The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

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STOCK P ORT
c32732'111,7AT.1VZ DINNER"
GI);EN To
MAJOR MARSLA.ND, AL I'. FOR THE BOROUGH

Yesterday eveninc, one of the tar Test dinners which
has: been field in Stockport for some time, was given by
the Operative Association, at the National School Room,
Stockport, in honour of the CPnservative mehiber for
the'bOrough, Major Nfarsland, Esq. The announcement
that Sir Francis Burdett and Sir George Sinclair woUld
attend the dinner, gave it additional ,interest and im-
portance. The room appropriated for the dinner is one
admirably adapted fur the purpose, being large and
lofty,' and having -also a very spacious gallery. The
tickets were ss. cacti, and it may (rive some idea of the
interest which the dinner excited, that not a ticket was

to be obtained at any price some hours before the dinner
hour, and upwards of 900 tickets were sold. The room,

which is rather a long and narrow one, was set out
wit'', the President's table at the centre of one side;
froin die President's table there were placed three cross
tables, and each half of the room was laid out with six

long tables. Opposite to the President's table Was the
gallery, in which were stationed about 300 ladies. Thos.
Walthslev, Esq., of Brant» Lodge, occupied the chair.;
he WaS.chairman of Major Marsland's election commit-
tee, To the right of the Chairman sat Major-Marsland,
Esq., M.P., Tattoo Egerton, Esq., M.P. for North Che-
shire, and James Heard; Esq. To the left of the chair-
man sat Sir Francis Burdett, M.P., Charles

Esq., and Captain Halingwortli, of flillingwortl-hall,
Amongst the gentleineti present we observed William
Hindley, Esq., G. T. Knowles, Esq.., Joshua Marsland.,
Esq.',hf Manchester, Win. Mai Stand, Esq. of Ma'n'ches-
ter,. Righy, Esq. of Manchester, - Hope, Esq.
of Manchester, Wm. Dean, Esq...of Manchester, Thus.
Dean,Esq., of Manchester, Mr. Leach, Mr. Heyword;
John Turner, Esq., Mr. Falldws, Richard Sinipson,
R. R. Winterhottom, Esq., - Hamilton, Esq., John
Fall; Esti.: Captain Rckson, Moore, Esq., of the
97th, Lingard, Esq., W. C. Cruttenden, Esq., Thos.
Badeley..E;q.," Daniel Kinnersley, Esq., Thomas Cart-
wright, Esq., Wm. Lane, Esq., R. Oxford, Esq., Dr.
Turner, Jesse Howard, Esq., .Vel Cohen, Esq., Joseph
Gleave, Esq., and Benjamin Oldse Esq.; each of Man-
chm.sier.

Over the head of the Chairttian was placed a small
pailiting of the Queen's Arms. Opposite to the Chair-
man, and over the Vice-president, was a small temple
surmounted lw an elegant crown, fiery handsomely or-
namented. On each side of this in raised brass letters,
were the inscriptions, "The Three Estates," and,
" Church and Queen'." At each end' of trie room was a

larke hue cloth; Wearing the inscription, in gill letters,
The Stockport,OPera,tiye Conservative A,,ociatioP,"
and surmounted With the inscription "393 phoopers,"
being the number gis en at the election fur Major Mars-
;The room was tastefully hung with evergreens,.
and with blue and white silk, and was als6 ornamented
With two pictures of the Duke of Wellinvon aod G-:.orge
the Third, belonging to the celebrated Wellington Club
of Stockport,

The Vice-presidents were JaS. Bradshaw, Sohn Scott,
and Henry Kirk,- IMmediatelv befOre the dinner
was uncovered, the entrances of Sir Francis Burdett and
Maloi,Marsland, M.P., and afte-rwards. of C. Wilkins,
Esq., were greeted with the .greatest enthusiasm. Sir
George Sinclair, who was expected to attend, did not ar-
rive, The Rev. Mr. Nolan then said grace, and the
busy clatter of knives and forks commenced. After the

