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

FRANCE

The Three per Cents closed yesterday (Tuesday
at 70f The.

PENINSULAR MAIL.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

By Express.

SOUTHAMPTON. TUESDAY EVENING,

The steam ship Alhambra, of the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Captain
William Woodgates, with the usual Peninsular
Mail, in charge of Lieutenant Besdek, Admiralty
Agent, arrived this day.
The Alhambra during her voyage, experienced
on the outward voyage strong gales from the
N.W. and N., and fine weather from Gibraltar
back to Vigo, across the Bay heavy north gale with
very high sea.
She left Gibraltar March 14th, Cadiz 15th,
Lisbon 19th, Vigo 20th. No communication with
Oporto. _ _

She brings 13 first class and 20 deck passengers,
including Mr. Ward, Charge d'Affaires, from
Lisbon. On freight—specie, value 6,835/, and cargo
of fruit, egg 3, nine elephants' teeth, coffee, &c.
Exchanged night signals on the 16th with the
Colombo, steamer ; and on the 20th with the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's screw steamer,steering
for Vigo Passed two French line of-battle ships off
Lisbon on the 19th ; on the 21st exchanged numbers
with a screw steamer shoving third distinguishing
pendant No. 6,817. steering south west half west.
At Gibraltar : H.M.S. Curlew.

At L'sbon H.M.S Exmouth, James Watt, and
Princess Royal ; the French line of battle ship
Austerlitz, and Brazilian corvette linperial Marin-,
heiro.

The Braganza steamer, from Liverpool arrived
at Lisbon on the morning of the 18th.
Lisbon exchanges, fur three months :—London
53i ; Paris, 535 ; Amsterdam, 31 ; Hamburg 571 ;
Genoa, 535. A fair amount of business done in the
stock mat ket.

Gibraltar exchanges on the 14th inst London
00 days, 51 to 1-l6ths ; Paris, 5f 353; Marseilles,
5f 37c ; Genoa, 5f 37c.

From Lisbon we learn that the Pertropolis
steamer, which left Southampton last month for
Brazils, has put back to Lisbon with her screw
damaged. Two gentlemen have arrived out at
Lisbon, authorised by Sir Morton Peto to settle
finally with the Portuguese Government for the
formation of a railroad from Lisbon to Oporto, and
for the continuation of the Eastern Railway to
Badajoz.

Along the Spanish coast the weather had been
extremely boisterous. At Valencia and Barcelona
many wrecks had occurred, principally foreign
vessels.

The ship Catherine, nineteen days from Liver-
pool, with coals for Gibraltar, arrived there 15th
instant.

LONDON GAZEITE.—Last Night.

ELANKIMPTCIES ANNULLED.

HENRY NEWMAN KETTLE, Gadalroing, Surrey, grocer
and pork butcher.
WILLIAM ATTEWELL WANE, Highworth, Wilts, grocer.

BANKRUPTS.

EDWARD GRAY BROCKLEHURST, Liverpool, hose and
strap manufacturer.
RICHARD ENGLAND, Wilsden, Yorkshire, manufacturer.
TILDEN CHRISTMAS, Chatham and Sheerness, coal mer-
chant.

THOMAS ATKINSON, J3rearley, York, woollen manu-
facturer.
EDWARD CLARKE LONE, Callam atreet,City, oil and drag
merchant.

WILLIAM POPHAM DAVIES and JAMES DAVIES, Cardiff,
Glamorganshire, slate, marble, and brick merchants.
RORERT COLLENS, High Holborn, and of Talbot Inn
Yard, B :rough, licensed victualler.
GEORGE DAVY RICHARDSON, Carlisle, iron founder.
FRANK RENNISON, Milk street, Cheapside, merchant
and warehouseman

TREATING AT ELECTIONS.—The law now speaks of every
candidata at an election who shall corruptly, by himself or
by or with any person, or by any other ways or means on
his behalf, at any time, either before, during, or after any
election, direcCy or indirecly, give or provide, or cause to be
given or provided, or shall be accessory to the giving or
providing, or shall pay wholly or in any part any expenses
incurred for any meat, drink, entertainment, or provision to
or for any person, in order to be elected, or for being
elected, or for the purpose of corruptly influencing such
person or any o'her person to give or refrain from giving
his vote at such an election, or on account of such person
having; voted or refrained from voting, or being about to
vote or refrain from votiog at such election, shall he deemed
guilty of the offence of treating, and shall fcrleit the sum
of fifty pounds to any person who shall sue for Abe same,
with full costs of suit.
`THE LATE STORM —On Friday night last a terrific
storm commenced, which lasted with more or less violence
during Saturday and Sunday, and its violence seems to
have been felt all over the kingdom. The ship Margaret,
beton:Ong to Derry, was wrecked at Mulroy harbour,
bat happily no lives were lost ; and in our own immediate
locality, the damage done was confined chiefly to dwelling
houses and chimney tops. In Dublin a great deal of
local injury of this class was done by the tempest, and
vessels at sea suffered terribly, but no actual losses are
reported. At Limerick the storm was equally violent,
and tremenduous inundations occurred, doing immense
damage to property in various directions. In Belfast
numerous accidents occurred from the falling of chimneys
and the steamers from Liverpool were forced to put back,
taking refuge at the Isle of Man, after sustaining con-
siderable damage, attended with proportionate danger.
Several small vessels have been wrecked along the coasts of
Antrim and Down, and it is feared that numerous disasters
at sea still remain to be reported.—Derry Journal.

