The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-02 00:00:00

hand, (Mr. Rowett) beSides his special request, induced
him to be exceedingly brief; and he would only propose
to them the " Health of our worthy chairman, Mr:
Rowett." There was, perhaps, no gentleman at tha!,
table who was not cognisant of the zealous and efficient
service he had rendered in bringing about that gloried!
triumphMr.w
owh which they r
responded, and expressed in the strongest terms his COn;
tempt for the Radical party whose recent proceount
have brought them into so much discredit. Ho felt
oa after
were r
a
from t o
Mr. celebrate.taa.s (nC, hbereierils;
very essence of contempt for them. He challenged the;
to prove that there was at the last election a single ea, if
of bribery on the part of the Conservatives ; and askeutto
tai L any case, why didn't they at once stn
what it was, so that it might be met. He knew notlol
spea':ing, more disgusting than the COn bg
which had been pursued by their opponents, wilt't of
could excuse even if they had the shadow of a clia,i'tear,
returning one man to represent their opinions.
hear.) He described them as composed one half of retie,
wades, professing first one set of opinions and then ad,
other. (Hear, hear, and cheer.) Mr. Robertson totut
stone, he had always understood, was a Conservative,. ,
hea-.ea protect them from such Conservatives! (A /°celi
" And from Mr. Bramley-Moore.") Reference had ',,e Sep,
made to Mr. Brarnley-Moore, and he thought that 61i0.
tleman might fairly be put in the same boat withboble
Robertson Gladstone, as they would afford a rerer74..
though painful illustration of political shipwreck. (.1-'s"'
ter and cheers).
a sill
Mr. THOMAS BOLD, who was greeted with 1011- the
prolonged cheering, said he had the permission
chairman to propose the next toast, and it was with 17",
ings of the greatest pleasure that he found himself
snore amongst the jolly good fellows cf West Derby W 5
It was from the window of the room in which they
,Iv
assembled that, on a recent occasion, he made a decTi,, 0
tion, to which he would allude at once, before going uPci,
any oreer subject, with regard to a proceeding of his 'yelp
had given rise to a great deal of discussion in the 11,u,n0,
prints of Liverpool. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) ITO
that balcony he made a public declaration that he ivo
do so-and-so, and that pledge he carried out (hear, he',/o
But after consulting with his friends, he should not 000
gone to the extremity he had done, had he not had 111,
to believe that he had been betrayed—(hear, bet
which roused a sense of indignation, and induced wtt
even at the risk of losing some of his most sincere friers
to adopt the course he had done. (Hear. hear.) Bilt:ot
doing so, he had no intention whatever of comproawi-0
the Conservative party in Liverpool, and what he did ",0
entirety on his own responsibility. After Mr. Godfedhe
letter,—(hear, hear,)—which had been published in
Courier and Liverpool Times, it was scarcely necesse-.„0""
for him to say anything further, that gentleman bats
borne him out that what he related, as told him by s 0
Bigharn, was substantially true. (Cheers.) Mr. 131",41)
had taken upon himself to deny that what he (Mr. Toe
said in the Dock Committee was founded on truth; tu,eele.
fore there was lie No. 1 somewhere—he did not say "11
(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Godfrey had stated that ,
to
he said was correct, and had it not seen so he should hi,
been unworthy to sit at that table or anywhere
(Loud cheers.) Mr. Bold then proposed "The Conser„rat
tive Association of West Derby Ward," and in the c°,tt,
of his remarks took occasion to compliment Mr. R°4o
Mr. Wi,atham, and Mr. Brakell, and the other meelit'no
of the West Derby Association, whose energetic exerll:o,
had contributed so much to the success of the Conse:oo
tive cause. Alluding to the petition of Messrs. Glad',,V
and Holt, he understood that Mr. Capoock was exPe," 10
here to-day or on Sunday, to endeavour if possibger,)
make out a case against our present members. (Latigui4
Up time he had good authority for °JOe
that there was no case at all against the Conserfato
party, and yet Mr. Robertson Gladstone and Mr. Gre.°lo
Holt had signed a petition stating that our representailev
had been guilty of bribery and treating. Now, that t 11,4
gentleman in Liverpool should pen such a docunaell.,,ye,
that, was perfectly degrading, and he did not ber,,l`.o,
when they signed it, and sent it to the House of t'1,41,
mons, they really believed that Mr. Horsfall or Mr. ffi
dell had bribed any man living. (Hear, hear.) toef
thought, however, that they should be prepared forest
contingency which might arise ; and in case Live
should be deprived of her present representatives, e. 401
through the partiality of a Radical committee. '1460
other influence which might be brought to bear, let ;e0
again unite heart and hand in returning Conserve
members. (Great cheering.)
Mr. Ellis having favoured the company with el s is
\VHATHAM, in an energetic and able sPece;so
the course of which he stimulated the Conservatis'esig-
West Derby Ward to renewed and increased and

