The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-20 00:00:00

THE ELECTION.

Ilit DAY OF NOMINATION.
Prid,
6 'Y next the 27th instant, is fixed for the day of
walinar '
till 10a of candidates for this borough, and the polling
t,alle Place on the next day, Saturday, the 28th, so
/.1.
the krerde
thuerrari
negp r,:e
tee, °Y four o'clock on 'that day, Liverpool will have
lase:ra.tives. The Mayor, the time being,

WEST DERBY WARD.

eer
~Ware ~, lag Of the liberal electors of the West Derby
s-tas!iield in Mr. Combe's, Grenfleld street, Edge
'le -,thgOt. There was a numerous attendance. At
Atssile'e,tock the chair was taken by George Holt, Esq.
Itieh4,tnsebtleinen present were Messrs. limes Steains,
nster"r" J(thnson, James Ryley, Thomas S. R bar-
kri e William Crosfield Samuel Jowett, R. Ronald,
5t [;Min
81,i'li„ug, John Parry,' C. Cumming, J. Pillirs, A.
bllarve's,".• James Caw, W. F. M Gregor, Enoch
PStill, Kennedy, Kirkpatrick.
ass e'wart entered the room shortly after seven o'clock,
received with a burst of Enthusiastic applause.
etienr Chairman then introduced the business of the
'314 tit:a in an address of considerable length. In pointing
ieee 6,e lalliartance of such a melding as that in awak en•
ote f e minds of men previous to an election, he said—
the neel% this the Snore nartieularly as he locks back at
DreFe-,satt.e of things to the past as contrasted with the
We time —the 'exercise of the privilege which
ghat awe °,f '-':ieeting in this way as compared with
Rd ~° oad even half a century ago. Then we
stewsli ;3's,tem of spies around us in the days of Castle-
id a ;114 SidCßOllth, we durst not meet in this way, we
14,eerneil'ett,"-
, red press, and no voice but through the old
tT(itear hear and laughter)—everything tied up
hear possible, and if the Tories had their own way,
haVe been still bound and fettered. (Hear,
sare',l" Cheers.) Then von will see what our ancestors
Rheh ,lac for us, and what a struggle they had to make
,e 9 t,'„" ina'orit of the House of Commons was elected
Ililithi,"ousejof Peers, and places which had scarcely an
eealrraut returned members to Parliament. (Hear,
retla)) N.owton, close by us here, returned its two
led w
-h " Y ers ee a
mere nomination meeting in an old barn,
je
ter, e
Roo re Mr. Leigh said, "I think Mr. Johnson is a
.`11111A„ " Very th n, three cheers for Mr.
eti'etd-11N-;-"and so he was returned. (Cheers.) My
many r' choices Holdsworth was returned there for
te,la because he lent Mr. Leigh LIO,OOO for many
ill),°11 his bond without interest. (Laughter.)
Cnaeieih's aYstern existed, places such as
.Manchester and
k,,,r.) That
were denied any representatives. (Hear,
er, setaat system would have been perpetuated for
tcres't -s`ne Lib -ral nutty had not united together, and
f.r.°4l 'l'ory hands the privilees publicwe now enjoy.
