The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-26 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL

.o szclu LiSL evening in the large room adjoining the York
Hotel, for the several purposes of enrolling new members,
and for agreeing to addresses to the electors of Walsall and
Canterbury, urging them to continued exertions in favour of

Lim uouservauve canmuates for the representation of thos
places. The chairman of the association, ALEXANDEI
SMITH, Jun., Esq., presided.

The CHAIRMAN, in opening, addressed the meeting nearly
as follows :—Several friends have thought it advisable for us
to prepare addresses to the electors of Canterbury and Wal-
sall, on the occasion of the elections which are likely to take
place in those boroughs. As you are all aware, the ministe-
rial majorities during last session were very trifling ; since
then we have had the good fortune to gain Carlow—(hear,
hear)—and we have great hopes of being able to carry Can-
terbury and Walsall. (Applause.) The seats which will
become vacant there are at present occupied by supporters
of the ministry—but I am happy to inform you that there is
every probability of conservatives being returned in their
places. (Cheers.) Carlow, with Canterbury and "Walsall,
will make a difference of 6; the three voted with ministers
before, the three will now vote against them; and on a divi-
sion ahat will make a difference of six, which comprises as
much as the generality of the ministerial majorities upon im-
portant questions during the last session. (Hear.) You
cannot therefore be surprised if some zealous conservatives
here have felt a deep interest iu the results of those two
elections. (Hear, hear.) They have, consequently, prepared
addresses to the electors, expressive of their sentiments, and
urging them to every exertion in the good cause. (Hear.)
One of the candidates—he for Walsall—is a son of Mr.
Gladstone, of this town, and brother to our excellent friend,
Mr. Robertson Gladstone (hear); he is a very estimable,
excellent, and clever fellow, and one who will do credit to the
conservative cause in the House of Commons. The other—
the candidate for Canterbury—is Mr. Smyth, the son of a
nobleman, very well known, namely, Lord Strangford. His
father has been engaged in diplomacy many years, and has,
in that capacity, served his country with great credit to him-
self. (Hear.) If the son is only as clever as his father, I
am sure he will do as much credit to the House of Com-
mons as will Mr. Gladstone. You are aware that the
House of Commons meet to. morrow " for the despatch of
business," and that a very important session it will be. In
all human probability the conservatives will be enabled to
beat those who are at present in power ; and if that is the
case, it is not improbable that a general election may ensue
throughout the country. We know there is no chance of
the present ministry dissolving parliament till they are com-
pelled to do it—that they dare not appeal to the country ;
but Sir Robert Peel and the conservative party stand
upon very different ground. (Hear, hear.) There cannot be
a doubt that conservatism has gained ground, and is gaining
ground every day, and should a general election ensue, we
must feel the greatest confidence in a very considerable addi-
tion being made to the ranks of the conservative party
in the House of Commons. It is well known that there are
somewhere about fifteen or sixteen seats dependent upon who
are in power, such as Portsmouth, Plymouth, and others,
where government have the sway, and where, whether
tories or whigs are in power, they can turn the elections
in their favour; consequently with them, and with khe
seats which the conservatives will be enabled to gain,
they will form a very strong party indeed in the house, and I
trust that the measures they will pursue, and the plans
which they will adopt, will be such as will ensure them the