THE BRAZILS.

LFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ]

By Express.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY EVENING

The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's

stearni-,r Tamar, Captain , Jellicoe, arrived to-day
with the mails from the Brazils, in charge of Lieut.
Irwin, R.N., Admiralty agent. _ _ _

Her dates tue—Buenos Ayres, Feb, 1; Monte
Video, 5 ; Rio, 25 ; Bahia, March 1; Pernambuco,
3 ; St, Vincent, 11 ; Teneriffe, 10; Madeira, 17;
Lisbon, 20.

The Tamar brings 47 passengers, viz..—
From Buenos Ayres : Mr. Mackern and family,
Messrs. Wanklyn, Hodgskin, Black, and Simpson.
From Monte Video : Mr. Crisman.
From Rio Janeiro : Messrs. Braithwaite, Milli-
gan, E spinet, Pinto, Moliuelli, Austin, wife, and
sister.
From Bahia : Messrs. Bovio, Cheval, Flavis,
and Forster.
From Pernambuco : Messrs. German, l3astos,
and Lamb.
From St. Vincent ; Messrs. Bergmann, Brinond,
Tigneiredo, and Berridge.
From Teneriffe : Mr. S. Nesson ; also 6 dis-
tressed British subjects, and 6 invalids of the
Royal Navy. She landed 34 passengers at Lisbon.
The Tamar brings specie value 4,885/., diamonds
value 25,8001, 100 barrels tapioca, 14 serous of
ipecacuanha, 25 bags of cocoa, 384 bags of cochi-
neal, and 113 packages of sundries.
The steamer Norman left Bahia for Rio on the
21st of February. . _ .

The Sardinian steamer Genoa arrived at Rio on
the 23rd of February.

The Union was at Rio and the Celt at Bahia
when the Tamar left.

The Medway sailed from St. Vincent on the
25th of February, outward bound.
The Avon arrived at Madeira on the 17th of
March, outward bound.
H.M.S. flagship Indefatigab!e was at the River
Plate.
H.M.S. Harrier at Monte Video.
H M.S. Madagascar and Virago at Rio Janeiro.
H M.S. Syren sailed from Monte Video for the
Falkland Island On sth February.
H.M.S. Wasp sailed from Rio for Monte Video
on 15th February.
H.M.S. Spy sailed from Rio for Bahia on 15th
February.
During January the Norwegian brig Catherine,
laden with wet sorted hides for England; was
wrecked on the Parecha rock, off Monte Video, and
the American barque Emily, from Baltimore, with
a cargo of flour, was capsized in a heavy squall ;
•
part of the cargo saved. Both crews saved.
The political and general intelligence by this
arrival is rather interesting.

h:roin. the River Plate we have advices stating
that the Buenos Ayres government had addressed a

note to H B.M. Acting Consul-General, apologising
for their note of the 6th January, 1853, addressed
to Captain Gore, and requesting that both it and
the passport enclosed therein might be considered
asiwithdrawn. In consequence of this satisfactory
communication, the city of. Buenos Ayres and
II M.S. Harrier exchanged salutes on the Ist
February. There had been a modification of the
law relating to differential duties. By this altera-
tion vessels are allowed to discharge part of their
cargo at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, and
proceed up the river with the remainder.
The British Admiral had gone up the river
Parna, en route to Assumption.
At Buenos Ayres the social and political state
of the republic was satisfactory.
The commercial advices from the Argentine
republic is to the effect that the Buenos Ayrean
money market had been very tight. Exchange
opened at 725. cash, on London ; subsequently
declined to 71s, which was maintained until the
day of the packets sailing, when some large
amounts were done at 69 and a short credit. There

were large transactions in freights for England
and the continent, but for other quarters only a
limited business. Doubloons had gradually ad-
vanced to 3411. The Saladeros ha7o worked more
actively during the month of January, but in con-
sequence of the scarcity of cattle there was no
prospect of a continuance.

At Monte Video exchange opened at 41 and
closed at 43k.

From Rio Janeiro we learn that the ministers
had had several audiences with the Emperor, and
it was believed that before the opening of the
Chambers in May next, a new ministry would be
formed. There was nothing in addition to this
Earring in politics.

Yellow fever prevaled at all the Brazilian ports,
buL at Bahia and Rio principally, among the ship-
ping, of a very malignant type.

