The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-02 00:00:00

#nei'd it iri the true4t Pomp of the word I began the.-trorld .with
a good,fortune freinds & I), ospects and a sound constitition but '
by bpitig- dent*.u•in the Vortex of the *drunkard. became.by
degrees the most. k:vretOied of mankind suit knowtoohiiw
impossible it is for you wh oo aloud enneaVrthring to releive
the sufferings of Nour fellow CreatureS, to affect your objects
Witlinnt you. can Prevail on the authors of.theii misiry
td ii'U-
stain from strong drinks & you cannot COnsistenlY do this if
you dU not abstain from them yorttr selves-71. was let by divine.
Providence to Join thissocity,*hen its numbers were few its
means scanty & its, etrinies oninerous.wewrirked hard under
these dificultys in a Codse.that we had received benefits of .the
very highest order from it we wished to, extend them to others
to all the world if Possible our efforts at that time reminded me
of some Pour Men I hai seen when. a boy working a Coal Pit
hoisting hi?, tlie Labour of there hands I need not say how
slowlt, their work Preceded I saw them some time after they
had d steam engine at work they then got on Rapidly divine
Providence soon raised us up a Powerful engine in the shape of
' J Cropper Es ..efor this happened we were delighted to obtain.
5-6 names of a night to our society. since that time we have
freridently received near 2(X) of night & now a few word 6 es to
the fruits of this Cause for a tree. is known by its fruits the infi-
del is reclaimed the salthath ti•etiker no longer violates that
command blasphemy is no longer heard, in our streets nor
raggedness and misiry SO tar as teetotaler an, concerned the
Tory & Radical are better torys or radicals and the same as to
their creed having these veiws ott.the subject I say in the. word
of the resolution it is your Bounden duty.to collie forward &
aid us id this cause J Boo Tit

DINNEN, OF 'rum EVERTON AND KIRKDALE
C•
NSERVATIVE WARD ASSOCIATION.

On Tuesday night last, the members of this association, which
has been recently established, dined together at Mrs. Stretch's,
the Liver Inn, Kirkdale. The dinner was laid out in two large
rooms up stairs, which were ornamented with festoons of ever-
greens hung from the 'ceiling, and with a number of very had&
some flags. At the upper end of the large room, behind-the
chairman's seat, was the very handsome large crimsonblhe
silk tlag of the 'Fradesirten'sCodservative AsOCiation, bearing
the inscription, in gold letters on strolls, "Otir tree and tlnriosts
Constitution," "Church and King,'' "Lords and Comutons,"
and at the bolt*, " Liverpool Tiarienteu's ConservatiVe As-
sociation." Opposite to this, at the bottom of the room, was a
very haddsome crimson and silk flag, with the inscription, in
gold letters, " Presented by the Ladies of Everton to the Ever-
ton and Kirkdale Conservative Association," and at the bottom,
"Fear the Lord and the 'King; meddle not with them that are
given to change." The sides of the rooms were also ornamented
with equally. handsome silk flags. On one, a very handsome
one, having in the centre the crown and bible, surrounded with
the rose, the shamrock, and the thistle, we observed the inscrip--
tion, "By their principles and their numbers," "King and
Constitution in Church and State," " May their principles grow
with their growth and strengthen with their strength." About
one hundred gentlemen sat down to a very excellent dinner.
Mr. Miles Barton occupied the chair and Mr. Roskell the
vice-chair: After the cloth had been removed, "Non nobis
domino" was sung in fine style by a first-rate company of glee
singers The Chairman then gave "The King," with three
times three. 'The anthem of "God save the King" was then
splendidly sting, accompanied by Mr. George Holden on the
piano-forte. "The Queen," with three times three; "The
Princess Victoria and the rest of the Royal Family," with three
times three; "The British Constitution in Church and State,"
with three times three," and "The Army and Navy," were then
given, Captain Richardson, in a neat speech, responded to
the toast of the Army and Navy. "The four Conservative
members for the county," " The member for the borouzli,
Lord Sandon," "The Duke," " Lord Lyndhurst and the
House of Peers," Sir Robert Peel and the donservative mem-
bers of the House of Commons," were then given by the Chair-
man and enthusiastically responed to. "The health of Mr.
