The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

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ad is from the other member for Lime-street Ward-.

Mr. Johnson

London-road, 24th Nov., 1856. .
—Owing to a prior enaagenient it will be otzt
to accept your kind invitation to join tb!
fJ. R. Jeffery, Esq , on the 2nd Dfcember
yours truly, JAMES JOIliSOH•

Dear Sir

of my pow
friends
remain, dea

Thos. Cope, Esq., Lord Nelson-street.
Some laughter followed the reading of this note. to
The Chairman : Gentlemen—it is now my hapPine,ssori
present to you the first toast of the evening, whicTnial
this and on all other loyal occasions and from God
subjects is and shall be—" Her Majesty the Queen' AOO
bless her." (Enthusiastic Cheers.) Air.—God DO-
Queen. The toast was drunk with all the honourS-,, oig
Chairman : I will now give you, gentlemen' , vat
Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the rest of the' rHail
Family." Drunk with all the honours. Glee"

Smiling Morning."
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The Chairman then rose and said : The nezt 11
gentlemen, which I have to present to you, Y°° havess all
assembled to receive. (Hear, hear,) We are not ""0
cu,tomed in Lime street ward to victory. (Hear, Moos,
When we first had our present municipal instils the
Lime street ward uniformly returned Reformers t°. is
council, and in this room we have before assemble al
large numbers. to celebrate such victories as we are bOl
congratulate each other upon—(hear, hear)• off
remember that we ever achieved such a vsleess)
ch calls us together this night. (flearl'epo'
.he late occassiou, a very formidable (ll' I(
nent, and a very strent.ous opposition in the warresest
have been frightened out of our P 000
ntlemen, we might have been ; for °Or/
Ir. Lloyd would be returned, and thalwas
..cry would have to return to his private 105'0
But we knew our strength. (Hear, hear.) Wei tb°
confidence in the promises, in the assurances °„holl
s°;'
electors—(hear)—and we had those promises to, it
extent, as induced us to go forward --lauret';sent
may be, but fearlessly—to attain our 11:009
position. (Hear, hear) Many of you, geo,looll'
doubtless were at the meeting at the Freetnasool,o
I think that that meeting must have striken terresott
the minds of our opponents. (Hear, hear.) 1 dub/ of,
must have frightened them, as a gentleman heres
side suggested. (hear, hear, and laughter.) „Ail sfw
know whether the bets rose, or whether they le` 001.
that night. (Laughter.) I understand, however, osttl
great deal of money was lost and won on this °lda
(Laughter.) But, gentlemen, if ever I apprelle
lt
feared the result of this contest, I must sal' th°
riedt er,
victory gave to me, individually, a great deal dr
couragement (Hear, hear.) From that night 0011
not doubt. (Cheers.) We did pursue'our work Cet 004
as zealously as men ever did, I think, attend to 0100
duty. For night after night, not excepting ,°°Aed
.5111
for a month, did the committee assemble, and —Ol
0e
day did they pursue their work zealously, datf,
that their candidate should be their representarl,:"lst,
as such now. gentlemen, I beg to introduce to you
Radcliffe Jeffery, Esq." „ 'Act!
The toast was received with the most elstfik.
cheering, which was again and again renesfew
" See the Great Conqueror." ao'fl
Mr. Jeffery arose, and was received with re.se,b
bursts of applause. When silence had been rest°o" Iss;
said : Mr. Chairman, my friends, and supported,i,
guage fails me adequately to express to you op
,
—my grateful thanks—for the high and distinet,..4,l
tion in which, by the exercise of your suffr:won biedf
have lately placed me. From the hearty recePt'°"si
you have given to the proposition of my name toe sot
chairman this evening, I say language fails,. preseed
quately to express to you my gratitude on r`cseeto
occasion. I thank you, however, most sinea,' f
most heartily, and I trust that should it be my el;
present myself again before you at the close of the
cipal services, that you will then receive We jdosi,
same marks of kindness and expressions of °"0-00iPsvil
as those with which you have greeted me thl.. eos,°-0
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, you have sent me into to so Dv,
judging of me by the few public acts which I ilbat mb
enabled to perform in days gone by. I V 1314,001,1
future conduct may be a full endorsement of t'o, vot
is past. This much, at least, I can promise fsod)
neither integrity of purpose nor earnestness °highs-Ws
shall be wanting on my part to attain thes,sore, Oe
which you have been pleased to set ,"" read is
Sir, the recent contest, I think, should (Pedf
in Liverpool a very distinctive lessd°' „tlto„ei
hear.) In the first instance, sir, the ou;) 'rtbe
sought me to be their candidate. (Hear, hear] g f
sought me by a requisition signed by 308, not Ora itoass
sis
electors of Lime street ward, hut my own frienu' $44.0i
neighbours, who knew me best, and were beasorlo,
therefore, to judge of my qualifications. We hear beartoi
the contest of a strong pressure being brought 0°500,4t
order that my opponent might obtain a seat, e°l:losl,l°,of
