The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-27 00:00:00

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

MEMBERS RETURNED.
Wks
ThIINSTER-Sir De Lacy Evans Liberals. Conservatives,
1
PEA, Sir J. Shelley ... 1
—ll ... Hon. A. F. Xinnaird 1

THE ELECTION.

WARD MEETINGS.

SCOTLAND AND VAUXHALL WARDS.

te,lt night a meeting of the voters of this
.ward,
ei °arable to the return of Mr. Ewart, was held in the
It'.3renee Rooms, Bond street. The room was very crowe
eornp°,°Rst those on the platform were Messrs. Shell,
Haydock, J. B. Spence, Kelve, Hussey,
ta);(4lg, Glover, Duffy, W. M'Gregor, Brocklebank, W.
olio'Rathbone, Woodruff, and several gentlemen
,;,,se names we could not procure.
loud Brocklebank, Esq.,was called to the chair amid
,apidause
soChairman ,
so said it was without notice he was called
``) tike the chair, but it afforded him great pleasure to do
id,(Cheers.) It was as in order to obey the call of the
le that Mr. Ewart now came forward, and it was the
isi"ser kr. Ewart who now presented himself before them,
sgrir T'ed by experience, and cultured by parliamentary
lijrenee• (Cheers.) He trusted that by Saturday night
W" t,eo be able to congratulate them on the success of
hiir.i'w,'lrt• He called on them not to split their votners2
'° Pump for Mr. Ewart. (Cheers) After some f
4,,,,Che'4;:b2ervations, the chairman sat down amid loud
Al, ,*
se Woodruff proposed the first resoltitioe, to
_the
tl4,l'°l, that the thanks of the electors were due to Mr.
GiiCrt the
the manner in which he had discharged his
the :5 ill Parliament. He said it would be unwise, in
190; Presence of so many old reformers, to detain them
.
Ileve bat he could say that a better representative they
tap. d than Mr. Ewart. (Hear, hear.) He well
*4'142 tiered that, about eighteen months ago, a bill
4;1
ea have passed the House of Commons, that
ewnnufldr
lyily taxed this community, titi it not b e
leknwart, without any corresponding influence. (Hear
10tieh'it tie thought the town of Liverpool was more
ee,„,ed to Mr. Ewart for coming forward, than Mr.d
ilitrr., Was indebted to them. (Hear, hear, an
‘a(lts',;) He had done a great deal for the docks,
/at " was sure that they did not want to go back to five
lotlis„ag°, as Mr. Ewart had done a great deal for their
ILe ~and trade, and if they did not wish to go back to
ealle-cli'en time they would not vote for Mr. Turner. He
fora 11, as they valued free trade and independence,
Air. Ewart. (Cheers )
I the .j..,1Y• Xl'Gregor seconded the motion, and supported
'4leter-Ins Of Mr -Ewait. He said : The candidate was
Nrprr: the best men they had in parliament, and in order
e this he read an extract from Dod's Companion to
°r1,04).",„", to show that Mr. Turner was a supporter
NV' Derby's government, which was opposed to free
IlbilP0,„1 and he asked the meeting if they were
qe to free trade. (Cries of "no, no,'.' and cheers.)
acts
:y,e! f Ewart had done his duty fairly, honestly,
g'iteet:"dlY in their behalf ?—and if so, he would ask
llr"e,BaPport Mr. Ewart at the election. (Cheers.)
eh I,f,wart then came forward, and was received with a burst
:„,111, which was kept up for several minutes. He said
fo",:"e8 and fellow townsmen, I do indeed feel grateful to
the very kind manner in which you have received me
.4tiseke,9,'Pl?. It is not only this evening, but on every evening
‘94d ',,,..'`"e last ten days when I have canvassed, rather I should
itietha various wards in this town, that I have been
of °cell In the same kind and flattering manner. (Cheers.) I
:ware that it is not to me individally bearing the name
,714.2• 41? bat I feel it is due to me because you believe that
-110 short time I have been your representative, I have
'E"r'estly and fair to my native town- anr,
ltd (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Gentlemen, my
Woodruff,' stated that I was somewhat
ilist,l,,`Y summoned from the pleasures and calm
th't'vlitij„ents of private life to a public station. I will
'"e J Confess that these pleasures were far dearer to
;au the somewhat thankless duties of a public
t-°4--(hea , hear)—but when my friends came to
14ee
,-1.'4 said r
, that, as I had long been a supporter of the
Party of Liverpool, they considered they had a
c'it this on On me to come forward and give the electors
4SII,- great town the opportunity of asserting their
/vhatienderice—(hear hear)—whatever my feelings were,
13ri,:ver rn
predilections' were, for these pleasures of a
4ejife,Ylcosid net hesitate for a moment obeying
,eeta:`, which my fellow townsmen made upon me.
I,selri) Gentlemen, I therefore unhesitatingly threw
t'h" 1 f -4t° occasion onflict upon these two occasions. Ilfa,n
4'l‘ ast
returned me in a way most honour-
-14 to , you
'tt crap elf, and, perhaps I may be allowed to state,
1,41 • crap to my native town. (Cheers.)
t."e "We will do it again." (Hear, bear, and
You returned me without addressing a