:usiersairman then alluded to the and private
‘o Be-,rer of Mr. Ewart, whom he called upon the meeting
4Pert with heart and soul, as being the thorough
tb'relsilt'ative of the principles which had secured for
kill el Privileges they now enjoyed, and which they
1.1,(?tt ees'red to maintain. He called upon the meeting
led away by the China question, while principles
;tat e"ft ',Pest importance to tin domestic happiness of
rnS-11.111Y were still to be determined, and cautioned
stishrai.aainst being inkced by any temporary cry to
thkr " a Derbyite politician. After some further
41)'elave4steigl'sa the chairman resumed his seat araild loud
Ale
P'olios'"steains, who was received with loud applause,
,I`b,„eo the first resolution, which was as follows :
aerebe` the best thanks of this meeting are due, and are
able given to Joseph Christopher Ewart, Esq., for his
raGerviees during the period he has represented us in
Ilvelt.lll„ent.' In proposing the resolution, Mr. Steains
M o°4 the great importance of West Derby ward,
1414 Crracing one-ninth of the whole constiteency,
thnv ee-eressed his earnest hope that that ward would
littieeriove that it had advanced with the progressive
sileivis-sP4? of the age. He alluded to Mr. Ewart's
1,-'8 in the House of Commons and to the principles
theirofessed, and called on the meeting to mark
atiltilise'Yge of his value by again returning him. In
he rittg to Mr. Ewart's recent address in the Amphitheatre,
opi4iraaiked that by his manly avowal of his favourable
'434°,11 tower& vote by ballot, it was stated that he had
I,lls o,trie enemies ; but he reminded the meeting that
"qtli,'tat system ,was adopted in all their clubs, in the East
tnerefgouse, several banks and other institutions, and that
PropieN, whatever individual opinions might be as to the
here'et3' of adoptirg the ballot for parliamentary voting,
corn could be nothing in the principle so objectionable as
FearYThalearo.n) that account to vote against Mr.
Nuti Crosfield, in a few words, seconded the
Chai••
ollan put the motion, which was. carried by
!di!, i_°°, and with repeated bursts of cheering.
esthus, wart then rose, and was greeted with. renewed atited
ntee, slaestlo applause. He said : Chairman, gee
fti tognn fellow-townsmen, I really feel very deeply grate-
11,lete,:\;°11 for the kind manner in which you have been
1tit,1,4 to carry the resolution which has just been moved.
tee ih,elrY well known to many of my friends here around
Nee,t, so far as I was individually concerned, I never
'tiet`uqhing whatever about a seat in Parliem•mt—
eeheirtnan : I know that to be a fact. (Hear, hear.)
tats: Evart : But when many of my Liberal friends
t - te
os.apd
roes are told me that they considered that I, as a
e„s .°l2g-censistent supporter of the Liberal party,
in their need to come to their rescue, I could
e-e he; to f moment ; and however disagreeable to
elte;;.' task fora
thela urs of public life might be, I
ttrtgly threw myself into the contest. (Hear, and
Wpa";) Gentlemen, I" have not been very long a member
nteit:unnent, but I may fearlessly appeal to everybody
uave as ever had occasion to consult me, to say how far I
DethaPerfortned my duty to them. (Hear, hear). Imay,
Iti,ossi,:l be excused for saying that I have received. a
~70net vote of thanks from every public body which
:Neaad llaaion to demand my services during the time I had
'reel 41 the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) I may
‘vlil)t'l'llint frankly appeal also to every man, I care not
Veinal. is station an life may be, whether he may be the
eLaninioner in Liverpool or the poorest man in the
j(1514,1:140 ever wrote to me, upon any subject, whatever
Pter.di.s,ot May have been, I defy any man to say that that
"1• ,',".„.not receive almost immediate attention from my-
The t‘,.gear, hear, and loud cheers.) I cared not
:'111tt""° Party he belonged to—l never enquired
s
'ate Is Party he belonged to—but whether
,a 0 a case of distress, or whether it was in
a case _
t• e,'"e Man, as my constituent, had a fair righttoaskeef, assistance and my services, that assistance and those
sera l were freely and frankly given. (Hear, hear, and
AarliGentlemen, dining the last two years the time of
i.al•
14,,entl as yon are well aware, has been chiefly occupied
stfij''estiorts having reference to the state of. the war.t
glad d„ time has been given to other more important
eseal waffle concerns. I do not wish to allude a great
dee;that unfortunate war. As generally a man of peace,
to Y regret
;abut circumstonces which can involve this
in War , taking all the circumstances into con-
s''',eid raa-s4'l), I did feel that see were bound to enter into the
esit,ooflict, and so far at least as my vote was concerned,
nlves t`L'Y best to support the government in carrying that
„L''att°,,,,a speedy canclusion. (Hear, hear,. an! cheers.)
all'eye -ere you are well aware that, during that war,
Dainful circumstances occurred. I do not wish to
tebeeureetPtticularly to many of the sad calamities which
er",„ to the Crimea or to what were the causes of them.
