logical . When Mr Kydd had concluded his speech , the high constable called for a show _ol'bandn for Dundas and Barnard , when there did not appear above fifty hands held up tathew favour . Salamons had a goodly _numbir held up for himself . On the call for Mr Kydd , there was not a hand but was uo , and the high constable declared Mr S . Kydd and D . Salamons duly elected , which was received with tremendous cheering and waiving of hats . Dundas and Barnard demanded a poll , Mr Kydd did not stand the noil .

      After the nomination _. _-fhe _Demesrats of Woolwich sol cited Mr Kydd to address a public meeting in the M : uket-p ! ace of that town in the evening . Mr Kydd proceeded dircstly to Woolwich , where he addressed a meeting of _batween thy *) and four thousand persons . He treated at great length on the Charter _; the JBcpr Laws , the Laws of Primogeniture and _Eutgil _^ andvthe Enclosure Bills , fie was listened to with breathless attention throughout his address , when the meeting separated , highly delighted with tho evening ' s proceedings . Never was there such a show of Chartist strength inthiB borough .--ince tbe commencement ofthe Chartist agitation .

      H^Uf Ax Election. ., :^;; The Nomination...

      H _^ UF AX ELECTION . ., : _^;; The nomination took place on Wednesday , IHo 28 th ult ., in the _Piece-flall . The ' . ' Chancellor of the Exohequer , Mr Ernest Jones ' , Mr Henry Ed- _, wards , and Mr Miall , were the candidates .-The . proceedings were to commence at 10 o ' clock in the _moraiag , at twenty minutes before _which : Mr Miall and his committee entered the hustings- Soon afterwards Mr _^ Ernest Jone * and his committee , followed by an immense procession , entered the Hall , amid tbe acclamation of _tbe assembled thousands , who gave additional and hearty cheers lor Mr Miall . They were followed'by Sir _^ Charles Woo _3 and Mr Henry _Edffawte . and th _#$ ommUteeis , batb of whom were _receivefl'wifh groans" arid hisses . The Chancellor occupied the compartment on the right of the

      Returning Ofiicer , Mr _b-rncfst Jones that on the left , and Mr Miall and Mr Edwards those on the right extremities respectively . By this time there could not have been less than twenty-five thousand persons in tbe Piece-Hall .- Nore of the candidate s had _distributed any favours or colours , with the _exception of Mr Edwards , the Tory , all the gentlemen of whose committee wore large white cards in their _Tiats , with ' Edwards , our townsman , for ever ; ' a rather ludicrous device for the detachments of men who kept pouring in all the morning from the country in badies of two or three hundred each , _having 6 een collected at a distance to cheer the hon candidate . They were , however , soon dispersed and scattered through the body of this immense meeting . Mr E . N . _AtExaNDBB , returning officer , having gone through the preliminary proceedings , '

      Mr Miciuel Stocks came forward to propose the Right Hon . Sir Charles Wood . He appeared before them to nominate a gentleman , one who was not a new candidate , not a " man inexperienced , not a oerson unknown either to them or to fame . The candidate to whom he referred , was the same man as ever ; he was not changed . He was one of the most eminent ministers , aud he was in every way most admirably qualified to represent in Parliament what the returning officer had appropriately termed the influential borough of Halifax . { . Chests ' ) lie bad _atoys supported public rights , whether in or out of office ( avoice , 'The Ten Hours' Bill , ' and cries What about the sufftage ? ' ) If bo went to the extent ot tho men of Mr Jones's party or cf Mr Miall ' s party did , he ( Mr _Stocko ) could not support him . ( Groans and hisses . ) Mr Wm . Morris seconded the nomination .

      Mr Jonathan _Gaukriobb came forward to propose Mr Jones . He was received with loud cheers . After they had subsided , he appropriately alluded to the death , so sudden and unexpected , of their _felJowtownsmen , and then descanted upon Universal Suffrage _. andthe separation of Church and State-both of wbich were advocated by the candidate lie bad to pr » pc 3 e . Mr E . Jones could trace descent from one ofthe first families in the country , whieh might be a recommendatisfc to some , though to him ( Mr O . J it was but as a trifle . He had written several works , and had been the editor of several others , which had _baenanplauded by the reviewers of the day . He was well known aa tbe advocate of the peoplo _' u _rigiltsof the principle to do umTeraal justice , justice to all classes , politically , religiously , and socially . In conclusion , he said , he had great pleasure in proposing Ernest Charles Jones , Esq ., as a fit and proper person to represent the borough of Halifax in ParJiament .

