Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-29 00:00:00

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TO THE FREE AND INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF
LI3IE-STREET WARD.
GENTLEMEN,
IIAVING received a Requisition numerously and
respectably signed, to allow myself to be put in nonaina-
ton as a Candidate for your suffrages at the approaching Muni-
cipal Election, I, on public grounds, do not hesitate to respond..
to that, appeal, feeling assured that the constituency- of this
important Ward-will be rejoiced to have this opportunity.of
freeing itself from the thraldom of Radicalism; and shaking
off the yoke of the Compton-House demagogue. I will not
presume to follow the example of My vain-gloriouS opponent
by lauding mvself to the skies, or endeavouring to gull you
into the belief that I have been the saviour and regenerator
of althoughhis. twin
in all it is
pa-
olintioctoari l
jobs,ousfacwt
.were;
byhe,their
and
woil
uncalled-for interference, the .-means .of depriving the-
people of Liverpool of half a million of money. I
will, however, promise you, that I will ,devote my time
and energies towards ameliorating • the condition of
the working classes, by sanitary and other measures:;--also,
-carefully watch over the appropriation of the corporate funds,
avoiding, on the one hand, that niggardly parsimony that
would cut down the poor man's wages, and, on the other -hand,
that wild and reckless extravagance which has so often cha-
racterised the acts of our public men, in dealing with the pub-
lie purse.
I am an advocate for the Rating of the Docks, as I consider
they ought to bear their proper share of the burdens of the
Town.
There are many other subjects of local and generil interest
which it would be tedious to dwell upon within the limits of an
address, and as I shall have.many opportunities of personally
appearing before you between now and the day "of EleCtion,
I shall be glad to enter more fully into my *political and
general opinions. In the meantime, I leave myself in your
hands, and be assured that, if you do me the honour of electing
me as your Representative, I shall use my best exertions in
your behalf, and that of the town in general. .
I have the hanOur to be, Gentle Men, your most obedient
servant, .
JOHN WILSON.
West Derby-street, Liverpool, 21st October, 1859.

• LIME-STREET WARD.
/THE COMMITTEE for CONDUCTING the
ELECTION of JOHN WILSON, Esq., SIT DAILY at
Mr. CuAs. CHAtat's, Star and Garter Hotel, Queen-square,
where every information may be obtained.

Oct. 24, 1859.

RICHARD HOLMES, Chairman.
"JAMES EVAN'S, Vice-Chairman.
W. T. MAY, Hon. Sec.

TO THE ELECTORS OF ST. ANNE'S WARD. ,
GENTLEMEN,
T have been asked by a most influential deputation
I from your ward to allow myself to be placed in nomina- '
tion for the seat in the Council ab.,ut to be vacated by your
respected member, Mr. Mellor.
After consulting with friends upon whose judgment I can
rely, I have determined on placing my Services at your
disposal.
lf ybtr elect- me, I shalt 'go into-tbe -COnnell' Chamber deter-
mined, so far as may lie in my power, to promote the interests
not only of this ward, but of the town at large.
By a judicious but considerable retrenchment ofour borbugh
expenditure, I believe that -the taxes levied upon your earn-
ings may be diminished, and the imminent risk of additional
burdens averted.
To a business-like and-proper management of out :vast cor-
porate property it will be•admitted.that a knOwledge of what
it is, and where it is situated, is required. The production of
the return ordered at the instance of Mr. Gladstone, 'three .
years ago, is still delayed, and ought at once to be placed in
the hands of every member of the Council.
Now that the dock property is separated by act of Parlia-
ment from the corporate estate,
•can see no reason why
should not be subject to the same rates as all other property.
On the 9th of November I shall, if returned by you, be called'
upon to take' part in the election of eight gentlemen.a.s alder-
men of the borough. I will on that occasion, while exercising
my independent judgment as to who are the best .fitted to
receive so marked a distinction, endeavour to secure such a
distribution of the aldermanic honours as to- leave no doubt
upon the mind of any one that " honour " kas been given "to
whom honour is due."
I shall support the extension of education, as it alone can'
enable a man to fulfil the duties of his station honourably in
whatever position of life he may be.
I shall endeavour, by advocating the establishment of public
parks and playgrounds, to diminish the.temptations to intem-
perance and crime.
In a few months the noble gift of our fellow-townsman, Mr.
William Brown, is to be thrown open to the public, and will
form a lasting ornament to your ward.
I hope soon, too, to see a branch of the Liverpool Savings
Bank established in this part of the,town, convinced-that the
extension of the means of mental culture by the Free Library
will be followed here, as elsewhere, by a marked moral and
physical improvement.
It will be my pleasure, if returned to the Council, to support
some of the schemes of borough improvements which have
been so ably advocated by Mr. William Earle, especially so far
as they relate to the approaches to our noble river, those being
at present not only dangerous to the public, but a disgrace to
the town.
I hope to have many other opportunities of addressing yon,
of which I shall take advantage to make known my views
upon all subjects of public interest in reference to which you
may wish an expression of my opinion.
I will only add that if I can be of any service to my native
town—the town in which my respected father ministered for
nearly 20 years, and over which my grandfather presided as
chief magistrate upwards of half a century ago--it will be
more than a recompense to me for any exertions I may be
called-upon to make in your behalf.
-.I remain, gentlemen, yours very faithfully,- • -
CLARKE ASPINALL.
3, Union-court, Castle-street, Liverpool.

