The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-06 00:00:00

11 respect to the inerc
in this country.

I from £3.900,000, in 18-51, to 1:5,c.

1 to coffee, however, the consumption had decrease

years no less than 5,000,0001h5. although the duty had
been reduced from 4d. on colonial and Bd. on foreign to
3d. all round. He would now come to the question of
the Navigation Laws. He had been particularly anxious,
before giving Mr. Cardwell his support in this town, to
ascertain his views upon this subject, considering the
maintenance of our mercantile marine as a mighty arm of
defence to this country, far above mere commercial con-
siderations. No man of sane mind ever objected to modi-
fications of these laws, preserving their principle. But
when you come to sweep them from the statute book, and
throw all the advantages into the scale of the foreigner,
he was afraid to apply the term which he felt in his
heart to the man who had so betrayed them. (Cheers.)
This was on no unimportant matter, but on a grave ques-
tion, by which, in one moment, at one single blow, the
British shipping belonging to this empire was re-
duced in value some £12,000,000 to £15,000,000 sterling.
Having briefly pointed out a few of the modifi-
cations which were required, the speaker quoted from
Mr. Cardwell's address to the constituents, written be-
fore the last election, in which that gentleman expressed
his congratulations that the great increase of tonnage
in Liverpool was composed of British shipping. If
such was Mr. Cardwell's gratification then, what must
be his pain now to learn that the foreign tonnage of
the port last year increased 100,000 tons. After showing
that Mr. Cardwell had pledged himself solemnly to main-
tain the principle of the navigation laws, the speaker
proceeded to examine the assumptions made by Mr.
Cardwell, Mr. Labouchera, others, and that the shipping
interest is prospering. The merchants of Liverpool
would lay open their books to prove the reverse ; and
they ought to know better than the shoemaker where the
shoe pinches. They would soon tell those gentlemen
whether Liverpool had been prosperous or not. Mr.
Newdegate, on the 15th of March, had moved for a re-
turn of the tonnage of the United Kingdom., comprising
the years when the navigation laws were repealed, and the
completion of the year 1851. By that return the tonnage
entered inwards in the United Kingdom from foreign
ports in 1£349 was 4,390,375 tons ; that is, cf British
tonnage. In 185.1, the British tonnage inwards,
was 4,388,245 tons, showing not this boasted increase of
prosperity about which Mr. Labouchere and Mr. Card-

