The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

May 28, 1844.

souni LANCASHIRE ELECTION.

The nomination of candidates took place on Friday at
Newton in-the-Willows. The weather was extremely
favourable for the occasion, the day being fair and warm.
Hustings were erected on the vacant ground in front of
the church, but they were extremely small and incom-
modious, not capable of holding mere than 150 to 200
persons. For the reporters. of whom about 25 were in
attendance, no sort of accommodation was provided, rine
they were compelled to engage a couple of wagons, and
have them wheeled up in front of the hustings.
Ten o'clock was the hour fixed for the commencement
of the proceedines, but abou an hour before that time the
little town began to be very busy, carriages and otoer
vehicles continuing to drive up in quick succession until
after ten o'clock.
John Fowden Hindle, Esq., of Wood-fold Park, neat'
Blackburn, the high-sheriff, arrived from Warrington, at
about a quarter before ten o'clock. He was accompanied
by William Whalley, Esq., of Parkhill, and was attended
on the hustings by Robert Brandt, Esq., the assessor, and
Me. Walker, of Preston the under-sheriff.
Wm. Entwisle, Esq., the Conservative candidate,
arrived from Liverpool, accompanied by several members
of the Liverpool co emittee, at about half-past nine o'clock.
They proceeded to the Central Committee Rooms, at
the Legh Arms Hotel, where the procession formed, and
moved up to the hustings. It comprised a vast number
of persons, and a profusion of elegant banners, bearing
appropriate Conservative inscriptions.
Mr. Brown arrived in his carriage, comparatively un-
attended ; amongst his small party were Sir Thos. Potter,
J•C• Ewart, Esq., W. Wood, Esq., John Finch, jun. Esq.,
Robert Gardner, Esq., Henry Harrop, Esq., It. Cobden,
EN-• M.P., and some of the moat prominent agitators of
the
The hustings were divided into three compartments;
the Centre one was occupied by the High Sheriff, that on
e eight by Mr. Brown, and the one on the left by Mr.
Entwisle• On taking his place on the hustings, Mr.
Entwisle
w,as loudly cheered.
Amongst
the very numerous party whom he was
..• Pported on the hustings were—J. Wilson Patten, Esq.,
ere John Ireland Blackburn?, Esq., M.P., Peter
lery enall, Esq., M.P., George Cornwall Leigh, Esq.,
..111-Po Col. Plumbe Tempest, Sir Thomas Brancker,
▪ Townsend. Esq , Robert Bentley, Esq., Wm. Gar-
nett, Eme Joeah Harrop, Esq . Clement Royds, Esq.,
John Bentley, Esq., Henry Littiedale, Esq., Wm. Ford
Bulton, Esq.. William Smith. Esq , the Rev. James
Homily of Winwick, John Ruby, Esq , James Dear-
den, Esq, William Hall, Esq., of Grappen-hall, Al-
bert Riyds, Esq., Gilbert Greenall. Esq , John Greenall,
Esq., Thomas Lyon, Esquire, Henry Charles Lacey,
Esq., Edward Lloyd, Esq., H. H. Birley. Esq.',
John Darwell, Esq.. John Smith, Esq., Robert Loreaxee
Esq., John Clare, Esq., it. S. Sowler, Esq., Elias Chad-
wick, E-q., John Lord, Esq., &c.
Precisely at ten minutes after ten proclamation for si-
lence was made and Robert Brandt, Esq., the sheriff's
assessor, proceeded to read the writ. At that time the
crowd in front of the hustings was very great, and eves y
window commanding a view of the place was crowded
with spectators.
The cath was administered to the high sheriff by W.
Ball, Esq., of Grappenhall.
