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with all the invidiousness which the ingenuity of the
writer could bring to bear upon it, he concluded that if
anything worse could have been said of him these de-
famers of his would not have failed to find it out. What

they now said against him was in reference to a matter
which had been denied twenty years ago, namely, that a
noble lord connected with the county of Durham—thellar-
quis of Londonderry—had written a letter to the electors of
that county the terms of which he (Mr. Liddell) had dic-
tated. The hon. candidate, at some length, explained the
circumstances under which the letter was written. It was
written by the Marquis of Londonderry in 1837, on the
occasion of his (Mr. Liddell) contesting the county, and
amounted to nothing more than what the Earl of Durham
did for his opponent, although he (Mr. Liddell) was a
blood relation of the Earl of Durham. With the terms
of that letter he had nothing to do, and it was most unfair
to hold him responsible for it. After clearly and satisfac-
torily showing that he had no personal connection what-
ever with the terms of the letter, and that it was unmanly
and ungenerous now to bring it against him after a period
of sixteen years, he remarked that he had thought it neces-
sary to make this explanation, observing the repetition
of these attacks,—not proceeding, be it understood, from
their own people in Liverpool—not from the press of
Liverpool, which, he was bound to say, was conducted
with decorum and respectability, but from some disap-
pointed individual in the county of Durham, who had not
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This, however, he would say to the conductors of the
Liverpool newspapers, do not, in heaven's name, soil the
dignity of political conflict by these miserable statements.
(Cheers.) After czpressirg his opinion that the great
principles which the constitutional party had ever acted
upon—those which recognised the paramount import-
ance of maintaining our own institutions and character—
might soon be tested and proved to be the only sound
ones, the hon. gentleman made some further references
to the circumstances under which the present election had
been brought about. How was it that they had been de-
prived of a voice in the House of Commons ? Was it
that they had done anything by which the borough ought
to have been disfranchised, even for a time ? He boldly
denied that they had, (Loud cheers,) either by themselves
or by their late representatives. And yet, had it not been
for their friends in the House of Commons, they
would not have been allowed the privilege of
electing their members for an indefinite period.
(Hear, hear.) He thought all that hesitation about
the issuing of the writ which had been mani-
fested on the part of the government was most
disgraceful to the government. (Loud cheers.) The hon.
gentleman, in conclusion, exhorted the electors to come
quickly to the poll on Friday, and record their votes for
those candidates whom they thought most fitting to repre-
sent them in parliament. [A Voice : " We'll elect you
by 2,000 of a majority.] If he was elected to represent
them he should do his utmost to give satisfaction to his
constituents ; and if he was rejected he should bow with
all humility to their decision, and should trust that in
losing him they had only obtained a better man. [A
Voice : "You'll be 1,000 a-head at ten o'clock. You're
in the Park now."] (Loud cheers.) He thanked them
cordially for the reception they had given him. Much
depended on the present contest. The interests of the
townsmen, and all their freedom, depended upon it—
(Hear, hear, and a voice—" Three groans for Old Billy
now," which were given with much effect). Those sounds
fell very ominously on his ear, and he thought he knew
what they portended. He knew they portended the de-
feat of William Ratbbone and his candidate, whoever he
might be. (Cheers.) He would not believe that they
would stultify their own formerly expressed opinions, and
betray their own interests, by electing any one who came
recommended to them from such a quarter. (Vehement
cheering.)
GEORGE HENRY HORSFALL, Esq., next came forward,
and addressed the meeting as the representative of his
brother. He regretted that circumstances over which he
had no control still prevented his brother from appearing
amongst them. Rather than occupy their time, they
would, perhaps, allow him to read from his brother two
or three lines which he had received that morning. The
letter was dated the 28th of June :
" We started yesterday morning, expecting by this time to
have reached , instead of which, after travelling all
night, we are only here."
His brother did not write very distinctly, and, therefore,
he (Mr. George H. Horsfall) could not state where he was;
but it was somewhere in Switzerland. He continued :
.4 I would make every effort in my power to show my sense
of the kindness shown to me, but I cannot do impossibilities."
He would only add that he had that day received another
telegraphic dispatch from him at Brussels, in which he stated
that he would endeavour to leave London, and, if possible,
be here by the railway train in the morning • and as he had
not heard anything further he thought they might rely
on the last news from him. Mr. Horgan then referred to
the address of Sir Erskine Perry on 'Change, remarking
that he had only selected two topics, viz:,—lndia and
himself. (Laughter.) He next referred to the following
extract from a Newcastle paper in reference to the Hon.
Mr. Liddell as a candidate for Liverdool :
"To succeed Air. Charles Turner, the Hon. Henry Thomas
Liddell, our invaluable neighbour, and one of the chief erns-
uainents of these counties, has been called upon with one
acclaim to come foaward, and he has accepted the invitation.
Conservative Liverpool—(loud cheers)—has honoured herself
no less than she has distinguished the heir and representative
of the noble and time-honoured house of Ravensworth by such
a selection. The friend, pupil, we may say, of the immortal
George Canning and the illustrious Huskisson." (Cheer
And now, one word as to the present aspect of tl

tical conflict. It had changed much since last they
the pleasure of meeting, but a little opposition always did
good, for it got the steam up. (" Hear," and laus'h ter.)
They were favoured that morning with an unusua umber

