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the man out at once, and, pointini^ his finger at him, 

 spoke very slowly and said, " I am obliged to speak 

 slowly to drive what I have to say into your thick head." 

 "You've got it now, Joe," said the fellow's companions, 

 and silence reigned immediately. 



The County Election took place in December, 1832, 

 the candidates being the Marquis of Chandos and Mr. 

 Scott Murray (Tories), Mr. John Smith and Mr. Dash- 

 wood (Whigs) ; and at the nomination in the County 

 Hall at Aylesbury, after the candidates had been 

 nominated, the local paper says — " Mr. D'Israeli now 

 presented himself, and there at once occurred an uproar 

 of the most extravagant description. Some half-dozen 

 of the virulent Tories, including the ' petty officials,' and 

 not excluding the Under-Sheriff (Mr. Tindal), seemed 

 to be disposed to support him, but all the Tories of a 

 higher class joined the great bulk of the meeting in 

 their determination to resist his attempt to gain a 

 hearing. He assumed several of his best attitudes and 

 executed his lungs to the utmost, but to no purpose, 

 except that every fresh effort he made produced addi- 

 tional groans, and a volley of such epithets as ' Tory 

 Radical,' ' Radical Tory,' Mountebank Orator,' etc., etc. 

 Some made an objection to him that he was not a free- 

 holder. He declared he was, but not registered. It 

 was then contended, amidst the storm, that, not being 

 registered, he had no right to speak. A great uproar 

 ensued," of which I, although a boy, was an eye-witness, 

 and can vouch for its truth ; and the report goes on to 

 state — " Mr. D'Israeli " (at that time this was the way 

 his name was spelt) '' again stood forward and exerted 



