Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-02 00:00:00

often to coMpromise,—the first always excusably,
and the latter often wisely,—there is a strong faith
at the bottom of their hearts ; there is a definite

policy which it is their mission to pursue, Jt
the Would be childish to suppose t . krarest wis-
dom of the State; the highest oratory of Parlia_
me 11, '-ast 0O ration of the intelligence and
k 1 Wealth of
.Liverpool, were congregated by one
consent together, to babble of hopes which there
is nothing to inspire, or of a party which has no
existence

THE Conservative Banquet to Lord DERBY was a
great fact, and one which has spoken in pretty
plain and strong terms to the " Great Liberal
party." One of our Liberal contemporaries has
remarked, that of old the Tories generally held
a jollification to celebrate some party triumph ;
but on this 'occasion they had met together for
the purpose of " condoling with each other, and
" their noble chief, upon a mortifying defeat."
But why, then, with just apprehension, does the
same contemporary declare,—" It may be true

" that Toryism is extinct, but the party is not.
" It was never more active than it is at present,
" nor more Ithpeful." We are not surprised that
Liberals are invoked to be on the alert, arid not
to despise the enemy whom they defeated by an
unprincipled party dodge, since it is further ad-
mitted, that the " phalanx of Conservatives is most
" formidable in the New House of Commons."
How could it be otherwise,—the democratic and
levelling principles enunciated by JoiiN BRIGHT
and his Tail, have aroused the indifferent and
lethargic into reflection and activity; and there
cannot be a shadow of a doubt that the present
House of Commons is more Conservative than the
last. We have always considered it a most for-
tuitous circumstance, when blatant and unscru-
pulous Radicals have had an occasion, and availed
themselves of it, to blurt out their destructive
theories of constitutional reform, since they have
published to the country at large the dangers to
which it would be exposed if these restless de-
magogues once got the reins of government into
their own hands, unchecked by that traditional
family Whiggism which now stays them partially
in their headlong course.
We suspect, however, that it is not so much
the Conservative tone of the House of Commons
which makes the Liberals of this good old town
uneasy and petulant. It is because South Lan-
cashire has shown to Liverpool the example of
electing two Conservatives to Parliament. And
we feel confident that Mr. EWART'S political days
are numbered, as far a: the representation of this
town is concerned, and that upon the next elec-
tion here he will get his liceat migrare,—that
there will be chosen from among our townsmen
some prominent and duly qualified Conservative
in 'his place. There are many we could point
out as eligible for the distinction in an
eminent degree. We should, for our part,
hoWever, prefer to see the _ representation
divided between the two great Interests which
combine to sustain the welfare of this im-
portant town,—namely, Commerce and Ship-
ping. These are the twin giants which have
cradled Liverpool into its present magnitude, as
the emporium of the commerce of the world, and
the harbour into which the vessels of all nations
of the earth enter for traffic and gain.

Let our fellow townsmen, then, in the Con-
servative interest, be active and alert. There
are among ourselves so many men of ability,
intelligence, position, and sound principles,
that we hope when the time does arrive that
we shall be called upon to again elect repre-
sentatives to. Parliament, we shall choose one
out of our own good old town, without seek-
ing a candidate from some distant place, uncon-
nected with its enterprise, its indukry, and
its interests,—one who will support and give
effect to that constitutional policy to which Lord
DERBY so forcibly referred when he said—" I

" speak of that Conservatism which is not ob-
" struction, and which is the best promoter
"of safe and gradual social improvement,
"—of that Conservatism, which strenuously
" adhering to the old machinery of the Constitu-
" tion, adapts from time to time the various parts
" of its mechanism to the real requirements and
" the real capacities of the age in which we
" live,—of that Conservatism which should give
" to all orders and degrees of men within this
" realm their due weight, authority, and prepon-
" derance,—of that Conservatism which loves the
" interest of the people at large, but will not be
" led away by the noisy demonstrations of blus-
" tering demagogues, either to shrink at the voice
"of menace, or timidly to concede rights and
" positions to large bodies of men, for the purpose
"of obtaining a temporary moment of popu-
" larity, when in our hearts we believe the con-
" cession of those coveted boons would be the
"worst injury to the classes to -whom we give
" them." This, we say, is the Conservatism to
which the company present at the Banquet vir-
tually pledged themselves ; and we only await
the time, when the Electors of this town shall
again be called upon to exercise their franchise,
to secure a full and faithful representation of
their political opinions, and the guarantee of a
constant and careful attention to their general
interests.

TILE HERRING . TRADE.— WICK,
herring trade, as regards sales of ship
mOeCnt.ts .--Om'
herring
about closed, and we can only quote last prices as
nominal, viz., 325. for crown full and 20s. 6d. for
spent. A number of coopers are going idle both here
and on the Latheron coast, and many have left for the
south. The trade altogether has seldom been in such a
or
THE lanjuid state.
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