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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

NORTH LANCASHIRE CONSERVATIVE MEETING,

(Abridged front the Preston Pilot.)
The members of the North Lancashire Conservative AsseCia-
_

Lion he:a a great meeting at the Theatre, in this to cfl, on
Thursday. We call it a great meeting, for although its mine-.
rival character did not extend 'quite to WO individuals, there•
were quite as many present as any means of accommodation
would allow. Bui if the as ,emblage was to be regarded as one
in which the vreaith and respectability of the county were to.bc
distinguishing criterions, then the.galhering of: Thursday may
well claim to be considered a groat one.' Those gentlemen who
bail the satisfaction of dining at the meeting held last year, will
bea; us out when we say that-the want of space, for the personal
comforts of the guests, was the only drawback on the feelings of
the highest gratitioatiuu fur every other circumstanCe connected
with the celebration.

• At the cross-table next the boxes, which on this occasion was
made,the head of the room, was seated the most respected and
highly esteemed President of the ASsociation, the Right hon.
er able 14ord Skelmersdete ; on his right we observed the Rev.
It. Carus Wilson, Vicar of Preston ; the lion. It. B. Wilbra-
ham, M.P.; W. Feilden, Esq., M.P;—on the left, J. Wilson
Patten, Esq., M.P; Sir Hebert. Barrie, K.C.H.; H. H. Faze-
kerley, Esq.; G. Marton, Esq.; Le Gendre N. Starkie, Esq.
At the cross-table at the extreme back of the stage, we observed
the indefatigable friend and supporter of the conservative cause,
R. Townley Parker, Esq-., who ably filled the office of vice
chairman's seat; and near him we perceived E. Gorst, Esq.;
W. Clayton, Esq.; J. Bray, Esq.; and a number of other
gentlemen, who are most conspicuous before the county and
their country as the pledged maintainers of our unrivalled in-
stitutions iu church and state.

The grace before and after dinner was said by the Rev. the
Vicar of Preston, and after the cloth had been removed (for
the interim must he imagined, not described,) "Non nobis

annitie" was sung by the gentlemen of the Preston concerts,
assisted by Mr. Barlow.
The Chairman then requested that each gentleman would fill
a bumper to the toast he was about to propose to them, for he
felt that it would receive from each the same proud and loyal
feeling of respect, as that which he experienced in giving it:—
it was, "Church and State, and may they long remain uni-

ted."
The toast was drunk with three times three deafening cheers ;
after which the national anthem was sung, the whole company
standing, and heartily joining in the cuorusses.
The-Chairman said the next tuaSt ho had to propose was to an
illustrious lady, whose whole conduct formed an amiable model
of imitation to her sex. n e need not travel far for instances, of
her Majesty's concern for the welfare of the various charitable
institutions throughout the country. And in remembering this,
it was peculiarly gratifying to them to know, that she had evinced
the greatest partiality towards the promotion of charitable objects
commenced in the county of Lancaster. The noble chairman
then gave "The Queen."
The Chair Man said he had next to propose a toast which
needed no preface, " The Princess Victorna and the rest of
the Royal family, and may they bear in mind the principles
which placed the House of Brunswick upon the Throne of these
Realms."

Drank with three times three.
Glee—" Hail star of Brunswick."
The Chairman then proposed, "The Navy and Army,"
Sir Robert Barrie returned thanks.
The Chairman then rose to ropose "the Bishop and Clergy
of the Established Church in England and Ireland." There was
no denying that the church is as in very great danger. There had
been a foul and unnatural conspiracy to overset the established
church, and he was sorry to say that that conspiracy prevailed
among and was supported by a set of men in the House of Com-
mons who formed part of the king's government. (Hear.) He
was sorry to say that those persons who were the decided enemies'
of the church had an influence ovet those who ought to guide
his majesty's councils, and induced them to show an hostility to
the church. (Hear, hear.) As conservatives they were re-
quired to act in defence of that church; no cause would influence
them more, both in regard to their comfort in this life and
their salvationfhereafter. ( Loud cheers.) That church was the
church to which Hooker, Tillotson, and- other eminent divines
belonged, and who considered it as the model of perfection.
He would not trespass longer on their time, but propose "The
Bishops and Clergy of the Established Churchjin England and

[relaud."
(Loud cheers followed the conclusion of this speech, and the
:oast was drank with three times three.)
Glee—" Here's a health and long life to the kipg.

