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

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.

FIRST DAY'S POLLING.

The struggle, big with the fate of the league and their
candidate, was commenced yesterday morning in good
earnest by both parties. The polling-booths had been
erected upon some vacant ground at the bottom of the
New Harmarket, facing up to the Railway Station; and
long before the hour of nine o'clock, a strong muster of
voters and canvassers was in attendance. Mr. Entwisle's
party had their committee-rooms in a temporary erection
near the back of the Fish-market, from which several
splendid banners were displayed throughout the day ; and
Mr. Brown's party bad secured the Railway Innimmediatrly
opposite, in Lime-street, from which a flag or two, in-
scribed with the usual free trade clap-traps, were hung
out. Farther than this, no attempt at effect was made by
either of the candidates —nothing to remind an old inha-
bitant of Liverpool of the way in which elections were
conducted of old in this locality ; and a stranger might
certainly have passed through the town, avoiding the im-
mediate neighbourhood of the polling-booths and com-
mittee-rooms, without being aware that so important a
matter as a county election was in progress.
From the commencement of the day it was evident that
the friends of Mr. Brown bad made up their minds to
put forth all their strength in bringing up their men early ;
and accordingly, at the close of the first hour, they took
the lead, the return for the Liverpool district, at ten
o'clock, shewing—
For Mr. Entwisle
For Mr. Brown

.. 83
. 126

Majority for the latter....
The following is a statement of the hourly polling for
;his district :

10. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Entwisle .... 83 436 555 605 710 793 863
Brown . . 126 565 771 827 919 997 1083
The total number of electors polled being thus 1946.
As may be seen from a tabular statement subjoined, the
total number who polled in this district, last election,
were about 2,600.
Considerable interest was displayed during the day, in
the neighbourhood of the polling, to learn the result of
the hourly returns made, and at four o'clock the Hay-
market was densly crowded, in anticipation. perhaps, of the
appearance of one or both of the candidates, or a speech
from some of their supporters. In this, however, they
were not gratified; and shortly the multitude dispersed.
The following is the state of the poll in the various
districts at four o'clock.
Mr. Entwisle's Committee. Mr. Brown's Committee.
E. B. E. B.
Newton
Ashton
Bolton
Bury 419 .. 439
Manchester .... 1,357 .. 1,464 ........1,360 .. 1,468
Oldham....
Rochdale ...... 364 .. 550
Liverpool 863 .. 1,083 ..
Ormskirk ...... 695 .. 353
W:gan

6,062 .. 5,579 5,900 .. 5,559
According to Mr. Entwisle's Committee the Conserva-
tive candidate was therefore, last night, in a majority of
483, whilst Mr. Brown's Committte give him a majority
of 341. It will be seen that we give the number of votes
for Mr. Entwisle at Ashton, at 363, which we have from
our Manchester correspondent, whilst Mr. Brown's
committee here, as well as Mr. Entwisle's, only allow
him 263. This probably crea►es the disparity of a hun-
dred votes in the different returns ; and we suspect that
our correspondent's is the correct version, from the prox-
imity of Ashton to Manchester, and the late hour (8 p.m.)
at which our despatch was sent off.
Although the majority on the first day's polling is thus
nearly five hundred, the league is not yet beaten. Let
us, therefore, earnestly entreat of the unpolled conserva-
tive electors to lose no time in recording their votes—to
throw away no chance of victory in this contest, upon the
issue of which the eyes of all England are fixed, and in
which are involved questions deeply and vitally affecting
their interests, and the interests of their country herself.
A narrow majority here is not such a victory as we ought
to be, or can be, satisfied with. The blow must be de-
cisive to be effectual ; and it can be made thus decisive,
if conservatism will put forth its strength.
To the poll then, and by an overwhelming ma-
jority for Entwisle, show to the Anti - Corn -Law
League and the world, that South Lancashire is
not the county over which a selfish and factious associa-
tion can exercise its insolent dictation!

It will be interesting to recal the final state of the poll
at the last contested election ire 1837, at the respective
polling-places which we subjoin.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION, Aug- 1837.

FINAL CLOSE OF TETE POLL.
Egerton. Wilbraham. Stanley. Townley.
Ashton-under-Lyne... 339 .. 320 .. 374 .. 342
Bolton,
Bury
Manchester 1,934 .. 1,707 .. 1,809 .. 1,619
Oldham
Rochdale 512 .. 509 .. 510 .. 493
Wigan .•..:......
Newton., 921 ... 884 .. 533• 491
Ormskirk .
Liverpool 1,372 .. 1,344 ... 1,219 .. 1469

7,822 .. 7,645 .. 6;576 .. 6,,044
Lord Francis- Egerton therefore polled 1,246 more
votes, and Mr. Wilbraham 1,069, than the highest radi—
cal candidate..