At Bahia there was a groat stagnation in the
markets, owing principally to heavy importations.
Exchange on London at 60 days sight was
quoted at 28d to 2741. Freights were quoted
at 40s per ton to the channel, for orders to
the United Kingdom. Sugar to Liverpool was
taken at 20s per ton, and cotton at 4.1 i per
lb., the latter nominal. The Sugar Market was
active, and browns were eagerly pnrchaied at
3,200 reis per arroba, incases, with slight abate-
ments on inferior descriptions. Coffee was in brisk
demand, and fair quality from the interior was
selling at prices equal to 44s 4'l and 43s 3d per
cwt, free on board, freight excluded. Cocoa was
much enquired after, at rising pikes. Rum was
firm, and higher prices demanded. Hides were
much enquired for, and stocks on hand were
insignificant There was no tapioca in the
market.

At Rio there was but little done in freights.
Prices of coffee had undergone no variation : the
stock on hand was about 100,000 bags. Exchange
was very flat, at about 271 d.

Theie was a very active business going forward
at Pernambuco. The Bank rates continued at 8
to 9 per cent , and money out of doors was very
abundant at this rate. Sugars had again advanced
in price. Cotton had also advanced and the small
stock on hand was eagerly purchased at full prices.
Hides were in less request, and lower prices were
shortly expected. Freights were very dull, at 40s
to 42s 6d per ton, and 25s to 27s 6J per ton for
sugar. Cotton was taken at Ad. per lb. Ex-
change on London was quoted at 271 d to 28d.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
R;o Janeiro,. -Feb. 23—Arrived: The Sardinian screw
steamer Zenova. ' Sailed, Feb. 15: The Messageries Im-
periales screw- steamer Byzantin. Feb. 22 : The Royal
Mail steam packet'Prince, with the outward mails for the
River Plate. - .•;:' • •

Bahia, Feb. 21.—Sailed : The Union Screw Collier
Company's screw steamer Norman, for Rio.

St. Vincent, March 10 —Arrived: The screw steamer
Byzantin, put in for coals, 23 days from Rio. Sailed,
Feb. 25 : The Royal'Mail steam packet Medway, for the
Brazils. March 10: The Sardinian screw steamer Sar—
degna, for Genoa.

Madeira, March 17.—Arrived: The Royal Mail steam
Wicket Avon, with the outward mails for the Brazils, &c.
Pernambuco, Feb. 22.—Sailed: The Sardinian screw
steamer Sardegna,, for Genoa.

CORN BIPORT.—The total quantity of corn and grain
imported from all ports of the world into the United
Kingdom in 1856 was 8,197,253 qrs., of which 4,072,833
was wheat, and 1.777,813 Indian corn. The United States
'sent us 2,288,316 qrs. of all kinds, which is just double
the quantity we git from Russia. Of the 3,991,367 qrs. of
meal and. flour imported besides, three.fourths came from
the United States. The highest price of wheat during the
year was 79s Bd, on January 5, and the lowest, 61s ld, on
December. 27, The number of cattle, sheep, and swine
imported in 1856 was 238,281.
WHAT is IT FOR.--411 the language of the constitution
—we ought to say the Government—but in the ►ernacular
of the fact, we must say Lord Palmerston has appealed to
the country, and we want to know for what ? Is it in
support of his general policy ? 111 the Lords he is triumph-
ant; in the Commons any vote involving the question of
confidence in Ministers has majorities varying from 60 to
80. Is it on the vote on the Canton question ? That did
not involve the existence of the administration. We repeat
the question, what is the minister's ground of appeal to
the country ?—Dispatch.

THE ELECTION.

WARD MEETINGS.

LIME STREET, ST. PETER'S, AND ST. A
WARD.

A joint meeting of the electors of Lime-street'
Peter's, and St. Anne's wards, favourable to the reteur.;ll
Mr. Ewart, was held in the Concert Hall, at bahl4
seven o'clock last night. There was a very full attend'o
the hall being crowded in every part. Among th°l; j
the platform were—Thomas Haigh, J R Jeffery Jackson, C T Bowring, Samuel Thornely, J Xitc7.h.f
Bayes, T L Hodson, John Smith, W Penn Sfil.l—
J H Smith, J Ryley, R Haydock, liaat.".Aol
Bowring, Robertson, Sewell, J Banks,
A. t C 041.3006
Johnson, H Ewer, R Hess, Dempster, -- ol
Burden, Duckworth, J Lockett, NV Lockett,
Reay, J Steins, E Harvey, and T Brocklebank. 00,
Mr. Haigh moved that Mr. Picton take the c
(Loud cheers.)
Th, ,hr -1--n by Mr. Pictoe

