The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

who could only paint a large red lion on one panel, and a
Ismail red lion en the other. (Laughter.) And so some
are very great reformers, and others are only little
refo-mers, or rather nesderate reformers (Hear, bear.)
and judging from Lord Palmerston's address, he is a
moderate reformer. The hotourable gentlemen then
proc-eded to say that he was not opposed to reform. We
wanted reform in the Ecclesiastical Courts ; we wanted
reform in the Church ; and, though not pretending to be e
Radical, he would fel we wanted Financial Reform
(Hear.) When he had the honour of being mayor of Liver-
pool, he presided at a Financial Association meeting. The
meeting was held in the Sessions H )use, and some very
good speeches were made on the subject of Financial
Reform. He believed it was for the interest of all the
people of this country to be Financial Reformers, hit not to
cut down the estimates of the army and navy, and so leave
the country in a defenceless position. (Hear, bear.)
After some further general remarks, the hon. gentleman
concluded by declaring that if they returned him again as
one of their reoresentatives, he would endeavour to the
utmost of his ability again to discharge his dwies to their
s Aisfaction. (Applause.)
Mr. Charles Turner then rose and was enthusiastically
received. He said Mr. Chairman, Electors, of Great
George's, Rodney street, and Abereromby street Wards, it
would be extraordinary indeed, if I did not feel grateful
for the.very kind reception which you have just given to
me; and, gentlemen, I hope that I may be allowed to
believe that that reception is some evidence of the
estimation in which you hold me, and of your approval
of the manner in which I have discharged the public
dutiei to which during the last five or six years I have
devoted myself. (Hear, heer, end cheers ) Gentlemen,
our worthy chairman has alladei to the abuse that our
Opponents have thought proper to shower doyen upon me
during this election. (Hisses.) Ido not know, gentle-
men, to what t can attribute this very liberal abuse froril
those who style themselves par excellence—the Liberal
party (laughter) ; but, gentlemen, I do find that the so
called Liberal party are much more illiberal in
their views than what is called the Conservative
party—(cheers)—and I find no such tyrant in heart as your
true democrat. (Cheers.) Bat, Gentlemen, I should like
to ask you, why the representation of Liverpool is not as
open to me as to Mr. Ewart ? (Cheers.) I speak of Mr.
Ewart, be it understood with all respect, for he is one of
my personal friends, and I esteem him very much; but,
gentlemen, I should like to know why it is not as open to
me, as to Mr. Ewart or any other gentleman to answer
that appeal which is made to me by my fellow townsmen,
who agree with me is opinion, to come forward as a can-
didate for the representation of this borough ? (Hear.)
li do not blame, I never did blame Mr. Ewart for coming
forward as a candidate for the borough. He represents
the Radical party in this borough—(hear, hear)—and if
the Radicals desire that Mr. Ewart should come forward
as the representative of their oninions, he is right to do it.
But, gentleman, if I represent the principles of the Conser-
vative party in this borough with my hon. friend Mr.
Horsfall, and the Conservatives of Liverpool think proper
to invite me to come forward as a. candidate for the repree
sentation, why do those very liberal gentlemen abuse me
for so doing ? (Hear, and cheers.) The representation of this
borough, the second seaport at all events ; but I was
going to say the fi"st seaport —(" Yes, yes")—and a part
whose trade is of More consequence, I will venture to say
than any other poet in theeivilised world, to represent such
a borough, to represent such an intelligent set of merchants
and tradesmen as those who inhabit the town of Liverpool,
with their =Rifled and various and great interests is a
situation which would confer honour upon any man in the
country—and, gentlemen, it is an honour of which any
roan may be proud, even to be invited to become a candi-
date. (Cheers,) And, gentlemen, I do feel great honour
to have been invited by you, the Conservative party,
in this borough, to become a candidate for its representation.
(Hear, hear.) In 1852, you elected me by a tremendous
majority, as one of your representatives, and had it not
been for a vexatious petition, I should have been your
representative to the end of the last parliament. (Hear,
hear.) Then, gentlemen, if in your opinincin, as it is in
mine, that petition was a grievous wrong, not only upon
me but upon this community—(hear, hear)--committed,
not by Mr. Ewart, bnt by his supporters, upon the consti-
tuency of Liverpool, if any body is to go away on the
question of disturbing the public peace, it is Mr. Ewart
and not myself. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Turner again
avowed that his principles were the same as in 1852, and
declared that he was in favour of such reform as circum-
stances from time to time might reqnire, but that these
reforms should be carried out in a Conservative spirit.
(Applause.)
On the motion of Mr. J. A. Tobin, seconded by Mr.
Alderman Cooper, a resolution, pledging the meeting to
support Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Turner, was unanimously
passed.
[ln reply to Me. Horsfall, we can only state that the
reporter who attended the Coopers' meeting maintains the
truth of the statement complained of, and is ready to verify
it in any way which may be deemed. necessary.]

