The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-30 00:00:00

FINAL CLOSE,

Evart 7,086 Horsfill ...7,582
Horgan . 7 506 I Turner ........ .....6,330
Turner

Majority for Ewart

Majority f;:r Ewart . 822

MEETING OF MR. EWART'S FRIENDS IN
CLAYTON SQUARE.

Long before the time appointed for the closing of the
poll, a very large miss of the people were assembled in
Clayton square, it being universally understood that Mr.
Swart and his friends, he having obtained a large mak)rity,
would address the electors from the balcony of the Brunswick
Hotel. After some time" had elapsed, Mr. Evart, accompanied
by a number of his supporters, made their appearance in front
of the balcony, and were received with the greatest enthusiasm.
Among those who accompani d Mr BWart were Messrs,
William Rathbcne, William Earle, Walter.. M Gregor,
Charles Holland, James Ryley, J. R. Jeffery, Sheil,
Aspinall, Steains; John Weedruff, and Haigh: Soon „after
the cheering had subsided,

Mr. William Rathbone was introduced to the assembled
multitude, .and it -is •scatcely necessary to say,
that this • veteran of Liberalism wag received
with the greatest enthusiasm. He said : Fellow towns-
men, I am proud to meet you on this occasion. (Cheers.)
They had all, no doubt, heard, that once thelate Daniel
O'Connell had raid that a child never came by. the crying
for it, but that he had been working ever since eight
o'clock in the morning, and being an old man he was
afraid that he should have some difficulty in
making. himself heard, but he would say that he
was proud of his fellow townsmen for
the exertions they had made, and the position in which
they had placed an honest man. (Cheers.) After what
they had done that day it could never be said of the
town of Liverpool that they had not got "the right man in
the right place." (Great cheering.) He assured them
that he felt very proud in being permitted to address so
great an assembly.
A Voice: !• There will be a great many more, presently."
(Cheers.)
Mr. Rathbone: He had been told that a great many more
were expected (cheers) so that it would appear that the poor•
old fellow—(three cheers for Rathbone)—had been brought
forward to talk against time. (Cries of "No, no," and
cheers.) That might be the case, and if it
was he would do the best he could to keep
them in the same good humour as he was himself.
(Cheers.) For, said Mr Rathbone, most emphatically
and energetically, I never was so pleased in my life—
(cheering)—for you have accomplished a great victory, a
victory not only hi this good old town, but fer the country
at large. (Loud cheering.) By your exertions
o thy, you have told gentlemen in high places
that they should not trample on the rights of the people.