James Heyworth," was then given, "the Consei native member
for Everton Ward." The toast was enthusiastically received
with three times three cheers and one more.
Mr. iittYWoliTH, in responding to the toast, said, he should,
indeed, be destitute of every feeling of grateful emotion, if he
did not, on that occasion, most deeply appreciate the honours
able and flattering position which they had bestowed upon him.
His friend, their worthy chairman, had stated his embarrass-
ment in proposing his health, but if his (the chairman's) em-
barrassment was great, his (Mr. Heyworth's) must be doubly
so. They were well aware of the peculiar circumstances in
which he was placed, that it could not be an object of very de-
sirable ambition, on his part, to go into the Town Council. He
mentioned this, in order that there might not be attached to ltrn
any supposed disregard of their kind opinion whether before
or since, in his standing aloof front the election, of the mo-
tives that influenced them in selecting him out as a proper
individual. By their zeal and energy they had obtained a vic-
tory over their opponents. His sentnnents had uniformly been
the seine—those by which he had obtained his present position.
In choosing him out as they had done, they had laid him under
a debt of gratitude-such as he could not then express to them.
(Hear.) It would not be expected, that on such an occasion
as that, he should trespass too much on their time. He wished
he could only announce in still stronger language than he had
done, his opposition to those measures to which they were op-
posed, hut, he believed, it might be said of truth as of loveli-
ness, "that it needs not the foreign aid of ornament, but is when
unadorned, adorned the most." (Hear.) They all knew from
the present constitution of the town of Liverpool, how very in-
efficient any man's services must be there, fur where there was
an immense and servile majority opposed to public opinion, and
where there was no possibility of making an impression on those
Who differed from them in opinion, they would see that if he did
not render very efficient services it was not his own fault. He
preferred no claim to talent, but situated as he was, if he had
the power of a giant in wisdom and skill it would he all per-
fectly unavailable, and would fall like dust on the cedar tree or
the oak; it would be perfectly impracticable to m ,ke an im-
pression on the council. (Hear.) They must look to the elec-
tors only of every ward in the town to rectify this. (Cheers.)
Redid not Consider:that the council had treated the electors as
it ought to' have treated them. Ile considered that deep dis-
honour had been inflicted on every councillor in the town. He
Would say nothing there that he would hesitate tie say in the
council. When he had priiieiple to contend for in the pre-
sence of an erietny, that nrincifile: he Would COntend"for, how-
ever inefficient or however 'imperfect he might be. (Hear.)
When Lord John Russell first introduced the municipal re-
form bill, he ushered it into notice by stating that the old cot-
-orations had become perfect nuisances in as much as they were
political engines. What had:been the conduct of the corpora-
tions under the municipal reform act ? Had they become less
political ? Did Loid'John Russell believe in his heart that the
new town councils under the retbrm act would conciliate and be
less political in their nature, and be more disposed towards
effecting the good local government and advantage of the towns
in which they existed? He must say he was either strangely ig-
norant of the workings of that bill, or it was a piece of thorough-
going Whig trickery. (Hear, hear.) In either case he was
in a dilemma; for in one case he was ignorant of the workings
of his own bill, or in the 'other it was a bill deceitfully esta-
blished, under a false pretext, to carry out a political and party
end. The event was this: the council was a perfectly political
body, and net any subject came under its decision but it was
treated as a political question, and by a rule of political adjudi-
cation every question was disposed of; and the worst of it was,
that questions were not even left for the adjudication of the
council in theirdeliberations at the Town-hall, but the members
of the council congregated in masses at the Angel Inn, to• the
extent of forty in number, for the predecision of questions to
come under discussion at the Town-hall. And who Were they
convened by ? By some great leader of the opposition? No;
it was a purely political convening. 'They were convened by
the secretary of the liejirrm Association. , (Loud cries of " Hear,
hear.") It' this did not give this section of the council the cha-
racter of a political cabal; lie did not know what could. On the
occasion of electing the committee of the dock trust, there was
a meeting of forty members of the council to pre-arrange their
party. It was, to say the least of it, an act of the mist paltry
cowardice, :for there were•-only ten Mem:beta of the council
against them. Tho corporation was a mere political cabal, fol-
lowing precisely in the footsteps of O'renriell. (Hear.) Mr.
