The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ELECTION COMMITTEE.
THE ballot for a select committee, to investigate the
allegations in the petition against the return of Messrs.
CHARLES TURNER and WILLIAM FORBES MACKENZIE,
as Rrepresentatives of Liverpool, and complaining of
bribery and treating at the last election for this borough,
took place yesterday (Monday) afternoon, when the follow-
ing members were chosen.
Mr. ROBERT INGHAM, Chairman.
Mr. JAMES WILLIAM FRESHFIELD,
The HOD. JAMES PIERCE MAXWELL,
Mr. JOHN BALL,
Mr. WILLIAM WILLIAMS.

In enquiries of this kind, so much depends on the poli-
tical bias of the members constituting the committee,
that our readers will be interested in speculating on pro-
bable results, by understanding the peculiar opinions of
those to whom this petition is entrusted. We therefore
subjoin the following brief particulars, as given in Dodd's
Parliamentary Companion
MR. ROBERT INGRAM, the chairman, is member for
South Shields, and a Queen's Counsel. He is a Whig,
and formerly voted in favour of the Corn Laws, and
against the Ballot. He supported the Conservative
Administration, on several occasions, in 1835 ; but now
"holds it would be both unwise and unjust to reimpose
any duty on Foreign corn." He is in favour of the May-
nooth Grant, and of Parliamentary Reform.
MR. JAMES WILLIAM PAESI-MELD, the member for
Penryn and Falmouth, is a Conservative, in favour of
Protection to Native Industry, and of " Protestant prin-
ciples ;" but considers " that no attempt can be made for
the re-enactment of the Corn-laws."
The Hon. JAMES PIERCE MAXWELL, the member for
Cavan, is a Conservative, and voted for Agricultural Pro-
tection, in 1846.
MR. JOHN BALL, the member for Carlow county, is a
Liberal, in favour of Vote by Ballot, and of " complete
equality for all religious denominations." He was called
to the bar in 1843, but has not practised. He is the
author of various essays on mathematics and natural his-
tory, and of a political pamphlet, entitled, " What is to
be done for Ireland ?"

MR. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, the member for Lambeth,
is a Radical Reformer, an advocate of the strictest eco-
nomy and retrenchment in the expenditure of the public
money, and is in favour of the repeal of the "
Income-tax." He is the author of two pamphlets
on the state of Education in Wales ; and also a pamphlet
on the defective state of the representative system. He
is known in the House by the soubriquet of " Smollett,"
as being a bad continuation of Hume.

WOODSIDE FERRY.

The passenger traffic by the various ferries across the
Mersey, during the past week, has been unprecedented
for its extent and duration. The following are the num-
bers which passed through the toll-gate of the Woodside
Ferry, in addition to the passengers who contract :
Sunday, May 15tb....
Monday, ~ 16th 37,30
Tuasday „ 17th...
Wednesday, „ 1Bth ..
Thursday, „ 19th... ....... 16,592
Friday, ~ 20th.
Saturday, ,► 21st
Total for the Week....

It has been suggested that it would be a considerable
improvement to the Landing Pier, at Woodside, if a
chain and posts were placed down the centre, so as to
-separate the passengers landing from those about to
embark. Such an arrangement would help to secure the
Commissioners from fraud, and also promote the con-
venience of the public.

COMMERCIAL EDUCATION AND TRADE

MUSEUMS.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—May I request the favour of your inserting the
following letter ? I am, Sir.
Your obedient servant,
J. S. HOWSON.
Liverpool, May 23, 1653.