      Mr John Spxchfpb seconded the nomination of Mr E . Jones in an able , temperate , and most effective speech . Mr Jonw Abbott came forward to propose Mr Henry Edwards . He would appeal to them on behall of a candidate who held opinions highly important to the _borougli . ( Disapprobation , ) jf tj , ey

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      appointed a stranger to represent tbem , he might be told of their wants , but never wonld see them . Jl the ? elected a townsman to ba their representative , he wauld not only be told of their wants , hut he would feel and see them . It was mid that there wa _^ argument ad captandum and thc argument aa homihem ; but he believed there wps another argument also , and that was the argument adpotlcitum ( Groansand hisses . ) In _eddition , tbe candidate be had ta propose , besides being _atowsmanposstssed the qualification of beins a commercial man . ( Hear , hear . ) They required a _n-nu as their representative wbo ,-when he _opsned bh letter bag in the morning , rend in _* .: ll > seiice from every p rt of

      the world , who would _taablo to take his seat among the Peels , the Barings , the Fie _' _. din _^ _s , t _' e Browns , and the other inc . : hantprinces of the day , who wcie the _admiration of all _nptit : _is . ( _Ilrar , bc ; r . ) They lcquired a man o _' _eiacquainted with the landed interests . ( Interruption . } As a landed gentleman , he appealed to tfeem tor the manner in which Mr Edwards bad taken ore cf his own estate , and if he took as good care of theirs as he had _d-me hi i own . they would not be so veiy badly off . And as a roan of pledges , his father , and his grandfather had always been pledged to Toryism and the Church , i > nd he put it to the assembly whether they had ever _deviated . ( Groans and laughter . )

      Mr F . II . Nicholson scaonded this nomination . Mr F . Crossly , then earoe forward , and after _expnssin ? his concurrence with evevythina tbat had been said bv Mr Morris with respe ' tf > tbe private and public worth ofthe late Mr Acroyd , he proposed Mr Edward Miall as a candidate , whose political and religious views he strongly supported , and whose return as a representative in Parliament he considered would be one ofthe _greater triumphs _everobtained for civil and _religious liberty . Mr Joh » Edwards seconded the nomination of Mr Miall , in a truly argumentative speech . Sir _Chambs Wood tben presented himself , and was received with a universal _jiroan . He adverted to his Jong services and unaltered principles , and

      continued , gentlemen , I am a Reformer , but 1 do not go io the extent of the extreme principles which hate been put forward today as those of my rivals . < Disapprobation . ) I am not in favour _olthedoitriaes embodied in the Charter , ( Continued disapprobation . ) . 1 will now refer to what lias been the nature of the legislation carried on by the last Parliament . We have lately ceased to agitate for great organic changes , and in the House of Commons we _ha-re heard little upon tbe subject of _Universal suffrage . I believe tbat this _agitation has _caus-. d great injury to the Literal came in this country , for I can recollect that wben this question was agitated in the House of Commons and ti . e country , the result _wa-s a Conservative majority was returned to i _' ariiamtnt irom ibe

      and the Liberal government was excluded mnnagement of public affairn . ( Disapprobation . ) Tbe government have removed all duties existing on the importation of not only corn , bat upon almost all other articles—( hear , hear)—and I myself at the end of tbe session , brought forward a measure . which I find has had the _eliect of reducing the price of an article almost equally _necessary to man _»> bread—I mean sugar . (* No , no . ' ) During the last session , an act was passed wbich I will not say was for your benefit , _because npon that point I entertain _aonsidorable doubt , but certainly rt your _request , under tinimpression that it would tend to your ad vantage—I allude to tho Ten Uoma' Bill . ( Disapprobition ) 1 have always entertained great doubt upon this Bub