(Cheers.) They had told the people of England that they
'would liave the Insn of their desire, and. they have elected
Mr. J. C. Ewart, to represent them in the House of
Commons, andsia doing so, they .had.done more honour-to
thsirattwn, than they would have done, had they chosen
a man who had received spangles' and garters, in4whial
garters he Cd` a right to be hanged. (Cheers and
laughter.) He did cossider that they had done their duty
as Englishmen. and, conchiding.by saying that, it his age,
he could not expect to address many mOre such gatherings
as that—(cries of " yes, many, many more")—but he
would say that on that day they had performed their duty
—(hear, hear, and cheers)—and he would, thank them
from his heart, and he also thanked his God, that
the electois of Liverpool had, that dav, by rotur uing Mr Ewart,
taken themselves out of the slough of disgrace, and placed
themselves above the pinnacle of honour. (Great cheering.)
' He concluded by saving that he would not further detain them,
as he was an old man, and ,wished them all success. (Cheers.)
Mr. Jeffery, amidst the calls of the people, came foward.
He said : Fellow townsmen, all honour to where honour is
due -- (great cheering) —for the result of that day there was
all honour to the electors of Liverpool. Mr. Jeffery then,
at considerable length, proceeded to address the electors,
and in the course of his observations, he said that although
he was opposed to Mr. Horsfall in politics, yet he
thought that if he was 'unfettered, and carried his own principles
out, the time was not far distant when they would be in the
same boat. (Hear, and cheers.) Mr Horsfall says that he is
a reformer and a free trader. •it has pleased the electors to
haVo placed him in the position they I:ave done to day as their
representative. It may be for five, is may be for six, or
may be for seven years, if it pl-cas.) God that ha should
live so long, and in that time they should see what he had
done, and what he intended to do. (Cheers.) With regard
to his own friend, Mr. J. C. Ewart—(cheers)—on a former
eccrsi"n, he (Mr. Jeffery) held up the two pictures, and he
asked them to look on "this picture, and on that," and from
the election they had made. he did not doubt, but
they -world be rejoiced in the selection they had made.
(Cheers.) The cli4irman would soon arrive, and give them
the true sta' eof the poll. Mr. Jeffery concluded by saying
that the result of the election had given an impetus to the
chariot of progress, but had it resulted in the election
of Mr. Turner, that gentleman would only have
been a clog in the_ wheel of the people's
car. He hoped that in future the principle would
be carried out, of lob ing, and then thinking, and at lost
carrying out their principles. He then concluded amidst
great cheering.
Mr. Ewart then came forward, and was received with
enthusiastic cheering. He said : Gentlemen, fellow
townsmen, before this, the greatest meeting, I think, I
have ever beheld in England, I feel that it will, indeed,
be almost impossible for me so to raise my voice sufficiently
to. thank you as I could wish ; most deeply and gratefully
to thank you, for the high and distinguished position in
Which you have again placed me to-day. (Hear, hear, and
cheers.) Gentlemen, it is exactly, I bel-eve, two years
this day, since I stood in this very place to return my thanks
to you for the great and glorious victory which you and I
accomplished on that occasion, (Cheers.) On that
occasion, gentlemen, you will recollect that Sir
Geqrge Bonham—(laughter and hisses)—was brought
forward for Liverpool, add almost at the latest moment
I was entreated by my liberal friends to stand
forward and oppose that candidate. I did not hesitate
for an instant to do so, when I found that I could not prevail
upon many of my fellow townsmen who were far more
competent and able to fill such a position—(`No, no.")—
but as I could not induce them to come forward, I hesitated
not a moment to obey the call which was made upon me.
(Cheers.) And, gentlemen, how did we gain the victory ?
1 had stood, not very long ago, a rnost arduous contest with
my friend Mr. Cardwell. (Cheers.) I stood a contest
in company with him, and addressed a great many
public Meetings. I had addressed every ward in the town.
I had explained my principles fearlessly and
honestly; and I was determined, that if [ were
to stand upon the last occasion against Sir G. Bonham, that I
would stand upon the principles which I had so lately professed.
I did not presume to flatter you the independent constituency
of Liverpool. (Cheers.) I told you that if I was to be
your candidate, I would rest upon the principles I had so
lately professed, that I would not canvas a single
individual—(cheers)—that I would not ask any one for his
vote, or make a gracious bow to win a vote—(cheers)—
that. I would not shake hands with those I thought
doubtful, in order that by the shake of the hand I might
inducs them to give me their votes. (Cheers.) But I
appeared before the constituency, fearlessly and
determinedly, upon the great principles which I had
professed, and I was determined to abide the
issue. (Cheers.) (teotlemen, you know by what a
glorious majority I was returned upon that occasion,
(Cheers.) I have been your representative now for these two
years. I came forward here again to give an account of my
, stewardship, and to leave it to you, that if you thought proper
again to return me as your representative to parliament
I shall continue to pursue the straightforward, honest,
course which I have hitherto done. (Hear, hear, and
cheers.) Gentlemen, I think I may claim some credit for
generosity on the part of the Liberal party of Liverpool,
when
.we, feeling, I may say, very strong upon the
register, were anxious not to disturb the peace of the town,
by bringing forward a second candidate, because we, the
liberal party, believed that my friend Mr Horsfall was be-
coming a great deal mere liberal than he bad been. (Hear,
and cheers.) I myself telt, having seen during the
last ten years, the great attention with which my
friend Mr. Horsfall always devote.? himself to the
good of his native town, I did, I candidly confess,
think that he was fairly entitled ti claim your suffrages
again upon this occasion. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Bet,
gentlemen, our opponents did not act the very liberal
part which we did. (Hear, hear.) They were determined
to monopolise the representation of the town:
A Voice " They could not do 'so." (Hear, hear, and
loud cheers.)
Mr. Ewart : You see how their exertions have been
crowned in their attempt at monopoly. (Cheers.) Gen-
tlemen, it is indeed a proud reflection. for me, as
there were only three candidates before you, to see my
old colleague, my excellent Mend, Mr. Islorsfall, again
returned with me as your representatives. (Hear, bear,
and loud cheers:) The same course—the same
independent course—which, I have hitherto pursued,
you may depend upon it that I will continue to
pursue. (Cheers.) I will support the administration of
Lord Palmerston, because I believe that the administra-
tion of Lord -Palmerston is the best, if not the
only adminstration which can govern the country
at the present crisis. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Bat
gentlemen, •it is well known to many members of
Lord. Palmerston's administration, that I will not, support
that administration, or any administration which will not
do what I really and honestly believe is for the good of
our common country. (Hear, hear,' and loud cheers.)
Gentlemen, seeing such an immense crowd before
me, and knowing that, as this is the last dav of the Week,
many of you must be heartily tired by ye* exertions, I
feel that it would be presumptions in me to attempt
to detain you any 'longer. I shall resume my seat
in the House of Commons with' an anxious desire
to do my duty, and you may depend upon it that when I
again appear before you to resign into your hands the trust
which yon have so kindly reposed in me, it shall
be with a hope that you may be able to say to me—
" Well done, thou good and honest representative. Receive
at our hands, the only reward which it is in our power
to bestow upon you, the thanks of your kind an 3 indulgent'
Constituency." (Loud cheers, amid which Mr Ewart
withdrew from the balcony.)
Mr. James Ryiev said, he did not know what language
was sufficient to congratulate them all on the glorious
victory they had achieved.
A Voice ; " Where are the Tories now ?" 4Clieers and
laughter.)
Mr. Ryley : He was - asked where the Tories were ? He
did not know indeed where they were if they were not
"nowhere.' (Laughter.) Ho should congratulate them
that Liverpool was no moro to be ranked among Tory
boroughs. (Cheers.) He always believed that Liverpool was
honest to the core, and that the. men of Liverpool abhiirred
Toryism, and that was the reason why they rejoiced in the
return of their honest friend, Mr. Ewart—(cheers)—whose
whole life had been one of the roost decided opposition to
Toryism. The battle which they had been engaged in was
gloriously fought and gloriously won, and he hoped that
the people of Liverpool would never forget the 28th
March, 18.57, and the 28. h March, 1855. (Cheers ) He
maintained that Mr. Turner had not come forward on

