Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-15 00:00:00

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LATEST BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

CASTLE-STREET WARD.

IMPORTANT MEETING, YESTERDAY.

.--Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of the burgesses of
this ward favourable to. the return of Mr. Thomas
Woodbiun to the Town Council, was held in the Com-
mon Hall, Hackins-hey. There was a very numerous
and respectable attendance, - the legal element being
largely.represented. Amongst the gentlemen present
we observed Messrs. Frank Maxwell, William.A Jevons,
Henry Whitmore.(Honorary Secretary), William. Rad-
cliffe, Ambrose Lace, Henry A. Ewer, J. E. Gill,
William Williams, W.. Whatham, It. A. Payne, .
J. G. Livingstone, IL Roberts, Thomas Brakell, John
Atkinson, Edward Glazebrook, George Webster, Edward
Banner, Harmood Banner, F. S. Hull, H. Bardswell,
H:. Moore, Edward . Lawrence, William Birkett,
Charles Clark, E. G. Deane, Henry Bell, J. Forshaw,
W. N. Winch, T. Martin, G. :.Byford, W. N. Coates,.
H. W.:Banner, John Hand, David Evans, Robert Lock-
hart, John Bigham,. 11. Cleaver Chapman, H. Broom,
and Richard Williams ; also, Messrs. Marshall, Ander-
son, Baron, Lowndes, Walker, Ilardisty, Dodge, Fraser,
_Molyneux, Almond, Francis, Gorst, Daly, Ryan,
Yxon,- &c,
On the motion of Mr. Harmood Banner, . .
Mr. MOROSE LACE was called to the chair. He said
they had heard, he dared say, a good deal up on this
occasion about an attorney's: fight, and they would there-
fore nut be surprised to see, him in the chair ; but, if by:
that phrase, it was thought they sought to get. a repre-
sentative of their profession in the Council on anyground
exclusively their: own, for anything which ,would be
inimical to the public, or of personal interest to them-
selves, .he should net have been there as chairman
hear,)—nor would the profession have banded
together for such. a .purpose. The consequences of law
affected individually every member of the community,
and thee, i';,re their profession-had tiiiat 1-c:ferule,: to the
convenience or inconvenience of the public et large.
.Mr. F. S. HULL,, in a speech of considerable length,
proposed the nomination of Mr. Woodburn. It was
right, he said,.the public should know. why the solicitors
had taken so,promment a position in the matter. They
saw around them gentlemen of all shades of political
opinion. He had always been of Opinion that politics had
nothing to. do with the Town Council of Liverpool. There
were sixty-four members of the Council, and he asked
whether-the solicitors ought not to be, represented there ?.
It. Was, well known that, a large portion of their body
was „incorporated in the Law Society—a 'society which
aiirent,"mueh time in looking over bills brought before
IWiLimnent.before they were passed, and giving practical
Eng,lestions concerning them. Last session Lord St.
Tjeonards had filtered an important bill solely, upon the
representations of the,Liverpool Law Society; and they
folt"they ought to haye in the Town Council some
Member .who could represent their views. For want,
of such a *resolution, they had, been obliged to lay before
the Council reports, and that had been called "dictation."
hn `Castle-street Ward, the lawyers numbered 127, of
Whom 87 were on, the register; and theme were on the
registe'r altogether, 1,300 gentlemen. In Manchester,
for 'the last ten or't,Welve years, two members of the
legal .profession, Were': always elected .for St. Anne's
Warde Mr. ling then. came to the question upon which,
more especially,,
.the solicitors had resolved to support
WOodburne.-tlie appointment of a second stipen-
diary Magistrate He gave credit to thelay magistracy
fOr their impartiality and attention. Justices of the Peace,
as the name implied, Were,originally appointed simply
to preerve the peace; but; in reeentyears., Parliament had
thought proper to thp.polioe magistracy a
trear,ociitional;twoiat of duty of 4 OM character,
an 44 tho3s PaPeoger Act, It
- occur
•
was. not an uncommon thing for them •to a
pestion involving 'an amount of £1,500 or £2,000.
Then ..tliere: ,was- the: -Merchant Shipping Act, a most
intiicate and complicated Act. They might decide on
salvage -claims to. the amount of £2OO. Then there
were seamen's eases,.—nice questions as to desertion,
,which. The ZiigistrateS seemed to assume the
landions of • the: Admiralty, and of the Court of
Chancery.' Under'? the -Dock Acts, the- magistrates
could try collislow eases under L5O ; and in many
cases there was7lo.appeal from the magistrates. Mr.
Hull argued that any man,. to decide such questions,
mist have a comtpotent leg-' training. He then criti-
cised Alderman' Heltne's'-speeth.on the first report pre-
sented.4by the Law' Society. Re said, there was the
Ciiartilot -Passage ottier7. matters, by -attention to
whiehthe.public might be served, if they had anybody
in the.Councir who could be-the medium of communi-
cation-between the profession•and that body. Mr. Hull
concluded by speaking e,f the great qualifications of Mr.
Woodburn, who cwas a man of great probity, consider-
able intellect, and-`who would express his views in an
honestiefearless, and, intelligent manner.: .He had great'
pleasure in- proposing him, as a proper -person to repre-
sent the ward. ; '

