The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-31 00:00:00

THE QUEEN versus QUAY LE

Much misapprehension appears to exist as to the facts of
seeps the radicals are desirous of throw-

this Case, and as

been considered right on the part of the Conservatives to
adopt, we have obtained from the professional gentleman

employed by Mr Shand, a succinct narrative of the facts from

the day of the election to the period when judgment of " ous-

the Court of Queen's Bench. We
agree with a contemporary, that the public ought to be made
acqua'nted with the circumstances of this affair, but it was

ter" was pronouneed'by

doubtless considered inexpedient, for obvious reasons, to
publish them before the trial. The subjoined detail of facts,
which would have been clearly proved at the trial, will
enable the public to judge for themselves whether the pro-
ceedings were vindictive and harsh, and whether Mr. Quayle
was or was not justified in defending them so long, when he
must have been aware during almost the whole period, that
there was not the slightest ground for doing Fn. His defence
rested entirely on technicalities and on the chance of difficul-
ties in proof of qualifications, to be on the roll already
revised and considered to be final and unimpeachable.
We happen to know that Mr. Shand's legal adviser has
had many and almost insuperable difficulties to contend
with, in the performance of his arduous and protracted
duties, and he deserves the warmest thanks from the

electors of Everton Ward in particular, and from the body
of Conservatives in general, for having so efficiently and
successfully disharged the services required of him, more
especially as the result will have a most important influ-
ence in increasing the Conservative majority in the Council
in November next. We now proceed to make public the
following :

SHORT SUMMARY OF FACTS

Ist November, 1839.—Election of a Councillor for Ever-
ton and Kirkdale Ward ; Francis Shand and George Quayle,
Esqrs., candidates.
State of the Poll at Four o'clock.

Quayle
Shand

- Majority for Quayle 1
2d and 4th November.—lnquiry before Aldermen and
Assessors at the Town-hall. Two voting papers, signed
" John Davies," examined. Two persons of this name ap-
peared ; the one admitted, that not being on the roll he had
voted for Mr. Quayle under the name of John Davies; the
other stated that he had tendered his voting paper afterwards
for Mr. Shand. Poll was accordingly altered.
Quayle..
Deduct John Davies .. 1 Add John Davies 1

John, Ashton, whose name
neared, and stated that he had

was on Mr. Shand's poll, ap-
been personated, and had not

PROCE)tDIN

, doubt]

ble MORTIFICATION, if not pain, to the " spirited," yet
disappointed, Mr. Geo. Quayle, as well as every modest
reformer" who "joined" in the truly " odious affair ;"
finally in hopes that the " whig" or "radical" would-be
" councillors" will, for the future,- take a lesson out of
friend " Harvey's" note-book, now that the " reformers"
are becoming " small by degrees, and beautifully less," I

c• •
beg to subscribe myself, Sir, a lover of fair play, as well as
an ENEMY TO CANT AND HUMBUG.

Shaw-street, Saturday Evening,
28th August, 1841.
P.S.—I had nearly forgotten to state, that the Quail

" Committee" ought to be grateful to me, notwithstanding
my "impertinent" letter—it having produced an additional
" ten guineas" from the FLIMSY gent., alias the " Disgusted
Conservative," who, indeed, may be one of those sort of
conservatives who generally admire and vote for radical
"conservatives." By the bye, the said gent.'s £5, promise *
" in a few days," might also have been noticed elEewher(
However, as many more of the same sort of " folk" .nigh
be inclined to " PITY the " fallen foe," I recomm

(bavin

a " relative" of my own. not on the " special jury sum-
moned," but in the " Kirkdale Ward," who has been ap-
plied to for his mite) that a list of the names and the
" subscription" already received towards defraying the
" EXPENSES" or " testimonial"' to Mr. Quayle be publicly
acknowledged, in order to prevent any unfair or unfriendly
suspicions.