well talk, but showing since the repeal of the navigation
laws and their operation, in 1851, a positivq, falling off
and diminution of 2,130 tons. (Cheers.) In 1849, the
last year under the old laws, the foreign tonnage entered
inwards was 1,680,894 tons ; hut in 1851 this foreign'
tonnage had amounted to 2,50,988 tons, showing an in-
crease—a fearful increase—of 919,094 tons. Thus the
foreign tonnage of England had increased within a few
thousand of a million of tons, whilst the amount of
British tonnage had actually decreased 2,130 tons. (Hear,
hear.) But it was due to Mr. Cardwell to state that he
had himself moved for a return on shipping in the House
of Commons ;- but this return—why he could not
say, or whether or not it had undergone the pro-
cess of " cooking"—(A Voice—" Its just like him")—
differed from Mr. Newdegate's in just turning the scale
and showing a slight increase in British tonnage, viz.:
of 54.000 tons ; but it showed, at the same time, an increase
of 898,018 tons of foreign tonnage. He gave Mr. Card-
well the benefit of the slight difference. Hut it had been
said that the tonnage in foreign ports afforded no true
criterion as to the effect of the repeal of the navigation
laws, and that our shipping had received increased em-
ployment to and from foreign ports. In reply, Mr. Bram-
ley-Moore quoted from the report of a foreign house,
contained in the Hull Packet; a statement that in 1850
there passed through the Sound of British vessels, 5,448 ;
in 1851, 4,811 ; showing a falling off of 637 British ves-
sels. The number of foreign vessels which passed the
Sound in 1850 was 13,522; and in 1851, 15;108; chewing
an increase in foreign vessels of 1,586. (Hear,. hear,
and cheers.) We had also,been deprived of the long
voyage, which was the most remunerative to the shipowner.
Mr. Bramley-Moore glanced briefly at the treatment of
our colonies by the British Parliament, and the refusal of
foreigners to give us reciprocal advantages for our con-
cessions. America prevents us from sending our surplus
stock of tea to her ports for sale by levying upon our
ships an extra duty of 20 per cent. Spain and Prance
treat us in the same way. A Spanish ship in our docks
can take in a cargo for Manilla, and get £4' per ton
freight, whilst a British shipowner would have to go down
upon his knees to get £l. This is because goods im-
ported there, under the Spanish flag, pay less duty than.
under the British. After calling the attention of
the meeting to the various occasions during the
last election in which he went with Mr. Cardwell to,
different meetings and bodies of the constituency,
and there pledged himself to his soundness upon,
this important question of the Navigation Laws,
and especially to the proceedings at a meeting at
the Carpenters' Hall, where he thought Mr. Cardwell
would never dare to shew his face again, and at the
hustings, where he claimed to be regarded as a sup-
porter of the principle of those laws, from the fact
that he had him (Mr. Bramley-Mborel on one hand,
and his friend Mr. Lockett, the Chairman of the
Shipowners' Association, on his right, he put it to the
meeting whether he had not made out a case to shew that
Mr. Cardwell was no longer worthy of his confidence or
theirs. The speaker then proceeded to say that he had
had the honour of Mr. Mackenzie's acquaintance for some
time. He knew his business habits, the influence which he
possesses in both Houses of Parliament ; and others were
acquainted with his abilities in committees, and could
bear their testimony to his fitness in all respects to repre-
sent this important community in Parliament. (Cheers.)
He had come forward and avowed that he once committed
a mistake, and that he had repented of it. Some men
have not the manliness to avow an error. Mr. Mackenzie
had been selected by a nobleman, who , was above all,
mercenary motives, to occupy en important position in
his Government; and he entertained a strong conviction
that he would form a valuable member of it. The speaker
then referred briefly to Mr. Turner, whom he recom-
mended highly to their approval. (Cheers.) He was
well-known to most of them as a liberal eontributor to
the charitable institutions of the town ; and as he had
been asked by a friend respecting his Protestantism and
his attachment to his Church, he could state that both
himself and his family were its munificent supporters.
Mr. Bramley-Moore here stated that a church in a country
village, being in ruins, and the parishioners unable to
repair it, it was repaired by Mr. Turner's family ; and that
Mr. Turner himself subsequently gave a sum of £250 as the
expense of warming it. He concluded by proposing, "That
thismeeting cordially welcomes William Forbes Mackenzie
Esq., and Charles Turner, Esq., as the candidates for
this borough at the approaching general election ; and
this meeting pledges itself to use the most earnest and
zealous efforts to secure their triumphant return."
(Most enthusiastic cheering followed, and on his retiring
three cheers were given for Mr. Bramley-Moore.)
Mr. SAMUEL HOLME, on rising, was received with
deafening cheers. He said that he should not long occupy
the meeting, after the eloquent and able speeches from the
future members for Liverpool—(cheers)—and after the
able statistical display which had been •made by the future
member for Hull. (Great cheering.) After remarking
that such meetings as the present were salutary indica-
tions of that liberty of speech which they had ever enjoyed
in England as a part of the constitution, he stated that it
was owing to that constitution, based as it was upon the
mixed principle of hereditary power, controlled and
balanced by the prerogative of the crown, that this coun-
try was preserved throughout a war unparalleled in the
history of the world. That constitution gives no privilege
to the peer above the peasant ; it cherishes under its wing
both alike ; and when they saw any danger threatening it,
their duty was to stand forward with united voice, and to
tell any intelligent statesman whatever, that they were
ready to amend and repair—but that they would not suffer
that equilibrium which is so nicely poised to be in the
slightest degree disturbed ; that they would not allow a
stone to be removed, lest in attempting to repair its sym-
metry they might destroy its stability. (Cheers.) He
believed that the Whigs, who, when in place, were oli-
garchs, and when out of it leaders of faction, were ready
to disturb that equilibrium. By the Lichfield-house con-.
spiracy they had handed over the Established Church in.
Ireland to a needy Popish agitator ; and by the late Che-
sham-house conspiracy, Lord John Russell had shown.
that he is prepared to make concessions to Messrs. Cob.
den and Bright, and to Sir Joshua Walmsley—(loud
laughter at the name of Sir Joshua)—whom his lordship.
in his heart both deprecates and detests. After comment-
ing upon the fact that the late administration fell from its
own inherent imbecility, and that not a requiem. was
chanted, or a tear dropt, when it fell; and upon the con-
duct of the leader of that ministry in resigning, as " not
being strong enough, for the place," and afterwards com-
bining with others to prevent any government at all being
carried on, by which he considered him to have offered a
studied insult to his Queen ; he called upon the electors
of Liverpool to declare whether they would support the
government which the Queen had called to her councils, or
lay themselves prostrate at the feet of Lord John Russell.
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Would they do so for one of
the shabbiest and most dangerous ministers this country
had ever seen ?- He had been anticipated in the remarks
which he had intended to make upon the questions of
Protection and free trade, which he contended had been
wrongly named. He demanded justice instead of protec-
tion. and there ought to be a bargain where there was any
trade at all. He was not a country gentleman. He had
no broad acres which were being depreciated by the intro-
duction of foreign corn. He liked a big loaf, and could
shout as lustily for it as any Manchester man. He liked
to see the working man well fed and well housed, and had
acted up to that principle as well as any Manchester man.
(Hear, and cheers.) But he was not to be led away by any
claptrap inventions, nor to allow others to be led away
by seeing a big loaf put upon a pole and carried through
Castle-street, with the assertion, " this is the free-trade
loaf," and then a bit of hard baked crust on another pole,
to be designated, " Protection loaf." To say that the
imposition of a small duty would make that difference, was
untrue. Ile remembered just forty years ago the same
chp-trap being perpetrated with `-` the war loaf" and
" the peace loaf," which drew from Mr. Canning the
startling and brilliant speech which lie made on that
occasion. He set the matter right. The war loaf gave
us brilliant victories under the Duke of Wellington
in the Peninsula, which terminated with the splendour
of the field of Waterloo. (Hear, and cheers.) It gave
to Europe thirty-five years of peace, and as much
prosperity as France would permit Europe to enjoy.
England was not subjected ; and it was because she was
not that he was permitted to stand there to address them.

