Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-26 00:00:00

_ NTY ELECTION.
‘,OSERVATIVE MEETING,

THIS DAY.. .
heiTall?,friends and supporters of Messrs. Egerton and Legh.
this ,a,ueir Meeting in the Amphith,eotre at . twelve o'clock,
enu,,Y. The greater part of the building was tolerably;
ailed before the proceedings began, but there was, at
irt, at that period very little of the crowding which usually
those at a political meeting in the Amphitheatre. Among
lit.ee,on the platform were---Messrs. George Booker, John
Afder, Alfred Castellaine, J. Fisher, Alderman Gardner,
Coo Robertson, Robertson Alderman Thomas Bold, I. 0.
Niefser' John Hand, Wagstaff, J. Parker, J. C. Livingstone,
%Wu', Priest, Blain, Bernard Hall, Gibbeson, Thomas
c) Whitehead, J. B. Leatherbarrow, J. R. Cooper,
WS, Alexander Shand, J. R. Shaw, Crosthwaite, J. B.
eesuce, Holmes, Hayma.n, 11. Rae, Hurry, Thomas E.'
fah,sivT• Horsfall, Christopher Bashell, G. H. Hors-
eeeil ni• Cleaver, Alderman Bennett, James Tyrer, john
"Wier' James Holme,• J. Watham, C. Chalk, J. Arkle,
Presto Forster, Forster, S. IL Graves, Jos. Booker, C. S. Parker,
The RidleY.
tiers, 13,4:111Phitheatre boxes were hung in front with ban-
hers,
'redefoinrgnasuch
inscriptions as, Neßright, or Demo,-
" No Liberalism for the sake of Place • '
and Queen, the Altar, and the Constitution ;" "Derb'y,
Constitutional Reform," &c., &c.
on the candidates entered the building, and appeared
sever Platform, accompanied by Mr. Francis Shand, and
of eh-ek °tiler gentlemen, they were received with loud bursts
rtre,
4r•eTh
nten, th. ',lnas E. Moss said : Brother electors, and gentle-
iisreaatStroiSjS indeed a cheering scene, and proves that there
6 link between the commercial' interests of this
shire. town, and the agricultural interests of South Lance-
to t,re
iluheers.) Allow me to propose to • you a chairman
kilo slue over this day's proceedings. I give you a well-
vative —the name. of a genuine unflinching Conser-
Th 'rank Shand. (Great cheering.)
taken hluttion was carried by acclamation, and the chair
-`ur•
~ Shand.
to cobs 'land : You are met,, gentlemen, on this occasion
'flittedttilcr an object as momentous as any that can be sub-'
fit am ° us at the present moment. The selection of two
this Proper parties to, represent the southern division of
4RNry.ea. t county in parliament. (Applause.)
Three cheers for John Bright. (Cheers and
velfai, Shand I say momentous, not only 'as regards the
°f our locality, but as it affects the great interest of
kora 'non country. It is especially at the present
Whidein" momentous, when we _consider the fearful crisis
I seems to impend over the European affairs. Iu that
•Pattie
the a, ularly claim. the support of this country to maintain
say, riaistration. of Lord Derby. (Applause.) For I
reoree him alone, I find that political chiet, who can at this
inairttl,,;" who is in a position at this moment to
(ApeiVi the government effectively for the country.
a government• -"se-) The only chief who can at this moment keep
ith,,_ of strength and solidity. One that shall
v,r-ss the foreign powers with an assurance of the policy
tee he is 0
gentle prepared to carry out. (Applause.) Then
shake in,e' n I think it is time that this country should
action 4self up and arouse itself to some independent
powe'r' and not submit, as it has hitherto done, to a despotic
ter .rw-hich emanates from Newall's buildings, Manches-
te is, 1- am not going to submit to that which now pretends
I am'ue a kind of universal law. You are not prepared,
o; sure, once more to bow the knee to Mr. Cheetham.
aev ure surely not prepared to accept the ballot box in
or' either from Mr. Cheetham or others. [Cries
order 0, no, and yes, yes." Here a scene .of dis-
- took place in the pit, and cries of "Pat
ord out,°' were heaed from all quarters.] When
e:ier Was restored, Mr. Shand continued to say : I do not
thv.eet, for one moment, that all will agree with me and
b'refore I should be sorry to try to restrain any gentleman
ja° 'nay choose to express his opinions. But, gentlemen,
as not prepared to support Mr. Cheetham, bearing,
he does, the ballot-box, (Hear hear.) Neither
agnelaj prepared to see the successor of that inestimable
diffiletnan (Mr. Brown), for estimable we call him, though
e„ering' with him. lam not prepared to see his successor
eriell in the humble person Of Heywood, who has been car-
wateto Xewall-street Buildings, and there dipped in the dark
the rs °f their streets, and come out stulted as he was with
who ballot-box. (Applause.) Why, any gentleman
you bts, heard him express • his private sentiment,
the ;fut.'. observe in all he says, a denial of
plicatiol/1,-Ilear°f the ballot-box, or its practical ap-
returni,c 1011, therefore, could seriously never think of
The such men -as these. -What use would they bo
? asYs you'd
-e no use in the administration of Lord John
the eu, h
who detests the ballot, and they would be same in
same ration of Lord Palmerston, who is of the
Air. 13 ?Pinion. They would do nothing except join
a v, right for universal suffrage, and turn out once
auti' ear with the honourable Mr. Berkeley on his
Youual division. Having come to this point it is well that