"h °lit two commissioners to enquire into them—Sir
iile%ile"'`Neill and Colonel Tulloch. (Cheers.) Gentlemen,
help feairnnaissioners—and while I speak of them I cannotf
lallit:e'iug what a painful duty it must have been sr. ar
tPilitsteY man to report anything against his superior
;aitlibl officers—had the honesty to make a true audd
;11 -Velort of the state of things which the fof un
'eepadtehe',llniea. (Hear, hear.) Many of you here iave
it, -7 report, or at all events know the substancegeneral.
40t, tb-L did feel, and a great many persons in this country
ihee-that those celimissioners were most cruelly treated
Ifq 10,„`'seY arrived in this country, simply because they
te:',e a fair and honest report. (Hear, hear) Some
Inep/ !fiends in Liverpool took up the question. They
Icalle4resd an address to Sir John MtNeill and Colonel
sdive-e.) which was signed by men of every, party in
th'setn°l. I had the honour to transmit that address to
ay. hieh,ehtleesen, and am delighted to see that the. part
non Liverpool took in that matter aroused the ind Tue-
ste,4ll(l the feelings of nearly all England. (Hear, hear.).f
Session I took almost the first opportunity
he
"lees' the prime minister of the country, whetherk e
Oißtiit'ed to recommend the Queen to confer any
bmtac of
D'rlteTs uPon those gentlemen. I did not o
übti-Y satisfactor answer from him, but at lastall did
4(3.11,11 trona the government of the country an acknow-
titi'-3nt that the services of these individuals were fairly
I ss,l,l°Perly
th ProPerlacknowledged by the government: (Cheers.)
ey di y acknowledged so far as the admission that
tOset their duty fearlessly and honestly to the govern-
wasitand the people of the country: (Hear.) Gentlemen,
teat Loa a question which required, I may say, some little
leeesecid manage, but, after come further delay, I again
sani question upon some members of the government,
L`,"d receive an assurance that Colonel Tullcch and
trete -1r Nl`Neill should receive some mark of distinction
%?ratianier Majesty, as some recompense at least for the
I Wag services they had rendered to the country. (Hear.)
than 'IS, aware that a motion had been put upon the books of
telAtieuse by a gentlemen, the member for North Devon,
hot aye, to the Crimean commissioners. That notice was
fore lite as satisfacory as I could have wished, and, there-
' added to then notice one that the House move an

address to the Queen to confer some proper mark of
distinction upon Sir John M'Nsil and Colonel Tullooll.-
1 :considered that the services they rendered had been
most inadequately rewarded, and was determined at any
risk almost to press the motion to a division. When the time .
arrived, I asked Lord Palmerston was it his intention to con-
fer any distinction upon them. I knew Lord Palmerston was
exceedingly anxious that this should be done , bat for some
reasons not necessary here to allude to, some pressure was
put on in a quarter where it was quite imr,ossible to resist
—(iaughter)—and I could not get a satisfactory answer from
the noble lord. Then I told him I was determined to press
it on. I did press it, and I had the happiness to see the
motion carried without a division, by the unanimous con-
sent of the house. (Cheers.) A few daye after, as you, or
perhaps some of you have seen, the Queen acknowledged the
receipt of the communication from the House of Commona,
and toll the Commons she would take care it was carried
into effact. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I shall end this
" strange, eventful history." Now, that the war in that
past of Europe is over, I ill's hope that the next House of
Commons will 13.7 e time to devote itself to the more domes-
tic cones,:tea of the country. (Heals hear.) I hope that
irisl-sacl of occupying the time of the house by many of those
party 'questions fehieh, I have no occasion in sa,ying,' have
almost disgusted me with the old House of Commons,
insteed of occupying the time of the house for three or four
nights in succession really about nothing but Conte party
m Ater. Ido hope that the next House of Commons will
devote itself to the nesre important matter which the coune
try so imperetitely demands. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
Gentlemen, there are two or three qneslions to which I
alluded at the meeting in the Amphitheatre, in which I
took some interest. Among other things, there is the
question of the tea dutiss. (Hear, hear.) The honoUrable
gentleman here detsiled, in almost the wine words as he
had employed at the shinphitheatre meeting, the steps he
took with regard to the tea duty, and his final resolution
not to vote at all, seeing it hopeless to get the duty reduced
to is 41. In doing so, Mr. Ewart paid a tribute to the
assistance and co-operation he had received from Mr.