support and confidence of the country. (Cheers.) We have
able men to lead us, and they all appear united, and deter-
mined to work together. (Hear, hear.) I understand, gen-
tlemen, that there was one of the O'Connell family in the
town on Saturday, and that he had a dinner party. A
dinner was given to him, at which certain speeches were
made, which, probably, some of you may have read ; who
the speakers are lam sure Ido not know. I never heard of
any of their names before, with one single exception ; but it
appears that, not content with holding this party on Satur-
day, they had the effrontery to open the Queen's Theatre, in
Christian-street, on the Sabbath day—(hear, and cries of
" Shame")—a more disgracefulact than that I never heard o
in my life, but so it appears from the Albion, which glosses it
over in a very quiet way. It appears these people met in the
theatre on the Sabbath day for political discussion. That you
will agree with me in thinking, is what ought to be repro-
bated by every good man, whatever his politics may be.
(Hear, hear.) They must certainly attach great importance
to holding meetings in Liverpool, otherwise Mr. O'Connell
would never have ventured on such a course as lie then pur-
sued ; but I think, so far from doing him and his cause any
good, it will stamp both with the just indignation of every
honest man. (Cheers.) lam not aware that there is much
more that I have to say, but if you please, I will take the
liberty of trespassing unon you a short time longer. I wish
to allude to a matter that is personal to myself, as this is the
first opportunity I have had of doing so in public since the
circumstance occurred. You will at once understand
that I refer to a communication made to me from the ma-
gistrates through their law clerks, and to a letler I wrote in
reply to their manifesto. I was applied to by the bench of
Magistrates, and to the bench of Magistrates collectively I
addressed myself, when I denied having made use of the
expressions and sentiments attributed to me. I did not deny
having made use of words similar in effect to those which
had appeared in the papers, but I did deny having made use
of words as applicable to the bench of Magistrates. I did
not intend to bring any charge against the entire bench of
Magistrates, nor did I do so, but there are certain facts,
from which certain inferences are to be drawn, and I leave
ti to you and the public, after having heard them, to decide
it there are not the strongest grounds for infering that there
are some parties upon the bench who have made use of the
power they possess for the purpose of political partizanship.
(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, lam alluding now to the system
that has been pursued of granting licenses. Impediments
have been thrown in my way, and I have had the greatest
difficulty in collecting facts at all, but as far as Toxteth

