The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-13 00:00:00

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noposed before we were aware dale budget, ono would I
,een extremely curious to know this political nostrum,
it followed upon the budget, and as we had the oppor-
tunity of knowing the budget by which it was thus invited,
it amounts to this—" Then if we cannot replenish the exche-
quer by hook we will replenish it by crook." (Cheers and
laughter.) In like manner the case would be were Itogo to
my tenants and say—" Gentlemen, I am short of money, a
'sled election is at hand, and i must replenish my
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request each of you to give me an acre of land in order to re-
plenish my pockets." Then we are told in all the busting
speeches, "it is absolutely necessary for our commerce
and manufactures, and for all our interests, that these mea-
-.. should be passed." .We hear upon the hustings of
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An or unswac aing the great giant of british com-
merce," and there is no bombast, however inflated, which is
not pressed into the service of the proposition of her Majes-
ty's ministers. (Hear, hear, and cries of " prove it.") Some
of these gentlemen whom

lam addressing to-day have asked
me to prove these assertions. Well, I will not take the
assertions. of Lord John Russell. I will look for some proof,
more than mere guessing, and where can I find better proof
than in those constituencies which are most deeply and ma-
terially. affected by these measures? (Bear, hear.) If lam
told that it is essentially necessary for our commerce, that
this free trade should 'be carried on, I naturally turn to those
constituencies where the great commerce of the country, is
chiefly concentrated. I look to London, and I find the first
commercial city of the world returning two conservatives in
the place of two radicals—(cheers),—and this is not all, but
I

find that the very proposer of these measures is returnec,
by a majority of nine only ! (Renewed cheers.) I look to
Bristol, to Hull, and to Dublin, for a corroboration of these
views; but above all I look to Liverpool—(great cheers),—
and for this reason that in Liverpool our great commerce
with the Brazils and South America is carried on. Liverpool
is the port alluded to in the House of Commons as likely to
be most deeply affected by those measures, and being the
residence of the great body of the Brazilian trade, I think
the opinion of Liverpool is of infinite importance. (Hear.)
What do we find. there ? Why, we find the two conserva-
tive candidates carried by a majority of 1400 over their op-
ponents, one of whom being a very active member of the cabi-
net ! (Enthusiastic cheers.) What was my surprise also
when I paid a visit to my late constituents at Birkenhead to
see a Brazilian merchant come forward to propose a resolu-
tion in my favour ! (Cheers.) If the commercial cities of
this empire be'returning conservatives, let us look at the mit-
nufacturing. (Hear.) There the peoi3le will be most affected
by these measures, and we will abide ,their decision. If we
look at the state of the poll in the vurious manufacturing
districts, I do not find any material decrease in the power
of the conservatives. I find Leeds, and a multitude of other
places, the seats and centres of our manufactures, returning
conservative members. (Cheers.) I see the great manufac-
turing constituency of the West Riding of Yorkshire return-