(Hear, hear.) He contended that if fiscal remi,_
were demanded, they ought to be carried out, so as to
benefit all, and not for the aggrandisement of a few. If
foreign corn and cattle were to be imported, then, to let
the farmer be able to compete with the foreigner, remove
all duties upon cloth and articles of luxury, so that both
may have fair play. W' tax the produce of
China 200 per cent. ' coun-
try, whilst the cotton of

ks, upon the
red into an ex

when admitted into i

Could th

America is ad

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they trust ti

t:ongress, coml:

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and (.:Q.

Would they like a cabinet council sitting in the -v ool*
Hall in Manchester, with their shuttles and pro bb'
their billy-rollers and acts of parliament, their cote
and distributions of honours, all tied up with hasp to
red tape—(loud laughter and cheersl—for exp°rd dia
and home consumption, on, the shortest notice saw
most reasonable terms ? (Renewed laughter.) 410
what administration would they have ? (A voice! .„e,
Earl of Derby's," and cheers.) Then, if that be tir2il7o,
they must return to parliament a member of the libel
tration of Earl Derby (cries of " We will V') ;,nnh eblis
must unite with him a Liverpool merchant of 04 toll
racter and commanding talent, who had she°, 11 that
that day that he was well worthy of becoreog Ott
representative. (Loud cheers.) After
tbl
he had doubted the sincerity of Mr. Cardwell °hiaii,,a
navigation laws, and had put some questions to 4,50
writing upon that subject, and received for answer, wor I
as he could recollect the words, " I will not vote odin'
repeal of the navigation laws, but only for such a °,l, too
cation of them as the circumstances may require,of ‘3lr,
pressions of astonishment,) he was ready to say th that
Cardwell, that there was no Jesuitry in MaYa°e,flesker,
could equal his double dealing. (Cheers.) The rtting'
statingn
commented most effectively upon the democratic lee
pale
of the Manchester school of politicians, and .er-colt
alliance with Popery formed by the Whig Rawly% 9"
dates, concluding a most able speech by sewn—
resolution moved by Mr. Bramley-Moore. icartiaj
The resolution was put b 1 the chairman, ea
°
unanimously, amidst enthusiastic cheering. loti°l/'
Mr. FRANCIS SHAND rose to move the next rese brig
and was loudly cheered. He said that he wished taticel,
before them a fact connected with that previouslY,olifidi
of Spanish vessels getting here £4 per ten, whilst slit/1.1
veesels could not get £1; and that the meetalaj via4r
learn from a paper which he held in his ban 110,
America had done under similar circumstaheenn'rtoP,
found their produce was subject in Cuba and 'efejtilJ-
to similar duties ; and therefore immediately Ptan'spolll4l,,,
imposing the same differential duties upon the gbatl
ship on the o:her side of the Atlantic. That WeLdijigt
called fair trade reciprocity. (Applause.) He s'..
go further into these sabjects ; but rejoicing Ilthel
that under such a government as that of Lord Der,„doerdi,
would find the Protestant institutions of the co tlol'ol.,,a'
more firmly stayed than at any former period, e fief"
thlf
ie
move that a committee be formed to carry out
of the meeting. The names were so numerous ''""
would be read by the secretary, Mr. Buckmeatenr,i
Tv`Tr. CHRISTOPHER BURR-2EL seconded them "'firepsr,
said that he had attended this meeting, and was Pettr''
to vote for the present candidates, from higher >n 1";
than those of any commercial' policy. He was in",a' eta"
ever;-like Mr. Adam Hodgson, a Free Trader 1%31(1,1
victibn. Ho was satisfied that ultimately it, lad rig
reversed, although lie thought that, if free trade
been" granted, difficulty and danger would have a'jista'.
the institutions of the country.. He believed tbeor
people at large were only feeling its advantage9.otlot
they had' not yet got over the transition state; ',sea,
when wagea were reduced, and the agriculturist IA
expend his capital in living, they would feel 41200,1:
nature. After urging the electors- to abstain e"
struggle from the use of party colours, and from neat
tending to demoralisation, he concluded by secollw
motion.
Mr. BUCIZMASTER then read over the names!!! Inteil I
willtion be
ef
found'
deo:
emeirt tee,le
advertisingving
eaebloevnetelss.o u.nre_soi,
..e0
The resolution was put, and carried-unanitno.
Mr. WM. CROWE, of Bold-street, an Irishreatil ps2;
presented him elf from one of the side hoxea, '113,51,
ceeded to deliver, with the consent of the 0181110 d
very appropriate remarks, tracing the evils vi'ithig 0:6
befallen Ireland chiefly to the operation of bid'
Free-trade measures. His speech, however, wdra ie I
regret we cannot give at any length, was fillatoePe.n I
b
chairman explaining that Mr. Mackenzie wear
to leave town by an evening train for Lolle°".
‘ 0
speaker was followed by If frts
loge bi
Mr. ROBERT RANKIN, who in presenting hisdff
tIA
received with three hearty cheers. He said itwan,„ Or
move a vote of thanks to their excellent chair°27,:ottalr
doing so he would take the opportunity' 0' citi3O,
letter which he had that morning received fr°,°,,,atlivo
man of the Church of Scotland respecting that' of
or
Mr. Mackenzie. The letter spoke in high terrapal,,,,o
gentleman. The writer knew him to be an elnefleoa/ilip
right, and talented man. All his (the writers)o4dd
had hitherto been Whiggish, but he now an...v° .of,ria
safety of the Church depended upon the suce`—opor
Derby's administration. Mr. Rankin that' M"
eulogistic terms of Mr. Turner. Awl,
Mr. ROBERT WOODWARD seconded the 1:0-1
was carried unanimously and enthusiastically.
The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks, 0.% Oil 10
his great gratification at the magnificent meett,tlitlff
that day witnessed, and concluded by Wing „ectte,,lo!
the memorable words of Nelson, " England ell' Fiftelk
man to do his duty." Three heers were the° pigmy
the Queen, three for Lord Derby, three fora idif:oolVir
three groans for the Pope, three groans for C roof Alman ;.and the meeting, which was one of fb,Fd 00,10.01
linential and unanimous of the many Belo& 11011 g
have attended in that building, concluded shoe/. idf
Xorclock. big •
After partaking of a slight refreshment ei',oor.
with some of his friends, Mr. Mackenzie re 761010 ►
London by the express train at a quarter to 5 °