tiftearold have some gentlemen uninfected with the nays-
Utiapcoountrnolledthien past, untrammelled with either party, and
any way ; men who will put their hands
which their hearts, and be able to tell you the sentiments
fell • peat there, and tell you they are prepared
is 5 to maintain those principles. (Applause. It
I t „11°..t for me enter into details, but
response tot step which you will now take will be
to%pee°lll_Se hat appeal which is made to you in the Queen's
Cech, to maintain her in the exercise of her authority, and
of la ew that the administration of the country is approved
Ville Millie. (Applause.) Now, I ought not to say more
what present occasion, because I might anticipate
tee, ill be better said by those who will succeed
to k: will only say this, that I trust that I shall be enabled
You eP °rcler in this vast assembly (hear, hear), and that
for Ntybill support that principle effectually, which will be
once the
benefit of your country. (Applause.) I will at
(Great intduce to you the Hon. Mr. Algernon Egerton.
i applause.)
eethrr: Egerton came forward, and was received with
Gentle antic applause. He said : Mr. Chairman and
a in rising for the first time in my life to address
and assemblage like the present, in one of the greatest
senieworthiest cities of the empire, I may well feel, I think,
for diffidence in my power, to do justice to the principles
the h I ask your support. I trust that you will consider
(Ch,P'neiPles, and not the person who addresses you.
seeens.) I know that in coming to Liverpool I seek to
this the representation of the southern division of
Polit.-"tY, a gentleman who, although I differ from him in
his Is, yet has a very just claim upon the consideration of
Southcl-citizens here, and upon the constituency of
ber .Laneashire generally. (Hear, hear.) His princely
a.lity must have endeared him to you, and the
eel in which he represented the separate interests of this
I hntY, have been such as did him great credit among you,
ie tahve no doubt. (Hear, hear.) But, gentlemen, I observe
the rePort of the meeting of our opponents here, almost
vasnrst thing which was said by the chairman, Mr. Brown,
bf v,...an accusation of presumption against me in coming
ee"ard at all to represent the county ; and with your leave, '
uhf b-r° Igo into detail upon the principles for which I stand
tier re,
_I will say a few words with regard to his accusa-
w„." (Cheers.) Now it might be presumption in one who
cps not yet arrived, perhaps, at middle life, like myseltf,t to
ee'e forward and place himself before so large a cons u-
a. as this; but before I consented to stand for
v,:u Lancashire, I took care that I should
a very general expression of feeling from
vOr—us parts of the county ; and when 1 was
et,,uvinced that it was a general feeling which requested me
thistaLnd there, I thought it my duty to come forward, d
h;tll,4i.ng so, I may promise that what energies or any small
s4fq "les I may possess will, if I am elected, be at the
fr`tiee of this great constituency. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
will now proceed to give you my idea of what is meant by
Conservative
professions I have put forward to my supporteFs as
„Onservative principles. (Hear hear.) • I am an iicle7
dent supporter of Lord Derby's Government. (Loud
tle9eer%),, -Now with regard to Conservative principles. I
th, .•,•,,LueY may be very shortly defined as an attachment
t.to
tat-; ',roue, to the Queen, and to the representative ins 1-
(eiVus, and the general constitution of our country.
weehrs.) I know that Mr. Bright and others have asked,
14.1,4 is this constitution I hear so much about ?"
a uaS said, " I have never seen it ;" and it is
h tavouvite remark among the Radicals, that they
ttai:ve /lever seen the constitution. But I am well aware
at the constitution under which we live is not one of the
(ietand-dry " measures brought forward by theorists.
Years.' hear-) It has grown up for at least 200 or 300
..its taws are w ell known by those who have to
the ulster them, and they are calculated for the benefit and
fe advantaire of the country. (Hear, hear. One principal
nn are that interests shall be represented, and not mere
covers• By interests I mean that the landed interest, the
Jlularaercial interest, the manufacturing interest, and also
tieuswring-man interest, should be represented in the
rugof Commons (cheers), but represented in such a
nner that they should balance each other, and that no
Consideration
interest should be able to sweep the others from the
one
esideration of the country. (Hear, hear.) Such being
that °I the principles of our constitution, I say
the
to eu new-fangled panacea which has been found
ev,o,uruotarrnes,nll. our ills, ought never to become the law of the
no hesitationlsallude to universal suffrage and the ballot.
Now, with regard to universal suffrage,. I have
. whatever in saying that it is a failure wher_-
.„07.3_,t has been tried. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I ask
lieru,l there is more liberty of the subject in America than
(No, no.) That is the great country in which uni-

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