The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-03 00:00:00

EVERTON WARD.

This ward has been gallantly carried. To use a sporting
phrase, Mr. Hodgson took the lead and kept it. The state
of the poll, at four o'clock, was as follows :
Mr. Hodgson 3OB
Mr. Brown.. • • -
Majority —2l
At half-past three it was quite clear that Mr. Brown's
chance was gone ; and at four o'clock, when the announce-
ment was made, the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Mr.
Hodgson appeared at the window of his committee-room,
and addressed his friends as follows :—He said, that he felt
highly gratified at the victory that had been gained that
day. The result was in favour of himself 308, and 287 for
Mr. Brown, being a majority of 21. (Loud cheering.) It
was customary to say, that those who had favours conferred
upon them were proud of them ; he might truly say, that he
was not only proud but highly gratified that the good cause
should have been so triumphant. He did not speak for
himself, but he felt great exultation in finding that their
labours to support the object of their choice had been suc-
cessful. (Cheers.) He felt highly delighted that the cause
had been triumphant—that the cause of Protestantism, the
cause of the Church of England, had been successful. He
trusted that the day was not far distant when he and they
should see this great town relieved of those who appear de-
termined to destroy all that was good, all that was excellent,
and all that was valuable in the institutions of Great J3ri-
tain. He could not do more, then, than thank -them-warmly
for their great exertions in his favour, and he hoped that
they would all depart to their homes, after the struggle they
had experienced, with a happy consciousness that every man
that day had done his duty. (Loud and enthusiastic cheer-
ing.)
Mr. Dover, the chairman of Mr. Hodgson's committee,
said, that they had beaten their opponents most fairly—they
had beaten them in spite of the influence of the American
trade—they had beaten them although they had to tight
against the bought votes. Their victory might be ascribed
to the strong Protestant feeling which, he feared, had been
too long dormant in this country. He was glad to see it
rising again. He hoped that next year there would be a
conservative mayor. (Cheers.) They would all follow him
to church. He would say no more, but ask them for three
cheers for the Protestant cause. Three cheers were then
given for the conservative cause, and three for Lord Sandon,
when Mr. Hodgson left his committee-room, attended by
his friends, amidst loud marks of approbation.

SCOTLAND WARD.

The contest in this ward was of a neck and neck charac-
ter during the whole of the day, each party having alternately
the advantage by a few votes. At three o'clock the Conser-
vative candidate, Mr. Thomas Murray Gladstone, was in a
majority of two, and during the last hour both parties were
extremely active. At five minutes before four o'clock, Mr.
Thornhill, the Radical candidate, went up and voted for
himself. and: the polling booth was immediately closed,
leaving that gentleman member for Scotland ward by a ma-
jority of one—viz., by his own vote ! The successful candi-
date was hoisted up upon the shoulders of a few of his
partisans, and after some vociferous shouting, adjourned to
his Committee-room to felicitate his friends upon his narrow
escape from political extinction.
The advantage of being in favour with the " powers that
be," was fully exemplified in this ward, Throughout the
last hour the passage to the polling booth was permitted to
be occupied lay the partisans of Mr. Thornhill, and the
grossest intimidation and hindrance offered to the voters of
Mr. Gladstone. The closing of the polling-booth some
minutes before four o'clock, when several Conservatives
were waiting to poll, is one of those clever tricks which
Whig-radicalism plays off when permitted; but may probably
on this occasion leave that party little to rejoice in eventu-
ally. A voter, in the interest of Mr. Gladstone, was per-
sonated in the early part of the forenoon, and the real voter.
on presenting himself, was turned back by the presiding
alderman. A protest has been made on this and other
grounds, which we trust will result in seating Mr. Gladstone
as member for the ward.
Mr. Gladstone having briefly thanked the gentlemen of his
committee and the voters in his interest for their arduous
exertions, withdrew with his friends, and the assembly was
addressed in an energetic speech by Mr. Davis, one of his
committee, by whdtm the unfair proceedings of the Radical
party were ably exposed. The concluding numbers at four
o'clock were-7.

For Gladstone
For Thornhill
Minority for Gladstone —l

VAUXHALL WARD.

From the commencement of the polling the Conservative
candidate took the lead, and, we are happy to say, kept it
throughout the numbers, being at the close at four o'clock—
For Mr. Copeland, Conservative 108
For Mr. Preston, Radical B6
Majority
On the announcement of the majority, Mr. Copeland returned
thanks to his friends and supporters for the proud position in
which they had placed him on the poll. When he first carr.e
before them he was told that Vauxhall ward was the back-
bone of Liverpool ; and he was happy to acknowledge that,
by their exertions in his behalf that day, they had proved
their ward to be worthy of the title.