The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-07-13 00:00:00

The candidates having taken their places,
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, rose to propose Mr. Cardwell,
and was received with great cheering by his friends, and
disapprobation by the Conservatives. He had the honour I
of proposing a gentleman who had served the electors well
and faithfully, and who now came forward to render an
account of his stewardship, and to ask again a renewal 1
of their confidence. (Cheers from the Radicals, and groans
from the Conservatives.) He contended that the position
of the Derby administration was one which it was painful
for him to contemplate : professing to support the com-
mercial policy of Sir Robert Peel, whom they had so
virulently assailed during his lifetime. He had no wish
himself to see Lord John Russell and his family party
restored to office ; but they must speak out decidedly on
this occasion, and tell. Lord Derby that a minister to
govern this country must do so in accordance with Con.
servative progress, not reaction. After attempting to de-
ride those who based their claim to support upon being
supporters of Lord Derby, and insisting that Mr. Cardwell
was the fittest man to represent them and to carry out
Conservative progress, he concluded by nominating that
gentleman, amidst cheers from the Whig-Radicals and
hisses and groans from the Conservatives.
Mr. Heels HORNBY rose to second the nomination,
and the usual cheers and hisses prevailed. He trusted
that, by returning Mr. Cardwell next day by a large majo-
rity, they would show that they were not disposed to
reverse the policy of the late Sir Robert Peel. He
observed that some people seemed inclined to persuade
them that Free Trade was not the question at issue.
But Lord Derby, who was a man of his word, had
intimated that his policy would be determined by the issue
dm"--- of the next election. He regretted that religion had been
unnecessarily introduced into this contest. (Interruption
and cheers.) After some further remarks upon this topic,
which were received amidst much disapprobation, he con-
cluded by seconding the nomination.
having been fixed Mr. THOS. EDWARD Moss rose to-neminate Mr. W.
upon for the nomination of the candidates, the friends of Forbes Mackenzie, and was loudly cheered by the Con-
servative electors the opposition exercising their lungs to
both parties were early astir, making preparations for the
the utmost to prevent his being heard. Mr. Moss said,
processions by which they were to be escorted to the poll. that had the claims to represent this borough rested only
The morning was a most unpromising one, the rain, which on splendid talents, or on long personal and valued friend-
bad fallen copiously all night, continuing up to nearly ship, he might on that occasion ha ve.hen tempted
car-
to
eight o'clock. At that hour, however, the elemental abandon his colours—those colours whihadbeen
ried in triumph before a Canning, a Huskisson, and a
indications became more promising, and at the time of Sandon, and have followed his friend and former fellow-
starting from the central point of rendezvous, the sun canvasser, Mr. Lawrence, to the other side of the hustings.
broke out most gloriously, the sky put on a smiling face, It was, however, on political grounds that this electioa
was to be contested, and that he came forward to propose
rendering all beautiful and animated, and fine weather Mr. Mackenzie as a gentleman fitted to represent their
prevailed throughout the remainder of the proceedings. interests in parliament. The speaker proceeded to declare
Derby,
It PROCESSIONS. ' his confidence in the Government of the Earl of
It had been arranged that Messrs. Cardwell and Ewart's as one that would, whilst giving cheap food to the people,
protect the labourer, and maintain the Protestant institu-
friends should rendezvous in Abercromby-square, the 1 tions of the country ; and concluded, amidst loud cheers, ,
candidates and various of their friends being the guests by urging the electors, if they valued their religion, their
of Mr. William Nicol. The tributary processions having country. and their home, to come early to the poll.
Mr. F. SHAND seconded the nomination in an earnest
collected, the united body began to move, a little after speech, in which he said that he supported Mr. Mackenzie
nine o'clock, and proceeded down Mount-pleasant, along as a member of a Government which, although it would
Rodney-street, down Leece-street, Bold-street, along not seek to bring about a reversal of all the commercial
I
i Church-street, up Lord-street, and to the right-hand Policydivi-
t,
p years, would, he had no doubt, revise
and, of the
whereverast six
it was opposed to British interests and
sion, formed by barriers in front of the hustings, up the justice, amend it. He supported him also because he
