The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-12 00:00:00

THE SUCCESSFLIL CANDIDATES AT THE ADELPHI.

At about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes after
four, the llon. Mr,. Liddell and Mr. Horsfall presented
themselves on the balcony of the Adelphi Hotel, the
latter, who was hailed with the Kentish fire, suspending
a large card over to the view of the people which, showing
the result of the day's polling, was received with loud and
long-continued applause by the crowd. The crowd be-
neath was one of the most numerous and enthusiastic we
ever witnessed in the town of Liverpool. Not only was
the immense open space wedged closely with spectators)
but the windows and roofs of the neighbouring houses
were thronged with on-lookers,—the great majority of
whom wore ribbons• of red and blue, while vehicles,
drawn up in the spacious street, were crowded inside
and out with parties anxious to give a right hearty recep-
tion to the successful candidates.

In the course of his eloquent and feeling speech, Mr.
Horsfall said :—" I have received, gentlemen, in my life-
time, many marks of confidence at your hands, which I
never can forget. (Hear.) Butt gentlemen, you have
this day crowned all these favours by conferring on me the
highest honour which it is in your power to bestow.
(Hear, hear.) Accept, gentlemen, from the bottom of my
heart, my most sincere, my heartfelt thanks. (A Voice
" I wish your father was here.") Gentlemen, this result
is not only a matter of congratulation to me on personal
grounds, but a matter of congratulation to me as an inha-
bitant of this town—(hear)--because, gentlemen, you have
cast back on our enemies, on our opponents—(hisses)—
the foul imputation that you last year returned two mem-
bers through bribery. Has there been any bribery to-day ?
(No, no.) Any treating ? Well, gentlemen, what is the
result ? Why, you have maintained your principles !.
Last year you returned my valued and excellent friend,
Mr. Turner—(loud cheers)—by a majority of 1,473 votes..
And this year, gentlemen, you have returned me by a ma-
jority of 1,481. (Cheers.) And now, gentleman, if there
was bribery last year, which influenced the election, and
no bribery this year, I only say it is a remarkable coinci-
dence that my friend Turner and myself should have been
returned by almost the same majority. (Cheers.) Gen-
tlemen, there is one point, or one subject, at least, on
which, if pride be justifiable at all, I feel particularly
proud. (Hear.). I do, indeed, feel pleasure in stating
thatwhich Liverpool
bb will n
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very unlikeaine—
min buantytt, theowns moment a whichlcout d
but se-
verely contested election is over, we forget all angry feel-
ing—(hear, hear)—and meet on terms of cordial fellowship
those against whom we have been warring. For my own
part, gentlemen, I beg to say if, in the course of this
arduous contest, I have let slip a single expression calcu-
lated to give offence to any man—(" no, no") I can only
say I do most deeply regret it. If, gentlemen, there has
been any unkind feeling, I most sincerely trust it will
wholly terminate with this election. Gentlemen, it is not
for me to comment now on any of our opponents ; but,
gentlemen, in justice to Sir Erskine Perry, allow me to
say one word. (" No, no," and hisses.) I had the plea-
sure of shaking hands with him last night—(hear, hear)—
and he said words to this effect—that what differences
there might be between us, he firmly believed all the can-
didates were honest men. (Loud cheers.) He concluded
by saying :—ln the overflowing of my heart, I can only
say that with your support, wad the support of a still higher
power, I will endeavour most honestly and most zealously
to discharge my duty. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. LIDDELL followed, and in his speech be said :
Gentlemen, let me address my congratulations to your re-
spected representative, Mr. Horsfall, and now let me
address my congratulations to your late respected repre-
sentative, Mr. Turner (hear, hear), a man who appeared
to be more intent on the maintenance of right principles
than on the keeping of his seat, and while deploring the
conclusion to which the parliamentary committee most
improperly came, rejoices that his principles will still
be maintained by men who have been chosen to succeed
him. And I, along with him, rejoice, not in particular at
being placed in my present proud position, but that you
have vindicated yourselves from the imputations which
have been attempted to be cast upon you. (Cheers.) Not
only have you redeemed yourselves, but have fully veri-
fied the predictions which your friends made yesterday,
that you would return those who would maintain your
real principles. The opposite party made an attempt to
put me down yesterday with jeers and derision, but
failed, as they laboured in a bad cause, which, of course,
has been attended by a bad conclusion. (Loud cheers.)
