The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-07 00:00:00

- 11;cie urn I". n ourt d. i t teal !..stllinereial objects. The inevitable-result 'was immediately , ° PPareise.....th a t Holland would be drawn away from .her old t i o ,"us, and be ender,an absolute,-obligation to transfer her k hr'Slgs to Belgium, as ,nart of ha-sell; and whose prosperity 144 ' was bound to promote. luoider to ,protect and foster the was bound of Belgium a heavy duty (indeed almost prohi lt°4 was laid on Britil manUfactures iniported into the old colonies. The natural censequzince was, as may be Qrsedi that Belgium made an' am a zin g p r o gress i n t ra de , her coal and iron works. sours became vastly importaut. % Pen these principles the recent dissolution of the kingdom of 4 Netherlands was expected to he productive of commercial tt: a •ntage to this couutry, inasmuch as Holland, ab solve d f rom of fostering the manufactures aud commerce of i nirrt, would, naturally, revert to her former dealings with p ess .! s .`E 4 af. She' id so, and I believe this g a v e a very great im e to our commerce. —(Cheers.) As it is my wish to hem all reflections upon our own Government; I shall kt leced at once to a statement of the affairs of those countries, e 4 sav bfirst point is that on wnich the lo s e r s a pp ear. to h ave 4 4e a sa te an d conclusive ;Arrangement, on which they mi g ht ! (, ced to settle the affairs of he two ies \Vita consi (?.,:stlOns of one kind or anothe t r, of which countr they . made minutes . , 4t you are aware that_ they were only protocols,) a t the 12th k t .i` 3 col, they declared, that they had co m e t o " an i r r evo c a bl e onntteraqs: decision (those were their words) as to the ba 4"h whicfi they would settle the affairs—territorial, fiseal,and sacial of 'Holland and Belgium. 1 . hat basis was sent to the.parties. Ilolland, after it had been submitted -by the did to tie State s -G enera l, gave i n h er assent , an d B elg i um 1,.,',aet.---(Hear, hear:) The ulti m at utn w a s sen t i n , J anuary , 51 , and the adhesion of the 'King of IloLand is dated the 18th ehruary, 1831. Belgium did not accede: the question was 'PI. long under colisiiimation, and hornt prOpositions plUreturned - Ve'ry inaterial:y differing the basis which been declared - "irrevocable and 'unalterable," by the 12th -I do most sincerely hope tins matter may be satisfae explained; and, in time- arnest belief that it will, will go to f urther.. they° ouly-L.nd these facts before you,.us• Material d. hat lam going to say, That basis being according ta the t'claration of the: -dpowers; ' , irrevoceble and unalterable," they i t gat • uever, er.any circumstances, to have deviated from t , ,If the subject was one of sufficient importence to justify the t q yment of force the timedoing so was, when the thNitiont were first reinsed.(Loud and continued cheering.) 1 1 , 4 coercion was not used then. Why should it be resorted to and particularly against the party consenting to the Til tr evocable and unalterahle" • decision of the Powers ? terms of the 12th protocol were comparatively favourable littrlolland; but a very remarkable , deviation appears to have 4 taken place in the voice of time cenference. Ido most te,erely trust„ when the question is brought before the proper f k "slial, that the conduct of our . Government will be satis tarile accounted far. With _regard to the commercial cir- Olstailees of the case, it is well known that, by the treaty of t ( ,;"!ilia, in 1815, the principal objectof which was . to provide the security and permanency of the kingdom of the Nether stipulatiens were entered into for facilitating commer l„, letarceurse among the Towels bord er i ng on th e same 4,te k r s• It was th en se ttl e d, in recognition of the territ or i a l ,'lts, vested in the possessions of the m o uth s o f r i vers , th a t a 'lain toll should , be paid to Holland, for the privilege of ilag from the. Rhine to the sea, and from the sea hack- Several years afterwards, by the compacts of Mayence, 4 7 P stipulated that three florins per toss should be the toll so thend Holl4nd copfirms to all the parties to that contract Ii„ 'facilities - Of 'commercial intercourse provided hy it; but 14" a, nd does'Contend that Belgium, a stafe ereeted into mile . - ii,',," 4 enee"by 'the dissolution of that kingdoin; ' the perina- Vet of which it was the chief object of the treaty of Vienna 14 14 0tect,- can have -no : right, derivative, or , constructive; to Vek, except f on the terms offered by the treaty of 1 , ,:,!1tie to other statese that, 13elgium, „as ,an indeeedent eimuot.acquire any . other, right but. what she pityi p os k,l . , ender the law of nations,—(Clieers.) , That law, as, we kid it, and as we have read it for hendreds 'of years, . is, that tt gists exclusively with the territorial possessors.of the mouths t t gvers to rant. or refuSe' as they may think fit, for the pd - e st•the h f k t 44 s o_ their su_jects, o. -passage on those waters, t ry regulate. the terms by. treaty, as they may deem neces -1-1„4, :A.l the laws_of nations w r ite it d own th e: same way. jiiiiaud sa ys, ``J -have not the least objection to permit gi4in to traverse my waters, b u t wish to st a t e apply 0 4 , 5 4 t. terms: she shall do