The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

considered it dispassionately would see that the minister
who dared to encounter the unpopularity of such mea-
sures, to retrieve the affairs of the kingdom, deserved
honour and credit, now that his measures had been emi-
nently successful. The case was urgent : the remedy was
called for ; and, instead of adopting the expedient of
raising duties on certain commodities, he laid a tax on
the wealthy, and resorted to the property of the country
to meet the emergencies of the nation. That measure
was a bold one, and it had been singularly successful ;
for now we had a surplus instead of a deficiency, which
' surplus was applied at once towards a reduction of some
of the taxes that pressed on the industry of the people.
(Cheers.) However, a question had been asked him that
day, and he would answer it now, without waiting for it
to be asked again. The question was, whether thein-
come tax was to be removed at the close of the current
year, as was implied in the original terms; and his an.
swer was, that whether it was removed must depend on a
continuance of that necessity which called for its original
imposition. (Great uproar.) Many voters might not
like those opinions, and he was not sanguine enough to
suppose that his eloquence would convince opponents ;
but he was laying his opinions before them in order that
he might secure the support of those with whom, and
with ,whom only, he coincided in sentiment. (Cheers.)
He was not sanguine of making converts ;he was not
going to produce any new or startling theories by which
to promise to make them very rich and happy in a year
or two, because he knew that such promises, if made,
would be falsified. He would leave that to those who
adopted one measure as a panacea, and who promised
them that if they adopted that measure there never was a
people who would become so powerful and wealthy.
(Laughter.) The one cure for every disease had been
considered but like that of the mountebank and quack,
and he believed firmly it was so in the present instance.
(Cheers.) He mentioned that he would advert to one or
two points on which his confidence in the ministry was
based, and on which he hoped they would secure the re-
turn for the county of the individual then before them,
who advocated these views. He would allude to another
point, and that was the reduction of the interest on a
large portion of the funded debt. Immediately that the
circumstances of the country were improved, that pros-
perity return, d, and that money was coming, the oppor-
tunity was taken to reduce the interest of the debt ; and
so successful had that been, that there were not only no
dissentients to the measure, but the debt itself on which
that reduction was carried into effect was hardly affected
in price, so strictly was everything attended to. He
thought this was a proof of the ability of the ministry to
arrange their measures, and of their power to carry them
out. (Hear, hear.) He would not do more than allude
to the measure brought forward by Sir Robert Peel the
other day, with respect to banking, because he believed
it had met the approbation of all classes of commercial
men. And now he felt that it would not be very inte-
resting in them to listen further to him. He wished to
express his opinions briefly, and to give them an oppor-
tunity of hearing him ; and he had only to add, that if
any gentleman would have the kindness to question him
on any subject, he would answer him to the best of his
ability. He concluded by saying, that, should the elec-
tors do him the honour to return him to parliament, it
would be his duty and highest pleasure to devote his time
and abilities to their service; and when he should fail in
satisfying them of the honesty of his intentions, or in
devoting his best:exertions for their service, then would
it be time to remove him from the representation, and to
supply his place with another man. (Cheers.)
" Three cheers for Entwisle" were then given.
A VOICE.—WiII you vote against the ten hours bill?
Mr. ENTWISLE.—If I thought it could be carried into
effect, withcut injury to the manufacturer, and through
him to the operative, I should be very glad to vote for it;
but not having sufficient evidence of that fact, I think it
would be a very dangerous interference between the em-
ployment of the workmen and the engagement of the
master. He then thanked them for the patience with
which they had listened to him, and expressed a hope
that conservatism might long prevail in Liverpool.
He then took his leave amidst loud cheers.

On Friday morning Mr. Entwistle paid a visit to the
electors of Rochdale. He arrived in the town, accompa-
nied by Richard Birley, Esq. and some other gentlemen
from Manchester, in a carriage drawn by four greys, about
half-past nine o'clock. He was met at the entrance to
thetown by a number of gentlemen on horseback, by
whom he was escorted to the 'Wellington Inn, where the
Conservative committee were assembled. He here ad-
dressed the electors at considerable length, and was very
enthusiastically received. At the close of his speech a
Chartist of the name of Livesey put a string of questions
which were answered by Mr. Entwistle with considerable
readiness and judgment, and to the evidently perfect satis-
faction of the audience. At half past twelve on the same
day the learned gentleman arrived in Oldham, and met
a very numerous body of electors, whom be addressed at
great length. On Monday (yesterday) he spoke at
Bolton. To-day he meets the electors of Manchester,
and the electors of Ashton-under-Lyne to-morrow (Wed-
nesday.) As far as we have been able to ascertain, the
progress of the canvass hitherto, on the part of Mr. En-
twistle, has been highly satisfactory.
On Saturday there was a meeting of Mr. Entwisle's
general committee at Newton, when a report of the can-
vass was submitted, and the anticipated result is, that
Mr. Entwisle will be returned by an immense majority.
Large odds were bet that his majority will exceed 700.

FREE-TRADE MOVEMENTS.

On Wednesday a meeting of the radical electors was
held at Eastwood's Hotel in this town, when Mr. Brown
was introduced to them and spoke at some length, but
his speech was almost wholly confined to declarations of
the anticipated blessings to result from free trade. On
Friday morning Mr. Brown proceeded to Wigan, and
addressed the electors of that district. In the afternoon
he met the electors in the neighbourhood of Bolton, and
again spoke at some length. In the evening a meeting of
his friends took place at Manchester, where he was pre-
sent. He has been accompanied at all the meetings by
Mr. Cobden, Mr. W. Rathbone, Mr. Jos. Ewart, and
other gentlemen. Yesterday Mr. Brown was to visit
Todmorden, Rochdale, Oldham, and Ashton. To-day
(Tuesday) he purposes being introduced on the Manches-
ter Exchange, after which he will leave by the five-o'clock
train, and address meetings at St. Helens and Prescot.
In the evening he will return to Liverpool.