The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-07 00:00:00

The CHAIRMAN then' rose; and raiethe' toast which he was
then about to propose, he was sure, the company would do full
honour. to; he had not been so marl), years engaged in elec-
tioneering without knowingwhat were the sinews of an election,
he would therefore give them what•he 'regarded as one of the
main props in the present contest:--

" The tradesmen of Liverpool.".
times threei'aud prolonged applause.

w•4c drunk with three

. .
• Mr. Wri.Fiten Tnot•roeca having been calltd on, stood
UP and said that,. many as were the meetings of the same
description as the present which he had attended, for he had all
his life been a staunch advocate for `the " True: Blue," this
was the first time,hehad ever risen to address a public meeting.
He had now come forward in consequence- of. being called on,
to thank the company on the part of himself and brother
tradesmen of Liverpool, of- whom he was happy to say, that he
felt assured that the majority' was withthe party there assent-
bled. From the earliest period of hislife he. had moved amongst
them ; he knew them and' their, feelings well, and, he was,
proud to say, they were nearly all " True Blue."—(Cheers.)
He heartily rejoiced to see again unfurled their old Standard,
under .which he had always been among the foremost to rally,
from the time when his father taught him as a boy to should
for " Gascoyne and Townside for ever."—(Cheers and laugh-
ter.) He was glad to see those carom unfurled again in
.these
critical' times. A great question was now to be agitated.—
namely, whether this country was henceforth to be a nation of
Christians or Infidels ? Parties were no longer to be dis-
tinguished by the terms of Cavalier or Roundhead," as in
the olden times ;. or of " Tory or IVhig," as in later years.
lint now they are what ? " Conservative and Destructive ;"
(cheers) the one standing up for the preservation of our esta-
blished and venerable institutions, the other desirous of over-
turning every thing that was old, and which had been handed
down to us by our fathers. The former had gone on long enough,
yeilding step by step to the encroachments of the latter, and the
-dine was now come for them to take their stand, and if their
opponents should dare to advance one step further, they would
find that those colours under which the Tradesmen of Liverpool
would .again rally, were still " True Blue," and " NeeMis-
take ;" and he felt assured that in the result of the struggle those
colours would prove victorious —(Loud cheering )
Mr. Sax u IIonTIF.. after being repeatedly. called on by
name, said, that it be had been allowed to consult his own feel-
ings he should not then have risen, and he assured them that
he had not intended to intrude himself. on that most respectable
Meeting, • but for the call which had been made. The trades-
men of Liverpool, who had been toasted, though he was 'one
of that body, and for what he was now saying might be amused
of eXtolling hitrifielf,like the mayor of Wigan, yet he could
say it, the tradesmen of Liverpool possessed a power of which
they were hardly aware.—( Cheers ) It rested with them now
to decide whether they would return, as the representatives of
this town, men who scorned to be borne upon the shoulders of
mob popularity, and were not afraid boldly to avow those old-
fashiotted but truly sound and consitutional principles which
had so long been upheld by the party of the " Old True Blue,"
which he believed would, Pheenix-like, revive in all their former
vigour. • Ile did hope and believe they would exert their power
and, return Sir -Howard Douglas, of whom if-he were asked
what were the principles which lie avowed, he should answer
that he believed them to be much the same as those of General
tias one. . lie our. s. was himself among those who
were opposed to the invi.ing Howard Douglas to Liverpool,
and lam expressed his opinion to that effect at a late meeting of
the members of the Conservative body. But he was now pre-
pared to say that he was deceived on that occasion ; and he
was happy that Sir Howard, Douglas had been brought forward,
for a feeling had thereby been aroused which convinced him that
gallant baronet would be returned, and he felt that he would
prove one of the it ost efficient members in the new Parliaineht.
tie ,caped upon the tradesuien of Liverpool, therefore, now to
mesert thtir power by their exertions to .effect that object which
`their numbers enabled them to do. As a mountain was coin-
posed of atoms, as the ocean was composed of drops, so was the
town of Liverpool made up of-individual tradesmen ; and the
tirne was now arrived when, adopting the advice of Eleicules to
th'e countryman in the fable, who invoked his aid, they should
'pur their shoulders- to the wheel, and redeem themselves from
the' digrace Of hating'beeii.l4 long 'in a state of Vacillation and
inactivity.—(Cheers.) would yield to no inan in loyalty to
thet King and devotion to the Church, the support of which he
believed to be identified with the welfare of the people. but he
wished she voice of the people to be heard on this occasion.
.W hen he spoke of the people he meant the working classes.
The interests of both workmen 'and masters were ultimately
and essentially one and the same, and he hoped, therefore, that
the working classes would join with the tradesmen, their em-
ployers, in. returning -two wernhera to Parliament who would
tini‘e in supporting all the great interests of the country, the. wel-
fare and prosperity of all being interwoven with each other.
For as the hody was formed ot. different parts, so ought the
,three great interests--the agricultural, the commercial, and the
trading interests .to .combine- to .form • one great and beauteous
whole; • Mr. le; Holme concluded by giving

" The merchants uf.Liverpuoi,"--which was drunk with three times
three.