tematic exertion, acknowledged the toast. t1:11
Next followed a song from Mr. Bailey, and the 01,r
CHAIRMAN proposed " The Councillors of the A"Thd
which was suitably acknowledged by Mr. wow, go
other municipal representatives of Wtst DerbYt tee
Arthur Henderson and Mr. Beckwith, were, it 17!„d
grettz,,,l, unable to attend, the former gentleman being
the continent

erb
ocp proposed " The Canvassers of West Dja g
~ which was acknowledged by Mr. Baalcs.'er'
spirited speech which elicited loud bursts of lawiht

cheers. „, a spat
Mi. ADAMS here favoured the company
afterwards,
80ld--4
The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of '
and sea
eeral
toast which was received with loud plaudits • sa
rounds of the Kentish fire. When he (the cpairman)u.,,
gentlemanaasi‘r .
Bold upholdingdid—dedicatingthe pt
or iintcg i
pp lreosmoof t
gies and his valuable time—sacrificing for its s ike.s 11
and domestic comfort—he could not but propose Nyttbi4
icti
Inhoetoromdu
hilt:
what
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.ovhmeißs
some
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cod
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quite
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isslresei
they were thankful for his exertions ; and that, althollia
d
clouY- many of them present thought, too, that beef—
dons quite right. (Cheers.) He knew this, that ttliet
were ail of opinion that Mr. Bramley-Moore ifes
more than he deserved ; though some thinkgroeittcitotaiao,lls,asheiwthoohfe heiftiour, lead
a little indiscreet. (Loud cries of " tiohneigsrr.bel3:tsotiies,e,o)il
e7r,
Xs.r. BOLD acknowledged the compliment, and in: gr.
so, attributed the present pet ition to the course taken by
Bert^lov-voore, who, by allowing himself to be P,11,600*
ware, induced the Radical party to contest the
in the hope that they would benefit by the disunion /foe
it was expected would be created amongst the Cot el
tires. He advanced this view of the case as one %gel
had made a very strong impression upon him, and lb re;
him to adopt the course which he had pursued a'" fea
spect to Mr. Bramley-Moore, at whose conduct-4°ll°o
by such a result—he was, of course, most indignant:oo
to his services in the cause, Mr. Bold stated that oto
last February twelve months—and that was a long lid ra 016
look hack to—he had been almost daily engageu;i3ge
Conservative cause. First, in assisting to make strige
ments for the past election but one; subsequentlY 11atill,
paring for and opposing the petition ; and since Li/ 13 bal
connc-v:on with the recent election. And what Oka of
done heretofore, he was willing still to do for the sa)
the cause in which they were engaged. (Loud clleeoo
Mr. Lund having given a song, the next toast„ the
Town and Trade of Liverpool," was proposed bolf'
Vic E-CHAIRMAN, and responded to by Mr. JAS. Reg 5901
SON, which was followed by " The Constitutional .04
ciation, and a better organisation to the Conserv'ecil
strength in the sixteen Wards," given in a spirited sPecbt
by Mr. WHATHAM, who, in the course of his sPe..Ol
repudiated the idea of Mr. Bold being
Liverpool, as their opponents had sneeringly rein° 00
He u.,,ationed, in confirmation of this, that be had
as good a claim to such a title ; because,. be it was 1196
proposed, at -the aggregate meeting of the Conseil'/0
representatives of the several wards, that Messrs. o.,Orfer,
and Liddell should be nominated as members for .141 apa
pool—(hear, hear)—which was agreed to with only of
disseaLLent voice. The speaker concluded by at'ilea
that Mr. Bremner, it was expected, would have cer,
to this toast ; but, unfortunately, tie had been allaw,":l4/1
attend. He, therefore, called upon Mr. Horsfall
spend ; which that gentleman did in a brief and P
speech.
Mr.
and, in doing so, apologised to that gentleman for th?tteer
mark he had made before the parliamentary con:01,,
relative to him, and which was not intended to bell' e"
construction that had been affixed to it. What he ng, tbs
to say was, that Mr. Tattersall was not " one 0' 401
right sort for their party." The proposition was WO
by Mr. WHATHAM in very flattering terms.
Mr. TATTERSALL accepted the apology, and his heel
was drunk with much cheering. the Dictatniej,
W
Mr. BOLD then proposed the health of the Vice-c- haer
man, as a staunch Conservative, and one to whose e"
tions they were deeply indebted.
This toast having been duly acknowledged in re'
amusing speech, containing a variety of electioneeriloii
miniscences, the pleasant proceedings came to a
nation. Bcig
It is only justice to the worthy host of the
,0 a vetl,
Coffee-house (who, by the way, is said to El,lot
striking resemblance to Mr. Coppock), to say sn"
utmost satisfaction was expressed at the cried'
generous supply of the viands and wines.

