The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-17 00:00:00

tors. From the particulars which we have elsewher
furnished it is quite evident that there has been a gross
neglect of proper precaution displayed. Whether the
engineers, or the machinery, or the general superin-
tendents, are to blame, we do not pretend to say; but
we do say that a culpable degree of inattention to the
ordinary means of security has been manifested ; and
we do not hesitate to affirm that the interference of the
legislature, for the prevention of such accidents in
future, will be imperatively demanded by the public
voice during the next session of parliament. The rapid
multiplication and extension of our railways, and the
consequent great increase of travelling by this mode of
conveyance, render it still more necessary that parlia-
ment should devise some more stringent regulations
than any at present in existence, for the public protec-
tion. But, first of all, we repeat, let the directors of

the various companies see what may be done by im-
proving their regulations and mechanical arrangements.

'We rejoice to learn that the cause of conservatism
never presented a more triumphant aspect than it does
at present throughout the whole of North Wales.
Tremendous efforts were made previously to the late
revision by the radical faction in every county in that
part of the Principality. Those efforts have, however,
proved utterly unsuccessful. In the county of Denbigh,
especially, the conservatives have gained materially on
the last registry. Many cases occurred in which the
radicals had neglected to pay the shilling with their
claims to•the overseers. In one parish, near Denbigh,
18 objections made by the conservative agent were sus-
tained on that point. At Llanrwst the whig party
objected to all the conservatives indiscriminately, most
of whom are gentlemen of the greatest respectability,
28 in number. The objections were served by a com-
mon bailiff, who went to their residences at the last
moment. It so happened that this bailiff,. either from
drink or some other cause, forgot to serve any of the
overseers until it was too late, so that, notwithstanding
the attempt to annoy the electors by giving them the

trouble to attend the court to support their votes, (being
previously on the register,) the objection taken to the
service on the overseer by the conservative agent pre-
vailed. If any thing could induce an elector to exert
himself it would be such conduct as this. A very im-
portant objection was taken by the conservative agent
to the objections made by the Whig party at Chirk,
Ruabon, and another parish, viz., that Mr. Morris, a
principal tenant of Mr. Biddulph, and the general ob-
jector in those districts, died some weeks before the
registration, and that the objections must therefore fall
to the ground, there being then no objector in law, no

one to authorise the advocate to support his objections,
no one to withdraw an objection, no one liable to costs
in case the objections were frivolous and vexatious,
and that at law, if a party, during the progress of the
cause, died, there was an end of it. These objections
were very numerous, particularly at Ruabon, which is
a populous parish. The learned revising barrister
stated that he had looked into all the books, and there
was no case of the kind, and decided on reserving the
point until the last day of the registration. He ulti-
mately gave judgment at Ruthin, and stated that the
objection taken by Mr. Horne, the agent of the con-
servatives, must prevail, and that all the names would
therefore be retained.

The success of our Denbighshire friends is, however,
not greater than that which has attended the efforts of
the conservatives in the adjoining counties; and we
have no hesitation in saying that radicalism has sus-
tained its death-blow in North Wales.

The return of the aldermen and assessors of Mr.
Blackburn as the representative of Lime-street Ward,
has suggested one or two questions very proper to be
put to some of the leading supporters of that gentle-
man. The first is, whether a person of independent
politics was not engaged by the Reform Association,
the day before the election, to act as poll-clerk ?—the
next, whether the chairman of the Ward Reform As-
sociation did not, upon his own authority, on the
morning of the election, dismiss this person, and ap-
point instead a clerk in his own service ?—and, lastly,
whether it was not in the book kept by the individual
who had been so appointed that the errors were de-
tected, by which the principles of the burgesses were
misrepresented, and Mr, Kilshaw wronged ?

The contest for• the election of a councillor to repre-
sent North Toxteth Ward, in the room of the late
lamented W. W. Currie, Esq., is likely to be one of
the most severe that Liverpool has for some time wit-
nessed. Both parties have had their public meetings,
and both candidates are now formally introduced to
the notice of the electors. The sensible and energetic
speech of Alexander Smith, Esq. will be found in ano-
ther column, and amply justifies the choice which the
conservatives have made. Mr. Rathbone's address is
also before the public, and must be pronounced one of
the most flippant and insolent productions that ever
emanated even from the pen or the lips of this virulent
traducer of his fellow townsmen. By way of compli-
ment to the electors lie asserts that he is " well aware
of the cruel intimidation, the undue influence, and the
corruption that have been made use of in some of the
wards." These complimentary terms, we feel assured,
will be appreciated as they ought to be by the inde-
pendent electors of North Toxteth. They will cast

them in Mr. Rathbone's teeth on the day of election-
If the charge of intimidation and corruption be al)"
plicable in any quarter it is so in reference to the recent
proceedings of the radical faction in almost every ward
in.the town.