Park is concerned, I have been enabled to collect some facts,
and these facts lam now going to lay before you. I find in
the year 1837 there were 53 applications fur licenses in
Toxteth Park, and !out of that number five new licenses
were anted. Out of those five, one was granted to a
wind the other four were granted to notorious sup-
Or f the Radicals. In the year 1833, there were no
les- han 73 applications. A great outcry was made in
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-...Liernen residing- there,- when 'they saw
such a flood of applications pouring in, and they sent in
memorials praying that more licenses might not be granted;
however, out of this number two were granted, both to sup-
porters of the radical party. In 1839 there were fifty-seven
applications : four were granted, and all to supporters of the
radical party. (Shame.) In 1840 there were forty-two ap-
plications : nine were gradted—one was to a female, I do not
know whether she was a widow or not, and eight to notorious
supporters of the radical party. (Shame.) I believe there
may have been one or two transfers in addition, of which I
have no account ; but this is the statement which has been
given to me, and I assure you I have made no intentional
mistake. I give it to you as I have received it, and I believe
it to be true and correct. Now, gentlemen, one of those
parties who received a license this last year, had applied for
four consecutive years. He had not been able to get
his license until last year ; and if report speaks true, lie suc-
lini it in consequence of his having subscribed
_,:form. Association. (Hear, hear.) We may,
therefore, infer that it is through that association that these
good people have found their way into the possession of
licenses. (Hear, hear.) Then one of the houses licensed
had been frequently refused before. It was not considered
a proper house to be licensed. But it so happened that it
was purchased by a member of the Reform Association. It
was then found to be a very proper house, and the license
was accordingly granted. Now, gentlemen, I must go a
little further. I must state to you that, besides grant-
ing licenses, various promises have been made for the
purpose of using influence, and so forth, in endeavouring
to procure licences for parties who were applying for them.
In doing so I must still adhere to Toxteth-park, as I know
more about that place than I do of other parts of the town.
It cannot be said that those houses which have been licensed
were licensed because the neighbourhood required them, for
we have eight licensed public-houses in less than a quarter
of a mile, besides one within a few yards of the same place.
Of these, three were granted this last year. There is a per-
son upon the Park road who occupies a house at the corner
of Whitfield-street, and next door to Carter's, who received
his license last year. This person is a Mr. William Mason.
Owing to the burgess list not having been altered both he and
his father are voters for the same house in Whitfield-street;
there are consequently two votes in one family, and two votes
in one family were of vast importance at the election in which
Lwas engaged. A friend of mine was rather surprised that
Mr. Wm. Mason and his father should have voted contrary to
the way in which they had voted a short time previously,
and he asked him what had induced him to vote in the way
in which he had. " Oh," he said, " I have the promise of
a license if my father and myself will vote for Mr. Rathbone."
(Hear.) I took the words down as they were communi-
cated to me by a friend. Mr. Mason's statement was this,
that he had been waited upon by Mr. Lawson, by whom he
had been promised, who said that if he voted as he wished
he should have a license. Mr. Mason informed him that he
had had similar promises made before which had not been
fulfilled, and that he required the promise to be made by
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upon whom; he could place more dependance
this was a very proper proviso on the part of Mr. Mason,
and I think it shewed that he understood his business very
well. The next day Mr. Richard Yates called upon
him to solicit his vote for Mr. Rathbone, and, as Mr.
Mason states, Mr. Yates promised him that he would
use all his influence to obtain a license, and he added
that no man on the bench of magistrates had greater influ-
ence than Mr. Rathbone, " therefore," said Mr. Yates, " if
you vote for him, you will secure his influence also." (Hear,
hear.) This, I know, is not evidence in law, but I give you
the exact words which Mr. William Mason gave to a friend
of mine residing in his own neighbourhood. Mr. Mason
gave these as his reasons why he and his father had voted
against the party which they had been in the habit of support-
ing. Many other cases have been stated to me, but I shall not
allude to them ; it is unnecessary perhaps to do so,as I have just
stated these facts with regard to applications for licenses, to
licenses granted, and as to Mr. Mason. As to the promises
made in the Park, they have been pretty numerous, as you
may suppose, or there would not have been so many appli-
cations from thence. Now Mr. Lawson had been spoken to
about these promises. The'person who spoke to him said,
" Oh ! it 's all fudge, and, as soon as the election is over,
will be forgotten." "Oh ! but," said he, " they dare not
refuse Mr. Mason, and he will get his license next year."
Mr. Lawson, I assure you, is a very important person among
them ; for he has got licenses for himself and his brother,
and the best stall in St. James's Market. He is, therefore,
a man of some importance. (Hear, hear.) I will not de-
tain you further, but now proceed to business. I trust that
what I have now said will justify the expressions that I used
on a former occasion, and that the public will be satisfied I
did not use them without having grounds.
Several members were then elected.
Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said he had been requested to pro-
pose the following address to the electors of Walsall :
" To THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF WALSALL
" Fellow-countrymen 14

,—tt was with gs of jo y and
heartfelt satisfaction, that we heard you had feelinresolved to de-
liver your ancient and loyal borough 'from the thraldom of
radical representation, and that you had chosen to rally for
that purpose under a name dear to the loyalty and patriotism
of Liverpool—the name of Gladstone. It may appear pre-
sumptuous in us, so far distant and so unacquainted with
your local interests, to offer you either our sympathy or ar,
vice on this 0cr..;,,„ -• •

----.., out the times in which we live are so
fraught with danger to the best interests of our beloved
country, that it becomes the duty of all her faithful sons to
unite as one man for her emancipation from factious and
licentious domination.
" You are called upon to say, whether the ministers who
promised us peace, retrenchment, and reform, have redeemed
their pledges.

" Have'we had peace? A voice from Spain, Portugal,
Canada, Syria, and China, answers--No !! We have had
war, in some cases_ nettv and mischievous_ in

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sive and unnecessary. We were promised retrenchment, and
yet have not our taxes been increased', and the debt of the
nation augmented by these pretended reformers? We have
had reform, and what benefit have the great body of the
people derived from the change ? Are our looms more fully
employed—our artisans more fully employed—our shop-
keepers more fully engaged—our merchants more amply re-
munerated? Answer, ye starving artisans, and ruined trades-
men, if this be so.

