The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-09 00:00:00

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ST. PETER'S WARD.
AT a most numerous and highly respe able MEETING
of the ELECTORS of ST. PE 'S WARD, held at
Mrs. Peacopp's, the Union Rooms, adise -street, on Tues-
day Evening, the 6th instant,
T. F. ROSKELL, Esq., in the Chair,
It was moved by-Mr. MACKFORD, and seconded by Mr.
DANIEL LEDSON, and carried unanimously,
Resolved—That this Meeting considers EBENEZER
RAE, Esq., to be a fit and proper person to represent this
Ward in the Town Council.

It was moved by Mr. T. CLARKE, and seconded by Mr.
ISAAC HoLmEs, and also unanimously
Resolved—That this Meeting pledges itself to promote, by
Vtreialineans, the return of Mr. Rae.
It was moved by Mr. I'. THOMPSON, and seconded by
Mr. FRODSHAM, and also unanimously
Resolved—That the thanks of this Meeting be presented
to T. F. Roskell, Esq., the Chairman of the Conservative
Association of this Ward, for his able conduct in the chair
this evening. H. BUCKMASTER, Hon. Secretary.

PITT-STREET WARD.
AT a numerous MEETING of the ELECTORS of
PITT-STREET WARD, held on MONDAY EVENING,
the sth instant, at the Nag's Head Hotel, Park-lane,
Mr. WATKIN WILLIAMS in the Chair,
The following Resolutions were carried unanimously :
Moved by JAMES ASPINALL, Esq., seconded .y TraOMAS
RIMMER, Esq.,
I.—" That it is the opinion of this Meetin , that THOMAS
TOULMIN, Esq., is a fit and prope 'erson to represent
this Ward in the Town-council, and the be put in nomi-
nation as a Candidate for Pitt-stree " ard."
Moved by Mr. HENDERSON, seconded by Mr. E. B.
RoosE,
2.—" That this Meeting, feeling that it is especially neces-
sary for the good government and well-being of the loyal
town of Liverpool to have a majority of Conservatives in the
Town-council, pledge themselves, individually and collec-
tively, to use every lawful means to secure the Election of
Thomas Toulmin, Esq., on Monday, the 2d of November
next."

Moved by Mr. W. S. MAY, and seconded by Mr. H.
STUART,
3.—" That this Meeting most earnestly wish to impress
upon the Conservatives objected to by the Radical party, the
necessity of their personal attendance at the Municipal Re-
vision Court, so as to be placed on the Burgess Roll.'
Moved by Mr. TATTERSALL, and seconded by Mr. COOBAN,
4.—" That the thanks of this Meeting are due and arc
hereby given to the Chairman, for the excellent manner in
which he has discharged the duties of President on this
occasion." WATKIN WILLIAMS, Chairman.

ABERCROMBY WARD.
AT a very numerous and highly-respecta. e MEETING
of the ELECTORS of ABERCRO A i Y WARD,•held
at the Adelphi Hotel, on MONDAY Eve g, October 5,1840,
RICHARD GRIFFITH, E ,in the Chair,
The following Requisition, signed b upwards of Four Hun-
dred Voters, was presented to JAMES PROCTER, Esq.:—
" Phoenix Inn, 7th January, 1840.
" SIR,—We, the undersigned Burgesses of Abercromby
Ward, respectfully request that you will allow yourself to be
nominated at the next Municipal Election as a Candidate for
the Representation of this Ward in the Common Council of
the Borough ; and we pledge ourselves to use every exertion
to secure your return.
" To James Procter, Esq."
Mr. Procter having accepted the Requisition, and addressed.
the Meeting, the following Resolutions were proposed seria-
tim, and unanimously adopted :
Moved by Mr. BUSHELL, and seconded by Mr. ROUSE.
Resolved—That this Meeting is highly gratified by Mr.
Procter's compliance with the wishes of the Requisitionists,
and with his candid and satisfactory statement of the princi-
ples which he is prepared to maintain in the Town-council.
Moved by Mr. GLAZEBROOK, and seconded by Mr. PARKER,
Resolved—That the Electors now present do pledge them-
selves to use every exertion at the approaching Municipal
Election, for securing the return of James Procter, Esq., as
the representative of the Ward.

Moved by Mr. LEAN, and seconded by Mr. WHATHAM,
Resolved—That the warmest acknowledgments of the Con-
servative Electors are due to Mr. Procter, for the ability and
perseverance with which he has uniformly supported the cause
of the Constitution in Church and State.

Moved by Mr. N. D. BOLD, and seconded by Mr. PROCTER,
Resolved—That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to
Richard Griffith, Eeq., the chairman of the Conservative
Association of the Ward, for his able conduct in the chair
this evening.

