The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-22 00:00:00

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numerously and respectably signed, he could no longer TO THE LIBERAL ELECTORS OF TAME
resist his own feelings. (Hear, hear.) He could again , STREET WARD.
assure them it was not by his own desire lie stood before
,
them. He was not an orator, but if they believed him, !
he was a practical, pains-taking, honest man—(loud ! Gentlemen—You are now on your trial. On the
one side you are afforded the opportunity of cheers)—and that was more than many members of the
sup-
Town Council dare presume to profess. (Hear, hear.) porting your principles, your consistency, and your
The ward was one of very great extent—it reached from honour as conscientious men. On the other side
Everton to Kirkdale, and from that to Bootle. It con-
You are called on to sacrifice your principles, to
tamed. he believed, over 30,000 inhabitants, and he did trample on your consistency, and to be the active
really feel a great amount of responsibility attending on agents of your own dishonour. Which of these
representing so many people. (Elear, hear.) But he positions is it your ambition to hold? The repre-
felt satisfied that they would co-operate with him, and sentative of your own principles .is Mr. Jeffery.
that he would receive every assistance from their repre- The representative of the principles to which you
sentative in council at present, and, therefore, if they are opposed is Mr. Llo d. s you vote and
pleased to return him, he would not shrink from the support. the one or the othery of ''
you give evidence of your ood faiththese men,
so
oellvvensl
responsibility imposed on him (Cheers) Aided by the
valuable advice and assistance of the gentleman who and to oroftheg to
yourselves
represented your cause,
represented them, he would endeavour to perform his are ready
duty to the best of his honest ability. In reference to to incur to serve the purpose of those
local taxation, he thought the road taxes pressed too who despise- you. The choice is open to you. I
heavy on the ward, and he would endeavour to remedy Iviow there are many of you too high minded to
that. (Hear, hear.) He was not inattentive to local permit of doubt of the course you will persue ;
agitation in the public mind, on matters such as were nay, I should even wish to hope that there is not a
likely to occupy the attention of the council, and on such single man of your entire body who would not feel
points he would bestow his best attention, and
_yield to the degradation involved in voting for a Tory while
no one on these matters. He would not yield either, to a Liberal is in the field. The record of your votes
any one, in his endeavours to extend the blessings of on the day of election will prove this, and there it
scriptural education to the poor—(cheers)—and he would will stand open to the public gaze as a proof of the
devote his energies to this point, for their welfare in this integrity of Lime-street- Ward-liberalism, or, iu
life and eternity. (Loud applause.) Long speeches he did other words, of what that Liberatism deems due to
not think were qualifications for a seat in the Town good government, and to the protection of the.
Council, but he trusted he had otherclaims on their atten-
general interests of the burgesses. Those who are
tion beside speech-making. He had lived in the ward and
amongst them for many years, and he trusted to end his opposed to you seem prepared to find that all of
days in it; he had rendered some service in it, and he you may not be disposed to do theii dirty work—
would always endeavour to render them all the service that is, of your own mere choice; but they are
he could by attending to their wants. (Hear, hear, and prepared to get over this difficulty in their own old
cheers.) He might be allowed to mention a fact, in way. You are nothing in their estimation but a
reference to his connection with Liverpool (Hear, grovelling set of potwallopers, whom a glass of ale
hear.) He was a shipowner of the port, and he had one and five shillings per head can readily buy up.
vessel named the " Town of Liverpool ;'' another the Unfortunately for them you have got votes which
" Everton ;" a third the "Walton," and he hoped stand in their way; but fortunately for them you
shortly, if they sent-him to the council. to have one have
called after the ward—the " Kirkdale." (Loud cheers.) your. price ; and, that you may pocket your
infamy with complacency, they are to give it to
He had nothing more to offer, as they all knew his senti-
mentsr ; and, if they were pleased to return him, there save you blushes in asking for it at the risk of
was nothing on his part would be left undone to forwa-d being refused. Think riot this is the language of
the interests of the town and the ward. (Loud cheers) exaggeration. Oh! no; you know as well as Ido
Mr. Draper then rose, and proposed the following that this is but a trifle in their way when they want