le chair was accordingly may,.
renewed applause.
604
Mr. J. B. Jackson, as secretary, read the adver.-
,
calling the meeting.
6'o
The Chairman, in a few observations, introde
upiti
object of the meeting—to give Mr. Ewart an oplOttga
of affording to the meeting, and, he hoped, to Wive
constituency, a full explanation of his views• of
never was a time in the history of Liverpool, banwhen
so desirable that unanimity should prevail in feratO
their representatives in parliament, as the P;1,„
(Hear, hear.) They all knew that they were attac'eor
enemies from without, enemies in their immediate n Id
bourhood, and, it might be. enemies in there also
,s•
Id
were using every means, lawful or unlawful, r-e. 4,10
wrong, to deprive that town of its long possessed I'lo
and property. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) s- die
rfuelplyredseonnteattihvoeisr,
dMuteyssirns.reHsiosrtstfnaglithaondattEemwaprtet,d hspoadieotyl
ad
and robbery. (Hoar, hear, and cheers.) They b
orsA
seconded by the warm co-operation and synapathYver
classes in that great community ; and it was fen d*
pected and hoped that, under these pressing circutnnei
fe'y
party spirit might for a time give place to a general d
-mtohfeauntntiwho
enhyoi nwssoouu pl
mdp oahrnatfvuoelfl
rytehtehularrndreidg:o
wnt
tahtni
ihdue
:itrh!,de
ciurot
duty
!re: P e(t
el; ttil heedol t 1
e
That, however, was not to be. The apple of dise°,7;ol/1
been thrown out, and certainly not by the Liherto
(Hear, hear.) There had been, as all would au, tole
spirit of moderation, a spirit of peace, a spirit of,ol
shown by the Liberal party, an endeavour to act Pi 0
cert with all who had the welfare of the town at beto
04
the present occasion, which he was sorry to say d
been responded to in other quarters. (Hear, hear.) `Ad
adversaries, however, were not quite unanimous' heal'
currently reported that, at a meeting of that part,'
few days since, to determine which candidate 01°4
put up by the Tories—and, indeed;
languager e uponh adb
thateen used,
occasion.an d igreattcSa
r,saiddisagreeb
heat
art.lli3at ,r
pe ellt 091
warm t
n utt
were some very significant circumstances conneoteotrard
opinion
it, which might be alluded to without ar..
They had all seen Captain Littledale's name P' 0,
sveerrvyaftrievqe uecnotmlymitthroughcommittee.
the
Where townhaasdtai
ca chairmanp 0;a
appeared? (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Yrna'lo.,
presided at one of their meetings ? (Hear. he, soi
renewed cheers.) Mr. Harold Littledale,
and indefatigable individual—where had he elsr
(Cheers.) He had never appeared at any of tbeirho
meetings. (Hear, hear.) The sentiments of that!, fro.,
man were understood, for he did not know the PV
personal conference, to be adverse to the recent moved
of his party. (Hear, hear.) Where was that, DO
Englishman, Mr. Christopher Bushell, who, Ir;fil
senorious eloquence, could make the heart thrill ,',7001,
sound of a trumpet ? Echo answered. where ? to
He was informed that, at the meeting he referr4
rather warm expressions were used. When a,butio
gentle individual, the poet Laureate of the Constf;,,,all
Association, wishing to throw oil upon the 17000'..
waters, and bring them into quie.sence again, e:iragef
his sentiments in something like the following balk'
Let Whigs delight to bark and bite,
For spite hath made them so ;
Let Earle and Jeffery growl and fight, ,
For 'tis their nature too. (Laughter,/
But, Tories, you should never let
Such angry passions rise;
Your gentle lips were never made dbtor.)ll
To d— each others' eyes. (Great lane ing.e.
That was reported to have had the effect of threPteel
upon the troubled waters, and reducing the dise,ge„
and disorderly crew to something like general or% lof
peace. (Cheers, and laughter.) The Chairman, t suottigt.
ceeded in a very able manner to analyse the clain34sta
three candidates. In doing so he took occasion to
and
the recent discussion at the Dock Committee 1.745
officers being allowed to canvags. He observed tha"et.
out impeaching in the least the honour of Mr. VIA
supposing that gentleman to remain perfectly tin el ;
it was scarcely possible to imagine that InaneYeirerAi
employees of the dock would riot conceive that "bhe fore,
serving themselves by voting for him. But wheneis
