The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-12 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL XhECTION.

The following speech was delivered by the Right non.
William Huikiwi), in the Exchange News room, on his
arrival in Liverpool, on Saturday last:—
" Gentlemen and Brother Freemen,—For this warm and most
cordial reception, which I can only look on as an additional poet
of that generous kindness which I have always experienced et
your hands, allow me to return you my grateful and sincere thanks.
My endeavour, as one or your late Representatives, has always been
to consult the interests and to promote the prosperity of this great
community. If I have been guilty of error (and I undmtand
there are some among the Freemen of this town who think I hare
erred), for those errors I must entreat your indulgence. f. tt, anti,
I explain the principles on which I have been guided M the rnes.
Ares to which those individuals object, I trust that from the
British feeling which actuates the Freemen of Liverpool—a feeling
of justice to a party unheard—l shall receive credit for haring ea.
deavoured to do my duty. If those who are under misconception
respecting the manures which I have advocated, and which they
deem prejudicial to their interests, will come to the hustings on
Monday morning, to hear my explanation of the views by which I
have been actuated, they will, I trust, no longer entertain that
jealousy, or labour under that misapprehension in relect to my
conduct, • kith, on the occasion in question, I am sorry to under.
stand, are now entertained in some quarters. In tendering to you,
Gentlemen, the renewal of my services, I should be sorry, whether
I continue your Representative, or that your confidence be trans.
fewest to some other Candidate, to remain under any misconcep.
lion ; and I therefore do claini(and ft is the only favour I now ask),
an opportunity of explaining what my conduct has been, and of
showing to those who object to it, that I have endeavoured to be
their friend, and, if they will hear me, I do not despair of proving
to them that lamso in fact. Gentlemen, fatigued as I am, after
oolong ■ journey, and so rapidly perforated, ► trust you will ex.
cute 'Me from saying more than that once more I beg of you to
accept fry best acknowledgments for the llattertng reception which
I have met with from you all, on my arrival at Liverpool."

MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF GENERAL
GASCOYNE.
Friday, a Meeting of the Friends of General Gascoyne took
place, agreeably to ()Wylie notice, at the Golden Lion, Dale.street.
Soon after one o'clock, about two dozen gentlemen, members of
the General's committee, and about Wry or sixty mechanic's, having
asoembied in the great room of the Inn, Mr. Alderman Wright
moved " that Mr. /Win do take the Chair," which was retested
with acclamations.
Mr. Alderman Bor.r.rw then advanced to the head of the table,
and paid, as they had done him the honout of placing him M
the Chair. it was his duty to state to them, that the object of the
present meeting was to consider of such arrangements as might
be necessary to secure the re-election of General Gascoyoe.
31r. Alderman %Voiotia. then addressed the meeting.
Mr. Thomas Palls seconded the resolutions, which were tarried
by acclamation.
Mr. I'arr was then, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Wright,
elected Treasurer, for receiving subscriptions and defrayirg dui
gal expenses of the General's election.
ENTRY OF GENERAL GASCOYNE.
Friday. agreeably to the notice issued un Tuesday last, by the
committee of the working trades, which we have given 'bore, a
concourse of men of almost every trade in the town, assembled in
Williamson-square, and about two o'clock the number collected,
amounting to about 15 or 1600, some in their best ati;re, but the
greater part in their working dresses, has: ing apparently but just de.
sated from their occupations, and nearly all decorated with light
blue rihands, or favours of the same colour, in their hats, or on
their breasts, formed in procession, with twenty or thirty flags,
and three bands of music. At the appointed signal, Ills
whole moved off in the route prescribed, down Scotland
Road, to the boundaro stone of the town, where they halted.—
A boot three o'clock General Gascovne, who had remained at the
house of Mr. Alttersnal Rollin, at Fazakerley, attended by his
son, drove up in en open barouche, drawn by a pair of horses. The
Generarsappearance was hailed with repeated cheers, the horses
were immediately removed from the carriage, and a number of the
People joining t wethcr, proceeded to draw it into the town.
A body of mechatvcs, with a military band of nitrate, formtd
the van, in a e rentse or which wet borne a large square silk bon.
ne-, wi h the 1'0,.1 Arms splendidly blazoned on &dark blue field;
then tollowed

Gcnen 1 G tscoyne with his son, in on open barouche, drawn by
the people, then came.