MEETINGS OF THE RADICAL 3#
ROMANIST ELECTORS.

THURSDAY. tOjii
Ib was announced on Wednesday afterno9...,olf--,
Thomas Bernard Birch had declined to offer l'l;gthero
as & candidate for the representation of the bar"Waill
that, at a preliminary meeting of the leaders of Poio4ll
and Tree-trade party, it had been resolved to 0,°,411(1'
his- place Mr. Joseph Christopher Ewan. s","0, Olt
selection meet with the approbation of the e1ec20.0,0
In order to ascertain the feelings of the clew,/ r"
subject, a meeting was held on ThursdaLP
o'clock at noon, at the Royal Hotel, Dale-5`500.40b,)/
The chair was occupied by William Rat",.011.106001
A letter having been read from Sir T. Bie,c;bn'n-
stated that he adhered to the determian,""iorove",,,tej,
from the representation, which he lied At
grounds in a great degree of a private nature,
rot?
thanks to Sir T. Birch, and an expression of reg
loss of his services, was carried by acclainatiV;ss
Holt then moved that Mr. Joseph C. Evart Its brfj
,
with,Mr. Cardwell at the ensuing election• bovia,,o4r
tion- was seconded by Mr. J. R. Jeffery, an" OP'
Jj
supported by several other gentlemen, w 55 IS
adopted. if , 0
/ or
g
Mr. R. Shell, among others, pledged bitel
the
part of the Roman Catholic body, to give
dates-all the support in his power. uld be bOl
Si
It was then resolved that a meeting s" bow
the Amphitheatre, on Saturday, to present
dates to the electors

telt,
f,/
SATURDAY. f kto
phi
On Saturday, at noon, a large meeting ? the es
and Free-traders of Liverpool was held in. ,4011;0;401
theatre, to receive an explanation of their
liberal candidates, Mr. Cardwell and Mr. J. Le•
rererie
their entrance, the gentlemen in Question ooliotli:A,
with cheers ; those from the Roman Cstbdolt dpd
were especially boisterous, from their regarl, 001 d
stitation of Mr. Ewart for Sir Thomas fire" je,roll
sion wrung by them from the Whig party. .he 01'00 It,
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE was called to tgo
f ssr''
amongst the gentlemen present were 1V.;.,° r.ol,°_,,l4s°VlP
A. H. Wylie, James Aikin, J. Rosson, u,:;„ 'WSW
Sheil, T. Corbally, J. A. Picton, John 7• ,10),
Halliday, E. Evans, Fannin, W. H. NvBriiirioPA'o,
Pashley, Q.C.. R. V. Yates, T. Anson,
Bolton, T. Booth, J. Crossley, T. Rigge,,A,*(lol4oll,oo
W. Rathbone, D. Neilson, Rayner! 1.-ti.,_;ileliee
R. E. Harvey, J. R. Jeffery, J. Finch, ses.,oC.,
jun., Langton, Alderman Nicol, A. Loc°'„e La"
W. Rathbone, G. Holt, Bromilow, T. Ill'un'S.P cto
nihough, C. Rawdon, J. Holmes (ex-o„Vitortlpille
J. Smith, Dr. Macintvre, R. H. Hope. ii,„'„,oll,
Cafferata, T. B. Barclay, M'Curtin, D. .""130. ditive
J. H. Smith, C. Willmer, T. Wilson, s,4;'„ce ; .dco
The CHAIRMAN expressed the diaue- dottfolrif,
felt in taking upon himself the oner°,lc,i° itrio;
devolved upon him, and solicited 0, thltifiZ
of which he stood much in need, ir°l-111P50c,Vi
stance that he was that day surrounu,,e;-14:70170 Pd.
tlemen with whom he had not been 13011;,-t
—gentlemen from whom, on many • tOr or
it, do
still differed ; but he begged honestlf e 9.
conviction that he was making no u;cepl,oo4l,oll'
that he was making no sacrifice, e', frifol
sacrificing the good opinion of o),°,,Jpoliiiiip'Por,,,
whom he had hitherto been engage° roreitillito
He was, however, sacrificing no principles bot 1011.,
nions which he had formerly entertaineli'd tot 401P'ele;
taming the same views as when he foll:°`ve tttle" d 9 I
sion which led that great and lamenteu.oll'ibe, 01,
tilounskoifs s
hiso tofr
itehnedhustings,nadnodn. wheniTellelti_otrbi:foooll
commercial policy which these men ll' 00t, offir, toy'
which had since been more fully carried not
ttlientlol
gered by the accession of the Earl a P,e'ot P('
that nobleman frankly stated that he did )0000 ( bpt
the food of the people, he (Mr. Lawrencti. to ;00 °
been found in that chair. After alltoirl;roiss'ther, ffed
made by the agricultural interests for Itbstes
thens imposed upon them, he contende
stiociiepatAi,
eats had unfair burthens to bear, and ina%. IO :01'
bate and legacy duties, and the income td be v 000
the difficulty with which shipowners ha too aslefon
of late, owing partly he believed to alte!lin 01 to 009
gation laws, but owing also to comPetiti°v ltfi .0, IVO(
selves, and the large wages which theicertl be fitly
Liverpool. One thing was, hovvever'ot j,
these classes might suffer, our polic
ch Y bre,o cbe
so long as it is giving prosperity', ew': I",'' 15,
freights for the masses of the Re°ll,4
resumed his seat amidst cheers, nil"— A vlifr
of dissatisfaction. ceicv sci°l6,lo
Mr. CARDWELL then rose and Ives re,t for ,09.1:10'1001
mingled with hisses, which contintid, it "ioclo,lool
When silence had been restored, lie,lanot ~,(1100e4cco.,,h‘
that he saw before him men who pig"' ',151/?;
all his principles, but he truste whilst he gavooo,oolo
would give him a fair hearing " (clteeto c!'„0:00'
of his conduct as their representative. e'ded 00t 'aPioo
hissing.) The hon. gentleman Wee pt°oo9'
tu&onfotoldieorfetmhearkpeoofpLico_rdbrDedrbysthlolaut.idileibeseoef.?o;lodoor
taxationtca
roduced whilst other
foreig
nneercev,ss.cairey
tended that they were the real Crr jaere_orto
industry who made the foreigner pay;, the el•p11,000iiie;
laiirgth_ciyut:oggele
joesopir,g,
When they began this cou:so, in 161;0,000 A
manufactures were less than Xso,tii; oarlYreoe per 011.1,
Ist closed they had sent abroau_t. inc,oreDkev,
) Who paid for 60 per CT5,lllO`
ut abroad It cocrii",s $1,06