      ject , I believed , and do believe , that the rrducuon of time would be followed by a _reduction of wage ;* and , unless I am wrongly informed , 1 believe you have reason to know tbat such will be the case . ( Laughter and groans . ) My friend , Mr Edwards , bas alluded to two or three measure * wbicb he s _» . vs wei e passed for the benefit of the _aviatocratiy . First be mentions the auction duties , but these have ken repealed ; and then he adverts to the game laws . What ground of complaint he has against tbt . e laws I know not ; the obnoxious portions of the old game laws have been repealed , and the only protection which a gentleman now enjoys is that he can say to a pany who may enter his grounds in pursuit of game that he will punish him for a trespass . ( Loud groins , and

      continued disapprobation , during which Mr Erneft Jones , at the wish of the returning officer stood up , and requested silence for Sir Charles Wood , waicli was instantly procured . ) I will now refer to some questions wbich bave been put to me in the course of my canv ? _an . I have been asked , it" I ara prepared to endow tho Roman Catholic priests of Ireland . Now there are many _petcins who entertain a conscientious objection to that measure . I have no hesitation in telling you that I do not participate in that objection ; but though I don't entertain it myself , I deeply and _sincerely respect it in others ; and I should not think myself justified in _ncniectbg a feeling of relhious seruple so largely aud extensively entertained . I hive been asked if 1 will vote against

      such a measure should it be proposed . Gentlemen , I _wiilgiveyou no such premise . ( Loud disapprobation , ) I never have given , and I rever will give you a pro . mise as to how I _intsnd to vote . ( Continuedgroans . ) It is true , as somebody has stated , that the Roman Catholics have repudiated the measure , and that _, whatever arguments may be brought forward in favour of such a measure , I . confess I do not think thatit isa question whicb is likely to be agitated in the next Parliament . The right honourable baronet then rend tbe declaration made by Loid John Russell at the meeting of his constituents in London last week upon this subject . The next question to which I shall refer is that of the separation of the Church from the State . I have _ntvsv understood what those who adfcacaled the 3 $ ; iiia * _i-i ! i

      of Church and State exactly meant ; but _adverting to the two points that are generally considered to be involved in the question , namely tlie removal _frim the House of Lords of the _bishojis who sit there , or the taking away from the Church tlie property with whieh tl _|^ piety of our ancestors endowed it , I may be _aeniiiited fa state that I ara opposed to a separation _trnder anysuch _circumstances . ( Veheme / li groaning . ) I have always _bten , _? _7 you know , a freetrader . ( Laughter . ) The righthon . gentleman then dilated at great length on the _Education Scheme , to which he gave his unqualified _cup , _;*?^ and endeavoured to fix that was the great quc _^ ion _whisii had raised the contest in thc borough . The _rivM hon . baronet sat down amid continued groans anal hisses .

      Mr Eiwfisr Jonss then rose amid enthusiastic cheering and waving of hats , and said : Mr Return- ing Officer _^ Electors , and Non-Electors ! I have been listening with profound ] attention , to what _hasfallen from the lipsoi the right hon . gentleman on my right—and I confess I am much disappointed , Erom an experienced member , from a Minister oi the Crown , I had _expected to ! _p ? i ) heard _someus _* ¦ position of a leading principle , > _i 5 c explanation @ the past , soma guarantee for % future . ( _Heaa _# The country is _plunged is miserj _^ _heneveralfugp ' .. to . it ; it is struggling for redemption—he never pc _$ 1 _$ _& _$ a y- , Not one great principle , not one soun _^ . measure has _faljen from his lips ! The right viUKeatnucn 1

      uuu . gtmuemau _uaa , anu EaiU n 0 Cllltl' _« On one _gbiijt _^ however , let me at once correct him * 7 . _? _naWrs toraal « 5 education the battle horse ot his election . 1 _tel ) him , I do not contest this borough on the education question , but as an advocate ot Universal _. uffrage , and separation of Church and Mate . ( Loud _cheew . ) Let him not think the great question of the day _benijakh a Whig triek . ( App ause . ) We struggle for civil and religion ? .: hberty-if he is unable to grapple with those ( _nations , Jet bim at once give up , and not dare fo oppo ? _s what he cannot _appreciate . He tells you V has served you _fii _' _tcsn years-and th _^ t he is the same now as he was then . Arc the people the same ? Sir . we have been going onward , while you . have been sitting still , and you come here , tbe _retrogressive minister of a progrersive people . ( Loud cheeM . ) You