ATharge'sguare silk banner, with the Shipwrights' arms. the
Almshouse. of the Liverpool shipwrights' Society, and whir de.
♦ices, appropriately emblazoned on a white field.
Members of working trades, six in front, with a variety of flag.,
at different intervals of the column, among which we particularly
observed—

A green flag, motto, " The incorruptible shipwrights ;"
A light blue fl tg, motto, " Ciascoytte fur ever;"
A plain light-blue flag, surmounted by a model of& friga:c, with
topmasts pointed and dressed in colours;
A large flag of various devices, motto, " Canning for ever ! and
success to the Lau India trade."
A large faded pink flag, motto (oddly enough), " Plumpera for
Sefton.'
The banner of the Tobacco-cutters, a splendid new banner, richly
emblacaned.

A large faded pink flag, motto, " Hodgson and Freemen's
rights for ever !" ' The Town and Trade of Liverpool r
The remainder were chiefly old elec:ioneeri • flags, used by the
trades, which, at a former election, supported Lord Sefton.
The column, as itjpassed down Lord-street, appeared to consist
of from 1600 to 2000 persons. The fineness of the day drew thou-
sands of spectators into the %meta in the lire of the procession,
which moved along with the most perfect quiet, the bands alter-
nately playing '• Britons strike home!" and other airs. The only
expression of feeling vented by the column, in our observation,
were three cheers, followed by partial- groanings and hootings, ss
the carriage of the General tra,ersed the apace between the office of
this paper and that of the Liverpool Mereirry. The spectators, ni
far as we could observe. bolt in the windows and in the street, pre-
served an entire neutrality.
On reaching Ranelagh-place the carriage drove up to the door of
the Adelphi Hotel, where the General and Ida son alighted, sod
were received by Mr. Al.lernian Wright and the gentlemen com-
posing the Committee for conducting the General's election.
The people with their banners formed into a solid square in front
of the hotel, and, with the concourse of spectators drawn thither,
soon filled the entire area of Ranelagh.plant.
Repeated call having' been made for the General,
Mr. Alderman %Fright presented himself in the balcony of ono
of the drawing-rooms, and said that as soon aa the General had
rinsed his mouth he would ad :teas them.
Shortly afterwards G-neral Gascoyne appeared 'on the balcony,
and proceeded to address the crowd. Mr. Alderman Wright also
spoke.
%Viten Mr. Alderman Wright had retired, a call was made from
the crowd for •• Major Gascoync !" which being weal times IC.
rdored,_

Mr.GASCOVNE (a younger son of the General) presented Min•
self in the balcony, and was received with great acclamations. He
informed the me nirg that lie was not Major thiscoyne, but his
brother, and in the 31,kior's name he thanked them fur the kind to.
tendons whit h they had manifested towards him. The profer,siet.vi
cvocaiuns of his brot!.er so lolly occupied his time that it squid
be impossible for hint to devote that degree of attention to the
dis-
charga of the duties of a Member of Parliament, for the boruogo
of Liverpool, which the inter sts of his constituents would I! Ci CS.
tardy require. He mute, therefore. on the behalf of his brother,
beg leave to decline the honour so flatteringly proffered, and t f
which he would ever retain a proud but grateful remembrance.
(Loud and repeated cheers.) He begged their acceptance of his
best thank* for the attention which they had shaven to himselt,,
and his warini at gratitude fur their kind and flittering remition of
his hither. lie then bowed and retired, amidst the elicers and
plaudits of the assembled multitude.