pics.•-,, Wit
d fault'
' ~..1. of te.,

*ere able! to reducethe duty on that article ? Then he
taken to fortask
making a statement with respect to
there
nas e Manufactures of America. It was said, when he told
that cotton h the Americans found it better to send their
ere to be manufactured than to manufacture it
Zt'rethemselves, that that was neither true in fact, nor even
ct in inference. He was not going to trouble them
headith figures •• but he bad the circular of Messrs. Hollings
r and Tetley, of Liverpool, which any gentleman might.
sett!'cil., But now, as regards the " inference;" " for,"
themltits speaker, " of course they do so because it pays
better." Well, said he, of course they do.
I:jsP(Bear, hear and laughter ) Does any living man sup-
hat if it' did not, -they w. ould do so ? And, said he,
, 'is the great blessing of the free trade policy,—" it.
rolonAle him that gives, and him that takes." (Great and
Red
applause ) bad been said that the return
or whi„,
e e '" he moved. in parkament differed from another
tshli-rll. The explanation was this, that ir. some returns
148's-exclusive of ships in ballast—only were contained,e
tr;:ldst his included all. Before they began their. free
but 18.1),.°1icY, the tonnage was five and a half millions , Ili *'B'. Year the tonnage was eight and a half millions.
st„B own return showed it rather less favourably, because
to_contained them all, than the return which he had now
e
Would allowed them, which left out ships in ballast; and.h
cargoesua d bserve, that more ships, in proportion, sail nowwidthu
se
With than used to do. ("Give the figures.") He wouldears
acoalth the greatest pleasure The ton.nage ten Ve!vas five and a half millions (confusion and hisyses).
In't'll, be
1 ers).
supposed they wanted the year 1849 (c le tli e Year 1849 the tonnaee was 8,152,000 tons ; and in
voegar 18,51 it had increased to 8,535,000. tons. (A
led --: " How much has the foreign tonnage increased ?"
b_ great confusion.) And now he would proceed to a 0-4°llal question—that of the Navigation Laws. He
uhad
ileentllaceused of deceiving two gentlemen, andthro through teply,Te Public of Liverpool, upon this question. Ie _ Whet e would confine himself to giving a narrative I °ccurred on that occasion. A committee of seven
emelt
know en, of whom the meeting would be astonilsluies,d to
olme
were that Mr. Bramley-Moore and Mr. Samue Lieepnl,, "'hers, was appointed to select a candiddiadtehfiomr
Bthe br°l in the room of Lord Sandon. They
ak t'ene°lll. of selecting him, and forwarded an appeNalvtio. latio-O*P°w what he would say en the subject of the a
.t
ti,„.a,R,e,jlo4,,_ws• He told them that a committee was si -
"uichhe" report he had not the opportunity of seeing,
• Wople ppornSidered it his duty to study, and by which he
elinisPerreitaelY be guided, and_cl.9sed with these words :
to Ile to add, respectfully but firmly, that I
.de-
,Whieh ~,ettter into any engagement, expressed. or implied,
'tie ma ter
fetter my free action in Parliament, or renderf
• tiassr,Patible with any personal honour to pursue, rotT
I,.ililie()dti,ale, the course suggested to me by my sense f
et ta.,111Y." (Great applause.)
both these
Ifelitie days afterwards, on that very
egaies'tnein. addressed the constituency, an spot,
made a charge
ephteio tamed without alluding to the document which
l'ett's er tho first formal and official statement .of his
ge' Woich led the Conservative Association tohgive him
titatollited and vigorous opposition. It had eentscaEid:
„`Youead attended at the Carpenters'-hall, (A V
illetn-111st not o there aeain," and confusion.) H. ° tol
iuis tb' 418 Speech that he would give no promisee but.
'44s -et be would not make a change in the Navigation
tretiontlntil he saw a reason for it ; and he used
tthis iblluilt
Iftshia ,that
they chanced the lines on which h
'ester they found another line that would maketssaaiil
atilt an better. This was the substance of whhatttillieemand
11110 ertneling which pledged him so deeply "
*!ie Car et had an honest heart would not present himself at
sioe.Penter's-hall after what had passed on thtiaet osicicipa:
Writbt ,At the close of the meeting a member of
rip%eh 8 association asked him if he intended. to supporti
