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eel • the . - - ' 1 - r - 9. ii. ri lI IT - '► - i 11111(41 AL ELEI 61. 10. A I Presuming on the ac Curacy Of the returns befOrt us, we dictillstn could bring together effectually to oppose. We ' tioneering. A. Cone derive the following wish every contest in the town had been conducted with the posed a renegade f 'ere _e_ SUMMARY. same gentlemanly conduct and kind feeling that have charac- from his vaunted ma of Conservatives returned . . ... 13 terised, as far as we are aware , thi s s h arp l y f oug h t con fli ct; p l es —M r. J oins Ste Radicals do. 3 b ut we are sorry to say that the meanness and malignity dis- elite of the Censer iro- • ind - GLORIOUS CONSERVATIVE TRIUMPHS, i - 16 played in many other districts of the town forbid us making himself upon the ;no the concession. At the close of the first hour's lolling, the 1 vtrrhaeeinivo, constitutional tl "liberal," I e n iri e a: o ilo, s : s ,s i p. l l, i rh l ai e enn , edn t i , . numbers were, for — Ale • Conseivatives polled ... 2779 Mr. Hornby the to The struggle which took place on Tuesday must, we should Radicals do. .. . 'sly . imagine, extinguish any hope which weig-radicalism could Electors polled leg' •. have indulged of regaining its lost influence in our municipal Conservative majority affairs. The " reformers," the philosophers, the illuminati, close of the poll. I proved itself, Mr. Si nos ved who were to have effected such mighty changes in the world, The following is a complete list of the Town Council as at I could beat tiny oppot the present constituted, distinguishing the politics of the mem where are they now ? what are they now, They sit no more bers, and the number of years which they have to serve : ST. PETER'S WARD, wes realised we now (Uncommonly ca(led Gibraltar.) conservatives began 1 bile in high places. One after another they have been snuffed This stronghold of radicalism has at length yielded to us the Lelge-hill Coffr e- No. I.—EVERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD. l ere • g°f out or puffed out, like farthing rushlights, or thrown into every bastion, rampart, tower, and stronghold. There is not shop lower down en No.of years n now A Cliff left defended. Gibr a lt ar war d h as g i ven u p derin g the firet hour, Da n a corne r , lik e o ld b oo t s. S u lk y an d melancholy, they cross to serve. eve Alderman T. B. Barclay (a) .. our path occasionally, as they creep to their counting-houses ex- {Francis Shand (c) ' or their counters, to sigh over their changed condition ; but Councillors the Thomas Shaw (c) rine in public life, upon the arena of the world, where they David Hodgson (c) less," until last year, when, " well done our side," the co- scarcely one of the ot a nd strutted and gesticulated of old, we meet them no more. No. 2.— SCOTLAND WARD. adjutor of the godfather of St. Peters's new title was left in hour. One of t he.sc the They are a doomed, an extinguished faction. Alderman Richard Houghton (c) of with Richard Houghton, jun. (c) 3 ntlY -Let us trace their fall, for the instruction of maneind. c ounc ill ors their strength—and put forward by the le ,hen Seven years ago they cline into the management of our local William Thornhill OM me affairs. They were rampant in the Council and upon the No. 3.—VAUXHALL WARD. B ut ' t i s tyrannous to use it like a giant " — ever voted for a tory. ion , Alderman William Nicol (c) magisterial bench. They pro m i se d magnificent things, and the Conservative electors determined on putting up another At the close of the Fere I Thomas Blackburn (a) to a foolish world believed the m . Th ey were to pur if y, to Councillors ... ~ {.. William Preston (a) end . model, and to amend every thing. Corruption was to be no t Henry Copeland (c) the more ; favouritism and patronage were to cease for ever, and No. 4.—ST. PAUL's WARD. thoughts, tongues, and inclinations of the constituency—Mr. tang desert to become the only recommendation for office or emu- Alderman Richard Griffith (c) .. ri". lument. How did they redeem their professions? By rep o . Councillors J. C. Thompson (c) 3 staunch uncompromising Protestant, a strong supporter of From this time the Joshua Edwards (c) . had diatine, them, and laughing at those who had been duped by R. B. B. H. Blundell (c) of a them. They filled every offic e i n th e t own w i t h th e i r too l s. one minute—but who, bitti ng a t a ll ti mes th e r i g h t na il on t h ey were more want , Inds No. S.—EXCHANGE WARD. Au ld They mad e o ffi ces f or )h em ! Th ey jo bb ed i n the open day. Alderman. W. Earle, j un . ( a ) 2 the head, knew we ll h ow to d r i ve i t h ome an d c l enc h i t. H e the i r votes against th 10th They revelled in corruption. They were more shamelessly {John North (c) could be reposed. So unequivocal was the call for Mr. with which Conservat 100- and insolently venal than even their mendacious tongues Henry Holmes (a) - . ' 2 Holme, that he, like Cincinnatus of old, consented to be themselves. unsolicih Councillors Thomas Sands (c) .......... 1 wit- had painted their predecessors ; and with " liberty" ever dragged from his occupations to serve his fellow-townsmen, Mr. John Smith coulc era - No. G.—CASTLE .sTEEET WARD. and look after their interests. So unequivocal was the call, which existed on the ; • the . upon their lips, they were more insolently tyrannical in their Alderman . ..... ... Sir Thomas Brancker (c).... 2 that " they of the adverse side" were scared, and for a long him in an ennihilatin read . , rule than any party to whom the government of this great , Hugh Hornby (a) .. og it • t own has ever been committed. Councillors ..... James Aikin (a) U ° `' John Holmes (a) 1 as Hamlet says—they lo o k e d a b out unt il t h ey perce i ve d A tra di ng himself comic r ned Need we go far for evidence of all th ese thi ngs ? Are they No. 7.—ST. PET ER ' S W ARD . Cif looming through the f og o f d espon d , w h o ( to go b ac k t o s id e t h e po lli ng b ooth, t h e ir e not notoriously true ? Who is there that remembers not the , i not excl us i veness o f t h e i r comm i ttees ? T o b e a Conservative in Aldermen W. P. Frerne (a) 2 the tough old Romans a ga i n f or similies) (lid not object, like musing, no doubt, opt ; ht it those days was to be under a ban,—to be shut out even from Samuel Holtne (c) Ebenezer .. ... enezer Rae (c) 3 Curtius, to throw himself into th e gu lf, an d b e swa ll owe d up . At one o'clock Ph ut the fair rewards of merit, t o h e h o p e l ess ly exc l u d e d f rom all Councillors 2 So Mr. Cliff permitted hi mse lf t o b e put i n t o nom i na ti on, 221 e l ectors h av i ne po le I was favours. The doings of th e i r M ar k e t C omm i ttee were a Joh n P r i es tl ey ( a ) . 3 i tradesmen from their polished coun t ers an d f a i r customers— were, therefore, exp el scandal to a Briti s h c o mmun ity. Th e i r W atc h C ommittee No. B.—PITT-STREET WARD. . was a tribunal for rewardi ng p o liti ca l su b serv i ency. The Ald erman ......... John H. Turner (c) ......... 5 and stand the " hazard of th e di e ." Al t h oug h th e e l ectors d ec l ared t h e i r d etermi eitrY - Town Hall was in their ha n d s —l e t th e recen t report of the William Fawcett (a) - e l us i on of t h e pol li ng m ate . Paid Offi cers ' C omm itt ee b e t h e ev id ence—a scene of min- C ouncillors ..... James Aspinall (c).... ' 2 tulate them upon havin g f oun d a H o l me a t l ast , i n w hi c h a ll b een increased to 72, their interests can be safely housed. celculated upon be. the gled disorder and jobbery. The Mayorality in their hands Thomas Toulmin (c). 1 pro- At the opening of the poll, there was a great rush of voters. declared, Mr. Plumpti wO re utensil by e hick our national Church could be insulted. No. 9.—GREeT GEORGE WARD. boob The Schools of the Corporation in their hands were semina- Alderman .... ..... Thomas Chilton (c) 5 ' They came up in considerable numbers until half-past eleven, committee-room. ptain when the numbers slackened considerably. Mr. Holme, to rtes for the diffusion of popery and infidelity. were {Thomas Royden (c) But these things c ould n o t continue. Flesh and blood Councillors ..... James Lawrence (c) Gray 2 : increasing his majority every half hour. Mr. Cliff's sup- . could not endure the tyranny and dishonesty of this shame-hini Joseph Cooper (c) s. 22d less faction. Conservatism roused its energies and attacked porters knew very well at an early hour that there was no Mr. Simon Lee Teeth] No. IO.—RoDNEV-sTREET WARD. the monster vigorously and successfully. Year by year we chance for him, and one of his advocates publicly declared that I got Alderman .......... Ey re E vans ( a ) tiring member on that 2 he did not deserve to win from the littl e i n t eres t he h a d•t a k en topped eff its strength. Year by y empty ear a shoal of and had no claim on the wt id he J. N. Wood (c) . presumine coxcombs were kicked by th e h ones t b urgesses o f when Mr. Tayleur pre n eer . Councillors ..... Henry L awrence ( c ) : the t own i n t o th e i ns i gn ifi cance f rom w hi c h t h ey rose. Ne" e became not a personal s ide William Birkett (c) . 1 tempt. The proceedings du r i ng th e d a y were o f th e infused Conserv a ti ve bl oo d an d h ones t bl oo d i nto t h e i r disho it lie ' most uninteresting kind, and the monotony of the prat- nest and jobbing committees. We outnumbered them at length in the council itself; and we are now, thanks to con- Alderman. No. 11.—AnERcROMBY WARD. Thomas Holt (a) . 2 : ing booth was only enlivened by the occasional outbreak . p o ll_ gesses returned Mr. T 44, thus placing themsi l e to ' of jokery that struggled for a hearing to raise a laugh. So and radicalism. On tin servative energy and perseverance, a triumphant and over. Christopher Bushell (c) ...... 3 vraS ' much for Peter's Ward—" Gibraltar."' At Mr. Holme's a staunch and consistei . whelming majority there. A few conceited jays flutter their Councillors ..... Robertson Gladstoee (c) ~.. 