Alderinan ROBINSON then rose, and was hailed with'
cheers and ioug-coutlnued:appi4use,, which having subsided,
the worthy Alderman said, he rose in the name of the tiler-
' chants of Liverpeol, of whom hewas one, ,toreturn thanks to
that company for the honour they had done theta. He assured
the meetiiip, that .A gratified him much to see the band Of heroes.
there. met to upliu.d taose principles which he cherished as
most cclndueiNe to,th.e of the great corc,tuunitp ; and
-he felt great confidence that by their united, .'xertious they
won,d succeed in piacing,their gaillint friend where thvy wished
to see Parliameut.---(Cheerso
.They had come
into ttig,field ; it became them, therefore, to.rj.dtiuhie their ex-,
et tion; •to shrive might. and main; to Make a io4g. 1414 and- a
strong pu..l; and: a pull altogether,. and no doubt they would
succeed. 'ihe contest was Delete them, and he hoped every
man would do 'his duty.---(Cheers.) •
Sir T. BRAI:CKEIt then rose, and was received with warm
and general .cheering.. lie said he had witnessed with the
greatest delight the enthusiastic manlier in which the company
drank the health of their honourable friend near him; He was
now about to propose that of a person near.y allied to him, and
he was sure they •would receive the toast with the greatest
-cheerfulness.. On•a former occasion; after a victory had been
achieved, they had had the pleasure of toasting the wives of
their •noble representative, and of an honourable gentleman
whom they had previously' elected, hut who took his seat •for
another, pace., lie hoped that, in like manner, they were here-
after to be gratified with the presence' of Lady Douglas.—
(preat. cheering.) As to their.ineeting, 'indeed; he could .not
doubt of it, and he was sine nothing, could be more flattering
to the feelings of his gallant frierid,• nor More 'gratifying to that
lady, than to witness the manner in which they would hail his
triumph. He concluded by giving

" The health of Lady Douglas,"— which was drunk with three times
three awl 6Teat applause.

• •
,
Sir How Alin DOUGLAS then rose, and said he need scarcely
assure them, ,that in drinking with such kindly feelings the
health of the person whom they desired to see in Liverpool.,
they had touched him in a part the most tender and dear to
him.. 1 he thanks which he had now,to return were of the
,purest and most pleasing ktiyi,. and the' more grateful to him
for the pleasure
,which the occasion that called them forth would
give to one, who, for some days, had_ been under the greatest so-
licitude, in consequence of his'visit to this town. He had been
.travelling, and was on his way home', when he chanced to
meet, in,l.ondon, the. gentleman who waited on him with the
requisitiou, calling on him to consent to be put in nomination
for the represeatation
~of Liverpool ; and he came away, at
once, without consulting his wife, or any member of his family.
He was sure there was not a man who heard him, that knew
what conjugal feelings.were, but ,must be assured, that the in-
terval which elapsed before she could become acquainted with
the nature and probable, consequences of the step which he had
taken, could not but be, to her, a period of the most anxious
soliCitude. ,Such it assureuly was; for he did know, that in the
bosom of :hat lady, the reputation of her husband ,was one of
the foremost-_ objects of consideration, and; therefore; it was,
that she 'continued in a state of the most anxious suspense, un-
til she was informed,. that be the result of the public object that
had brought him hither what. it might,, such hatl.,been the re-
ception which he had met with. here,.as he could never, at any
future period of his life, loox back upon, but with preasure arid,
satisfaction; and now, both she and her daughters, participated
Most fully in the feelings which he entertained on the subject;
and proud.as' she would feel of her husband being selected for
high honors in the procession to which he belonged, she would
hail as the brightest incident in that husband's life, his being .1
chosen to represent this great, town in Parriaroent.—(Cheers.),,
He should feel the greatest. happiness in presenting that lady,to
the company the.e assembled, and, he did hope, and believe,
would uo ilo discredit to their approbation.--(Cheering.)
hers.wab obe gurt,lt mar. p..-ese:;.t, w Lte justly 411 0, high p/5.,..e

in the estimation of those who were there. assembled, to whom
he felt most particularly indebted, as the earliest friend with
whom he had had the pleasure. of forming an acquaintance in
this town, for the many kind. attentions hp had shown him,—he
meant his respected friend Mr. .Alderman Leyland ; and if
ever it should be-in his power to render any service to this com-
munity, to that. gentleman must belong the merits of first in-
troducing him into the situation, where he should be enabled'
so to do.—(Cheers.) He woukl, therefore, conclude with pro-
posing, that they should drink to the health of
-• Mr. Alderman Leyland,'.--which was drunk with three tithes
three.