so, , I , that., she ; p it s' 4 4l enj o y the very same privileges as are guaranteed to the, L t ges to the treatV of Vienna."has, by inaoy state-: whiCh were kiiown to the ' - corifeterrce, agreed to grant' O at' Permission at the rate of three florins, as stipulated at the la i ty-of Mayenee, and that, if they chose rather to pass .See-' 4 4 , 1 4 round the of Wlcherere, they, shety a fl balf-to. sea„ and l a flor a inand, a half on ould thei r re r turn. orin —. ti,Vurn finds that she caenot maintain her independent posi ,QtewitbOut retaining the faci.ity of navigatioe ; and shehas 4 - ' 4 a ged to get au inileen,ce somewhere which has supperted it e t i ,:? the 'unreasonable demand that she will net . pay.the toll a e ''eseettin by . other powers, but insists upon, passing through w atere on her own terms : they took a coinpass, and mea e-sa t„ fro m where the Rhine enters the Dutch territory to the' t.:' 411 d finding the distance to be three times that of the Scheldt k 4 the. Rhine through the territorial waters of Holland,. in-; ft , therefore ; upon _paying only one-third of the toll.-_ lt,kleiaaen, there lieeme. circumstance connected with this case k, witiehl can answer, because I bad something, to do with send that is, 6'4 when the 'Duke or Wellington took this haml, it Wes in the Wily of friendly mediation. Ire ue e-oey' the' 'office with a sincere desire to living the affaifs of •.. , , . • . "satisfactory CO tlilineS to some Safe etid arrangement, but h i 4 ,r frOittnigini Holland to abandon the fortresses and postii „ tt 'tn she held on , the - Scheldt, he, con:ormity with a well: c, v itt point of war, and the usages of al/ nations, was solicitous Il k ` Holland-should remain possessed of those places, pending th k , tl 9gotiations. as the most safe and certain mode of bringing ` Important question to a satisfactory issue. But one posi. litt.'has been materially altered, and .we see that off i ce gs commenced in a 'desire of friendly mediation trails.; i,d into one of arined hear; hear 1) t4„ 4 tever may be the loss Of life. whatever may take piace on ld b anks Of die Scheldt, it does not bring us one jot nearer itg'qsettlement of the question. Here is 1-tolland,—a Kingand tp v an united people,. determined that they will not permit tie , Power, far less their late rebellion, subjectss to traverse tep ialand waters, but on terms to which Holland herself con tett`.l, and if she should, ,unhappily, be overpowered in the crin kle what advantage could it be to us ? The manufactures sf „,tbe trade of Beigiuin, instead of f i lling ba c k to. the level 1 9 „ - ,"et they were when Holland took her into association, l o Q be protected, to our' disadvantage. ' 'Belgian commerce it Ill s ,'" Compete with ours upon the Rhine.- . —(Cheers.) Gentle it certainly does appear to me, on the grounds which I to: explained, with.respect to the justce of the case, and its ti lercial features, that we are positively in a false posit io n. Ni applause.) It appears to me that we are wai:iing thrlst our old friends,—that we are opposing our true nate !lqi'----that we are .supporting people, . Cmay. • I call them a '14, 41 ?) who have their existence in rebellion.---4 Much cheer -1;), Are we,not backing the pretensions of a power which is A te actually a province of France ?—(Cheers, cries of " Yes.") Is k We' not fostering it to our own disadvantage, and at the B o e r time cohtending for advantages for the B e l g i an s, w hi c h t4 c l honest man must admit they have sacrificed by repealing i ttj anion ?—(Cheers) I blame them not, if they had cause s li 4 ."Plaint,•for withdrawing from association with Holland; . let ought to have been one of the contingencies in their ,tnplation on so doing, that there were • certain benefits k t " they might have to surrender as the price of their ap litptt independence.—(Cheers.) But, gentlemen, this false sti le it ion, to which I have already alluded, may prove to us, in mte respects, a very . embarrassing measuye in . policy. I have ~kies`ed the law of nations to be the exclusive right of the pos ‘,rs of the mouths of rivers to grant or refuse, as they may '1,141,;4, for the interests of their own subjects, the privilege of tr e "ating their waters. It may be in the recollection of many 1 1: 1 8 that that eminent statesman, the illustriou s C ann i ng , '4 O is identified with the honour and the interests of 1 1 ,:untry ;--(great applause ;)—that illustrious man, between air,and me I feel the distance to be immeasurable;—(hear, LUe towering genius, whose bust, now• before me, I s carcely. look at,—(Hear, hear ! and loud cheering,) bame, embalmed in the affectionate recollections of the 4 •,,4 1)1 0 t , f the colonies, as the most able, the most determined, Quest s "e most successful statesman that ever watched over the Otat: of Britain, either at home or abroad;—when that great 54 1 the seals of the foreign department, it may be remem i°.t'tLtbat certain demands were made, by the United States, 1 1)1' 15, fre e navigation of the River St. Lawrence, on the prin h't th • leh at it is the possession of the upper regions of rivers tk gives the right to the course throughout,—(a laugh,)- 1 7 48 " at it is not competent in the possessors of the mouths to ip aty -e d 4 , Passage. It is my duty to tell you that this country is ' l l a position which must inevitably give rise to questions itell%itclther place; the policy of which I may be called upon.tesay i:r; and I therefore do not wish to say anythinerwlich ttat e -e ,aPacitate me from an unpi ejudiced exercise of a deli -011,1 Judgment upon such questions.