The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

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Lord Derby. The addresses of both mover and seconder
were heartily cheered by the meeting. The second reso.
lotion was moved by Mr. Clarke, and seconded by Mr.
Rowett, appointing a committee, both in admirable
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ETING OF THE CONSERVATIVE ELEC-
TORS OF WEST DERBY WARD.

On Friday evening, a second influential and crowded
meeting of the electors of West Derby Ward was held at
the Coach and Horses, Low-hill. Mr. Richard Sanders
occupied the chair, supported by Mr. Arthur Henderson,
Mr. F. Clint, Mr. T. Bold, &c. The chairman opened
the proceedings by showing the onesidedness of the
present free trade system, which gave all the advantages
to the foreigner, who took all and gave none.
Mr. RADCLIFFE proposed the first resolution :—" That
the electors of West Derby Ward now assembled believe
it to he their duty to support the Earl of Derby in his
efforts to conduct the government of the country upon
sound constitutional and Protestant principles ; and they
hereby pledge themselves to use every exertion to secure
the triumphant return of W. Forbes Mackenzie, Esq.,
and Charles Turner, Esq., as representatives for this
borough, at the approaching general election." The
speaker, in an excellent address, exposed the incon-
sistencies of Mr. Cardwell and the designs of the party,
and called upon the electors to give a hearty support to
Lord Derby's administration.—Mr. JOHN' GASKELL,
cotton broker, seconded and supported the resolution.—
Mr. T. BOLD read a letter from a Roman Catholic,
alluded to by him at the last meeting of the electors of
the ward, contradicting his having said that Mr. Card-
well had promised to do anything for the papists. He
(Mr. Bold) thought that Mr. Cardwell was just as likely
to do much because he had promised little.
Mr. F. A. CLINT moved the next resolution, proposing
thanks to the members of the Constitutional Association
for having selected two candidates whom the Protestant
electors could cordially unite to support. He was one
who had always advocated moderate, or whig principles,
and he had voted at the last election for Messrs. Cardwell
and Birch, but was now prepared to vote for Messrs.
Turner and Mackenzie. Mr. Clint proceeded to an ex-
amination of the pretensions of Mr. Cardwell and Mr.
Ewart, and confirmed, from his own impressions at the
time, Mr. Bromley Moore's exposition of Mr. Cardwell's
deceptive conduct on various occasions during the last. elec-
tion ; and pointed out, in a very able manner, the injurious
operation of our present system of bastard free trade upon
the industry of the country. As an answer to the repre.
sentations made of great prosperity having followed this
system, he pointed to the emigration which was going on
from Ireland and from this country, whose population—
the bone and sinew of the land—were leaving because
they could not get employed at home. Having strongly
urged upon the meeting to support Messrs. Turner and
Mackenzie. he concluded an admirable address as fol-
lows :—Gentlemen, I mentioned at a ward meeting the
other evening that I believed the eyes of the whole king.
dom will be fixed on the Liverpool election, because,
whilst other large towns are unfortunately influenced by
the doctrines of the Manchester school, I hope and be.
lieve Liverpool will emancipate herself from that thral-
dom, and stand forward in the face of the nation as a
breakwater, to throw back the tide of democracy and
revolution which threatens to engulph us. (Hear, hear.)
I suggested also that our motto should be "England for
the English," and not for the Manchester people only ;
and I now recommend that those glorious words be
written on the banners under which we shall go forth to
fight the battle—l hope, to obtain the victory. Let
those words be engraves on our hearts, and let them
nerve our arms. Let us be determined, be united,—
. With hearts resolved, and hands prepared,
The blessings we enjoy to guard."
And may God defend the right. (Loud and long eon.
tinued cheering.)

Several other speakers addressed the meeting, which,
after the usual vote of thanks to the chairman, and three
enthusiastic cheers for Lord Derby, Mr. W. F. Mackenzie,
and Mr. C. Turner, separated with a firm determination
to use every nerve to put the conservative and constitu.
tional candidates at the top of the poll.