      nave pronounced your own condemnation ; the stock of political capital you began with fii ' teen years ago should have been fifteen per cent better by this time , or you are but a worthless _stairard of the people ' s rights . HowdQC 3 tho right hon . _sentU-nmn treat tbegrvat questions ol the day ? lie- tells us he is opposed to the Charter but ho does not tell us why . ( Hear , hear . ) lam a Chartist , and 1 question whether the right hon . baronet knows what the Charter means . If he did , or if he had anything to Bay against it , be sure he would have said so . ( Loud cheers ) He will tell you a Chartist is a leveller , a destructive and an infidel ; 1 will not tell the right hon . gentleman that he is one—but I do say that be belongs to a levelling , a destructive , and an mhdel cabinet . Levelling—for has it not levelled labour , to the dust ? Destructive—for has it not murdered n million in Ireland , and glutted the jaws of death

      with Indian slaughter , and with Chinese massacre ? Infidel—for does it not make _religion a stool of the state , worship a golden calf instead of God , and supersede holy lyritsbyactfofParJidment ? Prolonged applause . ) They will tell you , Irish famine was a visitation from God . Was it a visitation from God , sir ! when you sent tlie corn out of the country by the bayonets of your soldiers ? On the next great question of thc day , the right hon . gentleman seems equally m the dark . He himself tells us , he doe * not know what separation of Church und State means . I will explain it tO him . lt means , no fat

      livings tor stupid younger sons . No selling the cure of souls . No paying for a creed we don ' t believe in No _over-led ministers for starving congregations ' No fear otmanto _minale with the love Sf God ( _Tremendousclieers . ) With regard to Church pro perty , 1 consider the Church Ueutitled to _ilSDrivilo property the same as any individual . That Ml _Srift ? _-f non . gentleman is oppose . i u turning thc bishops out of thc House of Loih If nni 1 _M _^ _^ _' : mi the _'" t 0 their Cll « _"E It yom-bishops have a right to be in the House of Lords , why not place Dissenters there as weU ? _» here is the n Rhtfor the one , if not for the other ? for my part I would exciudeihem both . On minor _questions the right hon . baronet seems equaily misintormed . lie tells us the Game Laws are _infection , he don t know what we would have . Ho asks us _whetiier . we would wish to trespass on a gentleman ' s land to ta « e his game ; 11 say . " No ! " but then hia game must not _treispaas ou our laud and destroy out _lood . So much for the justice of tho Game Laws .

      H^Uf Ax Election. ., :^;; The Nomination...

      ( Loud applause ;) On the Ten Hours' Rm _?\ more explicit . He says he is opposed to ; J _^ it bring wages down . What , lower ? Whv * il risk it , for that ' s impossible ! Wo are told h * " _^ hon . gentleman is a free trader to tho _wTM \ Do you remember tho meeting , when \ ,, mjS men of Halifax , that ' when you found " tha ? _^ body else was in favour of free trade vou _wonU _^ _'l favour of it tox' There is a free trader ti tl v' " bone , for you . ( Laushtcr . ) I ' m a better free _i , _^ than that . Why did you not say a word aboniT Navigation Laws ? Repeal _thom , too , or y 0 » ' F _* half a free trader ! We are told , however t \ m _^ right hon . hwonet has , _somehsw or other _asglai j * _prwure cheap fcod , and tbat , therefore , th « _S _^ _clawEsmust have plenty ( o eat . Have there J ' * no chean _wases as well 1 Oh ! sir . vou VVh ; n » _ . _, ec 8

      poor political economists . Tke iac Uty of obtaiv _' foul for the poor does not alone depend on its tl ** nrrs . but aleo on the amount of labour _jjf market and of money in circulation . Cheat * t * and starvation may go hand in hand . ( Uear V _*>< 1 As fo thc franchise , the right hon . gentlemanT ' not snid a word about it . It's qui _* e right as iti , it not ? although your _pledge-breaking _m _; _,, _- ; . _* said ' Reform was but to ba a preliminary _$$ , Some of you gentlemen go farther , they extend th franchise on the nomination day , and close it „ auainat the close of the poll . ( Laughter . ) _tj , _^ is one thing , however , to which thc right hon . gen tleman alludes with much apparent satisfaction f _g actually himself , ' at the end of tbe session brnu i { forward a measure which he finds has had the _tfc [ of reducing tbe price of an article , almost e _^ c necessary to man as bread , he means _gu _/ Jr , There ' s a great measure for the great _statesm _^' i What , do you think the people are children , tn _C