" The appearance which England presents this day is far
different from that she did when the Reform Bill first became
the law of the land. Then we could look around on the pros-
perity of our home and colonial trade ; the greatest facilities
were given to commercial enterprise ; education and useful
knowledge were brought within the reach of all classes ; our
financial resources were vigorous and improving.; the senate
house was occupied by men of undoubted substance antipu-

anity ruled supreme

TRADESMEN'S CONSERVATIVE perior education, and protest...
ASSOCIATION. in the best affections of the peopl
" The other nations looked to us for wisdom in maintain-
"-- --ice and concord of the world, and whilst they ad-
`ue. t'

mired our vir iey respected our power. ..,
" That parliament, which once served as a model for the
imitation of other nations, is now composed of too many who
neither can maintain the boasted majesty of the people, nor
possess wisdom to legislate for the people's good ; the time
which they ought to employ in deliberations for the happiness
of millions is spent in authorising schemes for private advan-
tages and pecuniary benefit. The highest offices of the e - to

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have been laid open to the ambition of political adventurers ,
the finances are impoverished by abortive plans of expedi-
ency ; the poor of the land are subjected to arbitrary and
cruel enactments ; the fairest colonial possessions of the
crown are filled with disaffection ; our foreign policy, vaccil-
lating and void of principle, is unworthy of a great and ho-
nourable people. We have to mourn the loss of our high
character as defenders of the Protestant faith, and see with
dismay honours and advantages conferred npon the votaries
of superstition, infidelity, and schism. But the dawn of a
brighter day will yet rise upon England, her intelligence will
no longer allow her prosperity to languish, and her hopes of
enduring happiness and peace to be obscured. It is to you,
fellow-countrymen, she looks for new examples of indepen-
dence and firm resolve.
" It is to the conservatives of England she calls for aid in
the storm of conflicting opinions. She remembers that under
the banner of conservatism she rose to the highest glory
amongst mankind, and dwelt securely under the smile of re-
ligions privileges and domestic peace.
Fellow-countrymen,—Your conservative candidate is not
unknown to us. His family has flourished in our town ; and
through their honourable exertions in mercantile pursuits
have been enabled to indulge in acts of private benevolence,
as well as support with princely liberality our religious esta-
blishments and public charities.
" Fellow-countrymen,—In conclusion, your duty is clear
as patriots ; discharge it therefore as men ; so will you re-
ceive the thanks of the loyal of our land, and of none more
than "BROTHER CONSERVATIVES."
Mr. HOLMES, in support of this address, pointed out
with great eloquence and effect the abandonment of the
principles upon which the present ministry took office—
namely, peace, economy, and retrenchment. He showed
from the actual state of things at the present moment that
each of these principles had been grossly violated, and that
the present administration were under the domination of a man
whom Lord Grey had denounced. Mr. Holmes then re-
ferred to local politics, arguing that the same consequences
had been produced in Liverpool by the same party, and that
the only hope for the country, as well as the town, was in the
existence of a conservative ministry. (Loud cheers.) [We
regret that we cannot give Mr. Holmes's speech at length,
as shortness of time places us under the necessity of abbre-
viating our report. Mr. Hohnes's address was remarkable
for force, vigour, and eloquence, and frequently elicited the
cheers of the meeting.]
Mr. DANIEL LEDSON, in seconding the address, said, 1
am sure that every individual in this room must have been
I gratified by the remarks which have just been offered by Mr.
Holmes. In fact he has taken such a general review of the
state of the times, that he has left me nothing whatever to
say. lam also happy to say, gentlemen, that our worthy
chairman has fully cleared himself from the aspersions that
were cast upon him by the radical newspapers of the town.
I am quite sure that the sentiments and facts which he has
brought before you this evening, will fully satisfy every in-
dividual who can possibly be satisfied, that he did not intend
to use the remarks which the radical newspaper press of
the town have thought proper to say he did. I say that
every impartial gentleman in the town of Liverpool will be
satisfied that Mr. Smith has fully and completely cleared
himself from those charges. I trust you will excuse me—
(hear, hear)—if I venture, in seconding this address to the
electors of Walsall, upon making a few remarks. We find
that our opponents are again puriuing their old plan of appeal-
ing to the sense of the people : the fact is, they have always
practised upon the people; they are even now endeavouring,
by every possible means for instance, by the Anti-
Corn-law League —to persuade the people that that
is a great requisite, and that the thing that is desirable
is to send to parliament those gentlemen who will support
the present ministry. But that is not their real object;
there are other things involved in it. We shall have a great
share of the obloquy and abuse with which our radical friends
delight to honour us. These gentlemen delight to imagine,
and to tell the people, that their conservative opinions are a
mere flight of fancy. Thay look upon the people as
their own domain ; they look upon their intellects as a
snug and quiet preserve, on which they may practise
to any extent. But the moment that this same people
fancy they might not be disloyal to their sovereign, that mo-
ment their friends change, and the people that were some-
times lauded as " the source of all power," and from
whom we were to derive everything that we could wish
for politically, this same people fall to nothing, and they are
called greasy carpenters and besotted freemen. (Hear. hear.)
After the remarks made by Mr. Holmes, I shall not further
trespass upon your time. I trust that the electors of Wal-
sall will have infused into them a little of the spirit which ani-
mates the conservatives of Liverpool, and you will then have
no reason to fear for the result of the election. Nothing will
be more gratifying to me than to find the return for WalsalloisoWalsalland Canterbury two good conservatives to join that noble
phalanx of conservative members that will meet to-morrow
in the Commons House of Parliament. (Loud cheers.)
The address was then put and carried.
Mr. RAYMOND HOUGHTON, with a few appropriate re-
marks, proposed the following address to the electors of
Canterbury :