/middle of Castle-street. The procession was preceded by knew that he was determined to maintain Protestantism.
several mounted police, one hundred police on foot, and Mr. Shand was frequently interrupted during his address
by demonstrations of rabid spleen from a knot of Irish
fifty in the rear. The most prominent features in it were
Catholics in the Radical booth.
some Brobdignagian loaves, borne in front, made of lea- Mr. EDMUND MOLYNEUX, Chairman of the Constitu-
ther stuffed with some light substance, and setting forth tional Association, was received with the most. vociferous
cheering. He rose to propose the nomination of Mr.
the novel idea that free trade.leads to an advance of wages.
Charles Turner, whose character and political opinions.
The flags carried were, for the most part, union jacks, and he said, he need not speak of, as they were known to most
those belonging to the different wards, bearingdevices and of the electors. The speaker was fFequenmtlyienntzrdurtfrd
mottos in accordance with the principles and sentiments with insulting
to tie electorsesultlng remarks f
s
Turner oralilids hbauysiessnngcotamlents and his
entertained by the free-trade party. The colour was white,
sterling Protestantism, concluded by proposing him as a
edged with light blue. The persons constituting the pro- fit and proper person to represent them. (Three cheers
cession wore no party colours, but each man had in the weir.rJ. A
given fgo r Turner, and hisses from the Radicals.)
ertel Mal: L TOBIN seconded the nomination ins
button-hole of his coat an ear of green wheat. Dispersed k
most effective speech, admirably delivered, and which we
throughout the procession were bands of music, which should have been most happy to give in extenso had our
played " Rule Britannia," " See the Conquering Hero limited space permitted. As much of it, however, con-
comes," &c., &c. About midway came the carriage of sisted of an able exposition of the state of the shipping
Mr. Nicol, drawn by two gray horses, and containing the interest, as shown by statistical returns, we shall not
two candidates, Messrs. Cardwell and Ewart, Mr. Nicol, attempt to mar it by condensation. The opposing party
Nr. Ambrose Lace, and other gentlemen. Another car- frequently attempted to drown Mr. Tobin's voice by cla-
riage contained Mr. William Rathbone, and other friends mour, but did not succeed.
of the candidates. It was observed that both Mr. Cardwell Mr. HARDMAN EARLE proposed the nomination of
and Mr. Ewart looked nervous, their reception in the Mr. Ewart, in a speech conceived in wretched taste, in
various streets through which they passed not being of a the course of which, after referring to Mr. Mackenzie's
very encouraging nature. The procession was closed up change of opinion on the subject of the Maynooth grant,
by a body of police, and the candidates having been which he insinuated was caused by interested motives,
escorted by their friends to the Town-hall, entered on the spoke of the two candidates as " gentlemen of education
east side of the hustings by the town-clerk's - door, and and, comparative leisure, who had reached three score
the banners and bands went down Dale-street. previous years, not only without being able to discover the truth,
to their return by way of Dale-street, Manchester-street, but who have doggedly and pertinaciously all their lives
st. John's-lane, Lime-street, Elliott-street. to Clayton- persisted in error' -; and in another portion of his speech,
square, to the central committee-room. Mr. M. J. Whitty, whilst stating that on the first opportunity both Mr. Mac-
of the Journal, was the conductor, and rode on horseback kenzie and Mr. Turner would repudiate their present
at the head of the cavalcade. professions, applied to these gentlemen very offensively
The Conservative procession had been formed at the the couplet
Adelphi Hotel. it being arranged that it was to start as " Destroy the web of sophistry ; in vain,
soon as that of the opposite party had passed the head of The creature's at his dirty work again."
Renshaw-street. At about half-past nine the signal was
he order of the It was fortunate that Mr. Earle's attempt at elocution on
given to move forward, which was done in t
this occasion was not well heard, his voice not beWilliam,
ing so
wards, No. 1, Everton, taking the lead, and each ward as
it filed past the Adelphi giving enthusiastic cheers for the like a railway whistle as that of his acrid brother
or he would not have been heard to a conclusion.
two candidates. The display was one of the most imposing Mr. W. Rderunoers seconded the nomination in one of
and gorgeous ever witnessed, either in this orany other toivn,
his usual violent speeches, which happily was not long.
whether as regards the numbers and respectability of the We shall spare our readers the report.
persons who joined in it, or the beauty and extent of the Mr. CARDWELL then came forward to address the
