The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-05 00:00:00

o rb." o=ee rw. , Ft r Do cof r ho 4 ot pl c ,s • ,r fav°. feel c oo re c t ra oge,, d o Aelv . ce ra" fer t h re herfore t 10 01 to ' , ta w wh ol' . o ccasion. H e oversteppe d t h e li m it s w ithi n • tins • kith, Paring censure may be dealt against a ig k i 4Bt nhe levelled the shafts of his invective it tav ti le Thro ne i tse lf . W e d ep l ore as d eep l y as tl o4 ° that i n f atuation which binds the Q ueen so 1 q 114 l l ' e t r ° such a ma n as L or d Melbourne, and entan -111,0 i n the machinations of such a party as that NG. ltoyal countenance alone saves from politi -411,4: ''''°n; but we will not for one moment allow e 8 te b e di • verted from the guilty and profligate ‘4l,Ater to t h e deceived and mistaken Mistress. We ikd l sh bel ieve that her eyes will ere long be opened, Nth ; l A% start back from the abyss yawning be ittt h °(nv, n e Throne ; an then will be seen the value of 'izi e ,, hypocrit d ical, lip-service loyalty, which tkrzio-a gracefully f rom Whi g -R a di ca l s as pear l s an d 1 4, nti s did from the wrinkled witch in the fairy `then "ill be opened the flood-gates of abuse ; e rY act in which the private will of the Sovereign iiti ttt ee o n suPposed t o h ave i n fl uence , an d which, as 14 fa vourable to the Liberals, they have lauded ! 10 et fulsome adulation, will be quoted as a IN:, Proof of the weakness and absurdity of al cl6 °ne individual to possess such a power, Some ISZ ° all Aberdeen Radical paper had a song, which 4 411 expressed the nature and extent of Whig-Ra listieclaii t Y• At the end of every verse, full of bom gtieelh°gY and flattery, came these words applied d e n Victoria:—" But if she turn a Tory, may otk e e t'il take her then !" So much for the hollow 4, 11 , 1. Y °f friendship which the present Ministry and Plierters profess at present for the Throne. t the Conservatives exhibit a very different con and, While th ey respect the name of their Sove tly; 411 d love it too well to drag it before the public I th c° "einn, let them pour forth the full measure . ig t e h ir e in dignation u p on th e men w h o are now strain- .4. 41 2 a b1es of th e monarc h y t o th e u t mos t, an d visit k r " 4ll the punishment they deserve. The language r a 13radshaw will, we are sure, find neither imita- provers. l'h e • 1 14, 4 It nieipal Electi ons throughout the kingdom, N , Most irrefragable proof of the gradual pro- S Z C onservative reaction. We rejoice that the of thi s const i tut i ona l react i on i s gra d ua l ; an d etteas°ll and for thus e x pressing ourselves is, that the ' At4rn almost imperceptible growth of Conserva el t his County, affords us stronger grounds for ati ng upon it s permanency, t h an we cou ld d er i ve an Y sudden revulsion of popular opinion. Rapid 4 il k g cl eB of politi ca l pre j u di ces or op i n i ons are se ld om Ohio e Pended upon as l ast i ng i n t h e i r resu l ts. Th e its ' fl ail( ' foaming mountain fresh is not as durable ° w, as the deep though silently progressing n i wh kb irrigat es an d f er tili zes the valley. The ag which rears its towering branches into the kaje: n t . a few brief years, is not as perdurable as the t qe le ‘ c king of the forest," though the latter may kill centuries to attain its full maturity. These, and 'Pt rat t . )th er instances which nature furnishes in her kihki i n n a lls, find a striking analogy in the opinions of tori a l We owe all that is permanent in our na ;4lblie an d social institutions, to the gradual growth of r 'j , i ee sent iment in their favour. On this account we t°W ye find that the change which is now taking Pl iiai i n n Pub lic opinion, among the electors of Great i lB of a progressive character. " Slow and 'try u ` B t he motto on the Conservative banner. A ttq at . Be fill lesson has been read to the friends of the th: f ,, lni°ll in Church and State, by the great leader ke Co nservative party in the House of Commons. fr bee : I t th e ti frequently blamed for his cautious policy, delay which he has manifested—for not sooner il4 gliP the heels of an anti-national administration. l'eri tt °llcl uet has, however, been amply justified by `ll t , o In avoidi ng th e ev il conse quences of incon kreaCeaPrecipitation, h e h as se t an exa mple which we t ie t° find mo re an d more a ppreciated throughout fi teti e : ll trY• Sir Robert Peel's maxim has always 4 dop teci s,ll r 4 ' and sure." Let this maxim be generally aUdY the gr ea t C onserva ti ve par ty i n thi s em pire, n " shall have no fear whatever as to the re- IVv~ke,h " 2 tve alluded to the Municipal Elections of last I tTl , : ti ki indicative o f th e ex i s tence of a sound Con k) r eaction in th e country. We have only to . 11 / 4 1 re to the variou s accoun t s w hich have reached us ,r oor Di ,; °I our p os i t i on. T o t h e resu lt o f th e e l ec ti on 4 0 , 5 ,„ °I N, we have alluded in a separate article. It 4 1% 4 : n or Pleas an t tas k to a dd uce corro b ora ti ve testi -11.4 favour o f t h e a ll ege d react i on f rom ot h er guar t.4-111 almost every direction the Conservatives have " flin ithant. This has, indeed, been the case in '''uce in which they have entered with zeal and l'fp e ' i nto the contest. The conjoined forces of Lliti t : l 3 Radicalism, and Political Dissent, never sus lid 0 a mo re signal, and humilating defeat than they A tiefo Fr iday last. 'ictorie, . Av e proceed t o enum e ra t e the Conservative • . this obtained on Friday, we may as well state that Nte cou nty there are two large towns in which, no t 4 (47 1 , 1-la ving take n pl ace , no criterion has been affOrd la '" e State of p u bli c op i n i on . Th ose pl a ces are tc!t hest er and Bolt on , w h ere , ow i ng t o th e Conser "Tem nig disputed the validity of the charters, no %b ee ' lu n (at lea s t on t h e part of the Conservatives) tillo rt ceered to the election of liberal Town Coun , %Pi o 'neaster the Conservatives have been signally reph a '44 i kit ' lt . They h ave won f o ur elections out of six, , f° r gross i nt i m id at i on i n one o f th e war d s th e y Nicaigave returned five. Until the last year the had it all their own way in Lancaster. They k te 4ily at f len g th , been taught a lesson that they will not "Nu - , : or get- The good old town has done itself ite I: l 2 l ine " expurgating " the Council Chamber At p "'al inmates. 41 ec t88 t f ,,, e8t °n the Conservatives have been still more n g kleed They were victorious in every ward. Lgtei war most almost walked over the course, as only `q fa vo " r n B were contested, and in those the majority thel nli nt of the six Conservative candidates was over rtbelttozillg' There is not now in the Town Council of :lAN a S ingle member who dares to avow Whig or Will P b r incipl es ! W e con fid ent l y ant i c i pate t h at „At , t the case i n Li verpoo l i n less than five years. c 0 ..11ntle there was no contest worth speaking of, Itadiecliti!rvatives have prudently resolved to allow the At N ! I n the Council " a little more rope." ' l l4 ain eeweastle-upon-Tyne the Radicals have also rainedti a signal defeat, the Conservatives having e : 1 eo lriday, a c l ear ga i n o f fi ve vo t es in the th a 141 eil, which upon a division will count no 11 ten . e eon aty h, serVative Electors of Leeds have done their tli a -40 st n re tu i °q, and we heartily congratulate them on tetarani tof their exertions. They have succeeded in twelve out of sixteen which were elected. it etli or 71? - falle n must the great dissenting leader, the torlterri ditor of the L ee d s M ercury appear , w h en he Let f the result. How miserably fallen is the akp faCtio n to o ut of in Leeds I. They could only return tePr sixteen ! The return of two Conservatives 1 11), 4 went Leeds in Parliament may now be looked ma y certai n, come the next general election when The trilkikentest at Stockport has also terminated most the to the Conservative cause in that borough, the c o p, ' lB only succeeding in returning six, while tillore."B7vatives returned eight, out of fourteen Coun t) PPoti ti ° the election of four of the six Radicals no 114 h p °ll w as offered, or the Conservative gain might Va t et ti _ v e e t lZ e to ci r _ ni o l L i e: ll more considerable. The Conser qlt true Stockport will, no doubt, profit by their A t St a ir e " B ' and contest every ward in future. 4 416, 1 . Stator a • • in the Aimed contest took place, which . re l e not su retur n of six Conservatives. The Radice s The creed in a single instance __P their a tives of Kin gs t on - on - Thames have kept t he li. char acter by returning five Conservatives out of 4 t 0 c "thlid_ther Ra dicals th e Conservatives have returned seven, s t : eo Ner,,. three only out of the ten Councillors. v otes, co * ati - yes have thus gained a clear addition of u nting ten on a division, which gives them L'arkterl. in the Council on all questions of a political At e were , - inhri c i,, reto r „ . ts five C onservat i ves and five Liberals te Zt to wn :l . U L. Here aga i n the good cause has gained. 'glued wineh heretofore returned one posse of w deT- (1 - gad o _elf ae now rejoi ces i n h av i ng i ts i nterests At (.;o une ' il. aintained by t we l ve C onservat i ves i n t h e tti ttol ll ristoi the by `° Conservative cause has heen g loriously rot At; ' Out o f sixteen ,Councillortired 11, t hirt een s, who re ha been returned by the Con.