RICHARD GRIFFITH, Chairman

TO THE ELECTORS OF RODNEY-STREET WARD.
GENTLEMEN,
HAVING been requested at a numerous a influential
Public Meeting, of the Constituency of our Ward, to
offer myself as a candidate at the approa ing Municipal
Election, to represent you in the Town until, and having
accepted the invitation, I have now to olicit the favour of
your votes.
Should you place me at the Co 11 Board, I shall advo-
cate all those measures, which I onsider conducive to the
prosperity of this my native town, and more especially such
as may be calculated to ameliorate the physical and conse-
quently moral condition of those classes of the community,
who, from their numbers and destitution, have the strongest
claim on any disposable public funds.
Convinced that it is the first duty of a Government to af-
ford to all classes a sound and comprehensive system of edu-
cation, without interfering with their peculiar religious tenets,
by committing them to the exclusive control of any one de-
nomination of clergy ; and believing that true knowledge is
favourable to morality and religion, I shall give my support
to the present system of the Corporation Schools, as best
calculated to effect this object.
Satisfied that the prosperity of this town is based on its
commercial facilities, I am in favour of having Warehouses
on the Dock Quays, as a measure highly conducive to the
despatch of business and security of properity ; while the
constitution of the Board to whom the management is in-
trusted, guarantees the due protection of both public andpri-
uate interests.

As an advocate for Freedom of Trade, I am opposed to all
monopolies and legislative enactments in favour of any par-
ticular class, at the expense of the rest of the community ;
and especially to what I consider the most unjust and im-
politic of existing monopolies, namely, that of the article of
food.

If I am honoured by a majority of your votes, I shall de-
vote myself to a conscientious discharge of my duties to you
and to the public. I am, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
CHARLES HOLLAND.

TO THE ELECTORS OF ABERCROMBY WARD.
GENTLEMEN,
lIAVING accepted the invitation of a large and influential
body in your Ward, I offer myself a CANDIDATE,
and solicit your votes for the honour of representing .0 in
the Town Council.
My politics are Liberal, and I have always be• . found as-
sociated with those who range themselves und= the banner
of Civil and Religious Liberty.
An ardent admirer of the Constitutio • under which we
have the happiness to live, I am of °pi. i n that the unceas-
ing vigilance of the Reformer is essentia to the maintenance
of its purity, and the undiminished enjoyment of its advan-
tages.
Though a member of the Established Church, I am of Opi-
nion that no man ought to be deprived of, or tlimited in, his
Civil Rights by reason of his Religious Tenets, provided they
do not tend to the subversion of order and good government.
Believing Education to be the best mode of enabling men
to judge for themselves, and the surest protection against
the attempts either of power or faction, I will do all in my
power to promote its extension, which I think the Corpora-
tion Schools, as at present conducted, admirably adapted to
effect.
I consider the Corn-laws, as they now exist, to be equally
impolitic and oppressive, and will continue to contribute my
humble efforts for their amendment.
My opinion is, and always has been, in favour of Free
Trade.
To the proposal of erecting Warehouses on the Dock Quays
I give my cordial assent, and will do all in my power towards
forwarding that object.
Should the above sentiments meet the approval of such a
majority of you as would be the means of placing me in the
Council as your Representative, my unceasing efforts will be
directed to promote the good of the Town and the interests
of the Ward.
THOMAS TODD.
Abercronaby-equare, Oct. 3, 1840.

TO THE BURGESSES OF RODNEY-STREET

WARD.

GENTLEMEN,
HAVING been invited, by a very numerous and highly
respectable Public Meeting of the Burgesses of your
Ward, to offer myself as a CANDIDATE forjts represen-
tation in the TOWN COUNCIL, at the ensuing Municipal
Election. I have now to solicit the hono of your Votes
and interest in my favour.
If elected, I will do all in my powe to promote those
principles upon the maintenance of w s 'eh, I conscientiously
believe, the welfare of this great t' wn, as well as of the
country, mainly depends. I will . s port any proposition for
Educating the Children of the r oor that is based upon a
religious foundation, and is suss an one as the Rectors and
the great body of the Establis ed Clergy of the town can
approve and support : to all others, not so based, I will give
my decided opposition, consequently I shall oppose the system
now sanctioned by the Town-council. I will advocate strict
economy in the management of the Corporate Estate, and
will support opposition to any measure that I deem injurious
to the trade or to the interests of the Burgesses, let it pro-
ceed from what quarter it may. I will vote for Warehouses
on the Quays (as an experiment) to be erected, and managed
by private individuals or by public companies, on the principle
of the Herculaneum and Harrington Dock Companies ; but
I will oppose the Trustees of the Docks (the Town-council
of Liverpool, who are, and ought to be, solely, a municipal
or governing body) being constituted into a Trading Com-
pany, to the detriment of various classes of master tradesmen.
I will support any plan for the improvement of the town, or
for promoting the health and comfort of the inhabitants, that
shall receive the united sanction of the Town-council, of the
Select-vestry, and of the Commissioners of Highways : thus
securing the interests of all the inhabitants.
To all other matters that may be brought under the con-
sideration of the council I will give my best attention, acting
on the same principles and in the same manner as I have done
during the last six years, a period in which I have had the
honour to sit on several of the public boards of the town.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient and obliged Servant,
WILLIAM BIRKETT.
Wale/wired, ad OM, ND.