      pacified by a sugarplum ? No doubt the ri ght hon gentleman baB a sweet tooth , but if he was as W gry as a working mar ,, he'd prefer the wheaten lo 4 { to bia slave-grown sugar . ( Hear , hear , and Im cheers . ) There , is one important peint I have i 6 l _tentionally postponed noticing till the last ; it i 8 Roman Catholic endowment . Sir Charles Woo ; _l jj in favourof this measure . IIo endeavours to atom for this by stating , he does not think thc Cabinet will bring it forward at present , and quotes _f t _^ Lord John Russell ' s speech in tbe City , a paragraph somewhat to that effect . Now , we all know , bat little reliance is to be placed on what Lord John Russell says and . unfortunately for your argument , I hoM in my hand three extracts from three sevcra

      speeches of tbe noble lord , held in 1843 , 1845 , and 1816 , in all of which he announces his _ititev tion of endowing the Roman Catholic Priesthood , ( Mr E . Jones here read the several extrac _t s . ) Nov , sir J something better can be done with the _people ' j m » ney _/ _thaft endowine a Church . Endow Labour with its rights , and it will worship Gcd with a mote _giatefut heart . ( Loud applause . ) You have stated things you would wish to renal—you have stated the Church lives on herown money , and costs the people nothing . ( 'Oh ! ' ob ! _i ) . Oh ! then it ' s alia mis . take tbe Dissenters , after all , don't pay towards the Church _Establishment—titbes are a Divine dia . mnsation—and church rates only a form of prayer . ( Laugh _* er . \ Then , after aU , you never spent £ 7 , 506

      in sending six bishops in six linc-of-battle ships on something like a _pleasuta excursion . ' Bayonets and bishops ! Birds of a feather flock together . ( Lo _^ cheers , and laughter . ) That . € 7 , 500 had far better have been added to the secret service list—money , the spending of which you are ashamed to account for . ( Hear , _heT . ) Ay , well may you be so , when you spend £ 50 . 000 on civil contingencies , which means badges , and stars of Bath and Garter , for _lorei m _princci . fitting up a state chapel for Ibrahim Pacha , and lavish follies amid a dying _populj tion . ( Shame I ) This is the way in which a Minis _, ter of the Crown comes Hforc his constituency , Did you ever see a mors pitiable _exhibition ? ( Pro . longed laughter , while the honourable candidate

      stood _looking at the Chancellor . ) Is this the _MinNtsr to rule the destinies of a mighty people ? Liberal electors ! he is aeainst an _extansion of the suffrage . Farmers ! he is in favour of the Game Laws ! Working men ! he is opposed to the Ten Hours' Bills ! Free Traders ' . Ue is your reluctant , standstill advoeatp , and is silent on the Navigation Laws . State churchmen ! be is in favour of Roman Catholic Endowment . Dissenters ' , he is in favour of bishops in tho House of Lords—and of the union between Church and St _* t ? , G # back , sir , —go back to your falling Cabinet , and tell them what you have heard and seen this day . Lord John Russell has been called your noble-hearted chief . I rail him " Finality John , "—a political

      weathercock stuck on the top of a state church steeple ! Tell him you have sat here this day , a _po-Jith'al trembler in the face o truth . Tell him it 13 in vain to resist the tide of progression , and tbat he must either swim with the people , or sink with monopoly , ( Treraendnns cheering . ) For myself , my opinions are so well known to you , 1 need - carce to allude to them to-day . You know 1 ara a Chartist , and why . You know I wish to separate Church and State , and why ;— -to repeal the New Poor Law , the Game Laws , and the Lair of Primogeniture—to extend in its full meaning tbe great principle of Free Trade , thus to break down the golden barriers between God and man , and between a starving population and _$$ e plenty of God ' s giving . You also know I wish to _Sgfure no man—1 abhor bloodshed and