PROMOTION.—Grace, the detective, was promoteuipee
the rank of the first-class detectives to that of art air3;o4.
tor, on Saturday last, by the Watch Committee- h'ts"
promoted on the recommendation of the head Coils
for five years' good conduct. girt'
DANGEROUS PRACTICE.-Ort Friday a servant jol"
Jane Conbrie by name, while cleaning a chamber wino
fell from the sill into the garden, a distance of tvvent„'., y 0
fell
r' 11
feet. No bones were broken, but she was taken
state of insensibility, having sustained a severe in)
the spine, from which there is little hope of recover'',loo
Mr. MARSHALL, of Soutb Shields, has launclie 513.0
iron screw-steamer for Mr. Threlfall, of Prestorl,eol,
is to trade to the Ribble. Her dimensions are :"—dtli
of keel, 152 feet ; length over all, 172 feet ; breitooeff
beam, 22 feet ; depth of hold, 12 feet 10 inches•
h
two 30-horse engines. .„0,000
FURS.—The number of foreign buyers at the Dori?l,
Bay Company's late sale considerably effected the or JO%
of furs. Skins have not realised, for ma.mvlears, s
prices ; some lots of Sables tetcheclAity
Mr. John Cripps, of Bold-street,afiticipating the 11,05
t-
fr- telv ,zlit a great pqrailn," f skins prel.est.s

fortunately bough. grc, frfilmber of . Arsio,
the sale, and will have,danufactured,' Eby tile -
August, nearly one tho4sand boas in Mink sahlfAi
ermine, very choiceyMiniver, and Chinchilla, sa,l-011.
he fee's de.
will offer all at onti guinea each. Of these,
vincecl, equaLviilue cannot be given in the sesSO" 110011
thirty-five,s6illings; also, a variety of dark sables, equally
cheap.nawl, Mantle, and Fur warehouse,
--;-”
16, nerd-street, Liverpool. John Cripps, proPrie-lArt
THE THEATRES.—On Saturday night the ROL t 316
phitheatre was crowded, owing to the appearance'; 001
upon him, his performance was chaste,
night only, of the veteran Vandenhoff,in his 1::131T;
play of " Cato." Though Time has laid his ho
On the fall of the curtain, he was called to the fot,-.0
and greeted with enthusiastic bursts of app en
Theatre Royal was re-opened last evening,
en
Charles
Matthews commenced a limited engsge'''A
will appear during the week in several plays an' c far lv"
P first' 0'
and we hope Mr. Copeland's efforts to procure
entertainments for the play-going public will reeei:,;biol,
open the liefv;
cient support to justify him in keeping
able theatre for a longer period than he II 6.,5 .g.sc
bean able to do. Mr. 13uclistonc and Mr°, 0
will sliortly appear,
and full of Pligbo,o