t1.41i,Viii",a.(7.1:1--- (hear, hear)—without canvassing a single
4,6)1 d.' .-(bear, hear)—and when I speak of canvas,
Itluctly declare that so long as I occupy the
1)511,41111Z a public man, I shall consider itinsultin toto
ue ~'riee and • dependent electors of Liverpool,
51; 19and, and with a gracious smile and humble
14 tit tic° 'ell your votes. (Cheers.) Ido consider that
it.ttey e electors of snob a great and independent cons i
14',4'L i-:8 that of Liverpool have the right of the
Rill t to given them, I do consider that it is an
14: pot these electors to ask them whether they
sped for this or that individual or not. (Hear,
litti'tiabi- cheers.) I have invariably thrown—l shall
Ore thl throw
my principles freely and independently
its:4 sit",e, electors of Liverpool. scorn to ask any
electo
Ihilt:oil;eis vote. (Cheers.) If they think proper to I
.et '.He Principles which I have publicly avowed. i f
)411 Pride and honour to represent. them, but .
,ettt I het elect me upon these public eeclaration ,
:lake candidly and fearlessly, I tell them that
k4l,l'(eaid
-Ct go to parliament as one of their representa-
spa-teirB.) Gentlemen, in this busy hive of industry,
ri.4,• 4,4lariretitir part of Liverpool, when I see around
(11 the working classes of the community,. I
',4ll,vflii„-,,PPeal to you and ask you whether the prim
010,7lietC" kr. Cardwell—(cheers)—and I explained to
1141:stIPleri
gee last met you in this hall,.whhatteegrevehre.
I,l4e,it(lt th(ae not the principles upon which
to'tth:tilthe„coutitry ought to be carriede on ? (Hear,
(14htt:.,frejP.) I ask you, in such times as these,
(b.trade has not been a great
acmeblssing to the
`4lOl '''ear hear ) Ever since I was rchant in
Cel% Ter •
e I was at all able to consider any
143'..1)° litliense, since
was always a strenuous advocate
oi:LPles of free trade ; and I ask you, the hard•
-"es of the people of this great town, whetherDs
th, 01a
, b„ Arad great deal better now with the principl-
- carried out—whether the price of tea, and
S:ure ~`,ugar, and the price of everything else is not
l(:t.lo,littee'"°,,nable to you and your. families now than
1,, es 4se gaYs of monopoly ? (hear, hear) Gentle-
,"be;ll.) °lirre the principles which I uniformly professed..
101tritttLi 40, Went to Parliament with the intention of
14c ueee the Government that was determined.. to
.11sl!tM Prineiole into effect. I have invariably
ssi Ord
14,,A Palmerston'si government, because
"Vtl!t,,tllit ,°,:u Palmerston's government was the only
n,„l:Tat could carry the country through the
•14•11s'eNr.iLes which surrounded us in the late crisis.
t'r)liePitlate Will continue to suppor h oavernment
f_taitie !ston as long as Lord Pa.lmer.togn conduets
(`are.'tte..(l?'• in the way which I think it ought to be
tt'entihear)—but I do must unhesitatingly
tGa I),,,s'e,s II" ,I,ord Palmerston does not act up to what_
RObl'i oft and I must say to the determination of
i'-kiP'Ntr; 218 Country. I will as unhesitatingly oppose
e/It tlfLord Palmerston as I would that of any
Lah ever ruled the kingdom. (Ap.plause.)
t'u,„ NI; ' kr 7, evethe
- ("Ler in papers of this morning, that
44rihstil• lon . .rner, complains that I said something of
Pt Int not to have stated, as regards
certainly did consider after all the
0,4; Mr. Turner has made, that he was
441 r !"-",,rne as he was in 1852.
did everybody else." (Cheers )
N 41.'14% 'II friend live says everybody else. (Hear.)
httitietoibt toren' I do not think my friend Mr. Turner has
:°Plain that I entertained the opinionsof
i°o common to all. (Laughter.)' Now Mr.
forward as you recollect, in /1352. in cell-
Forbes M'Kenoie—(hisses)—who is
‘t4.l4tßeillled a o whipper-in" of the Derby
),vtlqrq .I's in, NOW Mr. Turner declared, at that time,
~I,lPy, our of Lord Derby's Government, and
411 that his ituself declared, when appealing to the
t'cnviosoobject was to impose an additional duty
4., 41. eiztrtieles which come into the consumption of
411 a 48Seg of the people I did think after Mr.
, s,
t„,l'), betiat he was still the 'same now as he was in
I,NI .4t a vyaS still in favour of these laws—hear,
~it'l:ttikvi):.4.l,-.-Q41;.•
_Turner declared last night that([ was
Nk:' 4; '1410,4 feel bound, as a gentleman, after
t,1,40(1 to ex'`'Lshi:. Turner, to withdraw any such
i; oit,tirveley
mistaken, and at erygr
am gratification that 1
glad to say that he
sothinwrich I was not at all aware
thi '411013 ea are_ a free trader. (Laughter.) Gentle__
eottNt Which is approaching to a close, 1
ttc.4ll of'cver been 'rUilt, of anything like an improper
Lktkl:lllY tol.= -dr; my opponent. (‘‘ No, no.")
1'441'. °;voef "eh extarien,•ely-anxioue net to be so, but
ek'rle e great excitement es these a candidate may
tl eulcd when he aoideneally betray! himself
't4l Tte•xs,.44 to -1`)"• take this (Rear,hear.) I am, therefore, exceed-
the s o
m
g of doing ar
Mr, Turner the
peetunity I have before
justice ieto say