2 'used committee room a view of the celebrated rock was very np- quested by them to al ' wings and chirrup within the council-chamber, it is true ; James Procter (c) propriately exhibited ; this tavern henceforth ought to be and his ready assent ' • but as an influential body in that chamber or in the boeongh, No. 12.—LIME-STREET WARD. with was so unanimoi one ' called " The Gibraltar." At the close of the proceedings, Col' the Whig Radical faction is extinct ! Alderman . J. B. Moore (c) ' • And whut, let us ask of our fellow-townsmen, are the re- e Robert Rigby tc) 3 contest, for at the ele t han • the electors amidst enthusiastic cheering. In the course of suits which we have already reaped as the fruit of our vieto- Councillors ...... 4 John Buck Lloyd (c) 2 Francis Jordan, the ret only , his remarks,•he humorously observed, amidst roars of laugh ries ? We answer, HONEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The 1 John Kilseaw (c). iept. " that, in reference to Messrs. Woollright and Bright, in the Council his int impartial distribution of corporate patronage, and the con- ter. inee• No. 13.—ST. ANNE'S WARD. , whom he described as his personal friends although political again. This was a rus 'version of the corporate influence and property to their etch Alderman Edmund Molyneux (c) 5 i antagonists, the former would now have leisure to prepare legitimate influences. We have uprooted the system by vhen { Robert Jones (c) 3 . his speeches for the press in two thick volumes octavo, con- pilAysitufavieleadrs. which the children of our poor were trained up in popery, dan hie not the fi s .o li tn gli o t i e l s r t GOY Councillors —. .. James Parker (c). soeinianism, and infidelity, and substituted, in its place, a rnent. It was au unha Thomas Brasssy (c) system by which they are 'being educated in the truths of the the he was induced by ill n now profitably employ himself, a nd en li g ht en o th ers , b y t h e Bible and the faith of our E s t a bli s h e d Ch urc h. W e h ave No. 14.—WEST D ERBY W ARD . g ill- Alderman . James Moon (a) o : production of an epic poem ; and if Mr. Bright was short of The polling throughot stricken the fir s t blo w a t whit; corruption i n t h e management and without animation, was a subject, he (Mr. Hol me ) be gge d t o sugges t th a t t h e t itl e o f of th e p u bli c ' business; and we trust bef ore l ong t o see i t James Plurnpton (c) .. al ie I followed up by the operation of th e swee pi ng b room . If we Councillors ..... {John Sh aw L e i g h ( c ) 2 . his poem should be, " The I nvu l nera bility o f t h e R oc k o f three o'clock the numbs for constitutional princ slice' 1 Gibraltar ! " are to enjoyfully the advantages of conservative edministra- G. H. Lawrence (c) . . . Ambrose Lace 15 1 ,h ' tion of the affairs of our town, we must not work with wing- No. 15.—SOUTII TOXTETH WARD. , Hurrah ! hurrah ! for Church and Queen ! Francis Jorda radical and corrupt instruments • and although we would Alderman.. R. S. Crook (c) . No power shall divide them ; euck not, in imitation of the faction which is pow sprawling at our Ambrose Lace (c). , an d feet, displace good and efficient servants of the public merely Councillors ..... S. Lee Trotman (c).. .. - , With scoffers who deride them. a the because they are not our political friends, we can see neither John Platt (a) 1 Rove who wilt in foreign lands, Prudence nor wisdom in that delicacy which would convert the No. 16.—NORTH TOXTETH WARD, No care have we to roam ; NOR M T ai E ° I ' the mere fact of this or that servant having beerrappointed Alderman Lion , ' Give us the constitution for his political subserviency to other men into a title to be To guard our English Home. gesses of North Toxtet )v er- John Sheppard (c) retained in the possession of his reward. We look for honest Couneillors ..... {Alexander Smith, jun. (c) 2 , jun. and Mr. William I then LAMENT. . Protestant and Conner MY government and constitutional government; and, to secure Richard Harbord (c).. I such, the hands which work must be Conservative as well as e ' the head which directs. T o t a l C onservat i ves f th e Its brightness has faded, not here may I dwell, the burgesses in relatio With the consciousness before them that this must be the „ Radicals l7 . ,arch 'Tis too tory for me—farewell ! oh, farewell ! again this day against requirement made by a Conservative majority in the council, eter will enable him to corn the faction has fought hard in every contest which we have 64 , t tin' had w ith it ; an d i n th a t w hi c h h as j ust term i nate d i t have PITT-STREET WARD. ca ll e d "lib era li sm " i s • t hat not b een want i ng i n exert i on, although that exertion has , Conservative Councill ors i not been characterised by somewhat changed tactics, On former • Radical du. eal occasions Whig Radical candidates affected to engross the Conservative Aldermen I re° Popular favour. We had flaming, speeches, multitudinous ' ' Radical do. . it on gatherings, and profession with o ut li m it. O n thi s occas i on , pr i nc i p l es o f M r. A sp i na ll , an d the un if orm cons i stency with ascendant. The hour! however, the faction has effected prudery—has shunned the - 64 which he has supported every patriotic object, so operated majority ; and though t Wed, Popular gaze, and endeavour e d t o cree p i n t o p ower , w h ere it ' upon the minds of the burgesses, that they returned hi m by l atest h our , t h ey must I was once borne upon' the shoulders of its friends. Trick h as 'We will now give a detail of all the occurrences of interest a m a jority of 42. They thus spoke their sentiments in a way was hopeless. oat• been tried, and surprise. We have had mine and counter- which took place during the day in the respective wards : not to be misunderstood. The candidates to day were Mr. 012,[115121011 r. I mine ; but we had no stand-up fighting. We have been Joh n Taylor, an extensive merchant, on the conservative E ruck Nought to be vanquished by a shuffl e —by men i n am b us h— EVERTON WARD. side, And Mr. William Fawcett, on the radical side. el KIRKDAL with candidates standing behind paper screens; but w e h a ve f o iled In this ward Mr. Francis Shand, who has resided for many ;And them at thi s l as t e ff or t, an d t h ey may now d espa i r. years i n E ver t on , w h o i s moreover an extensive ship-owner, GREAT GEORGE 'WARD. The Quarter Sessions wiles Prior 'to entering into a n y s t a ti s ti ca l d e t a il and comparison and, we may add, one of our " merchant princes," met with Th e retiring member her e was M r . Tho mas R o bi nson ; an d dale, commenced yester L. as to the voting of this and previous years, we will submit ano opposition—the reformers and their Quayle, having before, until ',within a few weeks of this time no organised opposition among whom we n o ti ce , men the Hon. R. B. el ;lisle brief statement of the polling in the respective wards last after long, orehis part, vexatious litigation, been obliged "to was °flared .to,his resellsetion, althoughstrong dissatisfaction John * ; Formby,le • P laces November : quail " to the Court of Queen's Bench, 4v ii? declared.„,, the had been expressed by the Conservative party throughout the E . &c. e il q i e" e m a j eeety present candidate duly elected. The poll, at Mr. tianiclayr s , war d weth respect to his past eonduct in the council, and Dung Wards. ' Everton Coffee House, was kept open a little beyond an hour, p a rticula rly the course pursued by him with respect to the hers : for trial on charges cil Atria Everton total, -a. 127 and no opponent appearing it was then closed, and the frame- qeestion iel educaeion in the Corporation Sehoolso Having ours; . Mr. Michael . Ashcroft (a) 203 The Court havin bee susework of the polling-place outside was immediately removed. addreesed the electors however, and vindicated and boasted .. . . .g • • Steil) Scotland Mr. Isaac Holmes (c).... 313 the following genttemen Mr. Geo. Quayle (n) .... 303 10 A number of voters gave their suffrages within the hour for of the obnoxious couduct complained of, a Conservative from Mr. Shand ;as a matter of form, and at the close that gen- candidate to oppose him was forthwith threatened, arid at Was. HOLT, Esq., re Vauxhall No conservative candidate. ing a tleman made a short and feeli ng went t. Paul's M r . J os . Ed war d s ( c ) .... 308 address to those around him, length actrnally proposed. In the meantime, however, Mr. Wm. Peirce; of Heigh, weer Mr. W. Preston (a) elected. thanking them for th e h onour t h ey had .done him, and assur- Robinson h.ed ascertained that by persisting in a contest with Win. Onnandy, of Hail ' caP' Mr. Chris. Rawdon (n).. 264 44 ing them that he should endeavour to ;rep a y th e con fid ence th e gen tl ema n selected—Mr.Thomasocnows RoYDEN—he run an Thoas Billings, of Ash . The Exchange Mr. Joh n Rid gwa y ( c ) .. 300 reposed in him by the ward, by devoting hi s ut mos t a bili t i es ' a l mos t c e r t a irr ch ance of defeat; and, moved by the repreo •Henry iArrowstnith, of.; a pan Mr. Henry Holmes (a) .. 329 29 to the interests or all belonging to it in the commo n counc il. sen t a ti ons and' pe r suasions o f man y p er s o nal f r iend s an d Win. Eckersley, of Pen, sed ; Castle-street SCOTLAND WARD, connexions, he, at length withdrew his pretensions. We Thomas Manley, June c r , or Mr. John Holmes (a) elected. contrastcannot but the good sense and good - feeling Abraham Heys, of HMI • fie St. Peteres - John Cowley, of Billing, e wes Mr. John Woollright (a) 287 25 candidate, Mr. Richard Houghton walked th e course . The five in another ward. The co n trast is highly to the credit of Wm. Aspinall Whittle, poll, in Burlington- s tre e t, was k ept open f or an hour, during the former, w h o . thus ma i ntains his pr i vate fr i en d s hi ps an d R o b t . Aked, of Evertor) leek , Pit t - street Mr. Jas. Aspinall (c) . ... 