- servatives, while the Liberals could only carry three of their candidates. The accession of strength to the Conservative majority in the Town Council of Bristol may be inferred from the following statement :—Of the retiring Councillors ten were Liberals, and only six Conservatives. Our contemporary, Felix Farley, says that the list of Radicals elected has become " fine by degrees, and beautifully less." In 1835 there were 23 chosen. In 1836 they succeeded in electing eleven. In 1837 they carried nine. In 1838 they were forced to be content with six. This year they have only been able to return three ! Bristol will return two Conser vative representatives to the House of Commons at the next general election. The only place besides, from which we have seen any return of the polling on Friday last is Gloucester, and there the Liberals succeeded, by means of bribery the most flagrant, in carrying five out of six of their candidates. We give them the benefit of this excep tion to the general list. On Friday we hope to have it in our power to adduce further proofs of reaction in the boroughs of England and Wales. We have every reason to be satisfied with the results which we have already given. They prove as strongly as possible that the reign of Whiggery, Radicalism, and Chartism is nearly at an end. What will our Liberal contempo raries now say of the " voice of the people ?" As we confidently anticipated, and ventured to pre dict, the Conservatives of Liverpool have been tri umphant at the Municipal Election. The Radical interest in this borough has sustained a blow—a "hea vy blow," and " a great discouragement," from which it will not quickly recover. In spite of the magnilo quent boasts of the Liberal press—in spite of the stre nuous preparation made by the Radicals—in spite of the lavish outlay of money, through the medium of the Protector Society, for the purpose of placing future paupers on s the registry—in spite of the influence of the liberal majority in the Town Council, recklessly and tyrannically exercised as that influence was—in spite of all these difficulties and obstacles, the Conservatives have triumphed. The faction against whom they have so long and, at length, so successfully struggled, has been baffled, foiled, and disappointed most completely. That the triumph of Friday last is one which is worth boasting of will be evident from a comparison of the results of the last and the two preceding municipal elections in this town. In the year 1837, the following was the number qualified to vote in each ward, to which we have added the numbers which were actually polled in each ward Voters. . 683 Polled for. C. R. 273 258 pOOL• the c elebrated ,t the FA mip• t ich celebrity 10_, Fore her Major,Y. Lore. o f tP I at manl Ts, 51 ' d [vE NIG ° yening. sc3ll 5, 1839, [r. Stuart• ow•ard. I Singers, 3CII. :rp i e ce, tue NCE, IcHoLA. e D ra ma of t. ). floc d, Mr. vet' Miss CON G" no , ' e With the ConoNeooli,os, Half-P 6ce itie , . 0 ' m Six t° BITION. op: OL Aq;0 11 'ISTS T;ine 'MET , f r° rilliog . on, On cbdl'ng S. , Five to the AO til ven o'clocktkS. ) lation which ‘‘.4° cll _____,------- 3.ER 5, 1 iv. WO ° )ur cons 3 an other' ' 4O . ac ter of the ;De ers, wh o ° vi e here is oe tbi tig . a r to be ' l s s l anoulalY do Empire 3 ' . lief s of him 4r le. , it " ion 01 a flock el Plea, of theni ga' " for nothi n g a p [ng this , eehing eOD ° worst 1— •,ter , n all the iv t im a d ring ab et ' ', lt be nglY it n : ig ? 5 ° mon arch) ' er el d' the dan i g d t ° hen snilete 0 0 Arcild e3e :l e el Pige°llAi' v spoie )wever, ; arent an eio' i bject re° the eats la ~•11 cor 1 , with ite i c or Lnd I nutu n a d gatiCe , accounti Pg ,o th bing jfeo°oPlish, 11(li e y of t he ~,1 1r 100 y puifi a u tb' ir l n n ht theY e ttio w eep the itiol ls this earl— its cup y the -r he 00 W a Y t ifl 7o wn but, Jerat e that ;sary ° Cell itt 4 e that the ,afe. as the best; oe set s !tit, I ,e fe ll!! t Li' Iv flow, Everton Scotland Vauxhall 297 92 114 St. Paul's Exchange. Castle-street 697 No opposition. St. Peter's 621 168 192 Pitt-street. Great George Rodney-street 654 247 261 Abercromby 603 245 250 Lime-street 785 253 328 St. Anne's 515 205 214 West Derby 483 188 164 South Toxteth North Toxteth . 696 191 232 Total 8930 - 2947 3093 Thus, in the year 1837, the Conservatives only suc ceeded in carrying four out of the sixteen wards, whilst the Radicals carried twelve. The gross majo rity of the Radicals was 146, and the total number of electors polled was 6040. In the year 1838 only twelve of the wards were con tested. The following is a statement of the number of electors on the register, and of the number who polled that year in the respective wards : Polled for. Voters. C. R. Everton 705 273 279 Scotland 535 228 195 Vauxhall 3ll 125 103 St. Paul's 421 lB4 153 Exchange 549 101 163 Castle-street 674 No contest. St. Peter's 607 137 Pitt-street 563 166 210 Great George Rodney-street 637 265 274 Abercromby Lime-street ....... 790 286 348 St. Anne's 487 175 220 West Derby 470 , No contest. South Toxteth. . 355 102 145 North Toxteth. Total On this occasion the Conservatives returned six and the Radicals ten Councillors, whilst the Radical gross majority on the polling was 225. This year, however, the tables have been completely turned on the Radicals, who, instead of having, as on every former occasion, a considerable majority on the gross poll, have been left in a woful minority. Before we enter upon any remarks upon the fiscal and politi cal questions involved in the election of Friday last, we shall proceed with our comparison. The following is a statement of the number of electors, and of the number polled in each ward this year : Polled for. Voters. C. R. Everton 761 303 304 Scotland 594 232 191 Vauxhall St. Paul's Exchange 552 192 193 Castle-street 685 222 245 St. Peter's 583 0 2 Pitt-street 560 189 192 Great George .. Rodney-street Abercromby 755 318 310 Lime-street St. Anne's West Derby 422 164 102 South Toxteth . North Toxteth 3342 3148 Total .. .. 9406 * Omitting the second Candidate for South Toxteth. The total number of electors polled may thus be assumed to be 6490. The gross majority of the Conser vatives, according to the preceding statement, which we have deduced from the official declaration, is 194. The Conservatives have now a clear majority among the household constituency. This is a very important fact, as at no previous election were they able to muster an equal number of votes with their opponents. At the last general election the Radicals contrived to muster a majority of about 500 in favour of Ewart and Elphinstone, taking the householders alone into consi deration—a majority which was more than neutralised by the free burgesses. But where are the Radicals now, and what has become of their numerical majority among the household constituency ? That majority ' has been completely annihilated. We may, therefore, confidently predict that at the next election their oppo sition to the return of two Conservative members for the borough will be more hopeless than ever. It is remarkable, and not less anomalous .than re markable, that the Radicals owe the return of no less a number than three of the CounCillors whom they have carried this year to the casting vote of the Mayor. That functionary, in addition to the vote which he no doubt gave on Friday, contributed to the return of Mr. Mellor for Exchange Ward, Mr. M'Kee for South Toxteth Ward, and Mr. Quayle for Everton Ward. We say nothing about the impartial conduct of the Mayor in this delicate matter; no doubt he can easily reconcile his decisions with his conscious sense of duty ;—but we must say that it is a sorry triumph to the Radical faction, to have to boast that the Conser vatives have not succeeded in returning twelve mem bers to the Town Council 'merely owing to the accident of there being in office a Mayor of Liberal principles. Looking at the very large majorities which the Con servatives obtained in several of the wards, there can be no doubt whatever that thirteen might have been returned by them if their forces had been a little more judiciously disposed. In addition to the three wards which we have mentioned above, Castle-street might have been saved most effectually, and the Socinian Bolton turned adrift. But we have no reason to complain. The Conser• vatives have done their duty nobly and energetically The strongholds of Radicalism have been wrested from the faction. Lime-street and St. Anne's Wards have already done honour to themselves by the election of Conservatives. Castle-street we consider as virtually handed over to the Conservatives, as it has been proved to demonstration that they have an absolute majority of voters in the ward. We always thought so, and we are glad that our opinion has been put to the test. For the future we have the most sanguine hopes. The day cannot now be distant when Radicalism shall no longer be in the ascendant in the Town Council. Next year there will be twelve Radicals going out by rota tion, and only four Conservatives. With this prospect before them, we trust that our Conservative friends will be on the alert to make the most of such a golden chance of ousting their opponents. Ward Committees must be immediately organised. The Peel Club must be strengthened and reinforced. The next registry must be diligently looked after. The Popish Protector Society must be foiled with their own weapons. If proper vigilance be exercised during the ensuing year, the Town Council will comprise a majority of Conser vatives in 1841, when, it should be remembered, eight of the Aldermen go out by rotation. Other considerations connected with the triumph of Friday last must be deferred to our next publication. The electors of Wigan have redeemed their charac ters most nobly. They have, by their votes on Friday last, wiped off the disgrace of having returned Mr. Ewart, as their representative in Parliament, by giving him a significant and timely notice that his future ap - peals to them for their suffrages may be entirely dispen sed with. There were ten Councillors to be elected on Friday to fill up the vacancies caused by the periodical retirement of so many members from the Council. Ten on each side contested the honour, and in spite of the " bottling system," added to gross intimidation on the part of the Radicals, ten Conservatives were returned. Here is another example to stimulate the Conservatives of Liverpool and other places to renewed and perse vering exertions. The good cause is triumphant in every direction. This day is the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. We trust that the solemn service, set apart by the