The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-16 00:00:00

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leisure, 1 should have to declin

.re to be guided_ by my own personal inclinations and
" 'ntended honour. But when I
numerously and

perceive that the document has been

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fully place my services at
Permit me to add, teat I have for more than thirty years past
been actively engaged in commercial pursuits in the "Good Old
Town," and, consequently, am not ignorant of its vast and numer-
ous requirements—nor am I less so w th regard to the well-being,
and growing wants of your own extensive and important WARD
These—f

It be youi pleasure to send me to the Council Chamber

gs your representative—shall receive from me all due consideration
and attention ; and I will, in other respect+, endeavour to discharge
the duties imposed upon me, to the best of my ability, and the
dictates of my conscience.—Remaining, Gentlemen, yours faith-

fully,
Richmond Villa, Breck-road, Sept., 1851

JOHN IAiNGTON

TO THE ELECTORS OF LIME STREET WARD,
GENTLEMEN,
BAITING received a REQUISITION, signed
by upwards of 300 of your body, in the unprece-
dented short space of two days, requesting me to offer myself as a
CANDIDATE at the ensuing MUNICIPAL ELECTION, to repre-
sent your interests in the TOWN COUNCIL, I am induced at once
to accede to the request so made, and to place my services at your

Never was there a period. in the history of the Borough, when
interests so great demanded the careful attention and best judg-
ment of your Representatives—whether we refer to its rapidly
increasing c3mmerce and populati.,n, to the increased responsibility
devolving upon the Corporate Exchequer, from the purchase of the
Birkenhead Docks; or, to the envy which our deserved success
appears, unfr rtunately. to have created elsewhere.

In my opinion, our Town Dues have been most unfairly and
unjustly attacked, and the attempt which has been made to confis-
cate such property, when held by Corporations, and yet to maintain
the same title as sacred, when held by private individuals, appears
to me nct only absurd, but iniquitous.
As Ratepayers, Gentlemen, the trad

r first considerat

ort must necessarily
to give every possible facility to
bviously our first duty. To this
nary elongation of our Docks should be
.nd concentration of these should be our

of the r

our rapidl2
end, 1 con

avoided, a

that the

If elected to the Counci

. I will endeavour to ascertain, with as

little delay as possible, what it is that constitutes the Corpora
Estate, with a view to its improved revenue; for I deem it to be a
deplorable fact, that no one gentleman in the Council Chamber pos-
sesses this knowledge; nor does it appear that our princely-paid
officials are any better informed upon this subject than are our
Councillors and Aldermen themselves, as Is proved by the circum-
stance, that Mr, Robertson Gladstone moved for this information
us ago, and it is not yet forthcoming.
Jusiderab 1 e Ratepayer in your Ward for nearly
- inp,rests and mine, therefore, as Rate-

more than twelve months ag

a quarter

necessar

- On Nevem]
represent you
the time that
charge of dut

sh that I should

Le Town

disposa

iut hitherto I have considered
sufficient for the faithful dis-
sponsible, and have felt con.