      _violence—respect the _nghts of property in all , and merely wish to establish a Christian government over a _Christian people . ( Enthusiastic cheering . ) I will now conclude—indeed , I feel as though I had been pronouncing a funeral oration above Whiggery and Toryism—the right honourable baronet en my right , and the gallant captain on my left , look like tbe chief mourners—and , in truth , they wear very ling faces this morning ; but , whatever may be the result of tbis contest , I feel we have already achieved a victory ; we have taken an onward step _monopoly can never rccal ; and , like a _cornering army , we are marching to the goal of civil and religious _Iibsrty . Mr Jones resumed his seat amid a perfect storm of applause—often renewed—and when it had subsided ,

      MrHENET EnwARDscame forward to address the _meeting , lie was was received irith groans and laughter , and made a long , unintelligible speech , in which he talked much about his grandtather—called tobacco the greatest necessary of a poor man ' s lifethought ths Bank Charter was an important measuret _i because it _ivas an important one—invited the meeting to smoke a cigar with him at Hope Halllost his temper , and _descended to personal abuse , and sat down amid the laughter of the audience . Mr _Fbancis Mauds then _addressed a few questions to the honourable candidate ; some of wliicb , he answered—and then declined , saying he was ' devilish dry , and did ' nt want to have another pill to swallow i ' rjiu that little fellow' _poiating to Mr Joneswho

      , heartily joined in the _laujjiiter of the crowd . Mr Miall ou presenting himself to the meelm ? , was received with vehement and prolonged cheering and spoke as follows : —Gentlemen , electors , and inhabitants of tbe borough of Halifax , whatever may be tho issue of this contest , I rejoice at the opportunity it affords me of meeting a distinguished member oi her Majesty ' s government face to face , and of explaining that some of the opinions held by the dissenting body have been greatly mistaken both by the government and the _legislature of this country . ( Uear , hear . ) Tho notions which the legislature entertains _respecting seme of tho principles which we , as _Nonconformists hold , resemble very nearly _SWno of tho views , political and ecclesiasticalwhicii

      , tk * themselves enunciate upon other questions . I don t come b _; fore yen to tell you that what my opinions wore fifteen _^ _rs _aso , they are now . ( Applause . ) I don't appear before you to tell you that I am not an advocate fo _finalitv . ( Loud eheera . ) I have told you frequently and fully that I believe every man _untainted with crime ought to have a voioe in the appointment of tbe government ofthe country . ( Immense cheering . J I have advocated the extension o ; 'this ri « ht-not privilege—to every man , and I have nothing whioh I wish to withhold from you on that subject I but I wish to have it clearly _understood than I appear before you on this occasion to solicit the honour of being returned as one of the representatives of the borough of Halifax , in order

      that I might lend my energies and devote my mind to the accomplishment of what I regard as an ail important object . ( Hear , h _? ar . ) The question before us is not as to whether there should be more or less education ofthe people , although I must confess that I am one wbo entertains the opinion that if a proposal should be made by the hawk to educate the sparrow , I , as the sparrow , would _sav , ' Thank you gentlemen , I can educate myself . ' " ( Laughter and applause . ) Gentlemen , I never knew of a government in possesion of political power endeavour to cJucate the people and to afford useful information to _thew minds , but that they intended to make t . _at very knowledge subservient to tho accomplishment of _thetr own ends . ( Loud cheers ) Whvthis scheme

      . _, of education , which , according to the " statements of the right honourable baronet , is to empty our gaols and to extend to the lowest depths , of poverty and onme amongst the people , and of disseminating amongst tbem the blessings of education—this scheme , which , it haB been said , has been passed for the purpose of elevating the condition and character ot tbe working classes of the country , will not render education a stiver cheaper to the wor & _ing man than ft was be . ' oro . It leaves the workingman to pay for his education just as he-bas done before ( hear , hear , and applause )—and the only thing which it dee ? , is to give large stipends to

      schoolmasters , and to place more extensive patronage m the hands el the government . ( _Hear _. andapplause . ) The Whiga have treated the Dissenters in the same raauner they have served all their friends—tliey have used them up and then turned them off—( hear , hear , and _applauscj—and now they actually reproach us with the support we then rendered them , and use it as an argument against the course we are taking . ( Hear , hear , and applause . ) But . let me tell the right honourable baronet and the House of Commons , that the Dissenters are not the men to put up with an insult of this kind , and tbat whatever they may forget and forgive personally , they will not forget and fwgiveaa _inault _offered to a principle they hold _desr as life itself . ( Loud applause , A word or two as

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 7, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_07081847/page/6/