Church, in commemoration of the remarkable inter ference of Providence, in averting the atrocious Po pish treason, which aimed at the simultaneous destruc tion of the Royal Family and both Houses of Parlia liament, will be celebrated with ,that seriousness which the occasion demands. We know of no act of divine interposition with the ordinary affairs of men, which more loudly calls for an expression of national thanks giving. In this town, we rejoice to find, the event will be celebrated in several churches. This obedience to the law of the land is as praiseworthy in itself, as it is significant in its object—the keeping alive of a feeling of salutary dread of the horrible machinations of Popery. THE MAYOR'S CASTING VOTE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—l believe it is the general impression that in this borough, in case of an equality in the number of votes for any candidates for the office of town-councillor, the mayor has the casting vote. That this impression is erroneous, there can be no doubt, as will appear on reference to the statute under which the elections are held. By the 43rd sec. of the sth and 6th William IV., c. 76, (the municipal corporation act.) It is enacted, " that in every case in which there shall be a di vision into wards of any borough," the election of councillors for such ward " shall be held before the alderman whom the councillors chosen in such ward shall-yearly appoint in that behalf, and before the two assessors of such ward ; and the votings and other proceedings, IN AI,L OTHER RESPECTS, at such ward elections, shall be conducted in the same manner as at the elections of councillors or assessors respectively, by the burgesses of the whole borough : and the alderman and assessors of each ward shall have the SAME POWERS in re gard to elections in their ward, as the mayor and assessors for the whole borough if not divided into wards." Now, by the 35th section of the same act, the power of giving the cast ing vote in a borough NOT divided into wards is delegated to the mayor and assessors, or any two of them ; therefore, the alderman and assessors of the particular ward, or any two of them ALONE, have the power to name from amongst those persons for whom the number of votes shall be equal, so many as shall be necessary to complete the requisite number of persons to be chosen."—Yours, &c., RIGHT NOT WRONG. Liverpool, 2d Nov., 1839. THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER. " He is our strong rock, and tower of defence." How deadly the rancorous hate which inspired, In hearts seared with hot iron, the Gunpowder Plot ; And how loud was the praise which our fathers' breasts fired, When our God, in his mercy, averted their lot ! Then may we, their grateful sons, remember Their great deliv'rance, wrought on fifth November. Let us enter God's house with hearts filled with praise, And attest that His goodness shall ne'er be forgot : With united acclaims, come, our voices we'll raise, And sing the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot. Popery mild !we tremblingly remember • Your mercies tender, meant for fifth November. Beware I—for, e'en now, the Popish mind, prolific In dark, fell designs—(but skilled to seem them not) — Some dire blow concocts, to Heretics* terrific, More sure and as deadly as the Gunpowder Plot ! May Heaven arouse our unsuspecting Queen, And teach her to know what is from what has been Britons, awake I—see traitorous hands raspg power— Papists our children teach what in God's word is not ! See Popish influence about our Court lour 1— Arouse you I—contemplate some bloody, treas'nous plot ! Rescue your youthful Queen, and suffer not a member Of Rome to shade her throne.—Oh, think on fifth November. Liverpool, November, 1839. W. A. H. * Protestants. LIVERPOOL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. As was anticipated from the state of parties, and above all the determination of the conservatives to arrest the march of radicalism and infidelity, by obtaining a majority in the number of new members to be returned, the election of Fri day was characterised, throughout the day, by a degree of interest and excitement rarely exceeded, even at contests for parliamentary honours. From an early hour, the several wards, particulariy in the neighbourhood of the respective polllng places, begun to assume an air of bustle and animation. Flags were exhibited at the several committee-rooms ; coaches and cabs were soon afterwards on the move in every direction, conveying the voters and their friends. The day was exceedingly cold for the period of the year, there being a cutting easterly wind, which in the afternoon approached to a gale, and threw up annoying clouds of dust. This, however, did not damp the ardour of the combatants, and when we admit that the radi cals did their best, or rather their worst, we must give the greater credit to the conservatives in having fairly and trium phantly beaten them. The proper feeling of the general body of the electors was unequivocally demonstrated on this occa sion, and a commencement has thus been auspiciously made in the great work of redeeming the town from a destructive faction, and placing our local government and institutions in the hands of right-minded men. The result of the election is the more gratifying, inasmuch as it will beneficially affect the next choice of aldermen. If, at the intermediate elec tions, the town exhibits a similar feeling of conservatism, (and who can doubt but that feeling will every year increase ?) the accumulation of conservatives in the council will give them a glorious majority. The members who retired were sixteen in number, and of •• these •., one-half were conservatives, and the other radicals. There was also one to be elected in South Toxteth, in the room of Mr. Cropper, resigned. The result of the struggle has been that the former have returned nine out of seventeen, — thus adding one to the conservative side of the council. The election, though marked by much bustle, and enthusiasm, passed off without any breach of the peace. The conservative party, indeed, relied solely on their moral force, and the radicals in their beaten wards were too much chopfallen, and stood in too much dread of the police, to resort to violence. In proof of the manful exertions of the former, we have but to institute a comparison of the pressnl election with that of the previous year : we find that in 1838, fourteen wards were contested. This year, there have been fifteen. The total number of radicals polled last year, was 2602 • this year, 3290. The total number of conservatives polled last year, 2388 ; this year, 3485. The total number polled last was 4990 ; this year, 6775. The number of conservatives returned last year in the contested wards, was six, by ma jorities amounting to 1 58 ; of radicals, 11, by majorities amounting to 372 ; the radical majorities exceeded the con servative by 214. The number of conservatives returned this year, is 9, (as above stated,) by majorities amounting to 254 ; and of radicals, 7, exclusive of Mr. Cropper's successor, by majorities amounting to 59 : the conservative majorities ex ceeding the radical majorities 240. In Lime-street Ward, last year, contested unsuccessfully for the fourth time, the number of radicals polled was 348 ' • of conservatives, 286 ; giving the radicals a majority of 62 ; this year, the number of radically polled was 371, and of conservatives 405; giving the conservatives a majority of 34. The conservative majority last year in Great George Ward was five—this year 21. In Rodney-street Ward, last year, the radicals polled 270 votes; the conservatives, 265 ; giving the radical candidate a majority of nine ; this year, the radicals polled 225 votes, and the conservatives 274 ; giving the latter a majority of 49. In St. Anne's Ward, last year, the radicals polled 220 votes, and the conservatives 175; giving the radical candidate a majority of 45 ; this year the radicals polled 173 votes only, and the conservatives 192: giving the conservative candidate a majority of 19. The radical majorities in the following wards, last year, were,—Everton Ward, six; Exchange Ward, 61 ; Pitt-street Ward, 44 ; Touth Toxteth Ward, 43. In Pitt-street Ward, their majority has diminished down to three, and they have saved one seat in South Toxteth by only six. The rage of the radical faction, at their inglorious de feat, knows no bounds ; their mortification finds vent in attributing to their opponents the use of these malpractices in which themselves are so great adepts, and which they never fail to bring into exercise whenever it answers their purpose to do so. The Mercury editor has a consolation in casting upon the respectable conservative voters in St. Anne's and Lime-street Wards the dirty imputation of having sold their suffrages for a breakfast in the one case, and money and " free drink" in the other ; in attacking Mr. Peachey, the newly-appointed rate-collector, for being in the public streets dining the election, and in falsifying the returns, to enable him to state that the reformers have elected eight, the tories nine candidates. In Everton Ward, we understand Mr. Quayle had been personally canvassing during the last twelve months, from day to day. Many of his friends are guilty of the grossest intimidation and bribery. In one case £lO was offered to a conservative voter to induce him not to go to the polling-booth, but the bribe was indignantly refused. Amongst other schemes resorted to by the radicals to in crease their number of votes was payment of the rates of Irish paupers by the Reform and Protector Associations ; and the mode in which the " immigrant peasantry" were driven to the Registration Court by the popish priests are too fresh in the memory of our readers to render it necessary for us to dwell upon the proceedings of the radical party. We con gratulate the conservatives on this great victory, and advise them instantly to set about the attainment of the final con sumation so devoutly desired by the intelligent people of Liverpool—the complete extirpation of radicalism from the town council. The following is a complete list of the town council as now constituted, distinguishing the politics of the members, and the number of years which each has to serve. Those whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) are new members : No. of yrs. to serve. No. I.