The limn SHERIFF then said—Freeholders of the
'Southern Division of the County. In pursuance of his
duty
as High Sheriff of the county, he had called them
together for the purpose of electing a fit and proper per-
son to represent them in the Common's House of Parlia-
ment, in the room of their late much lamented represen-
tative, the Hon. R. Bootle Wilbraham, a gentleman, of
whose death he might say it was a cause for the deepest
grief to his friends and relatives, and an irreparable loss
,!.0 the county that claimed the high distinction el having
him as one of its representatives, for he was a man of.
death
any constituency might indeed feel proud; his
ueath, therefore, was a matter of grief to the county at
large, and especially to that division which he so ably re-
presented. Their duty now, however, was hot to enlarge
On the merits of their late member, but to select a gentle-
Man worthy to become his successor, and in the perform
ree of that duty he would not interfere further than what
e was required to do in the performance of his public du-
ties. lie rejoiced to believe that hitherto the matters
connected with the election had gone on in a quiet and
Peaceable
manner ;'that no bad feeling had been evinced.
Ilia own duty, as they were aware, was to act in a straight
forward manner ; to make a return to the writ, and de-
clare the geetleman elected who bad the majority of votes.
Ile could assure all who heard him, that it was his fixed
determination to act with strict impartiality—(loud
Cheers)
;—to endeavour to obtain for all a fair hearing—
ilsecheeere)—and he trusted when the election should have
been Concluded, that neither party should have cause far
AYlng it was lst b any aetion of his. (Loud cheers.)
Bet
would not further detain the freeholders from hearing
any gentleman who might desire to propose a candidate.
B GARDNER, Esq. rose to propose his friend William
ro
presentative ~ as a fit and proper parson to become
for the Southern Division of the county. And
to rising to discharge that duty be could not but feel sin-
sere regret that the duty had not fallen lute abler hands.
TX he did indeed feel lets own great insufficiency to place
thee meets' of his friend in that strong point of view before
elect°'s to which they were so eminently entitled. He
had
was
also another cause of regret, namely, that he felt he
he had
to vote and act against those friends with whom
ve Had been so
to
views be had long connected, and in whose political
r act. honestlyag.reed. He felt, however, that he was about
that he was about best to serve the gene-
.ll3 Interest of his country, and he would much rather see
. country prosper than endeavour to promote the predo-
reanee of any particular political creed. Their country,
n, was forme.ly an agricultural r ne, but it was now a
Commercial one, and being so, it required that its repre-
sentativ.-s should be men well ver etl in nil subjects rela-
ting to commercial aff.i,s. The Southern Division of the
county comprised an area of 444.000 acres, arid was ra.t d
on a value of £5.000,000. The Northern Division cam-
prised an area of 721,000 acres, and included Preston,
Blackburn, and oiler towns, but only contained a popu-
lation of 200,000, and was rated at an annual value
infi-
nitely below that of the Southern Division. (Loud cries
of •' Ques ion.") Mr. G. then went on to show a hum-
bet of wee-known facts respecting the density of the po-
pulation of Lancashire, a')ove every other ill the kingdom,
and as this great addition hal been created by the spread
of manufactures within it, it followed that its repessenta-
tives should be thoroughly versed in commercial affairs, a
requirement which they could not expect to find in Mr.
, Entwisle, but which existed in the greatest perfection in
his'fr end Mr. Brown. He then said a charge had been
brow
-ht forward against Mr. Brown that he was a Soci-
tulli.l.a and
an enemy to the church (No, no), but be denied
he such was the case, and he would say further, that if
could have believed such a charge well teurlee, lie
Would not have advocated his cause. He (Mr. G.) might
!ea; for hinasel; that very few men had contributed more
It he ha.,l done to extend the church's usefulness ; it was
therefore not to be expected that he would give his as-
sistance to any man who would endeavour to injure the
ese• Another charge had been brought against Mr.