—(Applause.) I sin 'ig.°Pe that the Government may be able to explain satis qth 0 the view it has taken, and the policy it has adopted, r t'lerence to those momentous questions.• But when 1 find . Olg 4 , l , l aing, and all the great authorities of other nations, - k`"llg the law as I have explained it, and that we. are now 5 Holland, at the mouth of the cannon, to permit her Waters to be navigated on. terms to which-she will not consent, then I do fear that Great Britain is paced on the horns of a terrible dilemma.—(Cheers.) I have made this explanation, because I really do think that, had I retired from this place without touching upon matters of such vital import; it might be said that here Is concealment; and. that, I, whilst seeking Your suffrages,' had rerrained from deelarine. my sentitlients upon matters of the very first import a n ce to c ' the cebirriercial interests of this country. Gentlemen, believe me . that great events; bearing with tremenhotis influence upon your interests, are involved in the issue. I hope-. 1 have man'ifested to you that I .have not been an' inattentive 'observer of the course of these events, and that I am not altogether uninformed of the subjects upon which I have addressed you.—(Long and continued cheers.) Gentlemen, if, it be your will to elect me' as your itepresentative, I will, to the best of my ability, discharge the sacred trust for which I hold myself responsible. Sir Howard then 'sat down, amidst the most enthusiastic cheering from every part of the room. In a few minutes, how ever, he again. rose, to propose a toast, which he hoped weak! be received in a bumper. 'lt was one deserving of all they could feel, and of all that the tonne could give it. If feeling itself was sufficient to give to that toast alt tne expression which it re quired, (and it was impossible to give too much), he (Sir H. D.) was in. every respe c t qualified far the task. He spoke from .a sense of his own obagation, and of the support which the in dividual to whom he alluded had given, in his person, to the good cadre • and he spoke of one who, he Was convinced, occu pied the highest place in their estimation. He had the honour to propose the health of " Our worthy chairman, Mr. Alderman Wright,"—whieli was drunk with three times three hearty cheers, and, at the call of Sir Howard . Douglas, was added " one cheer more." .11r..Alderman WRIGHT then rose, evidently with his feel ings strongly affected, and said, they might well believe under what impression he rose to give eXpie.ss.on to the emotions that ihen filled his bosom; and quite overwhelmed him. Had . he but the power to thank them as he ought for the truly flattering expressioo of their, kind ,feelings towards hirn . .; not a moment should be lost before his whole soul was poured out in the warm est effusions of gratitude. But he felt it to be impossible fot him to find terms adequate to the occasion He ,could:weil suppose that the ardent manner in which his name had beeu received was owing to the principles which, in common with those then assembled around him - , he professed, and he trusted lie had ever sincerely supported those principles as he ought,_ princ;'ples Which;he had been taught by die example as well as preepts Of. his most excellent father to revere, which had up raised this country to the highest pinnacle of glory, and Which, if storms should again assail her, would bear her triumphantly through all , her perils,—in those principles he had been bred,— in them he had hitherto lived.—to those principles tie was yet staunch, and in those principles he would die.—(Great cheer ing.) For the kindness Which they had manifested towards him he thanked them with all his heart, and he prayed thatthey might live long in the enjoyment of every happiness, and that they might, have the delight of seeing their gallant friend car ried in triumph to Parlii.tnent.-(Great cheering.) TUN E-.." ilearts of Oak." The CHAIRMAN `then said, the next 'toast which he should give would be the worthy fellows 1016 had Come forward on this occasion to support their gallant friend : . " The stewardi,"--which was drunk with three times three. • Mn.' JamiEsoN being loudly called for, rose to return thanks, for the Stewards. He Said, he hoped die company would in dulgently *conSider that at this season of energetic and unceas ing exertion; other duties besides those propetiv belonging to their office, had been Cheerfully undertakeri , by the Stewaids. - He had entirely approved of their meeting that evening. He felt that it would be a joyous scene to see 8.4 many good friends of the good cause, met together—and' he was espeinally desir bus, that another opportunity should be alforded.the Constitu ency of Liverpool of becoming more acquainted with the gal-. lant Baronet and his principles;—persuaded, that the more tnat was known of both, the higher would stand Sir Howard's pre-. tensions, and the more augmented Would , be