Sidney Herbert MP

STRATFORD. CONSERVATIVE MEETING.- The Hon Sidney Herbert addressed a large meeting of electors, held in a barn lent by Mr. Young, at Stratford-sub-castle, on Tuesday night, and met with enthusiastic reception. Mr W Pinckney presided and there were also present –the Hon Sidney Herbert. M.P., Mr C. Waters, Mr Silas Taunton, Rev. Canon King, Rev. E Steward, Mr H.  Green, Mr. Young, Mr Walter Flower and Mr. Saunders. The Chairman said that the Radicals were trying to make believe that the Conservatives were in favour of imposing a tax upon corn but it was the greatest falsehood that had ever been uttered. He contended that the schemes propounded for the nationalisation of the land or rate-aiding of it was utterly impracticable. --The Hon Sidney Herbert, who was loudly cheered on rising, referred first to one or two personal matters. Of late weeks he had found that his opponents-- he did not need to say opponent in a personal sense for Sir Thomas Grove was the most able and honourable man-- had been spreading stories about him without a single word of truth in them and calculated to excite the feelings of the new voters against him though the old voters knew him (Mr. Herbert) too well to believe them (Applause).  He went to Damerham the other day and when he got there an awful row was going on. Large number of lads had come from the neighbouring village and would not hear a word he had to say……………………….