—EVERTON AND KIREDALE WARD. ALDERMAN Joseph Hornby (R.) ... COUNCILLORS George Quayle (R.) John Holmes (R.) David Hodgson (C.) No. 2.— SCOTLAND WARD. ALDERMAN Thomas Holt (R.) COUNCILLORS Richard Houghton (C.) .. Isaac Holmes (C.) Wm. Thornhill (R.) .... No. 3.—VAUXHALL WARD. Thos. Bulley (R.) Henry R. Sandbach (C.) .. Thos. Case (C.) Wm. Preston (R.) No. 4.—Sr. PAUL'S WARD. .. Richard Sheil (R.) John Barton (C.) George Wright (C.) Benjamin Franklin (R.) No. S.—EXCHANGE WARD. ...... Robt. Roskell (R.) James Mellor (R.)* Henry Holmes (R.) Thos. Sands (C.) No. 6.—CASTLE-STREET WARD. ,LDERMAN Enoch Harvey (R.) 'OUNCILLORS Thomas Bolton (R.) Joshua Walmsley (It.) Edward Pilcher (R.) No. 7.—ST. PETER'S WARD. ALDERMAN Thos. Leathom (R.) COUNCILLORS Richard Bright (It.) John Woollright (R.) John Priestley (R.) .. No. 8.--PITT-STREET WARD. Thos. Booth (R.) ...... Richard V. Yates (R.)* Hugh Hornby (R.) , Wm. Rathbone (It.) No. 9.—GREAT GEORGE-STREET WARD. ALDERMAN COUNCILLORS Jas. Lawrence (C......... Joseph Cooper C. No. 10.— RODNEY-STREET WARD. ALDERMAN .. Eyre Evans (R.) COUNCILLORS John N. Wood (C.) Thos. Harvey (It.) Wm. Lassell (R). . No. 11.—ABERCROMBY WARD. ALDERMAN T. B. Barclay (R.) COUNCILLORS - Christopher Bushell (C.) Robertson Gladstone (C.) Dr. Carson (R.) No. 12.—LIME-STREET WARD. ALDERMAN COUNCILLORS Robert Rigby (C.)* Thomas Morecroft (R.) 2 Thos. Blackburn (R.) 1 No. 13.—ST. ANNE'S WARD. Robt. Benn (R.) 2 Robert Jones (C.)* 3 Thomas Coglan (R.) Edward Segar (R.) 1 No. 14.—WEST DERBY WARD. James Moon (It.) John Smith (C.) 3 John Shaw Leigh (C.) .... 2 George H. Lawrence (C.).. 1 No. 15.—SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. ALDERMAN George Holt (R.) 2 CouNciLLons Francis Jordan (R.) William M`Kee (R.)* John Platt (R.) No. 16.---NORTH TOXTETH WARD. ALDERMAN Christopher H. Jones (R.).. 2 COUNCILLORS D. Mather (R.)* 3 Wm. Wallace Currie (R.).. 2 W. M. Duncan (R.) ALDERMAN .. COUNCILLORS ALDERMAN . COUNGILLORS ALDERMAN . , COUNCILLORS ALDERMAN .. COUNCILLORS ALDERMAN .. COUNCILLORS ALDERMAN .. COUNCILLORS The following, we believe, are correct returns : CONSERVATIVES. 11 12 1 2 3 4 Majority. TIME NO. L—EVERTON WARD. Mr. Francis Shand ... 113 139 166 201 233 303 0 No. 2.— SCOTLAND WARD. Mr. R. Houghton.... 110 130 149 191 219 232 41 No. 3.—VAUXHALL WARD. Mr. Henry Sandbach... 62 71 82 93 95 110 19 No. 4.—ST. PAUL'S WARD. Mr. John Barton BO 96 111 129 176 178 1 No. S.—EXCHANGE WARD. Mr. Ambrose Lace No. 6.—CASTLE-STREET WARD. Mr. Peter Hope B6 116 125 141 162 222 0 No. 7.—ST. PETER'S WARD. Mr. T.F. Roskell .. No. S.—PITT-STREET WARD. Mr. J. Bibby No. 9.—GREAT GEORGE WARD. Mr. Thomas Robinson B2 108 135 150 164 188 21 No. 10.— RODNEY-STREET WARD. Mr. John Nelson Wood 116 150 180 203 203 274 49 No. 11.—ADERCROMBY WARD. Mr. Christopherßushell 92 144 186 220 257 318 8 No. 12.—LIME-STREET WARD. Mr. R. Rigby No. 13.—ST. ANNE'S WARD. Mr. Robert Jones, jun. 80 108 131 154 169 192 19 No. 14.—WEST DERBY WARD. Mr. John Smith. lO3 113 122 134 154 164 62 No. 15.—SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. Mr. T. M. Gladstone... 61 75 91 111 124 141 0 Mr. John Sheppard.... 61 77 92 112 125 143 2 No. 16.—NORTH TOXTETH WARD. Mr. R. Harbord. 99 120 162 188 214 233 0 RADICALS. TIME ll 12 1 2 3 4 Majority No. I.—EVERTON WARD. Mr. George Quayle.... M 8 178 193 215 247 304 1 No. 2.— SCOTLAND WARD. Mr. H. T. Atkinson ... 73 91 117 147 162 191 0 No. 3.—VAUXHALL WARD. Mr. T. Chalmer No. 4.—ST. PAUL'S WARD. Mr. John Deakin.. No. S.—EXCHANGE WARD. Mr. J. 54 81 100 107 134 193 1 No. 6.—CASTLE -STREET WARD. Mr. Thomas Bolton 94 119 139 153 173 245 23 No. 7.—ST. PETER'S WARD. Mr. Richard Bright No. B.—PITT-STREET WARD. Mr. R. V. Yates B7 115 136 155 169 192 3 No. 9.—GREAT GEORGE WARD. Mr. L. Heyworth 72 89 113 134 147 167 0 No. 10.— RODNEY-STREET WARD. Mr. George Loch 58 93 123 140 160 225 0 No. 11.—ABERCROMBY WARD. Mr. Henry Ripley 9Q 129 177 191 247 310 0 No. 12.—LIME-STREET WARD. Mr. Vincent Higgins ll5 155 188 257 301 371 0 No. 13.—ST. ANNE'S WARD. Mr. J. Mason. 4B 60 84 119 144 173 0 No. 14.—WEST DERBY WARD. Mr. Edward Jones.... 61 70 86 92 97 102 0 No. 15.—SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. Mr. Francis Jordan 62 76 96 112 124 148 6 Mr. William M`Kee... 62 74 92 108 120 144 1 No. 16.—NORTH TOXTETH WARD. Mr. D. Mather.. 93 129 177 210 238 257 24 No contest. SUMMARY. Conservatives Radicals Total number of Conservatives polled .. 3442 Ditto do. Radicals. 3148 Total number of electors polled Total Conservative majority ' 194 EVERTON WARD. The respective parties were on the alert from an early hour. Flags were displayed from the two committee rooms, and on the space in front of 'Halliday's Coffee-house a considerable number of voters and spectotors congregated throughout the day. Here, as at all the other polling-places, (with the exception of that of Exchange Ward, which was within the Sesaions-house) railings were fixed, forming two small avenues leading to an open window at which the voting papers were received. The contest, from the beginning, gave indication that it would be a severe one. Both were exceed ingly active—within doors, in marking the lists, and with out, in bringing up the voters, for the accomodation of many of whom, coaches and cars were (as at the other polling places) in constant requisition. Mr. Shand took the lead in the early part of theday, but the parties were close to each other in the afternoon, neither gaining more than a slight tempor ary advantage. At the close the radicals claimed a majority of one, but the Conservatives claimed the majority also—a John Davies, who was not on the roll, voting instead of the John Davies who was on it. The first man's vote was accord ingly, struck off Mr. Quayle's poll, and the second man's added to Mr. Shand's, which gave him a majority of one. A scrutiny, it will be found, afterwards took place on Saturday and yesterday, at the Town-hall, the result of which was a tie. SCOTLAND WARD. The polling-place in Burlington-street, was crowded throughont the day. The struggle was strenuous ; but it became evident from an early hour that Mr. Atkinson had not a shadow of a chance. At eleven o'clock the numbers were —Houghton 67, Atkinson 52. This disparity continued to increase towards the close, when the conservative candidate was 41 a-head of his opponent. VAUXHALL WARD. In this ward, in which there are comparatively few voters, the conservatives displayed a very active spirit : they took the lead and continued to keep it throughout. At noon Mr. Sandbach was 18 a head of the radical, and at the close had oae more—having voted 110 to 91. To tha credit of the voters no disposition was manifested to a breach of the peace. ST. PAUL'S WARD. Pownall-square, in which were the polling-place and the committee-rooms of both the candidates, was crowded throughout the day, (the market-people included,) and bore a considerable resemblance to the scene of a contested gene ral election. At this, as at the last-noticed polling-place, the number of police-officers placed on duty was much greater than in the other wards ; probably from an apprehension of some breach of the peace, the neigbourhood being extremely populous. We are glad to say, however, that all passed off quietly, and with as much good temper as could be expected. The contest was severe, and the success of respective parties very close during a great part of the day. Mr. Barton had polled 178, and won by one vote. The announcement was received with hearty cheers by his numerous friends. EXCHANGE WARD. While the committees and the voters were in most of the other wards nearly perished by exposure to the biting blast, those who attended the Exchange polling place were com fortably housed in the court at the north end of the sessions house, with three stoves blazing as ardently as the zeal of those present for their respective candidates. Mr. Mellor took the lead for some time, and at noon had obtained a ma jority ofl3. Mr. Lace's friends, however, rallied, and brought him at the close to within one of his adversary. CASTLE-STREET WARD. Very considerable interest was evciiedinthis Ward, from its wealth and importance, as well as the position and stand ing of the respective mid**, The contest from the be• ginning was a severe one. The parties kept pretty near each other on the poll until 11 o'clock, when Mr, Bolton was 4 a head of Mr. I-lope. At two o'clock he had obtained a still greater advantage, and at the close had a majority of twenty-three. ST. PETER'S WARD. In this Ward some show of opposition was made by the nomination of Mr. Roskell, saddler, who was disqualified by being an assessor. The radical candidate, Mr. Bright, eventually walked over the course. PITT-STREET WARD. The radical in this Ward took the lead, and by two o'clock had a majority of 27. The friends of the conservative, Mr. Bibby, then rallied, though rather late in the day, and brought him up at the close to within three of his opponent. GREAT GEORGE'S WARD. Here, notwithstanding the machinations of the Protector Society, the conservative was the decided favourite—kept his majority of 10 for several hours, and afterwards increased it, till at the close he was ahead by no fewer than 21 votes. There never was a victory more ably contested for by the conservaf - lore fairly and nobly achieved. Ives, or mu. _y RODNEY-STREET WARD. In this Ward, too, the conservatives acted a manly and energetic part. Mr. Wood took the lead in the onset, and every hour improved his advantage. The radicals were quite chop-fallen, but exerted themselves to reduce their minority, though in vain. At the close, Mr. Wood had obtained 274, and Mr. Losk 225 votes. ABERCROMBY WARD. This Ward was well