srpetehsebnt Navigation Laws, or any modification o I .
140 ' Was (the speaker quoted from a newspaper
15...".
].
Isiiisii hall vote for whatever I think right[a
pplatuostehe
titere'steiercise my judgment on all matters relativein
een.
ultatit ~. °f ray constituents, being, as I. hope to be, _ i'qic ebeltinication with them [continued applausi7.]7.4,
oeaciTa't deal Moore was starrtire r' t-t'ctde c"!--'r "-..'--.
iaration. But the eLieeerielits' meetee• vv,,,,
„en; .
?le 0-iY,,ne which he attee-:cd, w:e7e.-• he hell tee ee.,%;
emeeth, 14e Presencehele2l.:y le ecee. A t ie
te.
il'alt I;1 where that gentleman was present, he had sutaturde
ktetwei:vould consent to no change. unless, upon
in-
-fesh,te -114irY and full consultation with all parties teeied,:ea was satisfied it would be conducive to the
il)o4"°°. He had also had an interview with the
lilestio era' Association, to discuss with them the
14414 of the Navigation Laws ; and at the. end of that
milithielseZeti!,l:ywcaasmetto tthisefareesteolruyt;ion that this explanation
and directed that resod-
Lk till t° be PubliniLdsain all the newspapers and placa
dnJwiks era.,,- Wallsje_of the town, which 'cute electioneering dodgeg
Ofe. e.;:' °nt. He would tell them how he met this
/m..4''' tile i",,,,e alluded to their placard on the hustings, and
!ell ee'Veeil gentlemen, a wonderful thing has hap-
' 'ratta-fee!lis
_iPowners' Association don't support me.
t 1
tile ~vY Moore supports me, and Mr. Lockett sup-
-7,1 fi a*b This is the wonderful sentence out of which,
eTeY%ejears, all this vapour had been manufactured.ci
--"OthLk no notice of his refusing to give
.an. l
°Oh et cneetio
tie- lett to , of the servative Associatiyonpbeeingge
Kse tsb,snini- He wouldsay a word about another gen-
performer on:these boards,
tk. liese,,was a very popular
11,,b041.1 Holme. (Confusion for some minutes.) On
tsilZer whlea,htivlreoladysag, he had quoted an extract from
receivede from him as a conclusive
loilth(itp.leodete,satlableacts he had practised upon
Nth eiat 1- me s, reply was,
euthuattailuteedwa
444 tbot b etter, and that it nothings
shfii
.ce which
tetkillty.
,His
withperfetcutec,onsistency at no dig-
Mr. Holme charac-
boti7des „Ili printed address,
itteNte
...indistinct, unsatisfactory, and amounting. to
lersistr men (Mr. Cardwell) asked of the meeting, was
hottli:!ot
4-11 who Opposed him in 1847, because his de-
ilretilettspe blunted to •nothing, to come there in 1852
ttere'' how nbecause they amount to everything. He
tO Zit. tell them what he did whenhie he got into Par-
lie he had promised
lie s',:a to reread over the reports
lattle:..lll4 tene,fiully as ever he leawrnt a school-book, and
letti-nt 'nem what course he took. They had high
ee, , for •
elitib eior]ifi,,.. trying that no sane man could object to
lit the
the :14 on ; and when h.e was called upon to vote
teatst‘4e bol'econd reading, which amounted.to. throwing
esil et lot
• Celt ogether, he was of the same opinion as Mr..
to r,„' 4 the bore, and voted for the bill going into commit-
tlle-'lbtaitfPe of hearing all objections urged against it
hrehg, Ze.; His constituents, hownr,lleld a public
they sent him,
11041 on 4,:i Passed a resolution, h
1114 .telVtleoMpromising resistancew to the bill. lie
ts ;if th gent how this was received in London. They
1./10111,.e bill was sent to the Lords with all its imper-
tiltiseerittwould be the more certain to be paessmed. The
serst%list _ells did carry it without any of th odifica-
Ito (.41 were required. Mr. Cardwell, allud.ing to a
top:: 13rtich he said had been passed upon him by the
I,tihniobilt-4Neile, commented at some length upon the
'fol,'lonal ellee between that rev gentleman and upon the
and his recommendation of Lord
wolillB'oBBl ce tween that rev gentleman and the
recommendation
-
endation of Lord
isiislotii_ )441).. ssociation, and his react)
test: eireou_eta as a candidate, odmcmontended that the
/No wt; to cstances proved that.
.the impending con-
%elf, *IN a °II Political, not religious grounds. As re-
kno',llpoh"tb, Lord John Manners was as bad as him-
ions were well
Ni'ae , ais-a each matters Lord John's.o
th'",_ad the.' °n many matters affecting the Church of
Cls; al'NeY differed from his own. Onui thasesehep,ominrts.
