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

and the surveyor ought to be " bailed." (Cheers and
laughter.)
Loud cries of " adjourn to St. George's Hell," followed
by cries of " ro, no. '

The Mayor : I request all gentlemen to retire into the
Hall while the planks are being supported.
A Tory Turn them ont altogether. (Laughter.)
Most pf the gentlemen on the Liberal side then retired
into the Townhall.

Carpenters were at once set to'work to re-erect the plat-
form, and it was expec(ed every moment that it could be
so arranged as to allow the nomination to be proceeded
with without further delay. Mr. Haigh and Mr.' J urea
Rotate, however, informed the Mayor that it could not be
made secure in less than an hour, and advised his worship
to adjourn the proceedings for that time. His Worship accor-
dingly, prudently adjourned the nomination to one o'clock.
We think it 'due in justice to the Mayor, to state, that it
Was his wish that all parties should have the most ample.
accommodation on the platform, and that no one seemed' to.
regret more than he did the unpleasant mishap which occurred.
Before proeceeding with the business of the nomination, be
took the opportunity to express his thankfulness, that no;
personal injury had been sustained by the accident, and
promised Mr. E xart and his friends, that the cause of it
would he most strictly investigated. The accommodation
provided by his Worship for th,: reprters, was most satisfac
tory, but it was of little value, as all the speakers, instead of
addressing themselves to the crowd outsida the hustings,
spoke to thd- Mayor and their immediate supporters.

The following w.)re.some of 'he election gibes uttered
by the crowd after .the acciden!- :
Who's the stage manager ? Answer : Mr. Turner.
Jeffrey, show Turner a truss !
Lord Derby's two flunkeys, Tory jobbery
Down with the rotten joiner !
Let Mr. Ewart come over to this side : wo wi!l allow,
him to speak.
Turner, Lord Derby's whipper in.
A Dock 'Gateman says he can't get his wages, and he won't
vote for Turner in consequence.
Who got lioLiNl in the Corn Exchange? Turner.
Who got the dirty kick out of Lime Street ? J, Buck
Lloyd..
Is Sir Ceorge Bonham there
I say, Turner, there's a dock gateman says he nil
give you his vote if you'll promote him.
Who's the same now as iu 1852 ?
Who stole the dock dues ? Turner.

