The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-02 00:00:00

window was received with loud and reiterated cheer-
ing. When it hat subsided, with the exception of a
few yells from the adjoining radicals, he spoke as fol-
lows :

Gentlemen,—My first duty is to thank you for those
great exertions by which you have placed me at the
head of the poll, for to those strenuous exertions we
mainly owe our success. I feel deeply grateful for
the personal kindness I have received; but yon, gen-
tlemen, have fought for greater and nobler objects than
individual benefit, you have fought for the glorious
institutions of the country, and you have triumphed.
(Loud cheers.) You have all seen the base and libel-
lous attack upon my character which has been phi
carded on the walls. Whoever the anonymous libeller
may be, he cannot prove the smallest statement he
has made—(No)—for if he could, and I challenge him
to do so, I should be an object of disgrace, undeserv-
ing of ordinary decency, aud a deserved exile from my
native town. (Cheers.) It has been said that it is
not pleasant to sit amongst radicals, and some of toy
friends have expressed their surprise that I should
attempt this Ward. But they did not know its con-
stituency, and I am not the man to shrink from the
contest even against the best champion our antagonists
possessed. (Applause.) Your votes this day have
shewn that you disbelieve the foul allegations in the
placard to which I have alluded—l asked you whether
you did so or not, and your answer has been placing
me at the bead of the poll. (Cheering) You have
combated for principle, against what I may with safety
call no principle at all. (Cheers.) A gentleman in
the room has just reminded me that I have this day
been a "leveller." (Loud laughter and cheers.) Mr.
Aspinall here said something to Mr. G. who proceeded.
Another friend thinks I ant a leveller of levellers.
Be this as it may, I placed myself in your hands, and
the victory is yours. I will not at this period longer
detain you. Going as your representative, my study
will be to serve you faithfully, to defend your interests,
and also to forward the interests of the town at large.
Gentlemen,—l thank you again for your unceasing
kindness and your strenuous exertions, and however
ineffectual my services in the Council Chamber may
be, I will strive to do my duty to all.
Mr. Gladstone retired amidst long protract ed cheer-
ing.

Mr. Holme was then loudly called for, and after a
short delay addressed the assemblage, hoping their
moderation in victory would be as striking as their
fortitude under defeat had been, and stated that if
equal exertions had been used in € very Ward, equal
results would have greeted them. Mr. H. then alluded
in strong terms to the infamous placard which had
appeared on the walls, au,l characterised the writer, as
himself a slave in more degrading bondage than either
the Indian or American slave, who could make charges
against the reputation of z.ly man as he had done, and
not have the manliness to put his name to his allega-
tions.

The late hour at which we write prevents us giving
more than a mere outline of his remarks. Mr. Aspinall
was afterwards called for, but it appeared he had ]eft
the room.

The success of the Conservatives in this Ward is in
a great measure attributable to the excellent arrange-
ments of the Committee. The exertions of Mr. Mun-
caster, Mr. Atkinson, (not Tindal,) Messrs. Mellor &
Weston and several other gentlemen, hare been above
all praise.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION,—We have so much to
say on the subject of the Municipal Election that, in
order to do anything like justice to the many topics which
press upon our attention, we must defer our remarks
until Tuesday, when we shall have the advantage of re-
viewing the observations which may be offered by our
radical contemporaries. A correct analysis of the vo-
ting during the day will be found below.

LIVERPOOL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR 1838.

Subjoined, we give a tabular statement of the wards, con-
servative and reform candidates, the numbers palled each
hour, (as copied from the statement in the Exchange News
Room.) the final number of votes polled for each candidate
for each ward at the close of the poll, (faun the Mayor's
official return,) the majorities, conservative or liberal, and
the number of candidates on each side elected. The total
number of conservative and liberal votes is also shown,
polled for every ward. Front this statement it will be seen
that the conservatives have succeeded in returning six can-
didates.