that the chairman, according to the published l'of
which had not been contradicted, advoeaoss
ofoil
principle of allowing the officers to Can as 01
votes, he thought that a most dangerous prinolic,
one which called for the consideration of the Pudesa2
was far from thinking that any officer should he IP'
of his lawful right to record his vote ; but, whie:llBl#4
remembered how every one of these officers might IOU;
that a word from Mr. Turner could advance or /-010
his interests for life, he considered that the penal/If:1
Turner advocated was a very dangerous one. 1",
who imagined that, under such circumstanal,,,,
very large number of the dock empioYeeersr
be found at the next election voting -for,
pnr
eooAmotilhirni
Adgjfeaodii)hunl
Evart might stand as a very fitting representatioulpfit
een man still." (Loud cheers and laughter.) 01 IL'
touched upon several other poino, and illustra
objects by several humorous anecdotes and cool ter
the chairman concluded a very eloquent speech bit
upon all who heard hire to leave the Tories, sia:siltio
had chosen to a'ly Mr. Turner with Mr. 146'is
select their own candidate, and with one accord •or
all their votes for their own candidate, Mr. Eif art. '
cheers.) oo4i
Mr. Councillor Joseph Kitchen moved the firs
tion, which was—" That the cordial thanks of tulter-e,
ing are due, and are hereby given, to Joseph Cb",,-,4
Ewart, Esq , for the able manner in which he '00"
charged the important duties which devolved "Pteifto
as a representative of a great commercial colOnatOso
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) In supporting the ree-0101
Mr. Kitchen took occasion to disclaim
as a champion of the established rbtroald
declared that he, as a churchman, was not as t" ~,-ere 3'o
satisfied as Mr. Turner appeared to be that "Oero,
from those of Derby, Disraeli, and Co., as didLbers
laulhr.tecro.
supported seconded t hteher resolution.
conscientioustanhsetfeorhi
noel
omon:hreaueTl
rs:.ciohnhtegonmanagementfteLthuhiaietew rTpht
Hodson,ohoorwose
wrzegnehuvcwoi
Council,
Herald,uwnr
aegnsscmlir ed fffno
differed
d.
au:,...000
to:
spoken but that he had a circumstance to state re,,,roe
Mr. Charles Turner, which he hoped that ge,v,:a4;
might be able to disprove, or at least to 5 5t- O,Ap
electors that it had taken place under L. „ad rfof,
being in his place in the council a
resolution. He said he olWindoluYaidlifePielsoll
impression. Personally, he had always 1°",,-Jit ti°
would
tojnea
meetings
irdninggs forward honourable a
cmanreu
Turner a gentleman. He gave him full er".aiiti
gentian"- 0,
show played a
hed
taAklern.
place
eneerf taohave
uodstyriion.t
ihyi3town,circumstance which, if was
it°°;:cfoet Ueri
secsto
honourable part. They were well aware tit„" votf.l
b
d
of taking part invery large and
circulated
theth e a
present
roensgelicensedntth
that
victuallers,
election,
b odythat
h a fmto rrh.t
sylevile.
eta
oto,
been opposed to the present licensin systems - ;No
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Denson---a
add ifetrilhifleehnthdhe possiblyegomhf
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which it d 0:0
ont,' tri di
rioro,
Friday morning. Mr. Turner, in connection "oboalttot
highest
ts
respect, ad
oadusdonoifs)w
ho
om bfce:trticrulpod
willingly say one word to give him pain—vre•,-e„est tiS
pto
Most respectable licensed victualler in Liverpool, "that 'of
his private room, and there led him to bolieve
00
to
Ewart had refused to receive a deputation ,f„inekot
liccnsed victuallers body. Mr. Hodson then exPrhe 10 0,
`0
circumstances of Mr. Evart writing, in 1855' 10140
to the Secretary of the Licensed Victualled . wit' f
which we publish in our paper of to daY, tide:0111
to save them the trouble of waiting on him, heA.Teg. „ 0
his views were in favour of the law as then eatnrfay;ol‘
deputation subsequently waited upon iktr-, ",yr to
London, but did not wait on Mr. Ewart, and I",:iiistifs
insinuated, or gave his friend the licensed i',;"iere''',oo,'
understand, that Mr. Ewart had actually refuse'. A p
a deputation which waited upon him. (Oh, 013')...ent•
tleman who was behind could confirm the stateweeptliio
Mr. Turner had made himself a party to deceit/letfa'.l
vital point like that, where an elector believed W.' jog
were at stake, he thought it was hardly P-10