Ilev-worth then read an extract from a speech of Mr. O'Con-
nell, as reported in the London Times, stating the manner in
which collision had been avoided between his party and Mr.
Sharman Crawford's, on a recent occasion in Dublin, by pre-
arrangement. Mr. tieyworth contended it was precisely in this
way that these:common councilmen bound themselves hand and
foot at a meeting at the Angel Inn, and came prepared, what-
ever discussion might arise in the council, to vote all one way.
(Loud cheers.) Ile would ask the electors of -Liverpool whe-
ther common- sense was*not stultified by such a proceeding?
(Hear,) He had another section of their toast to reply to, and
.that had reference particularly to the Cause ,of conservatives—
a cause which he knew to he exceedingly dear to their feelings,
as it embraced every thing that was valuable to their families
and to the community at large. They knew that on the princi-
ples of conservatism rightly expouuded and rightly executed
depended the stability of the throne and of the whole constitu-
tion of these realms. There was a great opposition to conser-
vative associations when they first dawned in London:, and one
individual of very considerable authority had expressed his
doubts as to the propriety of such proceedings; and unless
very strong case of necessity hail been made out, lie should
have-said it would be very desirable for individuals connected
together in societies net to beta:one (*posed to each other; but
what would have been the ronaequence, if some steps had not
been taken in support of conservative principles, when treason
and and rebellion were stalking abroad through the land un.d)er.,ttee
specious garb of "reform. (Rear.) e muchddt,tit
whether Lord Stanley would not say that experience tor rovieti
that he was wrong, and the conservatives, as a body, rig id:
Conservatisni had now attained a majority, and it was spr,ea
idnagy tuh.releitica ght thethe
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w utmostlengthtsthen meat
nwdats"•ebar‘oltuhg. ht That
iiiss•htnalellundaelintno
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hieing, and they already saw its gigantic form. (Chtehears.l%).ol.seheayf
saw now the influence of conservatism pervading
society, and the time was not far distanntew‘hve,inotdhej
would he conservatives. (Cheers).
the decision which had taken ce in the council on the school
qouyeastaiof ng.
reTathai decision stioonsat
ahieyyt would regrete. It was r.a
true
th.ter afso
former
rpf
exhibition
hot!.
asit,ztiltd
but protestant
it inti st
resolu-
tion of the council on this subject bad given rise to a feeling of
liberality in the town, but
,no thanks.. to the corporation for it.
That liberality had braeceanues7
feel-
ing; it had by evil
to the institutions
heeexil:
attached
If be
that text whichhe saw nn the splendid flair
highly gratifying to every individual
of the country.
which had been presented to the association by the ladies of'
wank! not have acted as they had done—" Fear
Evertou had been in the minds of the members of the town
cthoeunncithaetild the King; meddle not with them that are:given
to change." (Hear.) He could neither see the fear of the
Lord, nor the fear of the King, nor stability of purpose in the
alterations that had been made. He considered the system of
education introduced calculated to supplant sound religion and
sound learning. It introduced into the minds of the poor of the
town latitudinarian principles, and the operation of these schools
way in a very short time-be found opposed to ell description of
religion, to all morality, and to all sound education. An at-
tempt had been made to unite what never could be united—to
bring together the Protestant and Roman Catholic into one
school by sacrificing the Bible, to which the protestant parent
could never accede, (loud cheering,) because in that book is
embodied the great guide of titan through life in all- his sie-
lions, and its knowledge alone can conduce to immortality
hereafter. They were not to be deterred from this; they hail
gladly responded to the offers that had been made them try
Christians,
and had come forward on Protestant principle Or
erect schools in which they might have the entire word of Got
read to them. Ile was sorry to be compelled to comment on
their Cotincillors as he had dnue, but he was not of that natnre
to say there betore them what he would not say lsefore t!re term-
-61 when the opportunity offered. lie believed he might say
they would give hint credit for that. (Hear.) Ile Would not
longer detain them. He concluded with 'imposing
time worthy
chairman Mr. Miles Barton, and success to the KirkJale Con•
seryative Association." The chairman acknowledged the toast.