VAUXEIALL, SCOTLAND ROAD, AND ST. PAUL'S

WARD.

Last evening a public meeting of the electors of the
above wards was held at the Carpenters Hall, Bond street,
for the purpose of promoting and assisting in the return of
Messrs. Horsfall and Turner. This large room was
most densely crowded long before the hour appointed for
holding the meeting. Contrary to the usual custom at
such meetings, the representatives of the press had not the
slightest accommodation afforded them, therefore it was
a matter of impossibility that a report of the speeches,
if they had contained any new idea, could have been fully
On the motion of Mr. Henry, seconded by one of the
working classes,
Mr. Healing was called upon to preside, and on taking
the chair, which he did amidst the most enthusiastic cheers
of those assembled, he said that he was proud to see such a
ni ignitie-ent meet ing to greet their friends,Messrs Horsfall and
Turner—(cheers]—whom he did not doubt would be
returned by a most triumphant majority. (Cheers.) They
all knew the candidates—(A Voice : " And we will return
them")—and on this occasion there shall be no bribery.
(Cheers ) He would not even bribe them with a glass of
ale ; but he did think that they had a duty to perform,
after having returned Mr. Turner before by such a
triumphant majority, and that was to do the same again.
(Cheers.) He concluded his observations by saving that
he had secured 78 votes for Meters. Turner and Horsfall,
and he did expect that before the election he should get 22
more, and then, having made up a hundred votes, he
thought he should have done his duty ; and he hoped that
each and all of the electors would do the same, and then
there would be no fear of the two gentlemen, whom
he had the honour of supporting, being returned by a most
triumphant majority. (Cheers.)
Mr. Thomas Watson then came forward for the purpose
of moving the first resolution, and in doing so he said that
it was the most pleasing duty that ever a man had to
perform—it was as follows :—" That this meeting do
gratefully acknowledge the manly and independent spirit
with which T. B. Horsfall, Esq., in his place in the
Imperial Parliament, has advocated the interests of this
port, and particularly for his energetic and successful
defence of the chartered rights of the town from wanton
aggression." (Applause). He eulogised the conduct of
Mr. Horsfall, and hoped that the electors would do their
duty, and return him as their representative.
Mr. Willliam Roberts seconded the resolution in a plain
and homely speech.
This resolution was adopted by the unanimous voice of
the meeting.
This portion of the proceedings having been concluded,
the Chairman, amidst the most rapturous applause, and
several rallies of" Kentish fire," introduced
Mr. T. B. Horsfall, who, on coming forward, expressed
the deep debt of gratitude he 'owed to the electors of that
and other wards for the kind reception ho had met with on
that and all other occasions, which he conceived was a proof
that during the four years he had represented them in the
Commons House of Parliament that they were satisfied with
the votes he had given since he had the honour of repre-
senting the town in parliament. Mr. Horsfall then pro.
ceeded to reiterate his political opinions, and then to com-
ment upon the address which had been published by Lord
Palmerston to the electors of Tiverton, but what was
really meant for all the electors of England. Having at
the meeting he had just left dwelt upon the same subject,
and hinted that he could have proposed an amendment to
that address as to Lord Palmerston's future policy, he
said the amendment he had to propose was to the effect
that in no future hill from the Board of Trade that
it should be contemplated to take away the property of
others. He would ask the meeting to say whether they
approved or disapproved of such an amendment. (All
hands were held up for the amendment as proposed.) Mr.
Horsfall then proceeded at some length to comment on the
injustice of retaining an income tax of 7d in the pound,
when it had been promised that on the termination of
the war that it should be reduced to sd, and then
detailed the attempts that had been made by Mr. Wilson
to get a clause introduced into the Friendly Societies
act, and subsequently into the Stage Coach act, to
compel building societies, of which ho understood there
were eighty in Liverpool, to pay the stamp duty, which
would have a most injurious tendency. (Hear, hear.)
He then proceeded, amidst the most enthusiastic
cheers, to state, that if the electors did him
the honour of returning him, be would continue to use
his utmost energies to do his duty to his native town, and
also for the benefit of the country.
Mr. Charles Turner then came forward to address the
meeting, and was received in the most enthusiastic man-