The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-06 00:00:00

CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS

DINNER TO SIR GEORGE CLEitx.---On Thursday week a
Entitle dinner was given to Sir George Clerk, NI.P. fur the
county of Edinburgh, in the White Hart Inn, Dalkeith, the
assembly-room of which was crowded to excess, upwards of t!00
gsrlemen, chiefly landholders and tenants of toe county. being
crammed into it, although room was made to squeeze in a num-
ber of voters from Edinburgh and Leith, &c. Mr. Burn Cal-
!ander, of Prestonhall, was in the chair, supported on the right
and left by Sir George Cleik, Lord Ramsay, Sir Wm. Rae, Sir
John Hope, Mr. Pringle, of Win/bank, M.P. for Selkirkshire,
Mr. Borthwick, of Crookston, Mr. Tytler, of Woodhouselee,
Colonel Spells, Mr. Trotter, yr. of Dreghorn, Mr. Anderson, of
Moredun, Mr. Neaves, advocate, Mr. Horne, W.S., Professor
Moir, &c., &e. Mr. Coldwell, of Shahs Mill, acted as croupier.
CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT DoWNEND.—On Monday week
about fifty of ehe most respectable inhabitants of Downend and
its neighbourhood, in the conservative interest, dined together
at the Horse-shoe Inn. Captain Shute was in the chair, and
Icy his urbanity contributed greatly to the hilarity of the occa-
sion.—Bristul Journal.

CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—At Preston a meeting of the
operative conservative association was held last week at their
news-room. A report was read, stating, among other things,
that the number of members amounts to 410; and that by their
combined exertions at the late registration they had laid the
foundation of future victories.—Blackburn Standard.

BUCKS CONSERVATIVF: MEETING.-Our county conservative
meeting is fired for Friday, Dec. 9. The chairman, patrons,
and stewards comprise a very great majority of the rank, wealth,
importance, and intelligence of the county, and give proof
irrefragable that Buckinghamshire is, from end to end, eminent-
ly conservative.—Bucks Herald.

ASHBY CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—The members of this
patriotic and loyal society assembled on Saturday week, at the
Royal Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Sir George Beaumont,
Batt, of Coleorton-hall, presided over a very numerous and
highly-influential company, including John Moore, Esq., W.
W. Abney, Esq., V. Green, Esq., the Rev. Dr. Evans, and the
principal gentry of the neighbourhood. The business of the
day was transacted amidst the most cheering demonstrations of
constitutional principles; and it was resolved that the anniver-
sary dinner should take place at the Ivanhoe Assembly-romps,
On Tuesday, December 20; on which occasion Lord Charles
Manners. M.P. for North Leicestershire, Sir G. Crewe, Bart.,
and Sir R. Griesley, Batt, (members for South Derlsyshire,)
and other noblemen and gentlemen will attend. Indeed, the
friends of the conservative interest may safely calculate on a
most gratifying and important meeting.
CONSERVATISM IN WEST SOMERSETSHIRE.—OE Thursday,
the conservatives of the western division of the county of Seiner-
' set diger! together in the ball-room, George Hotel, Ilininster.
CoveTs were laid for 250; the demand for tickets greatly ex-
ceeding every available means of accommodation, it was ionnd
necessary to throw open the county justices' hall immediately
contiguous to the ball-room, where upwards of 120 persons
dined. The utmost cordiality and enthusiasm pervaded the
whole proceedings; and, as a proof of the rapidly and widely
extending prevalence of conservative principles, it may be
mentioned that the table whero we sat (one of the largest) was
entirely occupied by good substantial yeomen-registered voters,
who, since the last election, have abjured the tenets and left the
ranks of whig-radicalism. Mr. J. M. Quantock, in the chair,
was supported on the right by Sir Alexander Wood, and by
Mr. Bickhana Escot on the left. The following gentlemen
officiated as vice-presidents:—Messrs. W. Hoskins, Sealy
Bridge, Richards, and Loveridge. The following, among other
clergymen, were present :—The Hon. and Rev. W. 'f. Law,
Rev. W. B. Whitehead, Rev. J. Upton, Rev. H. Speak, Rev.
H. Hoskins, Rev. R. Cox, Rev. R. Beadon, Rev. W. Price,
Rev. Nicholas 'Watts, Rev. H. Ilelyar.