Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-30 00:00:00

'LIVERPOoL BOROUGH

ELECTION.
The noun •
nation of candidates for the borough of Liver-
atol tooko Place at the hustings, in front of the Town-ball,
al 11
lock yesterday morning. The hustings were arranged
vrthesliprecisely in the same manner as at the last election,
ba,,,,ertsue exception that the arrangements as regarded the
ztott"so to mark the entrance and afford an easy access were
completely and judiciously arranged as on, the
fern,,e!,r occasion. It was probably, however, not
an'ci !cect that there would be the same crowding, uproar,
pastunfusion, and the appearance of Castle-street at half-
whieirn o'clock fully justified this belief. The crowd,
of the 1113011 the former occasion extended at a similar period
eostferrodm ay morning
not . morning nearly as far as St. George's Crescent, did
or )s
fill Castle-street more than a dozen yards
h hesttidng, the hnstings. In front of the side of the
fri
designed for a the Liberal candidate and his
"tl ' was hung a board bearing the inscription,
I,rithva.rt for ever," and on the other side a similar board,
t'le words " Horsfall and Townside." The friends of
Queen'sllorsfall assembled, at half-past ten o'clock, in the
Hotel Li street and those of Mr. Evart at the
°almerei ' '
Who to a Hotel, Dale-street. Among the gentlemen
tatfor Qk their stand upon the Conservative side of the
4
o(10•41 Were—Messis. Thomas Edward -Moss, Adam
lien,?_h, Vernon R. L. Jones, J. B. Leatherbarrow, Wm.
atthier Fisher,' Lawrence, Ridley, G. H. Horsfall, Md.
R„i , P.Jones, Taylor, J. Torr, Shand, Lloyd, Tobin,
Clay,
The ad, J. Camp bell, W. Green, R. D. Jones, W. Jones,
L4our.t__,
^ UU Hatch, Wm. Culshaw, Brackell. Rimmer,
elcol, Forwood, Radcliff, Wilson, 'Whitby, W. Fisher,
, Shorn:lan, Bardsley, Newlands, Parsonage, J. Holme.
itt an 0 ) before eleven o'clock, Mr. Horsfall arrived, drawn
Awed Pen carriage with two grey horses. He was accom--
lohn hby Messrs. Francis Shand, James Aspinall Tobin,
was
sec 3 Lloyd, Laurence Peel, and R. Horsfall, jun. He
front eived With 'apPladse by a portion of the crowd, in
.11,.:( arid on the hustings.
larih°tn,g those an the Liberal side were -Messrs. H. E.
steel,6 '• L. Hodson, Charles Willmer, Rayner, Williams,
tate, ;°sfleld, Cook, Robinson, Preston, Bonham, Thornley,
C. i"erkivith, George Melly, Charles Mozley, Bairstow,
it E. I,°:'vring, T. S. Raffles, Moss, Ewer, Richard Johnson,.
Stallp ".ITae, R. Brocklebank, R. W. Ronald, Clarke Asp-
-441m atthurst, Thomas Brocklebank, Thomas Urquhart,
eharrrt' Frazer Lightbody, Walker Charles E. Rawlins,
Millward; IL Tate, D. Baugh, 'T. Avison, S. Bright,
LCook, '
J. J. Hastings, T. Crossfield, G. M'Connall,
vey, eZ,tun, H. Jones, T. D.llOrnbi. T. Langton, E. Thr-
all, ,rl.,erider, T. Hornby, &c.
eleven-Tvart quietly arrived on the platform shortly before
The ° clock, and was warmly welcomed by his friends.
tluletcrowd in the front of the hustings behaved in a very
kid th -anner during the proposal of the candidates. Here
the 're were sm.-aids of dissatisfaction, but, on the whole, ,
at tOreatest good hamour prevailed. The attendance
havelaomination was large, but hardly- so numerous as we
4t ueleeti.ed on former occasions.
c°elied 1,"11 o'clock, the Mayor, dressed in his robes and
Clerk, 4at, came on the platform, accompanied by the Town-
14r.wil,a, similar costume, the Recorder, Mr. William Brown,'
The' "am Earle, and several' of the corporation officials.
The !:rdinary proclamation was then, read. •
even
,'-`,laYor, in a few words, which were utterly inaudible
the as the front of the hustings, announced the object of
fiat hea're;mbly, and expressed a hope that a fair and impar-
Mr. Would be given to every speaker. (Cheers.)
aYor • rands Shand came forward, and addressed the
gnakdila voice• scarcely audible to any one but those ,
effect ately beside him. His language was to the following
'great borne nomination of a candidate to represent this
Pleas„,nghiis an important event to us ,all. I have great
sent ,T.e to Propose to you, as a fit and proper person to repre-
tiors'M borough in parliament, the name of Thomas Berry
-`,-!•1 Esq., one whose services are well known to you
ifet,s(-„aave a very light duty to perform to-day, as Mr.
that au- is unotiposed, and for that reason I feel
feel laY task is easy and my burthen light.
that I relieved f a very considerable task, and
a,yed „ am r
etee,„,:u a great deal of trouble. I may tell you that it now-
ell flues my duty to inform you that Mr. Horsfall is a firm
hisses ter of Lord Derby's government. (Cheers and
reZs.) In addition, I might give you some of his opinions
efigaing the .question that occupy the minds of the whole
th -`I.Y. The question of "Peace or War," which is before
itseeinif hid of every one, now that war threatens to spread
the „°ver all Europe. Peace, I believe, is necessary to
as ta°sPeritv and the commerce of such a great borough
kao';' and r hope we shall not fall into the vortex of war.