that he has withdrawn the opinion I heard him express a
few days before, and has become as great a free trader
as myself. (Cheers and laughter.) Gentlemen, there
are a great number of questions which I have alluded to
during this somewhat arduous contest in which I have
been engaged, but there is one which I think I have
omitted, and which I see is making a stir in another part
of the country. I allude to the Merchant Shipping
Act of 1854. Yon are aware that, according to that
act, when any casualty occurs to a ship, the
captain of that ship is brought before a certain tribunal.
In the case of the army or navy, they are tried before
courts martial of both the army and navy, but when the
captain of the merchant ship unfortunately meets with
these cisualti s, that are too frequent, he is brought, not
before a committee of his officers to be tried, but he is
brought before two common justices of the peace, who can
really know know nothing about nautical matters. (Hear.)
I do think that when a captain of a merchant ship for some
casualty to his ship is to be tried for that misfortune, Viet
he ought not to be tried before two justices of the peace
who can 'know nothing of nautical affairs, but that he
eh mid be tried by some tribunal which can understand
the question. (Hear, hear.) I beg to say. if I shall be
again returned as your representative to Parliament.
(cries of "you shall")—that is one of the many practical
questions to which I shall turn my serious attention
and consideration. (Hear, hear.) I will call upon
you, at this the concluding ward meeting, if you
wish to return me, a native of the town, one deeply
interested in everything connected with the prosperity ( f
Liverpool, as your representative, to go early to the poll
on Saturday morning, and, by nine or ten o'clock, if you
will only use the exertion, which I think I have aright
to ask you to use—(hear, hear, and cl,eers)—
you will place me so far at the head of the
poll, that there cannot be the slig!'dest doubt that I shall
go as your representative to Parliament ; to d., try duty
in that free, and fearless, and honest manne., which I
distinctly declare I have hitherto done, and will always
do. (Applause )
Mr. Rathbone then addressed the meeting, and thanked
the assembly for the reception given to him. He never
did attempt to bambo. zle the electors • for be was always
the advocate of civil and religious liberty ; and if they
wanted honest representatives, they should be honest and
true to themselves, by returning honest men. (Hear.) He
thought Mr. Ewart had taught the House of Commons to do
their duty, despite the aristocracy, and that although
spangles might be worn, the duty to the country must be
done for all that. (Loud cheers.) He said those who
had saved the country in war ought to be rewarded, but
such as bad saved the country by peace ought to receive
the thanks of the country also. (Cheers.) He had
known Mr. Ewart long, and he admired him as a mer-
chant, I love him as a man, and respect him as a states—
man—(loud cheers)—and if you do not return him for all