Mr. E. LAwritN.cr,•-jun., said• it was only because he.
thought Mr. Woodburn 'fitted, on generailligrounds, to.!
represent the interests' of the-ward, that he had assented
to second the resolution. He amused the audience by
a sketch of what they did want, and did not want, in a
Town Councillor. They did not want, to represent-
them-in the Town Council, a man who, in the purityof
his character, considered himself so far' removed above.
his fellow-men, that their actions, in his eyes, appeared
nothing but venial, (Laughter and applause.) Other
wards, he dared say, might glory in having such a gen-
tlemdn to repreSent them, hut they should rather have
a man to represent them, who had feeling's and sympa-
_tides-in Common with. themselves, and who would pro-
bably be better able to do justice to their wants and
requirements. They did not want a gentleman
who writes addresses by the yard, and makes
Speeches by the mile (laughter, applause, and a
voice, "That is Tear:v.l—one \Nilo arrogates to him-
fielf the merit of every substantial movement made in
the Town Council, and thinks that nothing on earth can
possibly beat himself. (Laughter and applause.) Wit- 1
ness his address to the electors of Lime-street Ward.
Nor slid they want one who finds mare's nests in every
transaction not carried out according to his own pre,
conceived opinions. (Laughter.) But they did want a
gentleman to represent them, who had good, sound
common sense, and who would devote his time and
talents to the general welfare of the town, irrespective
of any party. They wanted a gentleman to represent
them who would have a due regard to the efficient and
economical administration of the estate of the Corpora-
tion; avoiding, on the one hand, the lavish expenditure
too often indulged by public • companies, and, on the
other, the stunted parsimony which would only measure
a man's services by the price at which somebody else
could be got to do the work—(applause) ;—and they
wanted a man who would do his best to carry out all
those improvements which would raise our town iu a
sanatary, intellectual, and moral point of view. Such a
man he believed Mr. Woodburn to be. (Applause.)
In answer to a question by Mr. Bigham, the Chair-
man stated that,that was a meeting of electors favourable
to the return of Mr. Woodbura ; but after- he had
spoken, he would be happy to answer questions which
any elector might put to him.
Mr. WOODBURN who was received with enthusiastic
cheering, then delivered a very able and eloquent ad-
dress. The proud position he occupied was not of
his own !coking, and never was he more astonished
in his life than when a deputation waited upon
him, and asked to put him in nomination forthe
ward. He disclaimed the idea of going into the
Town Council as the representative of any class,
interest, profession, or party. A (=Teat deal had been
said that day about a second stipendiary magistrate, and
they would be surprised to learn he had never been asked
his views on the question; and, although the legal pro-
fession had asked him to come forward, he was not a
member of the Law Society, and knew nothing of their
discussions or proceedings but what appeared in the
newspapers. There was no prominent question now be-
fore the town to engender the bitter party strife which
had prevailed for so many years ; and he, therefore,
regarded this as a golden opportunity for them
..thto
proceed on the path of peaceful progress,—with
their sanitary improvements, with plans forthe.h those
rational
t
recreation and enjoyment of the people, and
measures by which all classes, from the hi;lCst to the
lowest, would be benefited. Mr. Woodburn thought
the Council should be put in immediate possession of
the return moved for years before by Mr. Robert=
son Gladstone, showing-in what the corporate property
exists. The word "progress" embodied a principle to
which he was ardently attached ; but they all knew that
it was amongst the cants of this canting world ; and he
protested against any particular party appropriating
the word, and the principle it embodied, to themselves.
It had been alleged against him that he was not
a party man. Ile admitted it. Daring his whole life
be had avoided the strife of party politics, and no
inducement would tempt him to enter that arena. But
if they wanted in their representative something like

independence, and freedom of thought and action, then
he put in his claim. (Loud applause.)
Mr. BIG lIAM asked Mr. Woodburn to say what prin-
ciple would guide him in the election of aldermen on
the 9th November—whether he thought they should
be taken from the Council, or selcetld from the town at
large ?
Mr. WOODBURN said, that acting in the spirit of the
Municipal Act, he shoUld vote for those he thought the
fittest men—whether in the Council or out. (Load
applause.) •
31r; BlGHAM—Another question I wish to ask. Do
you think the Dock Estate ought to be rated to the
support of the poor ?
Mr. WOODBURN—My own opinion is it ought to be
rated:
Mr. BronAm—And would you endeavour in every
way to have that carried out ?
Mr. WoonntinN'—With great respect, I must not be
drawn into giving any pledge as to any particular line
of conduct. (Applause.) -
Mr. BIGHAM —I must take some other opportunity.
(A laugh.)
The motion was then put, and enthusiastically carried,
with but one dissentient. . •

A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.

