The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-29 00:00:00

WALSALL ELECTION

, The excitement in this town in consequence of the election
is much increased since our last publication. The inflam-
matory harangues of Acland and his itinerating brethren
have been delivered, and have tended in no way to check the
already excited populace. The friends of Mr. Gladstone
cannot now pass along the streets either by day or by night
without receiving a salutation either of groans, hisses, and
yells, (which by the bye are harmless things in themselves) or
of stones, which are not vei y comfortable at any time. 'file
Acland party are in fact aware of the certainty of defeat, and
the fact has so enraged them, that it hai driven them to des-
peration. We may mention one of the most disgraceful at-
tempts at intimidation that it was ever our lot as journalists
to record. On Monday evening a party of Mr. Gladstone's
friends met at the _White Hart, Caldmore, and were atten-
tively listening to a speech of calm reasoning against the re-
peal of the corn laws, by Mr. Bassett Smith. About nine
o'clock this peaceful assembly was disturbed by a noise out-
side, and on enquiring it was found that it was caused by
Acland at the head of a large body of bullies. The conser-
vatives determined not in any way to be parties to a breach
of the peace, which was certain to take place if they remained
in the room, as Acland had entered the room, displaced the
chairman, and stopped Mr. Smith from proceeding. The
conservative party therefore left the room to the dastardly
miscreants. Another tine specimen this of freedom of elec-
tion !

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On Thursday evening a large body of electors favourable
to Mr. Gladstone were addressed at the large room of the
Turk's Head Inn, by Mr. Simms, a commercial gentleman
connected with the house of Messrs. Crompton, paper manu-
facturers, of Manchester. On Tuesday circulars were issued
by Mr. Gladstone's friends, stating that Mr. Charles Wil-
kins, barrister-at-law, would that evening deliver a lecture
on the corn laws, at the assembly-room of the George Hotel.
As soon as it was known to Acland, a hand-bill was issued,
and the batman dispatched for the third time that day, to
inform the inhabitants that a counter lecture would be de-
livered by him (Acland) on the same evening, in the space in
front of the George Hotel. The mayor and borough magis-
trates anticipating that this opposition of-parties would most
likely lead to a breach of the peace, very wisely waited upon
Acland and recommended that his meeting on the bridge
should be abandoned, and he had thtt good sense to tecedeto
the recommendation. The town-crier was then dispatched
to countermand the meeting, and give notice that it would
take place at the Dragon, as usual. Mr. Wilkins entered
the assembly-room shortly after seven o'clock, and was greeted
with several hearty cheers from the large assemblage, chiefly
voters. After Mr: John James had taken the chair, Mr.
Wilkins proceeded in a very forcible and eloquent manner
to explain the fallacies of the anti-corn law agitators, and the
delusions that had been practised upon the people before and
at the time of the Reform Bill. At the close of the lecture
some person put several questions to Mr. Wilkins, which he
replied to in a very satisfactory manner. A person then
(whose name, from compassion, we forbear to mention) then
presented himself, and wished to address the meeting in re-
ply ; but in such a state of inebriety was that gentleman, that
he could scarcely utter a sentence correctly, and after various
attempts to speak, he was advised to defer it until he was in
a proper state to do so. We must say we were sorry to see
the gentleman in such a predicament, as he only wanted his
" cap and bells" to complete his character. The persons
who composed this meeting were plentifully supplied with
groans, mud, and stones as they proceeded home : among
others, we may mention Mr. H. C. Windle, who received a
blow from a stone on the back part of his head, which, how-
ever, we are happy to say was not serious. The cause of
Mr. Gladstone is, we are happy to say, going on gloriously,
and we have no doubt but, that in our next publication, we
shall be able to give the state of the poll, placing Mr. Glad-
stone in a most triumphant majority.