these qualities I do not know the sort of man you want.
(Loud cheers.) After some few other observations, the
speaker sat down amid loud cheers.
Mr. Eirle then came forward, and was received with
_ _

loud cheering. He said he never had, along with his
friend Rathbone, turned his coat. (Loud cheers.) He
would give them a piece of advice—let them go to
bed early on Friday night, and get up early on Saturday
morning, and then, like good men, go to the poll, and after
voting themselves, he called on them to go and catch their
neighbours who were late getting up and going to the poll.
(Chews.) That was the way to show a full expression
of their feeling, and he hoped on Saturday night they would
have done their duty with credit to themselves. (Loud
cheers.)
Here a person in the body of the hall got up, and said
he resided thirty years on the Continent—be saw
the revolution in Paris of 1830, and that of
1848, and he could say that there was no one
more respected or more feared, as an English minister,
than Lord Palmerston. (Cheers.) He wished to ask Mr.
Ewart, would he resist all efforts to put Lord Palmerston
from the head of the Government ?

Mr. Ewart said, so long as Lord Palmerston's measures
were such as he could approve of, for the benefit of the
country, so long would he sustain him in power. (Loud
cheering.)
_ _

Mr. Councillor Haydock proposed a resolution to the
effect that, as Mr. Ewart was the only reform candidate,
the Liberals should give him their undivided support. He,
as an old Freeman, had always voted for civil and religious
liberty—(cheers)--but if Mr. Turner and his party had
the power, there would be no ten pound voter, and he
wondered how any ten pound voter could vote for Turner
at all. (Cheers.) fie called on the electors to be early at
the poll, and to support the advocate of progress. He then
proposed the resolution, which was seconded by Mr.
Murdock, who in an eloquent speech advocated the cause
of reform. and dwelt on the melancholy exhibition made
by Mr. Danson at the late meeting of the licensed vic-
tuallers. He could not, even if he were a Tory, doubt the
honest opinions of Mr. .Ewart. (Hear, hear.) He
maintained that Mr. Ewart had nothing to gain, but
that he wanted to do good for the benefit of the country.
(Loud cheers.)
A Voice : " Mr. Evart knows bales and trusses, but
Turner don't know them." (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Haydock went on to say that there were great causes
at issae, and he called on them to vote for progress by
returning Mr. Ewart on Saturday morning. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. R. Shiel supported the resolution. He was received
with loud cheers. He, in the first place, alluded to a
meeting held in Everton Ward, where Mr. Caine had
alluded to him. He read the paragraph in the paper,
and said he spoke to Mr. Carne, who told him he
alluded to his son. He asked Mr. Carne where he
got his authority, and he said in a newspaper. He
asked him in what paper ? he did not recollect. He asked
him bow long ago it was ? he said he could not tell, but
about twelve months ago. (Hear, hear.) He then repu-
diated the charge against his son, and said Mr. Turner had
opposed Mr. Locke King's motion. (Hear, hear.) .lle
was for the ballot because he did not, like .11)1.910 and
Turner, want to place the servant under the control of his
master; (Hear, hear.) He alluded to the repeal of the
Test and Corporation Acts, and the emancipation of the
Catholics. (Loud cheers.) He had seen Lord John
Russell's Reform Bill, and the Corn-law Bill, but in all
these not one of the Tories had assisted, but now they come
and ask them to vote for them ; you cannot consci.
entiously give your vote for them, and therefore he called
on them to vote for and return the true reformer. (Loud
cheers.)
Mr. Ralph Brocklebank supported the resolution, and
called on the voters to go early to the poll. He said it was
stated by Mr. Shand, that Mr. Brocklebank built their
ships at Whitehaven. He denied that for the last 20 years

