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

respecting the affairs of the dock committee ; and after briefky,
but most ably and energetically supporting the claims of Mr
Ewart, he proposed the resolution, which pledged the electors
to give their undivided support to him. Mr. Mackay sat
down amid loud applause.
Mr. Rogers seconded the resolution, but was much inter..
ruptcd. Ho called on the electors to do their duty, and be
early at the poll.
After much interruption a warm vote of thanks was pasted
to the chairman, and the meeting separated.

GREAT GEORGE, ABERCROMBY, AND RODNEY
STREET WARDS.

A meeting of the electors of these wards favourable to
the return of Mr. T. B Horafall and Mr. C. Turner as
representatives for the borough in parliament was held last
night in the Assembly Rooms, Great George street. The
meeting was most numerously attended, every part of the
room being crowded almost to excess, and its enthusiasm in
savour of the two Conservative candidates, who were present
on the platform, unbounded. The chair was taken by Mr.
James ll)lrees ; and among. the other gentlemen present
were Messrs. J. A. Tobin, II dhead, Alderman Cooper,
G. W. Moss, H. Bremner, R. A. Payne, J. Wagstaff, A.
P. Fletcher, &c., &c.
The Chairman said the dissolution of parliament having
now taken place, it became their duty, as citizens, to meet
for the purpose of selecting two gentlemen to represent
this important town in parliament. It was not for him to
dictate to them how they were to exercise their vote. The
franchise was given to them to exercise fcr the good of all,
and he hoped they will so exercise the important trust
committed to them as to select two representatives who
would not only do honour to the town of Liverpool, bat
who would be likewise useful to the nation at large. (Hear,
hear.) He was sure it was not for him for one moment
to commend the services of one of their late representatives
—he meant Mr. Horsfall—(cheers)--whose attention to
the duties of his office were sufficiently before, not only this
town, but also before the country—(hear, hear, and
cheers)—not to require one word of comment on his part ;
and he (the chairman) could only hope that th ey would
show themselves grateful for the services thus rendered, and
that they would secure those services for a future occasion
by again returning him by a very large majority. (Cheers.)
Now, as to the other candidate. Mr. Turner—(cheers)—
he had been blamed for presenting himself on this occa-
sion to disturb, as his opponents said, the peace of the
town. ( Laughter and cries of " oh, dear !") Now, as
he (the Chairman) stated at the Aniphi.heatre, be hoped
that as Conservatives they would have some consistency
in their conduct (Hear, hear.) It was not for them to
find fault with Mr. Evart,
A Voice : "We found fault with his brother."
(Laughter.)
The Chairman : But when they reeollec'ed the cir-
cumstances under which he was elected after Mr. Turner
had been so unworthily thrown out of the House of
Gammons, he (the chairman) thought it became their
duty now, as good Conservatives, to put their shoulders
to the wheel, and endeavour to return him by a triumph-
ant majority. (ilheera;) The chairman then referred
to a paragraph in an address issued from Mr. Ewart's
Committee Room, stating that Mr. Turner sought the
suffrages of the electors against the wishes, if not under
the reproaches of an important section of the Conserva-
tive party, and denied, in the most emphatic terms,
that there was the least truth in the assertion.
(Cheers )
Mr. R. A. Payne read a letter from Mr. Richard
Brooke, apologising for his absence through indisposi-
tion.