The electors of North Toxteth will do honour to
themselves by the rejection of the rejected of Pitt-street
ward. They will, we trust, teach Mr. Ratlibone that
they are not to be insulted with impunity. They will'
we hope, prove that bribery, corruption, and intimida.
tion cannot induce them to give the preference to a
man whose political character has been already con'
demned by a large class of the electors of Liverpool'
We hope that three hours from the commencement of
the election will not elapse before Mr. Rathbone re"
ceives demonstrative evidence that he is the rejected of
North Toxteth.

THE REVEREND R. P. BUDDICOM.

The Reverend R. P. Buddicom, M.A., F.A.S., the re-
spected minister of St. George's, Everton, has been apPOIO
Rector of the Parish and Principal of the College of St. Bees'
in the room of the late Dr. Ainer. The rev. gentleman 10,6
been connected with the congregation at Everton for upwar°l
of twenty years, and has been deservedly valued as a faithfu
minister, a sound divine, and a distinguished scholar. ll°
has also contributed considerably to the theological writing t
ting,.
of the present day, and we are sure a fitter person could ne`"
have been selected as successor to Dr. Ainger. We under
stand, from undoubted authority, that the Earl of Lonstlale.
who is patron of the living of St. Bees, with his usual lip
banity, immediately placed it at the disposal of the Bish°P.°t
the Diocese, thereby enabling him to bestow it on the Pilee
pal of the College. The duties of the rev. gentleman in
latter capacity will be rather onerous, but the emolumen,
which is considerable, is chiefly derived from those services, t
which consist principally in superintending the clerical etiw.
cation of about forty young gentlemen, who are desirous 0`
taking upon themselves the sacred office, but whose pow
niary circumstances will not admit of their availing theos
selves of the more expensive tuition to be obtained at 03:Ort
and Cambridge. St. Bees is a small village and township mos
beautifully situated (in an extensive parish of that name) e°
th t
the sea-shore, about three miles and a half from Whitehavelii;
and the inhabitants, about GOO in number, are prineiP°P.,
supported by those who attend the institution to which tea
Grammar has been appointed, and by the boys attending tea
Grammar School, which is a building totally distinct, Ville
under a different management from that of the College•
o.c,
latter forms, in appearance, part of the village church, anu• •
believe was formerly used for the purposes of divine worsh,ll;
but being in a very dilapidated state, was, in 1819, converte°,l
Dr. Law, the then Bishop of Chester, to its present use,
now an object extremely picturesque, and a beautiful sPe"„
men of architectural taste. The residence of Mr. Burldie°;
adjoins the church, and resembles very much the drce,i.„lttri:
house which has recently been erected, and is the first "`",,"
ing to the northward of Birkenhead church. The sane', (1
the neighbourhood is proverbially picturesque, and the in te,
is exceedingly fertile. The inhabitants of the village °Aron
spectable and intelligent, and though their moral connii3ud.,
Bud-
may be much improved under the pastoral care of Me• ho-
dicom, they are far from being a class addicted to ail' les,
moral practices, or tainted with infidel or chartist princieto
The gentleman who bas lately officiated as curate at }-7./eorffice
accompanies Mr. Buddicom as theological tutor, an noor
which was at one time held by the Rev. R. Parkinson, beo
Fellow of the Collegiate Church, Manchester. We have,, the
induced to give these few particulars as we conceive all 's
minutiae relating. to the present sphere of Mr. Budd icea,e
labours will be interesting to our readers, and hecauf....7,.
have heard the most incorrect statements made respectul!''.'os-
The inhabitants of Liverpool, lay and clerical, have.:lo,.
tallied an irreparable loss by the removal of Mr. Buddirs°Ot
and we assure him he is followed by the warmest ptaYe._
multitudes, that he may continue to receive the comfort, ,
support which the doctrinal truths he has so long
faithfully preached arc calculated to impart, and that ids
_ "die
nisterial devotedness and scientific acquirements may Deogie
means of accomplishing much spiritual good to the Pe 1
amongst whom he is sent. rs of
A most important duty devolves upon the proprieto s
_e_
Everton church, in the selection of a suitable person tot%,,
ceed Mr. Buddicom. A meeting of the body, we Pero`refrom an advertisement, is convened for Friday next, ,ope
ceive a communication from that gentleman, and No l!the
for the interests of the church at large, for the welfare
_nict_oh.
congregation, and for the satisfaction of Mr. Budd.
_I! ot
who will necessarily feel interested in the future conditstTe'
his flock, that the choice will rest on one who 115;11.,°_,,...
tried and found faithful—who has ability, energy, nrto
severaace for the responsible duties he will be called 111"-T,...
perform. Such a gentleman may be met with i our tows,