s by a majority of about one thousand, in
opposition to Lord Morpeth, also one of her Majesty's mi-
nisters. (Great cheers.) Nay, more, I have a living illus-
tration near we at this moment, in the representative for
North Cheshire -- (tremendous applause)— that the great
manufacturing constituency of this county do not entertain
the views of Lord John Russell upon this subject. (Re-
newed cheers.) Allusion has been made by some gentlemen
to the part 1 took upon the River Weaver bill. (A voice—
" Aye, let's have that.") Well, if you'll have a little patience
you shall have it. (Cheers.) I look upon the part I took
in advocating that measure as the brightest spot in my poli-
tical career. (Hear, hear.) I pride myself more upon the
advocacy of that measure, and upon the success which
attended my efforts to carry it, than upon any other since
I have had the honour of representing you in parliament.
(Cheers.) And why ? I look upon it that we, the trustees
of the River Weaver, who have been the means of assem-
bling large multitudes of our fellow creatures together to
advance our interests, and make our income, are entitled and
bound to provide for the spiritual welfare and education of
those people. (Immense cheering.) I must allude now
to the false reports which have been spread about this
county as to the increase of the county-rate being owing
to the expense of building these churches. (Hear, hear.)
These churches are not yet built, nor has one farthing
been granted for their erection. (Hear, hear, and a cry of
" Mr. Hostage's bill.") Certainly the expense of obtaining
the act of parliament has been something considerable, but
who have you to thank for that? Who but they by whose
opposition it was incurred, and who, not content with
putting the trust to enormous expense, actually wanted to
saddle upon the trustees the payment of the expenses of the
opposition to the bill !. (Great cheering.) I cannot more
satisfactorily answer your queries upon this question than by
referring you to a speech of a noble lord in the House of
Lords who was upon the committee of that bill, and dia-
metrically opposed in politics to those who advocated it.
When it was introduced into the House of Lords he stated,
that after the most full investigation and enquiry, he not only
considered that the trustees of the River Weaver were in
duty bound to make the application to parliament, but that
had they not done so, they would have laid themselves open
to the charge of violation of their trust, and parliament would
have been fully justified in depriving them/of their powers.
(Immense cheering.) I shall detain you no longer, gentle-
men, upon questions of political principle. My principles
are identical with those I professed when first I came for-
ward to solicit your suffrages. (Hear.) My principles are
strictly conservative. (Renewed cheers.) I entertain a
deeply-rooted affection and devotion for the holy and apos-
tolic branch of the Protestant religion by law established in
these realms,—(cheers)—and I accompany with this the
greatest posSible respect for those who conscientiously differ
from her tenets, and also with the sincere prayer that they
may eventually find repose in her bosom. (Applause.) I
entertain the warmest and most devoted attachment to the
queen not merely as a secular officer, but as over all persons
and all cases ecclesiastical as well as civil in these her do-
minions supreme ; and I take leave to say that this is a loyalty
very different from the loyalty of those who, with loyalty upon
their lips, have encouraged agitation until it ripened into se-
dition, and sedition till it swelled into open treason. (Tre-
mendous cheering.) I consider this loyalty very different
from the professions of those who would throw open all
offices of importance and responsibility in these kingdoms to
those who are unable, without doing violence to their creed,
to take the oath of allegiance and supremacy. (Renewed
cheers.) I consider this loyalty very distinct from the loyalty
of those who do not scruple to admit the very prophet of
filthiness and insubordination and infidelity into the presence
of the sovereign. (Thunders of applause.) I entertain the
greatest veneration for our constitution. (Hear, hear.) I
am determined to uphold that constitution in all its integrity.
not magnifying the power of the crown, not abrogating the
independence of the House of Lords, and lastly, not depriving
the people of this country of the voice which they ought to
have in the legislature, and of which, I think, the position of
her majesty's ministers at this moment is likely to deprive
them. (Hear, hear.) I thank you, gentlemen, much, for
your attendance to day ; and I can only say, that should you
again confide your interests to me, I will devote my time,
attention, and talent, in the best manner I am able, to the
discharge of your business. The hon. baronet then retired
amidst enthusiastic and long-continued cheering.

