The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-30 00:00:00

MANCHESTER.

(From our own Correspondent.)
REPRESENTATION OF THE BOROUGH.
THURSDAY EVENING.—In consequence of the appoint-
ment of Mr. Poulett Thomson to be Governor of Canada, a
vacancy has occurred in the representation of this town.
The writ was received last night by the boroughreeve and
constables, the legally constituted authorities, and the re-
turning officers for the borough (the mayor being deemed
incapable of exercising that office, in consequence of the
alleged invalidity of the charter). The circumstance became
known here on Wednesday morning, and the conservatives
were immediately on the alert ; the radicals likewise made
preparations to come into the field, and the whigs at length
ventured to express a determination to bring forward a man.
Accordingly this morning the walls of the town were pla-
carded with bills—one of which is signed by Mr. Poulett
Thomson, and of which the following is a copy
TO THE ELECTORS OF MANCHESTER.
" Gentlemen,—The state of my health during the past
session has satisfied me of the difficulty of my continuing to
discharge the duties of your representative conjointly with
those belonging to the official station which I have had the
honour to hold in the councils of her Majesty, and the same
cause impelled me to decline to undertake a still more ardu-

ous official task in parliament.
" I have therefore accepted the important office in the
British North American possessions, with which her Ma-
jesty has been graciously pleased to invest me, the duties of
which I may hope to be enabled to perform,•and in the dis-
charge of which I trust that I may still render myself useful
to my Sovereign and my country.
" It is with deep regret that I thus, for a time at least,
sever the connexion which has now for some years subsisted
between us ; for I feel most sincerely the honour which I
relinquish in ceasing to be your representative, and the many
advantages which I derived from your constant kindness and
confidence. For these I shall always remain truly grateful
to you, and whenever my humble services can be made avail-
able to you, consistently with the circumstances in which I
may be placed, 1-ehall feel equally proud and happy to devote
them to you, though I shall have ceased to be the legal re-
presentative of your opinions and feelings.
" Accept, gentlemen, the assurance of the sincere regard
and esteem with which I always shall remain
" Your grateful and obedient servant,
" C. POULErT THOMSON.

