r Manchester, wishing
to see Mr. Huskisson. "Oh!" said that gentleman, "I know what they want;
but I will send them back to Hyde with a flea in their ears!" The
gentlemen of the deputation having been ushered into the room, they
stated their case, to the effect that they solicited Mr. Huskisson to
support a petition in parliament to enable them to construct a railway
between their town and Manchester. They had no sooner stated their
errand than Mr. Huskisson, angrily throwing down his pen, in very few
words refused their request, winding up his reply with these memorable
words--remarkable not only for the fallacy of his then opinions, but also
in connection with the calamitous event of the next day--"Gentlemen, I
supported the scheme of the railway between Liverpool and Manchester as
an experiment, but as long as I have the honour to hold a seat in
parliament, _I will never consent to see England gridironed by
railways_!" What would Mr. Huskisson say now-a-days, when a map of
England shows it not only gridironed, but spread over as with an iron
net-work of railroads, that to the eye appear in a state of a
inextricable entanglement?

To return to the election of 1830. During seven days the town was kept
at fever-heat, each day its intensity becoming heightened. Denison, in
his opening address on 'Change, on the 14th October, in appealing to the
constituency for support, avowed himself entitled to it, not only as
being Mr. Huskisson's friend--"the friend of your friend"--but an
enthusiastic admirer of his principles. Mr. Denison was son-in-law to
the Duke of Portland. Mr. Ewart was a townsman, and a barrister, and had
represented the town of Bletchingly (or Bl_ee_ching_ly_, as they call it
in Surrey), so that both candidates came well recommended. The writ was
moved for in the House of Commons on the 17th November, and received in
Liverpool on the Friday following. An army of canvassers was organised
on both sides, who plied their vocations in all directions. Mr.
Denison's friends mustered on Tuesday morning, 23rd November, in front of
Mr. Bolton's house in Duke-street, and moved in grand procession to the
Town Hall. Amongst them were Mr. Bolton, Mr. Gladstone, Sir J. Tobin,
Messrs. Wm. Brown, Ritson, Shand, and Garnett. Mr. Ewart's friends met
opposite to the Adelphi Hotel. The horses were taken from Mr. Ewart's
carriage, which was then drawn by the people. With Mr. Ewart were
Messrs. J. Brancker, Hugh Jon