INERTON AND KIRKDALE WARD.

A public meeting of the electors 9f the Kirkdale dis-
trict, favourable to the re-election of Mr. J. J.• Stitt,was
held yesterday evening, in St. 'Mary's school-room,
Kirkdale ; Mr. CHARLES MozLEY in the chair. There
were also present, Mr. J. A. Picton, Joseph Atherton,
James Halsall, J. Worsnop, William Swift, D. R. Hug-
ginson, &c. The meeting was very thinly attended, it
being sometime past the hour appoinko (eight o'clock)
before the people numbered tr. ore than a dozen.
The proceedin,,:s co-nmeaced by the Secretary reading
the notice cant cuing the•meeting.

I The CHAIRMAN said it might occasion some surprise
that he, who had resided amongst them for so short a
time, should occupy the position of chairman at that
meeting. This was explained by the fact that a num-
ber of electors had called upon him soliciting him to
take the chair at that meeting, and to preside over the
committee. He consented, first, because he desired to
render what assistance he could to those amongst whom
he resided ; and, secondly, to do what he could for the
re-election of Mr. Stitt. When they bore in mind that
Mr. Stitt had been their representative for the last three
years, and that he had been such an efficient member of
four important committees, his duty, as chairman, was
very light in introducing Mr. Stitt to the meeting.
Mr. MATzsu being called upon, moved the following
rerol ition :—" That the able and independent manner
in which Mr. J. J. Stitt has discharged his duty as
Town Councillor for the last three years, fully entitles
him to the reaewal of the confidence of the electors of
this ward."
Mr. BIDWELL seconded the resolution.
Mr. STITT then proceeded to address the meeting.
He believed that the confidence which had been placed
in him three years ago, had not suffered by lapse of
time. He would not conceal from them what he felt,
that next the approval of one's conscience of their
actions, was the approval of those who would support
him in the midst of difficulties, misrepresentation, and
even calumnies which some people uttered. He was
prepared to give an account of his stewardship for the
past three years, and_ to answer asy questions that
might be put. If he had committed errors, they were
errors of judgment, and not of. motive. A word called
"compromise" was very common now-a-days and that
word had been made use of with reference to himself, by
a Liberal journal, in commenting on the proceedings of
the election of an Alderman for Everton Ward, in
the room of tile late Mr. Chilton. He went on to quote
the words of the article, "'loch, he said, fercibly re-
minded him of a line of Shakespere's,.

Call ye that' backing your friends ?
When he first went to the Council, he found members
walking on tip-toe, as if afraid of an echo ; whispers,
winks, and nods were freely exchanged, accompanied
with frequent shrugs of the shoulders, and he was at a
loss to know what it all meant ; but he at last found
out that it was the plot of the cottonocracy of
Manchester with • sundry landowners and rail-
way companies, by which plot it was 'contemplated
to rob Liverpool. This came to a climax at last, and
like all other infernal machines it burst, and the con-
sequence was, that one fine morning the Corporation
found themselves poorer by £60,000 than they had been
the day before. He did not mention this to give them
an idea that there should be a feeling of hostility be-
tween the dock and corporate estates, but to show how
matters were at that time. He then went on to give an
account of his tlabour for the past three years, during
which time, he said, matters had so much improved that a
Jeffery, a Bennett, and an Earle, might now be led by
a child.- He said he was willing again to do all that he
could, if they choose to re-elect him ; but if they found
a better man, then he was willing to retire.
• Mr. HouoirroN then moved, " That as Mr. 'J. J. Stitt
has consented to offer himself for re-election, this meet-
ing pledges itself to use- every exertion to secure his
return to the Town Council".

Plerox seconded the resolution, which was
adopted:

Thanks' were then moved to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.

•
TRANSFER' OF LICENSES.

On Thursday and yesterday the magiStrat& were
engaged in considering the various applications for the
transfer of licenses from one person to another, and of
the removal of licenses from one house to another. After
fully investigating each case, the following is the result
of the session