resolution:—" Resolved, that in the opinion of this to to manufacture majorities, .and carry the citadel.
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meeting, John Longton, Esq., having long continued, Let us turn to one of their organs of last Saturday,
and is still a resident in this ward, has acquired that and see the plan of attack which they deliberately
experience, from his habits of business and intercourse lay down. A warned man is an armed man, as the
with its inhabitants, thereby securing the esteem and Proverb tells us ; and, after the announcement so
confidence which fully entitles him to our good opinion made of their intentions, you cannot charge them
to act as one of the representatives of this ward, and that with any desire to conceal their plan of attack.
this meeting pledges itself to use every legitimate means They know, they feel they cannot beat you in a
to secure his return." The speaker went on to say. that fair and honourable fight, fought in the open face
after the plain and honest statement of Mr. Longton— of day, with arms which alone honourable men
his manly straightforward sentiments—there was not would use
traitors but they can bribe ; they can mann-
much left for him to say, but to call on t!-e electors to facture tra through the instrumentality of
return hint triumphantly. (Hear, hear.) It was true,
as observed by the chairman, that they ought to act money. This is Tory purity of election, and this
with great caution in sending a person to represent them is the Tory estimate of the virtuous spirits which
in the Town Council—to select a man to represent them influence a Liberal. Judge ye of the value of the
in the local parliament. (Hear, hear) It was not wordy compliment this paid you. Pray, follow me while
or long winded men they required there—they wanted a I lay before you their plan of battle as avowed by
man of integrity, upright-ess, and honesty, to represent themselves. I quote from an organ of their's,
their wants and wishes. (Hear, hear,) They had now which is as respectable as the scheme is creditable.
before them as a candidate such a man. A man who Here are the words:—
had, by his prudence, managed his own affairs well ; " There is plenty of time yet to fight the mean,
who had improved his means by his own industry and
shuffling Radicals, and thrashthem well too. No
integrity, was capable of promoting the interests of sdoubt money will be freely spent by the purity of others. (Cheers.) He would carry into the council his
business habits and experience, and these would be more election mongers. To check this, is the duty of
effective there than all the speeches that could he made the wealthy men of the Conservative party. There
by nice and educated young gentlemen. (Cheers.) He is no law against bribery at Municipal Elections, and,
would not offer one word even apparently offensive to as the Liberal canaille have their price, no false
Mr. Stitt—he felt assured that that meeting would delicacy must prevent a counteracting influence."
repudiate such—(hear, hear)—but he would say, that Now, gentlemen, I think this short extract
they shoulid send in a man to the council free and carries its own moral sufficiently clear to show you
untrammelled. Mr. Stitt said he knew nothing about what you have to do. If you choose you can have
r,-!d-tapeism. and that he was untrammelled, but he would your beer and tobacco ; and such of you as may
like to see the man who would attempt to red-tape or stand out for a higher figure, why, don't be mealy-
trammel the noble John Bull now before them. No, Mr.
mouthed—you will get what yo'u, ask. No pains
Longton could not be dragged, by any one, from the path
cril are taken, as you will observe, to conceal the cloven
of honour and integrity which he had travelled through
life. (Loud cheers.) He would bring to bear on the foot; there is no attempt to make Esau appear or
council the weight of his moral character and his busi- be what he is ; and it is for you to form an estimate
ness experience, which were the essentials required in of the return you should make to men. who so
the council. Some Mr. White, more facetious than openly avow their contempt for your position and
bright—(laughter)—had called Mr. Longton a character, and for the spirit of independence you
Methusela--(laughter)--but they all saw him there, a have hitherto shown in supporting your con•
fat, healthy, vigorous, ruddy man, active and intelligent, sistency and your principles.
and no Methusela. (Renewed laughter ) After some Let me add, that these men are disposed—for
further brief observations, the speaker proposed the the occasion, that is to say—to draw a distinction
resolution.
between some few of 'the Liberals and the rest of
Mr. Pitts seconded the resolution, and alluded to the the body, " Mr. Thomas Reny, &c.," being called
road hieing made at the north docks, and said, in his honourable men : and we are told they are the
