The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

LUJERPOOL ELEC

THE

NOMINATION

CANDIDATES
YESTERD NY •

Never was a contested election in Liverpool entered
upon with so little spirit and enthusiasm as that which
commenced yesterday morning Z.Thelaw prohibiting music
and banners certainly. cooled the courage of both parties.
.At an ei:rly hour the streets began to fill: and showed symp-
toms of the unusual occurrence which was to take
place. Mr. Ewavt's friends: and so,norters assembled at
his central committee room, the Waterloo Hotel; Italie-
high street. By ni;ie o'clock crowds Of people assembled,
nod the leather supporters of the honourable candidate
had arrived pretty strong niimbers shortly after ten
!thAt`ek• About twenty minutes past ten, Air. Evart and
his friends set out on their way to the hustings. His
P-irpearance was the signal for a loul and long burst of
cheering, which was tak,en up arid renewed along the
whole of the route. The honourable gentleman had his
mover_ and seconderon eiarer side, and the greater

part of the gentlemen who occupied seats. on the Liberal
Side of the hustings joined in the procestione On arriv-
ing at the Town Halle the cheering and clapping of
hands was loud, enthusiastic, _ and - protracted, an
undeniable • evidence' of the great popularity of Mr.
EtVart; and the determination of the reformers to support
to man whose whole life has been deyhted to*the advocacy
of the people's cause, thsir amelioration in the social
'scale, and the enjoyment of all those political righta to
which, as subjects of a free country, they are justly.
entitled.
The Tory party is always fond of show, and on the.
occasion of a contested election are sure to make a gaudy
`display. Unlike the Liberals, who procesd to the hust-•
ings impreese I with the serious responsibility of the duty
which they have to perform in exercising the franchise,
they tate every way and means to excite the feelings of
the people and exhibit their party colours, despite of
`Ceristian charitY, common sense, or the law
of the land. The recent act of parliament
for the proper conduct of elections, as we before remarked,
has exercised a considerable and salutary irtflusnce upon
the Tory leaders, and on this occasion they were sadly at
their wit's end how to make a show, and yet credo the pro.
'visions of the act. Their head quarters were as usual at the
Adelphi Hotel. The approaches to this place
-*ere taken possession of at a little past nine
o'clock. Shortly after ten o'clock, Mr: Tnrner's carriage
ore up. He was accompanied by G. H. Ifersfall, Fere
On Mr. Torheemaking his appearance he was hailed with
a hearty round of cheers. At this time there was a
goouey ntuster of Tory electore in front of the Adelphi.
'3l,rim..idiately after this, Mr. J. B Lloyd's carriage
arrived. Ho was accompanied by Thomas Sands, Esq
The crowd evidently mistook them for Mr. Horsfall, and
a faint cheer was raised. In a few minutes after
Mr. Horsfall arrived,. and on getting out of his
4cerriage he was hailel with . great applause,
'hat by no means enthusiastic, and seemed exceedingly
'time. Mr. J. A. Tobin Ilex', arrived, and he was loudly
• cheered. oe being recognised. The proceeiion being
formed, proceeded on its way to the hustings. The cane
elidates and their friends "leavinee taken their seats,
set out for 'the Town Hall.
§4ust at this time, a band of electors, many of them free-
. Men, came down Itnishaw stress. They belonged to the
*district of Toxtetit Park, rand were headed by Mr. Charles
Batten, Mr, Town councillor Wagstaff, and mostly all "
had the colours n,s; their party, red and blue, affixed in
the lautton,sof their coats. They marched up to the
414'''be or*: le hotel and gave three' loud and long continued
' _s, after which they deployed round and placed them-
' selves in a position to head the procession to the Hustings.
' 'The next incident worthy of notice was the arrival of the
carriage for the candidates, preceded by two outriders,
booted; spurred, and liveried in Imperial style, and fol
lowed by the same, number; equipped in like manner. In
a second or two the candidates, Messrs. Horsfall and
Turner, made their appearance on the steps of the
hotel, preceded by Mr. John Buck ' Lloyd. In-
stantly, a vociferous cheer was raised and taken up
by the crowds who were stationed along Ranelagh street.
In the first carriage we noticed, along With the candi-
• dates, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, Mr. Raymond Houghton, Mr.
' Jams Tyrer, Mr. W. Potter, and.Mr, Halhead. Another
carriage followed, in which were Mr. James Holme, Mr.
J. A. Tobin, Mr. A. Shand, Mr. G. W. Moss, and Mr.
Living'ston. The procession being formed, proceeded
along Ranelagh street. When opposite the Waterloo
'Hotel, an attempt was made to groan the political cawal-
bade' but this was instantly drowned by the frantic shouts
'of the Tory party, The reception along Church street and
L -,rd street was very cordial. When opposite Compton
House, Mr. Jeffrey came in for strong and marked expres
litions of Tory hatred. The jibes and hooting at the worthy
town cooncillor were exceedingly intense, and, bad he been
there, must have convinced him that his popularity is,
"Tar front being universal, and that it is one-sided. By '-
the time the carriages had reached the top of
Lord street, the crowd was tremendous; 'and the enthu-
aiaern of the people unbounded. Cheering, clapping of
heeds, and waving of handkerchiefs, greeted 'Messrs.
Turner and Horsfall from all sides. The ladies, too—
those dear angelic creatures, whose approving smiles
enable mare to conquer all difficulties—mustered strong,
and most zealously applauded the candidates as they
passed along. In Castle street the demonstration showed
that the Tories made a strong and imposing muster.
Indeed, there was Cvgrything at this point to cheer:
and encourage the Tory side. As the procession Made
• its way towards the hustings the air was rent with the
cheers and shouts of the multitude who were assembled
on the west side of Castle street. We may here observe
that both Messrs. Horsfall, and Turner looked in excellent
spirits, and rep ttedly bowed their acknowledgments to
the cordial' greetines which they met with along
the whole line of the; procession.
"It On reaching the hustings they were received with shouts.
-1 from the Tories, cheering, and clapping of hands 'being
Itctertdiers il. After the candidates had taken their respective
at''-places on' the hustings, we observed the following gentlemen
toand them : •
Messrs. T Brocklebank, Ralph Brocklebank, J R Jeffery,
P Jeffress, W Ronaldson, Moss, Jemes Aikin, J Steains,
J Stitt, .1 Atkinson, T.Haigh, H Fernie, C Rawlins, W
Earle, R Shein Mendell, J. B Spence, T S Miles' E Har •
vey, Ch tries Holland, John Aikin, J Picton, Hodson,
T C ; K Liversedge, A Stone, Sleigh, Avison, Edward
Heath, G. Melly, Mullens, Kitchen, Dr Higgineon, Mender,
J H Butler, W F M'Gregor, G Holt, jun, W A Bright
(Gibbs, Bright, and Co), H Ewer, Rayner, Peck, Boult,
Rae, C 'l' Bmting, A Kelso, J P Heywood, Fletcher (Bank
of. England), R P Thacker, C R Hall, H J Hall,
A C Stewart, W P Leckhatt. T D Anderson, J
Robertson, R Frodsham, John Hand, Henry. Parsons,
Edward. Bright, Thomas Sands J Toulmin, J B Branc-
ker, Denson, S B Jackson, Madden, L B Mialey. James
Byley, H Steel, J Carter, W Caddell, Councillor
Woodruf, J H Welsh, W H Hart (Dublin), &c., &c.

