The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-06-15 00:00:00

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TO THE GENTRY, CLERGY, AND ELECTORS OF
THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY
OF CHESTER.
GENTLEMEN,
HAVING been honoured by a renewal of your desire that
IX I should again stand forward its a Candidate for the
distinction of representing you in P rliament. I should deem
myself unworthy of this reiterat mark of your kindness
did I suffer private feelings and edilections to obstruct for
one,moment the course of publi duty thus intimated to me
in so flattering a manner. I therefore cheerfully submit to
your wishes.

Her Majesty's ministers being about to appeal to the
country on the subject of the Corn-laws, I feel it due to you,
openly and explicitly, to declare my opinions on that im-
portant topic.
I consider the paramount objects sought for in the main-
tenance of a Corn-law to be these—to encourage the home
growth of corn by affording adequate protection to the Bri-
tish farmer ; and, at the same time, to provide that the home
consumer shall not be liable to extravagant prices in seasons
of scarcity. _ _ . .

Convinced that these ends have been fully attained by the
principle of the sliding scale now in operation, I cannot but
view with alarm the attempt about to be made by the govern-
ment of this country to substitute a fixed duty for the pre-
sent plan ; the results of which must be, that in average
seasons the home grower will not be able to compete with
the foreigner—large districts of corn land will be thrownout
of cultivation—and consequently, in times of continental
scarcity, or of war, (our home produce being inadequate,)
the price to the consumer will be farpore extravagant than
it ever can be under the regulations. of the present fluctu-
ating scale.
On other subjects of political importance, I can confi-
dently appeal to the past as a guarantee that your interests
for the future will not be neglected should you again entrust
them to my care.

I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient,hUmble Servant,
P. DE M. GREY EGERTON
Oulton Park, June, 1841.

TO THE GENTRY, CLERGY, AND ELECTORS OF
THE SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY
OF CHESTER.
GENTLEMEN,
ADissolution of Parliament being evidently a and, I beg
most respectfully to announce that the p ge given by
me to afford you, at this EVENTFUL cEtst , n opportunity
of recording your votes, lam now ready t deem.
The present Government—no longer an ndependent Go-
vernment—too weak to administer the affairs of this country,
and too tenacious of the advantages of office to relinquish
them, has succumbed to popular clamour and proposed a
total change in our just and admirable system of CORN-
LAWS—a measure which, if carried, would not only de-
prive the English landowner and farmer of their property and
the English labourer of his means of subsistence, but the
manufacturer of his best and most certain market, thereby
proving ultimately as injurious to the one interest as imme-
diately destructive to the other.
Members of the IRISH ROMAN CATHOLIC PARTY now
form a portion of the administration of the country, which,
in my opinion is incompatible with THE SAFETY OF OUR
PROTESTANT CHURCH AND PROTESTANT LIBERTIES.

A. Government thus composed, and so regardless of the
peace and well-being of the nation, as the existing one has
proved itself, by the introduction of measures alike detri-
mental to both, is altogether unworthy, and undeserving of
our confidence. _

Having on a former occasion issued an address, I will only
now repeat the declaration then made, that " I submit to the
thraldom of no party ;" and, in the event of a dissolution of
Parliament, I shall throw myself on the support of those
Electors who, like me, are determined to take that INDE.
PENDENT COURSE which I conscientiously believe the exist-
ing state of affairs requires of every friend (whether Church-
man or Dissenter) to the PROTESTANT RELIGION, and of
every well-wisher to his Country.
I have the honour to remain,
Gentlemen,
With sincere respect,
Your very faithful servant,
JOHN TOLLEMICHE.
Tilsion Lodge, May 31, 1841.