About helfepast twelve o'clock, when the repairs neces-
sary to make the hustings firm had been cosapieted, the
Candidates and their friends again crowded on the platform.
The whole of Castle street, down to, St. George's Crescent
'was in a few moMents.deesely thronged.
At one o'clock precisely the Mayor opened the nroneed-
kr. Owing tonhe great noise and confusion, his VVorship
was, very imperfectly heard. He stated that the occasion
of their assembling was to elect two representatives for that
great and increasing borongh in the ensuing Parliament.
He dwelt briefly on the important nature of such a duty;
both to that town, and the country at large. It was not
for him to comment 'upon the circumstances which had
'rendered that occasion necessary, so as to anticipate
nosy_ of_ the proCeedings. He had only to
take care that the proceedings were fairly, lsgifimately,
and dmpartielly conducted. :(Cheers.) For this pur-
pose he called on all present to give an equally impartial
hearing to all parties. His-Worship was also understood,
in the course of his observe; lons, to express his deep joy
that the accident Which had occurred had not resulted in
serious injury to any one, and to promise an investigation
into the cause of the occurrence. He concluded by stating
that the arrangement made to facilitate the proceedings
was that the friends'of Mr. Horsfall should speak first,
those of Mr. Swart next, and those of, Mr. Turner last.
Mr. William Potter came forward '0 propose a candi-
date: Amid great nois-e and clamour he said the gentle-
man he had to • propose was one whose family had
been connec'ed . with the town for many years ; who, in
heriting a name of great eminence, had pursued successfully as
well as honorably a mercantile • career. • (Cheers.) The
gentleman he was about to propose had filled the office of Town
Councillor, had been appointed o the distinguished office which
the Mayor now adorned, and who had discharged the duties of
that office, at a most arduous period, in a mariner which had
recommended him to the electors for the' still higher post
ofa representative of the town in Parliament. (pear, and
cheers.) His election by the constituency of that
great town, emphatically signified their approval
of his' previous career, their acknowledgment of his
commercial and general fitness. their reliance upon the
assiduity with which he would attend to the general
local interests and to the affairs of any of his constituents
who' had occasion for his parliamentary sevices ; and,
above all, upon his thorough independence on every
treat national question. (Cheers.) The constituency
had not been disappointed in him. (sear, hear, and
loud cheers) They had found that upon ael occasi ms•
he:had readily and assiduously at ended to his duties,
and that although yielding to the: necessity of their
Constitution, which required a man generally to attach
himself to some party, yet he had never been trammelled
by parte, but that on several occasions, when he felt bound
to do so, he had separated himself from those with whom
he usually acted. (He" hear.) Of, this they had a
noted instance, in the occasion of the vote which led to
the constituencies being called together that day. He
had, therefore, to propose that gentleman be re-elected
to the post be had filled with so much credit
hitherto (hear, hear, and loud cheers) and he
believed teat the independence he had manifested
in Parliament, as well as he correct and extended know.
Edge he had brought to bear upon all qnestious, Lad raised
'him in the estimation of all parties, and undeniably demon-
strated his fitness for reelection. , For these reasons he
came to recommend that the electors give a repetition of
their confidence in the 'integrity, the judgment. and the
independence of Thomas Berry Horsfall. (Cheers and
groans.) Mr. Potter. accordingly proposed Thomas Berry
Horsfall, Esq., as a fit and proper person to represent the
borough in Parliament: •
Mr. J. A. Tobin then came forward to second the nonsin-
tion.of Mr. Horsfall, but occasionally was most indistinwly
heard. He commenced by showing that it was just, four
years ago, since be had the pleasure of seconding the
nomination of Mr. Herefall, and he felt at that time, .that
he would be the most valuable representative Liver-
pool . ever possessed. (Cheers.) But while Con-
servative in principle Mr. Horsfall would never allow him-
self. to be infleeneed by any party feeling,to give a factions
vote,, but would take the office in the independent position
befitting-a -repteientative of this, the greatest emporium
of commerce in the empire, and he appealed to the gentle-
men on the the other side of the hustings whether Mr.
Horsfall had not nobly rcdeemed the pledge he then gave.
(Cheers, and cries of " Ewart and Horsfall.") He asked
theme whether his votes had not been characterised with an
honest independence, the result of a firm conviction, and of
a honest desire to find the troth. He bore his testimonv
to the manly and determined manner in which Mr. Horsfall
had on all occasions watched over the interests and defended
the rights of Liverpool. (Prolonged cheering.) Owing in
a great measure to his exertions, the bill was thrown out in
Parliament which was introduced by the Government
for the purpose of confiscating the property of the
burgesses of Liverpool. (Cheers, and cries of " Ewart,
Ewart," "Horsfall," &c) He contended that there was
not a nobleman in the land who held his estate by a better
title than the Corporation of Liverpool held their town
does. In speaking of Mr. Horsfall, he did not mean to
disparage Mr. Evart. (Cheers). He desired to speak of
that gentleman with every respect—(hear, bear)—and he
should be doing violence to his feelings were be not to state
that it was with deep regret he felt bound to appear in any
way as that gentleman's opponent. (Oh, oh, laughter,
and cheers.) . But there were principles involved
in this contest. (Loud chee,s, and a Voice :
', Three cheers for Ewart," which were given) The.
question of free trade had been set at rest. (Loud
laughter.) He acknowledged the fact that the question
of the navigation laws had also been set at rest, and that
the commerce of England had greatly increased, while
agriculture had not suffered as they were aftaid it
would. (Ironical cheers.) Some might say that this
was in conscqUeuceof the vast impetus given to commerce by
the discoveries of gold in California and elsewhere—(oh
oh ! and cheers)—which countries exported £120,000,000
of gold during the last five years—(great confusion)—while
our experts increased from £1,200,000 in 1845
to upwards of £4,000,000 in 1856. (Cheers.)
This increase had conduced' much to the prosp-rity ()-
this country, but they must take care they were not carried
beyond the brook, --they must look at other countries ;
while the exports had increased from £59,000.000 in 1847,
to £96,000,000 in 1855—an increase of 64 per cent.
France had increased from £29,000,000 to £62,000,000.
(Cheers.) But there were other questions in connection
with the election, besides the narrow one of the Chinese
war. (Hear and cheers.) On that question the three
candidates had but one opinion. (Cries of " Yesayes " and
" No, no.") If-gentlemen on the other side said " do," he
knew what were those of Mt. Horsfall and Mr. Turner,
and he believed he was right in interpreting that of Mr.
Eceart. (Cheers) These were Vote by ballot,' universal
suffrage, shorter duration of (Parliaments, and national
education. These were questions which had been shadowed
forth by the Financial Reform Association. ("No, no," and
" yes, yes.") They were spoken of by Mr. Roebuck in the
recent address which he had published before these pro-,
cee4ingsnomineneed. [Some gentleman on the hustings'
here cried out "Three cheers • for Lord Pahner-
ston," and it was given heartily.] When they did
so he confessed he was somewhat surprised, because he
saw that at a meeting which was held by the Reform
party on Tuesday that they said "that Lord Palmerston
was to abandon his old predilections, &c., &c." Now,
speaking of this great Liberal leader, he begged to say
that the leading members of the Financial Reform