Mr. Alerman LEittANn then rose, and was hailed with laud
and long. continued cheering.—He then begged the comPaiy.
to accept his warmest thanks for the very handsome manner in
which they had drank his health. His voice was rather we
from the exertion of cheering which he had felt himself called upon to make on several occasions in the course of the even-
ing, he trusted, therefore, that they would excuse him from
saying much, at present, on the sabject of the present meeting.
Ile felt proud of havizr, been instrumental in the bringing of
Sir Howard Douglas to Liverpool, to embark in the contest in
which they were now engaged • and he could assure the cOni-
pany-, that the more he saw of that gallant gentleman, the more
was he convinced that abetter man could not be found to-re.'
present this great Commercial Town in parliament.—(Cheers.)
They were now embarked .together ip-the great constitutional
'cause of the country, and he heartily congratulated themall on
the cheering prospect which now presented itself of success to
that cause.—(Great cheering.)
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS soon afterwards rose, and said that
whether the circumstance which he had before mentioned, of
the solicitude which every one was well aware his lady and her
daughters must have been in as to his unexpected absence,
when he set out on his journey hither, he knew not, but it had
so happened that the greatest kindness and attention had been
exhibited towards him by the ladies of Liverpool, and it was
'therefore with the liveliest feelings of gratitude towards them
that he now stood up to propose the toast with which he meant
to conclude. He could have little doubt that those illustridas
patronesses of the great national cause in which they were en,
gaged must have thrown their powerful influence around those
whom he was then addressing ; he was sure they had perfectly
fascinated him; and he could not but reel that their influence
in favour of the good cause had extended much further than he
could have anticipated; and to that influence he must, in a
great degt.ee,. attribute that progress which they ware making.
, He therefore, with the most heartfelt gratitude‘to them, wouid
propose the toast of - -
"The Lancashire Witches •"--which was drunk with throb times,
elm., and the most animated' expressions of applause. Glee; "Hews'
a health to all good lasses !"
The CHA OMAN said he had now the pleasure of proposing
'the health of a man of Whom every one who knew him held bur,.
one opinion. He meant his kind and excellent friend, who,
was desirous of doing everything that was in his power for the
'benefit of this community, and whom they had placed at the
`head of the magistracy of the town. Without further preface
he would give
" The Mayor of Liverpool,"—which was drank with three time. -
three, twice repeated,
Mr. T. B. HORSFALL briefly returned thanks for the compli-:
meat paid to his father.
The CHAIRMAN thRD said, in the next toast which he should
give he would follow the example recently set him by a very!
worthy brother officer, he might call him, of his, in the doable
capacity of Chan man of a company assembled on a similar oc-
casion to this, and of a Magistl•atc, who, relating to the com-
, pany over which he presitted the st.:,ry of a drunken old soldier,
who, seeing, the illustrious and victorious leader of our armies
pass him, exclahned, " There goes that hook-nosed fellow,
IVellington, who can beat the k rench, meet him where they'
will; and jolly good luck to him !" and then concluded with
giving

" That Book-nosed fellow that can • beat the French wherever b
meets them—the Duke of Wellington,"--which was drunk with three
times three, amidst hearty eeals of laughter at the old soldier's htz.
moor ; and when the hilarious uproar had subsided,--an the call of
Sir Howard Dougla9, NI/4s added, One cheer more,"--glee : " How
merrily we live that soldiers be !" • •
'The CHAIRMAN said; he had'before told the company that he
was an old eleotioneerer, and'knew what the sinews of an e1e0,.-
tion were, and from that knowledge it was that he called upon'
the company to drink to • - • •

" The Canvassers for Sir Howard Douglas,"
Sir Hovvaab DOUGLAS then Stood' up, and-begged leave par-
ticularly to prescnt his best thanks' to the canvassers, far the
exertions they hall used on the present occasion. To. eveu
quarter he had found proofs of tiaeir industry, and he cordially
thanked them for their exertions.