" South Audley-street, London, Aug. 27, 1839."
Another placard announced that the conservatives would
hold a meeting at their rooms in Spring Gardens, to fix
upon a Conservative candidate : and another bill, warned
the electors to beware of Samuel Jones Lloyd, the Lon-
don banker, who voted against the Reform Bill. Yester-
day evening the Conservatives held a meeting, when the
names of George Clarke, Esq., the senior churchwarden, a
gentleman who possesses extensive property in the borough,
and Oswald Milne, Esq., also a man of property and inde-
pendence, were named. Mr. Clarke being in Birmingham,
a deputation was sent over to him to request that he would
allow himself to be put in nomination, and they intend to
defer all future measures until they obtain his answer. The
Radicals also held a meeting, and partly came to the resolu-
tion to invite Col. Thompson, whom they consider will be
safer, because the Whigs will not, they say—or a section of
them—at all events will not _oppose him. The Whigs at the
meeting yesterday evening, came to the determination to in-
vite either Alderman Cobden, Mr. Samuel Jones Lloyd, or
Mr. Robert Hyde Gregg. The last named gentleman is a
great favourite among the Whigs, on account of an oration
he made on the subject of the corn laws, at the great Ante
corn law dinner, which took place in this town, some time
back. He is a Unitarian, and therefore cannot expect sup-
port from the majority of the dissenters. Mr. Alderman
Cobden is a member of the new-fangled corporation, and
has acquired some notoriety by his rabid discourses against
the corn laws. Although the Whig interest was strong
enough to return Mr. P. Thomson last election, a most ex-
traordinary change has taken place since then in favour
of the Conservative cause. In fact, the victory of con-
servatism rests with themselves. At twelve o'clock to-
day, the boroughreeve and constables met the burgesses
at the Town Hall, when the customary forms having been
gone through, he said that he had received a precept ordering
a fresh election in the room of Mr. C. P. Thompson. Mr.
Milne having read the precept, the Boroughreeve said, that
with a view of the meeting and the wishes of the inhabitants,
he should appoint next Wednesday for the nomination of
candidates, and the polling to take place on the following,
day. Every necessary step, he said, would be made to pre-
serve the peace, and he trusted that for the credit of the
town, there would be no breach. Three cheers were then
given for the Boroughreeve and Constables. Shortly after-
wards, the Conservatives held a meeting at their rooms, to
nominate candidates. George Clarke, Esq., (who had re-
turned from Birmingham) was in the chair. The large room
in which the meeting was held was crowded to suffocation,
and the attendance being much larger than the most sanguine
Conservatives could have expected, it was resolved to adjourn
the proceedings to three o'clock, when another meeting
should be held in Bywater's Rooms, Peter-street. This
augers well to the Conservative cause. A committee was
formed, and the Chairman said that he had several names to
propose to them, and recommended them to be up and doing,
and then the Conservative cause would most assuredly tri-
umph. It appears that Mr. Clarke has not accepted the in-
vitation. Sir George Murray was spoken of in the room,
but the names of the candidates intended to be nominated
did not transpire,
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SEVEN 0 cLocK.—A meeting of the conservatives took
place at the appointed hour (three o'clock), at Bywater's
Hotel. The room in which they met is capable of holding
upwards of 1000, and it was about two-thirds full, although
so little notice had been given. George Clarke, Esq. took
the chair, and after the cheering had subsided, he said, that
two months' back, Mr. Birley and himself had gone up to Lon-
don as a deputation from the Conservative Society, to select
a candidate in the event of an election. They had had an
interview with the most eminent conservative in this king-
dom, and he had recommended to their notice Sir George
Murray. (Loud cheers.) They were not able to see Sir
George at that time, as he was absent from home, but they
were assured, on authority that would not admit of dispute,
that he would stand for Manchester in the event of an election.
It should be recollected too, that Sir George had been a mem-
ber of the Conservative Cabinet, and there was no doubt but
that he would form a part of the administration, when Sir R.
Peel came into office. Mr. Birley then moved that a depu-
tation be appointed to wait on Sir George Murray, and invite
him to come forward and solicit their suffrages. He alluded
to the condition of the conservative cause at the last election.
Then Mr. Gladstone was partly pledged for Newark. The
case was now materially altered. Sir George was not at
present in parliament. Of his eminent qualifications for their
representative, it was unnecessary for him to speak. He
would only say, that under the administration of Sir Robert
Peel, and he must, in the nature of things, shortly come into
office, Sir George would prove a most invaluable respresenta-
tive of the conservative cause. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Read
expressed a hope that Sir George would be present at the
nomination, as their success mainly depended on his presence
on the occasion. Had it not been for the absence of Mr. Glad-
stone at the last election, the conservatives would have won.
He believed that Sir George was either in Perthshire or Dover.
[A Conservative.—What does that matter, we are in a better
condition than the whigs. Mr. Gregg, their candidate is
at Geneva.] The resolution of Mr. Birley was then seconded,
and the Chairman said that there was not the slightest doubt
but that when Sir George was informed of the invitation, he
would immediately come over and address the electors. It
was true that the whigs, in perfect consistency with their
general conduct, had taken them suddenly, but the ma-
chinery of the canvass was well prepared, and the success of
the cause was in their own hands. The resolution appoint-
ing the deputation to wait on Sir George Murray was then
carried unanimously amidst loud acclamations. It was then
announced that district committees would be formed, and
the canvass proceeded with in good earnest.

FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER.—One of these disgrace-
ful exhibitions took place yesterday near the Water-works,
Manchester, which terminated fatally in the death of one of
the combatants. The names of the men are Joseph Daun
and Michael Cavanah, the latter of whom was killed. At
the Borough Court eight men were brought up, named John
Goodwin, Wm. Shoebotham, Wm. Pickering, Thos. Loodom,
Michael Loddy, James Barber, Michael Irwin, and Joseph
Daun ; the Mayor stated that a coroner's inquest would be
held on the body in the afternoon. All the prisoners were
taking an active part in the tight. It is high time that these
demoralising and brutal exhibitions were put a stop to.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE V. TfiE CORPORATION.
—THE NEW POLICE.—VALIDITY OF TIIE CHARTER.—On
Wednesday last a meeting of the Commisioners took place
at the Town-hall, Manchester, Thomas Evans, Esq., bo-
roughreeve, in the chair. The meeting was not so largely
attended as usual. After the clerk had read over the minutes
of the last meeting, Mr. Wroe read a statement of the seve-
ral accounts to be submitted to the meeting for their ap-
proval and adoption. The total amount of the accounts was
£3623 6s. 4d., and a resolution was moved that they be ap-
proved, which was passed.—Mr. Wanklin next referred to
the Commissioners as the only legally constituted public
body in the town, and as alone possessing the power of levy-
ing a rate. He said that an assertion had been made in the
Manchester Guardian, and he saw one of the editors pre-
sent, that the rate granted by the Commissioners of Police
was illegal. He would tell that gentleman that the assertion
he had made use of was a wilful falsehood.—Mr. Garnett
(one of the editors of the Guardian) asked the chairman
whether such language was to be tolerated ?—Mr. Wanklin
repeated his observation. They had been told by their legal
adviser that the rate was legal, and the attempt of the organ
of the Corporation, to represent it as illegal, was contempti-
ble.—An altercation here ensued between Mr. Garnett and
Mr. Wanklin, but the Chairman at length succeeded in
restoring order.—Mr. Garnett here said he had to make an
application, on behalf of Mr. Taylor and himself, to the
Commissioners, to be released from the payment of rate, in-
asmuch as they considered it illegal; he made the applica-
tion in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Parlia-
ment. The Act stated, " that if any person or liody politic
should consider themselves aggrieved by a rate, &c., they
should apply to the Commissioners within nine days after
such rate was granted, or at their next meeting, and that the
Commissioners were empowered to give such relief, &c."—
Considerable discussion then took place, as to the legality of
the rate, which terminated in a motion to the effect, " that
it is the opinion of this meeting that the application of Messrs.
Taylor and Garnett ought not to be granted, as no just
ground exists that the rate is legal."—The Chairman put
the amendment and the original resolution, and declared the
former carried, there being only six, the Corporation clique,
opposed to it.

The Mona's Isle steam-packet, from Douglas to this port,
when about four miles on her passage, on Monday, picked up
a boat, with one man, belonging to the pleasure yacht, the
Black Eagle. The wind was blowing strong west by south,
and the man had been driven out to sea.
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The Rock Ferry Company, on Tuesday, gave about 200
boys and girls, belonging to the All Saints' Church Day and
Sunday Schools, a trip across the Mersey and back, to the
infinite gratification of the children.
That beautiful and singular plant, Peristeria Elat", is now
in flower, at Mr. R. Harrison's, Aigburth. We are informed
that it is no difficulty in getting to see it, owing to the liber-
ality of the above named gentleman. We believe the plant is
called in Peru, Santa Spirit°.
BROUGHANI INSTITUTE, LAWTON-STREET.—The weekly
discussions at this institution will be resumed on Tuesday
next for the season. The question selected, for the opening
night is " Is the moderate use of fermented liquors injurious ?"
A sharp contest last year on a similar question terminated
slightly to the advantage of the total abstinence party.
CAUTION TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS.—In a channel so
confined and so crowded with small craft as St. George's,
too much care cannot be displayed by the commanders of
vessels employed in navigating it ; and when the want of due
attention may either place in jeopardy or destroy both valu-
able lives and property, the slightest deviation from duty can-
not be too severely reprehended. We thus remark because
of a conversation we had with the commander of one of the
steam-boats plying between this port and Dublin, where a
vessel had nearly been run down, on the evening of Friday
week, by a large American ship, supposed to have been a
packet. It appears, that the steamer was on her passage
from Dublin, deeplOaden, and having on board upwards of
three hundred and fifty passengers, and making but little
head-way in consequence of a strong head wind and sea.
When about mid-channel, the man on the " look out" gave
the alarm, that a large ship, running before the wind, was
rapidly approaching them, and so rapid washer progress that
it was with the utmost difficulty the steamer was got so far
out of the way as to avoid a collision. From the circumstance
of the ship's course not being altered, it was presumed that
her crew bad not seen the steamer, although she had three
lights burning at the time.--Albion.