that triumphant majority, by which these pretensions: will be sustained. lie (Mr. J.) owned, he had another motive; looking forward to the splendid performance which ere- many days' would be eu acted at the Amphitheatre, when in presence of oar fair towns ' women we wilt celebrate Sir Howard's election as our Repre-• seniative, he was ,desirons of that evening's erifeftaintnent way of a reltearsal.,;:(A laudt.) Per his own part, he heartily: gaye the little: aid .in his power to their cause. There might seem to be much of moral ilaring•and hotcl, enterprise in bon,' ' 4 ,seif and others. ; coming forward thus•prominentiy,--but it had' ever been his habit, with an honest and approved object in view; to seek the attainment of that object by meant the mostnnme diate, and direct;---indifferent as to the degree of obloquy which might fail to his share. Mr. Jamieson"Lben proceeded to re ' View the several Candidates. As to Lord * . amlon,, it was ad ' mitted even by "his enemies that a mote attentive and diligent member was not .in the Reuse of Commons, that to all mat= ters conceining the toWn general!y, or public bodies, or to up- plications from individtials, he had uniformly devoted the most ' - iaborious attention. And then, if any portion of - his Constith-: tuts had been made to believe, that, as to some public questions, Lord Sandon had not acted consistently and straight-forward, he (Kr. J.) could only say, that after his lordship's manly; convincing and most triumphant vindication of his parliameu, tary conduet at the Exchange on Saturday last, it was scarcely possible that the electors of , Liverpoo, we „lid incur an indelible stain of Gee)) and, dark ingratitude by rejecting such a man--•—(LtAlti Cheers.) . Next comes Mr. Ewalt. It was un-i necesiary, to 'remind them of the means and circumstances under which he first becaMe a member for this borough'. Mr: ' Ewart ha's however solemnly declared his ignorance of the praeL tices by which his election had been procured, and, therefthe; 1 it was .carcely fair•to allude to this topic.—(Laughter.) . He Caine forward, avowing himself the disciple and imitator of Mr; 1 Canning and Mr. Huskisson,—but, unless it be in ability and eloquence, there is no trace of resemblance between Mr. Ewart and these gfeat men ::—:assuredly it is not in principles that. there is the least similitude.—(Hear, hear!) He (Mr,. J.) would be glad to know what portion of his constituents Mr. Swart Meant to represent, when he voted in one of the most contemptible minorities which ever divided in Parliament, in • favour' of an inqUiry into the calamitous occurrence at Manchester, which the lapse of years had nearly buried into oblivion. But it was needless to comment upon Mr. Ewart as a public man. If there was one fact more than any other indisputably true, and uni versally acknewledged, it was, that he was unfit to represent Liverpool. He (Mr. J.) had heard his conduct on the reform bill extolled;—he had been, spoken of as a townsman;--iei had been said, that a deal of money having been spent, not by him, but hy'his friends; it were a pity that he should so soon lose a seat so dearly purchased. But, in the wide range of the con stituency of this town, and amongst the foremost supporters of Mr. ElVart, he (Mr. J.) bad never heard one elector declare that he thought Mr. Ewart a fit or competent representative.— (Loud cheers.) With regard to the remaining , candidate (a laugh, anti cries of "there are four candidates! '_ ' )—he begged pardon, and hoped he would be excused the inadvertence; for really he could scarcely bring himself to believe, that Mr. Thornely was serious in his intention of coming forward.-- . (Laughter.) That Mr. Thornely was a most intelligent and respectable merchant was quite true; but was it as a meichant he canoe for Ward, when it was manifest, as noon-day, that the' mercantile interest was nearly unanimously opposed to 'him.— (Hear, hear!) Upon his own principles, as a reformer, there should be a sympathy,—a perfect accordance of sentiment be tween the constituent body and the representative. Upon what grounds, then, could Mr. T. pretend to represent an interest by which he was decidedly opposed. Facts spoke for themselves. Mr. lhornely was to be seen and heard in ,Clayton-square, in Scotland-road, and everywhere in short but upon the Exchange of Liverpool.—(Hear, hear !) It was with reluctance that he, would make the observation,—but if Mr. Thornely was thus'' rejected by the Merchants of Liverpool, surely it could not be upon the ground of his principles—political and religious—that he came forward.