„„inion, the axponce of ropairi,)6 that Should be Dome by exception. not the rule. But, gentlemen, praise at
the town council, and not by the township. He contended such hands must indeed be the deepest censure
that Mr. Longton knew the wants and wishes of the ep
in disguise ; and I, with many of you, shall feel
town better than Mr. Stitt, and, therefore, was a more
much sorrow if Mr. Rev, who has ever been found
proper person to represent the ward. (Cheers.)
a consistent Liberal, shall do any thing to deserve
The resolution was put and carried amid great it. It is said he is chairman of 'what was once the
cheering.
Joint Committee.
T. D. Anderson, Esq., then addressed the meeting, But Mr. Reay must surely understand, that that
and said it was rumoured be was opposed to Mr. committee was formed purposely to avoid the
Longton hear, hear)—it was well known that he necessity of contests in the Ward, and not to bind
signed a requisition to that gentleman to stand for the the members of that committee, who are Liberals, to
ward. (Hear, hear.) He dwelt on the knowlege which
support a Tory candidate when a Liberal candidate
the candidate had, both of the locality and of the
town, and the great capacity for business ashich Mr. is
Electors have now taken the matter into theirin the field.
Longton possessed, and said there were few men who The
possessed all these requisites in a higher degree than Mr. own bands, and thus have rendered the committee
Longton. (Hear, hear) There was no doubt he would a mere name, and nothing more—in fact, have re-
manage their business honestly and faithfully. (Cheers.) moved all pretence for its existence. The com-
He knew Mr. Stitt to be a very highly respectable mittee could only be intended to have force while
young mai, but he blieved Mr. Longton had prior the Electors on both sides were content to submit
claims, and he would support him, and give him any to their leadership ; but as that leadership is now
advice he could in the Town Council. '(Cheers and utterly repudiated, the committee becomes resolved
Kentisbfire.) into its original elements, and each member of it is
Mr. Alderman Dover was called on, and addressed the relieved of all responsibility which had sprung
meeting. He contended that Mr. Stitt ought to show from the original compact
he was a better candidate than Mr. Langton. He It was no part of the bargain on the part of Mr.
believed Mr. Stitt to be highly respectable, hut a very Reay, or any other Liberal member of that com-
inexperienced young man. (Hear, and cheers) He
eulogised Mr. Longton for his experience, his posses- mittee, to support a Tory candidate, should a man
sinus in the ward, and his interest in the shipping, Ire of their own principles be brought out by the
said Mr. Stitt had promised them all parks and libraries Liberal Electors, and therefore they have their
in the wards, but if the local charges for one of these ,justification for giving a preference for their prin-
came to one penny in the pound, why, sixteen ciples when a contest invites them to the faithful
of them would come to sixteen pence in the discharge of their duty as honorable men.
pound, and they were not prepared to do that. By supporting Mr. Lloyd, under existing circum-
(Hear, hear.) He did not object to parks and libraries, stances, they would simply be lending kheir weight
but they would have to pay for them, and it should be to sustain the policy of which he is the represen •
the great infancy of Mr. Stitt to advocate more (Cheers.) tative—pure, unadulterated Toryism—while, by so
He alluded to a meeting of the burial board, and said it doing, they would abstrtict, to the extent of that
was a packed meeting got up to oust the Protestant weight, the support which is due to the cause of
members—not even the venerable rector was suffered to which, throughout their lives, they have been the
belong to that board. (Hear, hear.) He did not object advocates.
to Dissenters being on the board or in the council, but
The exchange of a birthright for a mess of
he objected to the factious opposition got up to the
potta.ge would be a more honorable mode of
church. And who got it up ? Why, Mr. Stitt and Mr.
Jeffery, the two very men who were now disturbing the seeming the immortality of history than this.
peace of Liverpool. (Loud cheers.) The next point AUDI.
touched on by the alderman was the neglect of the
Conservative body of Liverpool towards the Conservative
press. He said, while their opponents came out strong
every six mornings of the week, they spoke out strong,
whilst the Conservatives came out only three times a
week. (Hear, hear) He supported the Constitution—
Queen, Lords, and Commons, and the fourth estate
ought also to be supported. (Hear, hear) If the
Conservatives neglected to support that estate, he did
not know how long they would last. He did not wish
to see the proprietors of newspapers going into the
Gazette. He did not wish to see editors reduced to earn