Gentlemen, the victory has been won in spite of many
artifices resorted to by the opposite party. It was an-
nounced, from the earliest dawn, that I had retired from
the contest. (Laughter.) But I will not stop to remem-
ber the many misrepresentations, falsehoods, and follies
made by them. If any man made use of language offen-
sive to me, it is not my duty to notice it, after the ardour
of the contest. I leave the gentleman to the good opi-
nion he may entertain of himself, and to the opinion you
may choose to bestow upon him. (Cheers and laughter.)
He concluded his speech in the following loudly applauded
sentence :—I am ready to receive advice and assistance
from those men who are perhaps qualified better than my-
self, but I will more especially revert to the assistance of
him who has been returned as my colleague; and thus we
will act together as one man, heart and hand, for the in-
terest of Liverpool, and fulfil both our duties as members
of the House of Commons, and as representatives of a
numerous, a thriving, and an enlightened constituency.
Mr. Charles Turner, Mr. James Holme, Mr. John B.
Lloyd, Mr. Molyneux, and Mr. Thomas Bold then ad-
dressed the crowd in brief and pithy terms.
In the course of his speech Mr. HoLME said : There is
only one thing connected with this election which I at all
regret, and that is, that yesterday there was a show made
of the effigy of an old gentleman—(a Voice
" Broad
brim.") Gentlemen, whatever may be our differences,
we are a party, I hope, above all such little paltry matters.
We must not forget that Mr. Rathbone is a gentleman
whose heart and hand have always been open to assist in
praiseworthy acts. (Cheers.) I hope all party spirit will
1101 V be put= end to, Gad that all will Again join heart wad

hand to assist in the progress of this great town; and to
aid, in such position as it pleases God to place us, in
good
d
works net only for our townsmen, but for every uma
being.
Mr. TURNER delivered an interesting speech, in the
course of which he remarked :—I most deeply feel the pro-
ceedings of those gentlemen who thought fit to Petition
the House of Commons against my return—(hisses)—and
to displace me from the proud position in which youbaL!
placed me by so unexampled a majority. (A Voice •
" We'll have you again.") But, gentlemen, although
that result put you to the extra annoyance and trouble of.
a fresh election, it reflected no discredit on any one bet
those who presented the petition. On the most Paltil
grounds—on the most frivolous grounds—the petitionerf
thought fit to charge with the foulest crime the most_
honourable men in this town, and your representatives
with the most disgraceful conduct. You have to-dY
shown how you appreciated the allegations contained`
that petition. It is not for me to detain you here to-W
(" Go on") ;—but, my brother electors, I do thank YO'
sincerely for the manner in which you have vindicatea
your characters, and the characters of your late repre-
sentatives.

SIR ERSKINE PERRY AT CLAYTON-SQUARE' at
The " Liberal" demonstration in Clayton-square, „,
which there was about two thousand people present, W 1
nessed the delivery of some startling assertions and 1°
declamation.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE was the first speaketr;
He said :—lt is my duty to inform you that the saill„t
have won the day. (Groans and laughter.) Do tO
weep ! Men of high religious principle, professing ion
worship God in sincerity, men for whom no comPilati°4
in psalmody is sufficiently voluminous, commenced atit'to
break of day to turn man into a beast (applause') snip
lead him, bound hand and foot as it were, but men
bound, to the poll, in a state in which no reasonable in
would desire to be who had there to discharge a
duty. (Applause.) Gentlemen, I have good authorl
for saying that the principles of the opposite parlYgic
never succeed (loud cheering) unless they make t°,ll,
election between drink and bribery, or perhaps b(II'
You have got for one of your representatives a distitir:
guished warming pan. He tells you he has been in Pt
liament, but where has he been for the last few yea
(Hear, hear.) If he was in parliament so long, why "")
they let him go if he was good for anything ? (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, shall I tell you something about the clereif
of the Established Church ? At the last election, 32°1
the clergy were on the register. Now, gentlemen'
1
there is one thing more than another the clergy of tlie
Established Church, who profess to be the lineal descenu:
ants of the apostles, should recollect, it is what the Ma°.