—.-
they had sent any ships there, but had got all their work
done in Liverpool, as they got the work done better in
Liverpool, and he hoped the carpenters knew that. (Loud
cheers.

Mr. Spence next addressed the meeting, and palled on
them to support Mr. Ewer t. He compared the population
of Liverpool and some other towns, and contended that
Liverpool should have an influential representation in the
House of Commoas, and contended that, if the people
wished to rftaintheir Town Dues they should be at the

poll before ten o'clock on Saturday, and return Mr. Swart
triumphantly, and that they would again meet him in
gratitude for all he had done for reform. (Cheers.)
The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried
timid loud cheers:

Mr. Norman then proposed a warm tote pf thanks to the
Chairman, when
The Chairman said he felt much obliged for the vote, but
he would feel much more obliged if the voters would be early
at the poll, and return Mr. Ewart. (Loud oheerins.)
The meeting then separated, cheering loudly ;or the
candidate, Mr. Rathbone, the Queen, &c.

MEETING OF THE SHIPWRIGHTS' ASSOCIATION

Last evening some of the members of the piverpool
Shipwrights' Association held a meeting, at the Clarence
Hall and Preaching Station, Bond street, for the purpose
of meeting Messrs. Horafall and Turner, and also for
adopting any necessary steps to secure the return of those
gentlemen to represent this borough in the Commons
House of Parliament. The meeting was convened for nine
o'clock, at which hour there was a good assembly of the
freemen connected with this association prevent, although
the room was not near filled.

Shortly before ten o'clock, the two conservative candidates,
Messrs. Horsfall and Turner, accompanied by severs! gen-
tlemen connected with their par.y, entered the room. Their
arrival in the vicinity of the building, and taking their
place upon the platform, was the signal for three hearty
and cordial cheers, followed by the salute which has usually
been accorded to these candidates on their appearance at
similar meetings, " the Kentish Fire."

Mr. George Smith, the President of the Association, was
unanimously called to preside, and in doing so expressed a
hope that the candidates would get an impartial hearing.
To Mr. Hordell they were much indebted for the way
he had protected the trade of Liverpool—(cheers)—
and as for Mr. Turner, for the manner the y
bad supported him at the last election, he thought the
shipwrights were in duty bound to again' come forward and
give him their support— (cheers) —not for the sake of a
" lousy day's pay," although be thought the freemen were
entitled to it, but because they were poor men, and could
not afford to lose a day's work to exercise a ;right.
(Cheers.) He would only make one other observation, and
that was with regard to Mr. Jeffery. (Cries of "calico
Jeffery!) He attended the meeting at the Royal Hotel,
and had heard what that man had spoken, and he di,d
not believe a blackguard in the streets would have used suck
language, a 3 to say that Mr. Turner should be led by the
nose with a ring—(cries of" shame")—and that, too, from
a magistrate end a town councillor. (Great cheers.) He
hoped that on the day of elecgop they would support Mr.
Turner. (Great cheering.) lie then concluded by
introe;ueing
Mr. jiorsfail, who again repeated the part he had taken
with reference to the Town Dues, and also to the rights
of freemen, he being himself one of that body ; and on the