The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-07-06 00:00:00

Mackay. (Cheers.)—Mr. Mackay acknowledged the
compliment, in doing which he assured the company that
he never felt so much responsibility as he did that day,
when be found nearly 1,000 souls on board the Marco
Polo, who were to proceed to Australia; but with such a
commander as Captain Forbes, and such a builder as Mr.
Smith, who knew every plank of the ship, he felt confident
that the voyage would be most successful. (Cheers.) He
proposed "The woollen trade of England," and he was
proud to say that they had on board one of the most
enterprising men of the West Riding of Yorkshire—he
alluded to Mr. Horsfall, with whose name he would couple
the toast. (Cheers.) Mr. Horsfall, in returning thanks,
showed that Australian wool was superseding that of all
the old markets.—Captain Forbes hoped to be in the
Mersey once again in little more than six months. The
Marco Polo sailed on Saturday evening.

THE YOUNG STRATFORDS.-It may be in the recollec-
tion of our readers, who have noticed the discussions in
the interminable Mather case, that, as part of the " com-
pensation" extorted from the Tuscan government, our
envoy, Mr. Scarlett, laid much stress on the release by
the Tuscans of the two young Stratfords, aged twenty-
three and twenty years respectively,after an imprisonment,
at Leghorn and Florence, of nearly twelve months, for a
supposed participation in the plots of the Italians. During
this period these young men underwent long and tedious
secret trials, ending in condemnation to death, without
the aid of advocates, or communications with the British
authorities ; for, alas I they were friendless, penniless,
and nearly parentless ; their father, a totally-impoverished
and dissolute Irish peer, having died a few months pre-
viously, On the release of the Stratfords, they were sent
off in their prison clothes, by rail, to Leghorn, at once
transhipped to her Majesty's steamer Growler, and then
taken on to Malta. The governor, Sir William Reid,
immediately transferred them to the screw steamer
Orontes, of this port, paid their passage money, and thus
transported them to this favoured port. On their arrival
here, accompanied by one of the owners of the Orontes,
they, by the advice of the Governor of Malta, waited
upon his worship the Mayor, who, with his accustomed
kindness, wrote up to the Foreign office for instructions
as to their disposal. Government, however, refuses to do
anything in their behalf ; they are totally destitute ; the
result is, that this town is threatened with their support,
or they may die of want, unless, with the liberality for
which our merchants are noted, private benevolence
should release them from their present deplorable con-
dition. It is now proposed to raise a fund sufficient to
send them to Australia, and the Mayor has liberally
headed the subscription by £5, to which, we have no
doubt, many of our merchants will contribute. Sub-
scriptions for the above object will be received by Messrs.
James Moss and Co., 3, Tower-buildings.
MONS. Louts PHILIPPE PLUMTOT, professor of French
and literature, No. 7, Colquitt-street, has been pre-
sented lately with magnificent baskets of flowers and
fruits, in wax, and several beautiful French lithographs,
accompanied with very complimentary letters, by a num-
ber of his ladies and gentlemen pupils, in gratitude for
the extraordinary progress which they have made in the
French Language under his able tuition.

CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS DURING
THE WEEK.
♦
MEETING OF SAILMAKERS.
On Thursday evening, a meeting of the sailmakers of
Liverpool was held in their room in Circus-street, for the
purpcse of hearing addresses from Mr. Forbes Mackenzie
and Mr. Turner. The room was densely crowded on the
occasion, and the reception of the candidates was most
enthusiastic. Mr. Robert Casement occupied the chair,
and was surrounded by Mr. J. A. Tobin, Mr. W. Fisher;
and a number of other gentlemen connected with the
shipping interest. After an excellent practical address,
the Chairman introduced to the meeting Mr. W. Forbes
Mackenzie, who was received with loud cheering.
Mr. MACKENZIE entered into a brief but clear exposi-
tion of his views upon the question of the navigation laws,
and put it strongly to the meeting whether tley would
believe their own experience as to the results, or statistical
documents. Figures were a dangerous thing in the bands
of some gentlemen, and Mr. Cardwell was one of those
who could twist them so as to make the worse appear the
better cause. They were asked to believe that the question
at issue in this election was that of free trade. There
was, however, the more important one to be decided by it
whether we are to have a constitutional government main-
tained. That issue, he said, would be very much influ-
eneed by the result of the Liverpool election ; and, after a
few more remarks. he concluded by calling upon the
meeting to record their votes in favour of himself and
Mr. Turner.
Mr. Mackenzie was vehemently applauded during his
speech, and at the close was greeted with three cheers
and Kentish fire.
Mr. TURNER explained at some length the unfair ope-
ration of the navigation laws, and showed, from statistical
returns, that their operation was largely promoting the
extension of foreign shipping, whilst our own was nearly
at a stand still. He had just received a return of the
progress of British and foreign shipping in the port of
Calcutta, which showed that whilst from the Ist of May,
1846.7, to the Ist of May, 1851-2, British tonnage had
increased only 18 per cent, foreign had trebled itself. In
conclusion, Mr. Turner assured the electors that it would
be his study to put our commercial arrangements with
foreign countries on a more satisfactory footing. He
announced himself as the friend of all grades and classes,
an advocate for Conservative progress, but opposed to
merely theorising legislation. He asked the friends of
himself and his colleague to be early at the poll on Wed-
nesday morning, and he bad no doubt that they would
both be carried into the Commons House of Parliament.
(Loud and prolonged cheering.)
A resolution, expressive of confidence in Messrs. Mac-
kenzie and Turner, and pledging the meeting to support
them in every, possible way, was then moved by Mr.
JoHN THORPE, seconded by Mr. HUSON, and carried
unanimously. The candidates then proposed a vote of
thanks to the Chairman ; and after three hearty cheers for
the Queen, Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, and Lord
Derby, the meeting separated.