organised and well contested on both sides. The struggle was neck and neck. A little after three o'clock the parties were equal, each having polled 240 votes, much then depended on the double votes which could be spared from the other Wards, and the conservatives esta blished thsir superiority by obtaining at the close, a majority of 8, Mr. Bushell having polled 313 and Mr. Ripley only 310. LIME STREET WARD. The excitement here was perhaps greater than in any of the northern wards of the town. The polling place, at the Bath Arms Hotel, was crowded with voters ten or twelve deep, soon after nine o'clock The committee room of Mr. Rigby was handsomely decorated by flags, and on the walls were several appropriate placards, calling upon the electors to come forward and support " Rigby, and the trade of the good old town," &c., &c. Here coaches and cars were in constant requisition, and as both parties wore ribbons, nothing was wanting but music to give the whole the appearance of a general election. The polling was kept up with great spirit throughout the day, but Mr. Rigby who had taken the lead at an early hour, and kept it, allowing his antagonist at one time to make a slight approach, only that he might more ef fectually deal out to him the coup de grace. At the close Mr. Rigby had obtained a majority of no fewer than 34, — the numbers being for Mr: Rigby, 405,—f0r Mr. Higgins, 371. ST. ANNE'S WARD. The radicals were wofully disappointed in losing this ward, of which they had vainly made themselves sure. Mr. Jones took the lead at the commencement, and kept it throughout, continuing steadily to advance upon his opponent. At twelve o'clock he was a long way ahead, and at the close the num bers were-192 and 173 respectively, being a majority of 19 for the conservative. WEST DERBY WARD. From the deserved popularity of Mr. Smith, owing to his efficient services in the council, the radical had no chance in this ward, and their putting forth an opponent to that gen tleman was " frivolous and vexation." Before 10 o'clock, Mr. Smith had polled 74 votes to his opponent's 19. The latter rallied a little during the day, but was finally beaten by a majority of 62, he having polled 102 votes to Mr. Smith's 164. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD. Two seats being vacant here, the contest excited more than ordinary interest. From first to last the parties kept clsoe together, alternately passing each other by one or two votes. The result was, that Mr. Gladstone was distanced, that Mr. Jordan was at the head of the poll, and that there was an equality of votes between Mr. M`Kee and Mr. Sheppard. The mayor (as will be found below) has since given the casting vote in favour of Mr. M`Kee. NORTH TOXTETH WARD. In this ward Mr. D. Mather took the lead from the be ginning, and maintained it to the close, when lie won by 34 votes, he having polled 267, and his antagonist only 233. SATURDAY. It was fully expected that they Mayor would declare the election for the respective wards this day, at noon, or at least by two o'clock,—allowing some time for the investigation of the cases of Everton ward and South Toxteth ward, there having been some disputed votes in the former and a tie in the latter. By two o'clock a large concourse of gentlemen had assem bled at the front entrance of the Town-hall, in anxious an ticipation of the Mayor and his attendants every moment making their appearance, and declaring the final result. The Mayor did not appear, no decision having been came to. The Assessors held their court in a room in the front part of the Exchange, which was crowded during the proceedings. The disputed points regarding Everton ward were first gone into. There live, it appears, in Prince Edwin-lane, two housekeepers, named " John Davies," but the name of them is on the Burgess Roll. Now one John Davies, deem ing himself the party meant, polled for Mr. Quayle : some time after, the other John Davies came up to vote for Mr. Shand ; but t the name having been marked off when the first John Davies polled, his vote was refused. At the close of poll, Mr. Quayle was, the first John Davies' vote being counted in, in a majority of one over Mr. Shand. in whose poll the vote of the-second John Davies was not included. When the case came before the court, Mr. Shaw, the Overseer of Everton, swore, that the John Davies who had polled for Mr. Quayle was not the John Davies whose name stood on the Burgess Roll. Mr. Quayle's friends ;then, by the advice of the Town-clerk, consented to let the vote of the first John Davies be struck out, and the vote of the proper John Deakin entered upon Mr. Shand's poll. This decision placed Mr. Shand in a majority of one. A scrutiny was now demanded on the part of Mr. Quayle. It was immediately entered into, when a burgess, named Ashton, was produced, who deposed, that, though he was entered as having polled for Mr. Shand, he was not near the hustings on Friday. A second case was brought forward, where, as was alleged, the burgess being in Ireland, he must have been personated, his name appearing also for Mr. Shand. The decision was post- poned. In South Toxteth Ward the dispute hinged chiefly on a point of law ; but as an article in a radical contemporary would seem to imply that Mr. Lawrence had committed him self by attempting to vote in an improper manner, which was far from being the case, we must in justice to that gentleman enter also into that part of the subject. There were in that ward, as our contemporary rightly states, two vacancies, — one occasioned by Mr. Jordan's periodical retirement, the other by Mr. Cropper's resignation before the period for which he was elected. Mr. I'l'Kee was nominated by the Reformers, as a candidate to supply the vacancey caused by Mr. Croper's resignation. The conservatives nominated Mr. Sheppard. So far the the account given by our con temporary is correct. But he then proceeds :—" The num bers for those gentlemen were equal at the close of the poll ; but, in the course of the afternoon, Mr. James Lawrence, who had previously voted for his brother-in-law, Mr. Robin son, the Tory candidate for Great George Ward, and tendered his vote for Mr. Sheppard, which vote, on Mr. L. admitting thrt he had previously voted at the election, was refused." Now, the circumstances were these :—Mr. Lawrence, on going up to the polling place, enquired of the alderman and assessors whether he could legally vote or not, he distinctly stating, that he had previously voted at that day's election. He enquired whether he could vote, for a person to fill an occasional vacancy, arising from resignation, as well as for a person to fill an annual vacancy by retirement. Some demur was made, and he was at first told that the question was not decided. Mr. Holt, solicitor, then said it had been agreed not so to vote. Mr. Lawrence, who had tendered his vote, said, that in that case he should not press his vote. Mr. Holt, the assessor, then said, that the agreement, to which he referred, had not been entered into by the two contending parties ' • whereupon Mr. Lawrence expressed a wish still to tender his vote, inasmuch as the question was not decided; and Mr. Alderman Holt then told him that, under the circumstances, he had better tender the vote, which Mr. Lawrence accordingly did. After stating these facts, we have only to ask our contemporary, whether Mr. Alderman Holt did not admit, in an open court of assessors, that Mr. Lawrence tendered his vote in the most open and honourable manner. In that court, it was contended by Mr. Carson, on the part of Mr. Sheppard, that Mr. Law rence's vote ought to have been received, because, as Mr. Cropper's resignation had made an occasional, and not a regular election, the rule that a burgess shall have a vote in one ward only, which was correct where there was an elec tion to fill up a vacancy by periodic retirement, did not ap ply, and that, consequently, Mr. Lawrence's vote was good. The 44th section of the act was quoted in support of this opinion. The town-clerk read portions of that section, and gave a contrary opinion," to which he stated he was led by the common sense and application of the language. No voter could vote for a candidate in one day in more than in one ward. The poll, therefore, stands as before stated. The court then adjourned to nine o'clock on Monday. EVERTON WARD.—YESTERDAY. _ _ "The Alderman and Assessors' Court this day resumed its sittings at nine o'clock. At the opening of the court this day, Mr. Venables ap peared as counsel for Mr. Quayle; Mr. Penington appeared for Mr. Shand; and Mr. Carson for Mr. Miles Barton, and other burgesses of Everton. Mr. Penington stated, that he appeared there to request that a protest, sent in by Mr. Shand, against any general scrutiny of votes should be read, for, denying the legality of such scrutiny, Mr. Shand had determined to be no party to it. _ _ _ Vv •-• The Alderman (Mr. Joseph Hornby) stated that he had received this and several other protests, and as the court were aware of their contents, it was unnecessary to occupy time by reading them. It was admitted that Mr. Shand protested. Mr. Carson stated, that he had been instructed to appear on behalf of Mr. Miles Barton, and several other burgesses, who had voted for Mr. Shand; they considered any general scrutiny illegal, and they required to be heard against it, 'and in support of the case of Mr. Shand. The Town-Clerk—As Mr. Shand has not sent in any list of votes objected to, we must proceed with the list delivered upon the part of Mr. Quayle. The first name called was John Formby, and,the objection to his vote was, that in his voting paper he was described as of Lodge-lane, whereasin the roll he was styled of Northum berland Terrace. The Town-Clerk.—Unless you can show that he is not the same person, this vote must stand.