BiIAMEFUL NEGLECT, OR JOBBERY.

As the Town Clerk was reading the address, and while
, the crowd were anxiously waiting the termination of this
part of the ceremony, on a sudden a fearful crash was
heard, and, amid general consternation, that part of the
hustings which was occupied by Mr. Ewart and his sup-
- pa:sacra gave way. The alarm which ensued was, for a
moment, fearful. Fortunately, however, the platform
; sunk equally in all parts, and an accident which might have
been most serious, was providentially unaccompanied by
any serious consequences, other than the fright which the
-gentlemen on the hastingsmust have experienced. When
it was ascertained that no personal irjury was sustained,
the first feeling uppermost in tae mind of all
were one of thankfulness at their providential
ese :pe, but this was succeeded by a burst
of indignaticn as- intense as it was natural, at what
. vauld not but be viewed as an . instance of gross and culpa-
- bleaneglect, if indeed it did not partake of that "jobbing'
which is most rank at electionitimes. Cries of " Shame,
' shame, resounded from every quarter—and it was remarked
as a circumstance fraught with suspicion, that while the
crowd on the Tory side of the hustings was much larger
than that assembled on Ahe'Liberal side at the moment of
the accident, ytt that that part- cf. the platform seemed
to have been strongly and securely propped. As usual in
all, assemblages of the people, merriment succeeded to
indignation, and jokes were made on what might have been
a tragedy. Mr. J. IL Jeffery observed it was very plain
eat their platform was not "trussed," and this allusion to
21r. Turner was received with great laughter. The delay
w most acceptable tnthe crowd, and it was made good
. use of in indulgira, in those personalities with which free
and independent burgessesb like to exercise their " sweet
voices" on the nomination of "rod men and trua" to re-
present them in parliament.
Loud cries from the friends of Mr. Ewart to adjourn the
nemination to St. Gearge's Mimed b7.' cries of " No
no," from the friends of Messrs. aorsfall and Turner, aoine
of whom appeareu to look on with the utmost indifference.
Mr. Jeffery : Where is Mr. Weightman, the town sur-
veyor. He has a right to be hare to examine the sup•
p artes. (Cheers from Mr. Ewart's friends )
A Tory : What do you know about it. (Laughter, and
cries of "shame" from Mr. Ewart's supporters.)
Mr, Jeffery ; The supports wanted to be " trussed,"