true principle., and that Mr. Turner was to blame for his
own defeat. He protested against religion being dragged
into an election contest, He would say let them practice
their religion at home, and not bring all religion into
disrepute by obtruding it on those who differed from
them at a moment when it shoqld be most avoided. (Hear.)
Let them learn to act justly ; let them learn to act with
honest conduct to all men ; and, when they had done thp,
they might talk of religion, (Cheers.)

Mr. W. Earle then came forward, and was loudly
cheered. He said : Fellow electors and fellow towns-
men, I. can only do what others have done
already, and that is congratulating you most cordially upon
the splendid and honourable victory which you have
achieved. ceheers.) It is a victory gained by men of
independence, by men living in respectable houses,
by men acting respectably, who cannot ba
comp, lled to vote contrary to their wishes,
and who cannot be induced to vote against the people, because
they have received the " squeeze" from true Protestant hands.
(Cheers.) It is a squeeze which I should doubt excessive)
the sincerity of. (Laughter.) Our friend Mr Ewart has taken
the proper course. He has asked no one for his vote, and
that I maintai❑ is the proper way: I have no doubt whatever
t hat the great body of the respectable community of Liverpool

are solid and honest reformers, like those who stand round
me here. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I believe, too, that
many gentlemen suppose, from the cireervistanc,s of this
day that--it would have been passible -to have put up-two
candidates and to have returned them. (Cries of "So we.
could") ' In that opinion I differ with you,
and 1- will tell you the reason why. I believe
oar moderation on this occasion has gained us the victory.
Although there are many of you avowed Reformers, yet
there are some who have not the same spirit, and there
are many also who would not to have seen Mr. Horsfall
unseated. He has rendered essential service to the town,
and popularity is fairly due to him. (Hear, hear.)
[An interruption was here caused by the arrival of Mr.
T. Brocklebank, Mr. G. Melly, Mr. E. Harvey, &c., who
brought with thetn the state of the poll, and were
enthusiastically cheered.]
Mr. Earle continued.: I agree with some of the other
speakers, that Toryism is dead. (Cheers.) I hope that
among its ruins is politically buried, not only Mr. Charlee
Turner, but that little noisy, fussy, dirty clique,
which always . pretends to dictate to the people
of Liverpool, who should be their representatives,
and a pretty.. set of riff ruff fellows they brought
among us. (Laughter.) Now, gentlemen, I think,
at last, we have done with them. (Hear, and Cheers.) I
think Mr. Turner has a great deal to answer for, for
having disturbed the peace of the town in the manner he
did. He had no business to claim to represent you, and
you have convinced him of the fact, for you would not
have him. (Cheers.) I want to know how. he could sup-
pose that he was superior to our honest friend Mr.
Ewart. He is not so in a single particular
—his mind was too narrow to be compared with' that of
of our friend Mr. Ewart. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I
again congratulate you on the splendid victory you have
achieved. (Cheers.)
Mr. Thomas Brocklebank was then loudly called for,
and came forward to annoueee the state of the poll. It
was as follows :
Mr. Evart
Mr. Horsfall
Mr. Turner

. 7-086
7,536
6,282

Majority of sir. Esvart over .Jr. Turner 'BO4
The announcament was received with enthusiastic, and long
sustained cheering. • .