Lord Ward, who has been recently indisposed, is now
considerably better. His lordship, however, is not yet al-
lowed by his medical advisers to take exercisein the open air.
THE WHEAT CROP.—The weather has on the whole been
fine since our last, and the floods caused by the sudden melt-
ing of the snow are already beginning to subside. In some
parts of the country, very serious damage has been done to
property, and even life has been sacrificed. How far the
young wheat plant has suffered, it is yet impossible to say :
in many districts large tracts of land are still under water,
and fears are reasonably enough entertained that at least
some injury has been done. Me are not disposed to think,
however, that this can be very considerable in a national
point of view, though, undoubtedly, very severe to indivi-
duals. Indeed, so far as the season has yet advanced, there
is every reason to believe that the
.young wheat has stood
the frequent and trying changes which have taken place in
the weather during the winter uricommouly well ; and, ex-
cept in low situations where the inundations have been the
most extensive, the plant is generally described as wearing a
very healthy appearauce.—illark-lame Express.

LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET

For Me BENEFIT of M. WAYLETT,
ik.nd Last Night but one of her Envagement, on which occa-

sign only
Mr. ALEXAN DER LEE
Will sing his Ballad of " Woman loves ye best.
Mr. HOSKINS •

Will appear, on this occasion only, in a favourite character
Third Meeting of THE LADIES' CLUB.

riiHIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 29th instant,
the Entertainments will commence with

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
Mrs. Maitland Mrs. Waylett.
After which the latur,hable Interlude of
WEST COUNTRY 'WOOING.
Eliza Fielding
Assuming the character of Betsey Wheeler, in the Somerset-
setshire dialect, in which she will sing some snatches of old
English ballads.

In the course of the Evening,
MIS. WAYLETT WILL SING SEVERAL SONGS
To be followed by the petite Co►nedy of
THE LOAN OF A LOVER.

Mr. Hoskins. Gertrude Mrs. Waylett
To conclude with, for the third, time,
THE LADIES' CLUB.
Mrs. Fitzsmith Mrs. Waylett.

Peter Spyk

Tickets may be had of Mr. FOGG, at the Box'-office, and at
the usual places.

THP CLOSE OF TIIE EXHIBITION OF THE
THREE CARAUL

A RRANGEMENTS having beettmade to forward these
..C1 magnificent Pictures to Glasgoiti, after the CLOSE of the
PRESENT MONTH, the amateurs oOpainting are respectfully
informed, that the Exhibition at theIJNION ROOMS, SLATER-
STREET, will only remain OPEN until SATURDAY, 6th
February, which is allowing one week longer to those who
may not have seen these Pictures than was originally in-
tended. JOHN BENTLEY, Keeper.

2U h January, 1841

OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION ROOMS,
TOSTOFFTCE-PLACE,
ON MONDAY NEXT, FEBRUARY 1,
WITH PICTURES BY THE QLD MASTERS

rip HE Proprietor of the THREE CAIiACCI having recently
received a very valuable Collection of PICTURES, con-
signed to his care by a Noble Family in Italy, is enabled to
withdraw from London a few PICTURES of the first class,
with a view to their being exhibited in Liverpool, for the pur-
pose of extending a knowledge of the Works of the Great
Masters of Painting generally, and promoting the interests
of a SCHOOL OF ART.
In furtherance thereof, the SATURDAY of each week,will
be devoted to those Artists and Students who may choose to
avail themselves of the opportunity of studying these Pic-
tures, between the hours of Nine o'clock in the Morning and
Three o'clock in the Afternoon ; with the privilege of making
Copies of these Pictures in Crayons or Water Colours, but
without their being squared or moved from the places where
they hang on the walls of the Exhibition Room, in order
that, as recommended by Sir Joshua Reynolds, they may
accustom themselves to trust to the correctness of the eye,
and not depend upon any fictitious aid.
During these six hours of study, Artists only can be ad-
mitted ; but for the accommodation of Strangers visitine:
Liverpool, the Exhibition will be open after Three o'clock,
and until Five o'clock, of the Saturday Afternoon.

Season 'rickets, for Visitors, will be delivered at the usual
rate of Five Shillings, to those who may inscribe their names
in a Book for the same.

Postoffice-place, January 25th, 1841