The Vicar of Preston returned
The Chairman said, the next toast related to a nobleman of
high standing in the county, and whom to have the opportunity
of respectfully remembering, would, he was sure, afford much sa-
tisfaction to tins meeting. Ile had therefore to propose-" The
Lord Lieutenant of the County."
The Chairman next rose to .propose a toast which he felt
assured would be received with acclamation. He was aware for
this reason, that any attempt to descant on either the military or
the civil abilities of the Duke of Welliug,ton was quite uncalled-
for, (cheers) and would therefore at once propose the toast—
" The Duke of Wellington."
The announcement was received with immense applause, and
after the Same had subsided the band played in good style2--'bee
the conquering hero comes."
E. R. G. _Brady!), Esq., proposed "Lord Lyndhurst and the
House of Peers."
Song—" A goblet of Burgundy,"
which was sung with much feeling, and rapturously encored,
which was very politely complied with by the singer.
'The Chairman said, that as the only member present of that
body whom they had done the honour to toast in so flattering a
manner, he should be wanting in respect both Li himselfaud the
county, dill he not express both on behalf of himself and his
colleagues the gratification he felt fur the honour. It was not
many weeks since he was called upon to return thanks for a
similar token of respect paid to that house, at the great-meeting
for the southern division at Newton, and he did not intend to
inflict on them the expression of his views relative to the House
of Peers which he gave on that occasion. There were one or
two points, however, to which he would allude. The conduct
of the House of Peers ought to be thoroughly understood. They,
had.been accused St throwing out bills sent up and approved
by the House of Commons from factious motives. •He indig-
nantly denied the allegation. (Cheers) The House of Lords
had exercised those privileges when bills came before them
with which they were invested. In any bill, the preamble
of which was exceptionable, it ..was altered in its details, and
sent back to the House of Commons, hut in other cases, where
the principle of the bill was objectionable, it was rejected with-
out the least hesitation Whatever; and such bills he could assure
them, would be rejected again, so often as they came up.
(Hear, hear.) For these acts the House of Lords was brought
to trial, and no invectives were found too bad by its opponents
to be used collectively or individually; and all the vehicles for
the promulgation of radical abuse were brought into requisition
to disparage them in the eyes of the people, but they had not
succeeded. (Hear, hear.)
G. Marton, Esq,. rose to propose "Sir Robert Peel and the
conservative members of the House of Commons."
J. Wilson Patten, Esq., rose, and was greeted with long.
continued applause. He felt himself but a very humble member
of that noble leader's party, with u hose name they had associated
his own and the three other members connected with the county.
In thus addressing himself to the toast which had been so ably
introduced by his friend Mr. Marton, he felt that whilst standing
in the presence of many whom he had the honor to consider as
his constituents. that he was at the same time surrounded bymost
kind and indulgent friends. He did not, then, rise for the pur-
pose of defending Sir Robert Peel or the measures which he
submitted to parliament during the short period in which he was
at the head of the government; and be declined to do so, from
the appearance which he felt, that the character of Sir Robert
Peel, and of the truly conservative measures which he introduced
to parliament, were both already fully appreciated; and such
being the case neither the right lion. baronet, nor his acts would.
require any vindication from him—they were both divested of
the crooked and equivocal characteristics of whiggery, and stood
before the world in unadorned sincerity and truth—they carried
with them the ready facility to judge of their merits or defects
without difficulty, and brought with them to every luau's appre-
hension an easy criterion to determine their worth.
Mr. Wilson "Patten shortly afterwards rose and proposed the
health of "the President."
Song—" The old English gentleman," which was most enthu-
siastically encored, and the repeat was given.
The Chairman again rose and said he had to propose "the
healths of the members for the county," two of whom were pre-
sent, and he was glad to add that the whole were conservatives.
