The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

WE have little change to note in the position of the

various wards of the town, beariny, upon the apr
Municipal Election. In Exchange Ward a most flattering
compliment has been paid to the retiring member, Mr. J.
TYRER, who has been presented with a requisition,
signed by 108 of the principal merchants' and brokers' firms,
professional gentlemen, &c., of the ward, of all shades of
pllitics, independently of tradesmen and operatives, to
the number of about 170—in tact, by fully half the con-
stituency—expressive of confidence in him as a represen-

if anin for their
Mr. Tyre

tative, and requesting him to offer hims
suffrages. Of course, so valuable ame
will be unopposed.
In St. Anne's Ward, where Mr. F. SHAND is opposed
by Mr. T. L. HODSON, it has now transpired that the
contest is to be fought by the latter as the candidate of
the Roman Catholic conclave, whose conduct in the
Borough Election ousted poor Sir THos. BIRCH, and
finally did very little service to Messrs. CARDWELL and

mber as

EWART. The whole affair is, in fact, a piece of political
spite levelled at Mr. SHAND ; and an attempt by a cer-
tain clique in the town to foist into the Council Chamber
a species of local " Brass Band," of which the worthy Sur-
geon is to be the leading instrument, upon which Dr.
Cahill, Shiel, Bretherton and Co., propose to play. Even
if their efforts were at all likely to he successful, we sus.
pect that, by the hardest squeezing, they would get little
out of Mr. T. L. Hodson. Ex nihilo nihil fit ; or, as
the Doctor's Latin is not likely to be quite at his fingers'
ends, we had better indulge him with the vulgar adage,
which hints something about the manufacturing of a silk
purse. Despite the " Drum Popish" which it is said is
to be beaten on the ocasion, and the Sunday's pennies of
the faithful, which are to be brought to bear upon the
contest, Mr. SHAND, if his friends will only work as in
St. Anne's Ward the Conservatives have always worked,
will be in a triumphant majority.
In Rodney Ward Mr. A. F. JONES, it will be seen from
an advertisement in our columns this clay, retires from the
contest. We regret his absence from the Council, as he
was a most attentive member, especially on committees.
In West Derby the contest between Mr. A. HENDER-
SON and Mr. WM. EARLE iS to be fought out ;—i.e. Mr.
Earle's friends will fuss about during the early part of the
day, unblessed by his sweet countenance ; and probably be
rewarded at the unsuccessful close of the poll by a little of
his usual acidity of temper.
In Abercromby Ward, Mr. HALL has won golden
opinions from his friends, by the manly and candid man-
ner in which he gave expression to his opinions yesterday
evening week ; and more than all, by the feeling manner
in which he deprecated on that occasion any unkind al-
lusion to his opponent, Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE.
That gentleman's claims upon the Electors of the ward
were advocated on Tuesday last, by Messrs. War. EARLE,
JEFFERY, and Company. The latter gentleman, by.the-
bye, has been a little under the shade since the Borough
Election ; and will, no doubt, exhibit in Abercromby
Ward the same amount of vitality which had so little
success on the occasion of his last appearance in public.
The Canvass, we are assured, affords satisfactory indication
that the choice of the electors will fall upon their present
valuable member.

In St. Paul's, vigorous preparations are being made for
the tug of war between Mr. SAVAGE and Mr. GODFREY ;
and the contest between Mr. ROGERS and Mr. M`NicoLL
will also be well fought. The question in the latter ward
appears to be one on local matters ; and probably that of
" Tradesman v. Merchant" may exercise an influence.

in Vauxhall Ward a Conservative Candidate appears in
the person of Mr. ALEXANDER SHAND, to oppose the
Election of Mr. Moss, who, owing to misinformation, we
stated three weeks ago to be a Conservative. We have since
learned that there is " a sell" going on in the ward ; and
that Mr. Moss is to be returned by a certain party on

this occasion, subject to conditions which materially affect
the independence of the constituency. " Caw me, caw
thee !" is the game which is being played, between the
candidate and his chairman, and prospectively with ano-
ther gentleman. Vauxhall is, in fact, to be made a pocket
ward, unless the electors look about them. In Mr. ALEX-
ANDER SHAND they have a most unexceptional candidate.
Belonging to an old and respected family in the
town, who are large employers of labour, and of
shipping ; possessed too of talent, honesty, and ability,
Mr. A. SHAND will he able to exercise an influence for
the :benefit of the Ward which his opponents may at-
tempt in vain. The assurances of support which he has
received comprise, we believe, the bulk of the respectable
portion of the constituency.

In Everton Ward the contest between Mr. CHALMER
and Mr. ANDERSON goes on most promisingly for the
latter.

We append here the state of the polls in a few of the
various Wards of the town, the last time they were con-
tested, viz. :
EVERTON, 1850—W. Mellor, 310 ; Mr. Walthevv, 296.
1851—R. Aked, 171 ; J. Johnson, 65.
ST. ANNE's, 1850—J. Nicholson,l72; W. K.Tyrer, 144.
1851—R. W. Houghton, /67 ; W. P. Prerne, 141.
WEST DERBY, 1850—J. M. Wood, 260 ; E. Evans,
133. 1851—R. M. Beckwith, 223 ; W. Earle, 140.
VAUXHALL, 1851—E. Bradley, 147 ; T. L. Hodson,
78.

The other Wards now about to be contested returned
their members in the above years without opposition.