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. Jamieson then alluded to the coalition of 1814 between Brougham and Creevy, which was the means of connecting Mr. Canning with LiverpooL He doubted not that the coalition between /Y.tr. Ewart and Mr._ Thornely would secure to this town the benefit of Sir Howard Douglas s services. —(Cries of hear, beer !) It had been ob jected to the Reform Bill—and the objection was felt by the best friends of the measure, that the abolition of close boroughs ,' would shut the only avenue by which men who had,done great , service to their country in distant lauds, and had made them- ' selves conversant with 'the most important interests, connected with our foreign possessions, could get into Parliament, inasmuch as, while thus engaged in such service ? they were deprived of the opportunity of becoming acquainted with a local constituency. It now remained for the Electors of Liverpool to rivet to, or remove from, the Reform Bill this serious disparagement. Sir Howard's capability to represent this great commercial community ; had . been made this night perfectly apparent. Mr. Jamieson con cluded by referring to the fact of the late Parliament being now defunct—and without any allusion to what might be the, wishes or expectations of the company as to the next Parlia ment, he would take the liberty of giving the health of a No ble individual whose past conduct eminently entitled him to the, gratitude and confidence of the Electors. He proposed • • "Lord Viscount Bandon," (the company rose ;gi drunk the toast tc ith treinendicas cheering.) i n dieo Tl ightY .nstru breo ha , rais 6G, of )t :;d. the 'ere is' THE LIVEttPOOL 'STANDARD.: The CHAIRMAN then' rose; and raiethe' toast which he was then about to propose, he was sure, the company would do full honour. to; he had not been so marl), years engaged in elec tioneering without knowingwhat were the sinews of an election, he would therefore give them what•he 'regarded as one of the main props in the present contest:-- " The tradesmen of Liverpool.". times threei'aud prolonged applause. w•4c drunk with three . . • Mr. Wri.Fiten Tnot•roeca having been calltd on, stood UP and said that,. many as were the meetings of the same description as the present which he had attended, for he had all his life been a staunch advocate for `the " True: Blue," this was the first time,hehad ever risen to address a public meeting. He had now come forward in consequence- of. being called on, to thank the company on the part of himself and brother tradesmen of Liverpool, of- whom he was happy to say, that he felt assured that the majority' was withthe party there assent bled. From the earliest period of hislife he. had moved amongst them ; he knew them and' their , feelings well, and, he was, proud to say, they were nearly all " True Blue."—(Cheers.) He heartily rejoiced to see again unfurled their old Standard, under .which he had always been among the foremost to rally, from the time when his father taught him as a boy to should for " Gascoyne and Townside for ever."—(Cheers and laugh ter.) He was glad to see those carom unfurled again in . these critical' times. A gr ea t quest i on w as now t o b e agitated.— namely, whether this country was henceforth to be a nation of Christians or Infidels ? Parties were no longer to be dis tinguished by the terms of Cavalier or Roundhead," as in the olden times ;. or of " Tory or IVhig," as in later years. lint now they are what ? " Conservative and Destructive ;" (cheers) the one standing up for the preservation of our esta blished and venerable institutions, the other desirous of over turning every thing that was old, and which had been handed down to us by our fathers. The former had gone on long enough, yeilding step by step to the encroachments of the latter, and the - dine was now come for them to take their stand, and if their opponents should dare to advance one step further, they would find that those colours under which the Tradesmen of Liverpool would .again rally, were still " True Blue," and " NeeMis take ;" and he felt assured that in the result of the struggle those colours would prove victorious —(Loud cheering ) Mr. Sax u IIonTIF.. after being repeatedly. called on by name, said, that it be had been allowed to consult his own feel ings he should not then have risen, and he assured them that he had not intended to intrude himself . on that most respectable Meeting, • but for the call which had been made. The trades men of Liverpool, who had been toasted, though he was 'one of that body, and for what he was now saying might be amused of eXtolling hitrifielf,like the mayor of Wigan, yet he could say it, the tradesme n o f Liverpool possessed a power of which they were hardly aware.—( Cheers ) It rested with them now to decide whether they would return, as the representatives of this town, men who scorned to be borne upon the shoulders of mob popularity, and were not afraid boldly to avow those old fashiotted but truly sound and consitutional principles which had so long been upheld by the party of the " Old True Blue," which he believed would, Pheenix-like, revive in all their former vigour. • Ile did h o p e an d believe they would exert their power and, return Sir -Howard Douglas, of whom if-he were asked what were the principles which lie avowed, he should answer that he believed them to be much the same as those of General tias one. . lie our. s. was himself among those who were opposed to the invi.ing Howard Douglas to Liverpool, and lam expressed his opinion to that effect at a late meeting of the members of the Conservative body. But he was now pre pared to say that he was deceived on that occasion ; and he wa s h a ppy that Sir Howard, Douglas had been brought forward, for a feeling had thereby been aroused which convinced him that gallant baronet would be returned, and he felt that he would prove one of the it ost efficient members in the new Parliaineht. tie ,caped upon the tradesuien of Liverpool, therefore, now to mesert thtir power by their exertions to .effect that object which `their numbers enabled them to do. As a mountain was coin posed of atoms, as the ocean was composed of drops, so was the town of Liverpool made up of-individual tradesmen ; and the tirne was now arrived when, adopting the advice of Eleicules to th'e countryman in the fable, who invoked his aid, they should 'pur their shoulders- to the wheel, and redeem themselves from the' digrace Of hating'beeii . l4 long 'in a state of Vacillation and inactivity.