truirine'that he was an American, a foreigner ; now the
porta vvBB
he
was an Irishman; but it was nut very im-
that et to state the fact ; it was, however,'to say of him
epee he had Proved himself at all times, and in every re-
el:ere' a most consistent man. And it was of the Mt im-
i;outace to select such a man for their member; one who
pr
frrrei.ove all re.trictions from trade, and leave it per-
fecetly
This country cord never have risen to its
and if Proud Pre-« miaence without the aid of commerce,
would
now deprived deprived of that, he would wish to ask what
on become ? arid yet, although the certainty of
decay was an almost self-evident tru'h. the landed inter,st
_vieerr,e disposed to feel and act hostilely towards com-
li
e. Let them, however, remember that labour and
Ilacltrdhinery could be removed, were removing, to other
s, where they might be more profitably employed ;
butthere wits no rearming green fields. There was ano-
tier charge alleged against his friend, that if he were re-
turned to parhameet, he would go pledged to oppose the
Present government ; but he believed on the contrary, he
would be able to give the government much betters,up
port than his opponent, especially on all commercial goes--
Lions. The country wanted members who would sueport
free trade; let him not, however be misunderstood; be
did not wish to see restrictions removedn suddenly, and at
once, but gradually and by degrees ; he was not,tlz-
fore, a thorough free-trader; for although he deemedformer and the present corn law unjust, he would not have
'
the restrictions which it imposes removed at once but gra-
dually, (oh, oh !) for sudden changes often do evil, and
seldom do much good. (Cheers.) But if he might judge
,of Mr. Entwisle from the answers he had given to ques.
'ions put to him he could only regard him as a Tory of the
old sehoolone who would oppose the removal of restric-
tions on the coin trade, and commercial restrictions gene-
Having made some statements in answer to the
charge that low priced bread would occasion low wages,
(which were most tame and shallow) he came to the pre-
aent situati el of the Chinese in having thrown open their
Ports to the markets of England and the Colonies, and
esastetoo without imposing airy import duties, if they might
Present met in a reciprocal spirit of liberality. At the
cletet. time there was a great demand for grey shirting
one ee In China, the duty on which was ad. a piece, and
tVerswould purchase 121bs. of tea, on which we put
one pieecees• 2d. per lb., or on the 12Ibs. of tea paid for by
greatest inef cloth, no less than 265. 3d. The article next
Ilths demand in China, is yarn, the duty on which
Procure:3f a penny per pound. Now 121bs. of yarn will
ditty on an average, 151bs. of tea, and the Chinese
We she yarn would be 7d. and eth of a penny, while
the chi impose on the 121bs. of tea, 265. 3d, duty. And
ons manufactures
would engage to take as great a quantity of
Peer°decee actures as they are able to pay for in their own
eea • (Cry—let them take bricks and mortar and all.)
wentas sold
pm 1 London at 6d. per lb., on which govern-
Chi put a duty of 2s. 2d.; if the government met the
at 4s.'va fairly, we might have tea at Bd. which is now sold
the great •• Now the County of Lancaster might be called
byes weeemPorium of trade, and it required representa-
and pro" versed in trade interests, rightly to watch over
of the a''' "le its w Mare ; but if they put the capabilities
itt would candidates in comparison to do this, he thought
the beCons,,r comparing the sun with a candle. (Cries from
After detailliStites, " We've all the sun at our side.")
tens hi 0, ng a plentiful supply of sympathetic expres-
uke l'sufferiegs of the poor ; and alluding to the
live seeisee.'
ehmond and his party as likely to offer offen-
(lf We eeerre to Sir Robert Peel's policy ;he again spoke.
eleeer chnation to a sudden withdrawal of restric-
tit, Onncuorcnonfesed his preference of a fixed moderate
'aeine ' s*- 75., or Bs. a quarter. He concluded
e left he believed there were many gentlemen on the
and then-0 would say •I amen" to much that he bad said,
T b
egged to propose his friend William Brown,
Division eapool, as a representative for the Southern
Joe ' (Loud cheer 1
-Riau EWART, se,
and before weaT, Esq., rose to second the nomination,
te? ceecuseProceeding with general observations, he begged
_r in all the rulogii:m expressed by the High She-
Who fT n.!-P° the late Mr. Bootle Wilbraham, a gentleman
fell"4.llZdrecollected as an old tried friend and school-
wlso had proved himself invaluable as a mem-