" THE CONSERVATIVE TRADESMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF
LIVERPOOL, TO THE LOYAL MEN OF CANTERBURY.
" Fellow Countrymen,—Your city will soon be the battle
ground of a fierce and determined struggle for political su-
premacy. Allow us, the conservative tradesmen of Liver-
pool, to assure you of the great interest we take in your suc-
cess, and to beseech you not to relax in your noble endea-
vours to throw over for ever the incubus of radical represen-
tation.

" Our noble and time-honoured institutions are worthy of
your best exertions, and the anxious gaze of thousands is
fixed upon the progress of the present conflict.
" As loyalists, we call upon you to send to parliament a
lover of the monarchy, in its perfect integrity.
" As Protestants, we know you will not, cannot truckle to
the nominee of a ministry who offer ' heavy blows and great
discouragements' to our holy religion.
" As Britons, you dare not support a faction who have at-
tempted to bind our countrymen to the chariot wheels of the
' Irish demagogue,' by virtue of the infamous Lichfield-
house compact.

" You are surrounded by the works of piety and patriotism,
let us never forget the purposes for which they were de-
signed, nor undervalue the judgment of our sires in erecting
them. A monarchy mild, yet dignified, still exists amongst us,
and the incense of praise still ascends from Protestants tem-
ples. Men of Canterbury, do you value these blessings ?
then strive to preserve them. If slight defects from time to
time may be discovered in the institutions under which we
live, let us apply the hand of careful amendment, and thus
perpetuate the beauty, and preserve the usefulness, of our
present happy form of government.
Our rash opponents would madly put down the work of
sages to make way for the conceits of theorists. Will you
allow them ? No. Let every heart beat, every head calcu-
late, every hand work in the sacred cause of our country.
" ' England expects every man to do his duty ;' and is
there one amongst you that would offer to do less ?
" Men of Kent,—Since the days of Harold and Hastings,
you have been renowned for your loyalty and determination;
you have given our country heroes, and the world con-
querors. We call upon you once more to shew your love for
old England's happiness and glory ; discard the supporter
of a ministry who have broken all their pledges ; and return
in triumph the champion of conservative principles. We
were promised peace, retrenchment, and reform ; we have
had expensive and unnecessary wars, an increase of taxation
and debt, and a reform which has unsettled the public mind,
and which, if not overborne by the voice of stern and un-
compromising denial, threatens to end in the curse of na-
tional revolution.