317 did Mr. Hugh Hornby (a) .. 275 which a number of vo t es was f orma ll y recor d ed for that gen- private op i n i ons,. w i thout violating his cons i stency as a po li - G eorge B atley, of Evert tleman. It was anticipated that Mr. Houghton would ad- tician, or dividing the conservative majority in the ward. ,00ff Penn 0 r n Peter Johnson, of Hind. Great George Mr. Jas. Lawrence (c) .. 344 dress the electors at Mrs. Barton's, (his committee-room,) Under these circumstances no opposition was anticipated. Henry Frazer, of Lowtc the Mr. Wm. Rathbone (a).. 324 20 but we regret to learn, that in consequence of indisposition, Ata late hour on Monday night, bo wever, a gentleman, Mr. E. James Worsley, of Low o be Rodney -street Mr. H. Lawrence (c) .... 345 be was confined within doors in Cheshire. Chaloner, was induced to submit to being put in nomination, John Arnold, of Ormsk Mr. Chas. Holland (n) .. 274 71 itive Abercromby Mr. R. Gladstone (c).... 388 VAUXHALL WARD. in order, if possible, to keep the double votes of the . conserFvoar tives from being brought to bear in the difficult wards. Win. Ri cl'd. M Atherton, artlew :aSe• M. James Cooper (a) .... 257 131 Thomas Case, Esq., coal merchant, was the conservative this mean ruse, however, the committee of Mr. Royden were George Glenn, of Toxtei Lime-street Mr. J. B. Lloyd (c)...... 424 v ery candidate, and Mr. Blackburn, surgeon, the radical. There fully prepared, and brought up their voters in such force that Peter Bradshaw, of Low self, Mr. Thos. Morecroft (a). 416 8 was but little excitement in the early part of the day, but to. at the close of the first hour the votes stood as follows : George Hilton, of Hind] i the ' St- Anne's Mr. James Parker (c).... 276 wards noon a brisker interest was manifested, and the voters 10 o'ceocie. The CHAIRMAN, in I host Mr. Thomas Chalmer (a) 266 10 occasionally came up in considerable numbers on both sides. Thomas Royden, Esq. - ti lied , West Derby. . Mr. J. S. Leigh (c) ....elected Mr. Blackburn took the lead at starting, and continued to Edward Chaloner, Esq. out. No Radical Candidate. J a ys South T ox t e th.... M r . S. L. T ro t man ( c )... 241 gain considerably on his antagoni s t unt il a b out 11 o ' clock, lion ; and in looking the his partizans evidently making a violent struggle to maintain Majority duet, Mr. W. H. Tayleur (a) ... 197 44 their vantage ground. After that hour, however, he being The numbers were on the increase for Mr. Royden the of cases which were cons piled North Toxteth ... Mr. Alex. Smith, jun. (c). 374 been le then 19 a-head, out of 73 votes, Mr. C ase ga i ne d rap idl y w h o l e d ay . s i ons ; and a considera • Mr. W. Lockerby (a)..... 338 36 upon him, and reduced that majority by t we l ve o ' c l oc k to 1 4, RODNEY-STREET . o f very tr i fling iinportan He It will be seen from this statement, that the conservatives' and this to all appearance gave indication o f a severe con t es t. The first intimation we received of any opposition in this in themselves, it was sti. • the succeed e d a t th e h e st e l ec ti on i n returning thirteen members The numbers polled at noon were in all only 130, so that by ward was the delivery of the voting papers of Mi . James the court, because if pe to the T own C ounc il, ou t o r s i x t een wards, w hil s t their op- active exertions, Mr. Case's friends had still ample materials Mulleneux at a late hour on Monday afternoon. The result punishment; they would i ard , s POnentis were only a bl e to elect three to repre s e n t th em , an d w i th which to overtake and distance their opponent. It may of last year's polling, however, when Mr. Henry Lawrence property would not be s fell `we of these they were allowed to return without any oppo- b e remar k e d that Vauxha l l i s one of the most radical wards obtained a majority of 75 votes over Mr. Charles Holland, , these kind of offences, sc sition being offered by the cons e r v ati ve s. This result was in the town, the proportion of Roman Catholics (chiefly la- convinced us that no effectual steps could be taken to resist was to try them at Sessi out . 14,13ieved, not through any momentary excitement, but bourers) being comparatively great. At the last election, the the return of Mr. John Nelson Wood, the prese n t candi- apparent trifling nature, :ice' thro ug h the gradual returning good sense of the people, as conservatives did not contest the ward at all, on this account, date, who by his firm adherence to the principles which he He did not know whethe is as W ill be abundantly proved by an examination and comparison coupled with th e f a ct (the legal result of whi c h was th en clues _ professed on entering the council chamber, has earned the to remark upon,. or, that [col" of the var i ous e l ect i ons , as we ll as b y a remem b rance o f t h e tionable) that many of the voters had had their rates paid by confidence of the electors. The majorities have each year tune , between the press ibler eff ect Produced in the public mind by the reckless condnct th e P rotector S oc i ety. Th ey moreover scorned, as the radi- continued on the increase in this ward, since we first obtaineduired observation. T nost e a od unprincipled neglect of d u ty on the part o f the boasting ca t s t hi s d ay have done in several instances, then and now, a footing in it, in 1839 ; and no doubt, if we had had to-day q which he would mention M i re' reformers after their elevation to power, It will be recollected, to nominate as candidates mere men of straw, who had no a fair stand-up fight, our majority would have been much county, was yet connate • the that at the first election after the passing of the Municipal earthly chance of success, and who were put forward merely i augmented ; but under the circumstances, our friends have had relation to the boirtii have , eteeform Bill, a mere fraction of the successful candidates con- to create a frivolous and vexatious opposition. done their duty nobly, and we tender them our hearty thanks • ti l er 4 . lst ed of conservatives, and in 1837 twelve radical councillors, After 12 o'clock Mr. Case continued to go on p rog ressing, for again giving us the opportunity of recording for another help wishing that the lei lice bill they had got a I ruse a nd only four conservatives were elected, and the radical gross and the probability is that he would ha ve b een succes sful, ' three years the votes of a gentleman who will be, as he has at large. That clause re Lad ; • ! u ajority was 146 out of 6040 electors polled. In the follow- had the voters been left throughout to th e i r own free-will always been, ready to advance the interests of the ward and close on Saturday nights stilt me 6 year, their returns were slightly more favourable to the and no dishonourable practices been re sor t e d t o , At about of the town. Mr. Wood, on several occasions, has rendered rbe eo nstitutional interests, but in 1839, the tide which has since half-past. one, a body of Irish radicals:, (24 in number,) in himself of material service in the council-chamber, and we and not to be opened aga effect of that enactment ' led on t o f or t une '' w se t i n ," an d n i ne conservat i ves an d the employ of a radical. soap-maker, Caine up to the poll, and again rejoice to see him placed there once more. b eyon d t h e most saneuit ei ght radical councillors were elected (a vacancy h av i ng oc - re d uced the chances in Mr. Case ' s favour so much that at the clause ; for it had r e_urred by d ea th), and th e f ormer h a d a ma j or i ty on t h e that late period of the day, they could not be redeemed- The ABERCROM BY WARD. the magistrates on the feet , r'loeess poll of 194 voters (one war d no t b e i ng conteste d). I n result, however, considering all the circumstances, affords For the first time since the passing of the municipal reform and in many Instance, ,rts' , when each ward experienced a contest, the r a dic a l s no : great tr iumph to the radical muse ; and there can be bill we have been permitted to return our candidate un O P- used to have as mane flee °r IlY gained four wards out of the sixteen, and the conser- little doubt tnat the ward will in the next election to a va- posed, for we cannot condescend to dignify the vexatious arising from drunkennes ;he° native s had a total majority of 199 out of 6619 electors who cant seat in the council return a conservative. trickery resorted to to keep open the poll by the name of reduc e d t o fifty or s i x t y 74, record e d t h e i r votes. W e h ave a l rea d y not i ce d some o f opposition; on arriving at or near the polling-place we were was anxious for the mot. ; test t he results of last year, and we need only say further in this ST.. PAUL'S 'WARD. surprised to see over the door of a small beer-shop, " John would feel was a very gr ade' Pl ace with reee' rence to it . that whilst the total number of The contest in this ward, last 'November, having been a Downey's Committee-room," and on the various walls in place as Liverpool. N electorsti polled at that period amounted to 8052, the conser- most triumphant one for the Conservative cause, Mr. Ed- the neighbourhood placards calling upon the electors to come made of the cases which ased, e°v native total majority was 556. One or two reminiscencies ward s being returned by a majority of 44 over his opponent, forward and record their votes in favour of "John Downey, it appeared to him that a , era.' nnected with the last named important contest are worth the Conservative party were from. the commencement of the ' pawnbroker, .Esq." . of course the success of Mr. Bushell, arose from the same can: recordin In 1840, for Pitt-street Ward, Mr. Toultnin was rale canvass tolerably sanguine of success. Their candidate was the conservative candidate, was never placed in the slightest (for he could trace a grey Mr. • • ~ elected b g ; a majority or 1 over Mr. Rathbone, whilst in