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nourable part. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) Mr.
ittadsoll then, in eloquent and vigorous language, enforced
ce claims of Mr. Ewart on the constituency, and con.
/rested the principles of the Liberal and the Tory.
The resolution was put and carried by acclamation.
Mt. T
' - J. R. Jeffery, who was enthusiastically received,
))toPosed the next resolution, which was :-" That on the
4
ssembling of the next Parliament, a new reform bill
must be Introduced for the extension of political power
ttlittcalg the people, and for the more effectually securing
_ e voter in the honest exercise of his franchise on all
"casions In which the right and liberties of the people
are
t concerned; it therefore becomes the duty of every
Ica,' Reformer to use his utmost endeavours to return to
ittZlialelent a man wPose liberal principles and manly
,lessPetelence will not fail him in the hour of trial." Mr.
eezrY advocated the resolution in a speech of singular
h,,,`' and energy, occupying considerably more than an
el "r irl delivery, and of which we can only give the
„e, est abstract. He pointed out some of the great prin.
:IPles which must be kept in view in the choosing of a
presentative. He dwelt upon the necessity of an exten -
et:Tit and re-arrangement of the representation of the
entry, which would give a fair weight to large constitu.
n"-les• He urged the necessity of vote by ballot, sad
c,lared that it would be a reform of great impoetahce if it
i, '" superseded the system of canvassing. He held that
1, tedounded to Mr. Turner's immortal dishonour
in'
hand,
traversing the streets of Liverpool) hat
ele 'Land, saying to every elector - " Will you do
ka the the favour to send me to Parliament that I
IroY represent your interests, while I endeavour to
/ Mote my own?" (Loud cheers and laughter.)
-e related, inproof of the necessity of the ballot, a cir-
clet_ i. .
with.
coustance in connection his own return to the Town
the neil• A very honest man was one of those who signed
str requisition to him to become a candidate for Lime
etPt Ward. This got to the ears of the Tories. The
tia:rktunate man had a mortgage upon his property.
tee" be the election, a Tory lawyer and the Tory
ir.tgagee walked into his premises, and the latter said,
le uhderstand you are going to vote for Jeffery." He
"plied „
de, e Yes, I:am." " Then," replied the other,, " if you
saot. shall call in your mortgage to-morrow.: (Oh, oh.) .
est:La man he contended required protection from such
eye ",litng influence. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) The man.
of ?1,`4 like a child to think that his poverty deprived trim
the s's independence. (Cheers.) Mr. Jeffery refereed to
traie'eform of the ecclesiastical courts, the aieolition of
as. •"° in the cure of souls, the repeal of the paper duty, the
ei.J.streent of the income tax, and the triennial meeting
lish`p-atilarnent. He then turned to tae statement pub-
le 11 ill the Mercury, regarding the committee of enquiry,
Ist, 3, into the " bales and treseses" question, which Mr.
Jeffaer had declared to be D 'slanderous article. He (Mr.
lielbrY) believed every nord set forth there, and he pub-
It e challenged Met turner to disprove it. (Cheers.)
Pass tool of the', declaration, he read the following
a tee", fror'.., the speech of Mr. Hugh Hornby,
a e- CO ..aril, on the 14th of November, 1843 :-
ape,: er-jiet of acquittal had been passed on Mr. Sands, but
menialhat grounds l The defence was not rested on a
les of the facts ; nor did it rest on the assertion of
'lB. Sands and Co. against the facts ; but it rested on
(4:Peu and bold denial of the injustice of the practice.
ti ia,', hear,) And yet these gentlemen came to this
itees"m--. That, in the opinion of this meeting, there
is
a"t°tt the slightest ground to justify the.impntation which
Icb„e.'oPted to be cast upon these gentlemen.' Now,
kr",.,"olputation had been cast upon these gentlemen
it tae habit,
had stated facts ; he had stated that they were
ps" habit, and had been in the habit for a number of
eekse of universally paying the low duty on all
' eg s which they shipped. And if there was nothing
ItaPr
ageing°er in that practice, where was the imputation
date Mr. Sands ? But he would not rest here ; a
esaeerial fact was stated on which they justified the
due ice- They said ' The practice of the town
Dm offices is to receive different rates on
titpages containing goods of the same kind and queue
'4 e, NOW, so far as he could judge of the meaning
toleords, here was an admission that goods of the same
kro 1)11s and qualities paid different rates ; and yet on this
"d 'sttlithey thought Messrs. Sands and Co. justified in
the I„ng every package, no matter what its dimensions were, at
lli,, '''''' duty. (Hear, hear.) They wore of opinion that
trill should be an enquiry to ascertain and define the exact
the err,,ence between bales and trusses, boxes and cases, and
f2/11',.")ro that an English merchant was justified in entering
Lis goods to pay the low duty. (Hear, hear,) As far as
I,?a,in (Mr. Hornby's) office was concerned, no difficulty
tcp.'xperienced by any person connected with him in aseer-
lo'`lg chat were trusses and what were bales-what were
the" and what were cases. If there had been such difficulty.
e;),1 Proper course would have been to appeal to the
yia'rmcil to have a proper definition, but not to go on for
oz
,„ together paying only the smaller rate of duty
par'„:l the packages entered. He protested, for his own
c„„', against being included in the declaration of principle
",airi , •
sot
ee in the resolutions of this committee-he would
14, Gallo himself to be measured by the standard of
t:e; ac'r,,:iptal 11
vyheirch they bad stt up. (Hear, hear. What
Ares constitution of this committee ? They, onsisted
large shippers of goods, and, for anything
adeetilleneil knew to the contrary, they might all have been