•• • •
The toast was drunk-with three times three zealous elmieta • •
Mr. R. W. BATESON returned thanks on the i?a,rt fof thq,
vassers, whom he called upon to redouble their exertions In
this, the most important struggle that ever hart occurred in the
history of Liverpool,—in a speech of which our desire to pay a
just tribute to the talents of so young an orator causes us to
regret that the length to which we have aiready carried our re.
port of these proTeedings, leaves us, in want of space to give a
tull.report. .

Sir -HOWARD DOUGLA'S t..ben.. Olt, •
. _
',The good.oUtown of Uterpool and the trade thereof,"--Trhirh
was drult K.:with three times three.

After which,•the .Cti A 141 fit'A IN,- requesting the indulgence'of the
company in dispensing with the further attendance of Sir now—
ard Doiglas, 'in order to-be enabled 'te'cOntinue those. exertiont,
which he must necessarily' undergo to secure the victory in the
ardnbus itonfeit in which he was engaged; Must now retire to'.
seek the necessary test; respectfully bade the company "good..'
night,"- and thin retired with Sir h. Douglas, and was followed
by most ofthe gentlemen who had sat at the cross table..

. .
nr. MILES , then called to the. chair, and lie
understand that the hilarity of the meeting was protracied to
late how.. '

KIR Hoyv,Alll3 ,DOUGLAS:
(FROM THE UNITED SEKVICE JOURNAL FOR DfCittEft,.lB32.)

" ROYAL miLITARY COLLEGIt2'.:7I.
"The Examinations 'for the half-_rear occupied the whole of
three days, the sth, 6th, and 7th -Of NOvertiber last. The
Commissioners present besides General 'the Honourable
Sir Edward Paget, and 'Colonel Sir George Schovell,
ithe Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the College) were
General Sir W. H. Clinton, Ljeut.:General thelit.'llon.Sir •
George Murray, Rt. Hon. Sir J. li.empt,"(Master-General of
the Ordnance) and Sir F. Bradford, and 111ajor-General Sir
Howard ,Douglas, and Sir .I.'WDonald," (Adjutant General.) •
After detailing the result Of the several Examinations, the
article. is. concluded in these words.:—"Having adverted to Sir • '
}lnward 'Dotiglas,.who in his quality of Commissioner took a
part in this ExaminatiOn, we are prompied' many and pow-
erful associations both local and prOfessional, not only to do.
justice to the acknowledged competence and urbanity with
which he performed that office, but further, and in the fairest
spirit of public appreciation, to offer a general tribute to the
ardent zeal, high attainments, and eminent national services of •
that popularottieer and amiable man. The science, knowledge,
and active pursuits of Sir Howard Douglas, place him in the
foremost rank of professional intelleCt, wnile his two-fold ac-
quirements, naval and, militaiy, confer upon him a peculiar
eminence and popularity not shared we believe, certainly not
to the same extent, by any other officer.
"Sir :Howard Douglas will we hope ascribe to the right mo- •
tive, an allusion which we cannot here repress, to the much re.
marked fact of his having been repeatedly superseded in
appointments to Regiinents by junior General Officers, dia.
tinguished unquestionably, but not more so than him and others
of senior standing, whose claims have unintentionally perhaps,
been postponed to theirs. There is no Officer of his rank, are
believe, Whose selection for such an "appointment on the score of
personal merit, and without prejudice to higher desert, where
it may exist; would be reg4rded with lessjealousy and mere
neral acquiescence in its justice.

COUNTY VOTERS.—The list of voters for this county as recti-
fied in the Registry Courts, are now completed, and contain,
for the. Northern Division, 6593 names, and for the Southern
Division, moat, being a total of 16,632 for the whole county.
CHARITABLE SOCIETIES.--WO have the pleasure to announce,
On behalf of Mr. Radcliffe, of Slater-street, the following Do-
nations from Ralph Peters, Esq., of Southport:
' Strangers' Friend Society £lO
- • Liverpool Charitable Society lo*
Refuge for the Destitute ti lO
• STATE OF DALE-STREET.—WE have received some COMM--
nications Complaining of the almost impassable state of Dale-
street for a long period. The complaints, it must be admitted,
are two.well founded. When the Commissioners communes('
the Mode of pavemenf which* has been adopted in. Dale-street,
they tvere led to believe that it would have been completed
sixin months. We understand, hqw.ever that the Commis-
sioners have given directions that the remaining portion of the
street shall be finished with the least possible delay. Me -tk-
pense incurred in the experiment in Dale-street, we ate inform..
ed, will be little short of f,.5000!