Mr. John Caton Thompson, a gentleman of the legal pro- jeopardy, as after two hours' polling Mr. Downey only num- it would be a most desire ion „eel Mr. James Aspinall obtai ne d the decisive majority of fession, well known in the wards and of sound constitutional bered 6 votes, whilst Mr. Bushell obtained 74. We had vice to the public at hang e i l5 - , i e re erver a muc h more p o p u l ar man , M r . H ug h Hornby. In principles. His opponent was Mr. Deakin, a coal-dealer, hoped that the overwhelming majority (131) which the po- Experience had proved i vale le d at Georges Ward, last year, Mr. James Lawrence defea- carrying on business in the ward ; and, from his local influ- polarity and firm consistency of Mr. Gladstone procured at cessful such a lay was, ; and tio Mr. Rathbone (to effect whose return every radical exer- ence, supposed by his party to have every chance in his the last election would have put an end to any further con- it should not lie equally ad-n and stratagem were made use of) by a majority of 25, favor. The polling commencod at nine o'clock with great fusion in the ward •• but we cannot make much impression mentioned this matter in fired Whilst eoo iu the preceding year the majority of Mr, Joseph spirit, the Conservative taking the lead and increasing it me r6dical . minds. ' The reaction in favour of constitutional the effect of . the law ha the s per over Mr. Thomas Taylor was only two. The con- steadily, the numbers polled being, at principles is, probably, more significant and gratifying in this more than answered the she .ervalive majorities in 1811 were in each instance sufficiently In ( • • . ELEVEN O'CLOCK, ward than in any other. . For three years after the present and he wait sure they Won 7 iicative of their overwhelming strength; in Everton, as mode of ietroducing our municipal representatives into the inanity would gain great: let •John Caton Thompson, Esq. Polled he seen from the preceeding tabular statement, they Town Council was commenced, the radicals succeeded in ob- man then dismissed the ; ro e John Deakin, Esq. 4O "lied 127 more votes than their opponents ; and in Aber- John a majority ; but in 1838, when Mr. Gladstone presented . The common jury list mut e jonaby Ward 131 more electors voted for Mr. Gladstone himself as a candidate, the ward was rescued from their donst- Battersby, of Bedford, al wi er Majority than for his opponent. Y not answering to their ns the Mr. Thompson continued to augment this majority until nation, and since, the eonservati ve majorites have progressivei The following, we believe, are correct returns of each hour's increased, until we have had this year merely the display of a The trials commenced ale' four o'clock. Ito Dolling in the respective wards. The names of the conser- • candidates name, without the introduction of anything more day nothing of important eative candidates are printed in iialics r— EXCHANGE WARD. substantial. The ward still continues conservative to the back . tesers...._.--......... —. WARDS. TIME. Ala jo- It is somewhat singular that, after obtaining a majority of bone, and such men as Messrs. Gladstone, Procter, and ors 10 11 12 1 .2 1 3[ 4 rity 30 in this ward at the last election, the radicals should have Bushell, are not likely to .be ejected from their honourable u .ORRID DEATH,--.Ai ;t ee by Mm'. Griffith Jones, c F" I .—Everton. b e I e mcee Shand ll contest in 1840 Mr. Sands was returned by a majority of 31 calisre can at zany time bring against them. We once more on the body of John ie P e e No . °Pposition. I over Mr. Ottiwell W oo d • and we remember hazarding an return our thanks to Mr. Muncaster, and a few more such as Owen, of Garthynhared e be s e , 2 .—Scotlanci. opinion with ref erence to t h e c ontest last year, that there must lie, for the strenuous exertions which they continue to make had, on the morning of I 'eat have been a slight want of generalship on our part, or Mr. use of to further the interests of conservatism at every op- pany with the deceased, Will le/chard Houghton 4 ! , Henry Holmes would not have been returned for a ward P thisaf. and that on his n t' oPposition. ortunity. i ers _ a —lr...___,_,, L L, L • i s o li s c e i Oa f to the I ..—Everton. Pr 4,168 Shand No °Pposition. 2.—Scotlana. T i chard H oug hto n. . o °Pposition. • , 3 .—Vauxhali. '&O7-nos Case Thomas Blackburn • 4 . --St. Paul's. • Tkompson.. J ohn D eakin 5 . —E xc h ange . John North Isin opposition. ,6.--Castle.street Glazebroolc . • tlugh llornby To 7 • —St. P eter ' s . nuel Hrne 4tAdamCloliff j0484.--rFayi itt-street. William Fawcett 1 9. --- Great George. ,slhonzas Boyden.. Chaloner 3 . N. Wood '' • -4rnes Mulleneux • • 711.-.A.hercrombY• ristopher Bushell "ohn Downey 12 Downey tro,_ bert Rigby '' s:horoas Morecroft 13...-st, Anne's. Robe Jones • 14 t. Harvey '' J an es Derby.▪ West ', Plumpton John Smith th di Toxte nabrotre Lace P. J "--ordan., North Toxteth, &Sheppard • LockerbY • 10 30 22 49 30 59 12 40 57 I OS 62 1109 69 'lOB 28 53 39 60 51 76 ken orb ;ing e of ing 69 ' 98 19 3,5 53 69 80" 90' 104 61 77 108" 122' 138 34 91 116 1 , 13 156 1861 21 66 81 113: 131: 165, 118 1411 V7Ol 221! 277 126 1641 1981 230 312 35 145 173 1951 214 252 115 85 103 117 i 15C 137 66 83 1 116; 145 171 87 107 138 i 160, 190 19 120 134 15 71 166: 1771 87 53 6-1, 82, 90i 46 1 77 107 133 1581 - 217 85 28 151 70 85 104 1 - 132 74 - 86 123! - 172 148 EXCHANGE WARD. It is somewhat singular that, after obtaining a majority of 30 in this ward at the last election, the radicals should have yielded it to their opponents without a struggle. At the contest in 1840 Mr. Sands was returned by a majority of 31 over Mr. Ottiwell Wood ; and we remember hazarding an opinio❑ with reference to the contest last year, that there must have been a slight want of generalship on our part, or Mr. Henry Holmes would not have been returned for a ward hick, as in every instance where property and intelligence are concentrated, is invulnerably conservative. It may be remembered, however, that at the last election a considerable number of votes was placed on the register by the Protector Society—votes which were only placed there through the money of an illegal body ; but at this period of commercial distress we presume that the " sinews of war" were not so plentiful, and that we have, therefore, had to fight with the mere elite of whiggism, which has proved, as usual, a mere shadow. The representative of conservatism in this ward has served, in connection with the facts we have stated, to terrify our opponents, and compel them to relinquish the field and allow us to walk over the course, though one of their pet candidates had to retire to enable us to do so. The number of votes polled for Mr. John North during the first hour was 67, and no vote being offered for any other candi date within the prescribed time, he was declared duly elected. We observed that the question, " For whom do you vote 1" was put to each elector as he tendered his voting paper to the radical alderman for this ward ; and as we did not notice that it was asked at several of the otherbooths, we fancy it was not necessary, and we hope it was not a scheme adopted for delay. We are not aware that the municipal act requires it ; and it' not, it merely delays the voting unnecessarily, and might be of consequence in a ward where the polling is almost neck and neck. LIME-STREET WARD 6I - 10 18! - 24 42 84 120 159 - 245 313 77 37 76 1 101 123 - 175 236 The contest in Lime-street was between Robert Rigby, Esq.—who was the first conservative ever able to break through the fetters in which the ward was held by the radi cals—and Thos. Morecroft, Esq., who was a candidate last year, and who has previously represented this ward in the Town Council. From the circnmstance of Lime-street being the largest ward in the town, and the narrow majority-8— by which Mr. Morecroft was defeated by Mr. J. B. Lloyd last year, the struggle excited great interest, and was expected to be a very close one. Mr. Rigby's popularity in the ward, however, and the activity which he has displayed on all oc casions to forward its interests, inspired his friends with great confidence in the success of their candidate. During the first hour the contest was a neck-and-neck one, both parties putting forth all their energies; and the Lumbers stood as follows at 10 O'CLOCK. 29 -18 77 102 1241 16-1! 210 8 26 47 71 92 122 i 1M 292 Rigby (c) Alorecroft (w) 77 1101 38 I GO CASTLE STREET. In this ward, as we anticipated, the contest has been a keen one. Never on any previous occasion have the conser vatives introduced a candidate with any very sanguine pros. pect of success, but this year, notwithstanding the most popular man of the party, Mr. Hugh Hornby, was pitted against us, we entered upon the conflict with pretty confident hopes of storming this hitherto impregnable radical fortress. Mr. John Holmes was returned at the last election without any opposition on the part of the conservatives, as the state of the registry, and the results of previous elections, did not anpear to justify it. Mr. Glazebrook was the representative of the conservative interest ; and his staunch Church of England principles and well known respectability, presented him as an opponent whom it required all the efforts which ra- 27 53 Alajority 5 This Lajority, as may be seen from our hourly return, con tinued to increase. 32 I 61 113 134 153 1 166: 182 70 75 87 93! 105! 112 ST. ANNE'S WARD 63 801 103! 1081 142 78 23 28! 36 43; 64 For some reasons, the grounds of which we are utterly at a loss to conjecture, Mr. Robert Jones, the late an d present :epresentative for the ward, on the conservative interest, has been pursued by the radical party with unceas ing malignity and misrepresentation. He is, however, still extremely popular in the ward, and the present contest has proved it decisively. His opponent was Mr. R. E. Harvey, wbo has considerable influence in the ward, and who, like his opponent, is a brewer. Every election for St. Anne's has been keenly contested. Last year Mr. Parker was re turned by a majority of nine, and, as may be seen from our tabular statement—which is published elsewhere—of each hour's polling, the candidates kept close upon each other's heels. 