Mr. Brocklebank then addressed a few words to the meet-
ing, thanking the electors for the exertions they had made. He
declared that the Tory party was the aggressive body. (Hear,
hear.) The Tory party came forward and insisted on•taking out
of the hands of the Constituency the ' representative
they bed chosen, who bad been returned only two
.years ago by
a large. majority, cud whose conduct had won unanimous appro-
val. (Cheers.) He exhorted Liberals, however, to set an example
of moderation as they had done of energy and determination. He
called upon all quietly to return to their ordinary duties, and
to forget any or spirit of animosity which so vexatious
a contest might have aroused. (Cheers.) Having.congratulated
the meeting on the victory, 'and-again thanked the electors in
the name of Mr. Ewart's committee, for their exertions, Mr.
Brocklebank.withdrew amid loud applause.
Three cheers were given for Mr Ewart, Mr Brocklebank,
Mr•Rathbone, Mr Earle, Mr Jeffery, and other prominent
members of the Liberal party. • _ _ _ _

In a few minutes the immense crowd had quietly
separated.

CONSERVATIVE GATHERING.

On the close of the poll, Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Turner
addressed their supporters from the balcony of the Queen's
Hotel, Lime street. The assemblage was most numerous,
amounting to close on 10,000 persons, and the enthusiasm
which they manifested towards their favourite
candidates seemed as deep and fervent as it was
when the contest first commenced. It was intended that
the people should be addressed from that part of the
balcony immediately adjoining the Freemason's hall, and
the reporters were accordingly requested to take up their
position near that point. Ai the last moment, however,
this arrangement was departed from, and Mr. Horsfall and
Mr. Turner addressed the assemblage, not from the place
first fixed on, but at the other and extreme end
of the balcony.
Mr. J. B. Lloyd came forward, and was received
with loud cheering. He s ad : —Gentlemen' although we
have not gained all we could have wished, we have the great
satisfaction of placing oue of our candidates at the head of
the poll. (Loud cheers.) That our friend, Mr. Turner,
should be the third upon the poll, I, like you, gentlemen,
sincerely regret; and, gentlemen, let me assure you of this,
that when we come to find out the feeling upon tf!ii occasion
we shall find that envy, hatred and malice, an all uncha-
ritableness have conduced to this result. I can only assure
you of this, gentlemen, that the result to MC is anything
but satisfactory, because I am convinced, from all I have
seen throughout this election, that Mr Turner is the
popular candidate. (Loud cheers.) With that before us,
gentlemen, I am sure you will not relax in your exertions
at that particular place where we have been always told is
where the battle is to be fought,—l mean in the Regissry.
Courts—(cheers)--and it is on those occasions you ought to
took atter your votes, and not rely up an others, and take
for granted you will be there when you are wanted.
(Applause.) I can only assure you, as far as my exertions
are concerned, in that particular they shall be exercised to
your advantage. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, when I saw
gentlemen plumping this morning who would, a week ago,
think I wes insulting them, if I said, "You are not Cone
servatives, but Radicals"—(cheers and hisses) —then I think
I have some reason to complain, whey I sir,v to-day how
they were sneaking to record their votes. (Cheers, and cries
of " Shame.") I may, h, wever, observe, that we must be
satisfied ; and, as Liverpool has been always known for its
loyalty—(cheers)—let us shay, gentlemen, that we
can bear defeat—(loud cheers)—and we shall be ready
again to do battle, and win, when another opportunity
oilers. (Loud applause, followed by " Three cheers for
Mr. Turner.") Let me tell you I am very glad we have
had this contest, for if Mr. Turner had not come forward
I think the 6,330 voters who have recorded their votes in
his favour would have had great reason to complain.
' (Cheers.) I do not take upon myself any blame for
having, as it is termed by our opponents, disturbed
the peace of the town—(cheers)—fQr, if they were to
come here, and perceive the thousands I now see before
me, I think they would say we are almost a
peace society here. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen
in Liverpool we are peaceable ; and we will show
by our conduct, until the period of our next victory arrives,
that we can bear defeat, and, as I have before observed,
we will, perhaps, be more prepared for war. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, we have been in a somewhat similar position to
that in which the government was previous to the breaking
out of the Crimean war. (Hear, bear.) We have been
arlittle neglectful of our revision courts (cheers)—of our
ordnance department (continued cheering) ; but let us
make a fight at the revision court, and I have no hesitation
in saying the 6,330 votes which have been this day recorded
for Mr: Turner may be increased by some hundreds. (Loud
cheers.) I think- you are calling upon me .to express my
opinion—bear, hear)—and I say this—although I have
not got all.l wanted I have a light heart, and I am ready
and willing to fight the battle of the constitution when the
opportunity again presents itself. (G:eat and prolonged
cheering.)
rhomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., then made his appearance
on the balcony amidst enthusiastic cheering. He said :
Gentlemen, my first duty is to announce to you the final
close of the poll. The numbers are :
T. B. Horsfall
J. C. Ewart
Charles Turner 6,265
I believe that the announcement will be received by you
with mixed feelings, or pleasure and disappointment ; of
pleasure, I flatter myself, at my being at the head of the
poll—(loud cheers;)—of 'disappointment, I am sure, at
seeing my friend, Mr. Turner, at the bottom of .the poll.
Gentlemen, as regards myself, I have. to thank you, the
electors, as well es the canvassers and the committee by
whose exertions I have been placed in this honourable
position. (Cheers.) I believe, gentlemen, that the
numbers who have voted for me exceed, greatly exceed,
the number of voters recorded for any candidate on any
previous occasion. (Renewed cheering.) I have said
that I was aware that your feelings at the result of the
poll would be of a mixed character. Knowing well your
feelings towards my friend Mr. Turner, I can sympathise
with your disappointment; end I am sure you will
participate in the indignant feelings which I ex-
perienced on the hustings yesterday, at hearing the
private character of my friend so unwarrantably
attacked. (Great cheering.) You will remember,
gentlemen, that upon various occasions on which I have
had the honour of addressing you during this contest, I
have told you how the people of Liverpool were insulted in
the House of Commons by Mr. Cobden. I am sure you
will learn with satisfaction that Mr. Cobden has not ven-
tured to come forward again as a candidate for the West
Riding— (hear, hear, and cheers) but you will learn with
infinitely more satisfaction that the constitueaoy of Hudders-
field has this day rejected him. (Great cheering, mingled
with groans.) I have had, gentlemen, already so many
opportunities of addressing you upon political questions,
that it is quite unnecessary to say anything upon such ques-
tions now. My duty to day is to thank you for the honour-
able position in which you have been pleased to place me. I
am happy at all times to meet the people of Liverpool, and
I am especially happy to have the opportunity of meeting
them as I do now, not for the first time, under the auspices
of the Queen [pointing to the royal insignia in front of the
hotel.] (Loud cheers.) Now, gentlemen, I know that my
friend, Mr Turner, is anxious to address a few words to you
(cheers)—and it would ill become me to interfere with
his doing so, I shall content myself with again most cor-
dially and sincerely tendering you my thanks for the honour
which you have conferred upon me. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. Charles Turner then advanced to the front of the
balcony, and was greeted with vociferous cheers. Gentle-

