The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-28 00:00:00

SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ELECTION.

-WARWICK, JUNE 24.—The prospect of Mr. Shirley bing re-
turned by a considerable majority over his pliant antagonist,
Sir Gray Skipwith, daily grows more cheering: The canvass
still continues to proceed most favourably for the Conservative
cause; but an election is never safe until it is won, and it be-
hoves all friends to our protestant constitution not to relax, but,
if possible, to redouble their exertions. The ministers, through
their agents. make a great point of winning the election: Stung
by their recent defeats, they are throwing the whole weight -of
their influence into South WarWickshire, and funds to a large
amount have been supplied from "somewhere." Mr. Shirley,
in his address, after avowing his attachment to our constitution;
declares that he will support such measures of real and practi-
cal r‘form as come recommended by "due investigation," and
there is no doubt that to the very utmost he will redeem his
pledge. The electors of South Warwickshire have not forgot-
ten the eventful day when Sir Gray Skipwith, in the Nisi Prius
Court at Warwick, willingly submitted to the humiliation of
being catechised by Mr. Joseph Parkes, when he glibly an-
swered,question after question, glibly swallowed pledge after
pledge, and then amid the sneers and taunts of his opponents,
declared that he had always been favourable to reform in par-
liament, but in consequence of public opinion being against
him, he had never said so till then. -The electors of Warwick-
shire, who know the roan, are amused to observe that "Joseph"
is a member of Sir Gray Skipwith's committee—the last joint
of his tail. The Birmingham Advertiser pertinently asks—
" Does Sir Gray know people's private opinion of him ? We
suspect not." It may likewise be asked—" Does Joseph know
Sir Gray's opinion of him ? We suspect not."
The number of electors for South Warwickshire is about
3,900. The conservatives have considerably more than 2,000
promises. • •

THE LIVERPOOL TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE
• . ASSOCIATION. -

The members of this independent and loyal body held their
monthly meeting► yesterday evening, at the Clarendon-rooms,
.BOuth John-street. The chair was liken at eight o'clock by
Mr. Wilkinson, of Lord•street. Thirty-eight new members,
ailiong whom were some of the most respected gentlemen and
tradesmen of Liverpool, were proposed, seconded, and elected,
and one of them, we should observe, is a member of the society
of friends. A considerable number of shares iu Cie Tradesmen's
Conservative Hall were subscribed for.

Some preliminary steps Were taken relative to the selection
of a gentleman to be put in nomination as a member for the
borough whenever a dissolution of parliament shall take place.
The determination of the members of the Tradesmen's Conser-
vative Society to get rid of Air. Ewart was loud, general, and
unanimous. His miserable and paltry conduct with reference
to the dock question was commented upon with indignant se-
verity, especially that part of his speech in which he stated that,
if the town council did not obtain possession of it, the dock es
tate would be bought up by the merchants, the meeting being
perfectly aware that no merchant or banker, however great his
wealth or influence, can ever possess himself of any portion of
this estate, as it is a trust property, which is neither divided nor
divisible into shares.

A petition to the House of Lords was agreed to, praying their
lordships not to yield to threats or intimidation any of those
privileges without which their efficiency as an important
branch of the constitution would be destroyed, and expressing
the entire. confidence of the petitioners that their lordships
would not pass any measure calculated to injure the established
church of England. . .

As it was deemed important that this petition should be des-
patched to London for presentation with the least possible delay,
it was, after a short discussion, resolVed that it should be signed
by,the chairman, on behalf of the meeting. The largest of the
Clarendon-reomi was completely, indeed inconveniently; filled
by the members who attended, and we were told that a great
number came too late to gain admission at all. The society
now consists of nearly eight hundred members, among whom
there is no difference of opinion on matters connected with their
duties as conservative electors.

ANNUAL MEETING OF Til E CHURCH OF ENGLAND
FORMULARY SOCIETY.

Last evening, this society held its annual meeting at the
Music-hall,• Concert-street; the meeting was numerously at-
tended, there being about three hundred persons present, and a
number of the clergy of the town and neighbourhood were on
the platform. The gee. the Chancellor of the Diocese occupied
the chair. The meeting opened with prayer, after which the
chairman explained the objects of the society, as formed more
extensively to diffuse the formularies of the church of England.
worship, especially amongst the sailors, amongst whom they
had been found to be of the greatest benefit, and the effects of
the society in this respect had been eminently successfuk The
chairman concluded by a strong appeal to the meetin to come
forwards and, assist a society which had for its_ oh"
ends so
desirable. The Rev. Mr. Maynard read the rep. ''r the past
year, from which it appeared th 0,250 vessels had been visited
and supplied with prayer books` homilies by the society.
The Rev. Mr. Davies, minister of St. David's moved that the
report be adopted, and strongly advocated the. advantage de-
rived from having set forms of prayersisieniAar to those of the
church of England. The prayers of the church of England had
stood the test of ages, and were found to produce a religious
and proper feeling where they were used. che Rev. Mr. Bag-
'lel], of Runcorn, seconded the adopt; ,pt' the report. The
Rev. Mr. Stuart, minister of St. Bricitre
an eloquent ap-
peal on behalf of the society, moved 1,.t 4,6 L labours of this
society amongst the sea-faring populattOtitta,:
port constitute
a claim on the numerous inabitauts oft his Town and neighbour-
hood fur their co-operation with the clergy in forwarding its
objects," The Rev. Thomas Seward, agent of the parent so-
ciety, seconded the resolution. Several other `ministers after-
wards addressed the meeting.