—(Cheers.) would yield to no inan in loyalty to thet King and devotion to the Church, the support of which he believed to be identified with the welfare of the people. but he wished she voice of the people to be heard on this occasion. .W hen he spoke of the people he meant the working classes. The interests of both workmen 'and masters were ultimately and essentially one and the same, and he hoped, therefore, that the working classes would join with the tradesmen, their em ployers, in . returning - two wernhera to Parliament who would tini‘e in supporting all the great interests of the country, the. wel fare and prosperity of all being interwoven with each other. For as the hody was formed ot. different parts, so ought the ,three great interests--the agricultural, the commercial, and the trading interests .to .combine- to .form • one great and beauteous whole; • Mr. le; Holme concluded by giving " The merchants uf.Liverpuoi,"--which was drunk with three times three. Alderinan ROBINSON then rose, and was hailed with' cheers and ioug-coutlnued:appi4use, , which having subsided, the worthy Alderman said, he rose in the name of the tiler ' chants of Liverpeol, of whom hewas one, ,toreturn thanks t o that company for the honour they had done theta. He assured the meetiiip, that .A gratified him much to see the band Of heroes. there. met to upliu.d taose principles which he cherished as most cclndueiNe to,th.e of the great corc,tuunitp ; and -he felt great confidence that by their united, .'xertious they won,d succeed in piacing,their gaillint friend where thvy wished to see Parliameut.---(Cheerso . They had come into ttig,field ; it became them, therefore, to.rj.dtiuhie their ex-, et tion; •to shrive might. and main; to Make a io4g. 14 1 4 and- a strong pu..l; and : a pull altogether,. and no doubt th e y wou ld succeed. 'ihe contest was Delete them, and he hoped every man would do 'his duty.---(Cheers.) • Sir T. BRAI:CKEIt then rose, and was received with warm and general .cheering.. lie said he had witnessed with the greatest delight the enthusiastic manlier in which the company drank the health of their honourable friend near him; He was now about to propose that of a person near.y allied to him, and he was sure they •would receive the toast with the greatest -cheerfulness.. On•a former occasion; after a victory had been achieved, they had had the pleasure of toasting the wives of their •noble representative, and of an honourable gentleman whom they had previously' elected, hut who took his seat •for another, pace., lie hoped that, in like manner, they were here after to be gratified with the presence' of Lady Douglas.— (preat . cheering.) As to their.ineeting, 'indeed ; he could .not doubt of it, and he was sine nothing, could be more flattering to the feelings of his gallant frierid,• nor More 'gratifying to that lady, than to witness the manner in which they would hail his triumph. He concluded by giving " The health of Lady Douglas,"— which was drunk with three times three awl 6Teat applause. • • , Sir How Alin DOUGLAS then rose, and said he need scarcely assure them, ,that in drinking with such kindly feelings the health of the person whom they desired to see in Liverpool., they had touched him in a part the most tender and dear to him.. 1 he thanks which he had now,to return were of the ,purest and most pleasing ktiyi,. and the' more grateful to him for the pleasure ,which the occasion that called them forth would give to one, who, for some days, had_ been under the greatest so licitude, in consequence of his'visit to this town. He had been .travelling, and was on his way home', when he chanced to meet, in,l.ondon, the. gentleman who waited on him with the requisitiou, calling on him to consent to be put in nomination for the represeatation ~of Liverpool ; and he came away, at once, without consulting his wife, or any member of his family. He was sure there was not a man who heard him, that knew what conjugal feelings.were, but ,must be assured, that the in terval which elapsed before she could become acquainted with the nature and probable, consequences of the step which he had taken, could not but be, to her, a period of the most anxious soliCitude. ,Such it assureuly was; for he did know, that in the bosom of :hat lady, the reputation of her husband ,was one of the foremost-_ objects of consideration, and; therefore; it was, that she 'continued in a state of the most anxious suspense, un til she was informed,. that be the result of the public object that had brought him hither what. it might, , such hatl . ,been the re ception which he had met with. here,.as he could never, at any future period of his life, loox back upon, but with preasure arid, satisfaction; and now, both she and her daughters, participated Most fully in the feelings which he entertained on the subject; and proud.as' she would feel of h er h us b an d b e ing selected for high honors in the procession to which he belonged, she would hail as the brightest incident in that husband's life, his being . 