of those Apostles taught them and others with regard tf/t
; bread (hear, hear) but I ask you whether our nic"'t
bitter opponents and defenders of the corn laws were 0°
the clergy themselves ? (Cheers.) Well, ginitlefeerici
shall I tell you of the 32 who voted how they divideql
themselves ? (" Yes, yes.") Twenty-seven of the;','
voted for half-full bellies, and the remaining five for °I
trade and the annihilation of protection. Wilick°t
these parties acted the most Christian part ? and in 60
colours do you propose to write the names of thoe wi;:t
sinned against the laws of God and man ; and in wiTe
letters should we write the names of those who voted,,,,t'e
other way ? (A voice, " Gold," and cheering.) PuA
gentlemen, the result of to-day has only satisfied °3`
what I told you on the last occasion—that our oppone°o
can only win their way by Nut means ; and I tell 1,°,13
now that it has been so to-day. (Cheering.) It is ifi,„l
pain and grief—l have no personal feeling in the matter
it is with pain and grief that I say now as I said then',
should be prepared, along, I hope, with others of then'
fellow-townsmen, to cause an inquiry to be made (I°,la
and reiterated cheering) ; and we will see whether Na,
disgrace to humanity is to be any longer perpetrate 4
(Loud cheers.) I will now give way to our exceliP
friend and nobly-talented advocate,. Sir Erskine Perry',
Sir ERSKINE PERRY was received with enthusia',;
He said :—Gentlemen, I stand before you to-day a 11sit",3
man,but not a desponding one. (Cheers,and a voice, I
only for the present.") I have lost the election, b°"110
have neither lost my spirits nor my confidence la roe
good. eause. (Cheers.) And I tell you now, with the 53 or
confidence that I told you yesterday, that one days )
other the three P.'s will triumph in Liverpool. (Cheern;t
I sty, and I claim to speak now as the organ of the °?-0.0
intelligent and the most moral men in this town, lb,PLu the
are determined to make purity of election triumph o•
town before we surrender the field. (Cheering.) Genit'hat
men, L told you yesterday John Bright's- opinion-l'oe
Liverpool was a sink of iniquity and corruption)• .joatr
sorry to say that his opinion is too well founded ; n,3,
gentlemen, there are many John Brights in this nr°o;
there are many men in this Own impressed With thesatel.
Liberal opinions as John Bright l • and by the aid of elottle
ligence, and of those worthy and honest men, the r
which has been lost to-day is again to be fought, tll
eventually be won. (Loud cheers.) I have polled neato
5,000 votes to-day ; and they have got their votes by ice
reform bill of nearly twenty years ago. There are t",to
5,000 intelligent men in Liverpool who wanted to 'Nor
for me, and, by the blessing of God, they shall do s°',o,
for some better man. (Enthusiastic cheering.) Gentle, to
why should I be desponding ? (" Never.") We
a reform bill next year. (A Voice : " Please u% jo.
We will have another election next year (cheers), an osn
stead of 5,000 men ready to go to the poll at their ;-e-••
expense, we will have 10,000 or 15,000. As to the ft_ e_,
men, I pass them over with indifference.
are enfranchised or disTranchised it is indifferent, t,_2o
15,000 intelligent men in this town are invested with
franchise.. (Cheers.) After passing a high eulogiuranCTe,
Mr. Robertson Gladstone, he continued :—I have ma co
of course, some personal sacrifice in the exertions I ha:.e
gone through ; but I tell you most solemnly, fronl
0
bottom of my heart, that, though beaten man, •••° I
delighted to have come among you. (Loud cheering.),„
shall look back, as one of the happiest weeks of my 11,
to the cordial reception with which the intelligent elector!