he.dvreli.
wte differs from Lord Johnjoitilnamanners, he
./tOreed he the opposite of Lord -1
Pei,ora, ? agreed with him. (Laughter and cheers.)
ks4ell er remas levelled at Dr. M'Neile, Mr.
IN' Porhel).l;°,_ceerled to
Protestant,
give his opinion of the c_haracter of
pee. aS Ns atackenzie as a protectionist and a tk_eA 01_ strative of the latter, quoted a passage
te for
from his
fiitncs4de at Peebles in 1845, explaining his vote
_ew
sol;getretosed,grant to Maynooth ; and having ma. e
to
efthe
thaieetoff "tas,Mr.Cardwelladdressedhimsel g 44.. liolier.ec trade. Lord Derby, he said aimedfatraemversing
1411 birs Land the constituency of Liverpool aereasked to
%)34 h, conuyi returninz tie() protectionist representatives ;
'Yoe 'like ef Med, " If you have any respect- for those
tio'' ore '''n' Robert Peel, have made sacrifices to benefit
Nat of
t
1/(4 hil have any regard for your own great intere t ,IN ht to
111 0 reverse—do not consent to alter—do not
t/lis tlterel ,e(4IIfY ; but be resolved to sec!ire, to ain tant),f
I,ll.tge. , `net free trade policy which is the blessmingi
taenle lion
i. 41, llrhle gentleman on sitting down was vehe-
%girl!' ]leeredr,.bY the majority of the meeting.
/tbe'Titteri' -e,enT spoke as follows :—Gentlemen, in
40 Wie'e° I, Ince °f the intended retirement of Sir T. Birch,
of " ommon with many of you, so deeply d i
r otoeo
to ullttbietnY
.POliti6al friends, who entertain a ar_
me 4theeil4a fercrrnion of my merits, have strongly urged .
(Loud
Veot °lnr.ee_a d as a candidate for your suffrages.
thei`.areci t'ont!nued cheers). I opine I never should. have_ go s • ,
00.0,Z.Wishe., o without such a strong expression of
44-t7-I°4 as :e. . (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, on such an
feel qe w ‘nts, however strong my predilections may be
iN4I; that
tlaBiires and calm enjoyments of private life, 1r
is i titry
ei PSe predilections should be sacrificed when oil heP °lledj!inla our exertions for our country's good. It
hp:rste yoo'rlee, therefore, to that call that I now appear
Ithliebtuitief(Great cheering.) I. do so to afford you an
N. e illy recording your opinions whether a bread tax IlatZ,,,eti,P?sed, and the whole of our present commercial
,elect`'lY I '7 '''''i.etl. (Cheers.) The Earl of Derby will
ho '.lO, A. rpt with great anxiety to the result of this
%ai p'i ear, hear.) If you return our two opponents,
141)oi° not to Liverpool and say, " Here is the great
theta uos,7, t trade replying in favour of protection ; and
(4:13011 eotlptrulaiind to redeem the pledge which I made to
~t 4 aal when I came into office, by imposing a tax
keet:e, bend
remodelling our commercial policy."
of 3,oint as this, But when I sea before me such an immense
lires,,a vvho
)(great cheering)—when there are so many
of tCleheersi.) for your daily bread by the sweat of your_t
ehrege contest —if cannot for a moment doubt the result
t(iota
aretire * (Immense applause), You will, I am
eifieti4
,resolert?/n this meeting with a more fir and
tleltl "Y breadn never to allow a tax to be imposed on
Vo ecm yo• (Cheers). But, gentlemen, you must
Vasmay 'it armour, for the fight will be a severe one.
thewell not rest satisfied with merely placing Mr.
ecuttll, but hrnYself, by a large majority, at the head of
1' what -11 such a majority as will convince the
siengnotteers)
(~ are the opinions of the people of Liverpool.
we far as lam individually concerned, I care
I;t;asl.l.,!ai(neolatbeviteitonfotro a seat in parliament ; I have no
gratify ; Ihave no job to accom•
are !()ll of „!"). The good of my ccuntry, and the Pro.
ot, 'dentio!?er. local inres so far as those interests
after tit
aignlee Ivlth the generals' ood of my country, is the
rti4l„this ins?! n 2,37 ambition. ammense cheering). If,
lia,„! a fit":ster et explanation, you think that I should
il'eirlit, thenll proper person to represent you in par-
Pith they ,If only say that I will, if elected, serve
,etltly.. 3,:,13,rth,0 tdueletbisfinoluly, zealously, and independently.
irtrsitL 'ell with the- now. rests ; and I shall be per.tie teruu . verdict.
silo, exPeeteq C'''' eame f
tile 8 taeeti to h„e I
borttrear r'g as the
4f Of Liv„ellefit3 vol
le ree tre rl'°ol
11,! Died '
teogr

