The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-24 00:00:00

WARWICK ELECTION.

WARWICK, Tuesday Night, Aug. 23.
This contest has terminated in the election of the Hon.
Charles John Canning, who has obtained a majority of 30
over Mr. I-lobhouse ; the numbers being, at the final close
of the poll—

For Mr. Canning 464
Fcr Mr. Hobbouse

Majnrity for Mr. Canning . 3O

ALARMING EXPOSURE.

(From the. Liverpool Chronicle.)
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CURIOUS AND INTERESTING CORRESPON-
DENCE BETWEEN MESSRS. ALEXANDER
AND GLADSTONE.

Although the following correspondence has been printed
' and publicly handed about on 'Change for several days back,
still we think it may serve to amust, and interest those of
our readers who have not yet seen it. We particularly
call public attention to the names of certain parties who
figure in it, as having an interest in, and power and autho-
rity over, the Standard newspaper up to the present time,
although those same parties have, under the dread of being
personally responsible for their impertinences, over and over
again, to use their own solemn words, disowned and denied
the same, "as men, as gentlemen, and as Christians." If
society in all its grades does not at once put the mark of
exclusion upon such persons, and insert their names in its
Index expurgatorius, low, indeed, must Liverpool, be sunk
in the tone of morality and honour. We have some faint
recollections of more than one correspondence in which
that saintly personage, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, most solemnly
and sacredly washed his hands of all connection with the
newspaper in question. We know that his father, Mr.
Horsfall, senior, has frequently done the same on be-
half of his son. A very recent instance was in the case
of the Christmas-day manifesto against the Reform
Candidates for the New Council. And yet it now ap-
pears, both from Messrs. Alexander's and Gladstone's let-
ters, that he has been one of the Committee of manage-
ment from first to last, and in fact it would seem that he
has, in the matter, acted the part of the tempter to Mr.
Robertson Gladstone. Mr. T. B. Horsfall is very well
known in Liverpool, but as an explanation of his conduct
to the public is beyond our boundaries, we would just men-
tion that he is a Christian par excellence, one of the same
sect of Pharisees with Exeter Hall M‘Ghee and " imagi-
nation M'Ncile," all " good men and true." 'We earnestly
hope that every letter and every denial connected with this
matter will now be re-published. Our readers will pass
from sighing over such stains upon manhood, to smile at
the trait of character in the ancient merchant who, worth
a million, yet hucksters with his correspondent about the
saving of a postage. And we would point out to our Lon-
don Contemporaries the name of that factious Peer, the
Marquis of Salisbury, as being, in part, owner of a pro-
vincial paper. No wonder the Tory Lords did not like
the registration clause in the Stamp Bill. It would have
revealed many a secret such as we get at here, and we
should have seen the ramifications of the faction in every
quarter. We cannot help thinking that Mr. Alexander has
been very hardly dealt with by the Tory gang. We have
no doubt, however, that be will make them bitterly rue the
line of conduct which they have pursued towards him. We
think the ardour for joint-stock newspapers will somewhat
cool after this exposure.

" [PRIVATE AND• CONFIDENTIAL.]
" Low-hill, Liverpool, July 6, 1836.
" think it my duty to make a communication to
you of a nature very painful to my feelings, but one which,
I am confident, will, from the interest you take in Liver-
pool, and the parties concerned, command your attention,if
it do not provoke your interference.
" You are aware that in 1832 you and forty-three other
gentlemen subscribed a sum of money to establish the
Liverpool Standard. The money thus subscribed was sup-
plied as intended. In November, 1832, the paper com-
menced, the first number of which caused great dissatisfac-
tiOn to those who were willing to support a Conservative
journal, and who had placed almost unlimited confidence in
its projectors and directors. In short, I need not remind

you that its first effort was a decided failure. In the early
part of 1833 the paper was fast sinking into contempt—its
conductors and miscellaneous contributors only excited
public ridicule—and it was clear that a few more months of
such inefficient management and abortive writing would ex-
haust its capital and consign it to oblivion.
" In this dilemma, the accredited manager applied through
a third party to me, who urged me to undertake the editor-
ship. I was then residing in London, in the receipt of a
larger income, derived from my professional labours, than
any I have enjoyed since. It was, therefore, with great re-
luctance, as can be preyed, that I undertook the hazardous
task of reclaiming a sinking concern, and giving spirit,
character, and utility to that which had been pronounced
discreditable to the Conservative cause. But being made
acquainted with the enterprise of the people of Liverpool,
I consented to forego present advantages, in the hope of
prospective remuneration.

But before I agreed to undertake this duty, I had the
assurance of two, gentlemen that the conditions I stipulated
for should be strictly and faithfully fulfilled. I cannot but
speak with respect of those gentlemen, when I name Messrs.
Thomas and William Ewart Gladstone. In the interview
with them, I stated that the sura subscribed (2,3000 was
insufficient to carry on, with any chance of success, a paper
which was published twice a-week ; they, however, satisfied
me by stating that whatever funds were necessary would
be cheerfully provided.
" Being thus assured as to the means, I agreed to con-
duct The Liverpool Standard, on condition that I should
be paid for three years certain 350/. per annum, and have
one-half of the profits which might arise from the paper ;
the other half to be applied to the liquidation of the ca-
pital. It was also expressly stipulated, and made the basis
of the whole arrangement, that, in case of success, I should
have a permanent and continuous interest in the paper, to
the extent of two-thirds, not less than one-half, and pro-
bably the whole of the copyright.
"On these terms I departed for Liverpool. On my ar-
rival here I found the paper in the bands of persons ut-
terly incompetent, and I had considerable difficulties to
overcome in introducing various improvements. As my
mode of management seemed to give satisfaction, and as the
paper was rapidly becoming popular with our party, a con-
tract was at length proposed and executed between Mr.
George Grant, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, and Mr. Thomas
Berry Horsfall, for you and the other gentlemen on the
one part, and myself on the other. The contract is for
three years certain,' from the 9th March, 1833, and con-
tains covenants to the effect before mentioned. My powers
arc defined, and my duties prescribed in thn usual terms.
" It is not denied that I have faithfully, and successfully
(I shall not say ably), fulfilled my part of th..i honourable
engagement. All I shall call your attention to on this
point is, that from a losing concern I have raised it to be
a profitable one ;—that I have increased the eirculatien
from about one thousand to twenty-six hundred a week,
the advertisements from forty to an average of about one
hundred and twenty per day, and that I have made the
Liverpool Standard, the first, the most independent, and
the most effivient political organ out of London.
" To this effect as regards the facts, 1 beg to lay you
under the obiigativa of 'admitting Omni, I .appeal to you
whether I have not performed my duty, and fulfilled my
contract. I appeal to you whether I have not had a dis-
agreeable duty to perform, vilified as I have been, on all
sides, by the Radical journals ; attacked as I have been in