UNITY GENERA.L ASSURANCE
ASSOCIATION.

The annual general meeting of shareholders was held yes
terday, at the London Tavern—Mr. Borrett in the chair. The
report stated that from the 30th of June, 1855, to June 30,
18.56, the number of policies issued was 1,219, assuring
£401,091, and producing in new annual premiums £13,091
lls 31. The life losses amounted to only £5,652, and the
premium to £30,075. The rtceipts for the year amounted
to £101,171 Ils 2d; and the expenditure to £89,994 17s
101, leaving a balance of ,E 11,226 13s 41. The report
stated that the first division of profits would take place in
1857, a:<,l that the directors would adopt every possible
means to reduce the expenditure. At the extraordinary
general meeting, held on the 11th Sep ember last, it was
decided that Mr. Baylis, the managing director, should be
appointed manager pro tem. ; but in consequence of dis-
agreements with the Board, Mr.
Baylis distributed
of the
meeting to-day, in which he said he thought it would
be
ng
a circular amongst the shaerneheto,idaesrsheat
felt
te
into
recommenddir direct and serious collision
t
theed he could not be
better for him not to attend,
present " without comuineg
with the directors.'
ti o
on f o
af
the present board, and suggested
aap modification
dn
fime ea Ut provisional committee. The d.
were prepared to pay, when t directors stated that they
they could legally do so, the
balance of 41,250 on the
4'2,000 policy of Mr. Atkins, and
recommended that interest, at the rate .
of 5 per cent.,
should be paid on the 30th Se tem-
paid up capital to.the P r
her last. Mr. Jackson moved the adoption of the repo t•
He
criticised the circular of Mr. Baylis, and said that if
the shareholders decides on retaining that gentleman, the
present board would resign. As for himself, he should
nQyer consent to meet Mr. Baylis in the board room again.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Simons, of Birmingham.
The proceedings were of a protracted and.,:somewhat
angry character.

their bread as penny-a-liners. Proprietors should be
paid, editors should be paid, and the gentlemen
who rendered their valuable assistance as reporters, could
not exist on the wind—they ought to be properly paid.
(Hear, hear.) How was this to be dune, except the
estate was properly supported He wished to see the
state free, not like the Republican state of America, nor

that. of France, but based on the glorious old constitution
of Queen, Lords, and Commons. (Cheers ) After
exhorting the Conservative body to support the Conser-
vative press, and advocating the claims of Mr. Longton,

he sat down amid loud cheering, having proposed a vote

of thanks to the Chairman

The motion was seconded by Mr. Wise, and the meet-
ing having pledged itself to support Mr. Loneton, the
meeting separated, cheering loudly for their candidate.

THE QUARTER SESSIONS, YESTERDAY:
sentences were passed by the Recorder,
penal
servitude Gilbert
following
ebrer; Den; deron,
Esq :—James Thompson, six years'
Caro-
line Stewart, six months'
imprisonment;
eila servitude; Margaret
Robert Daulby,
Rix months ; Jane Jones, five yearie, Mary A. Taylor, 6 teen
s'
:
White. four years' penal servitude
months' imprisonment ; Michael Croaker, six months ; John
Griffin, eighteen mouths.
INFANTICIDE, NEAR PRESTON.—On Sunday afternoon
two young
men, named Thomas and William Taylor, wer
walking on Lea Marsh,
near Preston, when the attention
of one of them was attracted by a piece of cotton print,
which projected from the soil of a cop, and. on examining
t, found the body of a female child. which had
tbheepe:
buried° only about two or three inches deep. There
is no doubt that the child has been murdered ; and it is
supposed to be the offspring of some tramp.
SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL, WEEKLY REPORT,
October 15, 1856.—1n-patients Discharged : Cured, I 1.; ;
relieved, 0 ; at own reqnest, 1 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, 1_;
entered, 25 ; under treatment, 65. Out-patients : Cured,
46 ; entered, 45 ; under
.treatment, 59. Treasurer .
James Houghton, Esq. 'Visitors : J. Farnworth,
DE.s 1:
and S. Martin, Esq. Honorary Chaplain : ze
Barry, B.A. Physicians and Surgeons for- tiv.
Weey
Dr. Cameron and Mr. Minshull. House Surgeons
E. C, Garland and Mr. William Townsend.
S

ic y ' A FECMAI. E.—MELANCHOLY CASE—Alice
Smith, thirty three years of age, committed suicide on
Sunday'
taking a quantity of laudanum in the house of
In i
her other, n Iliwkstone-street Park. The facts of the
case, as appeared in evidence before the Coroner yesterday,
were these :—The deceased lived as servant at the house of
a-doctor, at Woolton, and, as she stated to her sister-in-law,
left because she was enciente by a married man, a mason,
who resided in the locality. On Sunday sbe took a quantity
of laudanum, and although a medical man Was called in
she died from the effects. It would also appear that she
had taken some herb in order to procure abortion. An
inquest was opened on the body yesterday, but was
adjourned in order to have the result of a post mortem
examination.