36 153 WEST DERBY WARD 76 126 1751 216 2781 129 61. 80 100: 128' 149 yt:s . began fo oar cars from our tabul The contest in this ward was of a ch a racter hitherto, we are happy to say, unknown in our annals of municipal elec. .;ioneering. A Conservative—JAMES PLUMPTON, Esq.—op. posed a renegade from the ranks of his party —a renegade from his vaunted professions of sound Conservative princi .,,ns supported by the JOHN SMITH. The dr the wwd. The latter threw ofa party wl omw find it difficult, charac:,,, ise. The former stood upon .Iple alone; the lattf.r as championed by e and the Pop'sh press; was held roan of sound sense, an I liberal conser as a matter of tour-e, laughed at for 6trong as the Con . yin the ward was is ow to be, and last year •.' ' - -.sted, di rin; his canvas, that he How this prophecy At an early hour the ch empty profess C:ould beat eny opponent by forty votts realised we now proceed to show. g of the pol i . tbeir committee-room, Ii being a corner vine o'c s in great force, whilst party came for ieee voted for Abercrornt to fulfil a promise t there would be Ward, and who time I kt the close of the first hour the polling was as foil _ 10 o'cLocx. _ James Plimpton, Esq., Conse;ative. John Smith, Esq., Nondescript - - only anxiety of the conservative part tiuplicate voters of the. , for other parts of the town, where so eager did all appear to rece their votes . ,e renegade mid sion. It was surprssing and cheering to see the eagerness with which Conservatives, of high and low degree, presented themselves. unsolicited, to the poll ; and we 'imagine that if Mr. John Smith could have anticipated half ;ale enthusiasm which exit' late upon this occa ...,Lea on the part of men, once his friends, to place him in an annihilating minority, he would never for a mo ment have dreamt of prese n ti ng himself before the Conser vative electors. After the first tno hours, instead of ob truding himself continually amongst the Conservatives out side the polling booth, he at length inscouced himself inside, musing, no doubt, upon hiSlast approaching defeat. kt one o'clock Plumpton was 47 a-head of his opponent— 'a polled out of a constituency of 497, leav- Mg 276 yet to vote: .A number of 'these being duplicates, were, therefore, expected to poll for other wards, and many declared their determination not to vote at all. At the con clusion of the polling, the majority for Mr. Plumpton had been increased to 72, being ex::ctly two more than had been calculated upon by the canvassers. Upon this result being declared, Mr. Plumpton briefly addressed the electors in his committee-room. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD South Toxteth Ward was severely contested last year ' Mr. Simon Lee TrQtman, and Mr. W. Tayleure. : tiring member on that occasion was a radical surgeon, who had no claim on the ward either from station or talent, and when Mr. Tayleur proposed to step in his shoes the contest . became not a perscmal one but one of principle. The bur gesses returned Ur. Trotman by a majority of no less than 44, thus placing themselves beyond all suspicion of whiggery and radicalism. On the present occasion Mr. Ambrose Lace, ,cautich and conb.._ supporter of conservatis..., quested by them to allow himself to be put in nomination —1 his ready assent being obtained, the support he met with was so unanimous The liberals, however, did . contest, for at the eleventh hour they prevailed upon Mr. Francis Jordan, the retiring member, who had publicly stated in the Council his intentions of retiring, to come forward . ain. - -,se of no reputable character, but hap- s to tender opposition fruitless. id without a not abandon rt ne slightest change ofsu :ssfroin the commenc It was au unhappy hour for his repute. tens induced by ill-advising friends to break his we Ile polling throughout .the day. tion in which hhough at times no aking, languid ; and a' without anination,was, generally spe. three o'clock the numbers stood as follosw, showin for constitutional pyinciples which could not be 1 aitisayed 4tnbrose Lace, t Francis Jordan, Esc! qORTEI TO YARD The competitors, last year, fir the suffraces_of the bur gesses of North Toxteth Ward, were Mr. Alexander Smith, jun. and Mr. William Lockerby. Mr. Smith, who is a sound Protestant and Conservative, defeated his antagonist -in a canter, having a majority of thirty-four votes over him. Mr. Lockerby, not satisfied with this eximAition of the opinions of the burgesses in relation to him, ventured to go to the poll again this day against Mr. John Sheppard; and the result will enable him to comprehend, how, that which is falsely called "liberalism" is scouted with contempt. Although the majority on the first hourly return was in favour of Mr. Lockerby, (by four only,) this of course not be considered as a correct criterion of the state of feeling, - - Sheppard was immensely in the The hourly returns increased Mr. Slieppard's majority ; and though the radicals kept the poll open to the latest hour, they must have known all along that the contest was hopeless. ATICHAELIVIAS SESSIONS The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the clivision of Kirk. dale, commenced yesterday, in the Court-house, Kirkdale among whom we noticed the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, chair. man, the Hon. R. B. Wilbraham, the Rev. J. I'. Horton John Formby, Esq., Peter Bourne, Esq., Adam Hodgson Esq.. &c. &c. The calendar c , mtains the names of 86 priso tiers for trial on charges of felony, and eight f.,,r misdemear ours; total, 94. The Court having been opened with the usual the following gentlemen were sworn the gr a ,-. Wm. HOLT, Esq., of Billinge, Wm. Peace, of Hugh, manager. Wm. Ormancly, of Haigh, bookkeeper Iligher I . - Thomas IliHinge, of Asbton-in-MaCkerfiehl, yeoman Henry Arrowsmith, of Astley, cotton Manufacturer.' Win. Eckersley, of Pennington, gentleman. , Thothas Manley, jun., of Atherton, nail manufacturer Abraham H eys, of Bedford, nail manufacturer. John Cowley, of Billinge, Chapel End, yeoman. Vim. Aspinall Whittle, of Billinge, Higher End Robt. Aked, of Evertor), merchant. George Batley, of Everton, broker. Peter Johnson, of Hindley, coal merchant. Henry Frazer, of Lowton, gentleman. James Worsley, of Lowton, cotton spinner John Arnold, of Ormskirk, grocer. Richd. Martlew, of Ormskirk, cabinet mr Wm. Atherton, of Pennington, miller. George Glenn, of Toxteth-park Peter Bradshaw, of Lowton,. yeoman. George Hilton, of Hindley, coal merchant. , merchant entleman The CHAIRMAN, in his address to the grand jury, com menced by observing, that although there were a number of cases in the calendar, they were all of the ordinary descrip tion ;_ and in looking the m over, h e did not fi n d any wh i ch called for the least remark from him. They were the kind of cases which were constantly - coining before them at Ses sions ; and a considerable number of them were, apparently, of very trifling importance, but trifling as they might appear in themselves, it was still necessary.for them to come before the court, because if petty thefts were allowed to go without punishment, they would naturally increase to a great extent, property would not be secure. The only mode of treating these kind of offences, so long as the law remained as it was, was to try them at Sessions, so that notwithstanding their apparent trifling nature, they must be carefully attended to. He did not know whether there was any other matter for him to remark upon, or, that anything occurred, of a public na ture, between the present and the last sessions which re quired observation. There was, however, one circ ums t ance which he would mention, w hi c h, though not occurring in the county, was yet connected with the county, inasmuch as it had relation to the borough of LiVerpool. In their last po lice bill they had got a clause inserted, which he could not help wishing that the legislature would enact for the citizens at large. That clause went to require all public houses to close on Saturday nights at a certain hoer [twelve o'clock,] and not to be opened again till one o'clock on Sunday. The effect of that enactment in Liverpool had been beneficial, beyond the most sanguine expectatio ns of th ose w h o f rame d the clause ; for it had reduced the number of cases before the magistrates on the Monday morning above one-half, and in many Instances as much as two-thirds. They used to have as many as 170 or 180 cases, alMost all arising from drunkenness on the Monday, and, they were now reduced to fifty or sixty. That, he thought, every boy who was anxious for the morality of the :people of , this country, would feel was a very great and essential-:service in such it place as Liverpool. Now, from the observations he had made of the cases which usually came before these sessions, it appeared to him that as many of the.cases ,they had to try arose from the same cause—from tippling in public-houses. (for he could trace a great proportion of them to that cause) — it would be a most desirable thing indeed, and be, a great ser vice to the public at large, if such a law were made general. Experience had proved in the borough Of LivetpocilhOW suc cessful such a la,w was, a nd h e sa w no , reason w h atever w h y it should not he equally successful in ,every other, place. He mentioned this :natter in order that it might be'known what the effect of ,the law bad, been in a great town—that it hod more than answered the expecfations of .thosewho framed it; and he wait:Sure they would all agree with hits, that the corn. inanity would gain greatly if it became general.