Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-26 00:00:00

VAUXHALL WARD.

A meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr. John
Shimmin was held yesterday evening, in Mr. Cole's,
Vauxhall-road,—Mr. Henry Lafore in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said he was sorry to say that Mr.
Shimmin was absent, which was accounted for by severe
indisposition. In consequence of this the meeting was
considerably reduced in numbers, as he understood that
several parties had been informed that no meeting would
take place in consequence of Mr. Shimmin's indis-
position. He (the chairman) had thought it advis-
able to come, though he had another engagement, when
he found that Mr. Shimmir. was unable to attend; and
he was there to do his best to represent him. They were
met together to further the re-election of Mr. Shimmin,
and he trusted at the Ist of No vember to see their determina-
tion carried into effect. He believed that the endeavours
Mr. Shimmin had made to bring about reform in financial
matters—the; reforms in the Markets' Committee, which
committee, as they were all aware, had been under the
management of ultra-Radicals, one, at least, of whom
had retired from the committee in consequence of the
discovery that had been made respecting Mr. Luya.
The results of this reform had been that £l,OOO per
month was saved to the corporation. If they were to
have light taxation, they were only to have it by such a
man as Mr. Shimmin being their representative in their
local parliament—a man who was willing to give his
time and energies to promote their interests. He wished
to. mention one thing with respect to Mr. Kitchen's
speech at the Odd Fellows' Hall, on Friday evening
last. When he went to. Mr. Shimmin as one of the
deputation, to present the requisition to Mr. Shim-
mm at his house, Mr. Kitchen was there, and
seemed to be determined to give his support to
Mr. Shimmin, and spoke most highly of Mr.
Shimmin. He believed, from what Mr. Kitchen had
said, that he had gone there with the intention that Mr.
Shimmin should be induced to come forward for re-
election as the representative for Vauxhall Ward. From
what Mr. Kitchen had said, he believed at the time that
he spoke of Mr. Shimmin in fulsome praise, and he
assured the parties present that Mr. Shimmin had his
best wishes. After all that, he could not but be aston-
ished at the notice that had been taken of Mr. Kitchen's
speech in the Oddfellows' Hall, in the newspapers on
Friday last, when he announced that he had, been
entrapped in
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to present Mr. Shimmin with the
requisition. He should say that Mr. Kitchen was not
the man to be a town councillor, when he would say in
the one night what he was intending to controvert the
next. Mr. Cearns was not known, except to a few of
the voters of Waterloo-road. At the first meeting of
Mr. Cearns' friends, Mr. Walter F. M'Gregor, who was
the chairman for Mr. Cearns, said that if' he (Mr.
Lafone) would not go any further with the contest, he
did not think there would be anything further on the
matter. These were the words of Mr. M'Gregor' and it
was thought it was not necessary to say much of the
matter; but as Mr. M'Gregor had expressed his views
in another light, it was quite out of place to say a word,
so long as he had allied himself with Mr. Cearns'
friends.

After the speech by the Chairman, the secretary
announced that the result of the canvass had been most
satisfactory, 245 persons having pledged themselves
.to
The vote for Mr. Shimmin. o he considered to be
two-thirds of the voters for the ward.
Mr. WALKER said he was quite sure that when on
the last occasion Mr. Shiinmin had been returned by

about 126 votes, and when it was considered that 160
v)ters had signed the requisition on the present occa-
sion, he thought .the prospect.-of success was certain.
Mr. COLE said he Shad been one of' the persons who
presented the requisition, and he met Mr. Kitchen as he
entered, and ho had every reason to believe, from the
cordiality with which he spoke of Mr. Shimmin, that he
was one of his best friends; and after what he had said,
he considered that he was no gentleman, and not suited
to represent any ward in the Town Council.
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to
the Chairman.