With respect to Lord Francis Egerton, he was instructed to say,
that the occurrence of a domestic affliction had been the cause
of his absence from the meeting, (his lordship was indeed,
out of the kingdom at present); he had however. acted at all
times in such a mapuer as not to call for slay explanations on
his behalf. He would, therefore, now give, 'The Members for
the County.
Mr. 'Wilson Patten in rising said he had expected that having
twice before addressed the meeting, the hun, member for South
Lancashire felt it- his business to make the necessary acknow-
ledgement on behalf of himself and the other members of the
county; as, however, he happened to be the senior mentho, pre.
sent, (the meeting would perceive that his hon. friend who was
junior member, was nevertheless an unruly one,) he would be
allowed to express his warmest thanks for the kindness of the
meeting, and at the same time to express how much more ef-
ficiently the arduous duties of member for North Lancashire
might be performed by other gentlemen. But whilst he expressed
a mistrust in his abilities, he would yield to none in the anxious
wish-that he entertained at all times to discharge his
,trto faith-
fully. Others might be found more deserving, but none inure
willing. (Loud cheers.)
The Hon. It. B. Wilbraham said his friend Mr. Patten had
charged him with being an unruly member, hut he did not think
he deserved it, especially when it was remembered t hat the toast
had been proposed at a meeting of the North Lancashire Conser-
vatives, of which division of the county Mr. P. had the tumour
to be one of the representatives. He had alluded to the divisions
of the county, not howeVer from a desire that the meeting should
infer, that he desired to make a distinction in the 'claim which
the constituency of the county at large, had upon the services of
the several members:—for himself, and he doubted not he might
say the same for the other membersshis services had been indis-
criminately given to all whterequired them. The constituency
that he represented were, he believed, satisfied with his parlia-
mentary conduct, but circumstances had ocenrred which pre-
vented him from rendering an account of that conduct at the
South Laucashire meeting. Allusion had been before made to,
the appropriation principle in the lrish,church bill; and he
would only add that as the meeting were aware that this elapse
obliged Sir Robot Peel to retireretire-fi out the geverement, so they
might rest assured, that the pertinacious retaining of it would
be the ultimate destruction of the present administration. With
respect to the cry of equal justice to Leland, he was sure that
no better answer could be given to it, than the .uncqual'provi-
siona in the bills relating to that country, brought in by the go-
vernment during the last session of parliament—(loud cheers).
R. Townley Parker, Esq. rose to propose the next toast. and
was received with the most deafening cheers. He snitt the
. toast which he had to offer was " The Conservative Members
for Boroughs within the County."
William Ficiden, Esq. and J. I. Blackburne, Esq. severally
returned thanks.'
The Chairman next rose and said he was about to give the
meeting an opportunity to drink their own healths, for he would
new propose them in their corporate capacity, and give "The
North Lancashire Conservative Association." The Society
had only been established a year-and-a-half, but it had already
, attained to a healthy maturity, that promised well for its future
continued prosperity. Their opponents were active and vigi-
lant, and in this respect -they would do Well to imitate them.
Being so active and vigilant, he doubted not, that in a few
%ears the whole country would be Conservatives. The noble
chaii man then apologised for the absence of Sir Thomas Dal-
rymple Hesketh, Bart., (who was at. present out of the county,)
Lifter which he resumed his seat.
" The North Lancashire Conservative Association."
Drank with three times three.
Glee.—" Merrily hounds the barque."
T. B. Crosse, Issq. rose to propose the next toast in a speech
of great length and ability. He concluded by giving "Lord
Eldon and the Conservative Bar."
W. A. Hulton, Esq. responded to the toast.
The Chairman then said that in looking over the toasts rot
yet proposed, he observed one which. bad reference to the, fair
visitors who had honoured the meeting by their presence; but
as it could not be given for some time if allowed to be taken in
its due course, and the evening was getting advanced, hewould

