The defeated Liberals of Flititshiregave their candidete, Mr. Lloyd Musty!),
a dinner at Ilulywell, on the 311 instant. Among the coin. teal, were LordDinorben, Lord .1Iostyn, Mr. W. O. Stanley, 31. P., and a strong muster of country gentlemen, bankers, arid farmers; there were also two clergymen. Mr. 3lostyn stated the !anises of his defeat at the last election ; and showed, by an analysis of the poll, that hail tie tenants-at-will le en prevented from voting, he should have been returned, as a large majority of the independent freeholders bad suppoi ted him. The clergy were as active on the Tory side in Ilititshire as elsewhere- " There is aiireh••r s7.bist, and it is w th the utmost pan I advert to it —1 Leen re% ite•il, mai:gruel. r ileeemieed as an Infidel, Atheist, and the associate of the stwet immural characters. I allude to the conduct of the clergy in tide count ; and when I find some of those who promi6ed neutrality my most cetir. I r•annot help again looking at my analysis, where I find that lec were Ire:ism:red, 12 of whom ii cii not exercise their franchise, but of the rethaletee tdae voted, :i9 voted againet and hut 9 for me. Now 1 ask what caused thie extraordinary anti irrecuneileable disprupertioe of these revelend funet.onai 4.s? Do they wish to pet pet uate the abuses in Church and state? (" Yes. Yes ") Do they poesese euperhumen foresight, or ew it the magical ttlect ci in episcopal whisper ? I hope the time is not far distant when those functionaries wilt cohs;der the wishes and feelings of the it tiot•ks ; and that it wit ,:ot be said ot them ' whose end is destruction, whose glory is their shame, miaow is their leeiy.'" Lord 1)inorbeil Mitoled to the foul means employed in the late elec- tions ; ma: avowed himself the determined though late alai reluctant advocate ei the Baliot. lets Colonel Hughes, Luid Ditiorben was known tOr many yeare as one of the most intelligent, indeptedent, mid elear.headeo Delo:milers in the West of Erijand tool the f'rincipolity, anti it a ii be set•ii tnat his speech at I-10i) well was not unworthy of Lis Lief, rep a rad, re. ;
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..ele ,s :i_ we lee the laws reengelze that die, not ilSstlIne a guerantee for the Iie. sella it it ; fee we ate told that there is 0 it a wrong without a . Bet where ie the remedy for the wInnee of which we coniphrin P 1 c mem •ite: it. The eve': remit he pretected against the oppressions of the pee:et-MI: end 1 in, eenitelled to join the ranks of dime who eeek Mr that pru. tecto1.1 icm tl e ( the lehok convgny simultaneously two., owl yore Are, .1 Ginty idle, c., surreetleel by chpping 14 lonwis and kay.con- ii fade,' ) I mot temple that with the I loteteitold franchiee. (.1/nre cheering. r tri llouseholo franchise I have always been a warm hiend, hut confeee that 1 have heen a late tool perhaps reluctant coovert to the Ballot. lint, thouell hitt 4.11,1 teltletWit, I ;room: yeta I shall net be the less zealous ad- vocate. liet yeu will remember that the beil.jstt is one of paramount int- l. cronce. The 'ea:colon resolves itself into this—is our representative system to ttetde to a -t toe werse than that in which it was before the passing of the Re- form Bill, or me we to reelize the benefits intended for us by that bill ?"
t Let this manly statement be contrasted with the twaddle of Lord Ehriegton :Jean the " compact " with mille-ar.d-water Iteformers, and the finality of the Reform Act.]
Mr. Stetilfy said, that he had voted ugairist the Ballot, but vow he seiyort. it ; alai the Itivisiotolists of next session would show t'aat he wa, not the only convert. Ile knew of many others.
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