—The chair man then dismissed the grand jury to their labours. The commOn . jury list was then called over, and Mr. James Battersby, of Bedrord,,and Mr. Thomas Clayton, of Everton, not answering to their names, were fined £5 each. The trials eommencet:li;bo'ut one o'clock ; but during the clay nothing of importance took HORRID DEATH.--An inquest was held on Tuesday last by Mr. Griffith Jones, coroner for the county of Merioneth, on the body of John Roberts, lime-burner to Mr. Edward Owen, of Garthynhared, when it appeared that John Jones had, on the morning of Monday, the 24th ult., been in com pany with the deceased, drawing lime from the kiln at Gar thisaf, and that on his return from breakfast he found John Roberts in the centre of the kiln, plunged up to his knees in the burning lime. He was in an upright posiiion, with his hands raised above his bead. The body appeared a complete burning mass ; and, on a chain being passed tound the trunk, it was dragged out, charred to a cinder. A large iron bar, used for poking the lime from the kiln, was resting near the deceased, but there was no evidence to show how he had fallen into the kiln. Verdict—" Accidental death." The deceased was 60 years of age, but had not long taken to the lime business.—Carnarvon Herald. -At th BRUTAL ASSAULT AND ROBBERY OF A FEMALE.- Cheltenham police-office, on Thursday, John Baldwin and Joseph Kern, of Charlton Kings, were charged with violently assaulting and robbing a young woman named Elizabeth Wildon. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix twhose face presented marks of the most inhuman usage) that on Monday afternoon last, being Charlton Kings wake, she went to that village, by appointment, to meet a young wo man named Cooke, with whom she was acquainted, and whilst waiting for her near the Plough beerhouse, a young man named Powis came out and pulled her into the house, where she took a little beer, and joined in two dances which the parties assembled were enjoying themselves with, at this their annual feast. The prisoner Karn officiated as fiddler, and prosecutrix sat next to him for some time. Shortly be fore nine o'clock she left, and when about to open a gate leading into the turnpike road, the prisoner Baldwin caught hold of her, and proceeded to take liberties with her. She struggled with him, and Kern then came up and held hey down, while the other prisoner robbed her of a silk necker chief, a silver watch and chain, two sovereigns, one half sovereign, four half crowns, a shilling, sixpence, a pair of ear-rings, a penknife, and a silre thimble. He ripped her gown up and tore her pocket out. They then beat and kicked her. After they left, she attempt e d t o go to t h e Pl oug h again, but Baldwin met her and knocked her down, and told her if she did not be off , Lie would rip every rag oft : her. ShB then went in search, of n Pnlicernan. , The prisoners were committed to'take their trial at. the next as - sizes, but Karn was admitted to bail; himself in £ICO and`twO sureties in £5O. His father (who is a respectable butcher at Charlton) and another person entered into the necessary recognizances. PERSONATION OF A VOTER EXTIZAORDINAT CASE.—A young man, wh John Fancy, labourer, resident in Fontenov. f the r _ . street ward, on the d a y o f t h e late municipal election and falsely represented that he was the person therein set d namely, John Grimshaw, watchmaker, Sir Thomas'-t ings, recently deceas e d. Th e case was heard before MI Rushton and Booth. Mr. Shuttleworth, the deputy t clerk, appeared in support of the charge, and Mr. Dave] attended for '' • Mr. Shuttl John Grim: for Castle-s Tuesday I n the ht John Mr. E witness. )rth briefly opened the case to the magistrat( , he said, appeared on the roll as a burgs Ward, and he died on Tuesday week. ( to prisoner appeared at the polling place f and and tendered a voting paper which pu ed up by John Grinishaw. Two burgess C name on the r I did 1 .venpor "Jc I he (Sin —I am sure the p ut from a paper her corrobor He pres not wist I eannt about an lic know t 1 have by them to put tht. Mr. R. re burg sses. H e ( ndividual VEN I By Air. 15avenport. mho pre,sented t not read it from tif furnished by the to _ . the prisoner is the man Mr. Ra s stated that he w the election, and he saw the pr paper purporting to be that of Mr. John G (Mr. Raines) had received information that was de; the pri He requested ti fiirniative. Ile y ply produced the papers, but the testimony of the I so by an individual id he c Grimsbaw John Grimshaw, died on Wednesday last Prisoner.—There and they will tell you that it Mr. Rushton.—Wl-- hawker, Sir Thumps' re two men there who were near M'Dor witnesses were sent round to the witness box. Daniel Broadrip st a t e d th at h e was a porter. Th If, and M'Donald and some others were together. about one n'elon!c_ when on the 'Cha man came up to them, and aske( He said he wanted them, and 1 be wanted, but said, " left them in the room al ,er wishes tc It appears e. However n to stop it; but I have no solicitor from c I never tie left us there an and knew that be was dead. Roberts stated that she was servant to the late Mr hidings. H I. The b was that ,-and Ni. Davenport sit stands, sir pal in this ca prosecutir ;over out snd showed him a paper to was tic room in which we we what the paper wa duced.) It - was similar to that No one went out but t and then 1 say the man who took us to the room. 1 shook I don't know his name. I know t is a porter, residing in Funtenoy.str seen the roan who took us off 'Chan; in court The witnPss was here desired to look round the court. He did so very attentively, and said he did not see the individual anywhere. He was desired to look round again, any tention was directed to that portion of the bench whi the left of the usual seats of the presiding magistrate the witness declared he could not see the individual. aside the curtains," said Mr. Dowling. The curtail back of the bench we 0 ex pC he back of the bench were ho was seen No, I don't se space behind 31V all exposed to the witne ing exceedingly conscious and drawing prevent the witness from seeing him him," said Broadrip. kile persons in the vicinity of the pe ) called to him to come forward, which ss at once Said—"lr-- son just allud did, when the wit that's the man." there I ho is he before." Mr. Dowling.— sir—he's very wcll kneN, name is Redd Mr. Rushtc Mr. Reddy hereupon was called' rotliid to the;ceTit court, where he seated himself, amouga theattorn.. teddy must not leave Mr. Shuttleworth wished the other witness to be called. Mr. Davenport said the witheas had' been called by tit: prisoner, and as he did not choose to, examine him, h e a not think it was competent fdr the opposite party to do so The case for the accusers •was close( se men wer sworn along with the others,' and I right to cross-examine him Mr. Dritfenp6rt— Mr. Rushto t into the bo .Ibrait that I 1- Yes, if I had asked] —He has been called by him a q tly of that, the t, and this is in. Dr I tell you that I shall commit your dearly proved to have presented a vc ffiir bns tic deed a new rase fur trial le i c id falsely Reddy, „ Wilt/ is the more wicked of the two, apt t. to have made him the instrument ; but. "- ;elf to the offence and neat of part, sight, it would appear, of all the ties of mot stitueney must not be polluted by these nefarious pract He must co for tri.l The Pris, Mr. Rushton—Yes, you If the ntests men lose city. The eon- —Will you all v me to Put in bail ? 1 be entitled to bail o call other witness, , - prosecuting solicitor cnooses tc ready to hear them, and it will be for him to say whether be will have the other man (Reddy) taken into custody or not. Mr. Shuttleworth called the witness M`Donald, who con firmed the statement of Bioadrip. Reddy took them to th room. He did not know hiin before. The v which was pre itness could d by Reddy not say what the paper w. to Feeuey, nor did he hear the name of Griwsbaw men tioned. Shuttleworth intimated to the magistrates that th essential point in the evidence was wanting. He could n prove t ;hat the paper w s the votin aper in qui Mr. Rushton . (to Mr. Reddy)—TUe . c suspicion, Mr. Reddy, but there is no ac Bible. The case fails in proof against yf you_are about, for_this is a very grave ofl care wt. Mr. Reddy.-1 never did anything of the sort; I nev, spoke to them ; I wish it to be stated here in open cour Cross-question them if you please, and ask the that witness to be called back, if v he did not see the prison merely engaged him as a rn him please ye back the paper to m ssenger. Will you please t him it Mr. Rushton called Broadrip back, and asked him HI had seen Feeney give back a paper to Reddy. He replied the negative. Mr. Rushton told Reddy that he was at to depart. Some time after Feeney was ag. the depositions of the several witnesses were read agO. and' he was committed for trial. Mr. Rushton having asst tained that he was in indigent circumstances, said, he wou be liberated on giving bail, himself in £.50 and two sureti, in"£2s each ; twenty-four hours' notice to be given of the b' n placed a' bar, w int him, AMERICAN PIRACY.—The following is a. leuer, , dated New York, s.eptember 29:-" a now novel, published ini4on,clpn, called Pr The'first copy was received by the Great Wescern, an published, in:thirty:three' hoofs iifter its arrival here sold for 1 24 cents ca49g.t.,94.),A) 1 1 over our city, in a called' The .IstiwlG ortcl." roeval Kee an Satiird THE Butcicrtftitt:tiiTiVA: against EzekieltSavagmlandlWilliain Penn, ct robbery and rourder_qh,M4,limoinhead, ant as being an access4,4l ll a4Main :zone into at t 04foril. Since the-nprettictetuNxatninAtion, • Gobl tester Constable, has dt4iii.ll' 2 and the result M i tt - n4W more witness t examioecl. The. inquirythilitittot , end,4till'evening: mines, who was charged.with, being .concerned in the aff has'been admitted evidets6. The prisoners were again mended. That tbe!!madisttiftes . have - determined on cc mittinr , the part*, fpF li tgial at the Marc*At‘sizes may inferred 'o6tn the'f 3 *t oT - tbeir having bpund some of witneoea over to, appear All bemc e, Abe 13 joct,,obtaining.further ev he crown et tl at time . . FUNERAL OF GRACE DARLING.