1 chosen to represent this great, town in Parriaroent.—(Cheers.),, He should feel the greatest. happiness in presenting that lady,to the company the.e assembled, and, he did hope, and believe, would uo ilo discredit to their approbation.--(Cheering.) hers.wab obe gurt,lt mar. p.. - ese : ;.t, w Lte justly 411 0, high p/5.,..e in the estimation of those who were there. assembled, to whom he felt most particularly indebted, as the earliest friend with whom he had had the pleasure. of forming an acquaintance in this town, for the many kind. attentions hp had shown him,—he meant his respected friend Mr. .Alderman Leyland ; and if ever it should be - in his power to render any service to this com munity, to that. gentleman must belong the merits of first in troducing him into the situation, where he should be enabled' so to do.—(Cheers.) He woukl, therefore, conclude with pro posing, that they should drink to the health of -• Mr. Alderman Leyland,'.--which was drunk with three tithes three. Mr. Alerman LEittANn then rose, and was hailed with laud and long. continued cheering.—He then begged the comPaiy . to accept his warmest thanks for the very handsome manner in which they had drank his health. His voice was rather we from the exertion o f cheering which he had f e lt hi mse lf called upon to make on several occasions in the course of the even ing, he trusted, therefore, that they would excuse him from saying much, at present, on the sabject of the present meeting. Ile felt proud of havizr , been instrumental in th e b r i ng i ng o f Sir Howard Dougl as t o Liverpool, to embark in the contest in which they were now engaged • and he could assu re the cOni pany-, that the mo re h e saw o f that gallant gentleman, the more was he convinced that abetter man could not be found to - re.' present this great Commercial Town in parliament.—(Cheers.) They were now embarked .together ip-the great constit u ti on al 'cause of the count r y, an d he heartily congratulated themall on the cheering prospect which now pre s e n ted its e lf of success to that cause.—(Great cheering.) Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS soon afterwards rose, and said that whether the circumstance which he had before mentioned, of the solicitude which every one was well aware his lady and her daughters must have been in as to his unexpected absence, when he set out on hi s j ourney hi t h er, h e knew not, but it had so happened that the greatest kindness and attention had been exhibited towards him by the ladies of Liverpool, and it was 'therefore with th e li ve li est f ee li ngs of gratitude towards them that he now stood up to propose the toast with which he meant to conclude. He could have little doubt that those illustridas patronesses of the great national cause in which they were en , gaged must have thrown their powerful influence around those whom he was then addressing ; he was sure they had perfectly fascinated him; and he could not but reel that their influence in favour of the good cause had extended much further than he could have anticipated; and to that influence he must, in a great degt.ee,. attribute that progress which they ware making. , He therefore, with the most heartfelt gratitude‘to them, wouid propose the toast of - - "The Lancashire Witches •"--which was drunk with throb times , elm., and the most animated' expressions of applause. Glee; "Hews' a health to all good lasses !" The CHA OMAN said he had now the pleasure of proposing 'the health of a man of Whom every one who knew him held bur , . one opinion. He meant his kind and excellent friend, who, was desirous of doing everything that was in his power for the 'benefit of this community, and whom they had placed at the `head of the magistracy of the town. Without further preface he would give " The Mayor of Liverpool,"—which was drank with three time. - three, twice repeated, Mr. T. B. HORSFALL briefly returned thanks for the compli-: meat paid to his father. The CHAIRMAN thRD said, in the next toast which he should give he would follow the example recently set him by a very! worthy brother officer, he might call him, of his, in the doable capacity of Chan man of a company assembled on a similar oc casion to this, and of a Magistl•atc, who, relating to the com , pany over which he presitted the st.:,ry of a drunken old soldier, who, seeing, the illustrious and victorious leader of our armies pass him, exclahned, " There goes that hook-nosed fellow, IVellington, who can beat the k rench, meet him where they' will; and jolly good luck to him !" and then concluded with giving " That Book-nosed fellow that can • beat the French wherever b meets them—the Duke of Wellington,"--which w as d run k w ith three times three, amidst hearty e eals of laughter a t th e old soldier's htz. moor ; and when the hilarious uproar had subsided,--an the call of Sir Howard Dougla9, NI/4s added, One cheer more,"--glee : " How merrily we live that soldiers be !" • • 'The CHAIRMAN said; he had'before told the company that he was an old eleotioneerer, and'knew what the sinews of an e1e0 , .