MEETING OF THE COOPERS.
On Friday evening Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner
attended, by invitation, a meeting of the coopers of
Liverpool, at the Vine Tavern, Pitt-street. The meeting
was an overflowing one ; and, in consequence, it was ad-
journed to the large court yard, the candidates speaking
from one of the windows by which it was overlooked. It
was computed that at least 1,000 electors were present.
Mr. JOSEPH SMITH, president of the Coopers' Asso-
ciation, briefly introduced the candidates.
Mr. MACKENZIE, on presenting himself, was received
with deafening cheers. He proceeded to explain his views
on the political questions of the day, and was greeted with
the warmest manifestations of approval. He most ably
exposed the false reasoning, and equally fallacious statis-
tics of Mr. Cardwell. Mr. Mackenzie alluded to a return
which has been published, and which will be found in
another part of our paper, showing the votes of the Lan-
cashire members of the Douse of Commons. The number
of votes given by Mr. OWdwell were miserably few, and
he would tell them why. Because Mr. Cardwell knew
that the party whom he sought to represent in this town
was made up of such discordant materials that it was im-
possible for him to give any vote upon any question without
offending at least one or more of them. (Cheers.)
Mr. CHARLES TURNER next addressed the meeting,
and was most enthusiastically received.
On the motion of Mr. EDWARD HIGGINS, seconded by
Mr. BARTON EVANS, the meeting unanimously expressed
their approval of Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner, as can-
didates for the representation of Liverpool.
Mr. War. CLARKE, seconded by Mr. SHEPPARD, pro-
posed the following resolution :—" That this association
is also of opinion that the principles of Messrs. W. F. Mao-
kenzie and Charles Turner are calculated to secure to
British trade and industry the employment that would
ensue from a more judicious legislation for the West In-
dian colonies, on which so large a number of the coopers
are dependant for support."
This resolution was also carried unanimously ; and a
vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. Mackenzie, and seconded
by Mr. Turner, having been passed to Mr. Smith, cheers
were given for the Conservative candidates, for the Earl of
Derby, and the Queen.
The electors were urged to attend early at the poll on
Wednesday morning, and expressed their determination
to do so by cheers.

THE ELECTIONS.

NOMINATIONS.
The The following nominations are appointed as under :
ASHTON—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6.
BOLTON—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7.
BRADFORD—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6.
BURY (LANCASHIRE)—Thursday, July S.
CHESTER—To-morrow. (Wednesday,) July 7.
CHESHIRE (SOUTH)—Wednesday, July 14.
LANCASTER-11111'3day, July 8.
LANCASHIRE (NORTH)—Tuesday, July 13.
LANCASHIRE (SOUTH)—Wednesday, July 14, at New•
ton-in-the-Willows.
LIVERPOOL—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6.
MANCHESTER—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7.
NF.WCASTLE-UNDER-LYNE—Thisday,(Tuesday,)July6.
OLDHAM—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7.
PRESTON—This day, (Tuesday.) July 6.
ROCHDALE—Thursday, July 8.
SHREWSBURY—This day, (Tuesday,) July 6.
SHROPSHIRE (Nowrit)—Tuesday, July 13.
SHROPSHIRE (SOUTH)—Monday, July 12.
STAFFORD—To-morrow, (Wednesday,) July 7.
STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTH)—Monday, July 12.
STAFFORDSHIRE (SOUTH) Tuesday, July 13, at
Lichfield.
STOCKPORT—Thursday, July 8.
WIGAN—This day, (Tuesday.) July 6.