—Vote good. The objection to all the other names on Mr. Quayle's list being similar, Mr. Venables said he should not proceed, but claimed the return for Mr. Quayle, on the decision of Satur day, namely ; that the name of John Ashton, who had been personated as voting for Mr. Shand, should be struck off. Mr. Carson contended that no decision had been given on this case. The only case decided was John Davies, and that on its own peculiar circumstances, and he was prepared to argue in support of retaining the name of John Ashton on the list. A conversationhere ensued as to the proceedings of Saturday, but it was finally admitted by the court that only the case of John Davies had been decided, leaving Mr. Shand a majority of one. Mr. Carson was then heard in favour of retaining the name of John Ashton on the list. He contended that the court had no power to inquire into this vote, and assuming that they had the power the evidence was not satisfactory. The facts were these—A voting paper in the name of John Ashton" had been delivered for Mr. Shand, and it remained undisputed until after the election. As soon as the case of John Davies was decided on Saturday, the opposite party had produced a John Ashton, who was identified by :the overseer as the person on the list, who declared that he had not voted at all, but no corroborative evidence was produced. He contended that under the 37th sec. of the act, the alder man and assessors had only power to examine the voting pa pers; this voting paper was unimpeached except by this bare statement. The case of Davies was totally different, both were received by 'the alderman at the election, the first vo ting paper was delivered for Mr. Quayle, by a person named John Davies, but not the John Davies on the roll, the second by the real John Davies. The doubt as to identity then arose ; the second paper was received by the Alderman and assessors for consideration ; it and the first paper were kept by them for that purpose. An examination had been imme diately demanded by two burgesses. Both persons of the name of Davies appeared upon that examination. The first John Davies admitted he had voted under an impression that he was the person on the roll. Mr. Shaw, the overseer, however, identified the other John Davies as the party en titled to vote. Here was evidence full and complete—the two voting papers to be examined and the two persons proving the error—but how were the facts in Ashton's case ? Om voting paper only and one party who merely stated, not on oath, that he had not voted—and there was no corro borative evide4ce whatever—pould this then be said to he a similar case to that of John Davies ? Would such evidence be admitted to be complete before a committee of the House of Commons ? And even if it were, it would be given under the sanction of an oath, which this court could not adminis ter. If an adjudication against the vote took pla - ce on this evidence no election would be safe ; any man or number of men might prevent a correct return by coming after the close of the poll and saying they had not voted. The case of John Davies was a case fit to be enquired into under the act—the case of John Ashton was not one contemplated under the words " examine the list of voters," and moreover the evi dence was not such as to justify the court in striking the name off the list. The Town-Clerk then entered at considerable length into the two cases, admitting the facts as stated to the court, but contending that the decision in the one case should be the same as in the other. Mr. Alderman Hornby, and Mr. Ni cholson, one of the assessors, said they could see no distinc tion in the cases, and decided (contrary to the opinion of Mr. Roskell, the other assessor) that the name of John Ashton should be struck off the list. This decision left Mr. Shand and Mr. Quayle upon an equality, and the mayor's casting vote was given of course for the latter. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YE STE RD AY. ROBBERY AT A LODGING-HOUSE. Peter M`Ginatty and Michael Curran were charged with robbing Patrick M'Kenna of eleven sovereigns and a half. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor arrived in this town on Thursday night last, from Newcastle-upon- Tyne, and went to lodge at Nelson's, in Steward-street. On Friday he went to work for John Murphy, a stone-mason, in New Bird-street. In the evening of that day, he and. Murphy went towards the docks, and met with the two pri soners, one of whom invited him to go home with them, and lodge at their house. This he agreed to. Curran is the landlord of the house. About ten o'clock on Saturday fore noon, the prisoners and he went out together, and in the course of the day had several glasses of whisky. He return ed home with them about six o'clock, and being fatigued, he lay down, at which time his money was safe in his pocket. He had 111 sovereigns in a brown silk purse.. Soon after eight o'clock the witness Murphy came into the room, and awoke him, and gave him a letter to take with him when he left town ; and it was when placing the letter in his pocket that he missed his purse and his money. M'Ginnatty then. handed him a purSe, which only contained five sovereigns". He secured the door, and called in Police-officer MaddockS, who immediately commenced searching the room, and found the greater part of the money hid in different places. Still being minus £6 10s., the prisoners were given into custody. The evidence before the court was clear and satisfactory, and they were both committed for trial at the next sessions. STEALING RIBS OF BEEF. John Thompson was charged with having a longing desire to taste some of Mr. Turner's prime beef for his Sunday's dinner; and not having the needful to purchase so choice a part, nor so large a portion - of " the standing ribs," viz., 471bs at, .say 7d. per lb., he quietly decamped with it under his arm, was pursued, and taken, by a police-officer, in Union-court, Castle-street. The theft was clearly proved, and the prisoner was committed for trial at the sessions. DESERTER. Thomas Hagan, a private in the 13th Regiment of Foot, gave himself into custody of one of the police-officers on Saturday evening last. By his own statement he was enlisted in July last, and had deserted from the regiment, which was lying:at Chatham, about three weeks ago. Com mitted. PERSONIFYING A VOTER. James Connor, apparently a seafaring man, was placed in the dock, charged with having represented himself at the polling-booth, for St. Anne's Ward, on Friday last, as John Bond, of Soho-street. Mr. Mason, the ex-councillor and attorney, appeared to support the information. He said the prisoner had, he apprehended, been guilty of a misdemeanor. He would prove the case by calling upon Mr. Lloyd Rayner, one of the assessors of the ward, who said that the prisoner came to the booth in the afternoon, about a qaarter to four o'clock, holding in his hand a voting paper, which he presented, and the particulars were called out " 7500, John Bond, Soho-street." I looked at him, and said, " why, you are not John Bond, for John Bond is now at Lancaster." My co-assessor, Mr. Grocott, said he would put the usual questions, which were answered posi tively. By Mr. Rushton.—Have the goodness to state the ques tions put. By Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—He read them regularly from a paper, furnished from the Town-hall. By Mr. Mason :—Did he ask him if he was the person on the burgess roll? Mr. Crew, who appeared for the prisoner, objected to this question. By Mr. Mason :—Was any other question put, or anything else said ? Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—As a warning to him, I said " I know John Bond personally, he is my neighbour, and I can not allow that vote to pass." Mr. Grocott said, "He has answered the questions, and his vote must be received." I then replied, that nothing was left but to give him in custody, which I did to Inspector Andrews. By Mr. Rushton:—Was the alderman of the ward present during this conversation? Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—Yes, Sir.: Mr. Rushton :—Who is the alderman of that ward ? Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—Mr. Benn. Cross-examined by Mr. Crewe :—I believe you asked the questions of the prisoner of your own r..ccord? Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—No, Sir, Mr. Grocott asked them. Mr. Crewe : Did no burgess desire that the question should be put ? No Sir. Mr. Crewe : Independent of these questions you put yourself, did you make any more inquiries ? Yes ; I asked him where he came from ; his reply was, that he came the day before from the West Indies. 1 ..11r. Crewe :—What did you do with the voting paper? Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—lt was put into the box, and I took it out again at the Town-hall, and it has been in my posses- sion ever since. Mr. Crewe :—At the time these questions were put had he the voting paper in his hand ? Mr. Lloyd Rayner :—No, he had delivered it into the booth —into my hands ; I handed it over to Mr. Grocott, and upon determined objections, Mr. Grocott asked the questions. By Mr. Rushton :—Did you see Conuor come up ? Yes, sir. Had he the paper then in his hand? Yes, sir. At what time ? about quarter past four. By Mr. Mason :—How many questions were asked? rbe lieve two : whether he was the person, &c., and whether he had voted before. Mr. Grocott was sworn, and examined by Mr. Mason. You are one of the assessors of St. Anne's Ward ? lam Do you recollect the prisoner coming up to the booth to vote on Friday ? I don't recognise the man at all. He is not dressed the same : have no recollection of his person. Do you recollect a person presenting himself to vote as John Bond? Yes. That is the voting paper? Yes. Did you hear the other assessor object to his vote being received ? I did. Mr. Rayner received the voting-paper, and then called out the number 7500 ; he then referred to the register, and called out his name, John Bond, Soho-street. Mr. Rayner then said to him, " You are not John Bond, what is your name, and where do you come from ?" I said to Mr. Rayner, " You cannot put such questions ; I will put the proper questions to him ; I did :put the three following questions as required by act of parliament :--I lst.