- tion were, and from that knowledge it was that he called upon' the company to drink to • - • • " The Canvassers for Sir Howard Douglas," Sir Hovvaab DOUGLAS then Stood' up, and-begged leave par ticularly to prescnt his best thanks' to the canvassers, far the exertions they hall used on the present occasion. To. eveu quarter he had found proofs of tiaeir industry, and he cordially thanked them for their exertions. •• • • The toast was drunk-with three times three zealous elmieta • • Mr. R. W. BATESON returned thanks on the i?a,rt fof thq, vassers, whom he called upon to redouble their exertions In this, the most important struggle that ever hart occurred in the history of Liverpool,—in a speech of which our desire to pay a just tribute to the talents of so young an orator causes us to regret that the length to which we have aiready carried our re. port of these proTeedings, leaves us , in want of space to give a tull.report. . Sir - HOWARD DOUGLA'S t..ben.. Olt , • . _ ' , The good.oUtown of Uterpool and the trade thereof,"--Trhirh was drult K.:with three times three. After which,•the . Cti A 141 fit'A IN, - requesting the indulgence'of the company in dispensing with the f ur th er at t en d ance o f Si r now— ard Doiglas, 'in order to - be enabled 'te'cOntinue those. exertiont, which he must necessarily' undergo to secure the victory in the ardnbus itonfeit in which he was engaged; Must now retire to'. seek the necessary test; respectfully bade the company "good..' night,"- and thin retired with Sir h. Douglas, and was followed by most ofthe gentlemen who had sat at the cross table.. . . nr. MILES , then called to the. chair, and lie understand that the hilarity of the meeting was protracied to late how.. ' KIR Hoyv,Alll3 , DOUGLAS : (FROM THE UNITED SEKVICE JOURNAL FOR DfCittEft,.lB32.) " ROYAL miLITARY COLLEGIt2'.:7I. "The Examination s 'for the half-_rear occupied the whole of three days, the sth, 6th, and 7th - Of NOvertiber last. The Commissioners present besides General 'th e H onoura bl e Sir Edward Paget, and 'Colonel Sir George Schovell, ithe Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the College) were General Sir W. H. Clinton, Ljeut.:General thelit.'llon.Sir • George Murray, Rt. Hon. Sir J. li.empt,"(Master-General of the Ordnance) and Sir F. Bradford, and 111ajor-G e n era l Si r Howard ,Douglas, and Sir .I.'WDonald," (Adjutant General.) • After detailing the result Of the sever a l E xam i nat i o n s, the article. is. concluded in these words . :—"Having adverted to Sir • ' }lnward 'Dotiglas,.who in his quality of Commissioner took a part in this ExaminatiOn, we are prompied' many and pow erful associations both local and prOfessional, not only to do. justice to the acknowledged competence and urbanity with which he performed that office, but further, and in the fairest spirit of public appreciation, to offer a general tribute to the ardent zeal, high attainments, and eminent national services of • that popularottieer and amiable man. Th e sc ien ce , kn ow l e d ge , and active pursuits of Sir Howard Douglas, place him in the foremost rank of professional intelleCt, wnile his two-fold ac quirements, naval and, militaiy, confer upon him a peculiar eminence and popularity not shared we believe, certainly not to the same extent, by any other officer. "Sir :Howard Douglas will we hope ascribe to the right mo- • tive, an allusion which we cannot here repress, to the much re. marked fact of his having been repeatedly superseded in appointments to Regiinents by junior General Officers, dia. tinguished unquestionably, but not more so than him and others of senior standing, whose claims have unintentionally perhaps, been postponed to theirs. There is no Officer of his rank, are believe, Whose selection for such an "appointment on the score of personal merit, and without prejudice to higher desert, where it may exist; would be reg4rded with lessjealousy and mere neral acquiescence in its justice. COUNTY VOTERS.—The list of voters for this county as recti fied in the Registry Courts, are now completed, and contain, for the. Northern Division, 6593 names, and for the Southern Division, moat, being a total of 16,632 for the whole county. CHARITABLE SOCIETIES.--WO have the pleasure to announce, On behalf of Mr. Radcliffe, of Slater-street, the following Do nations from Ralph Peters, Esq., of Southport: ' Strangers' Friend Society £lO - • Liverpool Charitable Society l o* Refuge for the Destitute ti lO • STATE OF DALE-STREET.—WE have received some COMM-- nications Complaining of the almost impassable state of Dale street for a long period. The complaints, it must be admitted, are two.well founded. When the Commissioners communes(' the Mode of pavemenf which* has been adopted in. Dale-street, they tvere led to believe that it would h ave b een comp l e ted sixin months. We understand, hqw.ever that the Commis sioners have given directions th a t th e remaining portion of the street shall be finished with the least possible delay. Me -tk pense incurred in the experiment in Dale-street, we ate inform.. ed, will be little short of f,.5000!