of political addresses. They had one from Mr. Robert-
son Gladstone, another from Sir Erskine Psriy, a third
from Mr. Mellor, and another from Mr. Branaley-M ore.
With regard to Mr. Bramley-Moore, he had stated most
positively that he would not be one of those to throw dis-
union into the Conservative party. (Hear.) He had
expressed most strongly his determination not to he
the means of bringing disunion amongst what he thought
to be a united party ; yet, in spite of what Mr. Bram-
ley-Moore had stated, we had an addenda from
Mr. Mellor, and there might be some present who
desired to know the reason why this addenda had been
put forward to Mr. Moore's address. Mr. Mellor had,
he understood, issued that address from reasons rather
peculiar, and personal to himself. He (Mr. H.) did not
intend to dwell further on the subject, but he was told
that Mr. Mellor had a very great personal interest in
Mr. Bramley-Moore being brought forward. (Cric3 of
Oh, oh, and shame.) The speaker then pointed out the
inconsistencies contained in Mr. Robertson Gladstone's
address, and concluded by passing a high eulogium on Mr.
Liddell, and strongly urged upon the electors to be early
at the poll.
Mr. EDWARD LAWRENCE, in a long and eloquent
speech, which we regret our want of space at this late
hour compels us to abridge within the compass of a few
lines, proposed the first resolution. He expressed him.
self in strong terms on the want of candour displayed in
Mr. Bramley-Moore's address, and stated that unless that
gentleman came forward with some more explicit statement,
he must be regarded as a person who had lent himself
to the Radical party. The speaker then showed the im.
portance of the great questions which were now impend..
ing with reference to our foreign policy, and strongly in-
sisted on the paramount necessity of the constituency of
Liverpool being represented by men who would only
carry experience and ability with them into the House of
Commons, but also an authority which would give
weight to their opinions. He alluded to the im-
pending war with Russia, which, while it threatened
the most vital of our commercial interests, was in the
hands of a premier who was neither consistent in his °ni-
-1 !lions, nor cordial with his colleagues. He alluded
to the claims put forward by Sir Erskine Perry, as an
educationist, and asked how far the people of Liverpool
would trtitt a man, whose sole experience was among the
Pagans of the East Indies, and who might in this country
abjure those religious convictions which were dear to
every one of them. He asked them would they vindicate
the high character they had gained at the last election,
the admission of which they h"ad wrung from their oppo.
nents ? (Cries of "We will, and loud cheers.) Would
they attend early, and vote for Horsfall and Liddell ?
(Uproarious cheers.) The first hour would give them a
triumph, to which that of the last election was nothing ;
and if the foe kept up a distant cannonade, they would
answer it by louder firing. (Loud and tumultuous cheer-
ing, which lasted several minutes, and almost' shook the
vast building.
Mr. MATTHEW GREGSON seconded the resolution, and
said he trusted they would not relax their exertions until
they were able to join in a triumphant shout for the suc-
cess of Messrs. Liddell and Horsfall.

The CHAIRMAN put the resolution,•which was a decla-
ration pledging the meeting to support the two Conserva-
tive candidates, the Hon. Henry Thos. Liddell and Mr.
Thos. Berry Horsfall, and it was carried unanimously by
a forest of hands.

The Hon. H. T. LIDDELL, having paid a compliment
to Mr. Lawrence for the eloquence of his address, pro-
posed a rote of thanks to the chairman. This was seconded
by Mr. G. H. HORSFALL ; and, having been duly acknow-
ledged by the chairman, the vast meeting separated.

DEPUTY-LIEUTENANT.—At the Lancaster county ses-
sions, held 27th June, Thomas Rodick, E§quire, of
Gateacre, took the oaths as a deputy-lieutenant of this
county.
NATIONAL ARCHERY MEETING.—It is probable thii
great annual meeting of toxophilites, which is to be held
at Leamington next week, will take place at Manchester
in 1854.
THE EMIGRANT SHIP " SHACRAMAXON.—The most
grati', ;rig accounts have been received from Port Adelaide
conc‘ wing the ship Shackamaxon, which was chartered
by her Majesty's Commissioners for the coffrnyevnleiryvy.es.lnyce of
free emigrants to that colony, and sent from this port
of the occasion, and more
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and
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on board the vessel, the Governor of the colony and Lady
Short,
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honourpart
than one salute from such artillery
shipping could command • but the exterior as the port and the
dis-
playan d a
of distinguished
were greatly surpassed 1;), the handsome demonstrations
arrangements on board the Shal and hospitable
who inspected this ship, has describedeainax°ll. Dr. Duncan,
finest passenger-s 1 ' • her as one of the
111, he has ever • ' visited. He found her
in admirable order, well ventilated in every part, and
unusally replete with
the accommodations and conveniences
requisite for a long.voyage.
the adults were six in number, and the causes of death
were
classified as—dysentery, 4; natural decay, l; question.
able, 1. The latter case being that of a female who is
supposed to have terminated her life by a dose of
laudanum, which she is supposed to have had in her

possession.
So oil{ A v STRALIA• The steam-ship Melbourne
arrived at Plymouth on Friday. This ship, already no-
torious for her disasters, has been delayed by an additional
series of mishaps. She left Sydney on the 6th, and
Adelaide on the 18th of March. On the 12th of that month
she carried away half the propeller, hove up the remain-
ing part, and found it gone about 18 inches from the box.
It took the engineer, with assistance, eight days to con-
struct a new propeller out of the boiler plate and part of
the floor of the engine-room. On the 23rd of June the
crank shaft of the engine parted. The ship had then
to be sailed to Plymouth. The Melbourne has brought
83,000 ounces of gold dust.