le a',j. "g the very practice on which they were called upon
/t e,,,,1d, ieate as to its propriety or impropriety. (Hear.)
,contis, nnPosisble that any unprejudic,d and rational man
zlr, il,Z"k on thieinvestigation as a satisfactory proceeding."
notilden'r.Y contended that the facts of that transaction
lati " disqualify Mr. Turner from being the represen-
Alev,7, Of that constituency. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
eta. urner urged that lie did not know the difference
Ittin,:ea a bale and a truss, a box and a case. Did he
bicil the difference between Id and 2d ? (Laughter.)
I..aw,e,know the difference between a boy and a man ?
s."itriter.) Mr. Turner said " No ;" then why send him to
fsfeirwent ? (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. Jeffery
lq,l trod to the statement of Mr. Aiken, who was one.
Vote- collemittee of the council appointed to enquire
.11}ft,`Le charge which that gentleman made at the Park
Its 4,-.`_re last night, and which will be found in our report,
Ilse. Lalst weighty support of the charge against:Mr. Tur-
%le , With an eloquent eulogy upon the character, talents.
Iltlrtheiples of Mr. Ewart, Mr. Jeffery concluded amid
kpasiastic applause.
s.liet. 9,.• 'l'. Bowring seconded the motion.
441,, ',uarnes Ryley supported the motion in a few words.
trta-a'd that on referring to the report of the "bales and
teehses,'' discussions, he found it stated that the deputy
rtatilictetterk was directed to make enquiry in the manufac.
,5144 ~,_°°,'lls whence the goods came, and there it was
;lie, 'eat the full sum was charged to the manufacturers,
'll0• rO7" °llly the small sum was paid to the corporation,
l'ste .°re, if that were true-and of course he could not
Pie e"allY vouch for it-Mr. Turner withheld the 2d from
late }°!'poration; and what did he do with it ? Put it
The 's °wn pocket. (Lend cheers.)
/kti, tTition was carried by acclamation.
tdlttb; ,Q.cvart then came forward, and was received with
:le Nala,slastic cheering. After a few preliminary remarks,
• ' : Gentlemen, it is very well known to every one
that, fellow townsmen who hear me on this occasion
Vale tearue forward as a candidate for your suffrages
et 0 Personal ambition of my owa; (Hear, hear.)
ti 48 a L' 1 he 4 . tverpool man, born in Liverpool, having lived
e do eseighbourhood of Liverpool all my life so far-and
igh' telst sincerely trust that the Almighty may allow
%ttaete ‘t° in Liverpool-(cheers)-1 did feel that my
,":erset;.7^esee deeply identified with those of Liverpool ;
et'S olio I was summoned by
.my fellow. townsmen to
e etie ward and stand as their candidate at the last
s',,,'„leni`P, I could not hesitate for a moment in obeying the
t') RBI
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have no personal
e'Llte ' every one of my friends here around me know
4 h.ietY well I am proud, as any man must be proud,
1ti0.,1.e 4h;Re the r.epresentative of my native town ; but my
n`"), il. et Was to do my duty to this town, and to do my
I:Nile-es' I possibly could, to my country also. (Cheers .)
t,' MI ;"`Lell, there are one or two questions connected ev'th a
t"h! 4,7„e„enrnunity which it occurs to me to have bet i in
ii3„,',4l)ere• 'ens addresses somewhat passed over. The is
;Seesnestion, more a commercial question, perhaps-I
"'llli Li‘o the question of the Bank Charter. Perhaps it
II:7), 'hien" somewhat wrong in me to give any positive
z11...411be- oPon the Bank
selecteeCharte Act, because the question
pet e' referred to a mmittee ; and until the
e laeee,l'adlleittee gives in its report, it is scarcely right of
lit)ti'lr sews,.o presumes. to offer himself as a legislator for
4t* -.Lagos to we an oinion uon so important a
111,.r. I• But ghesitation in saying, as a corn- is, etas
e, I have no ,
ea``
io"eatt, that I do think the Bank Charter far too
e ' xle et's operation. (Hear, hear.) I believe that an
4eeCtU Was passed in 1844, to suit t.he times of 1844,
(Ile ee, 0 Perfectly correct to suit the times of 185!, when
a", ar.'-'5,118 are more than double what they were in 1844.
‘e'N'',,,•`°ar; and cheers.) I have, therefore, upon the
• tettetta-:' of the Bank Charter laws, for the last few years,
tried
tea stet, a very strong opinion that they are
ttialket te gent in their character. When the select
1 It ,
(0) publishes its report I shall, however, give
etThallei„,.rt my most fair and candid consideration.d
lq '4l ties"' be influenced by any feeling I have.entertame
the question before. and I will judge of it according
Oars then brought forward. (Hear, hear.) Mr.
413 roaso referred to the Chinese war, and recapitulated
A:, Rro,i,sn! for voting in favour of the Government, and
Canter's, on which he gave his general support to. Lord
e,,l,ereethrl S. Government, while at the same time
.he
l:4'ast that
he never hesitated for a moment in voting
th_oefait f at Government when he thought any measure
e" en "ward by it was not for the truest interests of
et sante
th !Alerts, Y. (Cheers.) Mr. Ewart then proceeded :
tit the
_I), during the next session of Parliament, nowt.
it; cetert wille, I do trust that the Government 9
thepess. tV oevote its attention to more domestic
re;at Att
aterel am very glad to see in an address, issued by
la
that eerY-General for this country, some sprt of state-
to Tat the Government are going to bring forward.
of be
the
the measures to which he alludes as likely
te the °,ght forward next session, are the extension
t,'s's eleranehise ; the removal of irregularities in
1::;)re
and
system ; the diminution of :expendi-
ea,llitiet
of Consequent reduction of taxation ; the
_is a__, t the ecclesiastical courts ; the facilitating the
o,f arue'll.eransfer of landed property; the introduction
'.opartnaat r economy, despatch, and method in some
Jaslie ents of the administration of civil and criminal
cheers,e ; and
ey an enlarged system of education. (Loud
' Xesv these, gentlemen, are questions in which,
since
I have been able to give any consideration to