banners and emblems which were displayed. There .
electors, and was received with loud cheering by his
was also a heartiness and enthusiasm in the cheers of party, and groans and hisses from the Conservatives. He
the vast assemblage which no doubt told the Radical squad said the question at issue at this election was whether the
who had congregated to give fight on the occasion, that
government was to re-impose a corn-law or not. It had
the Protestant Electors of Liverpool were in real earnest. ;
been stated that the idea of doing this was abandoned ;
that they not only valued the privileges which they en- but in that case Lord Derby was pledged to provide relief
joy under the British Constitution, but detested the poll- for the farmer by another course. Mr. Cardwell having
tical cant of the unnatural alliance which lately sought referred to some statistics from Board of Trade returns,
to misrepresent the people of Liverpool. The numbers to show the increased prosperity of the shipping interest,
may be estimated by the fact thatthe procession occupied proceeded to contend that government had no intention
fully twenty-five minutes in passing any particular point
in the line of march. To describe minutely the splendid to repeal the Maynooth grant, and deprecated the intro-
duction of religion into the contest, amidst cries of
~
banners which were carried on the occasion would require Who turned out Sir Thomas Birch ? " The close of
much more space thin we have at our disposal. We may
his speech, referring to his connexion with Liverpool,
notice, however, a few which attracted especial attention satisfied most who heard it that there was in the mind of
In the order in which they passed us. Near the head of the candidate a conviction that his return was hopelees.
the procession was a beautiful flag, presented by the Mr. Was. FORBES MACKENZIE next addressed the elec-
ladies of Kirkdale to the Everton and Kirkdale Con- tors, amidst the hearty cheers of his friends, and much
servative Association. The magnificent flag of the Con- rude interruption from the radical booth. Having
servative Society of Rodney-street Ward came next, replied to a portion of Mr. Cardwell's speech, in which
followed by a large force of Shipwrights, carrying beautiful that gentleman treated it as immaterial whether the in-
regalia. The banner of St. Peter's Ward was an elegant crease in our shipping was British or foreign, and showed
design, containing the Liverpool arms on white ground,
- that it is the increase of the former which benefits the
with a scarlet border, and the motto, " Old England in artizans and shopkeepers of this country, he proceeded to
Church and State, and the honour of the Crown." state in clear and decided terms his opinions upon the
The Abercromby Ward flag bore a beautiful likeness question, which he regarded as the material one, whether
of our gracious Queen on the one side, and the the Protestant people of this country were to submit to
Bible and Crown on the reverse. The Scotch Con- papal aggression. In conclusion, he assured them that,
servative Association was headed by a magnificent flag
with the Thistle on the one side, and the Bible on the if elected, he would devote his best services in parliament
other. The Operative Coopers' Friendly Society was to promote the interests of all classes within the borough.
headed bye splendid Royal flee, with their motto, "Success Loud and prolonged cheers from his supporters accompa-
nie the close of his address.
to the Coopers' Friendly Society," followed by a body of ~ ,
operatives carrying regalia. Great George's Ward was 'dl. xaHARLES TURNER on presenting himself was
preceded by a fine flag bearing the inscription, "Marken- very enthusiastically received. Having explained that it
zie and Turner for ever, and England for the English." was not togratify any personal ambition that he came for-
In front of a body of Ship-Carpenters was carried ward as a candidate, but in consequence of a very nume-
rously signed requisition which had been presented to him,
a magnificent flag, bearing the inscription of " Napier he explained to the electors his views upon the variousques-
and the Navy." Next came one of the great and car- tions now at issue ; and, in alluding to the subject of the
Mainly most gorgeous features of the procession, a carriage Maynooth grant, his remarks upon the conduct of the Re-
drawn by four magnificent grays, beautifully and richly dical party towards Sir Thomas Birch seemed particularly
caparisoned. The horses were ridden by two postilions, to gall some of the gentlemen in the Cardwell and Ewart
in scarlet and blue satin jackets. The carriage contained booth, who have all along been most anxious to put out of
the chairmen of the different wards. The Pilots in port sight that feature of the contest. Mr. Turner was listened