Mr. 'lonian, on presenting himself, was received
with enthusiastic cheers and peals of the " Ken ish fire."
He said: Gentlemen, fellow townsmen, electors of Great
George, Abercromby, and Rodney street Wards, it
affords me sincere pleasure to appear before you this
evening. Permit me, in the first instance, to thank you
for this very kind and unmerited reception. (Cries of " No,
no.") Before I proceed to express my views and senti-
ments to you, which I will do as briefly as I can, I have
been requested to call your attention, and the attention
of the reporters of the press, to a statement in one of the
papers this morning, guilty of a great injustibe to a large
body of men, wh.un my hen, friend and myself had the
honour to address last evening. I allude to the body of men
constituting the Coopers' Association (hear) ; and I do
not hesitate to say I never addressed, in appearance and
conduct, a more respectable body of industrious working
men. (Cheers.) Now what has this paper said of that
meeting ? lam willing to believe, and Ido not doubt
the reporter r that paper was misinformed. (Cries of
" No, no."), I quote now from the NORTHERN TIMES,
(hisses.) it says —" A meeting of the Coopers' Assso-
ciation in favour of Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Turner wag
held last night at the Vine Hotel, &c., and the stairs
wits inieci with men lying quite amine.-erliaaes.) 11,1 VS,
gentlemen, all that I can say is that I was there, and
that I saw nothing of the kind. (Hear, hear, and cheers )
Other gentlemen near me were there, and they have
assured me that they saw nothing of the kind. (Cheers.)
I say nothing with regard to the writer of that statement,
but I express a hope that be will acknowledge it to
have been an error - (he-,r, hear) -and tint we shall see
some notice in the papers to morrow sling he had been
mieiuforme-1. (Hear, heel.%)
A voice : " The R idical Unitarian humbug." (Great
laughter.)
Mr. llorsfall : Having said this much of the meet-
ing of last night, permit me to say a little to the meet-
ing of to night. (Hear, hear.) I need net refer you at
any length to that eel flirt of opinion in the House of Com-
mons which led to the dissolution o' Parliament. On
Saturday last her Majesty dissolved the late
House of Commons, and app'ied to you to
return to that house men competent to advise her
as to the present state of affairs, and this
morning we have in the London papers the address of the
Prime Minister, and with yoar pernaission I will justmake one
or two remarks upon it. (Hear, hear.) I will do
every justice to Lord Palmerston—(hear, hear)—
but I will not give him credit where he does not
deserve it. (hear, hear.) Now, that noble lord, there is
no doubt, stepped forward at a crisis when men could
not be found to take the helm of the government, and he
brought the Russian war to a satisfactory conclusion on
terms much better than those R ho preceded him had ever
dreamt of. (Hear, hear.) He has bronght the Persian
war to a happy termination. (Hear, hear.) And he will
bring, I have no doubt, the Chinese war to a happy
termination. (Hear, hear.) That has reference to the
past. I must say one word now with reference to the
future policy of that noble lord. He says: '' We offer to
the country a government founded oe far different prin-
ciples," alluding to what he said is the previous part of
his address. "Abroad it will be our earnest endeavour
to procure peace with honour and with safety; peace
with the maintenance of national rights; peace
with security to our fellow-countrymen in foreign
lands. At home our guiding principle will be, judicious
and well regulated economy, progressive improvement in
all that concerns the welfare of the nation—(hear, hear)
the continued diffusion of education among the people, and
such well considered reforms as from time to time may be
required by the necessities of circumstances, and by the
increasing growth of intelligence." (Cheers.) Now, I
apprehend there is not a gmtleman in this room that will
take exception to that. (Hear, hear.) I can only say if
Lord Palmerston carries out the views which he there lays
down as his future policy, I don't think there is a Conser-
vative in the House of Commons who will not support
him. (Hear, hear.) But now, gentlemen, you will
recollect when a Queen's speech does not quite suit the
House of Commons, that amendments are moved, and
I feel very much dispo,ed to move an amendment
in the address of the Premier, not as to what he has said
but as to what he has not said, and I mean-to take the
vote of this meeting upon my amendment. (Cheers, and
laughter.) I will read it to you, and you shall see whether
you do not think that it would have been a very great
improvement to the address of the noble lord, if he had
inserted some such paragraph in it. After the paragraph
I have read, I propose to insert this as the words of the
noble lord ad iressing the electors of Tiverton :—" And I
beg to assure you, and through you, the country at large,
that I. will not allow the Vice-president of the Board of
Trade, Mr. Lowe—(hissts)—or any other member of my
government, to introduce or support any bill having for its
object, to deprive Liverpool and other corporate towns,
of those dues, which the decision alike of a court of law,
and tee House of Commons, has shown that they
hold be tt title as clear as thet by which any
other property in this country is held." (i.oud cheers.)
Now, gentlemen, I am not satisfied with reading you this
amendment. We have approved of a por ion of the noble
lord's speech, and I will put it to you, and take the vote
as to whether you do not think teat would have been a
vast improvement in the noble lord's speech. Those who are
in favour of the amendment will please to signify the
same in the usual way. (Enthusiastic cheering.) Any
of the contrary opinion ? (Cries of " No, no," "Gone
out," and laughter.) The amendment is carried.
(Renewed cheering.) Now, gentlemen, I have discharged
nay duty in taking your votes, and now (turning to the
chairman) you will have your duty to discharge. It is
your duty to convey to the noble lord the amendment
—(laughter)—which has been moved on his address, and
I think you may tell him at the same time that if he will
adopt the amendment, we are so satisfied with the
other part of his address that we, the Conservatives of
Liverpool will support him. (Hear, hear.) But that if
he do not support the amendment—why then we will say
nothing on the subject. (Cheers ) We are told that we
are not reformers. Well, I always like to have a definition
reform. (Hear, hear, and cheers) You recollect I
dare say the very celebrated observation of Mr. Canning,
that there was a great variety of reformers like the painters