of Liverpool have received me. I came among you as;
stranger—l, believe I shall go away from you assay,3
esteemed friend (cheers) ; and, gentlemen, let me ,
'Whether_
if
,as one who has laboured in the public cause, who has de-
sired sired to do some good in his vocation—to , obtain Lt,
suffrages of 5,000 honest men, is a satisfaction whicti.cau,
nut fail to cheer me to the end of my life. (Loud cheeying:l,
Mr. J. R. JEFFERY followed the honourable candiclatvo
He said :--We believe that principle will rise above fiof
faction, above all bribery, and above the influe°l3et
beer ; and the community among which we live so' tliat
express itself, by a large majority, favourable °days,
which we have been advocating within the last few noe
(Applause.) We have thrown ourselves entirely uroag
that principle. We walked to the hustings witlicioyeti
respected friend, Sir Erskine Perry, when only a .oclr
gentlemen accompanied him. We had neither "Tease
banners, nor drunken men, to accompany him. ( iteet
hear, and cheers.) We attempted no intoxication, e„,..tee
of the mind or the body,—we had no organisation' 1f
employed no cars but for invalids. Our 5,000, or their,
5,000, have found their way to the poll and recorde'„djea
votes without being sought after, without being ben
into cars and omnibuses, and driven off. Gentletortv
though, in the contest, we have not succeeded in rl,eigher
ing our man, I feel we have achieved a much 1." ropb
victory. (Cheers.) I feel we have achieved a moral tr°,l tbiS
to-day, and set a lesson to the Liberal part9,.,°,"„as.)
country, which, I trust, they will follow. (01`77.10'
Gentlemen, I will tell you of a fact. At two o'clociiftry
day the election was in our own hands--(liearibf„ our
if we had chosen to avail ourselves of it. It was "ore
hands, gentlemen. Hundreds of freemen were r rice
sealed to us in the person of a party who put their fiketil
upon them; and we could have bought them, ?.f we
Gentlemen, that number of' freemen would have jr
us not at the head of the poll, but in the posi“,°,,i
least, that Mr. Liddell now holds ; but we scoll"ich;
(Loud cheering.) We said no; we will not touch lu,olol
we will not sully our
,fingers; we will carry out lletbet
principles by moral and incorrupt efforts ; and frO
this result in a petition to parliament or not, I belie'aer
may, if we think proper, bring forward much str°lo9C',
evidence upon this election than we did upon tke,,,t
(Cheers.) He continued by expressing his belief ",i
tba
they had had the ballot in Liverpool that day, all-ncer:
freemen disfranchised, they should have had all;
fecC
whelming majority. Mr. Jeffery commented on tie 0,01
that in the vast crowd before hiin, of not less than '`a
persons, he could not perceive an intemperate tot'u'froo
expressed his belief that if any, one was to adjourn ea 3.
there just then to the .Adelphi Hotel, where these of
not one half of that number, lie would find three ot
four of those assembled in a state of intoxication. etieP
Mr. GEORGE MAXWELL next addressed the nle, tIO
He said the proceedings just concluded had shosc,`oo.o
necessity of a further extension of the franchise. 33 ill 31r!
priestcraft, and bribery had been all at work.
Maxwell concluded by proposing three cheers for
Erskine Perry, which were accordingly given.
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Mr. A. C. STEWART then proposed a vote of
Mr. Gladstone as chairman. with
Mr.ow nGkenAouwslreod'sgeE ,
tiheartettehreniceigrcutlmiasntkane
s,csarai digotrooasee,edicebry
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his
Mr. Jeffery was perfectly correct—that i e
wjge pet
that day, for the sum of £lOO or £5OO Sir 'Pr",
might have been where Mr. Liddell was °°_,`'.:;o" t 011'0
price Mr. Liddell and his friends paid he could ut tea
a sixpence. He knew that the price nominalili Pao ha',
those votes was not more than 20s. that Os rice
-
been taken, and that, ultimately, 19s. 6d- W. 35 bab°-
Mr. Gladstone then referred to the necessity for tollfea 101;3,1
and in reference to Mr. Liddell's being the son tia
showed that it was impossible, from the ed", 8,1 obc'
associations of the aristocracy, that they could
proper sympathy with the people.

OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE Ilicy tiro
On Saturday, at noon, the Mayor,, assistsu ...A 0
, lares-dis
Town•clerk, both in their robes of (ace, Gec P 4
official return in front of the Town-half stePs'g,Jl
worship was surrounded by Messrs. C. Taller, esitober,
Alderman Cooper, George Henry Horsfall, lion'
Horsfall, H. C. Chapman, T. Bold, Griffiths:, fr. 'l'
Statham, Myers, Banning, Bremner, G. W. g°s
-
Moss, Col. Swann, &c. The numbers were :---
Horsfall
... ,_
Liddell 5,343
Perry
03.04
Moore
Mrssrb. Liddell ,and Horstall :were, therefore,
duly elected.
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