The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

/VII. ISAAC I-10LtIES then jocularly
intimated to the corn
pany that there had-recently: been aitecond;!tngetitigatt:,t_ e
Angel, at which it had been determined that a lamentation
should be composedlor the:lo4a-of St.' Ann's-!,Ward,;
believed that" one of `their: friends: would oblige the al
company by singing that lanlentatibn, as: wellas the, l.yneptari
tion of Mr. Joseph ;Mason. - t d.)r.n.lFl moil
Mr. GEORGE then sang the following parody : :p
Oh, cruel were the voters who would not vote for me,
And cruel was the lirewer, who such a sight could see—
Oh,
cruel are the tories, together they are leagued,. .
By liberals andradieals.uo
longer are deceived. ..
Mr.-IsAac lioLuEs.-.-It.wai afterwards determined that
all the. fallen angels shout .join in thciameritation.; and the
company will now hear the lament of the fallen angels, aliaB
the radicals.
Oh, cruel was the town-clerk, committing a great sin,
rrg make so cruel a report, not even worth a pin !
And cruel .were the j,td,,es, in their judgment•they did stray,
With their cruel ouster
order to drive long shanks away. •
Oh, cruel of St. Ann's, to become a tory ward,
For liberal cant and promises they now have no regard—
Our curses on the 'tories that ward they've fairly won,
There's Segar and poor Tommy COg, completely are undone.
Oh, cruel are the freemen whom we wish to buy or sell,
But yet our gold they will not take,
and that we know full well;
For Billy and for Elphinstone we offer'd bribes in vain—
They spurned our bribes, and will not vote for radicals again.
Then since we are in sore diStress, we'll make our lamentation
'Gainst Robert Jones and Isaac Holmes, We'll vent our in. . dignation—
Our curses on those tories, they care not for our frown,
We wish them from the council, we would drive them from
the town.

Mr. ISAAC HoLmEs.—And it was determined
,that the
whole should conclude with the lamentation of Mr. Joseph
Mason, which you will now hear, with a liberal offer
Oh, cruel were the voters who would not vote for me, thr_li-v-..;n
And cruel was the brewer, who such a sight could see I: ,-715,-:!
Then, since I'm now a cast-away, I'm always to be.f0und,....r..--
Licens'd to give my best advice on payment of five pound. 4
•
The song elicited much laughter and approbation.
on e in an address oefouciolneisiiidaenra-
The CHAIRMAN then gave—" The Conservative Mem-
bers
Mr.loe fnllength.
thetAh A. Town-council."
oHwHenoi
alludedco t it cri lte.os'
conservatii,e members
ts The conservatives had -
had met with in the ton,
spoke of the rising prospec
now
twenty members in the council, and, if they had fair Play,.
they would have been able to muster as many councillors as.
the radical party. That day intelligence had been brought
of a rule having been granted relative to Everton Watd, and. •
he supposed that there was now every reason. to. expect that.,,
the representation of Everton Ward would be given .to
conservative. (Cheers.) The speaker here. proceeded to
detail very minutely the case,4,4 verao.uation .(that. .of .John....
Davies) which took place at the recent municipal contest in.
Everton Ward; he stated that the • names orthe three radi-
cal canvassers who had knowingly brought forward a non-
elector of the name of John Davies to poll for •a registered
burgess of the same name could be brought forward; and he
concluded his observation on this point by stating that he
practise
had no doubt whatever that similar frauds had been
practised
by the radicals in every ward in which they
_could
them undiscovered. He then alluded to the case of Mr.
R. Jones, to the bitterness and pertinacity with which it had
been urged, even after an acquittal had been given in by the
town-clerk, and it had been shown to the satisfactions of ever\
reasonable mind that the accusations were completely an": founded. He said, that. although it had been proved th
there was not a tittle of evidence to support the two chargesat
of Mr. Coglan, Mr. Coglan had not the manliness to come
forward to apologise, either to the town or to Mr. Jones, for having brought those two accusations, but he had gone, like
a sulky child detected in a falsehood, into a corner, nursing
his anger, and sucking his own venom. He (Mr., 'Holmes)
repeated that, unless Mr. Coglan came forward to apologise
for his unfounded statement, the shame and the reproach
would rest upon him. Mr. Holmes proceeded •to give an
outline of the evidence adduced on behalf of Mr. Jones,
which completely disproved the charges brought against him,
and showed that they had originated in direct falsehood.
Mr. COOPER also rose to return thanks. After a brief .
allusion to several proceedings on.the part of the council in
the policy of which he did not concur, he called attention to.
the fact, that two or three additional schools were intended:
to be built at the expense of the corporation. He hoped,
the inhabitants of Liverpool would never rest satisfied unless.
these schools were appropriated to the education of the chil-
dren of parents of the established church. ..Cheers.) For,
`le had ever, contended, and must still hold; that so long -
•• . •