—Are you the person whose name is signed John Bond, of Soho-street, to the voting-paper now delivered in by you? 2nd.—Are you the person whose name appears as John Bond on the Burgess Roll now in force for this borough, being registered therein as rated for property described to be situated in Soho-street? 3rd.—Have you already voted at the present election ? To each of the two former he answered in the affirmative and denied the latter. By Mr. Rushton :—Did you at that time hold the voting paper in your hand ? I did, sir, and as soon as he answered the questions, I said, " You are now at liberty to go." By Mr. Mason :—What did the other assessor say ? He reiterated his objections, and ordered him to be taken in custody. Was Mr. Jones, the candidate, present at that time ? I think it probable he might be, as he was frequently in and out during the day. Did any discussion about the matter take place whilst Mr. Jones was present? I cannot say, but I think not. By Mr. Crewe :—Did any two burgesses desire you to put those questions? No, none. By Mr. Rushton :—After the questions were answered in' the affirmative why was not the vote received ? There was a young man standing within the bar who said, he also knew that the prisoner was not John Bond. . . . .. . . . Inspec'tor Andrews was called, and stated that he was sta tioned the greater part of the day at the booth in Christian street ; that he was there at the time the prisoner tendered his vote in the name of John Bond. He knew John Bond well: he was a master of a ship, and knew the prisoner not to be the man. He was differently dressed, but was confi dent he was the man he took to Rose-hill lock-up. On his way thither, he first declared his name was John Bond, of Soho-street ; afterwards he said he lived in Gildart-gardens, and that his name was James Connor. Mr. Crewe contended that his opponents had not made out their case, and that the prisoner was entitled to a favourable consideration of the Court. The act of parliament relating to municipal elections, requires that such objections as the present were to be made by two burgesses on the roll: in proof of which he read the 34th section of the said act, which was as follows : " And be it enacted, that no inquiry shall be permitted at any election as to the right of any person to vote as a burgess in any borough, except only as follows, (that is to say) that the Mayor, or presiding officer, shall, if required by any two burgesses entitled to vote in the same borough, put to any voter, at the time of his delivering in his voting paper, and not afterwards, auy of the questions before mentioned, and no other." Now, in the present instance, he submitted that no such de mand had been made by any two burgesses on the roll, and it was on this ground that he appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Mason then called two other witnesses to show, that being burgesses in the booth at the time, they had objected to the vote being received. Their objections were only in course of conversation, and not a direct demand that. the as sessors do put the questions. In his opinion he thought such expressions of objection were equivalent to " a demand." He observed, that the act had been complied with in spirit, if not in the very letter ; and if there had been any necessity for calling upon two burgesses to make a formal objection, why did not Mr. Grocott, who was a professed lawyer, suggest that at the time ; instead of which, he concurred in the ob jection as then made, and put the questions to the prisoner himself. Mr. Rushton said it was not the duty of the assessors to to call upon such parties ; they were motionless in the mat ter, and had no authority to do so. He was clearly of opinion that a case had been made out for conviction ; and it was a very grave offence.' He was, however, desirous of constru ing all legislative enactments when practical, in favour of the prisoner. He could not hold him to bail because the letter of the law had not been complied with ; and whatever might have been the opinion of those gentlemen who heard the case throughout, it was his opinion that the prisoner must be dis charged. The port of Sunderland has been declared by an order in Council, to be a fit and proper place for the importation of goods from parts within the limits of the East India Com pany's charter. The like privilege has been conferred upon Dover, Aberdeen, Dundee, Goole, Lancaster, Londonderry, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Yarmouth. Tug WEATHER.—For upwards of a week strong cutting easterly winds have for the most part prevailed, and the arrivals of vessels have, consequently, been comparatively few. Little or no rain had fallen for a considerable time, and the dust became occasionally annoying, until a very early hour yesterday morning, when a downfal commenced, which lasted until nearly three o'clock.—The " Liverpool" steam ship, which was to sail from New York on the 19th ult. has not yet made her appearance. She is expected every tide ; but as she has in all probability had to encounter these ad verse winds, in a voyage eastward, she may not arrive for a day or two, and still make, if our conjecture be founded in fact, a good passage. Several of the Irish steamers have, during the past week, been compelled, by stress of weather, to put into Holyhead, in their way to this port. Some of the live stock, particularly pigs, we understand, perished. The New York packet-ship, George Washington, which was to sail on the 7th instant, has not yet arrived. Should tho " Liverpool" arrive by this forenoon's tide, we shall not fail to supply all the interesting intelligence which she may bring, in a second edition, , =, • IVIANthjEStEiI: , IMP-ERIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. (From our Correspondent,) The adjourned meeting of the claimants took place at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, yesterday morning ; the at tendance was more numerous than usual, aild'a great interest. was evinced to know the result 'of the committee appointed at the meeting to report on the affairs of the bank. Mr. Bradshitw was called to the chair, and a question arose as to whether the reporters and solicitors should be present, which was overruled. Mr. Veney, solicitor of the bank, then read the report, of which the following is the substance The inspectors report that the liabilities of the bank have been decreased to the extent of several thousand pounds, and that the debts owing to the bank had been valued at less than they have produced. That the difficulty of winding up the affairs arises from the determination of creditors to press payment by law proceedings, without affording those oppor tunities for getting in the assets, and making other arrange ments, to avoid the ultimate destruction of property, which ought to go to the liquidation of the creditor's debts. That, notwithstanding the reports to the contrary, a great propor tion of the shilling shareholders a re d es i rous o f • coming for ward, and would willingly do so if they were satisfied that the payment of a certain fixed sum per share would be taken as a full discharge to all their liabilities to the creditors ; and the inspectors cannot believe that many will suffer themselves to be advised to oppose such an arrangement. They are sa tisfied that a payment of £5 per share will be sufficient, with the other resources, to satisfy the liabilities of the bank; and they suggest that this money, until the settlements are com pleted, and the shareholders get discharged, should be en tirely under the coutroul of the parties themselves in -their own bank, and in the names of their own committee. The inspectors have no hesitation in declaring their determination to pursue every remedy which the law allows against those shareholders who may, persist in refusing this fair offer of accommodation. 7 ' 7 Mr. Hitchcock then stated that he had been inforined on unquestionable authority . ; that the Directors, after their ap pointment, had placed a reserve of 300 - Shares each to them selves, on which no calls were made. Now he wished to know whetherthese were calculated:in the report or not. The,Directors'ought themselves to pay their calls before they come on the Shareholders. He held scrip in his hand for 500 shates-on which no call had been made. . The report made up to government stated that 18095 shares had been taken, in which two calls were made, andthat there was a capital of about £72,000, and it was upon this official statement that Mr. Wood was induced to embark his capital in the bank. But the fact was there never was £35,000 of bona fide money in the bank exclusive of Mr. Wood's £lO,OOO. -An expe dient was resorted to from the-first which ought to -be made known, so - that -other Joint Stock Banks might riot suffer from the misconduct of the Imperial. Some time &fore Me Bank opened, business commenced, they discounted paper, and the first account waS opened with - the London and West minster 'Bank, and bills of exchange to the amount of between £6,000 and £7,000 were drawn and accepted; for Avhieh' , value was given. This act was- imputed to Mr. Law, and that gentleman.was there to answer for himself.' The con nexion with the London and Westminster Bank was soon brought to a close. Next they went to Wright's, and from there to Prescott and Co.'s•Bank. This systeui wasriot liked, and soon put an end to cries of question, question. Mr. H. said he wished to know the number of shares - on which the calculation was made. - Mr. Phillips said the number was 10,000, and was formed from .the original returns made to parliament. They had excluded from it all persons not capable of paying, *and had taken the lowest calculation of those who were liable. They had given a discount of 8000.