The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-28 00:00:00

NEW CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.

CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. AT LAMBETH.--A very nu
rnerous meeting of the friends of conservatism was held at the
Horns, Kennington, last night, for the purpose of forming a
conservative association; Mr. Urquhart was called to the chair.
Several excellent speeches in tavour of conservatism were
trade daring the evening, and a number of resolutions were
passed relative to the formation of the society, which, in the
language of Mr. Hart, one of the speakers, " is to produce a
union of feeling among those who have any property to lose,
and for the purpose of making them of one mind and one heart
in fearing (sod. honouring the King, and determining to sup-
port each other."—Times.
BIRMINGHAM LOYAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
—This society, lately established in Birmingham, is daily re-
ceiving additions to its numbers, and already includes the names
of most of the respectable and influential gentlemen of the
borough; among, others, we are informed that the names of the
Right Hon. Lora Calthorpe and the Hon. Frederick Calthorpe
have been lately added to the list of its vice. presidents. As the
society seeks mainly to promote a union or good fellowship
among men of conservative principles, without any distinction
of classes, and without making any amount of subscription
necessary to membership, it is confidently expected that the
benefit of the society, and the advantages to be derived from
becoming members, will be earnestly sought after and duly ap-
preciated among their conservative friends of the working and
lower classes.—Birmingham Advertiser.
SOUTH HANTS CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATOIN.—A meeting
of the inhabitants of South Hants favourable to the formation
of a conservative association for that division of the county will
be holden at the Archery-rooms, Southampton, on Friday next,
for the purpose of settling the rules, and appointing the mem-
bers of the central committee and ether officers of the associa-
tion.—HaLnyshire Chronicle.
EAST NV ORCESTF.ILS H IRE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—
At last we have the satisfaction of skewing to our readers the
palpable being and existence of a conservative association, at
least in one division of the county of Worcester. The announce-
ment in our advertising columns upon that subject will, we are
sure, afford more gratification .to the county atlarge than almost
any other intelligence we could have placed before it. It would,
indeed, be an indelible stain upon the "loyal-county" longer
to remain in the rear of the patriotic movement now so universal
throughout the enipiie. We are satisfied that under the altera-
tions which have been made in our representative system, it is
only by the union ..and consolidation of the consei votive in-
fluence through such means, that there is any chance of pre-
serving and improving the inappreciable institutions of our
country. Surely the western division, where the association is
perhaps more urgently required than in any other district in
all England, will not, for very shame, remain longer inactive,
and continue to submit to that deepest of human degradations,—
. " The fetters of the willing slave."
The meeting at Droitwich on Wednesday next will be one of
exciting interest. The list of members which we give this day,
is, we understand, becoming rapidly augmented, and the bril-
liant talents of the chairman, Mr. Pakiugton, will have a more
extensive field for their development than in perhaps any of the
other situations where they have already conferred so eminent
a distinction upon himself, and so much humour upon his native
county.—Worcester tjuardian. ,
THE CARLISLE C&NSEEVATIVE ASSOCIATION.--0111' readers
cannot be altogether unprepared for this gratifying announce-.
ment. We have,frequeotly urged thelormation of such -a so-
cislty ; audit IS'irOt 'many .weeks since, after having shown how
indispensably-needful it had become to establish one without
further delay, we stated that measutes were then in progress for
accomplishing() desirable a purpoe. Circumstances, however,
put off the design from to time; but at length the foundation
has been laid, and a structure will forthwith be reared thereon
which is destined, we trust, under Providence, to be a strong
tower of defence against those who so audaciously assail the
glorious constitution of our eountry in church and state. -Of
political associations, in the abstract, we, like many who enter-
tain the same views of general policy, are not very ardent ad-
mirers; but extraordinary circumstances call for extraordinary
measures; and he is a bold man who will say, that the affairs
of our country arc not now placed under most extraordinary
circumstances, and as fearful as they are extraordinary. It was
the precept of an enlightened patriot, that "when 'bad men
combine, good men should associate." And can it be disputed
that had men; " bold had men," have combined—combined too
for purposes the most fatal to the dearest interests and institu-
tions of the country, threatening the security of our rights and
liberties, both religious and civil ? The object is laid on no
narrow party grounds, but on a basis at once liberal, enlightened,
and pattiotic.• The 'declaration which the members are re-
quired to subscribe expresses "a. fixed determitration to main-
tairithe tried arid ancient principles of the constitution. We
will cheerfully assist in the redressing of. actual grievances or
the cerrecticin of real and proved abuses,, but we bold ourselves
pledged to resist all measures by which the necessary connexion
between, the church and state may be severed or relaxed; by
which the dignity of the monarchy may be impaired, or its ex-
istence endangered; by which the privileges of the House of
Lords as an independent branch of the legislature may be vir-
tually'annihilated, or the deliberative powers of the Commons'
H oute of Parliatnentbecome fettered or controlled; as we are con-
vinced that on the united and energetic support of these authorities
depend the Continuance of social order, the security of property,'
and the interests of
_religion." Such are the lawful, the laudable
purposersof the.Carlisle-Conservative Association ; and at such
a junctnre as the present, we may almost suspect the loyalty of
him who can refuse to concur in them. To the several eloquent
speeches delivered at the meeting, a full and faithful report of
which we give in succeeding columns, we would earnestly en-
treat the attention of our readers. The address of the Rev.
John Fawcett, in particular, presents the highest claims to con-
sideration, and we trust that it will be allowed to have its per-
fect work on the mind of every sincere protestant, whether
churchman or dissenter. The position assumed is purely de
feusive.

resolved, and hands prepared,
The blessings We enjoy to guard."
This may be inscribed on the banner of the association; and at
a crisis like this, the call upon every christian patriot to enrol
himself Under such a banner is indeed irresistible.—Carlisle
Patr'iot.