" Brother Englishmen, we call upon you in the name of
our common country to buckle on your armour, cease not
your exertions until the thrilling shout of victory shall reach
St. Stephen's, and give utterance that another Briton has
been added to that glorious band of patriots, who are strug-
gling to defend our glorious constitution in church and state."
Mr. KERR seconded the address. He said he had looked
very narrowly into the proceedings of the canvass for Canter-
bury, and so far as he could see, there was very little doubt
that the Honourable Mr. Smythe would be elected. If
Walsall and Canterbury should be carried, that would
be equal to four more votes which would make the conserva-
tive party in the House of Commons equal to the ministerial.
The CHAIRMAN then put the address, which was carried
unanimously.

The remaining part of the business consisted in the enrol-
ment of new members, after which thanks were voted to Mr.
Smith for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated.

CONSERVATIVE LIBERALITY.—W. T. Copeland, Esq.,
the conservative member for the Potteries, has forwarded
the munificent sum of £lOO, to be distributed among the poor
at Stoke-upon-Trent. The lion. F. D. Ryder has within
the last week subscribed ten guineas to the North Stafford-
shire Infirmary, and £l5 to the Hanley National Schools.
The health of Lord Wrottesley still continues in a very
precarious state. We believe his Loidship is almost exclu-
sively confined to his room.—Stafford Gazette.
The statement which appears in a morning paper, that Mr.
Larpent will stand for East Surrey on the Liberal interest,
is, we have reason to believe, unfounded.—Globe.
Sir David Wilkie is at Constantinople painting a likeness
of the Sultan for Queen Victoria.

Lord and Lady Lyttelton, Mr. W. Gladstone, M. P., and
Mrs. Gladstone, and a select •family circle, arc at present
visiting Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart., M.P., at Hawarden
Castle, Flintshire.

THE LADY THIEF.—The history of this prisoner and her
connexions are as great a mystery as ever. Some rumours
have gone abroad purporting to fix her relationship, but these
appear to be wholly without foundation. In all probability
she has moved in the rank of a governess ; but even this is
conjectural, for she has faithfully kept her own secret. It is
clear that she has received a very superior education. She
speaks and sings in the French, Italian, and Spanish lan-
guages with elegance ; has a most refined knowledge of music;
and, indeed, seems to have been taught all the usual accom-
plishments of the day. One of the witnesses from the Com-
mercial Hotel spoke of her as not havingan appearance " like
that of a lady." This is very probable: a departure from
the paths of virtue has a sad tendency to brush off the delica-
cies of the feminine character ; but, if not a lady, this unfor-
tunate woman has at all events received the education of one.
In the report of the trial we have noticed the remarkable al-
teration which has taken place in her eves. This alteration
appears to have affected her very much, for, on a person who
visited her a few days before her trial, expressing his surprise
at the change, she burst into tears. Mrs. Harris, for so she
still calls herself, is about 25 years of age.—Glasgow Argus.
ANSWERS TO A MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENT.—The
following account of the success of the Baron Van Halberg's
matrimonial advertisement has appeared in most of the
German journals :—" It will, no doubt, be recollected that,
two months ago, this bold Baron Van Halberg de Broech,
Captain-Colonel of the Rhine and Meuse, applied, through
the European press, for a wife, giving, in lively terms, a de-
scription of himself, and enumerating, with great delicacy,
the graces and virtues with which she whom he sought must
be endowed. This step of the rather eccentric baron has led
to the most happy results. He has, without a joke, met with
a perfect woman. With his conscientious punctuality and
delicacy he is now preparing, with his mind at rest, a circularr
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letter to those condescending young ladies who have
all their 3ff
to surrender to him their hands and hearts, and
charms, amounting to no fewer than 7-19. Thegallart gen-
tleman, who is repairing his ancient castle to receive
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prevent the pos-
temptation, has announced through
thepress that he has burned all these perfumed missives. The
lettershlcraitsustyhe: esa:bfieissie: asranendp yieldinge willrilunisnscagrreehttoi be his adieu to the press and the
public. Henceforth he declares he no longer belongs to the
world, but is devoted to the treasure of beauty which the
wheel of fortune has brought to him."