• . Mr. Hitchcock inqui re d h ow it wa s p ro p ose d t o p a y o ff the debts of the Bank? Mr. Pilling suggested that a gentleman" should be appoint ed, to co-operate with the directors in carrying out the ob jects of the report. Mr. Phillips stated the money in hand to be £llOO. After a protracted discussion, Mr. Pickford suggested, that suppose the assets, according to the report, would come come to 13s. or 14s. in the pound, would the directors make them an offer of 15s. in the pound, with security, and leaving the one-shilling shareholders to the creditors, who might proceed as they thought proper ? Mr. Nuttal who spoke for the directors, said that he should be glad if the creditors would -take the account, and the directors would give the 15,000, in addition. • Mr. Pickford said he considered the directors the best judges, but he would rather take 15s. ce: - tain than 16s. con tingent. If his proposition were acceelled to, they would have a greater claim in inducing the one shilling shareholders to come forward. Mr. Peel.—Can the security be found? Mr.•Veney.—No. He thought that it would be better for the Inspecting Committee to add to their number, and 'co operate with the directors. The expense of litigation would be less. He could not tell to 20 how many actions there were pending. Ultimately the following resolution was unanimously adopted, which appeared to give very general satisfaction. " That the Inspecting Committee, with power to add to their . number, be- empowered to confer with the directors, the one-shilling shareholders, and to call such meetings at such places and times, as they may think proper,-as soon as circumstances will allow, in order to ascertain the nature of the offer now made -to -the creditors."- „ . It was then'arranged that the inspecting committee should meet the one-shilling shareholders after theitad conferred with the directors, and a very general hope -was expressed, that this disastrous affair would shortly be brought to a close, and Mr. Law expressed his willingness to give every explanation, and denied the charge of Mr. Hitchcock. TAE MAGICAL FIGURES !-our readers will perceive by Mr.Colles's advertisement that he leepi his apartments open this week, until nine o'clock in the evaning, for the conve nience of those who cannot attend at his usual hours : we would recommend all who have not seen him to do so, as this is the last week but two of his stay in Liverpool. MARTIN'S GRAND PICTURE OF THE Coup:;NATlox.—We 'perceive that this splendid Work of art 'remains on view at the Lyceum for four days more: Those who haVe not yet done themselves the pleasure of inspecting it have no time to lose: AlllieltoMl.3Y WARD.7—M the close of the poll on Friday last, Mr. James Procter appeared at-the window of the Con servative Committee-room, and, after`stativigthe result of the election, said, that as chairman of the,,oopimittce which sup ported Mr.' Bushell as a candidat , a-to.wres:est that ward in the Town, Couneil, he'had to enter his ,p,rotest on behalf of that corniuittee against the apparent in removing the polling-bootliafter it had been fixed:and proclaimed at the Town-hall; and he did so, in the.first place, because the Mayor had stated in council that with, the removal he :had nothing to.do,,and did not even know_at the time he was speaking where it was removed to ; and, in the second place, as the Mayor hid shifted the blame oft his shoulders, he then called upon Mr. Alderman Barclay. to explain the part he had taken. . , , SERMON TO THE Jaws.—On Friday evening next we un derstand that it is the intention of the Rev. S. Joseph to deliver a sermon at St. Simon's Church, Sir Thomas's Buildings, to which his brethren of ,the House of Israel are most affectionately invited. The, subject on which he will preach will be " The Glory of the Second Temple." A pub lic baptism of a converted Jew will take place on this inter esting occasion. RADICAL INTIMIDATION.—A gross case of intimidation on the part of the radicals has just come to our knowledge. It seems that a respectable individual in Kirkdale had refused to vote on Friday for Mr. Quayle. For' this mighty offence he was, in the course of the day, threatened'bv a liberal ma gistrate, by whom he was canvassed, with something equiva lent to the loss of his licence if he persisted in his neutrality. In addition to this, he was assailed, while in a neighbours' shop, by a gang of ruffians who threatened him with personal violence. Not content with this, these ruffians proceeded also to wreak their vengeance on the head of his son, who had no vote to give. Such is radical freedom of election. We trust these miscreants will be brought to account. THE LATE DUKE OF BEDFORD.—The remains of the late DUke of Bedford will be landed this morning, and then be conveyed to the family residence in Belgrave-square, where they are to remain until the day of the funeral, when they are to be removed for interment in the ancestral vault at Chenies Church, near Rickmansworth. The body will not lay in state at iroburn Abbey, as was anticipated. The whole of the late duke's sons will attend the funeral, as also the Marquis of Abercorn, who comes to town on Tuesday next. The Dowager Duchess of Bedford, and the ladies Georgiana and Rachel Russell, will continue some time at the Donne, in strict retirement—Morning Herald of Yesterday. So great is said to be the anxiety manifested by the public to witness the first night of Sheridan. Knowles's new play of Love, which will be produced this evening at Covent-garden Theatre, that not a seat in either the dressor first circle is to be obtained, and but- few in .the 'upper•or second circle re main disengaged. ST. MARTS CHURCH, 'ST. ilta!4fA.--This edifice has been lighted with gas. About a !TWA 514E46:there was a meet ing of a few friends of the establigfiedluirch, for the pur pose of taking the subject into' cOns)tleiation, , when those lovers of the truth and staunch supporters of the cluirch, Peter Greenall, Esq., and -R. Fildes, Esq., came liberally fol•Nwri with £lO each towards the object in question; it was p....-:,,oncled to by the inhabitantS, who, in a very short time, raiFe,l upwards of - £100; and now evening servide is re gularly belt?, to •the convenience of all classes.----Wigan Gazette. • TWO HUNDRED PIGS' DROWNED AND SMOTHERED.— As a proof of the violence of,the easterly gales whichfiave recently prevailed, the William Penn, Waterford steamer, which left that porton - Monday last, did not arrive here till Sunday afternoon. She was compelled, by stress of weather, to put into'Beaumaris, where she 'remained two days. She had on board, 'when'she Tutted Waterford, a large cargo of pig 4, of NVhiCle upwards. or two ,Intriffrecl were smothered or washed (A'eroard during the polage. IscoNniA,ar FutA, AT Boi.ro,N.r-tOn Thursday morning last, about two o'clock, a fire sudden/sbroke out in the tim ber-yard I:elonging„to Messrs.,Narsden and Son, Bridge street, an 4, in a few, Jainutes thg'.uppeepart of the yard con sisted of one entire volume of ; tam,- ; ;An alarm was given, and the ;engines were brought elit t i,q4;Victoria,..belonging to Little Ilolton, was first on the spot, and was brought into action to save the adjoining ,eototgep which appeared to be in very great danger. Several other engines also. arrived shortly afterwards. The flames, frOpVilie'stiong wind which blew from the. west, threatened the destruction of several houses, which, indeed, must inevitably have taken place had not great exertions been used to save ,them. A great num ber of windows were broken and the frames 'burnt, an d i n the cottage of a man named Thole, the bedding, and a piece of linen which his wife had proctired to make him shirts, were completely spoiled. 'Some furniture and a carpet also took fire in another cottage, but were thrown out into the street before any material damage was done. 'The inhabi tants of the surrounding houses, dreading the consequences, got their bedding, &d., into the street, and on the arrival of the military from the barracks, they were carefully guarded. It turned out, however, that no very material damage ensued. for the stacks of. timber, which stood in piles, were speedily reduced to ashes, and the water from the pipes of the engines preserved the buildings. Great complaints were made that no water could be obtained from the company's pipes, and the firemen were under the necessity of procuring supplies from the neighbouring lodges. We are informed that it is a common practice to turn Off the water at nights, which is highly censurable, as great danger, in case of fire, might be caused for want of it. That it is the work of an incendiary there remains not a doubt, because it would be almost im possible for spontaneous ignition to occur in the night-time in a timber-yard which is not covered in, and therefore ex ' posed to the weather. The rapidity with which the timber burned too, affords ground for suspicion that it had been sprinkled with spirits of turpentine, or some other liquid of a combustible nature. We understand that Messrs. Mars den had a quarrel with their sawyers, about four years ago, on account of having purchased, at Liverpool, some timber which had been' sawn at the mill, and that it led to a turn out. The sawyers have, since that period, been a source of great annoyance to Messrs. Marsden, and the differences have not yet been arranged. It is considered that jhese things may have led to the fire, but there is no evidence to that effect. A reward, we perceive, of £lOO has been offered for such information as will lead to a conviction of the per petrators of such a diabolical deed. The damage is estimat ed at about £400; but Messrs. Marsden are insured to the full dmount.—Boltoli Chronkle. It is stated that from the opening of the Newcastle and North Shields Railway, on the 22d of June, to the 21st Octo ber, a period or four months,' 250,000 passengers have tra velled on the line, without the occurrence of the slightest accident tO any prie of th em.--Newcastle 19ternal ? . t_,,,,.‘ r,.,,.., ~,,...„,,,o, ~,,„,,,; !If; vo • Hi ) */.-../ .f,,,... 1-... 7,(5,'1• .4 , 0 *`-.;:•,-, t, - , , ,' !-..-,e 7. 2., ,( :- - - ,'s 1 - .., \- - 'i :.'-':-2,.'':'__ -,1;4*- - • ,:. - 2 `"<:121'1--7-,'