The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-03 00:00:00

Standard Office, Three o'clock.

PITT-STREET WARD

The investigation into the dispute as to Mr. Thomas Ry-
lands' vote for Mr. Toulmin, the conservative candidate for
Pitt-street, took place this morning in the Town-clerk's
room, in the Town-Hall, before Alderman Booth, and Robert
Allan and Henry Stewart, Esqrs., Assessors. There were
present, both Mr. Toulmin and Mr. Rathbone, and several,
gentlemen on both sides.
The TOWN-CLERK said, it appeared to him that the proper
course to be taken this morning would be for the alderman
and assessors to agree upon the facts of the case, in which
case there would be no necessity to proceed with the exami-
nation of witnesses. If an examination of witnesses should
be found necessary, it would be conducted openly.
Mr. PENINGTON, for Mr. Toulmin, said he had no ob-
jection to the course suggested : on the contrary, he thought
it desirable. Mr. Penington subsequently stated, that as
Mr. Rylands had to attend an inquest at twelve o'clock,
probably there would be no objection to take his evidence.
The TOWN-CLERK said there was no objection to receive
evidence of the identity of Mr. Rylands.
Mr. Rylands said he should wish Mr. Rathbone to be
called as a witness, for when he tendered his vote he shelled
him his watch, which then wanted four minutes to four.
His watch was smashed.

After some more discussion, Mr. Rylands' identity and
qualification for Lydia Ann-street were proved, and his vo-
ting paper produced. Mr. Ryland then stated, that when
he delivered his voting paper, he had his watch in his hand.
It then wanted by the watch four minutes to four, and by
the school clock three minutes.

The TOWN-CLERK then repeated that the aldermen and
assessors would now retire to settle thefacts if they could. If
they agreed upon them, the statement would be read over.
If not, the examination would proceed.
Mr. TouLmiN said there was another vote which he wished
to have recorded as having been received before four o'clock.
The TOWN-CLERK having taken a note of this, as well as
of a claim by Mr. Maxwell on the part of Mr. Rathbone,
that a man named Joseph Saunders should be struck off the
roll, on the ground that he was not a resident inhabitant house-
holder of the the town on the 31st August, 1839, retired with
the alderman and assessors. After the lapse of a few mi-
nutes, a written question was sent in to this effect—Was
the vote of Mr. Rylands entered on the books of the poll
clerks before four o'clock?

Mr. Duics, (one of the poll clerks) replied—no.
Mr. Moss, (the other poll clerk) replied—that it was.
On returning, the Town-clerk proceeded to read a state-
ment of the facts agreed upon. It was to the effect that
Thomas Rylands delivered the voting paper into the hands of
the alderman two minutes before four. The questions were
demanded by two burgeons, but the voting paper being de-
livered to the alderman, he instantly attempted to put the
questions, but the tumult was so great that the alderman
could not make himself heard, and could not get through the
first question—that this continued till two minutes past four,
when the tumult first abated.

Evidence was then gone into, for Mr. Toulmin, consisting
of Mr. Moses Moss (one of the poll clerks), and Mr. John
Whitley; for Mr. R.athbone, Mr. Duke (the other poll
clerk), and Mr. Buchanan, master of the corporation school
in Pitt-street.

Mr. SNOWBALL then addressed the court against the vote,
and was followed by Mr. PENINOTON in support of it.
The TOWN-CLaaK then delivered his judgment IN
FAVOUR OF THE VOTE, thus placing Mr. Toulmin in
a majority of one.
Mr. RATIIIIONE.—I feel bound to state, that whatever
may be my wishes, it is my conviction that the Town-Clerk
has come to a very proper decision.
The court then dissolved.

This decision places the conservative candidates at the
head of the poll in ten wards. Scotland and Lime-street
Wards remain still undecided : the dispute respecting the
former ward was proceeding when our third edition went to
press.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—THis DAY.
The receipts of Grain into this port from Ireland since
Tuesday last have been only moderate, and of Flour trivial ;
but of Oatmeal thence we have a farther good supply : at the
same time the arrivals fresh in Coastwise, on the whole, are
unimportant, and those from the Continent of Europe con-
fined to 1900 quarters of Wheat ; Canada, however. continues
to furnish us pretty freely with Flour, having from that
source 9374 barrels, upon part of which the duty of 3s. has
been paid, while that on Foreign Wheat and Flour, not Co-
lonial, is now considered prohibitory.
With a rather better feeling in the Wheat trade this morn-
ing, but by no means a lively demand, sales in most descrip-
tions of foreign progressed to a moderately fair extent at the
full rates of this day week ; and although in English or
Irish Wheats no extensive business was done, our last quo-
tations were generally maintained. In British and foreign
free Flour the proceedings of to-day were upon a limited scale,
without any material change in prices ; and States flour in
bond was again rather cheaper, 235. 6d. to 245. per barrel be-
ing the extreme rates obtainable.
Malting Barley, from the small quantity at hand, appeared
to support late prices, and Grinding samples, although in
slow request, were not offered on lower terms.
Malt dull, and is per qr. cheaper.—Beans and Pease con-
tinued to rule nearly the same as on Friday.

ARRIVALS OF CORN.
From the 27th October to the 2nd November, 1840,-inclusire