At a Meeting of the Electors of Dudley friendly to the
re-election of JOHN BENBOW, ESQ., as Member for the Borough,
held at the Hotel in Dudley, on Thursday, the first day of
July, 1852.
Present:--Thomas Badger, Esq., Isaac Badger, Esq., Thomas
Fereday, Esq., The Rev. Dr. Browne, Rev. E. H. L. Noot, Rev. A.
G. Davis, Messrs. Bateman, Best, Bourne, Barrows, W. Bourne,
Bishton, Brettell, Capewell, Henry Coldicott, Cox, E. Dudley,
England, J. Haines, Homer, William Haden, John Jones, jun.,
Kendrick, Maughan, Passmore, Reynaud, R. Smith, E. F. Smith,
Self, Tilley, Vanes, Walker, and others. THOMAS BADGER, ESQ.,
in the Chair.
The Address of Mr. Benbow to the Electors of the date of the
21st June last having been read--
Resolved unanimously:--That in the opinion of this Meeting, Mr.
Benbow has a fair claim to the suffrages of the Electors, and
that as there is generally throughout the Country a difference
of opinion on the subject of Free Trade, Mr. Benbow should
be left unfettered and at liberty to exercise his unbiassed
judgment on that point.
Resolved:--That the Gentlemen attending this Meeting be a
Committee for conducting the Election of Mr. Benbow, with power
to add to their number.
Resolved:--That these resolutions be printed and published, and
a copy thereof transmitted to each Elector.
THOS. BADGER, Chairman.
Resolved:--That the best thanks of this Meeting be given to the
Chairman for his conduct in the Chair.
Then came the tug of political warfare.