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cloth was renicived, "Non nobiS Donline" silly,. by
an excellent, company of gee singers. The entrance of
Mrs:;Nturslaml was here loudly cheered..
he Usual preliminaries being gope through,
The. CtiArttmAN .ro,e to propose the lirst toast amid loud
ch4ring. lie said, he believed that no other chairman was
ever so. honoured at a public meeting by the presence of so
ma.nyitttelligent,lailles as those.whota he now savv.around him
on that occasion.—(Hear.) It was an assurance that their
cause. was good who received sitch support. it was gratifyipg-
when the mothers and sister's cane forward in defence of. that

religiOn which had proved so great a blessina and yet hail.
Leeti, so much vilified. In every respect they had a right to
come forward. He was no advocate for ladies to become poli-
ticians, but it,was the duty of every christian to do the utmost
in hi:: power to stem the tt;rrOt, of that infidel power
had been gaining ground among them, awl which was caliotiat-.
ed to blest the best principles of tuankinil.—kHear.) lie be-,
lieved that they were now about to experiemie. the dawn of
brig'ht'er days, and that the precepts of our holy religion would
be handed down from 11:e parents or the present a•ge to their
children anthiliildren's children to future generations. Alter
a few excellent observiitiiiis, the chairman gpve the first toast,
viz:, " Our most gracious Majesty the Queen, and may she long

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reign over a happy people, and her advisers become those who
have the good of their country and wellbeing of society at heart."
—(Loud cheers.)
'Fhe national anthem was sung, in the chorus of which the
ladles joined. . .

' Eder Majesty the Queen powager wail the nest toast, which
was received with similar honours to the last toast.
The CHAIIIMAry then said, that if there was any toast which
they held more dear than another, it must he the one he was
about to give.- It was. " Our glorious ConstitUtien in Church
and State.'•—(Loud cheering.)
The next toast was "The Bishop and Clergy of the diocese,"
which the CHAIRMAN prefaced by a high compliment to the
bishop and the iectur of' Stockport. (The toast was loudly
cheered.)
The Rev. Mr. NOLAN rose to. respond to the toast, he said
that the numerous and influential meeting by which he was
then sill-wounded, would uoderltand the diffidence he must
necessarily feel when called upon fur the 'ask of returning•
thanks for the toast they had. honoured by their notice. Had
their respected rector been present he would adequately have
responded to the sentiments expresSed by the nieelitig;' but
however unequal. he .(Mr. Nolan) might .feel himself to echo

the rector'ssentimeuts, he was sincerely grateful to thetu

he had alludeoi.to. the rector's absence, he might say with
truth' that the meeting generally sympathised in the cause of
that alisence, it being :a ddmestic bereavement. The rector's
exalted character ancf,ccinsistent coarse of life are well known.

