The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

is on this account

thjat I really feel it is a credit to us to ha'
like Mr. Earle to sit for the West Dert

a man
Ward.

(Hear, hear.) I dc

Int to say too much in

laudation of 'Mr. Earle ; but we should do ourselves
credit by electing him, because it is more the duty

f electors to seek out their c

turn him, so as not to put him in the position of
soliciting the

t were, of representing

you, or -going about makinf.,
which is so entirely degrading, and which
Earle has so entirely repudiated, that I think a
good example is set by Mr. Earle's mode of ap-
proaching us, in placing himself
choose to elect him, and is

Air service, ii
i every waylbecom-

ing both the candidate and the electors. (Hear,
hear.) lam making those as preliminary remarks,
knowing how necessary they are ; knowing, also,
you are so fully acquainted with Mr. Earle's merits;
but I make them in a preliminary manner, to in-
troduce the subject of the first resolution. It is
customary in a meeting of this kind that a formal
resolution should be proposed and seconded, and
with these remarks I shall call on Mr. Youd to
propose the first resolution. Before Ido so, how-
ever, I desire to say that Mr. Brown, than whom no
one is better acquainted with Mr. Earle's fitness
for the (Alice of Town Councillor, has the greatest
desire that he should make his way to a place in
the Town Council; but unfortunately Mr. Brown
cannot be here this evening. I have a note also
from Mr. Earle, addressed to myself, to this effect.
Mr. Earle says:—" I find there is to be a meeting
on Monday evening of the electors of the West
Derby Ward who are d
tho Town. Conn.

sirous of returning me to

an engagement which will render it impossible fo

me to-attend, even if it were consist

t with my

'to do so, but I think I am

. .. _
ner most respectful to the electors by abstaining
from any interference with their proceedings.'
(Applause.) Now, you will understand from that
note from Mr. Earle that it is from a feeling of deli-
cacy due to you, to himself, and to the great ques-

tion of representative and municipal duties that
he does. not attend here. (Applause.) He then
called upon Mr. Youd, an old reformer, who had
at all times worked steadily with them, to propose
the first resolution. _ _

Mr. PETER YOUD, in proposing the first resolu-
tion, said he did not conceive they conferred a
favour on Mr Earle by asking him to become their
representative, but Mr. Earle was conferring a
favour on the electors of West Derby. (Cheers.)
He hoped they would return him with a good m
iority

They should feel proud to have such a
;presentative. Pe had great pleasure in moving—
" That it is the opinion of this meeting, that in selecting
,embers for the Town Council the utmost importance
aould be attached to the choice of men of upright and inde-
iendent character and ability, not legislators for party and
lass interests, but such men as will devote their energieE
Ind influence for the benefit of the town."
He thought they might depend upon Mr. Earle in
every respect. He did not know that Mr. Earle'.
opponent, Mr. Clint, had anything to recommend
him, except that he had voted for Forbes M'Kenzie

and they liked that recommendation let them
vote for Mr. Clint. (Laughter and " No.") He
had great pleasure in moving the first resolution.
Mr. KIRKIIS in seconding the resolution, contras-
ted the member Who had. been returned for West
Derby Ward, Mr. Arthur Henderson, with the
gentlemen who had been rejected, Mr. Mather,
Mr. Eyre Evans, and Mr. G. H. Lawrence, re.
marking that the former was not fit to hold e
candle to any one of those gentlemen. Let then
send into the council a man. like Mr. Earle
They had too long allowed matters like the " Pike'
to influence them in rejecting men of the firs.

class He hoped this would no longer confirm(
and he would remind the meeting it was men lik
Mr. Earle, Mr. Currie, and a few others; who use
to report the proceedings of the old corporation
when they sat with closed doors, and were it nc
for them, we should have nothing to do in th
matter at all. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Earle was
man of independent character, of great ability-
a man who would neither act for one party c
another, and who would as readily denounce a jo
perpetratedliti his fripmfq. AC ha wovaa our yc
petrated by his opponents. He trusted h
election would be secured. (Hear, hear.) Th
was the man they wanted, and hoped the
would do their utmost to return him.
Mr. A. C. STEWART supported- the. resolution

an able speech, in which he referred to the large
interests which the town council of Liverpool had
to deal with, and pointed out the necessity of
having - men of large views, of competent intelli-
gence, and thorough independence, returned to the
council. He knew no man in Liverpool who
would more satisfactorily perform the duties of the
office than Mr. Earle. The resolution was then
put, and carried unanimously. '
Mr. HUME, Surgeon, proposed the next resolu-
tion, which was as follows :
."The Burgesses of West Derby ward now assembled, have
great satisfaction in expressing their unchanging admiration
both of the public and private character of Mr. Earle—his
well known general ability, kindness, and tact, local know-
ledge of men and things, applying with peculiar force at the
present time to the improvements of the town which are now
so proMinently under consideration. His unwearied devotion
to the public service, whether parochial or municipal, his ready
and prompt exposure of all attempts at jobbing, qualify bin]
for great public usefulness ; whilst his large property in 'West
Derby ward peculiarly fit him to be returned to the town
council as our representative, and we hereby pledge ourselves
to secure his triumphant return."
Mr. JOHN BARRY seconded the motion. Mr,
Earle was in every respect fully qualified to repre.
sent the ward in Council. He had served two ap.
prenticeships ; he had gone through a long career
of usefulness, and he trusted they would find him
as he was certain they would, a very valuable any
excellent member of the Council. (Applause.)
Mi. Moss, as a member of the vestry who hai
had some personal difference with Mr. Earle, saic
he never knew a man who gave up personal in
terests so,soon when the public interests were a
Mr. Earle, standing as he did in th,

at stak

istrate, emphatically

prominent position of a m
a gentleman, and a man of superior educat
could find time to leave the ease of
vate life, and. thought it no degradation to at