The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

TO THE ELECTORS AND FREEMEN OF THE
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.

GENTLEMEN,
ISHOULD not of my own accord have ventured to
offer myself as a CANDIDATE for the REPRESENTA-
TION 4f so important a Town as LIVERPOOL, feeling the
responsibility of so great a trust; but having received from
you a requisition, most numerously and respectably sogned,
soliciting me to do so, I lose no time in responding to your call.
The position I now hold under the Earl of Derby leaves no
doubt as to my opinions and politics generally. I look with
admiration at the course which he has pursued since his acces-
sion to office; and I will assist him to the utmost of my power
in carrying out the views he has so ably expressed in the
House of Lords.
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I will resist all grants of publk-nloney to the Roman
Catholic Church, in whatever for ley may be proposed.
I will devote myself to the tull'itncement of your local inte-
rests, and will sedulously end to the private business which
you may bring under t otice of Parliament.
When the Dissol n shall be near at band, I will do myself
the honour of ting upon you personally; and I trust that,
by returning !ember of the Government as your representa-
tive in the House of Commons, you will shew the opinion
which the first Commercial Community in the Empire enter-
tains of the principles and policy of the present Administration.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient, humble servant,
W. FORBES MACKENZIE.
London, April 3rd, 1852.

TO MY FELLOW-TOWNSMEN, THE FREE
BURGESSES AND ELECTORS OF TIIE
BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.

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GENTLEMEN,
LAVING received a Requisition, signed by a very
numerous and highly-influential body of Electors and
Freemen inviting me to become a CANDIDATE for the honour
of representing your BOROUGH in the ensuing Parliament, I
have felt that I could not, consistently with my duty, de-
cline to accept the flattering invitation.
With respect to the Navigation Laws and our Commercial
Policy generally, I think that our intercourse with foreign
nations ought to he regulated upon principles of reciprocity,
as the sound basis of real freedom of trade, of which I highly
approve.

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on.
lam opposed to the imposition of nc increased duty upon
corn, except it is called for by the eral voice of the people;
but I shall be ready to consid any measure that may be
brought forward by her hlaje 's Government for the relief of
those important interest inch have been so injuriously
affected by recent legisla •m n. _ _

Although a firm lyd-decided Protestant, and sincerely at-
tached to the Estalolfshed Church, of which I am a member, I
am in favour of the free exercise by others of the same civi
and religious liberty that I claim for myself.
I am opposed to the endowment of the College of Maynooth,
and I shall think it my duty to support any measure that may
be necessary to maintain the prerogative of our gracious
Queen, and the spiritual independence of the nation.
With regard to the special interests and business of this great
port, I can assure you that if elected as one of your represen-
tatives, they will at all times have my best attention.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your faithful servant,
CHARLES TURNER.
Liverpool, sth April, 1852.