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Mr. TOLLEMACHE next proceeded to address theelectors.
There seemed to be a pre-arrangement on the part of the
professing liberals that the honourable gentlemen should not
be heard, and they succeeded tolerably well, for but very few
sentences were audible. We understood him, to say' that if
he had consulted his own feelings he should have declined the
distinguished honour conferred upon him by the requisition
of a large portion of the electors soliciting him to become a
candidate for the representation of this county. But the
present period—the most important in the history of the
country, when parties were so evenly balanced, and when one
vote might be of the utmost consequence to the protestant
religion, and the welfare of the nation—demanded that some
individual should be elected for this county who, with Sir
Philip Egerton, would support the integrity of the consti-
tution. And as he was the humble individual fixed upon by
the requisitionists he was determined to do his duty by
them, however disagreeable and painful the opposition to Mr.
Wilbraham might make that duty to him. (Much uproar.)
He should not follow the example of some of his opponents,
who had appealed to the passions of the electors instead of
their senses. For Mr. Davenport, who had done him the
high honour to comment so freely upon his political conduct,
he had in private life the highest respect ; but he could not
allow the authority and opinion of any one, however respect-
able, to have any weight with him, and particularly one
whose principles were little short of those of a thorough-
going radical. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) The charge
of inconsistency which had been made against him (Mr.
Tollemache) was much easier made than proved. (Hear.)
The present government, whether radical or whig, had united
itself to that party to which the whigs were before opposed,
and the leader of which had been denounced by the whigs in
a speech from the throne, and who in return denounced the
whigs as " base, brutal, and bloody." (Loud cheers.) He
(Mr. Tollemache) for one would not be such a slave to party
as to be dragged into sanctioning an union so disgraceful and
unprincipled, and which, if allowed to continue, would com-
pletely undermine the Protestant religion, and destroy every-
thing valuable and sacred in our constitution. (Loud cheers,
and great confusion, which prevented the speaker from being
heard for some minutes.) This union, he considered, had
led to the attempt to thrust an anti-scriptural system of edu-
cation upon the country ; and Lord Melbourne himself, the
prime minister, to introduce to our young Queen the noto-
rious professor of infidelity, blasphemy, and immorality.
(Tremendous cheers from the conservatives, and great uproar
among the whigs, during whit stones were twice thrown at
the police, who were attemptilg to restrain the crowd.) He
considered such conduct totally unworthy of this great coun-
try ; and that it was the bounden duty of every well-wisher
to our institutions, to drive them from the seat of power.
(Cheers.) In offering himself as a candidate for the repre-
sentation of this county, he avowed himself a supporter of
our Protestant church, and of our Protestant institutions : he
declared hithself the uncompromising friend of our Protes-
tant privileges, and of the privileges of all classes of her Ma-
jesty's subjects. (Loud cheers.) He was, too, a decided
opponent of all abuses that might in any degree tend, to im-
pair the stability and efficiency of our institutions. (Cheers.)
As regarded the great question of the corn laws, he thought
the principle of a fluctuating duty just and excellent, and
efficient for the purposes for which it was intended, namely,
to check sudden and great fluctuations in the price of corn, as
a protection to the consumer in times of scarcity, and to the
grower in times of abundance. (Loud cheers, and much
confusion). A fixed duty might be of use, but it would be
impossible to maintain it in times of scarcity. (At this point
a great disturbance arose in consequence of some of the ra-
dicals again beginning to throw stones. The police inter-
fered, and after great exertions they succeeded in driving off
some of the disturbers, and from this moment the whigs
seemed determined to put Mr. Tollemache down by their
clamour and disorder.) He was an advocate for and would
support the connection which existed between the manufac-
turing and agricultural interests. (Cries of " Off, off.") He
knew that distress existed among the former, but he attri-
buted it, not to the working of the corn laws, but to the wild
and extravagant spirit of speculation which stock-jobbing and
bank jobbing had given rise to. He was aware of the pow-
erful interests arrayed in their support ; but he was also
aware of the very strong and powerful body of electors whose
Protestant principles and patriotic feelings would induce
them to throw aside all party considerations for the benefit
of their country. It was on this party be relied, and to this
party that he looked, for being carried, successfully through
this contest. (Great cheers and uproar.) In accepting the
requisition to come forward he was well aware of the party
slander and party abuse to which he should subject himself.
For that party abuse and slander he had a most thorough
contempt; he set it at defiance, knowing that in coming for-
ward he was merely doing his duty to those electors who had
invited him. (Cheers.) His conscience commended him
against
Thewho hon. gentleman for the part he had taken ; and all his regret was that the
conservative party had not a candidate more worthy of their
confidence, more deservlintgwoafs tihmeiprossusipbpleleanpderweehiovewdo,ufeldr
fight their battles with a greater pros ect of success.
(Cheers, and uproar.)
him to go on; therefore he should conclude with thanking
those gentlemen who had done him the honour to listen to
him. He would remind them that the battle had to be
fought, not at the hustings but in the polling booths.
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(Cheers.) At the latter place he
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conservative cheers.
The meeting then dispersed.
The polling commences this morning, (Tuesday,) and will
close to-morrow.

Letters from the country speak favourably of the prospects
of our sportsmen on hill and moor. Grouse are very strong
and plentiful, and other'descriptions of game equally pro-
raising.