followed next, and carried various beautiful and appropri- to with a little more politeness than was displayed towards
ate flags, on one of which was inscribed " Success to the Mr. Mackenzie, and concluded amidst hearty cheering
Pilots that weather the storm." Further on in the pro- from his friends.
cession were carried various devices, consisting of Bibles, Mr. J. C. EWART next appeared, and addressed himself
crowns, devices, &c., and labelled " Journal pikes," principally to those within the hustings. He expressed
in derisive sarcasm at the attempt made by the editor of himself favorable to a relief of the shipping interest, to be
that paper, on Saturday week, to get up an excitement
against the Orange body. The Exchange Ward now came accomplished by means of taking the duty off timber used
up. with a magnificent flag, bearing the mottoes, "The in ship building, charging the light dues on the consolida-
ted fund, reform' ing the system in our dock yards, tee.,
good Old Town and the Trade thereof," " For God, the and concluded by earnestly entreating the electors to rally
Queen, and the Country." The banners which followed round
were the most magnificent in the whole procession, and the standard of free trade which Mr. Cardwell and
himself had unfurled before them. (Cheers and !hisses.)
we understand were provided by Mr. Troutbeck, of Ha-
nover-street. They bore the arms of the candidates. Mr. Some questions were put to Mr. MacxeNzie, by Mr.
D. NEILSON, as to the Maynooth grant, and the Educe-
Mackenzie's banner was of white silk, with a red tion grant, and answered amidst much confusion. Mr.
border. On one side was his coat of arms, with the JEFFERY next put a question upon the former subject,
motto, " Virtute et Labore." The other side bore the which had been answered before during the canvass, and
inscription, in letters of gold, " Ships, Colonies, and Corn- his offensiveness of manner and insolence to the Mayor
merce. Mackenzie and Turner for ever." Mr. Turner's excited general disgust. The scene at this time inside the
banner, formed of white silk with a blue border, bore booth was not a little uproarious. In the mean time the
Mr. Turner's arms and his motto, " Finem imospiciens ;" police were removing the people from the Conservative
on the other side was the inscription, " The good old side of the hustings, to make way for the egress of the
town of Liverpool, and the Trade thereof." banners, &c., avarently imagining that the proceedings
The Conservative candidates next made their appearance were concluded. From this cause, in fact, when the show
in a carriage drawn by six splendid grays, the postilions of hands were called for, there was found to be a majority
wearing jackets and caps of blue and scarlet satin, two for Messrs. Cardwell and Ewart. It is invariably the case,
outriders in scarlet coats preceding them. On the box however, that the Conservative party, who occupy the
were Messrs. Edmund Molyneux and Thos. Bold. The space on the right hand of the Mayor, lose the show, the
candidates, Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie. were inside, Town,.. Hall, it is well known, not occupying the centre of
accompanied by Messrs. Tobin, Moss, and F. Shand, and %Aisne-street.
behind were Messrs. Bremner, Peacock, and G. Horsfall.
Pride-Street Wevd and West Derby Ward followed,
'and the procession closed with the Conservatives of South
Toxteth Ward, who had two loaves on poles, one of
which was labelled "Turner and Mackenzie's loaf, 10 lbs.
for Is. and lots of employment •," the other "Cardwell and
Ewart's loaf, 14 lbs. for a shilling, and no employment."
The appearance of the latter showed that it was baked of
very spurious materials—Indian meal or rye. The com-
parison created great laughter, and was so far considered
a hit that Mr. Cardwell subsequently referred to it in
his address. The procession passed along the route in
the most orderly manner, and the candidates were hailed
with unbounded applause while on their way. As the
procession passed by the Standard and Courier offices,
each ward made a halt, and cheered most vociferously.
The Conservative procession was marshalled under the
direction of Mr. William Fisher, who preceded it on horse-
back. The candidates on their arrival in Castle-street,
where they were received with enthusiastic applause by
their supporters, proceeded to the Hustings and took their
stations on the right hand compartment.
THE HUSTINGS.
The Hustings, which had been completed during the
night, were of very firm construction, extending across the
entrance porch of the Town Hall, and fronting directly up
Castle-street. Above the front of the compartment occu-
pied by Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie, a device was dis-
played, containing the following words :
" MACKENZIE AND TURNER,
"OUR PROTESTANT RELIGION,
44 SHIPS, COLONIES, AND COMMERCE,
" TOWN AND TRADE OF LIVERPOOL,
--,n. EVER.'

