The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-16 00:00:00

mons, with Men openly adhering to a religion, which,
Peradventure, may yet again become the object of po•.
pular alarm. But at Court, where the required work
cannot be efficaciously performed by deputy, we find
the Roman Catholics contrive to appear in person.
The Treasurer of the Household is a Roman Catholic,
the Marchioness of Wellesley, Lady Bedingfield, and
the Earl of Fingal!, all of whom have been about the
Court for some time, are Roman Catholics; and seve-
ral others of the same kind have been placed in minor
situations. Not a few places have been filled by indi-
viduals quite as well pleasing to Popery ; namely, in-
dividuals notoriously of no religion at all. Many vety
high offices in the state are now held either by Roman
Catholics or persons of this class. In Ireland it is well
known that nearly every legal situation which has fal-
len vacant during the existence of the present govern-
ment has been given to a Roman Catholic. As in-
stances, we may mention that the Master of the Rolls,
the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the Chief Remem-
brancer, the Cleik of the Hanaper Office, the Attor-
ney and Solicitor-General, the Lord Lieutenant's con-
fidential legal adviser, are all Papists; and if as yet
there are no more in similar stations, the reason is
simply that there have unfortunately been very few le-
gal vacancies. In the colonies the same gross mal-
adtainistration of patronage prevails. The newly ap
pointed Governor of New South Wales is Sir Maurice
O'Connell, Whose very name speaks volumes. But
this is not all. Popiry has been advancing not only
in wealth and influence, honour and official power; it
has been progressing in every other direction, and by
every other means. Its proselyting zeal has been re-
kindled ; its Jesuitical arts have been brought to bear;
it has watched every opportunity of turning the ba-
lance between contending political parties; and thus
gradually it has gone forward, till its course seems
plain, and its path smooth and clear. While Protes-
tants have been quarrelling, or while they have been
sleeping, Popery, with stealthy steps, or by bold ma.
nceu►res, has been gaining ground, disarming some,
deluding others, conquering more, and marching on-,
ward to a position whence it can defy opposition; nay
more, can in turn oberbear and threaten all. Many
hare ridiculed the pretence of those who foresaw such
encroachment and such a triumph ; many, even up to
the present time, have so little heeded the matter, that
they know not whether to ridicule or resist. Yet the
slightest fair inquiry would have convinced the most
seeptieal thatthe peril was indeed fast approaching,
and that a struggle must sooner or later come, if early
efforts were not made to obviate the necessity of fu-
ture struggles. We believe that is now too late to stay
the course of successful superstition, though it cannot
be too late to check and impede it; at any rate, it is
high time that the people should ascertain the truth,
however painful and alarming, and should act on the
dictates of sound policy, when at length a sound judg-
ement is found."

TiZ MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—We rejoice to find,
horn inquiries which we have deemed it our duty to
institute, that the conservatives are fully determined
to contest every ward in the town, at the ensuing
niectlitti and, in a large majority of the wards at
least, with every confidence of success. We would

set, however, have it inferred from the preceding ob-
servation that any of the wards are to be considered
%idea". The progress of conservative reaction, since
the period of the last election has been so marked and
ao extensive, that we would advise our conservative
.friends'to try their utmost strength in every ward in
the town, and to keep the poll open to the very latest
hour. • As a preparatory step, of course an active and
peisevering canvass should be forthwith commenced
in those few wards in which there are as yet no can-
didates fixed upon. Our own personal inquiries lead
us to believe that the conservatives generally are not
onfficiently aware of their strength. The number of
votes given at the last municipal election amounted to
6040. Of these 2947 votes were given for the con_
servative candidates, and 3093 for the radical candi-
dates, showing only a trifling discrepancy of 146 votes

in favour of the latter. If all the voters whose names

stood upon the lists last November had voted, the ma-
jority would have been considerably in favour of the
conservatives. As it may be of some service to our
friends we republish the statenWnt of the poll for
1837:

Wards. Voters. Con. Can. Rad. Can.
I. Everton .... 683
Scotland .... 556
3. Vauxhall .... 297
4. St. Nest . 395

5. Exchange.— 565
G. Castle-street 697 No opposition
7. St. Peters.... 621
8. Pitt-street .. 584
9. Gt. George's 457
10. Rodney-street 654

11. Abercremby.. 603

12. Lime•street.. 785

13. St. Anne's.. 515

14. West Derby . . 483

15. South Toxteth 339
16. North Toxteth 696

From this statement it will be seen that, after making
*very allowance on account of the duplicate votes,
there were a great number of voters unpolled in most
Of the wards, a majority of whom, we are assured on
the best authority, consisted of conservatives. We shall
Rot here eater into any strictures upon their conduct
in thus abstaining from voting; but we sincerely trust
that they will redeem their characters on the first of
NoveMber next, by rushing to the polling booths as

soon as they are opened, and registering their votes in

favour of the conservative candidates.
W. Lava not yet been able to procure a complete
list of the candidates for the ensuing election. The
list which we subjoin comprises all the names furnished
to us yesterday. If there is any inaccuracy or defi
eieney observable in it, we shall be most happy to give
lay corrections in our next.