that the end would justify the means. Notsvir"ii sof
sir, that that pressure induced no less tban by PO
requisitionists to abstain from voting for nleA'•etle I
efforts, and by the inciple, I trust, personifieur !let
the P° 110(
person, you have placed sue at the head of
of 73. (Hear, hear, and lon] cheers )is to at"
sing the fact, gentlemen, but thereiti, tt
splorable circumstance connected /It ordito
otien with those 51 who abstained W(1110010)
... their signatures, and coming, as I h,as par, 11,0°
expect, to th poll to record their votes. (Hose
Gentlemen, I am sure you are surprised/ rdosoo'oo
who have not heard the fact before, that there,' you oil,
51 who should thus abstain. But when Ir° ieed oic
t. of these 51 there were 28 Rho rervasiost
soff
that the remaining 23 voted agl, the 010
411 say that there is " something rotten le for
d t 0
•ark." (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I 11“10ts d'
Ight that in the agricultural distil 119t°0io
pressure was brought effectl Orr?humiliation—yea,
humiliation—yea, to the degradation even des loft
whom was entrusted to exercise, the saV:en Doso°:
of the franchise. But I was not prepared ".'si
in the town of Liverpool—the great commerfc..loo
Liverpool —and that in the sixteenth P°l;,," bear,4loi
town, a pressure would have been brought `,:bat ;:ste't
great an extent. (Rear, hear ) Then vti belh',llo'
inference I draw, Mr. Chairmen ? That whilst the :001
that in the districts to which I first referre'd $ 'tto;
was necessary, in order to the full exercise
conscientious principles—(cheers)—l belietol/1/041
the,ballot will be likewise necessary in largaisot tb
men may be able to pursue an indeperne 0100'
according to their judgments, and the dieradeje
consciences. (Cries of hear, hear, and Wel 00'°
sy prof
Gentlemen, your duties have eoinparal4°s tete is I
mine, howusr, have commenced. I have es 00111
them, and not without feeling a very sericSiserewte't
responsibility. The municipality of ~,bei0000;
no ordinary municipality. (Hear, hear) 4,y 106
confided to the care of that body are
and growing mightily every day. I 55'06
labours comparatively have ceased, but let Atch 01'
that if your labours have ceased, your v't eor( tIl
should not cease. (Hear. hear.) I °P,bea 111,0
now, sir, to my own supporters, but by 044;101°,15t
Press I speak to the electors of Liverpd°ldatf,„'-to
I say to them—" Consider not that your,4es ""
end when you have sent your representn; thee' tot:
Town Council, but look after them, watesske°;°,6l/ii‘),
take care that they become not slipperY4:„solaTrdsal
they place themselves not upon the the'pero
form—(cheers)—but that they nobly stand wed crone,
whichever side they may be for." (iterjaheaa 10101
Give me a determined opponent rather 600,esivd,
reed, professing supporter. (Cheers.), gat s;eosej
s,
considering my recent municipal birth. oll%o°o,
will not expect to find me municipally beep re heo 00° tlO
dling clothes. (Laughter ) I have as-ewe , 01
of this fact already in the
(Cheers and laughter.) I have been ti 511,,5ileatte0
time I have been there a longer ell'. d I°-
better. (Laughter.) Know better of
To what had my remarks reference, „„bat,
Case
of 0;4
whiebbotte'posis
such a reply? To the necessity that the„cokeroe°llo/
corporate officer upon the corporate v"" resrtiettg,
be endorsed by gentlemen who sr, ,e Oe°loll',ef
directly to you. (Hear and cheess.foliegtc selit
although I may be municipally in my
you did not send me into the council oteestettlid
prepared to expect from me that I should °bier.) 0d Doid
in commercial transactions. Ilearand fang ate Aloe vl
(
men, I was surprised to find that the cdrP,,°ootifrebtitv
not been so protected long since. (Kea float sof Kist
cheers.) You will expect, doubtless,
Dosoustiefitle
make some reference to one or more rlulbeis
siderable importance, which are pressing owe les
,4
upon the council at this moment. slad drYt this slys`f
been consulted, I should have sought Or; be pc° of °lot
banquet, this noble entertainment, 511001%, 00000
for a while, that I might have given to Yb"lf. )0,5 Os.
experiences within the walls of that assekra..t eodeti, eeerly
it is not possible, as you will admit, tUo'vg ottirealof
great deal upon this point. Bur afil.sa e-j 1 ret
mittees, they have put me upon one vshoh skate, o
important, and to the duties of 'chiclo c pr°lo
lel
for
directly. I could speak, probably, sof torytil 0°
quarter of an hour upon the necessities
ments. I could speak to you of the o'n_ t .ha~4 eest
and the Yellow House estate,
years ago over £lOO,OOO, and have not foroass 00;)
interest from the day when they w"e,rb°""artbll.l
which lie now, not in the same sta. • (sfe
which cosit,Aso,oo. peedr,eo;
tl
ld
state than they were when we bough tl,scal coensostoo
I say that it is to the discredit of the beers')
they should have so remained. (Heat, anlliotes "VP,
also occupy your attention for a feW
ach ba ward.5t to w
10,04
• n e
necessity for a free public library sit water of sa
i
hear.) Upon the necessity of salt hie too'
in the centre part of the town, I Wg

as that w]
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we could

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