TO THE EDITOR' OF THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD.
SIR,—Having heard Mr. Cobden utter a multiplicity of
misstatements at the nomination at Newton,. I feel com-
pelled (if you will allow me,) through your valuable jour-
nal to contradict one.
He stated that six months ago he remarked at a meet-
ing held at Knutsford, that the land in that quarter grew
more rushes than corn. Now, being a resident in the
vicinity, and a landowner, I never saw, nor did any other
person now living know the land in that neighbourhood
in such a condition as to warrant Mr. Cobden making
such a preposterous statement ; and I can only come to.
the conclusion that ba did not know rushes from growing
corn; and as Mr.. C. is an authority quoted by the
emissaries of the League, it would be well if both he and
his party would attend to the ejaculations which he heard
during his speech at' Newton, " Tell the truth, man, tell
the truth."

A CHESHIRE FARMER.

ADDRESS TO TRW HON. AND REV. BAPTIST W
NoeL.—This gentleman has taken a distinguished part
in the late metropolitan movement for an abridgement of
the shopkeepers' hour&- of business; and the committee
of the Liverpool Association of Assistant Tradesmen
desiring to express their gratitude to so eminent a friend to
the cause have presented an address of thanks, which Was
received by the Hon. and Rev. Gentleman on Thursday,
at the house of John Cropper, Esq., Dingle Bank, in the
moat affable and kindly manner.
CIVIC BANQUET.-011 Thursday evening,.his worship
the Mayor, gave a grand banquet at the Town-hall, Be-
tween sixty and seventy gentlemen received invitations,
and amongst the number were the two candidates for the
representation of the Southern Divisicn of the county,
William Brown, &Al., and W. Entwisle, Esq. Amongst
the invited guests were also the following gentlemen :
Sir H. Fleetwood, the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, Rev. Dr.
Raffles, Wm. Fletcher,. Esq., Mr. Jones, Mr. Ainsworth,
Mr. Haigh. William Jackson, E. Rushton, Esq.. C. W.
Clay, A. Waln, Rev._Mr. Hampton, J. H. Stewart, Co-
lonel Tempest, of Tong-Hall ; R. Dawson, Esq.
COLLEGIATE I), STITIITION .—The eloquence of Professor
Greenbank. combined with the oratory of the first men of,'
the present-day, commands crowded audiences at this in-
stitution, despite the rival attractions of politics and the
country. In his last we were favoured with a sketch of
Sir Robert Peel and his style of oratory, so well drawn as,
to command enthusiastic applause throughout. Lord
Brougham was likewise depicted, and, specimens of his
style of composition given. This evening Lord John Rus-
sell and Mr. O'Connell will contribute their quota to the
instruction and entertainment of the audience. The
speeches to be recited are Lord John Russell's speeches
on " church-rates," " on restrictive duties," " on colo-
nial trade," and " on Sir R. Peel's want of confidence
motion ;" and Mr. O'Connell's speeches " on Maynooth
College," " on the Union," and a hustings speech.
WARNING.TO SHIP Boys.—On Tuesday, and also on
Wednesday, two youths of 16 or 17 years of age were
charged before Mr. Rushton by the owner of the ship
Elizabeth,. in which they were apprentices, with refusing
to go to sea with her. The lads said the hands were put
on short allowance on the voyage home, but it appeared
that this sometimes was unavoidable, and that they fared
no worse than the men. They next complained that their
berths were wet and uncomfortable from leakage. Mr.
Rushton-sent parties to the ship to ascertain the truth of
the statement, and amongst them, finally, Mr. Askew,
the harbour-master, who said. that having examined the
vessel, he had no hesitation in saying that the berths were
in every respect all that could be desired in reason by ap-
prentices, and far better than any accommodation he ever
enjoyed when he was one. This did not shake the deter-
mination of the boys not to go with the vessel, and Mr.
Rushton admonished them and committed them to gaol
for a month, adding, that if they refused to go to sea, at
the expiration of that time on board of any-vessel selected
by those to whom they were apprenticed, ire should com-
mit them for an additional three months.
THE ORANGERY A;11 LEE HALL. LITTLEWOOLTON.--•
This orangery contains an excellent collection of the best
sorts of the genus Citrus. Most of the plants grow in
pits, which are superior to pots or boxes. The golden
fruit reposing amongst the leaves has an interesting effect
at this season, when but few flowers enliven the conser-
vatory. One-half of the back wall is covered with the
plant Psidium eattleyanurn, and the other with the com-
mon shaddock, both bearing excellent fruit. To the west
of the orangery, in a fine stove, there is a beautiful show
of oranges, citrons, &c., trained over the back path, on a
wire trellis. These bear abundantly every year. The
back path of a pine stove on the side of the orangery is
covered with oranges, &c., growing with great luxuriance.
Adjoining this is a house 70 feet long and 24 broad, in-
tended chiefly for conservatory climbers, to be planted
out in the border outside. At present it is principally oc-
cupied by orange trees. Mr. Oakhill, the proprietor, has
paid great attention to the culture of bulbous plants, and
has been highly successful. The Amaryllises at present
in flower are chiefly hybrids, and all of them beautiful.
The greater part produce large gorgeous flowers ; they are
easily cultivated, take but little room, and are highly or-
namental in the conservatory. The collection of Orchi-
docese here is yet but small. Numbers have lately been
received from the orange mountains in Brazil, and the
few that have yet flowered include some new and beauti-
ful varieties. The pines occupy six of the central pits, in
the like number of houses. They look well, and some Qf
them are carrying fine fruit.