I take the liberty of now proposing it—it was "The Lancashire
Witches."
The toast was drank with three times three.
Glee—" Here's a health to all-good lasses "
The Chairman then gave "The Operative Conservative As-
seCiations."
The toast was acknowledged by a mechanic from Blackburn,
of the name of Parker. in a speech of much talent and shrewd-
ness, and at considerable [(meth. He -said that the established
church was peculiarly the church of the poor man, and they
were determined to defend it against all aggressors. (Cheers.)'
She was the fairest of the fair—the brightest among ten thous-
nod. She had existed for eighteen hundred years, and for five
hundr•d of that period was pure and apostolical, until a man (I
think they called him Austin) came over with some Roman
havdware, which get mixed among the pure gold. (Hear, and
laughter.) This continued for some time, until the people got
like cannibals : I don't know whether they ate men or not,
but it is a fact that they were fond of roasting them. (Hear,
hear, and laughter.)
The Chairman next rose and desired to congratulate the
meeting on the spread of Conservative Associations, one of which
called "The Lancaster Heart of Oak Club," was in a very
flourishing condition, and as, he doubted not, that .there were
gentlemen present that came from the county town, and
would be able to inform the meeting of some particulars e-
lating to the club. He new, therefore, proposed, "The Lan-
caster Heart of Oak Club."
Mr. Bond, one of a deputation from Lancaster, rose and
stated some interesting particulars relating to the club, and
concluded by thanking the meeting for the honour that had been
now paid to it.
Mr. Townley Parker proposed the next toast, "The Trea-
surer and Secretaries of the Association."
James Pedder, Esq., Treasurer of the Association, shortly
returned thanks.
Mr. E. Gorst, one of the Secretaries, also acknowledged the
toast.
The Chairman said he would now propose the parent of all
the Conservative Associations, and gave that of South Lanca-
shire. His lordship next apologised for the absence of the
Earl of Wiltnn, he being at present out of the kingdom; and
then concluded by paying a high eulogium on the excellent
regulations that had been established in the management of the
South Lancashire Conservative Association ; and he assured
the meeting that those rules had been considered so efficient as
to have formed the model on which almost all the other Con-
servative Associations in the kingdom had been established.
His lordship then gave=" The South Lancashire Conservative
Association." which was received with loud cheers.
Mr. J. I. Blackburne briefly joined in the language of con-
gratulation.
Mr. Wilkins, barrister, now rose and was received with very
loud cheering, and after the same had subsided, he proceeded to
say, that as the arrangements which had been made, had
necessarily delayed the time of his rising to address the meet-
ing, and the grounds of observation which he had marked out
for himself, had consequently been already gone over by the
former speakers; but as he felt there were yet some ears of corn
which he might be enabled to glean and bring to the great
garner of Conservatism, he would pursue the willing duty im-
posed upon him, of being a labourer in their common cause.
having thus cleared the ground, the learned gentleman pursued
his eloquent remarks, and we much regret that the late period
of the evening, and especially of the week, will prevent our giv-
ing them at the length which their strength and beauty might
otherwise have so justly claimed. We proceed, then, to pre-
sent our very imperfect sketch of the splendid speech :—My
lord and gentlemen, had I not many weeks ago pledged my
word, in answer to a pressing invitation, that I would contribute
the few rhetorical powers that I possess towards the peaceful
and constitutional objects of this meeting, 1 should not have
been your guest this evening—not because my affection for our
common cause is abated—not that I would spare myself any
exertions however trying, or shrink from any sacrifice however
great, to promote the patriotic efforts of the honourable cohort
who to-night greet me as a comrade—but lest my zeal might be
construed into- officioneness, my desire to atone for past errors
into a mean and childish vanity. Love of display always frus-
trates its own end. The Swiss peasant, whose latticed window
looks out upon nature's proudest palaces, and whose image is
reflected by her most splendid mirrors, passes heedlessly the
mountain and the lake, because custom has stripped them of
their majesty : there is no phenomenon so sublime, no elo-
quence so commanding, that frequency will not degrade, and
repetition render monotonous. With a consciousness of this in
view, you will not wonder that I tremble lest my garrulity
should nave been irksome, and that the little influence I pos-
sessed should have been diminished by its frequent exercise.
Bat even these considerations would not silence me, were I not
persuaded that I should best serve our common cause by impos-
ing upon myself for some time to come a scrupulous silence.
If, then, my lord and gentlemen, to-night I dilate at any length
upon the topics of the day, you will regard it rather as a dutiful
fulfilment of my promise than an obedience to my inclination.
My enemies, to whose happiness my disparagement is necessary,
and who to illustrate their liberal views impugn fhotive as well
as action, would have it believed that I subject myself to con-
tumely, my character to slander, my peace of mind to the un-
sparing attacks of cruel men, for the inadequate compensation