rePres,4°'? will agree with me that we should have such
speak io 4tives as would command a unanimity. I might
-tliscusseemi of some of the subjects that have been so much
them. °I late• -places, but I will not go back on
13 in various
I,errY 1101.1 all, content myself with proposing Thomas.
uaroup,.hi a") as a fit and proper person to represent this
A..„a Parliament.
nation "bin Es
to
sepses ot TieviLiefinelo.r.wEd_t2isc_o_i:id the nom!-
rectoent the town of Liv'erpool. He said : I have been
and Itecl to second the nomination of Mr. T. B. Horsfall,
beeal esteem it a great pleasure to be allowed to do so,
thOs Ise I believe and I do not think it will be denied by
theh °ll the other side of this platform, for one moment, that
e as
nobly and ably done his duty to the whole of
Theyeeonstituencv of this great and important borough.
either are few, he had no hesitation in saying,
have mi this side of the platform or on the other, who
our esni.°t had occasion to ask for the advice and services of
'ion
the
member, Mr. Horsfall, and I have no hesita-
,!a, saying, and lam sure it will be admitted by those
Pled,,,-,other side, that he has redeemed most fully the
this ue gave, when he first came forward to represent
NveZteat constituenCy. He then pledged himself that he
re riot represent a section of the people, but he would
fi4el'ent the whole community. That pledge he has fully
toon„ed, nobly fulfilled. He had never turned a deaf ear
Was I WllO had asked his advice or assistance, whether it
stand °m those who at this time, and on ordinary occasions,
stn., itOu this side of the stage, or those on the othey. I am
tlea dwill be admitted by all that .he has impartially u
l-
Do4e Sis duty. It was, indeed, a great undertaking to prhoe
in member for such an important borough as this, t
,n4l jof which exceeded 'those of any other orts
Ei,g`.and, Ireland, or Scotland. But I have
has hesitation in saving, that Mr. Horsfall
tipe wined the esteem of' all, and at the same
fo,_E Con; has gained fai himself a high position in the House.
wear\ -'acas. In this assembly, Ido not call it opposition
topics' it would ill become me to allude in any degr.ee. to
becal,,3 -which there might be a diversity of opinion,
greaCe they are of minor importance in comparison to the
not question which was now engaging the attention of,
cite alone Liverpool, bat the whole of Europe. I am not
evil those who consider that an election contest is a great
feeli;i:ll the contrary, when it is conducted with that good
teris the absence of all personalities—which has charsr-
evo..ed this election, and which, I trust, will characterise
sidg election in Liverpool (hear, hear,) I say I do not corlt-
foreesah election contest as an evil. On the contrary,
leadi irnea's minds to consider these great events and
the des topics of the day, on the right issue of which depends
also I,7titles of this mighty empire. It forces them to mix
t
and t the different classes and masses of the population,deep "certain the views and principles which are taking
on iii4°ot Ti the minds of men. We are all too apt to look
the e, °Pinion of the little circle in which we move as being
aen °Pinion of the world (hear), and the more we
feelings of
thillainted with the views and wishes and
of
ese outside that circle, the wiser and bettor we shall shanalyl be
thnesar, hear). lam not going to
s 0
00uch uponmuch attention
of- topics which has _ excited
shall but briefly allude to
them.late—at any rate . I
b On the question of Reform I believe I may
-swer for this side of the hustings, and. I believe I may
Tuk
gi-Wer also for the other, that no one objects to the exten-
t. cia of the franchise to those who are sufficiently. edu-
a-a,tecl to receive and exercise the franchise, recognising in it
iiirust to be exercised for the welfare of the nation. (Hear,
and
1(:W all But, sir, let all classes—our higher, middle,
ot, " classes—be fairly represented, and let there be no
)-,„'erwhelming influence in the hands of any one. (Hear,
ha'a,r.) Mr. Mayor, we are all members of one body we
Welfare all, I believe, the same earnest desire to promote' the I
',„-ate of our country hear, hear) ; and I trust we shall'
Cast aside every feeling that can prevent us considering.
ellY and p rt. lythis great and important question
shearl,manad impartially
'But, important as this is,
ug- into' utter insignificance in comparison with
a-se great and startling events which are now bursting
j°lllld us on every side. (Hear, hear.) Each vibra-
'fn of the electric wire brings tidings of fearful import.
'e whole of Europe is in arms, and such an amount of
preparation has been made as cannot but appear as a
menace to this country. God grant that it be not so—but
thath we may be able to maintain that strict neutrality. (hear,
hear), which is I believe, the desire, as I am sure it is( the
ce;test, of this kine.dom (hear, hear). But be.it peace_ or
war, I saj, that we ought to be in such a state of plrae-
aration, that,'being prepared for all eventualities, woe slthlils
tave adopted the best safeguard for the peace f
blue, And, in a crisis of this kind, lam sure I very.
it mistake the character of Mr. Ewart and of every
sn-
tetmember of the House of Coramons', if they wilt not
swtrengthen by
24 aside, at such a crisis, every political difference, and
united in
all means the hands of the executive,t so that
selfaY appear in the eyes of Europe as a na
,tie dignity,
and determined, at all risks, to supportiethe honour,
beer,dignity, and the prosperity of this country (chneersi)rienld
„s, therefore, to second the proposal made by y
_4"; Shand, nominating Mr. Thomas Berry Horsfall as a fit
Q Proper person to represent this great community
in
allirament (loud cheers).
WI th loud
Thomas Brocklebank came forward, and was received
T
J. an applause. Tie said, Mr.
wider whicyor, and lontlemen,
very sensible of the disadvantage I labocir