The Committee for conducting the ELECTION of CLARKE
ASPINALL, Esq., sits daily at Mr. Martin's, 109, St. Anne-
-street.

S. FRAZER, Chairman.
twfnol JABEZ JONES,-Mon. Bee.

TO THE MUNICIPAL ELECTORS OF SOUTH
TOXTETH WARD.
GENTLEMEN,
Y Term of Office, as one of your Representatives
tin the Town Council, will expire_on the let November.
ving had the honour of being twice elected by You, I have
for the last six years zealously endeavoured to discharge the
duties of the trust you committed to me in a faithful and con-
scient:ous manner, by a regular attendance at the different
committees on which I was placed, and in taking an active
part ix their proceedings. lam 'led' td believe that my past
conduct has received your approval, from the numerously and
influentially signed requisition I have now received, soliciting
me to become for the third time a candidate to represent you.
Under this impression, I cheerfully comply with your wish;
-and should-you be pleased to confer on me the renewed honour
of re-electing me, I can only promise that I shall give the same
diligent attention to the discharge of my duties, and that I
shall be influenced alone by a conscientious desire_to act, as
regards all matters that may come before the Council, to the
best of my judgment; for the benefit of my constituents, and
the good of the Borough generally.

I BIf,GENTLEMEN,

Your moot 'obedient Servant,
JAMES ROBERTSON,
Peel-street, Toxteth-park,

Oct. '2O, 1859.

TO THE BURGESSES OF GREAT GEORGE WARD.
GENTLIMISW,
gegAVING received from a highly influential Depu-
tation an invitation to become a Candidate for the Ward,
to place myself in your hands ; and this I do with greater
pleasure, as I have been connected with the Ward from my
earliest years.
If elected, I shall give my attention, as far as lies in my
power, not only to local wants, such as completing what have
been for so many years serious grievances---the approaches to
Park-lane, the alteration of Cleveland-square Market, &c.,--
but also toi what is of still more importance, the economical
administration of the Corporate Funds ; and feeling, as I do, '
that one of the most necessary steps to that end is to have a
full and clear statement of the Corporate Property, I shall feel
bound to support any party who may endeavour to obtain that
important object. . .

I shall have great pleasure in supporting any measure for
providing Public Parks or Playgrounds. lam of opinion that
these, to be useful, must be as near to the town as possible ;
and that, as far as the south end of the town is concerned, the
fields adjoining Parliament-street are the most eligible site
available.

_
Hoping, if elected, to merit that confidence and kindly feel-
ing which I have so largely experienced hitherto,
I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
JOHN HAYS WILSON.
79, Upper Parliament-street, Liverpool,
September 22nd, 1859.

TO THE BURGESSES OF
ABERCROMBY, GREAT GEORGE, LIME-STREET, AND

WEST DERBY WARDS.

FELLOW BURGESSES,
WORDS are inadequate to express my disgust at the
apathetic feeling which pervades your Wards at this
particular crisis : I allude to your want of energy. in not
bringing forward candidates of Conservative principles to
represent you on the Ist of November next. What, may I ask,
is the cause of your indifference to the principles which you
profess to enunciate ? Has some powerful narcotic been
infused into your systems ? or have fair promises (made only
to be broken) been held out to you? To my mind it seems
most suicidal that you should allow your adversaries to exer-
cise such an unlimited sway over you. I entreat, I implore of
you, in the name of common sense, for the sake of those grand
and noble principles which you profess to follow, to throw off
the shackles of despotism and republicanism, and be deter-
mined to preserve the grand bulwark of our constitution. This
you can only effect by returning true Conservatives in the
stead of out-lying and deceptive Radicals, at the forthcoming
MunicipalTlection. _ _

I am; Fellow Burgesses, your obedient Servant,
THOMAS BANNER.

London-road, October 22, 1859.

TO THE ELECTORS OF RODNEY-STREET WARD.
GENTLEMEN,
4,Deputation of the Electors of the Ward having this
day presented me with a Requisition signed by a large
an influential number of gentlemen of all shades of political
opinions, requesting me to allow myself to be NOMINATED
on the Ist proximo, to again Represent you in the Town
Council, I have great pleasure in acceding to their wish.
I have had the honour of representing you for twelve years;
1 trust I have not forfeited the confidence hitherto placed in
me.
All measures calculated to improve the sanitary condition of
the town, I will support.
A well-considered measure of Public Improvements is abso-
lutely necessary. The most important of these is in the
approaches to our noble river.
Should it be your pleasure to re-elect me, my best energies
shall be directed to promote your interests.—l have the honour
to be, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant,
J. A. TOBIN.
3nl .

Liverpool, 28th October, 1859.