—The attention which he paid to, the duties of that holy pro-
fession to Which he had the honour to be a servant, he was
sure *as' dole appreciated; but still he was not free trim the
breath"ofealuninv. Inasmuch,lioweirer, that the sweetest fruits
the bird; pecked at, it' was unnecessary for him to eater into a
vindiCatien of his character, as he was sure there was no res-
potisiVe feeling to the aspersions cast. upon him. (Cile'tsi)
Ethic; himself (Mr. Nolan) not immediately in conLecti. on
'with the worthy rector, he could; without the suspicion of in-.
iluenCed 'feelings, pay a just tribute to his merits. With re-
gard.te the bishop, he was equally appreciated. ily r. Nolan)
was proud when he .heard the sentiments expressed by the
chairnian'toWaids that christian church to which, they were all
so deYo'edly attatdied; and his heart leaped for joy to Lind a
-kindied'respOnSe in the hearts of those present, from, the appro_.
batipn thOse sentiments had elicited. (Hear.) The,church of
En:kland was the great break Water against which the floods of
inhdelitY and radicalism were con n catty beating. Ile was
one or those humble servants of the gospel, who, an hough clif-
ferlng in'many respeets fr'ont other sects of christians, would
diaeard from the bosom of the Church thoSe who iniglit so (in-
fer. The pure spirit of the Catholic Church ofEnglapd was
-that of toleration. Let, however. theme be, as there cas, such
defenders or the church, equally determined to supfmortits 0"c-.
trines as the worthy
.chairman and those around him, popel:Y,
and infidelity could . make ni, progiess. After a few furthet
rernarks, the rev. gentleman concluded by thanking them for
the. hlinor confen ed upon the bishop and clergy of the dio-
-ce4e, and for the enthuSiastic manner in which it had been
received.
Mr. WlLLtastFanatNCTota, Chairman of the Operative
Conservative Association, use to propose the next toast. It
was the health of -Major Marsland, th-ir encellent representa-
tive. He said, that new ,year's day bad been selected to do
hoOnur to that gentleman, as, being a holiday, more of his
constituents could conveniently attend. They alltnew that the
Major had an opponent at the last election, who, if he did'not
resort to illegal measm es, to gain• his paint; did most decidedly
to unseemly ones. (Cheers.) His party collected together the.
operatives of all starts of the lowest grades, and then took a show
of hands as to who was the most fit person to represent the-bo-
rough in parliament.• Boytc, women, and girls were all electors
on this occasion., When, however; it came to the poll, they
found their mistake out.. The same system.. pursued_ Isafore the
election made Mr. Cobden snliar*-of his retain; by a' majority
(Laughter.) . The .conservatives made no boast,- but
thwi worked, which was much better, and the result had been
the, return of their honourable guest. It was Major Marsjand
who had stood up as the defender of the operatives' rights, anti
soaecure was he of his seat to parliament, that all the Colidens
in .the world could not remove him during his lifetime. The
spaak.er Allen went on to allude to the system of exclusive deal-
ing and lutimidation which had been s.lextensiyely resorted to
at the election .by the wings against all those who voted. for
AlajorMarsland. ,This was a specimen of the liberality of the
liberals, which consisted in knocking out a man's brains or
burning his house down: It had been said by this party that
all. who voted for the Major were either fools or knaves, and if
they split their..votes between the two they were downright vil-
, (cheers.) It appeared that there were a good many of
this class oft:lemma, seeing that 303 plumpers voted for him.
He concluded. by ;icing "the health of their .clistiaguished
guest and staunch conservative member. Major Marslaud, with
thanks, to ho far his past services and his late noble struggle
for the independence of the borough." (Loud cheers.)
Major M nst.aisnahen rose, and was received with tumult-
uoua applause. He said he was- almost over-powered by' the
reception he hadlhat day met with at that magnificent display
of conservatism in his wire town. (Applause.) And it was
more gvatitying to him,' because it prevailed from a class of
men—because it was the independent and honest effusion of a
class of 'persons the least prepared to make such a sacrifice.
(Hear.) He was quite glad that his honourable friend the
noble baronet (dnplause4 was there, to have an opportunity to
witness and bear testimony that there was in that great utt;nn-
factoring town, a body of men amongst the labouling commu-
nity, not cnly ready but detepnined to maintain the monarchy,
the constitution, and the religion of this land. • (Great cheer-
ing.) He then begged to thank them for the honour they.ltail
done him by that invitation, and alum) for the matinee in which
they had received the last toast ; he was sure that the president
of-that association had proposed it in terms far beyond his
merits. He had always said, and he said omen, that hit ,endeit-
yours were inadecriate to the. situation in which the conserva-
tive constituency of that borough had thought proper to,place him
bitt at the time of the passing of the reform bill, when the con-
stituency of that bOreugh had the privilege given' to them to
tho) to send menibets to parliament, he funnel that he had a
ditty. top'eiformL.it was a duty which must fall upon some man
eonseritatiye principles, and at that time he saw no man pre-
pared to come forward and . though lie was not a vain man, at
least pot vain' eneugh.to think that he was a proper man, yet he
hoped that sd' far as he had ability he had been found an un-
an iincompromising aapparter of the great conserva-
titre Cause. (Great applause ) Whether he could satisfy him-
sel(thm,h was a proper Pers?an was not for him to say, but
wken ,4e „looked upon the manifestation of feeling that day in
hiifavor,, and,approval of his conduct, he' could asaure.them
th.eo4yasolii danger of any ditnitintiouof his zeal. ,(Applause.)
p.rwt. futu to say, that, if his conduct had been satisfactory.to
16341.. e" and they thought him a proper representative, he
-would