THE SABBATH BELL.

BE ELIZA COOX.

Peal on, peal on—l love to hear
The old church dingy-long soft and clear !
The welcome sounds are doubly blest
With future hope and earthly rest.
Yet were no calling* chan7ys found
To spread their cheering echoes round,
There's not a place where mar, may dwell
But he can hear a Sabbath bell.

Go to the woods, when Winter's song
howls like a famished! vrolf along,
Or when the south winds scarcely turn
The light leaves of the trembling fern—
Although no cloister chimes ring there,
The heart is called to faith and prayer;
For all Creation's voices tell,
The tidings of the Sabbath bell.

e billows, let them pour

ntle calm,

Let the vast ccean t
Thou'tt find a Gbd upin tl
In rippling swell or stormy r(
The crystal waves shall wake
And thou shalt feel the halloo
Of the wide waters' Sabbath 1

bloom,

RETURN OF THE PROCESSIONS.

After the proceedings had terminated, the procession of
Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie returned by the same route
by which they had marched in the morning to' the Adelphi
Hotel, warmly greeted by the spectators in the various
streets through which they passed. When the two can-
didates made their appearance on the balcony in front of
the hotel, the cheering was most enthusiastic, especially
when "The Queen and the Church" was proposed by Mr.
James Holme. After silence had been procured,

Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE addressed the assembled
crowd below, thanking them for their atteudance at the
hustings, and reminding them that nothing was more im-
portant than that they should be early at the poll on the
following day. He was not at all dismayed at his oppo-
nents having had the show of hands.
Mr. TURNER also thanked his friends for their attend-
ance, and remarked that if anything bad been wanting to
prove to him their attachment to our Protestant constitu-
tion, it would be the welcome which they had given thatday
to those who were determined to defend it. After dwelling
briefly upon the importance of the occasion, and the mag-
nitude of the interests at stake in this election, Mr. Turner
concluded by urging them to poll early, and to be active at
the various committee rooms.
Mr. JAMES HOLME being called for, briefly addressed
the crowd ; and was followed by Mr. J. B. LLOYD.d Three
cheers were then given for " The Queen," and three
more for " The Church," " Lord Derby," " Messrs.
Turner and Mackenzie," and three groar.s for " Cardinal
Wiseman and the Pope," after which the vast assemblage
quietly dispersed. In the evening the candidates and their
friends visited the licensed victuallers' fete held at the
Zoological Gardens. An account of the proceedings will
be found elsewhere.
The Radical procession returned by Dale-street and
Lime-street to the central committee-room, Clayton•

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Iquare, in front of whiciia balcony was erected for the
;andidates to speak from.
Mr. CARDWELL first came forward, and congratulated
lis friends upon their having had the show of hands
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