of a moment's applause. They have said, do.say, and will say
that Mr. Wilkins fancies he is possessed of Elijah's toga, and
the same having fallen upon him, he vainly flattered himself
that he was allbwed to assume the character of a political pro-
phet. I trust that some of you, at least, know me better; and
that you will do me the justice to believe that the zeal which I
have exhibited in the Conservative cause was rather the result of
repentance for the propagation of error, than the indulgence of
vanity. At any rate, whether my exertions be followed by the
derision of my enemies, or the mistrust of those whom I would
serve,l shall find, at least in solitude, a peaceful consolation that
will destroy the effects of the virulence of the former, and stimu-
late me to further efforts to ensure the confidence of the latter.
I would, my Lord, that, like the Right Honourable the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, I could look back upon the troubled pe-
riods of the last five years, and congratulate my country upon
the effects which have resulted from the conduct of those to
whom have been confided the interests of this nation. To my
eye, the retrospect exhibits disaster and disgrace. I see no tri-
umph for victory caused by ministerial fortitude; but I do see
the most ignominious defeat, resulting from base compromise,
and from craven submission to an enemy once defied, but now
meanly obeyed. Where are the characters of victory ? Is it a
character of victory to pass under the yoke of the enemy ? to
applaud in weakness where we cursed in strength? Can they be
called the victors, who have yielded up every possession, sacri-
ficed every principle, dismantled every fortress at the bidding of
a selfish and insolent foe? (Cheers.) My lord, like the right bon.
gentleman, I will abstain from personal attack, which he, with
so much injustice, describes as exclusively characteristic of the
Conservative party. " Love's blind," t hey say—and surely there
must be some truth in the adage, or the darling idol of the Mel-
bourne cabinet would bate come in for a Benjamin share of the
right honourable gentleman's animadversion. Does he recollect
who, three years since, termed his present friends "brutal and
bloody Whigs?"-who' designated the House of Commons "six
hundred scoundrels?"—who told Mr. D'lsraeli that he was a
"descendant of Judas Iscariot?"—who branded his dupe, Mr.
Raphael, as "the most indescribable of all imaginable vaga-
'bonds ?" and then, with demure countenance, his hands crossed
upon his breast, religiously retreated behind his vow ? (Cheeers)
.Is all this written in sand? and are tory delinquencies to be
graven on adamant? Is vituperation the peculiar vice of what
Dr. Black calls "the corruptionists" ? Why then has Lord
Lyndhurst been so unremittingly assailed? What the object of
the slander of that most illustrious nobleman ? Was it to im-
pugn his testimony? That could not be. Had the proof of
the facts which he merely collated hung upon his individual
testimony, there would have been something like reason in an
attack upon the credulity of the witness • but the converse of
the_ propoait ion exhibited itself in the conduct of his slanderers.
They -underrated his commanding intellect—they impugned his
motives—they gnashed their teeth upon him,
_ because he told
them the truth; and yet, forsooth, we are to be told that un-
charitableness is a tory crime. (Cheers.) The learned gen-
tleman then alluded in the most happy manner to the expression
of " auld tang sync," as used by the Chancellor in his address
at Limerick, and then illustrated it in various ways, as the
watchword of strong recollection of-the noble conduct of our
ancestors. Referring to the conduct of the peerage in " auld
lang sync," and, holding up that conduct for imitation by their
present: successors, he said that if any peer should be found base
euough to sacrifice one jot of principle in the struggle which
threatened their very existence, he would brand that peer as an
enemy to his country, and a base traitor to his order, and a rebel
to his Kiug. In conclusion, my lord, I would state that I love
Ireland, and would improve her condition. I admit her mi-
sery—l compassionate her sufferings. So far the Agitator and
myself agree, at any rate in profession. But we differ in the
cause of her woe, and-we as widely differ as to the remedy. The
Agitator attributes her sufferings to external, I to internal
causes. He finds her fevered, frenzied, and delirious, and
would agitate to compose. I would recommend antiphlogistic
remedies. We both find her ignorant and in-moral: he recom-
mends the priest, the Bible. We both find her starving: he
sends around the begging box, 1 recommend poor laws. We
both find emigration draining her resources ; to check this
cause I would assuage the anger of party : he exhibits the in-
viting banner of " Death's Head and Cross Bones." In short,
my Lord, lam for peace, he is for agitation. Let us be tried
by our theories—"Pulinata qui Ineruit." (Loud cheering
greeted the learned gentleman when he resumed his seat.) ,
Mr. Wilkins afterwards proposed the following toast:—
" May meetings like the present, extend and perpetuate Con-
servative principles throughout the kingdom."
The Chairman said there were still some toasts not yet pro-
posed, but as the meeting seemed disposed to separate, he
would content himself by proposing them merely pro forma,
which he accordingly did, and the meeting then broke up, it
being soon after the witching hour of night. The ladi6 left the
Theatre shortly after eleven.