Mr. Pofter litoposed `'the health of Charles
which was responded to in a very elnquent manner 51
he foun h. elf
could be of notch avail wfilen, as elle out of do
B. Horsfatl. it was not to bas eaneeted that his father sdseirfn,:iat.
y hail been raised y
opposed by ain aioritt nf 59'. A•g
againsthDeifs.asernitneersorihini";cthh.a--d
I the Church rates
What was the fact? Thirty eight fortieths o
hr
grand
dp .tsol'f'au;!otilluetttreaclit.
kr aatleirsi
been
Church.
ogre
which churchmen
been subscribed for Church rates, out of
subscribed hy Protestants. The lust year .£6OO,OCU Lad

had subscribed 1:574,000,.whi15t £3o,ox`) only .of that stave we*. -
sant:tilted by Dissenters. On looking at the other si.te of tbz
ledger what did they find? :Chet' found a grant frotn,Parlta.,
went of 1:2.5,001 for the use of the Dissenters and the erection,
of chit peiaintthent, and another Pal liatnentary grant ut f. 9 LOW
for the support of the Catholic College of ALlynUOtii ( Hear.),
£3O,OiX) subscribed tiy Dissenters, and a reitirli nisi to them
£19,01)1 them iu justice. it one subscription vri;e a!iolashed;
abo,ish the other, and above all let them refrain I64.gratliting
money tnw.-rds the support of a College which wes)tna. hot bed.
of political dissension iu Ireland. In spealsi.u4 bt the Corpora-
tion he said, the present Corporation had matie politicthl parti-
zanship their rulei tho old Corporation only sometines acted
frOut such motives. Every officer yrho.had been apporpted by
•the present Corporation from the, towii.cleik to the serjeant at
&Mice was a Whig, and something -pore. ,If he looksid at Mr,
Radcliffe the town-clerk hg fotiod a Whig and something more;
if he looked at Mr. Crook. the deputy .own-clerk he foo-ai a
Whig and something Wore' if he ,looked at Mr. Hall .ne sit
pentrary magistratg he found.o Whig.and shine4OngAnore; if
he looked at Mr. ,ATybers,,,„ the,treasnrer; he fotind a W hig and
something more; if he looked, at Mr. Currie the coroner he
found a Whig and sni4thin4 idiore if be looked at. Mr. Roe-
cue the sergeant at Mace, he found a \Vhig and sonteth'ng
more; if he. 'nuked at Mr. Lowndes the Commksioner of the
Court of Requests, he found a Whig and something mitre; and
if he looked at the late appaintment of 13 dock trustees, he found
them all Whigs and something more. (Loud cheers.). It was
true that the Whigs kept up the hospitality of the toam:hitti,
and a sum of £2,000 was voted to the Mayor, a niece ef
economy; but in what -way had the reduction- been obtained
In the stopping of every charitable rnb.rvipron bet ore. (" Shame.")
They had taken the Bibles from the schools, but they had intro-
duced the piano forte: (Laughter.) They had taken away the
psalms, but they had introduced Mr. Rathhone's nursery
mes. (Continued laughter..),, He tritsted„ however, in the end
that their former guides would obtain the management of the
schools again. (Cheers.) ,
The Chairman proPtised " the grind hld toWn of Liverpool
aid the trade thereof," which was responded to by Mr. Putters
who proposed "the tiVerPool Tradesmen's Conservative Asso-
ctation.'! Mr. Samuel Hohne acknOwledged the toatt and in
conclusion said, he trusted at a futureelection to see Mr.
T. B. HorsfalLindlicted into the Tov n hall. Ile 6ncladed
with. propOsing " the health of Mr. Thoiwk DoirCi.." who dull
acknowledged the compliment. The chairman proposed " the
Lancashire witches," which toast was ackiioaledged by Mr.
ltoi.ert Horsfall. "The health of Mr. JaMes," was then pro-
po!ed and acknowledged by that gcn!leinan. lifter w hich . the
toast of " the Vice-presidents" was given; and responded to by
Mr. Reskell. "'she Conservative electors ‘d Everton and
Kirkdale," was then drank;-and " The Canvassers of the ard,"
which toast was ably responded to by rsl r. LeUson. The com-
pany then broke up shortly after 11 o'clock, the greatest h. f-
umy prevai ing throughou'