he children of Protestants could not, with a due regard to

principle, be sent to these schools, they were deprived of the
right of participating in the funds of the corporation which
were applied to the Purposes of education. (Hear, hear.)
He would say a word or two with regard to the watch-rate.
(Hear,. hear.) He happened to know that the bill which,
authorised a watch-rate to be levied, was framed with the in-
tention of giving that power only to such towns as Leeds,
Manchester, Bolton, and Birmingham, where there had been
previously no corporations, and consequently no funds. It
was never contemplated to extend it to Liverpool, and there-
fore'he should support the churchwardens in their endeavour
to procure its repeal, as far as this town' was concerned.
(Loud cheers.) Mr. Cooper concluded by proposing tbe.
healths of the Members for the County. (Cheers.)
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES, with a neat and approptiate intro-
duction proposed the health of the chairman,, the conserva-
tive candidate for St. Ann'S Ward, at the next election. He
spoke highly of the character and ability''of Mr.:Parker, and
expressed a hope that the conservative eleettlri would do their
duty when the day of battle arrived. (Mueli cheering.) .
The CHAIRMAN, on rising to respond, was receive with
He Stated that,ifiiirmittistittefollnwt
ethnethbuesniatsotic applause,
thi osvnielination, he would much rather remain
in the quiet of retirement than mingle in the turmoil of a -
political life: It had been hinted' to" him, that he should be , proposed as the conservative
.candidate at. the next election
for St. Ann's Ward; and he then stated what he now re-
peated, that if, at the last hour, no,treore efficient and descry', '
jug gentleman could be thund to come forward, he would Sa-
crifice his personal feelings, and, like his friend' Mr. Jones,,
do all that lie could to rescue the wall frOm the hands of the
radicals. (Much applause.) Thechairman then referred to,
the Dr9l/en professions of economy of tale dominant party in..
the town council, tothe importance of the warehouse and the:
education questions; and, concluded by saving,. that if 414 sere
vices should be needed, he should not hesitate in corning.
forward. *(Cheers.)
Mr. R. JONES gave—" The Members for the Borough.' (Loud and long continued applaese.)
The•CHAIRm AN, with a suitable enlogium on their valu-
able services, proposed—" The Chairman, Committee, and
Canvassers of St. Ann's Ward." (Applause.)
Mr. R. GAIIRAIT, one of the vice-chairmen of the evening,
and the"chairman of the ward committee, returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN next gave—" The Honorary Secretary of
St. Ann's. Ward, Mr. R. Harrison." (Cheers.)
-Mr.,R. HARRISON, in responding to the toast, said,' that
the consideration which induced him to accept the honour.
able position of Secretary to the Ward was, because he con-
sidered it might render him an opportunity of advancing
those principles in,which he had been instructed, and which
he hoped he would always uphold. He had previous to the
achievement of the late victory in the ward, almost despaired
of seeing the efforts of himself and colleagues crowned with
that success which the cansethey espoused so richly merited;
but the testlt of the late contest,' in having their hopes re.
alized, had dispelled all doubts, and he was convinced that on
any future occasion, by a mutual .co-operation and a deter.: mination of purpose, they would he enabled triumphantly to
contend with their opponents. He thanked them sincerely
for the manner in which they had received the. mention of
his name in connexion with the toast, and he begged to assure • 'them, so long as he enjoyed their confidence, he would never
shrink from lending his aid, however humble, in carrying out
those principles they all so highly-esteerited. .(Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed-H" The vice-presidents of
the evening." (Cheers.)
Mr. GRocorr replied, alluding to his office of assessor of
the ward, and stating that his endeavour on all occasions
had been to act with impartiality. (Applause.)
s The health of John Formby, Esq. was next given from the
chair, and a hope expressed that at the next municipal elec-
tion he) would have a seat in
,the town-council. (Great ap-
plause.
Mr. FORMBY replied, stating that in two or three years
hence be might perhaps aspire to the honour, but he thought
that for the coming contest the conservatives were already
very well provided. .He then referred to the harsh course
which had been pursued in the case of Mr. Jones, and made
several observations on the fact of a certain newspaper having
persisted in maintaining that Mr. Jones was guilty, even as...
ter be had been twice acquitted. Such conduct, he observed,
would not have been tolerated in the case of the humblest
individual, after a jury of his countrymen had aqnitted him.
The newspaper in question, having, however, received no.
tice that an action would probably be brought, had become
silent, and not said a word since.
The CHAIRMAN proposed—" The 193 burgesses who re-
corded their votes in favour of Mr. Jones."
Mr. HOLDEN, the worthy host, replied, and in the course
of his remarks gave a synopsis of the evidence he had given
before the committee of inquiry on the case of Mr. Jones.
That evidence, as he stated, distinctly gave the lie to they: statements of one of the opposing witnesses.
The CHAIRMAN gave—" Mr. Wilkinson and the Conier-
vative Tradesmen's Association of LiVerpool." (Applause.)!
Mr. WHatisisoN briefly responded, and concluded bygivr ins " The Conservative Operative. Association of Liverpool."'
(Applause.)
The chairman, with a number of the gnests:then departed.H
but the. festivity was afterwards continued under the presi-
dency of Mr: Grocott, and several gentlemen addressed the
meeting on local topics, amongst whom was 'Mr. George
Wright. .