i, and said that he bed
;_upon again to address

had ~"

driven to the highlands of Scotland for the other candi-
date. Atter expressing his surprise that the Chairman of
the Liverpool Dock Committee should be afraid of the
competition of British shipping with American, and ridi-
culing the fear expressed of popery, he concluded by,
seconding the resolution. (Applause.)
Mr. T. B. BLACKBURNE briefly supported the resolu-
tion, which, having been put from the chair, was carried
amidst loud cheering.
Mr. WILLIAM EARLP: moved the next resolution, which
was for the appointment of a committee, and expressed his
opinion that Mr. Cardwell had nobly vindicated his con-
duct, and that he had given Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Brantley-
Moore, and Dr. M'Neile a good dressing.

Mr. R. E. HARVEY seconded the resolution in a brief

speech

Mr. J. R. JEFFREY, in supporting the resolution,
entered into a statistical proof of the advantages which
had been derived by the country from free-trade. It had
given employment to the millions, fed the hungry, given
contentment and plenty to thousands of hearths, and
security and stability to us as a nation. Our exports had
been increased ; gold bullion had flowed into the coffers
of the bank ; and the manufacturers had been benefited.
The agriculturists had not been injured ; and, to show that
no injury had resulted, he quoted a comparative statement
of the wages paid to agricultural labourers and the price
of bread during the last fifteen years. Lord Derby said
they were to have back protection ; and that it was by the
votes of large constituencies that he would be decided ;
and he urged the meeting to give him a negative with all
their hearts. After showing that Liverpool, under this
policy, had enlarged its dock space and its trade, and ap-
pealing to the carpenters and other working people, to say
whether they had not been benefit edi by the cheap loaf,
be concluded by recommending them to return the gentle-
men before them.

' The resolution was then put, and passed unanimously.
Mr. JAMES AIKIN then entered into a statement of
his reasons for being present at the meeting, after having
advocated a moderate fixed duty on corn, and opposed
the reduction of the sugar duties. He had always been
a friend of liberal measures, having supported Mr. Hus-
kisson in his reciprocity measures. The eloquent speech
of Mr. Cardwell had convinced him, that day, that the
course which the Free-trade party had adopted, was the
correct and straightforward one. He concluded by pro-
posing a vote of thanks to the chairman.

Mr. R. V. YATES seconded the resolution, which was
passed by acclamation.

Three cheers were given for Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Ewart,
and the chairman. The chairman briefly acknowledged
the compliment paid him, and the meeting dispersed.

IRELAND.

Foun PROPERTIES were disposed of in the Encumbered
Estates Court, on Tuesday. The gross produce of the
day's sale was £38,660.
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE will, it is ex-
pected, commence their seances in the Queen's College,
Belfast, early in September.

THE IRISH CLERGY have proposed to present a service
of plate to Mr. Napier, the Attorney-General, for his
condensation of ecclesiastical law last session, by which
poor clergymen, their widows and orphans are relieved of
certain incumbrances.

EMIGRATION.—The tide of emigration from every part
of the county continues unabated—or rather has set in
with renewed force. Troops of comfortable farmers, with
their wives, children, and household furniture, have passed
through our streets this week, to take shipping from the
Sam phires.— Tralce Chronicle.—Large numbers of people
continue to pass through this town daily, destined for the
hospitable shores of America. The emigrants, we have
latterly remarked, are of the more comfortable class, and
it is really astonishing to account for the vast numbers
leaving this country, and yet the drain of emigration is
augmenting.—Athlone Sentinel.

BARBAROUS MURDER.—The Kilkenny Moderator re-
ports " that the murdered body of a woman, aged about
40 years, was found on Friday morning on the side of the
Callan road, at Ballymack. She was a stranger, and evi-
dently, from the basket which lay by her, had been a
pedlar, and was no doubt murdered for the sake of rob-
bery. Spots of blood were traced from the place where
the body lay to a neighbouring house, where blood was
found on a straw bed, and on the handle of a spade,
which was just such an instrument as would have inflicted
the injuries found on the head of the corpse. The per-
sons residing in the house are in custody pending the
inquiry."

ELECTION OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF
DUBLIN.—On Friday, a chapter of the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese of Dublin was held in Marlborough-street
Chapel, for the purpose of electing a successor to the late
Dr. Murray—or rather, of choosing a list of three clergy-
men to be submitted to the Pope, to enable him to select
an archbishop for Dublin. Fifty-one prebends and canons
recorded their votes. Of these Dr. Cullen obtained twenty-
three, while Dean Mevler, the second on the list, had but
nine, and the third, Father Dunn, eight. According to
usage, then, we may infer that the gentleman who has
illegally assumed the title of " Primate of all Ireland"
will be advanced backwards, as Sir Boyle Roche used to
say—to that of " Archbishop of Dublin." It is reported
that on his appointment to the " archdiocese of Dublin"
the Pope will make Dr. Cullen a cardinal.