Horsfall. He then proceeded to say Ilavint; made a very
long speech, or at least having spoken for some time, at
the Amphitheatre, I think it is scarcely necessary that I
should fatigue you and keep you in this close room this
evening by addressing you much longer, particularly as I
am not aware of any question of very great importance
which presses upon us this evening. I can only say thst
so far as I am individually concerned, I am always most
anxious to be perfectly frank and free in every respect.
(Hear, hear.) I have never shirked any question which
has been asked of toe. I never wish to go into parliament
under any false colours. t /Tear, hear) I never Will pander
to the prejudices and the passions of the people—(cheers)—
but if I am to be elected a member of the Rouse of Commons
I will be elected only on perfectly free and independent
principles, and I must be allowed to go there without any
pledge except that sort of general pledge which is given in
my general principles, and I will do my duty according to
the best of my ability for the benefit of all classes of the
eornmueity. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I are aware that
one at least of my opponents—although I can scarcely call
Mr. Ilnrsfall my opponent—l am well aware that my
friend Mr. Turner is not only how, but has been, t believe,
for the last three or four years very actively canvassing the
electors of Liverpool. (Hear, bear.) Now, gentlemen, I
wish it to be most distinctly understood, that if Mr. Turner
considers that that is a. proper way of gett'eng into
Parliament, I May frankly tell him OW I cannot coincide
with him. (Cheers.) I never have, and I never will—l
most distinctly declare I never will ask any single
individual, whatever his station in life may be, for his
vote. (Cries of "hear, hear," and loud cheers.) I cannot
help considering that if I were to ask my friend Mr.
MacGregor, my friend Mr. Holt, my friend Mr. Steains,
or any other in my own station in life, for his vote,
or if he•asked me for my vote, he or I would consider
it a positive insult. (Hear and cheers.) I wish always
fairly and frankly to declare my principles whenever I am
a candidate for any publie situation ; but having declared
my principles, I wish to leave it entirely to the judgment
of those who heer me, and if they think proper to elect me
in that way, I can-only say I shall be meat truly glad to
serve them. (Cheers.) Bat I beg most distinctly to say,
that Ido not think it is right—l consider It is a positive
insult to the intellect of the electprh to canvass them in any
way for a vote for me. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I shall not
now detain yea any longer. I am deeply grateful and
always., for the kind manner in which I have been inva-
ilably received in my native town. I am, or at all events
I think I ought, to be, tolerably well kn ,we here. (Rear,
hear, and cheers.) I do not wish to speak of my own deeds,
far otherwise, but I think if any man does not know me,
he need only send for the reports of any of the charities in
Liverpool, and I think he will see my name, inscribed
there. (Loud cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I think that is
the best way of showing. one's attachment to one's native
town. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I can only say, that while
I individually care nothing whatever about —a seat
in parliament, yet if, after the explanation which I
have given tonight, after the many explanations
I have given before, and after the votes, which perhaps
Many of you have seen, I have given in the House of
Commons, you think proper again to return me to Parlia-
ment, I will go there free and independent, and I will do
my duty to you, and do my duty to our common country.
(Loud cheers, amid which the honourable gentleman
resumed his seat.)
Mr. Ryley then proposed the following resolution
"That in the opinion of this meeting, Joseph Christopher
Ewart, Esq., has proved himself to be a fit and proper
person to represent the Liberal electors of Liverpool in
the House of Commons, and that we pledge ourselves to
' make every effort to secure his return."
Mr. Samuel Jowett seconded the resolution.
Mr. Richard Johnson, in an eloquent and impressive
speech, which the length of the proceedings and the late-
ness of the hour preclude us from publishing, supported

the motion.
The chairman put the motion, which was carried by
enthusiastic acclamation, and without a dissentient. Loud
cheers for Mr. E wart followed.
The proceedings then closed with the customary vote of
thanks to the chairman.