The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

VAUXHALL WARD.

The contest in tidswariwasoMParatively animated,
Mr. Morris taking the lead (against Mr. Chalmer) from
the beginning, and keeping it no to the close. At ten
o'clock, an hour after the opening, the numbers who had
voted stood—for Mr. Morris 43, and for Mr. Chalmer
only 22. This start was not, however, quite maintained
in equal numerical proportion throughout. At one
o'clock the votes were—for Mr. Morris 82, and for
Mr. Chalmer 49. At three o'clock Mr. Morris had
obtained 104 votes, and Mr. Chalmer 70, being a ma-
jority of 34 tor the Conservative. There was considerable
excitement towards the close, and cars and coaches were
flying about in all directions—on the one side to redeem
losses, and on the other to render the victory doubly se-
cure. At a quarter before four o'clock, the votes were—
for Mr. Morris 110, and for Mr. Chalmer 78; being a
majority for the former of 32. At theclose (four o'clock)
the members were—
Mr. Morris . . .
Mr. Chalmer.. 79

Majority for the former . .
In this ward not a single duplicate voter was called out
of Scotland Ward, for which the election, owing to the
absence of the returning alderman, will take place this
day, when the services of all who can vote in that ward
will be in requisition to secure the return of the candidate
of the right water—Mr. James Llolme. Mr. Thomas
Littledale, junior, voted in Vauxhall Ward in favour of
the returned memb 1.. Immediately after the election,
Mr. Morris met a very crowded body of the electors at
his committee-room, and addressed them in feeling and
appropriate terms ; but the crush and the enthusiastic
cheers of the electors were such that it was impossible
for our reporter to take any notes of the proceedings.
Mr. Morris purposes to meet his friends hereafter, and
we shall endeavour then to do him justice.

SAINT PAUL'S WARD.
We are sorry Mr. Briscoe was not brought forward
earlier, as he would evidently have been successful had be
been so. Notwithstanding the adv intages which his op-
ponent had. be could only secure a compratively small
majority. The standing which Mr. Briscoe has acquired,
as one of the most respectable and extensive tradesmen
in the ward, would have won bid return, had the an-
nouncement of his intention to seek the suffrages of the
electors been made a little earlier than the morning of
the election. We hope another time the Conservative
committee will be more on the alert. Mr. Hill gained
this ward in 1844, by a majority of 33, in a contest with
Mr. Stitt, the gentleman who has now been successful ;
and we see no reason why a similar result may not be
witnessed again. Let the register be looked after.

EXCHANGE WARD.
It is impossible to imagine any justifiable reason for the
opposition to Mr. Tyrer in this ward. The opinions of
the voters has been pointedly expressed more than once,
and Mr. Tyrer's respectable standing and commercial
information ought to have secured him from the annoy-
ance of such a well-known fruitless contest. Mr. Tyrer's
majority continued to increase from the first hour, until,
at last, it reached the very gratifying number of 58.
Shortly after four o'clock, the Committee-room in'
Chapel-street, wss crowded with Mr. Tyrer's friends,
anxious to hear the final result, although from the decided
lead Mr. T. had kept throughout the day, there was little
doubt as to the place that gentleman would occupy at the
close of the poll. Mr. Tyrer, on entering the room, was
received by loud and continued cheering, which having
subsided, Mr. T. rose and said :—Gentlemen, I can assure
you that I feel the honour you have bestowed in again
returning me to the Town Council. It proves that
the principles I profess meet your approval. I rejoice
in the triumph of those principles more than in any
personal success. I shall continue to forward the inte-
rests of the town. The greatest portion of my business
is confined to Liverpool, and to Liverpool I will confine
myself. You already know what my principles are. lam
not like my opponent, saying that there is no politi:al
question connected with this election. •I combine the
school question with several others: I assure you,
gentlemen, it is not all play in the Town Council ; and it-
really was_ my wish to have retired at the appointed time,
but my friends persuaded me to again come. forward.
Your kindness will, however, compensate me. I have
pleasure in stating that the numbers at the close of the
poll were 129 for my opponent, and 187 for myself.
(Cheers.) It is bigbly gratifying, and I could hardly have
expected so great a majority, which is probably as large
aswill be obtained in any other ward. This majority, Tam in-
formed, might have been 90 or 100, but our worthy secre-
tary, knowing the ward was safe, preferred sending those
parties who had duplicate votes to other wards, and he was
sure that that plan would be considered the beat, inasmuch
as it might be the means of securing them, which wag of
more importance than swelling his already large majority.
(Loud cheers.) Ile begged to thank Air. Jackson for the
able manner in which he had performed the duties of his
arduous office, and be was sure the thanks of all present
were due to him. (Cheers.)
Mr. JACKSON, secretary of the Conservative Com-
mittee, then rose end said, that, as Mr. Tyter had ob-
served, it was not alt play in the Council, neither was it
all play in being secretary for an election committee. If
principles, said Mr. Jackson, are worth preserving, they
are worth contending for, but you cannot enjoy political
privileges without, in some degree, sacrificing domestic
comfort. I feel that I have only done as any Englishman
who values his political privileges ought to do. I must say
that on this occasion the old friends of our cause have
been to a man staunch and true, in spite of the threats
and intimidation of the other party. Mr. J. eulogised
the conduct of Mr. Thomas Littledale, jun.. and con-
cluded by proposing three cheers for that gentleman,
which was heartily responded to.