P A INTINGS.—We wish to direet the attention of our readers
to an advertisement which appears in our paper to-day, an-
nouncing that the Paintings .Ding fur sale in Clayton-square,
wilt be removed in a few days.

LA UNCII.—A fine barque, to be called the Isabel, will be
launched this morning, at eleven o'clock, from Mr. Clialoner's
building-yard in Bailiu-street. She is intended for the South
American trade.

EXPLOSION AT TIM POSTOPPICE.—Joseph Gomez Pelayo,
the Spaniard who stands charged with putting fulminating letters
into the Postoffice at Liverpool, has been brought down to Li-
verpool for trial at the sessions. In consegnence of some diffi-
culty anticipated in indicting the prisoner under Lord Ellen-
borough's Act, it is understood that the Postoffice authorities
intend to' forego the capital charge, and try the prisoner for a
misdemeanour only. The lima examination of Gomez took
place on Saturday, before Mr. Harvey, in presence of an inter-
preter, Mr. Bruno Vidal, when the depositions of the several
witnesses were completed. The vxammation lasted from ten
o'clock. in the morning, till four in the afternoon. The evidence
was merely a recapitulation of that which has already appeared
in the London prints. The prisoner was committed for trial
at the next Borough sessions.

MURDEROUS OUTRAGE—On Wednesday morning a young
woman, named Mary Collins, was taken to the North London
Hospital, in Upper Gower-street, apparently lifeless, and with
her clothes completely saturated with blood. It was ascertained
that she was labouring under the effects of a violent kick on
the lower part of the abdomen which had been inflicted on her
by her husband, an Irish labourer. who has since absconded.—
The wretched sufferer was left by the inhuman brute lying
senseless on the floor of the room Where they lodged, in Coln-
brook-court, Fitzroy-market, and would ha;•e bled to death,
but that the stream of her blood flowed underneath the door of
the room across the landing-place, and into the room of a fel-
low lodger. She is not expected to recover.

The illusions of prejudice are -at once dispelled, when the
bright beams of truth flash conviction on the mind. In what
appertains to medical science, prejudice often predominates;
this was evidenced-even with a malignant propensity to the illus-
trious Dr. Harvey, who first discovered the circulation of the
blood in the human body. Every imps ovement in the science
of Theraputies, or the art of healing, renders the person who
introduces it a friend and benefactor to mankind. • There is a
medicine against which, we believe, no prejudice exists, and the
transcendent excellence of which has been infallibly demon-
strated by the immense good it has invariably effected. We
ref 7 to Mr. Wray's Balsamic Pills, of Holborn-hill, which are
prepared without a particle of that n'auseous and deleterious
article—copaiba.—Sunday Tine .