The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-28 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE.
REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—The very faithful address of him, who will doubtless
ere long be one of Liverpool's Representatives, must, I imagine,
have set at rest those electors whose minds have been made
uneasy by the sudden introduction of the Hon. Henry Thomas
Liddell, as one of our candidates. True as it was, that such a
man was received with surprise by many of the electors,—on
the sole account of its being strange to most,—yet, it is pretty
generally admitted now (after the due perusal of that gentle-
man's address), that that surprise has become most agreeable.
I cannot help agreeing with the remark of your contempo-
rary—that when, throng

We have &re

.1 the course of events, Mr. Liddell
ed to the Upper House, we shall have, in him,

had a sufficient impression made

upon our minds, as to the influent

of which this gentleman is

possessed, so as not to doubt that such a man, in conjunction
with our much-respected townsman, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, is the
man for Liverpool ; and that in him, as arepresentative (so long
as we can enjoy h's influence), we ought, indeed, to be proud.
On reference, I find that the Liddell family is of very ancient
origin, they having been baronets since 1642. The present peer
being the second Lord Ravensworth ; the fourth baronet having
been created the first baron, but which title expired at his
demise, until revived in favour of the present peer. It may not
likewise be generally known that our Candidate's eldest son,
aged 32, is M.P. for South Northumberland, and that he,

like his father and grandfather—whose respective ages are 5G
and ;B—possesses the same eound Church and State, and Con-
servative principles, but which predominate in the highest
degree, and to the greatest extent, in both our worthy candi-
dates.

The Conservatives of Liverpool, undoubtedly, owe a debt of
gratitude to the members of its Constitutional Association,
who have introduced to its electors such two names,—yet,
most especially, I contend, the name of the Honourable Henry
Thomas Liddell.—Your obliged Subscriber,

A CONSERVATIVE ELECTOR,

Liverpool, June 25th, 1(.13

To the EDITOR off" the LIVERPOOL ST-INDARD

Qw on the eve of an election for two members
for the borough of Liverpool, to take the place of those who
have been unseated by the decision of the Parliamentary

Sin,—We are nc

Committee,

The first question, then, to consider is, who are the most
proper men for us to return in place of Mackenzie and Turner?
When the former was brought out here, it is well known the
selection did not give satisfaction. On the contrary, an opinion
has been gaining ground that the town of the greatest import-
ance in the United Kingdom, and second only to the metro •
polis in its commerce and shipping, does not require strangers
at r'l to represent it ; but that having within itself men of
ability, talent, and experience, it prefers one known and tried
to any one that it must take at the recommendation of a
London clique.

I find that a requisition (which, by-the-bye, never appeared
on 'Change) has been hastily got up, asking Messrs. Horsfiol
and Liddell to stand ; but to me and many others, who
expected that Mr. l3ramley-Moore and Mr. T. B. Horsfall
would have been brought forward, this selection is very
displeasing.

There is a very large section of the independent voters who
would prefer Mr. Bramley-Moore to Mr. Liddell; and why
should Liverpool return a stranger so long as we have a man
who, like Mr. Bramley-Moore, has so devoted himself to the

furtherance of her interests, that his acts have been appreciated
and approved by his fellow-townsmen?

One or two instances will suffice

As a proof of the high sense entertained of his valuable ser-
vices by the community : in 1847, when the first term of his
dock-chairmanship expired, a memorial, signed in a few hours,
I believe, by 168 of the leading firms, (not individual signa-
tures,) was presented to him, praying him to consent to be re-
elected, where he continued to give, in my opinion, greater
satisfaction to those who could appreciate his services in that
capacity than any chairman who has preceded or followed him.
The Mayoralty which followed his occupation of the Dock
Chair, was one of the most satisfactory ever known; and,
during the same, it will be recollected, he originated and suc-
cessfully carried out a fancy fair in the Princes-park; and that
this was appreciated and enjoyed by a very great number, is
best estimated by the tens of thousands who for three days
turned out daily to witness it, and by the very satisfactory
results, as thereby a sum of nearly .elO,OOO was realised after
deducting all expenses, and paid over for the benefit of three
of the leading charities.

Mr. Bramley Moore has many admirers and supporters,
independent of the Constitutional Association ; and some even
of those who hold different political opinions, do not hesitate
to acknowledge that he has done much for the town, as may be
gathered from the Liverpool Mercury, of Friday last, in which
it is stated, that when it was understood the two candidates
would be Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Bramley-Moore, it was received
4' with approbation by a great body of their followers. The
heads of the party were complimented on having abandoned
their prejudices in favour of strangers," &c.

feeling that Mr. There is, I repeat it, a very strong Braml
Moore would be more satisfactory to his fellow-townsmen.
than Mr. Liddell. Many of us know the former to be a man of
ability, experience, and energy, well acquainted with the true
interests of the town, and well qualified to advance and de•
fend those interests as its representative ; whereas of the
latter we know little or nothing further than that, like Mr.
Cardwell,—of whom we have experience,—he was one of Sir
Robert Peel's followers ; and let us not forget to whom we are
indebted for the increased and increasing foreign tonnage in
our docks.
I firmly believe the feelings of the town generally, and per-
haps not less since our experience of Mr. Mackenzie, will be
in favour of Mr. Bramley-Moore in preference to a stranger—
one who has shewn what he can do rather than one who has
given us no proof ; and, at the eleventh hour, who knows if
Mr. Bramley-Moore is brought out, that be may not be at the
head of the poll.—Your obedient servant, \INDEX.
Weft Doll, June 25th, 1853.