—MA f penal the heroine of the Vern Nandi took place at Barilbur h ub,on Monday week, and was attended iby.upwards of 200 viduals belonging to that weighbourhood,„ the, principal Mourners on the melancholy occas i on b e i ng ,the venerable father, relations, and friends of the deceasedoVhose. severe bereavement excited the liveliest sympathy. The pall was borne by William Barnfather, Esq., froin AlnwiCk Castle; Robert &meddle, Ezq.,, of Bamburgh Castle; , the Rev. 11. M. Taylor, of North Sunder and; and Thos. Fender, Esq., surgeon, Bamburgh. Mr. Evans, chief officer of the cus toms, and the principal inhabitants_ of the village and neigh bourhood, joining in the solemn procession. The service was performed by the Rev. William Darnell, incumbent of the parish. At the lowering of the coffin, and through out the whole of the service, many a tear was shed. The coffin, which was remarkably neat, bore the following in scription :—" G. H. Darling, died October 20, 1842, aged 26 years." A severe gale from the N.N.E. prevented the three brothers of the deceased frOm beibg presek at the last mournful tribute of affection to their dear sister. It appears that for some time previous to the death of this truly excellent and exemplary young woman, she was perfectly aware that her latter end was approaching, but this gave her no uneasiness. She had been nurtured in the fear and love of God, and dependence on the merits of her Redeemer, and her hope of mercy increased as her bodily strength diminished. She was never heard to utter a complaint during her illness, but :exhibited the most Christian resignation throughout. Shortly before her death she expressed a wish to see as many of her rela tions as the peculiar nature of their employment would admit of, and, with surprising fortitude and self-command, she de livered to each of them some token of remembrance. This done, she calmly awaited the approach of death, and finally resigned her spirit into the hands of Him who gave it, with out a murmur. The celebrity which this amiable female had acquired effected no change in her conduct or demeanour She was from her earliest years of a meek, kind and gentlp • --- disposition, and so she continued to the last moment, of her existence. Having been once asked how she could think of continuing to reside on a barren rock after having became so celebrated, and why she did not come on shore and enjoy the pleasures of life, she replied—" Had you seen the awful wreck of the Forfarshire, the melancholy sight would have been more than sufficient to have driven the pleasures of this World out of your mind for ever." The circumstances con nected with the wreck of the Forfarshire were such and B . ° recent that it is quite unnecessary to recapitulate them ; they are engraved on the memory of the present generation, and future ages will read of them in the history of our coun try.—Newcastle Journal. lbtirgh ,d at the usual r month with t .e forbid e no doubt that :o the E etiect, t xtract from the same sermon, which may to knot .onOents:- - lo know w what the HOLY GHOST -es, APPLY THYSELF TO THE CHURCH arch is a jtadge above the Scriptures, (t • , n the the y known that at fir issued 't leir Blau - derc inderstar It w ) for it s are making wit' r•, Mr. aiitt Mrs. I, hitt, the t I many wbei'e - he first four be taken from bed uthoritie Anothe e premn ption of understaud, refusei as the man.—Dund About three weeks ago, a labouring man took a fine lively specimen of the Cryllus Myzratorius, or Asiatic locust a field at Stonegravels, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The insect was observed by the men, who, being struck by its unusual appearance and great activity, joined in the pursuit. anti after a severe chase succeeded in capturing it in safety. It is now in the eabinetfig a gentleman in Chesterfield. We understand that several' other specimens of this d es t ruct i ve 4 nsect haVe been taken in this and the neighbouring coun es in the present year. One of these was taken in the town of Sheffield about the beginning of September. Ano ther was taken at Mickleover, near Derby, nearly at the same time, and is now in the possession of R. J. Bell, Esq., of that place. A third specimen was taken about the middle of the same month, near Burton-on-T ren t, an d was found forty to fifty s insect was fo , by Mr. Thon !le county fitted to L ACCIDEN reet, Com- ife of the !tlt February ho was reet, on go- ground on itsible condition sms who had :ceived here t Tl, caressed him in its mouth of a tr I him to the mang mane, ow he got t door Of n, and; on coming' nate niatiner. a rgeon r, when t ich deceased had deceased caught addenly - e7pi - rec ry severe wound e brain. He died .ceidental Death." 1, particularly ever ; but In .es of the ng their attention .ns and articles of In Lila Our columns this day are nearly engrossed with the report of the meeting of the Protestant Association, at Liverpool, on Wednesday. We have the satisfaction of giving to oar readers a full and correct detail of the speech of the Rev. R, J. M'Ghee—than which, we will venture to say, a speech pregnant with more important matter has never been deli vered by that getelernan, or we might say by any other in dividual, on the subjzet of Popery; and we could earnestly recommend to all men, and not more to Protestants than Roman Catholics, 'a patient examination of the documents laid before the public, and the plain reasoning on those do cuments contained in this speech. Mr: M`Ghee adduces a work of the most unquestionable authority, even from the pen of the Pope himself, in which, before he ascended the papal chair, he asserted the infallibility of the man who fills it—the supremacy of his dominion—the nature of his government—that the very essence of that go vernment is its immutable and perpetual activity—that thiB activity consists in setting forth and maintaining its laws— that the actual exercise of the church's authority, her un flinching • assertion of her rights, her utter incapability of abandoning her pretensions, is indispensable even to her existence--that her authority is set up by Christ, as suptem.. over all human powers—that all who refuse obedience to he are to be punished—that obedience to her is obedience t God • himself—and that the Pope is armed wi h posvf'r t enforce. obedience, which consists in that of excomintinic tion, independent of all other po w ers on earth. Mr: MfGhee, ha v i ng demonstrated these premises, :Iry incontestibly that th ese pr i nc i ples mus t b e th ose of t h e wh , step over- l body of the .Cardinal s , w l— 'Notede, -^ head tt- ..no el.— the man who had set them forth, and necessarily the principles of all those whom the Pope invests with any authority in all the world. He also argues, a priori, that the man who sets forth such principles must, according to his power, he . vssarily carry his own principles into effect. T . • 'le effects `ten he traces with the most distinct precision t which he has before so often brought home against the Iri_. hierarchy, and which they have never been able, even inso n _ instance, to contravene from the very year the Pope ascended the chair of Peter, namely, ]B3l. In that year he proves that the Irish bishops of this province enacted their statute s in synod, setting up Dens to direct the consciences of .the people. The next year, 1832, the Pope issues his en cyc li ca letter, condensing in it, in fact, the principles of his book t year Dens issues from the press, a _ of the most iniquitous, anti-social, persecuting character a., added, to give the force of law to the worst principles c Dens; while books containing the most dangerous doctrine which have ever disgraced the Papal Church. were pr i ntc i and are actually at press. same of them, not yet finished, unde the authority of the Pope himself, at Rome —and the medal commemorating the massacre of St. Bartholomew are at being struck from his mint—while the present lecturer in hi:, own college is demonstratir ' , the right of the Pop e , as Ch r i st ' s representative, over every baptized person, as his a code of i . . ouLijec:., owing him obedience beyond all that he owes a temporal so vereign —and also is laying down the law that " religious tole ration is impious and absurd!" It is impoisible fcir any sober man, who reads Mr. M'G hee's speech, to doubt, for a moment, the obj ect o f the Pope and all the hierarchy of Rome, or to doubt that they are, at this moment, to the utmost of their power, secretly—if, indeed, it can he called secretly—carrying out their own temporal su premacy, not only in this immediate empire, but wherever they can throughout the world. The statements, in this speech, throw a light over the un i versal activity of Popery, which every man remarks, but of which this statement in controvertibly demonstrates the system and the principles, be laying clearly open the mainspring that moves the machinery of it all. Mr. M`Ghee, we would observe to Roman Catholics, SLOWS that this is not the system of the laity but the hierarchy; but he proves how the hierarchy make religion the instrument of moving the laity. We would urge our R oman Catholic th en, to reflect what the issue of such a system of iniquity must be. PRoNE R tiler our atTitaCl7 c h ar nlto whateve r i s t h e n l t d t o o o n r o o t pe k r t t i y ow be ," nc r s s orn D e r t . h P in a g le u y :or ' e ' vt.,hiln ethiaetimoner.e dpircotapteertoyferoemasmounn,icoarteesvaen the mere effect of asso object of it. It is the first of our abstractideas ; it cleaves to us the closest and the longest. It endears to the child its Plaything, to the peasant its cottage, to the landowner iris estate. It supplies the place of prospect and scenery, in stead of coveting the beauty of distant situations, it teach es every man to find it in his own. It gives boldness and gran deur to plains and fens, tinge and colouring to clays a n d fallovvs. , —Natural Theology. Monday,umtiiititeeretasl(h wygg RAILWAY.