The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

May 21, 1844.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.

The two canilidstes, annourteed 611 r last, have duringn
the week attended several meetings in the county.o:
Tuesday the canvass commenced generally throughout
the division, and has since been prosecuted with the ut-
most activity. Meantime, the restless busybodies of the
League have been in full action. A special fund for con-
ducting the election is professedly to be raised, though
most people believes that it chiefly conies out of the
League's coffers. However, a day or two ago it was given
out that this fund had reached, in Manchester and the
surrounding district, £13,000, and that this sum was to
be applied to the election expenses, exclusive of any sum
the League might contribute. Doubtless, this statement
is highly exaggerated ; but it is sufficient to prove the ne-
cessity of combined, persevering, and energetic exertion
on the part of Conservatives.
MEETINGS OF MR. ENTWISLE'S FRIENDS.
On Thursday, Mr. William Entwisle paid a visit to
Liverpool, for the purpose of meeting the gentlemen upon
his committee and addressing the electors. He arrived
übout noon from Manchester, and at half-past two o'clock
he was introduced to his committee at the rooms of the
Conservative Association, in Harrington-street. His re-
ception was of the most animated character. At three
o'clock, attended by many of the leading members of his
committee Mr. Entwisle was introduce on 'Change by
. M. Alderman Molyneux, where he was received with
hearty good will by the assembled merchants. From the
flags of the Exchange he was escorted into the News-room,
and there saluted with several rounds of applause. Im-
mediately after this, the honourable gentleman proceeded
in company with his friends to the office of Messrs. Little-
dale, the eminent brokers, from one of whose windows, in
front of the Exchange area, it was intended that he should
address the people. On his way he was repeatedly
cheered, and great anxiety was manifested to hear him.
At this time the concourse of people had increased to
3,500 or 2,000
Mr. Alderman MOLYNEUX briefly introduced Mr.
Entwistle as the Conservative candidate for the represen-
tation of the division.
vaa:ENTWISLE, on making his appearance, was imm.e-
-eIY greeted with a burst of enthusiastic applause, which
isPr°,looged for some time. Silence being restored,
of this county said
a • ....ntwis
that in appearing before the electors as
Ca
for the representation of the southern division
gVeerr)Yeralionpgrincip ilnesp,arliament, he hoped he need not trespass
upon their attention in the explanation of any
as to which he thought he might con-
fidently appeal to Liverpool itself, which was one of the
most conservative constituencies in the empire ; and he
hoped that the approval bestowed on the men whom they
bad elected the members for the borough, would, in some
degree, be bestowed upon him who now sought to advo_
Cate the same great cause in parliament as a representative
of the county. (Hear.) He would, however, mention a
few leading topics, and then endeavour to pass on to some
questions of a more particular class ; after which, it would
afford him very great pleasure to answer any questions
that might be asked him with the view of explaining him-
self more fully. He was desirous, then, of maintaining
the existing institutions of the country, as those ;which
had been tried by long experience, and found well calcu-
lated to promote to th highest degree the social security,
and to give the greatest individual liberty to the subject.
They had had long and ample experience of that fact ; and,
in avowing himself a friend to this principle, he believed
he was seeking to promote the happiness and prosperity of
the whole country. (Hear.) He was also, as a member
of the established church, desirous of maintaining that
connexion between church and state which had long sub-
sisted, and which, while providing every man with a na-
li°nallY-established church, long founded here and recog-
2)"ed, at the same time allowed to every man in the coun-
try the opportunity and full liberty of exercising his own
free choice with regard to the church to which he should
belong. (Cheers.) It sought not to coerce the consci-
-ence of any man; but it merely opened the doors of the
established church to all who chose to enter. He desired
to see the education of the people promoted to the utmost
extent; he wished an offer to be made of education on re.
bliaious principles to all classes • but in doing this there
ad appeared some difficulties, 'for it was said that it was
Possible to instil religious principles without teaching a
ran to belong to one church to the exclusion of all others.
1, he should credit that the doctrines taught by the church
ot England were different from those of other orthodox
Fhurches, he should admit the difficulty and recognise the
impracticability of the step; but when the difference con-
3isted more in the form in which the church was governed,
because, in reality, it was in the mode of discipline rather
than in the form of doctrine the chief difference consisted,
s 'aw no difficulty in promoting education and instilling
sjoctrines, without teaching a man that it was necessary
ionr him to adopt one church in preference to another, but
hpoeivnts
au°Wirla liberty ofconscience for all. (Hear, hear.) Those
, which were tbe vital principles of conservatism,
h„ ventured to repeat nearly in the same terms as he bad
.a."' "'nein forward in his address, and he would now en-
ueae
. our to pass on to one or two of those questions which,
.1a tho
teistrict
the present appeared to deserve serious consideration at
forward tune. On a recent occasion, when he. came
before the electors of another large town in this
he expressed his disapprobation of the introduc-
IT° of what was called the new poor law into this county.
