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

FRIDAY.-THE POLLING.

The polling-booths were opened at eight o'clock, and
the actual contest then commenced in earnest. The sub-
joined list shows that Messrs. Liddell and Horsfall took
the lead, and continued to gain ground until the close of
the booths at four o'clock. The first vote polled in No. 1
compartment of the Town-hall booth war given by Mr.
John Allison, No. 1,592 on the register, who " plumped "
for Sir Erskine Perry. The second vote was given by Mr.
John Adams, No. 1,505, for Messrs. Liddell and Horsfall.
The first supporter of Mr. Bramley-Moore at this booth,
was the fifth voter, J. B. Aepinall, Esq., the barrister,
who split for Perry and Moore. The greatest interest
appeared to be centered at the principal booths in front of
the Town-hall.

The followir:T is the hourly state of the poll as iced
by the Liberal party

91 TO 11- 12 1 2 3 0
Perry .... 594.. 1;017.. 2216.. 3,024.. 3,712.. 4,162.. 4,580.. 4,760
filoore ....120.. 223. 520.. 160.. 1,007.. 1,130.. 1,256.. 1,29E'
Horsfoll .. 868.. 1,463.. 2,880.. 3.848., 4,719.. 3,304.. 5,863.. 6,138'
Liddell',... 826.. 1,383.. 2,855-...3,739".. 4,436.. 4,934.. 5,412.. 5,640'

The following return is that periodically issued during
the day from the Constitutional Association :

Hour. HOrsfall. Ligdell. Perry. Moore
Nine 868' .... 326 .... 594 .... 127
Ten 2,102 .... 1,936 .... 1,512 .... 352
Eleven -3,133 .... 2,95 2,344 .... 573
Twelve 4;126 .... 3,886 ...,• 3;183 .... 833
One 4,719 .... 4;433 .... 3,712 .... 1,007
Two 5'381 .... 5,169 4;236 .... 1,212
Three 5,312 .... 5;382 4;442 .... 1,273
Final 6,154 .... 5;659 . 4;673 .... 1,326

At the election, in 1852, the final state of the poll was
as follows :

Turner
Mackenzie
Cardwell
Ewart

. 6,693
6.377
. 5,247
. 4,910

Towards the close of the afternoon a large crowd gra-
dually collected on the Exchange flags; and, as the hall
clock gave the signal'foiterminating the-contest, a hearty
cheer was given by the people. The bands; banners,
and flags were immediately parading the streets, and
dense masses of people rolled to the Adelphi Hotel, where
it was understood the successful candidates-would deliver
adresses. A large crowd also assembled in Clayton-
square, for the purpose c€ 'bearing a speech• from Sir
Erskine Perry.

The utmost order prevraed throughout the day—the
police arrangements, under the direction of Captain
Greig, being of the most perfect kind. We' noticed
very few people, comparatively speaking, in. a- state
of intoxication—the most remarkable phenomenon, in.
this respect, being a young woman, who, at noon., whs.
observed in the vicinity of the Angel, in Dale-street; affee--
tionately-clasping a cab-horse round the neck, arxl•imprint,
ing a kiss upon the poor animal's nose. The head-quarters.
of Mr. Bramley-Moore's " supporters" were at, the
Angel HOtel, those of Sir Erskine at the Royal, and those
of the Constitutional party at the Queen's Hotel ;.there
were also various committee-rooms throughout the
borough.• The election was, so far as our own personal•
knowledge extends, unaccompanied by any very remark-
able or striking incidents. The Conservatives commenced
with a determination to win ; not one of them, we believe,
could have had any doubt as to the return of their candi-
dates. The result was equal to, the expectations of the
most sanguine. _

Throughout the day the streets-were crowded to excess,
and business to a great extent suspended. In one or two-
instances-violence was resorted to in-order to prevent the
free expression of opinion on the part of some of the Con-
servative voters. Several cabs, containing voters in the
interest of Messrs. Horsfall and Liddell, whilst passing
through' Marybone on their way- to the hustings, were
attacked= by the rabble, and the windows broken with
stones. In one instance a voter sustained a serious in--
jury in the eye from a blow by a stone. In Sawney Pope-
street another cab was overthrow,n, and a voter who was
in it prevented for the time from going to the poll. lii
one of the lower districts of the town, a Isd, who had in-
cautiously ventured thither with an offensive colour in his-
button-hole, was attacked by the Radicals, and kicked on
the face and other parts of his body in a most disgraceful
manner..

yffx SITCCEFiSFEIL CANDIDAM-A7 'THE ADEL:nII4

At about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes after
four, the Hon. 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 oard over to the view of the people which, showing 1,,
the result of the day's polling, was-received with bud 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 neighbourirg houses
were thronged with on-lookers-e7-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.
HorsfalLsaid r—" I have received,. gentlemen, in my life-
time,,many marks of confidence at your hands, which I
never can forget. (Hear.) But, 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 :.
" Iwish 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 inhae
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 ?
(ND,. no.) Any treating.? Well, gentlemen, what is the
result ? Why, you have maintained your principles !
Last year you returned ray valued and excellent friend,
Mr, Turner—(loud cheers)—by a majority of 1,47,3 votes.
And this year, gentlemen, you have returned me by a. ma-
jority of 1,481. (Cheers.) And nor:, 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 Men 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 ho justifiable at all, I. feel particularly
proud. (Hear.) I do, indeed,, feel pleasure in stating
that Liverpool is-very unlike many towns which I could,
but which I will not, name—in that, the moment a se-
verely contested election is over, we forget all angry feel-
ing—(hear, hear)—and meet on terms of cordial fellowship
those againstwhom we have been warring.. Eor my own
part, gentlemen, I beg to say if, in the course of this
withly - regretg etee has
o not
arduous contest, I have let slip a single expression calcu-
lated to give offence to any; man—(" no, ne") I can only
been any unkind feeling,. I most siwerely trust it will
whollya
syl do
telurmosinta deeply p
this it.e n
ti I
election.
0,. en
Gentlemen, t gentlemen,. n,
it r
is n
for me to comment now on any of our opponents ; but,
gentlemeh, in justice to Sir Erskine Perry, allow me to
say one word. (" No, no," and hisses.) I bad the plea-
sure of shaking hands with him last night—(hear, hear)—
and he said words, to this effect—that what differences
them might be between us, he firmly believed all the can-
didates were honest men. (Loud cheers.) Ha concluded
by saying :—ln the overflowing of my heart, I can only
say that with your support, av,d the support of a still higher
power, I will endeavour most honestly and most zealously
to discharge my duty. (Loud. cheers.)
Mr. LIDV•ELL followed, and in his speech he 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 en 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, end 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. Molvneux, and Mr. Thomas Bold then ad-
dressed the crowd in brief and pithy terms.
In the course of his speech Mr. Hor.mc said : There i
only one thing connected with this election which I at all
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et tnn
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mere are a
must party,
rot
regret, and that is, that yesterday there was a show made
of the effigy of an old gentleman—(a Voice : " Broad
If
brim.") Gentlemen, whatever may be our differences,
w
whose heart and band have always been open to assist in
praiseworthy acts, (Cheers%) I hope all party spirit will
forget that
now be put an end to, IDA all will again join *rt and
tabbaotve marll. such
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a ge matters.