—A meeting of the PRESTON AND it was Preston and Wyre Railway was held on was determined, with the view to bring the sharelioldej i s ie o n f i in its proper light before the public, that a com mittee be appointed to devise measures for the pay interest due to the Royal Exchange Assurance rnent o f the CornpanY, and also to report generally on i ts affairs and pros pects. Sir flesketh Fleetwood, M.P., and Air. I. Abel Smith, M. r., were present . to support th e arguments adduced inthedirectors report in favour of a steady perseverance on the part of the shareholders to complete the whole of the project, including the harbour and docks; and a statement was made by the managing director, from which it would ap pear, that if proper pecuniarY measures were a d opte d , a lucrative traffic may eventually be opened by means of steam vessels with the north of Ireland, and also the Scotch coast, from Fleetwood. The propriety of gover nmen t b e i ng called upon to make a ha r b our of refuge in that locality was also hinted at as a point which should stir exertion to prevent ti-...;.- —__ -. • • up the sharehold ers to sale by the wo r t property being sacrificed th roug h a gagees, and to secure to themselves the fair profits looked for as sure to result from unity among thew in carrying it to a completion. The committee was named. and an o t her meetill;,' will be hold to receive its report. road, London, be!o; Ann Fietwell hay-loft t to a M t tie )sent on effect of the blom 1 RAD E.—ln Pais department, contil makers have tans in all their var eavers have eng-4g, many of lena_so successfully n:elusiv , elv a winter wear, ti: o the business to any great thernsehes by the extensive purchase of t y for that purpo ould not t For some weeks past silk, silk, and cotton, and fine -ownpieces and handkerchiefs have been in great ' more of them could be sold than the makers During that time a great number of the , vork, though new to one extensi ised with the worli ry opf-Tati , nom as regards quantity and quality, :he work of those who have been long at these goods. aark,t stands, and with business in its usual state, we ok forward for a pretty brisk run in a small way for or two to come; but, as d and hopele , s conditio .t is. with trade in such a he desc makers are afraid to extent, or to commit he raw material n two month obtained for thefinisAed goods, The numbers Cu the Paisley relief fund, week ending October 18 .. Week ending October 25 : 2 710---3,608 Fet - rkalets Depend( 1,536-- -2,891----G,492 Decrease —RenfrewBhire Reformer. COMPRESSION OF WOOD.—A few years ago, a mechanical puzzle, made of mahogany rods passing through a hole in a piece of boxwood, was solved by pressing one of the projec- bons in a vice till it was reduced to half its former thid the resumption of its original size heing_afterwards by steering the wood in ater. pointed out how this principle of compression might 13 ;;;;; practically applied with advantage. HaMmers, choppers, and numerous other tools may hare their wooden handles thus immovably fixed, by making the hole or mortice in the iron of a tapering form, compressing the end of the handle so as to cause it to pass through the small entrance, and then soaking the wood in water to re-expand it. The bars for chairs.and planks for flooring boards, might be united in a firm manner by similar means. It is probably on this prin ciple that we must explain a method sometimes adopted of splitting large masses of stone. For constructing mill stones, a mass of stone is cut into the form of a cylinder, several feet in height. Circular and horizontal indentions are then cut in the surface, Entirely around it, and at a distance proper to produce the proper thicknesses for mill-stones. Wedges of willow dried in an oven, are then driven into the indentations by means of a mallet; and when they have been forced to a proper depth, they are moistened or exposed to the humidity of the night air. On the following morning the pieces of stone are found to be severed one from another; or rather the solid block is rent into parallel circular pieces. Now, in this case it seems probable that the forcible driving of the wedges compresses tne wood of which they are formed ; while the subsequent wetting restores them to their former thickness, and in so doing rends the stone. —Saturday ORDINA'fIO day having t re for the ina 'Rer. 421 the bu: el to be Blandfo7 Ter. I believe it be reduce HE RE\ J. R. WELCH y the Presbytery of Rev. 3. R. Welch to this eveni I clever aetr, ke any' s labour; an e little symr tuMble at t 4eir co ) did t. Mr. H Ir. flam It right S COME s=ongs Le us to lical i cern able on inutes to allow it ) a child, CORRESPOND rSIYCE HEAR THE CHURCH IVOR OF TILE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Dr. He Ix,—ln answer to your correspondent "A.M.," I would was by no means the orq..;-- • observe 'entor of the t equently met with it so quoted bough fro in its isolated form. old ai not having noted the instances down present unable to refer them. The fol- to prove that the Church," are not , porident seem s to d ford, inade at di ford, ' We confess and believe, case of Christ, as a nti follow the uts) in crs of r of perpetuity ion, at ale that ever Ch ility of the ity of the ci s to be ) hear this church ') thee as t, names the churc Upon tt aces of hell shall not 13.) Therein is denoted church i❑ itself, and then pon others, in thee Lined to the churel and then ged by t audi eccle g I could mut- 'rve as an answer are the Scrip- out. I Scrip- ire Seriptu the church is a judge above thee, which are thb s, and what is the sense of the HOLY GHOST in them r. Donne died in 1631. I remain, Sir, yours, Sic. CLERiCL PITT -STREET WARD OITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Sta,—Now that the excitement of our election is over—l say alailbt, because it is whispered we shall hear a -1 . , more about it—permit me to address you in a few words pon the late very str It seems that one of proceedings )out a week of the ost respectable draper n, jumed his counte len by another j ump , found himself e chairman a Vawcett's committee, having leaped over nfl ti,p st,hnrd such as secretary, treasurer, anti committeemen. papers give us no account of any public meeti occasion, but no doubt the chairman was in The ne y young in the political arena, the chairman c be expected to know much of political tactics, and therefore his first essay ought to have been forgiven ; but as Mr. Taylor's committee thought not, and published a reply to it, and as that reply elicited sonic " observations" from Mr. Fa'cett's committee, and the whole three documents have been published in the newspapers, as well as circulated in the ward, they have become public prOperty, and therefore ih,hle to be any person who will take :muted upon b, It is a new sort of political warfare to inquire ho iey a candidate publidy spends upo!) benevolent institu- glibour The tes not pay his money through a subseription-iine. Tad one (and I don't think .we shall hear of any-paten political scales) ; for a per- r there ne may be very fit for to subscrib ,s to think h y expend a deal - - atight ; and, on the other hand, a perso trough subscription-lists, whoo wont of udif,ment, whose want of time, or whose extreme old age, lay render him very unfit to enter the council chamber. But allow me to refer to the attaak first published, in . which . Fawcett's committee misquoting from their address ; for I don't find in the address the words 0 : money." No one knows better than the chairman nLI AI r opponei " makit that it i ur to ()note erroneously, and to do so purposely; - 's in the address .may be considered by some " making money ;7' yet, had those two the address, the writer 'would have been 5 I though the war IS tantamount to cords been found As to the twelve societies whichthey nam e as not b e i ng subscribed to by Mr. Taylor, 1:would observe that it was most unfiiir to search the records of only fifteen societies, when they might have searched the records of nearly fifty ; and cons?qu sequitur and total of 1 itaVe contributions, be contrary to fact, a from Mr. Fawcett's co ai6.lt of Mr. Tay d admitted in the mittee to Observations to be bo, because they there leknowledge the s to amount to to uineas and perhaps, had sh.y would t gree quite a .hem that £1 Ils. 6d. subscription should not have appeared as a payment to a charitable object ; nor should the £lO donation have been added up with the subscriptions, but it certainly should have been mentioned as a charitable pay ment made last year, because the attack only speaks of the reports of last year; and not only so, but because a person donation of £lO in one year to a given nhip,r_ is who gives very likely to do the same some other year. In bringin g ; forward so no ve l an d un h ear d o f an accusat i on against Mr. ° Taylor, the parties should have been doubly cautious, and perhaps in that case they would have avoided statement, namely—that they had looked through e last year, when it turns out from " the as the Northern H ospital con ' to the report for 1839." the reports Of t observations, that, Ito fat hey must have "referred iot _say whether the £5 r; _union to the Strauger: Friend Society was" paid or not—Mr. Taylor says:.it'vvas but - . 1 should- wish - to draw the attention of the pnbll6 to th following extract from " the observations ; "— the insinttatio is bad indeed ; nam e l y —" It ma y h ave ben given to sery the purposes of this election."—Yours, &c., - AN ELECTOR. [The £5 ?ma paid to. the Northern Hospital through Mr Kaye of the Courier-office, and the receipt of it was ac knowledged through that paper.] LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION (Prom the Dublin Evening Mail.)