He believed that throughout the whole of this county the
faidllaw was administered with discretion, and that it was
honourably, and uprightly carried out ; and he be-
;e'ed that the introduction of the new system had not
was
a n caned for by any abuses existing here. Therefore it
LT specially hard that we should be called upon to give
local authority, exercised from a long period back, in
fated order to contribute to a system which was certainly calcu-
a to do away with many abuses in the agricultural dis-
tricts, but which was not required for the reform of any
abuses elsewhere. He objected, therefore, to its introduc-
tion in this part of the country at all, as being uncalled for,
though it were the best law the wit of man could devise;
there were some particulars connected with it which
seemed not to be well calculated to promote the welfare
of the people. The adoption of a system of central
authority was one that he objected to. It was impossible
for the central authorities to be acquainted with the wants,
wishes, and necessities of individuals, situated as they
were at a great distance, and when, in many cases, appli-
cation might be made and time lost, thereby rendering it
fatal to the applicants, for time, on such occasions, was
Of great importance. Besides this, it certainly appeared
so him that many of the regulations by which the poor-
law was carried into effect were unnecessarily severe—
that they were too stringent, and required relaxation. Ile
had been told that in many cases this relaxation was prac-
tised by local authority ; and he was bappy to see in this
a. return, in some degree, to the principles by which the
Administration of the law was carried into effect before,
Itecause it appeared to him that when local authority was
:timed, the authority of which he had before spoken
:timed,
to be so central, and we returned, in a partial de-
;lagree, to the old operation of local authorities, local feel-
gs, and local discretion. Heretofore, we were able to
Tovern ourselves; and what we desired now was to return
a that mode of administration which was so successfully
carrieds_ on in this district before. (Hear, hear.) Having
thus laid before them the chief points on which he dis-
LieVroved of the introduction of the law into the county,
p„ t,"1,1 now proceed to notice another topic, which was
soliciPtiTi"ntlY forward by the gentleman who was
fortnt..hi:n..wisftheir votes on the other side—he meant the
its hills And in addressing them on this subject, he
was ae-e' ne was addressing the inhabitants of a city which
olsd to none in the intelligence and enterprise of
of bitants, and who were perfec;ly competent to
.judge
hot was fair and just, and sufficiently clear-sighted
""‘ I raise themselves on the ruins of others who were
equally inhabitants with themselves, and equally entitled
~..eJostice and protection. (Cheers.) Before, however,
Taut tioriing his own opinion, lie should wish to observe
_too
.ethere were one or two peculiar inconsistencies in tbe
d in which these ultra theories on the subject of the
',!l'ern-laws were brought forward. (Hear, hear.) One of
us was—and he mentioned it without meaning any dis-
'esPect to the parties—one of them consisted in the
circumstances of the gentlemen themselves. He wished
hot to allude to any gentleman Personally; but, as the
.bject had been freely canvassed already, he was at
liberty to make it part of his present address. Many of
tat, se gentlemen who supported the
resolution to sweep
ay all corn laws, arid at once to remove protection from
the agricu
of those lturists
corn
rnthoseorderl a
w t.°, totraai
smakeedth thethemselves
narepeaters s
had,eilm ven so
underrftraot n
the
hho
eef
cooprenratfiroene
—many m
moderate
state in which they commenced business—from fortunes to the acquisition of very opolnt
(Hear, hear.) He cast no imputation on themPfroorptehr,a7:
on the contrary, it was the highest credit that could be
Paid to their activity and intelligence ; but it nevertheless
appeared inconsistent with the principles which they pro-
fessed. If they said it was impossible to carry on the trade
of the country under the operation of the corn laws, and
Yet they themselves, engaged in trade, had succeeded in
ittliassing princely fortunes, there was an inconsistency
tn their professions. (Hear, hear.) The next inconsis-
trraY vvas th's,—that the present did not appear to be a
oiiitlicularly well-suited time for bringing forward these
saheni:),°,s• Three or four years ago, when trade was slack,
going Lounere was a deficiency in the revenue, and we were
growing worse and worse, and few so sanguine
as to entertain hopes of an improvement, there might be
a"-Zes_Pretest for bringing forward what appeared to be
despels'ae,r,sate remedy, and then it might be argued that
Was swi'tiettses required desperate remedies. But this
ia.ork, and vFase at present: the mills were actively at
„jua week.) He operatives were employed. (Aye, at 9s.
"asges • all he had nothing to do with the regulation of
th'at i„ l'oew was, that the men were at work,
•'``etaber '`."°ekaort, which returned that honourable
or th who
e Lea took so prominent a part in the agitation
Presaion
~goe, and which had been sunk so low in the de-
/4re °I. the times, new mills were building, new hands
em acqunin
reco,„ . g business, trade was reviving, commerce
`ring itself, and there was every prospect of
tehbaeters.)loymeaTtn for the labouring man. (Hear, hear, an&
iss tOve sii"e Principle the free-traders announced was,
Whirs," dearnd buy in the cheapest market and sell
hiIMO" This appeared to be the principle
di!: that
we their actions; but would any man tell
thew all our e Should export all our manufactpres, and
jasteaPbsistence from the people of foreign coun-
hisllla ito.°f supplying the agricultural labourer at
"uoUr wklrohanging our productions for the fruits of
d be any uieh were at hand? (Cheers.) There could
ealiY doubt that the great advantage lay in our
dog with th
411stthose who were close to us. There could be
gentle of thi
that Lroe4 e s fact ; and he therefore did not think that
luso Etostraegaged in commerce would do well to adopt
,tlPrinciple of buying in the cheapest market
t,teictpd into
the dearest, unless they could bring all
selse"..lo she°_ca:te nation, and make them to be as inter-
or welfare of that nation as they were them-
Prese ° tostans.) .11e would endeavour to point out one
Pith Nuist "to which he was inclined to think the
seea sies.. rOS were calculated to govern the kingdom
comea t the prosperity of all classes. It might
ta P°P ti la r subject that he should allude to the
_a •
, out he did so with the feeling that those who