men, (said he,) I come before you as a defeated candidate;
—(lcer, hear, and cheers)—and feeling, as I do, how
distinguished an honour it is to be the representative of an
important borough like this, it. would-be worse than useless
for me to say, that Ido not- feel deeply morticed at
the result of this election. (Loud c'neers.). But,
gen-
tlemen, 'l. came before you not to gratify my personal
feelings —(Hear, hear, and cheers)—and heie,,e me
that I deeply regret this result net so much upon
private as upon public grounds (IteneVeed cheers )
I came, before you at the request of the Con-
servative party in Liverpool, to support those eensti'entional,*
those religious and political principles to Avhielv the Conser-
vative party are so deeply and „warmly attached. And;
gentlemen, I am extremely sorry—while I, rejoice that you
have returned,my friend, Mr. Horsfall, at the head, of the
poll, for I am quite sure he will support those principles
with that eminent ability which characterises all hie pro-
ceedings—l am extremely sorry that this constituency should
have returned a gentlemen who, however respectable in
private life, will neutralise Mr. Horsfall's votes upon all
those great constitutional questions which will come before
the House of Commons. (Cheers.) I am sorry thafthe voice
of Liverpool will be nullified in respect to all those great con-
stitutional principles to which you are all so much attached.
(Hear, hear.) What has occasioned this result I will
not say. The people of Liverpool nave elected their repre.
sentatives in a constitutional manner, and I bow to their
decision. In conclusion, I have to thank the whole of
those electors who have recorded their votes in my favour,
and also those gentlemen who have exerted themselves
so much on my behalf—(loud cheers)—and now I have
only to bid you good afternoon, thanking you again
sincerely for those efforts you have made on my
behalf, and particularly thanking those who have
recorded their votes in my favour. (Hear and loud cheers.)