Political matters, I always took the deepest interest.
(Cheers.) I shall only say that, if you send me into
Parliament, I shall do my best to support Government in
orying out such excellent measures as are here fore-
shadowed. (Hear.) Gentlemen, there is another subject
on which I have always felt the strongest interest.
that is the subject of centralisation. Centralisation is a
thing which I have no hesitation in saying I utterly abhor.
(Cheers.) What we want is self-government. (Cheers.)
self-government is the very life of progress, end I do hope
that this country never will allow the governthent to
interfere in the management of oar local institutions, our
local charities, our local education, or local docks, or any
thing of that nature. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Having
already addressed a very large meeting this evening, and
after the very excellent address which I have heard from
my friend Mr. Jeffery, I feel that it would be
very presumptuous in me to detain you any longer.
(Hear, hear, and " No, no".) Gentlemen, at the neat
election I may very fairly say, that the eyes of the
country will be upon ue. (Hear, bear.) My friend Mr.
Turner says he is precisely what he was in 1852. (Laughter.)
Now, there is a difference between Mr. Turner and myself.
I was well in adranee of him in 1'52. I am not now
exactly What I was in 1852, and I have no hesitation in
saying that I am one of those who wish to go on gradually
but steadily advancing with the progress and enlightenment
of the age. (Cheers.) If you think proper at the next
election to go back to the times of 1852, then England will
view with amazement that Liverpool—a town which ought
always to lead and not to follow in the promulgation of
every liberal and commercial undertaking—England will
view with astonishment that this town should
reject a Liberal, who is anxious to go on safely and steadily
in the progress of reform, and should elect in his place one who
dates back to the times of 1852, and I think I ani not doing
that gentleman any injustice in statieg that he is bound hand
and foot to the obstructive policy of Lord Derby. (Cheers.)
With you, gentlemen, the decision now rests. I have endea-
voured to explain to my fellow townsmen my views upon every
stibject I possibly can. I have been most anxious to be free
and open and candid on every question. I will not go Into par-
liament under what are called " false colours. I will ndt go there
to pander to the passions and prejudices of the people. I will
go free and independent in my actions. (Cheers.) If you
send me into parliament you may rely on the honesty of my
conduct. I hope I have given some proof of that honesty.
(Hear, and cheers.) That honesty I will continue, and if
you think proper to elect a man whose honesty you can trust,
T have not the slightest hesitation in saying, that on Saturday
afternoon, I shall be far ahead at the top of the poll. (En-
thusiastic applause.)
An elector asked if, when Mr. Evart voted in favour
of the Maynooth Grant last session, he believed that the
priests edacated the clergy to be opposed to Protestant
government and Protestant institutions. (Oh, oh, groans,
and cries of " Order.") If Mr. Spooner brought forward
the same motion next session, would Mr. Ewart vote for
or against the grant?
Mr. Ewart : My honourable friend has asked me a
question, of which I have notheard all the words ; but if
I have understood him correctly, it was whether I would
vote for or against the Maynooth Grant?
An Elector'. That was one part.
Air. Ewart: I have no hesitation in saying, that so far
as the Maynooth Grant is concerned, I have always been
on principle opposed to a grant to Maynooth. (Cheers.)
But, gentlemen, I believe, I know indeed, that that grant
was confirmed by act of parliament,
A Voice : " Never." (Cheers and laughter )
Mr. Ewart : I never will be a party to violating the
sanctity of what is passed by act of parliament, without
proper and good ground being shown to justify the
violation. (Cheers.)
Mr. Watts, as the gentleman referred to by Mr. Hodson
to confirm his statement, came forward, and said that Mr.
Turner, Mr. Denson, and another gentleman, called upon
him, and stated to him what he considered a falsehood, and
did not then hesitate to tell them so. (Cheers.) At the
same time that Mr. Ewart might answer the question
directly, he had invited Mr. Denson to come there that
evening. (Cheers.) If Mr. Denson was there, nothing
would give him (Mr. Watts) more pleasure than to tell him
that he had been Circulating what was not true, for the
purpose of what he considered a direct dirty cause.
(Cheers.) As to Mr. Turner, nothing surprised him more
than to see a man aspiring to the honour of being a mem-
ber of the House of Commons,go about dap in handl:sexing
for votes. (Cheers.) He would tell Mr. Evart now, as
he had told Mr. Turner, that if he took such a liberty with
him, a free burgess of Liverpool, he would not vote for him
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Having stated the fact of what
took place, he left it to the meeting to appreciate such cow-
ardly and dastardly conduct. (Cheers.)
Mr. S. B. Jackson, on behalf of other electors, asked Mr.
Evart how he had voted on 'Sir. j. Walmsley's motion for
opening places of amusements on Sunday
Mr. Ewart : I voted against that motion. (Cheers.)
Mr. Jackson asked how Mr. Ewart would vote in the
event of a motion coming before the house to provide bands
for parks and other public places on Sundays.
A Voice : "Are you a fiddler ?" (Great laughter.)
Mr. Ewart : I have no hesitation in saying that I never
will support anything which is considered an outrage upon
the religious feeling of the people. (Hear, hear, and loud
cheers.)
Mr. Frazer then proposed a resolution, declaring Mr.
Ewart a fit and proper person to represent the borough in
parliament, and pledging the meeting to use every exertion
to secure his return.

Mr. John Smith seconded the motion, which was carried
by acclamation.
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the
Chairman.

[lt should be stated that very frequent and considerable
interruption was made during the proceedings, by one or
two persons in a side gallery.]