The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-07 00:00:00

LIME-STREET WARD

The contest in this ward presented no features of
great interest, and was conducted with great quiet-
ness by both parties. Mr. Morecroft took the lead
in the first two hours of polling, and maintained
his position up to three o'clock. He was then
passed by the conservative, Mr. Kilshaw-, and finally beat
by a majority of three votes ; the numbers at the close of
the poll being—
_

For-Mr. Kilshaw...
For Mr. Morecroft.

Majority....

ST. ANNE'S WARD.
In this ward the conservative party fought at every dis-
advantage. The opposing party had their candidate, Mr.
Joseph Hornby, in the field for weeks before it was known
that the conservatives had even decided upon a contest ;
and when, at the last hour, Mr. Harbord was induced to
take the field, it was discovered by his canvassers that, in
many quarters where they had hoped for support, they
had been anticipated, and pledges given either to vote for
the whig, or to abstain from voting at all. Under these
circumstances, it is not a little demonstrative of the real
conservative strength of the ward that Mr. Harbord was
enabled to rally to his side 174 good men and true, whilst
his competitor, with all his advantages, only mustered 210
votes. From a comparison of the numbers polled in this
ward last year, it is evident that a little earlier effort on
the part of the conservatives would have insured a very
different result. Last year the voting was—
For Mr. R. Jones, Conservative .. 210
For Mr. R. E. Harvey, Radical .. 202

Majority for Mr. R. Jones 8
Mr. Harbord therefore, on this occasion, did not poll
nearly the number of votes at the disposal of the conser-
vative party, whilst his opponent polled more; and no
doubt some votes would have been given to the conserva-
tive side which were run away with by the cajolery of the
whig party and their canvassers. Were the contest to be
fought again next week or to-morrow ; were the sterling
toryism of Mr. Harbord to be weighed by the electors
against the milk-and-water whiggery of Mr. Hornby ;
were the talent, honesty, independence, and usefulness of
the former to be set against the partizanship of the
latter, such a result as the return of Mr. Joseph Hornby,
by the electors of this sound and conservative locality,
would not again occur. This may, however, and we trust
will be, a
.warning to " keep their powder dry," and be
prepared for the next contest whenever it may arrive.

WEST DERBY WARD.
Mr. G. H. Lawrence, the able chairman of the Finance
Committee, was permitted to be returned without oppo-
sition.

SOUTH TOXTETH WARD.
This ward is at length, though for the first time since
the passing of the municipal act, thoroughly conservative,
as respects its popularly-elected representatives at least,
for it is still plagued with a radical alderman. The con-
test through the day was very severe, and was only gained
by a severe scrutiny into the votes, before the assessors
and alderman, which will be found detailed elsewhere,
which terminated in the return of Mr. Glazebrook, who
was brought forward to oppose the retiring radical mem-
ber, Mr. Platt, who it was confidently predicted by his
party would be elected, from his popularity and connection
with the ward.

NORTH TOXTETH WARD.
For the third time Mr. Lockerby has been induced by
the liberals to contest this ward, and for the third time he
has suffered a signal defeat. We looked with great interest
to the progress of the election in• this ward, because we
knew that every artifice would be used to prevent the re-
turn of Mr. Richard liarbord, who has done as much as
any man in Liverpool for the overthrow of radicalism and
the dissemination of sound constitutional principles. All
the combined efforts of his opponents could not, however,
place his seat in jeopardy, and he has again been placed
in a position to which he has long done honour, and for
which he is in every respect well qualified.

DISPUTED WARDS